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Curse of Strahd
, and Strahd long afterward walked with a limp and a grimace of pain. It is said that he trapped Markovia in a crypt beneath his castle, and her remains linger there yet.
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speed.
Cloud of Dust. The demilich magically swirls its dusty remains. Each creature within 10 feet of the demilich, including around a corner, must succeed on a DC 16 Constitution saving throw or be
, accepting that it would molder and dissolve to dust while he traveled the planes as a disembodied consciousness. If the skull that was his last physical remains was ever disturbed, its gems would claim the
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its flying speed.
Cloud of Dust. The demilich magically swirls its dusty remains. Each creature within 10 feet of the demilich, including around a corner, must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving
turns, ending the curse on a success.A Demilich’s Lair
A demilich hides its earthly remains and treasures in a labyrinthine tomb guarded by monsters and traps. At the heart of this labyrinth rests
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
23. Family Crypts Several crypts have been hewn from the earth. Each crypt is sealed with a stone slab unless noted otherwise. Removing a slab from its fitting requires a successful DC 15 Strength
(Athletics) check; using a crowbar or the like grants advantage on the check. 23A. Empty Crypt The blank stone slab meant to seal this crypt leans against a nearby wall. The crypt is empty. 23B
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
tool and a successful DC 11 Strength (Athletics) check. The Nandar crypt contains a stone bier, upon which rests a wooden coffin. The coffin can easily be pried open and holds the skeletal remains and
(see “The Nandars of Nightstone” sidebar). 6a. Nandar Crypt and Graveyard Narrow footpaths meander among the graves, most of which are marked with granite headstones. A couple of these markers were
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
crypt houses the remains of the person or persons whose epitaph is inscribed on the front of the slab. The crypts are described in the following sections, their epitaphs noted under the crypt’s number
can be triggered a total of four times before its supply of darts is depleted. If the door to the crypt is opened, read: This crypt smells of roses. The remains atop its marble slab have disintegrated
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
of the Talhund. Dwarven Made The crypt is solid dwarven construction. Its stone remains strong despite millennia of neglect. Carvings of dwarf priests are prevalent, as are carvings of mountain peaks
Crypt Features Once the characters solve the puzzle in Talhundereth’s crypt entrance (area T20), they can enter this structure when they wish. The following features are common throughout the Crypt
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
. If the characters have put the crypt’s haunts to rest (see the “Purifying the Crypt” section), the skeleton remains at rest when the characters enter. Otherwise, the skeleton pushes open the
they imbued it with splinters of their malignant intellects. This desecration is a major reason the crypt remains haunted. The Talhund blessed the gemstone so that it can’t be shattered, but it can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Crypt of the Hellriders Zariel’s fallen companions cannot rest. Nobody can in this nightmare hellscape. — The Cartographer When the characters arrive at this location, read or paraphrase the
remains of Hellriders who died fighting at Zariel’s side. Their restless spirits yearn for peace yet are doomed to haunt this place until once more called to arms. Dozens of dead knights kneel before the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
break in. The crypt holds the remains of a minor lord and lady, buried here centuries ago. The orb sits in a wooden containment cask in plain sight on the floor. See chapter 7 for more information on devastation orbs.
the door of the crypt you’re looking for, along with someone — or something — that stands almost eight feet tall and hides itself under a huge, sodden cloak.
