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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
monastery of githzerai warrior-monks, an adult amethyst dragon sends them aid against a mind flayer colony.
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An apostate community of githyanki follows the tutelage of an adult amethyst dragon
adult amethyst dragon;adult amethyst dragon's lair.
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The Enlightened Dragon Master of an isolated monastery is, in fact, an adult amethyst dragon.
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An adult amethyst dragon is at war
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
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
followed her fellow wizards to Icewind Dale. She caught up to them in Bryn Shander and made her presence known, claiming she was sent by her master to aid the expedition with her divinations. Egos and
and headed toward the Sea of Moving Ice, hoping to find a tome called The Codicil of White, a book of magic and lore composed by servants of Auril the Frostmaiden. The Arcane Brotherhood believes that
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
emerald dragon’s assault on a fire giant has attracted the attention of the giant’s clan, and now the dragon seeks aid.
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Villagers have been going missing, and then are found weeks
through their lairs in multiple ways and set traps leading to yawning chasms or pools and flows of lava.
Emerald dragons take great pains to hide the chambers that house their hoards and collected lore
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
’s assault on a fire giant has attracted the attention of the giant’s clan, and now the dragon seeks aid.
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Villagers have been going missing, and then are found weeks later roaming the
to hide the chambers that house their hoards and collected lore, often using illusion magic and subtle construction around the natural features of their lairs to conceal their central hoard chambers
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
were apprenticed and taught that knowledge is a more valuable treasure than gold or gems. Now you are ready to leave your home—not to abandon it, but to quest for new lore to add to its storehouse
assume roles of greater responsibility and prominence. You might be one of Candlekeep’s own, dedicated to the curatorship of what is likely the most complete body of lore and history in all the
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Basic Rules (2014)
work to preserve a library, university, scriptorium, or monastery.
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My life’s work is a series of tomes related to a specific field of lore.
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I’ve been searching my whole
You spent years learning the lore of the multiverse. You scoured manuscripts, studied scrolls, and listened to the greatest experts on the subjects that interest you. Your efforts have made you a
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
with opportunities for arcane study, although its masters are dispersed across individual wizards’ abodes and lack concentrated communities.
You spent years learning the lore of the multiverse
: RESEARCHER
When you attempt to learn or recall a piece of lore, if you do not know that information, you often know where and from whom you can obtain it. Usually, this information comes from a
Backgrounds
Tomb of Annihilation
culture—even one in need of aid. (Lawful)
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Knowledge. By understanding other races and cultures, we learn to understand ourselves. (Any)
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Power. Common people crave strong
’s the point in saving people if they’re going to die anyway? (Chaotic)
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Bond
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My mentor gave me a journal filled with lore and wisdom. Losing it would devastate me
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
prisoners (commoners) escaping from the monastery look to the characters for aid. They are pursued by monks (five cultists led by a cult fanatic). If the prisoners are aided, they can supply some
flesh out the characters’ journey to the Monastery of the Distressed Body. Cavern Encounters d10 Encounter 1 A xorn and an umber hulk hunt as a team, with the umber hulk working to herd characters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
Brains in Jars Depending on your campaign, you might wish to identify some or all of the monastery’s brains with other figures from D&D lore. Perhaps the monastery has long been home to obscure or
fear that outcome. They might strike a deal with the characters to use their control over the monastery to aid the party — but only if they agree to first go back and slay the sphinx. Once the sphinx
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
, Kwalish’s aid could inadvertently create new threats, as might happen if opening the coffin-prison of the vampire, Ctenmiir, opens similar Kwalish-designed prisons across the world. The power in the
Barrier Peaks likely shifts dramatically if the Grand Master is defeated, and a new power struggle soon ensues for control of the monastery. If Ctenmiir escapes or is freed, he might return to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
