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Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
dedicated to transforming living dragons into undead inheritors of a world blasted of life. Sammaster was slain centuries ago but now exists as a lich with his essence tied to a powerful dracolich form
circle of the Cult of the Dragon, from whom he commands obedience.
Sammaster rarely remains in one place for long, as he thinks no one can oversee the Cult of the Dragon activities across the Realms as
Monsters
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
’t take this action again until the start of his next turn.Lich Founder of a Dracolich Cult
Sammaster founded and led the Cult of the Dragon, a secret, evil organization dedicated to
the Dragon, from whom he commands obedience.
Sammaster rarely remains in one place for long, as he thinks no one can oversee the Cult of the Dragon activities across the Realms as efficiently as he
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
the remains back to a semblance of life in the form of a gnoll witherling.
Witherlings travel with their comrades and try to kill anything in their path. They don’t eat and aren’t motivated
service to Yeenoghu or dedicated to the survival of their kin, gnoll war bands seek to soften up foes with surprise attacks and to leave no survivors alive.PoisonRampage. After the witherling reduces a
Monsters
Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
demons. The summoned demon remains until Drivvin dismisses it as an action or until the demon is reduced to 0 hit points.Archmages are powerful (and usually quite old) spellcasters dedicated to the
Moonblade
Legacy
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Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
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A moonblade passes down from parent to child. The sword chooses its bearer and remains bonded to that person for life. If the bearer dies, another heir can claim the blade. If no worthy heir exists
special ritual in the throne room of an elven regent or in a temple dedicated to the elven gods.
A moonblade won’t serve anyone it regards as craven, erratic, corrupt, or at odds with
Spells
Xanathar's Guide to Everything
You cause a temple to shimmer into existence on ground you can see within range. The temple must fit within an unoccupied cube of space, up to 120 feet on each side. The temple remains until the
spell ends. It is dedicated to whatever god, pantheon, or philosophy is represented by the holy symbol used in the casting.
You make all decisions about the temple’s appearance. The interior is
Fighter
Legacy
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Basic Rules (2014)
A human in clanging plate armor holds her shield before her as she runs toward the massed goblins. An elf behind her, clad in studded leather armor, peppers the goblins with arrows loosed from his
untrained soldiers with only the most basic combat knowledge. Veteran soldiers, military officers, trained bodyguards, dedicated knights, and similar figures are fighters.
Some fighters feel drawn to
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
as it remains in the slimy area or until it breaks free. The restrained creature, or another creature that can reach it, can use its action to try to break free and must succeed on a DC 21 Strength
Lord grants its cultists special abilities. Lesser followers can gain the Liquid Movement trait. The most dedicated devotees of ooze can also gain the Slimy Organs trait.
Liquid Movement. As an action
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
the bards, each of which is named after one of the colleges. See chapter 7 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide for the game statistics of these magic instruments. Long ago, bards who sought the rank of
tradition fell when the colleges went into decline, but some bards dream of restoring it. College of Fochlucan The original College of Fochlucan once stood on the northeastern edge of Silverymoon. Many years
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
worshipers dedicated to Pharika previously hoarded secrets and engaged in dark rituals.
Island of Potent Magic. Although Skathos’s location remains a mystery, stories tell of the island’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
7. Alcoves of the Dead Four deep alcoves, each roughly 10 feet wide and 15 feet tall, line the cavern wall south of Wyllow’s tower. Strewn about in them are the skeletal remains of sixty humans clad
in rotting clothes and furs — the remains of Malar worshipers killed by the green dragon’s poison breath. Wyllow dragged the corpses here and left them to rot, as a dire warning to others who would betray her. A search of the bones reveals nothing of value.
Magic Items
Storm King's Thunder
creature can’t be touched or moved from the throne. Touching a Ruling Scepter to the force field dispels the field, though the creature remains paralyzed until it is separated from the throne.
