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Player’s Handbook (2014)
libraries and universities, or promote the practical knowledge of craft and invention. Some deities hoard knowledge and keep its secrets to themselves. And some promise their followers that they will gain
tremendous power if they unlock the secrets of the multiverse. Followers of these gods study esoteric lore, collect old tomes, delve into the secret places of the earth, and learn all they can. Some gods
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Player’s Handbook (2014)
libraries and universities, or promote the practical knowledge of craft and invention. Some deities hoard knowledge and keep its secrets to themselves. And some promise their followers that they will gain
tremendous power if they unlock the secrets of the multiverse. Followers of these gods study esoteric lore, collect old tomes, delve into the secret places of the earth, and learn all they can. Some gods
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
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Hungry to claim more power despite the Raven Queen’s curse, nagpas strive to bring about world-shaking destruction. From the shadows, they manipulate events to bring about ruin. They can bring to
. They then revel in the grand devastation their plotting brought about—looting libraries, plundering vaults, and prying secrets of arcane lore and power from the wreckage.Corruption. The nagpa
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
much damage on a successful one.Living portents are embodiments of prophecy sent by deities or other cosmic forces. These Celestials descend to Material Plane worlds in the form of falling stars. When
minions to avert its own demise.
Khirad, the Star of Secrets. A blue-white star whose gifts grant insight but also reveal terrible truths.
Zhudun, the Corpse Star. A dead star that whispers of the
Hermit
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Player’s Handbook (2014)
I needed to commune with nature, far from civilization.
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I was the caretaker of an ancient ruin or relic.
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I was a pilgrim in search of a person, place, or relic of spiritual
seclusion. It might be a great truth about the cosmos, the deities, the powerful beings of the outer planes, or the forces of nature. It could be a site that no one else has ever seen. You might have
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Forgotten Realms: Heroes of Faerûn
Unearth Secrets and Master the Mind
The Knowledge Domain values learning and understanding above all. Clerics who tap into this domain study esoteric lore, collect old tomes, delve into secret
draw on the power of the Knowledge Domain.
Gods of knowledge vary from masters of arcane magic to patrons of craft and invention. In Faerûn, Clerics of the Knowledge Domain worship deities of learning and ingenuity such as Oghma and Gond, among many others.
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Tomb of Annihilation
: A wooden case containing a map to a ruin or dungeon, a bullseye lantern, a miner’s pick, a set of traveler’s clothes, a shovel, a two-person tent, a trinket recovered from a dig site
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FEATURE HISTORICAL KNOWLEDGE
When you enter a ruin or dungeon, you can correctly ascertain its
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
unleashed its mightiest creations: the warforged colossi. These enormous mechanical warriors thundered across Cyre, crushing everything in their paths and leaving ruin behind them. Meant to end the war
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A colossus might be filled with monsters and secrets, in addition to the corpses of those who died inside it. In chapter 4, map 4.8 illustrates an inactive warforged colossus, and the text that
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
fortunately, maintaining that deception might require you to stay in hiding until you actually are.
