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Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
financial recompense. These cunning serial killers and mass murderers remain a step ahead of investigators, at least until the cultists’ zealous bloodlust overwhelms their senses.
Cultists
The
adventurers Bane, Bhaal, and Myrkul seized divinity but were slain for their hubris. All three have been reborn and are now known as the Dead Three. Each of the Dead Three has inspired wicked cults that
Monsters
Tomb of Annihilation
. Unless the bulb is destroyed, the corpse animates as a yellow musk zombie after being dead for 24 hours. The bulb is destroyed if the creature is raised from the dead before it can transform into a yellow
musk zombie, or if the corpse is targeted by a remove curse spell or similar magic before it animates.
Yellow Musk (3/Day). The creeper’s flowers release a strong musk that targets all
Monsters
Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Voice from the Past (1/Day). The professor can cast the contact other plane spell to contact a long-dead spirit, using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability.Multiattack. The professor makes two
effect on itself on a success.Professors of chaos wield magic inspired by the ebb and flow of chance. They study the course history has taken, looking for breaking points in the flow of events, and focus
Monsters
Acquisitions Incorporated
trust Omin Dran. Wait, that’s two pieces of advice. You owe me.
Sometimes a goblin can’t catch a break. First, you fall in with a cult that works for the release of a death god. Then
you get taken prisoner by a group of sociopathic adventurers who end up letting you die after you save their sorry lives. One minute, you’re a dead goblin named Splug. And then you’re alive
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
warlock. The consequences of breaking that pact can be dire and, in some cases, lethal. A warlock who fails to live up to a bargain with an evil patron runs the risk of rising from the dead as a deathlock
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
forging of a pact between a warlock and a patron is no minor occasion—at least not for the warlock. The consequences of breaking that pact can be dire and, in some cases, lethal. A warlock who fails
to live up to a bargain with an evil patron runs the risk of rising from the dead as a deathlock, a foul Undead driven to serve its otherworldly patron.
An powerful necromancer might also discover
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
warlock and a patron is no minor occasion—at least not for the warlock. The consequences of breaking that pact can be dire and, in some cases, lethal. A warlock who fails to live up to a bargain
with an evil patron runs the risk of rising from the dead as a deathlock, a foul Undead driven to serve its otherworldly patron.
An powerful necromancer might also discover the wicked methods of
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
, the oblex—a slime capable of assaulting the minds of other creatures. These pools of jelly are cunning hunters that feed on thoughts and memories. The sharper the mind, the better the meal, so
plunders the creature’s mind, leaving its prey befuddled and confused—or dead.
When oblexes feed on thoughts, they can form weird copies of their prey to use as lures, which helps them harvest even more victims for their mind flayer masters.
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
deep in the Underworld. Terrifying and cunning, they guard portals between the wards of the Underworld, Erebos’s greatest treasures, and noteworthy souls who might attempt to escape the realm of
the dead. Three-headed cerberi commonly serve demons, but if left to their own devices, they often herd wily souls into labyrinthine Underworld wildernesses, then hunt them for sport.
Feared by the
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of the total damage dealt is added to the tree’s Lingering Life pool.
Answer for Their Crimes. You can take a Magic action to cast Speak with Dead on the corpse of a creature imprisoned in the
tree, without expending a spell slot or requiring Material components. When you cast the spell in this manner, the corpse is compelled to speak truthfully.
Release a Prisoner. You can take a Bonus Action to command the tree to release one of its prisoners.
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
spying on the temple for years, but he needs adventurers to help him survive its perils. He thinks that the secret to breaking Strahd's pact and freeing Barovia from its curse might be hidden there, but
more important, he believes that the Amber Temple holds the secret to bringing the ancient dead back to life.
