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Tashlyn Yafeera

Monsters Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

is Master of Arms and Mercenaries for the Waterdeep Zhentarim. In this role, she provides armor, weapons, and training to sellswords on the Black Network's payroll. Tashlyn has established a useful

cover by serving as a bodyguard to Vorondar Levelstone, a dwarf magister stationed at the South Gate. She likes the dwarf and has earned his confidence, allowing her to reach the rank of captain in the

Archon of Falling Stars

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

serving as its mount, provided the archon and its mount are on the same plane of existence. When it teleports, the archon appears astride the mount, along with any equipment it is wearing or carrying

developed into the poleis of today. Even though the age of archons is long past, many wonder if the few surviving archons might someday attempt to reestablish their empire or if they are truly resigned to their lesser role in the world.Radiant

Ashen Rider

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

Mount. If the ashen rider isn't mounted, it can use a bonus action to magically teleport onto the creature serving as its mount, provided the ashen rider and its mount are on the same plane of

archons might someday attempt to reestablish their empire or if they are truly resigned to their lesser role in the world. Thunder

Secret

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

up serving, choose a Divine Domain that is appropriate for it, and if it doesn’t have a holy symbol, work with your DM to design one. The cleric’s class features often refer to your deity. If you

it could be rooted in the way you feel about the world and your role in it. Secrets d6 Secret 1 An imp offers you counsel. You try to ignore the creature, but sometimes its advice is helpful. 2

Priest of Osybus (Ectoplasmic)

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

demanded their worship. In time, his goal was achieved: he became a lich of almost godly power. Acknowledging the role that his disciples played in his ascension, Osybus gifted them with a trace of his

other Dark Powers had conjured up a misty prison to contain the newly immortal Strahd, thereby preventing the count from serving as the conquering force that the priests sought to loose upon the world

Priest of Osybus (Spectral)

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

. In time, his goal was achieved: he became a lich of almost godly power. Acknowledging the role that his disciples played in his ascension, Osybus gifted them with a trace of his power. Taking the form

conjured up a misty prison to contain the newly immortal Strahd, thereby preventing the count from serving as the conquering force that the priests sought to loose upon the world; thus they were denied

Priest of Osybus (Vampiric)

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

power. Acknowledging the role that his disciples played in his ascension, Osybus gifted them with a trace of his power. Taking the form of a shadowy tattoo, this boon allows the priests to steal souls

, thereby preventing the count from serving as the conquering force that the priests sought to loose upon the world; thus they were denied their reward of immortality. To this day, the priests of Osybus

Priest of Osybus (Dread)

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

, his goal was achieved: he became a lich of almost godly power. Acknowledging the role that his disciples played in his ascension, Osybus gifted them with a trace of his power. Taking the form of a

a misty prison to contain the newly immortal Strahd, thereby preventing the count from serving as the conquering force that the priests sought to loose upon the world; thus they were denied their

Priest of Osybus Legacy

monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

. Acknowledging the role that his disciples played in his ascension, Osybus gifted them with a trace of his power. Taking the form of a shadowy tattoo, this boon allows the priests to steal souls as their

preventing the count from serving as the conquering force that the priests sought to loose upon the world; thus they were denied their reward of immortality. To this day, the priests of Osybus seek to

Priest of Osybus (Blazing)

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

shared his dread secrets with them and demanded their worship. In time, his goal was achieved: he became a lich of almost godly power. Acknowledging the role that his disciples played in his ascension

one of the Dark Powers, and he and the other Dark Powers had conjured up a misty prison to contain the newly immortal Strahd, thereby preventing the count from serving as the conquering force that the

Priest of Osybus (Deathly)

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

role that his disciples played in his ascension, Osybus gifted them with a trace of his power. Taking the form of a shadowy tattoo, this boon allows the priests to steal souls as their master did and to

from serving as the conquering force that the priests sought to loose upon the world; thus they were denied their reward of immortality. To this day, the priests of Osybus seek to unleash Strahd from

Goblin Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

Khurgorbaeyag seems to dislike sharing his divine power with his followers. And although many goblins would readily offer anything to have the abilities of a warlock, the patrons that grant such power

