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The Great Old One
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Player’s Handbook (2014)
Your patron is a mysterious entity whose nature is utterly foreign to the fabric of reality. It might come from the Far Realm, the space beyond reality, or it could be one of the elder gods known
Lurks; Tharizdun, the Chained God; Dendar, the Night Serpent; Zargon, the Returner; Great Cthulhu; and other unfathomable beings.
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
damage. In addition, each magic item the creature is carrying that isn't an artifact has its magical properties suppressed for 1 minute.Woe striders form from the souls of those who've broken the bonds of
them to search for answers within the bowels of other beings, performing murderous haruspicy in pursuit of their discarded cosmic purpose. When they fail to find answers, their unnatural cries cause reality to shudder, undermining magic and sane minds alike.
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
skin, and its long fingers end in broken and dirty nails. Grues are the weakest of the star spawn. A host of writhing, scrambling grues typically accompanies more powerful star spawn. Their constant
normal.
Cult of Tharizdun, the Chained God
Tharizdun’s Spark (Recharge 6);{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"recharge", "rollAction":"Tharizdun's Spark"}. As a bonus action, the cultist touches
Monsters
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 1: Spelljammer Creatures
One whispers promises of reality-defying knowledge and world-bending power. When a wizard or a warlock hears that whisper and listens too intently, they might set foot on the twisting path toward
eldritch lich its parasite.
Great Old Ones
d6;{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Great Old Ones"}
Form
1
Cthulhu
2
Tharizdun, the Chained God
3
Dendar
Monsters
Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
entropy, delighting and furthering the destruction it brings.
Cycles of Chaos. As a personification of entropy, Ygorl is cursed to see things as they will become—broken and consumed by the march
of eternity. It has no sense of empathy or compassion, driven only to unmake so that the resulting base elements of reality can fuel the multiverse’s endless cycles of creation and destruction
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
light over huge anvils. Chained giants with coal-black skin and fiery orange hair hammer out weapons under the malignant gaze of a pit fiend seated in a flying throne. Throughout the forge, sparks
containing oily water, coils of greasy chain, mounds of iron filings, and more. The fire giants’ names are Drumra, Jalt, Rosska, and Zrakorn. While chained, the giants have a walking speed of 10 feet. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
31. Halaster’s Secretary A nothic is chained to the floor of this otherwise empty room. The nothic’s chain is short enough to prevent the creature from reaching the doors but long enough to let it
attack anything that enters the room. The chain can be broken with a strike from a magic weapon or an adamantine weapon, or with a successful DC 25 Strength (Athletics) check. Strapped to the nothic’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
shallow alcoves that contain wooden troughs. Two wooden posts pounded into the rocky earth have iron rings bolted to them, and chained to one of them is a short humanoid with bat wings and spider
. Tethering Posts Iron rings bolted to these wooden posts were once used to secure horses. Chained to one post is a chaotic neutral mongrelfolk (see appendix D) named Marzena Belview, the older sister of Mishka
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
floorboards can be broken through with a successful DC 15 Strength (Athletics) check to allow access to the room below. M11. Laboratory Most of this room is taken up by long wooden tables that are
only by solving the planetarium puzzle. From inside area M13, however, the door is plainly visible. M13. The Chained Library To reach this room, the characters must solve the telescope puzzle in area
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
The Great Old One Your patron is a mysterious entity whose nature is utterly foreign to the fabric of reality. It might come from the Far Realm, the space beyond reality, or it could be one of the
, called That Which Lurks; Tharizdun, the Chained God; Dendar, the Night Serpent; Zargon, the Returner; Great Cthulhu; and other unfathomable beings. Expanded Spell List The Great Old One lets you choose
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Woe Strider Woe striders form from the souls of those who’ve broken the bonds of destiny. Over centuries, these cosmic blasphemers transform into hunched, long-limbed horrors. Sadistic things, woe
discarded cosmic purpose. When they fail to find answers, their unnatural cries cause reality to shudder, undermining magic and sane minds alike. Woe Strider
Large aberration, chaotic evil
Armor Class 17
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
blocks of the upper layers are eventually broken down into smaller chunks of matter that sink to the lower layers. The truth is actually the opposite: the tiny shards of Ocanthus, the lowest layer
broken hopes. The spirits here can’t conceive of anyone refusing to obey the will of their commanders. They are dedicated soldiers, forever lacking a cause. A journey into Acheron is a confrontation
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
spellcasters to interact with the world’s underlying magical reality. In Arcavios, that fabric is knotted and tangled in some locations, creating a phenomenon called snarls. At these places, spells
