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Adventure Atlas: The Mortuary
"} piercing damage at the start of each of its turns. The animated coffin can grapple only one creature at a time.Animated coffins are heavy, macabre Constructs designed to ferry the dead to places of rest
skitter along steep inclines, walls, and ceilings, and the coffin’s spacious interior bristles with retractable spikes. Like their inanimate counterparts, animated coffins range from plain wooden
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Monsters
Out of the Abyss
Wand of Orcus. The wand has 7 charges, and any of its properties that require a saving throw have a save DC of 18. While holding it, Orcus can use an action to cast animate dead, blight, or speak
with dead. Alternatively, he can expend 1 or more of the wand’s charges to cast one of the following spells from it: circle of death (1 charge), finger of death (1 charge), or power word kill (2
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
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Master of Undeath. Orcus can cast animate dead (at will) and create undead (3/day). He chooses the level at which the spells are cast, and the creatures created by them remain under his control
will: animate dead (as an action), blight, speak with dead
1 charge each: circle of death, finger of death
2 charges: power word killOrcus can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
split open to show their contents and clusters of crystal points more than a foot in diameter that extend six to ten feet from the interior stone surfaces of the lair. These crystals resonate with the
, preferring caverns with at least one entrance submerged underwater. They prize locations with a combination of open space, connecting tunnels, and dead ends to make the most of their natural and
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
than a foot in diameter that extend six to ten feet from the interior stone surfaces of the lair. These crystals resonate with the dragon’s presence, and glow with a soft inner light. The older
. They prize locations with a combination of open space, connecting tunnels, and dead ends to make the most of their natural and magical mobility, using flight and teleportation to navigate obstacles in
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
, much as a forest fire clears dead wood, replenishes the soil, and allows the forest to regrow even healthier than before. To this end, topaz dragons use their power to reduce crumbling structures and
interior chambers of their lairs meticulously dry.
The challenge rating of a legendary topaz dragon increases by 1 when it’s encountered in its lair.
Lair Actions
On initiative count 20 (losing
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
creation and growth, much as a forest fire clears dead wood, replenishes the soil, and allows the forest to regrow even healthier than before. To this end, topaz dragons use their power to reduce
their homes. They keep the interior chambers of their lairs meticulously dry.
The challenge rating of a legendary topaz dragon increases by 1 when it’s encountered in its lair.
Lair Actions
On
Monsters
Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
denizens of the Feywild. Sages believe that their appearance derives from the primal fear inspired by fiendish creatures, while bards assert that panic, being such a repulsive emotion, is embodied by an
of its faculties. When such an event occurs, the creature's scream echoes through the Feywild. If it echoes at just the right angle between a rocky outcropping in the dead of night, the scream gains
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
map 1.1, while map 1.5 shows its interior. The villa connects with the dungeon and sewer complex shown on map 1.6. The characters might want to visit Vanthampur Villa after leaving the Dungeon of the
Dead Three or paying a visit to Amrik Vanthampur at the Low Lantern. If they take Amrik prisoner, they can count on Reya Mantlemorn to keep a close eye on him.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
. Akirrans whisper that the interior holds a door between this world and the land of the dead. In front of this wonder, a giant statue of Anu, the Great Jackal, overlooks parched riverbeds. A small order
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Harpers Any smart, non-evil character can join the Harpers of Waterdeep. Bards and wizards are especially welcome. Harpers are altruists who work behind the scenes to keep power out of the hands of
locations such as the City of the Dead. Harper support comes in these ways: The Harpers make common and uncommon potions and scrolls available to the adventurers at a reduced or deferred cost
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
College of Whispers Most folk are happy to welcome a bard into their midst. Bards of the College of Whispers use this to their advantage. They appear to be like other bards, sharing news, singing
songs, and telling tales to the audiences they gather. In truth, the College of Whispers teaches its students that they are wolves among sheep. These bards use their knowledge and magic to uncover
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Wizard’s Tower At the north end of the village stands a square tower once inhabited by the wizard Vandomar. He’s long dead, and the tower’s floors have collapsed; all that remains is a fifty-foot
stone shell with a precarious staircase winding up its interior wall. The tower recently became the base of a githyanki delegation: three githyanki warriors and their leader, Azima, a githyanki knight
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Adventure Atlas: The Mortuary
to expel a dybbuk† from a corpse. The exorcist asks the characters to help in dispatch the Fiend. 9 Two bards† in the Heralds of Dust approach the characters and sing a ballad honoring the dead. If the
characters interrupt or otherwise ruin the tune, 1d4 irascible specters emerge from the walls and attack, causing the bards to flee. 10 Three skeleton farmers quietly tend to corpse-white grave
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
interior, and a narrow path hugs the walls between two exits. Jutting from the middle of the garden is a six-foot-tall rusty sprinkler. In the ceiling above the sprinkler, a ten-foot-wide shaft leads
three shambling mounds, which rise up and attack any other creatures in the room. After 1 hour, the shambling mounds revert to dead compost. The shaft in the ceiling ascends 15 feet to area 45. To scale the smooth walls of the shaft, a character needs a climbing gear or magic.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
building, four dead gnomes in armor lie amid the fragments of a doglike automaton.
