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Wilfred Godefroy

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

spirits whose deaths he had caused. Now, all living souls that dwell in Mordent are doomed to haunt the domain’s Darklord long after the demise of their mortal bodies.

and haunted him with their wailing and condemnation. Every night for the next year, the spirits appeared and tormented him, until in desperation he took his life on the anniversary of their murder

Campaign Theme

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

mad wizard creates a flesh golem in an effort to revive his lost love. A villain could go to extreme lengths to achieve immortality to avoid confronting its own demise. The adventurers might help a

an abandoned building or tower. If you run horror adventures week after week, try using a villain who turns out to be ordinary, perhaps even silly. Comic relief is a great variation on almost any D&D campaign, though players usually provide it themselves.

Path Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

that rushes toward you. Spectral dragon heads erupt from the flames, and the corridor fills with furious, hissed words. Dragon spirits haunt this area. They are illusory manifestations that can’t

attack or be damaged. In Draconic, they accuse the characters of trespassing, calling them desecraters and betrayers. A character can calm the spirits by assuring them in Draconic of the party’s

Types of Hauntings

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

Types of Hauntings The Spirit of Lady Theodora Halvhrest When the party enters the house, few menaces initially present themselves. As characters explore, though, spirits gradually stir to life

, the activities of the living alert the house’s spirits. Once this occurs, the House of Lament closes the domain’s borders, surrounds itself with the Mists, and conjures a powerful storm. Dangerous

14. Moa's Tomb

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

in relief. Behind the sarcophagus, resting atop a marble pedestal, is an ornate crystal box with a small humanoid skull floating inside it. If the characters enter this tomb from the secret passage

"Spirits of the Nine Trickster Gods"). When Moa’s spirit manifests, read: Green smoke billows from the staff, coiling around you like a serpent. A sibilant voice whispers in your ear: “Let me help you

Encounters in the Crypt

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

feet tall and hewn from solid rock. C1. Sealed Gates When the characters descend into the catacombs, read: A pair of basalt doors block the passage ahead, their surfaces engraved with a relief of a

caskets arranged in stacked pairs. Being entombed in Avernus has corrupted the spirits of these knights. Each casket contains a single wraith magically held at bay by the rose laid on the casket. If a

Tomb Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

the Great Blue Devil A relief of a scowling, fiendish face made of azure mosaic tiles spans the hallway’s back wall. The face’s mouth is open, revealing a black maw, and its eyes are carved from

clouded white crystal. To the right of the mosaic is a closed door. A character who examines the relief with a Detect Magic spell or similar magic finds that the relief’s mouth radiates conjuration magic

Afterlife Casino Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault

cushions. The tiefling bartenders (commoners) serve spirits and a bitter ale called Brimstone Gulp. This ale is served in copper flagons embossed with prancing imps. Patrons can also buy cigars here for

knickknacks on shelves. A painted bas-relief spans the entire north wall and depicts a host of winged devils catching mortals as they plunge into the depths of hell. If Quentin Togglepocket is in his office

Command Level

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

-stained furs, its head against the north wall. In a shallow niche above the bed is a bas relief of a giant, scowling duergar clenching its teeth. At the foot of the bed is a flat-topped iron trunk sealed

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

High Hall Cathedral

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

. Though he is not truly in danger of losing this ability (his resolve is simply shaken), this can provide a roleplaying opportunity for the characters to boost his spirits and strengthen his faith. H5

Temple Locations T1-T9

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries

carries a floral scent. A bar takes up one corner of the room, alongside shelves of expensive wines and spirits and baskets of fresh fruit. Two tables stand along one wall, each set up as a manicure

large, open-air bath. Stone pillars stand along the outside wall, sculpted with relief carvings of Sune. Between the pillars, frosted windows diffuse the light from outside through the mist that hangs

Areas of the Fire Temple

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

bas-relief images of sleeping dwarves. An unlit brazier sits in each corner, and a brass censer hangs from a chain connected to the ceiling in the chamber’s center. No one in the fire cult knows of

his demise. She honors no such deal. In combat, Vanifer commands the elementals to engage the characters while she casts spells. If the fight seems to be going badly, Vanifer flees to the shaft (area

The Seldarine

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

departing spirits and set them on the path to Arvandor. Sehanine serves as patron of the lost and any who travel, as well as those who seek meaning. Elves beseech her to provide relief from madness, and

Zorzula's Rest Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

footsteps right outside the door. A character must succeed on a DC 12 Strength (Athletics) check to remove the barricade.The three figures are feral ashenwights (see appendix A), undead spirits who perished

the churning lava below washes over the stone bridge. At the far end is an obsidian pyramid. Its faces bear relief carvings of ancient dwarves feasting, celebrating, and tending to their injured. Its

Locations E - H

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

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

living. Phantom vendors sell ephemeral apples at empty stands, ghost children play in the streets, and spirits hang one another on the scaffold. Some of the scenes appear to be reenactments of past

Scions of Giants' Gods

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

superstitious and duplicitous behavior, almost unconsciously leaving gifts for “rain spirits” while playing mischievous pranks on each other. When roused, a cradle of the cloud scion manifests as a

destroyed, the scion of Stronmaus inside it awakens. Among the mightiest creatures of all giantkind, the scion stands 80 feet tall. It often finds some relief in waking and being freed from its troubling

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