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Monsters
Candlekeep Mysteries
ability (save DC 21) and requiring no material components:
At will: dancing lights, mage hand
3/day each: detect magic, detect thoughts, dispel magic, locate creature
1/day each: dispel evil and good
present-day Faerûn than in fighting. Indeed, Miirym is an engaging conversationalist if one has the inclination to chat with her.
Miirym doesn’t have a treasure hoard. Instead, she protects
Monsters
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
):
At will: detect magic, mage hand
2/day each: augury, polymorph
1/day: plane shift (self only)Endelyn, also known by the names Creeping Lyn and Bitter End, is the youngest member of the Hourglass
within 30 feet of one another, any one of them can use an action to cast one of the following spells, requiring no material components (spell save DC 14): detect thoughts, dispel magic, finger of death
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
spells, requiring no material components:
3/day each: alter self, command, detect magic
1/day: plane shift (self only)
Magic Resistance Aura. While holding Nepenthe, Isolde creates an aura in a 10-foot
known only as “the Caller” to corrupt and slay all of Isolde’s companions, leaving Isolde alone, bitter, and vulnerable. The insidious archfey then befriended Isolde and offered to
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
save DC 22):
At will: detect magic, locate animals or plants
3/day each: dispel magic, entangle, plant growth
1/day each: etherealness, teleportProtective Thrall. When Zuggtmoy is hit by an attack
-thin figure depicted in grimoires and ancient art, draped and veiled in mycelia and lichen. Indeed, much of her appearance and manner, and that of her servants, is a mockery of mortal life and its many
Zuggtmoy
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Monsters
Out of the Abyss
Innate Spellcasting. Zuggtmoy’s spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 22). She can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components:
At will: detect magic, locate
humanoid shape, including the skeletal-thin figure depicted in grimoires and ancient art, draped and veiled in mycelium and lichen. Indeed, much of her appearance and manner, and that of her servants
Monsters
Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
that rely on smell.
Innate Spellcasting. The giant’s innate spellcasting ability is Charisma. It can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components:
At will: detect magic
wealth and power with a bitter mix of longing, regret, and shame, seeking always to replace the grandest treasures they once possessed. Simple coins, gems, or trade goods do nothing to satisfy the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
day’s worth of food with its long nose. In return, it then uses its magic to enhance the travelers’ comfort as they rest. A Bitter Reproach. A killmoulis will follow after any party that has provided it
offering of fine food and an earnest apology can sooth an angry killmoulis. Without that, these creatures hold a grudge against a group’s rude behavior that can last for days. A killmoulis can indeed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Endelyn Moongrave Endelyn, also known by the names Creeping Lyn and Bitter End, is the youngest member of the Hourglass Coven. People come to her to learn about their futures, which she spells out
10 feet in any direction horizontally.
Spellcasting. Endelyn casts one of the following spells, requiring no material components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 14):
At will: detect magic, mage hand
2/day each: augury, polymorph
1/day: plane shift (self only)
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Getting the Quest To begin this quest, read the following boxed text to the players: Just another gruesome day in Ten-Towns: howling wind, bitter cold, foul tempers, and snowdrifts big enough to bury
Frostmaiden, indeed.
“I will pay you a hundred gold pieces to apprehend Sephek Kaltro, ascertain his guilt, and deal with him, preferably without involving the authorities. When the job is done
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Citadel Adbar In the extreme north of Faerûn, near the Cold Wood, lie the Ice Mountains. There, in the bitter cold, stands the eternal fortress of Citadel Adbar, the last great remnant of the
became the anvil against which they were smashed. The great drawbridge allowed none to pass except welcomed guests, and such guests were few indeed. Standing unconquered, it was the bastion of dwarven
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
, requiring no Material components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 21):
At Will: Detect Magic, Mind Spike (level 5 version)
1/Day Each: Geas, Modify Memory
Legendary
Wild
Habitat: Forest, Hill, Swamp; Treasure: Arcana
Green hags work bitter magic to foul all that is beautiful and pure. Whether alone or in covens of other hags, these ancient witches call on eerie
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
former wealth and power with a bitter mix of longing, regret, and shame, seeking always to replace the grandest treasures they once possessed. Simple coins, gems, or trade goods do nothing to satisfy the
innately cast the following spells, requiring nomaterial components:
At will: detect magic, fog cloud, light
3/day each: feather fall, misty step
Actions
Multiattack. The giant makes two
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
name to Netherskull after becoming a death tyrant. Netherskull has slain countless interlopers, none more deserving of death than a pompous human paladin named Fidelio, who wept bitter tears before
there. Gong. A detect magic spell reveals an aura of conjuration magic around the gong. If the gong is struck with the mallet, three items appear on the floor before it: a small clay bowl filled with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
certain defeat at the hands of his other enemies. Rool’s betrayal doesn’t make him friendly toward the party. Once Daggerdark is dispatched, Rool continues to fight the adventurers to the bitter end
, who was part of the group that ambushed him. Hekaton rises to his full height and begins lashing out against small folk indiscriminately, shouting, “Lords’ Alliance indeed! I’ll see your alliance
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
insanity of the demon lords spreads. Gromph Baenre vanished following the ritual. Vizeran has not been able to detect any trace of his rival archmage using any of the resources at his command. Demogorgon
home to the denizens of the Abyss. He points out that once the demon lords establish domains here, nothing will stop them from surging up to Faerûn to spread their madness and chaos. Indeed, such an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
, and thoroughly disruptive, but also part of the natural order, and so nothing to get bothered about. Indeed, even the largest of these discoveries isn’t so lucrative as to be worth the construction