The dead gnomes lying in the street are prison guards who were killed by Tockworth’s automatons. The guards managed to
keys unlock all the cells in the jail. Building Interior. Map 5.2 includes inset maps that show both floors of this two-story building. The lower floor contains a kitchen and mess hall for the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Lost Treasures As they explore the tomb, characters are likely to find one or more fabled treasures as well as magic items inhabited by the spirits of Omu’s dead trickster gods. What happens to these
Company of the Yellow Banner was vanquished trying to obtain this lost jewel, which is rumored to have the power to resurrect the ancient dead. If the Eye of Zaltec indeed has such power, it requires
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
imparts the following information: Grave Theft. Two halflings dug up his grave in the dead of night and stole his Canaith mandolin (an instrument of the bards). Frody wants it back. (“It was a gift
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
attract. She is the patron of rangers in the same way that Milil is the patron of bards, but even rangers rarely pray to her directly. They instead pray to Gwaeron Windstrom, who they believe will
wilds. She has many shrines, particularly in the Savage Frontier. Most consist of a dead tree trunk into which has been carved a likeness of her holy symbol, a unicorn’s head. Alternatively, the likeness
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
plaza.
If the characters enter the guardhouse, read: Much of the interior has collapsed into rubble. Creepers cling to the walls, and high grasses sprout between the flagstones amid evidence of long
-dead campfires. One wall is covered with graffiti — some words painted, others etched.
The graffiti (written in Common) provides hints about the challenges that await: “Fear the fangs of Ras Nsi
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
E3: Aquarium Car This car is filled with clear water that isn’t displaced when the door opens. The car’s interior space is a large aquarium, complete with a coral reef and algae-coated ruins. Tiny
replenish it. If any fish died, the deva uses raise dead spells to revive one fish per day for ten days. Once all is set right, the deva flies from the train and casts plane shift to return to Mount Celestia, taking the decanter with it.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
Barn Visit Read or paraphrase the following if the characters choose to meet with Adrisa Carimorte: Rain begins to fall as your coach pulls up beside an open barn surrounded by fields of dead corn. A
has magical wards that thwart all attempts to magically scry on its interior, as well as other wards Adrisa temporarily deactivated. Adrisa leads the characters up a ladder to the barn’s loft. Once
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
human family that owned and operated the windmill (area 10). The goblins have already rummaged through the residence, taking anything of value and leaving the interior in disarray. 4b. Osstra Farm A
sight. If one is killed, the other flees. Treasure. Pojo has a pouch containing a gold ring (worth 25 gp), which he pulled from Semile Southwell’s dead hand. Tot carries a pouch that holds 5 cp and a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
proximity to the City of the Dead, the district of Deathsgate prides itself on being a haven for those who challenge death on a daily basis. The guild’s founder, Kassh “Blackaxe” Droranath, doesn’t care
city of Sharn, which is both the cultural heart of Breland and a nexus for intrigue and diplomacy. Bards have much to gain from the company of other bards, as they exchange news, stories, and songs
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
.) Lorehold Spells Spell Level Spells 1st Comprehend Languages, Identify 2nd Borrowed Knowledge (in this book), Locate Object 3rd Speak with Dead, Spirit Guardians 4th Arcane Eye, Stone Shape 5th Flame
Lorehold. Bards thrive in Lorehold, and wizards (particularly those of the School of Divination) are numerous among its students. Clerics (often with the Knowledge or Light domains) are also quite common
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
woodland uncover five separate paths leading into its interior. Impassable brambles choke the woodland outside these trails and even grow overhead to blot out the sky. To avoid getting lost in the wood
