before black defeated contested return

Robe of Stars

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

This black or dark-blue robe is embroidered with small white or silver stars. You gain a +1 bonus to saving throws while you wear it. Six stars, located on the robe’s upper-front portion, are

return to the plane you were on. You reappear in the last space you occupied or, if that space is occupied, the nearest unoccupied space.

Blackrazor

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

Hidden in the dungeon of White Plume Mountain, Blackrazor shines like a piece of night sky filled with stars. Its black scabbard is decorated with pieces of cut obsidian. You gain a +3 bonus to

energy sprang from a void of negative energy and will one day return to it. Blackrazor is meant to hurry that process along. Despite its nihilism, Blackrazor feels a strange kinship to Wave and Whelm

Deck of Many Things

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

. The avatar targets only you with its attacks, appearing as a ghostly skeleton clad in a tattered black robe and carrying a spectral scythe. The avatar disappears when it drops to 0 Hit Points or you

guard the place. While your soul is trapped in this way, your body is inert, ceases aging, and requires no food, air, or water. A Wish spell can’t return your soul to your body, but the spell reveals the location of the object that holds your soul. You draw no more cards.

Robe of Stars Legacy

Magic Items Basic Rules (2014)

This black or dark blue robe is embroidered with small white or silver stars. You gain a +1 bonus to saving throws while you wear it. Six stars, located on the robe's upper front portion, are

. While you wear the robe, you can use an action to enter the Astral Plane along with everything you are wearing and carrying. You remain there until you use an action to return to the plane you were

Vladimir Horngaard

Monsters Curse of Strahd

on the same plane of existence and regains all its hit points. While the soul is bodiless, a wish spell can be used to force the soul to go to the afterlife and not return. Special Equipment

. Vladimir wields a weapon, +2; +2 greatsword with a hilt sculpted to resemble silver dragon wings and a pommel shaped like a silver dragon's head clutching a black opal between its teeth Turn Immunity

Sphere of Annihilation Legacy

Magic Items Basic Rules (2014)

This 2-foot-diameter black sphere is a hole in the multiverse, hovering in space and stabilized by a magical field surrounding it. The sphere obliterates all matter it passes through and all matter

attempt to control a sphere that is under another creature's control, you make an Intelligence (Arcana) check contested by the other creature's Intelligence (Arcana) check. The winner of the contest

Vampiric Mist

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

undetected to bleed their victims dry. Vampiric mists, sometimes called crimson mists, are all that remain of vampires who couldn’t return to their burial places after being defeated or suffering

Monk Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

exhales and a blast of fire roars from his mouth, engulfing his foes. Moving with the silence of the night, a black-clad halfling steps into a shadow beneath an arch and emerges from another inky

training. Many entered the monastery as children, sent to live there when their parents died, when food couldn’t be found to support them, or in return for some kindness that the monks had performed

Archon of Falling Stars

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

makes a radiant spear attack, and then its mount can use its reaction to make a melee weapon attack. Return to Nyx (Costs 3 Actions). The archon causes a corpse it can see within 30 feet of it to burst

recounts the battle between a group of the gods’ champions and a mighty archon, which took place at the mysterious eastern edge of the world. Defeated, the falling archon is said to have met the

Blackrazor Legacy

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

Hidden in the dungeon of White Plume Mountain, Blackrazor shines like a piece of night sky filled with stars. Its black scabbard is decorated with pieces of cut obsidian. You gain a +3 bonus to

it eats, including the wielder’s. The sword believes that all matter and energy sprang from a void of negative energy and will one day return to it. Blackrazor is meant to hurry that process

Bugbear Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

. Cunning Grankhul is the younger one, and in the stories bugbears tell, he gifted them with stealth but in return he sapped their vigor, so that bugbears sleep in his stead while he remains eternally alert

heads of defeated foes, cut away or stitch open the eyelids, and leave the mouths hanging open. The heads are then placed on spikes or hung from cords around a bugbear den. The heads themselves are

