confusion rites give to have recluse

Shadar-kai Gloom Weaver

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

, confusion, darkness, fear, major image, true seeingMisty Escape (Recharge 6);{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"recharge", "rollAction":"Misty Escape"}. When the shadar-kai takes damage, it turns

swollen joints that give them a corpselike aspect. They appear more youthful while on other planes, but their skin always retains a deathly ashen hue. When in the Shadowfell, they detest mirrors and avoid

Lady Illmarrow

Monsters Eberron: Rising from the Last War

missile, shield, sleep 2nd level (3 slots): blur, detect thoughts, mirror image 3rd level (3 slots): animate dead, counterspell, fireball, fly, lightning bolt 4th level (3 slots): blight, confusion

island domain. Long ago, it was revealed that the elven line of Vol — a house that practiced the art of necromancy and bore the Dragonmark of Death — was engaged in secret blood rites

Nilbog Legacy

Monsters Volo's Guide to Monsters

, Tasha's hideous laughter, vicious mockery 1/day: confusion Nilbogism. Any creature that attempts to damage the nilbog must first succeed on a DC 12 Charisma saving throw or be charmed until the end

this deity and dare not give it one, lest Maglubiyet use its name to ensnare and crush it as he did their other deities. They call the possessing spirit, and the goblin possessed by it, a nilbog (&ldquo

Journey into Death

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

for coins to pay for their passage. Some wander away from the shore, though, becoming ghosts or other undead. Only if their body is granted funeral rites or if the living give them payment for Athreos

Journey into Death Those who are prepared for death, or who receive funeral rites, typically have or are given a coin (or similar token of value) interred with their corpse. When these individuals

The Vanthampur Family

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

complex below her villa. Thalamra is a widow three times over, and each of her dead husbands was kind enough to give her a son. Her oldest boy, Thurstwell, is a pale and sullen recluse in his forties. A

Ending the Adventure

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

Ending the Adventure ROCK GNOME RECLUSE The adventure can end in one of several ways. Ideally, it concludes with the defeat of Cryovain the white dragon, the completion of all the Phandalin quests

, or both. By then, the characters should be 6th level. Give the players a chance to wrap up loose ends before declaring the adventure over. For example, the characters might need to return to Phandalin

Annam and the Ordning

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

and Rites. Thanks to his prolonged absence from mortal giants’ affairs, Annam has few priests. On some worlds, he has no priests and his name is all but forgotten. On other worlds, a priest of Annam

they recognize is “might makes right.” Priests and Rites. Grolantor’s priests often boast of having experienced a personal interaction with their god—a dream, waking vision, or even an encounter with

Spectator

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

Spectator Magic-Bound Beholder-Kin Habitat: Underdark; Treasure: Any Jesper Ejsing Invoking mysterious rites involving four beholder eyestalks, a spellcaster can mold aberrant dreams into a beholder

itself (roll 1d4; reroll if the spectator has already used that ray during this turn): Confusion Ray. Wisdom Saving Throw: DC 12. Failure: 5 (2d4) Psychic damage, and the target can’t take Reactions

Stand and Fight

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

priestess (use the priest stat block in the Monster Manual, but give Asha the Fey Ancestry, Innate Spellcasting, and Sunlight Sensitivity features of a typical drow) Shoor and Jorlan, drow elite warriors

pursue the characters for 1 hour before their armor and weapons are destroyed by the sunlight. Asha chooses the confusion of combat as the moment to betray Ilvara, attacking while the elder

Pixie

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

ability is Charisma (spell save DC 12). It can innately cast the following spells, requiring only its pixie dust as a component: At will: druidcraft 1/day each: confusion, dancing lights, detect evil

visitors respond with hostility, the pixies give them a wide berth. If the visitors are good natured, the pixies are likely to be emboldened and more friendly. The fey might even emerge and offer to

Nilbog

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

form a host, causing disorder in the ranks unless it is appeased. Goblins have no name for this deity and dare not give it one, lest Maglubiyet use its name to ensnare and crush it as he did their

possessed by a nilbog is foolhardy, and killing the creature just prompts the spirit to possess another goblin. The only way to keep a nilbog from wreaking havoc is to treat it well and give it

