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Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Newspaper Your group comprises a team of ace reporters working for a chronicle—one of the many newspapers that provide news and entertainment for readers across Khorvaire. You might be under contract
, and religious corruption. You might have an unflinching commitment to the truth, or be more interested in selling papers—or you might be in conflict with the chronicle’s management over priorities
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Religious Order Contacts Your primary contact within the religious order is usually some kind of priest—not necessarily a cleric or druid, but someone who holds a priestly office and a position of
liaison within the religious order. Order Contact d8 Contact 1 A cloistered priest with little worldly experience who doesn’t really understand what you do but seems to approve of it anyway 2 A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
, the better.
2 You’re an understudy at one of the grand theaters in Upper Menthis.
3 You specialize in religious music and performance. You will usually be welcomed at any temple of your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
High Hall Overview The High Hall is a grand alabaster castle dedicated to Torm, the god of courage and self-sacrifice. It houses many of Elturel’s religious and political leaders — or at least it did
defense of the city. Most of the leaders of Elturel were killed by the meteor, but Grand Duke Ravengard of Baldur’s Gate and his retinue were spared the devastation. Ravengard immediately took control
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
darker deals in the future. Here are a few examples: Without using magical coercion, the character must convince another mortal to enter into an infernal contract with the devil. The character is told
to the devil or one of its subordinates. Fealty (Archdevils) Archdevils prize fealty almost as much as souls. One way in which a mortal can demonstrate fealty to an archdevil is to lead a religious
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
latticework, and beautifully carved rosewood chairs surround a matching table. One wall bears a sumptuous silk hanging that depicts a gold dragon soaring through the clouds.
Grand Secretary
Wei Feng Ying
After a short wait, a middle-aged human woman enters, wearing fine red robes embroidered with stylized ki-rins. She introduces herself with amiable professionalism as Grand Secretary Wei. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
respected 19–20 Religious leader Notable Traits d20 Trait 1 Canals in place of streets 2 Massive statue or monument 3 Grand temple 4 Large fortress 5 Verdant parks and orchards 6 River divides town 7
Internal strife (leads to anarchy) 17 Besieged by enemies 18 Scandal threatens powerful families 19 Dungeon discovered (adventurers flock to town) 20 Religious sects struggle for power
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
described in the item’s description (see Appendix C). If released, Gargauth thanks the characters through tears of mirth. The pit fiend’s first act is to produce a contract out of thin air, claiming
that it will aid the characters in their quest to destroy Zariel if they sign it. The contract is full of convoluted text, and is summarized in its final clause: “I, the undersigned, agree to form a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
The Shy Scholar Once the contract is signed, Secretary Wei directs the characters to take the scroll to the Ministry of Finance to collect their first payment. With the shy excitement of someone who
the center of the city when the characters are ready to depart. The Minister of Finance, Deng Bo Huan, is straightforward but friendly. He verifies the characters’ contract and pays them each their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Locathah Rising
available. Unbeknownst to the kraken priests, part of Gar’s plan is to keep them enclosed until he can perform his grand ritual and sacrifice the kraken to animate his undead army. Trap. There are two
: +8 to hit, range 120/480 ft., one or two targets. Hit: 16 (3d10) piercing damage plus 9 (2d8) poison damage, and the target must succeed on a DC 12 Constitution saving throw or contract bluerot (see the “Bluerot” sidebar). This attack can’t gain advantage or disadvantage.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Build Your Group Religious orders attract people from all walks of life. It can be fun to play against type—to make a devout character with the criminal or charlatan background, for example
mired in politics as the Brelish bureaucracy?
