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Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
Creature Sense. The brain breaker is aware of creatures within 1 mile of itself that have an Intelligence score of 4 or higher. It knows the distance and direction to each creature, as well as each
one’s Intelligence score, but can’t sense anything else about it. A creature protected by a mind blank spell, a nondetection spell, or similar magic can’t be perceived in this manner
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Basic Rules (2014)
spells relies on devotion and an intuitive sense of a deity’s wishes.
Clerics combine the helpful magic of healing and inspiring their allies with spells that harm and hinder foes. They can
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Creating a Cleric
As you create a cleric, the most important question to consider is which deity to serve and what principles you want your character to embody. The Gods of the Multiverse section
Dhampir
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Species
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their lineage.
Dhampir Origins
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Origin
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You are the reincarnation of an ancestor who was a vampiric tyrant.
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Your pact with a predatory deity, fiend, fey, or spirit causes
lineage option, follow these additional rules during character creation.
Ability Score Increases
When determining your ability scores, you increase one of those scores by 2 and increase a different
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birth, or a taste of the water from a mysterious spring might spark the gift of sorcery. So too might the gift of a deity of magic, exposure to the elemental forces of the Inner Planes or the maddening
, the lich who created you as an experiment, or the deity who chose you to carry this power.
QUICK BUILD
You can make a sorcerer quickly by following these suggestions. First, Charisma should be your
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, Mace, Holy Symbol, Priest's Pack, and 7 GP; or (B) 110 GP
Clerics draw power from the realms of the gods and harness it to work miracles. Blessed by a deity, a pantheon, or another immortal entity
associate themselves with temples dedicated to the deity or other immortal force that unlocked their magic. Harnessing divine magic doesn’t rely on specific training, yet Clerics might learn
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of nature itself or from a nature deity. Many druids pursue a mystic spirituality of transcendent union with nature rather than devotion to a divine entity, while others serve gods of wild nature
. First, Wisdom should be your highest ability score, followed by Constitution. Second, choose the hermit background.
The Druid Table
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Sorcerer’s gift. So too might the gift of a deity, exposure to the strange magic of another plane of existence, or a glimpse into the inner workings of reality. Whatever the origin, the result is
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Magic Items
The Book of Many Things
): acid, cold, fire, lightning, or thunder.
Expert. Your Dexterity score increases by 2, to a maximum of 22.
Fey. A fey crossing opens into the Feywild, and you’re immediately pulled through it
stop drawing from the deck, regardless of how many cards you initially declared.
Lance. All your ability scores increase by 1, to a maximum of 20.
Mage. Your Intelligence score increases by 2, to a
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relationship between warlock and patron is like that of a cleric and a deity, though the beings that serve as patrons for warlocks are not gods. A warlock might lead a cult dedicated to a demon
score, followed by Constitution. Second, choose the charlatan background. Third, choose the eldritch blast and chill touch cantrips, along with the 1st-level spells charm person and witch bolt.
The
Hexblood
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youngster is considered a gift from the town’s patron deity, who is known as Mother.
Becoming a Hag
Hags can undertake a ritual to irreversibly transform a hexblood they created into a new hag
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When you create a character using a lineage option, follow these additional rules during character creation.
Ability Score Increases
When determining your ability scores, you increase one of those
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, individual Druids gain their magic from nature, a nature deity, or both, and they typically unite with other Druids to perform rites that mark the passage of the seasons and other natural cycles
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Magic Items
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
radiant damage.
Divine Presence. Your Charisma score becomes 20, unless it is already 20 or higher.
Feathered Wings. You sprout a beautiful pair of feathered wings that grant you a flying speed of 90
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Ideals
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Charity. I always help those in need. (Good)
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Faith. I choose to follow the tenets of a particular lawful good deity to the letter. (Lawful
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Creating a Cleric As you create a cleric, the most important question to consider is which deity to serve and what principles you want your character to embody. Appendix B includes lists of many of
the gods of the multiverse. Check with your DM to learn which deities are in your campaign. Once you’ve chosen a deity, consider your cleric’s relationship to that god. Did you enter this service
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
(Religion or Arcana) check. Succeed on a DC 25 Intelligence (Religion or Arcana) check. Belong to the cleric or paladin class and worship Dumathoin as a deity. A creature that deciphers the moon runes
Exploring the Gulch Dumathoin’s Gulch was once a dwarven mine, but the erosion of the stream exposed it to the sky. The mine contained a shrine to Dumathoin, and the power of that deity still infuses
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
and collect magic items and occult lore. Have you gazed on the Runes of Chaos, held the Death Moon Orb in your trembling hands, entered the Devouring Portal and walked the Paths of the Doomed, or sat
), Neutral
AC 17 Initiative +7 (17)
HP 170 (31d8 + 31)
Speed 30 ft.
