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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
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I often fixate on specific historical battles or wars and won’t rest until my hoard contains that conflict’s most significant artifacts.
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I am constantly aware of a
sapphire dragon serves as general to a fanatical cult—and claims the spoils of the cult’s victories.
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A sapphire dragon is bound by an ancient pact to advise a monarchy on matters of
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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
River Styx, Naratyr is an eerily quiet and cold city, its streets empty for hours at a time. The central castle of bone has interior walls of flesh and carpets made of woven hair. The city contains
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Cultists of Orcus
Orcus grants his rank-and-file cultists the Undying Soul trait, and his cult leaders can gain the Aura of Death trait.
Undying Soul
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
hoard contains that conflict’s most significant artifacts.
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I am constantly aware of a call from beyond this world. I must prepare to answer that call by amassing powerful arms and armor
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Posing as an avatar of an evil earth elemental-god, a sapphire dragon serves as general to a fanatical cult—and claims the spoils of the cult’s
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
or wars and won’t rest until my hoard contains that conflict’s most significant artifacts.
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I am constantly aware of a call from beyond this world. I must prepare to answer that call
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Posing as an avatar of an evil earth elemental-god, a sapphire dragon serves as general to a fanatical cult—and
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
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Trait
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I often fixate on specific historical battles or wars and won’t rest until my hoard contains that conflict’s most
an avatar of an evil earth elemental-god, a sapphire dragon serves as general to a fanatical cult—and claims the spoils of the cult’s victories.
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A sapphire dragon is bound by an
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This heavy tome is bound in dragonhide and reinforced with thick bands of cold iron. The original copies were made by wyrmspeakers of the Cult of the Dragon and bear that cult’s symbol on their
cover. The Tome of the Dragon contains the secret ritual to transform a dragon or a dead dragon’s body into a dracolich.
To decipher and use the Tome of the Dragon, you must be either a
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Basic Rules (2014)
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Choose a god, a pantheon of gods, or some other quasi-divine being, and work with your DM to detail the nature of your religious service. The Gods of the Multiverse section contains a sample pantheon
to serve your god in a different way? Perhaps you were the leader of a small cult outside of any established temple structure, or even an occult group that served a fiendish master that you now deny
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
religious service. The Gods of the Multiverse section contains a sample pantheon, from the Forgotten Realms setting. Were you a lesser functionary in a temple, raised from childhood to assist the priests in
the sacred rites? Or were you a high priest who suddenly experienced a call to serve your god in a different way? Perhaps you were the leader of a small cult outside of any established temple structure
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
mists, magic, and monsters. The fortress contains much of the treasure and valuables that the cult has looted from the surrounding region—treasure that will be added to an even more monstrous hoard at
Chapter 8: Castle in the Clouds The cult has acquired a friendly roost in Skyreach Castle, a flying fortress built by cloud giants. This castle is docked near the village of Parnast and guarded by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
vestibules. Cultists A cult haven contains 2d4 Vallakian adults (LE male and female cultists) and one cult fanatic (LE male or female) who leads them in prayer or orchestrates ritual sacrifices. These cultists worship devils and consider Lady Fiona Wachter (see area N4) to be their spiritual leader.
explore the interior of the house. Townsfolk A house of Vallakian townsfolk contains 1d4 adults (male and female human commoners) and 1d8 − 1 children (male and female human noncombatants). Anyone
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
contains a bed, a trunk containing Mondath’s clothes, and a second trunk containing Mondath’s Cult of the Dragon regalia and a key to the chest in area 9. With this regalia, one person (preferably a
characters enter this chamber from area 9, then Mondath is here when they arrive. Guards in area 12 hear whatever happens in this chamber and respond dutifully. The chamber contains a writing desk and stool
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Nest of the Eldritch Eye
further, Vecna: Eve of Ruin contains more information about cult activities in Neverdeath Graveyard and provides an excellent campaign that follows Vecna’s machinations.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
mists, magic, and monsters. The fortress contains much of the treasure and valuables that the cult has looted from the surrounding region — treasure that will be added to an even more monstrous hoard
Chapter 8: Castle in the Clouds The cult has acquired a friendly roost in Skyreach Castle, a flying fortress built by cloud giants. This castle is docked near the village of Parnast and guarded by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
castles half-sunk in the mire. The Mere of Dead Men contains the tomb of the dracolich Chardansearavitriol, which is now the headquarters of the cult of Myrkul. For more information on this location, see “Ebondeath’s Mausoleum.”
