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Monsters
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
wish stones, discarding the ones that contain wishes of ill intent and keeping those that hold good wishes. Brigganocks refine wish stones into gems and use them to decorate their architecture
brigganock see in the dark. Brigganocks have minor spellcasting abilities that help them survive. They also have the ability to manipulate time, allowing them to accomplish hour-long tasks in a matter of
Rogue
Legacy
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Classes
Basic Rules (2014)
variety of skills as they do to perfecting their combat abilities, giving them a broad expertise that few other characters can match. Many rogues focus on stealth and deception, while others refine the
class, making a living as burglars, assassins, cutpurses, and con artists. Often, these scoundrels are organized into thieves’ guilds or crime families. Plenty of rogues operate independently, but
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
type of gaming set, thieves’ tools
Equipment: A crowbar, a set of dark common clothes including a hood, and a pouch containing 15 gp
Criminal Origins
Criminals are pervasive in Baldur
special joy in hitting its targets first, tipping off its con victims and otherwise frustrating its schemes.
3
It’s always been about money. You’re not paid what you’re worth
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Developing a Darklord Darklords are villains because of what they choose to do, not because of who they were. As you refine your idea for a Darklord, determine what deeds a Darklord committed, who
was harmed, how the Dark Powers encouraged them, and the price the Darklord paid. Describe why they chose to commit these evil acts, including their ideals, flaws, and bonds. Consider these questions
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
keeping those that hold good wishes. Brigganocks refine wish stones into gems and use them to decorate their architecture and crafts, or they trade them to other Fey for food and favors. A more powerful
brigganock’s soul lives outside its body, manifesting as a bulb of pale light that floats alongside it and helps the brigganock see in the dark. Brigganocks have minor spellcasting abilities that help them
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
formulating a plan to get past the undead guardians in this area. A blast furnace and a mechanical bellows powered by a waterwheel dominate this large chamber. The furnace is cold and dark, but heaps of coal
melted down their ore to refine ingots of silver, gold, and platinum. The dry channel is where the dwarves diverted the stream from area 18 to power the waterwheel here. That in turn operated the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Cultist Cultists swear allegiance to dark powers such as elemental princes, demon lords, or archdevils. Most conceal their loyalties to avoid being ostracized, imprisoned, or executed for their
beliefs. Cultist
Medium humanoid (any race), any non-good alignment
Armor Class 12 (leather armor)
Hit Points 9 (2d8)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
11 (+0)
DEX
12 (+1)
CON
10 (+0
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Cyric The Prince of Lies, the Dark Sun The worship of Cyric derives directly from the story of his ascension to godhood. Cyric was a mortal during the Time of Troubles and the key to how that
claims to be heresy. Their Prince of Lies isn’t a twisted madman, but a god of dark majesty who proves that, ultimately, all bonds between folk corrupt and wither away. Cyric’s church works openly in Amn
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
Cultist Cultist
Medium humanoid (any race), any non-good alignment
Armor Class 12 (leather armor)
Hit Points 9 (2d8)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
11(+0)
DEX
12(+1)
CON
10(+0
)
INT
10(+0)
WIS
11(+0)
CHA
10(+0)
Skills Deception +2, Religion +2
Senses passive Perception 10
Languages any one language (usually Common)
Challenge 1/8 (25 XP)
Dark
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
Cultist Cultists swear allegiance to dark powers. They conceal their activities to avoid being ostracized, imprisoned, or executed for their beliefs. Cultist
Medium humanoid (any race), any nongood
alignment
Armor Class 12 (leather armor)
Hit Points 9 (2d8)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
11 (+0)
DEX
12 (+1)
CON
10 (+0)
INT
10 (+0)
WIS
11 (+0)
CHA
10
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
The Dreaming Dark The sinister and mysterious Dreaming Dark—a metaphysical force trying to prolong the current age of despair and violence—seeks to extend its reach toward Khorvaire. Over a century
ago, the Dream Dark compromised House Deneith’s enclave in Upper Tavick’s Landing. Although the enclave seems normal to outsiders, and even to many in House Deneith, it is now a stronghold of shadows
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
Dark Tide Knight Dark Tide Knight
Medium humanoid (human), lawful evil
Armor Class 13
Hit Points 58 (9d8 + 18)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
17(+3)
DEX
16(+3)
CON
14(+2)
INT
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
Skeleton Skeletons arise when animated by dark magic. They heed the summons of spellcasters who call them from their stony tombs and ancient battlefields, or rise of their own accord in places
)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
10(+0)
DEX
14(+2)
CON
15(+2)
INT
6(−2)
WIS
8(−1)
CHA
5(−3)
Damage Vulnerabilities bludgeoning
Damage Immunities poison
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
Skeleton Assemblages of bones animated by dark magic, skeletons heed the summons of those who create them or rise of their own accord in places saturated with deathly magic. Skeleton
Medium undead
, lawful evil
Armor Class 13 (armor scraps)
Hit Points 13 (2d8 + 4)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
10 (+0)
DEX
14 (+2)
CON
15 (+2)
INT
6 (−2)
WIS
8 (−1)
CHA
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Boo’s Astral Menagerie
Night Scavver Night scavvers are 15 feet long. Their coloration resembles that of Wildspace itself: white spots (representing stars) sprinkled amid dark patches and patterns of color. They fearlessly
, Unaligned
Armor Class 14 (natural armor)
Hit Points 114 (12d12 + 36)
Speed 0 ft., fly 40 ft.
