You open a gateway to the Far Realm, a region infested with unspeakable horrors. A 20-foot-radius Sphere of Darkness appears, centered on a point within range and lasting for the duration. The Sphere is Difficult Terrain, and it is filled with strange whispers and slurping noises, which can be heard up to 30 feet away. No light, magical or otherwise, can illuminate the area, and creatures fully…
Level 3 Conjuration (Warlock) Casting Time: Action Range: 150 feet Components: V, S, M (a pickled tentacle) Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute You open a gateway to the Far Realm, a region infested with unspeakable horrors. A 20-foot-radius Sphere of Darkness appears, centered on a point within range and lasting for the duration. The Sphere is Difficult Terrain, and it is filled with…
Hadar (HAY-dar or ha-DARR), the Dark Hunger, is an ancient stellar entity originating from the Far Realm (see chapter 6). It appears as a cinder-red dying star, barely visible in the night sky, and it siphons life from its minions to avert its own demise. Two widely used Warlock spells invoke Hadar’s power (see the Arms of Hadar and Hunger of Hadar spells in the Player’s Handbook), and a few…
This spell curses a creature with painful and unending starvation. The target must make a Constitution saving throw against your spell save DC. Successful Saving Throw. On a successful save, the target takes 2d10 Poison damage, has the Poisoned condition until the end of its next turn, and is aware it was targeted by a curse. Initial Effect. On a failed save, the target takes 4d10 Poison damage,…
Potion, legendary When you drink this potion, you gain a ravenous thirst for blood and gain the effect of the Vampiric Touch spell (level 6 version, no Concentration required) for 1 minute. You can repeat the attack on subsequent turns as a Bonus Action instead of a Magic action. This liquid is a shimmering red deeper and more intense than natural blood. Heightened Potency. For the duration, as a…
Vampire umbral lords embrace their ties to the darkness, devoting themselves to sinister powers in exchange for access to forbidden magic.
Invoking Hadar, you cause tendrils to erupt from yourself. Each creature in a 10-foot Emanation originating from you makes a Strength saving throw. On a failed save, a target takes 2d6 Necrotic damage and can’t take Reactions until the start of its next turn. On a successful save, a target takes half as much damage only. Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. The damage increases by 1d6 for each spell…
When Sorcerers first manifest their abilities, they sometimes describe the experience as a slumbering portion of their identity awakening, a sudden understanding of their true nature. Other Sorcerers aren’t so fortunate. The magic within claws at their souls and pushes at their mind. It is like a hungry beast, always ravenous, never satisfied despite desperate efforts. These poor spellcasters are…
The Beast reveals itself in you as animalistic features and behaviors. If you are affected by the Hunger of your Beast feature, you have Disadvantage on Charisma (Deception and Persuasion) checks until you finish a Long Rest.
Dhampirs are living people who possess vampiric prowess but are cursed with macabre hunger. Most dhampirs thirst for blood, but some gain sustenance from dreams, life energy, or other vital sources. Dhampirs must choose whether to fight to control their hunger or give in to predatory urges. Some dhampirs are the descendants of a powerful vampire, while others are partially transformed by a…
Hades embodies despair manifested as apathy. Pure, undiluted evil is like an inescapable force of gravity, dragging all creatures down—not in body, but in spirit. Even the consuming rage of the Abyss and the devious plotting of the Nine Hells are subjugated to hopelessness in the Gray Wastes of Hades. The plane slowly kills dreams and desires, draining hope and optimism from formerly fiery…
You imbue a weapon you are holding, or your Unarmed Strikes, with ravenous negative energy. For the duration, when you hit a creature with an attack using the empowered weapon or Unarmed Strike for the first time on a turn, the target takes Necrotic damage equal to your spellcasting ability modifier, and you gain a number of Temporary Hit Points equal to the Necrotic damage dealt. Available For:…
After the characters defeat the attacking creatures, they may repeat the check to continue tracking Phillip. On a success, they proceed to the next encounter after an hour of travel. On a failure, they wander for another hour and are attacked by the monsters of the Wytchwood once more.
You gain a Monster Hunter subclass of your choice. The Carver Guild, Devourer Guild, Occultist Guild, and Trapper Guild subclasses are detailed below. A subclass is a specialization that grants you features at certain Monster Hunter levels. The guild you choose grants you features when you reach Monster Hunter levels 3, 7, 10, 15, and 18.
Creature Type: Aberration Size: Medium (about 5–7 feet tall) Speed: 30 feet, Swim Speed equal to your Speed As a Deepborn, you have these special traits. Amphibious. You can breathe air and water. Darkvision. You have Darkvision with a range of 60 feet. Eldritch Gibbering. Thanks to your eldritch connection to the Hungering Ones, you speak Deep Speech. As a Magic action, you can gibber in that…
Deepborn are a fish-like species native to Olmarsh, typically rising up from the abyssal depths of the province’s black sea — home to terrors beyond imagining known as the Hungry Ones. Immersed in a near constant eldritch presence that emerges from the deep and descends from beyond the stars, these folk manage their state of paranoia by embracing and harnessing the uncanny and cosmic. While they…
Weapon (greataxe), 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…
Weapon (warhammer), 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…
Weapon (any melee), 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…
Weapon (scimitar), 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…
The Endless Night consumes life and light. It’s a wellspring of necrotic energy, where light is swallowed by gloom, and unprotected creatures quickly die. Mabar has the following universal properties: Necrotic Power. Creatures have Disadvantage on saving throws against Necromancy spells. Undead have 2 extra Hit Points per Hit Die and Advantage on saving throws against Turn Undead and the…
You can create NPC Monster Hunter by taking features from the Grim Hollow Player’s Guide and combining them with an existing humanoid statblock. Add the following to an existing statblock to give it a monster hunter flavor. Where a DC is required, use a DC of 10 plus the creature’s Proficiency Bonus. Applying this template increases the monster’s CR by 1. Reaction (All Guilds): Studied Response.…
At the end of each Long Rest taken on the plane, a visitor makes a DC 10 Wisdom saving throw. On a failed save, the creature gains 1 Exhaustion level that can’t be removed while the creature is in Hades. If the creature reaches 6 Exhaustion levels, it doesn’t die. Instead, it permanently transforms into a Larva, whereupon all Exhaustion levels afflicting the creature are removed.
Weapon (javelin), 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 creature…
The most calamitous threat to ships and coastal settlements are the various colossal sea monsters that dwell in the abyssal depths of Druskenvald’s black ocean. They take myriad forms, including great shelled krakens, ghostly white megalodons, fiendish whale-like leviathans, and titanic adversarial crabs. Feared, yet also worshiped as deities, these Hungering Ones are offered food, treasure, and…
For meal, my hunger grinds within my teeth. For might, my hunger clenches in my grip. But for what we’re told we mustn’t know, my hunger snaps a raptor’s beak and makes my mind a muscle that knows only how to chew. —Evard, Eighth Eye of the Necrophilosopher
Weapon (dagger), 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 creature…
Weapon (trident), 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 creature…
Often whispered of in folk tales and legends, most frequently as a warning to children regarding the gruesome consequences awaiting those who recklessly indulge, the Bloated Gastromorph is an incarnation of gluttony and selfishness. This horrific creature has been transformed and twisted by the final stages of a Curse of Ravenous Hunger. Those afflicted become an enormous, slug-like monster…
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