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You focus your training on the grim art of death. Those who adhere to this archetype are diverse: hired killers, spies, bounty hunters, and even specially anointed priests trained to exterminate the
enemies of their deity. Stealth, poison, and disguise help you eliminate your foes with deadly efficiency.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
circumstances. A person might burn incense to a hearth or family deity at a kitchen altar in the morning, pray to a deity of the hunt while hunting in the afternoon, and join a communal harvest feast at the
temple of an agricultural deity in the evening. Cities and large towns can host numerous temples dedicated to individual gods important to the community, while smaller settlements might have a single
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
new duty, candidates typically receive instruction from a cleric of a temple or another place of study devoted to their deity. Some temples are cut off from the world so that their occupants can focus
classes
Player’s Handbook
Starting Equipment
Choose A or B: (A) Leather;Leather Armor, Shield, Sickle, Druidic Focus (Quarterstaff), Explorer's Pack, Herbalism Kit, and 9 GP; or (B) 50 GP
Druids belong to ancient
, individual Druids gain their magic from nature, a nature deity, or both, and they typically unite with other Druids to perform rites that mark the passage of the seasons and other natural cycles
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
is your spellcasting ability for your cleric spells. The power of your spells comes from your devotion to your deity. You use your Wisdom whenever a cleric spell refers to your spellcasting ability. In
prepared. Spellcasting Focus You can use a holy symbol (see chapter 5, “Equipment”) as a spellcasting focus for your cleric spells.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
Semuanya’s Bog In this encounter, a group of lizardfolk petitioners invite the characters to join them in visiting the realm of the lizardfolk deity Semuanya. Use this encounter wherever and whenever
moment, then lets it drop to the ground amid even more cheers.
A character who understands Draconic can hear the lizardfolk shouting support and cheering the lifter’s “new personal best.” The focus
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
is your spellcasting ability for your cleric spells. The power of your spells comes from your devotion to your deity. You use your Wisdom whenever a cleric spell refers to your spellcasting ability. In
. Spellcasting Focus You can use a holy symbol (see chapter 5, “Equipment”) as a spellcasting focus for your cleric spells.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
) Leather Armor, Shield, Sickle, Druidic Focus (Quarterstaff), Explorer’s Pack, Herbalism Kit, and 9 GP; or (B) 50 GP Druids belong to ancient orders that call on the forces of nature. Harnessing the
deity, or both, and they typically unite with other Druids to perform rites that mark the passage of the seasons and other natural cycles. Druids are concerned with the delicate ecological balance that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
and insects die in your presence.
3 You’re the harbinger of a grim prophecy. Any creature your touch damages is marked with a temporary scar of a group, fiend, deity, or other force that takes an
warped by the distortion.
6 Every time you touch a creature, you hear the laughter of someone you once harmed.
Death Touch. You can focus your deadly touch against your foes. As an action
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Shields Starting Equipment Choose A or B: (A) Leather Armor, Shield, Sickle, Druidic Focus (Quarterstaff), Explorer’s Pack, Herbalism Kit, and 9 GP; or (B) 50 GP Druids belong to ancient orders that
, individual Druids gain their magic from nature, a nature deity, or both, and they typically unite with other Druids to perform rites that mark the passage of the seasons and other natural cycles. Druids are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Other Religious Systems In your campaign, you can create pantheons of gods who are closely linked in a single religion, monotheistic religions (worship of a single deity), dualistic systems (centered
on two opposing deities or forces), mystery cults (involving personal devotion to a single deity, usually as part of a pantheon system), animistic religions (revering the spirits inherent in nature
classes
Basic Rules (2014)
of nature itself or from a nature deity. Many druids pursue a mystic spirituality of transcendent union with nature rather than devotion to a divine entity, while others serve gods of wild nature
, birch, elder, hazel, holly, juniper, mistletoe, oak, rowan, willow, and yew. Druids often use such plants as part of a spellcasting focus, incorporating lengths of oak or yew or sprigs of mistletoe
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
criminal who is causing devastating damage to a city, such as by arson.
