{"product_id":"the-game-masters-handbook-of-patrons-pacts-pantheons","title":"The Game Master's Handbook of Patrons, Pacts \u0026 Pantheons","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700 !important; color: rgb(15, 17, 17); font-family: 'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\"\u003eUnleash the Power of the Divine, the Damned and the Devious!\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(15, 17, 17); font-family: 'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eIn every corner of a fantasy world, unseen forces shape destiny―gods and goddesses, ancient spirits, capricious fey, and scheming fiends. But while their presence is woven into the fabric of nearly every Dungeons \u0026amp; Dragons campaign, Game Masters are often left wondering: What do these powerful beings actually do?\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic !important; color: rgb(15, 17, 17); font-family: 'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\"\u003eThe Game Master’s Handbook of Patrons, Pacts \u0026amp; Pantheons\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(15, 17, 17); font-family: 'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis your ultimate guide to bringing deities, supernatural patrons, and religious factions to life. This essential tome provides a wealth of tools, guidance, and inspiration to help GMs craft compelling divine entities, build immersive religious traditions, and seamlessly integrate these forces into storytelling and gameplay.\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eInside, you'll find:\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e- Worldbuilding Tools – Build rich, dynamic religious traditions and mythologies, from sprawling pantheons to enigmatic cosmic forces.\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e- Patron \u0026amp; Deity Mechanics – Establish divine relationships beyond simple spellcasting, allowing all players to bargain, worship, or defy higher powers.\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e- Tables \u0026amp; Story Hooks – Populate your world with sacred sites, rituals, theological debates, and factions vying for power.\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e- New Supernatural Patrons – From celestial overseers to abyssal overlords, each with unique mechanics to shape their followers’ fates.\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e- Pacts, Gifts \u0026amp; Boons – Create meaningful interactions between mortals and the divine, rewarding devotion, cunning, or sheer audacity.\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e- Four All-New Subclasses – New character options for clerics, paladins, monks and druids, leaning into supernatural patrons who provide the power (and restrictions) associated with each subclass.\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eWhether your players seek the favor of an ancient god, rebel against an oppressive theocracy, or strike a dark bargain with an archfiend, this book empowers Game Masters to weave the divine into every adventure.\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eWill your players ascend to greatness, or become pawns in the eternal struggle of the cosmos? The answer lies in your hands.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Media Lab Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49335993893019,"sku":null,"price":24.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0613\/0774\/8507\/files\/theGameMaster_sHandbookOfPatron_sPacts_Pantheons.jpg?v=1787248042","url":"https:\/\/dragonsdengames.com\/products\/the-game-masters-handbook-of-patrons-pacts-pantheons","provider":"Dragon's Den Games","version":"1.0","type":"link"}