curses 5 for

Sphinx of Secrets

Monsters Monster Manual

the Riddle. Claw. Melee Attack Roll: +7;{"diceNotation":"1d20+7", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Claw"}, reach 5 ft. Hit: 13 (2d8 + 4);{"diceNotation":"2d8+4", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction

early if the sphinx curses another target. Spellcasting. The sphinx casts one of the following spells, requiring no Material components and using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability (spell save

Revenant

Monsters Monster Manual

Points.Multiattack. The revenant uses Vengeful Glare and makes two Slam attacks. Slam. Melee Attack Roll: +7;{"diceNotation":"1d20+7", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Slam"}, reach 5 ft. Hit: 11

curses one creature it can see within 30 feet of itself. The revenant knows the distance to and direction of the cursed target, even if it is on a different plane of existence. The curse ends on the target if the revenant uses this Bonus Action on a different creature.

Hex

Spells Player’s Handbook

You place a curses;curse on a creature that you can see within range. Until the spell ends, you deal an extra 1d6 Necrotic damage to the target whenever you hit it with an attack roll. Also, choose

on a later turn to curse a new creature. Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. Your Concentration can last longer with a spell slot of level 2 (up to 4 hours), 3–4 (up to 8 hours), or 5+ (24 hours).

Deck of Many Things

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

one of your ability scores by 2. You can’t decrease an ability that has a score of 5 or lower. Alternatively, you can choose not to adjust your ability scores, in which case this card has no

of your prison. You draw no more cards. Euryale. The card’s medusa-like visage curses you. You take a −2 penalty to saving throws while cursed in this way. Only a god or the magic of the

Bleak Cabal Void Soother

Monsters Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse

Multiattack. The void soother makes two Mace or Void Bolt attacks. Mace. Melee Weapon Attack: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Mace"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target

curses and the negative effects of the planes. These warriors go to dangerous planes and areas torn by conflict to provide relief to those they find there.Soothing Word (3/Day). The void soother

Kostchtchie

Monsters Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

: +18;{"diceNotation":"1d20+18","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Bite"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 13 (1d6 + 10);{"diceNotation":"1d6+10","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Bite

. Kostchtchie moves up to his speed. Curse (Costs 2 Actions). Kostchtchie curses one creature he can see within 60 feet of him. The cursed creature gains vulnerability to all damage dealt by

Fate Hag

Monsters The Book of Many Things

+6", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Shears"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 8 (1d8 + 4);{"diceNotation":"1d8+4", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Shears", "rollDamageType":"force"} force

is reduced to 0 until the end of its next turn. Destiny Curse (Costs 2 Actions). The hag magically curses a creature it can see within 60 feet of itself. The creature must make a DC 14 Wisdom saving

Witherbloom Professor of Decay

Monsters Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

the attacks with a use of Spellcasting. Mortality Spear. Melee or Ranged Spell Attack: +7;{"diceNotation":"1d20+7","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Mortality Spear"} to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 120

until the start of the professor’s next turn. Essence Pulse (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"recharge","rollAction":"Essence Pulse"}. The professor creates a life-draining

Gallows Speaker

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

creatures and objects as if they were difficult terrain. It takes 5 (1d10);{"diceNotation":"1d10","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Incorporeal Movement","rollDamageType":"force"} force damage if it ends

","rollAction":"Foretelling Touch"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 15 (2d10 + 4);{"diceNotation":"2d10+4","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Foretelling Touch","rollDamageType":"psychic"} psychic

Sul Khatesh

Monsters Eberron: Rising from the Last War

. Melee Weapon Attack: +12;{"diceNotation":"1d20+12","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Magic Staff"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 36 (5d12 + 4);{"diceNotation":"5d12+4","rollType":"damage

creature within 120 feet of her who is concentrating on a spell. The target must succeed on a DC 26 Constitution saving throw or its concentration is broken on the spell, and Sul Khatesh gains 5

Ki-rin

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

":"Hoof"} to hit, reach 15 ft., one target. Hit: 10 (2d4 + 5);{"diceNotation":"2d4+5","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Hoof","rollDamageType":"force"} force damage. Horn. Melee Weapon Attack: +9

;{"diceNotation":"1d20+9","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Horn"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 18 (3d8 + 5);{"diceNotation":"3d8+5","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Horn","rollDamageType":"radiant

Book of Vile Darkness (Variant)

Magic Items Keys from the Golden Vault

to the book, you can cast circle of death (save DC 20) from it as an action. After you cast the spell, roll a d6. On a roll of 1–5, you can’t use this property again until the next dawn

. Several spells of horrific evil of the DM’s design and choosing could be in the book. Spells could impose dreadful curses, disfigure others, require human sacrifice, afflict creatures with crippling pain, spread vile plagues, and so on.

