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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
Acquisitions Incorporated
Divine Strike. Once on each of his turns when he hits a creature with a weapon attack, Omin can cause the attack to deal an extra 4 (1d8);{"diceNotation":"1d8","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Divine
adventure. But adventure of the wrong kind came calling for the trio one day, when an underground ruin they had often explored — actually a creature called the Wandering Crypt — took Auspicia from the
Monsters
Acquisitions Incorporated
Divine Eminence. As a bonus action, Prophetess can expend a spell slot to cause her melee weapon attacks to magically deal an extra 10 (3d6);{"diceNotation":"3d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction
Dran clan, Prophetess is a retired paladin of Tymora who now runs the inn known as the Dran & Courtier. Formerly owned by her parents (and once called the Omindran), the inn has been a central
Magic Items
Princes of the Apocalypse
after it is used to deal damage. It contains a spark of Imix, Prince of Evil Fire.
You gain a +2 bonus to attack and damage rolls you make with this magic weapon. When you hit with it, the target
perform a ritual called the Dance of the All-Consuming Fire, using Tinderstrike to create a devastation orb of fire (see the devastation orb description for the time and cost of the ritual). Once you
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
, target, or deal damage to the living spell; however, they can damage the room around them. Each 5-foot-square section of ceiling, wall, and floor in the chamber has AC 17, 50 hit points, immunity to poison
that become living beings. These so-called living spells haunt the places where they were created, subsisting on ambient magical energy.Poison
Monsters
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures
embodiment of one of the five virtues the knights of the realm hold as standards of excellence.
The recent invasion of nightmarish creatures called Phyrexians devastated the courts, with much of the
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Knights of Eldraine channel their devotion to the virtues of the realm into magical power that infuses their attacks. Most knights deal extra radiant damage with these attacks, but some knights
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
+1", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Bite", "rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage.If a Beast such as a dog or a bear dies from russet mold, the result is a bestial moldy called a thorny
that live in simple bands, hunting for sustenance and spreading the spores by which they reproduce. Also called mold folk or moldies, vegepygmies inhabit dark, moist areas, so they’re most
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
ages, it grows tougher and develops spore clusters on its body. Other vegepygmies defer to these so-called chiefs. A chief can expel its spores in a burst, infecting nearby creatures. If a creature
spores by which they reproduce. Also called mold folk or moldies, vegepygmies inhabit dark, moist areas, so they’re most commonly found underground or in forests where little sunlight penetrates
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
assail Mephistopheles. Hutijin sends devils into the Material Plane to eradicate mention of his name and destroy those who have learned of him, but the summonings still occur. When called from his post
, he negotiates as quickly as he can, usually closing a deal with little cost to the summoner. However, once the deal has been fulfilled, Hutijin repays the interruption with death.Fire, PoisonCold; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks that aren't Silvered
Species
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
and avoid the same.
While many hexbloods gain their lineage after making a deal with a hag, others reveal their nature as they age—particularly if a hag influenced them early in life or even
unusual crown, often called an eldercross or a witch’s turn. This living, garland-like part of a hexblood’s body extends from their temples and wraps behind the head, serving as a visible
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
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
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Vegepygmies are fungus creatures that live in simple bands, hunting for sustenance and spreading the spores by which they reproduce. Also called mold folk or moldies, vegepygmies inhabit dark, moist areas
to kill, since weapons and most types of damage do it no harm. Effects that deal acid, necrotic, or radiant damage kill 1 square foot of russet mold per 1 damage dealt. A pound of salt, a gallon of
Changeling
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Species
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
in stable communities where changelings are true to their nature and deal openly with the people around them. Some are orphans, raised by other races, who find their way in the world without ever
others might change clothes. A casual shape — one created on the spur of the moment, with no depth or history — is called a mask. A mask can be used to express a mood or to serve a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Faded Memories A reborn with a phantom limb takes aim. Reborn suffer from some manner of discontinuity, an interruption of their lives or physical state that their minds are ill equipped to deal
. Rather than sleeping, reborn regularly sit and dwell on the past, hoping for some revelation of what came before. Most of the time, these are dark, silent stretches. Occasionally, though, in a moment 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
Lizardfolk
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
utility and importance. Nowhere does this come through as strongly as when lizardfolk deal with the dead. To a lizardfolk, a comrade who dies becomes a potential source of food. That companion might have
hide in a stand of reeds before ambushing an animal might be called Achuak, which means “green” to describe how she blends into the foliage.
