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Candlekeep Mysteries
"} necrotic damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful save. This damage is in addition to the damage caused by the behir's digestive acids.
If the behir takes 30 damage or more on a
the behir. If the behir dies, a swallowed creature is no longer restrained by it and can escape from the corpse by using 15 feet of movement, exiting prone.When a parasite-infested behir roars or
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
until the woman’s villainy was exposed. She was hanged for her crime, but the lingering magic of her foul ritual caused the carrion birds that feasted on her corpse to transform into the first
of a man whose infidelity caused his scorned wife to cut out the heart of her younger, more beautiful rival and consume it in a ritual intended to forever win her husband’s heart. The ritual succeeded
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
cruel patron god. The star’s impact caused the idol to topple and shatter. The fragments are worthless. D5: Collapsed Tunnel A short distance down the corridor, fallen masonry completely blocks the
liberators. Treasure. A locked iron chest in this room contains 900 gp. The key is on the overseer’s corpse in area D8. Alternatively, as an action a character can pick the lock with a successful DC 18
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
into area 47b, where the devil mortally wounded him. A character who examines the corpse and succeeds on a DC 10 Wisdom (Medicine) check can ascertain that the mage was stabbed several times by a
piercing weapon (the devil’s hooked polearm) and has a deep, poisoned wound in his chest (caused by the bone devil’s stinger). A search of the body yields nothing of value. 47b. Dealing with the Bone
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Bard There is nothing I would like to do more than explain to you why I’m standing here with stolen goods and my rapier sticking out of this still-warm corpse, officer. I assure you, I have a
them that you and you alone have the power to insult creatures to death. Just the other day, your harsh word about a goblin’s haircut caused it to keel over, bleeding from its ears. But with such great
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Mummy The Will of Dark Gods. An undead mummy is created when the priest of a death god or other dark deity ritually imbues a prepared corpse with necromantic magic. The mummy’s linen wrappings are
its endless rest by undoing the transgression that caused it to rise. A sacred idol might be replaced in its niche, a stolen treasure could be returned to its tomb, or a temple might be purified of
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
same kind of damage that would be caused by an earthquake on the Material Plane: loose objects fall, buildings are damaged, cracks form in the ground and the streets, and creatures fall prone.
When
Hellfire The characters see a charred humanoid corpse in the middle of the street, clutching a silvered longsword in its hand. When any creature moves within 5 feet of the corpse, a gout of hellfire
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
open the door, read: This room reeks of filth and death. The corpse of a dragonborn rots in a rusty cell of iron bars to the north. To the south, a similar cell holds two living prisoners.
The cell
corpse and succeeds on a DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check notices tremors coursing through the body that warn of its imminent rise. Even before it animates, the corpse registers as undead to spells and
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
saw a ghost. 81–85 You saw a ghoul feeding on a corpse. 86–90 A celestial or a fiend visited you in your dreams to give a warning of dangers to come. 91–95 You briefly visited the Feywild or the
been looking for that person ever since. 8 A terrible blight in your home community caused crops to fail, and many starved. You lost a sibling or some other family member. 9 You did something that
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
groups are particularly happy right now, since the sinkhole caused by the earthquake opened up smack dab in the middle of their territory. The sinkhole also brought the Waterdeep City Watch to the ward, a
foreshadowing for later events. See the “A Horse is a Corpse, of Course” section and “The Magic of Convenience” sidebar in episode 2 for more information. Treasure. In her belt pouch, Jelayne carries a
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
subterranean chamber enclosed by rough masonry walls. Three trembling figures are huddled against the far wall, sharing the chamber with the dusty, deteriorated remains of an armored corpse. The body’s
from their hiding place. But it quickly became obvious that the wounds Morley and Barret suffered have caused a horrible disease. Both Barret and Morley have contracted the disease called bluerot
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
island bristling with stalagmites. A corpse floats face down in the water near the island.
