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Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Death Rune. The giant has a death rune inscribed on a giant’s skull in its possession. While holding or wearing the skull bearing the rune, the giant can use its Reaping Scythe action and
Shroud of Souls bonus action.
The skull bearing the death rune has AC 18; 35 hit points; and immunity to necrotic, poison, and psychic damage. The skull regains all its hit points at the end of every turn
Monsters
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures
, calling to those close to death. Each non-Undead creature within 120 feet of the specter must make a DC 15 Constitution saving throw. On a failure, the creature hears the wail and is marked for death
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the specter fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. The specter has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical
Monsters
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
Death Link. If its specter rider is reduced to 0 hit points, the gloamwing is destroyed.
Flyby. The gloamwing doesn't provoke an opportunity attack when it flies out of an enemy's reach.
Sunlight
tracking those who have stolen guild secrets, then wiping those secrets from their victims' minds to ensure that they are never shared.
Limited Sentience. A Nightveil specter is created when the mind magic
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Cloud Rune. The giant has a cloud rune inscribed on a mask in its possession. While holding or wearing the mask bearing the rune, the giant has truesight within a range of 30 feet and can use its
Thunderous Clap action and Negate Spell reaction.
The mask bearing the cloud rune has AC 15; 45 hit points; and immunity to necrotic, poison, and psychic damage. The mask regains all its hit points at
Feats
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
runes you know with another one from the Rune Spells table.
Rune Spells
Rune
Spell
Cloud
Fog cloud
Death
Inflict wounds
Dragon
Chromatic orb
Enemy
Disguise self
slot, and you must finish a long rest before you can cast it in this way again. You can also cast this spell using any spell slots you have.
Rune Magic. You know a number of runes equal to half your
Magic Items
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
terrain doesn’t cost the painted creature extra movement.
Life Rune. The painted creature gains 10 temporary hit points and has advantage on death saving throws.
Light Rune. The painted creature
this paint.
One paint pot contains enough pigment to paint one rune. A creature can spend 10 minutes to paint one of the following runes onto itself or another creature:
Journey Rune. Difficult
Magic Items
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
The spikes of this iron morningstar glow with sickly, pale light. The death rune is inscribed on its shaft and inlaid with pearl.
You gain a +2 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with this weapon
creature that hits you with a melee attack while you have 1 or more of these temporary hit points takes 10 necrotic damage.
Invoking the Rune. As a bonus action, you can invoke the weapon’s rune
Monsters
Adventure Atlas: The Mortuary
, speak with dead
1/day each: banishment, dispel evil and goodDauntless in the face of death, exorcists in the Heralds of Dust cleanse hapless creatures and resting places haunted by ghost;ghosts, specter
(exorcist’s choice).
Admit Entity (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"recharge", "rollAction":"Admit Entity"}. The exorcist thins the veil of death for a creature it can see within 60
Magic Items
Tomb of Annihilation
This crooked staff is carved from bone and topped with the skull of a forgotten archmage whom Acererak destroyed long ago. Etched into the skull’s forehead is Acererak’s rune, which is
known on many worlds as a sign of death.
Beneficial Properties. While the staff is on your person, you gain the following benefits:
Your proficiency bonus to Intelligence (Arcana) and Intelligence
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume Four
heralds of death. Specters are said to utter a keening wail, mournful beyond all other sounds and audible only to those who are about to die. Specter of Night Huge Undead, Typically Neutral Evil
Armor
creature, it must succeed on a DC 18 Strength saving throw or have the prone condition.
Mournful Keening (Recharge 6). The specter utters a keening wail, calling to those close to death. Each non
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Specter Spirit of Wrath and Servant of Death Habitat: Underdark, Urban; Treasure: None Aaron J. riley Specters are loath to attack a cleric surrounded by divine light Specters are bodiless, life
a disaster or mass death. Specter Medium Undead, Chaotic Evil
AC 12 Initiative +2 (12)
HP 22 (5d8)
Speed 30 ft., Fly 50 ft. (hover)
Ability Score Mod Save Str 1 −5 −5 Dex 14 +2 +2 Con
Magic Items
Keys from the Golden Vault
great evil claims your soul. You can’t be restored to life by any means while your soul remains imprisoned.
