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Basic Rules (2014)
, from the Forgotten Realms setting. Were you a lesser functionary in a temple, raised from childhood to assist the priests in the sacred rites? Or were you a high priest who suddenly experienced a call
You have spent your life in the service of a temple to a specific god or pantheon of gods. You act as an intermediary between the realm of the holy and the mortal world, performing sacred rites and
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Lady Illmarrow is no folk tale. She is the greatest necromancer in Eberron, and after centuries of silence, she is setting ancient plots into motion at last. She is the power behind the Order of the
island domain.
Long ago, it was revealed that the elven line of Vol — a house that practiced the art of necromancy and bore the Dragonmark of Death — was engaged in secret blood rites
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
between the realm of the holy and the mortal world, performing sacred rites and offering sacrifices in order to conduct worshipers into the presence of the divine. You are not necessarily a cleric&mdash
;performing sacred rites is not the same thing as channeling divine power.
Choose a god, a pantheon of gods, or some other quasi-divine being, and work with your DM to detail the nature of your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
to cast Heal once without expending a spell slot. You can’t gain this Charm again while you still have it. Empower: Fortifying Rites. When you issue the Empower order to this facility, you inspire its
hirelings to perform daily rites that benefit you or another character you name. The beneficiary doesn’t need to be in the Bastion when the rites are performed to gain their benefit. Each time the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
Eberron Sourcebooks These resources are currently available as ebooks via the Dungeon Master’s Guild at: DMsGuild.com The Eberron Campaign Setting and Eberron Campaign Guide both provide an overview
insight into the setting. The other books are largely tied to specific subjects. If you want to run a campaign in the mysterious lands of Xen’drik, Secrets of Xen’drik and City of Stormreach have a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
portfolio and is responsible for advancing that portfolio. In the Greyhawk setting, Heironeous is a god of valor who calls clerics and paladins to his service and encourages them to spread the ideals
, regardless of alignment. In the Forgotten Realms, a person might propitiate Umberlee before setting out to sea, join a communal feast to celebrate Chauntea at harvest time, and pray to Malar before going
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
, planes, and possibilities. Travel between incredible realms is common, especially via portal-rich locales like Sigil and the Outlands (detailed in this book). Adventurers are likely to see multiple
defines you, not what others assume about you. Everything D&D. Anything from any D&D setting and anything you can imagine might appear in Planescape adventures. Characters might encounter D&D’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
horrors, dead or alive, in areas F6 and area F7. If any treasure is missing, the deep gnomes shrug and continue on their way. After setting the machines in the workshop (area F8) to overload, the kagu
-svirfneblin depart for the Underdark via the tunnel in area F10. The workshop machines soon begin to shake violently, causing the whole lair to tremble. One minute later, the steam cylinder in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
imperfect things (by definition) don’t last forever. The only true perfection is the Void, and the only future is the Void. Feeding the All-Consuming Star. The rites of the Heralds of the Comet, including
Things is key to the destruction of the multiverse. Performing a reading with this Deck of Many Things won’t simply reveal the future; it will determine the future, setting a date for the arrival of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
tables that can help you establish the important elements of a dungeon, wilderness area, or urban setting. 4. Find the Ideal Introduction An adventure can begin with a social interaction encounter in which
goals and setting of the adventure. Let the entries in the Adventure Introduction table inspire you. Adventure Introduction d12 Introduction 1 While traveling in the wilderness, the characters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
practice activity (introduced later in this section), and quickly sketches out a few ideas for the task. Opening Scene The DM describes the beginning of the task activity, setting the stage for the NPCs
the characters will eventually meet, setting up a future plot twist. DOWNTIME ACTIVITIES
This section introduces the following new downtime activities, all of which can be used as franchise tasks in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
locations suitable for adventure, where the heroes confront the Darklord’s threats. For inspiration, refer to the Setting and Adventure Sites tables in the “Genres of Horror” section later in this
dinner.
