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Suggestion

Spells Player’s Handbook

involve anything that would obviously deal damage to the target or its allies. For example, you could say, “Fetch the key to the cult’s treasure vault, and give the key to me.” Or

you could say, “Stop fighting, leave this library peacefully, and don’t return.” The target must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or have the Charmed condition for the duration or

Sea Spawn

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

by a kraken (see the Monster Manual) named Slarkrethel. The experience transforms the children into fanatics dedicated to the kraken. They return from the sea as humans, but when they reach old age

, they transform into sea spawn and rejoin their master in the depths. Some children return having suffered partial transformations and must conceal themselves from strangers until their full

Phantom Warrior

Monsters Curse of Strahd

master or because it believes it must perform a task to satisfy its honor or sense of duty. For example, a guard who dies defending a wall might return as a phantom warrior and continue guarding the

Astral Elf Star Priest

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

priests draw their strength from the pantheon of elven gods and oversee religious practices in astral elf society. It’s common for them to serve aboard spelljamming ships, not only as emissaries

ornate visors, becoming faceless extensions of their gods. Their fierce devotion to the pantheon of elven deities is repaid with divine power. For example, the gods invest astral elf warriors with the

Acolyte Legacy

Backgrounds Basic Rules (2014)

, from the Forgotten Realms setting. Were you a lesser functionary in a temple, raised from childhood to assist the priests in the sacred rites? Or were you a high priest who suddenly experienced a call

near your temple, you can call upon the priests for assistance, provided the assistance you ask for is not hazardous and you remain in good standing with your temple. Suggested

Skabatha Nightshade

Monsters The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

Hourglass Coven. Better known as Granny Nightshade, she offers her assistance to those who are haunted by regret. Her deals often result in cruel twists; for example, a petitioner who asks to be reunited

regains all of its shared spells. Alter Size. Skabatha magically shrinks herself to Tiny size (between 4 and 8 inches tall) or returns to her normal size. If Skabatha lacks the room to return

Shapechange Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

, and you must have seen the sort of creature at least once. You transform into an average example of that creature, one without any class levels or the Spellcasting trait. Your game statistics are

can't use any legendary actions or lair actions of the new form. You assume the hit points and Hit Dice of the new form. When you revert to your normal form, you return to the number of hit points you

Orzhov Representative

Backgrounds Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

needs warrant. For example, you can have a message carried across a neighborhood, procure a short carriage ride without paying, or have others clean up a bloody mess you left in an alley. The DM

priests. 5 A Gruul druid hates me but would never dare to touch me. 6 I know an Izzet engineer who is desperate to pay off a debt accrued by a deceased relative. 7 Roll an additional

Bugbear Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

. Cunning Grankhul is the younger one, and in the stories bugbears tell, he gifted them with stealth but in return he sapped their vigor, so that bugbears sleep in his stead while he remains eternally alert

in the presence of Skiggaret. Talking about such acts might call him back. Blessings of the Bugbear Gods Bugbears have no use for priests or shamans. No one needs to tell them what their gods want

Class Legacy

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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

larger game. A cleric, by contrast, might see himself as a willing servant in a god's unfolding plan or a conflict brewing among various deities. While the fighter has contacts in a mercenary company or army, the cleric might know a number of priests, paladins, and devotees who share his faith.

Orc Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

serve as a battering ram if a settlement dares to close its gates, blocking the way to the treasures and tasty food that lie within. A heavily laden wagon that requires the strongest orcs to return it to

authority and cause the tribe to collapse into chaos, with the survivors scattering either to join new tribes or to strike out on their own. At the other extreme, warriors that return home with a heavily

Acolyte - Baldur's Gate

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

religious service. The Gods of the Multiverse section contains a sample pantheon, from the Forgotten Realms setting. Were you a lesser functionary in a temple, raised from childhood to assist the priests in

, if you remain on good terms with it, or a temple where you have found a new home. While near your temple, you can call upon the priests for assistance, provided the assistance you ask for is not

