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The definitive treatise on all that is good in the multiverse, the Book of Exalted Deeds figures prominently in many religions. Rather than being a scripture devoted to a particular faith, the book
vanishes to some other corner of the multiverse where its moral guidance can bring hope to an endangered world. Although attempts have been made to copy the work, efforts to do so fail to capture its
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Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
It’s said that every faith in the world has a believer in Baldur’s Gate. Not only are most established faiths tolerated — even if some of them, including most of the openly evil
between the realm of the holy and the mortal world, performing sacred rites and offering sacrifices in order to conduct worshipers into the presence of the divine. You are not necessarily a cleric&mdash
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Elemental Evil Player's Companion
Those who think of other planes at all consider them remote, distant realms, but planar influence can be felt throughout the world. It sometimes manifests in beings who, through an accident of birth
into the mortal world. They adapt well to the mingled elements of the Material Plane, and they sometimes visit—whether of their own volition or compelled by magic. Some genies can adopt mortal
classes
Few gods embrace the Apocalypse Domain, yet in times of war, disease, or social upheaval, its Clerics appear at the head of grim cults that proclaim the world’s imminent demise. Devotes of the
established religions. Sometimes, these Clerics derive their powers from the gods of fate, doom, or change. More often, though, they seem to draw their power from the collective gloom of a population
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Few gods embrace the Apocalypse Domain, yet in times of war, disease, or social upheaval, its Clerics appear at the head of grim cults that proclaim the world’s imminent demise. Devotes of the
established religions. Sometimes, these Clerics derive their powers from the gods of fate, doom, or change. More often, though, they seem to draw their power from the collective gloom of a population
Book of Exalted Deeds
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Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
The definitive treatise on all that is good in the multiverse, the fabled Book of Exalted Deeds figures prominently in many religions. Rather than being a scripture devoted to a particular faith, the
is read, it vanishes to some other corner of the multiverse where its moral guidance can bring light to a darkened world. Although attempts have been made to copy the work, efforts to do so fail to
races
Dragonborn walk with pride through a world that greets them with equal parts fear and admiration. Their powerful resemblance to dragons makes them remarkable among other common folk. Thick scales
missionaries began teaching their own religions to the dragonborn that remained—of the Aetheric War and the Divine Seraphs. The dragonborn came to believe that their gods had not abandoned them
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Class is the primary definition of what your character can do. It's more than a profession; it's your character's calling. Class shapes the way you think about the world and interact with it and your
relationship with other people and powers in the multiverse. A fighter, for example, might view the world in pragmatic terms of strategy and maneuvering, and see herself as just a pawn in a much
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Basic Rules (2014)
his or her appearance. A male gnome’s beard, in contrast to his wild hair, is kept carefully trimmed but often styled into curious forks or neat points. A gnome’s clothing, though usually
beauties of the world in their long years, but gnomes seem to worry that even with all that time, they can’t get in enough of the things they want to do and see.
Gnomes speak as if they can’t
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religions of the world. They believe that every living thing and every natural phenomenon—sun, moon, wind, fire, and the world itself—has a spirit. Their spells, then, are a means to
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Whether calling on the elemental forces of nature or emulating the creatures of the animal world, druids are an embodiment of nature’s resilience, cunning, and fury. They claim no mastery over
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leather, carefully tooled in the intricate designs the elves loved. But no elf in the world of Krynn could grow a beard . . . no elf, but . . .
“Tanis?” said Flint hesitantly as the man
between these two worlds.
In most parts of the world, though, half-elves are uncommon enough that one might live for years without meeting another. Some half-elves prefer to avoid company altogether
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Fantasy-Historical Pantheons The Celtic, Egyptian, Greek, and Norse pantheons are fantasy interpretations of historical religions from our world’s ancient times. They include deities that are most
appropriate for use in a D&D game, divorced from their historical context in the real world and united into pantheons that serve the needs of the game.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Fantasy-Historical Pantheons The Celtic, Egyptian, Greek, and Norse pantheons are fantasy interpretations of historical religions from our world’s ancient times. They include deities that are most
appropriate for use in a D&D game, divorced from their historical context in the real world and united into pantheons that serve the needs of the game.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Fantasy-Historical Pantheons The Celtic, Egyptian, Greek, and Norse pantheons are fantasy interpretations of historical religions from our world’s ancient times. They include deities that are most
appropriate for use in a D&D game, divorced from their historical context in the real world and united into pantheons that serve the needs of the game.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Fantasy-Historical Pantheons The Celtic, Egyptian, Greek, and Norse pantheons are fantasy interpretations of historical religions from our world’s ancient times. They include deities that are most
appropriate for use in a D&D game, divorced from their historical context in the real world and united into pantheons that serve the needs of the game.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
D&D Pantheons Each world in the D&D multiverse has its own pantheons of deities, ranging in size from the teeming pantheons of the Forgotten Realms and Greyhawk to the more focused religions of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
D&D Pantheons Each world in the D&D multiverse has its own pantheons of deities, ranging in size from the teeming pantheons of the Forgotten Realms and Greyhawk to the more focused religions of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
Acolyte It’s said that every faith in the world has a believer in Baldur’s Gate. Not only are most established faiths tolerated — even if some of them, including most of the openly evil faiths, are
following in the city and any places that faith openly congregates and the neighborhoods those faithful typically inhabit. While this isn’t remarkable for most of the city’s larger faiths, keeping track of the hundreds of religions newcomers bring with them is no mean feat.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
Acolyte It’s said that every faith in the world has a believer in Baldur’s Gate. Not only are most established faiths tolerated — even if some of them, including most of the openly evil faiths, are
