THE EREN CHRONICLES

Written by
Nicos Ostas
 THE WAY OF THE GODS
Gods have always been connected to the beginning and the end of all creation. Whether
makers or destroyers, a miracle or a scourge, their divine will is the predominant force
that weaves the fabric of reality.

Lesser beings learn to worship, coexist or simply survive under the reign of greater divine
entities. Such is the way of our world. One would say that such is the way of every world across
the multiverse, since the Gods have managed to solidify their dominion in every place where life
exists; and in some cases, even in places devoid of life. Such is the dread of the divine might
that casts its shadow over the countless realms of existence.

Mortals have always tried to appease the Gods and their fury. They make offerings to plead for
their mercy, sacrifices to ease their wrath, perform great deeds in their honor.
They raise monuments and temples in their names, devote their lives to them,
love them from afar or hate blindly for their sake. They carry out these acts without doubt,
for a mere glimpse of a promise. a shadow of kindness and a fatal question between eternal
doom, or salvation. Such is the toll one must pay to satisfy the will of the divine.

But what if mortals could defy the way of the Gods?

Is life truly a choice between terror and devotion?

Is their will inescapable?

Such questions seem to emerge every time a major catastrophy occurs. A monster that ravages
the land, a plague that claims thousands of lives, a cataclysm that ends entire civilizations.
The will of an unmerciful God forced upon the mortal realm.

It is unwise to challenge the Gods, say the sages and the scholars.

All Gods are to be feared and loved without question.

You should not commit Hubris.

These notions were passed on from one generation to another, from the elder to the young,
in order to maintain stability in a crooked world and endure its many woes. You are taught to
know your place, bend the knee before holy symbols, lead a quiet life
and take the path most traveled by.

But what happens when mortals rise up to challenge the will of the Gods?

In the most perilous of times, the bravest of heroes come forth.

This book contains unspoken truths. Truths that others, so called sages, tried to suppress and
obfuscate, fearful of divine retribution. But truth is a mighty force that obeys no laws but its
own, defying everything in its wake. Even the cruel masters of the Cosmos.

In these pages, written in the blood of those who stood up to Tyrants and Messiahs alike,
you will uncover ways to challenge the rule of a God. It is a path paved with trials that mere
mortals were never meant to overcome. A path that leads to pain and sacrilege, blessing and
redemption. A path that leads to God, not as a servant, but perhaps, as an equal.

A Godslayer’s path.
Credits
Writing: Nicos Ostas
Inspired by: Angelos Kyprianos
Co-Writing: Nikolas Totief, George Sfendourakis
Layout: Chrysanthi Lykousi, Nicos Ostas
Editing: George Vontitsos, Nicolas Alexandropoulos
Book Cover Art: Tamás Patkós, Angel in Waiting
Additional Art:
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The Ancient Greek Warrior: Half-Page, page 5
Jeff Brown
Godbound Cover: Chapter Starter, page 6
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Angel: Chapter Starter, page 10
Felipe Gaona
Theurgy: Chapter Starter, page 23
Andrii Shafetov
Return of the Knight: Half-Page, page 27
Camille Kuo
Kingdom of Nature: Chapter Starter, page 28
Archives of Tenebos: Half-Page, page 32
Liu Zishan
Eerie Dark Castle: Half-Page, page 30
Chris Yarbrough
Magic Sword: Chapter Starter, page 34
Grim Press
Magical Item Stock Art: Artifacts, page 35-38
Phoenix Rising: Monster art, page 52
Joyce Maureira
Elven Male Zealot: Half-Page, page 39
Ben Moran
Angel: Chapter Starter, page 40
Tithi Luadthong
Demonic Summoning: Monster art, page 42
Hugo Fredoueil
Valhalla Golem Guard: Monster art, page 44
Othon Nikolaidis
Justiciar: Monster art, page 48
Ascension: Full-Page, page 72
Daniel Comerci
Brood Shaman: Monster art, page 50
Wyrm Dragon: Monster art, page 60
Fantasy Witch: Character art, page 70
Gnome Druid: Character art, page 78
Wouter Florusse
Forest Spirit: Monster art, page 56
Sam Kanios
Guiding Guardian: Monster art, page 58
Ömer Burak Önal
Bravestone: Monster art, page 64
Warm Tail
Priestess: Chapter Starter, page 66
Forrest Imel
Summoner: Character art, page 68
Barbarian: Character art, page 74
Artificer: Character art, page 76
Sorcerer: Character art, page 77
Matt Forsyth
Warden: Character art, page 79
Dionisis Milonas
Snow Elf: Character art, page 80
Dwarf War Drummer: Character art, page 82
Revolution: Half-Page, page 83
Justin Davis
Wizard: Character art, page 81
Dean Spencer
Battle Formation: Filler art, page 82
Table of Contents
Foreword...............................................................................
How to Use This Book..................................................... 4
Chapter I: Deicide...........................................................
The Seven Sacred Seals.................................................. 7
To Kill a God....................................................................... 9
Chapter II: Divine Favor ............................................
Divine Offerings...............................................................12
Divine Sacrileges............................................................14
Divine Blessings.............................................................. 17
Divine Banes....................................................................19
Optional Rules: Influence..............................................23
Chapter III: Theurgy.....................................................
List of 10th Level Spells................................................24
Chapter IV: Archtemples............................................
A Step Along the Journey...............................................29
Chapter V: Remnants of Divinity..........................
Beyond Mortal Limits.....................................................34
Artifacts by Divine Domain...........................................35
Chapter VI: Divine Avatars.......................................
Arcana: Aeteria, the Omnipotent.................................42
Death: The Lichqueen ...................................................44
Forge: Nemetorius, the Adamant.................................46
Grave: Denovir, the Inevitable......................................48
Knowledge: Vythrax, the Collector..............................50
Life: Vanwattar, Essence of Creation..........................52
Light: Melthurion, the Captive Light...........................54
Nature: Bandur, Warden of the Wilds.........................56
Protection: Aoden, Guardian of the Meek.................58
Tempest: Gormag, Calamity Incarnate.......................60
Trickery: Rahab, Visage of Inner Daemons...............62
War: Legil’Gan, Lord of War.........................................64
Chapter VII: The Enlightened Ones...................
Arcana: Warlock, Patron Arcanum..............................68
Death: Druid, Circle of Blood.......................................70
Forge: Paladin, Oath of Inheritance............................72
Grave: Barbarian, Path of the Deathsworn...............74
Knowledge: Monk, Way of Chronicler........................75
Life: Artificer, Restoration Specialist..........................76
Light: Sorcerer, Luminomancer Origin...................... 77
Nature: Rogue, Wildlander...........................................78
Protection: Fighter, Bastion Martial Archetype........79
Tempest: Ranger, Nomad of the North.......................80
Trickery: Wizard, School of the Fool........................... 81
War: Bard, College of Rhapsody..................................82
Epilogue................................................................................
Author’s Note....................................................................84
Other Titles by the Eren Chronicles...........................84
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Foreword
elcome to the second chapter of the
Eren Chronicles! In this book you will
discover everything that you might
need in order to create a campaign that
concentrates on the characters clash
against a divine being and its followers.
Additionally, it is meant to help you
implement the presence of deities into your stories by
providing various methods through which they may
express their will, when they decide to interfere in
mortal affairs. This includes a deity’s needs and wants,
its desires and fears, as well as a series of alternative
manners regarding how its will is manifested.
Though often portrayed as villainous figures, a deity
can serve as an ally or patron to the characters’ and
their adventures in a plethora of different ways. Using
this book will allow you not only to better understand
the extent of a deity’s power, but also to employ this
understanding in order to enrich your stories with
concepts such as those of tyrannical deities reigning
over mortal realms, conflict of interests between rival
deities, how deities wish to be worshiped and how they
respond when offended. Overall, you will discover all
necessary information in order to flesh out deities in
a way that they feel more like characters, rather than
vague ideas or principles that mortals choose to pledge
their faith on.
Many aspects of this book examine the relationship
between a character and the divine from the mortal
spectrum as well. Concepts like divine offerings
and sacrileges will aid you in detailing a character’s
relationship with a God and general matters of religion.
You may use its contents in order to weave stories of
how such a character embarks on a quest to satisfy the
Gods, atone for sin or offend them, thus invoking their
wrath. Finally, you will discover the perils that lie in
their path towards ascension, before managing to earn a
place among the Gods and Goddesses themselves.
Overview
Though the contents of this book are made to be used
in tandem, they have been designed in a way that allows
you to separate each chapter and use its elements alone,
according to your preferences.
For instance, you may employ them altogether in
order to create an entire campaign based on the
concept of the Seven Sacred Seals, treating them as
milestones during the characters’ journey as Godslayers.
Alternatively, you may simply draw inspiration from the
blessings and banes to reward or afflict the characters
with, create unique events caused by the effects of
Theurgy spells, have them discover an arch temple by
chance or coincidence or unearth a long lost divine
artifact, even if the campaign’s main focus is not
revolving around the deities, religions or divinity at all.
The divine avatars can be used to create outstanding
encounters, either as the incarnations of divine will, or
by assuming any variant role you deem appropriate for
them in your story.
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How to Use This Book
Below follows a summary of each chapter’s contents,
including general guidelines on how to use them
correctly, or implement them as stand alone elements.
Deicide. The Seven Sacred Seals outline the course
of an entire campaign’s main developement, exploring
the conflict between a party of adventurers and a divine
being. Each Sacred Seal represents an arc of that
campaign and together, they constitute the Journey
of the Godslayer. The Seals’ order is usualy linear
according to their order of presentation, although based
on circumstancial factors and unprecedented events
during the campaign, that order is subject to change.
For example, the characters may break the Seal of
Ascension before the Seal of Omniscience, or the Seal
of Secrets before the Seal of Power and vice versa,
though the Seal of Righteousness is always broken first
and the Seals of Arcana and Eternity are broken last.
As the DM, you may choose to share all of the
information regarding the Sacred Seals with the player
characters from the beginning of their journey, but it
is advised to keep them oblivious of what comes next
and try to subtly steer them from one step of their
journey to the next through rising necessity instead.
For instance, rather than declaring that the third Seal
is the Seal of Omniscience, you can have them being
chased or ambushed by the deity’s minions due to their
sacrilegious actions, leading to a point where they
realize that in order to survive their foe’s efforts, it is
crucial to become undetectable. Rather than stating the
fact that the Seal of Secrets must be broken, show them
the importance of having leverage against the enemy
deity to gain the upper hand. In general, try to help them
discern their next objective organicaly through occuring
events and the advise of knowledgable non-player
characters. If this method eventually proves taxing or
the player characters seem at a loss as to what they
should do, you can always disclose more information to
them through means such as the discovery of an ancient
scroll or an omen sent by another deity to aid them in
their purpose.
When creating and running a Godslayer campaign, use
the following chapters in order familirize yourself with
elements that are essential in the breaking of the Seven
Sacred Seals and the accurate role-playing of Gods and
Goddesses.
Divine Favor. Pledging an offering to a deity is a
ritualistic show of faith by the devoted. On the contrary,
an act of sacrilege is an offence towards a deity and a
mockery of its teachings. Making an offering causes a
pious character to potentialy receive a divine blessing
by the deity, while a series of sacrilegeous acts may
cause them to become afflicted by a divine bane. In
this chapter, you shall find detailed lists of the various
offerings, sacrileges, blessings and banes, both universal
and specfic according to each deity’s divine domains.
Feel free to use them as you see fit, or draw inspiration
from them to create your own. Lastly, you will find the
optional rule system of influence points which you may
choose to use during the characters’ process of breaking
a deity’s Sacred Seal of Power.
 Theurgy. A deity’s power is immense, though not
beyond bounds. It is common that, during a campaign
that deals with the influence of Gods and Goddesses,
issues may arise as to what such a being is actually
capable of. Use the 10th level spells provided as a
guideline for a deity’s true potential, as well as to create
unique interactions between the deity and the player
characters, or its mortal following.
Archtemples. This chapter provides an example of
how to properly stage a setting during any arc of the
Journey of the Godslayer. It includes concepts of ancient
temples and sacred places of worship, devoted to each
of the divine domains. Such a place may contain a
divine artifact, a deity’s powerful vassals or its most
closely guarded secrets, and it can be employed in order
to create a unique dungeon with memorable encounters
during any point of the campaign.
Remnants of Divine Power. Crafted by the hands
of the Gods themselves, these unique artifacts not
only bestow great power to the one who wields them,
but also an ability that was never meant for mortal
creatures at all - the aptness to harm a divine being. In
this chapter, you will find a divine artifact for each of the
divine domains, which may used in order to break the
Seal of Ascension.
Divine Avatars. As the final showdown of their
campaign against a deity, the characters will face the
deity itself in combat or its most powerful advocate,
the deity’s divine avatar. The extraordinarily powerful
monsters detailed in this chapter can embody either of
the above scenarios. Each of them is designed according
to a particular divine domain, so that they may represent
the deities of various pantheons. If the characters
emerge victorious from this battle, it would mean the
ultimate success of their adventure and the end of their
long journey as Godslayers.
The Enlightened Ones. In the final chapter of this
book you will discover twelve different subclasses,
drawn from the various divine domains. These character
options can be used by the players, while the lore
provided for them may inspire the DM regarding the
cultural orientation and place of such characters in their
world.
As you journey through the pages of this book, make
sure to return to this chapter in order to review the
advice provided and resolve any potential questions.
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 Chapter I
Deicide
Chapter I: Deicide
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Chapter I: Deicide
hroughout the ages, there have been
those who dared to rise up and challenge
the dominion of the Gods. Their names
have either passed down into legend
as a testament to mortal bravery or
been completely erased from history,
depending on the outcome of their war
against the divine. It is no secret that such a path leads
to strife, as well as a series of difficult ordeals more
dangerous than any other one may overtake. Upon
victory at the end of this path though, lies a glorious
moment that will echo throughout eternity. A moment
where the mortal kin manages to rise above its own
divine masters and free itself from them.
Defeating a God is a gradual process. The reason that
this is assumed to be an impossible deed is simply
because of the overwhelming obstacles that one is
required to overcome in order to succeed in such a task.
Obstacles that could shatter the will of ordinary people,
and cause the courage of legendary heroes to waver.
The Seven Sacred Seals
Prophecies foretold in ancient codices state that every
deity is protected by its seven Sacred Seals. Breaking
each of them stands as a quest of its own while together,
they represent the journey of a Godslayer.
To destroy a deity and dethrone it from its divine domain
equates to breaking its Seals of Righteousness, Power,
Omniscience, Ascenscion, Secrets, Arcana and Eternity.
These aspects define the nature of divinity and are the
contigencies a Godslayer must overcome in order to
diminish the power of the deity before summoning
forth its corporeal manifestation. While all of these
divine aspects must be dealt with seperately, various
other forces must be aligned in order to provide but a
single chance of victory, such as those of trusted allies,
powerful abilities and magical items of great potential
for a group of extremely powerful individuals in a
conflict against a divine being.
First Seal of Righteousness
The Seal of Righteousness is the mark that sets the
party of characters upon a quest against the divine. A
series of events might have led them to the time and
place upon which they decide to take action. They may
become united under this cause for different reasons.
Some may be aspiring to free the world from a cruel
God’s oppressive yoke, while others may have personal
scores to settle. They may be driven by another force
into going after a specific deity or might have witnessed
the terrible effects caused upon their world by it.
The Seal of Righteousness is broken as soon as the
characters denounce a deity’s rule over them, declare
themselves its enemies and vow to vanquish it, while
performing their first act of sacrilege against its faith.
This marks the beginning of their journey as Godslayers.
Second Seal of Power
To weaken a God, one must disrupt the chord of divinity
between the God and their followers, the link that
channels power from the many to the one. The Seal of
Power is an active representation of the deity’s influence
over the world. The more worshippers and monuments
a deity has, the more offerings it receives, the more
powerful its dominion becomes.
To break the Seal of Power, the characters must actively
diminish the deity’s influence and therefore reduce its
power through commiting sacrilegeous acts. Such an
effort requires a great amount of time, determination
and strategy combined, but will undoubtedly result in
the deity’s influence over the world weakening.
During this process, the deity may respond by inflicting
divine banes upon the Godslayers while another, rival
deity may even reward them with divine blessings.
As a DM, you may either use your discretion or the
optional system of Influence Points provided later in
this chapter, in order to determine the exact amount of
effort required for the Seal of Power to be broken.
Third Seal of Omniscience
After the Seal of Power has been broken, the Godslayers
must prepare for what lies ahead. By now, the deity’s
gaze is surely fixed upon them while its most formidable
followers are set on a trail of hunting them down. In
order to secure any hopes of success on their quest, they
must gain the element of surprise. Therefore, they have
to break the deity’s Seal of Omniscience.
Though not omnipotent, all deities are omniscient,
which means that they are capable of perceiving all that
transpires upon their worlds of established influence.
The Seal of Omniscience is broken when the characters
manage to obscure themselves from the deity’s watchful
sight by gaining a Divine Veil against it.
For a deity to locate a party of characters under the
effects of the Divine Veil, it must resort to alternative
methods in order to find and apprehend them, rather
than effortlessly detecting them at will as it normally
would. A Divine Veil may be bestowed as a divine
blessing by another deity, or granted by the properties of
a divine artifact, as described in the following chapters.
Divine Veil:
Upon receiving this blessing, you become
impossible to locate or become detected through
means of divination spells and magical effects
cast by a particular deity. This effect may apply
towards a single deity at a time.
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 Fourth Seal of Ascension
Now that they are capable of roaming the realms
undetected, the adventurers must venture forth and gain
the means to actually harm a deity. Mere weapons and
spellweavery will not suffice, as the being is protected
by the Seal of Ascension. To break the deity’s Seal of
Ascension and wound that which cannot be wounded by
mortal means, they must seek a way to become imbued
with a portion of divine power themselves.
When confronted in combat, lesser deities and divine
avatars have a trait called Impervious. This trait
renders them immune to all sources of damage and
harmful effects caused by other creatures, unless those
creatures have the Divine Reach trait.
The characters may gain Divine Reach through means
of either acquiring a divine artifact or by receiving the
Blessing of Divine Reach by another deity. As soon
as the character ends their attunement with such an
artifact or the deity ends the effect of their blessing
upon them, they immediately lose the benefit of Divine
Reach. Not every character needs to be under the effects
of Divine Reach, because as soon as the divine avatar
is successfully harmed once, it immediately loses its
Impervious trait for 24 hours.
As a DM, it is up to you to design the trials and perils the
characters will have to overcome in order to successfully
acquire a divine artifact or the favor of another deity.
Feel free to use the list of divine artifacts, detailed at
the Remnants of Divinity chapter of this book, or draw
inspiration to create your own.
Divine Reach:
When a creature with the Divine Reach trait
successfully hits a creature that features the
Impervious trait with an attack or a spell, that
creature loses all benefits gained by the
Impervious trait for the next 24 hours.
Fifth Seal of Secrets
To break a God’s Seal of Secrets, one must gain access
into forbidden knowledge that was never meant to be
discovered by mere mortals. In order to accomplish
this task, the Godslayers must delve into the primordial
mysteries of the God’s very origins and do the
unthinkable; unearth the deity’s most forlorn secret and
then wield it against the divine being itself as a leverage.
Discovering such long lost information is something
that should never happen against the deity’s wishes,
since it could greatly undermine its rule or empower its
enemies. Therefore, the deity will deploy every means
within its power to ensure that it remains forgotten.
Although a deity’s secrets may vary greatly according
to its background and portfolio, below follows a list
of secrets that you may draw inspiration from when
creating such a plot.
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Secret
1 The deity’s true name.
2 The deity’s plane of origin or the location of its
seat of power.
3 An ancient prophecy that foretells of the deity’s
demise under a particular condition.
4 The deity plots to act against another deity.
5 A demiGod child of the deity lives among mortals.
6 Once, the deity itself was a mortal creature.
Such a secret may be known to some among the deity’s
most trustworthy servants, other divine beings or even
a chosen, mortal devotee of their faith. Upon designing
the plot that will allow the characters to discover the
deity’s secret, you may draw inspiration from the
following list of examples.
Plot
1 An old enemy of the deity is being punished by
it, condemned to an eternity of torment and
imprisonment. The characters must find their way
into that creature’s prison and then convince it to
share the deity’s secret with them.
2 The characters learn of a codex or sacred text that
has been lost during the downfall of a civilization,
or in another plane of existence. It is believed that
the deity’s secret is inscribed upon it and that even
its divine will cannot destroy it.
3 The characters gain the allegiance of another deity,
which reveals to them their enemy’s secret.
4 The characters learn of another world, the
creatures of which are waging a war against their
enemy deity’s dominion. By travelling to that world
and allying themselves with those creatures, they
might discover the secret that they need.
5 A highly appointed servant of the deity may be
confronted and then somehow made to reveal the
deity’s secret.
6 The deity sends a misleading omen upon the
characters’ minds, luring them into a trap.
Through emerging victorious against all odds
from the difficult ordeals posed by this trap, the
characters manage to discover the deity’s secret.
Sixth Seal of Arcana
The only force capable of presenting a match for the
powers of the divine, lies within the arts of arcane
magic. This has been a major cause for conflict between
followers of various religions and the practitioners of
the arcane arts; the basis of the idea being that such
powers should be reserved for the Gods alone. In order
for the characters to break the Seal of Arcana, they must
summon the arcane powers to their side.
Those who embark on such a quest might be no
strangers to the ways of the arcane, but may as well
have allies dabbling in them. In order to break the Seal
of Arcana, a powerful spellcaster must do so by casting
either a Gate or a Wish spell, while using the deity’s
previously discovered secret as an additional verbal
component of the process.
Upon casting the Gate spell, an extraplanar Gate opens
leading directly to the location of the deity’s plane of
origin. By crossing through, the characters are bound to
face the embodiment of the deity’s itself. As a DM, you
may design the deity’s seat of power as an interesting
dungeon they must delve through, before meeting the
embodiment of the deity in combat.
Upon casting the Wish spell for that purpose, the
characters summon the embodiment of the deity’s
power to appear into the material world. The spellcaster
therefore becomes unable to cast the Wish spell ever
again. As a DM, make sure that the characters are
aware that, though they will be probably faced with a
less dangerous task than venturing into another world, a
struggle in combat with the deity’s embodiment in their
home world will most definetely wreak havoc to a wide
area and cause collateral damage.
Whether they have chosen to meet their greatest foe in
its own domain or in their home world, the characters
are about to enter the epilogue of their journey as
Godslayers. It is the one that will determine what all
their efforts up until now have amounted to, their final
victory or defeat.
Seventh Seal of Eternity
Having diminished the deity’s influence over the world,
escaped its surveillance, gained the means to wound
it, leverage to force it out into the open and the means
of arcane power to stage their final encounter, all that
remains is to break its final Sacred Seal by destroying
the embodiment of its leftover power and vanquishing it
from their world once and for all. This is, by no means, a
simple task in itself.
The Seal of Eternity is broken the moment that
the characters succeed in destroying the deity’s
embodiment and realize their destinies as Godslayers.
The deity’s embodiment varies according to its divine
rank. In the case of a greater deity, the characters will
be faced up against the deity’s divine avatar. No harm
will come to the deity itself by destroying its avatar, other
than the fact that its influence will be banished from
the characters’ world. In the case of a lesser deity, the
characters must defeat the deity itself. Upon destroying
it, the deity is considered slain and therefore becomes a
vestige.
To represent the deity’s embodiment, you may either use
or draw inspiration from the creatures detailed in the
Divine Avatars chapter of this book. Take note that due
to their Impervious trait the avatars cannot be harmed
by creatures, unless those creatures feature the Divine
Reach trait.
Impervious:
A divine creature with the Impervious trait is
immune to all damage and effects caused by
attacks and spells cast by other creatures, unless
those creatures feature the Divine Reach trait.
To Kill a God
Having defeated the embodiment of the deity’s divine
power, the long journey of the Godslayer is over. Divinity
now lies shattered before them. They and their allies
have managed to succeed in an impossible task; to bring
a God down upon their knees before the mortal kind.
Legacy awaits the heroes who have proven that even the
divine masters of the universe are bound to eventualy
meet their fate, as well as the consequences of their
actions. But just as with every ending, they are now
presented with a new beginning.
Upon breaking the Seventh Seal, an immesurable
amount of energy is being emmited as the balance shifts
in the multiverse. For the fleeting moment of the deicide,
this raw energy can be wielded by the Godslayers and
directed towards manifesting a particular outcome. The
characters now have a choice to make, as each among
them is given the following options.
Wonder
A Godslayer may use the last remnants of the deity’s
diminishing power in order to cast a spell, chosen from
the list of 10th level Theurgy spells.
Oblivion
A Godslayer may erase all memory of the deity’s
existence from the minds of creatures that are native
to their world, except that of the Godslayers and other
divine beings.
Banishment (Greater deity)
A Godslayer may choose to banish the deity from their
world. It should be noted that, be it it for centuries or
even a millenia, a being of such extraordinary potential
might eventualy find the means to return.
Imprisonment (Lesser deity)
A Godslayer may imprison the vestige of the deity as if
casting the Imprisonment spell to it, making sure the
deity shall never manage to ascend again. By doing so, a
Godslayer may sacrifice themselves in order to become
an eternal warden of the vestige’s prison.
Sainthood
A Godslayer may ascend into a new state of being by
entering the servitude of another deity. The followers
of its faith shall know their name as a Saint. The
character’s creature type and traits permanently change,
in accordance to that deity’s nature and portfolio.
Godhood
A Godslayer may ascend in the fallen deity’s place, as
the new lord or lady of its divine domain over their
world. By becoming a deity, they can no longer be
treated as a player character. A new religion is formed
around their name, built upon the ruins of the old. As
long as they rule over this divine domain, their world is
safe from the defeated deity’s influence.
The Godslayers may choose among the above options
based on their initiative order during their combat
encounter, starting from the character who delivered the
killing blow. Should their choices be yielding conflicting
results, allow the characters to decide the outcomes
amongst themselves.
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Chapter II: Divine Favor
M
any are the Gods and Goddesses
who lord over the world and
its creatures. Beings eternal,
capable of summoning powers
beyond mortal comprehension,
equal only to one another. As
ancient as the cosmos itself,
their influence often extends to several worlds accross
the multiverse. Through the passing of the aeons, they
solemnly watch the rise and fall of empires, the dawn
and dusk of entire worlds. But just as everything else,
even they are bound by the most dogmatic law in the
universe; the law of necessity.
What could beings such as they, in all their
unimaginable might and wisdom, possibly require? The
answer is simple. In order for one to be divine, others
must be devotees.
All forms of deities share one common characteristic,
which is the desire to be worshipped by mortals. They
watch over and protect those faithful to them, for it
is through their faith that they may continue existing.
Without believers, even a deity is bound to slowly wane
away, eventually becoming forlorn and forgotten. And
that is a fate that even a God detests and fears.
Divine Ranks
The divine beings of the multiverse are often categorized
according to their cosmic power. Some Gods are
worshiped on multiple worlds and have a different rank
on each world, depending on their influence there.
Greater deities are beyond mortal understanding. They
can’t be summoned, and they are almost always
removed from direct involvement in mortal affairs. On
very rare occasions they manifest avatars similar to
lesser deities, but slaying a greater God’s avatar has no
effect on the God itself.
Lesser deities are embodied somewhere in the planes.
Some lesser deities live in the Material Plane, as does
the unicorn-goddess Lurue of the Forgotten Realms and
the titanic shark-god Sekolah revered by the sahuagin.
Others live on the Outer Planes, as Lolth does in the
Abyss. Such deities can be encountered by mortals.
Quasi-deities have a divine origin , but they don’t hear or
answer prayers, grant spells to clerics, or control
aspects of mortal life. They are still immensely powerful
beings, and in theory they could ascend to Godhood if
they amassed enough worshipers. Quasi-deities fall into
three subcategories: demigods, titans, and vestiges.
Demigods are born from the union of a deity and a
mortal being. They have some divine attributes, but their
mortal parentage makes them the weakest quasi-deities.
Titans are the divine creations of deities. They might be
birthed from the union of two deities, manufactured in
a divine forge, born from the blood spilled by a God, or
otherwise brought about through divine will or
substance. Vestiges are deities who have lost nearly
all their worshipers and are considered dead, from a
mortal perspective. Esoteric rituals can sometimes
contact these beings and draw on their latent power.
Spheres of Influence
Attempting to comprehend the true nature of a divine
being is considered to be a task in vain. Maybe this is
why their interpretations differ so much, according to
the religious codices and mythology of each culture.
It is widely believed is that, though eternal, the powers
of the deities are sustained through the faith their
believers place in them. Without the devotion of their
worshippers, they would be left powerless to protect
them, or attain the sacred purposes they desire to see
fullfilled. So, the deities watch over the faithful, whilst
the faithful worship them in return.
Due to this state of mutual dependency, each deity’s
divine aspect has been coincided with a cosmic force
of the universe, or a particular mortal attribute. These
aspects are known as divine domains, and a deity
may be associated with either one or more of them.
Those are the domains of Arcana, Death, Forge, Grave,
Knowledge, Life, Light, Nature, Protection, Tempest,
Trickery and War.
No matter how dissimilar, all deities find themselves
represented by at least one of the divine domains. Some
may even struggle with one another for dominion over
the same domain. Below follow some examples of Gods
and Goddesses of different religions and pantheons, in
accordance to their respective divine domains.
Amaterasu - Light
Anubis - Grave
Hecate - Arcana
Isis - Life, Arcana
Loki - Trickery
Nergal - Death
Odin - Knowledge, War
Poseidon - Tempest
Silvanus - Nature
Vishnu - Protection
Vulcan - Forge
The Mortal Instruments
Though not always, the divine domains a deity is
affiliated with usually define the moral values of their
worshippers, as well as the manner in which their faith
becomes expressed. A domain’s core principles dictate
the rules which the faithful are bound to follow in order
to satisfy or appease the will of their deity.
The rituals performed to honor a deity in this manner
are known as offerings. The faithful pledge offerings
to the deities in order to attract their attention or earn
their favor. In a not so dissimilar manner, one may
intentionaly or unintentionaly offend a deity through
an action that insults the ways of its faith. Such an act
is known as a sacrilege. The faithful believe that the
divine beings often respond to their offerings by gracing
them with their divine blessings, while smiting down
those who commit acts of sacrilege against their faith by
cursing them with divine banes.
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 Divine Offerings
D
ivine offerings are testaments of a
believer’s devotion towards the deity
they have chosen to place their faith
into. Every single offering is important in
itself, because it signifies the connection
between the mortal and the divine. An
offering may serve as a token of gratitude
to a deity, a means of atonement for a sin committed
against it, or a casual tribute to avoid invoking divine
wrath. The reasons behind the commitment of a divine
offering may vary based on each deity’s ethos, as well as
the believer’s relationship with it.
Commiting a number of satisfying offerings to a deity
may cause a character to be graced with a divine
blessing by it, especialy in a time of great need. If
a character is afflicted by a divine bane, they might
consider commiting offerings of repentance to the deity
that has cursed them in hopes of convincing it to have
the bane alleviated. It falls under the DM’s discretion to
determine how many and what kind of offerings could
cause a deity to bestow a divine blessing upon a believer.
Alternatively, you may use the system of Influence
Points provided and detailed later in this book at the
Divine Influence chapter, as a guideline regarding the
dedication of offerings.
Below follows a list of common offerings that are
acceptable as tokens of worship by the deities of any
divine domain.
Offering of Wealth
Donate a number of coins, valuables or consumables to
the clerics who oversee the temple of a deity.
Offering of Pilgrimage
Begin a journey for the sole purpose of visiting a
particular temple or place of worship that is considered
to be sacred.
Offering of Silence
Vow to remain utterly voiceless for a specified amount
of time. The meaning behind this offering is to express
your piousness through means of actions rather than
words. It is common for groups of believers to assume
this vow and keep the silence together.
Offering of Servitude
Devote yourself to the service of a deity through
contacting a major temple or divine order. By doing so,
you take an oath that you shall uphold its faith, fight its
enemies and accept no authority other than its spiritual
leaders.
Offering of Heritage
Offer a child of your own family line to a temple or
divine order to be raised in the ways of its faith.
More uncommon offerings may be dedicated to a deity
based on its divine domains and portfolio. In the case
of two deities in direct opposition by definition of their
divine domains, pledging an offering to one could mean
commiting sacrilege towards the other. For example,
sacrificing a creature’s life in the name of Death is an
offence against the deity of Life.
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Arcana Domain
Offering of Incantation
Perform a newly acquired ritual spell for no other
reason than to honor the deity. For the ritual to qualify
as an offering, it must be the first time you ever cast this
particular spell.
Offering of Spellweaving
Create a new spell of your own conception and dedicate
it to the deity. The spell cannot be a cantrip, and must be
created in accordance to the rules of spell creation and
the DM’s discretion.
Death Domain
Offering of Sacrifice
Sacrifice a living creature’s life to the deity, through
a ritual that lasts for 10 minutes. According to the
sacrificed creature’s potential and significance, this
offering may satisfy the deity of Death in different levels.
Offering of Undeath
Animate a creature through means of necromancy
magic or be responsible for the creation of an undead
creature. Depending on the creature’s potential and
significance, this offering may satisfy the deity of Death
in different levels.
Forge Domain
Offering of Artisanry
Offer a token of your craftsmanship to the deity, in a
ritual that lasts for 10 minutes. This token must be an
item that you have created yourself and its quality must
represent the best of your abilities as an artisan.
Offering of Legacy
Vow to recover a lost relic or heirloom of symbolic
importance to a particular culture or party. The offering
is complete as soon as you manage to successfully do so.
Grave Domain
Offering of Repose
Return the stolen contents of a tomb or burial mound
back to where they belong, through a ritual that lasts for
10 minutes.
Offering of Cleansing
Vow to cleanse a particular threat that you are aware of,
that involves undead creatures or necromancy magic.
The offering is complete as soon as you manage to
succeed in this task.
Knowledge Domain
Offering of History
Offer accurate records of a particular event to a temple,
a library or a place where they may be accessed by
another interested party. These records can be in the
form of a book that you have written, a poem or a song
composed by you, as long as it truthfully details events
that have transpired.
Offering of Conception
Realize a new invention that has been successfully put
to use at least once, and dedicate its creation to the deity.
Life Domain
Offering of Therapy
Vow to heal a creature from a condition that that would
have otherwise caused its death, or to cure it from
one that has ailed it for a prolongued amount of time.
The offering is complete as soon as you manage to
successfully do so.
Offering of Hope
Vow to resolve an indirect threat towards the life of a
large number of creatures, such as the inhabitants of a
town or members of a local community. Such a threat
can be a plague, austerity or the prospect of famine.
The offering is complete as soon as you manage to
successfully do so.
Light Domain
Offering of Art
Dedicate a work of art of your creation to the deity, in
a ritual that lasts for 10 minutes. You must be satisfied
with the outcome of this artwork, in order for it to
qualify as an offering.
Offering of Truth
Vow to uncover the truth behind something that you
consider to be a lie, or to find justice for a creature you
believe to have been wrongly accused for a serious
crime. The offering is complete as soon as you manage
to successfully do so.
Nature Domain
Offering of Water
Trek through a wild terrain, such as a forest or a
mountain, for the duration 24 straight hours. This is
an ancient offering of symbolic meaning, the purpose
of which is to thank nature for the water that you have
drank by returning a portion of it back to the earth
through your own sweat.
Offering of Soil
Plant a new seed in a region where the natural habitat
has been severely damaged, in the form of a ritual that
lasts for 10 minutes.
Protection Domain
Offering of Chivalry
Vow to safekeep a particular party, item or area at any
cost, from a threat that is imminent within the following
day or days. The offering is complete as soon as you
manage to successfully do so.
Offering of Vigilance
Manage to vanquish a constant threat that has been
looming over a creature’s well being or an item’s safety
for a prolonged amount of time. Then, perform a ritual
in the presence of that creature or the possession of that
item, that lasts for one minute.
Tempest Domain
Offering of Might
Offer a trophy acquired from a vicious monster slain by
you, dedicating the kill to the deity in a ritual that lasts
for 10 minutes.
Offering of Dominance
Vow to achieve victory in single combat against a
formidable creature within the following 24 hours, in
honor of the deity. You must have declare a creature
beforehand, and must successfully defeat it in order for
the offering to be complete.
Trickery Domain
Offering of Subterfuge
Vow to thwart the efforts of a particular party of
creatures that are about to uncover the truth behind a
lie. The offering is complete as soon as you manage to
successfully do so.
Offering of Fable
Manage to convince a large number of creatures of
false details regarding an event that is important to
them, to the extent of having it recorded this way in their
common knowledge or local history.
War Domain
Offering of Warfare
Dedicate a token of victory in battle over an invading
or conquered foe to the deity, in a ritual that lasts for
one minute. Such a token can be a war banner, a fallen
general’s weapon or a leader’s symbol of authority.
Offering of Triumph
Arrange a parade to honor the deity. The creatures
participating in this parade must be at least 10,
including yourself. They must be all about to go to war
or recently returning from it, and must be spectated by
at least an equal number of creatures while parading.
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 Divine Sacrileges
A
sacrilege represents a mockery towards a
deity and an offence towards its teachings.
Whether it is an unspeakable act of heresy
or an unwittingly committed crime against
its faith, the deity may respond to such
an act by bestowing a divine Bane upon
those responsible for it. Alternatively, it
may dispatch its mortal devotees to apprehend the
malefactors. This stands both as a punishment for the
wrongdoers, as well as a warning to others who might
dare to commit such heinous acts.
Below follows a list of example sacrileges that may
be committed against deities of any divine domain,
separated into three categories according to their
severity, in descending order. While some blasphemies
might even be committed involuntarily, desecrations are
more serious offences that require time and preparation.
Lastly, it takes a true enemy of the deity to reach the
extends of commiting a heretical act.
It falls under the DM’s discretion to determine how
many of such offences suffice to cause a deity to react,
as well as the manner of its reaction. Alternatively,
you may use the system of Influence Points provided
and detailed later in this book at the Divine Influence
chapter, as a guideline regarding the consequences of
commiting a sacrilege.
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Blasphemy
• Steal from the temple of a deity.
• Kill a true believer, for the sole purpose of commiting
a sacrilege.
• Convert a true believer of a deity’s faith into another’s.
• Prevent the process of an offering to a deity.
• Disrupt a ritual in honor of a deity.
• Destroy the holy symbol of a deity.
• Destroy an altar shrine dedicated to a deity.
• Distort the teachings of a deity, and then preach the
false interpretation to others.
Desecration
• Desecrate a temple or place of worship dedicated to
a deity.
• Perform a ritual or offering in honor of a deity inside
a temple of an antagonist deity.
• Kill a population of creatures faithful to a deity or
convert them to the faith of another.
• Kill an archcleric, advocate or important
representative of a deity’s faith.
Heresy
• Destroy a divine artifact or unique relic, important to
a deity’s faith.
• Initiate the reconstruction of a temple dedicated to
a deity, over the ruins of one that has been previously
destroyed and was dedicated to an antagonist deity.
• Kill or destroy a divine servant of a deity.
• Instigate the denounciation of the deity by a race or
nation or incite holy war against its followers.
While the above sacrileges may stand as an insult to
any deity, below follows a list of sacrileges against the
deities according to each of the divine domains in their
portfolio. Those acts are usually committed to outright
oppose the deity’s influence and following upon the
world, while the most severe among them stand as a
declaration of holy war against the deity and its faith.
Arcana Domain Knowledge Domain
Erase Arcana Erase Knowledge
Destroy a wizard’s spellbook that contains at least one Destroy an important tome or record for the purpose of
spell of level 5 or more or a magic item that is at least commiting a sacrilege.
rare, for the sole purpose of commiting a sacrilege.
Forsake Knowledge
Magicide Destroy an important library or vault of records.
Kill a magical creature for the purpose of commiting a
sacrilege. Erase History
Kill a creature that is considered to be a sage or keeper
Witch Hunt of unique knowledge.
Kill a single or group of spellcasters, or actively hunt
down an organisation of such, because of their ability to Life Domain
cast spells.
Assassinate
Death Domain Murder a creature for no other purpose than commiting
a sacrilege.
Cultfinder
Prevent a murder that has been attempted by followers Hecatomb
of the deity, or actively hunt them down in the name of Ritualisticaly sacrifice a creature or a group of creatures’
an antagonist deity. lives.

