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The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
climbing meet eight dead and falling Eight snakes sneak under eight bats screaming Eight eyes open, always dreaming All on the cauldron that is ever seeming
can’t be used again until the next dawn.
Tying a dead frog or toad to the end of an ordinary branch and dipping it in the water-filled cauldron transforms the branch into a wand of polymorph
Kobold
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
their own subterranean food, and prefer to sneak about at night, the people of a town might go for weeks or months without noticing evidence that kobolds are in the area, and years between actual
undetected and don’t give their targets reason to harm them. For example, a group of city kobolds might sneak into a cobbler’s house at night to loot it of knives, leather bits, nails, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
from the dead and become immersed in negative energy, eventually becoming like ghosts. Thieves’ guilds value them as highly effective information gatherers and spies. Many shadar-kai of the
to a deity of death? Whispers of the Dead Tiefling Phantom 3rd-level Phantom feature Echoes of those who have died cling to you. Whenever you finish a short or long rest, you can choose one skill or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
Immediately after you deal Sneak Attack damage to a creature on your turn, you can target a second creature that you can see within 30 feet of the first creature. Roll half the number of Sneak Attack
damage dice for your level (round up), and the second creature takes Necrotic damage equal to the roll’s total as wails of the dead sound around it. You can use this feature a number of times equal to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
village itself, the town council now understands the dire nature of the situation. It is possible that the guards and anyone else who was left in town is dead, and the town could be overrun with enemies
. The council asks the party to sneak into town and assess the situation there. If the town is no longer safe, the settlers must return to Neverwinter in defeat.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
conflict are as good as dead, but circumstances might necessitate one or more characters moving unseen through the ranks of devils and hordes of demons. Such a plan might include causing a distraction that
moves the battle in a different direction, waiting for a demon surge (or creating one) to disturb the stalemate enough to sneak through, or magical disguises that would allow characters to pass
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
; and a shield guardian that protects her. Plans. Marina works to discredit and ruin other merchants. Her wererats spy on her opponents and sneak into warehouses, unleashing hordes of rats to spoil
against them. Event A sudden storm creates minor flooding, washing dozens of dead, bloated, diseased rats from the sewers. Terror over the plague rips through town. Action Marina fans the flames of panic, spreading rumors that the characters or other rivals in town are responsible for the disease.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
5. Supplies and Captives This area is held by H’slaat’s forces. One troglodyte guards the cave. A character can sneak past the guard with a successful DC 12 Dexterity (Stealth) check. The cave floor
is strewn with gnawed bones — the remains of dead dwarves and drow. A circular pit, nine feet deep, holds six captives — two drow and four shield dwarf commoners. These unfortunates were separated
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
says otherwise (though the DM can always make exceptions). Can you use Dispel Magic on the creations of a spell like Animate Dead or affect those creations with Antimagic Field? Whenever you wonder
spell Animate Dead harnesses magical energy to turn a corpse or a pile of bones into an Undead creature. That necromantic magic is present for an instant and is then gone. The resulting creature now
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
17 Wisdom (Perception) check. Shortly after the characters arrive in area P2, Rosintar silently signals for the spiders to sneak up on the party. Any character with a passive Wisdom (Perception) score
certainty: “The blue-cloaked gnat must be dead.” P4: Grotto It’s a 50-foot drop from the hole in area P2 to the floor of this underground chamber. Even during the day, the fetid grotto is dark
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
ago. One of its members, a thief named Kelim the Weasel (NE human spy), wandered off, snuck into this corner of the dungeon, found a spellbook left behind by a long-dead adventurer, and inadvertently
. He wants to sneak out while the gricks are asleep or distracted, but he’s too scared to leave. He has been without food or water for two days. If rescued, Kelim gives his saviors a stolen spellbook as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
! Jester
I’m the grim orb atop one’s neck. Your own you wish whole; your enemy’s wrecked. My form inspires dread, yet without me you’re dead. Click to see the answer! Skull
I arrive every day and
. My dagger is its sharpest when I sneak, then attack. Click to see the answer! Rogue
Dwarven queens might choose stone; ogre kings make do with bone. Wood or leather, whatever’s your pleasure—after
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
.
