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Mythic Odysseys of Theros
need in their shimmering homeland and knowing the treachery of strangers.
Still, some leonin wonder what lies beyond Oreskos’s border mountains and seek to test themselves in a wider world
gold to black. While their hands prove as nimble as those of other humanoids, leonin have retractable feline claws, which they can extend instantly. This, along with their ability to produce bone
Sphere of Annihilation
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Magic Items
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This 2-foot-diameter black sphere is a hole in the multiverse, hovering in space and stabilized by a magical field surrounding it.
The sphere obliterates all matter it passes through and all matter
attempt to control a sphere that is under another creature's control, you make an Intelligence (Arcana) check contested by the other creature's Intelligence (Arcana) check. The winner of the contest
Monsters
Divine Contention
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Etherealness. Ebondeath enters the Ethereal Plane from the Material Plane, or vice versa. It is visible on the Material Plane while it is in the Border Ethereal, and vice versa, yet it can't affect or be
Possession for 24 hours after succeeding on the saving throw or after the possession ends.Over a thousand years ago, the black dragon Chardansearavitriol, commonly known as Ebondeath, settled in the Mere of
Human
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Species
Basic Rules (2014)
. Human skin shades range from nearly black to very pale, and hair colors from black to blond (curly, kinky, or straight); males might sport facial hair that is sparse or thick. A lot of humans have a
Just as readily as they mix with each other, humans mingle with members of other races. They get along with almost everyone, though they might not be close to many. Humans serve as ambassadors, diplomats
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
storage. Occasionally, though, a whimsical moonstone dragon delights in shaking things up, insisting that visitors come to the Border Ethereal for a meeting or sleeping in the middle of a heavily
, a well maintained and above-water version of the black dragon lair’s tower (map 5.2) makes a great Feywild audience chamber, while a vibrant, living version of the green dragon lair’s
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
things up, insisting that visitors come to the Border Ethereal for a meeting or sleeping in the middle of a heavily trafficked forest on the Material Plane.
Moonstone dragons navigate their
look to other maps in this chapter as inspiration for the scattered parts of a moonstone dragon’s lair. For example, a well maintained and above-water version of the black dragon lair’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Macreadus and interact with it only if they cross over to the Border Ethereal, which is what happens to someone who dies in the cabin (see “Dying in the Black Cabin” below). In the Border Ethereal, the
Intelligence of 3 or higher dies inside the Black Cabin, its spirit (if it has one) leaves its body and assumes a spectral form on the Border Ethereal until the creature is brought back from the dead. This
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
5. Grell Hideout At the end of a long hall is a 50-foot-square room with five pillars made of mortared humanoid bones, painted black. Two grells float in separate alcoves to the north and the east
. The floors of the alcoves are littered with the gnawed bones of past meals (mostly goblins and gricks). The deep alcoves and black pillars provide cover for the grells. As the characters move into the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Etherealness Level 7 Conjuration (Bard, Cleric, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard) Casting Time: Action
Range: Self
Components: V, S
Duration: Up to 8 hours
You step into the border regions of the
Ethereal Plane, where it overlaps with your current plane. You remain in the Border Ethereal for the duration. During this time, you can move in any direction. If you move up or down, every foot of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
, though, a whimsical moonstone dragon delights in shaking things up, insisting that visitors come to the Border Ethereal for a meeting or sleeping in the middle of a heavily trafficked forest on the
version of the black dragon lair’s tower (map 5.2) makes a great Feywild audience chamber, while a vibrant, living version of the green dragon lair’s enormous tree (map 5.10) makes for a very
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
, the border realm between the Elemental Planes of Earth and Water. This ooze is a thick, viscid brown effluvium with streaks of orange, green, yellow, and black. It smells like rotten eggs and sticks to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
