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Domain). If Cthulhu fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. Cthulhu has Advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.Multiattack. Cthulhu makes
Point maximum decreases by an amount equal to the Psychic damage taken, and Cthulhu regains Hit Points equal to that amount.Legendary Action Uses: 3 (4 in Domain). Immediately after another creature
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an important balancing force in the cosmic ecosystem of the multiverse. Practitioners of this domain see the absence of anything as something and consider the Astral Plane as the ultimate destination
of all things. These acolytes follow the ultimate path to their destination, and help shepherd others along their way in a grand mission of entropy. Clerics of the Astral Domain are chaotic by nature
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these visitors enter into an agreement with Bavlorna, she’ll use her powers to resolve their pressing problem in exchange for something of use to her.
Alignment. Neutral evil.
Personality
Yaga’s adopted daughter, surpassed them in power and carved out a Feywild domain for herself in the guise of an archfey named Zybilna. The hags wormed their way into Iggwilv’s good graces
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
visitors the vastness of my domain, so they appreciate how insignificant they are.
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I attack anyone I notice taking from the sea’s bounty without offering something in return.
6
I think
of sailors’ songs as their “water speech” and try to converse with them by humming snippets of tunes I have overheard.
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I swim alongside ships sailing through my domain, just
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
they have to say.
3
I think of ships as kindred spirits and like to rub affectionately against their keels.
4
I like to show visitors the vastness of my domain, so they appreciate how
insignificant they are.
5
I attack anyone I notice taking from the sea’s bounty without offering something in return.
6
I think of sailors’ songs as their “water speech&rdquo
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
kindred spirits and like to rub affectionately against their keels.
4
I like to show visitors the vastness of my domain, so they appreciate how insignificant they are.
5
I attack anyone I
notice taking from the sea’s bounty without offering something in return.
6
I think of sailors’ songs as their “water speech” and try to converse with them by humming
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
lands becomes a ranger. True rangers go out into nature and find it holy, and like paladins, they are touched by something divine. Their gods and creeds might differ, but rangers share similar values
Rangers Montolio held out his arm, and the great owl promptly hopped onto it, carefully finding its footing on the man’s heavy leather sleeve.
“You have seen the drow?” Montolio asked.
The owl
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
Magic Initiate feat to learn a little druidic magic. Most of these traditions work with the druidic Circles of Land, Moon and Shepherd; Beast Totem barbarians; clerics with the Nature domain; or rangers
threats, such as aberrations and fiends. They maintain ancient wards that bind the daelkyr in Khyber. Horizon Walker rangers and Ancestral Guardian barbarians fit in here. The Ashbound are champions
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
all his knights put together.
— Soveliss
Rangers are free-minded wanderers and seekers who patrol the edges of civilized territory, turning back the denizens of the wild lands beyond. It is a
thankless job, since their efforts are rarely understood and almost never rewarded. Yet rangers persist in their duties, never doubting that their work makes the world a safer place. A relationship
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brightly colored, with feathers of red, orange, or yellow. Females have more subdued colors, usually brown or gray. Their heads complete the avian appearance, being something like a parrot or eagle with
than a few dozen aarakocra live away from the nests of their families. Those that do are usually rangers or fighters, constantly patrolling for outside threats.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
Cthulhu’s Domain Innsmouth is altered by Cthulhu’s presence, creating the following effects: Choking Depths. A creature can hold its breath for only 30 seconds while in the domain. Closing the
Borders. While in its domain, Cthulhu can close or open the borders of Innsmouth at will. While the borders are closed, those who enter the Mists surrounding Innsmouth become lost at sea amid inky fog for
compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Legends of Greyhawk: Secrets of the Free City
receive a flash of absolute blackness and hear a chorus of mad whispers in place of the expected result. Nature’s Omens. Druids and Rangers might bristle with a fleeting sense that something is amiss
, they may feel their consciousness brush against something alien and unknown before reaching their target. Alternatively, Tharizdun might momentarily hijack their connection, sending them visions of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
The Domain Reflects … 1 A taboo the Darklord broke. 2 Someone the Darklord killed. 3 Someone or something the Darklord loved—and lost. 4 Esoteric knowledge the Darklord sought but couldn’t obtain. 5
Dread Details The domain’s buildings, natural elements, landmarks, and creatures reflect the Darklord’s vile past. This section provides prompts for developing elements of your domain and connecting
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Legends of Greyhawk: Secrets of the Free City
receive a flash of absolute blackness and hear a chorus of mad whispers in place of the expected result. Nature’s Omens. Druids and Rangers might bristle with a fleeting sense that something is amiss
, they may feel their consciousness brush against something alien and unknown before reaching their target. Alternatively, Tharizdun might momentarily hijack their connection, sending them visions of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
Using Domains of Dread Domains of Dread are backdrops to horror tales and the torments of their Darklord. These domains exist to confound and terrify those within. Everything in a Domain of Dread
serves frightful ends, and if something seems like it doesn’t, you just haven’t revealed how yet. While creating horror adventures, consider the following facts about domains.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Domain Overview The domain’s buildings, natural elements, and landmarks all represent the Darklord’s vile past. When developing these features, follow these steps: Specify Locations. Choose locations
, something creepy with something cute, dead with alive, threatening with welcoming. Mix details together in unexpected ways, the more unnatural or off-putting the better. Rationalize and Normalize
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Legends of Greyhawk: Secrets of the Free City
receive a flash of absolute blackness and hear a chorus of mad whispers in place of the expected result. Nature’s Omens. Druids and Rangers might bristle with a fleeting sense that something is amiss
, they may feel their consciousness brush against something alien and unknown before reaching their target. Alternatively, Tharizdun might momentarily hijack their connection, sending them visions of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
the wild, and your wits and your weapons helped you survive. Talenta warriors are often barbarians or rangers, relying on speed and skill. Outlander is a logical background, but you could easily be a
an Archfey patron, a cleric with the Nature domain, a paladin sworn to the Oath of the Ancients, or a barbarian on the Path of the Totem Warrior or Path of the Ancestral Guardian (from Xanathar’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Darklord’s Shadows A Darklord lurks at the heart of every Domain of Dread. Everything in their realm is inspired by or personalized to them in some way. Some domains might be dismal ruins reflective
domain often includes sights, sounds, and smells that serve as constant painful reminders of the Darklord’s wicked past. To start creating your domain, choose three of the evil acts your Darklord
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Cultural Specifics As you develop your domain, consider the culture and how it emerges from this tragic setting. What might be most unsettling for the Darklord: if the culture is one with familiar
strictures, one they opposed or were an outsider in, or something completely unknown or alien to them? While a domain’s culture might take inspirations from fantastical or historical examples, remember
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
Domain Details To reinforce the types of horror your adventures explore and give domains their own malicious personalities, consider these setting elements. Sylvain Sarrailh Those who enter the
Mists … Darklord Reflections Every domain can be viewed through the lens of its Darklord, with every part of the domain reflecting some facet of the Darklord’s personality, ambition, or torment. You might
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
you walk have turned against you.
2 You fled into the Mists to escape someone or something that’s hunting you. You can never rest for long, knowing you’re still being pursued.