High Cardinal Baerdren ir’Davik, who also holds the rank of grand master of the templars, appears to be an exemplary templar, utterly dedicated to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
. d8 Life of Seclusion 1 I was searching for spiritual enlightenment. 2 I was partaking of communal living in accordance with the dictates of a religious order. 3 I was exiled for a crime I didn’t
empathy for all who suffer. 5 I’m oblivious to etiquette and social expectations. 6 I connect everything that happens to me to a grand, cosmic plan. 7 I often get lost in my own thoughts and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Religious Institutions Those who serve as priests of a god aren’t necessarily clerics. Indeed, the power invested in clerics and other divine spellcasters by the gods is given out only rarely (see
both. Temples and Shrines The core religious institutions of Faerûn are temples and shrines. Whether a small, out-of-the-way building, or a complex made up of multiple structures and tracts of land
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
More Encounters in Elturel After their initial encounter with the Hunt family and the bearded devils, the characters are likely to want to get to the High Hall as quickly as possible to locate Grand
streets to search for provisions. The imp, Perchillux, is offering Pilster a month’s worth of food for the low price of his soul. Pilster is preparing to sign the contract as the characters come upon the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
claims to know a path to religious enlightenment. Those who fail to prove their devotion to his teachings turn up petrified.
3 The sea boils around an ancient, submerged ruin called the Drowned Altar
. With constant upheaval, no one has performed the rites necessary to placate what dwells in the deep.
4 Dozens of servants were hired to help host a grand gala thrown by Arijani. The event was
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
these defenders are Mages from the city’s Guild of Wizardry, as well as Priests from local temples. The captain-general and constable of the City Watch are stationed at the Grand Citadel (see “City
firing platform for up to forty archers. Three of the city’s gates typically remain open throughout the day and night: the Highway Gate (the grand entrance to the city), the Cargo Gate (used primarily by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
. These games are the grandest display to honor Iroas. To even compete in the Iroan Games is considered noteworthy, as the poleis send only their finest athletes. The grand prize, besides a ceremonial
religious leaders—particularly those who have retired from athletic competition—warn of growing addicted to triumph. Ultimately, they teach, only Iroas can drink endlessly from the river of glory and suffer
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
another contract within the city, or provide the backing an ambitious adventuring band needs to find fame and great wealth. The only true competition nobles face is from one another. Such rivalries
mainly the wealthy or influential who can’t count themselves among the nobility. Other structures are taken up by educational or religious concerns that primarily serve the city at large, not the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
’ motivation is unknown, planar cosmologists theorize the march is a massive form of data collection or a means of calibrating the multiverse. The Great Modron March coincides with every seventeenth Grand
Cycle, the time it takes for the largest gear in Mechanus to complete a single rotation. However, on at least one occasion, the march came early, and legions of modrons wreaked widespread havoc as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
the overall history of giants. Unlike various religious groups among giants, such as the destructive priests of Surtur and the hopeful followers of Iallanis, the giants of the Hidden Rune do not
believe they have any active role to play in building the future of giantkind. They are concerned only with preserving the past so that giants of the future—however that grand future might come into being
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
the phases of the moon (or moons)? Do strange and magical effects occur at the same time as these phenomena? Religious Observances Sprinkle holy days throughout your calendar. Each significant deity in
grand scale. Other holy days are important only to people particularly devoted to a single deity. Still others are observed by priests, who perform private rites and sacrifices inside their temples on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
who contract lycanthropy from Moguhl might have the opportunity to get the curse removed at the Hall of Knowledge later in this episode at a reduced cost, assuming they can help the head priest there
tomes in and out of the vault (as it was when she hid the book). She also knows that the head priest (known as the grand scribe) at the Hall of Knowledge is a frail and unpleasant elf named Spivey
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
. You can choose the type of leader or determine one randomly using the Leader Types table. Leader Types d6 Leader Type 1 Political 2 Religious 3 Military 4 Crime/underworld 5 Art/culture 6
Philosophy/learning/magic Political leaders are monarchs, nobles, and chiefs. Religious leaders include deities’ avatars, high priests, and messiahs, as well as those in charge of monasteries and leaders of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
tiefling has turned to smuggling to make enough coin to buy her way out of an infernal contract she entered into many years ago. Fel Ardra Although Krux doesn’t approve of Fel’s line of business, the giff
give up smuggling. Now, with the party’s arrival, Krux envisions the makings of a grand adventure, one he hopes that he and the characters can convince Fel to join. For her part, Fel is indifferent to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
in a common room for 2 SP per night or secure a private room for 5 SP per night. A luxury suite costs 2 GP per night.
