back barriers diffusing coming rites

Raise Dead

Spells Player’s Handbook

integral for its survival—its head, for instance—the spell automatically fails. Coming back from the dead is an ordeal. The target takes a −4 penalty to D20 Test;D20 Tests. Every time the target finishes a Long Rest, the penalty is reduced by 1 until it becomes 0.

Resurrection

Spells Player’s Handbook

Hit Points. This spell also neutralizes any poisons that affected the creature at the time of death. This spell closes all mortal wounds and restores any missing body parts. Coming back from the dead

Book of Vile Darkness

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

, foul rites that allow one to transform into a death knight or lich, or long-lost spells crafted by beings so evil their names ought never to be spoken aloud. Vile Speech. While the book is on your

damage unless the creature is a Fiend or an Undead. Destroying the Book. The Book of Vile Darkness allows pages to be torn from it, but any evil lore contained on those pages finds its way back into the

Phase Spider Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

poisoned in this way.A phase spider possesses the magical ability to phase in and out of the Ethereal Plane. It seems to appear out of nowhere and quickly vanishes after attacking. Its movement on the Ethereal Plane before coming back to the Material Plane makes it seem like it can teleport.

Doppelganger Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

Shapechanger. The doppelganger can use its action to polymorph into a Small or Medium humanoid it has seen, or back into its true form. Its statistics, other than its size, are the same in each form

magically reads the surface thoughts of one creature within 60 feet of it. The effect can penetrate barriers, but 3 feet of wood or dirt, 2 feet of stone, 2 inches of metal, or a thin sheet of lead

Raise Dead Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

. Coming back from the dead is an ordeal. The target takes a −4 penalty to all attack rolls, saving throws, and ability checks. Every time the target finishes a long rest, the penalty is reduced by 1 until it disappears.

Resurrection Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

removed prior to casting the spell, they afflict the target on its return to life. This spell closes all mortal wounds and restores any missing body parts. Coming back from the dead is an ordeal

Ceremony

Spells Xanathar's Guide to Everything

You perform a special religious ceremony that is infused with magic. When you cast the spell, choose one of the following rites, the target of which must be within 10 feet of you throughout the

. Bless Water. You touch one vial of water and cause it to become holy water. Coming of Age. You touch one humanoid who is a young adult. For the next 24 hours, whenever the target makes an

Jiangshi

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

that is Medium or Small or back into its true form. Its statistics, other than its size, are the same in each form. Any equipment it is wearing or carrying is absorbed or borne by the new form (the

their descendants and the communities they knew in life, sowing terror and taking retribution for the slights or neglected burial rites that led to their cursed resurrections. Rigor mortis notoriously

Reborn

Species Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

sensations or visions of the past to come rushing back. Rather than sleeping, reborn regularly sit and dwell on the past, hoping for some revelation of what came before. Most of the time, these are dark

of Dread (detailed in chapter 3): Har’Akir. You died and endured the burial rites of this desert realm, yet somehow a soul—yours or another’s—has taken refuge in your

Verdan

Species Acquisitions Incorporated

. Reality is a descent into chaos punctuated by brief flashes of order, whence we arose and so imagine it to be the norm rather than a distant outlier. That-Which-Endures held entropy back for a mere instant

spontaneous alterations over their lifetime, from the typical range of point and peak seen among the elves, to huge ears that sweep back from the head like wings, and which are often pierced behind

Cleric Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

her holy symbol as light pours from it to drive back the zombies crowding in on her companions. Clerics are intermediaries between the mortal world and the distant planes of the gods. As varied as the

to those chosen to fulfill a high calling. Harnessing divine magic doesn’t rely on study or training. A cleric might learn formulaic prayers and ancient rites, but the ability to cast cleric

Uthgardt Tribe Member

Backgrounds Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide

among the people as living embodiments of his power. Perhaps they needed a reminder of who they were and from whence they came. The Chosen of Uthgar led bands back to the old ways, and most of your people

homeland. 4 I am the last of my tribe, and it is up to me to ensure their names enter legend. 5 I suffer awful visions of a coming disaster and will do anything to prevent it. 6 It is my

Bring It to an End

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

Bring It to an End The climactic ending of an adventure fulfills the promise of all that came before. The best climax is one the players see coming, so if a dragon is the mastermind behind all the

nefarious activity happening in an adventure, having the dragon’s minions mention the nature of their boss sets up the coming climactic encounter. Although the climax must hinge on the successes and

Bring It to an End

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

Bring It to an End The climactic ending of an adventure fulfills the promise of all that came before. The best climax is one the players see coming, so if a dragon is the mastermind behind all the

nefarious activity happening in an adventure, having the dragon’s minions mention the nature of their boss sets up the coming climactic encounter. Although the climax must hinge on the successes and

Bring It to an End

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

Bring It to an End The climactic ending of an adventure fulfills the promise of all that came before. The best climax is one the players see coming, so if a dragon is the mastermind behind all the

nefarious activity happening in an adventure, having the dragon’s minions mention the nature of their boss sets up the coming climactic encounter. Although the climax must hinge on the successes and

Back to Kalaman

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

Back to Kalaman After giving the characters the fargabs, Rookledust accompanies them to Kalaman. The journey back to the city is uneventful. The city leaders welcome Rookledust as their guest and

give her comfortable lodgings. In the coming days, she advises them on what little she knows about the Dragon Army and spouts ideas for inventions to aid Kalaman.

Back to Kalaman

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

Back to Kalaman After giving the characters the fargabs, Rookledust accompanies them to Kalaman. The journey back to the city is uneventful. The city leaders welcome Rookledust as their guest and

give her comfortable lodgings. In the coming days, she advises them on what little she knows about the Dragon Army and spouts ideas for inventions to aid Kalaman.

