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Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
dracoliches, magically bound dragons to his service, and learned how to drive dragons across Faerûn into a berserk rage. He considered his intellect beyond morality and became paranoid, resentful, and
established himself
as leader of these disparate zealots, whom he named the Cult of the Dragon. He perverted their fascination with his necromantic lore, revealing that dracoliches were destined to
Monsters
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
bound dragons to his service, and learned how to drive dragons across Faerûn into a berserk rage. He considered his intellect beyond morality and became paranoid, resentful, and megalomaniacal
as leader of these disparate zealots, whom he named the Cult of the Dragon. He perverted their fascination with his necromantic lore, revealing that dracoliches were destined to rule Faerûn
Monsters
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
that allow them to force the souls of the dead into service, compelling them to answer questions and share forgotten lore. They seek out arcane secrets in ancient ruins, and attempt to steal
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Delvers into Lore. Cultists of Myrkul study rituals
Monsters
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
master the necromantic arts.
Delvers into Lore. Cultists of Myrkul study rituals that allow them to force the souls of the dead into service, compelling them to answer questions and share forgotten
lore. They seek out arcane secrets in ancient ruins, and attempt to steal spellbooks and other tomes from wizards outside of the cult.
Cult Ranks. A follower of Myrkul wields a flail that has a skull
Monsters
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
Myrkul study rituals that allow them to force the souls of the dead into service, compelling them to answer questions and share forgotten lore. They seek out arcane secrets in ancient ruins, and
","rollAction":"Scorching Ray","rollDamageType":"fire"} fire damage per ray.Those who follow Myrkul are either wizards or those who seek to master the necromantic arts.
Delvers into Lore. Cultists of
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Creature.Thought to be as old as the Abyss itself, sibriexes haunt remote parts of that plane, where they use their vile abilities to create new horrors and they seek ancient lore. Rivulets of blood and
parcel out lore only when doing so advances their plans.
Sibriexes can channel the power of the Abyss to create new demons from other creatures. Some demons petition sibriexes for physical gifts, for
Monsters
Quests from the Infinite Staircase
ability (spell save DC 21):
At will: Detect Evil and Good, Detect Magic, Thaumaturgy
3/day each: Create Food and Water (the food is always tasty), Dispel Magic, Invisibility, Legend Lore (as an action
to their service with Iron Flask;Iron Flasks or other magic provoke his tempestuous ire.
When Nafas is provoked, the scope of his retribution is limited only by his imagination. Though the genie
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Bard College At 3rd level, you delve into the advanced techniques of a bard college of your choice: the College of Lore or the College of Valor, both detailed at the end of the class description. Your choice grants you features at 3rd level and again at 6th and 14th level.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Bard College At 3rd level, you delve into the advanced techniques of a bard college of your choice: the College of Lore or the College of Valor, both detailed at the end of the class description. Your choice grants you features at 3rd level and again at 6th and 14th level.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
Warlock In a handful of guilds, service to a powerful individual is common among warlocks. Warlocks are most often found in the Cult of Rakdos and the Selesnya Conclave. Members of any guild who
delve too deeply into forbidden secrets — perhaps at the behest of their guilds’ leaders, or sometimes in defiance of them — might unearth lore regarding the “old gods” of Ravnica. These mysterious beings
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
Doomvault Lore Some creatures that the characters encounter can divulge important information about the Doomvault. When you give out lore, reveal information appropriate to the creature being
questioned based on its location and circumstance. You can make information more specific and useful, but the basics of the lore should be conveyed. Sectors Some pieces of lore are threats and rumors known
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
over past encounters with foes and sometimes mistake newcomers for my ancient enemies.
3 I can recall many tidbits of lore picked up over the centuries but have no sense of their import.
4
. What do you mean by “company?” (Any)
5 Vengeance. Every scar upon my scales, every treasure beyond my reach, is a slight that must be answered. (Evil)
6 Service. I used to live as a beast
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
question they truly need to know the answer to, perhaps from some other mystery in your campaign. The sphinx always answers truly, and so can be used to provide rare knowledge or lore if the characters are
advanced intellect and a unique perspective on the world. She might strike a deal with the characters if they agree to find the brains and bring her one, allowing them to summon the ferry without paying her
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
difficult trial awaits them. Gynosphinxes are virtual libraries of knowledge and lore. They ask riddles and present puzzles to test the wit of supplicants that come to learn their secrets. Some are willing
to bargain with such supplicants for treasure or service. Gynosphinx
Large monstrosity, lawful neutral
Armor Class 17 (natural armor)
Hit Points 136 (16d10 + 48)
Speed 40 ft., fly 60 ft
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
esoteric lore. If a high-level adventurer establishes a stronghold of some kind, he or she might hire a whole staff of servants and agents to run the place, from a castellan or steward to menial
laborers to keep the stables clean. These hirelings often enjoy a long-term contract that includes a place to live within the stronghold as part of the offered compensation. Service Pay Coach cab
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
lore. If a high-level adventurer establishes a stronghold of some kind, he or she might hire a whole staff of servants and agents to run the place, from a castellan or steward to menial laborers to keep
the stables clean. These hirelings often enjoy a long-term contract that includes a place to live within the stronghold as part of the offered compensation. Services Service
Pay
Coach cab
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
to commit evil acts in Krokulmar’s service. Acting under Krokulmar’s control, Markos visited one of his peers, a sage named Vasil Talistrome. Markos incapacitated Vasil and stole The Celestial Codex
from the sage’s library. In addition to containing lore about stars and the planes of existence, the book describes rituals that can be used to summon extraplanar entities. Krokulmar needs Markos to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
Orien enclaves have permanent circles and can be used as destinations. When this service is available, it generally costs 2,500 gp. All of these forms of advanced travel require someone with the
per hour and have the advantage of being able to cross any terrain. Airships have only been in service for eight years, and as a result many cities don’t yet have the facilities required for docking
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
catalyze one of Pharika’s experiments.
