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Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Returned, called kakomanteis, use their magical prowess to control the energy that suffuses the Underworld.
Returned have escaped the Underworld and dwell among the living once more, but their second
such cursed relics or with those who try to traffic in them. Finding an unscrupulous merchant willing to trade for Returned masks is rare, as the items are effectively another sapient being’s face
Species
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
unusual crown, often called an eldercross or a witch’s turn. This living, garland-like part of a hexblood’s body extends from their temples and wraps behind the head, serving as a visible
lost hag.
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You were cursed as a child. A deal with the spirits of the forest transformed you into a hexblood, now free of the curse.
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You began life as a fey creature, but an accident
Monsters
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
them from taking certain courses of action in their lives. Her petitioners often learn of a dreadful fate that awaits them but find themselves unable to prevent it due to the cursed terms of their
called the Orrery of Tragedies clicks and turns day and night, giving Endelyn glimpses of her terrible fate.
Alignment. Neutral evil.
Personality Trait. “I have foreseen not only this moment but
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
become beholden to such a master through a bleak bargain, or they might find themselves cursed by one. Once warped into a fishlike form, a sea spawn can’t leave the water for long without courting
any combination of such qualities. Some of these piscine body parts provide them with special abilities.
The Sea Spawn of Purple Rocks
Visitors to a string of islands called the Purple Rocks (in
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
Richten’s tale is a sad one. A scholar and doctor from a land called Darkon, he married his childhood sweetheart, Ingrid, and together they had a son, Erasmus. When he was fourteen, Erasmus was
cannot go unchallenged.”
Bond. “To protect those I love, I must keep them distant and hidden from my enemies.”
Flaw. “I am cursed. Thus, I will never have peace.”
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
. However, selling a Returned mask isn’t a simple matter of cashing it in for coin. Most people on Theros know the tales of the Returned and want nothing to do with such cursed relics or with those
recall little of their lives, some have an obsession with magic that survives both death and rebirth as a Returned. These Returned, called kakomanteis, use their magical prowess to control the energy
Monsters
Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
but then rose from the ashes as an Undead horror. In his cursed castle, Dargaard Keep, Soth long ignored the ruined world, but the Dragon Queen’s summons has called his evil forth once more
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Nessian Wood. Now she broods on her unjust fate and the fickleness of the gods who left her cursed with monstrous immortality.
Arasta appears as a gigantic spiderlike creature, her few humanoid
in an enormous, gnarled olive tree called Enorasi, which was planted millennia ago by Klothys. It is said that those who eat of its fruit can see glimpses of the future. Eating the fruit brings with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
, his pride again led him to abandon his quest and allow the devastation of his world. His mortal life ended in that cataclysm, but he rose from the ashes into undeath and retreated to his cursed
castle, Dargaard Keep. He ignored the outside world for many centuries until the Dragon Queen Takhisis (see Tiamat) called him forth to serve her in the War of the Lance.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
A Town Called Hollow The mining town of Pontezuela once thrived at the southern extent of the mountains known as the Silver Veins. That changed when the silver ore for which the range was named ran
dry. Folks started referring to the mine as “hollow” for its exhausted resources, and discovery of monstrous bones in its depths inspired talk of the site being cursed. Nowadays, “Hollow” is the only
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Blue Slaad Almost as numerous as red slaadi, blue slaadi are muscular brutes with vicious blades extending from the backs of their claws. These claws carry a magical curse called chaos phage, which
Claw. Melee Attack Roll: +8, reach 10 ft. Hit: 12 (2d6 + 5) Slashing damage plus 3 (1d6) Poison damage. If the target is a Humanoid not cursed by a slaad, it is subjected to the following effect
