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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
ends on the target. On a failed save, the target is petrified.A dragonbone golem is composed of dragon bones linked together with adamantine wire into the form of a dragon, animated by drawing on the
bones’ inherent magic. Most dragon bone golems are created by powerful dragons from the bones of vanquished rivals. Each bone is etched with intricate glyphs that allow animating power to flow
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
tunnel exits into this sinkhole is the wight Naergoth Bladelord (area 4), and he believes the tunnel is still blocked. The sinkhole is 30 feet deep. The sides are steep but composed of rough volcanic
rock that’s easy to climb. Dragon bones cover the bottom of the pit to a depth of 5 feet, making the floor of the pit difficult terrain. Cultists never come to the sinkhole; the only creatures that might spot infiltrators in this area are flying dragons.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
tunnel exits into this sinkhole is the wight Naergoth Bladelord (area 4), and he believes the tunnel is still blocked. The sinkhole is 30 feet deep. The sides are steep but composed of rough volcanic
rock that’s easy to climb. Dragon bones cover the bottom of the pit to a depth of 5 feet, making the floor of the pit difficult terrain. Cultists never come to the sinkhole; the only creatures that might spot infiltrators in this area are flying dragons.
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
castes that give goblins their reputation for cowardice.
Pariahs. Some goblin families are the lowest of the low, composed of the most dimwitted, least educated, and weakest goblins. They get the worst
might display more than one of these items.
Status Symbols
d20
Status Symbol
1
Earrings and notches in an ear
2
Rib bones tied into hair
3
A belt made from raccoon pelts
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
. Stone Androsphinx The characters find a sandstone sphinx crouched atop a granite pedestal. Bleached humanoid bones lie half-buried in the sand around the pedestal. Any character who touches the
that these are the voices of evil wizards who are enduring an eternity of punishment for defying the gods and dooming the land to ruin. To the Bedine, the wind is an ill omen.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Myrkul The Lord of Bones, Old Lord Skull, the Reaper Myrkul is an ancient god, one of three former mortals who were raised to deityhood when Jergal grew weary of his divine duties and distributed
the god of the ending of things and hopelessness, as much as Lathander is the god of beginnings and hope. Folk don’t pray to Myrkul so much as dread him and blame him for aching bones and fading vision
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Dragonbone Golem A dragonbone golem is composed of dragon bones linked together with adamantine wire into the form of a dragon, animated by drawing on the bones’ inherent magic. Most dragonbone
golems are created by powerful dragons from the bones of vanquished rivals. Each bone is etched with intricate glyphs that allow animating power to flow through the golem’s form. Dragonbone golems
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
17. Battlefield Cavern This 30-foot-high cavern was the main front of the battle between the yuan-ti and the nagas. 17a. Bones in the Mud The water here is 2 feet deep, and the cavern floor beneath
it is littered with yuan-ti bones. 17b. Death of a Naga The phantasmal scene of a spirit naga battling four yuan-ti purebloods plays out for characters who set foot on this island. As characters view
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
bones and debris. As you approach the wreck, the water becomes unnaturally cold, and the schools of fish that swarmed in the waters above are conspicuously absent.