With the characters' help, Kasimir thinks he might be able to find out how to restore
Bugbear
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
. Cunning Grankhul is the younger one, and in the stories bugbears tell, he gifted them with stealth but in return he sapped their vigor, so that bugbears sleep in his stead while he remains eternally alert
. If the brother gods are angry with them, they let the bugbears know with bolts of lightning (Hruggek) or by striking them blind or dead (Grankhul). Bugbears worship their gods simply by preying on
Lich
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Monsters
Basic Rules (2014)
, detect thoughts, invisibility, mirror image
3rd level (3 slots): animate dead, counterspell, dispel magic, fireball
4th level (3 slots): blight, dimension door
5th level (3 slots): cloudkill, scrying
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Everything about a lich’s lair reflects its keen mind and wicked cunning, including the magic and mundane traps that secure it. Undead, constructs, and bound demons lurk in shadowy recesses
Monsters
Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
, chaotic, and temperamental nature they all share. When its diabolical aspect shines through, a forlarren is a cunning, calculating, and brutal enemy. It might use its natural charm to worm its way
. Unfortunately, when it reaches that breaking point, its diabolical nature asserts itself, and it remains in this scheming, dominating mindset until its plans are foiled and it faces defeat. Then, overwhelmed
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Cunning Opportunist. The stone cursed has advantage on the attack rolls of opportunity attack;opportunity attacks.
False Appearance. If the stone cursed is motionless at the start of combat, it has
would be lost.
Cryptic Whispers
Even though a creature transformed into a stone cursed is long dead, a vague whisper of their memories lives on in the obsidian skull embedded within the stone cursed
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
reduces the target’s Charisma to 0, the target dies. Until the breath drinker dies, the dead target can’t be returned to life by any means short of divine intervention. On a successful save
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
Yuan-ti Malison (Type 3)
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Monsters
Monster Manual (2014)
their race, allowing them to shed their frail humanity like dead skin. Those that did not transform eventually became slaves or food for the blessed of the serpent gods. The yuan-ti empires withered
are cunning and ruthless tacticians who readily sacrifice lesser yuan-ti if potential victory justifies such losses. They have no sense of honorable combat and strike first in decisive ambush if they
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
jelly are cunning hunters that feed on thoughts and memories. The sharper the mind, the better the meal, so oblexes hunt targets more likely to be intelligent, such as wizards and other spellcasters. When
suitable fare comes within reach, an oblex draws its body up to engulf its victim. As it withdraws, it plunders the creature’s mind, leaving its prey befuddled and confused—or dead.
When
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creatures. These pools of jelly are cunning hunters that feed on thoughts and memories. The sharper the mind, the better the meal, so oblexes hunt targets more likely to be intelligent, such as wizards
confused—or dead.
The Emissary of Juiblex is an elder oblex that has devoured the memories of the transmuter wizard Silysia Vandor, which grants the oblex the Arcane Burst and Spellcasting
Valindra Shadowmantle
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Monsters
Tomb of Annihilation
3rd level (3 slots): animate dead, counterspell, dispel magic, fireball
4th level (3 slots): blight, dimension door
5th level (3 slots): cloudkill, scrying
6th level (1 slot): disintegrate, globe
reflects its keen mind and wicked cunning, including the magic and mundane traps that secure it. Undead, constructs, and bound demons lurk in shadowy recesses, emerging to destroy those who dare to disturb
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
flayers created a special breed of Ooze, the oblex—a slime capable of assaulting the minds of other creatures. These pools of jelly are cunning hunters that feed on thoughts and memories. The
engulf its victim. As it withdraws, it plunders the creature’s mind, leaving its prey befuddled and confused—or dead.
When oblexes feed on thoughts, they can form weird copies of their
Fraz-Urb'luu
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Monsters
Out of the Abyss
Deception and Demon Lord of Illusions. He uses every trick, every ounce of demonic cunning, to manipulate his enemies—mortal and fiend alike—to do his will. Fraz-Urb’luu can create
creatures within 1 mile of the lair frequently see hallucinations of long-dead friends and comrades that vanish after only a brief glimpse.
