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, foul rites that allow one to transform into a death knight or lich, or long-lost spells crafted by beings so evil their names ought never to be spoken aloud.
Vile Speech. While the book is on your
The contents of this foul manuscript are the meat and drink of the wicked. It contains knowledge so horrid that to even glimpse the scrawled pages invites doom.
Most believe the lich-god Vecna the
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This book has a desiccated tongue pinned to its front cover. Five of these tomes exist, and it’s unknown which one is the original. The tongue on the first Tome of the Stilled Tongue belonged
to a treacherous former servant of the lich Vecna the Archlich;Vecna. The tongues pinned to the covers of the four copies came from other spellcasters who crossed Vecna. The first few pages of each
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Scrawled in devil’s ichor, this tome describes the rites necessary to achieve immortality in undeath. The book includes instructions for crafting a soulstone and imbuing it with power
, transforming the ritual caster into a Lich (MCDM);lich. In a final, terrible act, the completion of the ritual requires tearing out one’s own heart and the heart of a loved one.
To decipher the
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even glimpse the scrawled pages invites madness.
Most believe the lich-god Vecna authored the Book of Vile Darkness. He recorded in its pages every diseased idea, every unhinged thought, and every
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Vile Apotheosis. The book could hold a ritual that allows a character to become a lich or death knight.
True Names. The true names of any number of fiends might be in the book.
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even glimpse the scrawled pages invites madness.
Most believe the lich-god Vecna authored the Book of Vile Darkness. He recorded in its pages every diseased idea, every unhinged thought, and every
, plus whatever else you choose:
Vile Apotheosis. The book could hold a ritual that allows a character to become a lich or death knight.
True Names. The true names of any number of fiends might be in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
to know the secrets it contains, knowledge so horrid that to even glimpse the scrawled pages invites madness. Most believe the lich-god Vecna authored the Book of Vile Darkness. He recorded in its
following, plus whatever else you choose:
Vile Apotheosis. The book could hold a ritual that allows a character to become a lich or death knight. True Names. The true names of any number of fiends might be
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Introduction: Danger to the Multiverse Chris Rahn The characters are destined to become embroiled in the legendary
hatred between the lich-god Vecna and the warlord Kas This adventure celebrates
in D&D’s history. The information in this book is intended for the Dungeon Master only. If you’re planning to play through the adventure with someone else as your DM, stop reading now! Vecna: Eve of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
. A female githyanki gish (see appendix A) named Vheza sits in one chair, reading a tome.
If Vheza sees intruders, she flees to area 17b with her book and makes her stand there. Treasure. The book
that Vheza is reading is written in Gith and titled The Ascension of Vlaakith. It chronicles Vlaakith the Lich-Queen’s rise to power in githyanki society and postulates that her absolute rulership
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
it’s unknown which one is the original. The grisly cover decoration on the first tome of the stilled tongue once belonged to a treacherous former servant of the lich-god Vecna, keeper of secrets. The
this tome, without expending a spell slot or using any verbal or somatic components. Once used, this property of the tome can’t be used again until the next dawn. While attuned to the book, you can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
scrawled pages invites doom. Most believe the lich-god Vecna authored the Book of Vile Darkness. He recorded in its pages every horrid idea, every corrupt thought, and every example of foul magic he
rites that allow one to transform into a death knight or lich, or long-lost spells crafted by beings so evil their names ought never to be spoken aloud. Vile Speech. While the book is on your person, you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Tome of the Stilled Tongue Wondrous Item, Legendary (Requires Attunement by a Wizard) This book has a desiccated tongue pinned to its front cover. Five of these tomes exist, and it’s unknown which
one is the original. The tongue on the first Tome of the Stilled Tongue belonged to a treacherous former servant of the lich Vecna. The tongues pinned to the covers of the four copies came from other
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
book by that name contained in the library-fortress of Candlekeep. With luck, the book holds information that might help you end the saprophytic plague before it wipes out every village, town, and
city in Faerûn.
Xanthoria was a powerful druid who transformed herself into a lichen lich (see the end of the adventure for a description of this new monster). Liches typically use inanimate objects as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
and empty pages. Holding a book while speaking its secret command word causes the book’s text to magically appear. Only the lich in area X27 knows the command word for each book, and only if its
wizard spell in the Player’s Handbook. A book that is taken from the library disintegrates as the magic that preserves it is dispelled. The room’s furnishings, which are also magically preserved
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
17. Lich’s Study Ezzat the lich spends much of his time in this dusty, cobweb-filled room, poring over books that claim to shed light on Halaster’s mastery of Undermountain. The lich’s neutral evil
east wall.
Stairs. A spiral staircase climbs to area 18.