6 Perfect a perilous ritual to awaken the landscape and learn how to discover its forgotten lore.
A Pharika Campaign Pharika delights in testing the limits
of mortality, vacillating between helping and harming innocent subjects. Characters working in Pharika’s service might travel to sites of suffering and death in order to provide relief, such as by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
history (see “Dungeon History”) as well as the ways in which the dungeon affects magic (see “Alterations to Magic”). Ezzat’s advanced understanding of this lore is what enabled him to create such
book lies open on the desk, next to a quill and a jar of ink. This is Ezzat’s journal, a distillation of the lore found in his other books. Any character who reads the journal learns Undermountain’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Lyrandar Airship The airship is the most advanced elemental-powered vehicle on Eberron, the pride of House Lyrandar and the forerunner of the magical advances that many hope will become commonplace
in the aftermath of the Last War. The first airships emerged from the Cannith and Zilargo workshops and appeared in House Lyrandar’s service just eight years ago (in 990 YK). For now, though, they
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
of lore, the characters are celebrated by some and vilified by others, but they have an opportunity to serve in the future of Djaynai. They might be offered permanent positions of service to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
his advanced studies into motion, when he joined an ill-fated expedition in search of Daoine Gloine, a legendary city said to be populated by creatures of glass. Though the rest of his party perished
planes, the devil took over the inventor’s laboratory for itself. Kwalish managed to escape but left much of his lore behind, while the bone devil spent the years that followed converting the place into a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
archmages, including Mordenkainen, have at times found their way into this realm on a search for forgotten lore or in the hope of confirming a theory of arcane magic. Keeper of Arcane Souls Mephistopheles
souls of skilled wizards and cunning sages, exactly the sort of folk he needs to further his research. Curiosity and ambition are motivating factors that entice such souls into his service — often, a mage
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
service here at the monastery. But will that service be with the strength of your bodies or the strength of your minds?”
The Grand Master. As the characters draw closer to the Grand Master, anyone
Gloine. It offers to let the characters see them as well — in exchange for the “modest fee” of all the characters’ magic items, and one year of service from either the strongest or most intelligent
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Sibriex Thought to be as old as the Abyss itself, sibriexes haunt remote parts of the plane, where they use their vile abilities to breed new horrors and apprehend forbidden lore. Rivulets of blood
and bile cascade from a sibriex’s body. Where these noxious fluids hit the ground, the landscape becomes polluted. Keepers of Forbidden Lore. Sibriexes have spent eons amassing information from across
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
” earlier in this chapter), the Kargat enforces the will of fractious, power-hungry leaders. The organization is in turn served by the Kargatane, a cultish lower echelon of mortals drawn to service with
struggle to contain. Guardian monasteries are hidden in multiple domains, with the best known being Watchers’ Stronghold in Darkon. Power-hungry groups and unscrupulous lore seekers, such as the Kargat and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
help, Arcturia pressed the demon into service. Its primary task is to guard the lich’s phylactery. While in pedestal form, the demon is unaffected by the weapon of mass disintegration in area 37
this phylactery leaves Arcturia with no means to rejuvenate once her physical form is destroyed. The object can be destroyed only after being digested in the stomach of a mimic for three days. A legend lore spell or similar magic reveals the exact method of the phylactery’s destruction.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
search of any lost lore that could help to turn a soul to Dispater’s service. Such a secret could be a lost spell sought by a mighty archmage, who pledges fealty to Dispater in return for the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
learn their initial skill set through the school of necessity, forced to steal or kill to survive. More advanced talents, however, are generally taught through one of the many criminal guilds that crop up
officially. Former Guilds d8 Guild
1 The Tumble Dumplings, an all-halfling guild whose cover identities are acrobats
2 The Char Hawks, whose front operation is a well-known cleaning service
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
Sibriex Thought to be as old as the Abyss itself, sibriexes haunt remote parts of that plane, where they use their vile abilities to create new horrors and they seek ancient lore. Rivulets of blood
parcel out lore only when doing so advances their plans. Sibriexes can channel the power of the Abyss to create new demons from other creatures. Some demons petition sibriexes for physical gifts, for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Proficiency: In addition to the proficiencies noted below, you can add your proficiency bonus to an ability check to organize lore, analyze official or arcane documents, or convey a legally binding
Features
1 Proficiencies and Starting Equipment, Gift of Words
2 Documancy Satchel, Fluent in Boss
3 Satchel of Holding, Document Flexibility
4 Scroll Humidor, Scroll Service
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
a skilled alchemist and a scholar of arcane lore. Venom Lords. A group of tieflings called the Venom Lords leads a community of warlocks, some of whom are also tieflings. Their domain, called the
found in the service of Daask. Xor’chylic. A mind flayer serves as the governor of Graywall. It’s said that the Daughters found Xor’chylic in Khyber, and received his loyalty in exchange for a pledge
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
. You could break that down still further: bards of the College of Lore could be high elves, and bards of the College of War could be wood elves. Gnomes discovered the school of illusion, so all wizards
examples of mechanics you can draw on for inspiration. As you design each class feature, ask the following questions: How does the class feature reinforce the story or theme of the class option? Is there
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Kalakeri’s two factions. Every character begins with 0 renown score with each faction. Characters gain or lose points as they act against or in the service of either faction. As they do so, their standing
lore to Reeva Rebels
+3 Recovering Arijani or Reeva’s skull from the Tower of Traitors Rebels
+4 Ousting foes from the Cerulean Citadel Either
–1 Being accused of treachery