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Keys from the Golden Vault
abide the book’s presence. Ordinary plants wither in its presence, animals are unwilling to approach it, and the book gradually destroys whatever it touches. Even stone cracks and turns to
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Condition Immunities. While attuned to the book, you can’t be charmed or frightened.
Evil Presence. The book houses an evil spirit that is hostile toward you. When you become attuned to the
Magic Items
Tomb of Annihilation
staff’s skull protects Acererak from this spirit’s vengeance. Each time a creature other than Acererak expends any of the staff’s charges, there is a 50 percent chance that the life
by magic such as a dispel evil and good spell, it becomes trapped in the staff once more. Once it takes control of another creature, the spirit of the dead archmage attempts to destroy the staff
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
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dominate person
Your magic often takes the form of blue or golden runes floating and glowing in the air in circular patterns or of shimmering azure barriers of magical energy. If you
unable to distinguish between the letter and the spirit of the law.
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I seem like a harsh judge to others, but I judge myself most harshly of all.
3
I have a secret, illegal vice.
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I
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
) on a rune destroys it. A rune can also be deactivated if a creature within 5 feet of it says, “The moon sings a song for the lost.” Both runes must be either rendered inactive or destroyed for the safe room’s door to open. This allows access to the heart of Havock, where the rod piece is located.
magically. To access the safe room and uncover the rod piece, the characters must first deactivate the security wards. Ward Runes The security wards are powered by two magical runes: one in area Z8 and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
glowing white runes wink into existence, drifting about the room like snowflakes.
This is the castle’s steering chamber. When no one is present, the castle is under the control of the spirit of
Esclarotta, who is bound to the fortress by powerful magic that cannot be dispelled. Touching one of the glowing runes issues a specific command to Esclarotta’s spirit. A character who understands Dwarvish or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
glowing white runes wink into existence, drifting about the room like snowflakes. This is the castle’s steering chamber. When no one is present, the castle is under the control of the spirit of Esclarotta
, who is bound to the fortress by powerful magic that cannot be dispelled. Touching one of the glowing runes issues a specific command to Esclarotta’s spirit. A character who understands Dwarvish or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
48. Shagambi’s Tomb Each character who teleports into this tomb from area 47C appears atop a randomly determined teleportation rune (see “Teleportation Runes” below). Characters can also enter the
this area: Nervous Unkh suggests that her host leave the tomb at once using one of the teleportation runes, though she can’t decide which rune is best. Impulsive Wongo thinks it’s a good idea to shatter
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
stoic sentinels hold their posts through wind, storm, and flood, bound to their master’s command, eager to terrify prey with its sackcloth visage and rend victims with its razor-sharp claws. Spirit
-Powered Constructs. A scarecrow is animated by the bound spirit of a slain evil creature, granting it purpose and mobility. It is this uncanny presence from beyond death that allows a scarecrow to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
of these pillars, Trobriand recently transferred his spirit into the golem. Trobriand is looking forward to testing his new body and attacks intruders on sight, showing no mercy. Trobriand While his
spirit is bound within the golem, Trobriand has a challenge rating of 22 (41,000 XP) and the statistics of an iron golem, with these changes: Trobriand has an Intelligence of 20. He has the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
it is littered with yuan-ti bones. 17b. Death of a Naga The phantasmal scene of a spirit naga battling four yuan-ti purebloods plays out for characters who set foot on this island. As characters view
statistics of a yuan-ti pureblood with 2d20 hit points remaining. Hexacali, a spirit naga with 35 hit points, is trapped on the island and fights yuan-ti characters to the death. Yuan-ti characters who drop
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
lurk inside the crypts here. Once each wraith is defeated, it turns into an incorporeal elven spirit. One spirit quickly fades away, while the other—a woman with light-gray hair and pale eyes—floats
yellowed bones fallen from burial niches and scattered across the floor.