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
this chamber from area 9, then Mondath is here when they arrive. Guards in area 12 hear whatever happens in this chamber and respond dutifully. The chamber contains a writing desk and stool, several
fall. Spread open on one of the tables is a simple map of the Greenfields area showing the villages the cult attacked and looted. An arrow is sketched in from the Greenfields toward the west and the town
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
13. Human Servants This room contains three beds and a simple writing desk. The room smells clean, and the floorboards are swept spotless. Three human servants (commoners) sleep here when they are
not working as the lodge’s waiters and greeters. They were hired by the lodge’s prior owner, one Lord Marsten, a noble slain by the cult. They are confined to this chamber when not serving Talis. These
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
13. Human Servants This room contains three beds and a simple writing desk. The room smells clean, and the floorboards are swept spotless.
Three human servants (commoners) sleep here when they are
not working as the lodge’s waiters and greeters. They were hired by the lodge’s prior owner, one Lord Marsten, a noble slain by the cult. They are confined to this chamber when not serving Talis
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Neverdeath Graveyard Lord Neverember and the priests provide an overview of Neverdeath Graveyard, which contains two sprawling, connected cemeteries: the Main Graveyard and the Pauper’s Graveyard. A
numerous simple headstones, but a few civic-minded citizens funded communal catacombs when the graveyard was first built. Katerina Ladon The cult of Vecna has kidnapped four nobles in Neverwinter: Eldon Keyward,
Indrina Lamsensettle, Sarcelle Malinosh, and Umberto Noblin
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
. The other, whose doors are painted with a depiction of a five-headed dragon, contains Rezmir’s Cult of the Dragon regalia — purple robes, cloaks, mantles, and many items of rank, but not the Black
Dragon Mask. Because Rezmir is a half-dragon, it’s unlikely that her clothing or armor will fit anyone else. The wardrobe containing the cult regalia is trapped. The trap can be detected with a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
. The other, whose doors are painted with a depiction of a five-headed dragon, contains Rezmir’s Cult of the Dragon regalia—purple robes, cloaks, mantles, and many items of rank, but not the Black
Dragon Mask. Because Rezmir is a half-dragon, it’s unlikely that her clothing or armor will fit anyone else. The wardrobe containing the cult regalia is trapped. The trap can be detected with a successful
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
T7: Dining Hall This chamber contains a rectangular table with clawed feet surrounded by twelve high-backed chairs. Hanging off the backs of the chairs are hideous masks made from goat skulls. A
Morgrin (Medium, Chaotic Neutral Cultist Fanatic), a member of Xia’s Cult who is questioning his participation in it. He was initially attracted to the promise of being transformed into an Undead
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
splintered wood, the remains of shelves where cult initiates once stored personal belongings.
Bathroom. The small room to the south contains a working sink, toilet, and bathtub, all crafted from polished stone with rusty iron fixtures.