Gar Shatterkeel uses this cave to dispose of those who oppose or displease him. Underwater Gate. A submerged
uses the drum to alert the ghouls in area P13 when fresh meat awaits them. Floating Corpse. The corpse belongs to a Crushing Wave initiate who got too close to the underwater gate while inspecting
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
submerged in this pool must make a DC 10 Wisdom check to endure the intense itching caused by the acid that fills it. On a failure, the character takes 5 (1d10) acid damage and gains vulnerability to
. His corpse now hangs suspended from the ceiling, wrapped in webs. When the characters enter the chamber, read: The passage expands into a natural cavern whose ceiling is obscured by thick, dusty webs
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
covering the outside of the tower were caused during the crash, when the magic protecting the tower strained to keep it from collapsing. Describe the interior of the tower as follows: The tower’s
: Suspended from the ceiling of a spacious fifty-foot square antechamber is the glittering, frost-covered corpse of a thirty-foot-long aberration shaped like a funnel, resembling an anemone. A tooth-filled
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
others stacked into corners. You hear splashing as a walking corpse lumbers toward you, wading in water that doesn’t quite reach its knees.
The zombie is an obvious threat, but another Undead monster
(area C4). It’s matched by a similar hole directly below it. The holes were caused by the captain’s chest falling through the floorboards all the way to the hold, where it came to rest (see area C9
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Mourning looking for their best friend, the warforged Mercy (see the “Warforged Pilgrims” section earlier in this chapter). The stress of the situation caused Filch’s comatose state. Mercy and Filch would
. The Day of Mourning caused her to remain asleep in this chamber. She is a neutral good ghost who can speak Common; she can also communicate telepathically within a range of 30 feet. If Alamar-Vatashi
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
original sign, an enchanted wooden shield. Painted black, the circular shield displayed an image of a curved silver saber gripped by a pale, slender arm. An enchantment on the shield caused glimmering
Arrangements For as long as anyone can remember, the moon elves of the Candulhallow family have managed the city’s small fleet of corpse carts. Though family members rarely push carts themselves
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
original sign, an enchanted wooden shield. Painted black, the circular shield displayed an image of a curved silver saber gripped by a pale, slender arm. An enchantment on the shield caused glimmering
For as long as anyone can remember, the moon elves of the Candulhallow family have managed the city’s small fleet of corpse carts. Though family members rarely push carts themselves anymore, their
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
upon by blood parasites, taking 36 (8d8) necrotic damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. (This damage is in addition to the damage caused by the behir’s digestive acids
similar magic also disperses the fog, which returns after 10 minutes. Cages. The cages contain some of Xanthoria’s failed experiments, which she left to die and rot: The rotting corpse of what looks like
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Perception 10
Languages Common, Draconic, Infernal, Orc, Yeti
Challenge 7 (2,900 XP)
Icy Doom. When Avarice dies, her corpse freezes for 9 days, during which time it can’t be thawed, harmed by fire
caused the group to split up shortly thereafter, with each wizard determined to succeed alone. One night while the others slept, Nass stole a professor orb (see appendix D) from one of her fellow wizards
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
before entering it. A bronze torch glowing with a magical light lies next to the corpse of a bare-chested man with a shield in the shape of a crab shell and a broken shark-toothed sword. Several
is natural, caused by the humid air in area F6 being drawn westward by the draft in area F3 across cool stone in this cavern. The mist conceals a pit at the north end of the cave. Pit. A character
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
force tearing free from the creature. These scars can be removed only by greater restoration or wish. 91–95 For 24 hours, a luminous wisp of vapor floats above a corpse or grave in the region. If the
benefit of the mirror image spell. The images created sometimes move or speak of their own volition. 41–46 For the next 24 hours, certain wounds caused in the region attract spectral slivers of glass
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
from a would-be bargainer’s corpse. Vrock
Large fiend (demon), chaotic evil
Armor Class 15 (natural armor)
Hit Points 104 (11d10 + 44)
Speed 40 ft., fly 60 ft.
STR
17 (+3)
DEX
cast the following spells, requiring no material components:
At will: detect thoughts, web
1/day: dominate person
Web Walker. The yochlol ignores movement restrictions caused by webbing.
Actions
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
restrained condition and can escape from the corpse using 15 feet of movement, exiting with the prone condition.
Bonus Actions
Earth-Shaking Movement. The scion moves up to its speed and then sends a
1d10 days. Robson Michel Storm Scion A scion of Stronmaus often slumbers high in the sky or deep in the ocean, where the tumult caused by the scion’s restless sleep has little effect on the world. If