"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.

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 (tactical, battle) map images including Bloody Rock, Wyvernstones of Hullack (with and without grids)



Reviews:

5/5 Stars from Table Top Level Up (ttlevelup.com)

"Malar God of the Hunt is packed from cover to cover with high quality lore and mechanics. We’re giving it 5 Stars and Highly Recommending for players and DMs who love Lycanthrope. It’s a Must Have for lovers of Forgotten Realms lore."

https://ttlevelup.com/malar-god-of-the-hunt/

Nonzero Games

"The upside to this resource is that it most likely has everything you’d need to give Malar a lot of significance in your campaign, for PCs and NPCs alike."

http://www.nonzerosumgames.com/malar-the-beastlord-compendium-by-james-welch/

Rogue Watson

"The Verdict: If you’re looking for detailed history and lore about the Bastlord, as well as themed spells, items, and feats, Malar: The Beastlord Compendium has you covered."

https://roguewatson.com/2019/10/16/dms-guild-review-malar-the-beastlord-compendium/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W91d4fkiaaI

Christian Hoffer ComicBook.com

"Malar: The Beastlord Compendium is a great and thorough supplement that reminds me of the guides and lorebooks that TSR and Wizards of the Coast used to release in the past. If you want to learn more about one of the cooler gods in Forgotten Realms lore, give this supplement a read today."

https://comicbook.com/gaming/2019/09/26/dungeons-and-dragons-malar-werewolf/

Content warnings for this book: Depictions of blood sacrifices, bloodletting, deaths, demons and other evil beasts, diseases, drinking blood, drug use, evil gods and followers doing evil things, hunting of animals and humanoids, kidnapping, murder, town sieges and raids, poisons, tentacles, torture, severing of hands, violence, vomiting, war, werewolves and other werebeasts, and lots of blood.

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