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Adventure Atlas: The Mortuary
. They waddle the Mortuary’s halls unbothered, scooping up corpses and carrying them to the next stage of the funerary process.
An animated coffin has an array of spidery metal legs it uses to
during the day, while a necromancer might enlist animated coffins to conscript corpses from faraway settlements into an Undead army.
Animated coffins are rarely empty. The Animated Coffin Contents
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Monsters
Out of the Abyss
be subjected to power word kill. Orcus needn’t see the creature, but he must be aware that the individual is in the lair.
Orcus causes up to six corpses within the lair to rise as skeleton
within line of sight of the demon lord, roll on the Madness of Orcus table to determine the nature of the madness, which is a character flaw that lasts until cured. See the Dungeon Master’s Guide
Magic Items
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
"Artifacts" section of the Dungeon Master's Guide:
2 minor beneficial properties
1 major beneficial property
1 minor detrimental property
Properties of the Mortar. The mortar is a Tiny wooden
1,000 miles of you, the mortar lifts into the air and vanishes. You and any creatures in the mortar travel through a dreamlike sky, with hazy reflections of the world passing by below. Creatures might see
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
the air are actually withered corpses standing upright on a ledge two feet above the floor.
Creatures. Once the lead character in the party reaches the midway point of the east–west passage, fifteen
zombies animate and attack. These corpses don’t register as undead to a casting of detect evil and good until after they animate. Disease. After combat with the zombies is finished, each character who
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Fifth Edition The Deck of Many Things was revised yet again in 2014 for the fifth edition Dungeon Master’s Guide. O’Connor’s art remained, and the thirteen-card version of the deck returned, but the
original deck created by Istus for Asteria and Euryale is so powerful that it has countless lesser reflections throughout the multiverse, including versions with more, fewer, or different cards. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
. Sticky Webs This room is full of thick, sticky webs (see “Dungeon Hazards” in chapter 5 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide). The webbing stretches all the way to areas 19d and 19e. Any tugging or burning
Dense webbing fills this room as well (see area 19c for rules). Suspended within the webs are six cocoons. Five contain the desiccated corpses of four goblins and a nothic. The sixth contains a swarm
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Guide. d20 Event 1–2 Battle aftermath 3–6 Creature encounter 7–9 Demon encounter 10–11 Discipline problem 12–13 Disease 14–15 Madness 16–17 Poisoned NPCs 18–19 Spoiled supplies 20 Vanishing NPCs
Battle Aftermath The party stumbles upon the remains of one or more creatures slaughtered by rampaging demons. Roll a d10 and consult the Corpses table to determine what they find. A thorough search of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
own corpses as they pursue ambitions free from mortal bonds. Liches possess exceptional cunning and magical prowess, and they use their unnatural immortality to pursue arcane secrets few could grasp in
into an insidious inferno that burns a mage hollow until only the desire for more magical power remains.
—Rudolph van Richten,
Van Richten’s Guide to Liches
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
prides guard their lands implacably, and without a good reason to be there—or a leonin guide to vouch for one’s presence—outsiders are often chased away. Tethmos Tethmos serves as the default capital for
reflects the sunlight so brightly that it’s difficult to look at. Those who approach the lake and gaze into its waters usually see their own reflections, but on rare occasions, they see visions of places
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Adventure Atlas: The Mortuary
Door.” After delivery, corpses pass through a series of metal chutes that sort them by size and deposit them in the corpse-receiving-and-shipping department (detailed later in this supplement
Mortuary is through the front gate. A crumbling stone wall curtained with razorvine—a prickly local hazard endemic to the Lower Planes detailed in the Dungeon Master’s Guide—surrounds the structure and a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
. Otherworldly smokes roil from the ruined temple atop the floating island. As it drifts into place above the battlefield, reanimated corpses of ancient dragons circle the ruins, glowing with the same
, Vendri supports them. Use her suggestions and orders to guide the characters toward infiltrating the flying citadel once they have the help of Clystran’s dragonnels—a plan that becomes reality in the “Dragonnel Reinforcements” section.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Adventure Atlas: The Mortuary
and deafened conditions scrabbles along the ground, looking for its head. The zombie attacks any creature it detects. 2 1d4 will-o’-wisps offer to guide the characters to their destination but might
characters to an incorporeal tea party. 2 1d8 + 3 ghouls feast on a veritable smorgasbord of corpses in a chilly morgue. The ghouls attack any who disturb their meal. 3 Twenty skeletons parade down a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Adventure Atlas: The Mortuary
Animated Coffin Animated coffins are heavy, macabre Constructs designed to ferry the dead to places of rest. They waddle the Mortuary’s halls unbothered, scooping up corpses and carrying them to the
powerful Undead. A cautious vampire might sleep in an animated coffin to evade hunters during the day, while a necromancer might enlist animated coffins to conscript corpses from faraway settlements into
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
events occur in sequence: Crimson Flag. A blood-red pirate flag drifting in space becomes snagged on the Second Wind’s ballista. Drifting Corpses. Two human corpses drift close to the Second Wind. As
assistance.”
