dwells instant are beings

Viktra Mordenheim

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

moral qualms. She pursued medicine solely to satiate her burning intellectual curiosity, never to aid her patients. She perceived magic as stealing the powers of otherworldly beings and cheating the

as Mordenheim sought to glimpse the secrets hidden in the instant of death. One moonless night, Elise fell into a sleep from which she wouldn’t wake. Bringing Elise to her lab, Dr. Mordenheim worked

Magic and Metaphysics

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

every creature claimed by the Mists dwells outside the natural order of the multiverse. Even death doesn’t afford an escape from the Dark Powers, which hoard every soul that falls into their clutches

creations of the Dark Powers, whose bodies have been formed from the land and the Mists. For all intents and purposes, and even under magical detection, these beings are what they appear to be. The Dark

Mystical Islands

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

might also be worlds unto themselves, where unlikely beings hold dominion or the gods have crafted a realm to their specific whims. Such mystical islands aren’t just stops on an ocean journey; they’re

to desperate castaways, from monstrous predators to the last beings of their kind, might make their home in a hidden island sanctuary. The Island Inhabitants table offers just a few suggestions for

Asmodeus

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

manipulating demigods and beings of similar station. Occasionally, he lures such a being into a contract and adds a new, unique devil to the ranks of the Hells. His most recent recruit is Zariel, a former

. Asmodeus dwells in a great fortress somewhere in the wasteland, at the bottom of its deepest pit. Only his most trusted followers and most important advisors know the route to it. He remains inside, relying on messengers and magic to convey his dictates.

Imix

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

rarely speaks, but he crackles and roars with terrible laughter as anything combustible within his grasp bursts into flame and feeds his hate. Mortal beings are mere objects of contempt to Imix, and he

. Anything combustible stokes his hunger, but he takes special delight in feeding on the handiwork and possessions of intelligent beings, such as crops, buildings, or goods. Imix doesn’t even spare his own

Glasya

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

Glasya Of course I love my father. Without him, whom would I have to strive against? — Glasya Malbolge is the prison of the Nine Hells, and on this layer dwells its most infamous criminal

encompass the complexities of the strange relationships formed by beings of immortal evil. Coin Legions Taking a cue from the sword, shield, and dreg legions into which the devils’ armies are

Island Theme

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

with ways of life beyond most beings’ comprehensions. Everything about the culture of the island, from architecture to food, is unfamiliar and unsettling to outsiders. At your discretion the inhabitants

can only benefit from the spring once. 2 A djinni recluse dwells on the island and grants favors. 3 Pixies beg the characters to help them oust a group of 3d10 trophy hunters (scouts) from the island. 4 The island holds the tomb of an archdruid, which contains a portal to the Feywild.

Abyss

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

beneath these dungeons lie the bottomless Demonweb Pits where the Spider Queen dwells with her most loyal servants—yochlol demons created to serve her that outrank mightier demons while in the Spider

as much in conflict with himself as with other beings, the Prince of Demons inspires fear and hatred among other demons and demon lords. Demogorgon’s layer is a vast wilderness of brutality and

Specific Spells

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata

spell Animate Dead harnesses magical energy to turn a corpse or a pile of bones into an Undead creature. That necromantic magic is present for an instant and is then gone. The resulting creature now

Antimagic Field! In contrast, a spell like Conjure Woodland Beings has a non-instantaneous duration, which means its effect can be ended by Dispel Magic and temporarily disappears within an Antimagic

Nine Hells

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

Asmodeus’s most loyal and resourceful vassals, and few beings in the multiverse can outwit him. He is more obsessed than most devils with striking deals with mortals in exchange for their souls, and his

can tear flesh from bone. Cities embedded in the ice provide shelter for guests and prisoners of Cania’s ruler, the brilliant and conniving archdevil Mephistopheles. Mephistopheles dwells in the ice

The Nine Hells

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

Asmodeus’s most loyal and resourceful vassals, and few beings in the multiverse can outwit him. He is more obsessed than most devils with striking deals with mortals in exchange for their souls, and

. Mephistopheles dwells in the ice citadel of Mephistar, where he plots to seize the Throne of Baator and conquer the planes. He is Asmodeus’s greatest enemy and ally, and the Archduke of Nessus

Specific Spells

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium

swarms are groups of creatures. When you cast a spell like conjure woodland beings , does the spellcaster or the DM choose the creatures that are conjured? A number of spells in the game let you summon

creatures. Conjure animals, conjure celestial, conjure minor elementals, and conjure woodland beings are just a few examples. Some spells of this sort specify that the spellcaster chooses the creature

Upper Palace Locations

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

Strongheart (see appendix B), battled Kelek and Warduke in this study. Warduke used a horn of blasting to punch a hole in the wall and sent the knight hurtling through it. An instant later, the palace

lesser beings. P48b. Characters can reach this chamber by climbing a staircase from area P14b on the palace’s lower level. An enameled white coffer rests on a black basalt pedestal in the middle of the

Metallic Dragons

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

dragons is Bahamut, the Platinum Dragon. He dwells in the Seven Heavens of Mount Celestia, but often wanders the Material Plane in the magical guise of a venerable human male in peasant robes. In this

cause no undeserved harm to other sentient beings. They don’t take it upon themselves to root out evil, as gold and bronze dragons do, but they will gladly oppose creatures that dare to commit evil acts

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