6 Defeat a champion of an opposed deity, most likely Phenax or Nylea.
An Ephara Campaign A campaign centered around
cities, and a campaign centered on her champions and goals might focus on just one of these aspects over the course of the campaign. A game focused on establishment might see the characters founding a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Assassin You focus your training on the grim art of death. Those who adhere to this archetype are diverse: hired killers, spies, bounty hunters, and even specially anointed priests trained to
exterminate the enemies of their deity. Stealth, poison, and disguise help you eliminate your foes with deadly efficiency. Bonus Proficiencies When you choose this archetype at 3rd level, you gain
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Daggers, Arcane Focus (crystal), Dungeoneer’s Pack, and 28 GP; or (B) 50 GP Sorcerers wield innate magic that is stamped into their being. Some Sorcerers can’t name the origin of their power, while
. So too might the gift of a deity, exposure to the strange magic of another plane of existence, or a glimpse into the inner workings of reality. Whatever the origin, the result is an indelible mark on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
, Insight, Intimidation, Persuasion, or Religion Weapon Proficiencies Simple weapons Armor Training None Starting Equipment Choose A or B: (A) Spear, 2 Daggers, Arcane Focus (crystal), Dungeoneer’s Pack
or family history. The blessing of a dragon or a dryad at a baby’s birth or the strike of lightning from a clear sky might spark a Sorcerer’s gift. So too might the gift of a deity, exposure to the
classes
Player’s Handbook
, crystal;Arcane Focus (crystal), Dungeoneer's Pack, and 28 GP; or (B) 50 GP
Sorcerers wield innate magic that is stamped into their being. Some Sorcerers can’t name the origin of their
Sorcerer’s gift. So too might the gift of a deity, exposure to the strange magic of another plane of existence, or a glimpse into the inner workings of reality. Whatever the origin, the result is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
symbol or druidic focus, even if it isn’t needed for spellcasting. Each of you also has a book containing prayers, rites, and scriptures of your faith. Proficiencies. Each member of your party gains
deity. Religious Order Contact d6 Contact 1 Shadow Tongue. A mysterious speaker for your order advises your next steps but fears being discovered by a powerful rival faith. 2 Inspired Creator. A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
they long for children, know the pinch of hunger, and feel the turn of the seasons. Prayers to Karametra focus on asserting Karametra’s constancy and bounty, praising the god’s love and generosity
reliability that makes her a popular deity.
The Miraculous Field. Outside Setessa is a farm that produces incredible fruits and grains that can heal illnesses, increase fertility, and stave off
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
fork must be made of the right material (sometimes a complex alloy) to focus the spell’s magic properly. Crafting the fork is expensive (at least 250 gp), but even the act of researching the correct
out of reach for all but the most powerful characters, and it does nothing to negate any obstacles that wait at the destination. The gate spell is powerful, but not infallible. A deity, demon lord, or other powerful entity can prevent such a portal from opening within its dominion.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Athreos’s Influence Most mortals focus on the River Guide’s role in their own deaths. Countless mortal superstitions prescribe ways to garner Athreos’s favor, but all Athreos demands of those he
of the Tartyx River unprepared, though, risk being stranded, as Athreos refuses to ferry those who can’t pay. Athreos is also invoked as the god of passage, as well as the deity with dominion over
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
a dead, hateful deity of any origin you choose. This vestige can’t be harmed or controlled, and it is immune to all conditions. Any creature that touches the amber monolith forms a telepathic link
focus their attacks on its bearer. Treasure. The opaque water hides the skeletal remains of dozens of the house’s past victims. Any character who uses an action to sift through the water and succeeds
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
Mortus in exchange for help finding and seizing the body of a living dragon to inhabit. The people of Leilon are completely unaware of these threats, as they focus on more immediate dangers, like the wild
, etc.) to assist in its construction, making the shrine more grandiose than it might otherwise be.
