black before down curses race

Deck of Many Things

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

of your prison. You draw no more cards. Euryale. The card’s medusa-like visage curses you. You take a −2 penalty to saving throws while cursed in this way. Only a god or the magic of the

. The avatar targets only you with its attacks, appearing as a ghostly skeleton clad in a tattered black robe and carrying a spectral scythe. The avatar disappears when it drops to 0 Hit Points or you

Cursed Luckstone

Magic Items Ghosts of Saltmarsh

This flat, gray-and-black river stone is inscribed with an unknown arcane symbol and feels cool to the touch. While carrying the stone, you can gain advantage on one ability check of your choice. The

stone can’t be used this way again until the next dawn. Curse. This item is cursed. Attuning to it curses you until you are targeted by a remove curse spell or similar magic. As long as you

Sahuagin Baron Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

, slaughtering the crews of ships and decimating coastal villages. Devils of the Deep. Sahuagin are a predatory, piscine race that ventures from the ocean’s black depths to hunt the creatures of the

Sahuagin Priestess Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

villages. Devils of the Deep. Sahuagin are a predatory, piscine race that ventures from the ocean's black depths to hunt the creatures of the shallows and shore. Though they dwell in the deepest

Cult Fanatic (Knights of the Black Sword)

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage.The Knights of the Black Sword are a secret society of cultists devoted to Levistus, the archdevil who rules Stygia, the sixth layer of the Nine Hells, from the

Cultist (Knights of the Black Sword)

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

(1d6 + 1);{"diceNotation":"1d6+1","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Scimitar","rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage.The Knights of the Black Sword are a secret society of cultists devoted to

Undercity Medusa

Monsters Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

medusas of Ravnica, often called gorgons, are a monstrous race of creatures that appear superficially similar to human women. In place of hair, a gorgon has a writhing mass of black, serpentine

Human Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

. Human skin shades range from nearly black to very pale, and hair colors from black to blond (curly, kinky, or straight); males might sport facial hair that is sparse or thick. A lot of humans have a

seek adventure are the most daring and ambitious members of a daring and ambitious race. They seek to earn glory in the eyes of their fellows by amassing power, wealth, and fame. More than other people

Deck of Many Things Legacy

Magic Items Basic Rules (2014)

-like visage curses you. You take a −2 penalty on saving throws while cursed in this way. Only a god or the magic of The Fates card can end this curse. The Fates. Reality's fabric unravels and

30 feet of you. The fighter is of the same race as you and serves you loyally until death, believing the fates have drawn him or her to you. You control this character. Moon. You are granted the

Dwarf Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

common shades are light brown or deep tan, like certain tones of earth. Their hair, worn long but in simple styles, is usually black, gray, or brown, though paler dwarves often have red hair. Male

identities and affiliations, recognize related dwarves, and invoke their ancestors’ names in oaths and curses. To be clanless is the worst fate that can befall a dwarf. Dwarves in other lands are

Gray Dwarf (Duergar) Legacy

Species Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide

grim, ashen-skinned dwarves now take slaves of their own and are as tyrannical as their former masters. Physically similar to other dwarves in some ways, duergar are wiry and lean, with black eyes and

artistic value. Few duergar become adventurers, fewer still on the surface world, because they are a hidebound and suspicious race. Those who leave their subterranean cities are usually exiles. Check

Book of Vile Darkness Legacy

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

darkness. An evil rune might appear on your face, your eyes might become glossy black, or horns might sprout from your forehead. Or you might become wizened and hideous, lose all facial features, gain a

the book. Dark Magic. Several spells of horrific evil of the DM’s design and choosing could be in the book. Spells could impose dreadful curses, disfigure others, require human sacrifice, afflict creatures with crippling pain, spread vile plagues, and so on.

