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Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
dragon’s turn. Absent any other command, the zombie tries to kill any non-Undead creature it encounters.Most death dragons are pale imitations of their former selves. They remember flashes and
destroy the would-be memento.
Death Dragons
Death dragons are the Undead skeletal remains of metallic or chromatic dragons, infused with the lingering fires of the Cataclysm by foul magic. Rarely, death
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ability (spell save DC 18).
At Will: Disguise Self (24-hour duration), Locate Creature1/Day Each: Circle of Death, Plane Shift, Power Word KillAlso called carperi, angels of death are sent to collect
souls incredibly valuable to or desired by divine powers who don’t want to risk the souls getting lost or intercepted.
Angels of death are often dispatched by their masters when those divine
Monsters
Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
of their former selves, albeit twisted by their state of being. These greater death dragons scheme to achieve their ends, all the while amassing and jealously guarding treasure hoards as they did in
", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Cataclysmic Rush", "rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage. A creature can take this damage only once per turn.Some death dragons manage to retain almost all
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
will: animate dead (as an action), blight, speak with dead
1 charge each: circle of death, finger of death
2 charges: power word killOrcus can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options
Tail or Necrotic Bolt attack.
Creeping Death (Costs 2 Actions). Orcus chooses a point on the ground that he can see within 100 feet of him. A cylinder of swirling necrotic energy 60 feet tall and
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;t take this action again until the start of its next turn.
Spin and Slam. The angel moves up to half its Speed, and it makes one Engulfing Slam attack.
Whirlwind of Death. Dexterity Saving Throw: DC
25, each creature in a 10-foot Emanation originating from the angel. Failure: 33 (6d10);{"diceNotation":"6d10", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Whirlwind of Death", "rollDamageType":"Necrotic
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Monsters
Out of the Abyss
with dead. Alternatively, he can expend 1 or more of the wand’s charges to cast one of the following spells from it: circle of death (1 charge), finger of death (1 charge), or power word kill (2
.
A Taste of Undeath. Orcus casts chill touch (17th level).
Creeping Death (Costs 2 Actions). Orcus chooses a point on the ground that he can see within 100 feet of him. A cylinder of swirling
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
of their former selves. Coral encrusts them. Barnacles cling to their cold skin. Lungs that once filled with air can now breathe in water as well.
Tales provide myriad reasons for these strange
death.
Sea spawn come in a wide variety of forms. An individual might have a tentacle for an arm, the jaws of a shark, a sea urchin’s spines, a whale’s fin, octopus eyes, seaweed hair, or
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
their faceless selves.
d8
Personality Trait
1
I’m earnest and uncommonly direct.
2
I strive to have no personality — it’s easier to forget what’s hardly
I am exceptional. I do this because no one else can, and no one can stop me.
6
I do everything for those who were taken from me.
d6
Flaw
1
I am callous about death. It
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
a lifelong cycle of transformation into the more powerful gray and death slaadi. With each transformation, the slaad retains its memories.
Slaad Tadpole
Tiny aberration, chaotic neutral
. Some slaadi can transform into the humanoid creatures from which they were originally spawned. These slaadi return to the Material Plane to sow discord in the guise of their former selves.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
: Broken jewelry, death mask, faded love letter, family portrait
Aligned Tarokka Card: Miser
Opposed Tarokka Card: Horseman
Pam Wishbow In Mordent, the dead don’t rest. Here, farmers and
mere impressions of their past selves, others greedily cling to their former possessions and ambitions. Some pernicious spirits become infamous hauntings, while others—such as the domain’s Darklord, the ghostly Lord Wilfred Godefroy—seek to dominate the living and dead.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
the death dragon’s will, typically going on rampages to destroy all living creatures in sight. Greater Death Dragon Some death dragons manage to retain almost all of their former selves, albeit twisted
damage only once per turn.
Lesser Death Dragon Most death dragons are pale imitations of their former selves. They remember flashes and echoes, and sometimes things or creatures they encounter
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
ORZHOV SPIRITS
For the members of the Orzhov Syndicate, life as a spirit after death can be a gift, or it can mean everlasting servitude. The process of separating the soul from the body is often
decadence. These spirits begin their undead existence as ghosts and use the ghost stat block in the Monster Manual. Over time, however, they tend to shed the nuances of their personalities and become caricatures of their living selves, often turning into specters, as described in the Monster Manual.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Wight The word “wight” meant “person” in days of yore, but the name now refers to evil undead who were once mortals driven by dark desire and great vanity. When death stills such a creature’s heart
the call, the spirit is granted undeath so that it can pursue its own malevolent agenda. Wights possess the memories and drives of their formerly living selves. They will heed the call of whatever dark
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
see all life quenched and the multiverse transformed into a vast necropolis populated solely by Undead creatures under his command. Orcus rewards those who spread death in his name by granting them a
), blight, speak with dead
1 charge each: circle of death, finger of death
2 charges: power word kill
Legendary Actions
Orcus can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. Only
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
sea spawn, haunting the waves like tortured reflections of their former selves. Coral encrusts them. Barnacles cling to their cold skin. Lungs that once filled with air can now breathe in water as well
beholden to such a master through a bleak bargain, or they might find themselves cursed by one. Once warped into a fishlike form, a sea spawn can’t leave the water for long without courting death. Sea
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
ocean and live on as sea spawn, haunting the waves like tortured reflections of their former selves. Coral encrusts them. Barnacles cling to their cold skin. Lungs that once filled with air can now
long without courting death. Anatomical Diversity. Sea spawn come in a wide variety of forms. An individual might have a tentacle for an arm, the jaws of a shark, a sea urchin’s spines, a whale’s fin
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
this background have two sets of characteristics, one for their persona, and one for their faceless selves. Faceless Personality Traits d8 Personality Trait 1 I’m earnest and uncommonly direct. 2 I
. 6 I do everything for those who were taken from me. Faceless Flaws d6 Flaw 1 I am callous about death. It comes to us all eventually. 2 I never make eye contact or hold it unflinchingly. 3 I have
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
dream ends proceed to the third dream: A landscape filled with thick, black smoke and the smells of death and decay expands to encompass everything. The small devils that survived the previous dream
!”
Have the characters roll initiative for their dream-selves. Each character is restrained by the black sludge. On its turn, a character must use its action to try to get free of the sludge, doing so with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
distinct set of faceless characteristics. As a result, those with this background have two sets of characteristics, one for their persona, and one for their faceless selves. Faceless Personality Traits
do everything for those who were taken from me.
Faceless Flaws d6 Flaw
1 I am callous about death. It comes to us all eventually.
2 I never make eye contact or hold it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Mythrien Sarath CG Abjuration, mythals Arcana,** Forge,* Knowledge Row of three intertwined rings
Naralis Analor NG Healing, suffering, death Life, Grave* White dove
Rellavar
Three lines symbolizing waves
Sehanine Moonbow CG Dreams, death, travel Grave,* Knowledge, Light Full moon under a moonbow
Shevarash CN Vengeance, loss, hatred War Broken arrow over a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
enter the westernmost bedroom triggers a roll on the Eldritch Surges table. The easternmost bedroom contains a gibbering mouther. It attacks any character who opens the door and fights to the death. D10
eldritch surges in Delphi Mansion, frees Markos from Krokulmar’s influence (see “Conclusion” below), restores Zala Morphus and Esquire to their former human selves, and causes the cultists in area D24