If the characters discover the lich here, see the “Roleplaying Ezzat” sidebar for guidelines on determining his reaction. The characters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
, and introduced such characters as Lord Byron Weathermay, the mesmerist Germain d’Honaire, the tragic Godefroy family, the lycanthropic Timothys, and Azalin the lich—names you’ll find throughout this
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.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
natural life and the undead. The end of the book records several failed attempts by Xanthoria to extend her life through a process similar to becoming a lich. There are various drawings of dissected
Book Description The book’s browned pages have become swollen and wrinkled due to age and exposure to moisture. Crumbling yellow lichen obscures the title on the front cover, rendering it illegible
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Alhoon Mind flayers that pursue arcane magic are exiled as deviants, and for them no everlasting communion with an elder brain (appears in this book) is possible. The road to lichdom offers an
alternative way to escape the permanency of death, but that path is long and fraught with barriers. Alhoons are mind flayers who have used a shortcut to attain a lich-like state. Elder brains forbid mind
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
. Eventually, a mind flayer thus separated from the hive turns to the path of lichdom. Just as the elder brain offers immortality to its faithful illithids, so does becoming a lich ensure life everlasting
illithids, but many are powerful enough to stand on their own against attackers. See the alhoon entry in chapter 3 of this book for more information on undead mind flayers. FUNERARY BRAIN JARS
When a mind
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
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Druid of the Old Ways
Felidar
Firefist
Firemane Angel
Flux Blastseeker
Fluxcharger
Flying Horror
Frontline Medic
Galvanic Blastseeker
Galvanice Weird
Gloamwing
Goblin Gang
character archetypes, competing factions that player characters can join, and abundant opportunities to develop and drive a campaign driven by the guilds’ schemes and interactions. This book, then, is
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Githyanki Githyanki descend from an ancient people who were also the progenitors of githzerai (also in this book). These tall, gaunt folk have potent psionic powers and dwell, for the most part, on
the Astral Plane. Among the best-known githyanki are the bellicose followers of the Lich Queen Vlaakith. They terrorize the Astral Plane, raiding into other planes to plunder the multiverse of its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
completed her transformation into a lichen lich, she had no more need of it. At the back of the cave lurks a strange bundle of white poison ivy with a single bulbous eye in the center (use the death tyrant
. Searching the room uncovers a recipe book wrapped in oilcloth under a pile of refuse. A successful DC 15 Intelligence (Investigation) check reveals that the handwriting closely resembles the older
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
dragon from a stat block and a basic description into a full-fledged character in your campaign. In chapter 5 of this book, you’ll find additional tables of personality traits and ideals that are
cavernous hall at the center of the world, just as a lich’s essence is hidden in a phylactery. (See the lich in the Monster Manual.) Special Senses. Most dragons have blindsight and darkvision. You
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
and four hand-turned wheels connect to the pipes.
Coupleofkooks Many of Vecna’s cultists in
Neverdeath Graveyard bear tattoos
of the lich-god’s unholy symbol The wheels control the water pressure
wall, its top carved to look like pages of an open book. Engraved on the book’s pages is a name: Ayren Griffynstone.
Four chaotic evil cult fanatics are supervising two ghouls trying to reorganize
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Monsters by Habitat The following tables organize the monster stat blocks in this book by habitat. These tables omit monsters that don’t inhabit natural habitats, such as many Celestials and Fiends
, Questing Knight 16 Iron Golem 17 Death Knight, Dracolich 18 Demilich 21 Arch-hag, Lich 23 Blob of Annihilation, Empyrean 25 Colossus Arctic Monsters CR Monsters 0 Hawk, Owl 1/8 Blood Hawk, Kobold
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
Parade), serves as the Gatehouse’s resident expert on the negative effects of planar magic. Hailing from the gate-town of Bedlam (detailed in chapter 3 of this book), Althax is a wise and compassionate
Heralds of Dust in high-ranking positions under their factol, the dreaded lich Skall. Hall of Vigils. As Sigil’s mirthless morticians, the Heralds of Dust are afforded the secrets of life and undeath. In
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
fiend that has made its way into the world, or an undying lord such as a lich or a vampire. (For more information on undying lord patrons, see the Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide.) Use one of the
goblin in the host is given the title of jester. This goblin lounges in a hobgoblin warlord’s command center, free to behave as it wishes without risk of punishment or rebuke. For more information on nilbogs, see chapter 3 of this book.
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, “Hold of the Storm Giants,” for more information on this location. Mere of Dead Men A kingdom that stood here long ago was washed away when a lich named Iniarv caused the sea to flow inland. The swamp
a large book clad in black leather with the Zhentarim symbol imprinted on the front. Oboth suspects that someone in town knows where the tomb is hidden, or knows some bit of lore hinting at its