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Yeenoghu
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Out of the Abyss
atrocities in his name. Yeenoghu takes pleasure in causing fear before death, and he sows sorrow and despair through destroying beloved things. He doesn’t parlay; to meet him is to do battle with him
, decorated by the flayed skins of his foes. He wields a triple-headed flail called the Butcher, which he can summon into his hand at will, although he is as likely to tear his prey apart with his bare
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Touch of Death Your touch is pain, harming whoever you come in contact with. The deathly power within you is beyond your control, afflicting any who touch your bare skin. By the same token, you can
deliver death to your enemies with your touch. Roll on or choose an option from the Deadly Touch table to determine how this Dark Gift presents itself. Additionally, you gain the traits that follow
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Worshiping Erebos To many mortals, Erebos is primarily concerned not with death, but with gold. Most of his followers downplay his association with death and misfortune, instead praying to him for
material wealth. Others pray to him because they want to be more accepting of their misfortune. These individuals see themselves as beyond hope of improving their lot in life, asking only that Erebos
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
the dire wolf sleeps in the middle of the room. The gladiator and the berserkers fight to the death. The dire wolf flees the temple (heading east, through areas X4 and X2) if reduced to fewer than
half its hit points. Torches in sconces light this bare stone room. Six bedrolls made of stitched animal furs cover the floor. Cold air enters through a fissure in the southwest wall. Other than the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
X24. West Shrine This bare stone room consists of a foyer to the east and a shrine to the west. Candlesticks draped in cobwebs stand in the four corners of the foyer. In the shrine, a faceless
human wizards who came here separately, failed their saving throws, and starved to death while under the spell’s effect. The lich in area X27 destroyed the wizards’ spellbooks and other possessions
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
them across the city but also not wishing to disrespect the deities. The Bastion of Takhisis has partially crumbled, leaving it a hollow frame within bare, intimidating walls. Lord Soth has claimed
animate the dragon remains buried beneath the city, turning them into death dragons (see appendix B). Using the remains of the dragon Karavarix, he’s already created the first of these terrors
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
instruments, and he drives them to ever-greater atrocities in his name. Yeenoghu takes pleasure in causing fear before death, and he sows sorrow and despair through destroying beloved things. He doesn’t parlay
body with heavy chains, decorated by the flayed skins of his foes. He wields a triple-headed flail called the Butcher, which he can summon into his hand at will, although he is as likely to tear his prey apart with his bare hands before ripping out its throat with his teeth.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
instruments, and he drives them to ever-greater atrocities in his name. Yeenoghu takes pleasure in causing fear before death, and he sows sorrow and despair through destroying beloved things. He doesn’t parlay
body with heavy chains, decorated by the flayed skins of his foes. He wields a triple-headed flail called the Butcher, which he can summon into his hand at will, although he is as likely to tear his prey apart with his bare hands before ripping out its throat with his teeth.
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
beings and their creations are ultimately doomed to death and decomposition, and the dragons’ demeanor is typically morbid and curmudgeonly as a result.
Gleaming Gold
Upon hatching, topaz
cliffs, 50 feet above the sandy beaches, outcroppings, and islands below. It has the following features:
Outcropping. A flat outcropping with sheer limestone sides, mostly bare, offers a comfortable spot
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
, with a matching burial site situated in the middle of a large necropolis full of open graves, tilted headstones worn bare of inscriptions, and plundered mausoleums. The necropolis, which is roughly
a curse prevents them from leaving the place. Characters who defeat these creatures are free to continue their exploration of the Shadowfell, having survived their first brush with death in this ghastly realm.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
his skin while two strong, bare-chested human men with spears look on.
The oval stone is 8 feet tall and made of porous rock. Situated atop a volcanic vent, it transfers heat evenly throughout the
playing them off against each other. If his bodyguards are defeated and he is facing death, Yahru offers small bits of information for the promise of freedom. In addition to the layout and defenses of the
Kobold
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
network of passages beneath the streets, connecting them to a nearby waterway and greatly improving the town’s sanitation. If the kobolds like the area and aren’t mistreated by the humans
serve similar roles but under threat of death.
