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Heroes of the Borderlands
Points equal to the Necrotic damage taken.Wights are the withered corpses of relentless warriors whose wickedness sustains them beyond death. After dying and returning from the grave, a wight
continues its villainous ways, but it is now driven by a hunger for life. A wight drains living essence through its attacks.PoisonNecrotic
Monsters
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
, Wall of Force
1/Day Each: Befuddlement, Clone, Finger of Death, Mind Blank (cast before combat), SimulacrumProtective Magic. Manshoon casts Counterspell or Shield in response to the spell’s
someone else in disguise, which is just as Manshoon prefers.
Manshoon seeks power and is checked only by the many enemies who want to see him dead. He recently failed to seize control of Waterdeep in a
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
succeed on a DC 16 Constitution saving throw or be stunned until the start of the catoblepas’s next turn.
Death Ray (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"recharge", "rollAction
":"Death Ray"}. The catoblepas targets one creature it can see within 30 feet of it. The target must make a DC 16 Constitution saving throw, taking 36 (8d8);{"diceNotation":"8d8", "rollType":"damage
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
bluish hue of a person who has frozen to death. The hag’s hair is white, and the hag is emaciated, with pale eyes surrounded by bruise-colored flesh. A bheur hag carries a twisted gray wooden
inspire horror. When near a recently slain foe, the hag may forgo an attack to feed on the corpse. The sight of this butchery is enough to terrify most witnesses.Cold
Species
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Thuranni, Regalport (Lhazaar Principalities)
Elves have carried the Mark of Shadow for thousands of years. The mark’s bearers left Aerenal after the conflict that wiped out the Mark of Death
major families of the house. Known as the Shadow Schism, it resulted in a split withinin Phiarlan—and the foundation of House Thuranni. House Phiarlan continues to offer entertainment and
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
black tentacles, polymorph
5th level (2 slots): cloudkill, geas, scrying
6th level (1 slot): programmed illusion, true seeing
7th level (1 slot): finger of death, mirage arcane
8th level (1 slot
death upon her. Lysaga eventually got her wish, and after Strahd settled in the valley of Barovia, Lysaga moved as close to him as she dared to.
In the filth-ridden depths of her heart, Lysaga knows
Urchin
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Player’s Handbook (2014)
I eat like a pig and have bad manners.
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I think anyone who’s nice to me is hiding evil intent.
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I don’t like to bathe.
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I bluntly say what other people are hinting at
. (Lawful)
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Change. The low are lifted up, and the high and mighty are brought down. Change is the nature of things. (Chaotic)
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Retribution. The rich need to be shown what life and death
Monsters
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
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Personality Trait. “When dealing with outsiders, I present myself as a kindly old grandmother.”
Ideal. “Children are better off working for me than picking up lots of bad habits
magic, finger of death, glibness, locate creature, mass suggestion.
Once a spell from this list has been cast, no member of the coven can cast that shared spell again until the next dawn, when the coven
Monsters
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
appearance), detect evil and good, fireball, invisibility (self only), wall of fire
3/day each: blade barrier, dispel evil and good, finger of death
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Zariel fails a saving
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Matalotok. Zariel recently defeated the demon lord Kostchtchie and took his hammer, Matalotok, which grants Zariel immunity to cold damage. Without this hammer, Zariel has resistance to cold damage
Orc
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
created the orcs and continues to direct their destiny. He is aided and abetted by the other warrior deities, Bahgtru and Ilneval, who bring strength and cunning to the battlefield. The followers of all
gather and celebrate, dwell the followers of Yurtrus, the god of disease and death, and Shargaas, the god of darkness and the unknown. Orcs too weak for battle (because of bodily weakness, malformation
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
strong that he adopted the name of the Vistana who welcomed him into his clan, a man named Velikov. Although Velikov passed away more than a century ago, Kasimir continues to live among Velikov's
, Kasimir and his fellow dusk elves stoned Patrina to death. As punishment for depriving him of his bride, Strahd butchered all the women in the dusk elf tribe, and Kasimir's ears were cut off to punish him
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
a specific location their battlefield. This gives rise to stories of haunted battlegrounds, ruins, roads, river crossings and other strategic locations where a dullahan continues a terrifying
campaign against the living. In death, dullahans are often rejoined by those who followed them in life, either in the form of lesser undead, like skeleton;skeletons or wight;wights, or terrifying mounts
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
a pig and have bad manners.