, two important merchants from Waterdeep, Kharloss and Jarlee, are overdue. (Gervor is currently a prisoner in area B14 of the Temple of the Black Earth, while the two Waterdhavians were captured by fire
cultists on the Long Road. They are currently held in area W6 of the Weeping Colossus.) Reason to Visit. Any Harper can readily find refuge and aid in the Home of the Boars, a lodge on the outskirts
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Sphere of Annihilation Wondrous item, legendary This 2-foot-diameter black sphere is a hole in the multiverse, hovering in space and stabilized by a magical field surrounding it. The sphere
by it, taking 4d10 force damage. If you attempt to control a sphere that is under another creature’s control, you make an Intelligence (Arcana) check contested by the other creature’s Intelligence
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
wagons, each pulled by two oxen and equipped with an axe, a shovel, two buckets, and a three-pointed-iron-rod fire spit that can readily be used as three improvised spears. Each wagon carries two Black
new Sembian-sponsored merchant coster called the Rolling Wheel. Shopkeepers affiliated with the Black Network approach the characters. They are prepared to do so several times, with each potential
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Mournland, but if tensions rise with Droaam or Darguun, the fortress can be deployed to reinforce a threatened border. As a Brelish soldier or spy, you might have served aboard Argonth for a time
before some incident led you to become an adventurer. Black Pit A massive chasm in the Blackcap Mountains, the Black Pit is over a mile across and descends beyond the limits of sight. It’s said to be an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Sphere of Annihilation Wondrous item, legendary This 2-foot-diameter black sphere is a hole in the multiverse, hovering in space and stabilized by a magical field surrounding it. The sphere
by it, taking 4d10 force damage. If you attempt to control a sphere that is under another creature’s control, you make an Intelligence (Arcana) check contested by the other creature’s Intelligence
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
characters a chance to succeed.
It’s okay if the characters circumvent combat and talk their way past castle defenders. Both the Cragmaw tribe and the Redbrands work for the Black Spider, so the goblinoids
aren’t likely to attack the party if they claim to be working in the Black Spider’s interest.
If the characters try to perpetrate a deception as a group, have them each make a Charisma (Deception
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
, Life Pair of eyes surrounded by seven stars Shar, goddess of darkness and loss NE Death, Trickery Black disk encircled with a border Silvanus, god of wild nature N Nature Oak leaf Sune, goddess of
of winter NE Nature, Tempest Six-pointed snowflake Azuth, god of wizards LN Knowledge Left hand pointing upward, outlined in fire Bane, god of tyranny LE War Upright black right hand, thumb and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
(Perception) check contested by the spider’s Dexterity (Stealth) check to spot it before it moves. Treasure The altar is flanked by a pair of heavy silver candlesticks worth 25 gp each. They hold thick
black candles, lit only when a ritual is being performed in the shrine. The eight “eyes” of the spider statue are eight pieces of polished jet — four small ones worth 5 gp each and four larger ones
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
they need in their shimmering homeland and knowing the treachery of strangers. Still, some leonin wonder what lies beyond Oreskos’s border mountains and seek to test themselves in a wider world. Noble
to black. While their hands prove as nimble as those of other humanoids, leonin have retractable feline claws, which they can extend instantly. This, along with their ability to produce bone-shaking
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
information, since they fear the Black Spider more than they fear the characters. The bugbears also know the location of Cragmaw Castle, but again, they don’t share this information readily. A character who
action to wake him. Otherwise, Droop remains unconscious for 1d10 minutes. The bugbears work for the Black Spider and were sent here to help Iarno keep the Redbrands and the citizens of Phandalin in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Kessel found an artifact suffused with demonic magic called Crenshinibon (better known as the Crystal Shard) and used it to erect a great black tower in Icewind Dale. When this tower was destroyed
that has become suffused with demonic magic can warp a creature’s mind, causing madness that usually fades away once the contact is broken.
Chardalyn is cold to the touch and readily accepts
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
! Grizzlegut, where are you? A pox on you, you mangy cat!” Through the darkness comes a crone wearing a pointed black hat and a burlap gown stained with soot.
