before body diffusing crypt revealing

Drowned Assassin

Monsters Ghosts of Saltmarsh

Bottom Treader. The drowned assassin cannot swim, and it sinks to the bottom of any body of water. It takes no penalties to its movement or attacks underwater. It is immune to the effects of being

succeed on a DC 12 Constitution saving throw or contract bluerot (see the “Bluerot” sidebar). Reveal (1/Day). The drowned assassin removes its mask, revealing its rotting face. Each

Maurezhi

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

which time the form gradually decays until, when the effect ends, the form sloughs from the demon’s body. Magic Resistance. The maurezhi has advantage on saving throws against spells and other

instantly assumes the creature’s appearance as it was in life. The new appearance begins to rot away over the next few days, eventually revealing the demon’s original form. A maurezhi is

Saint Markovia's Thighbone

Magic Items Curse of Strahd

, and Strahd long afterward walked with a limp and a grimace of pain. It is said that he trapped Markovia in a crypt beneath his castle, and her remains linger there yet. The essence of Markovia&rsquo

;s saintliness passed partly into her bones as the rest of her body decomposed. Her remaining thighbone is imbued with power that inflicts grievous injury on the undead.

Demilich (Variant) Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

;s body and all the equipment it is carrying cease to exist. On a successful save, the target takes 24 (7d6);{"diceNotation":"7d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Trap Soul", "rollDamageType

exist. If the demilich drops to 0 hit points, it is destroyed and turns to powder, leaving behind its gems. Crushing a gem releases any soul trapped within, at which point the target’s body re

Arasta

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

addition, Arasta’s children immediately swarm over her body to protect her, granting her 100 temporary hit points. Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Arasta fails a saving throw, she can choose to

ground ripples and bursts over the monster, revealing itself as a wave of countless spiders. The tiny arachnids swarm the larger horror, girding it in skittering bodies. Fighting Arasta as a mythic

K84. Catacombs

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

has five means of entry and exit: The door adjacent to crypt 1 (connecting with area K81) A barred archway to the north (connecting with area K85) A barred archway to the south (connecting with area

K86 but warded by teleport traps) A barred archway to the east (connecting with area K87) The high tower stair (area K18) or the shaft (area K18a) to the west Each crypt is sealed with a chiseled

Crypt Features

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

Crypt Features Once the characters solve the puzzle in Talhundereth’s crypt entrance (area T20), they can enter this structure when they wish. The following features are common throughout the Crypt

of the Talhund. Dwarven Made The crypt is solid dwarven construction. Its stone remains strong despite millennia of neglect. Carvings of dwarf priests are prevalent, as are carvings of mountain peaks

Court of Orestes Locations

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

within, crypts A and D each hold only a mundane clay burial mask. The skeleton in crypt B wears an eyepatch that is actually a two-birds sling (see chapter 5). Crypt C contains a small body wearing a

covering its body granting it advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks made to hide. The amphisbaena targets the first creature to approach the stone slab. Once the serpent is dealt with, anyone who

S7. Graveyard

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

K84, crypt 11) is placed in the indentation, both the holy symbol and the indentation vanish. Then read: A ray of golden sunlight breaks through the clouds to the west and shines upon the grave. The fog

and the gloom shrink from its brilliance as the sunlight causes the gravestone to crack and crumble, revealing a ring within. The sunray lasts for 1 minute. If the characters smash the gravestone

Crypt of the Talhund Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

common in Dumathoin’s holy places. Rivibiddel hasn’t discovered any in the crypt yet. Lever. The lever here in this crypt probably has something to do with revealing the crypt’s hidden sanctum, but

Crypt of the Talhund Locations The following locations are keyed to map 6.4. Mike Schley Map 6.4: Crypt of the Talhund View Player Version P1: Lower Landing Four stone sarcophagi stand against the

Ancient Seal

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

Ancient Seal This curse protects the resting place of a long-dead ruler and punishes any who disturb the ruler’s remains or plunder the treasures. Pronouncement. Carved into the stone of the crypt

reform for 10 days. You can scale this curse for lower- and higher-level characters by choosing another kind of creature. Resolution. The cursed character sets right what they disturbed; stolen treasure must be returned, and if the ruler’s body was disturbed, it must be reinterred with proper observances.