Grand Citadel A many-towered fortress looms above all quarters of the city from
its position atop a low rise. Its outer walls, darkened by soot and smoke, could use a good scrubbing.
The grand edifice at the northern end of the High Quarter, simply called “the Citadel” by the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
borders to refugees, and Prince Oargev serves as de facto ruler in the area now called New Cyre. Despite its grand name, New Cyre is little more than a vast refugee camp. Other refugees scattered across
prefer not to dwell on such things? If you’re religious, did the shocking tragedy of the Mourning cause you to question your faith, or did it reinforce it? If you’re an artificer or a wizard, are you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
People of Meletis The people of Meletis take pride in their city’s grand architecture, especially the great temples to the gods. They value philosophy and other intellectual pursuits, especially the
experience a wild, creative vision from Keranos. The Reverent Army The hoplites of Meletis practice battlefield tactics in an environment saturated with religious devotion. The military force of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
a torture chamber in an evil temple) 61–65 Library, well stocked with religious treatises 66–68 Prison for captured enemies (in good or neutral temples) or those designated as sacrifices (in evil
case of attack or siege 95–00 Workshop for repairing or creating weapons, religious items, and tools Dungeon: Tomb d20 Purpose 1 Antechamber for those that have come to pay respect to the dead or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
artists, counselors, and religious figures. Knight The Dragon Slayer; Most Prominent in Midsummer The Knight soars overhead during high summer—the final month of the Righteous Quartet. The prominence
material wealth, abundance can take many forms, including a large family or a grand collection of inherited objects. Talons The Elder; Most Prominent in Late Autumn Many societies see the herald of winter
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
, but when they encounter other types of goblinoids (or seek them out), it is viewed by all as a divine sign — Maglubiyet has called them together to do his bidding on a grand scale. NO OTHER GOD SHALL
’ status to that of hunters and reducing the number of castes in the host to two. Leaders and religious figures of the tribe still maintain some of their authority, but the lowliest hobgoblin or bugbear can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
checks made to influence the tower’s guards. The draconians ignore sounds inside the tower. T2: Entry Murals of idyllic life in the flying city adorn this grand foyer’s gray stone walls. One on the west
.
The kingpriest insisted the Threshold was a holy place, but little besides the holy water fonts here remains of its religious trappings. Guardians. A bone devil named Guelfost and his handler, a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
monitoring devil activity in Baldur’s Gate and Elturel for months.” “Sylvira is convinced that Thavius Kreeg struck a bargain with an archdevil, and that a copy of the contract he signed is hidden inside
tells her rescuers that the Vanthampurs were planning to use her to keep the Hhunes from opposing Duke Vanthampur’s bid to become the new grand duke. If Satiir is allowed to escape, she informs her
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
tile. A walkway along the pool’s edge grants access to a grand set of brass doors behind the fountain, as well as to smaller iron doors along the side walls.
Coiled before the brass doors are two
of its magically binding employment contract prevent Nebukath from taking direct action against Vrakir, his forces, or his property (for example, by attacking the hold’s defenders). If Nebukath
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
spacious dining room (area C9) Three unmarked doors on the east wall (to areas C6, C7, and C8) A grand staircase that ascends to the second floor (area C13) An unassuming door under the stairs that
signed contract inside each one. These contracts outline the terms of loans made by Victoro to various nobles, merchants, and guilds. The drawer also has a secret compartment that characters can find
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
building serves as a quasi-religious museum for the magnificent inventions wrought in Gond’s name. Unlike the similarly named High House of Wonders, which serves as both temple and workshop housing
monsters, lies beneath the Hall of Wonders. These tales are true: beneath the grand altar in the Hall of Wonders is a complex pressure-plate system that opens a secret passageway leading beneath the