STR
20 (+5)
DEX
15 (+2)
CON
17 (+3)
INT
1 (−5)
WIS
10 (+0
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
beetle’s glands continue to shed light for 1d6 days after the beetle dies. Giant fire beetles are most commonly found underground and in dark forests. Giant Fire Beetle
Small beast, unaligned
Armor
Class 13 (natural armor)
Hit Points 4 (1d6 + 1)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
8 (−1)
DEX
10 (+0)
CON
12 (+1)
INT
1 (−5)
WIS
7 (−2)
CHA
3 (−4)
Senses
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Giant Sea Eel Snaking predators lurking in the dark waters of the ocean, these kelp-colored beasts serve as guards and mounts for the locathah (including those found in Danger at Dunwater). Giant Sea
Eel
Large beast, unaligned
Armor Class 14 (natural armor)
Hit Points 19 (3d10 + 3)
Speed 0 ft., swim 40 ft.
STR
11 (+0)
DEX
14 (+2)
CON
12 (+1)
INT
7 (-2
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
secret dark. Secret and dark, like all that I know I shouldn’t know!
—Scratches in Shadowdusk Hold
Brian Valenzuela
Nothic Medium Aberration, Neutral Evil
AC 15 Initiative +3 (13)
HP 45
(6d8 + 18)
Speed 30 ft.
Ability Score Mod Save
Str 14 +2 +2
Dex 16 +3 +3
Con 16 +3 +3
Ability Score Mod Save
Int 13 +1 +1
Wis 10 +0 +0
Cha 8
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Fanatic
Medium humanoid (any race), any non-good alignment
Armor Class 13 (leather armor)
Hit Points 33 (6d8 + 6)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
11 (+0)
DEX
14 (+2)
CON
12 (+1
(450 XP)
Dark Devotion. The fanatic has advantage on saving throws against being charmed or frightened.
Spellcasting. The fanatic is a 4th-level spellcaster. Its spellcasting ability is Wisdom
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Wight The word “wight” meant “person” in days of yore, but the name now refers to evil undead who were once mortals driven by dark desire and great vanity. When death stills such a creature’s heart
and snuffs its living breath, its spirit cries out to the demon lord Orcus or some vile god of the underworld for a reprieve: undeath in return for eternal war on the living. If a dark power answers
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Gricks Worms That Hunt the Dark and Decaying Habitat: Forest, Underdark; Treasure: Any Domenico Cava
Gricks are wormlike predators that burst from hiding—flailing and snapping—to consume
.
Grick Medium Aberration, Unaligned
AC 14 Initiative +2 (12)
HP 54 (12d8)
Speed 30 ft., Climb 30 ft.
Ability Score Mod Save
Str 14 +2 +2
Dex 14 +2 +2
Con 11 +0
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Polar Bear Polar Bear
Large beast, unaligned
Armor Class 12 (natural armor)
Hit Points 42 (5d10 + 15)
Speed 40 ft., swim 30 ft.
STR
20 (+5)
DEX
10 (+0)
CON
16 (+3
, feeding on subterranean lichen and blind fish. Known as cave bears, these ill-tempered behemoths have coarse, dark hair and darkvision out to a range of 60 feet. Otherwise, they have the same statistics as a polar bear.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
Cult Fanatic Cult Fanatic
Medium humanoid (any race), any non-good alignment
Armor Class 13 (leather armor)
Hit Points 33 (6d8 + 6)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
11(+0)
DEX
14(+2)
CON
)
Challenge 2 (450 XP)
Dark Devotion. The fanatic has advantage on saving throws against being charmed or frightened.
Spellcasting. The fanatic is a 4th-level spellcaster. Its spellcasting ability is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
Shadow Shadows are undead that resemble dark exaggerations of humanoid shadows. They can consume any living creature, but they are especially drawn to creatures untainted by evil. Shadow
Medium
undead, chaotic evil
Armor Class 12
Hit Points 16 (3d8 + 3)
Speed 40 ft.