The will-o’-wisp was with Gargenhale’s fleet when the astral elves attacked. It stayed behind after the battle to feed on the life energy of the dying. It offers to guide the Second Wind to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Domains of Delight: A Feywild Accessory
transit between the Material Plane and the Feywild; more information about them can be found in the Dungeon Master’s Guide. An archfey is usually aware of any Fey crossings that allow creatures to
if the caves were near-perfect reflections of each other. Fey Crossings d8 Fey Crossing 1 Altar. This stone altar might be found atop a lonely plateau, behind a waterfall, inside a cave, or in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
nautiloid was home to a bunch of psurlons. Exploring the Lucent Edict Use the nautiloid deck plans in chapter 2 of the Astral Adventurer’s Guide to represent the Lucent Edict. The ship shows signs of
search the cargo hold. Corpses. The cargo hold contains eleven human corpses. The arachnid form is a dead neogi (see Boo’s Astral Menagerie). A character who examines the corpses and makes a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
five militia members, who look like they were clubbed to death. New-fallen snow has already begun to settle on their corpses.
These five people pursued the verbeeg for a while and then fell prey to
rides off on the fox’s back. (For more information on charms, see “Supernatural Gifts” in the Dungeon Master’s Guide.) The characters can interrupt this scene if they want; the chwinga won’t bestow its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
continue to pursue his horrid, apocalyptic vision of a world transformed into a barren, empty ruin, with only the decaying corpses of the last few surviving gnolls left to mark its passing. As creatures
to devour what they have killed, and to fashion crude weapons and armor from their victims’ corpses. A gnoll war band exemplifies Yeenoghu’s plans for the world. He wants to transform it into a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
sentient magic item until the character leaves the region. Randomly generate the item’s properties as described in the “Sentient Magic Items” section of the Dungeon Master’s Guide. 71–75 A spectral force
Dungeon Master’s Guide). 21–25 A cricket-shaped creature with the statistics of a cat bounds up to one random creature and follows it like an affectionate pet for 24 hours before scampering off. 26–30 A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
was summoned to the Underdark. Kurr brought with him a pack of hyenas and had them feast on the corpses of his slain victims. This heinous act transformed the hyenas into ten gnolls. Kurr’s pack now
himself at the party’s mercy. Kurr is suffering from a form of indefinite madness (see “Madness” in chapter 8 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide) which, if cured, reverts him to a typically feral gnoll. While
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
duergar attacked. 6a. Svirfneblin Fungi Grove The fungal grove in the deep gnome enclave has been left to grow wild. Strewn about the grove are the corpses of a dozen dead svirfneblin, all of whom were
Master’s Guide). Gabble keeps a crystal coffer in her niche. The coffer is worth 100 gp, and it contains a black sapphire pendant on a silver chain worth 5,000 gp. She offers the pendant as a reward to the party for saving her enclave.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
the tables in the “Artifacts” section of the Dungeon Master’s Guide: 2 minor beneficial properties 1 major beneficial property 1 minor detrimental property A night hag takes Baba Yaga’s
Mortar and
reflections of the world passing by below. Creatures might see images of you streaking through the sky between your point of origin and the destination. You arrive at the location 1 hour later or, if it is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Wisdom (Survival) checks to avoid getting lost in the mists is 15. (See “Becoming Lost” in chapter 5 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide.) Patches of mist and less oppressive fog dot the interior of the
sits in the middle of a ruined and abandoned village. Anyone who looks into the water sees brief reflections of the long-dead villagers going about their lives in harmony and joy. 2 In the middle of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Madness table in the Dungeon Master’s Guide. The ice wall has AC 13, vulnerability to fire damage, and immunity to cold, poison, and psychic damage. If the wall takes 50 points of damage or more, large
twenty-foot-high cave is polished to a mirror finish, such that you are faced with countless distorted reflections of yourself. Your head spins as you try to keep your bearings.
