Search Results
All Results
Characters
Compendium
Spells
Items
Monsters
Vehicles
Forums
Returning 35 results for 'study of religious dark variants'.
Other Suggestions:
study of religion draw variants
study of religion dark variants
study of religion dawn variants
study of religion days variants
Species
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
Since not all tieflings are of the blood of Asmodeus, some have traits that differ from those in the Player’s Handbook. The Dungeon Master may permit the following variants for your
, choose 1d4 + 1 of the following features: small horns; fangs or sharp teeth; a forked tongue; catlike eyes; six fingers on each hand; goat-like legs; cloven hoofs; a forked tail; leathery or scaly skin; red or dark blue skin; cast no shadow or reflection; exude a smell of brimstone.
Species
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
Since not all tieflings are of the blood of Asmodeus, some have traits that differ from those in the Player’s Handbook. The Dungeon Master may permit the following variants for your tiefling
; cloven hoofs; a forked tail; leathery or scaly skin; red or dark blue skin; cast no shadow or reflection; exude a smell of brimstone.
Hermit
Legacy
This doesn't reflect the latest rules and lore.
Learn More
Backgrounds
Player’s Handbook (2014)
seclusion.
d8
Life of Seclusion
1
I was searching for spiritual enlightenment.
2
I was partaking of communal living in accordance with the dictates of a religious order.
3
I
contemplative sort of seclusion that allows room for study and prayer. If you want to play a rugged wilderness recluse who lives off the land while shunning the company of other people, look at the outlander
Acolyte
Legacy
This doesn't reflect the latest rules and lore.
Learn More
Backgrounds
Basic Rules (2014)
Characteristics
Acolytes are shaped by their experience in temples or other religious communities. Their study of the history and tenets of their faith and their relationships to temples, shrines, or hierarchies
.
Choose a god, a pantheon of gods, or some other quasi-divine being, and work with your DM to detail the nature of your religious service. The Gods of the Multiverse section contains a sample pantheon
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
fortunately, maintaining that deception might require you to stay in hiding until you actually are.
3
You study the puzzles of mortal natures. You’ve seen followers of evil deities perform
a collection of religious texts stuffed into an attic and forgotten when a believer’s patron deity died. In this solitary work, you’ve learned secrets no one else knows.
5
You killed
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 13):
1/day each: protection from evil and good, Tenser's floating disk, unseen servantAmethyst dragons, the mightiest of the gem dragons, study and
.
Cosmological Study
Many amethyst dragons are fascinated by the existence of other worlds in the Material Plane, and especially the way individual dragons manifest unique echoes across those worlds. They
Ioun Stone
Legacy
This doesn't reflect the latest rules and lore.
Learn More
Magic Items
Basic Rules (2014)
(Rare). You can't be surprised while this dark blue rhomboid orbits your head.
Ioun Stone of Fortitude;Fortitude (Very Rare). Your Constitution score increases by 2, to a maximum of 20, while this pink
+1 bonus to checks with that skill if already proficient, while this burnished, brassy stone orbits your head.
Ioun Stone of Religious Knowledge;Religious Knowledge (Rare). You gain proficiency
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
or other religious communities. Their study of the history and tenets of their faith and their relationships to temples, shrines, or hierarchies affect their mannerisms and ideals. Their flaws might
religious service. The Gods of the Multiverse section contains a sample pantheon, from the Forgotten Realms setting. Were you a lesser functionary in a temple, raised from childhood to assist the priests in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Uni and the Hunt for the Lost Horn
Study [Action] When you take the Study action, you make an Intelligence check to study your memory, a book, a clue, or another source of knowledge and call to mind an important piece of information
(Giants and Humanoids) Investigation Traps, ciphers, riddles, and gadgetry Nature Terrain, flora, weather, and certain creatures (Beasts, Dragons, Oozes, and Plants) Religion Deities, religious hierarchies and rites, holy symbols, cults, and certain creatures (Celestials, Fiends, and Undead)
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Study [Action] When you take the Study action, you make an Intelligence check to study your memory, a book, a clue, or another source of knowledge and call to mind an important piece of information
(Giants and Humanoids) Investigation Traps, ciphers, riddles, and gadgetry Nature Terrain, flora, weather, and certain creatures (Beasts, Dragons, Oozes, and Plants) Religion Deities, religious hierarchies and rites, holy symbols, cults, and certain creatures (Celestials, Fiends, and Undead)
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Study [Action] When you take the Study action, you make an Intelligence check to study your memory, a book, a clue, or another source of knowledge and call to mind an important piece of information
(Giants and Humanoids) Investigation Traps, ciphers, riddles, and gadgetry Nature Terrain, flora, weather, and certain creatures (Beasts, Dragons, Oozes, and Plants) Religion Deities, religious hierarchies and rites, holy symbols, cults, and certain creatures (Celestials, Fiends, and Undead)
Yuan-ti Pureblood
Legacy
This doesn't reflect the latest rules and lore.