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I think anyone who’s nice to me is hiding evil intent.
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I don’t like to bathe.
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I bluntly say what other people are hinting at or hiding
)
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Change. The low are lifted up, and the high and mighty are brought down. Change is the nature of things. (Chaotic)
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Retribution. The rich need to be shown what life and death are like in
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
realizing the connection. You got the Guild to back off demands for your death by offering to make amends by working for the criminals, but even so the kingpin still plots a personal revenge.
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The
tail and run when things look bad.
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An innocent person is in prison for a crime that I committed. I’m okay with that.
Aarakocra
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Elemental Evil Player's Companion
lies on the slopes of the Star Mounts’ southernmost mountains. At the headwaters of the Unicorn Run, the Last Aerie is home to several dozen aarakocra. Recently, aarakocra elders detected
changes in the prevailing winds that they regarded as a bad omen.
Unlike the aarakocra of other worlds on the Material Plane, the aarakocra of the Realms rarely travel to the Elemental Plane of Air
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
creations are ultimately doomed to death and decomposition, and the dragons’ demeanor is typically morbid and curmudgeonly as a result.
Gleaming Gold
Upon hatching, topaz dragon wyrmlings&rsquo
Creatures
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Moved by pity, a giant eagle continues bringing food to an abandoned topaz dragon wyrmling, despite the wyrmling’s attempts to eat the eagle.
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A pseudodragon who is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
Neverember, hired a group of his citizens to rebuild the town, a construction project that has recently completed. They hope to create a fortified waypoint for travelers and merchants that can ward off the
, god of storms, led by their champion Fheralai Stormsworm. The cult’s headquarters are inside a death knight dreadnaught, an undead galleon, which prowls the coast looking for trade ships to plunder
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
Bad News As the party’s ship sails north toward the Thunder Cliffs, a southward-sailing vessel approaches them. The ships drop anchor and the captain of the other vessel, called the Uneasy Alliance
any survivors or salvageable wreckage, so they steered very clear of the area. Captain Winchet also relays that she’s heard other sailors talking about seeing a ghost ship in this area recently. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
as the Black Network) recently tried to ally their organization with the Xanathar Guild. The architect of this attempt was a clone of the wizard Manshoon, a founder of the Black Network long thought
the bad blood between the Zhentarim and Xanathar has begun to spill into the streets, threatening peace throughout the city. Who actually stole the Stone of Golorr? The answer: a rock gnome named
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
swept across Krynn centuries ago. The apocalypse destroyed nations, unleashed monsters, and cast Krynn into a dark age. War Torn. Recently, war has spread across Krynn. Infamous warlords such as the elf
mage Feal-Thas and the death knight Lord Soth (see appendix B) have taken up arms in their bids for greater power.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
fireballs and magical flames at its foes.
Death slaadi are rumored to have a stench so bad it can be deadly. In reality, they can cast the cloudkill spell.
