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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
conflict with bronze dragons when their coastal territories overlap, and they can nurture an inexplicably intense hatred of these metallic dragons. They can also draw the ire of druids and other nature
dragon egg, and they care for it as if it were their own.
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A sea hag is on the hunt for a topaz dragon wyrmling, to be used as a component in a fell ritual.
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A pirate crew keeps a curmudgeonly topaz dragon wyrmling as a beloved mascot.
Cold, Necrotic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
have the ability to devise and cast a ritual, similar to Gromph’s but nowhere near as dangerous or foolish, that will draw the most powerful demon lords together to the site of the original summoning
extinguished. They will thus be cast back into the Abyss, as effectively as if they had been banished.
“The ritual needs certain components to produce the talisman that will draw the demons. Then a rite to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
here. By harnessing the site’s latent necromantic energy, Murgaxor plans to draw life energy from the scholars at Strixhaven into his own body. When the ritual is complete, he’ll become immortal. Two
Ruins of Caerdoon Murgaxor learned that his ritual must take place in a location where a massacre has occurred. The Ruins of Caerdoon is the perfect location since an ancient battle once took place
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
The Church of the Silver Flame
The Silver Flame
The Silver Flame is force of light holding foul demons at bay. Those who seek to defend the innocent from evil may draw on the power of the Flame
Khyber at any time. Zealots may go too far in the pursuit of evil and priests may be more concerned with mundane power than faith. But the majority of those who follow the Silver Flame stay true to its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
once he has supplied them with the necessary components and information. The dark heart talisman to be crafted for the ritual (see chapter 15) can be placed anywhere to draw the demons to it. Likewise
, the ritual can be performed in any location in the Underdark imbued with faerzress. Vizeran has kept this information from the adventurers only because he sees the ritual as his chance to destroy
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
draw the demon lords together, and he believes that the ritual will have its intended effect regardless of where the talisman is placed. It doesn’t need to be placed in Sorcere, or even in
the characters to the city, he pursues and eventually catches up with them to share what he knows.) Grin has studied Vizeran’s work in crafting the dark heart talisman and its associated ritual to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
The Ritual To perform the ritual, Gallio paints a magic rune on each character’s forehead and chants an incantation to draw upon the power of the planar beacon. When the ritual is complete, Gallio
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
, especially a living creature. One concerned with improving its war machinery might seek out new gear, weapons, and armor it can use. A colony that collects gold coins or gemstones might do so not to
primitive creatures love shiny baubles and mysterious devices. They might use such objects they come across the way a rat catcher uses a lump of cheese — a lure to draw quarry into a trap.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
drow, the worst may be yet to come if the renegade drow archmage Vizeran DeVir won the adventurers’ support for his plan to use a powerful ritual to draw the demon lords and their fiendish servants out
Demon Queen of Spiders is behind the summoning ritual that brought the demon lords to the Underdark — and that the reward for their faith in Lolth might well be their destruction. Menzoberranzan was the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
pulsing beacon to draw ships to their doom, for the light acts as an irresistible lure to passing seafarers who sail too close to shore. The source of the beacon’s eerie green light is Moesko’s own heart
, which was torn from his chest in a ritual. If the heart is destroyed, the beacon’s light goes out. The lighthouse is built atop a barren, 80-foot-high outcropping of rock. At low tide, a narrow
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
off travel and trade between the civilized areas of the northern Sword Coast. As they draw power into the shrine within the Wayside Inn, the cultists summon storms to do the bidding of their master
. This results in foul weather and raging skies appearing right above the inn, while the rest of the area is sunny and calm. If the adventurers can intervene in time, they can stop the ritual and save Leilon from destructive weather in their immediate future.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
acquire it from characters who have slain a dragon. Aside from greed, such groups can have any number of motivations for seeking a dragon’s treasure. Often, such groups seek to draw on the magic of a
dragon’s hoard to perform some great ritual. The Hoard Magic table suggests some possibilities. Hoard Magic d6 Magical Motivation
1 Create a permanent protective ward covering a city-state or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
captives in case the Six needed them for some ritual, though it knows nothing more than that. The Dran & Courtier As you draw closer, you see the sign marking the Dran & Courtier swinging slowly despite
Mission to Red Larch At whatever point in the search process you deem appropriate, the characters narrow down the search for the ritual site to a final location: the settlement of Red Larch on the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Readying the Plan Over the course of their adventures, the characters have collected the components needed to create the talisman at the center of Vizeran DeVir’s summoning ritual: The intact and