Unhallowed Ground The evil energy
and attack as soon as the characters enter. The undead do not pursue fleeing characters beyond the 300-foot hemisphere of dark energy that surrounds the rift. The Rift A pulsating light composed of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
Shunned Cave Locations The following locations are keyed to map G. Marc Moureau Map G: Shunned Caves (DM’s Version) View Without Tokens View Player Version G1: Entrance Gnawed bones litter the
ground near the cave mouth, and the stench of blood hangs in the air. The bones belong to the owlbear’s victims, including animals, explorers, and other monsters. The bones bear indentations from the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
cracked bones are strewn about. The ground is saturated with blood and with the giants’ own filth. Not every hill giant’s digestive system is so indiscriminate; from time to time a giant does get sick
at once without swallowing. GROLANTOR: ALWAYS HUNGRY, NEVER FULL
The deity most revered by hill giants is Grolantor, the least of Annam’s six sons, the black sheep of the family who was scorned by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
and take his power. Instead, Jergal calmly abdicated his throne of bones and allowed each of the three mortals to take part of his divinity. Thus it was that Bane assumed the portfolio of strife, Myrkul
defying death at every turn. No matter what monster they confronted or what spells they braved, the three mortals emerged unscathed at every turn. Eventually, the trio journeyed into the Gray Waste and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
they met their doom. U2. Dire Wolf Den A hungry dire wolf haunts this dark cave, the uneven floor of which is strewn with animal and humanoid bones. Unless the characters offer it fresh meat, the dire
a cavern that contains a hot spring, in which they drown themselves. U4. Moaning Cavern The cave is empty except for three ice-covered pillars composed of mineral deposits. U5. Icy Bridge A natural
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
vents and inhabited by braxats,* gaj,* megapedes,* remorhazes, ssurran,* and thri-kreen. (Creatures marked with an asterisk are described in Boo’s Astral Menagerie.) Vocath. This moon, composed
shelters among the bones. Shattered Sphere Smoky gray shards of crystal, each one a mile thick and hundreds of miles long, float in the outermost regions of Doomspace. These shards are all that remain of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
orc that has been chosen by Gruumsh must gouge out one of its eyes as a sign of devotion, sacrificing half of its mortal vision in return for divine power. These god-touched orcs are revered as living
with distaste and unease. They interact with the tribe mostly on occasions of death, claiming the bones of fallen warriors to add to the ossuary shrines of Yurtrus, and sometimes during shamanic rites
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Adventure Atlas: The Mortuary
a successful one. 6 A stone golem composed of tombstones tromps down an empty hallway. It lets the characters pass if they etch an epitaph into its frame. 7 A passing animated coffin* exhales a
ritual dedicated to the powers of death. To complete the ritual, the deathlocks require a living sacrifice—one of the characters would be perfect. 9 Four minotaur skeletons carry a palanquin of bones
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
(see Morte’s Planar Parade) gnaw on the bones of a skeleton, which reaches out toward the characters for help. 4 Two dabus (see Morte’s Planar Parade) prune back a mass of razorvine that has spread
. This mishmash of misfits and outcasts vows to dismantle society. The Undivided (Deniers) is a faction composed wholly of creatures native to Sigil. They believe those who pass through planar portals are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Torm’s Sight to Lannish Fogel, a revered hero of Elturel’s past and a dedicated paladin of Torm. The helm pictured in the stained glass is the relic Grand Duke Ravengard came to the chapel in search of
respectfully laid to rest in this area and area G9. Read the following as the characters enter this area: The walls of this chamber are lined with funerary shelves, each set with dusty humanoid bones. Relics
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
dragon bones juts from the head, neck, back, and tail of the mound. Enormous cairns encircle the mound out to a range of a quarter mile. Beneath them lie the bones of revered Thunderbeast tribal
. Skulls, bones, rusted armor, and broken weapons are all that remain of those killed by orc axes and the dragon’s icy breath. Suggested Encounter Eight Zhentarim thugs (LE male and female humans of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
. The cries last only a few seconds, then stop suddenly.
Once the party can see the cave, read the following: Humanoid bones litter the floor of this cavern. Some skeletons are partially intact
. Clickety Clack This long cavern cuts a wide swath through the earth. Its jagged walls look as if the stone here tore itself apart. Shattered bones lie amid the scree. High above, a narrow stone bridge
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
interrupted by a naturally formed, 50-foot-wide, 50-foot-deep chamber that a chimera has made into a lair. The ledge that leads across this area is covered with the bones of the chimera’s kills (beasts
mostly, with a few orc and dwarf bones). The staircase resumes on the opposite side of the ledge, climbing another 150 feet to area 2. In the back of its lair, the chimera has a nest of bones, bits of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
minstrels’ flutes are the hollowed and carved bones of former Windwyrds who failed to please Aerisi Kalinoth with their music. A character can tell the instruments are humanoid bones with a successful DC
and Finder of Trails. Besilmer dwarves revered these gods as watchers over their dead. The air cultists started exploring the tombs, but they suspended their exploration after ghoul attacks. They and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
warrior in studded leather armor, its dead-gray flesh drawn tightly over its bones and its face locked in a terrible scowl. The other is an attractive young man in cold weather clothing. His face
chamber on the lowest level. A detect magic spell reveals a magical aura of enchantment around the amulet. The amulet is a 4-inch-wide disk composed of silver-framed wood, with a rune carved into its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
and area P7, but not further. Each sarcophagus contains the brittle bones of a dwarf. As the mind flayers never bypassed the clay golem guardian and these sarcophagi are farthest from the obelisk
central slab more ornate that the other two. Armor scraps and brittle bones rest atop each slab. Carvings show a female dwarf leading other dwarves in battle.
