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Returning 35 results for 'patron about and his cult'.
Monsters
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
right gauntlet of their armor black in honor of their patron. Bane’s clerics wield black maces with heads shaped to look like a closed fist.
Cult Ranks. Bane’s cultists operate according
stamp out all opposition while richly rewarding those who swear fealty.
Warrior Cult. Cultists of Bane are warriors who wear heavy armor and wield maces, swords, spears, and crossbows. They paint the
Monsters
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
followers gain power, they institute draconian measures to ensure that their rule is unquestioned. They stamp out all opposition while richly rewarding those who 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 patron. Bane’s clerics wield black
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
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Outfitted in heavy armor crafted to resemble the cult’s patron, stone giants of Evil Earth wield weapons that pulse with thunderous energy. These giants serve as the muscle for the cult, wielding their might to destroy the surface world in the name of Ogrémoch.
Classes
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
learn about terrestrial realms, or does it want you to open cosmic floodgates and drown the world?
Perhaps you were born into a generational cult that venerates the Fathomless and its spawn. Or you
might have been shipwrecked and on the brink of drowning when your patron’s grasp offered you a chance at life. Whatever the reason for your pact, the sea and its unknown depths call to you
Classes
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
learn about terrestrial realms, or does it want you to open cosmic floodgates and drown the world?
Perhaps you were born into a generational cult that venerates the Fathomless and its spawn. Or you
might have been shipwrecked and on the brink of drowning when your patron’s grasp offered you a chance at life. Whatever the reason for your pact, the sea and its unknown depths call to you
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
a member of a cult devoted to an ancient demon who delights in violence and chaos. It just so happens that Rakdos loves a good show, and your highest aspiration is to please the Defiler, the Lord of
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Noise musician
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Nightmare clown
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Master of ceremonies
Feature: Fearsome Reputation
People recognize you as a member of the Cult of Rakdos, and they’re careful not
backgrounds
understand and claim its might for their own. Depending on the malevolence of the cult’s patron or the malefic purposes they may serve, cultists could be a force of wickedness or a group of closely
), Traveler's Clothes, 10 GP; or (B) 50 GP
Cultist Affinities
Cult Patron
Skill
Language
Aberration
Perception
Deep Speech
Celestial
Religion
Celestial
Fiend (Demon
monsters
Attacks.The ultimate expression of a cult’s dedication to its patron is the Wicker Man. This massive Construct is woven from wicker and bound with wire and iron bands in the shape of a great
bipedal effigy. The chest cavity and limbs are hollow where sacrifices can be secured, with the wicker skin forming cage-like bars and gaps. Celebrated and protected with a cult’s very existence
Warlock
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Classes
Basic Rules (2014)
relationship between warlock and patron is like that of a cleric and a deity, though the beings that serve as patrons for warlocks are not gods. A warlock might lead a cult dedicated to a demon
life in her hands, a wizened human whispers the secret name of her demonic patron, infusing her spell with fiendish magic. Shifting his gaze between a battered tome and the odd alignment of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Warlock The Undying patron is a great option for the agents of a powerful lich king, necromancer, or other undead ruler. These warlocks are also useful for portraying any cult or organization focused on a powerful, undead figure from your campaign’s past.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
magic circle he had scribed, Viallis established contact with a Great Old One called Gaernoo. This aberrant patron offered to grant Lord Viallis arcane powers in exchange for establishing a cult
years, Viallis has been building a cult to Gaernoo around himself, calling it the Burnt Tongue Cult for the sacrifice that new members must make before being accepted.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
magic circle he had scribed, Viallis established contact with a Great Old One called Gaernoo. This aberrant patron offered to grant Lord Viallis arcane powers in exchange for establishing a cult
years, Viallis has been building a cult to Gaernoo around himself, calling it the Burnt Tongue Cult for the sacrifice that new members must make before being accepted.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Warlock The Undying patron is a great option for the agents of a powerful lich king, necromancer, or other undead ruler. These warlocks are also useful for portraying any cult or organization focused on a powerful, undead figure from your campaign’s past.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
to describe any sect devoted to the daelkyr or the overlords. Each cult pursues its own mad schemes, tied to its dark patron. Even cults associated with the same master might not recognize one
organizations with global reach, the cults have no organizing structure or principle. They are an infection inflicted on the world without reason. “Cult of the Dragon Below” is a term that outsiders use
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
to describe any sect devoted to the daelkyr or the overlords. Each cult pursues its own mad schemes, tied to its dark patron. Even cults associated with the same master might not recognize one
organizations with global reach, the cults have no organizing structure or principle. They are an infection inflicted on the world without reason. “Cult of the Dragon Below” is a term that outsiders use
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Cult of Glasya Goals: Power gained by turning a system against itself, yielding power that isn’t only absolute but legitimate on a cultural and legal basis Typical Cultist: Bandit, bandit captain
, cult fanatic, cultist, knight, noble, spy, thug Signature Spells: Friends (cantrip), charm person (1st level), invisibility (2nd level), haste (3rd level) As an expert in finding loopholes and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Cult of Glasya Goals: Power gained by turning a system against itself, yielding power that isn’t only absolute but legitimate on a cultural and legal basis Typical Cultist: Bandit, bandit captain
, cult fanatic, cultist, knight, noble, spy, thug Signature Spells: Friends (cantrip), charm person (1st level), invisibility (2nd level), haste (3rd level) As an expert in finding loopholes and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
place for all of these gods, explicitly embracing a deity they acknowledge as the patron of treachery and terror! This cult apparently began in the Karrnathi military but spread across the Five
worshiped openly elsewhere in Khorvaire; the gods’ shrines are hidden, and it’s more common to find a cult devoted to a single member of the Six than a temple dedicated to the entire pantheon.