The Book of Vile Darkness has the following properties:
Circle of Death. While attuned
to the book, you can cast circle of death (save DC 20) from it as an action. After you cast the spell, roll a d6. On a roll of 1–5, you can’t use this property again until the next dawn
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Undead Banshee
Beholder Zombie
Bone Naga
Crawling Claw
Death Knight
Death Knight Aspirant
Death Tyrant
Demilich
Dracolich
Flameskull
Flaming Skeleton
Ghast
Ghast Gravecaller
Ghost
Ghoul
Graveyard Revenant
Haunting Revenant
Lacedon Ghoul
Lich
Minotaur Skeleton
Mummy
Mummy Lord
Ogre Zombie
Poltergeist
Revenant
Shadow
Skeleton
Specter
Swarm of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
ft., passive Perception 13
Languages understands Common
Challenge 8 (3,900 XP)
Death Link. If its specter rider is reduced to 0 hit points, the gloamwing is destroyed.
Flyby. The gloamwing
Nightveil Specter The Nightveil specters of Ravnica are hooded, undead guardians that ride flying creatures called gloamwings. They are fearsome agents of House Dimir, protecting the territory and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
and the Material Plane for souls that might please their divine queen. Most giants know better than to make regular use of the death rune.
—Diancastra
“Know better”? Perhaps, but there’s no
herself. A shrouded one collects the skulls of fallen kin and inscribes the death rune on a prized skull from this grisly collection. Abandoning armor in favor of gloomy robes, the shrouded one uses
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
). Each time you gain a level, you can replace one of the runes you know with another one from the Rune Spells table. Rune Spells Rune Spell Cloud Fog cloud Death Inflict wounds Dragon Chromatic orb
Rune Shaper Prerequisite: Spellcasting Feature or Rune Carver Background You’ve studied the magic of Giant runes, granting you the following benefits: Comprehend Languages. You learn the comprehend
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
flame.
A character who understands Dwarvish recognizes the glowing, magical rune as a dwarven symbol of death (identical to the one inscribed on the door to area 14a). The first time a creature
crosses from one side of the pit to the other, the rune disappears and imprints itself as a death mark on a visible portion of the creature’s face or body. The mark disappears when its bearer dies or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
token in one of the most ancient burials is inscribed with the last surviving copy of a key rune. In the ages since its creation, the rune has become corrupted. It still functions, but it creates tears in
the planar fabric. Creatures from the Fiendish Incursion Encounters table (see chapter 3) defend the rune. If this rune is inscribed in the Runic Circle, it opens a gateway to Horizon’s Edge (both in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Challenge 1 (200 XP) Animated armor
Brass dragon wyrmling
Brown bear
Bugbear
Copper dragon wyrmling
Death dog
Dire wolf
Dryad
Duergar
Faerie dragon (young)
Fire snake
servant
Quasit
Scarecrow
Specter
Spy
Swarm of quippers
Thri-kreen
Tiger
Yuan-ti pureblood
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
CR 1 Animated Armor
Brass Dragon Wyrmling
Brown Bear
Bugbear Warrior
Copper Dragon Wyrmling
Death Dog
Dire Wolf
Dryad
Empyrean Iota
Faerie Dragon Youth
Ghoul
Giant Eagle
Giant
Servant
Ogrillon Ogre
Pirate
Psychic Gray Ooze
Quasit
Salamander Fire Snake
Scarecrow
Specter
Sphinx of Wonder
Spy
Swarm of Larvae
Swarm of Piranhas
Thri-kreen Marauder
Tiger
Yuan-ti Infiltrator
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
VGR
1 Animated armor MM
1 Death dog MM
1 Scarecrow MM
2 Specter (poltergeist) MM
4 Banshee MM
4 Ghost MM
5 Revenant MM
6 Gallow speaker VGR
9 Treant MM
10 Dullahan VGR
Book of Vile Darkness
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Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
darkness. An evil rune might appear on your face, your eyes might become glossy black, or horns might sprout from your forehead. Or you might become wizened and hideous, lose all facial features, gain a
, plus whatever else you choose:
Vile Apotheosis. The book could hold a ritual that allows a character to become a lich or death knight.