Warforged Ossuary

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

Warforged Ossuary A warforged ossuary is a former temple, crypt, or warehouse deep in the Mournland that now houses the remains of slain warforged. It is a place of honor and reflection for the Lord

crypt, monument, vault, and workshop, the ossuary serves many functions for the warforged who maintain it. Other ossuaries exist in a variety of locations. The basic functions of these places remain

Temple Crypts

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

seam in the rock. The passage to the east splits, with both routes connecting to area S3. One path enters area S3 through a broken crypt in that room’s wall, while the other descends 15 feet and leads

of this vault, allowing access from area S2. Eleven sealed crypts line its walls. One crypt has been broken open, and a branch of the fissure connects it to area S2. The broken crypt bears a plaque

14. Sepulchers

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

14. Sepulchers This corner of the dungeon holds a pair of dusty crypts. 14a. Southern Crypt The door to this room is engraved with a large rune, while the door frame is carved with leering dwarven

skulls. A character who understands Dwarvish recognizes the rune on the door as a dwarven symbol of death (identical to the one in area 27). Behind the door is a dusty, 10-foot-high crypt that contains

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

lay up to six eggs per year, and an egg matures for two to three months before it hatches. Kobolds don’t engage in funeral ceremonies; a dead kobold’s body is burned or disposed of in

Entering the Mortuary

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Adventure Atlas: The Mortuary

entrants to the Mortuary or a crypt on its grounds. The Mortuary Portals table presents examples of portals that might lead to the Mortuary and their portal keys—objects required to activate a specific

Master’s Guide. Mortuary Portals d6 Portal Anchor Portal Key 1 Body bag Vial of embalming fluid 2 Bone-filled ossuary Mourning dance 3 Funerary urn Spoken eulogy 4 Eye of a giant’s skull Two gold coins

Mortuary Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Adventure Atlas: The Mortuary

encounter, characters seeking a missing body must find their quarry among the other dead, whether for themselves, another faction, or an interested party in Sigil. During the characters’ search, the

corpses throughout this area. As an action, a character can inspect a corpse within 10 feet of them, identifying the body with a successful DC 13 Wisdom (Medicine) check. It’s up to you where in the

Saint Markovia's Thighbone

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

the parapets. In the end, Markovia never returned to Barovia, and Strahd long afterward walked with a limp and a grimace of pain. It is said that he trapped Markovia in a crypt beneath his castle, and

her remains linger there yet. The essence of Markovia’s saintliness passed partly into her bones as the rest of her body decomposed. Her remaining thighbone is imbued with power that inflicts grievous injury on the undead.

What Really Happened

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault

endeavor. Aminta and Rilago found the tomb and Xeluan’s petrified remains, but no treasure. Disappointed, they tried to profit by shattering the giant’s body, only to find it indestructible. One day

, as Rilago climbed on the scaffolding surrounding Xeluan, he punched the giant’s stone chest in frustration. It unexpectedly cracked open, revealing a heart of obsidian. A single shard broke off from

Phandalin Missions

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

paladin of Dumathoin who excavated this home more than 60 years ago. Dumathoin tasked Marthungrim with returning spirits to rest when a crypt for the god’s faithful was corrupted. Marthungrim learned

that the crypt lies beneath a temple called Talhundereth, but the temple teemed with dangerous monsters. The crypt is protected by a lock with a puzzle that Dumathoin’s faithful could solve easier than

Damming the Styx

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

River Styx cut off from the chasm, Shummrath slowly starts to regenerate its mind and reform its body. After 48 hours, Shummrath reforms as a pit fiend and flies off to wage war on his rival, Bel. If

archdevil makes it possible for the barlgura to escape. If the characters return to the obelisk with the news, Ubbalux begrudgingly accepts these terms and reveals the location of the Crypt of the

The Undying

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

Larloch the Shadow King, legendary master of Warlock’s Crypt, and Gilgeam, the God-King of Unther. Expanded Spell List The Undying lets you choose from an expanded list of spells when you learn a warlock

, although you still require rest to reduce exhaustion and still benefit from finishing short and long rests. In addition, you age at a slower rate. For every 10 years that pass, your body ages only 1

Maurezhi

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

the next few days, eventually revealing the demon’s original form. A Plague of Ghouls. Maurezhi are contagion incarnate. Their bite attacks can drain a victim’s sense of self. If this affliction is

it has eaten. It remains in this form for 1d6 days, during which time the form gradually decays until, when the effect ends, the form sloughs from the demon’s body. Magic Resistance. The maurezhi has

