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Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
Body Horror Ivan Shavrin Body horror examines the fear of our failing anatomies. Tales in this genre explore the unpredictability of flesh—that robust health might be an illusion and that we might
be incubating what will devour us. Examples include Alien and The Fly. Body Horror Principles Consider the following principles when creating Darklords and domains with body horror themes: Depth of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Body Horror Body horror as a genre examines a universal fear: our own failing anatomies. We rarely think about what goes on beneath our skin. We understand that the organs operate in harmony: the
of cirrhosis we might be facing, or if tumors bloom deep in parts of ourselves we hope never to see. When creating adventures involving body horror, use this lack of awareness. Focus on the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Body Horror Adventure Sites Body horror is exceptionally unnerving in juxtaposition with mundane settings, particularly in places where the characters are isolated from help, treatment, or
confirmation that their torment is real. Body Horror Adventure Sites d8 Adventure Site
1 A derelict ship, buried for mysterious reasons
2 A vine-covered, ostensibly abandoned prison
3 The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Body Horror Plots Adventures in body horror realms are often tests of endurance, whether players are attempting to hold out until rescue arrives, endeavoring to mount a rescue themselves, or trying
to escape somewhere on their own. Alternatively, they may be investigative in nature, requiring the heroes to uncover what dark secret lies behind the mundane. Body Horror Plots d8 Plot
1
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Body Horror Villains Villains of this genre present as tragic figures, whether they’re hereditary cannibals, captives enduring some forced metamorphosis, scientists looking to reverse death, or
academics who went too far in the pursuit of knowledge. Body Horror Villains d10 Villain
1 An abandoned homunculus made in the image of its creator’s child, now left to fester alone
2 A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Body Horror Monsters Any monster might be the focus of body horror plots. Know what your players are anticipating so you can distort those expectations. A poised elf revealed to be a husk puppeted by
creatures with unusual digestive systems or weird reproductive cycles. Body Horror Monsters Challenge Creature Source
1 Carrionette VGR
2 Gibbering mouther MM
3 Carrion stalker VGR
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Body Horror Settings Body horror can occur anywhere, from mundane backdrops to garishly unsettling locations. Body Horror Settings d8 Setting
1 A country of red muscle, with bleeding eyes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Body Horror Torments Darklords in this genre draw their power from their biological changes or gain abilities that assist them in fulfilling their appetites. Their torment is rooted in the
physiological and, frequently, in fecund and uncontrollable growth. Body Horror Torments d8 Torment
1 The Darklord is pockmarked with eyes that never close and never allow for sleep.
2 The
Monsters
Monster Manual
Demonic Restoration. If the nalfeshnee dies outside the Abyss, its body dissolves into ichor, and it gains a new body instantly, reviving with all its Hit Points somewhere in the Abyss.
Magic
triggering creature.PoisonCold, Fire, LightningHorror Nimbus (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"recharge", "rollAction":"Horror Nimbus"}. Wisdom Saving Throw: DC 15, each creature in a
Spells
Player’s Handbook
possess a creature’s body, you control it. Your Hit Points, Hit Point Dice, Strength, Dexterity, Constitution, Speed, and senses are replaced by the creature’s. You otherwise keep your
Your body falls into a catatonic state as your soul leaves it and enters the container you used for the spell’s Material component. While your soul inhabits the container, you are aware of your
Monsters
Monster Manual
Demonic Restoration. If the goristro dies outside the Abyss, its body dissolves into ichor, and it gains a new body instantly, reviving with all its Hit Points somewhere in the Abyss.
Magic
", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Slam", "rollDamageType":"Bludgeoning"} Bludgeoning damage.PoisonCold, Fire, LightningCharge. The goristro moves up to half its Speed straight toward an enemy it can see.
