because beyond dark cracking released

Memory Web

Monsters Quests from the Infinite Staircase

webs lie in ambush draped over plant life, wrapped around corpses, or stuck to ossuaries in dark catacombs. Memory webs feed on memories and require daily sustenance. When a memory web’s prey

seeds that might be released by a slain memory web. Memory Web Memories d4 Memory 1 The location of a powerful magic item 2 A secret betrayal by a beloved public figure

Private Sanctum Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

warded area. The barrier of the warded area appears dark and foggy, preventing vision (including darkvision) through it. Sensors created by divination spells can't appear inside the protected area or

increase the size of the cube by 100 feet for each slot level beyond 4th. Thus you could protect a cube that can be up to 200 feet on one side by using a spell slot of 5th level.

Mordenkainen's Private Sanctum Legacy

Spells Player’s Handbook (2014)

warded area. The barrier of the warded area appears dark and foggy, preventing vision (including darkvision) through it. Sensors created by divination spells can't appear inside the protected area or

increase the size of the cube by 100 feet for each slot level beyond 4th. Thus you could protect a cube that can be up to 200 feet on one side by using a spell slot of 5th level.

K'thriss Drow'b

Monsters Acquisitions Incorporated

largely indifferent elder entity from beyond reality. Tapped into this dark power, the “C” Team's hoardsperson sees all existence as a puzzle to unlock, and he is obsessed by the essential lack of meaning

. Tentacles play a big part in K'thriss's spellcasting, whether wrenching him through the sky when he uses magic to fly, or manifesting in dark, suckered form when he casts spells such as thorn whip. And

Specter of Night

Monsters Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures

exhaustion.Like dark mirrors of Eldraine’s archons (see “Archon of Boundaries”), specters appear as shrouded figures mounted on horrific flying beasts. It is easy to look at a

heralds of death. Specters are said to utter a keening wail, mournful beyond all other sounds and audible only to those who are about to die.PoisonNecrotic

Crown of Lies

Magic Items Vecna: Eve of Ruin

Dark Powers released Kas. From there, Kas set out to ruin his former master. Should Kas fail, the Dark Powers will reclaim him. The crown is made of burnished and entwined metal rods. To attune to it

, the Dark Powers of the Domain of Dread lured Kas to a hidden forge, where he found the Crown of Lies. Once Kas vowed to deliver Vecna into the Dark Powers’ clutches and donned the crown, the

Hundred-Handed One

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

performed dark rituals, robbing the power of ancient, slumbering giants and using it to transform their servants. This primal energy granted the archons' agents numerous limbs—the better to raise the

beards, frozen skin, hair crackling with lightning, or other primal incarnations. Beyond these primal giants, though, other giants fill the tales of Theros.

Adult Kruthik

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

span of an adult kruthik is roughly seven years. Adult kruthiks grow spiky protrusions on their legs and can fling these dagger-sized spikes at enemies beyond the reach of their claws. Kruthiks

having an acute sense of smell, kruthiks can see in the dark and can detect vibrations in the earth around them. They take the scent of their own dead as a warning and avoid areas where many other

Soul Coin

Magic Items Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

trapped within it, as does expending all of the coin’s charges. The coin itself rusts from within and is destroyed once the soul is released. A freed soul travels to the realm of the god it

served or the outer plane most closely tied to its alignment (DM’s choice). The souls of lawful evil creatures released from soul coins typically emerge from the River Styx as lemure;lemure devils

Dusk Hag

Monsters Eberron: Rising from the Last War

their dark magic allows them to influence the dreams of others, sending messages or inflicting nightmares with a touch. Tales talk of ambitious wizards, frantic monarchs, and desperate heroes

the golden key.” 6 “Beware the black horse.” 7 “The fish is your friend.” 8 “The stairs downward lead to that which you seek.” 9 “Look for two crossed swords. There your goal lies.” 10 “If you see two crows, turn back. Beyond is death.”

