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Specter of Night

Monsters Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures

, calling to those close to death. Each non-Undead creature within 120 feet of the specter must make a DC 15 Constitution saving throw. On a failure, the creature hears the wail and is marked for death

the creature is targeted by a remove curse spell or similar magic. Reaping Scythe. Melee Weapon Attack: +10;{"diceNotation":"1d20+10", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Reaping Scythe"} to hit

Ki-rin Legacy

Monsters Volo's Guide to Monsters

): calm emotions, lesser restoration, silence 3rd level (3 slots): dispel magic, remove curse, sending 4th level (3 slots): banishment, freedom of movement, guardian of faith 5th level (3 slots): greater

times per day, using each of the following versions of the power once. One version permanently creates enough objects made of soft, plant-based material — including manufactured objects such as cloth

Half-Elf Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

. EXCELLENT AMBASSADORS Many half-elves learn at an early age to get along with everyone, defusing hostility and finding common ground. As a race, they have elven grace without elven aloofness and

-Elf Variants Some half-elves in Faerûn have a racial trait in place of the Skill Versatility trait. If your DM allows it, your half-elf character can forgo Skill Versatility and instead take the elf trait Keen Senses or a trait based on your elf parentage:

Vellynne Harpell

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

family, based in the town of Longsaddle. Cold and dispassionate, she took to magic only a decade ago in her late forties and is skilled in the arcane tradition of necromancy. She has a lifelong struggle

’s blood on the title page. The tome contains the spells Vellynne has prepared plus the following additional spells: bestow curse, blindness/deafness, false life, find familiar, magic weapon, polymorph, protection from evil and good, remove curse, shield, and Tenser's floating disk.

Occultant Abacus

Magic Items Acquisitions Incorporated

throw. If it’s not clear who administered the killing blow, you grant this benefit to a random creature involved in the fight. Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you

. The difference between the index finger and the middle finger. The elasticity of the ear lobe. 6 You take a long, careful look, and then decide based on which fellow franchisee has been nice to

Yuan-ti Pureblood Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

with that of snakes, producing a caste-based society of hybrids in which the most snakelike are the leaders and the most humanlike are spies and agents in foreign lands. Humans Transformed The

caste system based on how complete a person’s transformation was. The vast majority of yuan-ti fall into three categories — abominations, malisons, and purebloods — while the mutated

Testing Phase

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

, 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

sometimes assume that “slaad” is a misspelling or mispronunciation. Calling these creatures “salads” is frowned upon. Frogs are common on campus and are often kept as pets

The Gods of Two Peoples

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

or need to do so. As with any people, half-elves often choose a favored deity based on their calling or profession: Corellon Larethian, Azuth, or Mystra for wizards, Solonor Thelandira or Mielikki

. Half-elves often revere the gods of the culture in which they were raised, although some rebel against their upbringing, seeking out the gods of the other aspect of their heritage, or feeling a calling

Orc Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

with orcs tells of confronting a hulking foe that can cleave through a warrior with a single blow, part of a force that can cut down enemies as though they were trembling stalks of wheat before the

. These tenets vary from tribe to tribe, and are often based in events that the tribe has experienced. Here are a few examples: If a dwarf or a human invokes its god upon dying, you must carry the

Splitting Loyalties

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

agent of the Sunweaver—deemed service in the Brightguard a holy calling, the group’s ranks swelled. Most members have unshakable resolve, but recent revolutionary acts have the order on edge. The

, preserve the city.” Beliefs. Atash has cost this once-great city-state its splendor. Goals. Remove Atash and remake the city. Character Role. After the Brightguard initially sets the characters on the

Specter of Night

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume Four

creature, it must succeed on a DC 18 Strength saving throw or have the prone condition. Mournful Keening (Recharge 6). The specter utters a keening wail, calling to those close to death. Each non

hit points and has disadvantage on death saving throws, and all attack rolls against it are made with advantage. This effect lasts for 1 minute or until the creature is targeted by a remove curse spell

8. The Fate of Falkir's Fist

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

8. The Fate of Falkir’s Fist A little more than a year ago, four dwarf adventurers calling themselves Falkir’s Fist made it this far into Undermountain before Muiral killed them. The room where they

transmutation magic around the helm, which is cursed. Once the helm is donned, it can’t be removed until its wearer dies or until a remove curse spell or similar magic is cast on the helm. Any humanoid

