Cults and Rituals Plot Hooks for D&D 5e
Ready-to-run cults and rituals hooks for D&D 5e, each paired with a free statblock and a one-shot in Questweaver.
Plot hooks
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Marrowpact Shaman
CR 5 fiend- A merchant's hands turned black overnight; he says he bought a charm from something in the bog and never paid the second installment.
- Villagers leave animal skulls at the swamp's edge each new moon, and the fever that plagued them for a decade stopped.
- A missing herbalist was last seen following a trail of golden sap into the mire.
Tidemark Oracle
CR 4 fey- Fishermen found a pearl on the beach inscribed with a date that hasn't happened yet.
- A merchant captain claims a voice in the surf warned her away from a reef that sank her rival's ship.
- The tide pools near the headland glow faintly at dusk, and the locals refuse to go near them.
Shardveil Gorgon
CR 6 monstrosity- A marble statue appears at the edge of a village each new moon.
- A temple seeks a living prophet who can see the future in stone.
- The quarry goes silent after miners break into a glittering cavern.
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Cults and Rituals monsters and NPCs
Ready-to-run
Cults and Rituals one-shots
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The Bone Ledger
The party seeks out a swamp-dwelling shaman to lift a curse or retrieve a missing person. The shaman deals on its own terms, and if the party cannot stomach the price, the negotiation turns violent fast.
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The Tidemark Price
The party seeks knowledge from a sea oracle who speaks only at low tide. She offers answers but demands a memory from each petitioner, and the sea itself enforces the bargain.
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The Crystal Oracle
A new marble statue appears each month, and the last is someone the party knew. The trail leads to a cavern of crystal veils where a gorgon offers answers in exchange for silence.