URDS: WINGED KOBOLDS
Winged kobolds, known as urds, hatch seemingly at random from kobold eggs, even in a tribe that has no adult urds. Although
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
creations are ultimately doomed to death and decomposition, and the dragons’ demeanor is typically morbid and curmudgeonly as a result.
Gleaming Gold
Upon hatching, topaz dragon wyrmling;topaz
beaches, outcroppings, and islands below. It has the following features:
Outcropping. A flat outcropping with sheer limestone sides, mostly bare, offers a comfortable spot where the dragon can bask
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a7
opens the door, read: You see a bare chamber, with a small door on the north wall, and pairs of swords crossed behind shields hung upon the walls. There are three such sets on each of the walls to either
of starvation, or open and enter the door to the south, where certain but quick death awaits.
“Whichever you choose, know that I, Acererak the Eternal, watch and scoff at your puny efforts and enjoy
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
. The feeling of freedom that comes from this change is liberating, but the specter of death forever after colors the mind flayer’s actions. An undead mind flayer is hated and hunted by other
the illithid’s death and updated as the years pass, with the jar serving as a diary of sorts for the one whose brain will eventually fill it. After it is filled with brine, a funerary brain jar can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Iroas’s Champions Iroas’s champions are his generals, through whom he can deliver death blows to his enemies. On a daily basis, Iroas serves the causes of justice and honor. The weak are to be
with her bare hands. As the games commenced, the rumors continued, and athletic victories seemed hollow so long as the so-called best was not there to compete.
When Kelephne did arrive, she was
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
be heard everywhere on the battlefield, but they have no source. Crumbling buildings, bare trees, blast craters, and jumbles of bones around spears and swords indicate an immense battle. None of the
patrol. Roll a d6; on a 1 or 2, the characters encounter one of the patrolling pairs. These mezzoloths want to impress their leader and thus fight to the death. W1: Prison Pyramid This pyramid is cracked
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
impersonate another Watch captain the characters have met before. Then, in the guise of Hyustus Staget (see “The Watch Arrives”), the doppelganger kills the guards in area H8 with its bare hands and
uses their keys to open the characters’ cells. “Hyustus” warns them that the magister is corrupt and suggests they flee the city before they’re sentenced to death. “Hyustus” offers to deliver messages or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Death House Locations These locations are keyed to map 5.1. Dyson Logos Map 5.1: Death House View Player Version D1a–D1b: Portico and Antechamber A hinged, wrought-iron gate fills the archway
black marble fireplace at one end and a sweeping red marble staircase at the other.
The door to a cloakroom on the east wall is slightly ajar; the black cloaks inside are damp.
The hall is bare of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
plane of origin for elementals A place for deities, which might include any or all of the previous three The place where mortal spirits go after death, which might include any or all of the first three
, like a hole torn in the fabric of the cosmos. Other Visions As you build your own cosmology, consider the following alternatives. The Omniverse. This simple cosmology covers the bare minimum: a Material
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
, made with disadvantage if the character doesn’t speak Draconic. I3: Watchtower The bare wooden beams of the camp’s central watchtower support a makeshift platform with just enough room for four soldiers
Zirrok or a successful DC 20 Dexterity check using thieves’ tools. The chest holds a bronze dragon egg, which will soon be claimed by an envoy of the evil cleric Belephaion (see “Wings of Death”). If
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
with the characters on sight and fights to the death. If the hobgoblin sentry sounded the alarm in area F1, the two Hobgoblin Warriors from area F5 are also here, ready to intercept the characters
item. F5: Training Hall This training hall holds bare weapon racks and four straw-stuffed targets painted with bullseyes.
Two hobgoblin archers fire at the targets.
Unless they were called elsewhere
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
person was alive or were caused by scavengers after death.