Roads and paths within 6 miles of the lair twist and turn back on
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
trick, every ounce of demonic cunning, to manipulate his enemies—mortal and Fiend alike—to do his will. Fraz-Urb’luu can create dreamlands and mind-bending fantasies able to deceive the
see hallucinations of long-dead friends and comrades that vanish after only a brief glimpse.
Twisted Paths. Roads and paths within 6 miles of the lair twist and turn back on themselves, making
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, Prestidigitation, Ray of Frost4/Day Each: Comprehend Languages, Fog Cloud, Sleep3/Day Each: Detect Thoughts, Gust Of Wind, Mirror Image3/Day Each: Animate Dead, Fireball, Nondetection3/Day Each
subtle when he chooses to be, especially if a person is clever or attractive. Men and women of beauty and cunning amuse Strahd for a time—playthings to possess or discard as he desires.Bludgeoning, Necrotic, Piercing, Slashing
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Vecna: Eve of Ruin
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Spellcasting. Strahd casts one of the following spells, using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 18):
At will: Detect Thoughts, Fog Cloud, Mage Hand
2/day each: Animate Dead (as an
legendary action option can be used at a time and only at the end of another creature’s turn. Strahd regains spent legendary actions at the start of his turn.
Cunning Escape. Strahd moves up to
Magic Items
Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
spirit of that individual becomes trapped in the staff along with the spirits of the previous Blackstaffs. (A Blackstaff whose spirit is trapped in the staff can’t be raised from the dead
.)
Destroying the staff would release the spirits trapped inside it, but in that event, Khelben’s spirit can lodge itself inside any one piece of the staff that remains. The piece containing Khelben&rsquo
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
characters into the planes of existence. These adventure ideas are most appropriate for characters of level 11+. Planar Adventure Situations 1d10 Situation 1 When magic fails to revive a dead person
, the only solution is to venture to the Outer Planes to find the person’s spirit and either release it from some prison or convince the person to return to life. 2 People who venture into the woods keep
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
characters into the planes of existence. These adventure ideas are most appropriate for characters of level 11+. Planar Adventure Situations 1d10 Situation 1 When magic fails to revive a dead person
, the only solution is to venture to the Outer Planes to find the person’s spirit and either release it from some prison or convince the person to return to life. 2 People who venture into the woods keep
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
characters into the planes of existence. These adventure ideas are most appropriate for characters of level 11+. Planar Adventure Situations 1d10 Situation 1 When magic fails to revive a dead person
, the only solution is to venture to the Outer Planes to find the person’s spirit and either release it from some prison or convince the person to return to life. 2 People who venture into the woods keep
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
6. Music of the Dead The hallway leading to this chamber is filled with the haunting sound of a harpsichord playing. The room contains the following: Harpsichord. in the middle of the room is a
damage, and the flesh of its hands is eaten away, leaving bleached white (but functional) skeletal hands. Treasure. Hidden inside the harpsichord is a spell scroll of raise dead. Correctly playing the
Compendium
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, needle-like spire — a forty-foot-tall pine tree ravaged by fire long ago, its limbs burned off. Tied to the dead tree near its base are several ghastly dolls made of twigs bound with black hair. Ten
examination of a twig doll reveals something wrapped inside it. By breaking a doll apart, characters can see that it contains a still-beating pig’s heart. Any damage to a heart kills it and causes
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Zabou Zabou mushrooms feed on offal and the rotting wood of dead trees. If handled carefully, a zabou can be picked or uprooted without causing it to release its spores. If crushed or struck, a zabou
Compendium
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Zabou Zabou mushrooms feed on offal and the rotting wood of dead trees. If handled carefully, a zabou can be picked or uprooted without causing it to release its spores. If crushed or struck, a zabou
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Zabou Zabou mushrooms feed on offal and the rotting wood of dead trees. If handled carefully, a zabou can be picked or uprooted without causing it to release its spores. If crushed or struck, a zabou
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
mercenaries were hired by enemies of Yeonido seeking to undo the city from within. 3 Cunning spies are breaking into the homes of magistrates across the city, looking for proof that the Pearl of Mireu is