Champions of Gruumsh One-Eye

Alignment: Usually chaotic, often evil
Suggested Classes: Barbarian, cleric, druid, fighter, warlock
Suggested Cleric Domains: War
Suggested Backgrounds: Athlete, outlander, soldier
 

Earning and Losing Piety

You increase your Piety score to Gruumsh when you expand the god’s influence in the world in a concrete way through acts such as these:
  • Defeating a champion of Corellon Larethian
  • Taking vengeance against a powerful foe
  • Burning a polis or a settlement to the ground
  • Desecrating a temple to Corellon Larethian as an offering to Gruumsh
  Your piety score to Gruumsh decreases if you diminish Gruumsh’s influence in the world, contradict his ideals, or make him look weak or ineffectual through acts such as these:
  • Failing to carry out a sworn vendetta
  • Publicly displaying weakness or compassion
  • Rejecting a duel or a challenge out of fear
 

Gruumsh’s Devotee

Piety 3+ Gruumsh trait
As a devotee of Gruumsh, you have shown yourself to be a brutal combatant. You can call on Gruumsh’s favor and cast wrathful smite with this trait. Gruumsh’s blessing manifest as a blood-red glow around your weapon, causing it to shed dim light in a 5-foot radius until the spell ends. You can cast the spell in this way a number of times equal to your Constitution modifier (minimum of once). You regain all expended uses when you finish a long rest. Constitution is your spellcasting ability for this spell.
 

Gruumsh’s Votary

Piety 10+ Gruumsh trait
You can cast blinding smite with this trait. Once you cast the spell in this way, you can’t do so again until you finish a long rest. Constitution is your spellcasting ability for this spell.
 

Gruumsh’s Disciple

Piety 25+ Gruumsh trait
Countless battles and vicious visions have given you focus. You have advantage on saving throws against being charmed or frightened.
 

Champion of Slaughter

Piety 50+ Gruumsh trait
You can increase your Strength or Constitution score by 2 and also increase your maximum for that score by 2.

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Type
Religious, Holy Order