Constructing Your Deck

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

helps the characters fight the other creatures in an encounter. The friend might be the sole survivor of another adventuring party, a solitary traveler or recluse, or a benevolent monster like a flumph

adventurers find the site. A goal card could also represent a creature the characters are searching for. You don’t want a goal to show up right away. If you draw a goal card earlier than you want, give the

Interloper Gods

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

Snurre’s hall houses a temple where drow priests lead rites to the Elder Elemental Eye Another popular avenue for giants who turn from the gods of the Ordning derives from giants’ close ties to the

—mostly hill and stone giants—seek the power to destroy the works of civilization with landslides, sinkholes, or mighty earthquakes. They believe the earth thirsts for the blood of those who don’t give

Sinister Sunbeams

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild

. Arboreal fungus releases a cloud of confusion spores. The character must succeed on a DC 12 Constitution saving throw or have disadvantage on the next ability check they make. A torrent of falling

(Investigation) check while watching him carefully, notices details that give the illusion away. If detected in this way, Olitor claims to have pressing business and departs. I Call Gorgon Spit! The hags

Forms of Worship

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

clear, sunny days, and a Waterdhavian noble who habitually worships Deneir would give thanks to Sune after a successful coming-out party for her son. Even priests of particular gods acknowledge the

concern directly competes with that of an established deity. The methods of resolving such conflicts range from friendly dueling festivals or rites meant to emphasize the glory of one god over another

Membership

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

, in reference to the card of that name, while outsiders are called Fools. Aspirants are encouraged to give generously to the Heralds of the Comet to support its work. They’re also encouraged to cut

participate in the rites together speak of themselves as a single “brood” and remain especially close-knit. This brood is the only family that remains to initiates. Broods are numbered in the group’s annals

Tracking Time

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

grand scale. Other holy days are important only to people particularly devoted to a single deity. Still others are observed by priests, who perform private rites and sacrifices inside their temples on

certain days or specific times of day. And some holy days are local, observed by the faithful of a specific temple. Give some thought to how priests and common folk celebrate holy days. Going into a

Island Theme

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

characters give their leader an item worth 10d10 × 100 gp. 3 The inhabitants wish to devour the characters. 4 Some inhabitants are planning to rise up against their leader and ask the characters for

on the island, but the inhabitants don’t allow the characters into any buildings. 2 The inhabitants like the characters and give them advice to help them impress the island’s leader. 3 Some unhappy

Random Encounters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5

roam the dungeon, add them to your notes as possible special encounters. If necessary, Syranna covertly helps such creatures move about the dungeon to add to the confusion and to aid the overall mission

them claim it from a defeated monster or Thayan. For instance, if you’d like to give a character a magic weapon, you can change a weapon-using monster to account for the treasure. Thayans’ Potions

Ulitharid

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

brine pool, where it grows into an elder brain over a few days. Extractor Staff. Each ulitharid carries a psionically enhanced staff made of black metal. When the ulitharid is ready to give up its body

will: detect thoughts, levitate 1/day each: confusion, dominate monster, eyebite, feeblemind, mass suggestion, plane shift (self only), project image, scrying, telekinesis Actions Tentacles

Lady Illmarrow

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

rites with a clan of dragons. The discovery of this pact triggered an unprecedented alliance between the Sibling Kings of Aerenal and the dragons of Argonnessen. The Sibling Kings proclaimed that House

(3 slots): animate dead, counterspell, fireball, fly, lightning bolt 4th level (3 slots): blight, confusion, polymorph 5th level (3 slots): cloudkill, cone of cold, hold monster, scrying 6th

Shadar-kai

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

pale hair, wrinkled gray skin, and swollen joints that give them a corpse-like aspect. They appear more youthful while on other planes, but their skin always retains a deathly ashen hue. When in the

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, confusion, darkness

Clockworks

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

target is a creature, it must succeed on a DC 13 Constitution saving throw or suffer one random effect (roll a d6): 1–2: Confusion. On its next turn, the target must use its action to make one weapon

riveted onto a stone defender give it substantial protection. Its chief role is as a bodyguard. Clockwork Stone Defender Medium Construct, Unaligned Armor Class 16 (natural armor) Hit Points 105