Faction Agent

Backgrounds Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide

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

Personality Trait 1 I idolize a particular hero of my faith, and constantly refer to that person’s deeds and example. 2 I can find common ground between the fiercest enemies

Ancient Dragon Turtle

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

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

. As an example, map 5.14 depicts a topaz dragon’s lair in a seaside cavern, but it could be reimagined as a grotto in the side of a coral reef rising from a shelf on the ocean floor, with the

Kobold Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

undetected and don’t give their targets reason to harm them. For example, a group of city kobolds might sneak into a cobbler’s house at night to loot it of knives, leather bits, nails, and

use for healing magic, and a sorcerer can meet most of the tribe’s other magic-related needs. Kobold shamans are very rare; priests of Kurtulmak, when they reveal themselves, are easily recognized

Return to Phandalin

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

Return to Phandalin Before the characters travel to any dungeons, they should return to Phandalin from Zorzula’s Rest. If they don’t immediately seek her out, the dwarven sage Gwyn Oresong invites

’ map surprises her. She asks to look at it and then says the following: “These old names have sad stories. Talhund means ‘hidden gifts.’ It relates to priests of Dumathoin, the dwarven god of secrets

Gond

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

. Anyone who is crafting something might say a prayer to Gond to guide the work, but folk know that Gond smiles most brightly upon new inventions that others find useful. Priests of Gond wander the

a better paddock gate, dig a new well, or mend pots or furniture that might otherwise go to waste. All priests of Gond keep journals in which they record ideas, inventions, and innovations discovered

Syndra's Fate

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

Syndra’s Fate Characters who survive the Tomb of the Nine Gods won’t know the fate of Syndra Silvane until they return to Port Nyanzaru, use a spell such as scrying to spy on her, or reach out to her

with a sending spell or similar magic. If the characters destroy the Soulmonger and Syndra is still alive, priests quickly restore her to full health, and the characters can collect their promised

Humans' Deities

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

temples and shrines tended by priests who are devoted to various Faerûnian gods. In some of these places, the faithful of deities revered by rulers and other powerful individuals play a greater role in

local politics than those not so favored. In the extreme, worship that is deemed heretical or dangerous is outlawed — for example, in a region where followers of Shar hold authority and power, the worship of her good twin and nemesis Selûne might be against the law.

Aldani

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

others unless they must, and they won’t fight unless the characters refuse to take a bribe to leave the area. The aldani will aid the characters only if they’re offered something of great value in return — for example, an offer to drive off a pack of predatory dinosaurs encroaching on their territory.

Elix the Saint

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault

Guildmaster Dusk, although a suggestion spell or other coercive magic can wring information from him. For example, he knows where Constantori’s Portrait is being kept (on the tower’s third floor, above

Guildmaster Dusk’s private quarters). Clever characters can steal Elix’s identity as well as his key. If Elix is either detained or disposed of, a character can use magic (for example, alter self or

Umberlee

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer

displeasure to the clergy by sending them omens, urging the priests to advise the finder to return the plundered item to the depths at once — or else. Zoltan Boros Murderous servants of the Dead Three corner their prey near the statue of Minsc and Boo

Teleportation Circles

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

adventurers are likely to know about. If the adventurers commonly return to their home base by means of a teleportation circle, use that circle as a hook for plot developments in your campaign. What do

the adventurers do if they arrive in a teleportation circle and find all the familiar wards disabled and guards lying in pools of blood? What if their arrival interrupts an argument between two feuding priests at the temple? Adventure ensues!

Order of the Gauntlet

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

order’s mission is to seek out and destroy evil before it gains a foothold. The surge of violence in Waterdeep spurs members of the order to find adventurers who can help return peace to the city. An

of the order can facilitate meetings with local priests who worship non-evil deities. If the adventurers get in trouble with the law, a member of the order puts in a good word for them and tends to

Umberlee

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

displeasure to the clergy by sending them omens, urging the priests to advise the finder to return the plundered item to the depths at once — or else. Murderous servants of the Dead Three corner their prey near the statue of Minsc and Boo.

