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Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
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Warp Space (Costs 2 Actions). The emissary causes the ground in a 20-foot square that it can see within 90 feet of it to turn into teeth and maws until the start of its next turn. The area becomes
ominous astrological events, these ravenous invaders make worlds ready for unimaginable masters or distant, greater manifestations of themselves. Employing their malleable forms, emissaries work to
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pages were tales of bold heroes, strange and fierce animals, mighty primitive gods, and a magic that was part and fabric of that distant land.
— Elaine Cunningham, Daughter of the Drow
In the
, humans champion causes rather than territories or groups.
Human Names and Ethnicities
Having so much more variety than other cultures, humans as a whole have no typical names. Some human parents
Monsters
Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
feet of him, turning the open space to solid, worked stone or vice versa.
Halaster causes one door or archway within 30 feet of him to disappear and be replaced by a blank wall, or he restores a door
effect is triggered, as though Halaster had cast minor illusion in an area. Common illusions include the echo of rattling chains, the distant sound of explosive spells being cast, a dusty cloak or a rusty
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Adventure Atlas: The Mortuary
Mortuary Features The Mortuary has the following features: Ambience. The Mortuary is cold and gloomy. The sounds of distant funerary ceremonies, mourners’ laments, and moaning Undead can be heard
commune with the dead through them. A speak with dead spell cast on a death mask causes the face to animate as if it were the corpse of the deceased creature that bore its likeness. The Heralds of Dust
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
shout an alarm, calling the characters “trespassers” as they move to attack. This alerts the two cogwork archivists in the nearby Records Room (area L4), which remain in that area, and causes the
after hours and proceeds more than 10 feet down the hall causes the portraits to watch the interloper and whisper. If a character proceeds more than 20 feet down the hall without addressing the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
the distant past happened “many, many years ago.” In Theros, history transforms into myth more quickly than it does in other worlds, becoming generalized, vague, and moralistic. And because the gods
are so deeply involved in mortal affairs, it’s often impossible to distinguish between the myths of divine activities and the scraps of historical fact in these records. The origin and generations of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
striking metal) causes the strands to reverberate, creating a loud humming that echoes throughout the surrounding caverns, alerting the purple worms to the presence of trespassers. Development If the
adventurers set off a humming in one of these echo chambers, a distant rumbling can be heard and felt as a purple worm burrows toward the egg chamber, arriving there in 1d4 minutes (see area 8 for details).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
The Restless Dead After the characters retire for the night, the quiet of Anadoua’s Rest House is disturbed. Read or paraphrase the following text: Distant music provides an almost hypnotic undertone
captive in death. Their sorrow causes them to fear the characters are allies of the invaders who murdered them. Before the haints can say much, or after 1 round of combat, a wraith that looks like a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
“vengeance” — across its surface in spidery Elvish script. Touching the map to the door causes it to open for 1 minute or until the map is more than 100 feet away from it. If the characters travel with Vizeran
sideways to squeeze. It takes about an hour to navigate its pitch-black darkness, and the journey is filled with a constant echo of distant sounds. The passage then widens, opening out into a cavern whose
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
within 30 feet of him, turning the open space to solid, worked stone or vice versa. Halaster causes one door or archway within 30 feet of him to disappear and be replaced by a blank wall, or he
triggered, as though Halaster had cast minor illusion in an area. Common illusions include the echo of rattling chains, the distant sound of explosive spells being cast, a dusty cloak or a rusty helm
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
painted frescoes line the walls deeper in the cave.
The wizards who escaped Zikzokrishka’s wrath used this cave as a scriptorium and hall of records. They recorded what they knew and continued their
rubble from a purple worm’s passage. The brightly colored murals are intact, and detect magic or similar magic causes the magic ink that preserves the work to glow. Any Bedine with the party display
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
cavern. Some of the crystal faces reflect distorted images of the cavern, while others flicker with scenes of the lich-god Vecna visiting destruction on distant worlds.
