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Dungeon Master’s Guide
attuned to the book, you can cast the following spells (save DC 18) from it:
Animate Dead
Circle of Death
Dominate Monster
Finger of Death
Once you use the book to cast a spell, you can’t
lore about demons. When you do so, you have Advantage on that check.
At the DM’s discretion, the book might reveal secrets no mortal should know, such as the true names of powerful Fiends
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
minions to avert its own demise.
Khirad, the Star of Secrets. A blue-white star whose gifts grant insight but also reveal terrible truths.
Zhudun, the Corpse Star. A dead star that whispers of the
;s choice). Their spells might also be different. Some known Elder Evils include the following:
Acamar. A dead star that consumes other stars or sidereal bodies it encounters.
Caiphon, the Dream
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
spells, requiring only verbal components:
At will: detect evil and good
1/day each: commune, raise dead
Magic Resistance. The Abbot has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical
insane. Only then did von Holtz reveal himself to be Strahd von Zarovich. Somehow the deva realized that any attempt to slay Strahd would be futile—that the ancient curse upon the land meant that the
Monsters
Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
casting elder runes on them. Halaster’s gates connect the different levels of Undermountain, thus enabling him to bring new monsters into the dungeon to replenish those that die or escape. Even as
helm floating as though worn by an invisible figure, and illusory footprints appearing on a dusty floor.
Silent apparitions of dead adventurers drift through halls and rooms as though they are lost
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
to greater and greater atrocities in the name of their cause, only to eventually reveal his true nature and claim their souls as his own.Fraz-Urb’luu’s Lair
Fraz-Urb’luu’s
see hallucinations of long-dead friends and comrades that vanish after only a brief glimpse.
Twisted Paths. Roads and paths within 6 miles of the lair twist and turn back on themselves, making
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
connections with other creatures. When they do connect with others, it is most often for intellectual and philosophical pursuits or to fulfill some arcane purpose involving the dragons’ echoes across
ceiling, casting dim light in a 30-foot radius.
Chimneys. Two chimneys connect the main caves to the three chambers above. Each chimney appears to continue up through the ceiling of the upper level and
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
and rarely cultivating connections with other creatures. When they do connect with others, it is most often for intellectual and philosophical pursuits or to fulfill some arcane purpose involving the
connect the main caves to the three chambers above. Each chimney appears to continue up through the ceiling of the upper level and down through the floor of the lower level, but the dragon’s
Fraz-Urb'luu
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Monsters
Out of the Abyss
of their holy cause, only to eventually reveal his true nature and claim their souls as his own.Fraz-Urb’luu’s Lair
Fraz-Urb’luu’s lair lies within the Abyssal lair known as
creatures within 1 mile of the lair frequently see hallucinations of long-dead friends and comrades that vanish after only a brief glimpse.
Roads and paths within 6 miles of the lair twist and turn back on
Kobold
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
crawl to make progress. In places where a tunnel opens into a chasm and continues on the other side, the kobolds might connect the two passages with a rope bridge or some other rickety structure
use for healing magic, and a sorcerer can meet most of the tribe’s other magic-related needs. Kobold shamans are very rare; priests of Kurtulmak, when they reveal themselves, are easily recognized
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
delegation was transporting to Summit Hall. The knight wears a breastplate emblazoned with the symbol of Tyr. A speak with dead spell cast on the corpse can reveal the knight’s name (Narl Elrok) and how he died (killed by orcs).
Samular’s Empty Tomb (p. 68) Now called “Samular’s Tomb,” this subsection ends with the following new paragraph: Stashed inside the sarcophagus is the body of a dead human knight that the Mirabar
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
a werewolf; then the bodies of the dead are devoured, their bones picked clean. Set into the mountainside is a secret door that can be pushed open to reveal a tunnel with rough-hewn stairs leading down to area Z6.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
.
Secret Door. Behind a 6-foot-tall wood-framed painting of Halaster hanging on a wall is a secret door that pulls open to reveal a small chamber with a stone arch embedded in its back wall.
