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College of Lore Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

Bards of the College of Lore know something about most things, collecting bits of knowledge from sources as diverse as scholarly tomes and peasant tales. Whether singing folk ballads in taverns or

following the tenets of a deity. A noble who keeps such a bard as a herald or advisor knows that the bard would rather be honest than politic. The college’s members gather in libraries and

Transferring Colleges

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

people swear by a well-rounded liberal-arts education. But the lore you seek out is a little more useful in its application. Knowing the capital cities of all the nations of the world might be nice on

yourself to deliver your speeches in boardrooms and guildhalls. It’s all about convincing people to see your side of an issue — then motivating them to do exactly what you want. College of Lore Some

College of Lore

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

College of Lore Bards of the College of Lore know something about most things, collecting bits of knowledge from sources as diverse as scholarly tomes and peasant tales. Whether singing folk ballads

monarch or following the tenets of a deity. A noble who keeps such a bard as a herald or advisor knows that the bard would rather be honest than politic. The college’s members gather in libraries and

College of Lore

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

College of Lore Bards of the College of Lore know something about most things, collecting bits of knowledge from sources as diverse as scholarly tomes and peasant tales. Whether singing folk ballads

monarch or following the tenets of a deity. A noble who keeps such a bard as a herald or advisor knows that the bard would rather be honest than politic. The college’s members gather in libraries and

Character Classes

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules

Lore to collect knowledge and magical secrets. Cleric. Invoke divine magic to heal, bolster, and smite. Then harness the Life Domain to be a master of healing. Druid. Channel nature magic to heal

might. Then swear the Oath of Devotion to emulate the angels of justice. Ranger. Weave together martial prowess, nature magic, and survival skills. Then embody the Hunter to protect nature with martial

Chapter 3: Character Classes (Continued)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook

battle. Glamour to weave beguiling Feywild magic. Lore to collect knowledge and magical secrets. Valor to wield weapons with spells. Cleric. Invoke divine magic to heal, bolster, and smite

. Paladin. Smite foes and shield allies with divine and martial might. Then swear the Oath of... Devotion to emulate the angels of justice. Glory to reach the heights of heroism. The Ancients to

Skeleton Gate

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

characters swear on their mortal souls not to harm her once her information is divulged. Any character who reneges on the agreement contracts slimy doom, as though he or she had failed a saving throw

against the contagion spell. The hag reveals the following information (and nothing more) once an agreement is reached: “Hidden on this level of the dungeon is a library of lost lore, guarded by an

Interesting Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron

large meeting rooms, and a small concert hall. Rumors say that this is an outpost of the secret Circle of Song, a society of bards and entertainers spread across Khorvaire; others swear that House

. Devoted to the Sovereign of Law and Lore, this grand temple is an architectural marvel as well as a sacred site. Many scholars and sages make the pilgrimage and spend one night in the Great Hall

Chapter 3: Character Classes

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook

. Perform spells that inspire and heal allies or beguile foes. Then join the College of... Dance to harness agility in battle. Glamour to weave beguiling Feywild magic. Lore to collect knowledge

to employ shadows for subterfuge. The Elements to wield elemental power. The Open Hand to master unarmed combat. Paladin. Smite foes and shield allies with divine and martial might. Then swear

Modifying a Class

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

, paladins might not swear their oaths to ideals, but instead swear fealty to powerful sorcerers. To capture this story concept, you could build a new paladin spell list with spells meant to protect

. 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

Gala at the Cerulean Lyceum

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

connected to lost lore essential to the future of both Djaynai and Janya. At the same time, Brother Broumane focuses on the following points: Brother Broumane tries to find out if the characters are working

for the Night Revelers and is pleased if they are. He tries to get the characters to admit they’re seeking the outdated lore of a foreign land. He claims his faction has ways of learning everything

Sylvira Savikas

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

regarded as a hero who saved his city from an undead scourge, giving rise to the holy nation of Elturgard. “Hailed as a savior, Thavius made all citizens of Elturel swear an oath called the Creed

shield with Sylvira, Gargauth telepathically contacts the character with the most influence in the party and suggests an alternative course of action: “Take me to the Nine Hells, and I’ll swear to serve

The Elder Brain

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

and stored within the elder brain. In some ways, a mind flayer colony is like a great library of lore stored within its members’ minds, with the elder brain as its librarian. Each individual illithid

adversaries, and seek to cooperate with them. A renegade mind flayer might become a trusted advisor or a powerful ally, so long as it is kept well fed. Any alliance it makes, however, collapses if the mind flayer falls under the sway of an elder brain once more.

