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Kraul Death Priest

Monsters Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

, with little grasp of metaphor or nuance. The death priests occupy the highest roles in kraul society. They lead the buzzing chants of the kraul rites. Their inscrutable clicks and buzzing can summon

Sion

Monsters Quests from the Infinite Staircase

’s shadow.” Sion’s sorcery allows him to step in and out of shadows and create shadowy duplicates of himself. He can even exercise limited control over others’ shadows, causing

the shadows to grasp their hosts and pin them in place. Wherever Sion goes, he’s accompanied by his two pets, a ferocious hound and an oversized raven that help Sion track down his enemies. Spun

Jiangshi

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

their descendants and the communities they knew in life, sowing terror and taking retribution for the slights or neglected burial rites that led to their cursed resurrections. Rigor mortis notoriously

afflicts the limbs of jiangshi, causing them to hold their arms rigidly and to walk with a stiff gait. This, along with their flight, lead many to call them hopping vampires. By day, jiangshi lurk

Star Spawn Seer

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

’s goal is to tap into vast energy sources and perform the dire rites that will extend a bridge between the Material Plane and the squirming chaos of an Elder Evil’s realm. An entity that

hands become bulky, flipper-like appendages able to grasp the seer’s strange staff formed of a blend of flesh, bone, and star stuff. A star spawn seer is almost always accompanied by one or more

Vecna's Grasp

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

demiplanar unrealities and dismantle them, causing the large crystal at the center of Vecna’s Grasp to disintegrate and leaving a pit in the floor that leads to the Cave of Crystal Reflection.

Vecna’s Grasp Vecna’s Grasp is a cave network in Pandesmos. Other than Vecna, only the characters can reach this cave network—and only because they carry Vecna’s Links. No portal is needed to get

Folk Horror Torments

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

Folk Horror Torments A folk horror domain’s Darklord has been consumed by the traditions, land, or rituals they embody. They might not fully understand their own beliefs, though, causing them to fail

in their duties or cause rites to spin out of control. Such Darklords remain devoted, though, desperately trying to prove themselves or satisfy the object of their belief. Folk Horror Torments d6

Mummies

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

Mummies Deathless Ancients with Ageless Ambitions Habitat: Desert, Swamp; Treasure: Relics Mysterious rites and mighty faith can tie spirits to their corpses, binding them to their remains for all

hearts. Those who escape a mummy’s grasp might find themselves subject to a terrible curse. Victims of a mummy’s curse gradually wither, their bodies rotting away until they’re reduced to dust. This

Zombies

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

too slow to escape its grasp. Dark Servants. Sinister necromantic magic infuses the remains of the dead, causing them to rise as zombies that do their creator’s bidding without fear or hesitation. They

From the Tome of Strahd

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

words she called me “brother,” but when I looked into her eyes they reflected another name: “death.” It was the death of the aged that she saw in me. She loved her youth and enjoyed it. But I had

wanted fall from my grasp forever. It was a thousand feet through the mists. No trace of her was ever found. Not even I know her final fate. Arrows from the castle guards pierced me to my soul, but I

Sion

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

exercise limited control over others’ shadows, causing the shadows to grasp their hosts and pin them in place. Wherever Sion goes, he’s accompanied by his two pets, a ferocious hound and an oversized raven

Druid Subclass

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules

section presents the Circle of the Land subclass. Circle of the Land Celebrate Connection to the Natural World The Circle of the Land comprises mystics and sages who safeguard ancient knowledge and rites

Fog Cloud, Hold Person, Ray of Frost 5 Sleet Storm 7 Ice Storm 9 Cone of Cold Temperate Land Druid Level Circle Spells 3 Misty Step, Shocking Grasp, Sleep 5 Lightning Bolt 7 Freedom of Movement 9

Tenets

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things

; they open the mind to the presence of the All-Consuming Star, helping initiates liberate themselves from the world’s grasp. Esoterica The leaders of the Heralds of the Comet, the hierophants, reserve a

imperfect things (by definition) don’t last forever. The only true perfection is the Void, and the only future is the Void. Feeding the All-Consuming Star. The rites of the Heralds of the Comet, including

Jiangshi

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

, sowing terror and taking retribution for the slights or neglected burial rites that led to their cursed resurrections. Rigor mortis notoriously afflicts the limbs of jiangshi, causing them to hold