Character Incarnations

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

“Running Glitch Characters” section. Let players discover that dead characters return in new incarnations during play rather than revealing this outright. When an incarnation appears, they are attuned to

any magic items the dead character was attuned to when they died. A dead character’s body doesn’t vanish when another incarnation manifests. Glitch characters can be affected by spells such as raise

Drowned Assassin

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

understands the languages it knew in life but can’t speak Challenge 4 (1,100 XP) Bottom Treader. The drowned assassin cannot swim, and it sinks to the bottom of any body of water. It takes no

or contract bluerot (see the “Bluerot” sidebar). Reveal (1/Day). The drowned assassin removes its mask, revealing its rotting face. Each creature of the assassin’s choice within 30 feet of it that

Drowned Assassin

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Locathah Rising

bottom of any body of water. It takes no penalties to its movement or attacks underwater. It is immune to the effects of being underwater at a depth greater than 100 feet. Bound Together. The

must succeed on a DC 12 Constitution saving throw or contract bluerot (see the “Bluerot” sidebar). Reveal (1/Day). The drowned assassin removes its mask, revealing its rotting face. Each creature of

A Demilich's Lair

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

its other bones. In its crypt, a demilich has access to lair actions and additional uses for its legendary actions. Its whole lair also has unique traits. A demilich in its lair has a challenge rating

would feed. Acererak abandoned his physical body, accepting that it would molder and dissolve to dust while he traveled the planes as a disembodied consciousness. If the skull that was his last

22. Temple

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons

body by powerful yuan-ti magic. When the characters have left the enclave, it will be returned. (The priestess is lying—Varram is in his present semiconscious state because of the brutal treatment

worth 20 gp each, and 2 spell scrolls, one of levitate and the other of call lightning. The passage leads to the exit the yuan-ti use to leave the complex without passing through the crypt. The exit

Vampires

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

the control of the vampire that created them. If a true vampire allows a spawn to draw blood from its own body, the spawn transforms into a true vampire no longer under its master’s control. Few

vampires are willing to relinquish their control in this manner. Vampire spawn become free-willed when their creator dies. Chained to the Grave. Every vampire remains bound to its coffin, crypt, or grave

22. Temple

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat

his body by powerful yuan-ti magic. When the characters have left the enclave, it will be returned. (The priestess is lying — Varram is in his present semiconscious state because of the brutal

crypt. The exit is carefully hidden behind a screen of rocks and scrub trees a hundred yards away from the plaza entrance to the ruins.

Mummy

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

survival The Punished. Once deceased, an individual has no say in whether or not its body is made into a mummy. Some mummies were powerful individuals who displeased a high priest or pharaoh, or

transgressors. The overwhelming terror that foreshadows a mummy’s attack can leave the intended victim paralyzed with fright. In the days following a mummy’s touch, a victim’s body rots from the

Circle of Stars

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

druids have tracked heavenly patterns since time immemorial, discovering secrets hidden amid the constellations. By revealing and understanding these secrets, the Circle of the Stars seeks to harness

starry form, rather than transforming into a beast. While in your starry form, you retain your game statistics, but your body becomes luminous; your joints glimmer like stars, and glowing lines connect

Traveling the Skybridge

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

wyvern lies on the skybridge, its body scorched by lightning. 4 A curious and friendly cloud giant is surprised to see travelers on the skybridge and asks them at length about recent happenings in the

destination: The mist on the horizon parts, revealing a gigantic tree thousands of feet tall, its highest branches hidden by clouds. The great tree’s boughs are bent, barren, and lifeless. A character who

V7. Tower, Fourth Floor

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

great harm to the Vistani and begs the characters to warn his people. He doesn’t know where his body is. Fortunes of Ravenloft If your card reading reveals that a treasure is here, it’s in a narrow

compartment hidden in the wall behind the suit of armor. If the armor is activated and commanded to retrieve the treasure, it pulls the stones out of the wall, revealing the treasure beyond. If the

Maurezhi

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse

begins to rot away over the next few days, eventually revealing the demon’s original form. A maurezhi is contagion incarnate. Its bite can drain a victim’s sense of self. If this affliction is allowed

appearance of any Medium Humanoid it eats. It remains in this form for 1d6 days, during which time the form gradually decays until, when the effect ends, the form sloughs from the demon’s body

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