dread imagine are bears

Hexblood

Species Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

changed you and forced you from your home. 6 A slighted druid transformed you and bound you to live only so long as a sacred tree bears fruit. Hexbloods in the Domains of Dread When

creating a hexblood, consult with your DM to see if it’s appropriate to tie your origins to one of the following Domains of Dread (detailed in chapter 3): Hazlan. The bizarre magic of this crumbling

Bugbear

Species Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Neither bugs nor bears, bugbears are the hulking cousins of goblins and hobgoblins. With roots in the Feywild, early bugbears resided in hidden places, in hard-to-reach and shadowed spaces. Long ago

randomly, consult the Random Height and Weight table in the Player’s Handbook, and choose the row in the table that best represents the build you imagine for your character.

Shadar-kai

Species Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Shadar-kai are the elves of the Shadowfell, originally drawn to that dread realm by the Raven Queen. Over the centuries, some of them have continued to serve her, while others have ventured into the

weight that humans have in our world. If you’d like to determine your character’s height or weight randomly, consult the Random Height and Weight table in the Player’s Handbook, and choose the row in the table that best represents the build you imagine for your character.

Creating Domains of Dread

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

Creating Domains of Dread Ravenloft is a place where your nightmares can run wild, where anything you can imagine in moments of dread or despair can come to frightful life among the Mists. The

Autognome

Species Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

autognome bears a resemblance to its creator, and most autognomes are programmed to speak and understand Gnomish. The internal components used in an autognome’s manufacture can vary wildly; one

Random Height and Weight table in the Player’s Handbook, and choose the row in the table that best represents the build you imagine for your character.

A29. Secret Vault

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak

A29. Secret Vault Against the south wall of this otherwise empty room rests a 80-pound iron chest with clawed feet. Its built-in lock bears a tiny circular indentation instead of a traditional

using thieves’ tools, or by a knock spell or similar magic. Treasure. The chest contains a dread helm and a pair of gauntlets of ogre power.

Darklord's Shadows

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

Darklord’s Shadows A Darklord lurks at the heart of every Domain of Dread. Everything in their realm is inspired by or personalized to them in some way. Some domains might be dismal ruins reflective

). For each evil act, imagine the scene where it took place, and then answer the following questions: What does the act sound like from a distance or to someone in the next room? How does the act, or its

City of the Dead

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

griffon rider spears a skeletal knight whose breastplate bears the symbol of Myrkul, god of the dead. But this statue is also a fountain, and the wounds on these combatants gush water! Don’t try to

imagine it — just go see it. And see it as Waterdavians do: pack a midday feast, have a picnic, and then take a stroll through the beauty of the place. City of the Dead

Cultural Specifics

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

out. These details can fade into the background as your adventures focus on more exciting threats, or you can highlight the cosmic dread that declares, yes, this place doesn’t make sense at all, yet it

relocate, nor can they imagine living anywhere else. Life is as it’s always been and could never be better, but it’s constantly threatened with becoming worse.

Seeds of Fear

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

Seeds of Fear Aside from supernatural sources of dread and monsters who strike terror in their victims, fear is subjective and often quite personal. A battle-hardened warrior and a reclusive scholar

, they shouldn’t be able to do so again until they finish a long rest. For example, imagine that a character has the Seed of Fear “I hate being stuck in tight spaces” and must squeeze through a narrow

Misericordia and Other Noble Estates

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

, the Dark Powers gathered them both into the Domains of Dread. Generally, though, Ivana and Ivan have little to do with one another. Their homes occupy opposite ends of the domain, and their interests

everything and believes he was denied what he deserves. Ivana is forced into society; Ivan thirsts for attention. Ivana appears perpetually youthful; Ivan bears the weight of ages. Although your

Returning to the Garden

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

intact. A year has passed on the Material Plane for each day they spent in the Eternal Garden. Desecrated the Tomb If the characters opened the sarcophagus, a sense of creeping dread settles over them

domain has become twisted and bitter. Plants are wilted, denizens are vicious, and the climate bears the cold bite of winter. The Gardener no longer eschews violence and seeks to vent their fury on the characters.

Minor Items, Common

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

mending Wondrous item No Dark shard amulet Wondrous item Yes (warlock) Dread helm Wondrous item No Ear horn of hearing Wondrous item No Enduring spellbook Wondrous item No Ersatz eye Wondrous item Yes

NECESSARY IN A CAMPAIGN? The D&D game is built on the assumption that magic items appear sporadically and that they are always a boon, unless an item bears a curse. Characters and monsters are

Toppled Statue

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

adorning the statue’s base. Unlike the mouth on the base, the statue’s mouth hangs open, just wide enough to see that it bears only the stump of a tongue inside. A character who succeeds on a DC 15

overcome with hunger and dread. Hovnar has tried to rally the group, mostly to support his brother Menvin, who is nearly comatose with despair. The townspeople can share the following information

Gibbet Crossing Locations

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

momentary flash of dread, as though being awoken by a warning of an ambush occurring nearby. This is a psychic remnant from the mind flayer attack. G14: Toppled Tower The east side of this room bears a

all that remain in this large room. Words are carved into a double door that leads south. Doors also exit to the east and west; the one to the west bears a large “X” in dark red. The tunnel from the

Areas of the Vault

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

stairs climb 70 feet to area V4. The north wall bears a 20-foot-square fresco that depicts dwarves battling goblins. Enthralling Fresco. A detect magic spell reveals an aura of enchantment magic on the

square heads pressed against the floor. The west wall bears a cracked mosaic that depicts a dwarf smith at a forge, crafting dwarves out of black metal and diamonds. (In the south end of the wall is a

