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Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
everlasting guardian.
The ritual to create a wood woad is a primeval secret passed down through generations of forest-dwelling societies and druid circles. Performing the ritual isn’t necessarily an
evil act if the victim-to-be is a willing sacrifice.
In the ritual, a living person’s chest is pierced and the heart removed. A seed is pushed into the heart, which is then placed in a tree
Classes
Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
from your lineage has been exposed to the concentrated magic of the moon (or moons) of your world, imbuing you with lunar magic. Perhaps your ancestor was involved in a druidic ritual involving an
glow with the color of a moon from your world, causing spectral manifestations of lunar phases to orbit you, or some other effect.
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
causing the creatures to devour themselves.
Cunning stalkers, breath drinkers are usually solitary. Occasionally they serve powerful Far Realm entities or Elder Evils, consuming life and souls for their
masters. The first breath drinker manifested in the multiverse when the Void card was first drawn from the original Deck of Many Things.Poison, RadiantAcid, Cold, Fire, Lightning, Thunder; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical AttacksNecrotic
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
on a successful one.Trolls kill and eat almost anything—including, in rare cases, other trolls. This cannibalism has the effect of causing a troll to grow to an unusually large size. The
shaped by the ritual magic of evil spellcasters or by trolls’ own practices, as is the case for dire trolls.
Vaprak the Destroyer
Although trolls are rarely devout and seldom ponder spiritual
Classes
Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
from your lineage has been exposed to the concentrated magic of the moon (or moons) of your world, imbuing you with lunar magic. Perhaps your ancestor was involved in a druidic ritual involving an
glow with the color of a moon from your world, causing spectral manifestations of lunar phases to orbit you, or some other effect.
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
ritual occurs when the soul of the aspiring lich migrates to a prepared phylactery. If the wizard is too physically or magically weak to compel the soul into its new home, the soul instead seeks out a
re-forms within hours.
In service to its master, a boneclaw delights in causing horrific pain. It lurks like a spider in shadowy recesses, waiting for victims to approach within reach of its long
Monsters
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures
Slumber.
The Wicked Slumber
During the Phyrexian invasion of Eldraine, the high fae monarch Talion, the Kindly Lord, and a trio of witch sisters performed a grand ritual to create a sleeping
curse. The Wicked Slumber affects rich and poor alike, causing them to fall into an endless sleep or roam as sleepwalkers. Animals are also affected, and even tree boughs droop as if exhausted in areas
Deck of Many Things
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Magic Items
Basic Rules (2014)
draw a card, you must declare how many cards you intend to draw and then draw them randomly (you can use an altered deck of playing cards to simulate the deck). Any cards drawn in excess of this number
, the remaining number of cards fly from the deck on their own and take effect all at once.
Once a card is drawn, it fades from existence. Unless the card is the Fool or the Jester, the card reappears
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
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
Monsters
Candlekeep Mysteries
effect two rounds in a row:
Nintra targets one pane of shadow glass in her lair, causing it to explode into shards. Each creature within 20 feet of the exploding pane must make a DC 18 Dexterity
vortex. One creature of her choice within 20 feet of the pane must succeed on a DC 20 Strength saving throw or be drawn into the vortex, taking 11 (2d10);{"diceNotation":"2d10","rollType":"damage
Magic Items
Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
draw a card, you must declare how many cards you intend to draw and then draw them randomly (you can use an altered deck of playing cards to simulate the deck). Any cards drawn in excess of this number
, the remaining number of cards fly from the deck on their own and take effect all at once.
Once a card is drawn, it fades from existence. Unless the card is the Fool or the Jester, the card reappears
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
found weeks later roaming the forest. They have no memory of the emerald dragon who charmed them for wandering too close to the dragon’s lair.
5
Giant lizard;Giant lizards drawn to the lair
must be convinced to defend the school in a contest against a rival college.
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An emerald dragon invisibly tails a party of adventurers, causing trouble for the heroes so the dragon can watch how
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
are found weeks later roaming the forest. They have no memory of the emerald dragon who charmed them for wandering too close to the dragon’s lair.
5
Giant lizard;Giant lizards drawn to the
and must be convinced to defend the school in a contest against a rival college.
7
An emerald dragon invisibly tails a party of adventurers, causing trouble for the heroes so the dragon can
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
threatens to sink a town into the Underdark unless the authorities find and turn over a thief who stole from the dragon.
6
A village is beset by swarms of giant spider;giant spiders drawn to the area
population, but the galeb duhr are causing trouble for local miners.
4
Two Lolth cultist;cultists seek a magical relic that attracts giant spider;giant spiders, but the relic’s resting place has
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
(or its death throes) triggers a cave-in, allowing defeated characters to barely escape. Juiblex then turns its attention to feeding on Araumycos and is one of the demon lords drawn into battle by Vizeran’s ritual in chapter 17.
