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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Coroc" data-source="post: 7866357" data-attributes="member: 6895991">That is a cool idea, especially if you build a world with a monotheistic god or dual deities.I think the OPs trying to say that the thing to use cultists for about every second issue is a bit overused.To go back to those FR and GHK deities of evil: Ok let us take a e.g. temple of Nerull, given that it is a known location, maybe the ruler does tolerate it, is the priesthood and those who attend it a cult?Maybe those are simple people who want to appease the god of death so he let's them live.It becomes a cult when said temple starts to sacrifice the population and mass produce undead out of their corpses but before that it is just a temple of an evil deity.Let us compare the cult of the dragon, I am not very well with its lore atm. I think they praise Dracolichs, I might be wrong here, but it is something about that as far as I can recall. But that is not the point, the thing is, a dragon, or a dracolich or whatever mob does not need a cult to be a dangerous and cunning opponent. If you want to add minions as his servants, a tribe of kobolds or Ogres perfectly does the job.Same with a crime syndicate, it is not necessary that the leader is in truth a priest of a hideous demonprince who plans to take over and rule the world with the help of his thieves guild.It is far more plausible that the leader of a thieves guild is a rogue himself who got into this position than someone else. Ok, ok, Xanathar is also a cool idea, but his thieves guild is just that, and not a beholder cult.</blockquote>

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