Outpost Locations

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

properties. The crumpled-up piece of paper on the desk bears a message from Nildar’s older brother, Durth, written in charcoal and in Dwarvish. The letter reads as follows: Brother, You will find me on the

filthy creatures could imagine. You don’t understand the glory of it, the power found in the ice. None of you do. But you will learn soon enough when my father unleashes his terror upon Ten-Towns

Areas of the Temple

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

Twelve stone sarcophagi are packed into deep recesses in the walls. The plaster lid of each sarcophagus is carved in the likeness of a noble clutching a chalice that bears a symbol of the sun. The

perched invisibly on the statue. Devil Statue and Sacrificial Bowl. The statue once depicted Siamorphe, but the Cassalanters used stone shape spells to recast it into an image of their dread lord

Ranger Subclasses

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook

, Beast of the Sea, or Beast of the Sky. You also determine the kind of animal it is, choosing a kind appropriate for the stat block. Whatever beast you choose, it bears primal markings indicating its

Gloom Stalker Subclass Level 3: Dread Ambusher You have mastered the art of creating fearsome ambushes, granting you the following benefits. Ambusher’s Leap. At the start of your first turn of

Azure Sea

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

. Its wreckage is scattered at a depth of 30 feet. A waterproofed treasure chest inside the broken hull bears the lion rampant emblem of Keoland and holds 500 gp. Two swarms of quippers prowl the area

rudder is not attached to the ship’s wheel and is instead operated by a team of six vampire spawn, who turn it at the command of its dread captain. Pale Prow doesn’t sail under the sun, and its appearance

Necropolis Locations (Y10-Y18)

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

before spinning the creature a tailor-made robe. As the robe is being fashioned, Mixyll urges its guest to “imagine any image your heart desires.” The spiders can, in the 10 minutes it takes to

intruding fragment bears a strange inscription on one side. By training the magic telescope on distant stars, Ythryn’s astronomers could summon alien creatures from those stars to be questioned

The Grand Dame

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

-sized wooden chips called golden geese, so named because each one bears Lord Drylund’s golden goose emblem. Lord Drylund mingles with guests here, sometimes with his pet octopus on his shoulder, before

receives a telepathic message from the kraken — a wave of mind-shattering dread that deals 20 psychic damage to the nobleman. An instant later, Lord Drylund keels over dead, blood running from his

Roleplaying a Giant

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

overt displays of it. 6 Ancient dragons fill me with dread. My knees grow weak in their presence. Cloud Giants Cloud giants are aptly named, or at least were at one time. Few of them live literally on

their group. The might of a human who hunts polar bears bare-handed as frost giants do, or who wrestles a frost giant into submission, can’t be denied. Such a human could never become the chieftain of

Locations V - Z

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

; see the “Bargewright Inn” section for more information on this creature. Xantharl’s Keep Xantharl was a well-known ranger and explorer of the North. The fortified village that bears his name stands in

mark what used to be the village of Zelbross. The abandoned site has a lovely view of the Southwood across the river, so it’s easy to imagine why settlers chose this spot, but there’s no evidence of what

Haven Locations

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

invoke all of the princess’s names: Nintra Siotta, the Princess of the Shadow Glass, Lady of Dread Omens, and Seeker of the Three Crowns. The marked character must use the parchment and ink found in the

elsewhere in the Haven of the Red Quill. Scrivener’s Marks. Nintra is aware of what type of scrivener’s mark each character bears when the fight begins. If any character has a level 4 mark, or if

Crushing Wave Cultists

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

fog. One-eyed shivers inspire dread and fear in all who meet them, including their fellow cultists. Only the leaders of the Crushing Wave cult dare to give commands to these masters of icy magic. One

who feel as he does. Gar bears the elemental weapon Drown. His missing arm has been replaced by an artificial limb in the shape of a crab’s claw. As the leader of Olhydra’s cult, he wields her innate

Ooze Grottos

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5

. The exit to the south has a white gate that connects with the Forest of Recovery. 72. Ooze Duel This cavern bears minor signs of multiple combats. Creatures. One Red Wizard transmuter (see appendix

B) and two dread warriors (see appendix B) watch from near the eastern wall as four Thayan warriors (see appendix B) battle a gelatinous cube. Two of the four warriors have been engulfed, and all are

K84. Catacombs

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

the coldest hell you can imagine. Every surface inside the crypt is covered with thick, brownish mold. A patch of brown mold (see “Dungeon Hazards” in chapter 5, “Adventure Environments,” of the Dungeon

signet ring that bears a stylized “J” (worth 25 gp). Crypt 36 Claw marks obliterate the name on this crypt’s door. A skeleton draped in rags lies atop a marble slab in the center of the crypt. This

Demon Types

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

, pursuing foes in a terrifying hunt. A hulking goristro sometimes bears a palanquin, carrying smaller demons on its broad shoulders, much like an elephant carries riders on its back. Goristro Huge fiend

telepathically bellow commands to lesser demons, even as they inspire a sense of dread that forces their foes to scatter and run. Nalfeshnees feed on hatred and despair, but they crave humanoid flesh

Lower Palace Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

windows set in their walls. Each window bears the image of a knight in armor. Near the middle of the room, a short, gray-bearded man in black robes reclines on a gilded wooden throne with clawed feet

characters parley with Kelek, he sneers that the palace is now his to rule, though any mention of the Hourglass Coven or the jabberwock causes a flush of dread to pass over Kelek’s face. Throughout any

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