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Returning 35 results for 'example rituals have partially color'.
Monsters
Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
/day each: bane, dimension door, webRemnants are Dusters who sought undeath via rituals but failed. Liaisons and spies, these agents exist in a halfway point between life and death.NecroticPhase (2/Day
). The remnant becomes partially incorporeal for as long as it maintains concentration on the effect (as if concentrating on a spell). While partially incorporeal, the remnant has resistance to bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing damage.
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
offspring are old enough to fend for themselves. Lunar dragon eggs have stony shells that are pale white to light gray in color. Lunar dragons are alabaster white when they hatch and gradually turn
darker as they age. Ancient moon dragons are the color of slate.
Lunar dragons enjoy depriving other creatures of treasure more than acquiring the treasure themselves. Often found among the treasures in
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
shells that are pale white to light gray in color. Lunar dragons are alabaster white when they hatch and gradually turn darker as they age. Ancient moon dragons are the color of slate.
Lunar dragons
through other creatures or solid objects. In this semi-incorporeal state, roughly half of the dragon’s body has a dark, indistinctly spectral form.ColdPhase (2/Day). The dragon becomes partially
Monsters
Storm King's Thunder
affiliation (see the “Uthgardt Shaman Tribal Spells” sidebar).
By communing with their ancestors’ spirits, Uthgardt shamans can also learn secret rituals. These rituals almost always
require some sort of blood sacrifice, and their effects are usually transformative. For example, some Black Raven shamans know a ritual that allows them to hatch giant ravens from normal raven eggs, and
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
light gray in color. Lunar dragons are alabaster white when they hatch and gradually turn darker as they age. Ancient moon dragons are the color of slate.
Lunar dragons enjoy depriving other creatures
":"Regional Effect Fade Time"} days, allowing plant life in the area to recover.ColdPhase (3/Day). The dragon becomes partially incorporeal for as long as it maintains concentration on the effect (as if
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
are pale white to light gray in color. Lunar dragons are alabaster white when they hatch and gradually turn darker as they age. Ancient moon dragons are the color of slate.
Lunar dragons enjoy
":"roll","rollAction":"Regional Effect Fade Time"} days, allowing plant life in the area to recover.ColdPhase (3/Day). The dragon becomes partially incorporeal for as long as it maintains concentration
Monsters
Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
endeavors outside Mechanus, with the most notable example being the Great Modron March. Hextons have solid frames that bristle with six shining flanges. They boast a pair of arms and tentacles, both of
which end in powerful pincers.
Modrons
Constructed on the plane of Mechanus, modrons are partially mechanical beings that belong to a strict hierarchy. Each modron dutifully obeys commands from the
Magic Items
Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
Strange rituals have repurposed the body of a flesh golem into this partially sentient suit of leather armor. While wearing this armor, you gain a +1 bonus to AC and to saving throws against spells
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
leviathan partially freezes; until the end of its next turn, its speeds are reduced to 20 feet, and it makes attack rolls with disadvantage.
Siege Monster. The leviathan deals double damage to objects and
. Nihilistic cults have also been known to perform arduous rituals to summon a leviathan to a world, with the aim of using the creature to destroy coastal communities. Those cultists often consider it
Species
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Yuan-ti were originally humans who transformed themselves into serpent folk through ancient rituals. Most yuan-ti were corrupted into monsters by those rites, but some yuan-ti instead became a new
people who mix characteristics of humans and snakes.
Blessed with resistance to magical and poisonous effects by the rituals that created them, each of these yuan-ti manifests their serpentine heritage
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
; the medusa can’t take the same lair action two rounds in a row:
Petrifying Wave. Up to three creatures the medusa can see within the lair are partially turned to stone. Each target must make a
a surface such as a ceiling with no way to remain there (for example, sufficient handholds), it falls at the end of this movement.