Characters can try to hide from the witch
(who has darkvision) or catch her by surprise. This Barovian witch is one of the servants of Strahd dwelling in area K56. She is calling out the name of her black cat familiar, which has gone missing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
the shoulder and weighs around 400 pounds. Often all that can be seen of one in the darkness is the red glow of its eyes against its night-black fur. The head of a yeth hound has a human-like face
. While sunlight shines on the spot from which it vanished, the hound must remain in the Deep Ethereal. After sunset, it returns to the Border Ethereal at the same spot, whereupon it typically sets out
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
spells. Acererak’s magic and the magic of the amulet of the black skull (see appendix C) are unaffected. Spells that would normally allow creatures to transport into and out of the tomb either fail or
arcane gate. Divination Same as augury. Etherealness The caster enters the Border Ethereal but can’t move through surfaces or doors in the tomb. Ethereal characters might encounter one or more of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
kinds of eyes Selûne, goddess of the moon CG Knowledge, Life Pair of eyes surrounded by seven stars Shar, goddess of darkness and loss NE Death, Trickery Black disk encircled with a border Silvanus, god
tyranny LE War Upright black right hand, thumb and fingers together Beshaba, goddess of misfortune CE Trickery Black antlers Bhaal, god of murder NE Death Skull surrounded by a ring of blood droplets
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
The Black Lake The darkest and most remote corner of the Glitterhame’s cavern system, the Black Lake is a large, winding cavern filled with water that drains from the Dark Mere through a submerged
. The dwarves of Khundrukar never settled these caverns, although Durgeddin had his followers begin work on an escape route through the depths. The Black Lake is now the domain of Nightscale, a young
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
revealing her location. Any character who peers up through the hole in the ceiling can spot Kella lurking in the shadows with a successful Wisdom (Perception) check contested by Kella’s Dexterity
village and turn it into a Black Network base. Her original plan was to drive away the Lionshield Coster and bully Lady Velrosa Nandar into subservience, but the cloud giant attack has left the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
to the surface or the Sea of Light. Krakens and other mighty leviathans claim this realm. Any land that rises above the surface of the sea is hotly contested by the few air-breathers that live on the
icebergs can carry these creatures farther into the Plane of Water to threaten ships and islands in warmer seas. The Frostfell, also called the Plane of Ice, forms the border between the planes of Air and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
tools Primordial Nexus You grew up surrounded by powerful elemental magic. Maybe you lived in a place where the border between the Material Plane and an Elemental Plane was thin. Or perhaps you spent
You’ve seen few colors, instead primarily experiencing the world in shades of black and white. 2 Your eyes lack pigment and appear translucent. 3 You vaguely recall a phenomenon called “rain,” during which
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
is trapped by the terrain. A dark tarn pools under the hill’s slopes, surrounded by numerous smaller lakes. A hidden drainage channel deep underwater connects to the subterranean Black Lake, providing
2.6, the Black Lake. WILDERNESS ENCOUNTERS AND CAMPING
If you want to make the trek from Blasingdell to the Stone Tooth more interesting, you can create random encounters with orc raiding parties
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
, goddess of the moon CG Knowledge, Life Pair of eyes surrounded by seven stars Shar, goddess of darkness and loss NE Death, Trickery Black disk encircled with a purple border Silvanus, god of wild nature
Azuth, god of wizardry LN Arcana, Knowledge Left hand pointing upward, outlined in fire Bane, god of tyranny LE War Upright black hand, thumb and fingers together Beshaba, goddess of misfortune CE
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
. Zilch lost his spellbook during his escape from Menzoberranzan, and an unfortunate encounter with a black pudding left him with acid scars covering the left side of his body, including his face. In
, he attempts to steal something from one randomly determined party member. Far from being a skilled thief, Zilch must succeed at a Dexterity check contested by the passive Wisdom (Perception) scores of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
regions or nations that border the North, while others are prevalent in parts of the world far from the Sword Coast. Arkaiun Short in stature with tan skin and dark hair, the Arkaiuns dwell primarily in
blond or dark hair and olive complexions. Black, brown, and green eyes are the most common. Halruaan Names: (Male) Aldym, Chand, Meleghost, Presmer, Sandrue, Uregaunt; (female) Aithe, Chalan, Oloma
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
contested by the merrow’s Strength check. If the merrow wins the contest, the vessel capsizes. Stirges These stirges cling to the ceiling like bats. If the party is aware of the stirges, the
Discoveries table to determine what the water weird is guarding. Weird Discoveries d6 Discovery 1–2 Sunken altar dedicated to a forgotten deity 3–4 Sunken statue with 500 gp black pearls for eyes