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Warlock

Classes Player’s Handbook

Core Warlock Traits Primary Ability Charisma Hit Point Die D8 per Warlock level Saving Throw Proficiencies Wisdom and Charisma Skill Proficiencies Choose 2: Arcana

power. Some Warlocks respect, revere, or even love their patrons; some serve their patrons grudgingly; and some seek to undermine their patrons even as they wield the power their patrons have given

Faction Agent

Backgrounds Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide

use by the faction’s operatives), haven keepers, and message drop minders, to name a few. At the core of every faction are those who don’t merely fulfill a small function for that

of survival and living off the land. They are often proficient in Nature, and can seek assistance from woodsmen, hunters, rangers, barbarian tribes, druid circles, and priests who revere the gods of

Sword of Zariel

Magic Items Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

misquote) religious texts. 6 I anger quickly when I witness cruelty or injustice. 7 My praise and trust are earned and never given freely. 8 I like everything clean and organized

favorite religious hymn that I constantly hum. 2 I must keep a written record of my beliefs and the sins that I witness. When finished, this book will be my gift to the multiverse. 3 I have

Nature Domain Legacy

Classes Player’s Handbook (2014)

particular springs and groves (such as Eldath). Druids revere nature as a whole and might serve one of these deities, practicing mysterious rites and reciting all-but-forgotten prayers in their own secret

with animals 3rd barkskin, spike growth 5th plant growth, wind wall 7th dominate beast, grasping vine 9th insect plague, tree stride

Nature Domain (PHB)

Classes Player’s Handbook (2014)

particular springs and groves (such as Eldath). Druids revere nature as a whole and might serve one of these deities, practicing mysterious rites and reciting all-but-forgotten prayers in their own secret

, speak with animals, spike growth 5th plant growth, wind wall 7th dominate beast, grasping vine 9th insect plague, tree stride

Acolyte

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

Acolyte A character with this background might be a follower of Procan or a missionary of some other god sent to establish a new temple in town. Saltmarsh has never been an overly religious place

. Wellgar Brinehanded is your friend and mentor. He expects you to represent the temple in all you do. Missionary If you revere a different deity, you own a small building in Saltmarsh and have been

Warlock

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules

Warlock Core Warlock Traits Primary Ability Charisma Hit Point Die D8 per Warlock level Saving Throw Proficiencies Wisdom and Charisma Skill Proficiencies Choose 2: Arcana, Deception, History

piece together arcane secrets to bolster their own power. Warlocks view their patrons as resources, as means to the end of achieving magical power. Some Warlocks respect, revere, or even love their

Religious Institutions

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

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

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

Warlock

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook

Warlock NÉSTOR OSSANDON LEAL An Occultist Empowered by Otherworldly Pacts Core Warlock Traits Primary Ability Charisma Hit Point Die D8 per Warlock level Saving Throw Proficiencies Wisdom and

magical power. Some Warlocks respect, revere, or even love their patrons; some serve their patrons grudgingly; and some seek to undermine their patrons even as they wield the power their patrons have

Orc Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

infirm. Orcs don’t revere their gods as much as they fear them; every tribe has superstitions about how to avert their wrath or bring their favor. This deep-seated uncertainty and fear comes forth

warriors go on their raids are weaker than their tribe mates or otherwise not suited for a life of battle. Worshipers of Luthic fall into this category, as do some of those that revere Yurtrus or Shargaas

The Gods of Two Peoples

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

The Gods of Two Peoples There are no half-elven gods, so half-elves follow elven or human deities of their choosing — although just as many religious half-elves believe that their gods choose them

. Half-elves often revere the gods of the culture in which they were raised, although some rebel against their upbringing, seeking out the gods of the other aspect of their heritage, or feeling a calling

The Athasian Cult

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

hold a social position similar to that of religious hermits or tribal shamans of other worlds. Common Athasians, especially those who live outside the walls of the city-states, revere elemental

Life in Akharin Sangar

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

for higher education, especially in philosophy and literature. The city-state cautiously embraces progress, adopting developments in magic and science as long as they don’t contradict religious

only in the comfort of their homes. The Sunweaver Most Sangarians revere the Sunweaver—or pretend to. Locally, the Sunweaver’s faith uses an upright torch topped with a blazing sun as its symbol

Inside the Conclave

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica

, military and religious leaders in each vernadi regularly communicate with its members. Ordinary members of the conclave spend a few hours every day training with a military instructor and studying

with a religious teacher. Goals of the Selesnya Despite the growing tensions that now grip the world, in the long view of the Selesnya Conclave, not much has changed. Ravnica is troubled, but Ravnica

Creating Religions

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

religious belief and practice. Myths Stories about the gods explore their relationships with each other, with the natural world, and with the realm of mortals. Myths might describe familial relationships

anything about the gods, but they certainly describe people’s understanding of their own place in relation to the gods. Religious Practice People honor multiple gods of a pantheon in different