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breaking at least five Ruling Scepters of Shanatar simultaneously on it. This fact has never been recorded or sung of among the dwarves or any bards or storytellers, and it can’t be discovered
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
? Ah, then what manner of music they would bring to this world!
— Fletcher Danairia, master bard
Bards bring levity during grave times; they impart wisdom to offset ignorance; and they make the
ridiculous seem sublime. Bards are preservers of ancient history, their songs and tales perpetuating the memory of great events down through time — knowledge so important that it is memorized and passed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
4. Chasm This 30-foot-high unlit cavern has a twenty-foot-wide pit in its center, which descends a thousand feet. Thirty feet down is a small ledge holding the skeletal remains of a moon elf
adventurer clad in moldering leather armor. Scaling the chasm walls without gear requires a successful DC 15 Strength (Athletics) check. Treasure The skeleton still wears a ring of free action on one bony finger.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
H15. Pantry This room has been ransacked, leaving nothing but smashed shelves, broken barrels, torn sacks, and other detritus lying about. Amid the detritus, the characters find the skeletal remains
of a male humanoid clad in a rusty breastplate. On the verge of starvation, this guard was killed trying to steal rations.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
, a sect of monks dedicated to preserving the tomb. As the years passed, the tomb came to house the remains of Itze’s other companions, who wished to join Xeluan in eternal rest. Finally, only Itze
Xeluan’s Tomb Xeluan’s brave companions built a tomb around the giant’s remains so everyone who wanted to honor him could do so. One of these heroes—an elf monk named Itze—founded the Order of Xeluan
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
as one approaches the bed. If the characters draw back the shroud covering it, they find the charred skeleton of a human lying on the bed, clad in burned robes and clutching the blackened stub of a
wooden wand. The bed is undamaged, though its covers are stained with ash from the skeletal remains. The skeleton is all that remains of Aggorax Darksworn, a wizard snared and killed by Maddgoth long ago.
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
and twisted remains of a failed experiment, a hammer, a block and tackle, a set of common clothes, and a belt pouch containing 5 gp (Azorius 1-zino coins)
Feature: Urban Infrastructure
The popular
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Power. Someday I’ll find or create the magic that will make me the most powerful being in Ravnica. (Evil)
Bonds
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Bond
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I have dedicated my life
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
the middle of the room. The bones of a half dozen dwarves and orcs lie strewn about, clad in scraps of armor. Three gray, hunched figures squat among the remains, pawing at the scraps and gnawing on the
bones.
Three ghouls from the pack in area 9 are here, cracking and gnawing on the ancient bones of the fallen in the vain hope that some tasty morsel of marrow remains. The ghouls, eager for a fresh meal, attack immediately.
Ghoul
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
move with a jerky, uneven gait, clad in the moldering apparel they wore when put to rest, and carrying the stench of decay. Most zombies are made from humanoid remains, though the flesh and bones of
too slow to escape its grasp. Dark Servants. Sinister necromantic magic infuses the remains of the dead, causing them to rise as zombies that do their creator’s bidding without fear or hesitation. They
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
bards and philosophers to partake in “the Great Dialogue” in the dragon’s mountaintop lair. But only the dragon knows that the Great Dialogue has no end, and no one can leave the lair
quartz crystals remains, but new crystals form at a normal rate.Cold, RadiantChange Shape. The dragon magically transforms into any creature that is Medium or Small, while retaining its game
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
the greatest bards and philosophers to partake in “the Great Dialogue” in the dragon’s mountaintop lair. But only the dragon knows that the Great Dialogue has no end, and no one can
increased Hit Die recovery ends immediately. The existing abundance of quartz crystals remains, but new crystals form at a normal rate.Cold, RadiantChange Shape. The dragon magically transforms into
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
their goals. A lich’s age and origin influences its form. Older liches appear as little more than brittle skeletons clad in the rotten finery of forgotten empires, while younger liches more closely
resemble living creatures and are clad in contemporary garb. Many cloak themselves in illusions of their idealized mortal forms. Although liches don’t fear death, they’re not free from the ravages of time
