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forces of annihilation and corruption. Whether sworn before a god’s altar, in a sacred glade before nature spirits, or in a moment of desperation and grief with the dead as the only witnesses, a
level 1 features, which are listed in the Paladin Features table. See the multiclassing rules to determine your available spell slots.
Paladin Features
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Magic Items
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Erebos wields Mastix, a whip capable of extending like an impossibly long shadow. In the hands of the god of the dead, the whip snares the reluctant dead and drags them into his realm. When Erebos
grants his weapon to a mortal follower, it’s typically to reclaim a powerful soul or to humiliate Heliod.
Whip of the Dead. Erebos’s whip seethes with the enervating energy of the
Gloom Weaver
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Monsters
Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes
Burden of Time. Beasts and humanoids, other than shadar-kai, have disadvantage on saving throws while within 10 feet of the gloom weaver.
Fey Ancestry. The gloom weaver has advantage on saving throws
hit","rollAction":"Innate Spellcasting"} to hit with spell attacks). It can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components:
At will: arcane eye, mage armor, speak with dead
1/day
Monsters
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures
Queen, who rules from a castle called Dynnistan. It isn’t known whether these legends are based on any true experience or are simply the result of imagination trying to account for a terrifying and
the wilds? Beware the dead riders who serve the Shadow Queen.”
—Scalan, Edgewall innkeeper
PoisonNecrotic
Orcus
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Out of the Abyss
Wand of Orcus. The wand has 7 charges, and any of its properties that require a saving throw have a save DC of 18. While holding it, Orcus can use an action to cast animate dead, blight, or speak
with dead. Alternatively, he can expend 1 or more of the wand’s charges to cast one of the following spells from it: circle of death (1 charge), finger of death (1 charge), or power word kill (2
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
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Master of Undeath. Orcus can cast animate dead (at will) and create undead (3/day). He chooses the level at which the spells are cast, and the creatures created by them remain under his control
will: animate dead (as an action), blight, speak with dead
1 charge each: circle of death, finger of death
2 charges: power word killOrcus can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
":"Acid Spray","rollDamageType":"acid"} acid damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.A hive lord rules each kruthik hive. When the hive lord dies, the surviving members of the
floor with their sharp legs.
In addition to having an acute sense of smell, kruthiks can see in the dark and can detect vibrations in the earth around them. They take the scent of their own dead as a
Backgrounds
Curse of Strahd: Character Options
with a sword or banished with a spell. It might come to you as a shadow on the wall, a bloodcurdling nightmare, a memory that refuses to die, or a demonic whisper in the dark. The burden has taken its
. Sometimes it beckons you in the dead of night.
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An apparition that has haunted your family for generations now haunts you. You don’t know what it wants, and it won’t leave you alone
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Burden of Time. Beasts and Humanoids (except elves) have disadvantage on saving throws while within 10 feet of the shadar-kai.
Fey Ancestry. The shadar-kai has advantage on saving throws against
material components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 16):
At will: arcane eye, mage armor, minor illusion, prestidigitation, speak with dead
1/day each: arcane gate, bane
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Icy Doom. When Avarice dies, her corpse freezes for 9 days, during which time it can’t be thawed, harmed by fire, animated, or raised from the dead.
Special Equipment. Avarice wields a staff
challenge, even when the odds are clearly stacked against her. Seeing other wizards as a threat, paranoia rules her life.
Avarice has been a member of the Arcane Brotherhood for almost two years. She
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Decay
While generally not malicious, topaz dragons embody decay. They view destruction as a natural means of clearing the way for new creation and growth, much as a forest fire clears dead wood
else can compete with me.
2
If my offspring can’t care for themselves, I’m not sure they’re worthy of my attention.
3
The sea is beautiful and I love gazing upon it, but I
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
fire clears dead wood, replenishes the soil, and allows the forest to regrow even healthier than before. To this end, topaz dragons use their power to reduce crumbling structures and diseased plants to
than my own, for no one else can compete with me.
2
If my offspring can’t care for themselves, I’m not sure they’re worthy of my attention.
