Book of Dead Gods

Book of Dead Gods records the names of current and past deities, and is written by an unknown author.

A hefty, gold-embossed tome, listing gods immemorial.

Properties

•  Books
• Author: unknown
• Rarity: Common
•  Weight: 0.5 kg / 1 lb
• Price: 14 gp
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  UID

  S_CHA_Crypt_BookOfRestoredGods
  UUID

  a480a240-b8ea-4e6a-b4b9-a8edc8fd4a3d

Where to find

• In the Dank Crypt at X: -321 Y: -269

Usage

Opening the Book

Narrator: *This book is far lighter than it should be with such a massive lock.*

• [ARCANA] Search for an arcane rune to sabotage. (DC 15)
• [STRENGTH] Smash the lock open. (DC 15)
• [WIZARD] [INTELLIGENCE] Knock the lock open with a spell. (DC 10)
• [WARLOCK] [CHARISMA] Channel your patron's strength into the lock. (DC 10)
• [SORCERER] [CHARISMA] Master your will and channel a surge of magic through the lock. (DC 10)
• [CLERIC] [WISDOM] Channel a spark of divine power into the lock. (DC 10)
• [PALADIN] [WISDOM] Channel the magic spark of your oath through the lock. (DC 10)
• [BERSERKER] [STRENGTH] Drown in fury - SHATTER THE LOCK. (DC 15 )
• [BARBARIAN] [STRENGTH] The lock is begging to be smashed. Oblige it. (DC 15 )
  • Narrator: *As the lock opens, a loose page comes with it. Magic pulses from the parchment.*
  • Narrator: *What was once script is now an obliterated scrawl. You have a sense these are names, a list, but of what?*
    • [RELIGION] Examine the book more closely. (DC 10)
      • Narrator: *Gods. These are names of gods, once lost, but now restored after the Second Sundering.*
      • [INVESTIGATION] *(Passive roll)* (DC 10)
        • Narrator: *The last three names in this book sit close together, but are so devastated by the scrawl as to be unreadable.*

Rewards

• Attempting the Religion Ability Check when reading the book produces a Scroll of Ray of Enfeeblement, even if the check fails.
• Characters with the  Sage background like Gale gain the  Secrets of the Sundering inspiration.
• Characters with the  Acolyte background like Shadowheart receive the  Divinity Undone inspiration.

Text

[The names of dead gods - most of them unfamiliar and unpronounceable - fill the pages of this ancient tome. Several entries on the last page have been stricken through, the final three thoroughly enough to be completely illegible.]

Notes

• The generic Strength check to open the book can still be attempted even after trying and failing one of the class-specific options.
• The three names mentioned in the Investigation check are a possible reference to the Dead Three.
• It is also possible to lockpick DC 10 Sleight of Hand check the book from the inventory and then read it afterward, to get the Scroll of Ray of Enfeeblement, without any of the dialogue above

External links

• Book of Dead Gods on the Forgotten Realms Wiki