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Arch-hag

Monsters Monster Manual

Escape"} days. When the hag teleports away, each creature within 60 feet of the space it left is cursed. Until the curse ends, a creature has Disadvantage on ability checks and saving throws, and the

);{"diceNotation":"5d12", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Crackling Wave", "rollDamageType":"Lightning"} Lightning damage. Success: Half damage. Failure or Success: The target is cursed until the end of the

Malaxxix

Monsters The Book of Many Things

damage, and the target can’t take reactions until the end of Malaxxix’s next turn. Hit or Miss: The hammer then magically returns to Malaxxix’s hand. Whip. Melee Weapon Attack: +12

intellect and self-centered agenda. Malaxxix’s machinations are many, but it is most infamous for crafting cursed armaments and distributing them throughout the multiverse in the hope that they

Curse of Uncontrollable Wrath

spells

save, the target takes 4d10 Psychic damage and is aware it was targeted by a curse. Additionally, for 1 minute, the target has Disadvantage on attacks made using Reactions. Initial Effect. On a failed

save, the target takes 8d10 Psychic damage and is cursed. Triggering Event. The next time the cursed creature wields a weapon or Spellcasting Focus in battle, an old wound reopens, and the curse

Curse of Insatiable Greed

spells

trinkets into a labyrinth of possessions and treasure. The cursed creature desires to remain in this lair. The creature can’t take Reactions. Culmination. The cursed creature twists into a deformed figure and becomes a Verminous Abomination.

advances to Stage 1. Stage 1. The cursed creature becomes compelled to steal trinkets. Stage 2. The cursed creature finds a secret place to start stashing its stolen trinkets, and it becomes anxious

Arch-hag Lairs

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

damage. Success: Half damage. Failure or Success: The target is cursed until the end of the hag’s next turn. The target can’t take Reactions until the curse ends. Spellcasting. The hag casts one of

/Day Each: Mass Suggestion, Modify Memory, Plane Shift Bonus Actions Witch Strike. Each creature cursed by the hag and within 60 feet of it takes 14 (4d6) Lightning damage. Reactions Tongue

Sahuagin Baron

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

or Ranged Attack Roll: +7, reach 5 ft. or range 20/60 ft. Hit: 13 (2d8 + 4) Piercing damage. Reactions Fiendish Blood. Trigger: The sahuagin takes Piercing or Slashing damage. Response

—Constitution Saving Throw: DC 14, each creature of the sahuagin’s choice in a 5-foot Emanation originating from the sahuagin. Failure: 10 (3d6) Acid damage, and the target is cursed until it finishes a Short or

Death Knight Aspirant

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

Death Knight Aspirant When the leader of a villainous order rises as a death knight, their wicked devotees might join them in their cursed existence as death knight aspirants. These followers bear a

(Necrotic), Dispel Magic Reactions Parry. Trigger: The aspirant is hit by a melee attack roll while holding a weapon. Response: The aspirant adds 4 to its AC against that attack, possibly causing it to miss.

Using Malaxxix in a Game

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

to present the party with one or more of Malaxxix’s custom-made cursed items, exposing characters to the curse of Malaxxix. Sample cursed items and rules for the curse of Malaxxix are included below

Things. Of course, you can also place such a cursed item in your next dungeon or among an otherwise unremarkable treasure hoard. Once a character attunes to one of Malaxxix’s cursed items, that

Marilith

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

Marilith Demon of Cruelty and Viciousness Habitat: Planar (Abyss); Treasure: Armaments Mariliths are six-armed, serpentlike demons that wield lethal, Abyss-forged blades. With these cursed weapons

it can see. Reactions Parry. Trigger: The marilith is hit by a melee attack roll while holding a weapon. Response: The marilith adds 5 to its AC against that attack, possibly causing it to miss. Justin Gerard

Dusk Hag

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

extra 10 (3d6) psychic damage and is cursed until the hag dies or the curse is removed. The cursed creature’s hit point maximum decreases by 5 (1d10) whenever it finishes a long rest. Reactions Dream

Island Theme

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

after the table to determine related details and story hooks. Island Theme d6 Theme 1 Alien 2 Cursed 3 Hostile 4 Sanctum 5 Welcoming 6 Wild Alien Alien islands are inhabited by isolated creatures

hunters (see appendix C) and 3d10 locathah (see appendix C) Alien Inhabitant Reactions d6 Reaction 1 The inhabitants try to force the characters to serve their leader. 2 The inhabitants demand the

Oracle

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

Oracle Oracles posses the ability to interpret the patterns and language of Nyx, divining from it the flow of fates and the will of the gods. Most of these gifted—or cursed—mortals communicate with a

: augury, scrying Actions Eldritch Touch. Melee Spell Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3) force damage. Reactions Divine Insight (3/Day). When the oracle or a creature

Mummies

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules

Dreadful Glare. Rotting Fist. Melee Attack Roll: +5, reach 5 ft. Hit: 8 (1d10 + 3) Bludgeoning damage plus 10 (3d6) Necrotic damage. If the target is a creature, it is cursed. While cursed, the target

