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Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Death isn’t always the end. The reborn exemplify this, being individuals who have died yet, somehow, still live. Some reborn exhibit the scars of fatal ends, their ashen flesh or bloodless
veins making it clear that they’ve been touched by death. Other reborn are marvels of magic or science, being stitched together from disparate beings or bearing mysterious minds in manufactured
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
simply a facet of how their minds work. When the process is warped only slightly, the mind flayer remains gnome-sized and is called a gnome ceremorph. It retains its knowledge of the Gnomish language
ceremorph often carries a home-built device that functions as a laser pistol (see “Firearms” in the Dungeon Master’s Guide). This weapon is powered by an energy cell, which enables
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
and headed toward the Sea of Moving Ice, hoping to find a tome called The Codicil of White, a book of magic and lore composed by servants of Auril the Frostmaiden. The Arcane Brotherhood believes that
this book tells how to reach a lost city of magic entombed in the ice. Before she could obtain the book, Nass perished. She now exists as a ghost, unable to rest until she finds the book. Characters
Magic Items
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
The Codicil of White is a tall, thin volume bound in white ermine fur over seasoned boards of white pine and sealed with a clasp and lock of tarnished silver. The book is cold to the touch, and the
(frost fingers), and a poem called “Rime of the Frostmaiden” (see appendix E). The poem is an incantation, the power of which can be used to split a glacier (see chapter 6). The poem might have other capabilities, at your discretion.
Magic Items
Legendary Magic Items
Resembling a small dragon’s horn, this arcane device glows with a hellish internal light when held. As an action while holding this horn, you can invoke a necromantic effect called the
races
Lorwyn: First Light
a heinous crime.
In Lorwyn
Lorwyn kithkin live in pastoral villages called clachans and welcome outsiders into their communities. These kithkin collect their cultural heritage in a tome called the
Book of Kith and Kin. They also often entertain many superstitions, particularly related to Lorwyn’s incarnations of nature.
In Shadowmoor
Shadowmoor kithkin are more insular and xenophobic
Monsters
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
deal.
Endelyn’s obsession with tragedy and hopelessness extends to her own life; she has foreseen her own demise during a solar eclipse. In the depths of her castle, a lightning-powered device
called the Orrery of Tragedies clicks and turns day and night, giving Endelyn glimpses of her terrible fate.
Alignment. Neutral evil.
Personality Trait. “I have foreseen not only this moment but
Magic Items
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
Innovation is a dangerous pursuit, at least the way the mages of the Izzet League engage in it. As protection against the risk of an experiment going awry, they have developed a device to help
channel and control their magic. This apparatus is a collection of leather straps, flexible tubing, glass cylinders, and plates, bracers, and fittings made from a magic-infused metal alloy called mizzium
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
turtle;dragon turtles (morkoths appear in this book; the others appear in the Monster Manual)—all of these and more can mark mortals as their own and claim them as minions. Unlucky folk might
any combination of such qualities. Some of these piscine body parts provide them with special abilities.
The Sea Spawn of Purple Rocks
Visitors to a string of islands called the Purple Rocks (in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Reborn in the Domains of Dread When creating a reborn, consult with your DM to see if it’s appropriate to tie your origins to one of the following Domains of Dread (detailed in chapter 3): Har’Akir
of an amoral scientist. They consider you their finest creation or have a task for you to fulfill. Mordent. You emerged from the mysterious device known as the Apparatus, your body a lifeless shell
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
the effect on itself on a success.Third Form
Auril’s third form, called Winter’s Womb or the Queen of Frozen Tears by her most ardent followers, is a 3-foot-diameter ice diamond containing
, Auril is reborn at full strength during the next winter solstice, with divine power far beyond what is reflected in the stat blocks presented here.