3
The sea is beautiful and I
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Genies of Earth and Water A dao and a marid live here, having struck bargains with Halaster to rid level 20 of the lich Ezzat. The genies compete with one another. Whichever one obtains the lich’s
phylactery wins its freedom, damning the other to spend the remainder of its existence in Undermountain. By the rules of Halaster’s game, the genies can use adventurers to get the job done, but they
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
game of dragonchess discuss the latest in strategy, compete against one another, and test out homemade variations of game rules. Dragonsguard Historical Society Skills: Arcana, History Member: Bhedum
Extracurricular Options (A-H) Student characters can join any of the following Extracurriculars. Dead Languages Society Skills: Athletics, History Member: Drazhomir Yarnask, Quentillius A. Melentor
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Participating in the Games Characters who wish to participate in the Market Games need only show up at an event tent and ask to compete. The Market Games run several times throughout the evening. The
rules for the three Market Games appear in the sections that follow. Characters who win a Market Game gain 1 renown with the Dyn Singh Night Market’s vendors (see the “Gaining Renown” section). As
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Extracurricular Options (I-Z) Intramural Gymnastics Club Skills: Acrobatics, Performance Member: Zanther Bowen These graceful gymnasts work to hone their craft, and they compete against each other in
dazzling floor routines. Intramural Silkball Club Skills: Athletics, Intimidation Member: Javenesh Stoutclaw, Melwythorne, Tilana Kapule These hardy athletes train together and compete in the rough
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Ancient Seal This curse protects the resting place of a long-dead ruler and punishes any who disturb the ruler’s remains or plunder the treasures. Pronouncement. Carved into the stone of the crypt
door are the words “Relentless death follows those who disturb the sovereign’s rest.” Burden. Each character that gains the curse is hunted by a wraith that appears at sunset and vanishes at dawn
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Components of a Curse Most curses have three distinct components: pronouncement, burden, and resolution. Whatever form these take, at least one of them, especially the burden or resolution, should
a powerful villain or a wrongly slain innocent Swearing a vow to refrain from or undertake some action on pain of great suffering Burden A curse’s burden is the effect that causes hardship and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
breaks these rules loses the duel. If a duelist kills an opponent, the killer, if discovered, is expelled from the university and forced to pay for raise dead to be cast on the dead duelist. As
Duels in the Repository Strixhaven students have the following rules for duels at the Furygale Repository: Only two students duel at a time. Duelists must use magic to defeat their opponents. Weapons
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
marriages, typically with a clan matriarch and several spouses of any gender. Powerful clans compete for prestige through formal dueling matches every few months. Umizu has few taboos around sexuality and
consult ancestral spirits before making life-changing decisions, but the perspectives of the dead can be just as flawed as those of the living. Disagreements in large family clans sometimes result in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Embedded in the wall at the end of the westward hallway is an arch gate (see “Gates”). Close inspection reveals the image of a dead tree carved into its keystone. The rules of this gate are as follows
: Touching the arch with a dead twig or branch causes the gate to open for 1 minute. Characters must be 8th level or higher to pass through this gate (see “Jhesiyra Kestellharp”). The first creature to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Core Assumptions The rules of the game are based on the following core assumptions about the game world. Gods Oversee the World. The gods are real and embody a variety of beliefs, with each god
religions led by charismatic prophets, kingdoms ruled by lasting dynasties, and shadowy societies that seek to master long-lost magic. The influence of such factions waxes and wanes as they compete with each
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Game In this scene, the characters have the opportunity to play a game of Wizard Gizzard for a prize. A character can participate in the fun in one of the following ways: Play the Game. The rules are
participant has disadvantage on their Dexterity (Arcana) check. After setting the scene and explaining the rules, reveal that a bag of tricks (gray) will be awarded to the winner of the next game. The bag
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Ousa’s Pyramid A mountain of white limestone rises above the southern plateaus of Har’Akir. This pyramid is known as the spirit home of Ousa, partner of Ese and the god who rules in the afterlife
. Akirrans whisper that the interior holds a door between this world and the land of the dead. In front of this wonder, a giant statue of Anu, the Great Jackal, overlooks parched riverbeds. A small order
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
creation and growth, much as a forest fire clears dead wood, replenishes the soil, and allows the forest to regrow even healthier than before. To this end, topaz dragons use their power to reduce
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Trait
1
I seek no company other than my own, for no one else can compete with me.
