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Xanathar's Guide to Everything
transformed by it.
The power of shadow magic casts a strange pall over your physical presence. The spark of life that sustains you is muffled, as if it struggles to remain viable against the dark energy
Your heart beats once per minute. This event sometimes surprises you.
5
You have trouble remembering that living creatures and corpses should be treated differently.
6
You blinked. Once
Classes
Xanathar's Guide to Everything
transformed by it.
The power of shadow magic casts a strange pall over your physical presence. The spark of life that sustains you is muffled, as if it struggles to remain viable against the dark energy
Your heart beats once per minute. This event sometimes surprises you.
5
You have trouble remembering that living creatures and corpses should be treated differently.
6
You blinked. Once
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
points. While possessing the corpse, the dybbuk adopts the corpse’s size and can’t use Incorporeal Movement. Its game statistics otherwise remain the same.
The possession lasts until the
that terrorize mortals on the Material Plane by possessing corpses and giving them a semblance of life, after which the demons use them to engage in a range of sordid activities.
In their natural form
Orcus
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Out of the Abyss
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Master of Undeath. When Orcus casts animate dead or create undead, he chooses the level at which the spell is cast, and the creatures created by the spells remain under his control indefinitely
be subjected to power word kill. Orcus needn’t see the creature, but he must be aware that the individual is in the lair.
Orcus causes up to six corpses within the lair to rise as skeleton
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
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Master of Undeath. Orcus can cast animate dead (at will) and create undead (3/day). He chooses the level at which the spells are cast, and the creatures created by them remain under his control
or until Orcus releases them (no action required).
Undead Servants. Orcus causes up to six corpses within the lair to rise as skeleton;skeletons, zombie;zombies, or ghoul;ghouls (all appear in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
stretched tightly over their bones. Others are fresher. A few old shortswords lie on the dusty floor.
Twelve corpses are stored in this chamber. Seven are skeletal, and five are fresher. Three skeletons remain still among the other remains. They attack anyone who touches them or the corpses here.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
different expression.
Corpses. Dozens of humanoid corpses in varying stages of putrefaction, including a few reduced to moldy bones, lie stacked like cordwood against the walls.
The stone giants have
met Halaster several times over the years and carved his visage after many of those occasions. Though the giants’ memories of him never last, the faces in this cavern remain. The giants have begun
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Denizens Ten stone giants reside in Deadstone Cleft when the adventurers arrive, including Thane Kayalithica. With the exception of the giant in area 6, who checks on the roc, the giants remain in
pursue fleeing enemies but otherwise remain here. area 6 1 stone giant If the giant hears the roc screeching in area 2, it investigates. Otherwise it remains here. area 9 2 stone giants, 16 mountain
Kobold
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
other creatures, because such objects are more likely to be in good condition and thus more useful or valuable.
When they go after items that aren’t free for the taking, kobolds try to remain
populated areas, practice cannibalism, believing it is foolish to waste good meat.
In any case, kobolds that eat humanoids don’t simply start consuming corpses or prisoners right after a battle
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
, keeping watch while looking innocuous among the harmless crabs native to the beach. If the characters reseal Miska in the Ruinous Citadel, Kalzak orders the phisarazus to remain on guard and then leaves to
Chamber This wide chamber has ascending stairs at one end and descending stairs at the other. The shrunken, bloodless corpses of four people and two driders surround a stone throne in the room’s center
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
deep. A nook in the northeast corner contains two corpses preserved by the seawater. The cave’s back wall is flat, with a large opening in the southeast corner.
The flooded cave is difficult terrain
for any creature that doesn’t have a swimming speed. Corpses. Characters can identify the corpses as those of two half-elves who look like siblings. Any character who uses an action to examine the
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
weaver uses its shadow magic to reduce its enemies to ghastly corpses. Gloom Weaver
Medium humanoid (elf), neutral
Armor Class 14 (17 with mage armor)
Hit Points 104 (16d8 + 32)
Speed 30 ft
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
20-foot-diameter magic circle inscribed on the floor has glyphs that shed dim purple light. Seven human corpses cocooned in burlap are piled in the middle of the circle.