Dracolich

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

The body of a servant or an ancestor. 3 The core of a dracolich’s melted hoard. 4 A corrupted dragon egg. 5 A dragon horn a hero took as a trophy. 6 A nation’s royal or religious treasure. 7 A powerful

Nature Domain

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

associated with particular springs and groves (such as Eldath). Druids revere nature as a whole and might serve one of these deities, practicing mysterious rites and reciting all-but-forgotten prayers in their

with animals 3rd barkskin, spike growth 5th plant growth, wind wall 7th dominate beast, grasping vine 9th insect plague, tree stride Acolyte of Nature At 1st level, you learn one druid cantrip of your

Loose Pantheons

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

religious rites and festivals. Priests at such sites relate stories of the gods, teach the ethics of their patron deities, offer advice and blessings, perform religious rites, and provide training in

gods the locals revere. To quickly build a pantheon for your world, create a single god for each of the eight domains available to clerics: Death, Knowledge, Life, Light, Nature, Tempest, Trickery

Worshiping Iroas

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

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

of glory—a finite amount that they might revel in but that allows them to experience a life beyond grasping for greatness. Those who don’t find themselves upon the path to despair, personal harm, and

Other Religious Systems

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

shadows, sometimes aiding the other deities, and sometimes working against them with the pantheon’s enemies. Mystery Cults A mystery cult is a secretive religious organization based on a ritual of

Forms of Worship

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

up from time to time. The burgeoning worship of a new deity is rarely a concern to the other gods of the Faerûnian pantheon, and the people who revere those deities, except when the newcomer’s area of

, to campaigns of outright religious bloodshed. Over generations, a new god might become a settled-in member of the pantheon. Indeed, some scholars posit that Faerûn has many “immigrant” gods, who

Gods of the Yuan-ti

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

Gods of the Yuan-ti The detached, intellectual nature of the yuan-ti doesn’t lend itself to fervent or devout worship in the manner that others revere their deities. Nonetheless, they acknowledge a

. Many of the cults devoted to these lesser gods are unique to a particular city, and followers of the three main yuan-ti deities usually consider these religious practices quaint rather than

Life in the Tribe

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

their tribe mates or otherwise not suited for a life of battle. Worshipers of Luthic fall into this category, as do some of those that revere Yurtrus or Shargaas. But even these orcs are trained in

themselves the option of returning to raid the community over and over. When orcs fight elves, all of that changes. The enmity between the two races cuts to the core, and no orc will leave an elf alive. Orcs

Uthgardt Lands

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

occasional large events (such as the ascension of a new chieftain, or certain religious gatherings) for all members of a single tribe to come together in one place. Instead, the Uthgardt tend to travel in

site of their ancestral mound. Most of the Uthgardt holy sites have existed since antiquity, but the fortunes of the tribes that revere them have hardly been static. Following are brief descriptions of

The Seldarine

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

core of divine entities remained loyal. Because they rejected Lolth’s treacherous ways, they retained their primal power and their immortality. Surface elves, and other elves who dwell in the light

, revere these entities for remaining true to Corellon. In practice, this reverence is expressed more as the honoring of an ancestor than the worshiping of a god, for all the elves are descended from the

Kir Sabal

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

refer to her as Teacher, and they revere her as a living saint. Asharra is intelligent, ambitious, and somewhat manipulative, but never cruel or insensitive. Asharra is an aarakocra, with these

behavior laid down by tradition and the Teacher. To a large extent, the rules and rituals have taken on a life of their own irrespective of any religious observance. If the characters approach peacefully

Nautiloid Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

nonfunctional unless the power core is fixed, which is beyond the ceremorphs’ capability. N4. Battle Deck This middle deck has an open cowl. Mounted to the deck is a forward-facing ballista. The walls are lined

tines resembling grasping claws protrude from the nearby walls and ceiling, stretching toward the sphere but stopping short of it. Along the walls are low-mounted control stations studded with knobs and

Spaceship Locations, Level 2

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

rocklike bark and grasping vines occupy this stretch of the walkway. The creatures use the roper stat block but are Plants instead of Monstrosities. They are hostile toward all non-Plant creatures. S39

operational, the stasis pods should be, too. Despite centuries of neglect, Oakley’s core faculties remain intact. If requested, the android accompanies the characters on their exploration of this level but

Wedding Itinerary

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

a solid background in company history might recall that this is the same vault that the core members of Acquisitions Incorporated once robbed.) Vault Doors and Keys. Each vault door is covered in

passes herself off as an accomplished mage and merchant, though she’s actually a career rogue — and a member of an Acquisitions Incorporated franchise. After looting the treasury of a religious order

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