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Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Death Burst. When the cinder hulk dies, it leaves behind a cloud of cinders and smoke that fills a 10-foot-radius sphere centered on its space. The sphere is heavily obscured. Any creature that moves
into the area for the first time on a turn or starts its turn there must succeed on a DC 16 Constitution saving throw or take 10 (3d6);{"diceNotation":"3d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Death
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Death Burst. When the rime hulk dies, it explodes in a 10-foot-radius sphere of frigid air and frost centered on itself. Each creature in that area must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving throw
or take 10 (3d6);{"diceNotation":"3d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Death Burst", "rollDamageType":"cold"} cold damage.Multiattack. The rime hulk makes two Slam attacks.
Slam. Melee Weapon
Monsters
Divine Contention
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Etherealness. Ebondeath enters the Ethereal Plane from the Material Plane, or vice versa. It is visible on the Material Plane while it is in the Border Ethereal, and vice versa, yet it can't affect or be
Dead Men, making his lair in the ruined citadel of Uthtower. Ebondeath became a dracolich and was worshiped by the Cult of the Dragon until the death god Myrkul's influence waned across Faerûn and the
Monsters
Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
the Material Plane while she is in the Border Ethereal, and vice versa, yet she can’t affect or be affected by anything on the other plane.
Horrifying Visage. Each non-undead creature within 60
forever as a death knight. As part of his curse, Leedara and several of her companions returned as deathless spirits devoted to ensuring Soth never finds peace.Cold, Necrotic, PoisonAcid, Fire, Lightning, Thunder; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
","rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage.
Etherealness. The ghost enters the Ethereal Plane from the Material Plane, or vice versa. It is visible on the Material Plane while it is in the Border
ghost is unable to cast the find familiar spell in order to get it back.
Spellcasting. As a ghost, Nass can cast the spells she prepared prior to her death—except that the ghost can’t
Magic Items
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
crew compartment within, from which up to two Medium creatures can control it—and potentially execute a spree of unstoppable destruction.
Tales of the servant’s origins involve more
the servant to make one Destructive Fist attack against that creature.
While there are no attuned creatures inside the servant, it is an inert object.
Ghost in the Machine. Upon his death, the
Wave
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Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
with aquatic animals as if using a speak with animals spell, using telepathy to involve its wielder in the conversation.
Personality
When it grows restless, Wave has a habit of humming tunes that vary
from sea chanteys to sacred hymns of the sea gods.
Wave zealously desires to convert mortals to the worship of one or more sea gods, or else to consign the faithless to death. Conflict arises if the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Death Adventures involve risk, with consequences that can be as catastrophic as the death of a single character or an entire group. Given the degree to which players get attached to their characters
, character death can be an emotionally charged situation. It might even be a hard limit for some players (see “Ensuring Fun for All” in chapter 1), so it’s worth having a conversation about how to handle character death at the start of a new game.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Border Ethereal, unwilling to depart until its work is complete. (For more information on the Border Ethereal, see the “Ethereal Plane” section in the Dungeon Master’s Guide.) Spirit of Macreadus From
the Border Ethereal, the restless spirit of Macreadus can observe happenings in and around the cabin, but it can’t manifest physically on the Material Plane. Characters can see the restless spirit of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Folk Horror Plots Folk horror stories often involve outsiders or an unwitting new member of the community discovering a unsettling practices. Folk Horror Plots d8 Plot
1 Recover a missing
horseback is imprisoned and sentenced to death.
