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HELM OF RAEDWALD EXPLAINED FULL

Chauntea – Neutral Good goddess of agriculture.

Beshaba – Chaotic Evil goddess of misfortune.

Auril – Neutral Evil goddess of winter (antagonist of the Rime of the Frost Maiden adventure).

The portfolio of each god is determined and enforced by the overgod, Ao, a being of limitless power over everything within the crystal sphere the Forgotten Realms resides in (don’t worry, we’ll explain what a crystal sphere is in another article!). No two gods can have the same portfolio if a conflict happens, then either one god must change their portfolio, be destroyed, or the two gods must merge into a singular deity. In the Forgotten Realms, each god has their own portfolio they preside over, such as death, war, and so on. Something worth keeping in mind: the rules of the world change every edition and you’ll want to confirm these older sources are valid with your DM. The default setting for 5E, the Forgotten Realms pantheon is richly fleshed out in the Player’s Handbook, Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide, and a variety of novels and previous edition supplements. In total 107 deities can be found in DnD: To clarify, Tyr can be found in both Forgotten Realms and Greyhawk, and he is similar in both, but this is not the same Tyr.

HELM OF RAEDWALD EXPLAINED FULL

Within the latter adventure is a full statblock for the goddess, so if you want to oil your blade and have at it, well, uh, good luck with that!Įach campaign setting has its own rules for gods as well as their own pantheons, though some gods appear in multiple campaign settings, they can be a little different, primarily in the role they’ve played in that world. There is one exception to this rule, however, the evil dragon goddess, Tiamat–the overarching antagonist of the Tyranny of Dragons storyline which plays out across Hoard of the Dragon Queen and Rise of Tiamat. They are beings of vast power, knowledge, and influence this usually leads to a player somewhere asking, where do they live, and can I kill them for a cool new sword? In 5th edition, the gods are not provided statblocks like other creatures, and killing them is usually a matter for other gods or campaign-defining artifacts. Or indirectly: providing power to Clerics and Paladins, or influencing inhabitants of the world to carry out their desires.

Either directly: The creation of races, divine punishments, etc. For now.ĭeities and their various pantheons are a vast topic with a wealth of lore to draw upon, in this article we’ll cover some of the basics of the gods of DnD that should get you inspired to roll up your next devout adventurer… or at the very least, give you a better understanding on the many almighty things in DnD.ĭnD deities usually function in a very clear way: they are real, inhabitants of the world know that they are real, and they interact with the world using their power. A searing light smites the giant, and all is good again. As blood oozes from a gash on his arm, the Paladin closes her eyes and beckons Tyr, to bring justice onto the evil before her. She takes a run up to leap on the tree beside the giant, and pushes off to dig her blade into the foe. And she, a bruised and broken Paladin, has the ire of a thousand wronged souls in her heart. The weary giant laughs as he watches the cleric fall to his knees, Bahamut’s name escaping his lips as does his last breath. Blow after blow, spell after spell, one after one, the heroes begin to fall to an almighty giant who crumbled a nearby village. Battleworn, and drenched in sweat and blood that is and isn’t theirs, the adventurers fight on.