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Astarion's Book of Hungers
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Vampire Weakness. The vampire has these weaknesses:
Forbiddance. The vampire can’t enter a residence without an invitation from an occupant
course it is.
—Astarion on Vampire Infernalists
Vampire Infernalist Lairs
Vampire infernalists lurk in gloomy libraries or ritual chambers, far from the sun’s light. The region
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
act, that creature must succeed on a DC 18 Intelligence (Investigation) check to discern that the slithering tracker isn’t a puddle.
Liquid Form. The slithering tracker can enter an enemy
half.The quest for revenge sometimes leads those terribly aggrieved to undergo a ritual whereby they transform into bodies of semiliquid sentience known as slithering trackers. Innocuous and insidious at
Hexblood
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Species
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
enter into bargains with hags gain their deepest wishes but eventually find themselves transformed. These changes evidence a hag’s influence: ears that split in forked points, skin in lurid
youngster is considered a gift from the town’s patron deity, who is known as Mother.
Becoming a Hag
Hags can undertake a ritual to irreversibly transform a hexblood they created into a new hag
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
to drain. A gauth might employ creatures to bring it items that can provide it with sustenance.
When the ritual to summon a spectator goes wrong, a gauth might push itself through the flawed
magic items it is expected to guard.
A beholder (see the Monster Manual) usually drives away or kills any gauths that enter its territory, but it might choose to force them to serve it as lieutenants
Yuan-ti Pureblood
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
cannibalizing their victims, and then performed a sorcerous ritual while writhing in pools filled with living snakes that enabled them to mix their flesh with that of serpents, becoming like the gods in
can transform an individual into a more powerful type. The cost and time required to perform the ritual is prohibitive, and as a result most yuan-ti never get the opportunity to undergo such a
Magic Items
Keys from the Golden Vault
book, the spirit tries to leave the book and enter your body. If you fail a DC 20 Charisma saving throw, it succeeds, and you become an NPC under the DM’s control until the intruding spirit is
choose:
Vile Apotheosis. The book could hold a ritual that allows a character to become a lich or death knight.
True Names. The true names of any number of fiends might be in the book.
Dark Magic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
Performing the Ritual To successfully bring Tiamat from the Nine Hells into the world, the Red Wizards must successfully focus the summoning ritual for 10 rounds after the adventurers enter the
Temple of Tiamat. Each round, at least five Red Wizards must use an action to perform the ritual in order for it to be successfully focused for that round, helping guide Tiamat across the planes. At the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
Performing the Ritual To successfully bring Tiamat from the Nine Hells into the world, the Red Wizards must successfully focus the summoning ritual for 10 rounds after the adventurers enter the
Temple of Tiamat. Each round, at least five Red Wizards must use an action to perform the ritual in order for it to be successfully focused for that round, helping guide Tiamat across the planes. At the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
Within the Well of Dragons As the time for the ritual draws near, the Well of Dragons is crawling with cultists and their allies. Whether using stealth or disguising themselves as cultists, the
characters can easily survey the entrances to the lava tubes or see the risen temple from the edge of the caldera. However, once the adventurers enter the Well of Dragons, disguises prove ineffective. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
Key Plot Points The following information is key to the adventure’s story: Brass Dragon Egg. In the ruined subterranean city of Haskasori, the blue dragon Anthradusk prepares a nefarious ritual. A
Anthradusk. Riddle for Help. The characters must persuade a local sphinx in her temple to reveal the passphrase that allows them to enter the ruined city. Infiltrating Haskasori. As the characters explore the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
ritual of astral transmogrification?”