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You study the puzzles of mortal natures. You’ve seen followers of evil deities perform
miracles for the helpless at Twin Songs, and you’ve seen patriars who worship good deities turn their backs on the poor daily. Bearing witness to such things, and meditating on their
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
warrior devoted to a pantheon of elven deities called the Seldarine. In this role, she defended the Feywild against dragons, demons, and other threats. In time, her heroics caught the eye of an
, but not without casting a spell that made Isolde forget about Zybilna and her Feywild domain, thus preventing the eladrin from divulging the archfey’s secrets. As a further punishment, Zybilna
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Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
Magic is an energy that suffuses the multiverse and that fuels both destruction and creation. Gods of the Arcana domain know the secrets and potential of magic intimately. For some of these gods
of this domain are often associated with knowledge, as learning and arcane power tend to go hand-in-hand. In the Realms, deities of this domain include Azuth and Mystra, as well as Corellon Larethian
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Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
Magic is an energy that suffuses the multiverse and that fuels both destruction and creation. Gods of the Arcana domain know the secrets and potential of magic intimately. For some of these gods
of this domain are often associated with knowledge, as learning and arcane power tend to go hand-in-hand. In the Realms, deities of this domain include Azuth and Mystra, as well as Corellon Larethian
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
deities who are brothers, Hruggek and Grankhul. Hruggek is the fearsome elder sibling, possessed of legendary might and prowess in battle. Bugbears believe their strength and bravery come from him
spell). Sometimes the heads of people who have information the bugbears need speak their secrets amid blubbered pleas for mercy (as with the speak with dead spell).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
eavesdrop on conversations and pass along secrets to its owner. Like its beautiful subject, the painting is notoriously vain.” Sense of Urgency. “It’s likely that the Agile Hand has a buyer for the
painting. Therefore, it’s vital you recover it as quickly as possible before it ends up in an even more secure location.”
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
cramped tenements and powering cranes serving the city’s fleet of ironclad ships. These ice-breaking, whaling vessels dare the Sea of Secrets to bring back massive beasts that provide vital food and fuel
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
Race For The Crab Temple An adventure for Level 3 characters THESHARN INQUISITIVE
RIVALS RACE TO WRETCHED RUIN
Not one but two expeditions from Morgrave University launch this week to explore the
so-called Crab Temple, discovered last month near Stormreach. Which team will be the first to cross the deadly Straits of Shargon, cut through the jungles of the Skyfall Peninsula, and discover the great crab’s secrets?
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
Moradin’s Anvil Hammers ring out in Moradin’s Anvil, a dwarven mining city tucked under the icy mountains spireward of Glorium. The realm is divided among three dwarven deities: Dugmaren Brightmantle
, god of invention and discovery; Dumathoin, god of exploration and buried secrets; and Vergadain, god of luck and wealth. Impeccable smiths, the dwarves of Moradin’s Anvil produce some of the best
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragon’s Wake
House of Thalivar Gallio Elibro is a brooding middle-aged male Rashemi human mage (with the legend lore spell prepared instead of cone of cold). He came to Neverwinter to find and unlock the secrets
of the House of Thalivar and found many coded journals in the ruin, which he has set about decoding with slow progress. The mage hopes to rebuild the tower’s beacon and study creatures of the astral
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Basic Rules (2014)
Humming as she traces her fingers over an ancient monument in a long-forgotten ruin, a half-elf in rugged leathers finds knowledge springing into her mind, conjured forth by the magic of her song
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Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
cramped tenements and powering the cranes needed by the city’s fleet. These ironclad, ice-breaking whaling vessels dare the Sea of Secrets to bring back massive beasts that provide vital food and fuel for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
that he has the legend lore spell prepared instead of cone of cold). He came to Neverwinter to find and unlock the secrets of the House of Thalivar. Gallio has found many coded journals inside the
ruin, which he decrypted. He has now rebuilt the tower’s planar beacon and is using it to study the creatures of the Ethereal Plane. Gallio does not talk much about his work with adventurers but is willing to cast spells in exchange for gold. The mage casts the legend lore spell for 400 gp.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
he has the legend lore spell prepared instead of cone of cold). He came to Neverwinter to find and unlock the secrets of the House of Thalivar. Gallio has found many coded journals inside the ruin
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
