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Cursed Luckstone

Magic Items Ghosts of Saltmarsh

stone can’t be used this way again until the next dawn. Curse. This item is cursed. Attuning to it curses you until you are targeted by a remove curse spell or similar magic. As long as you

remain cursed, you cannot discard the stone, which immediately teleports back into your pocket or pack. After you use the stone’s magic, your next two ability checks are made with disadvantage.

Tromokratis

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

fall unconscious. Instead, the damage creates cracks in its carapace, revealing its hearts. Tromokratis has four hearts: two on its chest, one on its back, and one at the base of its tail. A heart has an

: The titanic monster’s carapace cracks, revealing a pulsing, red-purple heart buried amid heaps of blubber and muscle. Fissures run across the beast’s ancient shell, revealing three

Raise Dead Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

, curses, or similar effects; if these aren't first removed prior to casting the spell, they take effect when the creature returns to life. The spell can't return an undead creature to life. This spell

. Coming back from the dead is an ordeal. The target takes a −4 penalty to all attack rolls, saving throws, and ability checks. Every time the target finishes a long rest, the penalty is reduced by 1 until it disappears.

Resurrection Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

hit points. This spell neutralizes any poisons and cures normal diseases afflicting the creature when it died. It doesn't, however, remove magical diseases, curses, and the like; if such effects aren't

removed prior to casting the spell, they afflict the target on its return to life. This spell closes all mortal wounds and restores any missing body parts. Coming back from the dead is an ordeal

Dwarf Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

“Yer late, elf!” came the rough edge of a familiar voice. Bruenor Battlehammer walked up the back of his dead foe, disregarding the fact that the heavy monster lay on top of his elven

mountains they love, weathering the passage of centuries with stoic endurance and little change. They respect the traditions of their clans, tracing their ancestry back to the founding of their most

Daoud's Wondrous Lanthorn

Magic Items Quests from the Infinite Staircase

lantern’s flame goes out, the creature attuned to it immediately dies. One exception to this rule exists (see the “Destroying the Lantern” section). Revealing Light. The lantern sheds

use a bonus action to dim the lantern, reducing the light to dim light in a 5-foot radius, or brighten the lantern back to its normal bright light radius. Lenses. When found, the lantern’s

Book of Vile Darkness Legacy

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

the Book. The Book of Vile Darkness allows pages to be torn from it, but any evil lore contained on those pages finds its way back into the book eventually, usually when a new author adds pages to the

the book. Dark Magic. Several spells of horrific evil of the DM’s design and choosing could be in the book. Spells could impose dreadful curses, disfigure others, require human sacrifice, afflict creatures with crippling pain, spread vile plagues, and so on.

Cleric Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

her holy symbol as light pours from it to drive back the zombies crowding in on her companions. Clerics are intermediaries between the mortal world and the distant planes of the gods. As varied as the

provoke awe and dread, lay curses of plague or poison, and even call down flames from heaven to consume their enemies. For those evildoers who will benefit most from a mace to the head, clerics depend on

Kenku Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

at the burned-out building, a sudden cacophony erupted around us. Birds squawked, cats hissed, and dogs growled. Lidda hustled us back to the city’s safer avenues. Only when we were back within

enact it. Enraged, the entity imposed three dreadful curses upon them. First, the kenku’s beloved wings withered and fell away from their bodies, leaving them bound to the earth. Second, because

Sul Khatesh

Monsters Eberron: Rising from the Last War

polymorphs into a humanoid, beast, or giant that has a challenge rating no higher than her own, or back into her true form. She reverts to her true form if she dies. Any equipment she is wearing or

surrounding magic, from malevolent warlocks to mad wizards, from deadly curses to magical power that draws those who wield it deeper into darkness. Sul Khatesh is subtler than the Rage of War. She

Dead

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

it and can refuse. The spirit of a dead creature has left the body and departed for the Outer Planes, and reviving the creature requires calling the spirit back. If the creature returns to life, the

revival effect determines the creature’s current Hit Points. Unless otherwise stated, the creature returns to life with any conditions, magical contagions, or curses that were affecting it at death if

Fey Curses

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Domains of Delight: A Feywild Accessory

Fey Curses Curses are common punishments among archfey and other powerful Fey creatures. An adventurer might be cursed for any number of reasons, a few of which are listed below: Offending a powerful

