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Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
set of tiles in the floor, and carved into a nearby stone altar is the following inscription:
Brave warriors met their demise foretold.
Their secret kept shall yet unfold.
If crowns placed
correctly on the shrine,
Celestial beds for four of nine.
Solving this puzzle causes a secret compartment in the altar to open, revealing treasure hidden within. The compartment can’t be opened in any other way.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
.” “The hag’s greatest contraption is the Orrery of Tragedies, which allows her to glimpse many possible futures. Time and again, she has foreseen her own demise and taken measures to delay it for as
long as possible.” Treasure. The box in the corner contains the belongings of actors who have perished in Motherhorn. (Some died of natural causes; others succumbed at the hands of Endelyn, her minions
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
chase the character. Move the monsters somewhere else. Hasten a Monster’s Demise If a combat has gone on long enough and the characters’ victory is almost certain, you can simply have the monster drop
energy. Or perhaps a monster’s desperation causes wild magic to warp the fabric of reality. You can use the environmental effects, hazards, and traps in chapter 3 to represent these effects. Change
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Locathah Rising
own nature and purpose. For all its devotion to the sea gods, Wave fears that it was intended to bring about a particular sea god’s demise. This destiny is something Wave might not be able to avert
requisite number of charges, resetting the duration. If your movement causes the barrier to come into contact with a solid object that can't pass through the cube, you can't move any closer to that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
transform into gnolls.
Any adventurer witnessing this horrible tableau must succeed on a DC 12 Wisdom saving throw or gain one level of madness (see “Madness” in chapter 2). If this causes the
the goristro’s demise and discovers his slain minions — and also picks up the scent of the adventurers.
Later in the adventure, Yeenoghu hunts down the characters to make them pay for their impudence
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
the aboleth or the kuo-toa archpriest and return to her with proof of its demise, Melith promises to furnish them with a raft that they can use to navigate the underground river and continue their
causes the coin to disappear and the gate to open for 1 minute. Other coins placed in the slot disappear but don’t open the gate. Characters must be 6th level or higher to pass through this gate (see
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
succeed on a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw or take 10 (3d6) slashing damage. Whelming Water. The dragon causes a strong current to course through the water in its lair. The dragon chooses any number of
kender named Tasslehoff Burrfoot to capture Highmaster Bakaris. Later, in the Blue Lady’s War, Tasslehoff foresaw Fireflash’s demise at the hands of the death knight Lord Soth—and was thus able to avert
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
manifests as grasping limbs or wounded masses within the house’s walls and floors
Spectral Activity d20 Activity
1–3 The spirit causes an object in the room to animate in a whimsical
or unsettling manner.
4–6 The spirit leaves a brief message, threat, or question, perhaps asking where someone is or suggesting how one might hasten their demise.
7–9 The spirit walks
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
secret until the Frostmaiden is reborn at the next winter solstice. In addition, Auril’s demise causes the uppermost levels of the fortress to collapse, as described in the “Fall of Grimskalle
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
the best thirty-six savants are admitted into the council, and succession almost always includes an incumbent member’s demise. The savants control members of some duergar clans through magic and
campaign, blind to the corruption that festers around them. GRACKLE-LUNG
The constant smog in Gracklstugh causes grackle-lung in living, breathing creatures, resulting in persistent, wracking coughs
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
opened from the outside, except with the use of a knock spell or similar magic. Pushing a lever in area X6 retracts the stone bars and causes the doors to swing inward on squealing iron hinges. Beyond
breath. Dreck has secretly pledged his allegiance to Grandolpha Muzgardt, for he longs to be rid of Xardorok Sunblight and now sees the characters as instruments of Xardorok’s demise. He fights only in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
they are wearing the uniforms of castle guards. Otherwise, any attempt by them to cross the hall causes magical flames to fill three of the suits of armor, which spring to life as three helmed horrors
to Ghalasine’s demise.’” If King Jhaeros’s heart is taken from the city of Ghalasine or if Charmayne is killed, Jalynvyr reverts to his true form (that of a lawful neutral, drow mage) and is no
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
horse as big as a full-grown horse. Riding the rocking horse triggers a Magic Mouth spell that causes the horse to whinny and loudly exclaim, “Hot dog!” several times. Treasure. Amid the toys is a Bag
. Nibblecheek’s Demise. Slaying the hag ends the Charmed condition on the wyrmling. Kitchen Equipment. The baking utensils, cookware, and oven are all made of polished metal, not candy. A creature that enters the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
feigned his demise to trick his attackers. If the characters search the bodies, they notice Seltern open his eyes. If the characters treat him kindly, Seltern tells of how forces of devils assaulted
, prays to Torm for 1 minute, and succeeds on a DC 15 Intelligence (Religion) check at the end of the prayer causes Torm’s power to wash over the altar and wipe clean the blood and other desecrating
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Descent into the Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth
successful Dispel Magic (DC 18) spell cast on the cage causes it to crumble. Kasdu’ul has had many years to contemplate the cage’s magical construction. She might propose one of these methods to the
Kashem’s demise—such as a pinch of the dust left behind after her death—or they offer a convincing story and succeed on a DC 17 Charisma (Deception) check, Kasdu’ul summons a water weird and orders it to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
dao is scattered over the lake, the cage instantly rusts away. A successful Dispel Magic (DC 18) spell cast on the cage causes it to crumble. Kasdu’ul has had many years to contemplate the cage’s
their exploration. If the characters also present proof of Kashem’s demise—such as a pinch of the dust left behind after her death—or they offer a convincing story and succeed on a DC 17 Charisma
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
gone. The ropes holding up the gong can be cut with two swings of a sword. If the gong is struck inside the cavern, its deep tone echoes throughout the cavern and causes a few large icicles to break away
Item Table C in chapter 7 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide. If the characters slay Wormblod and bring proof of his demise, the couatl emerges from the altar and bestows on each of them a charm of