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Dungeon Master’s Guide
Vecna the Archlich;Vecna was a mighty wizard who, through magic and conquest, forged a terrible empire. For all his power, however, Vecna feared death and took steps to prevent his demise by becoming
3 feet of wood or dirt. Thicker substances block the vision, as does a thin sheet of lead.
Attuning to the Hand. To attune to the hand, you must press it against the stump where your left hand was
Monsters
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
to dust. After 1d10;{"diceNotation":"1d10", "rollType":"roll", "rollAction":"Soul Gem"} days, he appears in the space of his soul gem, using the Sammaster (Dracolich Form) stat block. The gem is a
. 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
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
gold pieces is 20 times the spell’s level. These components are consumed when the ritual is finished. The magewright knows the following spells:
At will: mage hand, prestidigitation
Rituals
this way. Most magewright rituals take 10 minutes to perform, but certain complex rituals can take up to 1 hour. However long the ritual takes, it requires extra material components, usually in the
Monsters
Candlekeep Mysteries
its statistics, and it is indistinguishable from the thing it is imitating. In beast form, it retains its hit points but otherwise uses the stat block of the beast it is imitating. When it dies, the
gingwatzim reverts to its true form and then vanishes.A gingwatzim is a peculiar form of life created by a spell or a ritual. The magic that brings it into being draws on spirit energy from the
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
. The target dies if its hit point maximum is reduced to 0.
A Humanoid slain by this attack immediately rises as a miniature spectral cloud (use the specter stat block in the Monster Manual). The
cloud giant undergoes a ritual in which its heart is transplanted into a cloud, causing the giant’s body to dissolve and its spirit to animate the cloud.Poison, ThunderCold, Necrotic; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks
Eye and Hand of Vecna
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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
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
keeps in Sigil. Using their combined magic, the archmages weave a Wish spell in hopes of sabotaging Vecna’s accumulated power and defusing his ritual. Instead of any expected effect, the Wish spell shunts
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
The Blue Fire Wardens Once the wardens are safe, a human werewolf named Argentia Skywright (use the werewolf stat block, except her alignment is neutral good) thanks the characters on behalf of her
moonlight lose control of their powers and succumb to raw, animalistic instinct, making it easier for Teremini to manipulate or trap them. Mage’s Ritual. Teremini learned her red moonlight magic from a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
(use the bullywug stat block). When the ritual was disrupted, his powers dissipated as well. In this state, he no longer poses a threat to anyone. The characters have won!
Stopping the Ritual If Murgaxor’s barrier and ritual stones are destroyed, Murgaxor loses access to his lair actions. In addition, any creatures or effects brought forth by his lair actions (such as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
weakened (see “Using the Brazen Egg” below), he uses the Ancient Blue Dragon stat block. The dragon is too preoccupied with his ritual to pursue characters who flee.
halls. Something huge draws near.
Anthradusk has returned with the final items necessary to complete his ritual. The dragon enters the city via the sinkhole in the catacombs (area H11) and heads to his
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
take up to 1 hour. However long the ritual takes, it requires extra material components, usually in the form of dragonshards. Magewright
Medium humanoid (any race), any alignment
Armor Class 11
magewright must provide additional material components whose value in gold pieces is 20 times the spell’s level. These components are consumed when the ritual is finished. The magewright knows the following
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->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
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
uses the Oriq blood mage stat block in chapter 7 and has access to lair actions (see “Murgaxor’s Lair Actions” below), which he can use anywhere in the Ruins of Caerdoon. Whirling around him are five
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Phantom Steed Level 3 Illusion (Wizard) NIKKI DAWES Phantom Steed Casting Time: 1 minute or Ritual
Range: 30 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: 1 hour
A Large, quasi-real, horselike creature
spell vanishes in a puff of smoke if it is carried more than 10 feet away from the steed. For the duration, you or a creature you choose can ride the steed. The steed uses the Riding Horse stat block
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
lich’s ritual To run this adventure, you need the fifth edition core rulebooks (Player’s Handbook, Dungeon Master’s Guide, and Monster Manual). Text that appears in a box like this is meant to be read
name appears in bold type, that’s a visual clue pointing you to its stat block as a way of saying, “Hey, DM, you better get this creature’s stat block ready. You’re going to need it.” Spells and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Phantom Steed Level 3 Illusion (Wizard) Casting Time: 1 minute or Ritual
Range: 30 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: 1 hour
A Large, quasi-real, horselike creature appears on the ground in an
smoke if it is carried more than 10 feet away from the steed. For the duration, you or a creature you choose can ride the steed. The steed uses the Riding Horse stat block (see “Creature Stat Blocks
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
place, one with knowledge of rule and the deities’ blessing. On the day of the ritual that would consecrate the pharaoh’s connection with the gods, Ankhtepot rallied his loyal priests and murdered their
together the dead conquered the souls of Har’Akir. The ages have marched ever on. Ankhtepot has known treachery and conquest. He has known divinity and rule. But now he knows only boredom and despair
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
ritual site as quickly as possible). When the Keymaster’s true nature is discovered, it shifts to its natural form and engages the characters in combat. The Keymaster uses the doppelganger stat block with
are being used to anchor a complex ritual that will open a portal to the Far Realm. When the portal opens completely, an otherworldly army will emerge to destroy Red Larch, sweep across the Sword Coast
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Dran
Map 6.2 shows the setup of the ritual site and the final battle. The inky black space above is now dotted by pulses of purple and green fire. The canyon narrows, then opens again into a cavern
strange mutations. The Far Realm goblins push forward, trying to press through the portal and into your world.