True Names. The true names of any number of fiends might be in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
, the skeletons are either lying on the ground or buried under it, ready to spring up when wayward explorers pass by. If the party is camped, the skeletons wander into the camp and attack. Specter The
evil remnant of a dead explorer has become a specter that attacks the party. The explorer’s body can be found with a successful DC 13 Wisdom (Survival) check. If the characters locate the body, see
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
sense. Like mine: The Xanathar. See? It’s cool, and it makes sense!
Hexblade Features Warlock Level Feature 1st Expanded Spell List, Hexblade’s Curse, Hex Warrior 6th Accursed Specter 10th Armor
benefit extends to every pact weapon you conjure with that feature, no matter the weapon’s type. Accursed Specter Starting at 6th level, you can curse the soul of a person you slay, temporarily binding
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
and succeeding on a DC 14 Wisdom (Medicine) check can verify that the woman was stabbed to death by multiple knife wounds. If the characters disturb the remains, the nursemaid’s specter appears and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
humanoid creature that has recently suffered a violent death. Such a fragment of woe becomes a specter, spiteful of all that lives.
Wraiths sometimes rule the legions of the dead, plotting the
a long rest. The target dies if this effect reduces its hit point maximum to 0.
Create Specter. The wraith targets a humanoid within 10 feet of it that has been dead for no longer than 1 minute and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Giant Runes (Area J2) Dod (Death Rune)
Fjell (Mountain Rune)
Krig (War Rune)
Liv (Life Rune)
Vind (Wind Rune)
Wyrm (Dragon Rune)
J3. Curved Tunnel There is nothing remarkable
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
Old Ways
Firefist
Flux blastseeker
Frontline medic
Galvanic blastseeker
Golgari shaman
Horncaller
Hybrid brute
Hybrid flier
Hybrid poisoner
Hybrid shocker
Hybrid spy
Kraul death
Monstrosities
Category 1 krasis
Category 2 krasis
Category 3 krasis
Isperia
Lazav
Skyjek roc
Skyswimmer
Undercity medusa
Wurm
Undead
Blood drinker vampire
Devkarin lich
Gloamwing
Indentured spirit
Jarad Vod Savo
Mind drinker vampire
Nightveil specter
Obzedat ghost
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
who won such a wager, you can add one or more of these spells to the destiny gambler’s Spellcasting action, each castable once per day: circle of death, harm, Otiluke’s freezing sphere, sunbeam
truesight 30 ft. (requires Cloud Rune), passive Perception 19
Languages Common, Giant
Challenge 19 (22,000 XP) Proficiency Bonus +6
Cloud Rune. The giant has a cloud rune inscribed on a mask in its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
oculorb. With Golcuus less dangerous, the fanatics secured access to the maze’s farthest chamber and inscribed their bolstering rune. The characters can access the Labyrinth of Eyes from area X10 in
armor so dried out that it’s cracked and peeling in strips.
This corpse was a daring githyanki thief who was killed by Golcuus’s death ray. The corpse has been here for years. Trapped Corpse
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
feet and your high jump is up to 15 feet, with or without a running start.
10
Legendry of Phantoms and Ghosts (obsidian human molar)
1 giant octopus, 1 mage, 1 specter
As an action, you can use
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
saga. Gods of the Ordning Name Alignment Suggested Cleric Domains Symbol Annam LN Knowledge Two hands, wrists crossed, with fingers pointing downward Diancastra CN Trickery Journey rune Grolantor CE
War Wooden club Hiatea N Life, Nature Flaming spear Iallanis NG Light, Peace* Garland of flowers Karontor NE Death, Knowledge Broken shackles Memnor N or NE Knowledge, Trickery Black obelisk Skoraeus
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
death to protect the hill giant. A tunnel in the north wall leads to area 15. Treasure Slub wears a gavel of the venn rune (see appendix B) on a cord around his neck, like a pendant.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
the king’s fate (he was struck from the bridge and fell to his death). If a creature uses a finger or a staff to trace Halaster’s rune on the surface of either of the standing stones, a gate forms
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
continues to make bite attacks against that character on subsequent rounds as it feeds. The carrion crawlers are too stupid and hungry to flee in the face of certain death. Goblin Skull-Hunters Pibble
(level 4, area 16a). A rune on the shield guardian’s head matches a rune inscribed on the back of its amulet. When the shield guardian sees the characters, it wastes its actions on feeble