that they can spend the cold months beside a hearth, with a slice of fried pie in one hand, and a tankard of bitter gnomish stout in the other. Any cellar space not devoted to another purpose is used
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
support significant weight. A successful DC 10 Intelligence (Investigation) or Wisdom (Survival) check enables a character to detect recent tracks that lead from the door to the window, and back again
Ned nor his merchant mentor are fools, and they have given some thought to preparing this story — it is not possible for the characters to discern Ned’s true motives. Indeed, to add verisimilitude to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Ward. He also collects fetid rainwater in small, red clay pots, which leach out just enough color that he can pass the water off as potions of healing. The potions have a faintly fruity aroma. A detect
magic spell shows that they are indeed magical, though that magic is of the transmutation school rather than conjuration. Each day, a kindly druid who thinks Jerr is an honest soul gives the gnome a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
will. The sharp tang of the fish covers the bitter poison so well that a successful DC 20 Wisdom (Perception) check or DC 15 Intelligence (Investigation) check is needed to detect it. Any character who
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
it will. The sharp tang of the fish covers the bitter poison so well that a successful DC 20 Wisdom (Perception) check or DC 15 Intelligence (Investigation) check is needed to detect it. Any character
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
. A detect magic spell reveals an aura of abjuration magic emanating from these runes. Damaging the case triggers a magical trap that forces each creature in a 15-foot-radius sphere centered on the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
are six spell scrolls (three of detect magic, two of comprehend languages, and one of greater restoration). Also inside is a bottle of ink and an ink pen with fifteen sheets of parchment. Glyph Key
Wisdom (Survival) check ascertains that no other creatures have entered this side passage in a long time. If examined with a detect magic spell, the area displays an aura of necromancy. Stunning Shadow
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
dense chunk of coal at its core. The Summer Star has lost its luster but not its magic. A detect magic spell or similar magic reveals a weak, residual aura of transmutation magic surrounding it. The
Copper, but the two had a falling out. One morning, after a bitter argument the night before, Copper decided to return to Ten-Towns. He snuck out while Macreadus was still asleep, leaving behind a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
level are linked to the runes holding the hell hounds in place. The stair runes can be noted with a detect magic spell or similar effect, or a successful DC 15 Intelligence (Investigation) or Wisdom
words, but these are equally derogatory, bitter, and profanity laced. In either case, the spider can pass along the following information: Rainbow has been Wizzy’s familiar for as long as it can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
instructed to keep three “magical skeletons” in one of the cells safe from would-be thieves. To back up their tale, they point out—quite truthfully—that they have no key to this cell. Indeed, there are three
shortsword. A character attuned to this sword can use an action to mentally command it to detect gems and jewels. Someone who does so learns the kind and number of such objects within 60 feet of the sword
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
). Key NPCs. The Helm is run by the jovial but grasping Garlen Harlathurl (male Tethyrian human commoner). He is a cynic bitter from failed Waterdhavian mercantile ventures, but he has turned out to be
Long Road. After all, cloaks and boots wear out just like wagon wheels, and anyone trudging for tendays on the road in raw spring weather or bitter winter cold soon comes to value warm garments very
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
that they join him in the next festival as special guests and asks that they tell everyone that all will, indeed, be well. The Baroness and Baron Two members of the baron’s household staff have vanished
Mirror. A detect magic spell reveals that the gilded mirror on the wall radiates an aura of conjuration magic. None of the mansion’s current occupants are aware of this fact, because the mirror’s magic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
Murkmire Stone, which is described at the end of this adventure. As Dr. Dannell fears, the stone is indeed an eldritch creature’s egg. At 10:30 p.m., the effects described in “The Murkmire Stone” begin
, and at midnight, the egg hatches. See “Museum Feeding Frenzy” to learn what happens when the egg hatches. Rigged Pedestal. A detect magic spell reveals an aura of transmutation magic around the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
doll’s head and looks down its neck finds a Spell Scroll of Detect Evil and Good. D21: Secret Stairs This narrow spiral staircase is made of creaky wood contained within a 5-foot-wide shaft of
Elisabeth regard them with bitter disdain. “None dare trespass in the territory of Strahd,” Gustav says. “You will answer to our master,” Elisabeth adds with sinister certainty. They offer no further
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
13; +5 to hit with spell attacks). She has the following druid spells prepared:
Cantrips (at will): druidcraft, mending, produce flame
1st level (4 slots): detect magic, faerie fire, thunderwave
anyone suggested he would make a better monarch than Mwaxanaré. WHEN GARGOYLES ATTACK
The gargoyles of Omu and the aarakocra of Kir Sabal are bitter enemies. Aarakocra scouts watch over the distant
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
water, or 1 gallon as part of a short rest. Brewer’s Supplies Activity DC Detect poison or impurities in a drink 10 Identify alcohol 15 Ignore effects of alcohol 20 Calligrapher’s Supplies Calligraphy
medicine that is bitter or sour into a pleasing concoction. Survival. When foraging for food, you can make do with ingredients you scavenge that others would be unable to transform into nourishing meals
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
each) Thirty ornate gold rings (25 gp each) An onyx ring (50 gp) that radiates an aura of illusion magic under the scrutiny of a detect magic spell (when worn, the ring creates illusory butterflies
!
Overcoming the jabberwock in area P22 is one of the main challenges of this chapter and, indeed, the whole adventure. The characters are unlikely to survive a head-on fight with the creature, but there
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
the servants’ quarters are covered with rich rugs and tapestries of no great value. The place is well lit by torches and a large brazier, and this makes it very hot indeed (just right for fire giants
scrutiny of Divine Sense or a detect evil and good spell. Each idol is associated with a different ability score. While one is carried, its bearer has disadvantage on all d20 rolls involving that