complete removal grave to her rely

Deathlock Wight Legacy

Monsters Tales from the Yawning Portal

that rely on sight.Multiattack. The wight attacks twice with Grave Bolt. Grave Bolt. Ranged Spell Attack: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Grave Bolt"} to hit, range 120 ft

., one target. Hit: 7 (1d8 + 3);{"diceNotation":"1d8+3","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Grave Bolt","rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage. Life Drain. Melee Weapon Attack: +4;{"diceNotation

Deathlock Wight

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Sunlight Sensitivity. While in sunlight, the deathlock has disadvantage on attack rolls, as well as on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight. Unusual Nature. The deathlock doesn’t

require air, food, drink, or sleep.Multiattack. The deathlock makes two Life Drain or Grave Bolt attacks. Life Drain. Melee Weapon Attack: +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction

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

Skull Lasher of Myrkul

Monsters Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

replacing the normal flail’s striking head. Necromite of 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 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.

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

Young Topaz Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

is weakened until the end of its next turn. A weakened creature has disadvantage on Strength-based ability checks and Strength saving throws, and the creature’s weapon attacks that rely on

topaz dragon their monarch, despite the dragon’s complete lack of interest and growing annoyance toward them. Cold, Necrotic

Inquisition Domain

classes

and fit for use. Since arcane magic is strong enough to challenge the gods, divine beings of this domain, such as the Arch Seraph Empyreus, demand magic-using mortals are kept in check. Most zealots root out all arcanists, while some strike fragile truces when complete removal isn’t feasible.

Spring Encounter Chain

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

Guild attack them, believing they have the stone. A clue left behind in the mausoleum leads the characters to an old windmill in the Southern Ward and a pair of grave robbers (encounter 10, “Converted

Windmill”). Fearing arrest, the grave robbers point them to a cellar complex under the Trades Ward (encounter 9, “Cellar Complex”). When the characters arrive, they find Losser surrounded by foes and

Yuan-ti Pureblood Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

caste system based on how complete a person’s transformation was. The vast majority of yuan-ti fall into three categories — abominations, malisons, and purebloods — while the mutated

betters. Leaders rely on this zealotry in their plans, and although they don’t needlessly waste the lives of purebloods on futile actions, most strategies include a fallback option in which mobs

Deathlock Wight

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

, mage armor 1/day each: fear, hold person, misty step Sunlight Sensitivity. While in sunlight, the wight has disadvantage on attack rolls, as well as on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on

sight. Actions Multiattack. The wight attacks twice with Grave Bolt. Grave Bolt. Ranged Spell Attack: +5 to hit, range 120 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d8 + 3) necrotic damage. Life Drain. Melee

Deathlock Wight

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal

Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight. Actions Multiattack. The wight attacks twice with Grave Bolt. Grave Bolt. Ranged Spell Attack: +5 to hit, range 120 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d8

Military Contacts

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

haze of intoxication 3 A grim officer who expects the Last War to reignite at any moment and intends to be ready 4 A cheerful officer with a dark sense of humor who merrily sends you into grave danger 5

any chance to deal them any blow 7 An optimistic officer who believes that a new era of peace is just over the horizon, as soon as these few last military tasks are complete 8 A devout officer who

Deathlocks

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

throws against any effect that turns Undead. Unusual Nature. The deathlock doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep. Actions Multiattack. The deathlock makes two Deathly Claw or Grave Bolt

attacks. Deathly Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 9 (2d6 + 2) necrotic damage. Grave Bolt. Ranged Spell Attack: +5 to hit, range 120 ft., one target. Hit: 14 (2d10

Create Undead

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

Create Undead 6th-level necromancy Casting Time: 1 minute Range: 10 feet Components: V, S, M (one clay pot filled with grave dirt, one clay pot filled with brackish water, and one 150 gp black onyx

given an order, the creature continues to follow it until its task is complete. The creature is under your control for 24 hours, after which it stops obeying any command you have given it. To maintain

Create Undead

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

Create Undead 6th-level necromancy Casting Time: 1 minute Range: 10 feet Components: V, S, M (one clay pot filled with grave dirt, one clay pot filled with brackish water, and one 150 gp black onyx

given an order, the creature continues to follow it until its task is complete. The creature is under your control for 24 hours, after which it stops obeying any command you have given it. To maintain

Autumn Encounter Chain

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

complete, the following weather effect is in play. Autumn Wind. Wind whistling through the streets imposes disadvantage on ranged weapon attack rolls and Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on hearing. The wind also extinguishes open fires smaller than a torch flame.

Traversing the Astral Sea

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Astral Adventurer’s Guide

. Astral travelers often rely on what is considered the standard way of keeping time. A standard day is 24 hours long. A standard week is seven standard days, and a standard month is four standard weeks

(28 standard days). The typical method for determining the length of a year—the amount of time that passes during a complete cycle of the seasons—has no meaning or usefulness for individuals who spend

Merfolk

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

face a common threat or to complete a conquest. Such unifications can be the beginning of undersea kingdoms with dynasties lasting hundreds of years. Merfolk Settlements. Merfolk build their settlements

. Only rarely do merfolk venture into the darkest depths of the ocean. In such depths and in their undersea caverns, merfolk rely on the light of bioluminescent flora and fauna, such as jellyfish, whose

Wight

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

the Grave. Wights flee from the world by day, away from the light of the sun, which they hate. They retreat to barrow mounds, crypts, and tombs where they dwell. Their lairs are silent, desolate

well as on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight. Actions Multiattack. The wight makes two longsword attacks or two longbow attacks. It can use its Life Drain in place of one longsword

