A culture that has ritualized speak with dead in such a way that it is common to speak with one’s ancestors. Necromancy is otherwise forbidden. The voices of the dead are sacrosanct, but the idea of raising the dead as slaves is repugnant. Raise Dead and Reincarnation spells exist, of course, but remain out of…
Holy Days, Festivals, and Rituals… Oh My!
In monotheistic cultures the holidays are fairly well regimented. Festivals and other events and rituals happen on a well understood cadence. But what of a world filled with magic, where a multitude of gods are real? What does a holy day look like? On whose schedule does it fall? Is it recognized by the local…
Teleportation Circles
Teleportation Circles are very rarely created by a lone magic-user. The rigor of casting the same 5th level spell every day over the course of a year is a difficult feat for a lone caster. Especially considering the cost (50gp of rare inks per casting, or 18,250gp over the course of a year). That’s why…
Combing Back to Life Ain’t Cheap
Spells for Reviving the Dead Urogalan’s Shrines and Temples Urogalan, the halfling deity of Death and the Earth, is known as a protector of the dead buried in the earth. He is perhaps the gentlest of deities dealing with the domain of Death. Unlike other gods of death, Urogalan does not seem to take any…
The Cannibal Gnomes
It is rumored that the gnomes of these lands are cannibals. They eat the flesh of other sentient beings in great raucous gatherings that roughly translate from the gnomish dialect as “death moots”. When asked about this gnomes will typically change the subject, but will never deny it. For a gnome, it’s better to be…