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;she knows she isn’t alive at all—yet she ignores that for the sparkle of empty celebrations and a parody of her ideal life. The duchess terrorizes Dementlieu, forcing the realm to conform to
Restoration trait).Necrotic, PoisonAcid, Bludgeoning, Cold, Fire, Piercing, SlashingShape-Shift. Saidra Shape-Shifting;shape-shifts into the Red Death, or she returns to her true form as the duchess. Her
Demilich (Variant)
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Monster Manual (2014)
assume a wraithlike form. The skull then emits a terrifying howl that can slay the weak-hearted and leave others trembling with fear. Left alone, it sinks back down and returns to the empty peace of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
beyond any fines imposed) from anyone convicted by a magister, per conviction 1 dragon per conveyance leaving the city, empty or full 5 dragons per ship that touches dock in Waterdeep (except for city
ships and diplomatic vessels), collected from the captain and covering a stay of up to fourteen days (a ship that leaves the harbor and returns during that time pays the tax upon reentry) In times of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
shelf.
4 Any pets or animals with the group hiss, bark, or back away from an empty corner of the room.
5 Any rations that the group carries with them suddenly spoil and rot.
6 A voice
ghost returns to the Ethereal Plane, it chants a magical phrase that summons a star spawn mangler (see appendix A) into the tower for every two members in the party, including sidekicks. Defeating
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
The Krigvind The Krigvind returns when the characters obtain the conch of teleportation in Storvald’s throne room (area 1G), but before a character has time to attune to it, or at another time of
empty holds where prisoners, slain whales, and stolen goods are kept. Storvald is returning angry from not having caught a single whale, and that anger intensifies when he realizes that Svardborg has
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
with him when he leaves Avernus. Its empty iron foundations remain behind to mark the site, and when the tower returns, it locks itself into place with a satisfying clunk. Mordenkainen pays yugoloths
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
malodorous ogre with rotting, half-frozen skin and an empty right eye socket. It howls in despair at the sight of you. Another cage holds a pair of nervous goats. The third cage is empty. Leaning against a
well are icy and require climbing gear or magic to scale. O3. Overlook The door opens into a large, nearly empty room. Snow has drifted into the corners, and frost covers the stone walls. Three barred
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
Scholar of Impossibilities Run this encounter when you’re ready to bring the hunt for R04M to an end. The tunnel ends in a ledge overlooking a vast, empty crevasse. No path clearly proceeds above or
charm). Once you cast this spell, you can’t cast it again until the next dawn. This charm vanishes after 13 days, when your appearance returns to normal.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
the characters will discover. Two empty slots in the panel once housed the components before they fell loose. A successful DC 12 Intelligence (Arcana) check identifies the components as associated with
stopped before the tower returns to its standing position, it becomes a stable bridge that can be crossed without ability checks. Adjusting the time field affects only the tower. Other creatures and objects that might happen to be in or on the tower at the time remain unaffected.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
, outside the perimeter of tents, several empty sleds are clustered together.
Hulking figures dressed in thick hides and holding spears patrol the camp perimeter, looking outward for signs of danger. Other
Parties Between two and four hunting parties, each consisting of 1d6 + 4 tribal warriors, are away when the characters arrive. Each one returns after 2d4 hours with fresh meat (such as a reindeer carcass).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
lie strewn upon the tables as well as underneath them. In the center of the hall is the thawing carcass of a mammoth suspended on a giant wooden spit. Three large, empty ale barrels also stand about
wooden staircase leads up along the western wall. The stairs creak if anyone climbs them, alerting the villain in area 1E. 1E. Steward’s Office This room contains a wooden table, two large empty barrels
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
destroyed. D7a: Empty Sitting Room All furnishings and decorations have been removed from this room, leaving nothing but dust and cobwebs. D7b: Room with a Secret The walls of this sitting room are
: Balcony This balcony overlooks the foyer (area D1), the floor of which is 20 feet below. D11a: Empty Office All furnishings have been removed from this room, leaving nothing but dust and cobwebs
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
with fear. Left alone, it sinks back down and returns to the empty peace of its existence. Few liches seek to become demiliches, for it means an end to the existence they hoped to preserve by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
wooden cages, their lids held shut with heavy rocks. Two of the cages are empty, and each of the others holds a pair of frightened children.