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Netheril’s Fall: Tales of Terror, Treasure, and Time Travel
Fool’s Needle MIKE SCHLEY Map: Fool’s NeedleView Player Version In the wilds of Anauroch, nestled among the Plain of Standing Stones, a time gate at a place called Fool’s Needle leads to the flying
the sky into the desert floor, narrowing as it descends. The desert’s inhabitants, who named it, say it is a cursed place to be feared and shunned. Their tradition tells that only death awaits those
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Magic of the Storm During the Sundering, a constant storm called the Great Rain covered the Sea of Fallen Stars, darkening the skies and causing massive floods. Thousands of people died from drowning
, lightning strikes, or bursts of wind that hit like fists and capsized ships. A few survivors of these events found themselves blessed or cursed with innate magic — storm sorcerers able to bend
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Stranger Things
The Whole Story The characters have been summoned by Sir Tristan, the ruler of a small domain in a lonely stretch of mountains. A terrible monster called a thessalhydra has been attacking his realm
stinky trogs. Following the thessalhydra’s trail leads them into a cursed labyrinth, where they meet the Lost Knight. He will help them escape only if they prove themselves worthy by solving his riddles
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
Location Overview The wizard Thalivar built a tower at the heart of Leilon as a laboratory to study the monsters of the cosmos. Using a device called a planar beacon, Thalivar lured his prey into the
tower and trapped them for his experiments. Disaster struck when Thalivar tried using the beacon to acquire a planar artifact called the ruinstone and accidentally unleashed the contents of his own
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
disrespecting his dead wife’s memory, the Knights of Solamnia cast Soth from their orders. Soon after, the gods called Soth to redeem himself by preventing the Cataclysm, but Soth failed in his quest, and
the gods rained destruction on the world. The Knights of Solamnia fell into disgrace in the aftermath of the Cataclysm, and Dargaard Keep became a cursed, haunted ruin. The Rest of the Story When Lord
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
from one of the following individuals: Jamishka Zaril. Oztocan is an important outpost for a flourishing trade organization called the Couatl Company. Its owner, Jamishka (lawful good, elf veteran
. In Yana’s opinion, returning the cursed shard to the place from which it was taken is the best way to stop the earthquakes. If the characters vow to complete this quest, Yana gives them a necklace of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Stranger Things
The Lost Knight The characters encounter the Lost Knight — a mysterious figure dressed in a full suit of armor who is trapped in the Cursed Labyrinth. The knight is at the far end of a long hallway
around the corner and calls back: “At my heels you nip in this game we play. But cursed is the maze, and lost am I. So who’s chasing whom? Oh, who’s to say? The front is the back. Hello is goodbye
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
9. Secret Room This secret room contains bookshelves packed with tomes describing fiend-summoning rituals and the necromantic rituals of a cult called the Priests of Osybus. The rituals are bogus
brought me to this beautiful land. You are but worms writhing in my earth.
You say that you are cursed, your fortunes spent. You abandoned love for madness, took solace in the bosom of another woman
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
astral dreadnought unless the characters stop them. The astral dreadnought is called Arekanz. Arekanz has been consuming dead gods, but in this unreality, Vecna spitefully cursed the gods’ remains to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Attunement Some magic items require a creature to form a bond—called Attunement—with them before the creature can use an item’s magical properties. Without becoming attuned to an item that requires
Attunement, if the item has been more than 100 feet away for at least 24 hours, if you die, or if another creature attunes to the item. You can also voluntarily end Attunement by spending another Short Rest focused on the item unless the item is cursed.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
death. My army settled in the valley of Barovia and took power over the people in the name of a just god, but with none of a god’s grace or justice.
I called for my family, long unseated from their
valley, one spirit shone above all others. A rare beauty, who was called “perfection,” “joy,” and “treasure.” Her name was Tatyana, and I longed for her to be mine.