Har'Akir Campaign Arc

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within

Har’Akir Campaign Arc Campaigns set in Har’Akir often involve the domain’s treacherous priests, its ancient tombs, and the hunt for Ankhtepot’s ka. A campaign here might follow this outline: Levels 1

characters return the scrolls to Isu, Basras (now an Undead), reveals that the high priest seeks to use them to control a Mummy Lord and oppose Ankhtepot, as detailed in the “Scrolls of the Dead” adventure.

7. Evil Oracle

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

the lower body of a snake. Yuan-ti priests use the pool to commune with Dendar the Night Serpent. Three priests named Arakiti, Kultha, and Nyss are here at all times. They are loyal to Fenthaza and

or return to civilization. Tahvo, a ten-year-old boy (LG male Chultan human noncombatant with AC 10 and 2 hit points), wears a flower garland and prays constantly to Tymora. Sev, a yuan-ti

Experts at the Table

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

return to an earlier example, if the characters arrive in Waterdeep and you don’t have an inn prepared, you can ask one of the experts at your table, “What inn do you stay at, and what’s unique about

Realms history, the Realms lore experts at your table will enjoy recognizing the Easter eggs you’ve placed. The adventure in chapter 7 of this book, “The Lost Library of Lethchauntos,” is a good example

Recurring NPCs

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

the course of a campaign. For example, characters on their very first adventure might face a villain who uses the stat block of a Mage Apprentice, only to have that villain escape and return many

at least coming up with a plausible way for the villain to return from death. After all, death is rarely the final word for adventurers, so it needn’t be for their opponents. Don’t Go Overboard

The Cauldron Was Saved

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

The Cauldron Was Saved If her cauldron was not destroyed, Zybilna offers her rescuers the use of a wish spell in return for their accomplishments: “As a reward, I offer you one free casting of a wish

example, if they want to take her flying coach (in area P11) and explore more of the Feywild, she gives them the coach and its key before seeing them on their merry way. If they ask for her cauldron, she

Asmodeus

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

followed any particular ethos, might wait centuries before Kelemvor judges where they go. People who fear such a fate can pray to Asmodeus, his priests say, and in return a devil will grant a waiting

achieve their goals. To those not so dedicated, priests of Asmodeus offer the prospect of a reprieve in the afterlife. All souls wait on the Fugue Plane for a deity’s pleasure, which determines where a

Orc Culture and Beliefs

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

around them, and the priests of a tribe are entrusted with the responsibility of identifying these signs and omens — both good and bad — and deciding how the tribe should react to them. As a race, orcs

communication from the gods. If the tribe has encountered a similar omen before, the priests understand how to interpret it, but if a sign from the gods has no clear explanation, the priests might

Monstrous Traits

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

monster can help it feel like a bloodthirsty horror, for example. Traits such as a troglodyte’s Chameleon Skin or a doppelganger’s Ambusher can help make a monster feel more sinister as it lurks in

hiding and ambushes its foes. Some traits, such as a night hag’s Etherealness or an imp’s Invisibility, can help a monster escape from an encounter so it can return to haunt the adventurers another day

Running for One Player

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak

or no longer needed, the character can return to Phandalin and acquire a new one. Using Sidekicks Make sure the player understands the roles and limitations of sidekicks in this adventure: Sidekicks

are stalwart companions who can perform tasks both in and out of combat, including things such as setting up camp and carrying gear. Ideally, a sidekick’s abilities should complement those of the main character. For example, a spellcaster makes a good sidekick for a fighter or rogue.

Training Time

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

the transition. The cost is typically 100 gp times your new level. This cost might be accompanied by a quest of some sort. For example, a sorcerer who wants to adopt a Draconic Bloodline could be

required to receive blood, a blessing, or both from an ancient dragon. If you return to a subclass that you previously held, you forgo the gold cost, and the time required for the transition is halved.

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