Plague Doctor Plague Herald

Vanquish a plague that has been bestowed by followers
of the deity, or return a deceased creature back to life.
Consecration
Interact with a powerful undead creature in a way
that offends the principles of the deity of Death, such
as destroying the phylactery of a Lich or offering
redemption to a Death Knight.
Forge Domain
Vandalism
Destroy a masterful work of artisanry, for the purpose of
commiting sacrilege.
Obsctruction
Cause a renowned artisan to become incapable of
creation ever again.
Cause a plague that claims the lives of many creatures.
Light Domain
Deny Inspiration
Destroy a work of art that you consider to be beautiful,
for the purpose of commiting a sacrilege.
False Rumor
Convince the masses to believe a lie, in matter of
importance that involves their faith, their society or their
realm’s future.
False Legacy
Influence the way a character’s legacy or important
event is being passed down into history and the minds
of others by altering important details in a manner that
twists the truth.

Reforgery Nature Domain

Destroy an ancient artifact, or reshape a sacred relic
that has been dedicated to the deity into something Befouler
perverse that offends it instead. Destroy a natural reserve area, such as burning an
ancient forest or poisoning a lake.
Grave Domain
Ravager
Pillager Endanger the survival of an entire species of Beast or
Raid a tomb, desecrate a grave or deny proper burial Plant.
rites to the corpse of a creature for the sole purpose of
commiting a sacrilege. Blight Dealer
Cause a blight that ruins a regional ecosystem beyond
Disturb the Dead restoration.
Raise a creature’s corpse as an undead through means
of necromancy magic.

Immortality ‘‘Here I stand before you,

Prevent a creature’s natural death by extending its
lifespan beyond mortal limits, or cause a region to a mortal with sword in hand
become infested with undead creatures. and righteous fury
born of the world’s injustice.’’

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 Protection Domain
Unmerciful
Harm an unarmed, inferior or generaly defenseless
creature that poses no active threat to you.

Sabotage
Cause a large number of creatures, such as a town’s
population, to be left defenseless in the face of a
looming threat.

Betrayal
Kill someone who relied upon your protection, such as a
creature you were tasked to defend or offered hospitality
to.

Tempest Domain
Cowardice
Cower in the face of danger, after having declared to act
in accordance to the deity’s will.

Hubris
Perform a feat of great strength, right after publicly
denouncing the deity.

Challenger
Alleviate the fear of divine wrath, such as by sailing seas
that no one is supposed to come back alive from and
spreading the news.

Trickery Domain
Judge & Executioner
Bestow an unjust punishment upon a creature for
offending or stealing from the nobility of a realm.

Unmasker
Expose the true identity of an agent of the deity’s faith.

Truth Bearer
Go to great lengths in order to uncover a grand scheme
or reveal the truth behind a lie that has deeply affected
the lives of many creatures, for better of for worse.

War Domain
Silver Tongued
Achieve victory in a purpose through means of deceit,
in order to avoid open conflict out of fear of defeat in
combat.

Diplomat
Convince two opposing armies to withdraw without
further conflict, or a renowned warrior to abandon their
weapons and therefore lead a life of peace.

Peacekeeper
Convince a conqueror to end their campaign, or a
warlord to end a war that has lasted for years.