Back to Kalaman

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

Back to Kalaman After giving the characters the fargabs, Rookledust accompanies them to Kalaman. The journey back to the city is uneventful. The city leaders welcome Rookledust as their guest and

give her comfortable lodgings. In the coming days, she advises them on what little she knows about the Dragon Army and spouts ideas for inventions to aid Kalaman.

Planes of Eberron

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

they influence and are influenced by the Material Plane. The intensity of this influence waxes and wanes; scholars often depict the planes as orbiting Eberron — sometimes coming close, other times far

not a plane is remote or coterminous at a given time depends entirely on the needs of your story. Manifest Zones At certain places in the Material Plane, the barriers between worlds are thin, and

Mortuary Basement

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel

, wheeling corpses to embalming chambers or to the crematorium. The Heralds of Dust treat the dead with reverence and dignity, granting them last rites in accordance with the beliefs of the deceased

book’s introduction. If all the characters die at once, they reappear back in the morgue. Morte heckles them on their return.

Mortuary Basement

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel

, wheeling corpses to embalming chambers or to the crematorium. The Heralds of Dust treat the dead with reverence and dignity, granting them last rites in accordance with the beliefs of the deceased

book’s introduction. If all the characters die at once, they reappear back in the morgue. Morte heckles them on their return.

Mortuary Basement

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel

, wheeling corpses to embalming chambers or to the crematorium. The Heralds of Dust treat the dead with reverence and dignity, granting them last rites in accordance with the beliefs of the deceased

book’s introduction. If all the characters die at once, they reappear back in the morgue. Morte heckles them on their return.

Planes of Eberron

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

they influence and are influenced by the Material Plane. The intensity of this influence waxes and wanes; scholars often depict the planes as orbiting Eberron — sometimes coming close, other times far

not a plane is remote or coterminous at a given time depends entirely on the needs of your story. Manifest Zones At certain places in the Material Plane, the barriers between worlds are thin, and

Planes of Eberron

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

they influence and are influenced by the Material Plane. The intensity of this influence waxes and wanes; scholars often depict the planes as orbiting Eberron — sometimes coming close, other times far

not a plane is remote or coterminous at a given time depends entirely on the needs of your story. Manifest Zones At certain places in the Material Plane, the barriers between worlds are thin, and

Ceremony

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

religious ceremony that is infused with magic. When you cast the spell, choose one of the following rites, the target of which must be within 10 feet of you throughout the casting. Atonement. You touch

of water and cause it to become holy water. Coming of Age. You touch one humanoid who is a young adult. For the next 24 hours, whenever the target makes an ability check, it can roll a d4 and add the

Ceremony

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

religious ceremony that is infused with magic. When you cast the spell, choose one of the following rites, the target of which must be within 10 feet of you throughout the casting. Atonement. You touch

of water and cause it to become holy water. Coming of Age. You touch one humanoid who is a young adult. For the next 24 hours, whenever the target makes an ability check, it can roll a d4 and add the

Ceremony

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

religious ceremony that is infused with magic. When you cast the spell, choose one of the following rites, the target of which must be within 10 feet of you throughout the casting. Atonement. You touch

of water and cause it to become holy water. Coming of Age. You touch one humanoid who is a young adult. For the next 24 hours, whenever the target makes an ability check, it can roll a d4 and add the

Zhents Caught in the Act

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

three, only Urstul survived. Though he was wounded, he was able to pluck the Stone of Golorr from Dalakhar’s pocket before fleeing the scene. While other survivors were coming to their senses, Urstul

stumbled through the smoke and haze and eventually made his way back to Gralhund Villa a short distance away.

Zhents Caught in the Act

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

three, only Urstul survived. Though he was wounded, he was able to pluck the Stone of Golorr from Dalakhar’s pocket before fleeing the scene. While other survivors were coming to their senses, Urstul

stumbled through the smoke and haze and eventually made his way back to Gralhund Villa a short distance away.

Zhents Caught in the Act

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

three, only Urstul survived. Though he was wounded, he was able to pluck the Stone of Golorr from Dalakhar’s pocket before fleeing the scene. While other survivors were coming to their senses, Urstul

stumbled through the smoke and haze and eventually made his way back to Gralhund Villa a short distance away.

Northbound, Again

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen

escorts (including the characters and Jamna), and two dozen laborers marching out to relieve a group that is coming back to Waterdeep for some time off. Those cultists who weren’t hired as teamsters for

their three wagons are coming along as laborers. The cultists are not happy to see the characters again, so the characters are the target of dirty looks. The work camp the convoy is headed toward lies

Northbound, Again

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons

escorts (including the characters and Jamna), and two dozen laborers marching out to relieve a group that is coming back to Waterdeep for some time off. Those cultists who weren’t hired as teamsters for

their three wagons are coming along as laborers. The cultists are not happy to see the characters again, so the characters are the target of dirty looks. The work camp the convoy is headed toward lies

Northbound, Again

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons

escorts (including the characters and Jamna), and two dozen laborers marching out to relieve a group that is coming back to Waterdeep for some time off. Those cultists who weren’t hired as teamsters for

their three wagons are coming along as laborers. The cultists are not happy to see the characters again, so the characters are the target of dirty looks. The work camp the convoy is headed toward lies

Annam and the Ordning

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

and Rites. Thanks to his prolonged absence from mortal giants’ affairs, Annam has few priests. On some worlds, he has no priests and his name is all but forgotten. On other worlds, a priest of Annam

in conflict with one of his siblings. To hill giants, these stories make Grolantor a figure to be admired. Among the other giants, Grolantor is the butt of every joke, always coming out poorly in

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