Regional Effects
The region containing a medusa’s lair is
Yuan-ti Pureblood
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
; Elminster
The serpent creatures known as yuan-ti are all that remains of an ancient, decadent human empire. Ages ago their dark gods taught them profane, cannibalistic rituals to mix their flesh
advisor in human society. The very rare offspring of such a union are always purebloods, although they may appear fully human at birth and for several years afterward.
The yuan-ti know rituals that
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Basic Rules (2014)
naming traditions of their ancestors.
The material culture and physical characteristics of humans can change wildly from region to region. In the Forgotten Realms, for example, the clothing, architecture
black, and their eye color varies widely, though brown is most common.
Damaran Names: (Male) Bor, Fodel, Glar, Grigor, Igan, Ivor, Kosef, Mival, Orel, Pavel, Sergor; (female) Alethra, Kara, Katernin
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Morte’s Planar Parade
Heralds of Dust Remnant Remnants are Dusters who sought undeath via rituals but failed. Liaisons and spies, these agents exist in a halfway point between life and death. Heralds of Dust Remnant Small
: mage armor, mage hand, prestidigitation
1/day each: bane, dimension door, web
Bonus Actions
Phase (2/Day). The remnant becomes partially incorporeal for as long as it maintains concentration on
Species
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
a scale color more akin to that of a chromatic or a metallic dragon. A kobold’s cry can express a range of emotion: anger, resolve, elation, fear, and more. Regardless of the emotion expressed
of certain types in different ways. For example, the cure wounds spell doesn’t work on a Construct or an Undead.
Life Span
The typical life span of a player character in the D&D multiverse
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
32. Far and Gone The curving west wall of this room is a seething mass of color and sickly light — a partially breached portal to the Far Realm. Creatures can’t physically pass through the portal
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
easily recognize each other. Most kobolds of the same tribe tend to have similar coloration. For example, the Copper Tooth tribe might be mostly gray with red stripes. Two tribes that merge eventually
crossbreed enough to create a new look, although occasional outliers and throwbacks are born that bear the appearance of one of the original tribes. Use the Scale Color table to randomly determine the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Rituals Certain spells have a special tag: ritual. Such a spell can be cast following the normal rules for spellcasting, or the spell can be cast as a ritual. The ritual version of a spell takes 10
a feature that grants the ability to do so. The cleric and the druid, for example, have such a feature. The caster must also have the spell prepared or on his or her list of spells known, unless the character's ritual feature specifies otherwise, as the wizard's does.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Rituals Certain spells have a special tag: ritual. Such a spell can be cast following the normal rules for spellcasting, or the spell can be cast as a ritual. The ritual version of a spell takes 10
a feature that grants the ability to do so. The cleric and the druid, for example, have such a feature. The caster must also have the spell prepared or on his or her list of spells known, unless the character’s ritual feature specifies otherwise, as the wizard’s does.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
zodiac’s constellations, their nicknames, and the time of year they appear most prominently in the night sky. The next three columns denote the birthstone, creature, and color associated with each of
the twelve signs. The Ability Score column suggests individuals born under a specific sign are believed to have characteristics related to this attribute. People born under the Balance, for example
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
site etched with symbols of power from across time and hundreds of worlds. Those who perform the proper rituals, guided by visions from Cthulhu itself, might free themselves from the domain of
. Ritual Site. A partially toppled monument bearing a tentacled visage marks a weak point in Cthulhu’s prison. Before it stands an altar etched with bizarre runes. These symbols are of otherworldly
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
Leather Golem Armor Armor (leather), rare (requires attunement) Strange rituals have repurposed the body of a flesh golem into this partially sentient suit of leather armor. While wearing this armor
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
arcane rituals. Dragonshards come in three distinct varieties, each of which are found in different environments. Eberron dragonshards are found in shallow soil, and often encased in geode-like stone
dragonshards are also used for many necromantic rituals. Siberys dragonshards fall from the Ring of Siberys, the ring of crystals that encircles the world. While rare in Khorvaire, there are significant
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Kobold Names Kobold names are derived from the Draconic tongue and usually relate to a characteristic of the owner, such as scale color, distinctive body parts, or typical behavior. For example, “Red
Species
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
grasp and manipulate weapons and tools. Although most plasmoids are translucent gray, they can alter their color and translucence by absorbing dyes through their pores.
