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Returning 35 results for 'death and nightmares'.
Yuan-ti Nightmare Speaker
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Monsters
Volo's Guide to Monsters
transformed. If it dies, it stays in its current form.
Death Fangs (2/Day). The first time the yuan-ti hits with a melee attack on its turn, it can deal an extra 16 (3d10);{"diceNotation":"3d10
","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Death Fangs","rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage to the target.
Innate Spellcasting (Yuan-ti Form Only). The yuan-ti’s innate spellcasting ability is
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Aura of Nightmares. Undead creatures within 30 feet of the shepherd gain a +5 bonus to attack and damage rolls. When any other creature that isn’t undead or a construct starts its turn within
30 feet of the shepherd, that creature must succeed on a DC 17 Wisdom saving throw or take 11 (2d10);{"diceNotation":"2d10","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Aura of Nightmares","rollDamageType
Boneless
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monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
them to death in their full-body grip.
Boneless arise in a variety of forms. While the animate skins of specific creatures are the most common, foul spellcasters might create these horrors from the
boneless peeling itself from its independently undead frame haunts the nightmares of many seasoned monster hunters.Bludgeoning, Poison
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
their dark magic allows them to influence the dreams of others, sending messages or inflicting nightmares with a touch. Tales talk of ambitious wizards, frantic monarchs, and desperate heroes
the golden key.”
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“Beware the black horse.”
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“The fish is your friend.”
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“The stairs downward lead to that which you seek.”
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“Look for two crossed swords. There your goal lies.”
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“If you see two crows, turn back. Beyond is death.”
Hobgoblin
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
the dreams that inspire them. Its horrors don’t feature in their nightmares. Cowardice is more terrible to hobgoblins than dying, for they carry their living acts into the afterlife. A hero in
death becomes a hero eternal.
Young hobgoblins start soldiering when they can walk and heed the mustering call as soon as they can wield their weapons capably. Every legion in the hobgoblins&rsquo
Dullahan
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campaign against the living. In death, dullahans are often rejoined by those who followed them in life, either in the form of lesser undead, like skeleton;skeletons or wight;wights, or terrifying mounts
, like warhorse skeleton;warhorse skeletons or nightmare;nightmares.
Headless Hunts
Dullahans are known for seeking their lost heads, giving rise to regional legends of headless hunters and endless
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
The Council Armin and two other elf council members lead Redwood Watch, though Armin is missing. The council members were among those who faced Death-at-Sunset a century ago, and the councilors
permanently. (The wyrmling is now forcing Armin to defend area R4.) Gwenhumara Goldmoss. Gwenhumara (Medium Priest Acolyte) is an elf healer who tended to the wounded after the battle against Death-at-Sunset
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Villain
1 A medium who feeds victims to spirits in exchange for power over them
2 The spirit of a long-dead murderer who stalks the same types of victims in death as in life
3 The
haunted home of a cruel patriarch, who refuses to relinquish control of his descendants
4 A priest who marks the unworthy for death at the hands of the cathedral’s hungry spirits
5 A phantom
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
followers instead. Death knights often use warhorse skeletons and nightmares as mounts. Immortal Until Redeemed. A death knight can arise anew even after it has been destroyed. Only when it atones for
Death Knight When a paladin that falls from grace dies without seeking atonement, dark powers can transform the once-mortal knight into a hateful undead creature. A death knight is a skeletal warrior
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Nightmare Dread Steed of the Lower Planes Habitat: Planar (Lower Planes); Treasure: None Alejandro Pacheco Nightmares resemble horses with flaming manes, burning hooves, and smoldering eyes. They
many know the locations of portals to the Lower Planes, the Shadowfell, and other sinister realms. Nightmares’ speed, resilience, and ability to gallop between planes of existence make them steeds
Magic Items
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
’t be removed while you are attuned to the teeth, and you can’t voluntarily end your attunement to them. If removed after your death, the tooth vanishes. You can have a maximum number of the
dealt. While you are in sunlight, you can’t regain hit points.
