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one. A Valenar blade in the hands of a non-elf is generally assumed to have been stolen or looted from a fallen foe, and a Valenar elf might feel entitled to demand its return or challenge the bearer
to prove they’re worthy to wield it.
Special. If you attack with a double-bladed scimitar as part of the Attack action on your turn, you can use a bonus action immediately after to make a melee attack with it. This attack deals 1d4 slashing damage on a hit, instead of 2d4.
Magic Items
Ghosts of Saltmarsh
This long, delicate wooden pipe features a bowl made from smooth river stone. When the pipe is lit, smoke exhaled from it does not dissipate, instead lingering around the bearer. After 10 minutes
, the smoke forms moving shapes that reenact the bearer’s most impressive and heroic achievements for 5 minutes. When this realistic performance is complete, the smoke dissipates. The pipe can’t be used this way again until the next dawn.
Monsters
Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
success, Wersten drops to 1 hit point instead.
Unusual Nature. Wersten doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep.Multiattack. Wersten makes three Banner Pike attacks and uses Terrifying
itself on a success.Wersten Kern is Lord Soth;Lord Soth's standard bearer and champion. As with many of Soth’s knights, she died alongside her liege during the Cataclysm and was cursed with undeath
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Demogorgon fails a saving throw, he can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. Demogorgon has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical
underwater, in chill and darkened caverns.
Lair Actions
On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), Demogorgon can take one of the following lair actions; he can’t take the same lair action two
Demogorgon
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Monsters
Out of the Abyss
magic, major image
3/day each: dispel magic, fear, telekinesis
1/day each: feeblemind, project image
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Demogorgon fails a saving throw, he can choose to succeed instead
bulk of this palace extends deep underwater, in chill and darkened caverns.
Lair Actions
On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), Demogorgon can take a lair action to cause one of the
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Armor of Spiders (Mythic Trait; Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). If Arasta is reduced to 0 hit points, she doesn’t die or fall unconscious. Instead, she regains 200 hit points. In
succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. Arasta has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Spider Climb. Arasta can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings
Magic Items
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
Associated with a particular guild, a guild keyrune is a ceremonial, stylized key, about 1 foot long, made from carved stone. Not a literal key, the item is a badge of authority that gives its bearer
description — unless you’re directed to chapter 6 of this source instead.
The creature is friendly to you, your companions, and other members of your guild (unless those guild members are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
point instead.
Actions
Multiattack. The bearer makes two Slam attacks.
Slam. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 12 (2d8 + 3) bludgeoning damage plus 11 (2d10) necrotic damage.
Helge C. Balzer
Black Rose Bearer A black rose bearer is a rotting corpse animated by necromancers on Krynn to serve as a guardian. Its name derives from the preserved black rose the bearer carries inside a delicate
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Pipe of Remembrance Wondrous item, common This long, delicate wooden pipe features a bowl made from smooth river stone. When the pipe is lit, smoke exhaled from it does not dissipate, instead
lingering around the bearer. After 10 minutes, the smoke forms moving shapes that reenact the bearer’s most impressive and heroic achievements for 5 minutes. When this realistic performance is complete, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
. Lustrous fish scales replace leather or cloth on this item, and metal portions are instead crafted from seashells and worked coral as hard as any metal. 14–15 Elf. The item is half the normal weight
by the foes of a particular culture or kind of creature. If the culture or creatures are still around, they might recognize the item and single out the bearer as an enemy. 3 Heroic. A great hero once
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Cimber’s drop of blood in a rune magic ritual to turn a giant diamond into a blod stone (see appendix B). Unfortunately for the jarl, the item can’t find Artus Cimber specifically; instead, it
of Winter is an elusive artifact, and neither it nor its bearer can be found in the course of this adventure. Characters who set out to find the ring for themselves will quickly hit one dead end after
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
whose patron ancestor was a bitter rival of yours? Also consider why you are traveling with a group of player characters (who are presumably not also members of your war band) instead of serving with the
generally assumed to have been stolen or looted from a fallen foe, and a Valenar elf might feel entitled to demand its return or challenge the bearer to prove they’re worthy to wield it. A double-bladed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
used it for public debates and plays both comic and tragic. Narrow passages and rubble-strewn chambers spread beneath the grandstands. This darkened maze is home to five deinonychuses (see appendix D
fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Summon Swarm (Recharge 5–6). The King of Feathers exhales a swarm of insects (wasps) that forms in a space within 20 feet of it. The swarm
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
-elves, having been taught from a young age to kill them as opportunity permits. When not engaged in a Bregan D’aerthe operation, Soluun spends his nights haunting the darkened streets and alleys of
Xibrindas is a neutral evil drow gunslinger, with these changes: Soluun wields a scimitar instead of a shortsword (it deals slashing damage instead of piercing damage). He wears a pair of drow-made
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
understand Common and Draconic, and it can communicate telepathically with its wielder. It promises its bearer the Dragon Queen’s favor if they replace one of their eyes with the gem. Clash of Fallen
. If the character is wearing the holy symbol of a good-aligned god, it glimmers and the character gains inspiration instead. This event happens only once. No event occurs if you roll it again.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
Bonus +8
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Demogorgon fails a saving throw, he can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. Demogorgon has advantage on saving throws against spells and other
arcane while arguing about how best to obliterate their rivals. The bulk of this palace extends deep underwater, in chill and darkened caverns. Lair Actions On initiative count 20 (losing initiative
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
Cartophile’s hirelings join the expedition. Or, instead of front-loading hirelings at the start, these NPCs can be set up as independent explorers not connected to the Cartophile. You can stagger their
instead be found in the foothills, in the possession of outlaws seeking the monastery who use the vampire as their guide. If he joins the expedition from the start, the vampire might lead the characters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
connecting to area V32. V10: Trapped Black Rose Bearer Both doors to this room are locked. A character can take the key from Guerthel (see area V4), or as an action, a character can use thieves’ tools to
north wall of the room.
