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Spells
Xanathar's Guide to Everything
While speaking an intricate incantation, you cut yourself with a jewel-encrusted dagger, taking 2d4 piercing damage that canât be reduced in any way. You then drip your blood on the spell&rsquo
before then, except by the homunculusâs death.
You can have only one homunculus at a time. If you cast this spell while your homunculus lives, the spell fails.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
least 1,000 gp) Duration: Instantaneous While speaking an intricate incantation, you cut yourself with a jewel-encrusted dagger, taking 2d4 piercing damage that canât be reduced in any way. You then
means before then, except by the homunculusâs death. You can have only one homunculus at a time. If you cast this spell while your homunculus lives, the spell fails.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
powerful demon usually has an intent that goes beyond merely causing carnage, and a plan to achieve it. DEMONIC AMULETS: BLESSING AND CURSE
Some demon lords have a way of cheating death, but this great
. Such a site is usually protected with intricate traps, mindless servants, and other defenses that bring no risk of subversion or betrayal.
If an archdevil were ever to acquire a demonic amulet
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
victim to outside forces, such an event is often the clanâs death knell. A Living Monument The masons and stone carvers in a clan consider the stronghold to be their greatest work. In a typical stronghold
, stone bridges arc over chasms, their surfaces embellished with fine carvings and intricate patterns. The great stone doors leading outside can withstand a battering ram when secured, but glide open
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
intricate overhead contraption upon which several more masked goblins are perched. The sounds of chains clanking and gears turning can be heard coming from somewhere under the mountaintop.
Plays and
Island of Death in an Ocean of Tears. Explorers arrive on an island littered with bones. It takes them years to realize theyâre all dead. Endelyn Moongrave (see appendix B for her stat block) is not
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
, stone-walled room contains only a few objects. A five-foot-diameter circle of intricate runes covers the floor. Thereâs an empty wooden bookstand opposite the door and bronze braziers at the other
empty container once held the mimic found in area M8. Gravely injured when it was captured, it feigned death until it could recover and escape into the upper levels of the mansion. The four severed hands
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
want a model for efficiency and motivation in an organization, look no further than the infernal expanse of Nessus. You want to talk about a perfect sales pitch and a diabolically intricate contract
cognizant of not wanting to throw away potential customers that way, how much risk of going down that path could there be? Jergal Death is a serious business. Literally. Jergal is a lesser deity who
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
as one created by the silence spell, canât cast a spell with a verbal component. Somatic (S) Spellcasting gestures might include a forceful gesticulation or an intricate set of gestures. If a spell
images that any creature can see, but the most insidious illusions plant an image directly in the mind of a creature.
Necromancy spells manipulate the energies of life and death. Such spells can grant
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
all. Rules for Everything Devils are evil schemers by nature, but they must operate within the bounds of the Nine Hellsâ intricate legal code. A devilâs attitude toward the law is in part driven by its
death can immediately step into the vacant role, as long as the devil is aware of the rules of succession and positions itself as next in line. Devils look at mortals as sheep, just as demons do
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
, volcanic temples are works of art. The priests who maintain the structures carve intricate designs with metal filigree in the stone walls and craft ornamental decorations that make each temple look
her apprenticesâ creations and works them to death.
4 A unit of defeated and desperatehoplites (see chapter 6) raid the temple, steal magical weapons, and prepare to avenge their fallen
Magic Items
Infernal Machine Rebuild
Machine of Lum the Mad. Yet with Lumâs eventual defeat, his great machine was destroyed.
The Infernal Machine is a delicate, intricate, bulky, and heavy device, weighing some 5,500 pounds. It can
yourself three times. When you do, instead of appearing as mist, you appear as a swirling puff of feathers.
Your body is covered in feathers.
23
You have advantage on death saving throws.
You
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
ceiling. Occupying the center of the chamber is a colossal monument resembling a giantâs table, covered on all sides with intricate carvings and glyphs. Engraved on the floor in front of the entrance is a
dimensions, and this, in turn, is supported by six huge blocks of dolomite. Every component has been covered with intricate carvings and glyphs. The top of the slab depicts a struggle between a dark
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
placed to be phosphorescent mushrooms.
The lights are proper lamps flanking two massive stone gates blocking the tunnel. Before you get a chance to examine the intricate carvings on the gates
guards to take the characters away. Getting caught stealing is punishable by death on the spot, but guards or the offended party might see some value in enslaving the culprits instead, so the characters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
.) Brave Kubazan urges his host to inspect the maze carving and be the first one to touch it. Maze When the wall carving is examined, read: The intricate carving shifts before your eyes, its
Nothing 71â75 Skeletal remains of an Omuan child 76â84 Minotaur that fights to the death 85â87 Blue crystal key 88â90 Gold crystal key 91â93 Purple crystal key 94â96 Green crystal key 97â99 Red crystal
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
did not wake when the tide came in. Their spirits, corrupted by this horrific death, lie in wait. If a character interacts with either corpse beyond simple examination, the half-elvesâ restless
described in the Monster Manual. If he is reduced to 15 hit points or fewer, Ashgarlyth tries to bargain with the party again. If that doesnât work, the young dragon fights to the death, unwilling to
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
cream-colored frock coat with a pale green cravat at her throat. Her dark hair is pulled up in an intricate twist, and she wears delicate platinum and diamond earrings. Her hands are folded in her lap
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
the death if it comes to that. This is not the lair of these creatures, so they canât use lair actions or regional effects. In the event that the characters could use some help in a battle, one of the
flicker of intricate magical sigils that cover its top edge and the upper twenty feet of its walls. Those sigils are woven into a complex tapestry of magical light, undulating and writhing like an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
. A twenty-foot-tall statue of Amun Sa stands before the north wall. The room is brightly lit by sconces on the pillars.
