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Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
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At will: druidcraft, spare the dying
1/day each: antilife shell, bane, feign death, speak with deadProfessors of decay wield magic that drains and twists the essence of the professors&rsquo
their foes. In battle, they steal the essence of their enemies to heal their own wounds and create spears of sickly green life-draining energy.
Witherbloom teachers who espouse the decaying side of the
Monsters
Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
traditional material components. In battle, they flood their allies with vital essence, healing wounds and soothing ailments. Their foes face the wrath of nature itself, from grasping plants and
the philosophy from different directions, with one methodology focusing on decay and the other dealing with growth.Poison
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
disease and decay brings out similar characteristics in the creatureâs swampy habitat. Such a wetland becomes gloomy, tangled, and more fetid than it was before. Beneficial qualities of the
, drinking the monstersâ milk and using them as guardians or pets. Other legends say that those of impure heart can tame a catoblepas and whisper of malevolent warlocks and wicked knights who ride them into battle.
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battle, at the peak of strength and skill, than endure the slow decay of old age. Few folk have ever meet an elderly goliath, and even those goliaths who have left their people grapple with the urge to
seek out a larger, more powerful wyrm to battle. Few goliath adventurers reach old age, as most die attempting to surpass their past accomplishments.
Fair Play
For goliaths, competition exists only
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
themselves feeds into the grim inevitability of their decline and death. A goliath would much rather die in battle, at the peak of strength and skill, than endure the slow decay of old age. Few folk
have ever meet an elderly goliath, and even those goliaths who have left their people grapple with the urge to give up their lives as their physical skills decay. Because of their risk-taking, goliath
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Children of Winter The Children of Winter believe that death and decay are vital aspects of the natural cycle of life. They believe that if the cycle falls out of balance, it will trigger a
devastating cataclysm as the world resets this balance. They battle undead, but they also engage in actions that cull the weak. Extremists have been known to spread plagues in cities. The Children of Winter
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
power of the characters. Vorpal Shards. Even while keeping the idea that the grand masterâs claw shards are from a vorpal sword, you might wish to mitigate their threat of an instant kill by having them
Grand Masterâs cloak fly apart into its various faces during battle, attacking as a swarm of bats. Throne Gate. The Grand Master might have long ago figured out how to activate this gate. If things go
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
, in the solitude of the inky deep, the aboleth made a second astounding discovery: a juvenile kraken with an unlikely, circular scar on its head, a wound earned in battle against a giant shark years
stretch of water where the once-notable port district of a minor city had fallen into decay and corruption. Known as the Styes, the district was only a wretched shadow of what it had once been. But
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Harrow dispatches these Undead companions from the Gardens of Decay to search for Decks of Many Things. On harrowing hunts, harrow hawks scout for the prey and accompany the Grim Harrow in battle. Harrow
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Creatures table below lists every creature in this chapter, along with the creatureâs type and challenge rating (CR). Strixhaven students battle a mage hunter and an Oriq recruiter Strixhaven Creatures
Guide Construct 1 Tanazir Quandrix Dragon 24 Velomachus Lorehold Dragon 25 Witherbloom Apprentice Humanoid 2 Witherbloom Pledgemage Humanoid 4 Witherbloom Professor of Decay Humanoid 7 Witherbloom Professor of Growth Humanoid 7
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
to Tharizdun, where they are attacked by chuuls that dwell there. At the climax of this battle, the Whisperer appears from the polluted sea to attack the heroes â hoping to enslave them to its own dark
purposes. In the aftermath of that battle, the characters learn of how the Whisperer has used the gloom and despair of the Styes as an incubator for the juvenile kraken it keeps to the west of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
text: A violet star plummets from the sky and crashes nearby, throwing up a cloud of debris. A breathless screech rises from the black-lit dust. An instant later, blackened fangs and violet flame burst
forth in the form of a massive skeletal dragon.