following in the city and any places that faith openly congregates and the neighborhoods those faithful typically inhabit. While this isn’t remarkable for most of the city’s larger faiths, keeping track of the hundreds of religions newcomers bring with them is no mean feat.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Other Religious Systems In your campaign, you can create pantheons of gods who are closely linked in a single religion, monotheistic religions (worship of a single deity), dualistic systems (centered
on two opposing deities or forces), mystery cults (involving personal devotion to a single deity, usually as part of a pantheon system), animistic religions (revering the spirits inherent in nature
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Other Religious Systems In your campaign, you can create pantheons of gods who are closely linked in a single religion, monotheistic religions (worship of a single deity), dualistic systems (centered
on two opposing deities or forces), mystery cults (involving personal devotion to a single deity, usually as part of a pantheon system), animistic religions (revering the spirits inherent in nature
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Acolyte It’s said that every faith in the world has a believer in Baldur’s Gate. Not only are most established faiths tolerated — even if some of them, including most of the openly evil faiths, are
following in the city and any places that faith openly congregates and the neighborhoods those faithful typically inhabit. While this isn’t remarkable for most of the city’s larger faiths, keeping track of the hundreds of religions newcomers bring with them is no mean feat.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
this world. This introduction presents an overview of the world: its history, its calendar, and the themes that drive it. Chapter 1 details how to create Eberron characters. It offers race options and
a new class, the artificer, that reflect the flavor of the world. It also presents group patrons, a new concept that adds a shared purpose to your party of adventurers. You can use this material in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Acolyte It’s said that every faith in the world has a believer in Baldur’s Gate. Not only are most established faiths tolerated — even if some of them, including most of the openly evil faiths, are
following in the city and any places that faith openly congregates and the neighborhoods those faithful typically inhabit. While this isn’t remarkable for most of the city’s larger faiths, keeping track of the hundreds of religions newcomers bring with them is no mean feat.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
this world. This introduction presents an overview of the world: its history, its calendar, and the themes that drive it. Chapter 1 details how to create Eberron characters. It offers race options and
a new class, the artificer, that reflect the flavor of the world. It also presents group patrons, a new concept that adds a shared purpose to your party of adventurers. You can use this material in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Eberron The world of Eberron has many different religions, but the most important revolves around a pantheon called the Sovereign Host and their malign shadow, the Dark Six. The gods of the Sovereign
religions are very different from the traditional D&D pantheons. The monotheistic Church of the Silver Flame is devoted to fighting against evil in the world, but plagued by corruption in its own ranks
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Creating Religions A list of gods is a good starting point, and it can be sufficient to get a campaign started. But you can add more depth to your campaign world by fleshing out more details of
or religions), or one good god and one evil god. Or your world might be alive with spirits great and small, from lesser river spirits to the godlike spirits who inhabit great mountains. Impersonal forces and philosophies can also fill the role of gods in a campaign.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Creating Religions A list of gods is a good starting point, and it can be sufficient to get a campaign started. But you can add more depth to your campaign world by fleshing out more details of
or religions), or one good god and one evil god. Or your world might be alive with spirits great and small, from lesser river spirits to the godlike spirits who inhabit great mountains. Impersonal forces and philosophies can also fill the role of gods in a campaign.
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
advancement and expanding their territory. They believed themselves to be the most enlightened mortals in the world, and in their hubris they sought to become ever greater.
The serpent gods of the
primordial world heeded the prayers of these people and hissed dark demands into their ears. The people tainted their souls by performing human sacrifices in the name of the gods, debased their flesh by
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
hold and controls their actions. In contrast, lizardfolk see emotions as traits assigned to other creatures, objects, and situations. A lizardfolk doesn’t think, “I’m scared.&rdquo
into the future. This approach allows them to maintain their current level of influence in the world, but it limits their growth. Lizardfolk have no interest in developing writing, making long-term
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Giants: World Shakers If there’s one thing I’ve learned in my life, it’s that any empire that rises will fall. They all come crashing down.
— Volo
The saga of giantkind began in the dawn of the
world. Elves had yet to set dainty foot out of the fey realm when the thunder of the giants’ steps shook the world to its bones, and even the dragons were yet unaware of the power and glory they would
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Eberron The world of Eberron has many different religions, but the most important revolves around a pantheon called the Sovereign Host and their malign shadow, the Dark Six. The gods of the Sovereign
religions are very different from the traditional D&D pantheons. The monotheistic Church of the Silver Flame is devoted to fighting against evil in the world, but plagued by corruption in its own ranks
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Giants: World Shakers If there’s one thing I’ve learned in my life, it’s that any empire that rises will fall. They all come crashing down.
— Volo
The saga of giantkind began in the dawn of the
world. Elves had yet to set dainty foot out of the fey realm when the thunder of the giants’ steps shook the world to its bones, and even the dragons were yet unaware of the power and glory they would
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
from the Court itself, allowing you to serve its will and to protect your people. Of all the religions of Eberron, the Undying Court is most grounded in the world. The Court stands in the city of
may earn your place among the Deathless. Destroy those foul creatures that channel the power of Mabar, for they consume the essence of our world. The elves of Aerenal refuse to let their greatest souls
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
bonds of trade that united and diversified them. As the civilizations of Krynn rebuilt, and new societies arose, the world learned to live with a jarring truth: the gods were truly gone. Religion on Krynn
was altered forever. True clerics, who once worked miracles on behalf of their gods, had vanished. While some people remained devout, many others turned to false religions in search of answers and