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Karontor's Hold Adventures

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Karontor’s Hold Adventures Here are sample adventure hooks to bring characters to Karontor’s Hold or to give them missions to pursue there. Amplified Intrusion A fomorian deep crawler (see chapter 6

) lurking in the hold has designs on the Forest Crystal (in this chapter), seeking to corrupt it and use its magic to spread the Far Realm intrusion. While some of its minions—creatures from the

Sahuagin Priest

Monsters Monster Manual

telepathy.Multiattack. The sahuagin makes two Spectral Jaws attacks. Spectral Jaws. Melee or Ranged Attack Roll: +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Spectral Jaws"}, reach 5 ft. or range 120

ft. Hit: 11 (2d8 + 2);{"diceNotation":"2d8+2", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Spectral Jaws", "rollDamageType":"Force"} Force damage. Spellcasting. The sahuagin casts one of the following spells

Bag of Devouring

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

pulled inside the bag first. Any creature that starts its turn inside the bag is devoured, its body destroyed. Inanimate objects can be stored in the bag, which can hold a cubic foot of such material

Pit Fiend

Monsters Monster Manual

Diabolical Restoration. If the pit fiend dies outside the Nine Hells, its body disappears in sulfurous smoke, and it gains a new body instantly, reviving with all its Hit Points somewhere in the Nine

"}. The pit fiend casts Fireball (level 5 version) twice, requiring no Material components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 21). It can replace one Fireball with Hold Monster (level 7 version) or Wall of Fire.Fire, PoisonCold

Deck of Many Things

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

. 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

, which must be cleared out before you can claim the keep as yours. Void. Your soul is drawn from your body and contained in an object in a place of the DM’s choice. One or more powerful beings

Wereraven

Monsters Ravenloft: The Horrors Within

forces that oppose them, and to protect those they hold dear, wereravens hide their identities and rarely reveal their hybrid forms. Nevertheless, folktales persist of eerie, raven-winged figures who

groups tend to be loosely organized, since members understand the importance of anonymity. The Keepers of the Feather (described in Ravenloft Adventures) is one example of a secret society of evil

Syluné's Viper

Spells Forgotten Realms: Heroes of Faerûn

A shimmering, spectral snake encircles your body for the duration. You gain 15 Temporary Hit Points; the spell ends early if you have no Temporary Hit Points left. While the spell is active, you

Priest of Osybus (DMR)

Monsters Dungeon Masters: Ravenloft Play-Along Pack

damage dealt. 4: Blazing Boon. The priest has a Fly Speed of 30 feet and Immunity to Fire damage. 5: Spectral Boon. The priest has Resistance to Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing damage, and it has

", "rollAction":"Spectral Boon", "rollDamageType":"Force"} Force damage if it ends its turn inside an object. 6: Deathly Boon. When the priest revives with this boon, all corpses of Small or Medium

Priest of Osybus

Monsters Ravenloft: The Horrors Within

damage dealt. 4: Blazing Boon. The priest has a Fly Speed of 30 feet and Immunity to Fire damage. 5: Spectral Boon. The priest has Resistance to Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing damage, and it has

", "rollAction":"Spectral Boon", "rollDamageType":"Force"} Force damage if it ends its turn inside an object. 6: Deathly Boon. When the priest revives with this boon, all corpses of Small or Medium

Jiangshi

Monsters Ravenloft: The Horrors Within

kills a Humanoid with its Life Drain action, the wight transforms into an independent Jiangshi 5 days later.When a soul becomes trapped within its corpse, its bitterness can reanimate its body

notoriously afflicts the limbs of jiangshi, causing them to hold their arms rigidly and to walk with a stiff gait. This, along with their flight, leads many to call them hopping vampires. By day, jiangshi

Lord Soth of Sithicus (DMR)

Monsters Dungeon Masters: Ravenloft Play-Along Pack

of his treacherous servant, Caradoc, into the Mists. When the Mists parted again, the domain of Sithicus spread before him. Villain of Two Worlds Lord Soth features in adventures in both the

over. Soth was trapped in Sithicus, escaped, and was trapped again, perpetuating a cycle of despair. Soth’s story and where characters encounter him are for you to detail in your adventures

