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Returning 25 results for 'dread skin'.
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
wonders and changing the worldâbut not always for the better. Doomwake giants arise from pernicious fears that infect a whole city or region. If enough mortals dread destruction for long enough, their
dreams of mortals, but to natural forces in the land. As a result, Theran giants are typically infused with the elements they embody, which might manifest as flaming beards, frozen skin, hair
Monsters
Candlekeep Mysteries
inspection. For example, the hag could appear to have smooth skin, but someone touching her would feel her rough flesh. Otherwise, a creature must take an action to visually inspect the illusion and
with her.Three Green Hag (Coven Variant);green hags named Dread Morgan, Vile Sazha, and Auntie Greenbones were once rivals who dwelled in an area of the Feywild coterminous with the High Forest. A
Species
Van Richtenâs Guide to Ravenloft
enter into bargains with hags gain their deepest wishes but eventually find themselves transformed. These changes evidence a hagâs influence: ears that split in forked points, skin in lurid
changed you and forced you from your home.
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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
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
âs grim energy.
Shadar-kai have ashen skin tones, and while theyâre in the Shadowfell, they also become wizened, reflecting the somber nature of that gloomy plane.
Like other elves
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
Shadar-kai 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
Shadowfellâs grim energy. Shadar-kai have ashen skin tones, and while theyâre in the Shadowfell, they also become wizened, reflecting the somber nature of that gloomy plane. Like other elves, shadar-kai can live to be over 750 years old.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
. Maglubiyet the Mighty One, the Lord of Depths and Darkness, is the greater god of goblinoids. Envisioned by most goblins as an eleven-foot-tall battle-scarred goblin with black skin and fire erupting
from his eyes, he is worshiped not out of adoration but fear. Goblins believe that when they die in battle, their spirits join the ranks of Maglubiyetâs army on the plane of Acheron. This is a âprivilegeâ that most goblins dread, fearing the Mighty Oneâs eternal tyranny even more than death.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
language and trace the patterns of Nyx in the written word. (Linguist)
The gods smile on me, but I dread the day when they withdraw their favor and my luck runs out. (Lucky)
As a child, I used to run
fruit that blessed me with extraordinary resilience. (Resilient)
I studied with a supernatural tutor. (Skilled)
I was bathed in the waters of a mystic river that left my skin resistant to harmâand glittering with starlight. (Tough)
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richtenâs Guide to Ravenloft
Vistani Known throughout the Land of the Mists, Vistani (singular: Vistana) are a people with a unique understanding of the Domains of Dread and the hidden paths between them. Following itinerant
Vistani travelers have a holistic perspective on the Domains of Dread and know the following secrets: The Mists are more than weather and are manipulated by forces that seem fickle and often cruel
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
The Fetid Gaze Three green hags named Dread Morgan, Vile Sazha, and Auntie Greenbones were once rivals who dwelled in an area of the Feywild coterminous with the High Forest. A decade ago, during a
typically found in the bathhouse by day and in their tower lair at night. Each hag carries a master key that opens all the doors in the bathhouse and the tower. Dread Morgan In her true form, the neutral evil
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
again whenever you gain a level in this class. Additionally, parts of your skin are covered by a thin sheen of dragon-like scales. When you arenât wearing armor, your AC equals 13 + your Dexterity
18th level, you can channel the dread presence of your dragon ancestor, causing those around you to become awestruck or frightened. As an action, you can spend 5 sorcery points to draw on this power
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
dread, but also with the expectation that it will one day rise to a place of prominence. Cambions raised in the Nine Hells serve as soldiers, envoys, and personal attendants to greater devils. In the
pacts with fiends, and he has sired many cambions who help him sow chaos across the multiverse. These cambions are characterized by charcoal-black skin, cloven hooves, six-fingered hands, and unearthly
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Bone Devil Devil of Dread and Obedience Habitat: Planar (Nine Hells); Treasure: Implements Bone devils are gaunt, nightmarish Fiends with pallid skin stretched tight over frames that combine human
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation Supplement
. Characters who approach the statue see a creature clinging to the ceiling behind it: Clinging to the ceiling behind the statue is a nine-foot-long slug with glistening black skin and tentacles sprouting