Ability Score Mod Save
Str 10 +0 +0
Dex 14 +2 +2
Con 12 +1 +1
Ability Score Mod Save
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
traits in common, in addition to the traits they share with other elves. Ability Score Increase. Your Constitution score increases by 1. Sea Elf Training. You have proficiency with the spear, trident
, and they consider the entire sea to be their domain.
Adding to the tension, the sahuagin worship Sekolah, the shark god, while Deep Sashelas, the sea deity of the elves, is a sworn enemy of all
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
powerful individual in the world — the fey creature that blessed you at birth, the dragon who put a drop of its blood into your veins, the lich who created you as an experiment, or the deity who chose
you to carry this power. Quick Build You can make a sorcerer quickly by following these suggestions. First, Charisma should be your highest ability score, followed by Constitution. Second, choose the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Pious Born with a particular connection to a deity, you have been winning favor with your god since birth. Consult the Pious Quirks table to determine how your faith might influence your personality
finish a long rest. Religious Study. You have advantage on any Intelligence (Religion) check pertaining to your chosen god. Starting Piety. You begin with a piety score of 3 with your chosen god. Pious
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Colossus Titanic Vessel of Divine Might Habitat: Any; Treasure: Relics Colossi are massive Constructs created by the devout to reflect the nature of a deity, which could be benevolent or wicked
. Colossi thrum with incredible magic and work divine will on the land. Droves of faithful artisans craft a colossus in a shape to honor their deity, then call on that god to infuse the statue with life
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
creatures that whisper secrets. 4 A hidden shrine with a patchwork depiction of a new kuo-toa deity. 5 The lavish chamber of an animal or monster said to be prophetic, lucky, or literate. 6 A pool filled
with jellyfish, eels, or fish roe that glow in organized patterns. 7 A punishment chamber exposed to the light of the surface. 8 A towering statue of a kuo-toa deity. They came here from somewhere
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
vengeful deity. Gibbering Mouther Medium Aberration, Chaotic Neutral
AC 9 Initiative −1 (9)
HP 52 (7d8 + 21)
Speed 20 ft., Swim 20 ft.
Ability Score Mod Save Str 10 +0 +0 Dex 8 −1 −1
, found near Firestorm Peak
Gibbering Mouther Nascencies 1d6 The Gibbering Mouther Is... 1 Another creature warped by dangerous magic. 2 The autonomous appendage of a chaotic deity, Far Realm entity
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
messenger of an evil deity. 2 A group of joyriding imps or quasits. 3 An innocent soul trapped on the wild Fiend. 4 A lore-hunting mage, cultist, or lich. 5 A night hag herding larvae between planes. 6 A
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Ability Score Mod Save Str 18 +4 +4 Dex 15 +2 +2 Con 16 +3 +3 Ability Score Mod Save Int 10 +0 +0 Wis 13 +1 +1 Cha 15 +2 +2
Immunities Fire
Senses Passive Perception 11
Languages
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Metamorphoses table to inspire how supernatural driders come into being.
Michael Broussard
Drider Metamorphoses 1d6 The Drider Gained Its Form As... 1 A blessing from a deity of assassins
Air and Darkness. Drider Large Monstrosity, Chaotic Evil
AC 19 Initiative +4 (14)
HP 123 (13d10 + 52)
Speed 30 ft., Climb 30 ft.