The Kraken Society agents here at the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Warforged Ossuary A warforged ossuary is a former temple, crypt, or warehouse deep in the Mournland that now houses the remains of slain warforged. It is a place of honor and reflection for the Lord
crypt, monument, vault, and workshop, the ossuary serves many functions for the warforged who maintain it. Other ossuaries exist in a variety of locations. The basic functions of these places remain
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Ancient Seal This curse protects the resting place of a long-dead ruler and punishes any who disturb the ruler’s remains or plunder the treasures. Pronouncement. Carved into the stone of the crypt
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
trap is broken, all the ghosts in the keep can leave except Gremorly, who remains to haunt the observatory. Side Effects When the characters first arrive at Harrowhall, a thick and unsettling fog covers
the grounds and many of the castle’s rooms. The fog is a side effect of the ritual. As long as Gremorly’s ritual remains in effect, the keep remains cold, foggy, and inhospitable. Trapped Ghosts Three
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
bricked over. These brickwork seals are Large objects with AC 15, 30 hit points, and immunity to poison and psychic damage. Crypts. Each crypt contains the remains of someone whose soul was remanded to
seam in the rock. The passage to the east splits, with both routes connecting to area S3. One path enters area S3 through a broken crypt in that room’s wall, while the other descends 15 feet and leads
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
dead, under mountains of gold coins.
The treasure lies in a crypt in Castle Ravenloft (chapter 4, area K84, crypt 31). 5 of Swords—Myrmidon Look for a den of wolves in the hills overlooking a
mountain lake. The treasure belongs to Mother Night.
The treasure lies in the shrine of Mother Night in the werewolf den (chapter 15, area Z7). 6 of Swords—Berserker Find the Mad Dog’s crypt. The treasure
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
succeeds on a DC 10 Intelligence (Religion) check recognizes the figure as Asmodeus. Cult Gathering. During cult gatherings, a bearded devil guards each of the doors leading to area A7. A4. Family Crypt
sarcophagi contain nothing but dust and bones. The spirits of several dead members of the Cassalanter family are bound to this crypt. They manifest as three dark, vaporous specters plus a ghost that looks
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
the remains of the following ne’er-do-wells: Crypt A holds Yerda Ever-Coin, who paid her debts with stolen stars. Crypt B holds “Cyclops” Phelnidus, beloved by numerals and friend of dice. Crypt C
room has collapsed, burying much of the area. At its center, a broken marble bier stands atop a short dais.
This room once served as a place to view the remains of those who died in Phenax’s service
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
K84, crypt 11) is placed in the indentation, both the holy symbol and the indentation vanish. Then read: A ray of golden sunlight breaks through the clouds to the west and shines upon the grave. The fog
without placing Tasha Petrovna’s holy symbol in it first, they find nothing within its remains. The ring is a ring of regeneration.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
with dulled blades in the middle of the room while the other four cheer them on. The room is otherwise empty. 9b. Crypt A granite sarcophagus against the north wall has been opened, its lid dumped onto
the floor. Dust and cobwebs cling to its sides, obscuring ancient inscriptions. The sarcophagus contains the dusty remains of a Melairkyn dwarf entombed here thousands of years ago. The inscriptions on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
the parapets. In the end, Markovia never returned to Barovia, and Strahd long afterward walked with a limp and a grimace of pain. It is said that he trapped Markovia in a crypt beneath his castle, and
her remains linger there yet. The essence of Markovia’s saintliness passed partly into her bones as the rest of her body decomposed. Her remaining thighbone is imbued with power that inflicts grievous injury on the undead.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
felt the pain of every cut and every organ removed as if he were alive. Then, within an unmarked crypt, he suffered and starved for what felt like an eternity. Untold years passed, but on the day the
, and he answered with certainty. Granted new freedom by the Dark Powers, Ankhtepot emerged from his crypt into the domain of Har’Akir. In this new land, Ankhtepot found a pious people devoted to the same
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
necromancers and foul spirits. Whether they’re the remains of the ancient dead or fresh bones bound to morbid ambitions, they commit deathless work for whatever forces reanimated them, often serving as
skeletons behave. Skeleton Pantomimes 1d6 Left to Its Own Devices, the Skeleton... 1 Delivers meal salvers or ages-old correspondence to the crypt of its dead master. 2 Endlessly trains in battle
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Adventure Atlas: The Mortuary