The characters will not have heard of the legendary ritual Flabbergast names, which has long been lost to history. Its magic allows characters to enter a dreamlike
the characters make use of Flabbergast’s ritual to enter Horn Enclave, but the information presented on the enclave is easily adaptable to other approaches. As such, the players and characters are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
Key Plot Points The following information is key to the adventure’s story: Heat Breaker. The remains of the giant Elakdras bear the record of a magical ritual necessary to end a deadly heat wave
Elakdras’s remains, but they’ve had a falling-out in Challidax’s lair, splitting their followers into rival factions. Into the Ice Caves. The adventurers enter the frosty cave complex where the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
Within the Well of Dragons As the time for the ritual draws near, the Well of Dragons is crawling with cultists and their allies. Whether using stealth or disguising themselves as cultists, the
characters can easily survey the entrances to the lava tubes or see the risen temple from the edge of the caldera. However, once the adventurers enter the Well of Dragons, disguises prove ineffective. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
confinement in the Nine Hells and enter the world.
Tiamat’s Appearance Tiamat’s heads enter the battle starting on the second round after the ritual is completed, in the following order: white
caverns beneath the caldera provides a number of options for reaching the temple. Whether the characters fight Tiamat directly or prevent the summoning ritual from being completed depends on their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Sorcere The information the adventurers need to better understand the ritual that summoned the demon lords into the Underdark is in Gromph Baenre’s sanctum within Sorcere, Menzoberranzan’s academy of
adventurers can safely enter Sorcere with the aid of Matron Mother Quenthel Baenre, Jarlaxle Baenre, or members of the Council of Spiders. Once inside, the characters on their own, as none of these NPCs or their agents want to be connected to the adventurers if things go awry.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
in the Nine Hells and enter the world.
Tiamat’s Appearance Tiamat’s heads enter the battle starting on the second round after the ritual is completed, in the following order: white, black, green
caverns beneath the caldera provides a number of options for reaching the temple. Whether the characters fight Tiamat directly or prevent the summoning ritual from being completed depends on their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
opened. If characters enter through the double door, the cultists assume the ritual has already been interrupted and attack immediately.
ritual taking place in area 10, and they try to kill anyone they believe is not a Shar worshiper. They chant the following verse over and over in Common: “Darkness quench the sun. Darkness swallow the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
this land into a dominion of everlasting ice. He developed a spell of primal cold and tattooed the ritual on his body. Then he sought to ally with the white dragon Challidax—whom the giants call
ritual—might be preserved in the dragon’s lair. Go to Challidax’s lair, search for Elakdras’s body, and make a copy of the ritual. In return, I’ll pay you each 700 Gold Pieces. And should you find the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
to the center of Araumycos’s territory where Zuggtmoy’s ritual is set to take place. When they are sufficiently close to the epicenter of the ritual, the characters will be able to enter rapport with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
.”
Naevys assures the characters that Charmayne’s ritual affects only people from Ghalasine; outsiders can safely enter the city. She asks the characters to steal Jhaeros’s heart and deliver it to her
to confirm my suspicion that one of the king’s closest advisers—Charmayne Daymore—is behind this. She has stolen the king’s heart and is using it to power a ritual. Jhaeros is now her obedient puppet
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Traveling to Horn Enclave The Dhargun Ironworks caravan bound for Horn Enclave is set to reach the main gates in the morning, then depart again that evening. With the characters able to enter the
. From the safety of cover alongside the road, Flabbergast casts his ritual when the Dhargun Ironworks caravan is spotted. See “Flabbergast’s Ritual” in the “11:00 AM” section below.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
, and mercenaries. The adventurers choose their own role during the battle, and might rescue sacrificial prisoners, shut down the Draakhorn, or take the lead in disrupting the magical ritual that will allow Tiamat to enter the world.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
, and mercenaries. The adventurers choose their own role during the battle, and might rescue sacrificial prisoners, shut down the Draakhorn, or take the lead in disrupting the magical ritual that will allow Tiamat to enter the world.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
outside the temple see the demiplane beyond as a shifting space of glowing crystals. The demiplane does not enter into the adventure, and its full details are left to your determination. VALIN’S VICTIMS
If a creature dies after one of its vital organs is replaced by Valin’s organs, it can be returned to life by a wish spell or in one of the ways described below.