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Divine Blessings
I
t is upon receiving a divine blessing that a
believer knows for certain that their ongoing
faith and devotion did not pass unnoticed by
their deity. Alternatively, one that isn’t truly
faithful might have somehow satisfied a deity’s
agenda or confronted its antagonists through
their actions. They can feel themselves inspired
by divine will, invigorated by a incomprehensible
force that allows them to achieve feats beyond mortal
capability, for as long as the deity deems it appropriate.
Such a gift should not be taken lightly, for it usually
comes as the notion of a purpose. It is a sign that
encourages one to continue walking upon the path of
piety, or apprehending the enemies of the faith without
cowering in the face of fear. For any reason that may be,
the blessed one feels chosen by the deity and imbued
with divine essence in order to fulfill a particular
purpose.
Below follow the divine blessings that can be bestowed
upon a character by a deity, regardless of divine domain.
Blessing of Divine Ardor
Upon receiving this blessing, you become immune to
damage caused by an energy type of the deity’s choice.
Blessing of Divine Intervention
Upon receiving this blessing, you may use an action to
call for the deity to aid you in a time of need through
a Divine Intervention without failure probability. After
using the benefits of this blessing once, it therefore
becomes expended.
Blessing of Divine Veil
Upon receiving this blessing, you become impossible to
locate or become detected through means of divination
spells and magical effects cast by a particular deity. This
effect may apply only towards a single deity at a time.
Blessing of Divine Reach
Upon receiving this blessing, whenever you successfully
hit a creature that features the Impervious trait with an
attack or a spell, that creature loses all benefits gained
by the Impervious trait for the next 24 hours.
Below, follows a list of divine blessings that a deity may
bestow, according to the divine domains of its portfolio.
Arcana Domain
Blessing of Unending Arcana
Once per long rest and as a Bonus Action, you may
cause yourself to immediately replenish a number of
expended spell slots equal to 1d4 + 4.
Blessing of Magical Incarnation
Once per long rest and as an action, you can cause
yourself to become an conduit of immense, arcane
power for the duration of one minute. During that
minute, you may double your spellcasting ability
modifier when determining the DC required to resist
one of your spells.
Death Domain
Blessing of Vampirism
Upon receiving this blessing, a willing creature turns
into a Vampire before the next dawn. The statistics of
a character transformed into a Vampire do not change,
except that the character’s Strength, Dexterity and
Constitution scores become 18 if they aren’t higher. In
addition, the character gains the Vampire’s damage
resistances, darkvision, traits and actions. The save DC
for Charm is 8 + the Vampire’s Proficiency bonus + the
Vampire’s Charisma modifier. The effects of this blessing
cannot be reversed, unless a Wish spell is used or the
character is killed and is brought back to life.
Blessing of Ghostly Emanation
Upon receiving this blessing, you become capable of
absorbing a portion of the soul of a creature that you
have killed yourself. Once per long rest and as bonus
action, you can summon a ghostly emanation of the
creature to fight for you. The emanation remains
summoned for the duration of one minute. Its abilities
and statistics are those of a Ghost, except that it does
not have the Possess ability.
Forge Domain
Blessing of Legacy Unearthed
You gain information regarding the traits and location of
a particular artifact or relic of the past that is considered
to have been lost through the ages, as well as an crucial
hint towards the means to retrieve it.
Blessing of Wondercraft
Begin the creation of an item, that upon completion, will
receive magical properties. Choose an item from the
existing list of magic items, that corresponds to the type
of item you wish to create and the magical properties
you want it to feature.
Grave Domain
Blessing of the Grave Return
The contigency of this blessing becomes triggered if you
are ever killed and your body receives proper funeral
rites. If your body was buried, the powers of the grave
restore you back to life causing the effects of the Raise
Dead spell on the next dawn. If it was burned, the
scattered ashes reassemble at the point of the pyre and
you become resurrected in a similar manner.
Blessing of the Undying
Upon receiving this blessing, you receive an omen
that urges you to dig your own grave at a place of your
choosing. The grave then becomes magical and requires
you to attune yourself to it. Should you ever be killed
while attuned to the grave, your body immediately turns
into dust. The dust scatters and travels along with a
supernatural wind back to the grave’s location. Your
body becomes recreated under the earth, causing you
to receive the effects of the Raise Dead spell after the
following 1d4 days. In order for you to be permanently
killed while blessed in this way, one must first find and
destroy your grave.
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 Knowledge Domain
Blessing of the Chronicler
Once per short rest you may instantaneously cast the
Legend Lore spell, without requiring any material
components.
Blessing of Ascendancy
During a long rest, a visage of the deity visits you in your
dreams. The deity reveals to you an aspect of reality
beyond your mortal comprehension. Upon completing
the long rest, you gain one character level. You cannot
reach levels beyond level 10 in this way.
Life Domain
Blessing of Vigour
Upon completing a short rest, the hit dice you spend
in order to replenish hit points are now doubled. In
addition, you become immune to all physical and
magical effects that cause you to become exhausted.
Blessing of Rejuvenation
Once per long rest and as a bonus action, you may cause
yourself to regenerate 10 hit points at the start of each
of your turns for the duration one minute.
Light Domain
Blessing of Divine Insight
Charisma (Deception) checks made against you fail by
default, as you immediately know that you are being
told a lie. In addition, you gain advantage on any checks
made against illusion spells and effects.
Blessing of Angelic Weapons
As an action, incorporeal wings made of radiant sunlight
sprout from your back, granting you flying speed of 40
feet. In addition, you gain a bonus 1d8 Radiant damage
to all your meele and ranged attacks, becoming 2d8
against undead, fiend and fey creatures. This blessing’s
effects last for the duration of one minute. Once used, it
cannot be used again until the next dawn.
Nature Domain
Blessing of the Feral Aspect
Upon receiving this blessing, choose a particular Beast
creature. You become augmented with that creature’s
most defining traits. You gain a +2 bonus to an ability
score (up to a maximum of 24) according to the highest
ability score of the Beast that you chose.
Blessing of Natural Harmony
Beast and Plant creatures would never attack you, under
no circumstances other than self defense. In addition, if
any such creature is present during a combat encounter
of yours with another creature, it miraculously becomes
your ally and fights at your side.
Protection Domain
Blessing of Legendary Resistance
You become augmented with a measure of resilience
found only in creatures of myth and legend. Whenever
you fail a saving throw, you may choose to succeed it
instead. Once used six times, the blessing’s effect on you
ends.
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Blessing of the Warden
As a reaction, you may lose up to 4 AC to cause an ally
adjacent to you to gain an equal number of AC. If an
attack misses that ally due to the AC you have provided
to them, you become the target of the attack instead.
This effect lasts until the beginning of your next turn.
Tempest Domain
Blessing of Indomitability
Whenever you score a critical hit on an attack roll, all
enemy creatures within 30 feet of you must succeed on
a DC 14 Wisdom saving throw or become frightened of
you until the end of their next turn.
Blessing of Elemental Invocation
You gain immunity to damage caused by the energy type
of the deity’s indicative element. Once per long rest and
as a bonus action, you may imbue your attacks with a
bonus 1d8 damage of the same energy type, while any
spells with that descriptor cast by you receive a bonus
+1 to their DC. This effect lasts for the duration of a
minute.
Trickery Domain
Blessing of Puppetry
Upon receiving this blessing, whenever you succeed in
a Charisma (Deception) check against another creature,
the creature becomes charmed by you until it can no
longer perceive you. When that happens, the charm
effect on the creature ends immediately. The creature
does not know that it was charmed by you, but it does
realize that something inexplicable has happened to it
and may grow suspicious of you or worse, depending on
the circumstances of your encounter.
Blessing of Duplicity
Once per long rest and as an action, you may assume
the form and behavioral characteristics of a creature
you have met in the past. You also gain access to all of
the creature’s memories and personality traits required
in order to accurately impersonate them. While in this
form, any Charisma (Deception) checks made by you
for the purpose of impersonating this creature become
Charisma (Persuasion) instead. This effect lasts for the
following 8 hours.
War Domain
Blessing of the Herald
Upon receiving this blessing, a war banner or symbol of
heraldry in your posession turns magical. All creatures
that can see and willingly follow it to battle become
immune to frightening effects and receive a bonus +1 to
their saving throws. The item retains its magical effects
until it is destroyed or the deity chooses to end the
blessing’s effect on it.
Blessing of the Warlord
Any nonmagical weapon becomes magical when you
wield it. In addition, whenever you reduce a creature
to 0 hit points by using a weapon, it gains a +1
enhancement bonus to its attack and damage rolls up to
the total of +3. Any weapon enchanted in this way loses
all of its magical properties as soon as you sheathe,
holster or stop wielding it.
Divine Banes
A
divine bane is nothing less than the
manifestation of a deity’s vengeance upon
a mortal creature. Upon receiving such
a bane, one is declared by the deity as
an enemy of its faith, due to the series of
atrocious sacrileges they have committed
against its name and following.
A divine bane is usually bestowed upon a heretic
that openly desires and repeatedly acts towards the
diminishing of a deity’s influence upon the world. In
some occassions, a naive adventurer who stole a
sacred relic from a temple of the deity may also become
accursed in such a manner until the relic is returned.
Below, follows a list of banes that a deity may bestow
upon a character, regardless of divine domain.
Divine Mark
The holy symbol of the deity now marks your body,
burned or scarred upon your skin. It can appear
anywhere from your chest to your forehead. Any
creature you encounter that is a worshiper of the deity’s
faith or directly connected to the its domain senses the
mark and immediately adopts an unfriendly or even
hostile disposition towards you, depending on the
circumstances of your interaction. Furthermore, the
deity’s most fearsome followers receive visions that set
them on a holy quest of tracking and hunting you down.
Excommunication
Upon entering a temple or place of worship dedicated
to the deity, you immediately receive a looming sense
of imminent danger that you cannot deny or hide from.
It is as if your mere presence violates the sanctity of
the place. While in such an area, you may receive no
benefits from resting and suffer disadvantage on your
ability checks and saving throws.
Below follows a list of divine banes that a deity may
inflict upon its foes, according to the divine domains of
its portfolio.
Arcana Domain
Magic Vulnerability
You gain disadvantage to saving throws against magical
spells and effects.
Forlorn Magic
Upon receiving this bane, you lose the ability to cast a
particular spell ever again. This bane can be bestowed
upon the same creature for additional times.
Arcane Forsaking
Upon receiving this bane, you become therefore unable
to cast spells and magical effects that belong to a
particular school of magic, chosen by the deity. From
that point on, you may no longer receive benefits by
effects that derive from this school of magic, such as
those granted by magical items in your possession or
beneficial effects cast on you by other creatures.
Death Domain
Plague Stricken
You gain vulnerability to poison damage. You also suffer
disadvantage on all checks and saving throws made
against poison and disease effects.
The Restless Dead
Upon receiving this bane, you begin to experience
haunting nightmares that are always in relevance
to a creature that you have slain in the past through
great effort. The creature has risen from the dead as a
Revenant, with the sole purpose of seeking vengeance
from you. Upon encountering this particular creature in
combat, you suffer disadvantage on ability checks and
saving throws made against it. You must also succeed
a Wisdom DC 16 saving throw or become frightened of
it. You may repeat this saving throw at the end of each of
your turns, in order to end this effect.
Torment of the Damned
You receive an internal feeling that you will be denied
peace in the afterlife. Instead, after your mortal death,
this bane causes your spirit to wander the Ethereal
Plane in the form of a ghost.
Forge Domain
Cursed Hands
Every time you conclude the process of crafting an item,
roll 1d100 and consult the following table.
1-50 The item is crafted normally.
51-70 The item receives a minor detrimental
property.
71-90 The item receieves two minor detrimental
properties.
91-100 The item receives one major detrimental
property.
Upon a result of 51-100, the item is considered cursed.
To determine the nature of each detrimental property
featured by the item, consult the artifacts table which
can be found at the Dungeon Master’s Guide, page 220.
Forgebound
Upon receiving this curse, each magical item you are in
attunement with causes your hit point total to decrease
by a number equal to half your character hit die. Upon
ending your attunement with a magical item, your hit
point total is replenished accordingly.
Rust and Decay
A magical weapon or armor in your possession becomes
cursed by this bane, corroding and becoming weakened
by rust. After using it to deal or receive damage
(depending its type) the item takes a permanent and
cumulative -1 penalty to its damage roll or AC bonus
respectively. If this penalty drops to -5, the item is
destroyed.
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 Grave Domain
Call of the Grave
You suffer disadvantage on all Death saving throws, that
cannot be affected by any other means.
Wail of the Departed
You gain vulnerability to necrotic damage. In addition,
upon suffering necrotic damage, you must succeed a DC
12 Wisdom saving throw or become frightened by the
source that caused it until the end of your next turn.
Bane of the Inevitable
Upon dying, the deity of the Grave claims your soul. You
become impossible to ressurect by any means, including
those of the Wish and True Resurrection spells.
Knowledge Domain
Bane of Amnesia
You lose a particular memory, chosen by the deity. An
inexplicable blur has been left in its place. Every other
memory that connects with the one that has been lost,
remains unaffected.
Bane of Inadequacy
Upon receiving this bane, you lose your proficiency
to one skill of the deity’s choice. This bane can be
bestowed upon the same creature additional times, up
to a maximum of 3.
Dread of Knowledge
You are dominated by a dreadful feeling that there is
nothing of importance left for you to learn in life. While
cursed in this manner, you are unable to gain new
experience points.
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Life Domain
Withering Touch
Whenever you are healed or attempt to heal another
creature through a spell or magical effect, the hit
points healed are half the normal amount. The rest are
received by the target of the spell as points of necrotic
damage.
Devoid of Life
You receive one point of exhaustion that cannot be
removed by any means, until this bane is lifted from you.
This bane can be bestowed upon the same creature for
additional times, up to a maximum of 6.
A Wound that Festers
Upon receiving this bane, you can no longer replenish
hit points or lose exhaustion points by long resting.
Light Domain
Trick of the Light
You are caused to become permanently blinded.
Bane of Vindication
Upon receiving this bane, you suffer disadvantage on
Charisma (Deception) checks. In addition, upon failing
a Charisma (Deception) check against another creature,
you must succeed a Charisma saving throw of DC 12
or suffer a random short-term madness effect for the
duration of a minute.
Bane of Scorching Sunlight
You gain vulnerability to radiant damage. While in
daylight, you also suffer disadvantage on ability checks
and saving throws.
Nature Domain
Primal Hunt
The predators of the wilds are supernaturaly alert to
your presence in their territory. When in the wilderness,
the chance of encountering Beasts is increased by 20%.
Foe of the Wild
Whenever you attempt to interact with an animal,
you receive an unnatural sense of hostility. You suffer
disadvantage to your Wisdom (Animal Handling) checks.
Furthermore, whenever you are in combat against
creatures of the Beast type, they prioritize to attack you
over any other foe that is present in their vicinity.
Icon of Ferocity
By the end of your next completed long rest, you
realize with horror that your form has been altered.
Sparse patches of fur have covered your skin, fangs
have replaced your teeth. The shape of your skull has
assumed an animalistic form and you have even grown
a tail. While cursed with this form, your Charisma score
cannot become more than 10 by any means other than
magical effects.
Protection Domain
Last to Remain
This bane means to affect those whom you desire to
protect. During combat, whenever a creature targets
an ally adjacent to you with a spell or attack, it gains
advantage on its roll.
Bane of Vanity
A looming sense of insecurity permeates you, as you
are being forced to doubt your own potential. Upon
receiving this bane, your AC is decreased by a number
equal to your Charisma modifier.
Bane of Martyrdom
When trying to cure the wounds of others, you find
yourself tapping into your own vitality. Every time you
attempt to heal another creature through magical
means, you must succeed a Constitution saving throw of
DC 10 or suffer an exhaustion point.
Tempest Domain
Calm Before the Storm
You become convinced that the deity’s indicative element
will be the cause of your death. Whenever a source
of that element is present in your vicinity, you suffer
disadvantage on any ability checks and saving throws.
Wrath of the Tempest
You gain vulnerability to the energy type of the indicative
element of the deity. Upon receiving damage from any
source that causes that energy type, you must succeed a
DC 12 Wisdom saving throw or become frightened of it
until the end of your next turn.
Bane of the Perilous Voyage
Whenever you journey through a terrain where the
deity’s indicative element is predominant, the weather
seems to steadily worsen around you. For every
12 hours you spend in such a terrain, the weather
conditions change by one stage down in Precipitation,
Temperature and Wind, according to the Control
Weather spell. As you move on from an area, the
weather gradually returns to normal.
Trickery Domain
Speak No Lie
You suffer disadvantage on Charisma (Persuasion)
checks, as well as any check made to convince a
creature of anything that is true.
Hear No Lie
You suffer disadvantage on Wisdom (Insight) checks.
Every time you fail to see through a Charisma
(Deception) check made by another creature, you must
succeed a DC 12 Charisma check or become charmed
by it for the duration of 1 minute. The creature behaves
as it normally would, unaware that it has somehow
charmed you.
See No Lie
You suffer disadvantage on checks and saving throws
made against illusion magical spells and effects. Also,
every time you fail to discern whether you are dealing
with a real or an illusory context, you suffer 1d10 points
of psychic damage and become obsessed over the fact
that it is an illusion, even if it is not.
War Domain
Unworthy of Arms
Your weapon becomes cursed. Everytime you attempt
to wield it, you must succeed a Wisdom saving throw of
DC 12 or suffer 2d10 points of psychic damage.
Wavering Spirit
During combat, whenever you drop to below half of your
hit point total, you must roll a Wisdom saving throw of
DC 12. Upon failure, you become frightened of the last
enemy creature who damaged you with an attack until
the end of your next turn. This effect cannot occur more
than once per combat encounter.
Toll of War
Your dreams are haunted by the spirits of those you
have slain in the past. Every time you complete a long
rest, you must succed a Wisdom saving throw of DC 12.
Upon failure, you receive an exhaustion point.
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 Optional System: Influence
As described previously, the First Seal of a divine being
is the Seal of Power. In order to break it, the Godslayers
must diminish the influence the deity currently
possesses upon their world through the commitment of
sacrileges, thus decreasing its amount of following and
mortal worshippers.
As a general guideline, all sacrileges are being
divided into three categories of increasing severity
called blasphemies, desecrations and heresies. This
categorization may not accurately serve in every
given occasion though, since special circumstances
may increase the severity of such an act and thus, its
impact to the deity. For example, destroying a Wizard’s
spellbook is a sacrilege towards the deity of Arcana and
is considered a blasphemy. But, should that spellbook
contain a unique spell known to no one but a single
Wizard in the entire world, the sacrilege committed can
turn to a desecration or even a heresy.
Decreasing or increasing a deity’s influence, as well
as the amount of effort one needs to put in order to
receive a blessing or a bane, have been so far portrayed
in a vague manner, based upon each deity’s whims and
therefore, the DM’s discretion. This approach is more
realistic, due to the fact that the deity’s influence is
being constantly affected by through actions of various
creatures around the world, other than those of the
characters who participate in your story.
Influence Points
Alternatively to the above method, you may use this
system as a guideline in order to accurately keep track
of how the characters’ actions affect the influence of a
deity throughout your campaign, as well as of when they
are about to receive a blessing or a bane by it. For the
purposes of a playable experience, this system treats
the player and non-player characters that the DM can
maintain track of throughout the progression of the
story as the only individuals in the world who actively
affect the influence of a deity.
According to their divine rank and following, the deities
are considered to have an amount of influence points
equal to a number within the spectrum described below.
Greater deity - From 3001 to 5000
Lesser deity - From 1001 to 3000
Quasi-deity - From 1 to 1000
To determine the exact number of Influence Points of a
particular deity, consider how widely worshipped it is in
your world, how many regions treat it as a patron deity
and how common it is for people to commit offerings
to its name. Then, decide upon a number that feels
appropriate to you within the spectrum of its divine rank.
Keep in mind that the most powerful deities tend to
compete with one another for influence over the world,
therefore their Influence scores should be alike. A deity
whose Influence is steadily diminishing understands
this as a call to immediate action.
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All offerings fall under one of the three following
categories, based on the DM’s discretion and on how
much they satisfy the deity they have been offered to.
Prayer - 25 Influence Points
Litany - 50 Influence Points
Sacrament - 100 Influence Points
All sacrileges are being divided into three categories,
according to their severity. In the case of a committed
sacrilege that is not mentioned in the previous lists, it
falls under the DM’s discretion to determine the level of
its severity based on how much it satisfies or offends the
deity, as well as the various circumstancial factors that
make it special.
Each committed sacrilege decreases the deity’s
influence according to the following table.
Blasphemy - 50 Influence Points
Desecration - 100 Influence Points
Heresy - 250 Influence Points
A divine blessing may be bestowed upon a character
after performing a nearly impossible task in service
of the deity, or upon having increased its influence
by 250 points through the commitment of offerings.
Respectively, a divine bane may be inflicted when a
character commits an unforgivable crime against the
deity’s faith, or decreases its influence by 250 points
through acts of sacrilege.
Special offerings and sacrileges such as that the
pledge or destruction of a divine artifact, the reclaiming
or desecration of an arch temple or acts of equaly
important significance, affect a deity’s influence points
in a manner according to the DM’s discretion.
A deity is considered to have replenished any lost
influence points at the completion of a full annual cycle.
This serves as a timeframe for a Godslayer campaign,
as well as a means to metaphoricaly represent the long
rest of a deity. Alternatively, you may use a particular
date corelated to an event such as the occurence of a
cosmic phenomenon or the alignment of stars in order
to set the timeframe to any amount of time you deem
appropriate. Should a deity’s influence points diminish
to the spectrum of a lower rank, its Seal of Power is
broken. As long as the rest of its sacred Seals are
successfully broken by the characters within the set
timeframe, the deity amasses its remaining powers to
meet them in combat through the encounter described
during the breaking of the Seal of Eternity.
If it is a greater deity, it inhabits the body of a creature
which ascends into a divine avatar. Upon slaying the
avatar, the deity is not harmed outright but its influence
is considered vanquished from this world. If it is a lesser
or quasi-deity, it appears in all its divine might to deal
with the characters itself. Such a deity may be slain in
combat by a group of exceptionaly powerful characters.
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 Chapter III: Theurgy Bestow Divine Blessing

E
10th-level conjuration

ven though a deity’s true power is Casting time: 1 action

considered to be incomprehensible
by most, it is not without limits. In
this chapter of the book, you will
discover the extent of a divine being’s
capabilities in the form of 10th level
spells. No matter how capable, it
would be impossible for a mortal spellcaster to perform
magic of such astounding potential, as they would most
probably destroy themselves in the process, or worse.
Range: Worldwide
Components: -
Duration: Instantaneous
The targeted creature gains the effects of a divine
blessing of the deity’s choice, based on the deity’s
portfolio and available list of divine blessings. All effects
applied by this spell are permanent, unless the deity
chooses to end them at will.

The only way for a character to wield such powers,

is by defeating a God and then choosing to conjure Bestow Divine Bane
a Miracle, as detailed in the Deicide chapter of this 10th-level conjuration
book. Performing a Theurgy spell might have been
the sole purpose of a Godslayer’s entire journey or a Casting time: 1 action
spontaneous choice that they did not know they will be Range: Worldwide
presented with. Components: -
Duration: Instantaneous
Together with the previously detailed divine blessings
and banes, the Theurgy spell list completes the The targeted creature suffers the effects of a divine bane
representation of a divine being’s capabilities. Such a of the deity’s choice, based on the deity’s portfolio and
spell can only be used by a character during the fleeting available list of divine banes. All effects applied by this
moment in which they succeed in slaying a God. As a spell are permanent, unless the deity chooses to end
DM, you may draw inspiration from them in order to them at will.
create interesting plot hooks for your story that affect
your entire world, for better or for worse. You may also
use them as a general guideline regarding what a deity
Shooting Star
10th-level evocation
can actually do, as well as how it chooses to interact
with its mortal following or punish its insolent enemies.
Casting time: 1 hour
Range: Worldwide
Clericdom Components: -
10th-level conjuration Duration: Instantaneous

Casting time: 1 action A comet is caused to rapidly enter the world’s

Range: Worldwide atmosphere and crash into a region of the caster’s
Components: - choice. The landscape, as well as any buildings and
Duration: Instantaneous non-magical structures within 1000 feet radius of the
comet’s point of impact become obliterated. Creatures
The targeted creature may receive one level of the Cleric within that area immediately drop to 0 hit points and
class, upon leveling up. are forced to make Death saving throws. An area of 1
mile radius surrounding the point of the comet’s impact
becomes severely affected by the destructive blast. Dust
Paladinhood and debris cover the sky, causing all living creatures
10th-level conjuration to suffocate. A suffocating creature can hold its breath
for a number of minutes equal to 1 + its Constitution
Casting time: 1 action modifier (minimum of 30 seconds). At the start of its
Range: Worldwide next turn, it drops to 0 hit points and is dying, and
Components: - it can’t regain hit points or be stabilized until it can
Duration: Instantaneous breathe again.

The targeted creature may receive one level of the

Paladin class, upon leveling up.
The Great Decline
10th-level necromancy
Patron Pact
10th-level conjuration Casting time: 1 hour
Range: Worldwide
Casting time: Instantaneous Components: -
Range: Worldwide Duration: 1 year
Components: One willing, mortal creature
Duration: Instantaneous Upon casting this spell, a regional or national population
of creatures of the deity’s choice becomes incapable
The targeted creature may receive one level of the of reproduction. For every additional hour spent when
Warlock class, upon leveling up. casting this spell, its duration increases by another year
up to a maximum of 10.

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Word of God Exalted March
10th-level enchantment 10th-level enchantment

Casting time: 1 action Casting time: 1 action

Range: Worldwide Range: Worldwide
Components: One willing creature, faithful to the deity Components:
Duration: 24 hours Duration: 24 hours

The deity assumes total and precise control of a willing
creature that is faithful to it. During the spell’s effect, the
creature takes only the actions the deity chooses, and
doesn’t do anything that the deity doesn’t allow it to do.
Each time the creature takes damage, it is allowed to
make a Wisdom saving throw of DC 25 in order to resist
the spell’s effect. If the saving throw succeeds, the spell
ends.
An army of creatures becomes invograted by the deity’s
divine will, inspired to achieve victory at war. Each
affected creature gains immunity to the negative effects
of travelling in a forced march pace, 10 temporary hit
points, resistance to a type of damage chosen by the
deity and one inspiration point for the duration of the
spell’s effect.

Arcana Infinitum
Promised Land 10th-level transmutation
10th-level evocation
Casting time: 1 action
Casting time: 1 hour Range: Worldwide
Range: Worldwide Components:
Components: - Duration: Instantaneous
Duration: Instantaneous
Any ongoing magical effects caused by spells of up
The fertility level of the land within an area of up to a 10 to 9th level that are currently affecting the targeted
miles radius begins to gradualy increase or decrease creature become permanent.
according to the deity’s will. The soil’s fertility changes
by one degree per week, based upon its fertility level
prior to the spell’s effect and the deity’s desire. For Create Creature
example, a fertile landscape requires three weeks to 10th-level conjuration
become barren or one week to become rich.
Casting time: 24 hours
Barren. Completely dehydrated. Creatures cannot Range: Worldwide
sustain themselves from its resources and may either Components: A soul’s essence
starve, or migrate. Duration: Instantaneous
Infertile. Unsuitable for agriculture or farming to
produce food and other resources in order to sustain a The spell creates a creature, the type of which is
community. determined by the divine domains in the portfolio of
Sufficient. The land provides scarce resources, the deity that casts the spell. Characteristics such as
barely enough to sustain a local community without any the creature’s age, sentience and current memories are
excess. determined by the deity. The challenge rating of the
Fertile. Nourished soil, suitable for the sowing of created creature equals to the days spent in casting the
various different seeds, that may produce enough food spell.
for the upkeep of a city.
Rich. The land is considered blessed by the Gods. The types of creature that a deity may create through
Any planted seed grows faster and healthier than in means of this spell according to the divine domains in
most other regions of the world, yielding double the its portfolio, are the following. A deity’s options may be
amount of food when harvested that it normally would. limited according to its alignment.