Ability Score Mod Save Str 16 +3 +3 Dex 19 +4 +4 Con 18 +4
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
victory to a deity, ruler, beloved noble, or member of the crowd. 2 Dresses in a monster-themed mask and cape. 3 Judges whether their foe fights honorably. 4 Leads the crowd in a rousing theme song. 5
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Ability Score Mod Save Str 18 +4 +7 Dex 15 +2 +5 Con 16 +3 +6 Ability Score Mod Save Int 10 +0 +0 Wis 12 +1 +4 Cha 15 +2 +2
Skills Athletics +10, Performance +5
Gear Shield, Spears (3
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Blessings A character might receive a Blessing from a deity for doing something truly momentous—an accomplishment that catches the attention of both gods and mortals. A Blessing is an appropriate
Blessing of Health at once. You can easily create more Blessings by mimicking the properties of a Wondrous Item. Blessing of Health Supernatural Gift (Blessing) Your Constitution score increases by 2, up
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
to inspire a doppelganger’s plot.
Doppelganger Deceptions 1d6 The Doppelganger Schemes To...
1 Cause chaos within the temple of a deity that cursed it to live without a true form
Monstrosity, Neutral
AC 14 Initiative +4 (14)
HP 52 (8d8 + 16)
Speed 30 ft.
Ability Score Mod Save
Str 11 +0 +0
Dex 18 +4 +4
Con 14 +2 +2
Ability Score Mod Save
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
the crimes it was executed for.
4 Follow the foul master it served in life.
5 Honor an oath it left unfulfilled in life.
6 Obey the cult or deity that gave it unlife.
7 Prove
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Ability Score Mod Save
Str 15 +2 +2
Dex 14 +2 +2
Con 16 +3 +3
Ability Score Mod Save
Int 10 +0 +0
Wis 13 +1 +1
Cha 15 +2 +2
Skills
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Nyx. Where they appear, these weapons change the tide of wars and the course of history. Typically a deity bestows their weapon only on a favored champion or devotee. Depending on the champion’s piety
score, the mortal can tap into hidden properties of the weapon (see chapter 2 for details on piety). Alternatively, those who don’t worship the weapon’s divine owner often find themselves cursed for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
wounds.
As the party approaches the turntable, characters who have a passive Wisdom (Perception) score of 14 or higher hear skittering emanating from a nearby tunnel. Characters who have lower scores
given way. Openings into rough-hewn caves line the northern wall.
Characters who have a passive Wisdom (Perception) score of 14 or higher notice signs of combat and bloodstains along the tunnel
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
. 26c. Ooze Your Janitor? Just around this corner is a gelatinous cube. The first character to walk around the corner is surprised by the cube unless that character has a passive Wisdom (Perception) score
. Characters must be 11th level or higher to pass through this gate (see “Jhesiyra Kestellharp”). The first creature to pass through the gate triggers an elder rune (see “Elder Runes”). A creature that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
steps before tumbling on toward the Dessarin River. The trail continues upriver to other parts of the vale, so unless the characters know about the runes, it’s easy to miss the beginning of the steps
above, but it’s also dangerous. A character who has a passive Wisdom (Perception) score of 15 or higher notices a steel tripwire fastened between boulders about two inches from the ground. A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
front of the ship. During the Lambent Zenith’s crash, arcane wards should have sealed the safe room’s doors. The safe room is inaccessible while the wards are active. Ward Runes. Two runes hidden on the
ship power the wards. Kycera knows one rune was placed in the ship’s stateroom, but she doesn’t remember the second rune’s location. She believes that magic or a pass phrase can deactivate the runes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
is durable and has Dwarven runes worked into its design. It might be associated with a clan that would like to see it returned to their ancestral halls. 10 Elemental Air. The item is half the normal
light in a 5-foot radius. Any metal in the item is silver or mithral, rather than iron or steel. 17 Fiend. The item is made of black iron or horn inscribed with runes, and any cloth or leather
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
An ancient black dragon’s acidic saliva.
2 The blood or extreme emotions of a foul deity.
3 Cosmic entropy or ruinous planar forces.
4 A curse that transformed a forgotten tyrant
(8d10 + 24)
Speed 20 ft., Climb 20 ft.
Ability Score Mod Save
Str 16 +3 +3
Dex 5 −3 −3
Con 16 +3 +3
Ability Score Mod Save
Int 1 −5 −5
Wis 6 −2 −2
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
exterminate the enemies of their deity. Stealth, poison, and disguise help you eliminate your foes with deadly efficiency. Bonus Proficiencies When you choose this archetype at 3rd level, you gain
creature that hasn’t taken a turn in the combat yet. In addition, any hit you score against a creature that is surprised is a critical hit. Infiltration Expertise Starting at 9th level, you can unfailingly