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Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
. If the gem is destroyed, Sammaster can create a new one by completing an 8-hour ritual using a gem worth 1,000+ GP, which the ritual consumes, and by expending 5,000 GP.Multiattack. Sammaster makes
bound dragons to his service, and learned how to drive dragons across Faerûn into a berserk rage. He considered his intellect beyond morality and became paranoid, resentful, and megalomaniacal
Moonblade
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Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
special ritual in the throne room of an elven regent or in a temple dedicated to the elven gods.
A moonblade won’t serve anyone it regards as craven, erratic, corrupt, or at odds with
first rune always grants a +1 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with this magic weapon. Each rune beyond the first grants the moonblade an additional property. The DM chooses each property or
Eye and Hand of Vecna
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Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
power, Vecna couldn’t escape his own mortality. He began to fear death and take steps to prevent his end from ever coming about.
Orcus, the demon prince of undeath, taught Vecna a ritual that
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
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
worshipers to enact its will beyond the Abyss. The exact nature of the curse that binds Aurnozci to Xulregg is its cult’s most closely guarded secret, fully known only to the faith’s enigmatic
down mortal souls for violent ritual sacrifice to their god.
Roleplaying Aurnozci
Aurnozci is a being of mindless destruction, and the Caged Worm has few dealings with mortals that don’t end
Warlock
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Basic Rules (2014)
stars overhead, a wild-eyed tiefling chants the mystic ritual that will open a doorway to a distant world. Warlocks are seekers of the knowledge that lies hidden in the fabric of the multiverse. Through
, while poring over tomes of forbidden lore, a brilliant student’s mind is opened to realities beyond the material world and to the alien beings that dwell in the outer void. Once a pact is made, a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Ritual Stones Murgaxor’s ritual can’t be completed without five ritual stones, which circle Murgaxor while he performs the ritual. Without the stones, he can’t manipulate the forces of life and death
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
caverns beneath the caldera provides a number of options for reaching the temple. Whether the characters fight Tiamat directly or prevent the summoning ritual from being completed depends on their
confinement in the Nine Hells and enter the world.
Tiamat’s Appearance Tiamat’s heads enter the battle starting on the second round after the ritual is completed, in the following order: white
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
caverns beneath the caldera provides a number of options for reaching the temple. Whether the characters fight Tiamat directly or prevent the summoning ritual from being completed depends on their
in the Nine Hells and enter the world.
Tiamat’s Appearance Tiamat’s heads enter the battle starting on the second round after the ritual is completed, in the following order: white, black, green
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Developments The information in areas T5, U2, and U4 gives a clear picture of the ritual Murgaxor is conducting, where he’s conducting it, and when it will be completed. The characters can rush to
confront Murgaxor in the Ruins of Caerdoon right away. However, since they have some time before the ritual finishes, encourage them to return to campus to make any final preparations—not to mention
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
ritual. The characters can chase and confront Kas, but they must stop the Ritual of Remaking from being completed.
Adventure Summary The adventure is split into three narrative components: Discovering Vecna’s Activity. In chapter 1, the characters stumble upon a cult of Vecna performing a ritual to extract
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
protectors who don’t understand the dragons’ proclivity for destroying large swaths of countryside. Beyond that, topaz dragons dislike company and grow irritated when disturbed. But anyone who
dragon egg, and they care for it as if it were their own.
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A sea hag is on the hunt for a topaz dragon wyrmling, to be used as a component in a fell ritual.
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A pirate crew keeps a curmudgeonly topaz dragon wyrmling as a beloved mascot.
Cold, Necrotic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
creatures to defend the Well of Dragons against interference. Capture hundreds of prisoners whose souls will power the magic that draws Tiamat to Faerûn. Perform the ritual that raises Tiamat’s Temple in
the caldera of the Well of Dragons. Sacrifice the prisoners while performing the ritual that guides Tiamat from the Nine Hells to the world. The first three stages of Severin’s plan are complete. Stage
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Locathah Rising
Shatterkeel arranged the corpses into orderly lines, so that he might prepare them for transition into one of the living dead. He completed a ritual using a small amount of blood he had obtained from a kraken
3. The Boneyard As the characters emerge into this area, read or paraphrase the following boxed text: This area extends well beyond where you can see, stretching into the darkness. Thousands of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
creatures to defend the Well of Dragons against interference. Capture hundreds of prisoners whose souls will power the magic that draws Tiamat to Faerûn. Perform the ritual that raises Tiamat’s Temple in
the caldera of the Well of Dragons. Sacrifice the prisoners while performing the ritual that guides Tiamat from the Nine Hells to the world. The first three stages of Severin’s plan are complete. Stage
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
who fail their saves, fall into a trance until dawn—when they come to their senses, completely rested and healed. All party members who completed the ritual can speak and understand the Grippli language from now on.