, whole or broken, grown over or mysteriously clean. Their irregular spokes evoke the radiating lines of a shining star. The star arches are a mystery left over from the birth of the world. In most
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
it’s not rising in a straight line. Cloud cover might even make it look as though it were broken into multiple pieces. After an hour, the Spire returns to normal. 2 A kolyarut (see Morte’s Planar Parade
) arrives to interview the characters about their strange situation. It seeks information so greater powers in Mechanus can decide whether they want to blame the characters for their reality-defying
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
healthy, but their wills have been broken by mental trauma and tranquilizing drugs. Their emotions surface only during rest, when the dreams of the Night Serpent wrench them screaming from their troubled
sleep. The captives are not chained. Presented with an opportunity to escape, most become paralyzed with indecision. Breaking their fugue requires strong words and a successful DC 17 Charisma
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
trying to pry information out of a prisoner, convincing street thugs to back down from a confrontation, or using the edge of a broken bottle to convince a sneering vizier to reconsider a decision
, rumors, and gossip Blend into a crowd to get the sense of key topics of conversation Spellcasting Ability Bards, paladins, sorcerers, and warlocks use Charisma as their spellcasting ability, which helps determine the saving throw DCs of spells they cast.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
trying to pry information out of a prisoner, convincing street thugs to back down from a confrontation, or using the edge of a broken bottle to convince a sneering vizier to reconsider a decision
, rumors, and gossip Blend into a crowd to get the sense of key topics of conversation Spellcasting Ability Bards, paladins, sorcerers, and warlocks use Charisma as their spellcasting ability, which helps determine the saving throw DCs of spells they cast.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
eye to the window, which has been broken outward. Scattered about the floor are chunks of the moldy cake, as if something had burst out of it. There are two explanations for the burst cake and broken
doesn’t appear again. If the characters attack the ghost, it attacks them in turn. Treasure The lute, though old and covered in dust, has survived the passage of time. It is a magic instrument of the bards called a Doss lute.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Lorehold. Bards thrive in Lorehold, and wizards (particularly those of the School of Divination) are numerous among its students. Clerics (often with the Knowledge or Light domains) are also quite common
of a broken statue that houses the consciousness of a snarky sage 5 A sheet of parchment embossed with tactile lettering, glowing red 6 A broken dagger with a wavy blade and a serpentine hilt
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
Last War to the dragonmarked. Just as the kingdom of Galifar shattered into smaller nations, the Last War left the dragonmarked houses broken, unsure of their role in the new world and their ties to
the new political powers of Khorvaire, and the division of Thuranni from Phiarlan embodies that new reality. From his enclave in Regalport (in the Lhazaar Principalities), Baron Elar d’Thuranni rules a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Guards Corroded, broken weapons litter this hall, as if a battle had been fought here long ago. Clinging to the ceiling above the eastern door are three vampire spawn named Darvanos, Hekella, and Tozu
, and the air is heavy with the scent of rot.
Prisoner. A human adventurer named Portia Dzuth is chained up to the north. Her armor and equipment lie in a heap to the south.
Portia Dzuth hails from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
ruling over its domain. Long ago, the beholder heard rumors of an arcane device known as the Maze Engine, capable of shifting the gears of reality. During the last Great Modron March, Karazikar
captured a pentadrone and afterward became convinced the Maze Engine existed in the Underdark. Unfortunately, the modron’s axiomatic mind couldn’t be broken, and it perished rather than reveal anything
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
) radiant damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. Cult of Tharizdun the Chained God Tharizdun’s Spark (Recharge 6). As a bonus action, the cultist touches a simple or
of these, but in fact are beings set apart from what mortals consider reality. Some Elder Evils are alleged to be creatures of the Far Realm, while others are thought to be trapped in a particular
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
tomb through the secret door at area 47D. This tomb is filled with terracotta warriors, kneeling in neat ranks around a polished wooden coffin. Between the warriors, four aisles scattered with broken
perfectly still and pose no threat as long as the tomb remains relatively quiet. If any character talks loudly, steps on a piece of broken pottery, or makes any other equivalent noise while in the tomb, read
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
, becoming a living prison that could forever hold the darkness within. And this is the foundation of our reality. Eberron is the Dragon Between, the world on which we stand. Khyber is the Dragon Below
, source of demons and foul things. And the ring around our world is the broken body of Siberys, the Dragon Above, whose blood is the source of all magic.