Rite of Reclamation. A ritual known
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Entering into a Deal Despite their thirst for trapping mortal souls in binding contracts, devils can enter into deals only in specific circumstances. The easiest way for a devil to forge a deal is to
enter into binding deals without some extraordinary circumstances. A deal consists of a proposal that covers the terms each party expects, and a contract that seals the deal and makes it binding
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
and research, the characters locate the ritual site, which they learn is in the small town of Red Larch. That settlement is the childhood home of Omin Dran and the stomping grounds of the
suffusing the inn started. When the characters enter, the Dran & Courtier appears normal at first. But opening any of its interior doors causes the entire site to transform under the watchful eye of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Forbiddance 6th-level abjuration (ritual) Casting Time: 10 minutes Range: Touch Components: V, S, M (a sprinkling of holy water, rare incense, and powdered ruby worth at least 1,000 gp) Duration: 1
use portals, such as those created by the gate spell, to enter the area. The spell proofs the area against planar travel, and therefore prevents creatures from accessing the area by way of the Astral
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Forbiddance Level 6 Abjuration (Cleric) Casting Time: 10 minutes or Ritual
Range: Touch
Components: V, S, M (ruby dust worth 1,000+ GP)
Duration: 1 day
You create a ward against magical
Gate spell, to enter the area. The spell proofs the area against planar travel, and therefore prevents creatures from accessing the area by way of the Astral Plane, the Ethereal Plane, the Feywild, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Forbiddance 6th-level abjuration (ritual) Casting Time: 10 minutes Range: Touch Components: V, S, M (a sprinkling of holy water, rare incense, and powdered ruby worth at least 1,000 gp) Duration: 1
use portals, such as those created by the gate spell, to enter the area. The spell proofs the area against planar travel, and therefore prevents creatures from accessing the area by way of the Astral
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
. But however they first enter the town, the characters quickly confirm that the Six’s ritual is already underway. Something is seriously wrong in Red Larch. The Dran & Courtier inn can be seen at the
Mission to Red Larch At whatever point in the search process you deem appropriate, the characters narrow down the search for the ritual site to a final location: the settlement of Red Larch on the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
doors or contacting NPCs moving through other versions of the Test Market (including the “C” Team) is impossible until the ritual is ended. But once the basement door is opened from within any stage of the Test Market, the characters are ready to enter the dimensional caverns — and to save Faerûn.
ritual site as quickly as possible). When the Keymaster’s true nature is discovered, it shifts to its natural form and engages the characters in combat. The Keymaster uses the doppelganger stat block with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
loyal captain returned to Ghalasine at once but found herself unable to enter the city. Charmayne had anticipated Naevys’s return and prepared accordingly by invoking a powerful ward that prevents
out Jhaeros’s heart while keeping it alive. She then used the still-beating heart as the focus of a ritual to destroy Ghalasine. A spherical void appeared in the sky above Castle Cinis, causing the city
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
has been ground to splinters by the behir that has claimed this tower as its nest. The behir isn’t here when the characters enter the keep; it prowls the keep, looking for a fresh meal. Stairs ascend
Gremorly. Ritual Rod. Set into a metal tripod in the center of the room is a 3-foot-long metal rod decorated with runes and glowing with necromantic magic. The entire assembly weighs 8 pounds. This is one of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
the characters arrive. The cultists take oil lamps into the ritual chamber (area D38) when they gather there. The Mists When the characters enter Death House, the Mists surround the building and prevent
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Forbiddance Level 6 Abjuration (Cleric) Casting Time: 10 minutes or Ritual
Range: Touch
Components: V, S, M (ruby dust worth 1,000+ GP)
Duration: 1 day
You create a ward against magical
Gate spell, to enter the area. The spell proofs the area against planar travel, and therefore prevents creatures from accessing the area by way of the Astral Plane, the Ethereal Plane, the Feywild, the