Feywild denizen Entering a forbidden place Appearing in a fey court without an invitation You can determine the curse’s effect by rolling on the Fey Curses table. Fey Curses d8 Curse 1 Your ears

A28. Castellan's Bedchamber

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak

secret door. A character who searches the interior of the fireplace and succeeds on a DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check notices dwarven hand prints in the soot on the back wall. Pushing on the secret door causes it to swing open on hidden stone hinges, revealing area A29 beyond.

in the rubble-choked chimney — a total of one per party member (including sidekicks). The stirges attack anyone who pokes around in the fireplace. Secret Door. The back wall of the fireplace is a

Tracking Floon

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

) check or 5 gp in bribes allows the characters to trace the kidnappers’ path through back alleys to a circular metal cover inset in the pavement. The cover is easily lifted, revealing a ladder down into the sewers.

Dead

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

it and can refuse. The spirit of a dead creature has left the body and departed for the Outer Planes, and reviving the creature requires calling the spirit back. If the creature returns to life, the

revival effect determines the creature’s current Hit Points. Unless otherwise stated, the creature returns to life with any conditions, magical contagions, or curses that were affecting it at death if

Cursed Luckstone

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

, you can gain advantage on one ability check of your choice. The stone can’t be used this way again until the next dawn. Curse. This item is cursed. Attuning to it curses you until you are targeted by

a remove curse spell or similar magic. As long as you remain cursed, you cannot discard the stone, which immediately teleports back into your pocket or pack. After you use the stone’s magic, your next two ability checks are made with disadvantage. The Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh

Book of Vile Darkness (Variant)

Magic Items Keys from the Golden Vault

Vile Darkness allows pages to be torn from it, but any evil lore contained on those pages finds its way back into the book eventually, usually when a new author adds pages to the tome. If a solar tears

. Several spells of horrific evil of the DM’s design and choosing could be in the book. Spells could impose dreadful curses, disfigure others, require human sacrifice, afflict creatures with crippling pain, spread vile plagues, and so on.

Into Neverwinter's Catacombs

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Nest of the Eldritch Eye

. Read or paraphrase the following: The withered eyeball aims its empty gaze down an alley strewn with rubble. Rats scurry between chunks of old stone and dusty crates. At the back of the alley is a set of

moldering wood boards, propped up just enough to block a dark tunnel leading below the surface. The boards blocking the entrance to the catacombs can be moved easily, revealing a sloping tunnel (area N1).

Resurrection

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

neutralizes any poisons and cures normal diseases afflicting the creature when it died. It doesn’t, however, remove magical diseases, curses, and the like; if such effects aren’t removed prior to casting

the spell, they afflict the target on its return to life. This spell closes all mortal wounds and restores any missing body parts. Coming back from the dead is an ordeal. The target takes a -4 penalty

Kobold Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

owner, they are often willing to take the chance of revealing themselves because the potential reward is worth the risk. Dragon Servitors Kobolds believe that they were created by Tiamat from the blood

some other convenient way (or, in a cannibalistic tribe, eaten). Kobolds believe that if they die in service to their tribe, Kurtulmak immediately sends each of them back to life as the next egg laid in

29. Abandoned Apartment

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

Constitution saving throw; on a failed save, the creature drops to 0 hit points and is dying. After revealing its ghastly visage, the skull-faced Halaster then turns back around so that only its hair is

framed portrait showing the back of Halaster’s head: a mass of gray hair (see “Painting Trap” below). The wraith is all that remains of an evil adventurer who was disintegrated by Halaster in this room

Adventure Background

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

destroy evil in the multiverse, rather than stand back and watch demons and devils annihilate one another, destroying vast swaths of the multiverse in the process. In defiance of her superiors, Zariel

to the archdevil Bel and his infernal legions. Many of Zariel’s warriors fought bravely, but for others, the horrors of the Nine Hells proved too great. They fled back through the portal, sealing it

Parade Ambush

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

, revealing themselves to be guards protecting the Prince of Vice. As bystanders flee the area, the character who has the highest passive Wisdom (Perception) score spots a figure in green and yellow

stat block but does not have Sunlight Sensitivity. As the biza attacks, it calls out and curses the names Amos Nir, Nargis Ruba, and the others listed in the “Kings of Coin” section later in this