; and the word is part of the name they give to any of its practitioners. A goblin with access to booyahg becomes a member of the lashers and can often rise to the role of boss. “Booyahg&rdquo

Adventures

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

Adventures Giants often appear in adventures that aren’t about giants, serving as powerful enemies or allies to adventurers. This section offers inspiration if you want to make giants or the realms

they inhabit a central element of an adventure. This section has two parts: “Adventure Models” outlines five categories of adventures to help you think about the role you want giants to play. “Giant

Champions and Heroes

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

serving as divine agents in the world or being compelled to action by immortal schemes. Still others were born with divine gazes set upon them, whether due to their remarkable abilities or the

circumstances of their birth. Through their lives, champions experience the blessings and curses of their divine relationships. Some might brandish incredible powers granted to them by the gods. Others, however

Serving the Order

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

Serving the Order What is the nature of your work for the religious order? As a group, consult the Religious Service table and work with your DM to decide what role you play—which likely shapes the

Faiths of Khorvaire

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

Faiths of Khorvaire Religion plays an important role in Eberron. While gods don’t physically manifest as they do in other settings, people of faith believe that divine forces play a role in everyday

you had a personal, transcendental experience? Do you believe that you have a divine destiny to fulfill, or are you still waiting for your purpose to be revealed? Choosing Archetypes While the

Interesting Things About Thrane

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

Interesting Things About Thrane Faith is part of daily life in Thrane, and divine adepts provide important services. Magic is also common in Thrane. Everbright lanterns light the streets while

system of nobility remains in place, but ultimate authority rests in the hands of the church. Queen Diani ir’Wynarn is the “blood regent,” serving as a symbolic advisor to the Keeper of the Flame. A small fraction of the population would like to see the traditional monarchy restored to power.

Interesting Things About Thrane

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

fire born when Tira Miron sacrificed herself to bind the demon Bel Shalor. Faith is a part of daily life in Thrane, and divine adepts provide many important services. However, arcane magic is still a

; it’s simply that ultimate authority rests in the hands of the church. Queen Diani ir’Wynarn is the “blood regent,” serving as a symbolic advisor to the Keeper of the Flame. There is a small fraction of the population who would like to see the traditional monarchy restored to power.

Orc Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

, injury, or age) often join these cults instead of facing daily humiliation, exile, or death. Serving as the bridge between the two parts of the tribe are the priestesses of Luthic, the orc goddess who

battle or illness, but an orc can live to about 40, remaining healthy almost up until the end. Luthic’s divine blessing can further extend an orc’s life, though Gruumsh is never happy when

Chapter 3: Giant Adventures

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

Chapter 3: Giant Adventures Diancastra’s divine nature was not revealed to me until our second meeting, when she helped me put an end to a cult dedicated to Elemental Evil and its leader, a truly

, adventures, and entire worlds and campaigns that give giants a properly giant-sized role. The chapter has three parts: “Encounters” provides tools to help you build encounters involving giants and

Franchise Downtime

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

Franchise Downtime Once the characters formally establish their franchise at the end of episode 2, downtime activities and franchise tasks will play a bigger role in the adventure. For now, though

Waterdeep can undertake research to study its mysterious runes, which can lead to information regarding That-Which-Endures (see the sidebar in the “New Race: Verdan” section in chapter 3.) Gorkoh the

Warfare

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

Warfare Magic plays an important role on the battlefield. House Cannith produces a wide range of siege equipment and mystical weapons and made a number of breakthroughs during the Last War. Massive

siege staffs fill the role of artillery. Semi-sentient warforged titans scatter squads of infantry. Kundarak sappers spread glyphs of warding to deny a region to an enemy. Wands and rods haven’t

Humanoids and the Gods

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

cataclysmic shift to replace him. With that in mind, consider the role of the gods in your world and their ties to different humanoid races. Does each race have a creator god? How does that god shape that

race’s culture? Are other folk free of such divine ties and free to worship as they wish? Has a race turned against the god that created it? Has a new race appeared, created by a god within the past few

Champions and Quests

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

power and an agent of divine will. A champion’s role is to act as the god’s eyes and hands, upholding the deity’s ideals and shaping the world to conform to those ideals. In return for the gods’ divine

, and blessings the god might bestow. Serving Two or More Masters Often, each of the characters in an adventuring party is the champion of a different god—or no god at all. What brings the characters

Zagyg

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

built a fortress known as Castle Greyhawk outside the Free City of Greyhawk (see chapter 5). From this stronghold, he took an increasingly powerful role in the politics of the city, contributing to its

fragment of their divine power. He ascended to a minor form of godhood, took the name Zagyg, and took a place in the court of Boccob, a god of magic.

