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Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
frostbitten corpses emit a spectral light so intense that mortal eyes can barely stand to look at them. They typically wear the clothing in which they died.
God-Spawned Horrors. Gods that personify
life can be.
When a coldlight walker dies, its light goes out, leaving behind a frozen, inanimate corpse that can never be raised from the dead.Cold
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
planar rupture, leaving plagues and other afflictions in their wake. Many of those who were injured by the demons survived, and the survivors gratefully thanked their gods for their apparent good fortune
from their backs, and the hair falls from their heads, leaving their beaked faces bare and wrinkled. Werevultures feed on carrion, as ordinary vulture;vultures do, and they have a covetous nature
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Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
in battle. The strain of his long years of rule is etched on his weather-worn face.
Jarund's late son, Jarund Twice-Born, was killed almost a decade ago while trying to bring down a cave bear, leaving
Jarund deeply, and he often turns to his shaman, Mjenir, for guidance. The king respects the shaman's understanding of gods and spirits, and the fact that both men have lost their sons serves to
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
a constantly overcast sky. Sapient creatures who live beneath this cloud often display superstitious and duplicitous behavior, almost unconsciously leaving gifts for “rain spirits” while
others.
If the scion dies, these effects end immediately.
Scions of Giants’ Gods
Giants are descended from the All-Father, Annam, and his children. But scions of giants’ gods boast a
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Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
against Auril, who retreated to the coldest corner of Toril to escape their fury.
After a world-shaking event known as the Sundering, most of the gods withdrew from Toril, leaving mortals to govern
all forms, from art objects and flowers to skilled artisans and their wondrous works, freezing them in magical ice for her pleasure alone.
Auril was aligned with the gods Talos, Umberlee, and Malar
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Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
creatures who live beneath this cloud often display superstitious and duplicitous behavior, almost unconsciously leaving gifts for “rain spirits” while playing mischievous pranks on each
effects end immediately.
Scions of Giants’ Gods
Giants are descended from the All-Father, Annam, and his children. But scions of giants’ gods boast a greater claim: they are Annam
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Sundering, most of the gods withdrew from Toril, leaving mortals to govern their own fates without the gods’ meddling, but the Frostmaiden could not stay away for long. Auril returned to her icy
pleasure alone.
Auril was aligned with the gods Talos, Umberlee, and Malar. Together they wrought terrible destruction, inspiring fear that compelled tribute to hold their power at bay. Umberlee
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
tail is a club that can rattle body and soul if it strikes true, leaving a victim unable to act while the catoblepas feasts on its body.
Blighted Territory
A catoblepas’s nature as a creature of
proven false. In some lands, the silhouette of a catoblepas, with its tail extended over its body and its head held low, is a baleful heraldic figure signifying death or doom.
Sages say that gods of
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Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Toril to escape their fury.
After a world-shaking event known as the Sundering, most of the gods withdrew from Toril, leaving mortals to govern their own fates without the gods’ meddling, but the
artisans and their wondrous works, freezing them in magical ice for her pleasure alone.
Auril was aligned with the gods Talos, Umberlee, and Malar. Together they wrought terrible destruction, inspiring
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
into a shower of radiant stars leaving no trace of it behind. Everything it is wearing or carrying remains. Each creature within 10 feet of the corpse when it bursts must succeed on a DC 16 Dexterity
recounts the battle between a group of the gods’ champions and a mighty archon, which took place at the mysterious eastern edge of the world. Defeated, the falling archon is said to have met the
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Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
hours.When a gnoll’s ravenous hunger is so great that it craves flesh and blood even after death, it can rise as a vampire to continue its feeding frenzy.
A gnoll vampire is a savage predator
leaving nothing behind but bones, gristle, and the victim’s blood-spattered belongings.
Gnoll vampires are indiscriminate feeders that prefer the flesh and blood of humanoids, including other
Yuan-ti Pureblood
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
Trait
1
I see omens in every event and action. The serpent gods continue to advise us.
