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Demilich (Variant)
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disturb their lairs.
Demilich
The immortality granted to a lich lasts only as long as it feeds mortal souls to its phylactery. If it falters or fails in that task, its bones turn to dust until only
assume a wraithlike form. The skull then emits a terrifying howl that can slay the weak-hearted and leave others trembling with fear. Left alone, it sinks back down and returns to the empty peace of
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
leaving nothing behind but bones, gristle, and the victim’s blood-spattered belongings.
Gnoll vampires are indiscriminate feeders that prefer the flesh and blood of humanoids, including other
form of a cloud of mist. After it feeds on a victim’s blood, its mist form takes on a crimson hue for an hour or so before its colorlessness returns.
TEKELI-LI AND THE CAVES OF HUNGER
Tekeli
Magic Items
Keys from the Golden Vault
the book’s contents, provided that those modifications advance evil and expand the lore already contained within.
Whenever a non-evil creature attunes to the Book of Vile Darkness, that creature
banished using magic such as the dispel evil and good spell. The banished spirit returns to the book.
Adjusted Ability Scores. After you spend the requisite amount of time reading and studying the book
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
The Cauldron Caves A cave network extends into the snow-swept cliffs along the shore of Lac Dinneshere. This complex once contained a sacred hot spring where elderly frost giants came to end their
lives in a drowning ritual. Now, the waters have frozen over. The caves have long been home to a lake hag named Maud Chiselbone. Maud has amassed a collection of bones and trinkets taken from wayward
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
special gemstone that functions like a lich’s phylactery. As the dragon’s flesh rots away, the spirit inside the gem returns to animate the dragon’s bones. If a dracolich’s physical form is ever
dracolich retains its shape and size upon transforming, its skin and scales drawing tight to its bones or sloughing away to leave a skeletal form behind. Its eyes appear as glowing points of light
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
pillars carved to resemble spider legs support the balcony, which is enclosed by wrought iron railings shaped like webs.
Alcove. A deep alcove to the south contains a large pile of humanoid bones
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Stairs. Two stone staircases rise on either side of the north entrance, climbing to the balcony.
If any creature disturbs the bones in the alcove, or if Muiral commands them to rise, they coalesce into
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
wolf allies. A five-foot-high stone ledge overlooks this large cave, which has a smoldering campfire at the far west end. The floor is covered with gnawed bones. If Skennis is reduced to 0 hit points
, read: The old man cackles. “When Kiril returns,” he says to you with his last breath, “he’ll skin you alive.” Treasure Skennis’s electrum flute is nonmagical and worth 250 gp. Skennis also carries a pouch containing four 50 gp gemstones.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
. Approximately 60 feet across, the shelf rises a few feet above sea level and is littered with enormous, cracked bones — including ribs that arch taller than a human. A character proficient in Nature
recognizes that the bones are mostly from whales and huge seals (or Captain Lerustah can supply that information). Any character who spends a few minutes examining the bones discovers tooth marks with a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
. Approximately 60 feet across, the shelf rises a few feet above sea level and is littered with enormous, cracked bones—including ribs that arch taller than a human. A character proficient in Nature
recognizes that the bones are mostly from whales and huge seals (or Captain Lerustah can supply that information). Any character who spends a few minutes examining the bones discovers tooth marks with a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
nothing but bones after 1 minute. 3–6 No additional effect. 7 The creature’s corpse is preserved for 10 days, as though affected by a gentle repose spell. While preserved in this way, the corpse is encased
in an opalescent film like the skin of a bubble. Any further damage to the corpse breaks the spell. 8 The creature instantly returns to life with 1 hit point, as though affected by a revivify spell.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Aftermath The characters have defeated Bak Mei, left the Order of the Immortal Lotus in disarray, and recovered the stolen pages from The Book of Inner Alchemy. Now what? When the party returns to
: What happened to the original masters of the Open Hand? Will the monastic orders in Bak Mei’s homeland east of Faerûn want to know his fate? Considering the knowledge contained in The Book of Inner
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
the name ESCLAROTTA. The lid of the sarcophagus requires a DC 30 Strength check to push aside, and the bones of Blagothkus’s deceased cloud giant wife are contained within. There is no treasure buried
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
name ESCLAROTTA. The lid of the sarcophagus requires a DC 30 Strength check to push aside, and the bones of Blagothkus’s deceased cloud giant wife are contained within. There is no treasure buried
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
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Papazotl’s bones are contained within the sarcophagus, but they are well protected (see “Glass Cauldrons” and “Bronze Shield” below). Advice from the Spirits Any characters inhabited by the spirits of
22. Papazotl’s Tomb Six glass cauldrons brimming with humanoid bones line the walls of this tomb, at the center of which stands an ancient chariot bearing a bronze sarcophagus with treasure strewn
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
wreckage and debris scoured clean by the oozes.