If the characters defeated the wraiths in the previous level, the elf spirit is here. Regretful Spirit. The woman’s spirit
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
. Casting Remove Curse on the monster destroys the skeleton. However, if a character touches the skeleton (while it’s animate or otherwise), its spirit whispers to the character, bidding them to end its
ancient curse. Doing so destroys the skeleton and grants the character the Second Skin Dark Gift (see chapter 1). A character who already has a Dark Gift can’t accept the curse. Returning to Urwin. If the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
below: Step 1: Identify the Item. Any creature or spirit that studies the runes on the device’s rings and succeeds on a DC 18 Intelligence (Arcana) check ascertains that the device was designed to
gold, and the pendant bears the symbol of two hands cupping the sun. Summer Star Summer Star. This magic item looks like a 6-inch-diameter gyroscope featuring two scorched rings inlaid with runes and a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
, obscured by frost (see the “Words of the Divine Oracle” section). The teleportation archway looks much the same as it does when viewed from area 6, except it bears no runes, and it can’t be activated
was overcome with despair and envy. A terrible fight between father and son ensued, in which Blagothkus slew Eigeron. Blagothkus then retired to his castle to mourn. Eigeron manifests as the spirit
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
Haunting 01–07 Cursed Hireling 08–15 Free-Roaming Spirit 16–22 Friendly Ghost 23–29 Hidden Room 30–38 Lightning Storm 39–47 Living Dead 48–55 Mist Wanderers 56–63 Mysterious Priest 64–71 Ill Luck 72
complete. Free-Roaming Spirit. A random special facility in your Bastion becomes Haunted. If all the special facilities in the Bastion are already Haunted, the DM rolls again on the Bastion Hauntings
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
spell cast on a wall destroys it for 1 minute, after which the psionic force generator in area 16c resummons the wall. 8b. Standing Gate to Level 19 In the middle of this otherwise empty cave is a pair of
triggers an elder rune (see “Elder Runes”). A creature that passes through the gate appears in area 15 on level 19, in the closest unoccupied space next to the identical gate located there. 8c. Dead-End
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Pack Wondrous item, uncommon This backpack contains the spirit of an air elemental and a compact leather balloon. While you’re wearing the backpack, you can deploy the balloon as an action and gain the
the feather fall spell for yourself. When either spell ends, the balloon slowly deflates as the elemental spirit escapes and returns to the Elemental Plane of Air. As the balloon deflates, you descend
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Abyss in chapter 9, his gemstone is hurled into the fray by Vizeran’s ritual. Unless the characters retrieve it, another demon lord steps on the gem, destroys it, and sends Fraz-Urb’luu’s spirit back to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
hermit’s life until she finally passed on herself. Dumathoin blessed her and transformed her spirit into an eidolon (see appendix A). Sister Silvergranite remained here, even as the mine collapsed and
speed of 25 feet. When characters enter the inner circle of moon runes, Sister Silvergranite emerges from the moonstone to assess the situation, then withdraws and animates her sacred statue. She attacks
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
through. Stone Braziers. Any character who understands Dwarvish or Giant can interpret the runes on the six braziers as follows: dod (death), fjell (mountain), krig (war), liv (life), vind (wind), and
wyrm (dragon). When the proper ingredients are placed inside one, magical fire fills the brazier. This fire destroys the brazier’s nonmagical contents and burns for 1 hour. Only while all six braziers
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
Points Divide 50 XP equally among the characters if the party destroys the twig blights. 2. Blighted Cottages Wind and weather have done their work here, and little remains of these houses or their
XP equally among the characters if the party destroys these twig blights. 3. The Brown Horse This was formerly the Brown Horse, a tavern renowned for its excellent ale. A weathered signboard by the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
faint runes etched among the ornate carvings on the lock. A subsequent DC 16 Intelligence (Arcana) check to study the runes reveals that they can emit a wave of transmutation magic throughout the room
character notices that the floor in this area shows signs of charring that obscures faint runes. A weak fire trap triggers if any creature enters the area, which radiates evocation to a detect magic spell or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
to activate. A successful dispel magic (DC 15) cast on the runes destroys the trap. Net Trap Simple trap (level 1–4, dangerous threat) Goblins, with their propensity to enslave their enemies, prefer
plate disables the trap, and a check with a total of 10 or lower triggers it. A successful dispel magic (DC 19) cast on the pressure plate destroys the trap.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Pu’pu recommends they capture a goblin, a grung, or other humanoid and bring it to her. Nanny Pu’pu kills the sacrifice, captures its spirit in the gemstone, and magically embeds the stone in the dead