Auril (First Form)

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

Frost.First Form In her first form, Auril appears as a hunched, 7-foot-tall biped with the head of a snowy owl, black talons, cloven hooves, and grayish-white wolf fur covering her body from the neck down

current weakened state, Auril can assume three different forms. To destroy her, heroes must reduce each of her forms to 0 hit points one after another. After she’s defeated in her third and final

Darkweaver

Monsters Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse

experiences, particularly great meals, with the monster. Some might even convince a darkweaver to release them if they promise to return with rare spices or one-of-a-kind meals. Those who manage to

lightless caverns, preferring locations touched by pitch-black planes, such as Pandemonium or the Shadowfell. Darkweavers tend to inhabit isolated sites where they can weave webs of shadow undisturbed. A

Triton Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

spread across the world’s oceans and established protectorates to watch over deep sea trenches, portals, undersea caves, and other locations where their enemies might lurk. They defeated their

foes when they found them and drove the rest into hiding. With their foes banished to the deepest reaches of the sea, tritons settled in to watch for any sign of their return. Over time, the tritons

Sibriex

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

sibriexes can graft on new body parts to give the demons greater strength, vision, or stamina. Sibriexes never give aid freely, though; they demand a service or a treasure in return for the flesh

whip. 66–70 The target’s entire eyes turn black, and it gains darkvision out to a range of 120 feet. 71–75 The target swells, tripling its weight. 76–80 The

Lizardfolk Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

notable deeds or actions. For example, Garurt translates as “axe,” a name given to a lizardfolk warrior who defeated an orc and claimed his foe’s weapon. A lizardfolk who likes to

(secret), Jhank (hammer), Kepesk (storm), Kethend (gem), Korth (danger), Kosj (small), Kothar (demon), Litrix (armor), Mirik (song), Othokent (smart), Sauriv (eye), Throden (many), Thurkear (night), Usk (iron), Valignat (burn), Vargach (battle), Verthica (mountain), Vutha (black), Vyth (steel)

Deck of Several Things

Magic Items Lost Laboratory of Kwalish

attempting to slay you. If the Grand Master has already been defeated, you gain the enmity of Garret Levistusson’s patron — a similarly powerful devil. Fool. For the duration of the

tattered black robe. It appears in a space of the DM’s choice within 10 feet of you and attacks you, warning all others that you must win the battle alone. The avatar fights until you die or it

Crook of Rao

Magic Items Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

wizard Tasha). Although she was defeated, Iggwilv managed to damage the crook during the battle, infecting it with an insidious curse—and the potential for future victory. In the aftermath, the

within 1 mile of you. Any fiend with a challenge rating of 19 or higher is unaffected. Each banished fiend is sent back to its home plane and can’t return to the plane the Crook of Rao banished it

5. Grell Hideout

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

5. Grell Hideout At the end of a long hall is a 50-foot-square room with five pillars made of mortared humanoid bones, painted black. Two grells float in separate alcoves to the north and the east

. The floors of the alcoves are littered with the gnawed bones of past meals (mostly goblins and gricks). The deep alcoves and black pillars provide cover for the grells. As the characters move into the

Message from Wyhan

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

sooner the Dragon Army is defeated, the sooner the characters can progress with their magical studies. After this, she urges the characters to either make a purchase or let her return to her research.

Message from Wyhan If any of the characters are interested in joining the Mages of High Sorcery and delivered a scroll to Wyhan, the black-robed mage sends the characters an invitation to meet her at

5. Catching a Chill

compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->One-Shot Wonders: Holiday Adventure Pack

Thawing Out If Raimond is defeated, the party can return to Nilia and receive her thanks and promised reward. Warmth will return to the town, and the party will be invited to join in the evening festivities.