This cosmic struggle was merely the first of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume One: Spelljammer Creatures
Eldritch Lich From beyond the stars, a Great Old One whispers promises of reality-defying knowledge and world-bending power. When a wizard or a warlock hears that whisper and listens too intently
Old Ones table to determine which entity gave an eldritch lich its parasite. Great Old Ones d6 Form 1 Cthulhu 2 Tharizdun, the Chained God 3 Dendar, the Night Serpent 4 Ghaunadaur 5 Zargon, the Returner 6 That Which Lurks
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
.
By the lift’s interior light, you can see into a vast, unlit cavern strewn with broken stonework from ancient buildings as far as you can see in every direction. The air is stale, and filled with
warforged corpse lies at the bottom of the pit, its head struck from its shoulders. Eleven other warforged in various states of disrepair sit chained together on the pit floor. Climbing the walls of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
the west, but it fell long ago and only a few broken arches of masonry remain. Arched doorways lead into the entry hall. B2. Entry Hall A large banquet table rests on the floor in here. The guards use
, altering reality so that any consequences of that action are erased. For example, a creature could undo the killing blow that they dealt to an enemy, causing that enemy to return to life in the position
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
clenched fists. Timber from broken rafters and smashed doors lies strewn across the floor. The ice statue is harmless. Nevertheless, anyone who damages the statue is cursed. Until the curse is lifted
. Hall of Jarls Ice has broken through the walls and ceiling of this hall, and a 12-foot-wide, 15-foot high gash in the outer wall leads outside. Set into alcoves along the corridor are four stone
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
piece of the petrified giant that gave the tavern its name. In reality, this is an obelisk shard. During the night, a band of goblins broke into the Sleeping Giant, smashed the bar to extract the obelisk
splinters and the top split in half. Nevertheless, a tall purple tiefling works behind the broken counter, diligently cleaning mugs and plates under the watchful eye of the surly dwarf owner, Grista
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
—broken and consumed by the march of eternity. It has no sense of empathy or compassion, driven only to unmake so that the resulting base elements of reality can fuel the multiverse’s endless cycles of
believe that their appearance derives from the primal fear inspired by fiendish creatures, while bards assert that panic, being such a repulsive emotion, is embodied by an equally ugly creature
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
ballroom’s stage is filled with set pieces, props, and costumes. Treasure. Among the many other instruments stored here is Quill’s instrument of the bards (Cli lyre), which is kept in an ornate wooden case
ability to warp reality and bring to life things from their imagination. Renekor dreamed itself into Wisteria Vale from the Underdark. The beholder believes that the village and its residents are its own
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
, an alternate reality, or another Wildspace system. Valt Valt was one of Fyreen’s moons until it was ripped from the planet’s orbit by the Eye of Doom. It is days away from disappearing into the vortex
have tried to harvest the crystal, only to find that it can’t be chipped or broken by any magic or force known to them.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
floor around them is littered with bits of broken wood. The griffons can’t attack creatures outside of their cages, but they make a ruckus when intruders enter — so loud that Countess Sansuri can hear
, an adult bronze dragon, is chained to the back wall and floor of this spacious, windowless cell. Two locked manacles bind the dragon’s hind legs, preventing him from moving more than a few feet in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
M8. Control Room This central area once served as the bridge of the planar craft. This area is a maze of damaged controls and broken machinery. Countless wires twist their way across the walls
“enlightened ones.” Through the technology of the planar craft and Kwalish’s experimentation, each brain in a jar has been chained to the others to form a hive-mind consciousness, even as each retains its