3 You’re
, you can cast this spell with them. Mist Traveler. When you enter the Mists intent on reaching a specific domain, you are treated as if you possess a Mist talisman keyed to that domain. To use this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Valachan Domain of the Hunter Darklord: Chakuna Genres: Gothic horror and slasher horror Hallmarks: Diabolical traps, hostile wilderness, survival games Mist Talismans: Displacer beast skin
, poisonous flower blossom, rusty foot trap In the jungles of Valachan, survivors must guard their hearts lest something monstrous eat them. For some, that risk is worth the reward of the unusual plants and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
someone defeats one of these guardians, the flame it protected reveals an illusory scene from the Darklord’s past before vanishing. Any character who witnesses such a scene learns something of Soth’s
Caradoc. Making a second successful DC 20 Charisma (Deception or Persuasion) check while offering Soth something he covets can improve Soth’s attitude to Friendly for a short time, during which he might
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
characters realize something is strange about the Domains of Dread, or is the Land of the Mists all they’ve ever known? Scale of Experience. Do the characters know about a single domain—perhaps one
something else take note of them? Consistency of Experience. Do the answers to these questions apply to all of the characters? Campaign Themes Explore the types of horror adventures you’re interested in by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Forge Domain The gods of the forge are patrons of artisans who work with metal, from a humble blacksmith who keeps a village in horseshoes and plow blades to the mighty elf artisan whose diamond
. Followers of these gods take great pride in their work, and they are willing to craft and use heavy armor and powerful weapons to protect them. Deities of this domain include Gond, Reorx, Onatar
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
I like to show visitors the vastness of my domain, so they appreciate how insignificant they are.
5 I attack anyone I notice taking from the sea’s bounty without offering something in return
.
6 I think of sailors’ songs as their “water speech” and try to converse with them by humming snippets of tunes I have overheard.
7 I swim alongside ships sailing through my domain, just out
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
basis for comparison, domain inhabitants call those who speak of other worlds liars. For them, the following topics are standard aspects of life in their home domain or in a broader collection of
domains they call the Land of the Mists. Culture and Technology Each domain boasts its own culture, either drawn from the Material Plane or a parody manufactured to torment a Darklord. As such, a domain
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Dementlieu Domain of Decadent Delusion Darklord: Saidra d’Honaire Genres: Dark fantasy and psychological horror Hallmarks: Masquerades, decadent aristocracy, social decay, illusions, impostor
Saidra’s wrath upon those who dare to set foot where they don’t belong is truly horrible—and inevitably fatal. The domain of Dementlieu consists of the city of Port-a-Lucine, which embraces the murky
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
their evil? Did that reaction encourage greater crimes? Were these rewards earned or justified? Did the Darklord repeat or escalate their wickedness to obtain something they selfishly desired? Did the
friends and family rejected them? Did the Darklord think this was warranted or an unreasonable judgment? How did they react? When and how did these acts attract the attention of the Dark Powers? How did the Dark Powers use these acts to craft the perfect prison domain for the Darklord?
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Shadows of Sithicus
in the Dread Domain Sithicus, home of Lord Soth. The characters are approached by a witch named Inza, who tells them that something has awakened the wrath of Lord Soth, making the spirits in this
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subsist on this sort of prey and booty for quite some time.
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Orcs pillage and scavenge wherever they go — everything is loot, and loot is always something to be proud of. In order to
rangers might be familiar with many of these symbols, enabling them to keep their charges from inadvertently stumbling into a tribe’s territory.
Colors of Conquest
Three colors have special meaning
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
haven’t considered this aspect of your character yet, see the table entries for some possibilities, or use them for inspiration. Your deep, dark secret might involve something you did (or are doing), or
cleric is an ordained servant of a particular god and chooses a Divine Domain associated with that deity. The cleric’s magic flows from the god or the god’s sacred realm, and often the cleric bears a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Rules of Conduct Although Zybilna is indisposed, three of the rules she put into place when she created her Feywild domain continue to hold weight: the rule of hospitality, the rule of ownership, and
steal from a friend, an enemy, or a stranger. To take something that doesn’t belong to you without the rightful owner’s permission is a crime and an unforgivable breach of etiquette. Rule of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
mysterious goals. As part of this arrangement, Strahd avoids harming Vistani who travel within his land. Closing the Borders. Strahd closes Barovia’s borders whenever something that interests him threatens to
escape, surrounding the domain with poisonous mist. Those who enter the Mists choke and are affected as detailed in “The Mists” section at the start of this chapter.