so ecstatic that Pond Mother offers to perform a ceremony for the party’s benefit, called the ritual of friend marking. If they agree, they are brought to the pool in the center of Pond Mother’s home
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
ritual intended to restore Shemshime. When enough people join in the singing of the rhyme, or enough time passes while people are singing it, the ritual will be completed. As that occasion approaches
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
for a good or service, collect Gold Pieces equal to its cost from that player. Quest. This section contains a quest unique to the location. Most take place in the keep, though some encourage the characters to venture beyond its walls. Each quest can be completed only once.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
. Reducing Murgaxor to 0 hit points or destroying all five ritual stones ends the ritual before it can be completed (see “Stopping the Ritual” below). Murgaxor’s Lair Actions. On initiative count 20
M6. Immortality Ritual Globules of swamp water float in the air, their surfaces rippling. A bullywug, sitting hunched with legs crossed, is partially hidden within a cocoon made of thin, tightly
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Ghost Trap Gremorly’s ritual forces any Humanoid who dies within the keep to return as a ghost that’s unable to pass beyond the keep’s walls. The ritual can be broken by disassembling, moving, or
destroying all three ritual rods, which the necromancer placed in the armory (area 3), the kitchen (area 7), and the observatory (area 15). Each rod is protected by a Glyph of Warding. Once the ghost
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
Chapter 8: Beyond a Lightless Star The mind flayer fanatics have fled from the subterranean stronghold of Illithinoch to the Far Realm. There, the fanatics commune directly with their wicked deity
, Ilvaash, as they begin a sinister ritual that will transform Humanoids in and around Phandalin into mind flayers. In the heart of Ilvaash’s hidden domain, the fanatics use the Netherese obelisk’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
perform the ritual, placing him far from the battle and leaving him with three levels of exhaustion (see appendix A of the Player’s Handbook) once the ritual is completed. He is thus unwilling to aid the
execution, the characters set the trap that Vizeran springs with his ritual — and hope whichever demon lord survives is weakened enough for them to destroy it. Allied Forces Vizeran is needed to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
appear. The ritual can’t be completed if the statue is destroyed or the magic gem is removed. If the characters discern or divine the gem’s location with the aid of magic, they can try to dig the gem
not only prevent the statue from being toppled but also allow the effigy to serve as a component in a ritual to create a tree blight (see “Druids’ Ritual” in the “Special Events” section below
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Arriving at the Masquerade The Magister’s Masquerade starts at dusk. Once characters have completed their preparations (or time has run out), they should head to Kollema Hall. As they arrive at
mingle. Beyond a check-in stand attended by student hosts, tables are arranged with whimsical ice sculptures and ornate refreshments. A band plays energetic music near the demonstration stage, which
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
terrible faces appear in the clouds. If this doesn’t urge them to act, the ritual will be completed, and the adventurers must deal with the consequences (see “Aftermath” below for details
Inside the Inn The cultists of Talos are performing a ritual inside the Wayside Inn. The doors and windows to the building are locked but can be opened with a successful DC 15 Dexterity check using
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
in the next wave of the battle, as described below.) The characters start 500 feet from the priest. She has already completed enough of her ritual to summon the water elemental, and every four rounds
, and before her in the water there is 1 berserker per character, including sidekicks. They are trying to perform a ritual to summon water creatures to destroy the town. (These water creatures are faced
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
effect, Korvala refuses to divulge information about the ritual. Personality Trait. “When I have a goal in mind, I will do everything to be sure it gets completed.” Ideal. “My pack should be able to
death. Though she is a capable leader in her own right, the burden of taking over from Nidalia is a heavy one. While she was alive, Nidalia taught Korvala the ritual to create gingwatzims. The other
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
runes around the keep’s outer walls that block certain kinds of divination magic. Creatures outside the keep’s exterior walls can’t scry into the keep. However, creatures inside the keep can scry inside it or beyond the walls. This effect lingers even if Gremorly’s ritual ghost trap is dismantled.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
struck the gleaming Temple of the Kingpriest. The gods also warned a few chosen mortals, reasoning that if any of them reached Istar and prevented the ritual, the world might not be beyond redemption
. But the messengers failed—the kingpriest and his followers dismissed the warnings as the work of evil and continued on their path. As the hour of the kingpriest’s ritual to attain godhood arrived
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
weaves his ritual and encourages the characters to follow the vampire to Pandemonium when they can. In this case, Kas lacks the completed Rod of Seven Parts. Adjust chapter 10 to reflect that Miska never
Manipulation in Motion After the Dark Powers released him, Kas tracked down a cell of Vecna’s cultists, who told the vampire more about the lich-god’s planned ritual. The vampire used the Crown of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Commune 5th-level divination (ritual) Casting Time: 1 minute Range: Self Components: V, S, M (incense and a vial of holy or unholy water) Duration: 1 minute You contact your deity or a divine proxy
omniscient, so you might receive “unclear” as an answer if a question pertains to information that lies beyond the deity’s knowledge. In a case where a one-word answer could be misleading or contrary
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Commune Level 5 Divination (Cleric) Casting Time: 1 minute or Ritual
Range: Self
Components: V, S, M (incense)
Duration: 1 minute
You contact a deity or a divine proxy and ask up to three
receive “unclear” as an answer if a question pertains to information that lies beyond the deity’s knowledge. In a case where a one-word answer could be misleading or contrary to the deity’s interests
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
spider that binds wounds. The effect of the spell is the same either way.
Such details don’t limit you in any way or provide you with any benefit beyond the spell’s effects. You don’t have to justify
attack roll with one. Spell save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Intelligence modifier Spell attack modifier = your proficiency bonus + your Intelligence modifier Ritual Casting You can cast an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
channels heat instead of healing energy.
Such details don’t limit you in any way or provide you with any benefit beyond the spell’s effects. You don’t have to justify how you’re using tools to cast a
one. Spell save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Intelligence modifier Spell attack modifier = your proficiency bonus + your Intelligence modifier Ritual Casting You can cast an artificer spell
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
of healing energy.
Such details don’t limit you in any way or provide you with any benefit beyond the spell’s effects. You don’t have to justify how you’re using tools to cast a spell. But
= 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Intelligence modifier Spell attack modifier = your proficiency bonus + your Intelligence modifier Ritual Casting You can cast an artificer spell as a ritual if that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
. Ritual Area Ritual circles drawn in fine, chalky powder cover the floor. Notebooks, scrolls, and brass braziers sit on shelves carved into the walls.
Murgaxor used this area to perfect his rituals
. Characters who spend 5 minutes or more reading the notebooks and who succeed on a DC 14 Intelligence (Investigation) check piece together that Murgaxor is conducting his life-draining ritual in the