Nester. Floating next to the
skull and hanging skeletal arms are all that remain of him; they move like they’re attached to an invisible body. Nester educates Dweomercore’s pupils in the art of necromancy, but his knowledge has
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
creatures that oppose Strahd gain a +1 bonus to AC and saving throws for as long as they remain in Barovia. Revenants at Rest. Vladimir Horngaard and the other revenants that haunt Barovia see the light as
a reminder of all that was once good and noble about the knightly order to which they once belonged. They let go of their hatred and their corporeal bodies, leaving corpses behind as their spirits
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
continue to pursue his horrid, apocalyptic vision of a world transformed into a barren, empty ruin, with only the decaying corpses of the last few surviving gnolls left to mark its passing. As creatures
to devour what they have killed, and to fashion crude weapons and armor from their victims’ corpses. A gnoll war band exemplifies Yeenoghu’s plans for the world. He wants to transform it into a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
soldiers, and whenever the undead knights were cut down, their spirits found new corpses to inhabit. Though the knights were grossly outnumbered, they waged war for months and slew hundreds of foes
described in the Monster Manual, has a year to achieve its revenge before its body crumbles to dust and its soul enters the afterlife. In Barovia, however, a revenant can remain in its body indefinitely, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
of Skullport and lost. Skullport’s mind flayer ambassador (see area 21g) brought Nerozar’s animated corpse with it to Stromkuhldur, but Azrok wouldn’t allow the beholder zombie to remain in the
settlement, so the mind flayer left it here, where it sprouted the gas spores. 17e. Otyugh Lair This 10-foot-high side cavern is piled high with refuse and rotting corpses, under which hides an otyugh. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
including dead bodies. It’s a festering scar of garbage, rancid water, and vermin. Rats, insects, and ravens abound. Ghouls are sometimes seen prowling through the pit in search of fresh corpses
. Although the level of refuse in the pit rises and falls, the pit never gets full. This is thanks to an unknown number of otyughs living at the bottom and eating their fill daily. They’re content to remain in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
energy and transformed by it. The power of shadow magic casts a strange pall over your physical presence. The spark of life that sustains you is muffled, as if it struggles to remain viable against the
corpses should be treated differently. 6 You blinked. Once. Last week. Shadow Magic Features Sorcerer Level Feature 1st Eyes of the Dark, Strength of the Grave 3rd Eyes of the Dark (darkness) 6th
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
necromancy, and he has all the hallmarks of a Red Wizard of Thay — namely, the red robes, the bald head, and the evil bent. He treats others as soon-to-be corpses and is more interested in their anatomy than
what they say or do. Nylas wants to turn the Horned Sisters (see below) into zombies because they have acted cruelly toward him. He asks the characters to kill them so he can raise their corpses with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
slaughter as they devour the corpses of both their victims and the gnolls killed in battle. During this time, the hyenas that follow a pack of gnolls feast until they become bloated, then burst open
devastated before the wider world becomes aware of a gnoll threat. ON DEFEATING GNOLLS
An excerpt from One Hundred Years of War, a famous manual of dwarven battle tactics:
Gnolls remain a threat
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
, and other natural swamp and forest compost, shamblers can blend into their environs. Because they move slowly, they rarely attempt to pursue and catch creatures. Rather, they remain in place
into its second life, it chokes the life from plants and animals around it, mulching their corpses in a heap around its roots. Those roots eventually give up their reliance on the soil, directing the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
: Passage of Death Four duergar corpses are strewn about this curved passage.
Six duergar explorers—two mages and four warriors—came to the Briny Maze a few months ago. The mages were disciples of
Ilvaash who planned to sacrifice their warriors to Ilvaash. Violence ensued, and the duergar killed each other. The corpses are those of the duergar warriors. The two mages now lurk in area B3 as psionic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
archmage Hoobur Gran’Shoop. The constructs remain motionless until the adventurers move close or attack. These scarecrows can cut the rope holding them with their claws, but they prefer to remain hanging
desiccated and skeletal humanoid corpses litter the floor of this small chamber. The stone of the north wall has been etched with intricate runes, but the pattern ends abruptly.