23. Desecrated Sanctuary This windowless stone building was set aside for cult initiates. The building has lighting and plumbing (see the “Lighting and Plumbing” sidebar). 23a. Hall of Prayer Boars
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
34. Cult Leaders’ Quarters This room contains a large wood-framed bed with a rotted feather mattress, a wardrobe containing several old robes, a pair of iron candlesticks, and an open crate
, magic missile, protection from evil and good 2nd level: darkvision, hold person, invisibility, magic weapon These items were taken from adventurers who were drawn into Barovia, captured, and killed by the cult.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
casks of wine used for cult celebrations. Each wardrobe contains five complete outfits of cult regalia sized for adult humans: red robes, devil masks, and wooden amulets shaped in the symbol of Asmodeus
Against the back wall of this closet stands an unlocked cabinet with a black rug laid out before it. The cabinet contains a golden decanter (worth 125 gp) and shelves holding wooden win e goblets. Cult
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
10. Shrine When Xonthal lived in the tower, this shrine was dedicated to Oghma. The cult traditionalists turned this chamber into a laboratory for their studies. Painted renditions of dracoliches
occupied by two mages and five cult fanatics who attack at the first sign of intruders. As an action, one of the mages screams the command word to activate the skeletal dragon limbs. If the cultist
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
adventure, the characters fight against a ticking clock to stop a misguided cult from launching one of Candlekeep’s towers into space, along with a small trove of valuable tomes. One of the cultists has a
it. Titled Kandlekeep Dekonstruktion, the book describes how Candlekeep was built and contains architectural diagrams for most of its structures. The book’s author, a former Keeper of Tomes named
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
10. Shrine When Xonthal lived in the tower, this shrine was dedicated to Oghma. The cult traditionalists turned this chamber into a laboratory for their studies. Painted renditions of dracoliches
occupied by two mages and five cult fanatic who attack at the first sign of intruders. As an action, one of the mages screams the command word to activate the skeletal dragon limbs. If the cultist who
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
mannequin against the north wall is a suit of padded armor, a pair of thick padded mittens, and an open-faced helm fitted with a steel grill. (Cult members wore this cumbersome outfit while training
beasts. It functions as padded armor but provides no Dexterity modifier to the wearer’s AC.)
Bathroom. The small room to the north contains a working sink and toilet crafted from polished stone with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
bugbears. They are dressed in black leather armor with a strange triangular symbol on it (the earth cult symbol). The small cairn contains the body of a human woman in monk’s robes, with a strange
investigate, they find the remains of a pitched battle between the earth cult and the delegation from Mirabar. In a small dell a mile off the road, you find the remains of a battle. A dozen dead soldiers lie
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
Cult” above for information Eleith can share. Alcoves. Each alcove contains 4d10 + 20 barely legible books and scrolls, all of them brittle and flammable. A character who takes the Study action and
of Xia’s cult. Cultist Eleith Brittlebones has been duped into following the cult of Orcus. Xia convinced the dwarf that the world is nearing its end, the gods are dead, and the demonic forces of death
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
hard on new recruits.” (True)
DM Secret! Ivlis secretly leads the Cult of Chaos, an evil cult that feeds on destruction and disarray. Her supposed religious journey is a cover for her occult
donations. At any given time, the alms box contains 1d8 GP. The box is unlocked. A character who steals from the alms box must succeed on a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw or have Disadvantage on D20 Tests
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
pool, which is 2 feet deep and Difficult Terrain. The Hostile oozes fight any creature that comes within 5 feet of the water. Treasure. The pool contains a jewel-encrusted goblet (worth 100 GP) and one
here, the owlbear loses interest and returns to its den. G4: Smelly Refuse This cave contains heaps of food scraps, rotting carcasses, and a scattering of halfling-size bird pellets composed of fur
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
named Walter. The cult slew the nursemaid shortly thereafter. Unless the characters already defeated it in area 18, the nursemaid’s spirit haunts the bedroom as a specter. The specter manifests and
attacks when a character opens the door to the nursery. The specter resembles a terrified, skeletally thin young woman; it can’t speak or be reasoned with. The bedroom contains a large bed, two end
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
comparison to what the cult claimed for Tiamat and what the dragon possesses in his other lairs. The vaulted ceiling is 60 feet high here. If Chuth is in the stronghold, he is initially found here only
and convinces the dragon to flee the caverns. Treasure Chuth’s small hoard contains ten gold trade bars from Baldur’s Gate worth 50 gp each, plus 10 pp, 120 gp, 2,400 sp, and 8,000 cp. Feel free to add a couple useful potions or scrolls to the hoard as well.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
overview provides useful information, applicable to the wider campaign and helpful for foreshadowing the threats unleashed by the Cult of the Dragon. Tyranny of Dragons is set in the Forgotten Realms on
between Baldur’s Gate and Neverwinter. Adventure Supplements. You can play this adventure with just the Dungeons & Dragons basic rules and the Tyranny of Dragons appendix online, which contains all the