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Mizzium Apparatus

Magic Items Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

know, the DC for the Intelligence (Arcana) check is 10, and on a failed check, there is no effect. 1st-Level Spells d6 Spell 1 burning hands 2 chaos bolt (see chapter

Star Spawn Seer

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

’s goal is to tap into vast energy sources and perform the dire rites that will extend a bridge between the Material Plane and the squirming chaos of an Elder Evil’s realm. An entity that

Rakdos Cultist

Backgrounds Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

a member of a cult devoted to an ancient demon who delights in violence and chaos. It just so happens that Rakdos loves a good show, and your highest aspiration is to please the Defiler, the Lord of

Spell Level Spells Cantrip fire bolt, vicious mockery 1st burning hands, dissonant whispers, hellish rebuke 2nd crown of madness, enthrall,

K: Shrine of Evil Chaos

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands

K: Shrine of Evil Chaos The Cult of Chaos performs evil rites in this cave, subtly drawing monsters to inhabit the Caves of Chaos and bring strife to the Borderlands. The current cult leader is Ivlis

, the keep’s former priest. Her cruel assistant, Narthus, is always here, and other cultists dwell close by (see cave G). Undead guardians defend the shrine and the Chaos Bell—the source of the cult’s

Getting Started

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands

Bugbear raiders plan an assault. 2+ I: Minotaur Lair A malevolent minotaur prowls this ruined cave. 2+ J: Gnoll Lair Vicious hunters scour this forsaken shrine. 2+ K: Shrine of Evil Chaos A dastardly cult performs unholy rites in this temple. 3

Getting Started The Caves of Chaos Map displays all the locations characters can visit in the Caves of Chaos. The player version of this map doesn't reveal the caves' contents or names, only the cave

Bring It to an End

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

conclusion, arriving just as that plan is about to be completed. 5 A villain and two or three lieutenants perform separate rites in a large room. The adventurers must disrupt all the rites. 6 An ally

, forcing the adventurers to close the portal while dealing with a villain at the same time. 8 The dungeon begins to collapse while a villain attempts to escape in the chaos. 9 The adventurers must choose

Hands of Havoc Fire Starter

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Morte’s Planar Parade

Hands of Havoc Fire Starter The pyromaniacal agents known as fire starters burn away oppressive systems through chaos and flame. They wield hammers that emit magical flames—perfect for smashing and

burning. Hands of Havoc Fire Starter Small or Medium Humanoid, Any Alignment Armor Class 16 (breastplate) Hit Points 65 (10d8 + 20) Speed 30 ft. STR 16 (+3) DEX 14 (+2) CON 14 (+2

Elemental Cataclysm

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

Elemental Cataclysm The End and Beginning of Ages Habitat: Planar (Elemental Chaos); Treasure: None Johan Grenier Beyond the fringes of the Elemental Planes, primordial forces endlessly clash amid

the Elemental Chaos. Within the vastness and violence of this realm rage elemental cataclysms, entities spawned from the raw forces of the multiverse and awash in dissonant elemental powers. These

Burning Sugar

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

Burning Sugar As the Sarire sugar mill comes into view, the smell of cooking sugarcane rises on the breeze. Read or paraphrase the following text when the characters are about a quarter mile from the

leap up nearby columns and race along the thatched reed roof. A half dozen workers have fallen into the sinkhole and struggle to clamber out. The mill is in chaos as a dozen workers make

Magmin

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

spreading chaos and destruction. A mob of magmins summoned inside a castle can reduce it to a burning shell within minutes. Fiery Destruction. Although its flame is potent, the magmin’s hard magma

Hollow

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

use Serapio’s corruption to advance Pazuzu’s wishes. And the more chaos reigns in the borderlands, the less organized the revolutionaries can be, which benefits Itzmin’s political agenda. He’s

currently in Hollow to cover his tracks by razing the town, caving in the mine, and destroying any evidence of the rites that have taken place there. Meeting Itzmin Itzmin introduces himself as the owner of

Druid Subclass

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules

section presents the Circle of the Land subclass. Circle of the Land Celebrate Connection to the Natural World The Circle of the Land comprises mystics and sages who safeguard ancient knowledge and rites

listed for your Druid level and lower prepared. Arid Land Druid Level Circle Spells 3 Blur, Burning Hands, Fire Bolt 5 Fireball 7 Blight 9 Wall of Stone Polar Land Druid Level Circle Spells 3

