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Cleric

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because his or her god demands it. Pursuing the goals of the gods often involves braving dangers in unsettled lands, smiting evil, or seeking holy relics in ancient tombs. Many clerics are also

a troublemaker? What are your ultimate goals? Does your deity have a special task in mind for you? Or are you striving to prove yourself worthy of a great quest? QUICK BUILD You can make a cleric

Running This Chapter

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

Running This Chapter The fanatics have already begun their lengthy ritual. They believe themselves safely ensconced in Ilvaash’s domain, called the Briny Maze. At the heart of the Briny Maze, Ilvaash

lurks in a vast, empty pocket of psychic quasi-reality called the Endless Void. The characters must navigate the Briny Maze—overcoming its dangers and negotiating with potential allies—before reaching the Endless Void and confronting the fanatics as well as a psychic refraction of Ilvaash.

The Obelisk

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

into a shrine to Ilvaash. The characters must travel to Illithinoch and face its dangers to stop the ceremorphosis ritual. They come across rifts to the Far Realm that hint at the power the fanatics

flayer fanatics plan to enact a ritual to transform Phandalin’s townspeople into mind flayers. The characters must follow the mind flayers into their Underdark stronghold and then into the Far Realm

Traveling the Skybridge

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

supports and protects Flames Everlasting and honors the many gigantic, ancient bakunawa whose bones are infused into the bridge. Ina greets the characters courteously and warns them of the dangers of

bakunawa’s call over the skybridge in the night, but she has seen nothing. After conversing with the characters, Ina returns to her ritual song and invites the characters to join in. Any character can

Wiltroot Hall

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

drawn lurking dangers from more remote parts of the bayou. As he grows more proficient in his ability to siphon creatures’ energy to power his magic, Murgaxor is practicing lesser forms of the magic that

will eventually culminate in his destructive ritual in chapter 6. Evidence of his magic persists in area W5. The strange energy of his magic has drawn creatures to the area around Wiltroot Hall and

Canyon Shrine

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

Canyon Shrine Aside from the other dangers of the twisting canyons of Phoberos, followers of Mogis openly worship and offer sacrifices to their dark god in these places. Twisting cave systems run

appear on the Canyon Shrine Villains table. Canyon Shrine Villains d8 Villain 1 A minotaur captures and devours other creatures limb by limb as part of a bizarre ritual honoring Mogis. 2

Cartographer

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

below, you can add your proficiency bonus when you make an ability check to create or examine maps, search for new paths in the wild, or assess a route for possible dangers. The Cartographer Franchise

dawn. Tale of Safe Travel Starting at rank 2, you gain the ability to perform a 45-minute ritual using your cartographer’s tools, maps, and 50 gp in consumed material components. By doing so, you

Inquiries in Candlekeep

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

, because it is warded against divination magic as a side effect of the scrivener’s binding ritual. Legend lore returns the following: “Where once was a dream of kinship and valor, disparate kin under three

) is Candlekeep’s foremost expert on the subject of curses. Born and raised in the magocracy of Halruaa, Teles has always been comfortable around magic but also understands its inherent dangers. If the

Sword in the Shadows

compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Legends of Greyhawk: Secrets of the Free City

Traverse the Sewers The sewers have no map. The characters need to traverse the maze before them and its numerous branching paths. Each branch has its unique dangers, and it is easy to get

further into the sewer and growing one step closer to finding the ritual. Return this card to the deck and shuffle before drawing a replacement. Myconid Sovereign This 40-foot-square room is covered with

Additional Encounters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat

Wizards are making use of diabolic allies as they plan the ritual that will free Tiamat, not all devils are on their side. Some fiends not wanting to see Tiamat gain worldly power seek to break the

encounter to make the players aware of the dangers presented by a direct assault against the Well of Dragons. The army of the cult is huge and powerful enough to have destroyed a major adventuring group. The

Additional Encounters

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

Wizards are making use of diabolic allies as they plan the ritual that will free Tiamat, not all devils are on their side. Some fiends not wanting to see Tiamat gain worldly power seek to break the

to make the players aware of the dangers presented by a direct assault against the Well of Dragons. The army of the cult is huge and powerful enough to have destroyed a major adventuring group. The

Additional Encounters

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

Wizards are making use of diabolic allies as they plan the ritual that will free Tiamat, not all devils are on their side. Some fiends not wanting to see Tiamat gain worldly power seek to break the

encounter to make the players aware of the dangers presented by a direct assault against the Well of Dragons. The army of the cult is huge and powerful enough to have destroyed a major adventuring group. The

Factions

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

lands while others make their homes on the outskirts of towns and villages, where they help to protect travelers from the dangers of the wild. The enclave’s greatest stronghold in the region is the

, holding to ancient customs of ritual and taboo. They are notorious for their hatred of magic, disavowal of any gods but their own, and hostility to anyone not of their tribes. Most in the North consider

Tomb Locations

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

golems. She tells the characters that they have free run of the temple, and that they will find Valin when fate determines it. She does warn them against the dangers they might face in certain areas

own heart was removed three years ago as part of the unique ritual described in The Canopic Being. The magic of the ritual allows her to remember being involved in a ceremony that bound her to

Annam and the Ordning

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

take by force) sacrifices for Grolantor from their kin, with a minimum of ritual or prayer involved. Hiatea Hiatea is Annam’s second child, after Stronmaus, and the companionship and friendly rivalry

cleverer of the two, often outwitting his brother in contests where Thrym’s greater strength might otherwise let him prevail. Their history of competition ranges from striving to outdo each other in

Ziggurat Locations, Tiers 1–3

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

monument’s residents and their customs from a safe distance. The pixies won’t join the characters in exploring the ziggurat, but they can share the following information: Dungeon Dangers. The ziggurat holds

many dangers. The deeper you go, the worse it gets. Masked Factions. Everyone in the ziggurat wears a mask. If two people wear the same mask, they’re part of the same faction. The factions don’t seem

Traveling to Phandalin

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

lizardfolk being intimidated and harassed by an unscrupulous Zhentarim merchant and his bodyguards. This part of the High Road runs parallel to the Mere of Dead Men, a swamp full of dangers, pestilence, and

of a unique necromantic ritual that can turn any creature into an undead creature when it dies. (The characters will see this rune and this magic again later. See the sidebar “The Magic of Convenience

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