Lizardfolk make no distinction between male and
Monsters
Quests from the Infinite Staircase
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Defiant Essence. When a creature casts a spell that targets Zargon or would deal damage to it, Zargon attempts to absorb the magic into its horn. The creature must make a DC 19 Charisma saving throw
, sacrificing their own to appease their so-called god. Appeased by these living offerings, Zargon returned to the tunnels beneath Cynidicea, where its cult grew.Zargon’s Lair
Zargon’s lair
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
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->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Infernal Contracts Once the devil and the character agree to the terms of a deal, the agreement must be sealed with a contract, which the devil can produce as an action. The contract often appears in
some theatrical manner; for example, it might arrive in a puff of smoke, accompanied by a fiendish cackle or an imp waving a sparkler. Contracts take a variety of forms, with the terms of the deal
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
chrysalises develop, bulge, and pop is called the Scabbery. Not simply a disgusting moniker, the Scabbery’s name is also a reference to the way that demons reborn here emerge harder, stronger, and crueler than
itself, called the Firehive, resembles a gargantuan wasp nest with an open top. Aurnozci’s power causes the Firehive to throb like a beating heart, and the nest’s surface is hot to the touch. Halfway up
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Stranger Things
The Whole Story The characters have been summoned by Sir Tristan, the ruler of a small domain in a lonely stretch of mountains. A terrible monster called a thessalhydra has been attacking his realm
the characters to get rid of this menace. The thessalhydra was last seen going into caverns belonging to an unfriendly tribe of troglodytes. The characters must enter the caverns and deal with the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Dracolich Draconic Tyrant Reborn Habitat: Any; Treasure: Any Slawomir Maniak The vilest dragons seek to escape the grip of death, employing ageless secrets and blasphemous magic to become horrors
called dracoliches. These deathless dragons bind their spirits to gems and magically animate their rotting corpses. Eventually becoming skeletal horrors, dracoliches continue the centuries-spanning
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
historical information lost to all but those who deal in the business of fate. Investigators. Dead travelers have been found in the hills south of the Tegefed Mountains—and the corpses reportedly have no
visible wounds. The characters are hired by a mourning family to investigate these deaths and put a stop to them. The characters’ encounter with the cause of these deaths—a strange predator called a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
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“You have a chance to deal a heavy blow to Szass Tam and the liches of Thay. The black gates have been disrupted, allowing entry into a chamber deep beneath the Doomvault. Accessible only by magic, this
room is called the Phylactery Vault because it houses the phylacteries of many of Szass Tam’s high-ranking lich servants.
“You must enter the vault, defeat its guardians, and disrupt the magic there
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
offered him a deal, which Thavius readily accepted. In the sky over Elturel, a radiant sphere called the Companion appeared, blazing like a second sun. Powered by a planetar imprisoned within it, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
) are hiding out in a secure apartment on the upper floor (area W7). In combat, they wield shovels that deal damage as clubs. Each carries 3d6 gp in a pouch. Volkarr and Urlaster were recently hired by
two human apprentices, Retchyn and Kreela, live in a cellar complex under the Trades Ward. The way to their lair is through Retchyn’s powdered wig shop, which is called Dandymops. Losser is stealing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
Bad News As the party’s ship sails north toward the Thunder Cliffs, a southward-sailing vessel approaches them. The ships drop anchor and the captain of the other vessel, called the Uneasy Alliance
to the adventurers. While the Uneasy Alliance was passing near the Thunder Cliffs, they spotted a great deal of wreckage, which likely came from the waters directly before the caves there. They did see
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
to remember long-lost memories of the Sword of Zariel, an angelic weapon with the power to destroy the Companion. After Zariel’s fall from grace, the sword was hidden in a stronghold called the
characters are willing to cut deals with Avernus’s most evil denizens. The characters might broker a deal with the deposed archdevil Bel, who longs to supplant Zariel and regain his title as ruler of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
Shifter John Thack Shifters—sometimes called “weretouched”—descend from people who contracted full or partial lycanthropy. Humanoids with a bestial aspect, shifters can’t change shape fully, but
. Longtooth. When you shift and as a Bonus Action on your other turns while shifted, you can use your elongated fangs to make an Unarmed Strike. If you hit with this Unarmed Strike and deal damage, you can deal
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Samira’s Offer Madame Samira Arah Samira instructs any remaining veterans to deal with Jacopo’s body quietly and to alert the other Kings of Coin. She then leads the characters to a small café at
conversation: Madame Samira Arah is the head of the Jewelers’ Trade, the guild for those who craft and deal in gems and jewelry. Due to her experience protecting the valuable assets of her guild, she
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
machines. If the characters agree to make a deal with the night hag, they can acquire one or more of these vehicles. Mad Maggie can also help Lulu unlock some of her forgotten memories. From Fort
Sword of Zariel is hidden in a place called the Bleeding Citadel. If she’s still alive, Lulu helps them get there. See chapter 4 for details about the Bleeding Citadel.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
that the goblins (who belong to the Cragmaw tribe) have captured their dwarf friend Gundren Rockseeker and his escort, a human warrior named Sildar Hallwinter. The characters must deal with the
map have been taken to somewhere called “Cragmaw Castle.” In part 2, “Phandalin,” the characters arrive in Phandalin to find it terrorized by the Redbrands, a gang of miscreants led by a mysterious
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
device called the Soulmonger. The Harpers received their intelligence from a lich, but they don’t know much about the Soulmonger other than its name and general whereabouts. Adventurers willing to
secret yuan-ti temple called the Fane of the Night Serpent, where Ras Nsi holds sway and plots to bring about the end of the world. Omu is also home to the Tomb of the Nine Gods. As the characters