The Path to Perfection

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

of time. Rather than imparting his skills to them, he fueled their spirits with a burning desire to follow his example. His gifts of durability and purpose gave the dwarves all they needed to devote

to produce great works, it comes at a price. Dwarves value stability, repetition, and tradition above all else. Chaos and change cause distractions from the task at hand. Dwarves crave predictability

Demons

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

Demons Spawned in the Infinite Layers of the Abyss, demons are the embodiment of chaos and evil — engines of destruction barely contained in monstrous form. Possessing no compassion, empathy, or

mercy, they exist only to destroy. Spawn of Chaos. The Abyss creates demons as extensions of itself, spontaneously forming fiends out of filth and carnage. Some are unique monstrosities, while others

Features of Setessa

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

Seasons Four holy sites, corresponding to the four seasons, stand in or near the polis and serve as temples—primarily for the rites of Karametra and Nylea, but also to the other gods to an extent. These

behind a basalt arch holds a perpetually burning flame. Priests keep a strict rotation to ensure the fire never goes out, as it represents Purphoros’s fire that keeps the world warm through the colder

Adventure Types

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

completed. 5 The villain and two or three lieutenants perform separate rites in a large room. The adventurers must disrupt all the rites at the same time. 6 An ally betrays the adventurers as they’re about

adventurers face the main villain, who attempts to escape in the chaos. 10 A threat more powerful than the adventurers appears, destroys the main villain, and then turns its attention on the characters. 11 The

Eternal Flame Cultists

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

, minor illusion 1st level (4 slots): burning hands, expeditious retreat, mage armor 2nd level (3 slots): blur, scorching ray 3rd level (2 slots): fireball Actions Dagger. Melee or Ranged

Elemental Fire, through a series of painful rites. A flamewrath’s skin is burned and scarred. Inured to pain, the flamewrath revels in battle, using an array of fire spells to incinerate enemies who would

Cult of the Eternal Flame

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

of fire cultists and consider Eternal Flame believers to be their allies. The Sign of the Eternal Flame. The symbol of the fire cult is reminiscent of a bowl-like brazier with a burning flame. Fire

and enslavement of the weak as necessary steps in bringing about the chaos they intend to unleash on the world. In battle, fire cultists launch sudden, overwhelming assaults. They throw themselves into

Gods and Adventures

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

Adventurers sent as emissaries to a cloud giant enclave find the place in chaos, sown by a devotee of Memnor in a bid to seize power. 8 Adventurers find a stone giant community in distress because its

, which is plundering a busy trade route. 8 Forest gnomes seek protection from Evil Fire cultists who are burning the forest, having grown impatient waiting for Surtur to cleanse the world in flames. 9

Divine Relationships

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

noble as the gods, the malleable dream-substance of Nyx gave shape to their fears in the form of the titans. The titans were beings of utter chaos, representing everything that stands against order in

, having none of the creativity and thoughtfulness of those gods. Phlage, Titan of Burning Wind, was an all-consuming whirlwind of fire, and Skotha, Titan of Eternal Dark, was the utter darkness of

Hive Ward

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands

ward, moving constantly to evade Sigil’s enforcers. Heralds of Dust. The Heralds of Dust are Sigil’s undertakers. They conduct funerary rites for creatures from all places, ensuring their souls pass to

include the following offerings: Annam’s Blood. Barreled on Ysgard, this crimson mead swirls with scenes of battle. A war cry bellows from the tap when a mug of Annam’s Blood is poured. Chaos Frog. This

Dreadnaught Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention

ever-burning orb of flame. The spirit of the death knight can see and talk through this orb, perceiving its surroundings with darkvision to a range of 120 feet (see “Death Knight’s Soul”). Once per

death but is terrified of failing Talos: if the characters enter her cabin, she chooses to drunkenly unload the details of her plight rather than fight them. Did she not honor her god with chaos and

Vizeran's Scheme

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

home to the denizens of the Abyss. He points out that once the demon lords establish domains here, nothing will stop them from surging up to Faerûn to spread their madness and chaos. Indeed, such an

to the drow as the treacherous creature she is. His deepest, burning desire is to watch Menzoberranzan destroyed by a demonic rampage. Then the ragged survivors of the drow will turn away from Lolth