4 Help a cult summon a fiend to combat an impending greater evil.
5 Defeat a violent hag who’s protected by everyone in town and called
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
emerge from the Border Ethereal and attack them. The hags’ goal is to seize one or more of the skeleton keys, thus preventing the characters from reaching the Soulmonger. If a hag obtains a skeleton key
, it cackles as it returns to the Border Ethereal with it. If two hags die, the third tries to bargain with the characters, offering useful information in exchange for her life. The hag makes the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
fundamental ways, controlling magic, the nature of life and death, and the means of escaping from their nightmare realms. Mysterious Magic In some domains, magic is an everyday part of life, while in
every creature claimed by the Mists dwells outside the natural order of the multiverse. Even death doesn’t afford an escape from the Dark Powers, which hoard every soul that falls into their clutches
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
customs unique to their cultures and preserve the memories of the departed. Beyond the mortal world, the River Guide opposes any who disrupt the cycle of life and death, behavior that occasionally brings
him into conflict with other deities—particularly Erebos and Heliod, but also occasionally Phenax and Pharika. The Athreos’s Quests table suggests a few adventures the god’s champions might involve
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
, Life Pair of eyes surrounded by seven stars Shar, goddess of darkness and loss NE Death, Trickery Black disk encircled with a border Silvanus, god of wild nature N Nature Oak leaf Sune, goddess of
fingers together Beshaba, goddess of misfortune CE Trickery Black antlers Bhaal, god of murder NE Death Skull surrounded by a ring of blood droplets Chauntea, goddess of agriculture NG Life Sheaf of grain
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
often as they do assassins and poisoners. The Pharika’s Quests table suggests a few adventures the god’s champions might involve themselves in. Pharika’s Quests d6 Adventure Goal
1 Concoct the
secret someone carried with them to the grave.
4 Track down and eliminate someone who is trying to keep a radical discovery a secret.
5 Assassinate an important figure whose death would
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
involve themselves in. Erebos’s Quests d6 Adventure Goal
1 Capture a hero who came back to Theros as a Returned and send them back to the Underworld.
2 Find out why those who die in a
priest of Heliod who is said to be immortal because of the sun god’s blessing.
6 Take an aging champion of Iroas who has pledged their soul to Erebos in exchange for a glorious death on one last
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
kinds of eyes Selûne, goddess of the moon CG Knowledge, Life Pair of eyes surrounded by seven stars Shar, goddess of darkness and loss NE Death, Trickery Black disk encircled with a border Silvanus, god
tyranny LE War Upright black right hand, thumb and fingers together Beshaba, goddess of misfortune CE Trickery Black antlers Bhaal, god of murder NE Death Skull surrounded by a ring of blood droplets
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
, held up by a neck more flexible than a dog’s. The creature gives off an odor like smoke. Sound of Looming Death. Yeth hounds make a ghastly baying sound that can be heard all around. Creatures that can
. While sunlight shines on the spot from which it vanished, the hound must remain in the Deep Ethereal. After sunset, it returns to the Border Ethereal at the same spot, whereupon it typically sets out
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
shells. Ultimately, he seems most concerned with whether a mortal has prepared for death, keeping payment ready out of respect and as a personal memento mori. Those whose bodies are burned, buried, or
another, defying simple classification, are often considered to be within Athreos’s province—most notably the state between life and death, but also echoes, phantom sensations, and the feeling of déjà
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
forcefully pulled from this work and thrust into life-or-death situations, with or without help from more hardened adventurers. The knowledge and experience of a Civil Servant can often be useful, with
that extends to protecting the border from incursions, but more often a Warden contend with monstrosities and wild beasts that threaten the populace, magical corruption that harms the land, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
masthin shoots and dragonshards. The uneasy peace threatens to break down, renewing the conflict between settlers and lizardfolk. An alliance in Q’barra can involve disparate factions, as complex agendas
Waterdeep works because it already has a history with the lizardfolk.
