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Storm King's Thunder
resentful of most kinds of magic. Seldom do they choose to become shamans. Instead, the role is thrust upon those who are born with a strong connection to the spirit world. To be a shaman is to stand
affiliation (see the “Uthgardt Shaman Tribal Spells” sidebar).
By communing with their ancestors’ spirits, Uthgardt shamans can also learn secret rituals. These rituals almost always
Magic Items
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
adopts an unintentionally patronizing tone. It has the following four areas of expertise:
The history of Netheril (see the "Fate of Netheril" sidebar)
Vampirism and the traits of vampires
Rituals
surrounding the making, bottling, and drinking of Elverquisst (a rare, ruby-colored elven liquor distilled from sunshine and rare summer fruits)
The tarrasque (see the Monster Manual)
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
dedicated solely to her, but the devotees performed no such ritual. As revenge for the devotees’ betrayal, the Spider Queen manipulated the creation rituals so that they sometimes created
could lay eggs that birthed more chitines (and the rare choldrith) and could direct the chitines in their work. But the devotees soon realized their mistake—choldriths belonged to Lolth, body
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
knight investigates, but every knight has the magical means to contact the Solar Bastion’s headquarters and request help. Even so, it’s rare for knights to work together outside their
, knights who track the Grim Harrow through the multiverse might resemble rangers instead of paladins.
In addition, Sir Jared, detailed at the end of chapter 10, can serve as a model for knights with a lower challenge rating.
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
laughterThrough rituals combining alchemy, necromancy, and grim surgical precision, the brain of a mortal being is encased in a glass jar filled with preserving fluids and the liquefied goop of their body&rsquo
Magic Items
Princes of the Apocalypse
rare occasions it uses a limited form of telepathy to bring to the wielder’s mind a couplet or stanza of ancient Dwarvish verse.
Personality. Orcsplitter is grim, taciturn, and inflexible. It
Classes
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
Many rogues walk a fine line between life and death, risking their own lives and taking the lives of others. While adventuring on that line, some rogues discover a mystical connection to death itself
death and to recover knowledge that might otherwise be lost to the grave.
How did you discover this grim power? Did you sleep in a graveyard and awaken to your new abilities? Or did you cultivate them in a temple or thieves’ guild dedicated to a deity of death?
Classes
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
Many rogues walk a fine line between life and death, risking their own lives and taking the lives of others. While adventuring on that line, some rogues discover a mystical connection to death itself
death and to recover knowledge that might otherwise be lost to the grave.
How did you discover this grim power? Did you sleep in a graveyard and awaken to your new abilities? Or did you cultivate them in a temple or thieves’ guild dedicated to a deity of death?
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
, crystal dragons enjoy an innate psionic connection to the Positive Plane that suffuses their bodies as well as their personalities with light. Though they prefer to live in desolate, frigid regions, many
; connection to the radiant forces of the Positive Plane fosters a nurturing, optimistic attitude in most of these dragons. They sometimes adopt the abandoned eggs or hatchlings of other dragons; many
Magic Items
Acquisitions Incorporated
within 5 feet of a creature killed within the past 24 hours, you can cast the augury spell. The course of action you inquire about with the spell does not need to have any connection to the dead creature
long rest.
Bead of Instant Karma
At rank 3, one of the beads on your occultant abacus channels the power of instant karma, turning the occultant abacus into a rare magic item. As a reaction, you can
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
brimming with life, crystal dragons enjoy an innate psionic connection to the Positive Plane that suffuses their bodies as well as their personalities with light. Though they prefer to live in desolate
.
Crystal dragons’ connection to the radiant forces of the Positive Plane fosters a nurturing, optimistic attitude in most of these dragons. They sometimes adopt the abandoned eggs or hatchlings of
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
energy and brimming with life, crystal dragons enjoy an innate psionic connection to the Positive Plane that suffuses their bodies as well as their personalities with light. Though they prefer to live
them in peace.