This lesser death dragon (see appendix B) has come specifically for the characters. After its dramatic crash landing, it starts the battle with 160
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
collapses in on itself and ceases to exist the instant before it can shuffle off to some horrible afterlife. When this occurs, the spirit becomes a soulless wraith â a malevolent void trapped on the
doom of living creatures. When they emerge from their tombs to do battle, life and hope shrivel before them. Even if a wraithâs armies are forced to retreat, the lands its forces occupied are so blasted
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
littered with the corpses of twenty-one troglodytes and nine drow, all surrounded by pools of sticky blood and in different stages of decay (suggesting that more than one battle occurred here). The
troglodytes on a rudimentary level. Getting a message across in this way requires a successful DC 15 Charisma (Performance) check. 7a. Battle-Ready Troglodytes Ceiling. Stalactites dot the ceiling, which
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Carrion Crawler Catacomb-Scouring Necrophage Habitat: Underdark, Urban; Treasure: None Brian Valeza Ravenous corpse eaters, carrion crawlers gravitate toward places of slaughter and decay. In such
defenders of forests, plains, and sites of primeval power. With upper bodies like humansâ and the lower bodies of horses, centaurs charge into battle against those who would harm their allies
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
a victim unable to act while the catoblepas feasts on its body. Blighted Territory A catoblepasâs nature as a creature of disease and decay brings out similar characteristics in the creatureâs swampy
impure heart can tame a catoblepas and whisper of malevolent warlocks and wicked knights who ride them into battle. Catoblepas
Large Monstrosity, Unaligned
Armor Class 14 (natural armor)
Hit Points
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
return with the spoils of war. The githyanki sky ships attack from above in the dead of night, gaining an instant advantage since communities on the surface rarely offer strong defenses against
attacks from the air. Red dragons ridden by knights accompany the vessels, serving as outriders and shock trips to pave the way for the githyanki warriors to descend en masse. In battle, the githyanki use
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
mostly masks the odor of decay that permeates the hall. Nezzarum, a Silver Dragon Wyrmling who knows Common, lurks inside the statue of Orcus. The dragon can gaze out into the hall through the
defeat them on his own. If combat breaks out in T12 and Nezzarum is aware of it (either because Xia comes and implores the statue of Orcus for aid or because he notices the battle unfolding from his
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
festival. Whenever you please, transition to the âBattle of High Hillâ section. Fish Catch Traffic flows steadily from the village circle to the wharf. Here, the fish catch pits amateur fishers
catching it makes a fisher an instant town legend. Benebog can be caught only once. If a character rolls a 20 on the Fish to Catch table after Benebog has been caught, a greater cuirassed carp tugs on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
â the siege of Eston in 895 YK â to the running battle on the Saerun Road that was cut short when the Mourning occurred. Battlefields across the Mournland, both ancient and recent, stand like open
soldiers are preserved just as they fell, with no sign of rot or decay. Thousands upon thousands of corpses lie scattered across the field, facedown in the dirt or staring lifelessly at the gray sky. Even
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
in battle. Ability Score Increase. Your Constitution score increases by 1. Radiant Consumption. Starting at 3rd level, you can use your action to unleash the divine energy within yourself, causing a
to unleash the divine energy within yourself, causing your eyes to turn into pools of darkness and two skeletal, ghostly, flightless wings to sprout from your back. The instant you transform, other
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
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â Battle hymn of the githyanki knights
Githyanki knights are warriors, spellcasters, and scouts of exceptional ability devoted to the unflagging service of Vlaakith. Knights report directly to the queen
silver cord â a strike against such an enemy has a chance of severing the silver cord, causing instant death. Knights and their silver swords are inseparable, and a knight will fight to the death to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
memories, their personalities, and especially their ambition. They also retain the grace and stature of living elves, but their bodies are in a constant state of slow decay. Various forms of fungus grow in
the politics of court, and she is feared for her power to transform dead monsters, from ordinary beetles to the mightiest wurms, into fierce undead horrors. Such creatures accompany her into battle
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Annihilation Contents 1d10 The Blob Contains... 1 An Amulet of the Planes. 2 An Artifact of the DMâs choice. 3 The corpses of two gods who were entangled in battle when the blob consumed them. 4 A Cubic
all expended uses at the start of each of its turns.