An intricate fresco once adorned the walls with artwork and hieroglyphs. Now
after my fatherâs death, his great burial place was desecrated by thieves. I was tortured by the thought of his spirit wandering the planes alone forever.â
If translated, the west wallâs hieroglyphs
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
with an intricate puzzle lock, requiring the body and lid of the jar to be moved at the exact right place and angle to open. A character can open the lock by succeeding on a DC 15 Intelligence
(from left to right) âstorm,â âdeath,â âlight,â and âwind.â These runes are the key to opening the roomâs hidden vault (area Z11). The runes must be tapped in the correct order to open the vault. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
attacks any creatures that enter the chamber. The golem fights to the death and pursues trespassers relentlessly, even chasing them out of the caverns. Treasure. The weapon stuck in the clay golem is a
: River Ledge A ten-foot-long wooden boat is tied to a ledge near the water. Intricate, flowing knotwork carving adorns the sides of the craft, which tapers to a point at both ends. Two oars lie inside
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Descent into the Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth
the creatureâs chest.
The figure is a clay golem created by Iggwilv to destroy intruders. The golem attacks any creature that enters the chamber. The golem fights to the death and pursues trespassers
near the water. Intricate, flowing knotwork carving decorates the sides of the craft, which tapers to a point at both ends. Two oars lie inside.
This ledge is visible from the lake (area L13) and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
1 mud hulk* (attitude: 1d4 + 1) futilely trying to bury 1 dust hulk* (attitude: 1d12) in piles of muck
4 2 bulettes (attitude: 1d6 + 2) burrowing and breaching the surface in an intricate
where giants once thrived that have been destroyed, fallen into decline, or succumbed to necromantic magic. The meddling of death giants or the planar influence of the Shadowfell might cause a giant
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
were sacrificed. Close to death, Elmo can no longer work or even walk. The sahuagin have not even bothered to kill him for food, considering his sparse frame not worth the effort. Elmoâs mind is too
his pain but do little to reverse his bodyâs deterioration. Elmoâs Death. Elmo dies as the conversation concludes. Just before he passes, he recalls the summoning of the avatar of Sekolah in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
open the door, read: This room reeks of filth and death. The corpse of a dragonÂborn rots in a rusty cell of iron bars to the north. To the south, a similar cell holds two living prisoners.
The cell
desiccated and skeletal humanoid corpses litter the floor of this small chamber. The stone of the north wall has been etched with intricate runes, but the pattern ends abruptly.
Bodies and Runes. A closer
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
. The females tend the colonyâs eggs and raise hatchlings in the southwest cave. Six troglodytes defend the hatchery and fight to the death to defend their young. The chamber also contains two dozen
steep bluff; the ceiling here is half the height of the rest of the chamber.
A couple dozen large stone sepulchers line the cavern walls, each carved with intricate reliefs and designs and marked with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
oak dominates the room.
Next to the table stands a short human mage with a goatee and gray robes. His arms are covered with intricate gray tattoos, and a small raven perches on his shoulder. Standing
sage is rightfully deserved. If he canât persuade the characters to leave, Piyarz and his allies attack, fighting to the death. Treasure. Piyarz wears a Ring of Fire Resistance and a platinum chain belt
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
leading to a descending staircase at the rear of the room. Against the walls rest six stone coffins, three on each side. A stone slab engraved with a name, birth year, and death year covers each coffin
an escape, the marid spends time here trying to reassemble one of the Waterclock Guildâs most intricate clocks. If the water elemental in area C7 fled here, it informed Shanzezim about intruders in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tashaâs Cauldron of Everything
the Material Plane after death, they either dwell in the Astral Plane as spirits or are pulled toward one of the Outer Planes to continue their journey. But some entities find ways to travel beyond
intricate, abstruse patterns nearby. 19â27 Local plants and animals share a malevolent intelligence. Roll a d6. On a 1â2, an insect plague spell is centered on one random creature in the region. On a 3â4
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
(see the accompanying stat block) is an arrogant mind flayer warlock. Qunbraxel is either seated on the stone throne or reviewing the intricate map drawn on the wall. Qunbraxel is always attended by four
thieves starved to death amid the treasures they sought. Obelisk Fragment. The obelisk fragment rests near the pile of bones. See the âObelisk Fragmentsâ section at the beginning of this chapter for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
magnificent hall with a soaring ceiling, marble floors, and intricate carvings of prosperous farmlands decorating the walls. It has since fallen to ruin. Deep cracks mar the walls, sections of the
the golem to defend him. He then retreats to the back of the room to cast spells. Miraj turns invisible and flees if death seems imminent. The worktables and shelves hold common alchemical ingredients