5e24:Priest
Lore
[2] Priests harness the power of faith to work miracles. These religious adherents are as diverse as the faiths they follow. Some obey gods and their servants, while others live by age-old creeds. Belief guides priests’ actions and their magic, which they use to shape the world in line with their ideologies.
Roll on or choose a result from the Priest Roles table to inspire different sorts of priests.
| Priest Roles [2] | |
|---|---|
| 1d10 | The Priest Is... |
| 1 | An ascetic who keeps wicked spirits at bay. |
| 2 | An elder who speaks for the dead. |
| 3 | An exorcist who hunts wicked spirits. |
| 4 | A follower of a god no one has heard of. |
| 5 | A mediator and teacher of traditional ways. |
| 6 | A philosopher devoted to a concept, multiversal view, or plane of existence. |
| 7 | The reincarnation of an ancient faith leader. |
| 8 | A ritualist who uses tinctures and performances to access the divine. |
| 9 | A shaman whose medicines ease many ills. |
| 10 | A zealot who wages war for a divine cause. |
Unofficial Description: Priests represent leadership and teachers of a religious organization. Some priests may not belong to an organization, but follow their beliefs and/or deity.
Other Lore
A priest typically has one or more acolytes to help with religious ceremonies and other sacred duties.
Found in Adventures
- Clockwork Memories
- Curse of Strahd
- Dead in Thay
- Descent into Avernus
- Hoard of the Dragon Queen
- Hoard of the Dragon Queen
- Isle of the Abbey
- Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
- Out of the Abyss
- Princes of the Apocalypse
- Quests from the Infinite Staircase
- Retaking the Terror
- Shadow of the Watch
- Shivering Death
- Tammeraut's Fate
- Tears Fall
- The Ashen Faithful
- The Dragon of Najkir
- The Forge of Fury
- The Lost City
- The Siege of Shalespire Priory
- The Styes
- The Weeping Goddess
List of Priests
| Creature | Size | Type | Tags | Alignment | HP | CR | Habitat | Marked | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drow (NPC) | Medium | Humanoid | Elf, Drow, Cleric, Priest | Neutral | 11 | 1/4 | Planar, Urban | Canon | SRD 5.2 |
| Priest Overview | Overview | Humanoid, Cleric, Priest, NPC | Any | Canon, Pointer | SRD 5.2, MM5e24 | ||||
| Priest (NPC) | Medium or Small | Humanoid | Cleric, Priest | Neutral | 38 | 2 | Any | Canon | SRD 5.2 |
| Priest Acolyte (NPC) | Medium or Small | Humanoid | Cleric, Priest | Neutral | 11 | 1/4 | Any | Canon | SRD 5.2 |
Sources and Notes
- Wizards RPG Team. SRD 5.2 (5e 2024) (2025-04-22). Wizards of the Coast. p. 313. Licensed: CC-BY ↑
- Wizards RPG Team. Monster Manual (5e24) (5e 2024) (2025-02-18). Wizards of the Coast. ISBN 9780786969548. p. 247-248. Licensed: © Wizards of the Coast. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2
- SRD5:
- Wizards RPG Team. SRD-OGL v5.1 (5e 2014) (2015.05.06). Wizards of the Coast. Licensed: OGL.
- Wizards RPG Team. SRD-CC v5.1 (5e 2014) (2024-05-09). Wizards of the Coast. Licensed: CC-BY.
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