Holy Ground

Location, artifact

Once in a millennium, an event takes place that alters the entire course of human history. God speaks to Moses, and gifts him with the divine law, inscribed on stone tablets; an angel wrestles with Jacob to challenge his destiny; Noah's ark comes to rest on dry land, fulfilling God's promise to preserve humanity. These events are so holy and significant that they bend the fabric of reality, infusing the very earth and stones of a location with divine energy. These locations are forever changed to become holy ground.

Holy Ground normally occurs as an effect of God, or a powerful divine messenger, physically appearing on earth to deliver a message. However, it may also occur as a consequence of a significant human action that aligns with God's will in a powerful way. Either way, locations like these are forever altered in specific ways.

A creature that enters Holy Ground for the first time is immediately aware, as though through the detect evil and good spell, that this location has been consecrated by divine magic. A good-aligned creature who merely enters this area on their turn, or begins their turn there, gains the benefits of a short rest. A good-aligned creature that takes a short rest here receives the benefits of a long rest, and may also gain further benefits.

Benefits of Holy Ground. Creatures who spend a prolonged period of time in this space will discover that they do not need food or water for as long as they remain in the space. A creature who spends a short rest in prayer, meditation, or study of the scriptures may attempt a DC 20 Grace check (or Wisdom check). On a success, the creature receives a benefit from the Font of Blessings table, as chosen by the GM. Alternatively, the item can be chosen randomly, but the result should be rerolled if the blessing is detrimental to, or unusable by, the recipient.

If an item is received from the Font of Blessings, the item appears hovering in the space in front of them. The creature is automatically attuned to any item received in this way. A creature may only receive a benefit from the Font of Blessings once in their lifetime, and any items received in this way may only be used by the creature to whom they were gifted. These items magically vanish and return to the Font of Blessings if their wielder dies.

d12	Font of Blessings
1	You gain proficiency in all abilities.
2	Your hit point maximum increases by 25.
3	You receive the Ring of Shadrach's Faith.
4	You gain truesight to a range of 30 feet.
5	You receive the Breastplate of Righteousness.
6	You are immune to all poison and disease, and you have advantage on all Constitution saving throws.
7	You receive David's Lyre.
8	Choose a spell of 4th level or lower. You can now cast this spell at its base level once per day without expending a spell slot.
9	You receive The Judge.
10	Attack rolls against you have disadvantage.
11	You receive Miriam's Cup.
12	You receive the Staff of Moses.

Bible5e custom item. Its specific properties supplement the standard magic item rules.