The Six
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Sworn and Beholden A warlock is defined by a pact with an otherworldly being. Sometimes the relationship between warlock and patron is like that of a cleric and a deity, though the beings that serve
as patrons for warlocks are not gods. A warlock might lead a cult dedicated to a demon prince, an archdevil, or an utterly alien entity — beings not typically served by clerics. More often, though
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
place for all of these gods, explicitly embracing a deity they acknowledge as the patron of treachery and terror! This cult apparently began in the Karrnathi military but spread across the Five
worshiped openly elsewhere in Khorvaire; the gods’ shrines are hidden, and it’s more common to find a cult devoted to a single member of the Six than a temple dedicated to the entire pantheon.
The Six
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Sworn and Beholden A warlock is defined by a pact with an otherworldly being. Sometimes the relationship between warlock and patron is like that of a cleric and a deity, though the beings that serve
as patrons for warlocks are not gods. A warlock might lead a cult dedicated to a demon prince, an archdevil, or an utterly alien entity — beings not typically served by clerics. More often, though
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Sworn and Beholden A warlock is defined by a pact with an otherworldly being. Sometimes the relationship between warlock and patron is like that of a cleric and a deity, though the beings that serve
as patrons for warlocks are not gods. A warlock might lead a cult dedicated to a demon prince, an archdevil, or an utterly alien entity — beings not typically served by clerics. More often, though
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Sworn and Beholden A warlock is defined by a pact with an otherworldly being. Sometimes the relationship between warlock and patron is like that of a cleric and a deity, though the beings that serve
as patrons for warlocks are not gods. A warlock might lead a cult dedicated to a demon prince, an archdevil, or an utterly alien entity — beings not typically served by clerics. More often, though
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
became a talisman as Grisha named Yeenoghu as the new protector and patron of Filthriddens. Residents who opposed this dark worship were exiled or executed in short order. The cult of Yeenoghu now
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
became a talisman as Grisha named Yeenoghu as the new protector and patron of Filthriddens. Residents who opposed this dark worship were exiled or executed in short order. The cult of Yeenoghu now
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Cult Members Cults often form hierarchies around a charismatic or domineering leader. While cult members might work independently, they take their orders from superiors with greater supernatural
powers. Any cult might have the following sorts of members. Cultist Cultists devote themselves to their faith’s leaders and otherworldly masters. While this zeal grants cultists no magical powers, it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Cult Members Cults often form hierarchies around a charismatic or domineering leader. While cult members might work independently, they take their orders from superiors with greater supernatural
powers. Any cult might have the following sorts of members. Cultist Cultists devote themselves to their faith’s leaders and otherworldly masters. While this zeal grants cultists no magical powers, it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
their fellow citizens as sacrifices to a new and voracious god, gradually forming a strange cult to Zargon. Choked by Zargon’s slime and assailed by opportunistic invaders, the Cynidiceans fled
underground. Led by the Cult of Zargon, the Cynidiceans began to rebuild, constructing a miserable reflection of their former kingdom in the darkness. Above, drifting sands covered the city, and Cynidicea
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
their fellow citizens as sacrifices to a new and voracious god, gradually forming a strange cult to Zargon. Choked by Zargon’s slime and assailed by opportunistic invaders, the Cynidiceans fled
underground. Led by the Cult of Zargon, the Cynidiceans began to rebuild, constructing a miserable reflection of their former kingdom in the darkness. Above, drifting sands covered the city, and Cynidicea
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Quests d6 Adventure Goal
1 Rob or defend a gambling parlor.
2 Destabilize or aid the government of the local polis.
3 Form or foil a heretical cult of Heliod to bring discord to
might be an unconventional and exciting patron of the player characters. Phenax is the archetypal outsider, and his champions might be tasked with disrupting the established order of a polis or aiding
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
cult devoted to the archdevil or perform heinous acts in the archdevil’s name. A character can also enter into an agreement to serve the archdevil as a warlock. Such a character must take at least one
level in the warlock class, choosing the Fiend (represented in this case by the archdevil) as their otherworldly patron.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
role. Under certain circumstances, however, the cult could act as a short-term patron or an ally for an adventuring party. This section offers suggestions for adventures involving the cult, followed by
the world’s unraveling. Heralds as a Patron or an Ally Characters who work with the Heralds of the Comet might befriend helpful members. But eventually the characters learn the cult’s true agenda and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
cult devoted to the archdevil or perform heinous acts in the archdevil’s name. A character can also enter into an agreement to serve the archdevil as a warlock. Such a character must take at least one
level in the warlock class, choosing the Fiend (represented in this case by the archdevil) as their otherworldly patron.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Serving an Immortal The tasks you perform for your immortal patron can be mysterious, even trivial seeming, but they always have implications within the immortal’s larger plans. Often it’s hard to
a Cult of the Dragon Below into the caverns of Khyber, retrieve one (and only one) of a specific variety of mushroom from a cave where twelve crystals glow. 3 Ensure that the villain you are pursuing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Serving an Immortal The tasks you perform for your immortal patron can be mysterious, even trivial seeming, but they always have implications within the immortal’s larger plans. Often it’s hard to
a Cult of the Dragon Below into the caverns of Khyber, retrieve one (and only one) of a specific variety of mushroom from a cave where twelve crystals glow. 3 Ensure that the villain you are pursuing