A crude wooden statue stands between the cages. It bears
help her deal with Kiril Stoyanovich, whom she blames above all. Zuleika sees the characters as the answer to her prayers and asks them to kill Kiril when he returns from his latest hunt (see “Leader of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
. All three are unlocked and (for the most part) empty. The chests cannot be moved, and they are impervious to damage and spells. Opening any chest reveals a 3-inch-long gold key protruding from an
, the smoky apparition leaps at you, screaming, “Let me in!”
If the spirit successfully inhabits the character, give the player Wongo’s card (see appendix F). If the attempt fails, the spirit returns to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
around exuberantly. This corridor ends in a set of elegant bronze double doors.
After 10 minutes, the water returns to its normal downward flow. The water enters the shaft from a hole just below the
of this stone treasury. Several jars rest inside the boat, whose bow features an empty, fist-sized indent.
A mural on the east wall depicts the boat sailing on the clouds with a glittering gemstone
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
prepared. So how do you decide? Think through these possibilities: No Rules Required. Sometimes, resolving a situation is easy. If an adventurer wants to cross an empty room and open a door, you can
what’s happening in the language of the game. See the “Narration in Combat” section in chapter 2 for more advice and examples. Describing results often leads to another decision point, which returns the flow of the game to step 1.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
rules and the adventure you’ve prepared. So how do you decide? Think through these possibilities: No Rules Required. Sometimes, resolving a situation is easy. If an adventurer wants to cross an empty
the language of the game. Describing results often leads to another decision point, which returns the flow of the game to step 1.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
button, is it?”
—Saidra d’Honaire
Duchess Saidra d’Honaire knows her life isn’t her own—she knows she isn’t alive at all—yet she ignores that for the sparkle of empty celebrations and a parody of
spellcasting ability (spell save DC 15):
At Will: Charm Person (duchess form only), Fear (Red Death form only).
Bonus Actions
Shape-Shift. Saidra shape-shifts into the Red Death, or she returns to her
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
and psychic damage. A detect magic spell or similar effect reveals an aura of conjuration around the cauldrons. An empty cauldron weighs 500 pounds. Bronze Shield The bronze shield hangs from the
echoes through your mind: “You will do as I command!”
If the spirit successfully inhabits the character, give the player Papazotl’s card (see appendix F). If the attempt fails, the spirit returns to the amulet and waits for another character to touch it.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
. Lurking in the cabin is Durth Sunblight. He knows when someone else boards the ship by the creaking of the deck. As a precaution, he turns invisible and stands in an empty corner at the back of the cabin
ship 5 feet above the frozen harbor and 5 feet away from the dock. If he escapes, Durth returns to his father’s fortress in the mountains (see chapter 3), abandoning his duergar companions. Development
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
empty, but cries of pain can be heard coming from beyond the door. 7b. Unused Torture Chamber The walls of this room are lined with coiled whips, daggers, and other menacing tools. A small table in the
(Religion) check can ascertain the circle’s purpose, which is to send drow to the Abyss as part of a ritual known as the Test of Lolth. Any drow who fails this test returns from the Abyss horrifically
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
feather fall spell. The sarcophagus is presently empty. Valin returns to it only if she is slain and re-forms, and uses the dimension door spell to leave it afterward. The sarcophagus radiates auras of
, but then returns to her quarters (area T2). Alessia keeps the key to her quarters and the key to the portal door on a leather thong around her neck. T2. Alessia’s Quarters The door to this room is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
hit points by 5. Target 7: Lonelywood Local fishers witness the dragon’s attack on Termalaine and rush home to alert their families and neighbors. When the dragon reaches Lonelywood, the town is empty
, its residents having retreated to the woods or sailed to Targos. The dragon takes 2 hours to lay waste to the empty town, leveling every building and destroying every dock. Casualties. None as a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