This area once contained a stockade fashioned from zurkhwood and trillimac fungi. Here, the deep gnomes kept their deep rothé (Underdark cattle). The place
was ransacked during the drow invasion, and the Pudding King’s oozes have dissolved most of what the drow left behind, including the bones of the slaughtered rothé. Two freshwater pools form along the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
Running the Adventure There is considerable information contained herein with respect to what the players see as they explore the steading, and what the inhabitants do if they become aware of the
from within. The characters have been warned to expect guards at the great doors to the steading, but none are visible. (If the party returns to the stronghold after an initial foray, there will be
Orc
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raid just as another group returns, laden with severed heads, sacks of loot, and armfuls of food. Warriors also serve as scouts, bringing back detailed reports about the surrounding area so that the
corpse’s ears for three days to ward off any retribution, and then bury or burn them.
Three ravens is always a good sign.
It is good luck to spit where you are about to sleep.
Gnome bones can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
. Ebondeath became a dracolich and was worshiped by the Cult of the Dragon until the death god Myrkul’s influence waned across Faerûn and the dragon’s bones turned to dust. With Myrkul’s return to the
, Ularan Mortus and his cultists have claimed Ebondeath’s mausoleum as their headquarters in the area. Following the “Leilon Besieged” quest, Ebondeath returns to the mausoleum: either in spirit form
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
island rises, its stone foundations riddled with monstrous bones. The island bears an ominous temple, windows alight with otherworldly violet flame. As you watch, the undead dragon ridden by Lord Soth
returns, and the two circle this blazing flying citadel.
This temple rising into the sky is the Bastion of Takhisis. Cataclysmic flame has awoken the dead dragons beneath the citadel, and their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
, it cackles as it returns to the Border Ethereal with it. If two hags die, the third tries to bargain with the characters, offering useful information in exchange for her life. The hag makes the
arcanaloth whose true name is Ygga Raxyg.” (See area 80 for details.) “There is only one way to leave the dungeon: the ebon pool. Charred bones point the way.” (See area 81 for details on the ebon pool
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a7
sorts. There is a large desk and stool, two workbenches, and two mummy preparation tables. Clay pots and urns on these tables and the floor obviously once contained unguents, ointments, oils, perfumes
, and the like. Linen wrappings are in rolls or strewn about. Dried herbs of unidentifiable nature, bones, skulls and the like litter the workbenches. Vats. In the south part of the room are three vats of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
. Stone Androsphinx The characters find a sandstone sphinx crouched atop a granite pedestal. Bleached humanoid bones lie half-buried in the sand around the pedestal. Any character who touches the
transforms into an androsphinx and attacks the party. If it is victorious, the sphinx returns to its pedestal and reverts to its inanimate state. It turns to dust if reduced to 0 hit points. Voices of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
3. Main Cavern Githyanki twins named Arbez and Surlock are contained within crystal stalactites in this cavern. 3a. Arbez’s Watch The creatures in area 3b investigate any disturbance in this portion
reduced to 0 hit points shatters, freeing the githyanki within. A githyanki whose stalactite is destroyed is no longer restrained by it and falls into the pit of silvery mist below it, whereupon it returns
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
bones and debris. As you approach the wreck, the water becomes unnaturally cold, and the schools of fish that swarmed in the waters above are conspicuously absent.