Learn More
Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
; Elminster
The serpent creatures known as yuan-ti are all that remains of an ancient, decadent human empire. Ages ago their dark gods taught them profane, cannibalistic rituals to mix their flesh
primordial world heeded the prayers of these people and hissed dark demands into their ears. The people tainted their souls by performing human sacrifices in the name of the gods, debased their flesh by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
belong to an established religious hierarchy, but many do not. The gods choose whomever they will, and sometimes a devoted worshiper is blessed with all the abilities of a cleric, despite not being a
priest of any kind. That cleric might be a contemplative hermit, a wandering prophet, or simply a devout peasant. Religious orders often try to recruit such clerics and bring them into the fold, but
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
Q35. Upstairs Gallery This room has dark wood paneling on the walls that rises to a height of three feet. Above the paneling, the walls are painted with murals of religious figures performing holy
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Example Adventurers’ Guild Clifftop Adventurers’ Guild Crime Syndicate Boromar Clan Dragonmarked House Any dragonmarked house Espionage Agency King’s Dark Lanterns Head of State Prince Oargev of New Cyre
Immortal Being Sora Kell Inquisitive Agency Finders Guild Military Force Redcloak Battalion Newspaper The Korranberg Chronicle Religious Order Templars of the Silver Flame University Morgrave University
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
neutral deity 11–12 Temple to a false deity (run by charlatan priests) 13 Home of ascetics 14–15 Abandoned shrine 16–17 Library dedicated to religious study 18–20 Hidden shrine to a fiend or an evil
encounters distinct. Building Type d20 Type 1–10 Residence (roll once on the Residence table) 11–12 Religious (roll once on the Religious Building table) 13–15 Tavern (roll once on the Tavern table and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
visions in which the gods of Faerûn appear to them modeled in the tieflings’ own image. One such is the entity they call the “pale horned goddess of the moon” (Selûne); another is the “dark, devilish
lady of fortune” (Tymora) — an indication, tieflings say, that one’s outward appearance and bloodline are less important to the gods than the heart and soul within. TIEFLING VARIANTS
Since not all
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
temples, with clergy and daily rituals, are in the Upper City, which precludes commoners from worshiping after dark, when only residents are allowed to remain in the Upper City. Since most commoners work
during the day, their faith usually becomes secondary in their lives. Ostentatious adherence to religious rituals is seen as a privilege of the wealthy. Some Baldurians even think outwardly displaying
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
temples, with clergy and daily rituals, are in the Upper City, which precludes commoners from worshiping after dark, when only residents are allowed to remain in the Upper City. Since most commoners work
during the day, their faith usually becomes secondary in their lives. Ostentatious adherence to religious rituals is seen as a privilege of the wealthy. Some Baldurians even think outwardly displaying
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
finish a long rest. Religious Study. You have advantage on any Intelligence (Religion) check pertaining to your chosen god. Starting Piety. You begin with a piety score of 3 with your chosen god. Pious
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
respected 19–20 Religious leader Notable Traits d20 Trait 1 Canals in place of streets 2 Massive statue or monument 3 Grand temple 4 Large fortress 5 Verdant parks and orchards 6 River divides town 7
Tough warriors 9 Dark magic 10 Decadence 11 Piety 12 Gambling 13 Godlessness 14 Education 15 Wines 16 High fashion 17 Political intrigue 18 Powerful guilds 19 Strong drink 20 Patriotism Current
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
Empty Bridge This location is presented on map 8.3. Mike Schley Map 8.3: Empty Bridge A river of dark water, thirty feet wide, flows around this floating nodule like a ring. A flat stone bridge
the churning river, which is 30 feet deep. An aboleth lurks in the water along with a water elemental minion. Trapped in the Far Realm long ago, the aboleth sequestered itself in this river to study
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
Q40. Argynvost’s Study This room is a haven for dust and cobwebs. Three narrow windows allow slivers of light to illuminate bare oak shelves along the walls and a torn, padded chair lying on its side
hangs open on one hinge. Strahd’s soldiers forced open the iron door that once sealed Argynvost’s vault (area Q41). They also took every book in this study but one. (Many of the books taken from here can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
. The sisters are actually two doppelgangers. They can either attack someone that night or join the caravan for a few days while they study the travelers and choose their victims. When the time comes