I loved her with all my heart. I
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Attunement Some magic items require a creature to form a bond—called Attunement—with them before the creature can use an item’s magical properties. Without becoming attuned to an item that requires
Attunement, if the item has been more than 100 feet away for at least 24 hours, if you die, or if another creature attunes to the item. You can also voluntarily end Attunement by spending another Short Rest focused on the item unless the item is cursed.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Skum Several poor souls around the Styes have succumbed to an aboleth’s magic through its disease-bearing touch. Transformed into creatures called skum, they barely resemble their past forms, their
experience painful — and potentially lethal — skin eruptions. Skum are bound to their aboleth master not just by their cursed state, but by a psychic bond that compels them to serve its every sinister
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
mote of the Dragon Queen’s power. Carrying and exchanging talons bear unpleasant consequences: Curse. A creature that carries any number of talons is cursed. While cursed in this way, the creature
exhaustion, as the rampant avarice takes a physical toll. Soul Coins. The devils of the Nine Hells also use a type of currency called Soul Coins. Soul Coins are used among the infernal hierarchy to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
people and cursed them, holding high his two royal implements—the Staff of Ruling (see appendix A) and the star-gem of Mo-Pelar (a Gem of Seeing). He invoked the gods and decreed that if his people
fulfill your curse, for you have called it down with power in my name. But I also curse you, Amun Sa, that you shall not voyage into the beyond until some mortal soul does as you so feared, removing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
ancestral spirit called a gwishin and began haunting the monument. When no family claimed the spirit as their descendant, the city’s spirit arbiters—magistrates responsible for rogue gwishin—tried to
story during her lifetime, her gwishin believes she has been forgotten by the city’s people. In response, Won-Ha’s gwishin has cursed the city’s people, causing them to forget the source of the ruin she brings down upon them.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a7
where the lich’s crypt lies, their actions along the way will have caused his soul to be called back to the Material Plane and alerted Acererak, now a demilich, that interlopers have invaded his resting
tomb on Krynn might be in the foothills near the Eastwall Mountains, in the Cursed Lands of Newsea, or in the Shadowglades of Krynn, where a renegade wizard who served Takhisis was said to dwell
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
transmutation magic around the helm, which is cursed. Once the helm is donned, it can’t be removed until its wearer dies or until a remove curse spell or similar magic is cast on the helm. Any humanoid
swallowed a gemstone called the Eye of the Spider. If the characters pierce the skin clinging to his bones and root through his chest cavity, they find the stone in what was once his stomach. Returning
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Attunement Some magic items require a creature to form a bond with them before their magical properties can be used. This bond is called attunement, and certain items have a prerequisite for it. If
feet away for at least 24 hours, if the creature dies, or if another creature attunes to the item. A creature can also voluntarily end attunement by spending another short rest focused on the item, unless the item is cursed.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Attunement Some magic items require a creature to form a bond with them before their magical properties can be used. This bond is called attunement, and certain items have a prerequisite for it. If
than 100 feet away for at least 24 hours, if the creature dies, or if another creature attunes to the item. A creature can also voluntarily end attunement by spending another short rest focused on the item, unless the item is cursed.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
them to Crinkle, the Firefly Cellar’s kenku caretaker, who has the book. Shemshime’s Bedtime Rhyme contains the malevolent spirit called Shemshime, and the book holds the secret of how to stop it
Outburst. One of the Avowed is overwhelmed by the curse, and his manic humming causes creepy things to happen. Event 3: Singing Skull. The cursed remains of the book dealer who brought Shemshime’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
, there was one witness to his escape, an unremarkable soul called Tymaret. Sharing what he’d seen with the god of the dead, Tymaret received a cursed blessing from Erebos: he would be restored to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
invaders burned the great tree and razed Bathalang Puno, killing untold people and spirits alike. In the aftermath, Lambakluha became a cursed place, where spirits seethe in the land, spreading
corruption across the island. Decades ago, an expedition from Kalapang set up a camp on the island called the Final Steps of Courage, hoping to exorcise the land’s tormented spirits. Thus far, these
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
electrum pieces are harmarks (commonly called “blue eyes”), and five-sided gold pieces are nobles. Sembia doesn’t mint platinum coins. All coinage is accepted in Sembia, including copper and platinum
pieces from abroad. In Waterdeep, the bustling cosmopolitan center of trade, coppers are called nibs, silvers are shards, electrum pieces are moons, gold pieces are dragons, and platinum coins are