Ramya Vasavadan

Monsters Ravenloft: The Horrors Within

Darklord Restoration. If Ramya dies, her body dissolves into mist, and she gains a new body in 1d10;{"diceNotation":"1d10", "rollType":"roll", "rollAction":"Darklord Restoration"} weeks, reviving

, the target can’t speak or cast spells with a Verbal component. Success: Half damage only.Ramya Vasavadan desperately fights to claim and hold power over Kalakeri in a brutal cycle of victory

Orb of Damara

Magic Items Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

Shield 2 Hold Person 1 See Invisibility 1 Summon Dragon (level 9 version) 4 Dragon Transformation. If you swallow the orb, you transform into an adult chromatic dragon under the

DM’s control. The type of chromatic dragon depends on your alignment and personality and is left to the DM to decide. The transformation is permanent, but if the dragon is slain, its body

Staff of the Rooted Hills

Magic Items Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

spectral vines until the start of your next turn. Invoking the Rune. As an action, you can invoke the staff’s rune to cast either hold person (save DC 12) or speak with plants with the staff

. When you cast hold person using the staff, the target is wreathed in spectral vines. Once the rune has been invoked to cast either spell, it can’t be invoked again until the next dawn.

Spectral Cloud

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

Blurred Form. Attack rolls against the spectral cloud are made with disadvantage unless the attacker is within 15 feet of the spectral cloud or the spectral cloud is incapacitated. Incorporeal

Movement. The spectral cloud can move through other creatures and objects as if they were difficult terrain. It takes 5 (1d10);{"diceNotation":"1d10", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Incorporeal

Yuan-ti Pit Master

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

effects.Multiattack. The yuan-ti makes three Bite attacks or two Spectral Fangs attacks. Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +6;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Bite"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one

", "rollAction":"Bite", "rollDamageType":"poison"} poison damage. Spectral Fangs. Ranged Spell Attack: +6;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Spectral Fangs"} to hit, range 120 ft

Greater Silver Sword Legacy

Magic Items Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes

This magic weapon grants a +3 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with it. While you hold the sword, you have advantage on Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma saving throws, you are immune to being

charmed, and you have resistance to psychic damage. In addition, if you score a critical hit with it against a creature’s astral body, you can cut the silvery cord that tethers the target to its material body, instead of dealing damage.

Lizardfolk Subchief

Monsters Ghosts of Saltmarsh

Hold Breath. The lizardfolk can hold its breath for 15 minutes. Spellcasting. The subchief is a 5th-level spellcaster. Its spellcasting ability is Wisdom (spell save DC 13, +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20

level (4 slots): command, guiding bolt, purify food and drink 2nd level (3 slots): hold person, lesser restoration, silence 3rd level (2 slots): bestow curse, dispel magicTooth Dagger. Melee Weapon

Berbalang Legacy

Monsters Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes

Spectral Duplicate (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). As a bonus action, the berbalang creates one spectral duplicate of itself in an unoccupied space it can see within 60 feet of it. While the

these creatures, thus preserving the information they gain. Spectral Spy. The pursuit of knowledge drives everything berbalangs do. Although they mostly learn their secrets from the dead, they aren&rsquo

Regenerate Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

(10 hit points each minute). The target's severed body members (fingers, legs, tails, and so on), if any, are restored after 2 minutes. If you have the severed part and hold it to the stump, the spell instantaneously causes the limb to knit to the stump.

Giant Walrus

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

Hold Breath. The walrus can hold its breath for 30 minutes.Multiattack. The walrus makes two attacks: one with its body flop and one with its tusks. Body Flop. Melee Weapon Attack: +8;{"diceNotation

":"1d20+8","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Body Flop"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 15 (2d8 + 6);{"diceNotation":"2d8+6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Body Flop","rollDamageType

Akroan Hoplite

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

Hold the Line. While the hoplite is holding a spear, other creatures provoke an opportunity attack from the hoplite when they move within 5 feet of it. When the hoplite hits a creature with an

opportunity attack using its spear, the creature takes an extra 4 (1d8);{"diceNotation":"1d8","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Hold the Line","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage, and the

Choldrith

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

, thaumaturgy 1/day each: bane, hold person Web (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"recharge", "rollAction":"Web"}. Ranged Weapon Attack: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5", "rollType":"to hit

could lay eggs that birthed more chitines (and the rare choldrith) and could direct the chitines in their work. But the devotees soon realized their mistake—choldriths belonged to Lolth, body