Cleric Subclasses

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

you use Warding Flare, you can give the target of the triggering attack a number of Temporary Hit Points equal to 2d6 plus your Wisdom modifier. Level 17: Corona of Light As a Magic action, you cause

listed spells prepared. Trickery Domain Spells Cleric Level Prepared Spells 3 Charm Person, Disguise Self, Invisibility, Pass without Trace 5 Hypnotic Pattern, Nondetection 7 Confusion, Dimension

Secret Basement

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

as well. He later brought these two prisoners to his lab and has been performing magical rites on them, draining their vitality and will to keep them in a state between life and death. Map 3.2 shows

lightning bolt or cone of cold to get down to business. (At your discretion, give Hoobur a spell save DC of 15 and +7 to hit with spell attacks because he’s a little out of it. Maybe there’s more in that tea

Meenlock

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

. One of these newly formed passageways serves as the lair’s only entrance and exit. Meenlocks give other creatures the creeps and project a supernatural aura that instills terror in those nearby. So evil

magic, disguise self, magic missile, shield 2nd level (3 slots): invisibility, mirror image, scorching ray 3rd level (3 slots): counterspell, fly, lightning bolt 4th level (3 slots): confusion

Predator Pools

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5

succeed on a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw or suffer the effects of a confusion spell for 1 minute. The creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a

tow. Part of the deal the Red Wizards struck with the sahuagin involves providing prisoners for dark rites and horrid meals. The magic of the black shrine keeps ten commoners standing around it in a

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

): nondetection, sending, tongues 4th level (2 slots): confusion, dimension door Actions Multiattack. Windharrow makes two melee attacks. Rapier. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one

Halls of the Upper Priesthood

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

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

reverently covers each body, and a single, unlit candle rests before them. The bodies are former adventurers and friends of Uma (see area P47), who dragged her comrades’ bodies here to give them a proper

Crushing Wave Cultists

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

perform rites designed to sink ships, cause terrible floods, or summon destructive rainstorms, seeking to make all who live nearby bow to the power of elemental water. Cult lairs usually feature great pools

fog. One-eyed shivers inspire dread and fear in all who meet them, including their fellow cultists. Only the leaders of the Crushing Wave cult dare to give commands to these masters of icy magic. One

Sorcerer Subclasses

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

to be affected by your Metamagic. Level 3: Tides of Chaos You can manipulate chaos itself to give yourself Advantage on one D20 Test before you roll the d20. Once you do so, you must cast a Sorcerer

: on a 1, Confusion; on a 2, Fireball; on a 3, Fog Cloud; on a 4, Fly (cast on a random creature within 60 feet of you), on a 5, Grease; on a 6, Levitate (cast on yourself); on a 7, Magic Missile (cast

Giants

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

ability. With these gifts, the frost giant can swiftly claim the title of jarl and easily fend off rivals for decades. However, if the frost giant doesn’t give enough honor to Vaprak or fails to heed

Madness. The giant is immune to confusion spells and similar magic. On each of its turns, the giant uses all its movement to move toward the nearest creature or whatever else it might perceive as food

Monsters F - M

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

(3/day). As a bonus action, Garret can give one chosen creature (other than him) a d6 inspiration die. The chosen creature must be within 60 feet of Garret and able to hear him. Once within the next 10

bolt, sending 4th level (3 slots): confusion, hallucinatory terrain 5th level (1 slot): telekinesis, wall of force Innate Spellcasting (Psionics). The mind flayer’s innate spellcasting ability is

Gibbet Crossing Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

those amethysts back. Tower. If the characters give Zoklork the amethysts, or if the characters killed the ropers but didn’t recover the amethysts, the xorn considers it a great favor and shares a

, detect thoughts, levitate, mage armor (self only), mage hand (the hand is invisible), prestidigitation 2/day each: confusion, sending, telekinesis 1/day each: dominate monster, plane shift (self only

The Seldarine

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

matters, for no matter how much heartache and confusion the stories contain, they end with affairs of the heart properly sorted out and everyone in love with the person, or persons, they were fated to

stately in the eyes of his followers than he was in his youth. Elves tend to give Labelas little regard until they experience Remembrance. Like Corellon and Hanali, Labelas makes few demands on his

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