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natures, for Baphomet envisions a world without restraint, where creatures live out their most savage desires.
Cults devoted to Baphomet use mazes and complex knots as their emblems, creating secret
become frightened and disoriented, as though constantly under threat of being hunted, and might lash out or panic even when no visible threat is nearby.
If a humanoid spends at least 1 hour within 1 mile
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
seer nearby. A hulk appears to have little will of its own and is driven to protect its master.
Star Spawn
The Material Plane represents only one small part of the multiverse. Beyond the best
Blessings
Disciples of certain Elder Evils can bestow supernatural gifts on those who serve that cult, including star spawn. The following powers are unique to specific cults; typically a creature has
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
want to break the confines of civility and unleash their bestial natures, for Baphomet envisions a world without restraint, where creatures live out their most bloodthirsty desires.
Cults devoted to
frightened and disoriented, as though constantly under threat of being hunted, and might lash out or panic even when no visible threat is nearby.
If Baphomet dies, these effects fade over the course of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Scions of Elemental Evil
has orders to drive the characters to the temple, camp nearby during the characters’ mission, then return with them to Queen Yolande’s palace. If the characters don’t return in a week, Filonia must
return to Celene. Filonia is briefed on the cults. If the characters ask, she reveals the information in the following sections.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
the elemental weapons, beginning the work of establishing their cults. The Haunted Keeps described in chapter 3 of this adventure are old castles or strongholds that lie nearby. They were raised by the
sprawling surface ruins of the temple. Rivergard Keep lies on the bank of the nearby Imeryds Run. The missing delegation that serves as the adventure’s initial spur to action instead hails from the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Intro to Stormwreck Isle
an arcane observatory built on a nearby island by wizards long gone, and it hinted at powerful magic hidden there. A small cloister known as Dragon’s Rest also resides on the island. The caretaker of
the cloister’s temple to the dragon god Bahamut, who is a patron of heroes and a champion of justice, must have information regarding the observatory. This Elder Runara can set you on the path to discovering the knowledge your friend never found. View Character Sheet Downloadable PDF
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Intro to Stormwreck Isle
Elf Fighter Shawn Wood Your parents lived in the prosperous village of Thundertree, east of the city of Neverwinter and at the edge of the Neverwinter Wood. But when nearby Mount Hotenow erupted
justice. Maybe Elder Runara can help you determine exactly what your heroic destiny is and set you on the right path to fulfill it, so you can become the hero you know you’re meant to be. View Character Sheet Downloadable PDF
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
’ activities in the surrounding region. While the characters are battling one cult in its headquarters, the other three cults might still be wreaking havoc nearby, forcing the characters to divide their
, Elemental Evil cults, and Iuz and his followers. You can replace one or more of these conflicts with ones of your devising or with ones from the “Flavors of Fantasy” section earlier in this chapter. If you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
a champion of justice. Someone at the cloister may hold the key to the impending doom your deity wishes you to avert. View Character Sheet Downloadable PDF Elf Fighter Shawn Wood Your parents lived
in the prosperous village of Thundertree, east of the city of Neverwinter and at the edge of the Neverwinter Wood. But when nearby Mount Hotenow erupted thirty years ago, your parents fled, perhaps
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
ranks include a number of rogues, spellcasters, and spies. Few organizations or movements in Athas operate across multiple city-states, but the Veiled Alliance is one of them. Heroes who give their
allegiance to the Veiled Alliance would primarily be interested in stopping the defilers who serve the elemental cults and making sure the sorcerer-kings do not get their hands on the secrets of elemental
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
disperse within a tenday of the cults’ defeat. Bereft of leadership and reeling from the events, the cultists decide the Dessarin Valley isn’t the place for them. Some go to nearby cities, especially
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
gold and platinum in the nearby foothills, you came to Phandalin as well, not to earn a living, but to prey on those who struck it rich. You joined a gang calling itself the Redbrands and made some
world a better place. But you have no interest in causing suffering or making things worse than they already are. View Character Sheet Downloadable PDF
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
produced by the nearby elemental node. Unlike the members of the other three cults, the Black Earth cultists have easy access to the surface. This quarter of the temple complex lies almost directly
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Scions of Elemental Evil
nods in appreciation. She continues: “What I am about to tell you requires the utmost discretion,” the queen says. “My spies have uncovered evidence of several new cults based in the Temple of
a cult recruiter. This book revealed the names of the cults and their leaders, as well as the existence of their plot. Look at this page torn from the book and see what I mean.”
Queen Yolande hands
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
the old keep aren’t smugglers and pirates; they’re slave traders. Settlements nearby the area where the elemental cults are establishing themselves include the slave village of Freedom, the dwarven
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
mill sits on the riverbank, with several big granaries nearby and a handful of small, run-down cottages.
Most of the townsfolk are intimidated by the thugs who run their criminal trade from their
delegates from Mirabar, but he is lying. Characters who present themselves as fellow rogues or potential recruits might be able to persuade him to admit that he “ferried unsavory passengers across the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
beggars or trappers to avoid attention, or they disguise themselves as traveling rangers, druids, or rogues. Members of the order are responsible for acquiring knowledge through force or thievery
and out of the nearby metropolis as well as the knowledge-seekers on their way to the library. Inside their temple in the Cloakwood, members of the order lead structured lives, engaging in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
The Temple of Elemental Evil The four elemental cults maintain their chief stronghold in the ancient dwarven citadel of Tyar-Besil beneath the Sumber Hills. Each cult controls a portion of the old
. At least two cultists from any group the characters interact with serve as escorts. Driving the Cults into Retreat The cultists learn and adapt as the characters attack their strongholds. The four
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
general description, or that simply live nearby. Such rogues become the most dangerous of predators. Constructed Nature. A steel predator doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep. Steel Predator
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
28 23 19 11 100 Justyna Gil Downloadable PDF Magic Item Tracker You can use the Magic Item Tracker sheet to track how many magic items the characters have acquired. Each time the characters get a
the Armaments tables for Barbarians, Fighters, Paladins, and Rangers. Use the Implements tables for Bards, Monks, and Rogues. Use the Relics tables for Clerics and Druids. Feel free to vary the tables
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
demon cults, I’ve seen the corrosive effect of these groups not just on individual giants, but on whole societies.
