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Astarion's Book of Hungers
, the vampire uses Shape-Shift to become mist (no action required). If it can’t use Shape-Shift, it is destroyed.
While it has 0 Hit Points in mist form, it can’t return to its vampire form
laws of the Nine Hells.
The greatest hell-bound vampires are masters of hellfire called infernalists, who prey on mages. Vampire infernalists are usually too arrogant to work together; even a large
Monsters
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Hourglass Coven. Better known as Granny Nightshade, she offers her assistance to those who are haunted by regret. Her deals often result in cruel twists; for example, a petitioner who asks to be reunited
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Personality Trait. “When dealing with outsiders, I present myself as a kindly old grandmother.”
Ideal. “Children are better off working for me than picking up lots of bad habits
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
performing a ritual, and it is bound to obey the summoner’s commands for 30 days. During this time, if the skulk is visible, an astute observer might deduce who summoned it, because the skulk assumes
a vague likeness of its master.
Cruel and chaotic, skulks carry out their orders in the most violent manner possible. A summoned skulk can’t return to the Shadowfell until it dies, so many
Monsters
Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Bound Haunting. Caradoc’s spirit is bound to Dargaard Keep. At the start of his turn, if he’s outside the keep’s walls and not possessing a creature using his Possession action, he
at his core, the seneschal didn’t return as a skeletal knight but rather as an intangible spirit. Caradoc’s Undead form suits him well, allowing him to possess the living and use unwilling
Monsters
Vecna: Eve of Ruin
impaler is bound to the creature that wielded the ceremonial stake in the ritual that birthed it. As long as the original stake remains lodged in the heart of the ritual victim, the impaler can return
Bloodheart Stake. The impaler is magically bound to the ceremonial stake and the sacrificed corpse the ritual caster used to create it. If the impaler is reduced to 0 hit points, it disappears, then
Magic Items
Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
, fine art, and poetry. Vain, the weapon strives to improve its appearance. It craves gemstones and seeks out better ones with which to adorn itself. Most of all, it longs to return to the forests around
Myth Drannor, where it was created. If its wielder’s goals run counter to its own, Tearulai attempts to take control of its wielder and escape Undermountain, whereupon it can use its transport via plants spell to return whence it came.
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
their lives to build a prison of celestial light: a silver flame that bound the overlords in Khyber once more. These bonds have held for countless generations, but the overlords still yearn to break free
and reclaim the world above.
As long as the overlords are bound by the Silver Flame, they can't physically manifest in the world. But each overlord embodies a particular aspect of evil, which grows in
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
phantom warrior isn't bound by a yearning to complete some unresolved goal. It can choose to end its undead existence at any time. Its spirit lingers willingly, either out of loyalty to its former
master or because it believes it must perform a task to satisfy its honor or sense of duty. For example, a guard who dies defending a wall might return as a phantom warrior and continue guarding the
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
a return to the old ways.
Dreams of the Damned. Kasimir's sister, Patrina Velikovna, is sealed in the catacombs below Castle Ravenloft. Convinced that she was the concubine of the devil Strahd
is to become as powerful a vampire as Strahd.
Kasimir Velikov's Traits
Ideal. “I failed my people and my sister, and now I must atone or be damned.”
Bond. “I seek to return my long-dead sister, Patrina
Half-Elf
Legacy
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Basic Rules (2014)
Flint squinted into the setting sun. He thought he saw the figure of a man striding up the path. Standing, Flint drew back into the shadow of a tall pine to see better. The man’s walk was
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EXCELLENT AMBASSADORS
Many half-elves learn at an early age to get along with everyone, defusing hostility and finding common ground. As a race, they have elven grace without elven aloofness and
Firbolg
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
’ presence is marked by an absence of animals and a strange quiet, as if the forest wishes to avoid attracting attention to itself. The faster travelers decide to move on, the better.
If these
destroyed, might not have a choice in the matter. Most adventuring firbolgs fall into this latter category.
Outcast firbolgs can never return home. They committed some unforgivable deed, usually
Monsters
Quests from the Infinite Staircase
Dimensionally Bound. Nafas can’t leave the Infinite Staircase or be trapped within a container (such as an Iron Flask). Attempts to transport Nafas to another plane are wasted.
Last Wish. When
of twinkling stardust follows Nafas wherever he goes, as evidence of his cosmic might.
No bottle, vase, ring, or lamp can contain Nafas. The genie is bound to the Infinite Staircase itself, anchored
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Return to Worms. When the mage is reduced to 0 hit points, it breaks apart into a swarm of insects (see the Monster Manual) in the same space. Unless the swarm is destroyed, the mage reforms from it
are inextricably bound to their home realities, and others simply can’t find any way out.
The creatures known as star spawn are the heralds, servants, and soldiers of the Elder Evils, capable
Triton
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elemental planes, and other dangerous spots far from the eyes of land-bound folk. Long-established guardians of the deep ocean floor, in recent years the noble tritons have become increasingly active in
foes when they found them and drove the rest into hiding.
With their foes banished to the deepest reaches of the sea, tritons settled in to watch for any sign of their return. Over time, the tritons
backgrounds
Tomb of Annihilation
: Two of your choiceEquipment: A leather-bound diary, a bottle of ink, an ink pen, a set of traveler’s clothes, one trinket of special significance, and a pouch containing 10 gp
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Having lived among the people of a primeval tribe or clan, I long to return and see how they are faring.
