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Nature Domain (PHB)

Classes Player’s Handbook (2014)

particular springs and groves (such as Eldath). Druids revere nature as a whole and might serve one of these deities, practicing mysterious rites and reciting all-but-forgotten prayers in their own secret

despoil the woodlands, bless the harvest of the faithful, or wither the crops of those who anger their gods. Nature Domain Spells Cleric Level Spells 3rd animal friendship, barkskin

Nature Domain Legacy

Classes Player’s Handbook (2014)

particular springs and groves (such as Eldath). Druids revere nature as a whole and might serve one of these deities, practicing mysterious rites and reciting all-but-forgotten prayers in their own secret

despoil the woodlands, bless the harvest of the faithful, or wither the crops of those who anger their gods. Nature Domain Spells Cleric Level Spells 1st animal friendship, speak

Graz'zt

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

, and he adorns himself in silks and leathers both striking and disturbing in their workmanship. His lair and those of his cultists are pleasure palaces where nothing is forbidden save moderation and

Argent Palace, a grandiose structure in the city of Zelatar, found within his abyssal domain of Azzagrat. Graz’zt’s demonic influence radiates outward in a tangible ripple, warping reality

Graz'zt Legacy

Monsters Out of the Abyss

the finest of things and the most attractive of servants, and he adorns himself in silks and leathers both striking and disturbing in their workmanship. His lair, and those of his cultists, are

Zelatar, found within his Abyssal domain of Azzatar. Graz’zt’s maddening influence radiates outward in a tangible ripple, warping reality around him. Given enough time in a single location

Cleric

classes Basic Rules (2014)

to those chosen to fulfill a high calling. Harnessing divine magic doesn’t rely on study or training. A cleric might learn formulaic prayers and ancient rites, but the ability to cast cleric

1st +2 Spellcasting, Divine Domain 3 2 — — — — — — — — 2nd +2

Lady Illmarrow

Monsters Eberron: Rising from the Last War

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

Yuan-ti

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

, which often manifests as fangs or striking serpents. Yuan-ti have humanlike forms with a variety of horrifying serpentine transformations. Some have a scattering of reptilian scales, while others

supernatural rites. Roll on or choose a result from the Yuan-ti Transformations table to inspire how yuan-ti obtain their serpentine aspects. Yuan-ti Transformations 1d6 A Yuan-ti Gained Its Snake

Facing Darklords

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

Darklord an overwhelming threat, doing so risks distancing a rich, versatile villain from the characters. A Darklord is often far from the most physically daunting creature in their domain, but their

nature as a Darklord makes permanently defeating them challenging. To defeat a Darklord, the characters should focus on undermining the Darklord’s plots and striking at the core of the Darklord’s torments

Chapter 3: Character Classes (Continued)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook

. Then harness the... Life Domain to be a master of healing. Light Domain to wield searing, warding light. Trickery Domain to bedevil foes with mischief. War Domain to inspire valor and chastise

to strive for peak combat prowess. Eldritch Knight to learn spells to aid in combat. Psi Warrior to augment attacks with psionic power. Monk. Dart in and out of melee while striking fast and

Chapter 3: Character Classes

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook

and magical secrets. Valor to wield weapons with spells. Cleric. Invoke divine magic to heal, bolster, and smite. Then harness the... Life Domain to be a master of healing. Light Domain to

wield searing, warding light. Trickery Domain to bedevil foes with mischief. War Domain to inspire valor and chastise foes. Druid. Channel nature magic to heal, shape-shift, and control the

Cult Rites

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

Cult Rites The cults of Innsmouth seek initiates to aid in their unfathomable works. Those who prove themselves reliable devotees gain access to the transformative power of strange gods. Cult Renown

Scaly Abyss Aberrant Anatomy These Dark Gifts include magical transformations associated with the cult’s patron and its members. This magic can make it easier to navigate parts of the domain and bypass

Yetis

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

Yetis A yeti’s windborne howl sounds out across remote mountains, striking fear into the hearts of the scattered miners and herders that dwell there. These hulking creatures stalk alpine peaks in a

civilization, the civilized become the hunted in nature’s untamed domain. “On your guard! That’s not the wind howling!” — Kelesta Hawke of the Emerald Enclave