STR
6(−2)
DEX
14(+2)
CON
13(+1)
INT
6(−2)
WIS
10(+0)
CHA
8(−1)
Skills
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Shadow Shadows are undead that resemble dark exaggerations of humanoid shadows. Dark Disposition. From the darkness, the shadow reaches out to feed on living creatures’ vitality. They can consume any
require air, food, drink, or sleep. Shadow
Medium undead, chaotic evil
Armor Class 12
Hit Points 16 (3d8 + 3)
Speed 40 ft.
STR
6 (−2)
DEX
14 (+2)
CON
13 (+1)
INT
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
like stars sprinkled amid dark patches and patterns of color. Cooked night scavver meat is a popular offering in taverns across Wildspace. Night Scavver Huge Monstrosity, Unaligned
Armor Class 14
(natural armor)
Hit Points 114 (12d12 + 36)
Speed 0 ft., fly 40 ft.
STR
20 (+5)
DEX
15 (+2)
CON
17 (+3)
INT
1 (−5)
WIS
10 (+0)
CHA
1 (−5)
Skills Perception +6, Stealth
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Rip Tide Priest Priests of the Rip Tide cult gather in secret cabals to perform dark rituals that glorify Olhydra, the elemental Princess of Evil Water, as the embodiment of water’s destructiveness
)
Hit Points 52 (8d8 + 16)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
15 (+2)
DEX
11 (+0)
CON
14 (+2)
INT
10 (+0)
WIS
11 (+0)
CHA
16 (+3)
Skills Deception +5, Religion
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Skeletal Alchemist This undead retains enough of its former self to continue its alchemical work, often on behalf of necromancers or other sinister patrons. It toils in a dark laboratory (such as the
ft.
STR
9 (-1)
DEX
13 (+1)
CON
15 (+2)
INT
14 (+2)
WIS
10 (+0)
CHA
9 (-1)
Skills Arcana +4
Damage Vulnerabilities bludgeoning
Damage
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
look like demonic ogres with blue or green skin, dark hair, and a pair of short ivory horns protruding from their foreheads. Their eyes are dark with strikingly white pupils, and their teeth and claws
Large giant, lawful evil
Armor Class 16 (chain mail)
Hit Points 110 (13d10 + 39)
Speed 30 ft., fly 30 ft.
STR
19 (+4)
DEX
11 (+0)
CON
16 (+3)
INT
14 (+2
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
Barovian Witch The mad women and men known as Barovian witches forge pacts with Strahd and the Dark Powers of Ravenloft in exchange for magic and longevity. They prefer to live in the shadows and can
see in the dark. When traveling in the open, they use alter self spells to assume less conspicuous forms. They also use these spells to grow long, sharp claws with which they can attack. Brothers and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
Horrors Terrifying evils stalk, fly, and scuttle in the dark corners of Ravnica, from the depths of the undercity to the blackest parts of the night sky. Collectively, these creatures are called
horrors — a variety of things that lurk in the dark and embody the deepest fears of Ravnica’s people. All are evil creatures with dim reason and preternatural cunning. At least three guilds have been
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
ravenous, inscrutable, and largely indifferent elder entity from beyond reality. Tapped into this dark power, the “C” Team’s hoardsperson sees all existence as a puzzle to unlock, and he is obsessed by the
familiar while he does. Tentacles play a big part in K’thriss’s spellcasting, whether wrenching him through the sky when he uses magic to fly, or manifesting in dark, suckered form when he casts
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
dark magic so that they can go on killing. Wizards and warlocks of a dark bent use crawling claws as extra hands in their labors. Magical Origins. Through dark necromantic rituals, the life force of a
ft., climb 20 ft.
STR
13 (+1)
DEX
14 (+2)
CON
11 (+0)
INT
5 (−3)
WIS
10 (+0)
CHA
4 (−3)
Damage Immunities poison
Condition Immunities charmed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Gloom Weaver Although a formidable fighter, a gloom weaver is often content to remain hidden in the shadows, watching with rapt attention as its very presence affects its victims. Its dark energy
.
STR
11(+0)
DEX
18(+4)
CON
14(+2)
INT
15(+2)
WIS
12(+1)
CHA
18(+4)
Saving Throws Dex +8, Con +6
Damage Immunities necrotic
Condition Immunities charmed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
Sire of Insanity Rakdos nightclubs, where visitors can indulge any dark desire and revel in sadistic spectacle, are the favored haunts of the demons known as sires of insanity. Lurking in an
(15d12 + 60)
Speed 40 ft.
STR
23(+6)
DEX
6(−2)
CON
19(+4)
INT
14(+2)
WIS
19(+4)
CHA
22(+6)
Saving Throws Con +8, Int +6, Wis +8, Cha +10
Skills