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Doppelganger

Monsters Monster Manual

Advantage during the first round of each combat), reach 5 ft. Hit: 11 (2d6 + 4);{"diceNotation":"2d6+4", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Slam", "rollDamageType":"Bludgeoning"} Bludgeoning damage

. Read Thoughts. The doppelganger casts Detect Thoughts, requiring no spell components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 12). Unsettling Visage (Recharge 6);{"diceNotation

Summon Undead

Spells Player’s Handbook

when the spell ends. The creature is an ally to you and your allies. In combat, the creature shares your Initiative count, but it takes its turn immediately after yours. It obeys your verbal commands

turn. Grave Bolt (Skeletal Only). Ranged Attack Roll: Bonus equals your spell attack modifier, range 150 ft. Hit: 2d4 + 3 + the spell’s level Necrotic damage. Rotting Claw (Putrid Only). Melee

Necromite of Myrkul

Monsters Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage. Claws of the Grave. Ranged Spell Attack: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5","rollType":"to hit"} to hit, range 90 ft., one target. Hit: 8 (2d4 + 3);{"diceNotation":"2d4+3","rollType

are initiates who have not yet mastered arcane magic and rely on their flails in battle. Skull Lasher of Myrkul;Skull lashers are spellcasters who use magic to augment their combat abilities. The

Auspicia Dran

Monsters Acquisitions Incorporated

of psionic power. She can't help but read others' minds, but finds that wearing a diamond earring helps tamp that unwitting ability down. This magic has also left her connected to the crypt in a way

she doesn't understand, even as it grants her occasional memories of others still trapped there and an awareness of faraway places. In combat, she manifests an instinctive knowledge of events before

Master of Souls

Monsters Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

Grave Magic. When the master of souls cast a spell that deals damage, it can change the spell's damage type to necrotic. Spellcasting. The master of souls is a 5th-level spellcaster. Its spellcasting

Myrkul;Necromites are initiates who have not yet mastered arcane magic and rely on their flails in battle. Skull Lasher of Myrkul;Skull lashers are spellcasters who use magic to augment their combat

Skull Lasher of Myrkul

Monsters Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

lashers are spellcasters who use magic to augment their combat abilities. The master of souls;Masters of Souls delve deep into Myrkul’s secrets, allowing them to animate the dead and perform other grave magic.

Bheur Hag

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

’t read, and speaks only in gibberish. A creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success. If a creature’s saving throw is

starve. Bheurs use their ability to manipulate weather to batter villages with freezing cold, hoping to instill a despair that turns folk against each other. In combat, a bheur hag also strives to

Factol Skall

Monsters Adventure Atlas: The Mortuary

eternal nature has eroded any memory of mortal life. As a result of his decay, Skall’s power has waned considerably, but challenging him in combat is as much a death sentence as ever. Factol Skall

imparts a lasting oblivion to his enemies. Caretaker, custodian, and grave keeper, the factol ushers allies and foes alike from this false existence toward the path to True Death.Necrotic, PoisonCold; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks

Summon Undead Legacy

Spells Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

hit points or when the spell ends. The creature is an ally to you and your companions. In combat, the creature shares your initiative count, but it takes its turn immediately after yours. It obeys

of the undead until the end of the target’s next turn. Grave Bolt (Skeletal Only). Ranged Spell Attack: your spell attack modifier to hit, range 150 ft., one target. Hit: 2d4 + 3 + the spell

Dimir Operative

Backgrounds Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

) into a thought strand that others can potentially read, share, or steal. These thought strands are treated as valuable currency among the Dimir. Suggested Characteristics Skilled at infiltration

people’s nightmares. 6 Combat is meant to be quick, clean, and one-sided. 7 I like to stick to the shadows. 8 I never show my anger. I just plot my revenge. Ideals

Doppelganger Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

. Surprise Attack. If the doppelganger surprises a creature and hits it with an attack during the first round of combat, the target takes an extra 10 (3d6);{"diceNotation":"3d6","rollType":"roll

"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d6 + 4);{"diceNotation":"1d6+4","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Slam","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage. Read Thoughts. The doppelganger

Blackrazor Legacy

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

feet. The weapon can speak, read, and understand Common, and can communicate with its wielder telepathically. Its voice is deep and echoing. While you are attuned to it, Blackrazor also understands

together in combat, even though it violently disagrees with Whelm and finds Wave tedious. Blackrazor’s hunger for souls must be regularly fed. If the sword goes three days or more without consuming a soul, a conflict between it and its wielder occurs at the next sunset.