goristro in chapter 14, or from fighting Juiblex in chapter 16) After Vizeran DeVir uses these components to create the talisman known as the dark heart to draw forth the exiled demon lords from across
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
wanted anything more than to stop Vecna’s ritual. Chasing Kas Before Kas fled the sanctum, he muttered a phrase both Alustriel and Tasha overheard: “Finally, it ends in Pandesmos.” The women repeat
the phrase to the characters. Further, Alustriel has examined the sanctum’s portal and knows Kas fled to the plane of Pandemonium. They surmise, correctly, that Vecna is weaving his ritual in Pandesmos
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Y19) and the Ythryn mythallar (area Y23), one must perform the Rite of the Arcane Octad on the spire’s doorstep (area Y6). To learn this ritual, the party must explore eight locations in the city and
translate the inscriptions found therein. Once the inscriptions are translated and assembled in order, the eight steps of the ritual become clear: Step 1. Hold a wand crafted from the Nether Oak over
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
Ilvaash’s Anima The characters don’t spot this nodule until they’ve visited at least five other nodules. This is where the mind flayer fanatics are engaging in the ritual to transform Phandalin into
the mind flayer fanatics (Chishinix, Hashutu, and Voalsh) are here in this sacred site, engaged in their ritual. They are mind flayer clairvoyants (see appendix A) with the following modifications
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
, the Howling Hatred) Forces of Destruction. The princes aren’t concerned with spreading wickedness among mortals or making any kind of order or philosophy dominant in the world. Their evil is blind
the world. Uncooperative. While the princes of Elemental Evil share a love of destruction and hatred of mortals, they don’t cooperate with each other. Each is concerned only with advancing his or her
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Worshiping Erebos To many mortals, Erebos is primarily concerned not with death, but with gold. Most of his followers downplay his association with death and misfortune, instead praying to him for
, he became furious, and he extended his whip to draw both of the lovers back. But Menelaia was beloved of Nylea, and that god blocked Erebos’s whip with vines. The two lovers lived long lives
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
38. Ritual Chamber The cult used to perform rituals in this sunken room. The chanting heard throughout the dungeon originates here, yet when the characters arrive, the dungeon falls silent as the
dubbed Lorghoth the Decayer. It is asleep but awakens if attacked or if the characters summon the cultists but refuse to complete their ritual (see “One Must Die!” below). A character standing next to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
rod. He doesn’t notice the characters unless they interact with him or the ritual rod. If the characters draw his attention, he snickers with glee. “More fodder for my ghost army,” he says, raising his
Gremorly. Ritual Rod. Set into a metal tripod in the center of the room is a 3-foot-long metal rod decorated with runes and glowing with necromantic magic. The entire assembly weighs 8 pounds. This is one of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
shells. Ultimately, he seems most concerned with whether a mortal has prepared for death, keeping payment ready out of respect and as a personal memento mori. Those whose bodies are burned, buried, or
death, either by overstepping their bounds or by trying to draw the dead back into life, the River Guide has little to do with them. More than once, this isolation has put Athreos in silent conflict with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
others that he can fortify the artifact to prevent it from shattering again when the characters use it to stop Vecna’s ritual. If the characters insist on keeping the rod, Alustriel and Tasha approach them
ensuring that the rod won’t sunder again. Missing Malaina If the characters resist resting in their quarters, Alustriel approaches them privately. She’s concerned that her wife, Malaina, left the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
disastrous summoning ritual that pulled the demon lords into the Underdark, and no one claims to know his whereabouts. The matron mother and her closest allies have carefully covered up the truth about
adventurers are fighting to send the demon lords back to the Abyss, or that Menzoberranzan might suffer under another demon lord assault. She’s concerned only about House Baenre. By the matron
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
shadows, sometimes aiding the other deities, and sometimes working against them with the pantheon’s enemies. Mystery Cults A mystery cult is a secretive religious organization based on a ritual of
initiation, in which the initiate is mystically identified with a god, or a handful of related gods. Mystery cults are intensely personal, concerned with the initiate’s relationship with the divine
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
ritual in the heart of Shae Mordai, the elven City of the Dead. The rite will destroy the islands of Aerenal and elevate Lady Illmarrow to divinity—unless the characters stop her first. Emerald Claw
Humanoids and Undead alike. Emerald Claw Knight. Knights of the Emerald Claw command squads of Humanoid or Undead soldiers. As they draw nearer to death, the chill of the grave suffuses their weapon attacks.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
heard me this time. I have never been so scared, but I must tell Lady Maria what I have seen. I must!
