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Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
changed you and forced you from your home.
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A slighted druid transformed you and bound you to live only so long as a sacred tree bears fruit.
Hexbloods in the Domains of Dread
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considered a gift from the town’s patron deity, who is known as Mother.
BECOMING A HAG
Hags can undertake a ritual to irreversibly transform a hexblood they created into a new hag, either one of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
keeps in Sigil. Using their combined magic, the archmages weave a Wish spell in hopes of sabotaging Vecna’s accumulated power and defusing his ritual. Instead of any expected effect, the Wish spell shunts
Yuan-ti Pureblood
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
cannibalizing their victims, and then performed a sorcerous ritual while writhing in pools filled with living snakes that enabled them to mix their flesh with that of serpents, becoming like the gods in
can transform an individual into a more powerful type. The cost and time required to perform the ritual is prohibitive, and as a result most yuan-ti never get the opportunity to undergo such a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
Book of Ancient Secrets (p. 110) The second sentence has been changed to “Choose two 1st-level spells that have the ritual tag from any class’s spell list (the two needn’t be from the same list).”
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
minutes. Solid moonlight also extends into the Ethereal Plane, blocking ethereal travel through it. The ritual is powered by the rod piece and is therefore unaffected by the Antimagic Field spell.
to stop Teremini’s ritual yet, one of them realizes that the answer must have to do with Krynn’s moons, and that they should examine the orrery in area V29. Colored Glass Each lunarium (areas U1, area
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
struck the gleaming Temple of the Kingpriest. The gods also warned a few chosen mortals, reasoning that if any of them reached Istar and prevented the ritual, the world might not be beyond redemption
. But the messengers failed—the kingpriest and his followers dismissed the warnings as the work of evil and continued on their path. As the hour of the kingpriest’s ritual to attain godhood arrived
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
, regardless of their true heritage, and changed them into creatures that resembled their supposed progenitor. The other folk of Faerûn, unnerved by the appearance of these devil-beings, became
out of infernal politics. Since the ritual that spread the curse of Asmodeus a century ago, tieflings have been born on Faerûn that belong to other infernal bloodlines, but those that bear the mark of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
as heroes, cement recent alliances, wrap up open plot hooks, or deal with debts or obligations incurred while saving the world. Friends and Enemies The characters’ heroics might have changed the
dynamic between Acquisitions Incorporated and Dran Enterprises, for good or ill. Likewise, a failed ritual deals the Six a severe setback, though Jeff Magic (Splugoth’s lich boss) is still out there
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Ceremony 1st-level abjuration (ritual) Casting Time: 1 hour Range: Touch Components: V, S, M (25 gp worth of powdered silver, which the spell consumes) Duration: Instantaneous You perform a special
one willing creature whose alignment has changed, and you make a DC 20 Wisdom (Insight) check. On a successful check, you restore the target to its original alignment. Bless Water. You touch one vial
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Evermeet Uaul’Selu’Keryth. In your tongue, the name might be translated as “At War with the Weave.” When twelve High Mages last performed this ritual, the world was torn asunder. It is a power no
suffers their presence only for a short time, forcing them to vacate the realm or be overcome by it. It was, in part, this situation that led to the creation of Evermeet. By means of a cataclysmic ritual
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
ritual, while lesser wizards feed spells into the growing webwork of magic. Such a ritual can take a long time to perform and sometimes requires the sacrifice of lives in order to achieve its purpose, but
or suppressed by any conventional means, nor can its effects. Once one is in place, it seemingly lasts forever, since none are known to have dissipated. A mythal’s nature can only be warped or changed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
Creeping Transformations Lily Abdullina The ritual in the Far Realm targeting Phandalin is almost complete,
and its people and places have already begun to suffer Phandalin has changed since the
characters’ last visit. The mind flayer fanatics of the godlet Ilvaash have begun their ritual, and the open rifts to the Far Realm directly beneath the town have accelerated the townsfolk’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Dhargun Ironworks The challenges in this section of the adventure arise from the goals of the caravan members and how they intersect with those of the characters. Once Flabbergast’s ritual is
can be shared with characters when they first possess an NPC through Flabbergast’s ritual of astral transmogrification. Gwendolyn Dhargun. Gwendolyn (LG female dwarf veteran) is the cherubic overseer of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Gingwatzim A gingwatzim is a peculiar form of life created by a spell or a ritual. The magic that brings it into being draws on spirit energy from the Ethereal Plane to give the gingwatzim its true
chosen, they can’t be changed.