Berbalang

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

spying on the living to take knowledge from them as well. A berbalang can create a spectral duplicate of itself and send the duplicate out to gather information on other planes by watching places where

the gods and their servants gather. When a berbalang is perceiving its environment through its duplicate, its actual body is unconscious and can’t protect itself. Thus, a berbalang typically

Brain in Iron

Monsters Infernal Machine Rebuild

each: charm person, command, hold person 1/day each: compulsion, hold monster, sleep (cast at 3rd level), Tasha's hideous laughterMind Blast (Recharge 5-6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"recharge

operate a new mechanical body. The brains share insights and knowledge with one another, and have typically been taken from creatures that desired to prolong their consciousness — or that were tasked

Agony the Ghost

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

to 0 hit points and the ship has at least 1 hit point, the ghost re-forms 24 hours later in the ship’s cargo hold with all its hit points. If it moves more than 100 feet from the Last Breath

, the ghost disappears and instantly reappears in the ship’s cargo hold. While away from the Last Breath, the ghost can use a bonus action to magically teleport back to the ship, either to the

Starlight Apparition

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

Charisma saving throw or be possessed by the apparition; the apparition then disappears, and the target is incapacitated and loses control of its body. The apparition now controls the body but doesn&rsquo

until the body drops to 0 hit points, the apparition ends it as a bonus action, the body leaves the Astral Plane, or the apparition is forced out by an effect like the dispel evil and good spell. When

Neogi Master

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

"} necrotic damage, and the target can’t take reactions until the end of the neogi’s next turn, as a spectral tentacle clings to the target. Spellcasting. The neogi casts one of the following

spells, using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 14): At will: guidance, mage hand, minor illusion, prestidigitation 1/day each: dimension door, hold person, hunger of HadarNeogi

Hydra Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

Hold Breath. The hydra can hold its breath for 1 hour. Multiple Heads. The hydra has five heads. While it has more than one head, the hydra has advantage on saving throws against being blinded

. Hit: 10 (1d10 + 5);{"diceNotation":"1d10+5","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Bite","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage.The hydra is a reptilian horror with a crocodilian body and multiple

Lorwyn Expert

backgrounds Lorwyn: First Light

great intensity. You consider the majestic creature Eirdu the living embodiment of the sun, and you love embarking on whimsical adventures. You hold your loved ones close, even if only emotionally, for

Seeming Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

foot shorter or taller and appear thin, fat, or in between. You can't change a target's body type, so you must choose a form that has the same basic arrangement of limbs. Otherwise, the extent of the

illusion is up to you. The spell lasts for the duration, unless you use your action to dismiss it sooner. The changes wrought by this spell fail to hold up to physical inspection. For example, if you

Drow Mother of Rebellion

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 20): At will: command, dancing lights, detect magic, thaumaturgy 2/day each: banishment, blade barrier, cure wounds, hold person, plane

. Even without these abilities, drow matron mothers are formidable opponents, and several of them hold positions of great influence in the Underdark armies arrayed against the followers of Lolth. A matron

Deathlock Wight Legacy

Monsters Tales from the Yawning Portal

magic, disguise self, mage armor 1/day each: fear, hold person, misty step Sunlight Sensitivity. While in sunlight, the wight has disadvantage on attack rolls, as well as on Wisdom (Perception) checks

is restored to life or its body is destroyed. The wight can have no more than twelve zombie;zombies under its control at one time.PoisonNecrotic; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks

Plasmoid Explorer

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

. Hold Breath. The plasmoid can hold its breath for 1 hour.Multiattack. The plasmoid makes two Pseudopod attacks. It can replace one of those attacks with a Javelin attack. Pseudopod. Melee Weapon

plasmoid talks by forcing air through tubular cavities in its body, giving its voice a whistling quality.Acid, Poison

Disguise Self Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

shorter or taller and can appear thin, fat, or in between. You can't change your body type, so you must adopt a form that has the same basic arrangement of limbs. Otherwise, the extent of the illusion

is up to you. The changes wrought by this spell fail to hold up to physical inspection. For example, if you use this spell to add a hat to your outfit, objects pass through the hat, and anyone who

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