the characters release them, the dogs run back to the nearest town to seek shelter. Under the sled are two small crates. One is empty, and it appears that the dogs broke into it and ate the provisions
both inside; the father is out hunting but returns shortly with a fresh kill. The cave’s interior is shown on map 1.17. F1. Chasm. This cave has a 20-foot-high, concave roof. Most of the floor has
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
a cavern that contains a hot spring, in which they drown themselves. U4. Moaning Cavern The cave is empty except for three ice-covered pillars composed of mineral deposits. U5. Icy Bridge A natural
filled with gold coins that lies in the muck at the bottom of Lac Dinneshere. If the deal is struck and the characters release her as promised, Maud returns to the lake to make good on her end of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
this level to devastate the party. If the wave shaper gets away, it returns to join the fight along with a guard patrol (see “Patrols in the Lair”). These forces arrive in this area 3d6 + 6 rounds
possessions. He is very grateful to the characters if they rescue him and eager to accompany them for the rest of the adventure (after which he returns to his tribe). He and his giant eel were captured by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
returns with the guards posted in area 12 (five sahuagin, two sahuagin coral smashers [see appendix C], and two sahuagin priestesses) in 10 rounds. 3. Unfinished Champion’s Quarters Dark blue tiles
). It will not be ready for occupation until this level has been flooded. The miner’s pick is one of the construction workers’ tools. The open coffer is empty. 4. Champion’s Quarters Dark green tiles
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
wisps of white and gray streaking among motes of light—the distant stars of far-flung Wildspace systems. Most of the Astral Sea is a vast, empty expanse. Visitors occasionally stumble upon the
against the storm. As quickly as it comes, the psychic wind passes, and the sky returns to normal in 1 minute. A group of travelers journeying together is subjected to one location effect, determined by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
beyond question. Their leader, Tanimar Freth, is the second of Erelal’s three sons. He lost his right eye in a sword fight against a House Auvryndar rival; his empty eye socket and scar are plain for
creature must be trapped in the maze created by the spell, then escape. When the creature returns to the space it left, the gate opens for 1 minute. Characters must be 13th level or higher to pass through
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
creature gains 5 temporary hit points. Any slain gargoyle disappears when the light pulses, and a new statue appears in an empty alcove. This light pulses spontaneously once an hour, replenishing the
marked with an asterisk are empty. Cell C. The doors to these two cells are locked. Four Thayan warriors (see appendix B) are held in one of them when it’s not their turn to be shackled to the silver
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
others hanging from the ceiling above the table) and a large wooden waste barrel (currently empty). Next to the door, hanging from a stone hook mounted to the wall 20 feet above the floor, is a 2-foot
arcane lock spell. 3. Guest Room The furniture in this room is scaled for giant-sized guests and includes two soft beds, a handsomely carved wooden table, and an empty wooden chest. A spacious closet
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
, two wraiths that look like spectral Knights of Solamnia emerge from crypts and attack. The wraiths vanish if a character returns any stolen goods and makes an earnest apology. Broken Passage. Lord
skeleton clutching a berserker axe. The south tomb is empty except for an iron amulet shaped like a smith’s hammer. A cleric of Reorx or a character who succeeds on a DC 14 Intelligence (Religion) check
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
can be barred shut from within. Mounted on braces and tucked into alcoves behind the bar are three wine barrels, each one three-quarters empty. Two of the barrels contain Purple Grapemash No. 3 (a cheap
barrels. The Martikovs store their wine here. Tucked behind red curtains are three alcoves, each one containing a half-emptied wine barrel lying on its side in a wooden brace. Twelve empty wine barrels
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
, but if the characters disturb their performance, the poltergeists attack and the skeletons join in. If a character dies in this room and later returns, the poltergeists substitute the dolls for a
character disturbs an occupant further, all three of the drawers swing open, and the zombies attack. Drawer 5. This drawer is empty. Drawer 6. This drawer is locked. Opening it requires a successful DC