Plasmoids don’t have
, Monstrosity, Ooze, Plant, Undead. These types don’t have rules themselves, but some rules in the game affect creatures of certain types in different ways. For example, the text of the cure
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
, for example—might take 4d6 days. For a more general location, such as a color pool leading to a specified plane, the journey might take 1d4 × 10 hours. Dead Gods The Astral Plane is where the
petrified corpse of a dead god or other chunks of rock drifting forever in the silvery void. Much more commonplace are color pools—magical pools of colored light that flicker like radiant, spinning coins
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
pieces of broken statuary lie on the floor, partially buried in the mud. Opposite the entrance to this room is another door.
Only one pedestal remains standing, in the northwest corner. On it sits a
, wet mass clings to the wall above the western door. Upon closer inspection, it appears to be green in color. The mass is a large colony of algae, though it resembles green slime; a successful DC 15
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Savras The All-Seeing, the Third Eye, Divination’s Lord Savras is a god of divination and fortunetelling. Few people worship him, but many pray to him when performing small rituals of foresight. For
example, young men and women sometimes attempt to divine the names of their future spouses by saying a rhyming chant that calls upon Savras while gazing in a mirror. Savras has no currently active
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
the Upper Planes or the fiendish rulers of the Lower Planes. These souls become larvae and spend eternity in this place that lacks a sun, a moon, stars, or seasons. Leaching away color and emotion
larva stat block.
Hades is crawling with larvae. Night hags, liches, and rakshasas harvest them for use in vile rituals. Other fiends like to feed on them.
Larva Medium fiend, neutral evil
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
, sacrifice, and all the other hallmarks of daily life. The accompanying map is an example of such a location. Cultist Level The lowest level of the temple includes sleeping and living quarters for favored
mount. This level contains a library where the yuan-ti store the knowledge of their transformation rituals, and a chamber where those rituals are performed. Temple Mount At the apex of the pyramid
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy
has a five-tier security system. Each tier is represented by a different color, as shown below on the Security Levels table. Security levels increase from green to gold, and each higher level has
access to all areas accessible to lower security levels. Academy personnel wear uniforms in the color of their security access level. The characters are inducted as cadets (level 2) and must visit
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
the usual chance of the encounter being a terrain encounter, a creature encounter, or both (as described under “Random Encounters”). For example, if roll a result of 4, you would tell the players
piercers, and you can do the same. This additional storytelling aspect adds color and background to the journey while keeping the pace relatively brisk.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
fleshy odors. To the west, a huge gong carved with snake patterns stands on a second balcony.
During rituals, the fane swells with yuan-ti, but the room is unguarded otherwise. When struck, the gong
sometimes brought here to be eaten by frenzied revelers or transformed into yuan-ti (see “Yuan-ti Rituals” below). Cauldron A stew made from boiled flesh sloshes inside the cauldron, which is heated by a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Whorlstone Tunnels The Whorlstone Tunnels are a cavern system extending partially underneath Gracklstugh, away from the mines and passages the city’s inhabitants use regularly. The derro savants who
somehow using faerzress to spread chaos and madness, the demon worshipers have begun conducting rituals to infect Gracklstugh. Intent on weakening the city and breaking the power of King Horgar
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
make ability checks involving that skill but doesn’t add its Proficiency Bonus. For example, if a character tries to climb a cliff, the DM might ask for a Strength (Athletics) check. If the character
List The skills are shown on the Skills table, which notes example uses for each skill proficiency as well as the ability check the skill most often applies to. Skills Skill Ability Example Uses