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Drowned Assassin

Monsters Ghosts of Saltmarsh

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succeed on a DC 12 Constitution saving throw or contract bluerot (see the “Bluerot” sidebar). Reveal (1/Day). The drowned assassin removes its mask, revealing its rotting face. Each

Drowned Assassin

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

Drowned Assassin The drowned assassin stalks and kills in a grim pantomime of its former occupation. Sneaking from shadow to shadow, and appearing in the undead assault of Tammeraut’s Fate, it aims

, range 30/120 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3) piercing damage plus 3 (1d6) poison damage, and the target must succeed on a DC 12 Constitution saving throw or contract bluerot (see the “Bluerot

Zariel's Wrath

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

, after which she means to erase from existence all those whom she once loved. At this grim juncture, the characters’ only hope is to defeat Zariel or to bend the knee in fealty. Killing Zariel frees

described in the item’s description (see Appendix C). If released, Gargauth thanks the characters through tears of mirth. The pit fiend’s first act is to produce a contract out of thin air, claiming

Orcus

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

Orcus The bloated Demon Prince of the Undead seeks to end all life in the cosmos, replacing the living with immortal, undead creatures that answer only to him. In this grim future, the many suns of

is replaced with the peace and quiet of the world of the dead. Cultists. Worshipers of Orcus are heretics and blasphemers who see the gods of the multiverse as cruel, unjust creatures. They resent

Merrenoloth

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

Merrenoloth The grim, gaunt captains of the ferries on the River Styx, merrenoloths have total command of their vessels, ensuring that their passengers reach their destinations safely. Sometimes

merrenoloths can be coaxed away from the Lower Planes to captain other vessels, affording those ships and crews the same protection. Whenever a merrenoloth takes on a contract to captain a ship, it bonds

Deadstone Cleft

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

Stonebones, and a magical stalactite, the Steinfang, into which the giants carve questions. The carvings fade on nights of the new moon and are replaced with answers. The giants believe that these replies

giants are grim reminders of Ostoria, the long-lost giant empire. Ostorian stone giants were slightly taller than their descendants; the fossilized stone giants stand between 20 and 24 feet tall. Erosion

King's Dark Lanterns

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

should be replaced by a government democratically elected by the citizenry. When these forces grow restless enough to plot and riot, the Citadel—and often the Dark Lanterns—work to bring them to heel

, possibly including Oargev himself, call for the establishment of an independent nation in what is now Brelish territory, but Boranel is determined to hold on to every acre of his land. The Dark Lanterns actively infiltrate the Cyran refugee community, rooting out those who would act against the king.

Helm's Hold

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

good people by rooting out hidden evils and severing connections with other planes. According to their members, it’s not enough to fight threats that arise. Many lives can be saved if the signs of evil

has since been replaced by a recently constructed temple to Lady Firehair, called the Heartward Hall. Not far from Heartward lies the town hall, a former inn that has been turned into the council

Telemy Hill

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

ago, while rooting through the swamp for truffles, she was attacked and robbed by brigands. She hasn’t left her hilltop den since returning to the hill and must be pretty hungry by now. If the

removed the goblin’s ability to perceive that fear and replaced it with an insatiable and overwhelming need to collect keys. So great is this obsession that Jingle Jangle has lost her own sense of self and

Undersigil

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

King, presides over the Dead Nations and their undead populace, but his throne is also his prison. The Silent King’s throne bestows a mantle of authority on its occupant, but it demands a grim toll

destroyed and replaced with clones. Warrens of Thought The Warrens of Thought are a maze of dripping catacombs beneath the Hive. They are home to the largest cranium rat collective in Sigil: the Us

Court of Orestes Locations

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

Constitution saving throw for each niche or urn they search or contract sewer plague (see chapter 8 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide). Treasure. Amid the rotted remains on each of the six stacked burial

walls divide these catacombs, many lined with grave niches holding roughly humanoid shapes wrapped in tattered linen. More than one of these grim parcels floats freely in the stagnant water. These

Searching for Dran Enterprises

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

, icy wind whistles through South Gate as you enter Luskan. The shops and taverns lining the main thoroughfare of the City of Sails are as battered and weathered as the grim customers entering them. At

Sails. However, clever players could work to increase their own franchise’s notoriety and add a few more customers without unduly violating the terms of their contract. You might tie such attempts to

The Glitterhame

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2

the characters investigate the tombs at greater length, read: Twenty-three sepulchers stand here. The lids are carved in the likenesses of grim dwarves in armor. Dwarvish runes on the front of each

here if they retreated to attack characters who got past them. Treasure. The gricks discarded the inedible portions of their victims in the back of the cave. Rooting through the grisly remains

Brimstone Hold Locations

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

of its magically binding employment contract prevent Nebukath from taking direct action against Vrakir, his forces, or his property (for example, by attacking the hold’s defenders). If Nebukath

contract no longer prevent the arcanaloth from seizing the artifact, and Nebukath attempts to steal the book from the characters. Treasure. The office’s three paintings are worth 100 gp each, or five times

Metallic Dragons

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

action. Its statistics and capabilities are otherwise replaced by those of the new form, except any class features or legendary actions of that form. Legendary Actions The dragon can take 3

well as this action. Its statistics and capabilities are otherwise replaced by those of the new form, except any class features or legendary actions of that form. Legendary Actions The dragon can

Supernatural Regions

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

. Multiple creatures are unable to see. A creature is alone. Midnight or another ominous hour arrives. A ghost or other creature tied to the region’s grim history menaces the party. A Haunted Manor Haunted

and unsettling, revealing some element of the environment’s history and putting the character in the place of someone who suffered a grim fate there. 81–85 A coffin or small enclosed space in the region

Island Approach and First Floor

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

contact with the pile of waste (searching through it, falling into it, and so forth) must succeed on a DC 14 Constitution saving throw or contract sewer plague. See “Diseases” in chapter 8 of the

by smashing its hull with rocks to prevent the hermits from escaping. Anyone approaching can see that the boat is half submerged and that its hull has several holes. Grim Haul. After slaughtering the

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