characters meet descendants of the city’s original inhabitants, they might be asked to free the city of the ooze, perhaps in exchange for valuable lost lore. Kwalish might also ask for their aid in
restoring the city to its former state. If the undead medusa guarding area O4 is overcome, the crown and scepter recovered from the monastery can be used to open the temple gate, as noted in the adventure
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
mystical secrets and possess insight into monsters, legends, omens, and other lore. Mages often gather allies or hire assistants to aid them in their research or to attain magical might. Roll on or
lore. 8 A soothsayer who advises rulers. 9 A war mage who aids soldiers in battle. 10 A witch who shares secret wisdom.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Giants of the Star Forge
Meeting Diasma The most senior giant wrestler at the Fireside Monastery is a lawful good firbolg named Diasma. She meets the characters at the stone archway marking the monastery’s entrance, then
. After Diasma shares what she knows, she issues the party a challenge in exchange for further help from the monastery. Run the “Fireside Contests” section below. Roleplaying Diasma Diasma is a serene but
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
knowledge from outlaws crossing into the monastery, asking about good-aligned topics might negate its advantage on the Intelligence check it makes to answer. Alternatively, you might decide that the dock
to allow the characters to trick the sphinx with a logical conundrum, perhaps along the lines of asking: How can we cross to the monastery without paying the toll? The answer to the question is to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Giants of the Star Forge
. The party can inquire at the nearby Fireside Monastery for more details about their giant adversary and the Star Forge. The monastery’s adherents offer the characters useful information, plus additional
aid if the characters compete in the monastery’s tests of strength. To reach the Star Forge, the characters confront or circumvent fire giants battling a red dragon atop the crater’s rim. Once in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Education and Research Morgrave University, though not the most respectable institution of higher learning in Khorvaire, has an extensive library that boasts definitive collections of lore in certain
fields, particularly arcana, dungeoneering, geography, and history. Characters seeking knowledge in any of these fields or others ought to be able to find resources in the library to aid their search
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
’ magical heritage also expresses itself in other ways; those who become bards preserve the clan’s lore, and firbolg sorcerers defend their communities. Firbolg wizards arise when a clan becomes
enforcers of that god’s will.
Firbolg warlocks are rare, but some clans forge alliances and arcane pacts with powerful fey beings.
Firbolg monks are almost entirely unheard of, though a monastery might take in the young survivors of a devastated firbolg clan.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
included the most skilled practitioners of both arts, but the writings that recorded their lore were lost. Recently, the People’s Stewards, the leaders of Djaynai, enacted the Will of the Insurgent
Tides, a collective vow to restore the glorious knowledge and traditions of Djaynai’s past. As Atiba-Pa, leader of the People’s Stewards, seeks aid in finding lost evidence of the Blackmist Way and the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
legendary weapons or magic. The characters might even venture out into the other planes of existence with the aid of Araumycos or the librarians of Gravenhollow, seeking allies, lore, and resources to combat the demon lords and return them to the Abyss.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
not fall into the wrong hands. 3 I work to preserve a library, university, scriptorium, or monastery. 4 My life’s work is a series of tomes related to a specific field of lore. 5 I’ve been searching my
Sage You spent years learning the lore of the multiverse. You scoured manuscripts, studied scrolls, and listened to the greatest experts on the subjects that interest you. Your efforts have made you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
region, Wiggan took their money for information and occasional aid. As he got to know the cultists, the earth powers they had intrigued him. Control over the earth could be valuable for a farmer
adventurers infiltrate the Sacred Stone Monastery, the cult gives Wiggan a mission. He and his family must play the parts of meek halflings, lure the party to their isolated ranch, and kill the characters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
you were apprenticed and taught that knowledge is a more valuable treasure than gold or gems. Now you are ready to leave your home—not to abandon it, but to quest for new lore to add to its
greater responsibility and prominence. You might be one of Candlekeep’s own, dedicated to the curatorship of what is likely the most complete body of lore and history in all the world. Perhaps instead
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
not fall into the wrong hands.