The black rose bearer (see appendix A) trapped here is raging at everything in sight. Akaazi (see area V34) locked the bearer in here to prevent it from wreaking havoc
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
her darkened realm, Arasta broods on her hatred of the gods and their servants. She doesn’t do so alone, though, as innumerable arachnids fawn over her, serving as her eyes throughout the wilderness
or Long Rest). If Arasta is reduced to 0 hit points, she doesn’t die or fall unconscious. Instead, she regains 200 hit points. In addition, Arasta’s children immediately swarm over her body to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
layer of Avernus is the arrival point for visitors to the plane. Avernus is a rocky wasteland with rivers of blood and clouds of biting flies. Fiery comets occasionally fall from the darkened sky and
serpent with the upper torso and head of a hairless, horned humanoid. Mammon’s greed is legendary, and he is one of the few archdevils who will trade favors for gold instead of souls. His lair is piled
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
, Avernus, is the arrival point for visitors, a rocky wasteland with rivers of blood and clouds of biting flies. Fiery comets occasionally fall from the darkened sky and carve out fuming impact craters
massive serpent with the upper torso and head of a hairless, horned humanoid. Mammon’s greed is legendary, and he is one of the few archdevils who will trade favors for gold instead of souls. His lair is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
throws against being poisoned. He has darkvision out to a range of 60 feet. He wields a battleaxe instead of a greataxe that deals 7 (1d8 + 3) slashing damage on a hit. Hew can’t wield the weapon with two
characters’ expedition as a guide, a warrior, or even as a lowly bearer or paddler. Salida is 5 feet 4 inches tall and 120 pounds. She is fit and completely looks the part of a seasoned explorer. Her garb
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
ranchers and instead raid the animal pens, making off with pigs, sheep, chicken coops, and cattle. The ranch owners have pooled their resources and posted “Adventurers Wanted!” signs that promise a
warhammers instead of rapiers) and four bodyguards (LG male and female shield dwarf guards armed with warhammers instead of spears), the king asks the characters to attack Ironslag, a fire giant
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
teleport from one darkened space to another — enabling it to sneak up on its prey or run away when outmatched. Telepathic Tormentors. Meenlocks have no form of communication other than telepathy. They can
pinpricks of light like other liches.
Precarious Immortality. Unlike with true lichdom, the periapt of mind trapping doesn’t restore the alhoons to undeath if they are destroyed. Instead, a destroyed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
. (The urds easily hear it coming and get out of the way.) Everyone in the sphere’s path must succeed on a DC 13 Dexterity saving throw or take 22 (4d10) bludgeoning damage and be knocked prone. Instead of
, shields, warhammers, and battleaxes. One of the dwarf-made battleaxes is actually a +1 battleaxe that floats on water and other liquids, and grants its bearer advantage on Strength (Athletics) checks
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
bearer has been a large bully of a person with a hook instead of a left hand (the bosun, though Oceanus does not know this). These visitations aside, he has been left to his own devices.
15. The
fall into the wrong hands and have concealed as much of the real meaning of the request as possible — for instance, using words like “goods” instead of “weapons.” The two desk drawers are locked; a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
: When reduced to 0 hit points, he drops to 1 hit point instead (but can’t do this again until he finishes a long rest). He has darkvision out to a range of 60 feet. He speaks Common and Orc. Yorn
disappearances, she darkened his doorstep in 1379 DR, the Year of the Lost Keep. Annoyed by this invasion of his privacy and not in his right mind, Duhlark captured Lady Gondafrey, used a spell to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
room next door (area G21). G21: Gwish’s Room The room contains a large bed, a sturdy trunk, a wooden nightstand, and a darkened fireplace. The windows here aren’t boarded, and the window in the west
, the animated skeleton in that area stops guarding the hallway and instead attacks that character. Secret Door. A secret door at the south end of the hallway is unlocked and can be pushed open to