Three tunnels branch off the
forever. After 50 feet, the creature passes an imperceptible threshold. Crossing that point causes the creature to leave the tunnel and appear in the tunnel’s corresponding unreality. The link is one-way
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
when a creature no longer has the Poisoned condition from a death dog’s Bite. Death Dog Malady Symptoms 1d6 The Death Dog’s Malady Causes... 1 Marks from canine jaws to appear on the victim’s
body, as if they were still being mauled. 2 The victim’s body to wither, as if constantly exposed to desert heat. 3 The victim to be distracted by distant howling or vague whispers only they can hear. 4
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
the siege with zombies approaching Lekar’s walls. The characters might pick off distant zombies or enact plans to destroy dozens at a time. The characters’ strategies are likely successful, but the
the portcullis beyond.
11 Zombies infiltrate the sewers and appear in a supposedly safe part of the city.
12+ Masses of zombies or a botched scheme by defenders causes a wall or tower to collapse.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
mending spell or similar magic. If reduced to 0 hit points, the guide is destroyed and no longer functions—possibly stranding the characters in the distant past. Chapter 3 and chapter 4 each offer
, it’s possible that they acquire both mechanical guides. You can decide whether the programming of the two constructs causes them to bicker and one-up each other—or whether each guide attempts to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
feminine voice sounds out in your mind suddenly, faint and distant. “Hello? Is someone there … ? Oh please, I need your help! I have been trapped in the dark for so long … so very long. Please, won’t you
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Chaotic Magic. The tomb was crafted during an age of high magic, and it has become suffused with faerzress. The ancient and chaotic energy now permeating the structure causes any spell cast within the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Adventure Atlas: The Mortuary
off-putting and sometimes mistake the Dusters’ distant stoicism for callousness. This couldn’t be further from the truth. In their own way, the Heralds of Dust are one of the most altruistic groups in
exceptions for magic that causes individuals to rise as Undead—a transformation Dusters view as a natural stepping stone on the path to True Death.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Dungeon History More than one thousand years ago, the wizard Halaster Blackcloak (see appendix A) journeyed from a distant land to the base of Mount Waterdeep, perhaps acceding to the whispered
less and less of their enigmatic master. Halaster continued to use fell creatures from distant planes for tunneling and other construction beneath his tower, and the wizard kept the nature of most of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
business records, and mundane tools. If Itzmin reaches the warehouse, he ascends to the catwalk and hides in one of the offices, emerging and trying to escape only after he hears combat. Facing Serapio
(Persuasion) check. Succeeding on this check once causes Serapio to hesitate, but he keeps attacking. Succeeding twice causes Serapio to regain control and transform back into a human (as noted above). If
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
city’s inhabitants, which he used to build his tomb. Flying Shields As a bonus action, Ras Nsi can speak a command word (“Ssilum”) that causes five shields to fly off the walls and levitate around him
Nsi’s lair contains treasures from distant lands. The collection includes a Sembian wine flask (50 gp), a bejeweled Amnian doublet with matching money pouch (75 gp), a fine Cormyrean cloak (100 gp), a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
Lynx Creatlach Presenting herself as a tiefling rogue, Lynx Creatlach talks of how she retired as an adventurer to use her assembled fortune and collected antiquities in the service of nobler causes
. Chief among those causes is the defeat of the servants of the archdevil Bel. An eccentric dilettante, Lynx has had her thick horns intricately carved and inlaid with sigils and figures in silver
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
throat from which the intellect snares emerged. N2: Throat The great creature’s throat is an organic passage 10 feet in diameter. A distant pulse thrums through the floor, and contractions cause the
creature to open its mouth but would also trigger a dangerous physical reaction. Releasing the fluid through a small hole in the proper place causes the creature to open its mouth without triggering
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
one book that looks out of place among the others. It is a hefty, green-covered tome with a withered frog stitched into its spine. Kissing the frog or stroking it with a moistened finger causes the
herself as rhymes in the Elvish script. Throughout these records, Endelyn acknowledges that not every future she glimpses comes to pass, for any possible future can be negated by another. The black books
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
grim doctor causes the corpselike creature to twitch and writhe with her movements.