Arcana Dragon, Monster, Fiend

Mortal Torment
10th-level necromancy Death Fiend, Undead
Forge Construct
Casting time: 1 action
Range: Worldwide Grave Celestial, Fiend
Components: - Knowledge Celestial, Fiend, Humanoid
Duration: Instantaneous
Life Any living
Should the targeted creature ever be killed, it will be Light Celestial, Fae
denied entry into the afterlife. The creature will instead Nature Beast, Plant, Elemental
be caused to linger upon the Ethereal Plane in the form
a Ghost until a particular condition has been met, which Protection Celestial, Humanoid
is set by the deity upon casting of this spell. Tempest Dragon, Elemental, Giant
Trickery Fae, Humanoid
A creature affected by this spell becomes immune to the
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 Create Artifact
10th-level transmutation
Casting time: 1 to 8 hours
Range: Worldwide
Components: A masterfully crafted item, a soul’s
essence (optional)
Duration: Instantaneous
The deity enchants an item of exquisite craftsmanship,
bestowing immense magical properties to it and causing
it to become an Artifact. In order to create such an
item use the rules regarding Artifacts, detailed at the
Dungeon Master’s Guide, page 219. The deity must
spend an hour for every minor beneficial property
granted to the item, and double that time for every major.
In addition, the deity may choose to infuse a soul’s
essence into the item, therefore causing it to become
Sentient. The Artifact’s personality is then determined
by the soul’s traits and past memories, if any.
Claim Soul
10th-level necromancy
Casting time: 1 action
Range: Worldwide
Components: -
Duration: Instantaneous
The deity attempts to claim a dying creature’s soul. The
targeted creature must either be devoted to the deity’s
faith, have lived a life appropriate to the deity’s portfolio
or have its soul already bargained for to the deity.
Should another deity simultaneously attempt to claim
the same soul, the two deities must make a contested
Wisdom check in order to determine the result. The
spell is completed as soon as the creature loses its third
Death saving throw.
If the spell is successful, the soul is transfered to the
deity’s plane of origin and the deity gains one soul’s
essence. The deity may then choose whether the soul
retains the memories of its past lifetime, or not.
Nemesis
10th-level evocation
Casting time: 1 minute
Range: Worldwide
Components: -
Duration: Concentration, Up to 24 hours
The deity evokes the power of the elements, calling forth
a natural disaster to obliterate a region. By harnessing
an element type appropriate to its portfolio, the deity
causes an area within a mile’s radius to become afflicted
by a particular environmental hazard. For every minute
the deity retains concentration of this spell, its effect’s
radius becomes gradually increased by 500 feet.
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The hazard continues to afflict the region for the next
24 hours, after which it begins to slowly diminish. If the
deity casts this spell again upon the same area while
its effects are still ongoing, they become prolonged by
another 24 hours. Only one environmental hazard can
affect a particular area at a time.
According to the element type summoned by the deity,
the environmental hazard caused is as described below.
Volcanic Eruption. Mild earthquakes ravage the area
as a volcano rises from the earth and erupts. As the
eruption starts, magma and volcanic rock is being
ferociously spat out from the bowels of the earth,
causing the effects of 1d4 Meteor Swarm spells every
one minute for the first 5 minutes. Volcanic ash covers
the area, forcing every creature to make a DC 10
Constitution saving throw or start suffocating. Finally,
lava spews out from the center of the eruption. moving
outwards with a speed of 1 foot per round (up to 1500
feet) and dealing 30d6 fire damage to any creature it
engulfs.
Raging Thunderstorm. Electrocharged black clouds
fill the area blasting the land with abandon. Creatures
inside the area must make a DC 15 Constitution saving
throw every minute or become deafened for the next
hour. Meanwhile, lightning showers the land, causing
creatures not within 100 feet of a higher structure to roll
a d10 every one minute, being struck by a lightning bolt
on a natural 1; suffering the effects of the Lightning Bolt
spell.
Ferocious Whiteout. A fierce blizzard comes down
from the heavens, blanketing the land in white.
Creatures without protection for the cold must make
a DC 13 Constitution saving throw or gain one level
of exhaustion for every one minute they remain inside
the affected area. Creatures sufficiently protected or
resistant to cold must make the same saving throw
every one hour instead. All terrain becomes difficult
terrain. The area is heavily obscured and creatures must
succeed a DC 15 Survival check for every one hour
of travelling, or they lose all sense of orientation and
become lost in the blizzard.
Maelstrom. During the course of one minute winds
pick up peaking at 50mph speed (strong wind). Moving
against these winds is impossible, while movement with
them while on a vessel is doubled. Every 10 minutes
while inside the affected area, any creature steering
a vessel must make a DC 16 Wisdom check adding
its proficiency bonus with vehicles, in order to avoid
capsizing. Creatures not aboard vessels must make DC
20 Strength (Athletics) check every one minute to stay
afloat and avoid suffocating.
Tectonic Convulsion. The earth tremors violently,
causing the effects of the Earthquake spell upon the
affected area.
This spell may cause additional environmental hazards,
as determined by the DM.
Divine Miracle
10th-level conjuration
Casting time: 1 action
Range: Worldwide
Components: -
Duration: Instantaneous
A Divine Miracle represents the ultimate form of
a deity’s intervention in mortal affairs. It can bend
the natural laws that apply over the material world
in various ways, in order to prevent or undo a great
desctruction that would otherwise occur. To avoid
disturbing the balance of power between itself and the
other deities that lord over the world and invoke their
anger, a deity conjures a Divine Miracle with wisdom
and only in a time of great need. It might do so to save
its most devoted champion from peril or a holy city
dedicated to its name from burning to the ground.
By casting a Divine Miracle, a deity can create one of the
following effects:
• Duplicate any Cleric spell of 9th level spell or lower.
• End the effects of any Cleric spell of 9th level or lower.
• A number of creatures chosen by the deity gain
immunity to the effects of a spell, magical effect,
poison or disease for the duration of an hour.
• A number of creatures chosen by the deity gain
Immunity to a particular type of damage for the
duration of an hour.
• A number of creatures chosen by the deity regain
1 hit point and end one effect listed in the Lesser
Restoration or Greater Restoration spells, or recover a
missing body part after 10 minutes.
• A city along with all its residents teleports through
planar barriers to a specific locale with no chance
of error. The point of arrival can be anywhere in the
world, even in another plane of existence, as long as
the deity’s influence extends to it.
• Stop any storm, gale-force wind, extreme temperature
or reduce the effects of a natural disaster in an area
within a 5 mile radius. The occuring phenomena
cannot get any worse for the following 4 hours.
• Up to 100 pounds of inedible material and 100
gallons of unpotable liquid become edible food and
potable water, purified from all poison and disease.
Eating a pound of food or drinking a gallon of water
restores 1 hit point. These resources revert to their
previous substances if not consumed within 24 hours.
• A large body of water such as a river or a lake turns
into holy water. Alternatively, holy water pours from
the sky in the form of a rain that lasts up to 4 hours.
Depending on its desires, a deity may cause an effect
other than the ones listed above. A Divine Miracle’s
power is practicaly limitless, kept in check only by the
possibility of a evoking the wrath of other, rival deities.
Due to the effort involved in casting a Divine Miracle,
the deity cannot cast another for the following 6d6
days.
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Chapter IV: Archtemples
cattered all over the world, there are
numerous temples of worship and reverence
dedicated to the Gods. Whether erected
by mortal or divine hands, the result of the
methodical craftmanship of the worshipers
or the will of divinity itself, they represent a
connection between the material world and
the realm of the Gods. According to a deity’s nature
and divine domains, such places can be found from
the central districts of major cities to the most remote
corners of the world. Others have even been lost in
time due to ancient wars or major calamities, and are
now only spoken of through myths and legends. In this
chapter, you are going to discover some of the most
ancient and unique temples of the world, the mere
existence of which is being doubted by everyone other
than the most faithful of scholars, and the most daring
of adventurers.
Places of Worship
People gather at temples and shrines not only to
honor and worship the Gods, but also to communicate
with one another and practice their teachings. These
sacred places stand as symbols of the faith, where
the worshippers may express themselves, perform
rituals and convene with other like minded individuals.
Therefore, a temple is more than a building but at
the same time, it can be anything, any place as long
as it serves the mentioned, practical purposes and is
considered holy by the followers of the faith.
Some among those places used to represent different
purposes or none at all, but throughout the course of
history, the events that occurred there have redefined
and bestowed a religious significance upon them. Their
current significance may be honoring a deity’s influence
over the world, representing the essence of its teachings
or marking an event of major importance. Regardless,
such a place represents a shelter for the faithful, while
those who dare desecrate it are subjects to divine wrath.
Pilgrims from all over the world journey to commit
offerings at the place of a Saint’s noble sacrifice, while
pious men and women tell stories of sacred lands where
the Gods themselves have treaded upon. Olden tales
also speak of ancient temples that have been forgotten
by most, forever guarded by pious covenants and sacred
brotherhoods because of the secrets that they keep, and
the potential dangers that lie in their discovery. Those
places are known as the archtemples of the Gods.
Lore, Lost in Time
The most ancient and important among all of its places
of worship is considered to be the deity’s Arch Temple.
The arch temple is a place of great importance for the
deity itself, as it represents a bastion of its foothold
upon the material world. Additionally, it may often
contain relics of immense value, secrets that should
never become unearthed or foes, imprisoned there for
all eternity. Should such a place become desecrated or
destroyed, the deity’s influence over the world would
suffer a critical blow. Therefore, various methods of
protection have been employed to ensure its safety.
By embarking on an adventure to discover and explore
those forlorn places of power, one is bound to face
unspeakable dangers for the promise of great reward.
According to each deity’s divine domain, the arch temple
dedicated to its name is as follows.
Arcana Obsidian Thrones
Death Cradle of Eternal Sorrows
Forge Vault of the Mountain Carver
Grave Gates of Askalot
Knowledge Archives of Tenebos
Life Elle’Vantir
Light Temple of the Melodist
Nature Grove of Solstice
Protection Dragonfall, the Elder Bones
Tempest Thunderdome
Trickery Crystal Palace
War Halls of Eternity
A Step Along the Journey
Some characters may dedicate their entire lives in
search of an arch temple, either to visit it themselves or
to reclaim it from the forces that occupy it in the name
of their faith. Others, may have circumstantial reasons
for doing so. During the journey of the Godslayer, the
concept of an arch temple may serve in a number of
different ways. As a DM, you may draw inspiration from
the concepts provided for each of the archtemples in
this chapter, in order to create memorable dungeons
for your characters or become milestones for the
breaking of the sacred Seals of Power, Ascension or
Secrets. Each arch temple is being portrayed in a brief
manner so that it may be adapted in a way that is more
convenient to you.
The threats posed by an adventure inside an arch
temple are describted as its Quest and can be found
below its description. After having succeeded on its
quest, you may choose to reward the characters with a
divine blessing. Each temple’s relevant blessing is also
noted along with its description, but you may as well
select another one at your preference, choosing from
the list of divine blessings.
The characters may decide to seek a divine artifact
in order to feature the Divine Reach trait during their
final fight against the enemy God. Alternatively, they
may try to earn the Divine Reach blessing towards
achieving the same purpose. An arch temple may either
serve as the resting place of a divine artifact, while
braving its dangers may reward the characters with a
divine blessing by another deity that appreciates their
courageous efforts. Furthermore, they may venture
to such a temple in order to discover the information
required to break the deity’s Seal of Secrets. Sacred
codices may be found there, as well as knowledgable
creatures that can be persuaded into cooperation.
Finally, the desecration of an arch temple is a major
sacrilege that severely affects the deity’s influence,
aiding the characters’ efforts in breaking the Seal of
Power, based on the optional system of Influence points
provided in this book.
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 Thunderdome
Nestled in a remote mountaintop, the place known
as the Thunderdome was originaly built to honor a
Goddess of modesty and humility. People from all over
the realm would visit the monastery and pledge their
wealth and riches to it, in an attempt to atone their
souls from the ties of materialism. Ultimately, so great
was the hoard that had been amassed by these sacred
offerings, that the temple caught the attention of an
insidious dragon - Raemundin. The ancient blue Dragon
unleashed its wrath against the monks of the temple,
who were hopeless against the relentless storm that
followed in its wake. One by one they perished and soon,
Raemundin took over the temple and made it into its
own lair.
Now, a symbol to the wrath of the Tempest itself, lighting
never ceases to rain down all over this mountain as
Raemundin rests in slumber atop of its hoard. There
are those though who wish to end its reign, seeking
the temple atop the mountain and slaying the dragon,
either to satisfy the God of the Tempest through such
a glorious kill or to become rich beyond measure by
reclaiming the temple’s treasures.
Quest:
Defeat the ancient, blue dragon and its minions in order
to reclaim the temple.
Divine Blessing:
Blessing of Elemental Invocation (Lightning)
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Cradle of Eternal Sorrows
A vicious sense of evil permeates the region surrounding
this temple of death. It is in the very air that one
breathes, something foul and unwelcoming to living
creatures of all kinds. Screams of agony can be heard
accross the blighted land that surrounds the temple’s
vicinity, piercing the darkening clouds. Should a band
of adventurers be daring enough to follow the sounds
of lamentation, they shall find themselves before the
source of their anguish and deathless prison - the
Cradle of Eternal Sorrows.
There, restless souls are forever trapped in torment,
twisting violently into a spectral hurricane right above
the black temple, shooting an eerie green light towards
the sky. Those are the souls of the ones who chose to
damn themselves willingly. Unwise practitioners of the
dark arts, arcanists who failed to achieve Lichdom and
lost their lives in the process, schemers and betrayers,
their fate stands as a testament to the ultimate price
paid for the sake of power. Sometimes, the same
thirst for power drives a daring adventurer to journey
across these accursed lands and face the horrors of the
temple, in hopes of a way to take advantage of the souls’
abuntant essence, or the knowledge that they keep.
Quest:
Brave the horrors of the temple.
Divine Blessing:
Blessing of Ghostly Emanation
Thunderdome
Crystal Palace
No one knows who built this crystalline palace or
towards what end. It is a place of myths and legends,
encountered only by those, whose desire to see it with
their own eyes is truly unyielding. In the past, it has been
sighted in various locations, amidst frozen wastes and
rocky wastelands alike, which has led to the conclusion
that the palace itself has a means to vanish from one
place and emerge at another. Those who have seen
it testify not only to its magnificence, but also to the
dangers that it holds. For there seems to be more to this
place than a spectacular sight, as the fractured sanity
of its witnesses stands as a testament. It is said that by
venturing into the palace’s interior, you are bound to
encounter various projections of yourself that grow alive
through the reflections upon the crystals.
These visages represent a series of alternative versions
of you, which derive from equally propable scenarios
that are weaved by the choices you never made, the
paths you did not take or things that could happen
to you, but never actually did. Illusions, weaved by
your darkest fears, deepest regrets and dearest hopes
become only greater the more you delve into the palace,
to a point that few minds can bare and overcome. This
is the reason noone has managed to fully explore the
palace or shed light to its mysterious existence, up to
this very day.
Quest:
Overcome the palace’s illusions in a conflict against your
own mind and reach the top of the Crystal Tower.
Divine Blessing:
Blessing of Duplicity
Temple of the Melodist
Devoted to the deity of Light, this temple is an important
destination for pilgrims and devotees from all over the
world. The clerics and monks that maintain it preach
that it has been built as a symbol to the mysteries of
reincarnation, a soul’s departure from a world as it
journeys into another. The faithful seek them not only
for their blessings and wise counceling, but also to be
granted entry into the labyrinth that lies underneath
the temple’s grounds. Entering the Labyrinth of the
Melodist is a great pledge of faith in itself. The task
may take hours, days or even years, while many are
those who never managed to emerge from it at all and
those who have, seem to have been through such a
personal experience that words cannot truly describe.
They merely say that in order to navigate through its
sacred corridors, one must discover the melody of their
own soul. Such a thing may only be accomplished by
accepting thyself for who you really are and focusing on
your heart’s truest desire. Only then shall you discover
that the way out of the labyrinth, is inwards.
Quest:
Find your way through the Labyrinth of the Melodist and
discover your True Name, despite all forces that may
attempt to mislead you.
Divine Blessing:
Blessing of Divine Wisdom
Elle’Vantir
The Elle’Vantir - Fountain of Life in the common tongue
- is built atop a lone hilltop amidst a lush, primordial
forest full of wildlife, known as the Riddlewoods. It is
said that the waterfalls that pour out of the hillsides
are as pure as the very waters of Elysium. Such is
the invigorating energy surrounding this place that,
during particular times of the year, the waters gain
extraordinary healing properties that cure the sick,
numb the pain of the suffering and are even capable of
returning the dead back to life.
Not everyone is allowed to visit the Elle’Vantir though.
An ancient druidic conclave known as the Circle
of Wardens watches over and protects the woods
surrounding the temple, deciding whom to grant safe
passage and whom to deny it to. Their methods are
mysterious and often not entirely comprehended, as
they seem to provide riddles to those who journey
through their forest in order to determine their worth
by their given answers. Some theorize that the druids
mean to judge the responder’s character rather than
play a mere mind game with them, as they seem to care
more about the nature of their answer rather than the
solving of the riddle in itself.
Quest:
Succeed in giving satisfying answers to the riddles of
the Wardens, sneak through their watch or defeat their
conclave.
Divine Blessing:
Blessing of Vigour
Vault of the Mountain Carver
Deep in the the bowels of the earth, there is a chamber
lost in time. The faithful believe that the world begun
from it, by the artful hands of a Sculptor God. The God
is said to have carved the mountains, painted the forests
and weaved the rivers, finally building a vessel for every
living being there is. Then, satisfied with his work, he
fell into eternal slumber. His body became an enormous
mountain ridge and his internal organs gave their place
to a complex system of cavities and twisting corridors,
that are now home to some of the most ferocious,
subterranean predators.
Legend has it that within his heart, known as the
Vault of the Mountain Carver, one may still summon
the very powers of creation. Wild magic phenomena
occur rampantly not only inside the Vault but also
all over these mountains, and can be called upon to
bestow magical properties over items that were priorly
mundane. Master craftsmen and devoted artisans
launch expeditions in search of the Vault to prove its
existence, as well as for a chance to imbue their most
exquisite creations with the very essence that has given
birth to the entire material world.
Quest:
Venture deep under the mountains, overcome the
monstrosities that dwell within and seek a way to unlock
the Vault.
Divine Blessing:
Blessing of Wondercraft
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Archives of Tenebos
Originaly built by the Githyanki of Tu’nurath, this
extraplanar library is capable of venturing from one
world to another by drifting through the Astral Plane. Its
sole occupant and Grand Archivist, a Githyanki called
Prothero, uses it to constantly travel from one plane
of existence to another in order to study the various
cosmic phenomena and their nature, furthering the
knowledge contained within the Archives. He seems
to be doing so tirelessly, showing great devotion in this
task for no other reason than for the sake of knowledge
in itself. The Archives of Tenebos have been a myth
for centuries, commonly spoken among scholars and
savants of various backgrounds who doubt the truth of
its existence, as a hypothetical means of discovering
the most forlorn secrets of the cosmos. Those who do
believe that the Archives exist often dedicate their lives
to studying the secrets of planar traveling, in hopes that
one day they might find this library and gain access to
the knowledge of the worlds.
Quest:
Find the Archives’ location and overcome its defenses,
either by convincing Prothero of your good intentions or
by defeating him in combat.
Divine Blessing:
Blessing of the Chronicler
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Archives of Tenebos
Gates of Askalott
The temple of Askalott is built where the legendary
warrior, Saint Constantia, sacrificed herself in order
to keep eternal watch over a God of Death whom she
imprisoned behind the Gates, one whose name has
been forgotten throughout the ages. The temple is
safeguarded by the Knights of the Gate, an ancient
monastic order of pious knights whose sole purpose
is to protect its sanctity. No one knows what may
happen should the Gates be opened once again, or if
such a thing is even possible since the truth behind the
legend has been lost in time. To preserve its secrecy,
the Knights of the Gate take a vow to never leave their
temple’s grounds and maintain their vigil watch, as
well as to remain forever silent - which has led them to
create a unique sign language, understood only by one
another.
Quest:
Overcome thet trials presented to you by the Knights of
the Gate or gain their trust in order to to be allowed to
see the Gates.
Divine Blessing:
Blessing of Grave Return
Dragonfall, the Elder Bones
Lost somewhere deep into the desert lands, the temple
is constructed among the gargantuan bones of the
ancient, fallen dragon Vaelathrax who once upon a time
wreaked havoc upon the realms. The destruction caused
by Vaelathrax was so great that in time, the once lush
forested expanses were slowly turned into deserts of
hot sand. The dragon was ultimately slain by a Dwarven
warrior named Annungil Ironbell, who is revered among
her kin and descendants.
Today, a population of Dwarves dwell among the bones,
having turned it into a semblance of a small town amidst
the deserts. Their king, Thoragar Ironbell, has made
the Dragon’s Head into his throne room while many of
his people live inside its Ribcage and under the Wings.
The Talons serve as watchposts, while underneath the
dragonic carcass lie the Guts, a complex network of
subterranean tunnels that house the main bulk of the
town’s population. Those Dwarves traditionally live
there in honor of their ancestor’s greatest feat of valor,
slaying the enormous dragon and freeing the lands from
its terror in the name of her patron deity, the Dwarven
God of Protection.
Quest:
Survive the punishing journey through the desert and
earn the hospitality of its Dwarven keepers.
Divine Blessing:
Blessing of Legendary Resistance
Halls of Eternity
The Halls are said to have been built by an olden
kingdom of fierce Dwarven warriors, called the
Aldarrim. Their kingdom endured thousands of years
and the Aldarrim remained fearless in the face of any
foe. Though their feats of valor were innumerable, they
would eventualy only worry about one thing - oblivion.
A chance of their names eventualy being lost in time
along with all their glory. Due to this, the Aldarrim built
this temple in the name of their War God and inside
of it, they begun carving their own tombs prior to their
deaths. They would make these tombs magnificent
works of art, decorating their walls with inscriptions
and depictions that would detail each warrior’s legacy
and most legendary accomplishments. So proud were
they, that they would leave such a task to no one but
themselves. For the Aldarrim, this was their way of
defeating the passing of time itself. Today, warriors
of renown from all over the world who wish to see
their names echo throughout history seek these Halls,
longing for a chance to carve their own legacy upon its
walls.
Quest:
Defeat the guardians of the temple and overcome the
traps constructed by the Aldarrim dwarves.
Divine Blessing:
Blessing of the Warlord
Obsidian Thrones
Four Thrones exist accross the realms of the material
world, all of them built out of pure obsidian atop four
of the highest mountain peaks. On each of the Thrones
sits a mortal creature, a Stargazer. The mission of the
Stargazers is to discern and monitor all planar traveling,
inwards and outwards of the material world. In the past,
their observations had been vital in the world’s fight
for perseverance against the extraplanar forces that
meant to lay claim upon it. Thus, they sit there solemnly,
no longer bound by mortal needs and desires, forever
vigilant on a duty of watching at the constellations of
the night sky and the patterns created by the cosmic
energies, ready to alert the world for an imminent
danger.
Once a Stargazer reaches the dusk of their lifetime,
they select another creature of the world to succeed
them and mentaly send a supernatural calling to it.
The creature chosen to become a new Stargazer then
journeys to these mountaintops and walks the obsidian
steps up to the Throne, never to come back down. For
there must always be a Stargazer on the Obsidian
Thrones. The criterias upon which they elect their
successors are unclear. It is also not known if one may
resist such a calling and if so, for how long. For anyone
other than the successor to the Throne, ascending the
obsidian steps means to walk a thin line between reality
and a realm of the Stargazer’s subconscious mind.
Eventualy entering a demiplane of their own mind, a
daring adventurer must overcome the ordeals presented
to them by the Stargazer, before finally encountering
them on their Obsidian Throne.
Quest:
Overcome the Stargazer’s ordeals.
Divine Blessing:
Blessing of Unending Arcana
Grove of Solstice
Hidden in the lush woodlands, there is a Grove
unknown to most. It appears as an ancient, yet mundane
stone circle, for every night but two - the moons of the
winter and the summer solstice. During those nights,
as raw magic begins to breathe through the stones, the
various animals and denizens of the woods peacefuly
convene together at the Grove, despite their nature
as predator and prey. They do so in order to pay their
respects to the noble visitors of their forest, the Fey
lords and ladies of the Winter and the Summer Courts.
For the Grove of Solstice is in truth a portal to the realm
of the Feywild. Upon the night of the winter Solstice,
the nobility of the Winter Court conducts a solemn
ceremony while on the night that marks the beginning
of the summer solstice, the Summer Court holds a
magnificent banquet. To be in their presence and take
part in their celebrations, is supposedly one of the most
enchanting spectacles one may ever experience.
Quest:
Find the Grove and participate in a ceremony, either by
securing a formal invitation or by remaining undetected
through methods such as assuming an animal form.
Divine Blessing:
Blessing of Natural Harmony
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Chapter V: Remnants of Divinity
nce upon a time, the Gods walked
amongst our kind. Remnants of their
presence have passed down into
religion, myth and legend, revered by
those faithful to them for the great
significance they hold. Holy texts and
ancient scriptures speak of blessed
armaments, bestowed upon a mortal hero by a God or
wielded by a celestial advocate before becoming forever
lost somewhere within the planes of existence. These
sacred relics of immense power, created by a deity’s
own will and power, have somehow found their way into
the mortal realms. Their discovery has been a grand
aspiration to various brave adventures over the course
of history. Monarchs have waged wars in order to claim
them and devotees have ventured far and wide following
their legacy, for they stand as testaments to divinity
itself upon the world. One who wields such an artifact is
thought to be graced by the God that forged it, becoming
more than a mere mortal for as long as it remains in
their possession.
Only that which has been touched by a God may ever
harm another. By becoming attuned to either of the
divine artifacts, a character gains the Divine Reach
condition and thus becomes capable of overcoming a
deity’s Impervious trait.
Beyond Mortal Limits
Due to their incredible potential, prolongued attunement
to these magical items may exceed one’s mortal limits.
They were never meant to be one’s property, but to
be used as instruments the for accomplishment of
important deeds in the service of the Gods. A character
may keep one in their possession for days, months or
even years before beginning to show signs of weariness.
Every number of days equal to the character’s level,
the power of the divine artifact affects and gradualy
overwhelms the character, expending their physical and
mental resources through the attunement they share.
When that happens, the character is required to succeed
on an ability saving throw of their choice, using the
ability they feel most confident at in order to resist the
negative effect. For example, a Barbarian may choose to
make a Strength or Constitution saving throw, while a
Wizard may make an Intelligence saving throw instead.
The DC for this saving throw equals to 10 + half the
character’s level (rounded down). A character that fails
on a Strength, Dexterity or Constitution saving throw
receives an exhaustion point. In the same manner, a
character that fails on an Intelligence, Wisdom or
Charisma saving throw receives an indefinite madness
effect. The negative conditions applied to a character
in this manner cannot be removed by any means, other
than by ending their attunement with the divine artifact.
Alternatively, the time of occurence and frequency of
these saving throws may be kept vague and at the DM’s
discretion, in order to provide a better storytelling
experience that suits the needs of your campaign. It is
advised to use this additional mechanic as you better
see fit, in order to preserve the idea that these artifacts
are not just mere items, but true conduits between a
character and the very essence of a divine being.
Cromdal, the Dragonbane
Weapon (greataxe), Artifact (attunement)
You gain a +3 bonus to attack and damage rolls made
with this magic weapon. When you hit a dragon using
this weapon, the Dragon takes an extra 3d6 slashing
damage. In addition, a Dragon may never replenish any
hit points of damage dealt to it by this weapon. Instead,
its maximum hit point score becomes decreased by a
number equal to the weapon damage dealt to it.
Once per turn, upon damaging a Dragon using this
weapon, the Dragon must succeed on a Wisdom
saving throw of DC 8 + the weapon damage dealt by
the attack. or become frightened of you. On a failed
save, the Dragon becomes immune to this effect for the
next 24 hours. For the purpose of this weapon’s effects,
‘‘Dragon’’ refers to any creature with the Dragon type,
including dragon turtles and wyverns.
Exordium Tome
Wondrous item (spellbook), Artifact (attunement)
This tome contains every spell of levels 1st to 9th,
collectively known by the wizards of this world, as
long as it has been inscribed by at least one of them
in at least one spellbook. While attuned to it, you gain
advantage on Intelligence (Arcana) checks. While
holding this tome, you gain a +2 bonus to spell attack
and damage rolls, and a +2 to the DC required to resist
your spells. Upon successfully using Counterspell as a
reaction against a hostile spell, the spell’s arcane energy
becomes absorbed by you. You immediately replenish
a number of spell slots equal to the absorbed spell’s
level. This feature can be used as many times as your
spellcasting ability modifier, before completing a long
rest.
Ark of Darkness
Wondrous item, Artifact (attunement)
The ark contains 2d8 charges, to a maximum of 8.
Opening the ark requires an action. Once opened, it
emits an otherworldly aura in an area of 120 feet radius
centered at it. Any flora in that vicinity rapidly withers
away and decays, turning the landscape into a twisted
blight beyond restoration. Through this process, the
ark gains 1 charge. Undead creatures must succeed on
a Wisdom saving throw at the beginning of every turn
they remain within the aura’s radius. The DC equals to
12 + 1 for every charge the ark has stored. On a failed
save, they are brought under your control. If an undead
creature is already controlled by another character, that
character makes the saving throw instead. The undead
creature may repeat the saving throw after an hour in
order to end the effect on itself. The effect ends as soon
as you close the ark, the undead creature is destroyed
or moves at least 1 mile of distance away from the ark.
During combat, the creature rolls for its own initiative,
but its actions are all controlled by you.
You may spend 1 charge from the ark in order to impose
disadvantage on an affected creature’s saving throw.
Furthermore, you may spend 1 charge from the ark to
cast the Animate Dead spell, with a spell level equal to
the charges remaining. Finally, you may spend 3 charges
to cast the Create Undead spell at 6th level. The level of
this spell may be increased by up to 9th by spending 1
additional charge per increase.
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 Warlord’s Regalia
Wondrous item (helm), Artifact (attunement)