. Local Nobility. Mordent is governed by town mayors and local lords. Few nobles remain, and some have only decrepit manors left to their names. Old Faiths. People casually worship vague deities in
charlatans. Tradition and Shame. The people of Mordent follow traditions that prioritize hard work, self-sufficiency, and avoiding public embarrassment. Locals overlook blatant strangeness so not to shame their neighbors, and every family has secrets.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
themselves to dominance, often kidnapping people to learn their secrets or making dubious sacrifices to bizarre gods. To facilitate such plots, kuo-toa try to capture creatures alive using nets or strange
frequently serve depraved masterminds such as aboleths and krakens. Such kuo-toa believe these powerful creatures are avatars of kuo-toan deities or gods in their own right. Kuo-toa might temporarily ally
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
Broussard An Armorer Explorer ventures into an ancient ruin
in Xen’drik in search of magical secrets Morgrave University in Sharn, one of the largest institutions of higher learning in Khorvaire, has a
secrets of the past.” Generations of students and scholars have tried to help the university live up to that inspiring vision over the past two and a half centuries. On the other hand, ir’Morgrave had a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Loose Pantheons Most D&D worlds have a loose pantheon of gods. A multitude of deities rule the various aspects of existence, variously cooperating with and competing against one another to administer
nobly and in the cause of justice. People in most D&D worlds are polytheistic, honoring deities of their own and acknowledging pantheons of other cultures. Individuals pay homage to various gods
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
gods are worshiped by some clans and ignored by others. These deities include Dugmaren Brightmantle, the Gleam in the Eye; Dumathoin, the Keeper of Secrets under the Mountain; Gorm Gulthyn, the Golden
religion of the dwarves is at the root of the societal roles that dwarves follow. Where most other creatures view their deities as ultrapowerful beings who stand forever apart from their worshipers
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
its powers, but how to do so and the location of a vital piece of the machine—the Rod of Rastinon—both elude him. He seeks to blackmail anyone who might be able to reveal the device’s secrets or find
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
to spread radical beliefs. Some privately pursue esoteric secrets, while others form shadowy cabals seeking to bring about terrifying ends. Cultists often follow obscure mystical traditions or obsess
over interpretations of ancient prophecies. They might worship supernatural patrons—deities, otherworldly creatures, manipulative alien minds, or stranger forces. Roll on or choose a result from the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
seeks assistance traversing them. His most noteworthy partner is the Vistani leader Madame Eva, who secretly allows him to barter strange secrets for her agents’ guidance through the Mists. Firan is an
enigmatic and abrasive expert, but his knowledge of the domains and their secrets is without peer. His research causes him to regularly cross paths with other sinister scholars, such as the priests of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
puzzles of mortal natures. You’ve seen followers of evil deities perform miracles for the helpless at Twin Songs, and you’ve seen patriars who worship good deities turn their backs on the poor daily
remains of dead patriar families’ manors, or a collection of religious texts stuffed into an attic and forgotten when a believer’s patron deity died. In this solitary work, you’ve learned secrets no
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
with Prismari College in the field of art history, with some students splitting their studies between the two colleges. Lorehold mages use their magic to unearth secrets and share illumination. The
reader, divining wisdom from the past from the context of ruin sites Order 8 Ruin shaman, wielding magic that helps delve into ancient sites Chaos 9 Tomewielder, summoning fiery magic from the words in old writings Chaos 10 Warsinger, studying the magic used in ancient wars Chaos
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Kuo-toa Sanctuaries Kuo-toa typically organize their communities around sites they believe to be important to their deities. These might be structures or series of caverns, and most feature both air
-filled and submerged chambers. Important places within these sites suggest the rituals of kuo-toa faiths, the demands of kuo-toa deities, or the whims of omen-seeking archpriests. As with kuo-toa
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Broken Silence For hundreds of years, the world of Krynn has been bereft of those who call upon the favor of the gods. Legends say deities turned away from the world after the Cataclysm, and the
, make sure any players involved have chosen gods for their characters. Krynn’s deities and their provinces are listed in this book’s introduction. Visions of Divinity This prelude focuses on characters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
place, one with knowledge of rule and the deities’ blessing. On the day of the ritual that would consecrate the pharaoh’s connection with the gods, Ankhtepot rallied his loyal priests and murdered their
, his ka—the vital essence that inspires all living beings. Ankhtepot reawakened, trapped and paralyzed within his corpse as he was mummified along with his treacherous followers. The murderous priest