Orc Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

serve as a battering ram if a settlement dares to close its gates, blocking the way to the treasures and tasty food that lie within. A heavily laden wagon that requires the strongest orcs to return it to

authority and cause the tribe to collapse into chaos, with the survivors scattering either to join new tribes or to strike out on their own. At the other extreme, warriors that return home with a heavily

The Domain's Downfall

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

The Domain’s Downfall Once you know what your domain and Darklord are, think ahead to the climax of your adventures. A Darklord likely can’t be defeated by combat alone, so what is their weakness? In

. Then, assuming the Darklord is defeated, consider what happens next and how that’s relevant to the player characters, addressing the following questions: Can the Darklord die permanently? Under what

Examining the Trunk

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

Examining the Trunk Characters who examine the mimic and succeed on a DC 12 Wisdom (Perception) check notice that the defeated trunk’s wood and leather has been rubbed with a black, oily substance

Dungeon State

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

when the characters leave. You need to track which rooms have been explored, which monsters have been defeated, which secrets remain undiscovered, what treasure has been taken, and so on. If the characters return to an area, your notes can remind you what is different from the original text.

Conclusion

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel

Conclusion The chapter concludes when the characters leave Faunel or when they have defeated the Vile Hunt. If the characters return to any of the leaders of the animal groups, the leaders commend

Trouble at the Docks

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis

set sail: two longships and a galleon. A group of thugs in black leather armor use their clubs on a crowd of screaming commoners, keeping the people away from the ships as they’re loaded with cargo

, and one of those ships is mine. Pity I can’t reach it. Would you be good enough to help me? I promise to return the favor.” Captain Elaina Sartell, a chaotic good bandit captain, commands the

Appendix C: Score Sheet

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Descent into the Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth

or drink −1 Defeated Kashem the dao +2 Saw through Kashem’s illusions before she attacked +1 L18: Black-Water Lake Gathered all the garnets on the island +1 Received an insult from Iggwilv +1 Used

L1: Entry Caverns Caused a face to say “aah” +1 Asked a face which way to go or used the word “truth” +1 Recovered any gems +1 Got bit by a stone face −1 L2: Slate Chamber Defeated the clay golem

Back to Promise

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

Back to Promise If Lady Dre came with the characters, she and the horses have extracted her wagon from the sinkhole and are waiting for the characters. When the characters return to Promise, Aunt

characters defeated the soul shaker, she relates that the enchanted farmers in town have regained awareness. Aunt Dellie rewards the characters with her promised payment and offers them free passage on her boat whenever they please.

5. Cave of Crystals

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

turn and sinks into the floor, never to return. Treasure Once the xorn are defeated, the characters can retrieve forty fist-sized crystals worth 10 gp each.

New Characters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

character fought the cultists and defeated the cult’s archmage leader. 2 As a bodyguard for a high-ranking political or business figure, the character has staved off attacks from assassins and demons. 3

Neverwinter. The emergency involving the missing nobles is the character’s most recent assignment. 2 After a long struggle, the character defeated a powerful sorcerer. In the throes of death, the sorcerer’s

Legacy of the Lost

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

Legacy of the Lost Once the aboleth is defeated and the writings in area T5 are recovered, the spirits of Derek and Violette appear before the characters in their lifelike forms. They thank the group

for defeating the aboleth and ask the characters to return the tomes to their rightful owners, the people of Djaynai. They don’t elaborate on what group that might mean and know nothing of Janya. If

The Warlord

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hold Back The Dead

following: The black fog curls, and shapes within begin to part. An imposing figure, as insubstantial as the mist but infused with more malevolence, glides through the air. The creature’s voice echoes

form explodes into three Shadows, each of which looks like a more insubstantial version of the warlord. The Shadows fight until destroyed, preferring to attack whichever character defeated the warlord

Arijani

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

themselves. Arijani has faked his and Reeva’s deaths on multiple occasions, after which they always return “resurrected,” leading Ramya to believe they can never be truly defeated.

Conclusion

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

speak to the characters again. When the fiend is defeated, Paloma grants the characters their promised reward when they return to Milpazul. She also invites them to join her outlaw gang. The villagers freed from sereno’s effects also express their gratitude to the characters.

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