Crystal dragons’ connection to the radiant forces of the Positive Plane fosters a nurturing, optimistic attitude in most of these dragons. They sometimes adopt the abandoned eggs or
Genasi
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Elemental Evil Player's Companion
ties to two worlds, yet belonging to neither. Some genasi are born of mortal–genie unions, others have two genasi as parents, and a rare few have a genie further up their family tree, manifesting
chip away at even a genasi’s sense of self, so they constantly push themselves to improve, honing their talents and perfecting their craft.
Genasi Lands
As rare beings, genasi might go their
Shifter
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Eberron: Rising from the Last War
ready for change or opportunity.
Shifters have a natural inclination toward classes with a primal connection. A shifter barbarian draws their rage from the beast within. A shifter ranger indulges
names” with strangers. These are usually tied to a physical or personality trait.
Shifter Names: Badger, Bear, Cat, Fang, Grace, Grim, Moon, Rain, Red, Scar, Stripe, Swift, Talon, Wolf
Goliath
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Elemental Evil Player's Companion
the responsibility to earn a place in the tribe or die trying.
Driven Competitors
Every day brings a new challenge to a goliath. Food, water, and shelter are rare in the uppermost mountain reaches. A
away in the night to seek the cold will of fate.
In some ways, the goliath drive to outdo themselves feeds into the grim inevitability of their decline and death. A goliath would much rather die in
monsters
the darkness to accept sacrifices and devour the unwary. These creatures work beside cultists to spread their mother’s faith across the woods of the world. Luckily, they are quite rare
.
Noxious Heralds. The dark young are the first of Shub-Niggurath’s servitors to contact a cult. Those who worship the Black Goat of the Woods engage in primal rituals that require gratuitous
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’s faith across the woods of the world. Luckily, they are quite rare.
Noxious Heralds. The dark young are the first of Shub-Niggurath’s servitors to contact a cult. Those who worship the
Black Goat of the Woods engage in primal rituals that require gratuitous bloodletting and fleshy offerings. In return, the dark young heed their call. They provide a cult with brute force, smashing its
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specification or plan. Others start out innocuously through experimentation to replace living limbs or organs, with repeated experiments inexorably pushing a creature to lose all connection to
.
Their rarity among the peoples of Etharis and the grim rumors that swirl around them most often leave arisen socially isolated. But not all arisen are driven to nihilism by the bleakness of their
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A dhampir is marked by a forbidding birthright—a humanoid half-cursed with vampirism, living as a mortal but touched by a dreaded immortal power. A dhampir possesses many of the grim features
will is strong enough to resist it.
Always spawned from creatures of other heritages, dhampir are incredibly rare and vary widely in form and temperament. The only thing all dhampir truly share is the
Yuan-ti Pureblood
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
advisor in human society. The very rare offspring of such a union are always purebloods, although they may appear fully human at birth and for several years afterward.
The yuan-ti know rituals that
; Elminster
The serpent creatures known as yuan-ti are all that remains of an ancient, decadent human empire. Ages ago their dark gods taught them profane, cannibalistic rituals to mix their flesh
Cleric
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Basic Rules (2014)
as a stepping stone to higher positions of authority and involving no communion with a god at all. True clerics are rare in most hierarchies.
When a cleric takes up an adventuring life, it is usually
.
