Deinocheirus is a giant ornithomimosaur from the Late Cretaceous (70 million years old) Nemegt Formation of Mongolia. A relative of Gallimimus, Ornithomimus, and Struthiomimus, it is both the largest and most bizarre member of its family. Design Philosophy Life is diverse. We find that the current 5.5e system of normal, proficiency, and expertise for saves/skills/attacks/etc. calculations based…
Weapon (longsword), artifact (requires attunement) Few ever saw the gleaming blade Dämglesvir before the God’s End, as only the emperor was permitted to draw the sword from its sheath. Now its blade and hilt are black, like a weapon dipped in shadow. Aspirant At this tier of Attunement, you have the following benefits:
Folk in Etharis don’t always speak highly of Monster Hunters, and many consider them to be just as depraved and inhuman as the evils they vanquish. Many of the appalling tales about Monster Hunters can be attributed, directly or indirectly, to the Devourer Guild, who are accused of being monstrous cannibals. The truth is barely any better. Devourers have spent their days consuming the flesh and…
Body Snatchers are humanoids who have been transformed by a Curse of Damned Aging. Notoriously difficult to locate, Body Snatchers frequently hide in plain sight, since they essentially resemble their host creature. It’s common that when on the trail of a Body Snatcher, monster hunters and investigators find themselves trailing a step behind the creature. The only evidence that typically remains…
Weapon (shortsword), uncommon (requires attunement) A creation of the daelkyr, this weapon is formed from muscle and bone. It may moan, growl, or wail, and it twists in your grip if it doesn’t like you. If any creature attempts to wield this weapon while not attuned to it, it has Disadvantage on attack rolls made using the weapon. Additionally, if you are attuned to this weapon when another…
Serum brutes are descended from giants who suffered an enduring curse when they failed to take over a Fey domain. They have third eyes, usually in their foreheads, which channel the giants’ curse into the world around them. All three of their eyes are sewn or otherwise sealed shut to contain the curse. Serum brutes are further enhanced with—and get their name from—a series of alchemical…
Spiderlike hunters, ettercaps lurk in forested depths and seek prey to drag into their web-choked lairs. These vicious predators have arachnid features and hunched, bipedal frames, and they’re notorious for their venomous bites and ability to shoot out webs to entrap their victims. Ettercaps often hunt in small groups alongside giant spiders and mundane spider swarms. Ettercaps frequently…
Dreaming Dark Infiltrators are spies sent to gather intelligence. They plant psychic seeds in their minds of their foes that enhance the infiltrators’ combat prowess against those enemies.
Vlaakith (VLAH-kith) is the lich-queen of the githyanki city of Tu’narath, adrift in the Astral Plane (see chapter 6). She is ancient, having fought alongside a leader named Gith to win her people’s freedom from the mind flayers that enslaved them. Githyanki of Tu’narath swear unquestioning obedience to the lich-queen, and she promises access to paradise to those who serve her loyally. In truth,…
Death cultists revel in nihilistic forces, embracing them as paths to undeath, multiversal purity, or entropic inevitability. These cultists serve powerful undead beings, apocalyptic prophecies, or immortals with power over death, such as Acererak, Kyuss, Orcus, Vecna, or Wee Jas. Cultists Cultists use magic and extreme measures to spread radical beliefs. Some privately pursue esoteric…
A voidglutton is a powerful variety of will-o’-wisp that haunts sites where misery dwells, such as graveyards, prison camps, or recent battlefields. A voidglutton’s appearance is more like that of Nhimbaloth than other wisps; they appear as a seething sphere of glowing eyes swirling around an empty black vortex that is 4 feet wide. From within this vortex extend long, semi-transparent tendrils…
Unfortunately, finding these dandyish devils’ contractual loopholes is not nearly as much fun as I had hoped. —ASTARION ON HARVESTER DEVILS
Thundering through the streets of Drakkenheim with a crash, the infamous pet of the Queen of Thieves has mutated and enlarged to unfathomable proportions. The Haze swirls around it, and octarine energy pulses in its sunken eye sockets. The broken hafts of weapons and old arrows are embedded into its scales, stuck deeply between its regenerated flesh. Its spined back is illuminated by webs of…
Channel Lycanthropic Fury Whether by infected bite or insidious curse, your blood was infected with the magic of lycanthropy. A ferocious, bestial form lies just beneath your skin, awaiting the allure of blood and the thrill of a hunt. Perhaps, if you can avoid the violence or the siren call of moonlight, you can resist the lycanthropic urge. Or perhaps you might embrace the infection as a…
Potion, rare When you drink this potion, your Strength score changes to 25 for 1 hour. The potion has no effect on you if your Strength is equal to or greater than that score. This potion's transparent liquid has floating in it a sliver of fingernail from a fire giant.