In her diary, Sarah tried to draw the image of the cover of an old tome Lord Viallis was reading
a ritual casting of the contact other plane spell, and can intuit that the runes Sarah has hastily copied are tied to an entity from the Outer Planes. Characters who do not recognize the circle can seek assistance from one of the Avowed to determine this information.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
murders and accidents more prevalent, the fashion is to draw the black antlers of Beshaba with charcoal on a nearby wall, leaving the symbol on display until weather scours it away. These “shrines,” in
offerings made. The Red Wizards of Thay commonly erect such shrines outside their ritual chambers to guard against unfortunate mistakes. Few dare to take Beshaba as a patron. The rare clerics of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 13
Languages Common, Goblin, Sylvan
Challenge 2 (450 XP) Proficiency Bonus +2
Fortune Teller. Oddlewin can cast the Augury spell as a ritual, using cards as the
character’s care after the death of its parent. Craig J spearing Drawing from the Deck Though Oddlewin doesn’t offer this option unprompted, a character can cajole Oddlewin to let them declare a card draw
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
then, events such as the growth of Elturgard into a power in its own right, and the recent fall of the Silver Marches, have caused the group to draw in on itself, restricting its membership to powers
threats they must — to further that goal. In the end, though, a merchant of Waterdeep and one of Baldur’s Gate are concerned mainly for their own purses and the welfare of their home cities, and are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
District’s Smelting Quarter. The magical science of transmuting one substance to another is the study of the Laboratory of Alchemy. The Laboratory of Orientation, concerned with teleportation and spatial
grand-scale experiments draw on the resources of an entire laboratory, while others are a lone visionary’s labor of love. IN THE NAME OF MAGICAL SCIENCE!
Izzet laboratories buzz with creative and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
adventurers, as the characters soon discover. Approaching the Nest As the characters draw closer, they see a broad expanse of detritus and guano spread out below the nest. With a successful DC 10 Wisdom
after the ancient deep crow awakes, any character can draw close enough to the pile to investigate the destroyed works. These bear such titles as Twenty Ways to Gain Your Lover; Crazy Little Thing Called
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
resembles an unblinking eye, staring skyward. A deity devoted to revealing the truth might seem to have a weak draw in a city of merchants, but Savras was widely worshiped in Chult long before the
guides.” This ritual takes 24 hours, during which Zitembe sees visions of “a jungle city far to the south, enclosed by cliffs and crawling with snakes” and “a black obelisk draped in vines.” He dared
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
collection of bottles atop it.
The tub and sinks have pipes that draw rainwater from cisterns on the roof. Further, each basin is equipped with a plugged drainpipe and two faucets: one that magically heats
attacked but otherwise pose no threat. They know Markos is performing a ritual in area D27 but won’t share this information until the statue is destroyed. Statue. The statue depicts Krokulmar and was
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium
. A monster like a dragon exists because of that magic-enhanced nature. The second type of magic is what the rules are concerned about. When a rule refers to something being magical, it’s referring to
, supernatural beings. Does the movement from a dragon’s Wing Attack legendary action draw attacks of opportunity if it moves out of reach? Yes. Wing Attack does not protect the dragon from opportunity