of the dead ends listed below (area B2) and must make the check again when they move on. Once all four dead ends have been explored, the group automatically locates Red Ruth’s lair. B2. Dead Ends If
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Deadstone Cleft In the desolate, fog-shrouded foothills of the Graypeak Mountains is a dead-end canyon with the petrified bodies of stone giants embedded in its hundred-foot-tall gray walls. The
. Dead, fossilized stone giants stand in alcoves throughout the canyon and caves of Deadstone Cleft. They’ve been here so long that they have partially joined with the surrounding stone. These stone
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
9. Temple of the Great Snake This 30-foot-high cavern is dominated by a ruin that contains the following: Carvings. The interior walls are covered in carvings of snakes, fanged maws, and open
that she cannot rest until the Ssethian Scourges are dead. Yoastal can be both friend and foe to an adventuring party. The ghost claims to have once been a cleric of Mask, cursed to remain in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
and cold city, its streets often empty for hours at a time. The central castle of bone has interior walls of flesh and carpets made of woven hair. The city contains wandering undead, many of which are
warped by Orcus’s magic, creating one or more of the following effects: Dead beasts periodically animate as undead mockeries of their former selves. Skeletal and zombie versions of local wildlife are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
that the dead-gray mists began in the capital city of Metrol and spread out from there. What is known for certain is that within the space of one day the nation of Cyre had been engulfed in a wall of
territory, those living on the borders who were able to flee from the advancing mists, those few who were able to escape the interior through magical means. On Olarune 20, 994 YK, the nation of Cyre ceased to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
and cold city, its streets often empty for hours at a time. The central castle of bone has interior walls of flesh and carpets made of woven hair. The city contains wandering undead, many of which are
lair is warped by the Orcus’s magic, creating one or more of the following effects: Dead beasts periodically animate as undead mockeries of their former selves. Skeletal and zombie versions of local
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
interior doors, all of which lead to the shared study beyond.
The Fallen Investigation of the members of the “C” Team confirms that they are truly dead. No magic available to the characters can return them
K’thriss Drow’b. All four members of the “C” Team lie dead on the floor of their individual bedrooms.
The purple light that radiates out from each room pulses out around the edges of the closed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Locathah Rising
2. What Is Dead May Never Die As the characters descend into the lower decks of this ship, read or paraphrase the following boxed text: As you proceed belowdecks, it becomes much easier to swim as
into the lower decks, and so may be excluded from this combat if the entire party is below. INTERIOR FEATURES
This area has the following features.
Current. The water here is still, though it slowly
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
the mill, you see that the interior has collapsed into a great sinkhole. Large, overturned kettles spill boiling sugarcane juice across the broken floor, and the fires that once heated those kettles
Intelligence (Nature) check sees that the earth of its walls is dry and dead, like it’s from somewhere else entirely. Whistlers. A moment after a character looks in the hole, two large, gaunt, bipedal
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
those in the rest of Little Lockford. A few dead deep gnomes lie in the streets; most wear the weapons and armor of the militia. L1: Entrance and Gatehouse When the characters are ready to enter the town
knock on the gates seven times. Gatehouse. A modest gatehouse stands inside the gates. Map 5.2 includes an inset map that shows the interior of the gatehouse, which the characters can use as a place to






