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Lorwyn: First Light
that wanders from Lorwyn to Shadowmoor or vice versa retains its core identity but might transform physically. An incarnation of hope in Lorwyn, for example, might resemble a giant dove with a lizard
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Lorwyn: First Light
retains its core identity but might transform physically. An incarnation of hope in Lorwyn, for example, might resemble a giant dove with a lizard’s tail and leonine legs; in Shadowmoor, this same
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Quests from the Infinite Staircase
. Nafik was a loyal subject and was respected in turn by Amun Sa and the lesser priests in the pharaoh’s retinue. When Amun Sa died, Nafik and a cadre of priests locked themselves in Amun Sa’s
enjoy eternal bliss in the afterlife while his priests are condemned to live out the rest of their lives imprisoned in his pyramid?” he thought. In his anger, Nafik turned to unholy grimoires
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Storm King's Thunder
affiliation (see the “Uthgardt Shaman Tribal Spells” sidebar).
By communing with their ancestors’ spirits, Uthgardt shamans can also learn secret rituals. These rituals almost always
require some sort of blood sacrifice, and their effects are usually transformative. For example, some Black Raven shamans know a ritual that allows them to hatch giant ravens from normal raven eggs, and
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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
dedicated solely to her, but the devotees performed no such ritual. As revenge for the devotees’ betrayal, the Spider Queen manipulated the creation rituals so that they sometimes created
connection to Lolth, which gives them divine magic. They also make up the ruling caste of most chitine colonies. A colony can support numerous choldriths, who serve as commanders, priests, and
Species
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Yuan-ti were originally humans who transformed themselves into serpent folk through ancient rituals. Most yuan-ti were corrupted into monsters by those rites, but some yuan-ti instead became a new
people who mix characteristics of humans and snakes.
Blessed with resistance to magical and poisonous effects by the rituals that created them, each of these yuan-ti manifests their serpentine heritage
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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
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, 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.
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Player’s Handbook
Core Monk Traits
Primary Ability
Dexterity and Wisdom
Hit Point Die
D8 per Monk level
Saving Throw Proficiencies
Strength and Dexterity
Skill Proficiencies
Choose 2
power. Different Monks conceptualize this power in various ways: as breath, energy, life force, essence, or self, for example. Whether channeled as a striking display of martial prowess or as a subtler
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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
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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.
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A Gruul druid hates me but would never dare to touch me.
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I know an Izzet engineer who is desperate to pay off a debt accrued by a deceased relative.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Cleric MICHAEL BROUSSARD A Miraculous Priest of Divine Power Core Cleric Traits Primary Ability Wisdom Hit Point Die D8 per Cleric level Saving Throw Proficiencies Wisdom and Charisma Skill
and rites that help them draw on power from the Outer Planes. Not every member of a temple or shrine is a Cleric. Some priests are called to a simple life of temple service, carrying out their
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Player’s Handbook
Core Cleric Traits
Primary Ability
Wisdom
Hit Point Die
D8 per Cleric level
Saving Throw Proficiencies
Wisdom and Charisma
Skill Proficiencies
Choose 2: History, Insight
prayers and rites that help them draw on power from the Outer Planes.
Not every member of a temple or shrine is a Cleric. Some priests are called to a simple life of temple service, carrying out their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Planes. Not every member of a temple or shrine is a Cleric. Some priests are called to a simple life of temple service, carrying out their devotion through prayer and rituals, not through magic. Many
Cleric Core Cleric Traits Primary Ability Wisdom Hit Point Die D8 per Cleric level Saving Throw Proficiencies Wisdom and Charisma Skill Proficiencies Choose 2: History, Insight, Medicine
Bugbear
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
indolence offers no clue to how vicious the creatures are. Bugbears are capable of bouts of incredible ferocity, using their muscular bodies to exact swift and ruthless violence. At their core
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
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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.
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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
Yuan-ti Pureblood
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
; Elminster
The serpent creatures known as yuan-ti are all that remains of an ancient, decadent human empire. Ages ago their dark gods taught them profane, cannibalistic rituals to mix their flesh
advisor in human society. The very rare offspring of such a union are always purebloods, although they may appear fully human at birth and for several years afterward.
The yuan-ti know rituals that
Lizardfolk
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
. For example, humans confronted by an angry troll experience fear on a basic level. Their limbs shake, their thinking becomes panicked and jumbled, and they react by instinct. The emotion of fear takes
plans, or cultivating other methods to progress beyond their simple existence as hunters and gatherers.