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Monster Manual
Diabolical Restoration. If the devil 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
"} Cold damage. Until the end of its next turn, the target can’t take a Bonus Action or Reaction, its Speed decreases by 10 feet, and it can move or take one action on its turn, not both. Hit or
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Monster Manual
statistics are the same, except it uses the possessed target’s Speed, as well as the target’s Strength, Dexterity, and Constitution modifiers.
The possession lasts until the body drops to 0 Hit
Humanoid the ghost can see within 5 feet. Failure: The target is possessed by the ghost; the ghost disappears, and the target has the Incapacitated condition and loses control of its body. The ghost now
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
speed by 5 miles per hour for 8 hours. You can dismiss the fan as a Magic action.
Swan Boat (Rare). You can take a Magic action to touch the token to a body of water at least 60 feet in diameter
pounds while flying at its maximum speed (16 miles per hour for a maximum of 144 miles per day, with a 1-hour rest for every 3 hours of flying) or 1,000 pounds at half that speed. The bird disappears
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Player’s Handbook
slot’s level for the spell’s level in the stat block.
Construct Spirit
Medium Construct, Neutral
AC 13 + the spell’s level
HP 40 + 15 for each spell level above 4
Speed 30 ft
you know
CR None (XP 0; PB equals your Proficiency Bonus)
Traits
Heated Body (Metal Only). A creature that hits the spirit with a melee attack or that starts its turn in a grapple with the spirit
Monsters
Monster Manual
can’t use this trait if it has the Incapacitated condition.
Undead Restoration. If the death knight is destroyed before it atones for its evil, it gains a new body in 1d10;{"diceNotation":"1d10
", "rollType":"roll", "rollAction":"Undead Restoration"} days, reviving with all its Hit Points. The new body appears in a location significant to the death knight.Multiattack. The death knight makes
Monsters
Monster Manual
the gem is on the same plane of existence as it, the dracolich gains a new body in 1d20;{"diceNotation":"1d20", "rollType":"roll", "rollAction":"Soul Gem"} days, regaining all its Hit Points and
the following actions. The dracolich regains all expended uses at the start of each of its turns.
Pounce. The dracolich moves up to half its Speed, and it makes one Rend attack.
Sickening Ray. The
Monsters
Monster Manual
is destroyed while the gem is on the same plane of existence as it, the dracolich gains a new body in 1d20;{"diceNotation":"1d20", "rollType":"roll", "rollAction":"Soul Gem"} days, regaining all its
;The dracolich moves up to half its Speed, and it makes one Rend attack.
Sickening Ray. The dracolich uses Spellcasting to cast Ray of Sickness (level 2 version). The dracolich can’t take
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
, Neutral Evil
AC 20 Initiative +3 (13)
HP Half the HP maximum of its summoner
Speed 60 ft., Fly 60 ft. (hover)
Mod
Save
STR
16
+3
+3
DEX
16
+3
+3
, 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
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
gain the following benefits:
Climbing. You gain a Climb Speed equal to your Speed.
Venomous Bite. As a Magic action, you can make a ranged spell attack using the snake against one creature within 50
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
turn.
Lunge. Ramya moves up to half her Speed and makes one Dread Blade attack.
Words of Silence. Constitution Saving Throw: DC 17, one creature Ramya can see within 120 feet. Failure: 21 (6d6
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Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
Throw: DC 11. Failure: The target is Curses;cursed for 1 minute. Until the curse ends, the target has the Poisoned condition, and its Speed is reduced by 10 feet.
Soul Swap (Recharge 5–6
carrionette possesses the target’s body, and the target possesses the carrionette’s body and has the Unconscious condition for 1 hour. While possessing another body, the carrionette and target
Monsters
Dungeon Masters: Ravenloft Play-Along Pack
target’s Speed is reduced by 10 feet until the start of its next turn.