Alternatively, if one of the characters worships a different deity, they might decide to invest in a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
component entry. A character can use a component pouch or a spellcasting focus (found in chapter 5, “Equipment”) in place of the components specified for a spell. But if a cost is indicated for a
for each casting of the spell. A spellcaster must have a hand free to access a spell’s material components — or to hold a spellcasting focus — but it can be the same hand that he or she uses to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
creature that drinks this vial of liquid gains advantage on saving throws against poison for 1 hour. It confers no benefit to undead or constructs. Arcane Focus. An arcane focus is a special item--an orb
as a spellcasting focus. Ball Bearings. As an action, you can spill these tiny metal balls from their pouch to cover a level, square area that is 10 feet on a side. A creature moving across the covered
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
important to the folk who take inspiration and pride from the stories of their gods, because each legend is true in its own way. Each deity in the gnome pantheon is an expert in multiple fields of activity
who is capable of incredible feats. Yet these heroes also display shortcomings, such as hesitance or selfishness. Only the chief gnome deity, Garl Glittergold, can convince the others to set aside
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
lb.
Crossbow bolts (20)
1 gp
1 ½ lb.
Sling bullets (20)
4 cp
1 ½ lb.
Spellcasting Focus Item
Cost
Weight
Arcane Focus
Crystal
10 gp
1 lb.
Orb
20 gp
3 lb.
Rod
10 gp
2 lb.
Staff
5 gp
4 lb.
Wand
10 gp
1 lb.
Druidic focus
Sprig of mistletoe
1 gp
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Totem
1 gp
-
Wooden staff
5 gp
4 lb.
Yew wand
10 gp
1 lb.
Holy symbol
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
. Spellcasting Focus. You can use a Holy Symbol as a Spellcasting Focus for your Cleric spells. Level 1: Divine Order You have dedicated yourself to one of the following sacred roles of your choice. Protector
Holy Symbol at another creature you can see within 30 feet of yourself and focus divine energy at it. Roll 1d8 and add your Wisdom modifier. You either restore Hit Points to the creature equal to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
. Spellcasting Focus. You can use a Holy Symbol as a Spellcasting Focus for your Cleric spells. Level 1: Divine Order You have dedicated yourself to one of the following sacred roles of your choice. Protector
your Holy Symbol at another creature you can see within 30 feet of yourself and focus divine energy at it. Roll 1d8 and add your Wisdom modifier. You either restore Hit Points to the creature equal to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
giants ruling the world as Annam intended, perhaps the All-Father hasn’t turned his back on his children. He might be a much more active deity here, and giants might be more engaged in his worship
that puts the focus on the world inhabited by the giants of old, which might or might not include a significant number of living giants. The core idea of such a campaign might be that giants dominate
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
cannibal children, no matter the cost. 8 The priests of a forgotten god, who try to raise their deity from the faithful’s flesh. 9 A house that remembers its tenants and will do anything to regain them. 10 A
become the focus of a body horror plot. Know what your players anticipate so you can distort those expectations. A poised elf revealed to be a husk puppeted by sapient worms can prove as frightening as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
a champion of justice. Someone at the cloister may hold the key to the impending doom your deity wishes you to avert. View Character Sheet Downloadable PDF Elf Fighter Shawn Wood Your parents lived
graduating from your apprenticeship, you and your peers went your separate ways to focus on your own studies. Recently, you received a letter from one of your colleagues, pointing you toward a source of lost
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
account of its exploits over the previous seasons. Many Dambrathans seek out lycanthropy as a means of showing reverence for their favored deity and honoring their heritage. Elfharrow. A blasted near-desert
. The city of Luthcheq is dominated by worship of the bizarre deity known as Entropy, while Erebos is ruled by the latest incarnation of the red dragon known as Tchazzar the Undying. Heptios contains
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
details.) Raw Oztocanite. Chunks of oztocanite (the giant’s magic-imbued remains) are gathered into crates around the room. A fist-sized chunk of oztocanite can be used as a spellcasting focus that
grants a +1 bonus to spell attack rolls. However, if its wielder rolls a 1 on a spell attack roll while using it as a focus, the chunk shatters and the creature takes 10 (3d6) thunder damage. Giant’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
’ magical energy lashes back at the character. Once a spire has been reduced to 0 hit points, it shatters into 1d6 salvageable shards. Each shard can be used as a spellcasting focus, and these shards can be
shrine as that of Ilsensine, the patron deity of the illithid empire. The shrine was built atop a broken duergar statue, and someone has recently defaced it. After Ruxithid assumed leadership of the