Arch
(see “Elder Runes”). A creature that passes through the gate appears in area 22 on level 7, in the closest unoccupied space next to the identical gate located there. Pneumatic Tubes The tubes connect to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
creature accusingly for a moment. This effect is unnerving but harmless. An eye closes and disappears if it takes any damage. L2: Views of Madness Ten stone rods protrude from the back wall of this dead
some planning. The first step is to reach area L4; from there, the characters must spin the orb to connect area L4 to area L5. Once in area L5, the characters must then return the orb to its initial
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
the haunted tower. If questioned, they reveal the following information: The soldiers were working on the tower’s reconstruction, but they fled last night after seeing a ghost. Before seeing the ghost
) check discerns that the soldiers are holding something back. If pushed, they reveal another clue: Gallio Elibro has been acting strangely. He appears overtired, and he’s been spotted at night wandering
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Mausoleum: Summer The characters travel to the City of the Dead, which is open to the public from dawn until dusk. One well-maintained mausoleum has the name CASSALANTER engraved above its entrance
that the woman is still breathing (unconscious with 0 hit points). Left for Dead The three cultists were low-ranking members of Victoro Cassalanter’s cult of Asmodeus. They were betrayed by two cult
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Optional Encounter: Ghost of Pfingston Nezzelech When the characters decide to leave the Daask excavation site and return to the City of Towers, Old Sharn’s ruins reveal one final surprise. The ghost
a fun way to give some background on the city. The ghost’s name is Pfingston Nezzelech, and he’s been dead for over 500 years. This encounter can take as long as you’d like. Consider mentioning some
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
skeleton in rusty plate armor lies slumped in a chair that faces the fireplace. A steel goblet lies on the floor between the legs of the chair. (The orc war chief stole the dead warlord’s greataxe
strewn about, as are the torn-up remains of old maps. Secret Door. The secret door in the east wall pulls open to reveal a 3-foot-wide staircase that descends 10 feet to area H21. Cryovain is too big to enter this staircase.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
players some opportunities to return dead characters to life during the lower levels of their progress through Out of the Abyss. A spell scroll of raise dead can turn up among some treasure, either when it
body is lost or left behind, the party’s drow pursuers find it. The drow high priestess casts raise dead on the corpse so that the character can be questioned. The character might escape later, or can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Entering the City When the characters see Omu for the first time, read: The jungle parts to reveal a dead city enclosed by sheer cliffs. Ruined buildings and stone boulevards rise like ghosts from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Thornhold West of the High Road and hard to the coast near the Mere of Dead Men lies what humans refer to as Thornhold. Once the keep of a petty warlord of the Margaster family of Waterdeep, it was
Stoneshaft clan, and because tunnels from their home connect to the castle, they refer to the place as Stoneshaft Hold; they use “Thornhold” only when a non-dwarf in a conversation is confused and an
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
volcanic lairs often puts them in conflict with fire giant;fire giants. Despite their reluctance to reveal themselves to strangers, emerald dragons might approach experienced adventurers in the hopes
emerald dragon.
3
Two balor;balors act as jailers for an ancient emerald dragon imprisoned by a long-dead enemy.
4
An ancient emerald dragon works to summon a solar to get a firsthand account
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
appears in area 11e on level 10, in the closest unoccupied space next to the identical gate located there. Casting speak with dead on one of the skulls forces it to reveal the gate’s command word
carved with vines that twist through eleven actual humanoid skulls mounted to the frame. Carved into the bottom of the frame are the following words in Celestial: “The dead know the secret.” The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
...
1 Convince a villain to meet with the angel.
2 Find a loved one a villain believes is dead.
3 Heal the loved one of an evil ruler.
4 Inspire the defenders of a besieged holy site
.
5 Recover and destroy an evil Artifact.
6 Reveal the true name of a devil to banish it.
Carlo Arellano
Planetar Large Celestial (Angel), Lawful Good
AC 19 Initiative +10
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
, we will also feast when we are dead. If you’ve heard the call, come. Join my pack and feel the strength of Yeenoghu.”