2
If my offspring can’t care for themselves, I’m not sure they’re worthy of my
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
rules from chapter 6 of the Player’s Handbook, your Dungeon Master might allow you to take a feat as a variant supernatural gift. You gain one feat of your choice. This list suggests twelve feats from
, warning me of danger. (Alert)
Iroas gifted me with physical prowess, intending to see me compete in the Iroan Games. (Athlete)
I feel the vitality of the earth beneath my feet, and it refreshes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
chandelier is a dead giant spider.
19b. Old Bedchamber Dead Spider. A dead giant spider, its body shot full of arrows and scorched by fire, lies next to a broken wooden bed against the east wall
Dense webbing fills this room as well (see area 19c for rules). Suspended within the webs are six cocoons. Five contain the desiccated corpses of four goblins and a nothic. The sixth contains a swarm
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
life to the fullest, knowing that tomorrow I might die. 4 I live for the thrill of the hunt. 5 I don’t talk about the thing that torments me. I’d rather not burden others with my curse. 6 I expect
I assume the worst in people. 3 I feel no compassion for the dead. They’re the lucky ones. 4 I have an addiction. 5 I am a purveyor of doom and gloom who lives in a world without hope. 6 I talk to spirits that no one else can see.
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
, much as a forest fire clears dead wood, replenishes the soil, and allows the forest to regrow even healthier than before. To this end, topaz dragons use their power to reduce crumbling structures and
no company other than my own, for no one else can compete with me.
2
If my offspring can’t care for themselves, I’m not sure they’re worthy of my attention.
3
The sea is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
, exhaustion
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 11
Languages Common, Elvish
Challenge 9 (5,000 XP)
Burden of Time. Beasts and humanoids, other than shadar-kai, have disadvantage on
eye, mage armor, speak with dead
1/day each: arcane gate, bane, compulsion, confusion, true seeing
Spellcasting. The gloom weaver is a 12th-level spellcaster. Its spellcasting ability is Charisma
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
interlopers without violence.
4 Two silver dragons compete to see who is better at playing the part of a young noble.
5 A young silver dragon rules over a group of yuan-ti, claiming to be an
for a kingdom’s heroes.
3 Bound by an oath, an ancient silver dragon rules a dead city in place of its original monarchs.
4 An ancient silver dragon has become the figurehead and protector of a clan of frost giants.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
image of a dead tree carved into its keystone. Its rules are as follows: Touching the arch with a dead twig or branch causes the gate to open for 1 minute. Characters must be 6th level or higher to
the room. An iron chandelier with melted wax candles is suspended from a rafter above it by a rope tied off to a hook near the northern door.
Dead Halfling. Tucked behind an iron stove in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
a particular type. Lists of monsters organized by creature type appear in appendix B. The game includes the following creature types, which have no rules of their own: Aberrations are utterly alien
. Undead are spirits and the reanimated dead, such as ghosts, vampires, and zombies. Descriptive Tags A monster might have one or more tags in parentheses following its type. Such tags provide additional
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
a particular type. The game includes the following creature types, which have no rules of their own: Aberrations are utterly alien beings, such as aboleths, beholders, flumphs, and mind flayers
puddings and blobs of annihilation. Plants are sentient vegetation and fungal monsters, such as myconids, shambling mounds, and treants. Undead are spirits and the reanimated dead, such as ghosts, vampires
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
bandits were robbing folks on the forest’s edge a while back. I bet they’re still hiding in the woods somewhere.” [Partially true; the bandits are now dead. Their animated corpses are in area R7.] 2
hair made of leaves. I think he’s a forest spirit!” [Partially true; a Dryad has moved into area R3. He might help the characters.] 6 “Dragons can come back from the dead as awful abominations made of