3: Vampiric Boon. When the priest deals Necrotic damage to a creature, the priest gains Temporary Hit Points equal to the
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
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Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
indefinitely. When a yithian swaps minds with a creature, it traps its victim’s mind in the yithian’s body, which it teleports to its unfathomable, alien home world.PsychicMind Swap (Recharge 6
; the yithian disappears, and the target has the Incapacitated condition and loses control of its body. The yithian now controls the body; the target has no awareness of the yithian’s actions. The
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Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
target’s Speed is reduced by 10 feet until the start of its next turn.
3: Vampiric Boon. When the priest deals Necrotic damage to a creature, the priest gains Temporary Hit Points equal to the
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
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Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
disappears, and the target has the Incapacitated condition and loses control of its body. The necrichor now controls the target’s body, but the target retains awareness. The necrichor can’t be
targeted by any attack, spell, or other effect except ones that specifically target Undead. The necrichor’s game statistics are the same, except it uses the possessed target’s Speed and
Monsters
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
. Wisdom Saving Throw: DC 18, each creature that isn’t currently affected by this breath in a 60-foot Cone. Failure: The target’s Speed is halved, it can’t take Reactions, and it can
start of each of its turns.
Pounce. The dragon moves up to half its Speed, and it makes one Rend attack.
Shattering Wave. The dragon uses Spellcasting to cast Thunderwave.
Unearth Ruins. The dragon
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Astarion's Book of Hungers
of its turns.
Hellfire Strike. The vampire moves up to half its Speed, and it makes one Hellfire Claw attack.
Infernal Majesty. Charisma Saving Throw: DC 17, each creature in a 20-foot Emanation
sap the body and mind. Creatures (excluding the vampire and its allies) that finish a Short or Long Rest while within 1 mile of the lair make a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw. On a failed save, a creature
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Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
reduced to 0 Hit Points by this damage rises the following night as a Vampire Spawn under Strahd’s control, unless the Humanoid is restored to life or its body is destroyed.
Spellcasting. Strahd
using the same spellcasting ability as Spellcasting.
Striding Strike. Strahd moves up to half his Speed, and he makes one Death Strike attack.Count Strahd von Zarovich has lost all he ever desired
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Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
. Success: Half damage. Failure or Success: The jiangshi regains Hit Points equal to the Necrotic damage taken, the jiangshi’s Fly Speed increases to 20 feet until the end of its next turn, and it
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
Magic Items
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
the start of its next turn. A creature that succeeds on this save is immune to the aura’s effects for 24 hours.
Flight. You have a Fly Speed of 60 feet and can hover.
Random Properties. 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
Monsters
Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
Greater Lightning Absorption. Whenever the monster is subjected to Lightning damage, it regains a number of Hit Points equal to the Lightning damage dealt, and its Speed increases by 40 feet until
masterpiece, the Unbreakable Heart, Mordenheim has refined the creation of beings that are much more than the sum of their rotting parts. Known as Mordenheim’s monsters, these collections of body
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Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
":"Piercing"} Piercing damage, and its Speed is reduced to 0 until the start of its next turn.Ivan Dilisnya—a spoiled, selfish attention seeker—has the tastes of a child but a withered wreck
of a body. Borcan society widely regards this recluse as an innovator and a genius. In truth, he is neither. Ivan is a wicked and off-putting manipulator who, despite his appearance and intellect
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turns.
Lash Out. Saidra makes one Necrotic Burst attack.
Shadow Veil. Saidra gives herself the Invisible condition until the start of her next turn and can fly up to half her Fly Speed. The condition
appear in an unobserved but obvious space, such as a bedside table or among gear.
If Saidra dies, these effects end immediately. The effects resume if Saidra gains a new body (see her Darklord
Monsters
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
dragon moves up to half its Speed, and it makes one Rend attack.
Spore Salvo. Constitution Saving Throw: DC 15, one creature within 30 feet of the dragon that it can see. Failure: 13 (3d8
magic pervading the Underdark twists deep dragons as they grow, so few adult deep dragons look alike. Their skin is usually pitted by fungal growths that spread across the body. Although lacking the