Character Classes

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules

Lore to collect knowledge and magical secrets. Cleric. Invoke divine magic to heal, bolster, and smite. Then harness the Life Domain to be a master of healing. Druid. Channel nature magic to heal

prowess. Monk. Dart in and out of melee while striking fast and hard. Then become a Warrior of The Open Hand to master unarmed combat. Paladin. Smite foes and shield allies with divine and martial

Chapter 10: The Ruins of Berez

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

. Marina bore a striking resemblance to Strahd’s beloved Tatyana, both in appearance and manner, and she became Strahd’s obsession. He seduced her in the dead of night and feasted on her blood, but before

time crafting and animating scarecrows to hunt down and kill the ravens and the wereravens that infest Strahd’s domain. When she isn’t working evil magic, Baba Lysaga sacrifices beasts to Mother

Annam and the Ordning

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

raids and skirmishes, bringing glory to giantkind and striking terror into the enemies of Annam’s children. Priests and Rites. Giants sometimes ask Thrym for his blessing before hunting or going to war

and Rites. Thanks to his prolonged absence from mortal giants’ affairs, Annam has few priests. On some worlds, he has no priests and his name is all but forgotten. On other worlds, a priest of Annam

Adventures in Kalakeri

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

the “Treachery in Kalakeri” section later in this domain description. The wilds of Kalakeri might also fuel terrifying adventures. The land holds all manner of perilous ruins and mysteries, from the

Kalakeri Adventures table when planning adventures in this domain. Kalakeri Adventures d10 Adventure 1 Bandits takes over the village of Neelakurinji, claiming Ramya or Arijani as their leader

Ankhtepot

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

, and he answered with certainty. Granted new freedom by the Dark Powers, Ankhtepot emerged from his crypt into the domain of Har’Akir. In this new land, Ankhtepot found a pious people devoted to the same

gods he once served. Immediately he set to wiping out that religion, replacing it with new gods of his own imagining, false divinities for whom he alone spoke. Using blasphemous rites, Ankhtepot

Nature Domain

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

Nature Domain Gods of nature are as varied as the natural world itself, from inscrutable gods of the deep forests (such as Silvanus, Obad-Hai, Chislev, Balinor, and Pan) to friendly deities

associated with particular springs and groves (such as Eldath). Druids revere nature as a whole and might serve one of these deities, practicing mysterious rites and reciting all-but-forgotten prayers in their

Lizardfolk

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

territorial, they use camouflaged scouts to guard the perimeter of their domain. When unwelcome visitors are detected, a tribe sends a hunting band to harass or drive the trespassers off, or tricks them into

taste for humanoid flesh. Prisoners are often taken back to their camps to become the centerpieces of great feasts and rites involving dancing, storytelling, and ritual combat. Victims are either

E4. Burgomaster's Mansion

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

to create a path all about the domain. Heavy claw markings have stripped the once-beautiful finish of the walls. Great black marks tell of the fires that have assailed the mansion. Not a pane nor a

. Ismark and Ireena made the coffin themselves. Roleplaying Ireena Ireena Kolyana Ireena, a striking young woman with auburn hair, has been bitten twice by Strahd. The villagers are afraid of her and

The Demonic Point of View

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

The Demonic Point of View Why do we descend upon the domain of our hated enemies? Because that’s where the fighting is! — Zaadaaak, demon of the Abyss Most other creatures believe demons to be

to their dominion, but also because striking in force anywhere else would play into the devils’ hands. YUGOLOTHS: FICKLE ALLIES Yugoloths are major players on both sides of the Blood War. The death

Divine Characteristics

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

spell on the cleric spell list, as well as any domain spell from their domains). They also have broad influence over aspects of the world associated with their portfolios, beyond what can be defined

mortal world, a god is capable of devastating physical attacks. Heliod’s spear striking the polis of Olantin caused it to sink forever into the sea, and an errant blow from Purphoros’s hammer shaped the