to strike, they wait until after dark, then try to lure their target away from other people by calling for assistance in a familiar voice. Fortunately for the characters and their fellow travelers, if one is defeated, the other one flees in a flurry of curses and vengeful threats.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
on. The sisters are actually two doppelgangers. They can either attack someone that night or join the caravan for a few days while they study the travelers and choose their victims. When the time
comes to strike, they wait until after dark, then try to lure their target away from other people by calling for assistance in a familiar voice. Fortunately for the characters and their fellow travelers, if one is defeated, the other one flees in a flurry of curses and vengeful threats.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
L6. Study The workshop narrows into another passage that splits and links up twice. It gently descends to this area described as follows: An oval cavern opens here, forty feet wide and sixty feet
long. Dark purple tapestries hang on the walls. At the center stands a pedestal fashioned of severed arms arranged to clutch one another in a cone. Cradled in the uppermost hands is a glowing crystal
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
other religious communities. Their study of the history and tenets of their faith and their relationships to temples, shrines, or hierarchies affect their mannerisms and ideals. Their flaws might be
. Choose a god, a pantheon of gods, or some other quasi-divine being from among those listed in appendix B or those specified by your DM, and work with your DM to detail the nature of your religious
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
Dark Fantasy Ivan Shavrin The dark fantasy genre features fantasy worlds where grim themes, nihilistic plots, or horrifying elements inform their stories. Any tale featuring both supernatural
elements and horror themes might constitute dark fantasy, whether it’s a fantasy story steeped in dread or an otherwise realistic world that features a supernatural terror. Examples include The Dark Tower
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Borderlands Quest: Dagger Danger!
-foot-deep pit, making the path forward dangerous. Beyond the pit, the cave is dark and silent, and the floor glistens with dampness.
The characters can examine the entry of this cave to learn more
light or peering into the cave entrance, the characters can get a better look at the damp area. A character taking the Study action and succeeding on a DC 15 Intelligence (Investigation) check realizes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
other religious communities. Their study of the history and tenets of their faith and their relationships to temples, shrines, or hierarchies affect their mannerisms and ideals. Their flaws might be
. Choose a god, a pantheon of gods, or some other quasi-divine being from among those listed in appendix B or those specified by your DM, and work with your DM to detail the nature of your religious
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
darkness where the morning light once shone—a sacred place.
Strahd faces the characters in the chapel (area K15). Beast (Jack of Diamonds) The beast sits on his dark throne.
Strahd faces the characters
lurks in the depths of darkness, in the one place to which he must return.
Strahd faces the characters in his tomb (area K86). Donjon (King of Clubs) He lurks in a hall of bones, in the dark pits
Orc
Legacy
This doesn't reflect the latest rules and lore.
Learn More
Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
who study its ebb and flow to expect the stalemate to continue. A different view is put forth by the archmage Tzunk, who notes that Maglubiyet has never faced a foe as ferocious and protective as
who serve Yurtrus and Shargaas. Some are sent forth into the cities dominated by humans, on dark missions. Beware them.
— Elminster
Search, Destroy, Repeat
When a tribe is on the move, orc
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Religious Institutions Those who serve as priests of a god aren’t necessarily clerics. Indeed, the power invested in clerics and other divine spellcasters by the gods is given out only rarely (see
both. Temples and Shrines The core religious institutions of Faerûn are temples and shrines. Whether a small, out-of-the-way building, or a complex made up of multiple structures and tracts of land
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
You study the puzzles of mortal natures. You’ve seen followers of evil deities perform miracles for the helpless at Twin Songs, and you’ve seen patriars who worship good deities turn their backs on
Cemetery, the crumbling remains of dead patriar families’ manors, or a collection of religious texts stuffed into an attic and forgotten when a believer’s patron deity died. In this solitary work
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Tieflings "The Chieftain Who Leads them," Thuel asked, "what do we know of him?"
“His name is Kathrik Mel. He inspires tremendous loyalty in the barbarians, an almost religious fervor.”
“He’s a
far side of Droaam — is populated by tieflings. These tieflings descend from Sarlonan mages who bargained with dark powers, with the Demesne’s lords being powerful warlocks and wizards. The Venomous