Barbarian Class Features

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook

half your Speed. Level 9: Brutal Strike If you use Reckless Attack, you can forgo any Advantage on one Strength-based attack roll of your choice on your turn. The chosen attack roll mustn’t have

have the following effect options. Forceful Blow. The target is pushed 15 feet straight away from you. You can then move up to half your Speed straight toward the target without provoking Opportunity

Barbarian Class Features

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules

Advantage on one Strength-based attack roll of your choice on your turn. The chosen attack roll mustn’t have Disadvantage. If the chosen attack roll hits, the target takes an extra 1d10 damage of the same

type dealt by the weapon or Unarmed Strike, and you can cause one Brutal Strike effect of your choice. You have the following effect options. Forceful Blow. The target is pushed 15 feet straight away

Lycanthropes

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

. Curse of Lycanthropy. A humanoid creature can be afflicted with the curse of lycanthropy after being wounded by a lycanthrope, or if one or both of its parents are lycanthropes. A remove curse spell

character gains a Strength of 19 if his or her score isn’t already higher, and a +1 bonus to AC while in bear or hybrid form (from natural armor). Attack and damage rolls for the natural weapons are based on

Docks

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

Docks The docks of Saltmarsh are the beating heart of the town. The fishing trade and related commerce that keep the town alive are based here. The docks have recently undergone a series of

fishing boats. It’s those dwarves — they want to take over! 4 The king’s agents have infiltrated town. It’s only a matter of time before they remove the council and replace them with foppish nobles. 5

Bottom Card: Reward or Ruin

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things

a ruin based on how well the players resolved the day’s top card. If you’re using cards that have a different meaning when they’re upright versus upside down, ignore the cards’ orientation. Rewards

time needed to reach their destination by a day. Remove the last pair of cards from the spread. Treasure. The characters find treasure inspired by the card as they overcome the day’s challenges. If

Magic Items

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

campaign. Gaining Treasure Points Each character earns treasure points based on an adventure’s tier and its intended playing time: 1 treasure point is awarded for every 2 hours played in a tier 1 or

tier 2 adventure. 1 treasure point is awarded for every 1 hour played in a tier 3 or tier 4 adventure. As with the variant rules for gaining levels, this award is based on the adventure’s projected

A Wizard's Theory

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

additional effect based on the school of magic associated with the standing stone that the character touched, as noted in the Standing Stone Effects table. Ubbalux’s latest attempt to escape his

from the standing stone. Transmutation Your skin turns blue for the next 24 hours. A remove curse spell ends the effect on you. Development Dropping its disguise, the barlgura demon implores

Repairs

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

, removing a level of exhaustion, or restoring the damaged vehicle’s hit points. Each option is discussed below. End a Mishap A creature can use its action to make an ability check based on the nature

successful check ends the mishap. A mishap with no repair DC can’t be repaired. Remove Exhaustion If the infernal war machine has one or more levels of exhaustion, a creature can spend 1 hour or more

Sphinxes

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

guardian. Benign deities sometimes grant a sphinx the power to remove supplicants that fail their tests, transporting them away and ensuring that they never encounter the sphinx again. However, those

climbed in a howling storm. Sometimes a sphinx must be summoned from such an extradimensional space, with supplicants calling it from its empty lair. Only those the sphinx deems worthy gain admittance to

Doomvault Lore

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5

questioned based on its location and circumstance. You can make information more specific and useful, but the basics of the lore should be conveyed. Sectors Some pieces of lore are threats and rumors known

destroy them, dealing an incalculable blow to Szass Tam’s power. Phylactery Vault Pieces of lore about the Phylactery Vault are presented in the order in which they should be revealed: Beneath the

Commoners and Crews

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

one’s crew, and such “drowners” are universally shunned. The dozens of crews calling Baldur’s Gate home are as different in attitude and approach as the city’s residents. For instance, everyone in the

, is one of the most powerful in the city, thanks to the information it gathers from its clients. Some crews are simply neighborhood-based, their association based on territory rather than trade, such as