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Years ago, tragedy struck the members of an isolated society I befriended, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
. Not even a Wish spell can return them to life. Option: Mask Bound
Instead of dissolving, the mask could endure with the character’s soul remaining bound to it. In this case, the character must wear
is placed on the face of the soulless character, the House of Cards tumbles down, and the entire demiplane collapses. The adventurers return to where they were before they entered the House of Cards
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
. Not even a Wish spell can return them to life. Option: Mask Bound
Instead of dissolving, the mask could endure with the character’s soul remaining bound to it. In this case, the character must wear
is placed on the face of the soulless character, the House of Cards tumbles down, and the entire demiplane collapses. The adventurers return to where they were before they entered the House of Cards
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
. Not even a Wish spell can return them to life. Option: Mask Bound
Instead of dissolving, the mask could endure with the character’s soul remaining bound to it. In this case, the character must wear
is placed on the face of the soulless character, the House of Cards tumbles down, and the entire demiplane collapses. The adventurers return to where they were before they entered the House of Cards
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Falthrax’s Resolve With the curse lifted, Falthrax Loderr is ready to return to Candlekeep. The experience of having sought and then rejected a magical return to youth has taught him much about
focusing on the positive aspects of his life and his service to knowledge. Though his struggles aren’t over, a new inner resolve promises to leave him in a better position to face those struggles.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Falthrax’s Resolve With the curse lifted, Falthrax Loderr is ready to return to Candlekeep. The experience of having sought and then rejected a magical return to youth has taught him much about
focusing on the positive aspects of his life and his service to knowledge. Though his struggles aren’t over, a new inner resolve promises to leave him in a better position to face those struggles.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
Conclusion The characters’ return voyage can be as eventful or uneventful as you like. As for the characters’ world, its fate is inexorably bound with the fate of Xaryxis.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
Conclusion The characters’ return voyage can be as eventful or uneventful as you like. As for the characters’ world, its fate is inexorably bound with the fate of Xaryxis.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
Conclusion The characters’ return voyage can be as eventful or uneventful as you like. As for the characters’ world, its fate is inexorably bound with the fate of Xaryxis.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Falthrax’s Resolve With the curse lifted, Falthrax Loderr is ready to return to Candlekeep. The experience of having sought and then rejected a magical return to youth has taught him much about
focusing on the positive aspects of his life and his service to knowledge. Though his struggles aren’t over, a new inner resolve promises to leave him in a better position to face those struggles.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
Conclusion If the characters return Constantori’s Portrait to Adrisa Carimorte, she gives them their promised reward. If they also present Elix the Saint’s leather-bound ledger (see areas G23 and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
Conclusion If the characters return Constantori’s Portrait to Adrisa Carimorte, she gives them their promised reward. If they also present Elix the Saint’s leather-bound ledger (see areas G23 and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
Conclusion If the characters return Constantori’s Portrait to Adrisa Carimorte, she gives them their promised reward. If they also present Elix the Saint’s leather-bound ledger (see areas G23 and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
recounts the heat wave’s dire effects. “There’s no end in sight,” she says. “But I might have a solution.”
Grahlista pats a tome bound in frosty blue. “Long ago, the frost giant Elakdras tried to freeze
ritual—might be preserved in the dragon’s lair. Go to Challidax’s lair, search for Elakdras’s body, and make a copy of the ritual. In return, I’ll pay you each 700 Gold Pieces. And should you find the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
recounts the heat wave’s dire effects. “There’s no end in sight,” she says. “But I might have a solution.”
Grahlista pats a tome bound in frosty blue. “Long ago, the frost giant Elakdras tried to freeze
ritual—might be preserved in the dragon’s lair. Go to Challidax’s lair, search for Elakdras’s body, and make a copy of the ritual. In return, I’ll pay you each 700 Gold Pieces. And should you find the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
recounts the heat wave’s dire effects. “There’s no end in sight,” she says. “But I might have a solution.”
Grahlista pats a tome bound in frosty blue. “Long ago, the frost giant Elakdras tried to freeze
ritual—might be preserved in the dragon’s lair. Go to Challidax’s lair, search for Elakdras’s body, and make a copy of the ritual. In return, I’ll pay you each 700 Gold Pieces. And should you find the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
the walls of weeping Barovia. Leave our sorrows to our graves, and save the world from this evil fate of ours.
There is much wealth entrapped in this community. Return for your reward after we are all departed for a better life.
Kolyan Indirovich
Burgomaster
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Running This Chapter In this chapter, the characters explore the halls of Lavoglia, better known as the Palace of Heart’s Desire. Most likely, they’ve learned of Zybilna’s betrayal at the hands of
can free Zybilna and count on her help in return—perhaps even gaining a wish spell for their trouble. Before your first game session in this chapter, follow these steps to help make the players
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Running This Chapter In this chapter, the characters explore the halls of Lavoglia, better known as the Palace of Heart’s Desire. Most likely, they’ve learned of Zybilna’s betrayal at the hands of
can free Zybilna and count on her help in return—perhaps even gaining a wish spell for their trouble. Before your first game session in this chapter, follow these steps to help make the players
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
The Cauldron Was Saved If her cauldron was not destroyed, Zybilna offers her rescuers the use of a wish spell in return for their accomplishments: “As a reward, I offer you one free casting of a wish
something else, Zybilna satisfies that desire as well as she can, given the limits of the spell. If Zybilna can provide what the characters desire without casting a wish spell, so much the better. For
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