Most of the folk in the vecindad are celebrating, but Doña Rosa weeps alone in her apartment. Unless the characters attempt to sneak in, Doña Rosa hears them approach and opens the door. Characters who
locket hangs on the wall near his bedroll. This is the top half, and no picture is inside. Offerings for the Dead After the characters speak with Doña Rosa, they see other residents of the vecindad
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
they must sneak a peek at her records, which she keeps in an iron safe that can be opened with a knock spell or similar magic. To pick the combination lock on the safe, a character must succeed on
they’re polite, Ambrose escorts them out of the City of the Dead and warns them not to trespass again. Otherwise, he attempts to subdue them and turn them over to the City Guard. Next Encounter Once
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
attack her castle without provocation or are caught trying to sneak into her home, Sansuri brings her castle’s defenses to bear and tries to crush them, capturing those who surrender. If the characters
aid of detect magic spells. Dead characters are unceremoniously dropped through the hole in the audience chamber floor. Living captives are confined to cages in the dungeon (area 8) and left unguarded. Unless the prisoners manage to escape, Sansuri feeds them to her griffons in area 7 the next day.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
unnaturally cold. As you step onto the flagstones, a voice from nowhere whispers:
“Who is dead but cannot die, the Lord of Bones, whose embrace is patient but sure?”
A detect magic spell reveals that
the voice is an illusion. Characters who succeed on a DC 20 Intelligence (Religion) check recognize the “Lord of Bones” as one of the ancient titles given to Myrkul, god of the dead. If a character
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium
Specific Spells Can I cast animate dead on the humanoid-shaped corpse of an undead creature such as a zombie or a ghast? When animate dead targets a corpse, the body must have belonged to a creature
magical effects are lesser restoration, greater restoration, and remove curse. Can you use dispel magic on the creations of a spell like animate dead or affect those creations with antimagic field? Whenever
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
alone: from somewhere nearby ahead, they hear gruff voices growling and roaring. It’s easy for the characters to sneak toward the sounds for a closer look. The following boxed text corresponds to the
the Beast Lord!”
Eight berserkers of the cult are consuming a pile of animals they have killed as a way of paying tribute to Malar. If they aren’t tearing at the meat, they are playing with the dead
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
flee from eight rats scavenging
Eight toads climbing meet eight dead and falling
Eight snakes sneak under eight bats screaming
Eight eyes open, always dreaming
All on the cauldron that is
Iggwilv’s Cauldron, the poem titled “The Witch Queen’s Cauldron” is an incantation that hints at the time-freezing property of the artifact:
Eight cats perch atop eight dead attending
Eight lizards
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
leave a dead mezzoloth behind. Two pairs of mezzoloths patrol the battlefield in irregular patterns. Characters traveling across the nodule or searching the rubble have a chance of encountering a
: Nellik’s Windmill As the smoke doesn’t waft near this location, it’s difficult for the characters to sneak up on it. If the mezzoloth sentry spots intruders (see below), it warns Nellik immediately. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
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Jared: Gareth, you’re up next.
Phillip: Gareth holds his Holy Symbol and utters an imprecation while pointing at the closest shrub and casting Toll the Dead. The sound of a bell tolls, and the
dead. Anything else, Gareth?
Phillip: He glares menacingly at the other shrubs.
Jared: OK, their turn. One skitters toward Mirabella!
7 Russell: Can I interject myself between it and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Telepathy. Ghald can magically command any shark within 120 feet of him, using a limited telepathy.
Sneak Attack. Ghald deals an extra 14 (4d6) damage when he hits a target with a weapon attack and has
.