The statue is, in fact, a stone golem created to defend the bridge against ancient invaders. It attacks anyone who desecrates it (including
successful DC 5 Intelligence check. If it’s not cleaned first, the DC increases to 10. If it’s cleaned by scraping with bare hands, the golem interprets that as tracing the maze incorrectly and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Duvezin’s House” later in the adventure for more information about this location. V4. Tree A bare tree stands on the lawn in front of the mayor’s mansion. On the west side of the tree is a hollow knot, about
inscriptions notice that the headstones near the cairns bear the same death date, which is also the date of the mine collapse. The cairns were intended to be temporary, but with so many stones needing to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
following features: Map 6.3: underground cave View Player Version Bare Stone. This cave looks naturally formed, but the stone has been shaped and smoothed by magic. The cave walls have shelves built
inert in front of the northern exit to this chamber. Crude, articulated skulls of badlands wolves are attached to their heads. Both guards reek of death.
Y’demi created these horrifying Undead to guard
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Cavern Ledges within this cavern overlook a pool of black liquid twenty feet below. At the center of the cave, an island supports an ancient, bare tree. Rope bridges connect this island to the ledge at the
have the Stonecunning trait have advantage on this check. This door is obvious to any creature in the passage beyond. C5: Ghost Orchid Tree The roots of a great, bare-limbed tree wind through the flat
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
.
The mayor addressed the village’s council here. The sideboard, once used to provide drinks and other refreshments during the meetings, is bare. The shelves in it hold glass tumblers, wine glasses
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
farther,” he warns, “lest this cursed monument overtake you. Only death awaits you in these halls.”
The figure is the spirit of Alendria (lawful good ghost), the last king of Cynidicea. Cursed to wander
burial chamber. Four skeletal guards with rusty swords surround the distinguished skeleton.
This burial chamber belongs to King Alendria’s honor guard, who defend his kingdom even in death. If the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
slaughter innocent captives the moment they draw their swords. Returning from Death. Of course, death is not a final fate for player characters, and it doesn’t need to be for villains either. After the
discover later that the villain survived and is hungry for revenge. Improving Villains Adventurers get more powerful over time, so if a villain is going to remain a relevant threat, the villain needs to get
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
of spell scrolls of divination used before her death: The Arcane Brotherhood sent four wizards to find the lost Netherese city of Ythryn, which has lain under the Reghed Glacier for nearly two thousand
, walruses, and other island visitors. The seven yetis attack all at once, though a character with the Littlest Yeti secret (see appendix B) might attempt to communicate with them in hopes of improving
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
indication that the baroness had a hand in Sylphene’s death at the age of six. Heluthe, the younger daughter of the baron and baroness, was a tomboy—more like her father than her mother. Heluthe was
slain on her ninth birthday, killed by a wolf while out hunting with her father. The baroness doesn’t blame her husband for Heluthe’s death, but neither does she absolve him of his guilt. Both
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
the Chosen of Bhaal, and underwent a monstrous transformation, turning many citizens into bloodthirsty killers and inspiring a riot and much death before finally being put down by brave adventurers
, some families do make an honest attempt at improving the city, and nearly every family has at least one member who engages in major commerce — no matter one’s heritage, everyone must have coin in order
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
lectern stands bare in the middle of the room. At the foot of the lectern sits an adamantine chest with spider-shaped handles.
Treasure. The cape hanging by the door is a splendid garment worth 250 gp
contain all the spells Drivvin Freth has prepared, plus animate dead, animate objects, antimagic field, arcane lock, fabricate, finger of death, fireball, geas, globe of invulnerability, ray of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Long Rest. BILLY CHRISTIAN Assassin Practice the Grim Art of Death An Assassin’s training focuses on using stealth, poison, and disguise to eliminate foes with deadly efficiency. While some Rogues who
damage ignores Resistance to Poison damage. Level 17: Death Strike When you hit with your Sneak Attack on the first round of a combat, the target must succeed on a Constitution saving throw (DC 8
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
forced open by a character who makes a successful DC 18 Strength (Athletics) check. Once the characters are inside, read the following: You see a bare, spartan room. Ahead, a short corridor off the
. 2. Guard Post This bare, spartan room has a stone bench along the south wall that continues around the angle to the west wall. A chain-and-pulley mechanism is mounted on the north wall, next to the