Malar: The Beastlord Compendium

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Malar: The Beastlord Compendium
“Gather the faithful. The time has come for a Great Hunt.”

The Forgotten Realms god of the hunt is feral, wild, and vicious: Malar is the dark side of nature. The civilized people of Faerûn might pray to Malar out of fear or before hunting. But they also forbid worshiping him and loathe his followers, considering them savage murderers.

Assembled from the vast collection of knowledge contained within Candlekeep’s Great Library—along with all-new information—Malar: The Beastlord Compendium details everything there is to know about Malar, his followers, their faith, and their practices, rites, and sacrifices.

Malar: The Beastlord Compendium is a resource for Dungeon Masters and players alike, featuring new character options to inspire and flavor your game.

For use with fifth edition Dungeon & Dragons.
Available as hard cover print-on-demand and digital PDF from DMsGuild.com.

Contents

45 pages of lore covering:

  • Introduction – Who is Malar? What are his goals?
  • Chapter 1: Followers of Malar – Who follows Malar and why?
  • Chapter 2: Cult of Malar – What are the doctrine and religious rites?
  • Chapter 3: Areas of Activity – Where have Malarites been seen? Where are they now?
  • Chapter 4: Friends and Foes – Who are the infamous leaders of the cults? Who opposes them?
  • Chapter 5: Events – What are their High Rites and annual celebrations?
  • Chapter 6: Roleplaying a Malarite – Suggestions for NPC and PC Malarites

Appendices include:

  • Appendix A: Character Options
    • Disciple of Malar and Lycan Hunter backgrounds
    • Bestial cleric domain and druid Circle of the Blood Moon
    • 12 feats including Howl of the Blood Moon, Hunter of Malar, Lycan Scholar
    • 15 spells including Beast Claw, Law of the Wild, Spectral Stag
    • 4 supernatural gifts of 3 minor blessings, Unholy Water of Malar
    • 3 blood sacrifices with mechanics on empowering ritual spells with a blood sacrifice
  • Appendix B: Equipment and Magic Items
    • 7 pieces of equipment including Claws of Malar, Lycanthrope Gas Bombs
    • 35 magic items including Book of Fangs and Talons, Claw of Malar, Sword of Cymrych Hugh
  • Appendix C: Creatures
    • 3 Malar champions including 2 Huntmasters, Gnong the hill giant wereape
    • 5 Malar clergy with ranks from Acolyte (CR2) to Archpriest (CR12)
    • 6 new lycanthropes with player templates for wereape, werebadger, werefox, werelion, werepanther, werewolverine
    • 1 werewolf-vampire hybrid
    • 2 Avatars of Malar
    • Templates for an enhanced lycanthrope and Chosen of Malar
    • 5 more monsters including Beast of Malar, Ityak-Ortheel, and Kazgaroth
  • Appendix D: Other Rules
    • 3 diseases including Malar’s Fury, Moon Frenzy
    • 3 drugs/poisons including Blacktooth Fungus
  • Appendix E: Plot Hooks
    • A collection of ideas to integrate Malar into existing campaigns
  • Appendix F: Maps (PDF Only)
    • Four digital map images including Bloody Rock, Wyvernstones of Hullack

Credits

Designer: James Welch
Editor: R. P. Davis
Mechanical Editor: JVC Perry

Original Art
Font Cover Illustration: Enrique Plazola
Back Cover Illustration: Tijana Jankovic
Interior Illustrations: Tijana Jankovic, Vall Syrene

Layout Artist: James Welch
Layout Template: Nathanaël Roux