Unicorn Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

","rollAction":"Hooves"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 11 (2d6 + 4);{"diceNotation":"2d6+4","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Hooves","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage. Horn

. Melee Weapon Attack: +7;{"diceNotation":"1d20+7","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Horn"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 8 (1d8 + 4);{"diceNotation":"1d8+4","rollType":"damage","rollAction

Dwarf Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

and hardy, dwarves are known as skilled warriors, miners, and workers of stone and metal. Though they stand well under 5 feet tall, dwarves are so broad and compact that they can weigh as much as a

identities and affiliations, recognize related dwarves, and invoke their ancestors’ names in oaths and curses. To be clanless is the worst fate that can befall a dwarf. Dwarves in other lands are

Ki-rin Legacy

Monsters Volo's Guide to Monsters

15 ft., one target. Hit: 10 (2d4 + 5);{"diceNotation":"2d4+5","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Hoof","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage. Horn. Melee Weapon Attack: +9;{"diceNotation

":"1d20+9","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Horn"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 14 (2d8 + 5);{"diceNotation":"2d8+5","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Horn","rollDamageType":"piercing

Deck of Many Things Legacy

Magic Items Basic Rules (2014)

-like visage curses you. You take a −2 penalty on saving throws while cursed in this way. Only a god or the magic of The Fates card can end this curse. The Fates. Reality's fabric unravels and

Challenge -- (0 XP) Incorporeal Movement. The avatar can move through other creatures and objects as if they were difficult terrain. It takes 5 (1d10) force damage if it ends its turn inside an object

Fey Curses

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Domains of Delight: A Feywild Accessory

Fey Curses Curses are common punishments among archfey and other powerful Fey creatures. An adventurer might be cursed for any number of reasons, a few of which are listed below: Offending a powerful

Feywild denizen Entering a forbidden place Appearing in a fey court without an invitation You can determine the curse’s effect by rolling on the Fey Curses table. Fey Curses d8 Curse 1 Your ears

Adventures in Har'Akir

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

Adventures in Har’Akir If you find terror in trap-laden tombs and ancient curses (explored further in chapter 4), Har’Akir provides them in endless supply. The land’s central plot—the search to find

historian Kharafek has excavated a canyon riddled with sealed tombs. She’s paying laborers well but is also using them to bear the brunt of the curses the crypts conceal. 3 The hermits settled in

Order of the Emerald Claw NPCs

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

its enemies than crush them in battle. 5 An artificer is obsessed with infusing necromantic curses into their construct creations. 6 A changeling necromancer often poses as a vampire or a mummy, even though it’s still alive.

Bleak Cabal Void Soother

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Morte’s Planar Parade

Bleak Cabal Void Soother A void soother cares for creatures struck by curses and the negative effects of the planes. These warriors go to dangerous planes and areas torn by conflict to provide relief

Challenge 3 (700 XP) Proficiency Bonus +2 Actions Multiattack. The void soother makes two Mace or Void Bolt attacks. Mace. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3

Human Traits

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

their late teens and live less than a century. Size. Humans vary widely in height and build, from barely 5 feet to well over 6 feet tall. Regardless of your position in that range, your size is Medium

with, including obscure dialects. They are fond of sprinkling their speech with words borrowed from other tongues: Orc curses, Elvish musical expressions, Dwarvish military phrases, and so on. VARIANT

Fate Hag

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

. These shears are frightful weapons, severing a foe’s destiny as well as its flesh. Fate hags often glimpse others’ destinies when truths are revealed to them, when they lay curses, and when they offer

) CON 13 (+1) INT 12 (+1) WIS 18 (+4) CHA 15 (+2) Saving Throws Con +3, Wis +6 Skills Arcana +5, Deception +6, History +5, Perception +6 Condition Immunities charmed Senses

Ogres

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

such as Erythnul, Takhisis, and Vaprak. They magically emerge from the earth of lands corrupted by evil gods, sinister magic, or ancient curses. Some bear evidence of the places that spawned them

19 +4 +4 Dex 8 −1 −1 Con 16 +3 +3 Ability Score Mod Save Int 5 −3 −3 Wis 7 −2 −2 Cha 7 −2 −2 Gear Greatclub, Javelins (3) Senses Darkvision

Human Traits

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

their late teens and live less than a century. Size. Humans vary widely in height and build, from barely 5 feet to well over 6 feet tall. Regardless of your position in that range, your size is Medium

with, including obscure dialects. They are fond of sprinkling their speech with words borrowed from other tongues: Orc curses, Elvish musical expressions, Dwarvish military phrases, and so on. UNCOMMON