Jex, a wispy-haired Heralds of Dust remnant (see Morte’s Planar Parade), dissects a flesh golem in the autopsy room
of heat-resistant glass—are shut while its flame spouts are active. When triggered, the safety lever causes both doors to slam shut and lock for 1 minute, during which time the bright-red furnace
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
during the gala, they can find a copy of the guards’ after-hours patrol routes on the desk under some other loose paperwork (see the “Curator Alda Arkin” section). V6: Records Room Filing cabinets stand
in this records room.
Alarm. An alarm spell has been cast on the door that connects this room to area V1. Records. This room contains records about past and current exhibits as well as the museum’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
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When he is seated in the throne, Halaster remains invisible even while attacking or casting spells. When he sees one or more characters enter the room, he waves an invisible hand and causes the circle
(750 gp); a delicate, multicolored, blown-glass lily trimmed with gold (1,250 gp); and a rolled-up painting of the Battle of Emridy Meadows, a conflict that transpired on a distant world called Oerth (2,500 gp).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
distant green star of Euryale’s constellation. And then, no matter where I am in the multiverse, I feel like I’m home with my sister.
Zodiac Phenomena d12 Effect 1 Skull. The unliving surge
creatures in the region. 4 Throne. The resolve of the law-abiding is bolstered, while rebels are emboldened to passionately pursue their causes. Creatures in the region are immune to the frightened
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
nature thrives, and the sprites allow no trespassers. When intruders are spotted, the sprites lead them astray with ominous rustling from the bushes and distant snapping twigs. Creatures foolish enough to
. They are firm warriors, protectors, and judges, and their stern bent causes other fey to consider them overly dour and serious. However, fey that respect the sprites’ territory find them staunch allies
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
(Insight) check determine that Shale can beat Chalk in a single move. Making this move causes the victorious Queen Argantle to emerge from her stone, laughing and cheering. Jagu emerges grumpily to join
begins to glow faintly. Until it stops glowing 24 hours later, the star sapphire has the properties of a stone of good luck that doesn’t require attunement. Distant Racket Any conversation between the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
reality toward terror. Heralded by ominous astrological events, these ravenous invaders make worlds ready for unimaginable masters or distant, greater manifestations of themselves. Employing their
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Attack. The emissary teleports up to 30 feet to an unoccupied space it can see and makes one attack.
Warp Space (Costs 2 Actions). The emissary causes the ground in a 20-foot square that it can see
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
causes it to swing open, revealing a 5-foot-diameter vertical shaft that ascends 50 feet to area Y19k. A character can use an action to pull open the hatch by force, doing so with a successful DC 20
its fixture, which causes the crystal to go dark for good, ending the wall of force. Destroying the crystal has the same effect. The crystal is a Tiny, 1-pound object with AC 13, 4 hit points, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
granite and slate with cream-colored roses climbing its garden walls. Last spring, a distant uncle came for a holiday visit, bringing a large load of baggage. The house servants acted strangely during his
murderer to his lair, for he seems to melt into the city’s fog after each slaying. Distant Shores Tendai and Khennen Shore (chaotic good human commoners) are a married couple that runs a successful
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
granite and slate with cream-colored roses climbing its garden walls. Last spring, a distant uncle came for a holiday visit, bringing a large load of baggage. The house servants acted strangely during his
murderer to his lair, for he seems to melt into the city’s fog after each slaying. Distant Shores Tendai and Khennen Shore (chaotic good human commoners) are a married couple that runs a successful
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
forth from her distant lair and blazes like a meteor across the sky of Avernus. Appearing above the city, she swoops down and focuses her breath weapons on one chain at a time, dealing 67 acid damage
negated or reduced, and the infernal energy within the chains causes the creature’s hit point maximum to be reduced by an amount equal to the damage taken until the creature finishes a long rest. Lulu is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Azure Sea, merchant vessels can reach almost every important trading realm in the world of Greyhawk. Shipwrecks The waters of the Azure Sea have claimed many ships, whether through natural causes or as
in search of a meal. Curiosity. This galleon belonged to the mage Mordenkainen, who dispatched it to a distant shore in search of treasure. The ship sank in a mysterious and especially ferocious storm