Commoners and Crews

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer

one’s crew, and such “drowners” are universally shunned. The dozens of crews calling Baldur’s Gate home are as different in attitude and approach as the city’s residents. For instance, everyone in the

, is one of the most powerful in the city, thanks to the information it gathers from its clients. Some crews are simply neighborhood-based, their association based on territory rather than trade, such

Reception and Audience

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat

them forever, without destroying their usefulness. You have the opportunity to discover their hiding places in your struggle against their cult allies. Together, we can remove them as a threat to us

) check for each lie. (Don’t reveal the DC of this check.) Feel free to introduce additional modifiers based on specific arguments the characters present and their overall behavior. Sincere (or at

Reception and Audience

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

them forever, without destroying their usefulness. You have the opportunity to discover their hiding places in your struggle against their cult allies. Together, we can remove them as a threat to us

) check for each lie. (Don’t reveal the DC of this check.) Feel free to introduce additional modifiers based on specific arguments the characters present and their overall behavior. Sincere (or at least

Decisionist

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

the Rogue Stole Your Coins, We Have a Job to Do. You help advance the franchise by calling for votes, making sure you’re always on the side with the most votes, and resolving disputes within the

that conceals an extradimensional space. As a bonus action, you can place one tool kit that you are proficient with into the voting kit, or can remove it. No other type of object can be placed into

Mystery Mine

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

advantage on all Charisma-based ability checks made at the carnival. This effect lasts until the crowning of the Witchlight Monarch (see “Timed Events” toward the end of the chapter). Any character who

that ends a curse rids the character of these nightmares but doesn’t remove levels of exhaustion gained as a result of them.

Occultant

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

can add the d10 to an attack roll, ability check, or saving throw. If it’s not clear who administered the killing blow, you grant this benefit to a random creature involved in the fight. Once you use

nostrils. The difference between the index finger and the middle finger. The elasticity of the ear lobe. 6 You take a long, careful look, and then decide based on which fellow franchisee has been nice

Solitary but Social

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

receive relatively cordial treatment from those other hags instead. Every hag has a particular status relative to others of her kind and to hags of all sorts, based on age, abilities, influence

remaining coven members. Adventurers who slay only one member of a coven might deal a blow to it in the short term, but later on the surrounding region is wracked with plagues, curses, and other disasters

Attack on Bryn Shander

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

to her immediately. Duvessa and Markham know of no such person, and no such person steps forward. Drufi carries a horn made from a mammoth’s tusk and can blow it as an action. The horn can be heard

has either the Ring of Winter or knowledge of its exact whereabouts, so characters will probably have to kill her. Once the characters defeat the frost giants, they gain special quests and rewards based on which NPCs survived the battle.

Champions and Quests

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

to refuse the quest. The god might intervene to steer the champion toward the quest: Thassa could cause a storm to blow the character’s ship off course, for example, bringing the champion to where

the god wants them to be. In extreme instances, the god might place a magical command on the character, similar to a geas spell. God-Based Campaigns Each god’s entry in this chapter explores the themes

Franchise Costs

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

monthly cost of a franchise is calculated based on the franchise’s headquarters, as noted on the Baseline Costs table on the next page. The costs on this table differ from the costs found in the

come calling. Defaulting on franchise payments can also strain relationships with nobles, merchants, and others who value a franchise more for its assets than for the characters. Such relationships typically turn frosty until the characters are able to prove that the franchise is back on its feet.

8. Shrine of the Horned King

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

clutches a brass horn (see “Treasure” below). The minotaur shaman treats all intruders as enemies to be carved up and added to his pile of dismembered bodies. His first action in combat is to blow his

it. (If multiple targets are equally close, the target is determined randomly.) Greater restoration, remove curse, or similar magic ends the blood lust on a creature. A creature that succeeds on its

Barbarian

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

waiting for the order to go out and remove vital organs from another CEO. Corporate barbarians are the muscle behind the civil face of a franchise. It’s not that they enjoy losing their composure and

Items d10 Item 1 A tooth from a previous victim, wrapped in a silk handkerchief 2 A calling card with your name on it 3 A quick charcoal sketch of your victim, done in your own

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