Human Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

traditions with origins far beyond the reach of any single human’s memory. They live fully in the present—making them well suited to the adventuring life—but also plan for the future

the Inner Sea, the Mulan are generally tall, slim, and amber-skinned, with eyes of hazel or brown. Their hair ranges from black to dark brown, but in the lands where the Mulan are most prominent, nobles

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

alongside complex designs for clockwork organs. 6 You were released after being petrified for generations. Your memories have faded, though, and your body isn’t what it once was. 7 Your

Demilich (Variant) Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

curse on a success.The transformation into a demilich isn’t a bitter end for all liches that experience it. Made as a conscious choice, the path of the demilich becomes the next step in a dark

their quest for power beyond the mortal world. As their patron did, they secure their remains within well-guarded vaults, using soul gems to maintain their phylacteries and destroy the adventurers who

Hythonia

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

mythic trait by describing her skin cracking and turning pale as she suffers wounds. Read or paraphrase the following text when Hythonia finally uses her Shed Skin trait: The medusa’s skin

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

Elf Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

“I have never imagined such beauty existed,” Goldmoon said softly. The day’s march had been difficult, but the reward at the end was beyond their dreams. The companions stood on a

(Moonbrook), Xiloscient (Goldpetal) Subrace Ancient divides among the elven people resulted in three main subraces: high elves, wood elves, and dark elves, who are commonly called drow. Choose one of

The Solitaire Cracks

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault

and have no means of escape After the night hags obtain the shard solitaire but before they can use their plane shift spells to escape with it The cracking of the shard solitaire is audible to anyone

holding or wearing it. In that instant, the shard solitaire becomes a flawed, nonmagical diamond worth 500 gp, and all the creatures and extradimensional energy contained within it are released at

Eye and Hand of Vecna Legacy

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

Seldom is the name of Vecna spoken except in a hushed voice. Vecna was, in his time, one of the mightiest of all wizards. Through dark magic and conquest, he forged a terrible empire. For all his

would allow him to live on as a lich. Beyond death, he became the greatest of all liches. Even though his body gradually withered and decayed, Vecna continued to expand his evil dominion. So formidable

The Solitaire Cracks

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault

and have no means of escape After the night hags obtain the shard solitaire but before they can use their plane shift spells to escape with it The cracking of the shard solitaire is audible to anyone

holding or wearing it. In that instant, the shard solitaire becomes a flawed, nonmagical diamond worth 500 gp, and all the creatures and extradimensional energy contained within it are released at

The Solitaire Cracks

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault

and have no means of escape After the night hags obtain the shard solitaire but before they can use their plane shift spells to escape with it The cracking of the shard solitaire is audible to anyone

holding or wearing it. In that instant, the shard solitaire becomes a flawed, nonmagical diamond worth 500 gp, and all the creatures and extradimensional energy contained within it are released at

Artus Cimber

Monsters Tomb of Annihilation

additional 20 feet, or make the gem go dark. Turn the dagger into a compass that, while resting on Artus’s palm, points north. Cast dimension door from the dagger. Once this property is used

Chult, where he also met his wife, Alisanda. The ring halts its wearer’s natural aging and has allowed Artus to survive well beyond his natural lifespan. The ring also defies magical attempts to

Strahd von Zarovich

Monsters Curse of Strahd

(Costs 2 Actions). Strahd makes one bite attack.With his mind sharp and his heart dark, Strahd von Zarovich is a formidable foe. Courage and lives beyond measure have been lost to him. Reread chapter 1

attacks at the most advantageous moment and from the most advantageous position. Strahd knows when he’s in over his head. If he begins taking more damage than he can regenerate, he moves beyond

19. Glass Statue

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation Supplement

19. Glass Statue This dark, rectangular room contains a seven-foot-tall glass statue of a scowling woman with octopus tentacles for arms emerging from dark ocean waves. Three dusty rugs lie at the

shattered, the water spills out and takes the form of a water elemental under the command of the one who released it. The elemental understands Aquan only and does not heed commands it can’t understand. It disappears 1 hour after being set free.

19. Glass Statue

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation Supplement

19. Glass Statue This dark, rectangular room contains a seven-foot-tall glass statue of a scowling woman with octopus tentacles for arms emerging from dark ocean waves. Three dusty rugs lie at the

shattered, the water spills out and takes the form of a water elemental under the command of the one who released it. The elemental understands Aquan only and does not heed commands it can’t understand. It disappears 1 hour after being set free.