While attuned to this helm, you emit an aura in a 120

feet radius centered at you. You and all allied creatures
within the aura’s radius gain advantage on saving throws
against frightening and charming spells and effects. In
addition, every affected creature gains 5 temporary hit
points at the beginning of its turn (maximum 20).

Any weapon wielded by you is considered magical, for

the purpose of overcoming resistance and immunity to
nonmagical attacks and damage. Once per turn, upon
rolling to determine the damage caused by a successful
weapon attack made by you, you may reroll each
damage die that is below average once and keep the
better result.

Armor of St. Balcred

Armor (plate), Artifact (attunement)

You have a +2 bonus to AC while wearing this plate Warlord’s Regalia

armor. Once every new dawn, by spending a bonus
action, you can conjure a pair of incorporeal wings
made out of pure sunlight to spawn from your back. The
wings last for the duration of a minute., granting you a
flying speed of 60 feet. During that time, they emit bright
light in a 60 foot radius around yourself and shed dim
light for an additional 60 feet. This light is sunlight.

Creatures of your choice within the bright light’s radius

must succeed on a Charisma DC 17 saving throw or fall
under the effects of the Zone of Truth spell. In addition,
you gain the benefits of the True Seeing spell up to the
confines of the bright light’s radius.

You can choose to dismiss the wings prematurely as an

action. By doing so, they burst into a blast of brilliant
sunlight in a sphere of 120 foot radius centered at you.
Each creature within the area must make a Constitution
saving throw of DC 17. On a failed save, it receives 6d8
points of radiant damage and becomes blinded until the
end of its next turn. On a successful save, it takes half as
much damage and doesn’t become blinded.

Decanter of Life Exordium Tome

Wondrous item, Artifact

The decanter contains blessed and invigorating water

from the rivers of Elysium. By drinking it, you become
immune to all magical spells and effects that would
cause you to age, as well as the effects of natural aging.

In addition, you gain a number of temporary hit points

equal to the your hit point maximum and advantage on
Constitution saving throws. The temporary hit points
decrease by a number equal to your Constitution
modifier after every passing 24 hours, until becoming
depleted. As they deplete, the decanter magically refills
its contents. Once they have all been depleted through
means of taking damage or passing time, all benefits
granted to you by the decanter end.

In order to drink from the decanter a second time, you

must succeed on a Constitution saving throw of DC 22.
On a successful check, you regain all of its benefits. On Decanter of Life
a failed check, your body is incapable of handling the
overwhelming energy and you die.

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Trickster’s Visage
Wondrous item (cloak), Artifact (attunement)
While you wear this cloak with its hood up, your face
becomes completely concealed by magical darkness.
Pulling the hood up or down requires an action. You can
cause the darkness to disperse and your face to turn
visible as a bonus action. By doing so, each creature
of your choice that can see you falls under one of the
following illusory effects, chosen by you.
Friend. The creature sees the visage of a person dear
to them in the place of your own face. In order to target
you with an attack or a harmful spell, it must first
succeed on a Wisdom saving throw of DC 16.
Foe. The creature sees the visage of their sworn enemy
in the place of your own face. In order to do anything
other than targeting you with an attack or a harmful
spell as soon as it is able, it must first succeed on a
Wisdom saving throw of DC 16.
Mirror. The creature sees its own visage in the place
of your face. At the beginning of its every turn, it must
succeed on a Wisdom saving throw of DC 16 or suffer
disadvantage on its first attack against you.
Any creature that you choose to leave unaffected by the
above effects can see your face normally. The effect
persist until you spend a bonus action to conceal your
face with darkness again.
Trickster’s Visage
Ark of Darkness
Twig of the Primordial Tree
Weapon (staff), Artifact (attunement)
The staff emits an awakening aura of 60 foot radius
around it, summoning the spirits of nature to arise and
assemble. The spirits cause trees, rocks, and grasses to
become animated.
Grasses and Undergrowth. The ground inside the
aura’s radius that is covered by grass or undergrowth is
difficult terrain for your enemies.
Trees. At the start of each of your turns, each of your
enemies within 10 feet of any tree inside the aura’s
radius must succeed on a Dexterity saving throw of
DC 14 or take 4d6 slashing damage from whipping
branches.
Roots and Vines. At the end of each of your turns, one
creature of your choice that is on the ground inside the
aura’s radius must succeed on a Strength saving throw
of DC 14 or become restrained until the start of your
next turn. A restrained creature can use an action to
make a Strength (Athletics) check against your spell
save DC, ending the effect on a success.
Rocks. As a bonus action, you can cause a loose rock in
the cube to launch at a creature you can see inside the
aura’s radius. Make a ranged attack against the target.
On a hit, the target takes 3d8 nonmagical bludgeoning
damage, and it must succeed on a Strength saving
throw or fall prone.
Once every new dawn, by spending an action, you may
plant the staff unto the earth. The staff immediately
grows into a Treant that fights alongside you for the
duration of a minute. During that time, the staff’s
awakening aura is centered on the Treant and the DC
to resist any effects caused by it increases to 17. Once
this effect’s duration is over or the Treant drops to 0 hit
points, its form changes back into that of a staff.
Os Garail
Armor (shield), Artifact (attunement)
While holding this shield, you gain a +3 bonus to AC.
When an enemy creature targets an ally that is adjacent
to you and you are positioned in the attack’s line of sight,
the attack targets you instead. In the same manner,
instead of an ally creature, you may protect an object
that is no larger than medium sized.
Once every new dawn as an action, you can grip the
shield with two hands and slam it unto the ground to
create a magical dome of force energy, centered at the
shield. The dome is a 10 feet radius sphere.
Enemy creatures within the area are pushed outwards
as the dome expands. Once it forms, creatures cannot
enter or exit the dome. The dome moves with you and
can absorb damage equal to 5 times your character level
before shattering. You must spend an action for every
consecutive turn you choose to maintain it.
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 Lichbane
Weapon (heavy crossbow), Artifact (attunement)

You gain a +3 bonus to attack and damage rolls made

with this magic weapon.

This heavy crossbow is fitted with a cartridge that can

hold up to six crossbow bolts. It automatically reloads
after firing until the cartridge runs out of ammunition.
Reloading the cartridge takes an action. Any bolt shot by
it is considered magical and silvered, for the purpose of
overcoming the resistance and immunity of creatures to
attacks and damage.

Upon taking damage by this weapon, a creature of the

undead, fiend or shapechanger type becomes mystically
marked by it, as if affected by the Hunter’s Mark spell,
except that you are not required to concentrate in order
to maintain it. The creature remains marked for the
following 12 hours. Only one creature can be marked in
this way by Lichbane at a time.

By spending an action, you can cause a marked creature

that you can see to make a Constitution saving throw of
DC 17. On a failed save, the creature becomes paralyzed
for the next minute, even if it is normally immune to this
condition. The creature may repeat the saving throw
at the end of its every turn in order to end the effect on
itself. Once this ability has been used once, it cannot be
used again until the new dawn.

Inward Eye
Wondrous item, Artifact (attunement)

To become attuned to this violet coloured jewel, you

need to press it against your forehead over the course
of a short rest. It then becomes embedded inside you,
leaving a visible scarification in the shape of an eye. It
exits your body if you die or if you choose to end your
attunement with it over the course of another short rest.

While attuned with the eye, whenever you make an

Arcana, History, Nature or Religion check for the
purpose of determining the lore and traits of a creature
that you can see, you may perform this roll with
advantage.

As a bonus action, you can close your eyes and cause the
inward eye to open. For one minute, you gain Blindsight
and the benefits of the True Seeing spell.

At the end of your turn, while the inward eye is open, you
may choose to revert back to your turn’s beginning. You
are considered to have witnessed a glimpse of the near
future, regarding how the results of the actions you wish
to take will unfold. Everything that has occurred during
your turn is negated as if it never happened. You may
then take your turn again, choosing a different course of
Armor of St. Balcred
action. If you choose to repeat the same actions, such as
casting the same spell again, the results are considered
to be the same without having to roll for them a second
time. Once this ability has been used, you cannot use it
again before you complete a long rest.

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Paragon’s Hand Artifacts by Divine Domain
Wondrous item, Artifact (attunement)
Below follows a list of the previously described divine
This prosthetic arm replaces a lost limb. While attached, artifacts, according to the divine domain they are
it functions identically to the arm it replaces. You correlated with. In some occassions, such an artifact
can detach or reattach it as an action, and it can’t be may be most effective against creature types that are
removed against your will. It detaches if you die. also correlated with the same divine domain while
in others, its power may lie in vanquishing its polar
As a bonus action, you can cause the arm to shift and opposite.
assume the form of a blade, a bludgeon, a tool or any
other form you can imagine. The arm cannot gain or
lose mass. For the arm to properly shift into a tool, you Arcana Exordium Tome
must be proficient at that tool’s use. Death Ark of Darkness
Forge Paragon’s Hand
The arm can shift to emulate any simple or martial
melee weapon, dealing damage appropriate to the Grave Lichbane
weapon. While it is emulating a two handed weapon, it Knowledge Inward Eye
is considered Versatile for you. Therefore, if you use
one hand instead of two to attack with it, the weapon’s Life Decanter of Life
damage die decrease by one dice category. Light Armor of St. Balcred
Nature Twig of the Primordial Tree
The arm grants you a bonus +1 to AC. When used for
unarmed strikes or as a weapon, you gain a +3 bonus Protection Os Garail
to attack and damage rolls made with it. Attacks made Tempest Cromdal, the Dragonbane
with it are considered magical, for the purpose of
overcoming the resistance and immunity of creatures to Trickery Trickster’s Visage
attacks and damage. In addition, you gain advantage on War Warlord’s Regalia
any Strength check that involves use of the arm.

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Divine Avatars
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Chapter VI: Divine Avatars
O
nly the naive and truly determined would
dare invoke the wrath of a God. No
matter which trait better defines those
who have managed to tread the path of
the Godslayer to its very end, they have
accomplished a feat that few mortals in
history have - to make a God fear them.
Now, one final obstacle lies ahead of them. The breaking
of the Seventh Seal of Eternity.
Breaking the Seventh Seal shall mark the vanquishing
of the divine being’s from the material plane and the
alleviation of its grasp over it. It might even mean the
being’s demise, a true fall from divinity, according to
how powerful the deity is and how many worlds its
influence extends to. Failure shall not be kind though, to
those who were so bold as to challenge its rule.
Vessels of Divine Power
After all their efforts throughout the campaign, the deity
is left with no option than to deal with its persistent foes
once and for all. In order to do so, it summons all of its
influence over this material world in order to conjure
a true incarnation of its divine will. An Avatar, made for
the sole purpose of purging the heretics.
For a greater deity, the avatar embodies the Seventh
Seal itself. Destroying it would signify the breaking of
the Seventh Seal and ending of the Godslayers’ journey,
leading to a series of different outcomes detailed during
the first chapter of this book. In the case of a lesser deity,
you may use one the creatures provided later in this
chapter in order to represent the manifestation of the
deity itself, rather than an extension of its power.
The nature and traits of the following twelve Avatar
creatures are made in accordance to each of the Divine
Domains. Though very different to one another, they all
share two important, common characteristics.
Impervious
If you are running a Journey of the Godslayer campaign
using the Seven Sacred Seals, add the Impervious trait
to every Avatar creature. This trait does not appear
in the creatures’ statistics, to make their use more
convenient for you in case you want to employ them
outside this concept.
The Impervious trait provides immunity to all damaging
and harmful effects, unless they are caused by creatures
that have the Divine Reach trait. Having already broken
the Fourth Seal of Ascension, the adventurers must
either be in the possession of a divine artifact or a
divine blessing bestowed by another deity that grants
them Divine Reach. Alternatively, they might be allied
to another powerful creature with innate Divine Reach,
such as a celestial or a fiend type, that is willing to aid
them during the fight. You may design such a creature
on your own or use a creature from the Monster
Manual, adding the Divine Reach trait to it. As soon
as a creature with Divine Reach successfully hits an
Avatar with an attack, spell or harmful effect, the Avatar
loses all benefits provided by its Impervious trait for the
following 24 hours.
During that time, it becomes susceptible to harm by
other creatures, whether those creatures feature the
Divine Reach trait or not.
Fatal Flaw
The might and Impervious trait of an Avatar are not the
only reasons it should be feared for. Each Avatar’s power
is tethered to a source that grants it a most defining trait.
As long as that trait is active, the Avatar is more than
just a powerful creature. While attempting to destroy it,
the flow of the entire combat must revolve around that
trait as well as the means to negate it. By successfully
doing so, the Avatar becomes weakened and thus more
vulnerable in its own way. This is known as the Avatar’s
Fatal Flaw, and is detailed along with the description of
each of those creatures.
Be warned that facing an Avatar without knowledge of
its Fatal Flaw would most likely mean the doom of the
adventurers, regardless of their power. As a DM, make
sure that you have found a way to provide this crucial
information at some point earlier during the campaign,
prior to their fight against the Avatar. You may do so in
any way you deem appropriate, whether by implying it
through riddles found in ancient scriptures, or simply
by stating it to the characters through the prophetic
words of a wise scholar. One of them may even receive
an insightful vision or omen. This is a choice that lies
entirely up to you, based on the story you want to tell.
Setting an Epic Battle
There are two different ways in which the characters
may choose to confront the Avatar. During the breaking
of the Sixth Seal of Arcana, they are bound to either use
a Wish or a Gate spell, which is ultimately going to lead
to the encounter.
Using the Wish spell is bound to call forth the Avatar
upon the material plane. The characters will not have
to face it in its own domain, where more dangers might
loom for them. Such a plan still poses risks, since the
nature of the Wish spell can often lead to additional,
unprecedented effects. You may handle this according
to your discretion as the DM. In addition, the characters
should also take into consideration the fact that, once
the Avatar is allowed to enter their world, the damage it
may cause to it during their encounter could be beyond
their control.
Should the characters choose to use the Gate spell
instead, they will gain entry into their enemy deity’s
domain and seat of power. Defeating the Avatar there
could prove a much more difficult task, but one that
would cause less collateral damage upon the material
plane. In order to deal with this scenario as the
DM, design a dungeon involving a series of foes and
obstacles set by the deity which the characters much
overcome before facing the Avatar.
Whether it takes place in their world or the Avatar’s own
plane of existence, this final battle will mark the ending
of their journey as Godslayers. Emerging victorious
would be a triumph against all odds, while defeat would
mean a fate worse than death.
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 Arcana Domain
Aeteria, the Omnipotent
Those who meddle with the arts of the arcane know
well that they are using but a fraction of the raw
energy that fabricates the Weave of the cosmos, as
it unfurls to even the most remote corners of the
multiverse. To stand before Aeteria is to witness
a creature of extraordinary magnificence who
embodies those cosmic forces in the most raw and
cardinal way. She is part of the Weave in the same
manner that a beating heart is a part of the human
body, and an integral core of its complex system.
To meet her in battle is to face the very source of
magical energy, primal and unending, beyond any
bounds.

Nexus of the Weave. Aeteria has been created

through a conjuction of the cosmic forces of the
Weave. A living nexus of coiling, raw magic energies,
her powers extend to anywhere that the Weave
itself reaches, even across worlds. Should she be
destroyed, the Weave’s fabrics shall be torn a severe
extent, causing a series of unprecedented and
precarious events. This may include the occurence
of wild magic phenomena on a global level and vast,
dead magic zones extending to a radius of many
miles around the point of her destruction, while no
one can guarentee that the damage caused upon the
Weave itself in this entire world can ever be repaired
or reversed.

Innate Arcana. Being fabricated by arcane

essences entirely, Aeteria is unbound by the
limitations that apply to mortal spellcasters. She
invokes her magic without need of components and
may cast multiple spells within such timely intervals,
that even the most powerful archmage cannot rival.
In addition, she is capable of dividing her conscious
mind and diverging her concentration into more
than one of her spells, thus upkeeping their magical
effects - a feat beyond mortal capability.

Fatal Flaw
Aeteria’s Fatal Flaw are abilities that combat magic
in general, such as counterpell and antimagic field.

Aeteria has many different openings to an encounter.

Most likely she will be already somewhat prepared,
having False Life (9th), Globe of Invulnerability (9th),
and Impregnable Shield active. One potent opening
uses Time Shatter with Shapechange in order to bait
a 9th level Counterspell and allow her to cast her
own next 9th level spell uninhibited. Since she gains
an extra turn, she may immediately use Terminal
Duplicity to summon an illusory dragon to be able
to cast spells immune to Counterspell. During the
fight she will use Eldritch Thaumaturgy to cast
offensive spells, while also summoning new bodies
to protect her. Finally, should a specific individual
pose a great threat an Absolute Domination casting
Dominate Person might completely turn the tables
on the party. Note that Aeteria can protect her spells
with Counterspell, even against other Counterspells.
She also prefers to stay out of range of enemy
Counterspells (60 feet).