The Ruined Cellar

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

meditation and study room before the abbey burned. The clerics still perform what few rites and ceremonies they can, given the circumstances. The furnishings were salvaged from the rubble. A character

of it. Table. The table, discolored by fire and heat, serves as the ceremonial platform where incense is burned and where larger sacrifices are made by burning rich, costly items in the brazier

Tier 1 Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves

, intact stone door leads out to the east. The fresco on the west wall depicts an enormous red dragon exhaling fire over a forested landscape. Several burning villages appear in distinct scenes

here, it fights them. The behir is narrow enough to fit through doorways and 5-foot-wide tunnels, but they are Difficult Terrain for the creature. G5: Garden of Chaos The walls of this cavernous chamber

Sorcerer Subclasses

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook

becomes 1 minute for that casting. Wild Magic Sorcery Unleash Chaotic Magic Your innate magic stems from the forces of chaos that underlie the order of creation. You or an ancestor might have endured

to be affected by your Metamagic. Level 3: Tides of Chaos You can manipulate chaos itself to give yourself Advantage on one D20 Test before you roll the d20. Once you do so, you must cast a Sorcerer

Tier 2 Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves

) Orange Elysium Elysian cherry (G24) Red Nine Hells Hellbloom (G17) Sleeping Concoction. The Burning Circle’s sleeping concoction requires two Arcadian lotus blossoms (see “Nature Lovers”). G21

the Captives of the Mirror table. If one of the Green Hags from G15 confronts adventurers here, the hag activates the mirror and frees the Hydra to create as much chaos as possible. Given the chance

Xvarts

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

warlock before returning to the howling chaos of Pandemonium. Raxivort’s warlocks are respected and feared in xvart society, but they have little interest in political power. They scour the

): eldritch blast, mage hand, minor illusion, poison spray, prestidigitation 1st–2nd level (2 2nd-level slots): burning hands, expeditious retreat, invisibility, scorching ray Low Cunning. The

Druid Subclasses

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook

comprises mystics and sages who safeguard ancient knowledge and rites. These Druids meet within sacred circles of trees or standing stones to whisper primal secrets in Druidic. The circle’s wisest

Spells 3 Blur, Burning Hands, Fire Bolt 5 Fireball 7 Blight 9 Wall of Stone Polar Land Druid Level Circle Spells 3 Fog Cloud, Hold Person, Ray of Frost 5

Other Religious Systems

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

. Sometimes a mystery cult is a type of worship within a pantheon. It acknowledges the myths and rituals of the pantheon, but presents its own myths and rites as primary. For instance, a secretive order of

evil, or opposed deities representing those forces. In some pantheons, the forces or deities of law and chaos are the fundamental opposites in a dualistic system. Life and death, light and darkness

Lower Ward

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands

, searching for a dangerous blue slaad that stole a mote of primordial chaos from the Face of Gith tavern (see the “Lower Ward Locations” section). 8 A soot-stained goblin mage uses fire magic to repair a

and dim. There are no rowdy drinking songs, and most conversations take place telepathically or in hushed tones. In the center of the main room hovers an amorphous blob of primordial chaos that shifts

Battlefield Events

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention

allied troops using spears and bows to fend off a horde of ghouls swarming from the darkness. All along the ramparts, burning torches struggle to provide illumination for your forces. As you watch

. From beyond, you hear the roaring of barbarians. The anchorites of Talos are using a battering ram to demolish the burning gate. Each time they spot a defender on the wall, the barbarians hurl

NPCs by Guild

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica

up her privacy to deal with the increased crime and chaos on Ravnica. Isperia is devoted to her guild’s belief that law is the ultimate bulwark against chaos, and it is her steady hand that guides

. Chaos can only destroy, and her visions are a tool to ensure that society can live in safety in all variants of the future. Precognitive Mage Medium humanoid (any race), lawful neutral Armor

Star Spawn

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

energy sources and perform the dire rites that will extend a bridge between the Material Plane and the squirming chaos of an Elder Evil’s realm. An entity that appears as a star spawn seer in the

Predator Pools

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5

a fine layer of shattered bone. The faint illumination from a pair of low-burning braziers reveals piles of animal skulls set around the edge of the water. Creatures. Four merrow entertain

tow. Part of the deal the Red Wizards struck with the sahuagin involves providing prisoners for dark rites and horrid meals. The magic of the black shrine keeps ten commoners standing around it in a

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