2
I have very high standards for food, drink, and physical pleasures.
3
I prefer to be alone
; 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
Demilich (Variant)
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Monster Manual (2014)
exist.
If the demilich drops to 0 hit points, it is destroyed and turns to powder, leaving behind its gems. Crushing a gem releases any soul trapped within, at which point the target’s body re
souls of the insolent intruders to his tomb, magically transferring them to his phylactery.
Liches who follow Acererak’s path believe that by becoming free of their bodies, they can continue
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Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
byzantine laws, or you could be a pilgrim who seeks the shrines of the gods of magic.
Kara-Tur. The continent of Kara-Tur, far to the east of Faerûn, is home to people whose customs are unfamiliar
pilgrimage to understand the gods that others worship, so that you might better appreciate your own deities.
The Underdark. Though your home is physically closer to the Sword Coast than the other
Bugbear
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
crafting simple tools and hunting and gathering food, and gangs sometimes come together peacefully to exchange members and goods between them.
Malevolent Worship of Malign Gods
Bugbears worship two
bugbears recognize two other gods, both of which they disdain and fear: Maglubiyet and Skiggaret.
Maglubiyet, the leader of the goblinoid pantheon, forced both brothers to submit to his rule, but
Hobgoblin
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appreciation or patience for art. They leave little space for joy or leisure in their lives, and thus have no reserves of faith to call upon when in dire straits.
Implacable Gods
Hobgoblins revere two
gods unique to their race, the only survivors of a pantheon that was decimated by Maglubiyet so long ago that hobgoblins don’t remember the names of the fallen. Nomog-Geaya is the greater of the
Orc
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Lord Dagult Neverember once told me, during a drunken tirade, that orcs are fearful of their gods, and, if one plays one’s cards right, they can be controlled through that fear and made to
the plane of Acheron. It is there in the afterlife where the chosen ones will join Gruumsh and his armies in their endless extraplanar battle for supremacy.
Gods of the Orcs
Orcs believe their gods
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Leaving the Peylon Tree Once the party has the peylon fruit, they can leave the peylon tree with Riffel and continue the adventure.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
rituals and devotions that honor various gods, hoping to win their favor and stave off their wrath. They tell and retell the stories of the gods’ deeds—even as they watch those stories continue to play
Gods of Theros A bird shrieked as it took flight from a branch above her. Through the gaps in the rustling canopy, she could see the god-forms shift in and out of focus. The night sky was known as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
planes — and they lost. The gods were slain or driven into exile, leaving Athas under the dominion of elemental beings who took little interest in the affairs of mortals. In the grim age that
Dark Sun The dying planet of Athas is a world that is already deeply scarred by elemental power. Long ago the gods of Athas fought a terrible war against the mighty primordial powers of the elemental
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
of Arijani and Reeva. Ramya’s skeletal soldiers continue to build the tower as part of her plan to rid Kalakeri of evil and receive the gods’ blessings.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Traveling to the Gate Tonalli or other locals can easily mark a trail on the characters’ map leading to the Gate of Illumination, a well-known sacred site. The route from the ruins of Twin Gods
events continue to rock the region. Consult the “Volcanic Threats” section earlier in the adventure for dangers that might occur. Additionally, at a point between the Xoxotla and the shrine, the characters come upon the aftermath of a battle.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Orcs of the Shadow Marches The orc Gatekeepers played a crucial role in defeating the daelkyr and binding their evil in Khyber, and their descendants continue to maintain the ancient seals and fight
continue to live in the Shadow Marches, and centuries of battles between them have diminished both sides. Humans settled in the Shadow Marches long ago, and the first half-orcs helped to cement the bond
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation Supplement
10. Crumbling Walkway A stone walkway above the water’s edge has partially collapsed into the churning sea, leaving wide gaps. What remains of the walkway is structurally sound. To cross the damaged