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 Death Domain
The Lichqueen
The foul stench of decay invades your nostrils, as the
discordant sounds of hundreads of feet, stomping
upon the ground, is audible from afar. The dead are
marching upon the lands of the living. The Lichqueen
sits solemnly upon her throne, channelling the gloomy
powers of the underworld into the mortal realm,
commanding her deadly forces to do her bidding with a
snap of her fingers.
March of the Dead. Spreading like a plague, her
horde steadily increases in numbers, consuming any
creature unfortunate enough to find itself in its wake.
None shall escape, none shall be spared. You realize this,
as your eyes meet the Lichqueen’s sullen, morbid gaze.
Queen of the Damned. The symbol of the Lichqueen’s
macabre authority is her very throne, carried over
and defended by her undead thralls. She remains
within their midst, watching the havoc they wreak with
entertainment, raising the carcasses of their victims as
her new servants and sometimes, even partaking in the
slaughter through use of her immense, arcane powers.
For behind the charade of royalty she likes to maintain,
lies nothing but a cruel schemer and ruthless tormentor.
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Fatal Flaw
The Lichqueen’s Fatal Flaw can be exploited by
removing her from her throne.
The Lichqueen will do everything in her power to
stay on top of her regal symbol, using Counterspell
frivolously to negate effects such as those of the
Telekinisis or Gust of Wind spells.
She is protected from physical attempts by the Horde
itself. Overwhelm and They Will Not Escape can quickly
trap her opponents and rapidly devour them. Since each
of the Horde’s attacks hit every creature within range,
the Lichqueen will try to lure enemies inside the horde
for a quick death, using taunts and Mass Suggestion.
Should the Horde become unable to Overwhelm she
can Raise the Dead to push it above the threshold,
whereas any enemies that actually reach her can very
quickly be taken down by her Lichqueen’s Touch.
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 Forge Domain
Nemetorius, The Adamant
The earth trembles as the colossus awakens. An
enormous figure that reaches the clouds, faintly
resempling a humanoid, stirs on the horizon. Fueled by
the essence of its creator, it marches steadily towards
the goal it has been sent to fullfil - the eradication of its
foes. It does not feel, nor it relents. Its thoughts are not
of its own and no sentiment may find its place in a heart
of moulded metal.
Unstoppable March. Once a command has been
given, the target’s destiny has been sealed. Nemetorius
shall never compromise until its task has been
accomplished. Once it has apprehended its foe, any
hope for escape is futile. For as long as it lives the
colossus shall never lose track of it, as it may sense its
location even across the realms and planes of existence.
No mortal can fathom the unyielding determination
required to rival the effectiveness of such a creation.
Nor the expertise of its creator.
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The Ultimate Creation. Forged in the heart of a dying
star at the dawn of time and brought to life by the divine
will of its master, Nemetorius is the perfect archetype of
all constructs. Its impregnable, adamantium armor is
made to withstand any blow, as mere swords and blades
shatter on contact. The arcane infusions that animate
its hulking body nullify and absorb any magical effect
conjured by its foes, further fueling its stored energy. In
addition, the magic that flows within Nemetorius allows
it to alter its armor’s substance in order to adapt and
overcome the machinations of any foe, to a point of even
reforging its metal by heating it up or cooling it down.
Hulking Juggernaut. The amount of destruction
delivered by such a creature can be unparalleled. Any
region it treads through is left in ruins, while a swing of
its mighty maul is enough to sever mountains. In order
to bring down such a formidable foe, wisdom must be
employed. A Godslayer must discern and exploit a flaw
in Nemetorius, while there is seemingly none.
Fatal Flaw
Nemetorius’ Fatal Flaw is its Arcane Overload, which extremely dangerous once enough charges have been
will disable its most important defenses. accumulated. Once Arcane Overload occurs Nemetorius
switches its strategy, focusing on the protection Temper
As soon as combat starts, Nemetorius will try to identify offers in order to continue functioning, until it finishes
casters, who can easily trigger its Arcane Overload with the fight.
cantrips. Anneal should be used to make quick work of
them, as Adaptable Armor negates the most common
weapons used by its enemies. Nullification Beam can
quickly shut down a caster’s attempts to escape or deter
its onslaught, while Arcane Discharge becomes

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 Grave Domain
Denovir, the Inevitable
Clouds gather over the realm. The
Pale Rider approaches. You can
feel his presence from afar, in every
short breath you take and every faint
heartbeat that pounds within your
chest. There is no escaping this foe, nor
denying the shiver that permeates the
air in his presence. For your fate has
been sealed, the moment he was set
upon your trail.

Sorrowful Memories. To stand before

Denovir is to face your own inevitable
end, incarnate. As he swings his blade,
Remorse, echoes of your worst fears
and deepest regrets awaken, imposing
a burden upon your soul and draining
your will to live. Throughout the entire
battle, the Avatar of the Grave sets you
upon a course of accepting your fate
and coming to terms with it, before
showing you off to the other side. In
order to survive against such a foe,
mere combat prowess is not enough.
One must accomplish the unthinkable;
truly overcome their own fear of death
and denounce the mortality of their
existence.

Soul Shepherd. Denovir is more

than a punisher of heretics; he is a
shepherd of lost souls, a guide towards
the afterlife and the keeper of the veil
that seperates this world from the next.
Once Remorse has gripped over your
soul and you are treading the thin line
between life and death, his true powers
unravel. He calls upon your very core,
commanding your soul to relinquish
its hold over your body and accept the
natural continuity of every living being.

Mordius. Though Denovir chooses

to fight on foot, he arrives aback his
black warhorse; Mordius. The steed
flees the area as soon as Denovir
dismounts and prepares for combat,
but always remains nearby in case
its master summons it. This magical
mount is Denovir’s means of tracking
and hunting down his prey. It is capable
of perceiving any creature’s scent even
across worlds, and can planeshift itself
along with its rider from one plane of
existence to another. Still, apart from
these supernatural traits, Mordius is not
unlike any other warhorse. Its powers
derive solely from Denovir’s will. If
Mordius dies or is slain in combat, then
Denovir can turn any other non-magical
mount into Mordius by infusing it with
the same powers, in order to continue
the chase after his marked victims.

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Fatal Flaw
Denovir’s Fatal Flaw is the destruction of his Soul
Charnels, since many abilities depend on them.

Denovir starts the fight making Remorse attacks to

summon as many Soul Charnels as he can. He will use
Judgement right before the beginning of his turn, in
order to activate them immediately, targeting weak of
body characters. This way he can use Inescapable Fate
and then paralyze them with Paralyzing Touch. Until at
least 2 Soul Charnels are up, he would not target the
same person with Remorse, despite having advantage.
Should the party try to ignore Soul Charnels, he will
try to summon more quickly in order to use Call of the
Horsemen.
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 Knowledge Domain
Vythrax, The Collector
Knowledge is power. It can be achieved through order,
or be born out of pure chaos. The path towards true
knowledge can be perilous beyond any other, as forlorn
realities and woeful secrets lurk in the darkest corners
of the mortal comprehension. Things that are best left
forgotten. Long has the creature known as Vythrax
been drifting through the Infinite Layers of the Abyss,
dwelling on the borderline between sanity and madness.
It now embodies the danger that lies on a quest towards
the unearthing of truths forsaken, the ultimate toll of
knowledge and the severe penance for the mortal folly.
Twisting Corridors. As soon as the Godslayers face
Vythrax, they immediately enter a realm of its aberrant
mind. It is an extradimensional space, a demiplane that
resembles a dark, labyrinthine library. This place holds
the vast, forbidden knowledge it has managed to collect
through the aeons, contained in monstrous books with
gaping mouths that speak in tongues. Its corridors
constantly bend and twist according to Vythrax’s will,
causing those who find themselves trapped within it to
lose any sense of orientation and hope of finding a way
out. Teleportation magic is rendered useless within its
confines, as the only way to escape this prison is to slay
the monster that lurks inside, preying in the darkness.
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Mind Devourer. As its foes are lost within the Twisting
Corridors, Vythrax feasts upon their minds. It devours
their intellect and resolve, slowly turning them into
thoughtless vessels and thralls, absent of personality.
Vythrax does this, not only because the intellect it drains
provides it with sustenance, but also because it relishes
in the horror it imposes upon its victims, toying with
them before ending their lives. Above all, Vythrax enjoys
to demonstrate its supremacy over the lesser beings,
as well as proving their mortal existences to be futile.
Any creature that dies within its domain has its soul
embeded into a book, becoming a new addition to the
abhorrent library.
Downfall of Pride. Even a creature as terrifying as
this, is not without a fatal flaw. Vythrax represents the
incarnation of the punishment invoked by mortal vanity,
but it is curiously enough an excessively prideful being
itself. Its desire to demonstate its power often leads it
to folly. This is evident by the fact that it willingly shows
signs of its weaknesses to its enemies, in order to grant
them an advantage against it, merely to prove that any
effort they make is going to be futile and vain. One may
think that a creature of such potential has earned the
right to be arrogant, but arrogance is well known to be
the downfall of the highest and the most mighty.
Fatal Flaw
Vythrax’s Fatal Flaw are its Shifting Vulnerabilities,
which if predicted correctly can shut down its hit-and-
run abilities.

Vythrax does not care much for naive mundane

creature that think they can oppose it. It will reveal its
vulnerabilities to give them a fighting chance, distracting
them at the same time from the fact they must first find
it, in order to harm it. With its Mind Drain it attacks
lesser minds and then uses Retreat to infuriate and
annoy them.

Should these lesser beings reliably harm Vythrax, it will

lead them on a wild goose chase trying to avoid them,
while Reduce Intellect finishes the job, since it harms
every trespasser inside the Library.

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 Life Domain
Vanwattar, Essence of Creation
The skies open wide as warm pleasant light begins
to wash over all of creation. The area’s colors turn
to impossibly vibrant hues, living things flourish and
a summer breeze begins to blow from the east, as
everything is infused with life. Serenity and a sense of
content spreads throughout the land, while all creatures
turn their heads towards the sky in silence, observing an
immense avian silhouette descending from the heavens.
This being of absolute magnificence is Vanwattar, the
Embodiment of Growth and Prosperity. Dressed in the
shades of a new dawn, it mocks death and brings with
it the gift of abundant life. A bounty perhaps too rich for
the creatures of the material world.
Perilous Gift. The colorful phoenix gracefully shares
its gift of life with anything it encounters. Any creature
blessed by Vanwattar thrives, their life force reaching
impossible heights. This gift however is a curse in
disguise for mortal beings. Such overabundance of life
is dangerous and if left unchecked will result in death.
As the ever-increasing positive energy is unable to be
contained, the vessel bursts in a macabre shower of
vitality, which in turn disperses to the surrounding area,
promoting verdant growth.
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A Gift, Denied. In some cases, creatures might muster
their willpower and refuse Vanwattar’s charity. Such
beings will only find the phoenix to insist with worry,
trying to stay close to them and enchant their bodies
with fervor. It will do everything in its power to convince
them to share in its magnificence, trying to avoid
violence and forever unable to comprehend, that such
care and nurture can actually harm them.
Plumes of Immortality. Nothing that is under the
shade of Vanwattar’s wings may die or be otherwise
harmed under any conditions. Beings that approach
the phoenix will find their skin resistant to harm and
any wounds they would suffer, restored. The instinct
of Vanwattar to preserve life within its reach is so
immense, that even death cannot stop it. Instead, when
it approaches its demise, a single plume sparks and
engulfs the phoenix in radiant flames, renewing it
completely. As such the Manifestation of Vitality would
have to be defeated hundreds if not thousands of times
to truly die, one for each plume. Only if it senses that
its gift is not wanted in this world, and its restorative
powers consumed, might this beast be irrevocably
banished.
Fatal Flaw
Vanwattar’s Fatal Flaw is its inability to deal damage, Offering of Regeneration could prove especially strong
while characters can damage each other to combat its against enemies with high area of effect damage. Finally,
healing abilities. Bask in Splendor should be used to push the phoenix’s
enemies over the edge of Bursting with Vitality.
Vanwattar enters the fight with a Breath of Life, intent to
eliminate existing damage and share as many temporary
hit points as possible. It will use Fly Away to approach
enemies who have a high amount of temporary hit
points, in order to deter attempts of removing them and
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Light Domain
Melthurion, The Captive Light
Once upon a time, there was a magnificent creature
born out of the purest sunlight. Virtuous like no other,
the creature wanted to shed its beautiful light across the
multiverse, illuminating even its darkest, most forlorn
corners. It thought its excellence to know no bounds.
But as vanity burns brighter, virtue begins to fade. The
Gods have punished the creature for its folly, captivating
it into meteoric stone that shrouded its shining light,
bestowing the name Melthurion upon it - a word that
means Obscured in the Primordial speech.
Quest for Atonement. After its imprisonment, the
Gods shot Melthurion across the worlds, setting it
on a journey of penance through the various planes
of existence. In order for it to finally be free, it had to
know humility and understand that no being’s value
within the Gods’ great creation is above another’s. Thus,
Melthurion now travels alone, its light but a frail sparkle
amidst a boundless sea of darkness. Alone in its own
mind, it longs for the moment that it may finally atone
itself and earn its freedom.
Path Towards Freedom. The more Melthurion draws
near its own destruction, risking itself for the sake of
others, the closer it comes to earning the atonement it
so desires. The wounds it suffers fighting against the
enemies of the Gods cause its external shell and prison
to fracture, ultimately shattering and releasing its true,
tormented form from its eternal bounds
Fatal Flaw
Melthurion’s Fatal Flaw is its susceptibility to magical
darkness.
Melthurion’s magnificence, released from Cracks
Showing, is its main defense. As such during the first
rounds of combat it will focus on defeating opponents
immune to blindness, while trying to move out of areas
of magical darkness. Once it reaches below half hit
points, Melthurion becomes incredibly dangerous. With
immense damage from Illuminate Hands and Searing
Flash it will try to quickly finish its enemies. Repel
Darkness should be used to clear all magical darkness
sources and allow it to take advantage of its radiant
abilities.
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 Essence of the Wilds. Bandur embodies the true spirit
Nature Domain of nature, taking form by its own will to defend itself
against those who would see it plagued and destroyed.
Bandur, Warden of the Wilds It usually assumes the form of a plant-like, gigantic wolf
that can nimbly shift into tree and emerge from another,
The ground tremors violently as roots and trees begin
erect from the earth like a root and stampede the ground
to sprout from it, cracking the earth open and engulfing
with the might of a thousand horses. As it exhales, it
the terrain. Within only a few hours, what used to be a
breathes out vines, leaves as well as a species of the
village, a town, or even a barren land devoid of plantation
most venomous insects that can be found in the entire
has turned into a lush, primeval forest with huge, ancient
kingdom of nature.
trees that extends in a radius of many miles. Somewhere
within this sacred forest, gracefuly winding through the
Unseen Stalker. As a lone wolf without a pack, Bandur
woods like a shadow, lies the apex predator - nature’s
is a patient predator. Wise enough not to overestimate its
most fearsome warden and the incarnation of its wrath.
prowess and invisible while prowling within its forest, it
Bandur, the Primordial Wolf is longing for a hunt. As
observes and stalks its prey for as long as it takes until
soon as you step into its domain, there is no place to run
the most opportune moment to strike arises. It then
or hide - for it is now onto your scent.
attempts to snatch away the weak and the wounded in
order to thin the enemies’ numbers, retreating to safety
Symbiotic Relationship. Bandur’s existence is
to regenerate and replenish its strength. While Bandur
connected to the forest in which it dwells. Its tail, formed
can appear and disappear from sight becoming nearly
by roots, twigs and branches is tethered to the earth,
imperceivable, it can always locate the scent of its prey
sprouting anew and rebranching rapidly as it moves.
through its keen senses. It knows that by pressing this
This lifegiving tether sustains and allows Bandur to
advantage, every dark corner and every lingering shadow
regenerate from any wound. At the same time, if Bandur
of the forest is bound to turn ominous, invoking a feeling
is destroyed, the forest is bound to wither away and decay
of looming threat to the minds of its foes, slowly draining
into a gruesome blight, devoid of life.
them down and causing their courage to waver.

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Fatal Flaw
Bandur’s weakness and Fatal Flaw lies in its tether
to the forest. Should the Godslayers destroy it, the
creature can no longer regenerate from its wounds. This
may be accomplished by employing spells and abilities
that cause fire and necrotic damage.

Bandur starts the fight ambushing the most frail

opponent with its invisibility. The spores are then
used to trigger explosions if creatures are close to one
another or to paralyze wielders of fire and necrotic
effects. Wrath of Nature should be used often since
it can easily be recharged once the tether is broken.
Should at any time Bandur find itself seriously hurt, it
will use Rootwalker or Mask of the Forest to hide and
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 Protection Domain
Aoden, Guardian of the Meek
Few beings in the universe can rival the magnificence Heavenly Armaments. As she heads into battle, the
and excellence of the celestial. Hailing from the various mere sight of Aoden’s legendary weapons strike fear in
realms where the deities dwell, these advocates the hearts of her enemies. Her long staff, Naan’felyar,
of divine will act swiftly to safeguard the faith and has the frozen tear of a Goddess prefixed on its head
eradicate its foes. Though the origins of such a creature and has been thrusted upon the black hearts of many
can often be unclear, many tales and religious codices unspoken horrors in the past. Her shield, forged upon
glorify the name of Saint Aoden, the Benevolent. A the heat of a blazing sun’s surface, may withstand any
woman who fought bravely and gave her life in self blow. It shields her from harm, physical and magical
sacrifice for the good of the common folk, and was alike, as it reflects any spellcraft or sorcery back to those
rewarded in the afterlife by ascending to a place besides who cast it against her. She wields these weapons
the Gods themselves. Now, more powerful than ever, she with great expertise as well as intent, as she strives to
eagerly responds to the voice of the suffering, putting continue proving herself worthy of bearing them.
them under her wing and shielding them from harm,
while bestowing heavenly judgement upon those who
seek to oppress them.
Fatal Flaw
Aoden’s Fatal Flaw is the White Dove she protects.
The White Dove. Nested upon Saint Aoden’s shoulder
and a faithful companion to her journeys, is always
Aoden’s foremost priority is protecting the White Dove.
a white dove. For her, this dove stands as a symbol of
She will take advantage of the extra reactions granted
harmony. It helps her find balance within her mind, as
by Reactive, in order to raise the White Dove’s AC with
it represents the peace and justice that she so selflessly
Beneath My Wing, and then shield it with All Harm
fights for. In addition, it acts as a constant reminder that
Undone and Stand Behind Me from spells. She will
her true power unravels only when she fights on behalf
also use her offensive abilities in order to defend the
of others. She would do all in her power to protect
White Dove, trying to keep multiple targets stunned
the white dove, as the grief that would befall her in its
with Naan’felyar and, should that fail, remove them from
demise would utterly break her confidence and shatter
close quarters with Celestial Wrath.
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 Tempest Domain
Gormag, Calamity Incarnate
Nothing rivals the devastation and havoc wreaked upon
the land by Gormag, Who Swallows Mountains. It is the
Elderwyrm, the Destroyer of Worlds, the incarnation of
the wrath delivered by the Gods of the Tempest. Forged
by flames or smiten by thunderbolts, the calamity that
precedes its appearence matches the elemental wrath
of the deity that has unleashed it upon the world. It may
descend from a turbulent storm, spat out from a raging
volcano or riding an enormous tidal wave that sweeps
across the land.
Herald of the End Times. Gormag’s nature is dubious,
for nothing and no one has witnessed its wake and
survived to tell the tale. Some sagas have it slumbering
deep inside the bowels of the earth, at the core of the
world. Commanded by a God of Fire, its awakening
causes violent tremors that crack the surface world
open. Then, the gargantuan wyrm emerges from below,
breathing flames that threaten to turn everything to
cinder and ash. Other tales picture it descending from
the skies amongst raging thunderclouds, or springing
up from a maelstrom in the open ocean. In any case,
various cultures from across the world, the people
of which may have never even interacted with one
another, speak of the end times; Namely as the Dusk of
Everything, assumed to be brought by a gigantic snake
that wreaks elemental havoc.
Foregoing Disaster. Once summoned upon the
material world, a natural disaster always precedes
Gormag’s appearence. Depending on the elemental
affinity of the deity that commands it, the disastrous
phenomenon may vary from a volcanic eruption to a
violent thunderstorm, a furious earthquake or a tidal
wave. This disaster occurs at the nearest sensible
location, originating from the point that the Godslayers
have summoned the avatar of the Tempest.
The phenomenon’s effects may continue rampantly
throughout their entire fight against Gormag, coming to
a halt as soon as they manage to ultimately defeat it.
Reborn Through Chaos. As the wrath of the elements
runs rampant in Gormag’s presence, the creature
grows yet stronger. This connection takes the form of a
cataclysmic storm that extends around the gargantuan
wyrm. Through this storm, Gormag commands the
elements into awakening, intensifies their effects and at
a time of great need, concentrates their power in order
to replenish its strength.
Fatal Flaw
Gormag’s Fatal Flaw are wind effects that diminish its
Cataclysmic Storm.
Gormag uses its immense strength and enormous
size to fight opponents, instead of tactics. It will cast
Upheaval whenever it can and try to finish off its
opponents with its two Strikes. Push can be used to
utilize the difficult terrain created during Annihilating
Entry and Elemental Burst may target flying foes
or concentrating spellcasters. Finally, should it be
approaching the point of Calamity Unleashed, it will try
to Gather the Storm before that occurs, in order to get
the full effect of the reaction.

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 Trickery Domain
Rahab, The Living Lie
There is no feeling more sinister, more eerie than
the feeling of being constantly watched. That a dagger
will appear from the darkness over your shoulder. The
treacherous schemes of an unseen terror. A throat being
silently slit, and the moment of realization, the dagger
lying in your blood stained hands. How can such a thing
be possible?

Orchestrator of Lies. A shadow is on the move, but

has never been seen. Thoughout history, empires
have fallen by a knife in the dark, by the mischief of
a deceived individual, by a well staged betrayal. A
brazen deception can even breach the trust of the most
faithful and loyal. Even priests blessed by the truest of
visions cannot differentiate the perfidiousness seeded
among them by Rahab the Visage of Inner Daemons.
Always restless and on the move, Rahab feeds from the
precariousness of mortals. Their fragile and indecisive
nature compels it to spread chaos and uncertainty
among their mortal minds. The acceptance of such a
creature’s existence stands incomprehensible and its
true form is even more nightmarish.

Shadow Puppetry. Due to the nature of the creature,

the confusion Rahab can create in one’s mind touches
the limits of paranoia. With his lies he can infiltrate
the cognitive truth of a creature’s senses and suggest
the most peculiar things. Rahab can find the smallest
frailness of belief and crack it open, leaving its victims
pondering upon whether everything they have ever
experienced or thought has been a lie. During their final
moments, one can only distinguish confusion
and lostness in their eyes, as they find
themselves betrayed by their own shadows.

Fatal Flaw
Rahab’s fake Fatal Flaw is looking away from
the Idol of Lies’ gaze attacks. Its real Fatal Flaw
is revealed during the fight, when the Avatar of
Trickery begins to hide within the characters’
shadows.

Rahab is an encounter based on tricking

the players and creating a general sense of
confusion regarding what is real and what is
not. Gaze of Existential Turmoil should be used
to not only gain an ally, but someone who would
reveal himself as a fake Avatar of Trickery and
draw fire. At the same time Gaze of Demise’s
effect is not obvious and unless checked with a
Wisdom (Medicine) or Charisma (Perception)
check, the target could easily be mistaken for
dead.

During the second part of the fight, it is

important to note that Umbral Escape is an
optional reaction and after the first few times,
should not be used in order to further confuse
the characters into attacking their own.

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 War Domain
Legil’Gan, Lord of War
The drums of war echo from forgotten battlefields. Cries
of men and women who have bled and fought upon
these grounds resound through time and space. Their
voices are distant, yet demanding of remembrance. As
their deeds awaken and the chorus of savagery reaches
its pinnacle, he appears through the mists. Legil’Gan, a
hulking, glorious titan among mortals is marching into
war. As he halts and bashes his spear against his shield,
the visages of the fallen warriors fade and their voices
are commanded into silence. His vigorous gaze narrows
down upon you, his grip upon his spear tightens. Before
you, stands the absolute warrior - the true image of
martial perfection. The Victor of a Thousand Battles is
here for one purpose alone, and that is to destroy you.