After finishing a long rest, Auril regains any of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Netheril’s Fall: Tales of Terror, Treasure, and Time Travel
Netheril Returned In 1372 DR, the flying city of Thultanthar, also called the City of Shade, emerged from the Shadowfell, where it had lain hidden for centuries. The city’s rulers, calling themselves
Shadovar, began rebuilding the long-lost Netherese empire, even returning life and growth to the desert. They dubbed this reborn empire the Empire of Shade. Thultanthar crashed to the ground in 1487
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
twisted tree that consumes the magical energy around it. Conversely, a spell sink created by a mad artificer might be a massive vessel composed of dragonshards and exotic metals. A variant device called
Spell Sink This device emanates an antimagic field (same effects as the antimagic field spell) in a radius of 1 to 3 miles. The field can be activated or deactivated as an action with a touch by its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
consumes the magical energy around it. Conversely, a spell sink created by a mad artificer might be a massive vessel composed of dragonshards and exotic metals.
A variant device called the spell siphon
Mabaran Resonator Storm Spire
This dread device draws on the power of Mabar, infusing the dead with the malign energy of the Endless Night. While it is active, any humanoid that dies within 2
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Book Description This children’s book is a mechanical curiosity of gnomish design, with a cover made of wood and copper. The front cover bears a faded, hand-painted rendering of a round millstone
. The book is square, eighteen inches along each edge of the cover. A silver music box set into the book’s spine is heavily dented at one end. The book has no pages in the typical sense, but it opens to
compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->One-Shot Wonders: Holiday Adventure Pack
perfectly. A rival event poached Artum’s usual staff, so he’s had to recruit last-minute replacements. Elias found a ’show-stopping’ pudding recipe in an old book, but didn’t realise it was a spell book
. The dog that startles the horses belongs to Elias. It is called Toffee, and is just trying to play. The loose horses are called Jingle and Jangle, but Bolla can never remember which is which.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Scavenger Crew The Mad Mage captured a spacefaring pirate ship called the Scavenger, stole the magic device that propels it, and left the derelict vessel and its crew to rot in the Caverns of Ooze
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal
broad range of levels. With a little work, you can run a complete campaign using only this book. Starting with The Sunless Citadel, guide your players through the adventures in the order that they are
presented in this book. Each one provides enough XP that, upon completing the adventure, the characters should be high enough level to advance to the next one. The Yawning Portal, or some other tavern
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
-bearded dwarf in a custodial uniform carrying a heavy, square tome bound in black leather. The weight of the book causes the old dwarf to wheeze, squint, and clench his teeth. Before he can utter a word
, his knees buckle and he collapses with the book pressed underneath him.
The dwarf, Buron Sternmettle, is dead—the victim of a sudden heart attack. Because his soul doesn’t want to return, spells
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
references in other works to a book whose cover matches Sarah’s sketch—a tome called Retribution of the Ancients. That work is not a part of Candlekeep’s collection, but several of the Avowed know it by reputation. It is a dark work of ritual magic, its contents potentially deadly in the wrong hands.
Lord Viallis’s Tome The crude sketch composed by Sarah shows the monster on the leather-bound cover of the book Lord Viallis was reading. This creature is a representation of the statue in area B7 of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
categories called schools, as described in chapter 10. In some places, these traditions are literally schools; a wizard might study at the School of Illusion while another studies across town at the School of
their own towers use the division of magic into schools as a learning device, since the spells of each school require mastery of different techniques.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
holed up in the Black Cabin, where he spent all his time assembling a weather-controlling magical device called the Summer Star, using knowledge he gleaned from a book about Netherese artifacts
. Macreadus’s device was similar in design to a mythallar (see appendix D), but much smaller. Unfortunately for him, it had a serious design flaw. When Macreadus tried to use it three days ago, it malfunctioned
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lorwyn: First Light
Elendra (see the “Other Locations” section in “Shadowmoor”). Grave of Nath The deceased elf Nath, a zealous and wicked hunter, was interred in a forest grove. The area, now called the Grave of Nath
near the kithkin clachan of Burrenton, Spinerock Knoll is home to devotees who worship a cruel Ancient Red Dragon called Knollspine. Though Knollspine hasn’t been seen in years, these devotees