Paladin Subclasses

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook

standards. Many who swear this oath are devoted to gods of law and good and use their gods’ tenets as the measure of personal devotion. Others hold angels as their ideals and incorporate images of angelic

, Magic Weapon 9 Haste, Protection from Energy 13 Compulsion, Freedom of Movement 17 Legend Lore, Yolande’s Regal Presence Level 3: Peerless Athlete As a Bonus Action, you can expend one use of your

Roleplaying Bel

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

Roleplaying Bel Bel oversees the manufacture of weapons and armor for the Blood War. Though Asmodeus has instructed Zariel to accept Bel as her advisor, Bel and Zariel loathe each other and invent

captured by his spies. Sibriexes are hoarders of forbidden lore, and this particular one has been a good source of information for Bel. It might know where Zariel’s spies hid the adamantine rods. To help

Staff

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

as the party returns with gold, lore, and resources. FILLING POSITIONS A franchise’s majordomo can take a company position (see the next section) in addition to the positions taken by the characters

franchisees. Choices might be offered by the DM, as between a team of ex-militia who lost their last battle and a crew of recently released criminals who swear they were wrongly imprisoned. Names

Dimensional Caverns

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

character to recall obscure lore about deep crows and their reproductive practices. A deep crow mates only once in its lifetime, and Raah has so far been spectacularly unsuccessful in its attempts to

. If you need mechanics for this scenario, call for DC 14 Charisma (Persuasion) checks from each character offering advice to determine how well Raah takes it. Moving On When the characters have either

Cultists of the Dead Three

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

swear fealty. Warrior Cult. Cultists of Bane are warriors who wear heavy armor and wield maces, swords, spears, and crossbows. They paint the right gauntlet of their armor black in honor of their

(2d6) fire damage per ray. Myrkul and His Followers Myrkul is the Lord of Bones, claiming power over corpses and souls. His cultists are those who seek to claim lore, power, and even fealty from the

23. Fazrian's Court

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

Undermountain and purge it of those it deems abhorrent. Before letting innocents off the hook, Fazrian demands that they each swear an oath to serve it henceforth. Those who refuse to take the oath are

hit points. After being released from its menhir, a marilith can be magically compelled to divulge the command word that activates the gate. A legend lore spell or similar magic also reveals the

Class Training

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

new techniques of performance and magic. 4 I felt a calling to recount the deeds of champions and heroes, to bring them alive in song and story. 5 I joined one of the great colleges to learn old lore

, learning all I needed to swear my own sacred oath. 5 Evil must be opposed on all fronts. I feel compelled to seek out wickedness and purge it from the world. 6 Becoming a paladin was a natural

The Foundry

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2

. Otherwise, there is nothing dangerous or valuable in the area. 47. Arundil’s Chambers Arundil, the leading mage of Khundrukar and Durgeddin’s trusted advisor, lived in a spacious room close to the great hall

force. The succubus, which calls itself Idalla, claimed the scholar’s library for its own and spends much time here reading through the collected lore. It learned of Khundrukar’s history from the

Maelstrom Level 2

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

Neri is returned to life, she replaces Iymrith as Serissa’s advisor, and Serissa rewards the characters by giving them the magic items in the sea chest in the royal treasury (area 16). Queen Neri, like

elemental, fabricate, legend lore, and stone shape. The rocks function like pages of a spellbook, but each weighs 600 pounds. A character who has a spellbook can record these spells in it. 26. Uthor’s

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