with a sense of dread. This holy symbol once belonged to the cleric of Umberlee, but she has no use for it in her current form. See handout D for an illustration of the holy symbol. Stone Basin. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
1 again whenever you gain a level in this class. Additionally, parts of your skin are covered by a thin sheen of dragon-like scales. When you arenât wearing armor, your AC equals 13 + your Dexterity
at 18th level, you can channel the dread presence of your dragon ancestor, causing those around you to become awestruck or frightened. As an action, you can spend 5 sorcery points to draw on this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
in the dream-vaults of dread ancients roil seas of terrifying truth. Our age is an island, and the ebb of primordial tides avows the Stygian wave.â
âEvard, Sighs of the All-Seeing Worm
Aboleth
of the abolethâs turn. Failure: The target is cursed. Until the curse ends, the targetâs skin becomes slimy, the target can breathe air and water, and it canât regain Hit Points unless it is underwater
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
and takes their message to Yvandre. If he can see the writing on their skin resulting from the scrivenerâs mark, Taresson recognizes the mark from having seen it on Machil Rillyn and promptly brings
the same name once stood near where the town of Daggerford is now. Yvandre knows also that her uncle suffered briefly from a magical malady that produced strange writing on his skin, and which he
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
embody, which might manifest as flaming beards, frozen skin, hair crackling with lightning, or other primal incarnations. Beyond these primal giants, though, other giants fill the tales of Theros. (KEV
infect a whole city or region. If enough mortals dread destruction for long enough, their terror can manifest as one of these massive Nyxborn beings. Once unleashed, a doomwake giant goes on a rampage
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Giants of the Star Forge
of the road is a broad-shouldered giant with dusky skin and flaming red hair. She wears intimidating armor made of jagged lava rock and wields a searing scepter.
âNone shall pass,â the giant intones
giant warrior.
If the characters havenât yet faced Brimskarda, add the following when you describe the room to your players: A heavily armored giant with iron-gray skin and brassy hair hammers a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
stone.
Creatures. A dread warrior (see appendix B), two wights, and four zombies guard this area. They attack anyone who isnât escorted by kuo-toa or the sea hag, pursuing such interlopers to any
area of the zone. Glyph Key. The dread warrior has a glyph key attuned to this zone. 82. Sea Hag Lair Two large pools fill a chamber whose walls are carved with reliefs of humanoids frolicking with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tashaâs Cauldron of Everything
: Appears around cliffs or deserts and makes creatures hesitate, mistrusting their ability to climb or escape their current difficulties Fear: Appears in caves and ruins, overwhelming creatures with dread
. 4 Bathing in the spring grants a creature the benefits of the greater restoration spell. As a side effect, the creatureâs skin, hair, and eyes become a shimmering golden color for 1d4 days. 5
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Playerâs Handbook
sprout from your head.
6 Your skin and hair change color each dawn.
Level 3: Otherworldly Glamour Whenever you make a Charisma check, you gain a bonus to the check equal to your Wisdom
Gloom Stalker Subclass
Level 3: Dread Ambusher You have mastered the art of creating fearsome ambushes, granting you the following benefits.
Ambusherâs Leap. At the start of your first turn of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
asked of them. Both are disguised scarecrows (see âCoven Minionsâ earlier in the adventure). The music is a permanent auditory illusion. During the day, the hag Dread Morgan is often here in the guise of
creature can benefit from this property of the pool only once per month. Beyond the effect of the spell, the water causes a creatureâs skin to appear healthier and younger, tones down the appearance of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
existential dread with optimism and compassion, enriching the lives of those in and around the Hive through small acts of service. The faction maintains a network of safe havens throughout the ward where those
each tattoo with a wave of his hand, wafting the design toward the clientâs skin where it grafts itself in vibrant ink. Magic Tattoos. The dabusâs tattoos are tinged with magic. Most effects are minorâa
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
investigate any sounds of intruders. G6: Prison Two spiked cages are jammed with old bones and bits of decaying flesh. A woman with red skin wrapped in loose chains sits on the floor.
Duergar
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
belonging to the Tiger tribe or the Wolf tribe attack the party on sight. The Tiger nomads want the partyâs rations, and the hungry Wolf nomads want to murder the characters, skin them, and eat them. Reindeer
cold, cold north. Roaming this expanse are hundreds of sheep, goats, and cattle plucked from other regions of the North by the valeâs dread overlord, the red wyrm Klauth. Scattered here and there are the