Raise Dead

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

spell also neutralizes any poisons and cures nonmagical diseases that affected the creature at the time it died. This spell doesn’t, however, remove magical diseases, curses, or similar effects; if

doesn’t restore missing body parts. If the creature is lacking body parts or organs integral for its survival—its head, for instance—the spell automatically fails. Coming back from the dead is an ordeal

Raise Dead

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

spell also neutralizes any poisons and cures nonmagical diseases that affected the creature at the time it died. This spell doesn’t, however, remove magical diseases, curses, or similar effects; if

doesn’t restore missing body parts. If the creature is lacking body parts or organs integral for its survival—its head, for instance—the spell automatically fails. Coming back from the dead is an ordeal

Resurrection

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

neutralizes any poisons and cures normal diseases afflicting the creature when it died. It doesn’t, however, remove magical diseases, curses, and the like; if such effects aren’t removed prior to casting

the spell, they afflict the target on its return to life. This spell closes all mortal wounds and restores any missing body parts. Coming back from the dead is an ordeal. The target takes a −4 penalty

Introduction

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

, revealing the angular muscles of his face and hands. He has a look of power—and of madness. His once handsome face is contorted by a tragedy darker than the night itself. Rumbling thunder pounds the castle

spires. The wind’s howling increases as Strahd turns his gaze back to the village. Far below, yet not beyond his ken, a party of adventurers has just entered his domain. Strahd’s face forms a twisted

M9. Backdrop Hallway

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

block this hall. The second one is painted to look like a raging sea, and the third looks like a moonlit graveyard. When a creature moves within 5 feet of a backdrop, it swings back against the wall

, revealing more of the corridor. The backdrops remain locked in these positions for 1 minute before swinging out to block the hallway again. Pit Trap. Beyond the third backdrop, directly in front of

Puzzle Features

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

goblin encourages them to follow him back to the last correct turn. The Goblin’s Riddles Upon meeting the characters (and to discourage them from attacking), the goblin makes it clear there is no way

path) or avoids the monster the group encounters (if the party chose the incorrect path), leading the characters back to the last correct chamber along the path after any battle. The goblin’s riddles

72. Trial of the Triangle

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

72. Trial of the Triangle The door to this area has a triangle carved into it. When the characters open the door, read: A five-foot-wide, floor-to-ceiling glass cylinder near the back wall of this

, revealing a triangular keyhole behind it. The cylinder is 5 feet in diameter, shaped of glass 2 inches thick. The triangular hole in the glass is 1 inch wide. The cylinder is normally impervious to damage and

K38. False Treasury

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

the northern end of the east wall is sealed shut. If the torch is taken from the skeleton’s hand and placed back in the empty sconce, the secret door swings inward, revealing area K39 beyond. Removing

secret doors. The secret door to the west is set into the back wall of the fireplace (area K37) and can be pulled open from within this room by lifting a simple locking mechanism (which is connected to

A Test Completed

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

the Mages of High Sorcery she thinks the character is suited to (revealing her prediction from the previous section). She agrees to contact her fellow Mages of High Sorcery and petition for the

character’s inclusion in the organization. She promises to contact the characters when she hears back from the Mages’ leaders at the Tower of High Sorcery in Wayreth. She agrees to aid the character in

Kruphix as Campaign Villain

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

the gods rely on mortals for their existence, rather than the other way around. When this idea gains adherents, Kruphix curses the polis so that no one can speak or read. 4 After a minor

altercation between the gods, Kruphix declares a new Silence. He refuses to lift it unless the other gods agree to aid him in forcing Klothys back into the Underworld.

T12: Ghastly Work

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves

hungry eyes. The double door at the northern end of the hall stands open, revealing a vast chamber beyond. Swathed in shadows at the back of this large chamber towers a massive statue of a goatish

, he emerges from the secret door in the back of the statue in area T13 and comes to join the fray, trusting that the adventurers are the heroes he’s been waiting for. Meanwhile, the zombies continue

Meeting in the Mists

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

around it, revealing itself to be a pair of mighty black wings. With one powerful motion and a blast of chill air, the wings sweep and the vague figure is gone. The characters have no way of knowing

, and why they’ve been brought together is a mystery they might never fully understand. One thing they are likely to realize, though, is that all of them just came from home, which is supposedly back the

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