The figure smiles as he speaks, revealing teeth filed to sharp points
. Much of the cave is taken up with crude shanties. Most of them stand empty, their inhabitants either exiled or dead. Grisha (see appendix C) can recount the history of Filthriddens and how Yeenoghu
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
character must succeed on a Constitution saving throw to resist the disease with the DC listed in the table entry for that encounter. Stage Three Encounters d6 Encounter
1 A dead body lies
throw or contract the Gnawing Plague.
6 A young, well-heeled couple cavorts openly, oblivious to the quarantine. These wererats don’t reveal their true nature unless they must, and then only to blend in with the swarms of rats.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
defiant.
No threats reveal themselves to the characters as they enter the castle grounds. Once inside, they spot two humans in plate armor lying dead on the ground near the shattered gate, blood
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
open to reveal a storage room (area Q11). Living Fire If the beacon of Argynvostholt (area Q53) has not been lit, read the following text when the characters approach the fireplace for the first time: A
fire erupts in the dead hearth and assumes a draconic form. It hisses, crackles, and unfurls its smoky wings. Have the player characters roll initiative. The fire acts on initiative count 10 and has
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
destroyed, along with the creatures and objects in them, and the creatures in area Y1 are slain. Naxa in area Y4 manages to scamper along the ceiling into area Y2, though she hides there and won’t reveal
free to re-imprison Miska. Forces Disperse. Creatures left standing on the tower’s floor are in full view of Lolth’s forces. The nearby troops, realizing their general is dead and their only
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragon’s Wake
a horde of goblinoids broke out near the keep, it angered Iniarv. The lich called the ocean forth to destroy both armies, creating the Mere of Dead Men. He has not been seen since the incident. Over
their success had Rega running the brigand band, who renamed themselves the Chimera Crew.
If a member of the Chimera Crew is captured, the characters can get the bandit to reveal the following
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Princess of the Shadow Glass, the elves and fomorians can reveal that the Queen of Air and Darkness sent them from the Feywild to slay the marked characters and steal back The Scrivener’s Tale. The queen is
after her exile, but they do not know that her prison is the book. The characters might also use the speak with dead spell to learn some of the above information from fallen enemies. Treasure Each wizard wears a ring of gleaming black glass (worth 10 gp) on the third finger of their left hand.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
7. Grand Staircase A grand chamber opens ahead, fifty feet across and plunging down into darkness below. A stone balcony winds around the walls to connect four archways. Other balcony levels are
another tomb.
The dead abhor sunlight.
Only a jewel can tame the frog.
Bow as the dead god intoned.
Into darkness descend.
The clues on this plaque pertain to locations on level 2, specifically
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Graveyard Temple (NILS HAMM) Any place where the remains of the dead are interred is considered a place of worship for Erebos. A graveyard can consist of mass graves, individual burial plots, family
tombs containing interment niches or urns, or a combination of all such sites honoring the dead. These places often include a shrine to the god of death, which is home to the graveyard’s priests
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
. The rumor is true, of course, but it can’t be confirmed 100 percent. By asking around, characters learn that the road to the north, called the High Road, used to connect Waterdeep to the city of
Neverwinter. A cold, coastal marsh called the Mere of Dead Men lay between the road and the coast. Over the years, the mere continually expanded. Each time it grew, it flooded the road, which had to be
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
62. Stone Juggernaut This area is a dead end — in more ways than one. 62A. “Awaken Napaka!” This hall is choked with dust and cobwebs. Up ahead, flickering lights dimly illuminate a larger hall
running perpendicular to this one. Where the two halls meet, words have been scrawled on the ceiling in dried blood.
A secret door in the west wall slides open to reveal a dark tunnel leading to areas 26
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
north. The rumor is true, of course, but it can’t be confirmed 100 percent. By asking around, characters learn that the road to the north, called the High Road, used to connect Waterdeep to the city
of Neverwinter. A cold, coastal marsh called the Mere of Dead Men lay between the road and the coast. Over the years, the mere continually expanded. Each time it grew, it flooded the road, which had