More Downtime Activities

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

adventures building a stronghold. Before work can begin, the character must acquire a plot of land. If the estate lies within a kingdom or similar domain, the character will need a royal charter (a legal

days equal to his or her current renown multiplied by 10, the character’s renown increases by 1. Performing Sacred Rites A pious character can spend time between adventures performing sacred rites in

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

that god focus on one aspect or the other, determining their domain access and possibly even their alignment on that basis. A cleric who venerates the Destroyer aspect chooses the Tempest or War domain

Graz'zt

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

of servants, and he adorns himself in silks and leathers both striking and disturbing in their workmanship. His lair and those of his cultists are pleasure palaces where nothing is forbidden save

truth. Tasha Graz’zt’s Lair Graz’zt’s principal lair is his Argent Palace, a grandiose structure in the city of Zelatar, found within his abyssal domain of Azzagrat. Graz’zt’s demonic influence

The Nine Hells

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

, ruling her own domain but confined to the Nine Hells by Asmodeus in accordance with some ancient contract (the terms of which are known only to Tiamat and the Lords of the Nine). Zariel’s seat of power is

Asmodeus’s most loyal and resourceful vassals, and few beings in the multiverse can outwit him. He is more obsessed than most devils with striking deals with mortals in exchange for their souls, and

Nine Hells

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

rival, Bel, who fell out of Asmodeus’s favor and was forced to serve as Zariel’s adviser. Tiamat, the Queen of Evil Dragons, is a prisoner on this layer, ruling her own domain but confined to the Nine

Asmodeus’s most loyal and resourceful vassals, and few beings in the multiverse can outwit him. He is more obsessed than most devils with striking deals with mortals in exchange for their souls, and his

Lady Illmarrow

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

extend far beyond her 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 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

Wreck of the Marshal

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

on the dagger or striking the dagger with a magic or adamantine weapon will cause the dagger to break. The ghosts in area M9 know how to destroy the dagger. If the dagger is destroyed, the undead it

who fish in the waters around Saltmarsh know that a dragon turtle called Xalatamos claims the wreck of the Marshal as part of its domain. As long as the wreck was undisturbed, Xalatamos kept to itself

Dragon Organizations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

A group of cultists is trying to access a magic portal linking the Material Plane to Tiamat’s domain, hoping to break the seal that has kept the portal closed for centuries. 3 A dragon whose

techniques—from alchemical brews to elaborate rites—to help spark the first flickering awareness of a dragon’s echoes on other worlds. They freely perform these techniques on any dragons who yearn for

Geode Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

gems into the xorn’s maw. Keltar soberly informs contributors the treasure is transported to Ogrémoch’s domain. The xorn can smell the party’s wealth, and so it demands a tribute of 500 gp in Terran

complete. Characters can close the portal only by striking the monolith with Ironfang. When the elemental weapon strikes the monolith, it chips the otherwise indestructible stone, causing the portal to

Roleplaying a Giant

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

shapes. The most striking of these works are collected and displayed inside the stronghold, not unlike how other cultures create topiary gardens. If you want forge work fit for a king, you have two options

creatures that fire giants capture are put to work in the giants’ mines or on surface farms the giants claim as part of their domain. Even master crafters of other races are consigned to unskilled labor

Areas of the Air Temple

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

displease Aerisi Kalinoth. If the characters adopt the garments and instruments of the Windwyrds, they stand a chance of passing through the air cult’s domain without difficulty. Bone Flutes. The

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

The Fissure

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

tunnels beneath the warehouse were dug as smugglers’ byways. Later, worshipers of That-Which-Endures (see the sidebar in the “New Race: Verdan” section in chapter 3) excavated chambers beneath the ground

the crawler. If the characters try to hurt or intimidate Gorkoh, he attempts to send them into the carrion crawler’s domain unprepared, hoping that the monster takes care of them. Creature. The

Areas of the Fire Temple

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

sounds of metal striking metal long before they see what’s inside. Noise, light, and heat issue from this massive chamber. Runnels of lava flow from holes in the west wall into bronze troughs. Heat

salamanders to make armaments here while fire cultists strand guard. This chamber is the heart of the fire cult’s domain, the great foundry where they forge weapons and armor. Noise here drowns out any

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