exiting through the window in the west wall of area 8, from where they can continue to the south. Seaside Entrance. At the south end of the walkway is a stone double door. The doors are carved with foaming waves that part in the middle, and they swing into area 11 on rusty iron hinges.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
manufacture bizarre war machines. When Kas deems the time right, he sends his forces into the Mists, believing that Vecna’s realm lies just beyond. Invariably, those troops never return, leaving the
vampire to rage, rebuild his forces, and continue his search for the Sword of Kas (detailed in the Dungeon Master’s Guide), which he considers his key to victory.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Nyxborn Creatures Just as the gods are born of Nyx, so are many creatures. Nyxborn creatures are beings of legend, some the subjects of hopeful dreams and others the product of nightmares. They come
into existence as the result of divine action, as the expression of abstract ideals, or as manifestations of the strength of shared belief. As mortals continue to tell their tales of creatures that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
the few who understand the role of mortal belief in shaping the younger gods—a concept even most gods don’t fully comprehend. Kruphix is the only being who has the ability to seal the borders between
the mortal realm and Nyx. He uses this power to safeguard the mortal world from reckless divine meddling and enforce the balance of power among the gods and their faithful. Because of his lack of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Dead Gods Luca Bancone An astral dreadnought consumes a dead god in Vecna’s new reality When the characters cross the threshold in area E2c, they appear in an unreality where Vecna has usurped the
power of every other god in the multiverse and scattered the dead gods’ bones across the Astral Sea. Read aloud the following when the characters arrive: You float amid a vast void speckled with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
. Astral projection, teleport, plane shift, and similar spells cast for the purpose of leaving Barovia simply fail, as do effects that banish a creature to another plane of existence. These restrictions
Etherealness feature of incorporeal undead, is the exception to this rule. A creature that enters the Border Ethereal from Strahd’s domain is pulled back into Barovia upon leaving that plane. For the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Polukranos, the World Eater, from its heavenly perch. The fifty-headed monster plunged toward the mortal realm, leaving a trail of Nyx blazing in the sky.
Heliod joined with Nylea, God of the Hunt, who
hydra could still destroy every human city unless it was immediately contained. Together the gods trapped the hydra inside a cavern deep under the Nessian Forest.
—Jenna Helland, Godsend
Arasta of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
superiority over the other gods, and his mortal champions might get caught up in those schemes in ways both large and small. The Heliod’s Quests table suggests a few adventures the god’s champions might
who has fled from a polis into the wilderness.
5 Triumph in a contest of strength or charisma to prove Heliod’s superiority over the other gods.
6 Defeat a champion of another god (most
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
allowing creatures to enter or leave the city. She even bars gods from stepping foot in the city—a ban she can extend to anyone at any time. The Lady knows when any creature uses a portal and can block
that creature from entering or leaving, but she reserves this intervention for extreme circumstances. During times of great strife, notably when Sigil’s factions war openly against one another, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Leaving a Host A trickster god never willingly leaves a host, but its spirit is forced out if a host dies or leaves the tomb, or if a host is targeted by the break enchantment function of the dispel
within the tomb to inhabit. The spirits of the trickster gods can’t be destroyed and can never leave the tomb.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Core Assumptions The rules of the game are based on the following core assumptions about the game world. Gods Oversee the World. The gods are real and embody a variety of beliefs, with each god
claiming dominion over an aspect of the world, such as war, forests, or the sea. Gods exert influence over the world by granting divine magic to their followers and sending signs and portents to guide them
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Before the Cataclysm Krynn’s earliest centuries have passed into mythohistory. The story begins in the Age of Starbirth when the gods forged the world from primordial chaos. This period’s records are
used it to defeat the evil god Takhisis the Dragon Queen and end the war, forcing the god and her dragons to leave Krynn. The good dragons of Krynn soon departed as well, leaving the world to mortals