9. God-Watched Gates

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

leveling the sword at the locked set of doors to the south, causing them to open. As the doors swing open, the statue returns to its original pose and loosens its grip on the sword, causing the

weapon to fall from its grasp. Locked Double Door. The doors south of the statue refuse to budge, and no amount of force can pry them open. They are also immune to damage from any source. A knock spell or

22. Garrux's Brewery

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

of each dwarf protrudes from the wall. Three of these hands grasp copper tankards. The stone pillar has copper pipes running through it. These pipes connect to the vats in area 22c. When the brewery

weighing 50 pounds or more steps on a pit’s cover, it swings open like a trapdoor, causing the creature to spill into the pit below and take 2d6 bludgeoning damage from the fall. The lid is spring-loaded

6. Annam's Temple

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

Their Weapons. Five of these statues grasp giant-sized weapons that can be removed. Thrym’s weapon is missing and can be found in area 7. Removing any of these weapons from the dungeon causes it to

vanish and reappear in the appropriate statue’s grasp. If the statue is destroyed, the weapon has nowhere to return to and disappears. The table shows which statue holds which weapon, as well as the

Astral Dreadnought

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

Astral Dreadnought Enormous and terrifying monstrosities known as astral dreadnoughts haunt the silvery void of the Astral Plane, causing planar travelers to shudder at the very thought of them. They

. What one sees reflected in that starry void is the sudden, terrifying realization of one’s own mortality. Spellcasters have cause to fear the eye more than others, since it emits a continuous

Mind Flayer Thralls

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

psionic ability to send visions to a humanoid shaman, causing it to proclaim the mind flayers as emissaries of the gods. With that ruse in place, the “gods” then dictate strict rules that cause some

victims fall into their grasp. Aside from the exceptions discussed above, they tend to see orcs, bugbears, humans, and other similar humanoids as largely interchangeable. Their brains all have a similar taste, and their utility as thralls is roughly equal.

Random Encounters in Yon

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

Reacts. If the kite takes damage, but not enough to reduce it to 0 hit points, it uses its reaction to yank the string from Feenia’s grasp (causing Feenia to age as described above). On subsequent

thing. Yanking the string from Feenia’s grasp releases the goblin child from the pact but also ages her 10 years for every bow that is attached to the kite. The most she can age is 50 years—enough to

Howling Hatred Cultists

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

their worldly goods to the cult’s coffers and the hardiness of their bodies to the cult’s emaciating rites. Cultists that survive their initiation usually gain all the things the cult promised — at the

is from appendix B): Cantrips (at will): blade ward, gust,* light, prestidigitation, shocking grasp 1st level (4 slots): feather fall, shield, witch bolt 2nd level (3 slots): dust devil,* gust

Bard Subclasses

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook

scholarly tomes, mystical rites, and peasant tales. The college’s members gather in libraries and universities to share their lore with one another. They also meet at festivals or affairs of state, where

creature is hit by an attack roll, that creature can use its Reaction to roll the Bardic Inspiration die and add the number rolled to its AC against that attack, potentially causing the attack to miss

Morkoth

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

void of the Astral Plane. One could float in the skies of Avernus in the Nine Hells without being destroyed and without causing harm to its residents. Whatever is on or within a certain distance of a

spell attacks). The morkoth has the following wizard spells prepared: Cantrips (at will): acid splash, mage hand, mending, ray of frost, shocking grasp 1st level (4 slots): detect magic, identify

Guilds and Groups

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

opportunity to peruse archives and talk with other members. Circle members are often willing to do minor favors for other members—gathering information, embarrassing a minor noble, causing a distraction

in the guild. Sorcerers must prove their grasp of arcane theory to earn a place, and warlocks are rarely accepted as members. The hall of the Esoteric Order of Aureon is in the district of Clifftop in

Eternal Flame Cultists

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

Elemental Fire, through a series of painful rites. A flamewrath’s skin is burned and scarred. Inured to pain, the flamewrath revels in battle, using an array of fire spells to incinerate enemies who would

: Cantrips (at will): fire bolt, mage hand, message, prestidigitation, shocking grasp 1st level (4 slots): mage armor, magic missile, shield 2nd level (3 slots): misty step, scorching ray 3rd level (3