Exalted Fields. Once summoned by the Godslayers,

Legil’Gan appears at the location of the most glorious
battlefield of their time. As he treads upon those once
bloodied soils, he invokes the spirits of the fallen
warriors to momentarily appear before the Godslayers’
eyes, clashing against each other and reenacting the
battle that took place there. This is a commemoration of
honor and an interlude of the battle about to commence
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 Empowered Through Conflict. With every wound and
every blow sustained upon the field of battle, Legil’Gan’s
power grows stronger. The pain he suffers ignites his
fury and steels his determination, further fueling the war.
As his enemies employ everything they’ve got in their
arsenal in order to bring him down to his heels, the Lord
of War remains unyielding, lashing out with increasingly
honed reflexes, reaping through their ranks like a
harvester. Such is the nature of war; it may be either
ended swiftly through tactical and decisive maneuvers
or be prolonged by heedless choices, causing yet more
devastating effects.
Grand Conqueror. Legil’Gan’s weapon technique
is unparalleled. His tactical mind is keen. His senses,
as sharp as the tip of his spear. Lethal strikes turn to
scrapes with a flourish, as he calculates his next move.
Even after succumbing to fury, the Lord of War refuses
to accept defeat and will keep on fighting, until no foe is
left standing upon the bloodied field.
Fatal Flaw
Legil’Gan’s Fatal Flaw lies in targetting him with few,
but potent attacks, in order starve him from gaining
additional legendary actions.
Legil’Gan starts the fight with a booming Eternal
Challenger in order to disallow his opponents’
communication and enable Rekindling War.
Alternatively he may immediately ambush any ranged
combatants, since Aggressive allows him to close any
gap freely.
Fueling the War changes how Legendary Actions are
often used and should most likely be discharged when
5 to 7 actions are accumulated. A well-placed Blood of
Heroes can execute opponents, but the risks to using
it are high, since Consumed by Fury might be forced
to activate first. Note that Consumed by Fury grants
Legil’Gan new charges since he takes damage from it.
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S
The Enlightened Ones
ome among a Gods followers are so instilled
with faith that it resonates through them.
Their motivation sources from it, as it is an
inseparable part of themselves. Others are
blessed by the Gods and though oblivious of
that fact, they exhibit unique skills and even
supernatural abilities because of it. Whether
committed devotees or simply gifted for reasons only
known by the Gods themselves, these characters have
been touched by divinity and been granted powers that
few others possess. The bestowal of these gifts is known
by the faithful as an epiphany, or an enlightening.
Parts of a Greater Whole
Though the characters who have been blessed by an
epiphany are often not religious themselves, they are
most commonly treated with respect by the followers
of the God or Goddess whom they presume to have
bestowed their unique powers upon them. They often
become symbols of the faith, willingly or not, as many
among them find themselves being chased after by
the great expectations of religious folk. Nevertheless,
characters who realize the origin of their abilities tend
to experience a desire for discovering why they have
been chosen by a deity in this way, as well as to what
end.
Below follows a list of each subclass according to the
respective divine domain which it derives from.
Inspired by the Gods
Apart from the world’s view of them, the truth behind
each enlightened character may vary greatly. They differ
from one another, as some may be truly touched by
the Gods, destined to serve a particular purpose, while
others may have gained their extraordinary abilities
through coincidental factors that are somehow aligned
with a particular deity’s divine domain.
Whether as a DM or as a player character, you may
weave a great destiny determined by the Gods for
such an individual and a role which they are fated for,
or simply a story of the endeavors made by one who
merely seeks to understand who they are and where
do their gifts truly come from. Lastly, you can always
create a character with an Enlightened subclass and
not deal with matters of faith at all, depending on where
they were born and raised, as well as how religious their
upbringing was.
The Fate of Those Enlightened
Choosing to play a character with an enlightened
subclass does not require you to include the concepts
of religion and spirituality in their background or
personality. While you may decide to represent a true
advocate of faith, you may also choose to be oblivious
regarding the origins of your powers. You may even
choose to be in denial due to your discordance with the
teachings of the faith that your powers are considered to
be connected to.

Some among the Enlightened subclasses are more in

Arcana Warlock Patron Arcanum tandem with religious practices than others, such as
Death Druid Circle of Blood the Druidic Circle of Blood. Others, like the Barbarian’s
Path of the Deathsworn, derive from tradition and tribal
Forge Paladin Oath of Inheritance customs. There are subclasses, such as the Wildlander
Grave Barbarian Path of the Deathsworn Rogue, that have nothing to do with cultural orientation
and can be merely treated as a set of rare, supernatural
Knowledge Monk Way of the Chronicler
gifts.
Life Artificer Restoration Specialist
Light Sorcerer Luminomancy Origin Along with every subclass detailed in this chapter, you
shall find a brief description that provides general
Nature Rogue Wildlander lore regarding its origins and place in the world. Upon
Protection Fighter Bastion creating an Enlightened character, feel free to draw
inspiration from that lore to better integrate them in the
Tempest Ranger Nomad of the North
world of your campaign, or customize it as you see fit, in
Trickery Wizard School of the Fool order to suit the needs of the setting and the story you
War Bard College of Rhapsody want to tell.

Now, I grow wings and rage.

And my rage shall waste the heavens.
-Unknown

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 Arcana Domain: Warlock
The Patron Arcanum
F
or those daring enough to deal with the
arts of the arcane, the hunger for
knowledge often knows no bounds.
Beings who have dedicated their lives
into revealing the mysteries of the
cosmos or seeing a particular aspiration
fulfilled have managed to ascend into
something beyond mortal potential. Though immortal
by nature or made this way through their own magical
prowess, these creatures of immense power have one
fear yet; meeting an inevitable end, before seeing their
goals accomplished. This is why some among them
seek a paragon, one that will continue their research
and realize their plans even after they are gone. They
infuse this paragon with their own power and grant
them abilities capable of interacting with the essence
of the Weave itself. Patrons powerful enough to form
such a pact with a mortal are legendary Wizards, Liches
or even ancient Dragons with inherent magic in their
bloodline.
Expanded Spell List
The Patrol Arcanum lets you choose from an expanded
list of spells when you learn a warlock spell. The
following spells are added to the warlock spell list for
you.
Spell Level Spells
1st Detect Magic, Magic Missile
2nd Nystul’s Magic Aura, Silence
3rd Blink, Haste
4th Arcane Eye, Otiluke’s Resilient Sphere
5th Telekinesis, Wall of Force
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Lore of the Magi
At 1st level, your patron grants you access to a cantrip
from the Wizard’s spell list. During a long rest you can
change the cantrip you have access to with another
cantrip from the Wizard’s spell list. Additionally, once
per short rest before making an Intelligence (Arcana)
check, you may tap into the supernatural insight of your
patron and gain advantage on your roll.
Arcane Infusion
Starting at 6th level, whenever a spell that is not a
cantrip is cast on a target that is within 30 feet of you,
you can make an Intelligence (Arcana) check, the DC of
which equals to 10 + the level of the spell. On a success,
you may use your reaction to absorb a portion of its
magical energy, become infused with it and recreate it
into certain effects. Depending on the school of magic
the absorbed spell belongs into and its spell level, the
infusions created are described below. Each infusion
lasts for the duration of a minute, unless otherwise
stated in its description. You can create as many arcane
infusions as your proficiency bonus, before completing
a long rest.
Abjuration. A translucent, spherical barrier forms
around you. The barrier grants you a number of
temporary hit points equal to 3 for every level of the
absorbed spell.
Conjuration. You summon a number of imps equal to
the level of the absorbed spell halved (rounded down)
in an unoccupied space within 15 feet of you. The imps
share the same initiative as you and can be commanded
as a bonus action.
Divination. You may add 1d4 to an attack or saving
throw you make within the next minute. You may do so
as many times as the level of the absorbed spell.
Enchantment. On a failed saving throw against a spell
or magical effect that would cause you to become
charmed or frightened, you may choose to succeed
instead. You may do so a number of times equal to the
level of the absorbed spell.
Evocation. The next time you roll to determine the
damage caused by a targeted spell that belongs to the
school of Evocation, you may reroll a number of damage
dice equal to the level of the absorbed spell and keep the
highest result.
Illusion. You gain the effects of the Invisibility spell
for up to a number of rounds equal to the level of the
absorbed spell.
Necromancy. Upon casting a single target spell and
dealing damage, you regain a number of hit points equal
to half the damage dealt by the spell. This additional
effect occurs for a number of spells equal to the level of
the absorbed spell.
Transmutation.You gain one of the following benefits for
as many rounds as the level of the absorbed spell:
• You gain flying speed equal to your walking speed.
• Your unarmed strikes deal damage equal to 1d10 +
your spellcasting ability modifier.
Magic Devourer
At 10th level, you become capable of discerning magical
auras in your vicinity and locate the sources that emit
them. You sense the presence of magic within 15 feet
of you, as well as whether a creature is capable of
spellcasting or not. You can sense magic behind most
barriers, but not from sources blocked by 1 foot of stone,
1 inch of common metal, a thin sheet of lead, or 3 feet of
wood or dirt.
Dominus Arcanum
At 14th level, you become a true conduit for the essence
of the Weave. A master in manipulating the arcane arts,
upon using your Arcane Infusion, you may now spend
an additional use in order to produce any desired effect
regardless of the school of magic which the absorbed
spell belongs into.

Once per short rest, upon being targeted by a spell or

magical effect that requires you to make a saving throw,
you can spend your reaction to gain advantage on your
roll. On a successful save, you devour part of the spell’s
magical essence and regain 1 spell slot.

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 Death Domain: Druid
Circle of Blood

N
atural environments have endless
variations and capabilities and so do
those who meddle with their forces.
Death Druids master the secrets
of the darkest corners of the wild,
able to draw power from carcasses
of beasts and summon the spirits
that dwell within them. They learn how to channel the
essence of the dead, draw their blood and create sacred
talismans out of their remains in order to assimilate
the most defining traits those creatures featured in life,
equipping themselves with whatever power is necessary
to withstand the dangers that come in their way.

Spiritual Possession
Upon choosing this circle at 2nd level, you learn of how
to summon the spirits of beasts to inhabit your own
body, granting you certain benefits for as long as they
dwell. Each possession can be summoned as an action
and lasts for the duration of one minute.

You may become possessed while you are in a Wild

Shape form. Additionally, you can talk to animals and
understand them as long as you are possessed. Once
you’ve become possessed, you cannot be possessed
again until completing a short rest.

Bear Spirit: Your Constitution score increases

by 2. You grow 1 size larger. Your weight is multiplied by
8. You have advantage in Strength checks. If you grapple
a creature, the creature becomes restrained. If you move
towards an enemy, you can use Dash as a bonus action.

Serpent Spirit: Your Dexterity score increases

by2. You have advantage on Dexterity checks. Your
melee weapon reach increases by 5 feet. Your unarmed
strikes deal an extra 1d6 poison damage. This damage
increases by 1d6 each time your proficiency bonus
increases.

Wolf Spirit: Your Strength increases by 2. You

cannot be surprised. You have advantage on Wisdom
(Suvival) checks made to track a creature. You have
120 feet darkvision. When you attack creatures whose
current hit points are lower than their maximum hit
points score with a weapon attack, you deal an extra
1d8 points of weapon damage. This damage increases
by 1d8 each time your proficiency bonus increases.

Stag Spirit: Your speed increases by 10

feet. You can jump up to your walking speed without
a running start. Difficult terrain does not affect your
movement. You have advantage on Dexterity saving
throws and Concentration checks. When you move away
from a hostile creature, you can take the Dash action as
a bonus action.

Butterfly Spirit: Your AC increases by 2. You

can take the Dodge action as a bonus action. Your
movement does not provoke attacks of opportunity.

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Macabre Forms
The rites of your circle grant you the ability to transform
into creatures of the undead type as well. Starting at
2nd level, you can use your Wild Shape to assume the
form of an undead creature that you have seen before.
The undead creature’s challenge rating may not exceed
the limitations applied to your beast forms, according to
the Beast Shapes table.
Talismans of Decay
At 6th level, you have learned to create talismans out
of dead creatures. During a short rest, you can create
1 talisman of your choice. Depending on the type of
creature that you made the talisman from, consult the
Talisman Table to see what benefits a creature wearing
a talisman gets. A creature can only wear one talisman
at a time. You can have a number of active talismans
equal to your proficiency bonus. If you create more
talismans, the oldest talisman you have created loses
its magical properties. All talismans are considered
magical items and require attunement.
Talisman Effect
Aberration You gain a +1 to your Intelligence score
(to a maximum of 20). Additionally, you
have advantage on Intelligence saving
throws.
Beast You grow claws, fangs, spines, horns,
or a different natural weapon of your
choice. Your unarmed strikes deal
1d6 bludgeoning, piercing, or slashing
damage, as appropriate to the natural
weapon you chose.
Celestial You have a pool of healing power that
replenishes when you take a long rest.
As an action using that pool, you can
restore a total number of hit points equal
to your druid level to a creature within
your reach. In addition, you cannot enter
temples dedicated to fiendish deities.
Construct Your AC increases by 1. Once per long
rest, on a failed saving throw against a
spell or magical effect that would cause
you to become charmed or frightened,
you may choose to succeed instead.
Dragon You gain resistance to the type of damage
the dragon’s breath dealt. Additionally,
you grow scales that increase your AC
by 1.
Elemental You gain resistance to 1 type of damage.
Choose the type of damage you are
resistant to from the immunities the
elemental creature had.
Fey You have advantage on your saves against
Charm and Frightening effects.
Fiend You understand, speak and write Abyssal.
In addition, you cannot enter temples
dedicated to celestial deities and can use
the Hellish Rebuke spell as a 2nd-level
spell once before completing a long rest.
Giant You become one size larger. Your attacks
deal an extra 1d4 weapon damage. Your
carrying capacity doubles and your
weight increases by eight times.
Humanoid You understand, speak and write a
language that the creature knew in life.
Once per long rest and as an action,
you can assume the appearance of the
creature this talisman was created from
for the duration of 1 hour.
Monstrosity You cannot speak and write but you can
understand the languages you already
know. As a bonus action on your turns,
you can make an extra attack.
Ooze Your body becomes capable of absorbing
an object that weights no more than
1 pound, storing it underneath your
skin. You must use an action to store or
withdraw an item in this manner.
Plant You are vulnerable to fire damage. When
you receive healing, you receive 1 extra
die of healing from whatever source has
caused you to restore hit points.
Undead You can use Undead Fortitude once per
week.
All Must Serve The Cycle
At level 10, when a creature that is wearing a Talisman
of Decay made by you is reduced to 0 hit points within
30 feet of you, you can use your reaction to possess its
body. You assume total control over the creature and
can issue mental commands to it, having access to its
available traits and abilities. The possessed creature
acts according to your commands, right before your turn
in the initiative count. Unless commanded by you, the
possessed creature simply stands motionless. During
this process, the possessed creature is considered Dying
and must make Death saving throws normally. As soon
as it regains any hit points, your control over it ends. You
can use this feature once per short rest.
Desecrated Edges
At 14th level, you can desecrate a weapon or 10 pieces
of ammunition with your blood. The process takes 10
minutes and at the end of the process you suffer 1d6,
1d8, 1d10 or 1d12 necrotic damage (which cannot be
reduced in any way).
Your maximum hit points are reduced by the same
amount until you finish a long rest. The weapon deals
an extra weapon damage dice equal to the damage dice
you used to damage yourself, until you complete a long
rest.
 Forge Domain: Paladin
Oath of Inheritance
F
aith can be an abstract concept but
forever remains the common element
among Paladins. It is the compass that
directs them to their cause and its form
may vary from a God, to a king or even
to a symbol of a greater ideal. A Paladin
who takes the Oath of Inheritance
pledges their life to a relic weapon that hosts a spirit or
a type of sentient force within. By doing so, they inherit
a duty to abide by its ideals, honor its history, follow its
guidance and wield it with grace towards seeing the
purpose for which it has been forged or the unfinished
business of its previous wielder ultimately fullfiled.
Whether an ancient artifact of olden times or a family
heirloom, weapon and wielder become bound to one
another and venture together towards unraveling their
mutual destiny.
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Tenets of Inheritance
The tenets of the Oath of Inheritance vary by paladin
based on the history and aspirations of their inherited
relic, but always revolve around attaining its sacred
purpose.
Ancestral Duty. I shall honor the values of this Relic
and embrace its quest as my own.
A Forger’s Legacy. I shall not falter in the face of fear
and redeem the aspirations of this relic’s predecessors.
The Past Demands Salvation. I shall succeed where
others have failed in my stead, for I know their spirits
are watching over me.
Duty Above Thyself. Until the day my quest is through,
duty shall precede my own desires.
Oath Spells
You gain oath spells at the paladin levels listed below.
Paladin Level Spells
3rd Divine Favor, Identify
5th Enhance Ability, Spiritual Weapon
9th Dispel Magic, Spirit Guardians
13th Guardian of Faith, Stoneskin
17th Circle of Power, Legend Lore
Oath of Inheritance
Starting at level 3, a melee weapon that you are
proficient with and is in your possession awakens
with sentience by the spirit of its Predecessor. The
Predecessor is the spirit of the weapon’s creator or
previous owner, which for some reason became imbued
with it. Through your oath to see their aspirations met,
weapon and spirit become bound to you as your Relic.
The Relic can see and hear up to 30 feet around it but
can only communicate with you telepathically. While
wielding the Relic you cannot be disarmed. You can
summon the Relic out of thin air as a bonus action and
dismiss it as an action. As part of a long rest, you can
transfer the soul of your Predecessor to another weapon,
along with the powers they provide.
The Relic’s personality and powers depend on the
Predecessor’s spirit that inhabits it. You may choose the
spirit’s alignment, backstory and goals, or leave them to
the DM’s discretion.
Alignment Powers
Lawful Whenever you are taking a long rest,
the sword casts the spell alarm on
itself without expending a spell slot.
When you make a melee weapon attack
with this weapon, roll a d100. If you
roll equal to your Paladin level + your
Charisma modifier or lower, you can
infuse the attack with a level 1 divine
smite without expending a spell slot.
Neutral You can cast the spell healing word
once per long rest without expending
a spell slot. Whenever a creature is
attacked within your reach, you can
use a reaction to add a +3 to their AC
until the end of the attacker’s turn.
Chaotic Whenever an ally that you can see
takes damage, you can use your
reaction to move up to half of your
speed towards them. If at the end of
this movement they are within reach,
you can use lay on hands on them.
Channel Divinity
When you take this oath at 3rd level, you can use
a bonus action on your turn to cause the spirit that
lies dormant within your Relic weapon to stir into
awakening. You gain the following two Channel Divinity
options.
Weapon of Legacy. For the next minute, when
you deal radiant damage to a creature, that creature
must succeed on a Charisma saving throw of DC 8 +
your proficiency bonus + your Charisma modifier or be
blinded until the start of its next turn.
Armor of Legacy. For the next minute, when a
creature damages you with a melee weapon attack, the
creature must succeed on a Charisma saving throw of
DC 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Charisma modifier
blinded until the end of its turn.
Aura of Exploding Radiance
Also at 7th level, you emanate an aura while you’re not
incapacitated. The aura extends 10 feet from you in
every direction but not through total cover.
Once per turn, when you deal radiant damage to a single
target, up to a number of creatures equal to half your
proficiency bonus of your choice within the aura (other
than your primary target) must make a Charisma saving
throw or suffer half of the radiant damage you dealt. At
18th level, the range of this aura increases to 30 feet.
Aid of a Legendary Warrior
Starting at level 15, as a reaction, you can summon the
spirit of the Predecessor that resides within your Relic
weapon to your side until the start of your next turn.
For the duration of this effect, when a creature makes
a weapon or spell attack against you, it does so with
disadvantage as the spirit of the Predecessor attempts
to parry and deflect it. You can use this ability as many
times as your Charisma modifier (minimum 1) before
completing a long rest.
Additionally, every time you roll a critical hit with a
melee weapon attack, the spirit of the Predecessor
attacks as well, dealing an extra weapon die damage.
If you are knocked unconscious, the soul of the
Predecessor persists.
Champion of Legacy
At 20th level, the Aid of a Legendary Warrior lasts for
one minute whenever it is activated. Furthermore, when
you miss a weapon attack with your Relic weapon and
the Aid of a Legendary Warrior is active, the spirit of
the Predecessor attacks, seeing an opening. You can
use your bonus action to cast divine smite and deal the
damage rolled normally but you do not deal weapon
damage since the initial attack has missed.
In addition, when an unconscious ally is within your
Aura of Exploding Radiance, the Aid of the Legendary
Warrior protects them as well.
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 Grave Domain: Barbarian Soul Shatter

E
Path of the Deathsworn
very culture has its own heroes. For
the barbaric tribes that have
been imperiled by acts of vile
necromancers in the past, those
heroes are the Deathsworn. By
becoming Deathsworn, the mightiest
warriors among the savage clan take
a sacred vow before the eyes of Gods and kinsmen
alike; to face their own death valiantly, and to hunt down
the undead and those that command them. Having
already sworn their lives to the service of their Gods and
tribe, these warriors become truly fearless. Unyielding
protectors of ancient burial mounds, their wrath
descends upon those that would dare defile them, as
one fated day, they seek to earn their own resting place
among their legendary ancestors of the old.
The Dead and the Dying
Starting when you choose this path at 3rd level, you can
cast the spell speak with dead without expending a spell
slot as a ritual. Additionally, whenever you are raging
and a creature drops to 0 hit points within 30 feet of
you, your rage damage increases by 1 up to a number of
times equal to your proficiency bonus. This bonus is lost
on you as soon as your rage ends.
Howl of the Damned
Starting at 3rd level, upon reducing a creature to 0
hit points, you may spend a bonus action to release a
bellowing howl, causing all enemies within 30 feet of
the creature to make a Wisdom saving throw of DC 8
+ your Strength modifier + your proficiency bonus. On
a failed save, they become frightened of you for the
duration of a minute. Each affected creature may repeat
the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, in order
to end the effect. On a successful save, it becomes
immune to this effect for the following 24 hours.
Starting at 14th level, you become able to peer into the
realm of the Ethereal and discern the reverberations of
spiritual energy that every living creature has. Instead of
attacking your enemies’ physical body directly, you can
draw out and attack their spiritual form instead.
After successfully hitting a creature with an attack but
before rolling for damage, you may choose to target
the creature’s spiritual form. The form has a number of
hit points equal to one fourth of the creature’s total hit
points. Destroying its spiritual form causes the creature
to take psychic damage equal to the hit points of its
spiritual form. The damage caused by this effect cannot
be prevented by any means, such as by resistance or
immunity to Psychic damage.
In addition, the creature must succeed a Wisdom saving
throw of 8 + your Strength modifier + your proficiency
bonus or become cursed by you. The curse you bestow
upon the creature may cause either one of the following
effects, which last for the duration of one minute.
• Any healing effect received by the creature, including
regeneration, is reduced by half its normal amount.
• The creature gains disadvantage on its Intelligence,
Wisdom and Charisma saving throws.
• The creature becomes incapacitated. At the end of
each of its turns, the target can make another Wisdom
saving throw. On a success, the effect ends on the
target.
If killed while cursed in this manner, the creature
cannot ever become resurrected, animated or have its
soul interacted with by any means other than the effects
of the True Resurrection and Wish spells.

Unyielding Conviction
Starting at 6th level, whenever you or an ally makes a
Death saving throw within 30 feet of you, they may do
so with advantage. Once per long rest, upon succeeding
on a Death saving throw, you can choose to regain 1 hit
point.

Sealed Fate
At 10th level, while you are raging, you gain the
following benefit:.

• When you attack a creature that is frightened, you

may do so with advantage.

• Whenever you miss an attack against a creature,

your critical range against that creature increases
by 1, adding up. The critical range returns to normal
as soon as you successfully land a critical hit on the
creature or attack a different target.