Unhallowed Ground The evil energy
neutralized using dispel magic. If the effect is dispelled, it returns in 24 hours. While the effect is active, celestials cannot enter the area. Each time another sort of non-undead creature enters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
) necrotic damage, turning to dust and bones if reduced to 0 hit points. Adjust the following text if the creatures in this room have already been encountered and destroyed. This room has walls of glazed
. The shaft leads up to area X6. Characters who touch the amber sarcophagi are offered dark gifts by the evil vestiges contained within them (see the “Amber Sarcophagi” sidebar). West Sarcophagus. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
a character disturbs the bones or returns to the same room, the bones arise from their niches and form skeletal swarms. Each burial chamber contains two skeletal swarms per character in the party
unnaturally cold. As you step onto the flagstones, a voice from nowhere whispers:
“Who is dead but cannot die, the Lord of Bones, whose embrace is patient but sure?”
A detect magic spell reveals that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Mannequin
Mirror
Obelisk
Oversize cake
Panel of levers
Pile of bones
Potted plant
Row of books
Sarcophagus
Sculpture
Ship’s wheel
Sign
Stalagmite
Stump
Table
Tapestry
Disadvantage.
Bonus Actions
Shape-Shift. The mimic shape-shifts to resemble a Medium or Small object while retaining its game statistics, or it returns to its true blob form. Any equipment it is wearing or carrying isn’t transformed.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
Shunned Cave Locations The following locations are keyed to map G. Marc Moureau Map G: Shunned Caves (DM’s Version) View Without Tokens View Player Version G1: Entrance Gnawed bones litter the
ground near the cave mouth, and the stench of blood hangs in the air. The bones belong to the owlbear’s victims, including animals, explorers, and other monsters. The bones bear indentations from the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
the masks, humanoid bones are strewn across the floor. To the east, a large carving of a tentacled frog-monster squats above a shrine. Offerings lie on a shelf before it. Four rectangular frescoes
done since the dawn of time.” A copper bowl containing rat bones Four dead cockroaches A green wax candle with a salvageable wick 5 gp (loose) Performing the Ritual To open the sarcophagus, one or more
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
. Although an illusion disguises her deathless state, Ramya constantly feels the chill in her bones and her own crumbling flesh. Her existence has becomes one of constant struggle, doubt, and defeat as her
thousands of them having died in her service. These soldiers’ loyalty follows them into death. Any living soldier who dies in Ramya’s service returns to life as an Undead warrior—a skeleton or wight—on the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
, Javor reminds the characters of promises they made (see the “Treasure” section). In exchange, the Uthgardt don’t bother the surviving Nettlebees. If Javor is slain before Wiggan or Bertram are, he returns
treasure to the barrow, Javor disappears, leaving only his bones behind. The chest is locked, but Wiggan has the key. Prominently on top of the chest’s contents is Javor’s ornate helmet made of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
lies within, beneath blackened bones.
The treasure lies in the crypt of General Kroval “Mad Dog” Grislek (chapter 4, area K84, crypt 38). 7 of Swords—Hooded One I see a faceless god. He awaits you
the glassblower’s workshop in the Wizard of Wines winery (chapter 12, area W10). 4 of Coins—Merchant Seek a cask that once contained the finest wine, of which not a drop remains.
The treasure lies in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
basilisk’s supernatural gaze can be enough to affect a rapid transformation, transforming a victim into porous stone. Basilisks, with their strong jaws, are able to consume the stone. The stone returns to
organic form in the basilisk’s gullet. Some alchemists are said to know how to process the basilisk’s gullet and the fluids contained within. Properly handled, the gullet produces an oil that can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
the feather fall spell for yourself. When either spell ends, the balloon slowly deflates as the elemental spirit escapes and returns to the Elemental Plane of Air. As the balloon deflates, you descend
of orb, its effect is contained within a sphere with a 1 mile radius. The orb is the sphere’s point of origin. The orb is destroyed after one use. Air Orb. When this orb detonates, it creates a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
, the creature takes half as much damage only. L2: Lake Where a mountain spur divides two branches of the valley, an elongated, V-shaped lake extends across the pass, contained by a dam to the south
leads to an air pocket above water level. Inside, two friendly giant beavers (see the “Giant Beavers” section) tend to five baby beavers. A pile of fish bones sits on one side of the room. Treasure. If