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
commoner’s clothes, a book of research notes, an ink pen, a bottle of squid ink, a flask of oil (made from blubber), a vial of acid (derived from digestive juices), a vial of fish scales, a vial
abundant connections among the Simic. The guild members live in watery sinkholes called zonots, and their isolation shelters them from much contact with outsiders. Nonetheless, a fair number of Simic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
categories called schools, as described in chapter 10. In some places, these traditions are literally schools; a wizard might study at the School of Illusion while another studies across town at the School
their own towers use the division of magic into schools as a learning device, since the spells of each school require mastery of different techniques.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
Location Overview The wizard Thalivar built a tower at the heart of Leilon as a laboratory to study the monsters of the cosmos. Using a device called a planar beacon, Thalivar lured his prey into the
tower and trapped them for his experiments. Disaster struck when Thalivar tried using the beacon to acquire a planar artifact called the ruinstone and accidentally unleashed the contents of his own
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
often ravage the nearby coast. Long ago, to protect the village, friendly djinn crafted a device called the Storm’s Eye Weather Vane and placed it in the village square. The djinn channeled their magic
into two Elemental Gems (blue sapphire), which they slotted into the weather vane. This device shielded Respite from elemental storms for generations. However, once the Cobblehook Corsairs stole the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
night hag Styrix has created a device called the Rift Spanner that she plans to use to escape the Domains of Dread. She just needs to transform a few hundred innocents into larvae to power it.
3 A
Adventures d6 Adventure
1 The party learns how to destroy the Heart of the Abyss, a relic held by the Order of the Guardians and hunted by a demon called the Whistling Fiend.
2 The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
front of the book for her stat block) joined the Avowed, using the book as her entrance gift into the library. She found it in an abandoned satchel near a secluded cave system called the Lykortha Expanse
Finding the Book Upon arriving in Candlekeep, the characters can use an Avowed guide to help them track down the book titled Xanthoria. This quest brings them to the attention of Zelyth Lightleaf
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
corners by stiff winds blowing through broken windows. The walls and furniture are scorched black, including a table with the charred remains of a book on it. Next to the table, on the floor amid
several broken wine bottles, is a mostly incinerated skeleton and a round, frost-covered object about six inches in diameter.
The important features of this room are the charred book, the partially
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
Using This Book This book is a gateway to adventures across the multiverse, with a focus on two thresholds to the planes: Sigil, also called the City of Doors, and the Outlands, which acts as the hub
of the Outer Planes. Consult the Dungeon Master’s Guide for general details about the planes and their organization. DMs can determine how much of this book they want to share with their players
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
characters must travel to Baldur’s Gate to learn the origin of this potentially deadly mark, then retrace Machil Rillyn’s steps to a ruined library called the Haven of the Red Quill. All the while, the archfey bound to the book assails their minds, begging to be freed from her dark prison.
The Scrivener’s Tale ten years ago from Machil Rillyn, a noble and a former adventurer from the city of Baldur’s Gate. The terms of Machil’s gift stipulated that the book was to be locked away and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
that closed around Kalakeri. The storm lashed Kalakeri for weeks, and when it reached its height, Ramya emerged from her watery grave. Reborn with terrifying power, she called upon those who had been
elephants crushed them to death. Their wails of terror left Ramya unmoved. Arijani and Reeva’s plots didn’t end with their lives, however. They too were reborn, transformed into fiends with animalistic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
escaping his undead existence. However, he can’t grasp even its basic workings and is frustrated by every delay and malfunction related to the device. FOUNDATIONS OF HORROR
Three years after the 1983
book. With the House on Gryphon Hill, Barovia and Mordent paved the way for Ravenloft to become a vast and varied setting encompassing dozens of Domains of Dread.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
adventurers to the golem. The book was found by members of a tribe of nomadic people called the Bedine, who live in the desert of Anauroch. The Bedine are discussing what to do with the golem and how
Adventure Overview This adventure begins when the characters read the story of the lost golem in Alkazaar’s Appendix and discover the magic picture in the book. The picture-portal can teleport the