Sword of Kas Legacy

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

your person, you add a d10 to your initiative at the start of every combat. In addition, when you use an action to attack with the sword, you can transfer some or all of its attack bonus to your Armor

its wielder and can speak, read, and understand Common. Personality. The sword’s purpose is to bring ruin to Vecna. Killing Vecna’s worshipers, destroying the lich’s works, and

Whelm Legacy

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

. It has hearing and darkvision out to a range of 120 feet. The weapon communicates telepathically with its wielder and can speak, read, and understand Dwarvish, Giant, and Goblin. It shouts battle

cries in Dwarvish when used in combat. Personality Whelm’s purpose is to slaughter giants and goblinoids. It also seeks to protect dwarves against all enemies. Conflict arises if the wielder fails

Orc Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

scythe. Only a skilled and determined hero can hope to survive single combat with an orc. Savage and fearless, orc tribes are ever in search of elves, dwarves, and humans to destroy. Motivated by their

represents both life and the grave. It is her worshipers that raise young orcs to be warriors, and then, at the end of their lives, take them to Yurtrus and Shargaas to be carried into death and the

The Old Dartwild Cabin

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault

The Old Dartwild Cabin As the characters approach the cabin, read the following text: The front door of the cabin is wide open, and a rotten stench emanates from it. A noise behind you signals the

more than harmless spectators. When the characters enter the cabin, read the following text: The cabin is full of buzzing flies. Seated in a dark corner behind a rickety kitchen table is what’s

Changeling

races Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

, investigation, and combat. Personas can be shared by multiple changelings; a community might be home to three healer changelings, with whoever is on duty adopting the persona of Andrea, the gentle

can follow those suggestions or ignore them, but you can’t raise any of your scores above 20. Languages Your character can speak, read, and write Common and one other language that you and

Warlock Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

(such as the ability to see in darkness or to read any language) to access to powerful spells. Unlike bookish wizards, warlocks supplement their magic with some facility at hand-to-hand combat. They

Chapter 2: Faiths of Khorvaire

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

beliefs. Conversely, a lack of faith can also be a meaningful part of your story. If you don’t believe in any divine power, what caused such doubt? The Rejection of Faith table offers ideas that can

personal interpretation. 6 You had a transcendental experience and believe you have a divine purpose to fulfill. Rejection of Faith d6 Rejection 1 You believe that the magic of clerics and

Buried Again

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault

Buried Again If Golden Axe is returned to Frody Dartwild, read: Froderic Dartwild plucks the strings of the mandolin and plays a happy tune. Meanwhile, the news of your return spreads through Toadhop

returning to his grave. His words bring tears as well as cheers. A local carpenter named Lewth Fulchre (the father of local rabblerouser Ebbin Fulchre) offers to repair Frody’s coffin, which shouldn’t

Frody Dartwild

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault

Frody Dartwild Read or paraphrase the following boxed text to begin the adventure: Froderic Dartwild, a famous bard born and raised in Toadhop, is all anyone in the hamlet can talk about. You’ve

see, Frody died almost a month ago. Everyone in town attended his funeral. Now, he’s crawled from his grave and returned to the cabin where he was born and where he spent his childhood. The family that

Approaching the Mortuary

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Adventure Atlas: The Mortuary

Approaching the Mortuary When the characters arrive at the Mortuary for the first time, read or paraphrase the following text: A sinister jumble of sepulchral towers claws above the Hive Ward. Low

, partially obscuring the countless tombs that surround it. Somber and shadowy, the monument evokes a hand clawing up from the grave with fingers splayed.