If Tekeli-li is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
traveler’s feet. Wilderness Hazards. Any of the wilderness hazards described in the Dungeon Master’s Guide might manifest near the dragon’s lair. Weather Changes Fog, storms, precipitation, and
bronze dragon’s lair, or the crystalline growths common near any gem dragon’s lair. Other examples include the following effects: Deceptive Reflections. At first glance, still water within 6 miles of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
mountain pass are reflections of Auril’s self-imposed isolation. A blizzard in Icewind Dale typically lasts 2d4 hours, and whenever the characters are caught in one, the following rules apply until it
Master’s Guide but are repeated here for your convenience. A creature exposed to the cold must succeed on a DC 10 Constitution saving throw at the end of each hour or gain one level of exhaustion
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
over, and various goods (see “Treasure”) are strewn upon the cavern floor amid the slaughtered corpses of giant lizards and steeders. Characters approaching the market see two enlarged duergar chasing a
. If the characters delay his departure, he gets angry at them and claims to be an expert Underdark guide, promising to lead them wherever they wish to go. If they accept his offer, he leads them to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
frozen at all times by the 10-foot-square patch of brown mold growing on the wall behind it (see “Brown Mold” in the Dungeon Master’s Guide). Any creature that touches the pillar of ice is close enough
slab. The water in this part of the cistern is thankfully free of half-frozen corpses. A narrow tunnel carved into the north wall leads to area C24. C24. Prisoners After the cultists took over the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Dungeon Master’s Guide. Treasure. A character who searches the waste pile discovers a brooch of shielding dropped here years ago. 6. Archer’s Post Cobwebs shroud this apparently abandoned room, obscuring
the slaughter are skulking in this room. Because the drowned ones removed the corpses, the rat swarms have found little to eat. They stream from beneath broken furniture and from behind partitions and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
slippery. (See chapter 5, “Adventure Environments,” in the Dungeon Master’s Guide for rules on extreme cold and slippery ice.) For every minute the characters spend here, there is a cumulative ten
Guide, takes only a moment. When the heat begins, the ice cracks at the start of that round and is unable to hold any weight end of the round 3 rounds later. The lake is 12 feet deep and turns to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
who linger because they are cherished and who in turn seek to protect and guide the people of their community. Though it’s possible for undying to appear anywhere, it is rare for them to manifest
doesn’t preserve the physical body. The undying appear as desiccated corpses, their flesh withering away over centuries. At the same time, the spirit of the undying surrounds the body—an aura of light
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
: Passage of Death Four duergar corpses are strewn about this curved passage.
Six duergar explorers—two mages and four warriors—came to the Briny Maze a few months ago. The mages were disciples of
Ilvaash who planned to sacrifice their warriors to Ilvaash. Violence ensued, and the duergar killed each other. The corpses are those of the duergar warriors. The two mages now lurk in area B3 as psionic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
through the practice of necromantic magic or some unholy curse. Undead include walking corpses, such as vampires and zombies, as well as bodiless spirits, such as ghosts and specters. MODIFYING
Guide.
Tags A monster might have one or more tags appended to its type, in parentheses. For example, an orc has the humanoid (orc) type. The parenthetical tags provide additional categorization for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
Wand of Orcus, which is described in the Dungeon Master’s Guide. Orcus
Huge Fiend (Demon), Chaotic Evil
Armor Class 17 (natural armor), 20 with the Wand of Orcus
Hit Points 405 (30d12 + 210
succeed on a DC 23 Strength saving throw or be restrained until the arms disappear or until Orcus releases them (no action required). Undead Servants. Orcus causes up to six corpses within the lair to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
their remains. These warnings are empty threats. The sarcophagi contain only the mummified corpses of the githyanki. G3: Passage of Stars The floor of this hall curves upward to become the walls and
“Limbo” section of the Dungeon Master’s Guide. Characters can use these techniques to create a safe pathway to the room’s exit. Despite appearing to be a bottomless abyss, the room has a floor