humanoid’s forehead. After Nanny Pu’pu speaks a prayer to Myrkul, the spirit of the sacrifice gains the knowledge and the personality of the humanoid to which it is bound, in effect imitating that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
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The crumbling skeleton is all that remains of the Netherese wizard to whom this tower once belonged. Disturbing the remains causes the wizard’s evil spirit, a will-o’-wisp, to appear and attack. If
forever lost. P16. Upside-Down Rune Chamber The walls of this chamber are inscribed with interconnected runes and marred with cracks. What is now the ceiling bears similar inscriptions that swirl inward
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
into by winding coils of copper and adamantine throughout the forge like webs and using them as conduits to transfer magical heat to their furnaces. Runes of power carved into the walls and etched
rounds to aid them. Great Forge Encounters d8 Encounter 1–14 No encounter 15 1d4 + 1 doppelgangers disguised as shield dwarves 16 1d2 fire elementals and 3d6 magmins 17 1 salamander and 1d4 + 1 fire snakes 18 1 spirit naga 19 3d6 troglodytes 20 1 wraith leading 1d6 + 1 specter
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
summons a lemure with the deal printed in glowing runes on its lumpy flesh. To enter the contract, the devil and character making the deal and must kiss the lemure. When that happens, the lemure is
destroys and voids the contract, and causes the character and the devil to lose the ability to speak. A greater restoration spell or similar magic ends the effect on its recipient. Written in Stone. A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
or by accident), where magic runes have gone horribly awry and unleashed fiendish corruption into the world, or where fiends seek powerful allies to aid their schemes among mortals. Listen. I have
plates, while one built by cloud giants might leak wisps of mist and raindrops. Any of these Constructs might have Giant runes engraved somewhere on them as part of the magic that animates them. You can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Gremorly. Ritual Rod. Set into a metal tripod in the center of the room is a 3-foot-long metal rod decorated with runes and glowing with necromantic magic. The entire assembly weighs 8 pounds. This is one of
runes on the rod fill the room with acid. All creatures in the room must make a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw, taking 5d8 acid damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. Once the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
shell is carved with Draconic runes that spell out prayers to Tiamat, is joined by four ghouls that serve as his assistants. The ghouls gnaw on bones and eye the characters hungrily as Krull negotiates
slots): blindness/deafness, gentle repose, hold person, ray of enfeeblement, spiritual weapon
3rd level (3 slots): animate dead, magic circle, speak with dead, spirit guardians, vampiric touch
4th
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragon’s Wake
wearing simple clothing. She has her fists raised in an unarmed fighting stance. She was a heroic monk and the lady of the now-ruined Spirit Soaring cathedral in the Snowflake Mountains. Laerel
depicts a city map, and the south wall displays a map of the Sword Coast. Both maps are dotted with Draconic runes.
Claugiyliamatar’s magical connection to her lair allows her to control the moss in this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
successful one. Exposing a patch of the mold to sunlight or dealing any fire damage to it destroys it. Treasure. The dwarf skeleton clutches a +1 longsword that bears Durgeddin’s smith-mark. The human
Dwarvish runes.
The upper portion of the great cavern was intended to be the final resting place of Durgeddin’s clan. Durgeddin and his followers feared that their war against the orcs would
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
other prisoners to a terrifying castle in the mountains. She helps the characters defeat Caradoc if the spirit is present, but she wants nothing more than to return home to Kalaman. S23: Mourning Sanctum
Paladine’s power. Extinguishing the flames destroys the brazier, as detailed below. Scaffold. The scaffold surrounding the brazier rises 10 feet off the ground. Stairs to the west and east climb to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
is grateful to the characters and, in return, suppresses the mirage, revealing the room’s exits. Bobbing Spirit Lights. There are 1d8 bobbing spirit lights (each uses the will-o’-wisp stat block and
speaks Common and Sylvan) that fill the illusory glade at any given time. The spirit lights are part of the mirage, are indifferent to the characters’ presence, and disappear if attacked. Any character
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
anything short of a wish spell. Opening the door requires fitting the three key runes carried by the haven’s stone golems (see below) into the three indentations on the door. Any character who has
of which use the mummy stat block but are lawful neutral. The scholar mummies are wrapped in funeral robes set with purple-glowing runes of oath-binding, recognized as such by any character who has