Empyrean

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

Empyrean Inheritors of divine might, empyreans are idealized, human-shaped beings of godly power. These beings might have relationships with their creators akin to those of parents and their children

Upper Planes or the fiendish deities of the Lower Planes. Nevertheless, empyreans have free will. Celestial empyreans are typically noble beings who quest to prove themselves worthy of their divine

Bard

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

Bard Music is the fruit of the divine tree that vibrates with the Words of Creation. But the question I ask you is, can a bard go to the root of this tree? Can one tap into the source of that power

along as oral history, to survive even when no written record remains. It is also the bard’s role to chronicle smaller and more contemporary events — the stories of today’s heroes, including their

Build Your Group

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

connection to the divine. This character might be the driving force behind the group’s quests, steering them according to divine will. Proficiency in skills such as Insight and Religion can help reflect

this character’s divine connection. The Prophet is often a cleric or druid, but could also be an NPC with no real adventuring skills, who needs the group’s protection. Scholar. The Scholar brings

Athreos as Campaign Villain

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

Guide’s role would have dramatic effects on the living and the balance of power between Theros’s immortals. Adventurers caught in Athreos’s machinations have the potential to influence nothing less than

for another to take up his labors. Candidates could include titans or gods, but a selfless mortal might also sacrifice themselves to become the new Athreos. Athreos’s Divine Schemes If Athreos were to

Mind Flayer Magic

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

from the multiverse when the illithids’ empire rises again. Some sages speculate that this attitude arose among the mind flayers because magic played an important role in the rebellion of the gith. In

the illithid’s death and updated as the years pass, with the jar serving as a diary of sorts for the one whose brain will eventually fill it. After it is filled with brine, a funerary brain jar can

Sorcerer

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

compared to other characters. Their power not only rests within them, but it likely takes some effort to keep it at bay. Every sorcerer is born to the role, or stumbles into it through cosmic chance

is challenging. The sections below offer suggestions on how to flesh out and personalize your persona. Divine? Arcane? What difference does it make where magic comes from? You’ve got it or you don’t. Fortunately, I’ve got loads of the stuff.

Yuan-ti Pureblood Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

common apes. Although some purebloods are able to reproduce with humans, most are disgusted by the idea and would do so only if seduction is necessary for a pureblood to preserve a role as a confidant or

get into places their normal forms couldn’t enter. Their immunity to poison gives all yuan-ti a tactical advantage in dealing with other creatures. A pureblood serving as a food taster for a

Kobold Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

they were demigods — mighty beings of divine descent. This isn’t a casual sort of worship or lip service; kobolds are awed in the presence of a dragon, as if an actual avatar of a deity

divination (to find raw materials and foresee threats to the tribe). The main reason why kobolds depend on arcane magic rather than divine is Kurtulmak’s imprisonment, which makes it difficult for

Council of Spiders

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

Council of Spiders Many drow wizards have long sought a means of increasing their power and influence, frustrated that the arcane arts are viewed as secondary to the divine magic of Lolth’s

agenda. Vizeran has cultivated his role as a patron and ally of the council to gain influence among its members — while giving them no hint of his desire to destroy the drow’s obsessive worship of Lolth

Spirit Board

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

Spirit Board Spirit boards are tools to contact and divine the will of spirits or other mysterious forces. Upon placing their fingertips on a planchette set atop the board, assembled users feel

features séances employing a spirit board. When making use of this game prop, you take the role of the forces guiding the planchette. Move the planchette subtly to reveal mysterious messages appropriate to your adventures.

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