Count Strahd von Zarovich has lost all he ever desired—over and over again. Tormented by the Dark Powers, Strahd is haunted by visions of his lost family and tarnished nobility. The count spends long years brooding in the depths of Castle Ravenloft, but a reincarnation of his obsession appears every generation: Tatyana. Each time Tatyana’s reincarnation emerges, Strahd seeks to undo the failures…
Multiattack. The snake makes one Bite attack and uses Constrict. Bite. Melee Attack Roll: +6, reach 10 ft. Hit: 11 (2d6 + 4) Piercing damage. Constrict. Strength Saving Throw: DC 14, one Large or smaller creature the snake can see within 10 feet. Failure: 13 (2d8 + 4) Bludgeoning damage, and the target has the Grappled condition (escape DC 14).
Huge Beast, Unaligned AC 12 Initiative +2 (12) HP 60 (8d12 + 8) Speed 30 ft., Swim 30 ft.
These sickly figures look frail and weak, their flesh pale and sagging, and their eyes sunken and hollow. They wear little more than light fabric gowns, blood- or pus-soaked bandages, tattered rags, or dirty garments. Some of them are covered in blisters or soars, others bleed from the ears, nose, or mouth. They mutter to themselves mad gibberish and whispered ideas. Magic is beyond the means of…
The Tentacled Dreg can use its tentacles to climb and swim much better than other Dregs, and so it likes to hide on perches or in water waiting for its unfortunate prey to come near. When it attacks, it Constricts its target, squeezing them to death with its many tentacles. If outnumbered and below half of its Hit Points, a Tentacled Dreg will attempt to climb or swim to safety.
Toughs might work in groups at the direction of a leader, or individual toughs might bully weaker folk into doing what they say. Toughs Bodyguards, belligerents, and laborers, toughs rely on their physical strength to intimidate foes. They might be brawny criminals, rowdy tavern goers, seasoned workers, or anyone who uses their muscle to get what they want.
Read or paraphrase the following. After avoiding trouble on the road for two and a half days, the ringing of smiths’ hammers on anvils welcomes to the village of Zulern. It may be a small settlement, but Zulern is famed for its industrious craftspeople and old stone structures, though it doesn’t appear to be especially prosperous. Some loud, rough voices are coming from what looks like the…
While at the Master tier of Attunement, you have the following additional benefits:
First of the Darklords “I am the Ancient. I am the Land. My beginnings are lost in the darkness of the past. I am not dead. Nor am I alive. I am undead, forever.” —Strahd von Zarovich Count Strahd von Zarovich has lost all he ever desired—over and over again. Tormented by the Dark Powers, Strahd is haunted by visions of his lost family and tarnished nobility. The count spends long years brooding…
Become One with a Cosmic Being Your patron is a cosmic parasite, draining the vitality of entire peoples and worlds. Upon forging a pact with such a patron, you become host to one of its nascent offspring. As you grow in power, the boundary between your identity and the parasitic larva within blurs. Level 3: Spell Siphon Your patron has taught you to siphon magic from your enemies and make it…
Nightmares resemble horses with flaming manes, burning hooves, and smoldering eyes. They terrorize weaker creatures and often ally with denizens of the Lower Planes in committing evil acts. These supernatural horses can innately travel between the Ethereal Plane and the Material Plane, and many know the locations of portals to the Lower Planes, the Shadowfell, and other sinister realms.…
Vampire Stage 1 Boon As an Attack action, you can make a Bite attack. You are considered proficient with this attack, and you can use Strength or Dexterity as the ability. This attack deals Piercing damage equal to 1d6 plus your Strength or Dexterity modifier. This Bite attack is not a weapon or an Unarmed Strike. If the attack hits a creature that has blood, the target must succeed on a…
Du’ulora are spirits of fury that feed on anger and inspire rage in mortals. A du’ulora is a maelstrom of eyes and wings, bound together by flesh that seems like solidified shadow. It can extend up to three tentacles from this dark mass. A du’ulora can turn a victim’s anger into manifested heat; in battle, it grapples its victims and burns them with their own fury. Manipulating Fury. While they…
Spiderlike hunters, ettercaps lurk in forested depths and seek prey to drag into their web-choked lairs. These vicious predators have arachnid features and hunched, bipedal frames, and they’re notorious for their venomous bites and ability to shoot out webs to entrap their victims. Ettercaps often hunt in small groups alongside giant spiders and mundane spider swarms. Ettercaps frequently…
Body Snatchers are humanoids who have been transformed by a Curse of Damned Aging. Notoriously difficult to locate, Body Snatchers frequently hide in plain sight, since they essentially resemble their host creature. It’s common that when on the trail of a Body Snatcher, monster hunters and investigators find themselves trailing a step behind the creature. The only evidence that typically remains…
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