Splugoth laughs. “You are too late! The ritual is under my control, and now you must hear
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
Occult Ritual 3 Sacred Spring 4 Sparring Sprites Hermit’s Hut After a couple hours of hiking, you happen on a humble hut made from sheets of sturdy bark and blankets of moss. Sweet-smelling smoke
Stat Block: Commoner
One of the Borderlands’ oldest and wisest residents was banished from the keep for crimes she didn’t commit.
Bad Reputation. Xanthe was wrongfully exiled for using occult magic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
to the Demogorgon stat block in appendix D: Demogorgon has 290 hit points remaining and can’t regain hit points due to the disruptive nature of Vizeran’s faerzress-empowered ritual. He has only one
back to the Abyss, Demogorgon becomes the focus of the disruptive power of Vizeran’s ritual. This imposes a −5 penalty to his attack rolls, ability checks, and saving throws. Even in his weakened state
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
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
of the Rod of Seven Parts. As Mordenkainen, Kas claims that the rod is the only way to weaken Vecna to the point where the characters might thwart his ritual and banish the lich-god to Oerth. In truth
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium
only languages that appear in an elemental’s stat block, but the intent (RAI) is that druids retain their knowledge, including of languages, when they transform and can speak the languages they know if
druid takes the Magic Initiate feat and chooses detect magic as their one spell, can the druid cast that spell as a ritual? A druid’s Ritual Casting requires a ritual to be prepared. The spell from Magic Initiate is known but not prepared.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
wooden building in the middle of camp. Here the warlord meets with advisors and makes plans for future conquest. Most of the time, a command center also holds elite bugbear bodyguards that protect
for recording “withdrawals” and reporting on inventory to the camp’s leaders. The Block Maglubiyet’s holy symbol is a headsman’s axe, and the block is where it is blessed by feeding it the lifeblood
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Gremorly. Ritual Rod. Set into a metal tripod in the center of the room is a 3-foot-long metal rod decorated with runes and glowing with necromantic magic. The entire assembly weighs 8 pounds. This is one of
glyph has gone off, or if it is dispelled, the ritual rod can be safely moved, destroyed, or disassembled. The glyph doesn’t activate if the rod is moved without anyone touching it or approaching it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
mage stat block but omit the Sunlight Sensitivity trait). This attack can take place at any location. The queen’s servants are just as likely to assault the characters in a crowded street as they are to
Gloaming Court for treason against the Queen of Air and Darkness. They know that The Scrivener’s Tale is linked to a ritual that trapped the Princess of the Shadow Glass in an extradimensional prison
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Lord of Blades’ Strike Squad While the characters explore Landro, they’re pursued by a warforged named Glaive (see the accompanying stat block). Glaive is a high-ranking commander loyal to the Lord
to the Lord of Blades’ bloody conquest of the blighted region. Among the blades, Glaive is best known for her talent at self-modification. “Glaive” is etched onto the back of her neck-plate. It is the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
by holding torches in each of its hands.
Creatures Five neutral human sculptors (use the cultist stat block) originally from the Temple of Moloch are here creating stonework for the tomb. Desperate
entrance to the passageway. A successful DC 14 Wisdom (Perception) check identifies the chanting as belonging to some sort of ritual involving enchantment magic. Treasure The girallon wears a golden
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
magic, whether it requires concentration, whether it bears the ritual tag, and which classes have access to it. Spells Level Spell School Concentration Ritual Class 2nd Spray of Cards Conjuration
uses the reaper spirit stat block. The spirit disappears when it is reduced to 0 hit points or when the spell ends. The spirit is an ally to you and your companions. In combat, the spirit shares your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
they also promise to help her steal the statue’s eyes. She takes her tools and the silver skull if the characters convince her to come with them. Seodra uses the noble stat block with the following
. Manipulating Time Having a mechanical guide spend 1 charge in this area taps into the ritual magic Seodra is using to craft the demilich’s skull, causing a random character to age by one year. This effect can be reversed by casting a remove curse spell using a 6th-level spell slot.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
pack of 2d6 wolves—attack, made vicious by the effect of Baphomet’s temple deep under the hill. 2 2d4 minotaur archaeologists (their stat block appears in this chapter) explore the hill, looking for
Deception +5, Perception +7, Religion +3
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 17
Languages Abyssal, Common
Challenge 3 (700 XP) Proficiency Bonus +2
Demonic Ritual. Brusipha can spend 3
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
revelation from Annam and begins a campaign of unification and conquest to prepare the way for the All-Father’s return. A rival asks adventurers to stop the prophet. 2 A mysterious woman leads
Demogorgon begins summoning the Prince of Demons in a sea cave, but before the ritual is complete, hordes of aquatic monsters swarm the area. Local fishers seek protection. 4 After being cast out from a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
dark magic and conquest, he forged a terrible empire. For all his 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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
feet tall and hewn from solid rock. C1. Sealed Gates When the characters descend into the catacombs, read: A pair of basalt doors block the passage ahead, their surfaces engraved with a relief of a
Dexterity saving throw, taking 36 (8d8) necrotic damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. If the soulbound parchments in both ritual rooms (area C6) are destroyed, the steles