, reach 5 ft. Hit: 15 (2d10 + 4) Bludgeoning damage plus 10 (3d6) Necrotic damage. If the target is a creature, it is cursed. While cursed, the target can’t regain Hit Points, it gains no benefit from

Mummy Lord

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

cursed immortality that binds their minds and spirits within a desiccated corpse. Freed from mortal concerns, these mummy lords pursue their obsessions across ages. Most mummy lords linger amid the ruins

: Cursed Fate. Whenever a creature other than the mummy or one of its allies casts a Divination spell while within 1 mile of the lair, the creature makes a DC 15 Constitution saving throw. On a failed

Warriors

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules

Crossbow. Ranged Attack Roll: +3, range 100/400 ft. Hit: 12 (2d10 + 1) Piercing damage. Reactions Parry. Trigger: The warrior is hit by a melee attack roll while holding a weapon. Response: The

damage. If the target is a Humanoid, it is subjected to the following effect. Constitution Saving Throw: DC 14. Failure: The target is cursed. If the cursed target drops to 0 Hit Points, it instead becomes

Lich Lairs

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

Lich Lairs Liches create secluded libraries of magical lore and arcane laboratories hidden within extraplanar bastions, fortresses with cursed reputations, or other such deadly sanctuaries. The

Bolt (level 5 version), Mage Hand, Prestidigitation 2/Day Each: Animate Dead, Dimension Door, Plane Shift 1/Day Each: Chain Lightning, Finger of Death, Power Word Kill, Scrying Reactions

Fomorians

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

take 31 (7d8) psychic damage, have the prone condition, and become cursed for 1 hour. While cursed this way, the target can't stand up and end the prone condition on itself. Christopher Burdett

I have met are so utterly unrepentant and so unmoved by the plight of their cursed kindred that I struggle to embrace them as my cousins. —Diancastra Fomorian Noble Huge Giant (Wizard), Typically

Why a Monstrous Character?

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

role these races play in your setting should determine the kinds of reactions that such characters meet. Don’t be afraid to push things to an extreme. An orc character might have to venture into town

tiefling wizard’s familiar, transformed by an irate archmage in return for some petty insult. The hobgoblin paladin might have been human once, but crossed the wrong hag and was cursed to take on an evil

Goliaths

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

target. Hit: 7 (1d6 + 4) piercing damage. Reactions Stone’s Endurance (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). When the goliath takes damage, it reduces the damage taken by 9 (1d12 + 3). Goliath

succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving throw or be cursed with werebear lycanthropy, as described in the Monster Manual. Claw (Bear or Hybrid Form Only). Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 5 ft

Monsters (L)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules

, and the target is cursed for 1 hour. Until the curse ends, the target has the Charmed and Poisoned conditions. Spellcasting. The lamia casts one of the following spells, requiring no Material

Lightning, Finger of Death, Power Word Kill, Scrying Reactions Protective Magic. The lich casts Counterspell or Shield in response to the spell’s trigger, using the same spellcasting ability as

Alabaster Racetrack

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

of which nightmare wins the race; the rakshasa merely enjoys tempting mortals with offers to cheat and observing their reactions. If the characters accept Uvashar’s deal, Uvashar gives the characters

Version One pit fiend serves as security for the area. The six nightmares (named Chicanery, Far Gambit, Blinx, Cursed Cavalry, Sunshroud, and Retribution) stamp impatiently in their stalls, and a

Quori

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

immune to this quori’s Possession for 24 hours after succeeding on the saving throw or after the possession ends. Reactions Empathic Feedback. When the quori takes damage from a creature it can see

Intelligence saving throw or be cursed. The curse lasts until it’s removed by a remove curse or greater restoration spell. The cursed target suffers 1 level of exhaustion every 24 hours, and finishing

Amidor and Gleam

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

to see that Gleam casts no shadow. While she has no shadow, Gleam is cursed (see the “Shadowless” sidebar). SHADOWLESS A shadowless creature is one that carries the curse of having no shadow—a fact

target. Hit: 4 (1d4 + 2) bludgeoning damage. Reactions Parry. Amidor adds 2 to its AC against one melee attack that would hit it. To do so, Amidor must see the attacker and be wielding a melee weapon.

Appendix B: Creatures

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Scions of Elemental Evil

attacks. Restless Touch. Melee Attack Roll: +7, reach 5 ft. Hit: 15 (3d6 + 5) Psychic damage, and the target is cursed for 24 hours or until the incubus dies. Until the curse ends, the target gains

) Radiant damage. Reactions Parry. Trigger: The knight is hit by a melee attack roll while holding a weapon. Response: The knight adds 2 to its AC against that attack, possibly causing it to miss

Exploring the Cemetery

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

succeed on a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw. On a failed check, the character is cursed with a particularly intense hatred of demons. A creature cursed in this way takes 5 (1d10) psychic damage if it can

see any demon within 60 feet of it and ends its turn not having attempted to attack a demon. This curse can be removed with a remove curse spell or similar magic. At the end of each long rest, a cursed

Bathhouse Locations

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

before dissipating. The creature holding the book when the smoke appears must succeed on a DC 14 Constitution saving throw or be cursed for 24 hours, during which time the creature has vulnerability to

kneeling before the statue, the creature can’t move or take actions or reactions. The creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success

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