12
Nightmares of Kaggash (twisted beholder tooth)
1 beholder
As an action, you can cast the eyebite spell from the tooth
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
brimstone as quickly as it appeared. Dread Steed. Also called a “demon horse” or “hell horse,” the nightmare serves as a steed for creatures of exceptional evil, carrying demons, devils, death knights
unless a worthy sacrifice is offered to it as food upon its arrival, the nightmare displays no special loyalty to the creature it serves. Creating a Nightmare. Nightmares don’t appear naturally in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
back to the Material Plane when the characters awaken. 3 Rescue a character who is suffering from debilitating recurring nightmares by defeating the quori inhabiting the character’s mind. 4 Stop the
construction of an eldritch machine in Dal Quor that will give the quori physical access to the Material Plane again. Dying in Dreams Death in dreams is less severe than in reality, but it’s not without
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Yuan-ti Nightmare Speaker Nightmare speakers are female yuan-ti malison priests that make a pact with Dendar the Night Serpent to feed their deity the fears and nightmares of their victims in
wearing or carrying isn’t transformed. If it dies, it stays in its current form.
Death Fangs (2/Day). The first time the yuan-ti hits with a melee attack on its turn, it can deal an extra 16 (3d10
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Death of a Dragon When I go, I dream of passing my spirit into that with which I have had the most profound experiences. The first thing that comes to mind is a caramel treacle from the Foxy Duck
Tavern. Yum!
-Fizban
Dragons are intimately bound up with the fabric of magic that undergirds the Material Plane. As a result, the death of any dragon is an event of tremendous significance—and those
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Ghost.” As the killings mounted, residents of the Styes grew increasingly frightened. Jarme retained little knowledge of his foul work. He awoke exhausted, haunted by vague memories of horrible nightmares
yesterday, Jarme Loveage dangled from the executioner’s noose. With Jarme’s death, the Styes breathed a collective sigh of relief — but that relief is destined to be short-lived. The kraken is nearing maturity, and the Whisperer is preparing the final stage of its dreadful plan.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
throw. Failure means the character is overcome with feelings of grief and remorse, seemingly triggered by hearing thousands of tiny cries of pain and death groans but which is in fact the result of
inhaling mildly toxic spores released by the immature fungi. Affected characters break down after 1d20 minutes and simply can’t face those sounds anymore. They have nightmares for days to come, until the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
chance. 4 Even though you can work divine magic, you have never truly felt the presence of a divine essence within yourself. 5 You are plagued by nightmares that you believe are sent by your god as
cosmic force, such as life or death, or a philosophy or concept, such as love, peace, or one of the nine alignments. Chapter 1 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide explores options like these, in the section
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
throw. Failure means the character is overcome with feelings of grief and remorse, seemingly triggered by hearing thousands of tiny cries of pain and death groans but which is in fact the result of
inhaling mildly toxic spores released by the immature fungi. Affected characters break down after 1d20 minutes and simply can’t face those sounds anymore. They have nightmares for days to come, until the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
stealthy undead seek to adorn living frames once more, wrapping themselves around their victims and wringing them to death in their full-body grip. Boneless arise in a variety of forms. While the
. Boneless might adorn the frames of other undead, like skeletons or zombies. The sight of a boneless peeling itself from its independently undead frame haunts the nightmares of many seasoned monster
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
allows them to influence the dreams of others, sending messages or inflicting nightmares with a touch. Tales talk of ambitious wizards, frantic monarchs, and desperate heroes undertaking quests or making
death.” Dusk Hag
Medium fey, neutral evil
Armor Class 17 (natural armor)
Hit Points 82 (15d8 + 15)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
11 (+0)
DEX
14 (+2)
CON
12 (+1)
INT
17 (+3
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
your trail and your nightmares. 5 It seemed like buried treasure — a collection of strange, topaz-eyed statues hidden deep in the Riverveins. You absconded with them, but now the smugglers who stole
anyone else. 5 What you stole belonged to someone other than your intended mark. Now a deadly organization such as the Guild is after you. 6 You were caught! The owner demands their property’s return, threatening death or worse, but it’s already been taken from you.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
Lord Soth Darklord Cursed by Memories Cynthia Sheppard “Explain why you have interrupted my reverie, or I will turn your waking hours into nightmares.”
—Lord Soth
Lord Loren Soth seethes within
rouse him to activity or invade Nedragaard Keep might convince him to let them escape. This risks provoking the mighty death knight’s wrath, but Soth still thinks of himself as a true knight—he might
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
gang of kenku killers haunts your trail and your nightmares.