Hapless Soft Ones
At their core, lizardfolk view other humanoids with an indifference verging on
Orc
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
or less intact, the orcs leave 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
everywhere in the world 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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
ruby in Ghazrim’s ring has a white, star-shaped core that guides its wearer along the safest, shortest route to Gravenhollow. Society of Brilliance If one or more members of the Society of Brilliance
contemplation. Stone Giant Guide If the characters don’t have the ring to guide them, a duergar NPC (for example, Ghuldur Flagonfist in Mantol-Derith) might suggest that they talk to Stonespeaker Hgraam in
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
the distinctive ring attached to every airship. The appearance of a ring depends on the type of elemental spirit bound to the core; for example, a fire elemental spirit generates a blazing ring of
Elemental Engines Airships are powered by an elemental spirit bound to a core carved from a Khyber dragonshard. This core is placed into a heavily fortified containment chamber connected to an arcane
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
believes the cultists don’t know much about the rod piece, but she suspects the cultists plan to use it to somehow attract Strahd’s attention. Priests of Osybus The Death House cultists’ discovery
roused the attention of another wicked group, the priests of Osybus. Unaffiliated with the cultists in Death House, the priests of Osybus are necromancers who steal souls to fuel their evil, life
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
and prayers for mercy. Her priests warn others to prepare for winter, and to stock extra provisions in order to have some to spare as offerings to the goddess. Few favor Auril except for those who
make their livelihood from winter or those who truly love the season. Her rare priests tend to be folk who would, but for their status, likely be outcasts from their communities. They practice celibacy
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
peasant militias prepared to face undead, lycanthropes, or other monstrous threats. But compassion and charity are core values of the church, and the templars are tasked to defend all innocents. Even
Thranes who believe the Church is destined to reunite Galifar under the Silver Flame, and corrupt priests interested only in power and wealth. Not all priests are divine spellcasters, and the typical
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
9. Secret Room This secret room contains bookshelves packed with tomes describing fiend-summoning rituals and the necromantic rituals of a cult called the Priests of Osybus. The rituals are bogus
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
tremendous scope of its sprawl, and its borders (if it has any) are unknown, except possibly to those who live near the edges. The story of Ravnica focuses on its core. Sometimes called the city proper
, this core is divided into ten districts, each of which is a huge urban environment in its own right. The districts are named in simple numerical order from the First to the Tenth. No correlation
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
Nafik In life, Nafik was the high priest of Amun Sa, the last pharaoh of the land of Bakar. Nafik was a loyal subject and was respected in turn by Amun Sa and the lesser priests in the pharaoh’s
retinue. When Amun Sa died, Nafik and a cadre of priests locked themselves in Amun Sa’s tomb according to tradition. There, they performed holy rites and accepted food and offerings from the outside. As
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
that, her priests foster beauty in the world. They do so by creating art, by acting as patrons for promising talents, and by investing in merchants who bring luxuries to far-off places that have never
seen satin or tasted a luscious wine. Her priests consider loveliness to be one of their greatest callings, and all are trained in comportment, fashion, and cosmetics. Indeed, so talented are Sune’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
goddess, and many are the prayers that beg her for protection from illness and poison. Various rituals to placate her involve the use of three drops of blood or three tears — to be dropped into a well that
prayers, Talona has almost no temples and few cults dedicated to her. A cult or a shrine to her might arise in an area after it suffers from pestilence, when some of those who survived decide to revere her or even become priests.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
to enduring hardship without complaint. First and foremost, Karrnath is known for its military tradition. Strength, strategy, and discipline are the core values of Karrnath. Karrnath’s soldiers might
national religion. The priests of this faith bolstered Karrnath’s forces with undead. The current king, Kaius ir’Wynarn III, broke ties with the Blood of Vol and has stopped creating new undead, but
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
winters, and Karrns are accustomed to enduring hardship without complaint. First and foremost, Karnath is known for its military tradition. Strength, strategy, and discipline are the core values of
king to embrace the Blood of Vol as the national religion. The priests of this faith bolstered Karrnath’s forces with undead. The current King, Kaius ir’Wynarn III, broke ties with the Blood of Vol
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
characters who employ dangerous magic to be threats. Priests of Osybus Goal: Release Strahd von Zarovich
Adventure Themes: Cult rituals, necromancy, secrets of the Domains of Dread
The Priests of
the dissolution of the Domains of Dread. This inspires the priests to learn all they can about the deepest mysteries of the Mists. In shadowy cults, they conduct rituals aimed at escaping the Mists
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Rip Tide Priest Priests of the Rip Tide cult gather in secret cabals to perform dark rituals that glorify Olhydra, the elemental Princess of Evil Water, as the embodiment of water’s destructiveness
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Monk Core Monk Traits Primary Ability Dexterity and Wisdom Hit Point Die D8 per Monk level Saving Throw Proficiencies Strength and Dexterity Skill Proficiencies Choose 2: Acrobatics, Athletics
various ways: as breath, energy, life force, essence, or self, for example. Whether channeled as a striking display of martial prowess or as a subtler manifestation of defense and speed, this power