Places of Interest

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries

be carved at the same time, the stonemason was unable to complete all the work before she was taken by the meenlocks. Characters who look for Lorna Grosvenor’s grave can find it in the section at the

back, a few headstones away from the cairns. Her stone stands a bit tilted but stable, and reads: LORNA GROSVENOR Beloved of Lukas. Forever, My Heart. If the characters place flowers on the grave

Worshiping Athreos

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

“frame” the identity of the dead for Athreos, and with at least one coin, so a soul might pay Athreos to ferry them to the Underworld. Some people are laid to rest with large amounts of grave goods

mortal to delay their death or temporarily return from the Underworld. These individuals were restored as living beings (not as Returned) to complete particular tasks. As a record of these exceptions

Horror Atmosphere

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

from your game’s world, atmospheric focus pieces, or complete distractions. The first rule of creating props for your game isn’t to overdo it. Props can be nice to have, but shouldn’t become chores to

. Furniture, whether by its arrangement or removal, can suggest a specific location. Props can even represent game mechanics, such as tracking hit points with crimson flat glass marbles in clear goblets

Heroes of Destiny

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

geared toward characters who rely on cunning, skills, and versatility, but any character’s story can benefit from the ideas presented here. When using this table to help shape your character’s story, you

can either choose entries that speak to you or randomly pull cards from The Deck of Many Things card set until you feel your character’s story is complete. The prompts in the table include

Winter Encounter Chain

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

(encounter 4, “Mausoleum”). Weather Effects Until the encounter chain is complete, the following weather effects are in play. Blizzard. Shrieking wind and falling snow impose disadvantage on Wisdom

(Perception) checks that rely on hearing or sight. The wind also extinguishes open fires smaller than a torch flame. Visibility is reduced to 60 feet. Snow on the ground creates difficult terrain in

Sailor

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

a ship make them generally reliable as well. Life aboard a ship shapes their outlook and forms their most important attachments. d8 Personality Trait 1 My friends know they can rely on me, no

briny grave. Fear and bloodshed are no strangers to you, and you’ve garnered a somewhat unsavory reputation in many a port town. If you decide that your sailing career involved piracy, you can choose

Court of Orestes Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

creature sees the mosaics in their complete, original forms—resplendent in gold and shades of royal purple. If that creature touches any of the images, it hears the name “Orestes” whispered in its mind

. Then the illusion vanishes, revealing the mosaics’ actual state. 3. Viewing Room Grave niches and alcoves holding funerary urns line the walls of this chamber. The ceiling in the northern part of the

Yeenoghu

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

is beauty. INSIDE THE MIND OF A GNOLL From a journal recovered from a slain cultist of Yeenoghu: Day 2: The subject continues to growl and struggle, despite the removal of its arms and legs. I

gnolls rely on are the blood trails and spatters left behind after making a meal of an intelligent humanoid. They attach significance to a number of other phenomena as well, including the sight of arrows

Ghost

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

Ghost A ghost is the soul of a once-living creature, bound to haunt a specific location, creature, or object that held significance to it in its life. Unfinished Business. A ghost yearns to complete

might seep into the area, inanimate objects might move of their own accord, and corpses might rise from the grave. The ghost has no control over these manifestations; they simply occur. Undead Nature

Inner Circles

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

’ upheaval poses a grave threat to the balance of power in the North. He has it on good authority that the Harpers, the Lords’ Alliance, the Emerald Enclave, the Order of the Gauntlet, and the Zhentarim

dwarf mage), poses as a stablehand, complete with leather overalls and straw in his beard. Neverwinter Circle The circle in Neverwinter is drawn on the floor of an attic, in a creaky old three-story

Mortuary Encounters

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

characters interrupt or otherwise ruin the tune, 1d4 irascible specters emerge from the walls and attack, causing the bards to flee. 10 Three skeleton farmers quietly tend to corpse-white grave

ritual dedicated to the powers of death. To complete the ritual, the deathlocks require a living sacrifice—one of the characters would be perfect. 9 Four minotaur skeletons carry a palanquin of bones

Life Span

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

factors, including alignment, ideals, bonds, and flaws. So use these tables as a starting point, but flesh out each dragon’s goals as you develop a complete picture of the dragon’s personality. Blue

, wyrmlings often rely on adult dragons or other companion creatures for safety. Wyrmlings most often think on a local scale—an area no larger than might be covered by a few farmsteads or villages. If

Divine Intervention

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight. Blessing of Protection (Requires Piety 3+). As a bonus action, you can invoke your god’s protection, providing you with a +1 bonus to your AC for 1

specific mission. When that mission is complete, they return to Nyx. While certain deities are associated with sending favored animals as their emissaries—such as the stag often associated with

Cloaker

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

complete, the cloakers separate again. Cloaker Large aberration, chaotic neutral Armor Class 14 (natural armor) Hit Points 78 (12d10 + 12) Speed 10 ft., fly 40 ft. STR 17 (+3) DEX

attack rolls and Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight. Actions Multiattack. The cloaker makes two attacks: one with its bite and one with its tail. Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit

Barghest

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

totaled seventeen. A barghest hungers for the day when it can complete its mission, return to Gehenna, and serve the General directly in his yugoloth legions, but it doesn’t kill goblinoids indiscriminately

) checks that rely on smell. Innate Spellcasting. The barghest’s innate spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 12). The barghest can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material

Mbala

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

the villagers. Nanny Pu’pu isn’t entirely alone. With a whistle, she can call forth 2d6 flying monkeys (see appendix D) that live in the trees, and she has a flesh golem buried in a shallow grave

certainly be used in casting evil magic. Nanny Pu’pu is the only creature in Chult who can perform the Rite of Stolen Life. The ritual takes 1 hour to complete and requires three things: a mostly intact

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