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Temples Temples and shrines of the Dark Six hide behind disguises. A cult of the Mockery might gather in a slaughterhouse, while a shrine to the Shadow remains concealed in the deep stacks of a
library. Dedicated temples are built from dark stone, with six doors and the Hexagram engraved in the floor.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
24. Dead Adventurer What was once a dwarven shrine is now the tomb of a long-dead adventurer. Splayed across a broken stone bench in the middle of the room are the skeletal remains of a tiefling clad
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
skeleton causes the traitor’s spirit to manifest as a Wraith and fight the characters. Skeletal Remains. The skeletal remains in the cells are clad in tattered rags and have no equipment or treasure. The
are locked; a skeleton in the east tunnel (area T10) holds the keys. The DC to pick one of these locks is 15. The cells’ contents are as follows: Cell A holds the skeletal remains of two humans. Cell B
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
which you see human skeletons clad in rusty mail. The roof is 40 feet high and 540 feet above the misty valley below. A wooden trapdoor in the floor squeals as it is pulled open, revealing area T5 below
. The skeletons are the remains of four guards who held this post long ago. Characters who search the remains find tattered bits of cloth, broken longbows and arrows, rusted blades in ruined sheaths
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
middle of the tabernacle is a block of bloodstained white marble (see “Altar” below).
Dead Cultist. Lying near the altar is an inanimate human skeleton clad in tattered hide armor. Next to it are two
halves of a broken spear, as well as the charred and splintered remains of a wooden shield. (These are the remains of a cultist who was killed by a chimera.)
Altar If fresh blood is spilled on the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
the offspring of a giant, blue-carapaced crab and an irate squid. The Simic squad was rounded out by a host of mages clad in scale armor, and improbable hybrid fusions of scaled, finned, and shelled
utopian ideal of thriving biology, and it remains more aloof from politics than other guilds. Its fundamental mission remains unchanged by the current political instability, and the isolation of its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
’ magical heritage also expresses itself in other ways; those who become bards preserve the clan’s lore, and firbolg sorcerers defend their communities. Firbolg wizards arise when a clan becomes
.
Firbolg barbarians are rare except among clans that face constant threats from evil humanoids and other invaders.
Firbolg clerics and paladins are usually dedicated to nature gods and are seen as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
effects). The room has the following additional features: Cells. Six 10-foot-high cells with arched ceilings are barred with iron portcullises. Lying in the southwest cell is a humanoid corpse clad in plate
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The remains in the southwest cell are those of a female orog who was captured by Arcturia and stripped of her weapons. The hobgoblins found her, shot her full of arrows through the bars, and left her
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
dedicated to Gaernoo. Lord Viallis, empowered by Gaernoo’s otherworldly magic and wanting to get away from talk of his family’s death, moved to the village of Greenfast, a day’s travel southeast of
Waterdeep and the home of his business partner, Faerl. Claiming that he wanted to have his family interred close to him, he took the remains of his wife and children along, with evil intent. For the last five
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
power — or such terrible dangers. Dedicated spellcasters at this tier wield earthshaking 9th-level spells such as wish, gate, storm of vengeance, and astral projection. Characters have several rare
existence itself. Characters who reach 20th level have attained the pinnacle of mortal achievement. Their deeds are recorded in the annals of history and recounted by bards for centuries. Their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
the music. He represents the finished thought, the result of the process that takes an idea from conception to realization. Milil is most venerated by bards, troubadours, and other entertainers, but
. Holy sites dedicated to Milil are often found in performance venues and schools of music. Whether the site is a vast concert hall or a small choral chamber, it must have excellent acoustic qualities
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
enter and fill the room. If the beacon has not been lit (see areas Q16 and Q53), add: Through the fog, you see three armored figures kneeling before the altar. The figures are three revenants clad in
the room’s iconography and orientation (the fact that it draws light from the east) can determine, with a successful DC 10 Intelligence (Religion) check, that the chapel is dedicated to a god of the