3 I work to preserve a library, university, scriptorium, or monastery.
4 My life’s work is a series of tomes related to a specific field of lore.
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Sage You spent years learning the lore of the multiverse. You scoured manuscripts, studied scrolls, and listened to the greatest experts on the subjects that interest you. Your efforts have made you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
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
dark monastery — and establishing its own cult. After much wandering in the mountains, Kwalish relocated to an equally remote location — Daoine Gloine, the mysterious city his expedition had
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Kir Sabal An ancient monastery overlooks the jungle from its perch on the cliff of a tall plateau. Stone steps and rickety walkways connect the various buildings, the lowest of which is 500 feet
above the ground. The main building has a circular mazelike symbol carved into its crumbling facade.
Every few minutes, bird folk either land at the monastery or launch themselves from its balconies and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
sputtering engine, and is largely filled with a heaping, tangled mass of wreckage. This consists of old machine parts from other areas of the monastery, broken relics of Kwalish’s earliest experiments, dead
the journal from Kwalish’s original expedition — and a final brain in a jar. Creature. The brain in a jar in this area belongs to the bone devil that founded the monastery. It is in charge of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Shield of Faith
2nd Level Aid
Augury
Blindness/Deafness
Calm Emotions
Continual Flame
Enhance Ability
Find Traps
Gentle Repose
Hold Person
Lesser Restoration
Locate
Shape
5th Level Commune
Contagion
Dispel Evil and Good
Flame Strike
Geas
Greater Restoration
Hallow
Insect Plague
Legend Lore
Mass Cure Wounds
Planar Binding
Raise
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Cyclops Oracle Cyclops oracles gaze through history to learn hidden truths. Many share these secrets with those who aid them in correcting the mistakes of the past. Cyclops Oracle Huge Giant, Chaotic
/Day: Legend Lore
Reactions
Portent (Recharge 4–6). Trigger: The cyclops or an ally it can see makes a D20 Test. Response: The cyclops rolls 1d20 and chooses whether to use that roll in place of the d20 rolled for the D20 Test.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
(Intimidation or Persuasion) check. On a success, Orso reluctantly hands it over, hoping it will aid in the characters’ next encounter with the dragon. The Ship Is Sunk. If the Wavemount is reduced to 0
, Captain Orso and her sailors aren’t eager to face the dragon again, so they head to the monastery with the characters.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
2nd Level
Aid
Augury
Blindness/Deafness
Calm Emotions
Continual Flame
Enhance Ability
Find Traps
Gentle Repose
Hold Person
Lesser Restoration
Locate Object
Prayer of Healing
Flame Strike
Geas
Greater Restoration
Hallow
Insect Plague
Legend Lore
Mass Cure Wounds
Planar Binding
Raise Dead
Scrying
6th Level
Blade Barrier
Create Undead
Find the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
Elven Wizard You have spent your life dedicated to Oghma, all-seeing god of knowledge, and spent years learning the lore of the multiverse. Personal Goal: Reconsecrate the Defiled Altar. Through
. In the meantime, your visions suggest that Sister Garaele—a priest of Tymora, the goddess of luck—can aid you in the town of Phandalin.
Alignment: Chaotic Good. The pursuit and acquisition of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
as members of Kwalish’s original expedition, while others are wizards and other spellcasters enslaved by the monks. Lore and Information. With respectful discussion and a successful DC 12 Charisma
belonged to, its state of mind, and what it controls. Negotiating with the Brains. The brains in their jars are currently engaged in running the monastery, and each deactivates the floating disks it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Eldritch Master At 20th level, you can draw on your inner reserve of mystical power while entreating your patron to regain expended spell slots. You can spend 1 minute entreating your patron for aid
iron, holding spells of conjuration and a wealth of forbidden lore about the sinister regions of the cosmos, a gift of the Fiend. Or it could be the tattered diary of a cultist tormented by contact