Chromatic Dragonborn

Species Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

Dragonborn with chromatic ancestry claim the raw elemental power of chromatic dragons. The vibrant colors of black, blue, green, red, and white dragons gleam in those dragonborn’s scaled skin

forest, toxic and corrosive. Creating Your Character When you create your D&D character, you decide whether your character is a member of the human race or one of the game’s fantastical races

Dragonborn Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

proudly through a world that greets them with fearful incomprehension. Shaped by draconic gods or the dragons themselves, dragonborn originally hatched from dragon eggs as a unique race, combining the

ancestor—bright red, green, blue, or white, lustrous black, or gleaming metallic gold, silver, brass, copper, or bronze. Self-Sufficient Clans To any dragonborn, the clan is more important

Deck of Several Things

Magic Items Lost Laboratory of Kwalish

space you occupied when you disappeared. You draw no more cards. Euryale. The card’s medusa-like visage curses you. You take a −1 penalty on saving throws for the duration of the

tattered black robe. It appears in a space of the DM’s choice within 10 feet of you and attacks you, warning all others that you must win the battle alone. The avatar fights until you die or it

Verdan

Species Acquisitions Incorporated

then passing through the shadow of That-Which-Endures changed them forever. Now the newest race to call Faerûn home, the verdan do their best to find their way in an unfamiliar world

turned the color of jade and their blood began to flow black. Their ears grew pointed, and they gained a limited form of telepathy — but at the cost of forgetting their history. The underground homes

Fey Curses

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Domains of Delight: A Feywild Accessory

Fey Curses Curses are common punishments among archfey and other powerful Fey creatures. An adventurer might be cursed for any number of reasons, a few of which are listed below: Offending a powerful

Feywild denizen Entering a forbidden place Appearing in a fey court without an invitation You can determine the curse’s effect by rolling on the Fey Curses table. Fey Curses d8 Curse 1 Your ears

Queen of Air and Darkness, The

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

, her motivations are as obscure and whimsical as any other archfey’s. She gives supernatural boons and terrible curses with equal whimsy, with little regard for the elaborate customs surrounding gifts

and favors in other courts of the Feywild. Though she is said to have a spectral form resembling a terrifying elf, to the unaided eye she appears as a strange, black diamond, hovering in the air like the slitted pupil of an unseen cat.

Cursed Luckstone

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

Cursed Luckstone Wondrous item, uncommon (requires attunement) This flat, gray-and-black river stone is inscribed with an unknown arcane symbol and feels cool to the touch. While carrying the stone

, you can gain advantage on one ability check of your choice. The stone can’t be used this way again until the next dawn. Curse. This item is cursed. Attuning to it curses you until you are targeted by

Examining the Cauldrons

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

Examining the Cauldrons Once the mephits are dispatched, a successful DC 12 Wisdom (Perception) check reveals the same oily black substance on the cauldrons that the characters might have seen

belched out by the frogs before the Firejolt Café race and found on the trunk during orientation. If the characters ask either Tulk Tusktooth or Curtie Axechucker about the substance, both suspect that one

Book of Vile Darkness (Variant)

Magic Items Keys from the Golden Vault

appear on your face, your eyes might become glossy black, or horns might sprout from your forehead. Or you might become wizened and hideous, lose all facial features, gain a forked tongue, or some

. Several spells of horrific evil of the DM’s design and choosing could be in the book. Spells could impose dreadful curses, disfigure others, require human sacrifice, afflict creatures with crippling pain, spread vile plagues, and so on.

Snail Racing

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

Majesty Black The giant snail race is one of the carnival’s most popular attractions. Snail Racing Rules Every snail needs a jockey, and any saddles not filled by characters are filled by other

, fast-paced sport that draws a lively crowd. Characters can participate in the race as snail jockeys, but it costs 1 ticket punch to enter. On the Story Tracker, jot down the names of any characters who

Sports and Games

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

Sports and Games The Sharn Inquisitive The Race of Eight Winds Begins! Banners are flying across Dura today, and the streets are full of color. Walk through Oldkeep wearing brown and red, and

think our city’s gone mad. And in some ways it has, but it’s a madness that reaches its peak every summer with the Race of Eight Winds. Long ago, King Galifar used Dura as a proving ground for aerial

X9. Lecture Hall

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

. Stairs to the north and south descend twenty feet to an obsidian lectern, behind which a slab of black slate hangs from chains. Between the stairs are descending rows of red marble benches. The hanging

lanthorns have continual flame spells cast on them. The black slate slab once served as a chalkboard and has a few chalk marks on it. Vilnius and Quasit Hiding behind the lectern is Vilnius (NE male

Nezznar the Black Spider

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver

Nezznar the Black Spider Drow (dark elves) are a devious, scheming subterranean race that worships Lolth, the Demon Queen of Spiders. Drow society is strictly matriarchal. Male drow are relegated to

servitor roles, and while most train as warriors, a few, such as Nezznar, become skilled wizards. Nezznar the Black Spider Medium humanoid (elf), neutral evil Armor Class 11 (14 with mage armor