Oreioth A lean, black-bearded young noble from Baldur’s Gate, Oreioth is more at home among the dead than the living. He was cruel almost from the time he could talk, catching small creatures and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
area 18. The character overhears one yuan-ti whisper to another, in Common, “White feather, black mask.” See area 4 for the significance of these words. 91–00 Feed a dead prisoner to the hydra in area
21. The characters find a folded-up piece of parchment hidden on the dead prisoner. On one side, it bears a crude map of the temple. Temple Roster Area Creature(s) Notes 1 Nahth (type 1 yuan-ti
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
but now has only one battered tower near the south road. A wraith—the tormented remnant of a long-dead garrison commander—stands watch. When it detects visitors, the wraith lets out a shriek that
puts the ruins on alert and activates the necromantic barrier described in area N2. A character who wants to sneak past the watchtower or climb its ladder undetected must succeed on a DC 13 Dexterity
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
summons such creatures. Miner Body. The body on the ground is that of a missing miner named Enwa, who was killed by an aurumvorax attack. If a character casts the speak with dead spell on the corpse
follow any other tunnel, they reach a dead end after 10 minutes and have a 50 percent chance of encountering two aurumvoraxes gnawing on a seam of gold ore. These aurumvoraxes fight to the death and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
try to enter clandestinely, the place is immense enough that a small group can sneak in with relative ease. If uninvited visitors arrive openly, they can expect a sharp reception from githyanki patrol
maintenance enjoy a high status and are allowed to consider their work as part of their military service. Githyanki warriors provide labor as needed. Dragon Caves. The shattered lower body of the dead god
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
welcome at Karkolohk, the goblins shoot arrows at any they see. A character who wants to sneak past a watchtower or climb its ladder undetected must succeed on a DC 9 Dexterity (Stealth) check. If
is intact and unguarded. One of the cages hanging from it contains a prisoner: a dead human that the ravens are feasting on. K4. Archer Platforms These wooden platforms creak and groan underfoot. Each
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
guards or sneak past them. The guards are too well paid to accept bribes, and they have no respect for the Flaming Fist. To sneak past a group of guards, each character must succeed on a DC 13
duke, her three dead husbands, her three sons, and the family’s winged cat, Slobberchops. Treasure. A tapestry hanging on the north wall depicts burning angels falling from the sky into a pit of fire
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
(area V2). V2. Main Entrance Half-submerged in the icy mire are the bones, skull, and tusks of a long-dead mammoth. Beyond these remains is a yawning cave mouth.
This route leads to the firelit cave
leather boots. The verbeeg is fashioning a small knife he can use to carefully unstitch the boots and reuse the leather. V4. Refuse Pit This dead-end cavern has a crudely excavated, ten-foot-wide pit
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
Enlarge ability in the next round, taking cover behind two of the pillars before wading into melee. Meanwhile, Ghared remains invisible and maneuvers to make a sneak attack, then enlarges herself
skeletons clutching greatclubs. The dead orc warrior looks up at you and grins evilly, green fire burning in its hate-filled eyes as it stands.
Treasure. The orcs looted the shrine after the fall of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Domains of Delight: A Feywild Accessory
, bone, or some other substance, which allow the archfey to raise the dead. They shed their antlers and grow new ones every hundred years, prompting thieves to sneak into the domain to acquire the shed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
to sneak into its treasury and retrieve Moradin’s Gauntlet, a dwarven relic. If there are any dwarves in the player characters’ party, Musharib locks onto them and appeals to their love of dwarvenkind
guide characters to Firefinger and Dungrunglung. They’ve also heard stories about an old woman in Mbala who can animate the dead in such a way that the zombies retain the abilities and memories they had
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
difficult to gauge the chamber’s true size. Slumped against one of the columns is a dead man wearing a stone breastplate.
Any creature entering the cave for the first time on a turn or starting its turn
their fabled treasure!” As the ghost intones these words, four specters of dead drow killed here long ago in a cave collapse materialize and attack the living. Roleplaying Reulek. Earth cultists found
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
, they approach the characters. Their names are Mek and Minn, and they’re the brothers of Myla, the kobold tinkerer at Dragon’s Rest. They left their sister for dead after the stirge attack that maimed
, curled up against the northeast wall. This presents the characters with an important choice: they can waken the dragon and fight him now, or they can sneak past the dragon, find a way into the secret
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
characters can sneak past the troglodytes with a successful DC 15 Dexterity (Stealth) group check. Characters carrying a light source have disadvantage on this check. If combat breaks out here, the
corpses include dead explorers, troglodytes, and cave-dwelling creatures. A wicked spirit of hunger (use the wraith stat block) resides here, a sliver of the lesser god Laogzed’s power. The troglodytes