19. Glass Statue

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation Supplement

19. Glass Statue This dark, rectangular room contains a seven-foot-tall glass statue of a scowling woman with octopus tentacles for arms emerging from dark ocean waves. Three dusty rugs lie at the

shattered, the water spills out and takes the form of a water elemental under the command of the one who released it. The elemental understands Aquan only and does not heed commands it can’t understand. It disappears 1 hour after being set free.

General Features

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

takes 9 (2d8) necrotic damage. A creature in a dark pool can’t regain hit points. Pedestals. The 3-foot-high pedestals store radiant energy, which is released in the presence of undead intruders. If an

General Features Each floor inside the Phylactery Vault has the following features. Dark Pools. A dark pool is 1 foot deep and difficult terrain. Any creature that starts its turn in a dark pool

Tyrant's Escape

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

Tyrant’s Escape If the party communicated with Dalk Dranzorg during the séances, the adventure’s climax unfolds as follows. Dranzorg Released. After the house wakes, Dalk Dranzorg can be released as

by Mara might carry a piece of her spirit with them, potentially in the form of a Dark Gift (see chapter 1). The evil beneath the House of Lament adds to its prison of souls.

Druid Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

includes the worship of Nature as a primal force beyond personification, but also encompasses the worship of Beory, the Oerth Mother, as well as devotees of Obad-Hai, Ehlonna, and Ulaa. In the worlds

druids count them all (even the violent ones) as worthy of veneration. The druids of Eberron hold animistic beliefs completely unconnected to the Sovereign Host, the Dark Six, or any of the other

Hit Points

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

damaged beyond repair, and any souls trapped in the vehicle’s furnace are released to the afterlife (see “Soul Fuel”). Damage Threshold Infernal war machines have bulk or armor that allows them to shrug

17. Flooding Pit

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild

17. Flooding Pit The corridor beyond the secret door at area 15 contains three open 10-foot-deep pits. Lying at the bottom of each pit, a number of skeletons are shackled to the walls. In addition

can also make a DC 18 Dexterity check using those tools, cracking open the slab on a success. Creatures The first pit contains four humanoid skeletons. The second contains two umber hulk exoskeletons

Hit Points

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

damaged beyond repair, and any souls trapped in the vehicle’s furnace are released to the afterlife (see “Soul Fuel”). Damage Threshold Infernal war machines have bulk or armor that allows them to shrug

Hit Points

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

damaged beyond repair, and any souls trapped in the vehicle’s furnace are released to the afterlife (see “Soul Fuel”). Damage Threshold Infernal war machines have bulk or armor that allows them to shrug

General Features

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

takes 9 (2d8) necrotic damage. A creature in a dark pool can’t regain hit points. Pedestals. The 3-foot-high pedestals store radiant energy, which is released in the presence of undead intruders. If an

General Features Each floor inside the Phylactery Vault has the following features. Dark Pools. A dark pool is 1 foot deep and difficult terrain. Any creature that starts its turn in a dark pool

General Features

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

takes 9 (2d8) necrotic damage. A creature in a dark pool can’t regain hit points. Pedestals. The 3-foot-high pedestals store radiant energy, which is released in the presence of undead intruders. If an

General Features Each floor inside the Phylactery Vault has the following features. Dark Pools. A dark pool is 1 foot deep and difficult terrain. Any creature that starts its turn in a dark pool

Tyrant's Escape

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

Tyrant’s Escape If the party communicated with Dalk Dranzorg during the séances, the adventure’s climax unfolds as follows. Dranzorg Released. After the house wakes, Dalk Dranzorg can be released as

by Mara might carry a piece of her spirit with them, potentially in the form of a Dark Gift (see chapter 1). The evil beneath the House of Lament adds to its prison of souls.

17. Flooding Pit

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild

17. Flooding Pit The corridor beyond the secret door at area 15 contains three open 10-foot-deep pits. Lying at the bottom of each pit, a number of skeletons are shackled to the walls. In addition

can also make a DC 18 Dexterity check using those tools, cracking open the slab on a success. Creatures The first pit contains four humanoid skeletons. The second contains two umber hulk exoskeletons

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