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Acolyte Legacy

Backgrounds 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

Lady Illmarrow

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

Acolyte - Baldur's Gate

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

Loose Pantheons

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

Nightmare Logic

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

don’t record a collectively remembered past, fictions spawn terrible facts, and sheltered villagers remain stubbornly ignorant about the world beyond. Ravenloft is a setting designed to cultivate

. This flexibility provides a powerful tool to upend assumptions of safety and tailor your characters’ struggles. It also encourages layers of mysteries about the nature of the setting. Is each domain

The Halfling Adventurer

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

rambunctiousness to Brandobaris’s meddling, and almost all children outgrow this tendency to put themselves at risk. But if one persists in these antics, the other villagers say the youngster has “fancy

villagers might try to dissuade a youngster from leaving the community. Other villages are much more supportive of one of their members who demonstrates the urge to adventure, likely because some of

Cultural Specifics

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

Cultural Specifics As you develop your domain, consider the culture and how it emerges from this tragic setting. What might be most unsettling for the Darklord: if the culture is one with familiar

persists. For a specific example, consider the domain of Barovia in chapter 3. Not one villager in Barovia thinks it’s wise to live in the shadow of Castle Ravenloft, and yet the villagers don’t

Folk Horror

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within

that takes on the appearance of the last person it fed on. 5 A wicker giant that animates during the new moon, punishing the unwary. 6 A mayor who behaves in archaic ways so villagers don’t enrage an

traditions or land they embody, causing them to fail in their duties or their rites to spin out of control. Choose from or roll on the Folk Horror Torments to determine how these twisted traditions torment

Tenets

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

Adventure Types

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

Sanctuary

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen

Sanctuary Dozens of townsfolk have barricaded themselves inside the temple to Chauntea (area 3), which is surrounded by raiders. The attackers tried setting fire to the stout structure but had little

relax. If the doors burst open before the temple is evacuated, this scene turns into an ugly melee against Group A. The kobolds in that group prefer to attack unarmed villagers instead of lethal

Franchise Tasks as Narrative

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

Invasion Encounters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

feet gouging the dirt. They wave torches and fierce blades above their reptilian heads. Five baaz draconians (see appendix B) charge toward the wharf, intent on setting buildings ablaze and murdering

escaping villagers. In their frenzied state, the draconians fight to the death. Ominous Riders The character who has the highest passive Wisdom (Perception) score glimpses the following scene during

Sanctuary

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons

Sanctuary Dozens of townsfolk have barricaded themselves inside the temple to Chauntea (area 3), which is surrounded by raiders. The attackers tried setting fire to the stout structure but had little

. If the doors burst open before the temple is evacuated, this scene turns into an ugly melee against Group A. The kobolds in that group prefer to attack unarmed villagers instead of lethal

Tracking Time

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

Horror in Barovia

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within

setting. Some Darklords might have emerged from the Mists first in Barovia, encountered Strahd, and found their ways to their own domains later. Others might have a particular interest in Barovia and in

of roosting bats or bloodless animal corpses. 8 When spying villagers try to eavesdrop on or steal small things from the characters.

Manor Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries

rectangular dining table that has a silver place setting at the head of it. On the east wall hangs a large painting of an opulent banquet. The dining table can easily seat six people, but the chair that

accompanies the silver place setting is the only one that shows any sign of regular use. Banquet Painting. The banquet painting is the gateway to one of four connected extradimensional spaces throughout

The Ruined Cellar

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

Locations M - P

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

villagers are accustomed to facing threats from the Evermoors, but nothing as formidable as fire giants. Three weeks ago, a quartet of fire giants strode through the village, climbed over the ridge

west of town, waded across the river, and disappeared into the Surbrin Hills without so much as a sideward glance. The villagers were left untouched, and property damage was minimal. It was clear to

Lady Illmarrow

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

Halfling Gods and Myths

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

of trees, a raspberry patch, or a swath of wildflowers, villagers leave a small offering whenever they walk by, or tip their caps, or whisper a blessing in her honor. A village counts itself lucky if

rowboat becomes the setting for a swashbuckling adventure. And for some — the youngsters who are said to “have a bit of Brandobaris in them” — that play-acting is the prelude to a life of living as

Hags

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

wandering outside without permission, then graduating to pushing someone down the stairs or setting a house on fire. Sooner or later, the child’s family and community become terrified of the “bad seed” and

villages with snow and freezing cold, hoping to instill despair that turns the villagers against each other. A bheur hag loves watching unprepared people suffer and die for their mistakes during the

Other Religious Systems

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

Adventure Models

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

Against the Giants d8 Adventure Hook 1 Adventurers find a village completely deserted, with tracks leading to a hill giant steading. Can they rescue the surviving villagers and livestock before the hill

the Magic: The Gathering setting of Kaldheim, all moving among the branches of a vast World Tree. Wintry Surtland is a realm of constant turmoil. Volcanoes burst through snow and ice to form new

The Greyhawk Setting

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

The Greyhawk Setting Coupleofkooks The planet Oerth is at the very center of a Wildspace system called Greyspace. (See chapter 6 for more information about Wildspace). Oerth has two moons: Luna (a

Plume Mountain. Situated just south of the Riftcanyon, the ever-smoking White Plume Mountain has always been a subject of superstitious awe to the neighboring villagers. People still travel many miles to

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