Crew

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

of a ship’s crew, the following table makes it easy to produce a two-part name that could apply to any member of a crew, regardless of gender or race. Crew Member Name d20 First Half Second Half 1

Salty Beard 2 Ol’ Eye 3 Silver Copper 4 Golden Fish 5 Black Whale 6 Blue Dog 7 Silky Cur 8 Heartless Fingers 9 Drizzly Patches 10 Thirsty Hook 11 Rum Salt 12 Gloomy Rat 13 Handsome Charm 14 Wee Beast 15 Clever Devil 16 Ugly Liar 17 Pretty Angel 18 Lost Blood 19 Mad Maps 20 Poor Mast

Sun Elves

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

— even other elves — are subordinate to them in skill, significance, and sophistication. They claim the title of “high elves” with pride, and indeed their race is responsible for great, and sometimes

elves have bronze skin. Their eyes are black, metallic gold, or metallic silver, and their hair is black, metallic copper, or golden blond. Sun elf culture and civilization is highly magical in nature

Factions in Eberron

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

that way. The Zhentarim The Order of the Emerald Claw Replace the Black Network with the Order of the Emerald Claw, though you should downplay the connection to Vol. Dragonmarked Houses As an

alternative to the five factions, you can use Eberron’s dragonmarked houses. If you do so, remember that many members of the houses don’t possess dragonmarks, and that even houses dominated by one race (the

Kraken Priest

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath

Kraken Priest Kraken Priest Medium humanoid (any race), any evil alignment Armor Class 10 Hit Points 75 (10d8 + 30) Speed 30 ft., swim 30 ft. STR 12(+1) DEX 10(+0) CON

, water walk 1/day each: call lightning, Evard’s black tentacles Actions Thunderous Touch. Melee Spell Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 27 (5d10) thunder damage. Voice of the

Kraken Priest

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

veneration sometimes find themselves infused with special abilities, to serve thereafter as kraken priests. Kraken Priest Medium humanoid (any race), any evil alignment Armor Class 10 Hit Points

components: At will: command, create or destroy water 3/day each: control water, darkness, water breathing, water walk 1/day each: call lightning, Evard’s black tentacles Actions Thunderous Touch

Conjurer

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

battlefields, while others use summoned creatures to guard their lairs. Conjurer Medium humanoid (any race), any alignment Armor Class 12 (15 with mage armor) Hit Points 40 (9d8) Speed 30 ft. STR 9

slots): cloud of daggers,* misty step,* web* 3rd level (3 slots): fireball, stinking cloud* 4th level (3 slots): Evard’s black tentacles,* stoneskin 5th level (2 slots): cloudkill,* conjure

Kyorbblivvin

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

d20 Encounter 1–10 No encounter 11 1 black pudding 12 3d6 drow spore servants (see appendix C) 13 Elite drow foot patrol 14 Exotic fungi 15 1d4 giant spiders 16 1d4 gricks 17 Hunting party 18 1

shrieker 19 3d6 stirges 20 1d4 + 1 violet fungi Black Pudding Thanks to the growing influence of Juiblex, this ooze has an Intelligence of 6 (−2). It uses its newfound intelligence to hide inside a bloated

L14. Study

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

consumed with self-pity. She’s in no mood to fight or have a conversation, so she mumbles and curses to herself, attacking only in self-defense. Both hags’ stat blocks appear in appendix B. The

with Skabatha, and the horrible curses she put on each of them for failing to uphold their end. Magic Mirror. The oval mirror built into one of the bookcases functions like the magic mirror in area B1

Race to Destruction

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

Race to Destruction After the characters despoil the third shrine in the Temple of Elemental Evil, the remaining cult sends a powerful force with a devastation orb from the Fane of the Eye (see

, and two Black Earth guards Three Eternal Flame guardians, two minotaurs, and four hell hounds These cultists are willing to annihilate themselves in the process of carrying out their mission. The

Efreeti

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

coal-black skin, and they bedeck themselves in brass and gold torcs, chains, and rings, all glittering with jewels. When an efreeti flies, its lower body transforms into a column of smoke and embers

have wronged them. Efreet don’t see themselves in this light, naturally, and regard their race as fair and orderly, even as they admit to an enlightened sense of self-interest. Spiteful Enslavers

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