remains in mist form. Crypt 4. Three wraiths swirl in this crypt, violently slamming against the glass and screeching at creatures that come within 10 feet of it. Crypt 5. This crypt contains five malign
, characters journey to the Nevervault, a hazardous containment crypt deep beneath the Mortuary for creatures that should be dead but somehow aren’t. The defenses for the vault and several threats within are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Fortune (area X6). 91–00 Xanathar is contemplating its mortality in the crypt, amid the remains of past Xanathars (area X33). If the characters attack the beholder, it destroys one character and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
1. Entrance Plaza The entrance to Diderius’s tomb stands in what was once a large paved plaza. The remains of a fountain are now little more than a stone circle set around a crumbling hole in the
divination pool, including other worlds and planes that never came to be. Use your imagination when describing these scenes. The entrance to the crypt is 30 feet up atop a stone stairwell that stops
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
1. Entrance Plaza The entrance to Diderius’s tomb stands in what was once a large paved plaza. The remains of a fountain are now little more than a stone circle set around a crumbling hole in the
divination pool, including other worlds and planes that never came to be. Use your imagination when describing these scenes. The entrance to the crypt is 30 feet up atop a stone stairwell that stops
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Garloth’s rat familiar arrived to find the mausoleum open and grave robbers inside. They killed the rat, took the stone, and fled along with the skeletal remains of Grinda’s ancestors. Characters who
search the plundered crypts find neither the rat nor the stone, but they do find a clue left behind by one of the grave robbers (see “Crypt Clue” below). As the characters make their way out, Xanathar
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
53. Crypt of the Sun Queen The walls of this room are adorned with tile mosaics of a jungle city intermingled with frescoes of flowering plants, birds, insects, and humans wearing gold skirts and
request, but enough to place her in a special crypt. A detect magic spell or similar effect reveals auras of evocation magic around the golden sun and the bejeweled cockroach (see “Treasure” below
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Mummy Common mummies are the remains of priests, nobles, or champions of faith that underwent magical burial rites. Some are preserved through processes using linen wrappings or clay, but others are
descendants from an ancient threat.
5 Punish the progeny of those who cursed it.
6 Reclaim treasures robbed from its crypt.
7 Serve whoever speaks the prayer on its tomb.
8 Slay
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
having been looted long ago. However, the area’s unwitting guardian remains. Ilda is a neutral good ghost who was once one of Diderius’s apprentices. She worshiped her master, but was mistakenly banished
centuries of life, this underground manse became his crypt. The divination pool allows those using it to peer past many magical protections that block lesser divination magic. The pool’s revelations
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Encounters in the Crypt The following descriptions correspond to areas marked on map 3.3. The entire crypt is terribly cold and wreathed in ankle-deep mist. All rooms and passages in the crypt are 10
racks on the walls.
If a character says respectful words over the urns or disturb them in any way, three ghosts of Zariel’s knights arise from their remains. The ghosts solemnly reveal the following
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
summoning creatures used to investigate or defend the portal 40–41 Crypt where the remains of those that died guarding the portal are kept 42–47 Dining room 48–50 Divination room used to investigate
Study, including a writing desk 93 Throne room, elaborately decorated 94–96 Waiting room where lesser guests are held before receiving an audience 97–98 Latrine or bath 99–00 Crypt belonging to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
scrolls and tomes once held here having been looted long ago. However, the area’s unwitting guardian remains. Ilda is a neutral good ghost who was once one of Diderius’s apprentices. She worshiped her
bearing tribute. When he died after many centuries of life, this underground manse became his crypt. The divination pool allows those using it to peer past many magical protections that block lesser
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
13. Crypt of Diderius Diderius’s final resting place is a 20-foot-high chamber lit by braziers imbued with continual flame. A massive stone sarcophagus sits atop a stepped stone dais at center. The
unusual because he casts wizard spells. He uses his 18 Intelligence as his spellcasting ability (his Wisdom remains 18) and, rather than those a mummy lord usually possesses, he has the following wizard
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
vampires are willing to relinquish their control in this manner. Vampire spawn become free-willed when their creator dies. Chained to the Grave. Every vampire remains bound to its coffin, crypt, or grave