Most adventuring clerics maintain some connection to established temples and orders of their faiths. A temple might ask for a cleric’s aid, or a high priest might be in a position to demand it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
deck from anyone who resists, and obedient enough to do what the grim champions tell it. But this combination is rare, so the grim champions must often settle for imperfect servants. The most common
Joining the Grim Harrow Most members of the Grim Harrow are souls slain by the avatar of death (as summoned by a Deck of Many Things). However, not all such souls are deemed worthy of joining the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
, including powerful magic items, rare spells, and depositories of ancient lore. Since making the Gardens of Decay their home, the creatures of the Grim Harrow can leave it only for limited periods (see
Goals The Grim Harrow’s primary purpose is to destroy all copies of the Deck of Many Things. Its members believe destroying the decks will end the doom that binds them to an Undead existence
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Grim Hollow: Player’s Guide
Choosing a Heritage For Grim Hollow campaigns, available heritages are grouped into three categories—common heritages, rare heritages, and eldritch heritages. The common heritages of Etharis are the
dragonborn, dwarves, elves, gnomes, halflings, and humans whose cultures and nations have defined the history of the continent. The rare heritages are the folk who dwell on the fringes of more
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
deck from anyone who resists, and obedient enough to do what the grim champions tell it. But this combination is rare, so the grim champions must often settle for imperfect servants. The most common
Joining the Grim Harrow Most members of the Grim Harrow are souls slain by the avatar of death (as summoned by a Deck of Many Things). However, not all such souls are deemed worthy of joining the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
, including powerful magic items, rare spells, and depositories of ancient lore. Since making the Gardens of Decay their home, the creatures of the Grim Harrow can leave it only for limited periods (see
Goals The Grim Harrow’s primary purpose is to destroy all copies of the Deck of Many Things. Its members believe destroying the decks will end the doom that binds them to an Undead existence
Ranger
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talents and abilities are honed with deadly focus on the grim task of protecting the borderlands. Independent Adventurers Though a ranger might make a living as a hunter, a guide, or a tracker, a
a magical connection to nature through the necessity of surviving in the wilds. What’s the source of your particular hatred of a certain kind of enemy? Did a monster kill someone you loved or
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
powerful but less intelligent ones. On rare occasions—usually when the Skull card has been drawn and the Grim Harrow has a chance to destroy a copy of the Deck of Many Things—one of the grim champions
Harrowing Hunts Domenico Cava A Harrowing Hunt The Grim Harrow keeps a close eye on the planar portals contained in a glass tower within the Gardens of Decay known as Death’s Aperture (see the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
powerful but less intelligent ones. On rare occasions—usually when the Skull card has been drawn and the Grim Harrow has a chance to destroy a copy of the Deck of Many Things—one of the grim champions
Harrowing Hunts Domenico Cava A Harrowing Hunt The Grim Harrow keeps a close eye on the planar portals contained in a glass tower within the Gardens of Decay known as Death’s Aperture (see the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Book of Ancient Secrets Prerequisite: Pact of the Tome feature You can now inscribe magical rituals in your Book of Shadows. Choose two 1st-level spells that have the ritual tag from any class’s
as rituals. You can’t cast the spells except as rituals, unless you’ve learned them by some other means. You can also cast a warlock spell you know as a ritual if it has the ritual tag. On your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Book of Ancient Secrets Prerequisite: Pact of the Tome feature You can now inscribe magical rituals in your Book of Shadows. Choose two 1st-level spells that have the ritual tag from any class’s
as rituals. You can’t cast the spells except as rituals, unless you’ve learned them by some other means. You can also cast a warlock spell you know as a ritual if it has the ritual tag. On your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
forbidden necromantic rituals that sever their souls from their bodies to turn themselves into liches, masters of magic and undeath. With their souls preserved in hidden relics, liches puppet their
. Over ages, some liches lose their connection to time and the physical world, degenerating into demiliches. Ambition can become an addiction of the mind and spirit. It builds beyond a driving flame
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Character Hooks Consider the following ways to involve characters in this adventure: Call of the Storyteller. Via a mutual connection, the characters receive a plea to come to Kalapang from a binukot
all is what it seems. Rare Sighting. A scholar friend of the characters has heard that a bakunawa, an exceptionally rare type of dragon, has appeared on the Dayawlongon archipelago. They entreat the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Character Hooks Consider the following ways to involve characters in this adventure: Call of the Storyteller. Via a mutual connection, the characters receive a plea to come to Kalapang from a binukot
all is what it seems. Rare Sighting. A scholar friend of the characters has heard that a bakunawa, an exceptionally rare type of dragon, has appeared on the Dayawlongon archipelago. They entreat the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
. ABOUT THE ORIGINAL
Drawn from Dungeon 123, Mike Mearls’s 2005 adventure “Salvage Operation” is a rare tale that takes place entirely at sea. This grim story features an epic assault by a titanic