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Knowledge Domain: Monk • Religion. Whenever you score a critical hit on an
attack roll against a creature, you regain 1 expended
Way of the Chronicler

A
part from religious practices, several
monastic orders are on a mission of
collecting and preserving the vast
knowledge of the world. Inside their
monasteries, monks, scholars and sages
translate, copy and archive books from
all over the world, so that the words of
wisdom will endure the passing of time and be passed
onto the next generations. Throughout history, places
such as these have often been targeted by ill-intented
parties, who aspired to use their contents to their
own advantage or worse, destroy them. Due to this,
the monks have trained themselves in order to not
only protect the important work they carry out, but
also to overcome any danger that may arise upon a
journey of retrieving an ancient scroll or lost relic from
somewhere in the world, in order to bring it back into
the safekeeping of their order.
ki point. Additionally, whenever you expend a ki point,
you add your Wisdom modifier on your next damage
roll.
Instinctive Knowledge
Beginning at level 11, you can use your reaction to gain
information about your opponents and then use it to
your benefit.
• When a creature within 30 feet of you that you can see
makes a weapon attack against you, you can use your
reaction to expend a ki point and replace your AC with
a Dexterity (Acrobatics) check until the start of your
next turn.
• When you make a monk weapon attack against a
creature and miss you gain a +1 bonus on your attack
rolls against that creature. This bonus is lost on you
as soon as you successfully hit the creature.

Studied Scholar Enlightenment

Starting at 3rd level, choose one of the following skills
to become proficient in: Arcana, History, Medicine or
Religion. You also gain expertise with that skill, which
means your proficiency bonus is doubled for any ability
check you make with it and you may expend a ki point to
give yourself advantage before making the skill check
At 17th level, you can enter a state of absolute
enlightenment that allows you to read your opponents
perfectly. As a bonus action on your turn you can expend
5 ki points and enter a state of heightened awareness
that lasts up to one minute. For the duration of the effect,
you can choose to gain one of the following benefits:

Know Thy Enemy
Additionally at 3rd level, whenever you successfully hit a
creature with a monk weapon, you learn their AC.
Furthermore, once per long rest and at the start of
your turn, you can designate a creature that you can
see. The first time you make a successful monk weapon
attack against the designated creature each round, you
add your proficiency bonus on your damage rolls and
you learn if their current hit points are higher, equal or
below half of their maximum hit points.
• You regain 2 ki points at the start of your turn. You
cannot gain more ki points than your maximum.
• You can use all the benefits of Path Towards
Enlightenment.
• A creature of your choice within 15 feet of you gains
temporary hit points equal to half your monk level
every time you expend any amount of ki.

Path Towards Enlightenment

At level 6, you can choose another skill from Studied
Scholar to become proficient in. Depending on the skills
you have chosen you gain the following benefits:

• Arcana. When a creature casts a spell within 5 feet of

you that uses somatic components, you can use your
reaction to make a monk weapon attack against them.
On a success, the casting of the spell fails.

• History. Whenever you are in combat with a type of

creature that you have already fought in the past, you
know their resistances and immunities (if they have
any). Additionally, you gain a +1 bonus to your attack
and damage rolls against such creatures. The type
of creature must be specific; for example if you have
fought a humanoid orc in the past, you are familiar
with humanoid orcs and not humanoid elves.

• Medicine. Whenever you attack a humanoid with

unarmed strikes you can expend a ki point to strike
specific points in their body. Instead of dealing
damage the humanoid regains a number of hit points
equal to the amount of damage you would deal.

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 Life Domain: Artificer
Restoration Specialist
L
ife tends to manifest into various and
mysterious forms. Ever since the
moment of Creation, many are those
have attempted to comprehend
its essence and manipulate the
invigorating force that breathes life into
the countless beings who tread upon
the worlds. Some seek to do so through the study of the
arcane arts. Others, through the advancement of science
and technology. In some rare occasion, exceptionally
bright individuals prove themselves industrious enough
to apply both of these methodologies into practical use.
Accomplished arcanists as well as trained physicians,
these brilliant artificers deploy their magically enhanced,
mechanical contraptions in order to cure the sick, heal
the wounded and restore life wherein it has been lost.
As front line medics, they have invented ways to not only
save lives, but also to protect themselves from harm.
Their research is never ending, as they study the mortal
biology and strive to discover new ways through which it
can be enhanced and preserved.
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Orb of Assistance
At 3rd level, as an action, you can summon an orb of
assistance in an unoccupied space within 15 feet of
you. Its speed is equal to your walking speed and it can
hover for up to 10 feet away from the ground. It has 5 hit
points and 12 AC. A use of mending restores the orb to
full hit points. Its saving throws are the same as yours.
On each of your turns, you can control the orb as a
bonus action to move and do one of the following things:
Restore. A creature of your choice within 5 feet of the
orb that has less than half of its maximum hit points,
regains hit points equal to your artificer level + your
Intelligence score. If the orb uses restore on a creature
that has not completed a short or long rest since it last
received its benefits, the creature must make a DC 5
Constitution saving throw or take lightning damage
equal to your artificer level + your Intelligence score.
The DC increases by 5 for every subsequent try.
Assist. A creature of your choice within 5 feet of
the orb has advantage on its next attack roll or saving
throw.
Distract. A creature of your choice within 5 feet
of the orb has disadvantage on its next attack roll.
Zap! You can cast your next spell through the orb.
Lightning Pulse
At 5th level, whenever a creature regains hit points by
you or your orb, you or a creature of your choice within
30 feet of you, gains a number of hit points equal to
your proficiency bonus. Alternatively, you can choose
to damage a creature within 30 feet of you dealing
lightning damage equal to your proficiency bonus.
At level 15, you restore hit points or deal damage equal
to double your proficiency bonus.
Inner Life Force
At 9th level, whenever you restore hit points to a
creature you add your proficiency bonus to the amount
restored. Additionally, when you deal damage to a
creature, you deal an extra number of radiant damage
equal to your proficiency bonus.
Heart of Restoration
Upon reaching 15th level, you can replace the orb of
restoration with your own heart. You stop aging, become
immune to lightning damage and no longer need food or
water to sustain yourself. Additionally, you can hover for
up to 10 feet from the ground.
You can still use Orb of Assistance as a bonus action,
but it is now centered at you. The range of the effects
increases to 30 feet.
Finally, if you drop to 0 hit points, you can, instead of
rolling a death saving throw, overclock the orb within
you to regain 5d8 hit points. When you regain hit points
this way, you cannot do so again until you complete a
long rest.
Light Domain: Sorcerer
Luminomancer Origin
T
he power of divine Light has been
depicted in various different ways -
celestial beings, descending from the
skies or holy warriors who have been
imbued with its power by the Gods.
In truth, the Light is a cosmic force
that flows throughout the multiverse.
Sometimes, children are born with a special attunement
to its essence, for reasons yet unknown. Whether by
chance or choice made by divine will, these characters
grow capable of wielding and bending the Light. Gifted
with sorcery, they employ these powers in order to
purge their foes and illuminate the truth behind their
attempts for deceit.
Lightborn
Starting at 1st level, you learn the Light cantrip.
Furthermore, when you reach level 5, you learn the
Daylight spell and can cast it without expending a
spell slot for as many times as your Charisma modifier
(minimum 1) before completing a long rest.
Moreover, you become proficient with shortswords and
scimitars.
Luminomancy
Additionally, at level 1, when you cast Light on a weapon
you are wielding, you may add your proficiency bonus
to your damage rolls. Whenever you make an attack roll
with this weapon, you can use your Charisma modifier
instead of Strength or Dexterity, for the attack and
damage rolls.
Upon reaching level 5 and you have cast the Light spell
on your hands, whenever you deal damage with a spell,
you also add your Charisma modifier to the damage roll.
Radiant Technique
At level 6, whenever you cast a spell as an action, you
can make a melee weapon attack as a bonus action.
Furthermore, once per short rest and as an action, you
can cause an area illuminated by light produced by you
to gain the effects of the Zone of Truth spell.
Flash Step
At level 14, whenever a creature hits you with a melee
weapon attack, you can use your reaction to burst in
sunlight. All creatures within 10 feet of you that can
see you must succeed on a Constitution saving throw
or be pushed up to 10 feet back and be blinded until
the start of their next turn. Creatures that have sunlight
sensitivity make the saving throw with disadvantage. In
addition, as part of the same reaction, you can teleport
to an unoccupied space that you can see within a 30-foot
distance.
You can use this feature a number of times equal to your
Charisma modifier, before completing a long rest.
Searing Brilliance
At level 18, whenever you hit with a weapon affected
by the Light spell or deal damage with a spell, you
can choose to deal radiant damage instead of normal
damage. You ignore resistances to radiant damage and
if a creature is immune to radiant damage, you still deal
half radiant damage (rounded down).
In addition, as a bonus action, you can spend a number
of Sorcery points to cause an equal number of creatures
of your choice that start their turn within an area
illuminated by light produced by you to take radiant
damage equal to double your Charisma modifier, for the
duration of one minute.
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 Nature Domain: Rogue
Wildlander

M
any think of the wilds as a hostile
and uncharted terriory, a frontier
and boundary to the expansion
of civilization. In reality though,
the various natural habitats
contain communities of their
own. Whether hermits by
choice or social outcasts, some individuals have grown
more accustomed to being part of those, rather than
living within the confines of a civilized society. They
understand their rules, respect the food chain as the
highest authority there is and live off by foraging what
the land has to offer, while learning to co-exist in mutual
respect with the various species of plant and beast that
consist it. Constantly adapting to survive, they grow
a deeper understanding of the behavioral patterns or
defense mechanisms of various creatures through keen
obsvervation and interaction. Then, they employ their
cunning wits as well as magical means in order to copy
them and develop their own. Since none can know for
certain exactly how they first came in possession of Druidic Heritage
such traits, they are considered to be gifted by nature
itself in a rare and extraordinary way. Starting at 3rd level, you become able to use the
Druidcraft and Shillelagh cantrips. Additionally, you
can use the Entangle spell once per long rest without
Animal Mimicry expending a spell slot. Your spellcasting ability for these
spells is Wisdom. When you use Shillelagh, the weapon
Starting at 3rd level, you can use a bonus action to becomes a finesse weapon that deals either piercing or
mimic the predation mechanisms of wild beasts by slashing damage, which is chosen by you upon casting
partially adapting their form. You gain the benefits of the the spell.
bestial aspect of your choice until you end the effects as
a bonus action or until are knocked unconscious. Natural Remedy
Bear Paw. You can cause one of your arms Upon reaching 9th level, your adaptation ability expands
to assume the form of a bear paw. The paw cannot to mimic the regenerative properties of some plants
wield weapons. You may attack with the paw, dealing and creatures. As an action you may secrete restorative
slashing damage equal to 1d8 + your Wisdom modifier sludge rolling the extra damage of your sneak attack
on a successful hit and causing the target to become and regaining that many hit points.
grappled by you.
You may use this feature a number of times equal to your
Snake Fangs. Your teeth turn into poisonous Wisdom modifier (minimum onc), before completing a
snake fangs. You gain resistance to poison damage and long rest.
immunity to the poisoned condition. As a bonus action,
you can make a bite attack against a creature for 1d6
points of poison damage. The creature must succeed
Verdant Growth
on a Constitution saving throw of DC of 8 + your Starting at level 13, whenever you roll an 18 or more on
proficiency bonus + your Wisdom modifier or become an attack roll against a creature using a weapon made
poisoned until the end of their next turn. from the Shillelagh cantrip and the attack is successful,
vines sprout out of the ground around the creature,
Hawk Eyes. Your eyes change into that of a causing the effects of the Entangle spell upon it.
hawk. You may ignore half cover and three quarters
cover during your attacks. Additionaly, whenever you
roll for an attack with advantage against a creature, you
Beastial Aspect
may add your Wisdom modifier to the damage roll. When you reach 17th level, your Animal Mimicry
improves. If you hit a creature with Bear Paw, the
You may use this feature for as many times as your creature is now restrained instead of grappled. When
Wisdom modifier (minimum 1) before completing a long a creature fails their Constitution saving throw against
rest. Snake Fangs, the target is poisoned for 1 minute instead
of until the end of their next turn and, take 1d6 poison
damage at the start of each of their turns. Finally, when
you make attacks with Hawk Eyes active, your weapon
attacks score a critical hit on a roll of 19 or 20.

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Protection Domain: Fighter
Bastion

A
weapon is defined by the reason it is
drawn. That is the simple code behind the
ideal of those who pledge their martial
prowess into the service of others. They
follow the warrior’s path not for glory,
arrogance or coin, but on behalf of those
who cannot fight back themselves. Living
bastions of fortitude, these warriors do not waver
against any foe. They stand vigorously against all threats,
to protect the meek and vanquish their oppressors, as
well as destroy those whose rampant vanity amasses
victims in its wake. In the field of battle, their unyielding
endurance stands as a testament of their willpower to
all those who dare challenge them.
Parrying Stance
Beginning at 3rd level, whenever you are hit by an attack
you can, as a reaction attempt to parry the incoming
blow, rolling an attack roll with your weapon. If the
result is higher than your opponent’s attack roll, the
enemy’s attack misses instead. This attack roll gains +2
if you are using a shield. Until the start of your next turn,
you may attempt to parry additional attacks, equal to the
number of attacks granted by your Extra Attack feature,
without using additional reactions. In addition, you may
use the Protection Fighting style without using a shield.
Rush to Their Aid
Ironskin
Starting at 10th level, during a long rest, you can focus
your body and mind into the strenuous training you have
been through in the past. You gain resistance to either
bludgeoning, piercing or slashing damage, which lasts
until you take another long rest. Additionally, whenever
you take damage from the damage type that you chose,
you may use your reaction to push your attacker for 5
feet towards a direction of your choice, as long as they
were within your reach when they attacked.
Juggernaut
At 15th level, you may use Shove as a bonus action. If
the creature is pushed, you may move into the space it
occupied.
Immovable Bastion
At 18th level, your Ironskin feature grants you immunity
instead of resistance. You also become immune to any
effects that would cause you to be moved against your
will or knocked prone.
In addition, whenever you successfully cause an
attack to miss using Parrying Stance or the Protection
Fighting style, you can immediately use Shove on the
creature who attempted it.

Furthermore at level 7, when an ally is targeted by an

attack, you can use your reaction to move up to half of
your speed towards them. If you end your move within
5 feet of them, you may use the Protection fighting
style or attempt to parry the attack, as if you were using
Parrying Stance. If the attack misses, your second wind
ability recharges. It may recharge in this way only once
per short rest.

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 Tempest Domain: Ranger Nomadic Trail
Nomad of the North

F
ew are those who dwell in the most
desolate corners of the world. Even fewer,
are those who dare to call them their
homeland. In these frozen wastes, the
unforgiving cold claims the weak while
the strong constantly fight for survival
against the monstrous predators native
to these environments. Those brave nomads employ an
unwavering determination along with a set of uniquely
cultivated skills in order to adapt to the terrain and
overcome the looming threats posed by the daily life
in those wilds, as the slightest of mistakes could prove
fatal in an instant.
Northern Nomad Magic
Starting at 3rd level, you learn an additional spell upon
reaching certain levels in this class, as shown at the
following table. The spell counts as a Ranger spell for
you but does not count against the number of Ranger
spells you know.
Ranger Level Spells
3rd Ice Knife
5th Misty Step
9th Sleet Storm
13th Locate Creature
17th Cone of Cold
Bitter Winds
Additionally at 3rd level, you gain the ability to summon
gales of northern winds to envelop you in a 30-foot
radius centered at you, decreasing the temperature
and hindering your foes’ vision. You can summon or
dismiss the winds as a bonus action, up to a number of
times equal to your proficiency bonus before completing
a long rest. The effects persist for the duration of a
minute, and grant the following benefits.
Also at 7th level, you gain proficiency on Wisdom
(Survival) checks. If you are already proficient, you gain
expertise. In addition, whenever you are about to suffer
a level of exhaustion, you may use half of your maximum
hit die to avoid the effect. Finally, while in an arctic
environment, you can use the Hide action as a bonus
action.
Bitter Winds, Greater
At 11th level, your ability to summon the bitter winds
becomes more potent. Summoning them grants you the
following, additional benefits.
•
• Creatures of your choice gain resistance to fire and
cold damage for as long as they remain within the
effect’s radius.
• Enemy creatures that do not have resistance or
immunity to cold damage take 1d8 cold damage and
must make a Constitution saving throw for every
turn they start within the effect’s radius. On a failure,
their movement speed is reduced by 10 feet. Upon a
second failure, their speed becomes halved. By failing
again, their speed becomes 0. By succeeding at any
point, they remove all applied effects and become
immune to this effect of your Bitter Winds for the next
24 hours.
• You can use the Hide action without using any terrain
elements other than the winds.
Tundra Stalker
Starting at 15th level, whenever you deal cold damage
to a creature outside your turn, you can also make a
weapon attack against it as a reaction.

As a Reaction, you may extinguish any non-magical

flames that are no bigger than a 5-foot cube within the
effect’s range, or douse flames off targets and items
set ablaze. Ranged attacks against you are made with
disadvantage.

Permafrost
Starting at 7th level, while your Bitter Winds are active,
you can conjure projectiles made or pure ice from thin
air or coat your meele weapon with rime as part of your
attack action. The conjured projectile or coated meele
weapon deals an extra 1d4 cold damage on a hit. The
damage dice increases as you grow stronger, becoming
1d6 at level 10, 1d8 at level 15 and 1d10 at level 20.

Cold Blooded
Additionally at 7th level, you gain advantage on saving
throws made against spells and effects related to cold.
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Trickery Domain: Wizard Jack in a Box
School of the Fool

R
eality is but a concept we create for
ourselves, based on our own perception
of the world. Various Wizards have
yearned to define what is true and what
is false regarding the veiled mysteries
of the universe, to a point where they
deemed such a task to be futile. Others
went mad, no longer able to tell the difference between
the truth and a mere illusion of it. Rather than trying to
determine reality itself, those arcanists have therefore
indulged themselves with the creation of alternate
realities, studying the very methods that are capable of
fooling the mortal senses. They deploy these abilities
in combat, taking pleasure in merely observing how a
fearsome enemy can be turned into a pawn, once they
gain control over their setting.
Starting at level 10, you can attune yourself to a small,
mundane box through a ritual that lasts 10 minutes,
causing it to become magical for as long as you remain
in attunement to it. The box’s dimensions must be no
more than 1 foot long and 1 foot wide, and it may weight
no more than 2 pounds. You can spend an action to
store any spell that you are capable of casting within the
box. The spell remains stored until expended, or until
you choose to store a different spell. For as long as a
spell is stored within the box, your available spells per
day are decreased in the appropriate manner, as if you
have already cast that spell.
A stored spell becomes triggered in one of two different
ways; either by spending a bonus action, or by having
a creature to open the box. The spell’s effect is always
centered at the box’s location and the box itself
remains unaffected by any damage it may cause to its
surroundings.

Flickering Image Theater of Ploy

Starting at 2nd level, whenever you tap into the Weave,
you can form an illusory visage of yourself to distract
and confuse your foes. Whenever you cast a spell on
your turn that is not a cantrip, you create a mirror image
of yourself that functions as having a single active mirror
image through means of the Mirror Image spell. You
cannot have more than 4 active mirror images at a time,
by any means.
Wit’s End
Starting at 6th level, upon targeting a creature with a
spell attack, you can use your bonus action to force that
creature to make a Wisdom saving throw against your
spellcasting DC. On a failed save it suffers one of the
following effects.
At level 14, for every mirror image of yours that is active,
you gain a bonus +1 to your spellcasting DC when
casting spells that belong to the school of illusion.
In addition, upon casting a spell while having at least
one active mirror image, you can make a Charisma
(Deception) check against all creatures that can
perceive you casting it. On a success, your spell cannot
become counterspelled. If it is a spell that belongs to the
school of illusion, any Intelligence (Investigation) checks
made by other creatures to see through it are made with
disadvantage.

• The creature thinks it is surrounded by enemies and

makes a melee weapon attack against a creature of
your choice within its reach.

• The creature thinks all of its enemies have stopped

fighting and lowers its guard. Its AC is reduced by
a number equal to your proficiency bonus until it is
successfully hit by an attack or a spell.

• The creature stops perceiving the presence of another

creature of your choice until that creature moves,
attacks or forces another creature to make a saving
throw.

• The creature suffers an attack on its mind. The next

time the creature makes a Wisdom, Charisma or
Intelligence saving throw (your choice upon deciding
the effect) it does so with disadvantage.

You can use this feature for a number of times equal to

your proficiency modifier before completing a long rest.

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War Domain: Bard
College of Rhapsody
B
ards are known for their musical talents
among other charismatic features. They
often compose songs about the heroic
deeds of others, although most of the
times, their tales are but figments of the
imagination. There are those among
them however, who dare to look their foe
in the eye and live to tell the tale. They can be found
at the head of great armies or amidst the chaos of a
battlefield, where the greatest triumphs and tragedies
are being born. A Rhapsodist is a proud student of
warfare who has not only witnessed history with
their own eyes, but was also a part of it. Their songs
and memoirs speak of rebels and conquerors, loyal
comrades and formidable foes, and a time when they
themselves were marching side by side with heroes that
became legends, inspiring their allies with tunes of war.
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Songs of War
Upon joining the College of Rhapsody at 3rd level, you
learn how to inspire your allies, coordinate their attacks
and demoralize your enemies through your music. As
a bonus action, you may expend a bardic inspiration
to recite a Song of War. The song is enhanced with
magical properties and affects a number of creatures
equal to your proficiency bonus. The creatures must
be within 30 feet of you and able to hear you. You may
continue a song’s recital for up to 10 minutes, unless
you willingly decide to end it sooner (no action required)
or become interrupted. While reciting a song of war, you
are unable to cast spells. Each time you recite a Song of
War, you may choose among the following options.
Deathly Paean. The paean encourages your
allies to face the prospect of death in battle with honor.
Affected creatures gain advantage on saving throws
made to avoid becoming frightened. In addition, they
gain a number of temporary hit points equal to the
amount you rolled on your bardic inspiration die, at the
start of each of their turns.
Clarion Call. You discern an opportune
moment to strike and inspire your allies to valiantly
charge against your foes. An affected creature that
moves up to 10 feet in a straight line towards an enemy
may deal an extra amount of damage on their first melee
weapon attack for each turn, equal to the amount you
rolled on your bardic inspiration. In addition, an affected
creature may choose to spend its reaction in order to
immediately make a 10 feet movement to a direction of
their choice.
Battle Hymn. Your song shakes the resolve
of your foes, discouraging and decreasing their morale.
Creatures of your choice must succeed a Charisma
saving throw or have their AC reduced by an amount
equal to half the amount you rolled on your bardic
inspiration.
War Herald
Starting at 3rd level, you gain proficiency with martial
weapons, medium armors and shields. In addition,
whenever you successfully hit a creature with a melee
weapon attack, as part of your attack action, you can
inspire a creature with your bardic inspiration.

Scholar of the Battlefield

Starting at 6th level, you gain an Extra Attack. Moreover,
your awareness in the field of battle combined with
your indulgement in the arts of warfare make you an
expert tactician. You are able discern the flaws in your
strategy and call out your allies to exploit them, in order
to gain the upper hand in a conflict. During your attack
action, you may spend your bonus action to include an
additional effect in a single attack made by you.

Alternatively, when an ally within 30 feet of you that can

hear you declares an attack, you may use your reaction
to advice them towards performing a maneuver that
will allow them to include the additional effect in their
attack. The ally may choose to either heed that advice,
or not.

Expose Weakness. The affected creature gains

+5 on the attack roll, but will deal half damage (rounded
down) if the attack hits.

Frontal Assault. The affected creature gains

advantage on its attack. All melee weapon attacks
against the affected creature are made with advantage
until the start of its next turn.

Gain Distance. The affected creature and

their target both move 5 feet away from each other in
opposite directions, if its attack is successful.

Close the Gap. The affected creature’s weapon

reach may increase by 5 feet, but if the attack misses,
it falls prone.

You may use this feature as many times as your

Charisma modifier, before completing a long rest.

Rhapsody of the Fallen

Starting at level 14, when an ally drops to 0 hit points
within 30 feet of you, you can use your reaction to
inspire your other allies to avenge their fallen. All
creatures of your choice within 30 feet of you that can
hear you have advantage on their attacks until the end of
their next turn.

Additionally, you can begin reciting a Song of War effect

without expending a bardic inspiration.

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Epilogue
Author’s Note
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