2 The Darklord contacts the adventurers via letters or dreams.
3 The Darklord meets the adventurers disguised as a nonthreatening inhabitant or animal.
4 The Darklord meets
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
swamps. Citizens who were away from home were left stranded. Those survivors and their descendants assimilated into the other cities, bringing Manivarsha’s traditions of gem-cutting and jewel-setting
shell of the conch mollusk, known locally as a shankha, is the eponymous icon of Shankhabhumi. The sizable Riverine’s Shankha is the legendary shell trophy that circulates among the cities via the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
grand scale. Other holy days are important only to people particularly devoted to a single deity. Still others are observed by priests, who perform private rites and sacrifices inside their temples on
provide excuses for local celebrations. Fantastic Events Since your setting is a fantasy world and not a mundane medieval society, add in a few events of an obviously magical nature. For example
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
create a new Domain of Dread and Darklord following the methods in chapter 4? Setting Mysteries The Domains of Dread function in unique ways, but if and how that matters is up to you. “Ravenloft
Setting Models” later in this chapter details ways to shape the setting to suit your adventures. Review that section and the following questions as you consider how the nature of the Domains of Dread might
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
pausing to decorate or say short prayers at the communal altar. These locals politely invite characters to help them. Setting an Ofrenda. The shared altar has enough space for each character to set a
they’re honoring and receives the Guidance of the Remembered charm. Guidance of the Remembered. A deceased ancestor or loved one provides you with guidance, granting you insight via a charm (a type
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
meditation and study room before the abbey burned. The clerics still perform what few rites and ceremonies they can, given the circumstances. The furnishings were salvaged from the rubble. A character
of setting their precious books and scrolls alight. The bedrolls are made of scratchy blankets and hold nothing of interest or value. Bookshelves. The majority of the books and scrolls are merely
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
passes on to the Keeper and Dolurrh. But Lady Illmarrow is no folk tale. She is the greatest necromancer in Eberron, and after centuries of silence, she is setting ancient plots into motion at last. She
rites with a clan of dragons. The discovery of this pact triggered an unprecedented alliance between the Sibling Kings of Aerenal and the dragons of Argonnessen. The Sibling Kings proclaimed that House
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
. Sometimes a mystery cult is a type of worship within a pantheon. It acknowledges the myths and rituals of the pantheon, but presents its own myths and rites as primary. For instance, a secretive order of
prayers and sacrifices to the same god regardless of what aspect of life is in need of divine assistance. Whether marching into war, setting off on a journey, or hoping to win someone’s affections, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
columns and watches them, attempting to use its Weird Insight to discern the intruders’ secrets. Ssarnak communicates via telepathy. If detected, it prefers to negotiate and will betray the Redbrands
feathers.
Alexandre Honoré Iarno “Glasstaff” Albrek If the quasit in area R11 warns Glasstaff that trouble is approaching, he grabs the scrolls from his chest (see “Treasure” below) and flees via a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Netheril’s Fall: Tales of Terror, Treasure, and Time Travel
Eileanar Locations The locations detailed here are among some of Eileanar’s most famous landmarks. Use these locations when setting adventures in the city. Eileanar is shown on Map: Eileanar. Arcane
claims to be second to none. All the institutions are linked via permanent magical portals, which in turn link to other facilities on other flying cities. Six famed institutions claim primacy here: the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
of transportation, cutting down on the need of city dwellers to own their own horses. Yet the true gem setting Garynmor Stables apart is its menagerie. A former world traveler, Ubis Garynmor (chaotic
river via the fortress’s two massive bridges must pay the 5 cp toll and pass through the fortress via a long central tunnel riddled with arrow slits and murder holes. Between twenty-five and fifty
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
to own their own horses. Yet the true gem setting Garynmor Stables apart is its menagerie. A former world traveler, Ubis Garynmor (chaotic good male human commoner) has long had a fascination with
the river via the fortress’s two massive bridges must pay the 5 cp toll and pass through the fortress via a long central tunnel riddled with arrow slits and murder holes. Between twenty-five and fifty
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Request Omin Dran contacts the characters via the franchise documancer’s documancy satchel or some other form of magic. When he does, read the following to detail his request: “Yeah, so I’m going to need
“questioning” the characters about their knowledge of or dealings with Oppal. A short while after the characters leave the tavern, this gang challenges them, setting Moguhl up to ask who Oppal is working
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
with etchings of funerary rites in honor of Moradin (150 gp), and an immovable rod. A9. Tombs Gigantic stone doors covered in twin reliefs of dwarven gods in profile loom fifteen feet high. The dwarven
via the shaft in area A18. The first time Aerisi Kalinoth drops to 0 hit points, she vanishes in a screaming gust of wind, leaving Windvane behind. A20. Worm’s Tunnel This large, unlit room is empty
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
underground river feeds the fountain and connects to the caverns of Ironbed Grotto (see “Reaching the Tomb”). Characters who enter the tomb via Ironbed Grotto emerge from the fountain’s waterspout, which
judgment. Gods of work, industry, protection, and luck are particularly appropriate. If you’re setting this adventure in the San Citlán region, La Catrina is the patron deity. She is a jovial death