Bodies and Runes. A closer
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
dead (at will) and create undead (3/day). He chooses the level at which the spells are cast, and the creatures created by them remain under his control indefinitely. Additionally, he can cast create
succeed on a DC 23 Strength saving throw or be restrained until the arms disappear or until Orcus releases them (no action required). Undead Servants. Orcus causes up to six corpses within the lair to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
ruined stone bunks and toppled weapon racks are eight corpses, including the rotting remains of two ogres.
In the round after any living creature enters this chamber, the dead creatures clamber to
with three dusty balance scales made of iron. Cubbyholes carved into the north wall are stuffed with crumbling paper scraps. Several long-dead corpses sprawl across the floor.
The centuries-old paper
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
remain in the roost are Indifferent and fight only if the characters make a lot of noise nearby or ascend to the wyverns’ roost. If the characters get in a fight here, the hunting wyverns return to
to remain neutral in the current conflict. Ralvald doesn’t want to pressure her, so he hasn’t yet confronted her. (Ralvald doesn’t realize Enstavva has been turned to stone, as described in area D8
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
chamber contains a Potion of Healing (greater) and a Sword of Vengeance (longsword). G2: Cavern of Corpses This gruesome cave is either a burial crypt or a trophy room. The walls of the vaulted cavern are
lined with limed-over corpses. A circle of barely distinguishable bodies composes the lower tier, while a fresher ring of calcified corpses stands on the heads and shoulders of those beneath
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
sundial identical to the one in the hedge maze. Paths of colorful gravel lead throughout the garden and to the palace proper.
The outer wall is 20 feet high, and the flowers in the garden remain
remain in the palace, the decanters and bowls refill every 24 hours. P6: Juliana and Orlando’s Room Zuzanna Wuzyk Juliana and Orlando lounge
carefree in the palace,
unaware two years have
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
with mutilated devil corpses and gnawed bones. A hole in the floor reveals another dark cavern below this one.
Close examination of the mutilated corpses reveals that they include three bearded devils
, two barbed devils, and a bone devil. All of the corpses are torn to pieces and, in some cases, partially eaten. The first time a creature that isn’t a fiend tries to cross this room, the flies gather
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
components, even if these aren’t essential to the item’s function. 20 Undead. The item incorporates imagery of death, such as bones and skulls, and it might be crafted from parts of corpses. It feels
. (Other items already attuned to the bearer remain so until their attunement ends.) 11 Repulsive. The bearer feels a sense of distaste when in contact with the item, and continues to sense discomfort while
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
now frozen and will remain so until the Everlasting Rime ends. On clear nights, moonlight shines through an opening in the ceiling and illuminates the pool. The minerals in the ice have turned it a
meat is destined for her stew. Heaped around this block are rusty hatchets and the flayed corpses of the four fishers from Easthaven. The will-o’-wisp is normally invisible when its light is extinguished
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
fluid originates from the upper levels of Landro. L2: Cave Graveyard The corpses of recently fallen human soldiers bearing fine weapons and well-oiled armor lie scattered about this musty cavern.
A
been here for years. Anyone who examined the thin, gray liquid in the cave entrance realizes that the white powder is residue from this liquid. The corpses are Cyran soldiers who were instantly killed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
successful check. The blights remain perfectly still. They don’t attack on their own (except in self-defense) but quickly come to the aid of the twig blights in area U2 if combat erupts there. U2: Blighted
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This former general store isn’t a complete ruin yet; portions of its tile roof remain intact. Two giant spiders lurk in the building, hiding behind the walls. Thin, trailing lines from the webs in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
other corpses are scattered on the floor. Some have been picked down to bone, their clothing and armor discarded nearby, while others have hardly been touched.
The walls are uneven, with small ledges
floor. The first 40 feet of the climb require a DC 10 Strength (Athletics) checks, but after that, the DC is 15. Corpses. The bodies on the floor include a water cultist (the figure with the crab-shell