5 It seemed like buried treasure — a collection of strange, topaz-eyed statues hidden deep in the Riverveins. You absconded with them
deadly organization such as the Guild is after you.
6 You were caught! The owner demands their property’s return, threatening death or worse, but it’s already been taken from you.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
.
-Fizban
A dragon’s attachment to a hoard can be strong enough to bind the dragon’s spirit to existence after death. Such a ghost dragon haunts the hoard, often forming an attachment to a single
flames, lightning, or acid, it carries an otherworldly curse. The breath’s shadowy mist can induce waking nightmares. Ghost Dragon
Huge Undead, Any Alignment
Armor Class 10
Hit Points 324 (24d12
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
its own death or someone else’s visceral end.
20 The spirit is soundlessly ambushed by shadowy limbs that drag it into the floor or walls.
Nightmares Whenever the party takes a long rest in
during a long rest, one of them experiences a waking vision that plays out like an ambient haunt. These nightmares gradually reveal details from the “Story Overview.” Relate these specifics to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
carry out the will of their masters. Death in Hellfire. A narzugon’s lances are forged in hellfire. The soul of anyone killed by such a lance is shunted to the River Styx for rebirth as a lemure. Each
lance is unique to its owner, bearing the marks of both the narzugon and its master. Nightmare Riders. Each narzugon claims a nightmare as its mount. These nightmares are bound by infernal tack (see the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
continues to kill in death. 3 A ghostly ancestor who refuses to relinquish control of their kin. 4 A priest who marks the unworthy for sacrifice to the cathedral’s hungry spirits 5 A phantom rider who
sweeps through the village, stealing away the living. 6 An unbound spirit that repeatedly manifests in victims’ nightmares. 7 The capricious phantasm of an amoral accident victim who torments the living
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
shake. Lingering Nightmares d6 Nightmare
1 You stand atop a cliff as an apocalyptic sea monster emerges and begins painting the world around you with a brush in each tentacle. You cannot
Master
1 Philia Fjor, a half-elf abjurer who baked cupcakes that functioned as potions.
2 Oghhga, a mute half-orc diviner who beat her unsuccessful students to death with rocks.
3
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
.
Third Entry. Sorvina discovered the bones of some monster at the center of the standing stones. All three sisters are having nightmares from which they wake up ravenous. Sorvina claims the hunger is
bones to rise as a Minotaur Skeleton. Both it and Sorvina fight the characters to the death. When the skeleton is defeated, its bones remain intact. Cursed Remains. The skeleton exudes evil magic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
campaign against the living. In death, dullahans are often rejoined by those who followed them in life, either in the form of lesser undead, like skeletons or wights, or terrifying mounts, like warhorse
skeletons or nightmares.
Headless Hunts Dullahans are known for seeking their lost heads, giving rise to regional legends of headless hunters and endless searches. The Dullahan Legends table suggests
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
players’ other characters get involved in the investigations, the players know the details. Survivors give every player a part to play in one character’s ominous nightmares, such as those resulting
details on such adventures). Whether the characters survive or meet spectacular ends doesn’t matter, as death might mean a return to the character’s original body, a second chance to try again, or a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
forgotten in mortal imagination. Scant mention of their names and epithets appears in the oldest tales, hinting at the nightmares that birthed them. Kroxa, Titan of Death’s Hunger, embodied the terror of
death—and its insatiable gluttony for new creatures to consume. Uro, Titan of Nature’s Wrath, might be seen as a direct predecessor of Keranos and Thassa, but it was the incarnation of natural disaster
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Serpent. Dendar’s followers say that one day she will grow so large from feasting on the fears and nightmares of the world that she will devour it whole. Yuan-ti that serve Dendar terrorize other
, the abominations believe that Merrshaulk will reawaken and restore the yuan-ti to their rightful place.
Sseth, the Sibilant Death. Sseth appeared to the yuan-ti of antiquity in the form of a winged
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
home of the mayor and the center of government. Meals were prepared in the village and brought to the manor, and the servants slept in nearby cottages. The house hides clues to the death of the
Tifra and their two children, Tavin and Nia, evacuated to Maerin. The last few pages speak of the mayor’s nightmares, of her creeping fear and waking in the night, soaked in sweat, with lingering