Escaping Defeat If the characters lose their battle against Juiblex, their best hope lies in Vizeran DeVir’s ritual. In the worst-case scenario where one or more heroes fall in the fight against the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
increase in either case, causing the organization to become the Brightguard’s greatest rival. If the characters remain in Akharin Sangar, Artavazda or the Ghorbani sisters seek to enlist them in the
factions’ conflict. As either the Brightguard continues to crack down on rebels or the Silent Roar encourages wider resistance, the characters are likely to be drawn into increasingly desperate conflicts, eventually coming to the attention of the land’s ruler, Atash himself.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Infernal Pilgrim Chain devils often make pilgrimages to these sites. The first sundered chain the characters happen upon has a chain devil named Zartar performing a ritual atop it. Zartar believes
characters make any noise near Zartar, they disturb the chain devil’s concentration, causing all three devils to attack with fury.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
, whoever is carrying the shard of Xeluan feels it drawn downward, as if attracted to something underground. Simultaneously, a small tremor ripples through the town, shaking dust from buildings but
otherwise causing no damage. The locals appear accustomed to the quake and continue their activities unfazed.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Enacting the Plan Once the dark heart is in place, the ritual can begin. The adventurers and their allies take up a position not far from the dark heart, close to where the demons will appear. Where
exactly depends on the placement of the talisman and the adventurers’ own tactics and plans. They can use a sending spell to signal Vizeran to begin the ritual once the talisman is in place. (If none
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
the scene, they find themselves literally being drawn into it. Each character drawn into the scene temporarily becomes one of the yuan-ti fighting the wounded Hexacali. The character gains the
and succeeds on a DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check sees that one of the gears has popped out slightly. If it is pressed, the gear locks in place, causing all the gears to turn and the gate to open for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Demon Queen of Spiders is behind the summoning ritual that brought the demon lords to the Underdark — and that the reward for their faith in Lolth might well be their destruction. Menzoberranzan was the
drow, the worst may be yet to come if the renegade drow archmage Vizeran DeVir won the adventurers’ support for his plan to use a powerful ritual to draw the demon lords and their fiendish servants out
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
to confirm my suspicion that one of the king’s closest advisers—Charmayne Daymore—is behind this. She has stolen the king’s heart and is using it to power a ritual. Jhaeros is now her obedient puppet
.”
Naevys assures the characters that Charmayne’s ritual affects only people from Ghalasine; outsiders can safely enter the city. She asks the characters to steal Jhaeros’s heart and deliver it to her
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
know his plan and inform the characters of it. If the characters can’t free the spirits in 3 hours, the new ritual fails disastrously, causing the entire castle to collapse. More Behirs. The behir has
attack rolls and giving the characters advantage on their attack rolls. Gremorly at Rest. If the characters end Gremorly’s ghost trap ritual, he immediately departs for his eternal rest, along with most
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
lives in a drowning ritual. Now, the waters have frozen over. The caves have long been home to a lake hag named Maud Chiselbone. Maud has amassed a collection of bones and trinkets taken from wayward
the ice without impediment. High Ceilings. The caves have 50-foot-high ceilings. The tunnels connecting the caves are 30 feet high. Moonlight. Infrequent, naturally occurring breaks in the ceiling allow moonlight into the caves, causing areas of the complex to be dimly lit on clear nights.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
will eventually culminate in his destructive ritual in chapter 6. Evidence of his magic persists in area W5. The strange energy of his magic has drawn creatures to the area around Wiltroot Hall and
drawn lurking dangers from more remote parts of the bayou. As he grows more proficient in his ability to siphon creatures’ energy to power his magic, Murgaxor is practicing lesser forms of the magic that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Stranger Things
worlds if you perform a certain ritual. A key component of this ritual is blood from a monstrosity (a type of creature). The thessalhydra is a monstrosity, so it can use its own blood to open a gateway
since there are so few creatures in the Upside Down, the only source is the characters themselves. Using a weapon carefully, a character can do minor damage (cutting their palm) causing 1 hp of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
. The characters could also be drawn into this story if a noncombatant draws the Moon card and becomes a target for the Moonstalkers. Wanewort’s ritual tells her the name and location of anyone who
Bargaining for a Wish If your characters have access to the Wish spell—for example, because they’ve drawn the Moon card from a Deck of Many Things—Boss Augustus makes them an offer they can’t refuse
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Demogorgon Rises! Although Bloppblippodd falls, the ritual still achieves a terrible success. Read the following: Another sound rises above the burbling cries of the kuo-toa. The dark surface of the
have drawn the attention of Demogorgon (see appendix D). Upon witnessing the rise of the Prince of Demons, each party member must succeed on a DC 13 Charisma saving throw or gain a level of madness
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
out Jhaeros’s heart while keeping it alive. She then used the still-beating heart as the focus of a ritual to destroy Ghalasine. A spherical void appeared in the sky above Castle Cinis, causing the city
Charmayne’s command. It’s up to the characters to steal the king’s heart, thereby ending Charmayne’s ritual. If the characters are successful, all the damage wrought by Charmayne’s magic will be undone
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
Halfling Rogue The town of Phandalin is built on the ruins of an older settlement, vacant for five centuries until some hardy settlers set about rebuilding it some years back. Drawn by stories of
world a better place. But you have no interest in causing suffering or making things worse than they already are. View Character Sheet Downloadable PDF
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Safahr. Members of the Gray Hands complete assignments dictated by Vajra. Force Grey is an elite cadre of specialized adventurers, drawn from the ranks of the Gray Hands, whose fighting prowess is
some past members of the group have exhibited a tendency to indulge in wanton violence, causing as much damage as they ostensibly prevent. Although the Open Lord sets mission goals and parameters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
) are responsible for the attacks in the water. They have been drawn by the kuo-toa ritual and feast on any creatures they can reach, including party members in the water. The sudden frenzy sets a wave
The Ritual Kuo-toa parade around the altar in a wide circle as they chant. Part of their path sends them splashing and wading through the shallows of the Darklake. The characters quickly can’t tell
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->Infernal Machine Rebuild
result of a mad wizard’s spell or a ritual bath in dragon’s blood. In all these cases, the result is a creature that combines the essence of a dragon with the form of its original race. Half-Red Dragon
5 (1,800 XP)
Actions
Multiattack. The veteran makes two longsword attacks. If it has a shortsword drawn, it can also make a shortsword attack.
Longsword. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
soul of a colony. Zuggtmoy’s Influence Initially weakened by the summoning ritual that wrenched her from the Abyss, Zuggtmoy found her way to Neverlight Grove, drawn by the strength of its fungal