Black Earth Cultists

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

retreat, false life, shield 2nd level (3 slots): Maximilian’s earthen grasp,* shatter 3rd level (3 slots): erupting earth,* meld into stone 4th level (1 slot): stoneskin Actions Black Earth

earthen grasp,* shatter, suggestion 3rd level (3 slots): counterspell, erupting earth* 4th level (3 slots): polymorph, stoneskin 5th level (2 slots): wall of stone 6th level (1 slot): move earth

Meenlock

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

with spell attacks). The alhoon has the following wizard spells prepared: Cantrips (at will): chill touch, dancing lights, mage hand, prestidigitation, shocking grasp 1st level (4 slots): detect

on saving throws against any effect that turns undead. Actions Chilling Grasp. Melee Spell Attack: +8 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 10 (3d6) cold damage. Mind Blast (Recharge 5–6). The

Gods of the Orcs

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

and gripped by its legs. No one had ever escaped the grasp of the behir, but Bahgtru saw this as the ultimate test of his strength, and laughed at his good fortune. One by one, Bahgtru broke the

with distaste and unease. They interact with the tribe mostly on occasions of death, claiming the bones of fallen warriors to add to the ossuary shrines of Yurtrus, and sometimes during shamanic rites

Druid Subclasses

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook

comprises mystics and sages who safeguard ancient knowledge and rites. These Druids meet within sacred circles of trees or standing stones to whisper primal secrets in Druidic. The circle’s wisest

Sleet Storm 7 Ice Storm 9 Cone of Cold Temperate Land Druid Level Circle Spells 3 Misty Step, Shocking Grasp, Sleep 5 Lightning Bolt 7 Freedom of Movement

N3. Burgomaster's Mansion

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

punchline. Baron Vallakovich has convinced himself that if he can make everyone in Vallaki happy, the town will slip free of Strahd’s dark grasp. The baron has a brittle ego, and he lashes out at

wall of this otherwise empty closet is a badly beaten man wearing nothing but a loincloth. The iron shackles have cut into his wrists, causing blood to trickle down his hands. The man is a Vallakian

Magical Phenomena

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

, causing creatures to create works of art on the spot and obsess over them Joy: Appears in glens or flowering fields, inspiring creatures to dance, relax, and sing Love: Appears along beaches or

actions. On initiative count 20 (losing all ties), the mimic colony takes a lair action, causing one of the following effects; it can’t use the same effect two rounds in a row: The mimic colony

Fighter Subclasses

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook

modifier (your choice). Precision Attack When you miss with an attack roll, you can expend one Superiority Die, roll that die, and add it to the attack roll, potentially causing the attack to hit

cantrips of your choice from the Wizard spell list (see that class’s section for its list). Ray of Frost and Shocking Grasp are recommended. Whenever you gain a Fighter level, you can replace one of

Monsters F - M

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish

the save. If the medusa sees itself reflected on a polished surface within 30 feet of it and in an area of bright light, the medusa is, due to its curse, affected by its own gaze. Actions

, mage hand, shocking grasp 1st level (4 slots): detect magic, disguise self, shield, sleep 2nd level (3 slots): blur, invisibility, ray of enfeeblement 3rd level (3 slots): clairvoyance, lightning

Star Spawn

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse

energy sources and perform the dire rites that will extend a bridge between the Material Plane and the squirming chaos of an Elder Evil’s realm. An entity that appears as a star spawn seer in the

grasp the seer’s strange staff formed of a blend of flesh, bone, and star stuff. A star spawn seer is almost always accompanied by one or more star spawn hulks (also in this book). Not only is a hulk a

Lower Ward

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands

the Lower Planes leaking from nearby portals. On rare occasions, a portal to the River Oceanus, a celestial waterway that runs through the Upper Planes, opens within the Ditch, causing it to run clean

released when the Athar carry out rites to destroy magic items created by priests of those they consider false gods. The divine energy concentrates within the tree and its fruit, which are the source of

Halls of the Upper Priesthood

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

successful DC 15 Dexterity (Sleight of Hand) check. The character can hurl the fruit up to 60 feet as an action, causing it to burst on impact. The fruit can be stowed for later use, but doing so is dangerous

rites. He was keeper of the tomes of Terbakar, the greatest library in all lands of the golden age. “Nafik searched, too, for life eternal, and some say he sought to rob the pharaohs of their right

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