Blue Slaad

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

slaad curses. Blue Slaad Large Aberration, Chaotic Neutral AC 15 Initiative +2 (12) HP 133 (14d10 + 56) Speed 30 ft. Ability Score Mod Save Str 20 +5 +5 Dex 15 +2 +2 Con

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

Shambling Mound

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

rudimentary cunning. Such conditions include strikes from magical lightning, nature defending itself, or druidic curses. Roll on or choose a result from the Shambling Mound Cultivation table to inspire a

with vermin or fungi. 4 Made up of knotty vines entangling skeletons. 5 Mutated and leaking glowing pollution. 6 The remains of an ancient tree or a treant. Shambling Mound Large Plant, Unaligned

Will-o'-Wisp

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

structure ready to collapse. 2 An ambush by hungry ghouls or vampires. 3 A dreaded ruin that curses those who enter. 4 The lair of a predator, like a bear or wyvern. 5 Patches of brown mold* or green

slime.* 6 Quicksand* or pools covered in thin ice.* *See the Dungeon Master’s Guide. Will-o’-Wisp Tiny Undead, Chaotic Evil AC 19 Initiative +9 (19) HP 27 (11d4) Speed 5 ft., Fly 50 ft. (hover

Specter

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

1d8 The Specter Lurks Near... 1 A community afflicted by curses, grudges, plagues, or tragedies. 2 An evil Artifact or a deadly magical device. 3 The lair of a Fiend or an Undead. 4 The place

where a villain died or is buried. 5 A portal to the Lower Planes, Negative Plane, or Shadowfell. 6 The sanctuary of a necromancer or death cult. 7 A secluded monument binding wicked souls. 8 The site of

Revenant

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

, Paralyzed, Poisoned, Stunned Senses Darkvision 60 ft.; Passive Perception 13 Languages Common plus one other language CR 5 (XP 1,800; PB +3) Traits Regeneration. The revenant regains 10 Hit

Vengeful Glare and makes two Slam attacks. Slam. Melee Attack Roll: +7, reach 5 ft. Hit: 11 (2d6 + 4) Necrotic damage. Vengeful Glare. Wisdom Saving Throw: DC 15, one creature the revenant can see within

Red Slaad

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

red slaadi implant using their claws, or other slaad curses. Red Slaad Large Aberration, Chaotic Neutral AC 14 Initiative +1 (11) HP 93 (11d10 + 33) Speed 30 ft. Ability Score Mod Save

, Cold, Fire, Lightning, Thunder Senses Darkvision 60 ft.; Passive Perception 11 Languages Slaad; telepathy 60 ft. CR 5 (XP 1,800; PB +3) Traits Magic Resistance. The slaad has Advantage on

Gallows Speaker

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

communicate with the living, instead being entirely obsessed with their memories of death. These undead endlessly mutter to themselves, giving voice to final curses, regrets, pleas, and apologies. Those who

terrain. It takes 5 (1d10) force damage if it ends it turn inside an object. Unusual Nature. The gallows speaker doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep. Actions Foretelling Touch. Melee

Eldritch Invocations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

flies. The aura extends 5 feet from you in every direction, but not through total cover. It lasts until you’re incapacitated or you dismiss it as a bonus action. The aura grants you advantage on

the end of your next turn. Maddening Hex Prerequisite: 5th level, hex spell or a warlock feature that curses As a bonus action, you cause a psychic disturbance around the target cursed by your hex spell

Adventures in Mordent

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

. This domain is particularly appropriate for stories that deal with the lingering influence of the past, the oppressive weight of tradition, and the ongoing effects of generational curses. The restless

family call for aid. 5 The citizens of the village of Crawford spread tales of a gigantic raven. Sheriff Perkins hires the characters to hunt down the creature, which is actually a wereraven

Using This Book

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

on the characters and adventures found in these haunted lands. Chapter 4 offers tools for Dungeon Masters running frightening adventures, from rules for creating curses and running out-of-body

experiences to advice for building safe, suspenseful campaigns. It also includes an atmospheric adventure to draw characters into Ravenloft’s fearful grip. Chapter 5 details how to make any foe into a

Death Knight

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

Death Knight Death knights are deadly combatants and domineering commanders with grim histories. Some strive to end the curses that doom them to undeath, though their selfish souls eternally shackle

Knight Medium or Small Undead, Chaotic Evil AC 20 Initiative +12 (22) HP 199 (21d8 + 105) Speed 30 ft. Ability Score Mod Save Str 20 +5 +5 Dex 11 +0 +6 Con 20 +5 +5

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