Decay. The blob deals 14 (4d6) Necrotic damage to each creature engulfed by it. The blob canât take this action again until the start of its next
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurerâs Guide
gamble with the utmost skill and daring. Yet she is thought to watch over all who take risks to better their fortunes. The battle cry of the followers of Tymora is âFortune favors the bold.â Someone
ear and continued on her way. Unknown to Tyche, the rose was a manifestation of Moander, god of corruption and decay. The severed rose stem crept into Tycheâs ear and subtly began to rot her from the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
warrior, Ranaghax Auvryndar, is regaling the other drow with a reenactment of a one-on-one battle he had with a hobgoblin captain of the Legion of Azrok, which ended with the captain catching Ranaghaxâs
trigger an alarm. Troglodytes that escape head south and disappear into the dark waters of the River Sargauth. 20k. Gathering of Grimlocks Stench. This room reeks of death and decay.
Grimlocks. Three
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
are beginning to decay, and black streaks mar their rotting flesh. One corpse leans against the tree, insects crawling around its open, blackened mouth. Another lies on its side under a blanket, and a
ceremonial burial mound of the thirty-four elves who died in the battle against Death-at-Sunset a century ago, including the elvesâ leader, Ethvarn. Ever since Sunset-Is-Nigh hatched, the spirits of these
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurerâs Guide
, seeking revenge. Errtu the balor has plagued Drizzt DoâUrden for more than a century, largely over possession of an artifact called the Crenshinibon. Having lost the last battle and been banished
unbreakable leash forged by Gond and a glowing ward conjured by Mystra, for which the Chaos Hound bit off Tyrâs hand. Moander is a dark power of corruption and decay. Those touched by its influence
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Bridge and Lake A wooden bridge crosses the marshy lake, which reeks with decay. The bridge ends at the campâs gate.
When the Wash is low, the lake surrounding the camp becomes a marsh filled with
Akhviriâs Attention. Characters must succeed on a DC 21 group Dexterity (Stealth) check to avoid Akhviriâs notice. If something is visibly amiss at the camp (such as dead soldiers or signs of battle), the DC
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs Guide (2014)
Dungeon Features The atmosphere and physical characteristics of dungeons vary as widely as their origins. An old crypt might have stone walls and loose wooden doors, an odor of decay, and no light
noises such as the clanging hammers of a forge or the din of battle can reverberate through an entire dungeon. Many creatures that live underground use such sounds as a way of locating prey, or go on alert at any sound of an adventuring partyâs intrusion.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
here during the trip to Avernus. The ghasts reek of death and decay. When the ghasts are dealt with, a successful DC 10 Wisdom (Perception) check discerns a faint crying coming from a cupboard. Inside is
forces below the city. The spined devils grumble in Infernal, unhappy about being up here when they could be fighting demons in the battle below. The merregon takes their insolence in silence. Imp
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
middle. 2nd-Level Characters. If the characters are 2nd level, two stirges clinging to the tunnel ceiling are disturbed if fighting breaks out in this area and join the battle. The stirges ignore the spore
, shriveled, and blotched with black patches of decay. The blight has no obvious source. Treasure. The fungus farm contains heart cap mushrooms ready for harvest. A character who spends 15 minutes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
nautiloidâs battle prow. He waves his arms to get their attention and seems to be in distress. If one or more characters enter the nautiloidâs air envelope, he introduces himself as Benoto Kralazar and
battle damage and has 220 hit points remaining. The nautiloid is also missing its spelljamming helm and its ballistae, and its mangonel is broken. Nautiloid Deck PlansView Unlabeled Version The Lucent
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
armor or carrying unconcealed weapons are turned away. Those who threaten the ship or try to board it are attacked. A battle on the pier frightens off the workers and guests who arenât aboard. It
also alerts a half dozen city guards patrolling the wharf, who arrive 1d4 + 2 rounds after the battle is joined and fight on the side of the shipâs crew. The adventurers might try to replace one or more
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
carcass, which hangs from the rafters on frayed, mildewed ropes. Humanoid heads in various states of decay have been crudely lashed to the sharkâs flanks.
The stairs descend 20 feet into a completely
Landgraveâs Folly after losing a battle against two hostile aboleths from the Endless Nadir. It intends to rest here while it plots its retaliation. The aboleth lurks at the base of the stairs (just outside