To the east, a metal lever built into the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
in death-defying feats. Beneath, on an island of bare stone floating amid a misty expanse, stands a plain archway and a circular desk attended by a well-dressed tiefling. Luminous symbols on a
unfathomable distance away, two incredible beings composed of stars and crackling magic are locked in the throes of a cosmos-shaking battle while the audience shouts and cheers. A single gate filled with violet
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
creature that succeeds on the save takes half damage and is not pushed. 6E. Treasury The floor of this dusty, 40-foot-high, 20-foot-wide chamber is littered with dinosaur bones. Webs stretch from the
is an alchemy jug, placed here ages ago by Chultans who revered it as a gift from Ubtao. The only safe way to pick up the alchemy jug is to emulate Man and Crocodile. Either member of a rider/carrier
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
gory feast. Vaprak’s Blessing. After devouring the troll sent by Vaprak, bones and all, a frost giant becomes an everlasting one, gaining tremendous strength, an ill temper, and a troll’s regenerative
ceases to be an individual and becomes an object. Paradoxically, that object is revered as a holy embodiment of Grolantor’s eternal, aching hunger. Unlike a typical thick, sluggish, half-asleep hill
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
is tucked into one corner. Dirty dishes, half-full stewpots, moldy heels of bread, and gnawed bones cover the tables. Several goblins scuttle about while a tough-looking goblin barks orders.
This
(Religion) check to identify the deities that were once revered here: Oghma (god of knowledge), Mystra (god of magic), Lathander (god of dawn), and Tymora (god of luck). Development. If combat erupts
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
leprechauns’ collected gold. If the gold is stolen, the leprechauns stop at nothing to retrieve it. G4: Endless River This babbling river flows through the garden, sometimes defying logic. Here and there
stretch of woods. Sonna and Yvra were once knights in service to rival Fey courts who fell in love. As punishment for defying their rulers to pursue a relationship, they were bound to oak trees and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
room made of brass, copper, and steel. The walls are composed of interlocking gears, metal plates, and whirring machinery that rotate, shift, and tick to a synchronized beat.
The center of a wall
lit by a multitude of candles. The walls are jagged, and the cave’s floor is littered with broken skulls and splintered bones. In the center of the cave, a staircase ascends to a carved stone altar
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
of bread, and gnawed bones cover the tables.
This hall holds seven miserable goblins and their leader—a fat, cantankerous goblin with 12 hit points named Yegg. Yegg is the chief cook for the
, preferably in twos or threes. Any cleric who examines the chapel’s decor can attempt a DC 10 Intelligence (Religion) check to identify the deities that were once revered here: Oghma (god of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
lower castes that give goblins their reputation for cowardice. Pariahs. Some goblin families are the lowest of the low, composed of the most dimwitted, least educated, and weakest goblins. They get the
more than one of these items. Status Symbols d20 Status Symbol 1 Earrings and notches in an ear 2 Rib bones tied into hair 3 A belt made from raccoon pelts 4 A gnome’s boot used as a hat 5 A pouch
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a1
debris, and the bones of small animals cover it. A rough-hewn stairwell zigs and zags down the side of the ledge, descending into darkness.
The far wall of the chasm is 250 feet to the west, and the
accumulated ash of hundreds of fires, though no fire has been lit here for a few years. Inside the ash pile are a few rough-hewn spear tips of goblin manufacture and small animal bones. 2. Switchback
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
room’s interior: Crumbling masonry, huge uncured pelts, and heaps of picked-over bones and refuse fill this large room. It looks like it used to be a kitchen or bakery: huge ancient brick ovens stand
holds a ten-foot-tall statue depicting a crude humanoid form composed of earth, boulders, and sharp crystals. One massive, rocky fist is raised above its blunt head. Shattered rubble from an older
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
, one of them discovers a handwritten poem scrawled into the open cover of a book. The fragment was composed by Oloran, the chaplain of the garrison, the morning after Tammeraut sank. It was intended as
, along with one dwarf. All show signs of vicious stabbing and slashing wounds, broken bones, and blunt trauma. The bodies have been dead for about a day and submerged since dawn. These corpses can be