Mystara. Lizardfolk have been discovered in the Blight Marsh of Karameikos. Because the marsh sits on the border of the Five
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
. The basic services provided by Jorasco involve use of the Medicine skill and herbal remedies. The next tier of treatment is lesser restoration, offering immediate recovery from disease for those
after death. Opening a channel to Dolurrh can potentially result in a malevolent spirit taking possession of the body; in a general release of hostile ghosts; or even a marut inevitable manifesting and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Giants of the Star Forge
Conflagration, the border region between those two planes. They retain none of the skills and motivation of their giant ancestors; they simply want to burn as much as they can until their own flames are
fire, poison
Condition Immunities exhaustion, poisoned
Senses passive Perception 15
Languages Giant, Ignan
Challenge 7 (2,900 XP) Proficiency Bonus +3
Death Burst. When the cinder hulk dies
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
of the Towering Wood, asserting that the farmlands that border these woods are now part of the Eldeen Reaches. The Great Druid is a figure of legend, a powerful mystic who serves as the spiritual
champions of the natural world. We defend it from anything and anyone who threatens it. We, the Children of Winter, preserve the natural cycle of life and death. Disease and decay cull the weak and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Conflagration, the border region between those two planes. They retain none of the skills and motivation of their giant ancestors; they simply want to burn as much as they can until their own flames are
fire, poison
Condition Immunities exhaustion, poisoned
Senses passive Perception 15
Languages Giant, Ignan
Challenge 7 (2,900 XP) Proficiency Bonus +3
Death Burst. When the cinder hulk dies
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
ability modifier + your proficiency bonus. Most spells that require attack rolls involve ranged attacks. Remember that you have disadvantage on a ranged attack roll if you are within 5 feet of a hostile
harmful effects, harm trespassers, or banish creatures to other planes of existence.
Conjuration spells involve the transportation of objects and creatures from one location to another. Some spells
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
by rival captains, but death couldn’t keep Pietra. She awoke in the Sea of Sorrows, water in her lungs and sea creatures making their homes in her flesh. Her crew stirred with her, now fish-eaten
corpses. When Pietra sought to speak with them, her voice emerged from their mouths. The Relentless sails a domain that can overlap any body of water in any other domain. Some domains border the Sea of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
the Frostfell, the “plane of ice” that forms the border between the Elemental Planes of Air and Water. Others lurk in isolated rifts in enormous polar glaciers. Smaller and weaker than their
, poison
Condition Immunities exhaustion, poisoned
Senses passive Perception 9
Languages Aquan, Giant
Challenge 5 (1,800 XP) Proficiency Bonus +3
Death Burst. When the rime hulk dies, it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
between the poleis, hoping to ignite an all-out war. In part, he wants to cause so much carnage that his brother eventually has no choice but to face him in a duel to the death. The Mogis’s Quests table
suggests a few adventures the god’s champions might involve themselves in. Mogis’s Quests d6 Adventure Goal
1 Foment a war between rival poleis.
2 Bring about anarchy and lawlessness in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
haven’t considered this aspect of your character yet, see the table entries for some possibilities, or use them for inspiration. Your deep, dark secret might involve something you did (or are doing), or
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->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
-to-the-death situation, the standard combat rules apply to that sort of activity. Resources. Engaging in this activity requires one workweek of effort from a character. Resolution. The character must
You defeat a noble’s servant, drawing the wrath of the noble’s house.* 5 You are accused of cheating. Whether the allegation is true or not, your reputation is tarnished.* 6 You accidentally deliver a near-fatal wound to a foe. *Might involve a rival
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
telepathically with its wielder and can speak, read, and understand Aquan. It can also speak with aquatic animals as if using a speak with animals spell, using telepathy to involve its wielder in the
worship of one or more sea gods, or else to consign the faithless to death. Conflict arises if the wielder fails to further the weapon’s objectives in the world. The trident has a nostalgic attachment to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
, goddess of the moon CG Knowledge, Life Pair of eyes surrounded by seven stars Shar, goddess of darkness and loss NE Death, Trickery Black disk encircled with a purple border Silvanus, god of wild nature
Trickery Black antlers Bhaal, god of murder NE Death Skull surrounded by ring of bloody droplets Chauntea, goddess of agriculture NG Life Sheaf of grain or a blooming rose over grain Cyric, god of lies CE
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
is a worthy goal, whether it’s done as a means to a greater end or simply to enjoy the disruption caused by radical change. The campaign’s objective might involve determining what Phenax is up to and
Returned. If he succeeds, the balance of life and death will be shattered.
3 Phenax vanishes. For a time, it’s believe the god has been killed or grew bored and left Theros. In fact, though, Phenax
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
protected by a powerful spell that alerts the entire dao population if a visitor steals even a single stone. Theft is punishable by death, with punishment extending to the thief’s relatives. The mountains
process their ores and shape their precious metals. The border region between the planes of Water and Earth is a horrid swamp where twisted, gnarled trees and thick, stinging vines grow from the dense