—Bigby
It’s hard to express just how deeply most giants loathe and distrust
stone giant recluse asks adventurers to help stop a hill giant who has gathered a band of other giants and is plundering nearby giant steadings in Grolantor’s name. 4 A fire giant priest of Hiatea
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
, the other three soon follow, and the four cults are often found together despite their mutual antipathy. Elemental Nodes. The princes of Elemental Evil seek to spread their power by sowing the seeds
wreak destruction on whatever is nearby. When an elemental prince succeeds in establishing a node, it channels its power — and its elemental minions — to that spot, spreading Elemental Evil like a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
their own, allow them to explore the site whenever they find it. If the adventurers don’t find the tomb or explore other sites nearby first, the tomb’s secret is revealed by the appearance of a large
Spies The spies for the elemental cults in Red Larch (Justran Daehl, Ghileeda, and Iraun Thelder) aren’t formidable combatants and are unwilling to fight adventurers. They pass information by slipping
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
, isolated homesteads, and wilderness. Four evil elemental cults have taken refuge there and are building secret temples in the ruins of a dungeon complex beneath the hills. By the time the characters reach
ELEMENTAL CULTS
Here are examples of how you can weave Princes of the Apocalypse and Storm King’s Thunder together by having cultists aid the giants, as a way to hide their own plans:
The Cult of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy
, contact me and let me know, then await further instructions.”
Tarto tosses you a satchel. “This here is a bag of holding. You can use it to contain the meteorite. The impact site is nearby. If the
meteorite isn’t there, search the nearby caves. Saerthe and I will stay here and guard the ship.”
Keep track of who has the other sending stone and the bag of holding. Once the characters climb
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
priesthood depends on the tenets of that god: the cunning rogues who venerate Mask have little in common with the upright law-keepers of Tyr, and the delightful revelers who revere Lliira are different from
prominent wall with a space nearby to burn a candle or some incense. Communing with the Gods Though many tales are told of times past when the gods appeared in physical form and walked the land
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
thumbs and forefingers of both hands together. Tactics and Philosophy The Black Earth cult is the most defense-minded and patient of the four elemental cults. Earth cultists admire stoicism, endurance
war pick of iron. When the medusa claimed Ironfang, his purpose finally became clear to him. He established his lair in the dungeon nearby and began building the Cult of the Black Earth. Traits. Unlike
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Elemental Magic Items Elemental power has allowed the cults to have more magic items than is normal for groups of their size, yet there still aren’t enough magic items for each cultist to have one
. Every member of the air cult, for example, would love to be able to soar on the wind, but only certain members have a magical ability or an item that confers that blessing. The cults have some special
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
as they start to recognize the cults are a dangerous, destructive force. Left to Right: Harpers, Lords’ Alliance, Order of the Gauntlet, Zhentarim, and Emerald Enclave The Harpers A scattered
coerce, persuade, or buy their way into every major area of influence. Rogues and warlocks fill the Zhentarim’s ranks, but the faction recruits any who can conduct its business without too many moral
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
unleash their bestial natures, for Baphomet envisions a world without restraint, where creatures live out their most bloodthirsty desires. Cults devoted to Baphomet use mazes and complex knots as
of the lair become frightened and disoriented, as though constantly under threat of being hunted, and might lash out or panic even when no visible threat is nearby. If Baphomet dies, these effects fade
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
other corpses are scattered on the floor. Some have been picked down to bone, their clothing and armor discarded nearby, while others have hardly been touched.
The walls are uneven, with small ledges
nearby. The room was roughly hewn from the surrounding rock but never dressed or finished. In the middle of the floor is a strange symbol shaped like overlapping circles, cut into the stone with two
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Scions of Elemental Evil
condemns the cults or tries to step past the guardian into area T3 without expressing positive sentiment toward Elemental Evil, the guardian attacks. The characters’ actions in other nearby temple areas
characters pass if a character expresses loyalty to Elemental Evil, the intent to join the cults, or any similar sentiment. The guardian does nothing if the characters don’t answer, but if a character
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
). Eyon’s mount, a hunter shark, swims in the lake nearby. The cultists challenge any strange boats that approach from the east and attack unless the characters convince them to parley. Roleplaying Eyon
are usually off-duty and might be asleep; roll 1d6 to see how many cultists are in their bunks. Sounds of fighting nearby rouse the sleeping cultists, who join the fray on their turns during the third
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
the young remorhaz bursts out of the snow and ice nearby. Iron Road Once a prominent thoroughfare built by the dwarves of Besilmer, the Iron Road remains one of the few visible relics of that bygone
nearby wilderness. Visitors are welcome at the Jester’s Pride tavern, which serves robust dwarven ale. Jundar’s Pass This wagon trail threads through the Dessarin Hills between Beliard and Calling
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
Disciples of certain Elder Evils can bestow supernatural gifts on those who serve that cult, including star spawn. The following powers are unique to specific cults; typically a creature has only one. Cult
are seldom encountered without a commanding star spawn seer (also in this book) nearby. A hulk appears to have little will of its own and is driven to protect its master. Star Spawn Hulk
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