Inexperienced scholars and adventurers
, green, gray, and death slaadi requires a successful DC 12 Intelligence (Arcana) check. Defusing Slaad Confrontations. Writing short essays about commonly accepted ways to keep slaadi calm during
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Chondathan knight of Helm) is a Waterdhavian noble and a champion of the god of watchfulness. She and her squire recently rescued a couple of children trapped under the wreckage of a barn that had been
demolished by stone giants. Lady Hawkwinter asks the characters to take the orphans to the nearest settlement while she continues to follow the giants’ path and search for other survivors. Sir
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
more violent of late. He goes on to reveal that he’s heard rumors that the once-safe caves at the base of the Thunder Cliffs have recently become more dangerous. Stand in Tar scoffs at that idea. A
that the dragonborn is nervous and hiding something. If confronted, he says that he just has a bad feeling about traveling to the Thunder Cliffs, but he is willing to do so for the payment and the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
trouble until she can figure out what to do next. However, several mezzoloths recently launched an unsuccessful raid on the Mire of Doubt against Nellik’s orders. They hope she doesn’t find out they had to
patrol. Roll a d6; on a 1 or 2, the characters encounter one of the patrolling pairs. These mezzoloths want to impress their leader and thus fight to the death. W1: Prison Pyramid This pyramid is cracked
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Story Overview When Phenax sent Varyas the Knowing a vision of the oracle’s impending death, the seer didn’t fear—he knew his work was just beginning. (BASTIEN L. DEHARME) Like all the Returned who
followed him, Phenax abandoned his past identity during his flight from the Underworld. Through ages, the god managed to recover parts of his history, but much remained a mystery to him. Recently
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
The Council Armin and two other elf council members lead Redwood Watch, though Armin is missing. The council members were among those who faced Death-at-Sunset a century ago, and the councilors
permanently. (The wyrmling is now forcing Armin to defend area R4.) Gwenhumara Goldmoss. Gwenhumara (Medium Priest Acolyte) is an elf healer who tended to the wounded after the battle against Death-at-Sunset
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
History Because elements of a ghost’s mortal life define and foreshadow the course of their death and undeath, a common aspect of a ghost-story adventure involves piecing together the history of the
died so recently that they might not yet fully realize they are dead.
2 The ghost died recently enough that people who knew them in life are still around.
3 The ghost died years ago, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Scions of Elemental Evil
nods in appreciation. She continues: “What I am about to tell you requires the utmost discretion,” the queen says. “My spies have uncovered evidence of several new cults based in the Temple of
Elemental Evil. The cultists are planning the widespread death of innocents across this region, and I won’t stand for it.
“My spies infiltrated Nulb, a village near the temple, and stole a record book from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hold Back The Dead
encroaching monsters and internal spies, or the region will fall to Szass Tam’s tide of death. “Hold Back the Dead” is part of a yearlong celebration of Dungeons & Dragons and its 50th anniversary. The
, Eric, Hank, Presto, and Sheila, all presented in young adulthood. The seventh character sheet presents Niko, a Cleric from a different set of adventurers who recently tumbled into the D&D multiverse. Each player can choose one of these characters or provide a character of their own.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
the investigation into the death of her husband and son, Empress Inaya seeks adventurers to find new leads. 2 A deadly illness, introduced by bandits to weaken trade, ravages camels throughout the
empire. Empress Inaya hires the party to learn who paid the bandits and whether the ailment can be cured. 3 Caravans traveling between Niba and Anisa have recently come under attack by air elementals. A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Tayyib Empire The Tayyib Empire recently emerged from a brutal civil war, but its peace is fragile. Monsters roam the hinterland, and people vie for power to stave off desperation during the recovery
. The war began in response to the death of Emperor Tasneem, whose older heirs turned to sinister magic in their attempts to rule. These heirs burned the former capital and unleashed legions of
compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->One-Shot Wonders: Holiday Adventure Pack
Regions The citizens of Mirabilis share much, including a common language, but different regions also have their own unique identities. Villages in the Jabali Tundra are often cut off due to bad
impassive partner, Ramad, the god of death. Heading south, those living in the shadow of the smouldering Mkali Peaks are naturally vigilant and often live in fortified settlements, built during previous
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Adventure Atlas: The Mortuary
contract the rights to recently deceased corpses—or soon-to-be-dead folk—through death contracts and raise them as skeletons, zombies, and other Undead. Remnants. Remnants are Dusters who exist in a
Heralds of Dust Roles Eulogists, gravediggers, and morticians, the Heralds of Dust serve Sigil in all things related to death. The faction attracts the grief stricken, the undead, and those with a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Approaching Death House As the characters come within sight of Death House, read or paraphrase the following: A boy and a girl stand in the middle of the dirt road outside a grim house. The boy is
screams inside the house, followed by terrible howls coming from the basement. Recently, a group of robed adults (priests of Osybus) arrived and entered the house without a word. If calmed with a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
The Houses of Shadow The elves have carried the Mark of Shadow for thousands of years. The families that carry the mark left Aerenal after the conflict that wiped out the Mark of Death and
Thuranni. House Phiarlan continues to offer entertainment and espionage in the lands west of the Mournland, while Thuranni operates in Karrnath, the Lhazaar Principalities, and the eastern lands. As a