Facing Strahd

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

). When Strahd encounters the characters, read the following: “So, intruders into my realm, we finally meet. From the way the villagers spoke about you, I expected you to be more impressive. Ah, well. I

, Strahd regards the Ulmist inquisitor with grave respect and allows her to leave the house. “I will permit you to flee this place,” he intones. “But only if you do so immediately, and you never return

S7. Graveyard

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

K84, crypt 11) is placed in the indentation, both the holy symbol and the indentation vanish. Then read: A ray of golden sunlight breaks through the clouds to the west and shines upon the grave. The fog

. Carved into each gravestone is the name of a long-dead priest or nun. Some of the names include Brother Martek, Brother Valen, Sister Constance, and Sister Lenora. Sun’s Grave The gravestone marked X

Uldrak's Grave

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

Uldrak’s Grave A fallen titan or a wimp with delusions of grandeur? I’ll leave that for you to decide. — The Cartographer When the characters arrive at this location, read or paraphrase the following

Ending This Chapter

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle

cemetery are covered in white wildflowers and marked with simple wooden slabs. If the characters lay the talisman on Brastos’s grave, bury it in the soil over the grave, or burn it atop the grave, the wind

dream. Read this text to the cleric’s player: In your dream, you are once again on the deck of the ship that brought you here, and you see Stormwreck Isle shrouded in darkness, just as it was in your

A Cry for Help

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault

occult acumen. Once the characters have determined their connection to Dr. Dannell, read the following out loud to get this adventure started: No matter your business this morning, a grave halfling

A Sinister Shadow

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

for their final year at Strixhaven, the mood is muted. Social spaces are sparsely populated, students chat in whispered tones, and the campus’s energy is tense. Read or paraphrase the following when

wants to hurt us all.” The rumor mill has apparently discovered the grave events that happened last academic term. At this point, the characters might be waiting on the faculty to discover more

One Thing at a Time

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

One Thing at a Time The game uses actions to govern how much you can do at one time. You can take only one action at a time. This principle is most important in combat, as explained in “Combat” later

in this chapter. Actions can come up in other situations, too: in a social interaction, you can try to Influence a creature or use the Search action to read the creature’s body language, but you

One Thing at a Time

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

One Thing at a Time The game uses actions to govern how much you can do at one time. You can take only one action at a time. This principle is most important in combat, as explained in “Combat” later

in this chapter. Actions can come up in other situations, too: in a social interaction, you can try to Influence a creature or use the Search action to read the creature’s body language, but you

Trial by Combat

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis

Trial by Combat Xedalli asks the characters to serve as her champions. If the characters accept, read: Xeleth sneers. “Very well, sister, since you won’t face me yourself, I, too, name a champion

characters must fight the zodar (see Boo’s Astral Menagerie) on their own. See “Running the Zodar” below for more information about this creature. The characters win the trial by combat if they reduce

The Cavern

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Borderlands Quest: Goblin Trouble

The Cavern When the characters look into the chamber, read or paraphrase the following text. A human and an orc dressed in light armor huddle in an alcove in this area. On the west side of a passage

caught unawares by the start of combat, they are surprised. This means they have Disadvantage on their Initiative roll: they roll the d20 twice and must use the lower roll.

Flight to Steel Springs

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

outnumbered. Rather than joining the Kalaman forces in their advance, the characters find themselves defending a retreat. The adventure unfolds in one of two ways: With Mass Combat. If you’re using

the Dragonlance: Warriors of Krynn game with this adventure, consult the “Warriors of Krynn: Scenario 4” sidebar. Without Mass Combat. If you aren’t using the Dragonlance: Warriors of Krynn game

Random Encounters

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

Spies” sidebar). Daytime Random Encounters in Barovia d12 + d8 Encounter 2 3d6 Barovian commoners 3 1d6 Barovian scouts 4 Hunting trap 5 Grave 6 False trail 7 1d4 + 1 Vistani bandits 8 Skeletal

form 17 1 druid with 2d6 twig blights 18 2d4 needle blights 19 1d6 scarecrows 20 1 revenant Nighttime Random Encounters in Barovia d12 + d8 Encounter 2 1 ghost 3 Hunting trap 4 Grave 5 Trinket 6

Reading Ahead

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak

Reading Ahead As the players familiarize themselves with the character options and adventuring gear described in the Basic Rules, take advantage of the opportunity to read ahead. “The Adventure

. At various places, the adventure presents descriptive text that’s meant to be read or paraphrased aloud to the players. This read-aloud text is offset in boxes. Boxed text is most commonly used to

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