Actions
Energy Drain (True Form Only). Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 16 (4d6 + 2) necrotic damage, and the target must succeed on a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
by the cult’s founder, Sammaster. However, those goals changed with the rise of a young cultist named Severin. Inspired by Tiamat, Severin reexamined the texts translated by Sammaster and discovered a
. All that now remains is to raise her temple in the Well of Dragons, sacrifice hundreds of victims whose souls will power an ancient ritual, and then use that ritual to open a portal through which Tiamat
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
by the cult’s founder, Sammaster. However, those goals changed with the rise of a young cultist named Severin. Inspired by Tiamat, Severin reexamined the texts translated by Sammaster and discovered a
that now remains is to raise her temple in the Well of Dragons, sacrifice hundreds of victims whose souls will power an ancient ritual, and then use that ritual to open a portal through which Tiamat
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
by the cult’s founder, Sammaster. However, those goals changed with the rise of a young cultist named Severin. Inspired by Tiamat, Severin reexamined the texts translated by Sammaster and discovered a
. All that now remains is to raise her temple in the Well of Dragons, sacrifice hundreds of victims whose souls will power an ancient ritual, and then use that ritual to open a portal through which Tiamat
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
versions. The multifaceted extradimensional nature of the Dran & Courtier makes it an ideal location for the Orrery of the Wanderer to channel the extraplanar magic of the Six’s ritual. A convenient number
they open one of the inn’s interior doors. It does so in the hope of destroying anyone attempting to interfere with Splugoth’s ritual. The Keymaster runs the characters through new versions of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
combatants. While Qunbraxel fights, the mind flayer telepathically berates the characters with dire warnings and predictions such as the following: “The ritual will devastate Phandalin! You bear witness to
the rise of a new illithid empire on the surface!” “There is power in the Far Realm for those daring enough to seize it. And I dare!” “The chosen ones are preparing the ritual while you natter about
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Room This small room is breathtakingly empty.
Sometimes, rooms are empty. Let the players’ paranoia play out, though, as the characters search and ponder and fret. 7. Failed Ritual A dozen
success, the character discerns that the runes are connected to a ritual that could open a rift to the Far Realm. The dead humanoids were likely victims sacrificed to power the ritual. Something went
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
represent the casks in area D23, the crossed-out one representing the cask blocking a secret door.) A bubbling green potion contains
a Far Realm surprise D20: Component Storage This walk-in closet contains
attacked but otherwise pose no threat. They know Markos is performing a ritual in area D27 but won’t share this information until the statue is destroyed. Statue. The statue depicts Krokulmar and was
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
, details a diabolical ritual that Ammalia and Victoro enacted to first contact the archdevil Asmodeus. Opening it reveals nothing but blank pages with a few drops of dry blood on them. If a drop of
humanoid blood is spilled on any page, Infernal text on that page becomes legible, remaining so until the book is closed. The blood remains even after the text vanishes. Any character with the Ritual
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
ritual, it should be clear to them that paying attention to the wedding’s schedule makes it easier to find times when they can more easily reach the vaults. Wedding Itinerary Time Event Summary
11:00 AM The caravan arrives at Horn Enclave. Flabbergast performs the ritual, or the characters can otherwise infiltrate the stronghold.
11:15 AM Gifts are placed in the vault. Thoman
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
abominations dedicated to her, but no such ritual was performed. In retribution for this lack of respect, the Spider Queen twisted the drow’s creation rituals to serve her own purposes. Lolth’s
Revenge. As the drow continued to perform the rituals, the process usually transformed the subject into the spindly, stunted creature they expected. Occasionally, though, the elf changed into a monstrosity
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
item with sentimental value. The cloak belonged to their great-grandfather, and Naxa and Vaeve hope to use it in a ritual to seal their home in Neverwinter against their family’s enemies. Regardless
-fiends know that Miska will be voraciously hungry when freed, so they prepared this larder for him. Kakkuus kept sneaking in to steal food, so the raklupises changed the glyph on the door to keep other
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
, causing bits of debris to ricochet off the walls, exploding into dust from the impact. In the middle of the cavern a stone brazier is lit with a steady green flame. Blocking the tunnel to the north
-Bin comes forth to destroy them. Although Yan-C-Bin can enter the world only when the proper ritual is complete, the characters can easily flee through the portal. Characters can close the portal
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
groundskeeper named Hurv Taldred (LE male Illuskan cult fanatic) and his two quiet mastiffs. The Gralhunds paid a necromancer to perform a ritual on Hurv and his mastiffs. After sundown, the physical forms
remaining) are fighting off an attacking force of Zhents consisting of three thugs (each with 20 hit points remaining). The Zhents are trying to get to area G16, but the guards are blocking them. If the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
barrier, which is immune to all damage and can’t be dispelled by dispel magic. The barrier also extends into the Ethereal Plane, blocking ethereal travel. Any creature that touches the barrier for the
eight steps of the Rite of the Arcane Octad outside the spire. The steps of the ritual are hidden inside towers dedicated to the eight arcane schools of magic. Xerophon knows the layout of the city