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1/day each: dominate person, etherealness, feeblemindLong ago, the Raven Queen cursed a cabal of powerful wizards for meddling in a ritual that would have
fallen civilizations and great calamities.
Nagpas still fear the Raven Queen and do their best to avoid her and her agents. When it’s impossible to do so, they become cringing, fawning things, eager
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
living trees grow naturally out of its fallen remains. Their shapes resemble towers, with candlelit windows twinkling in the gloom and wooden balconies encircling gnarled branches. On one side of the
fallen tree, firelight spills from a pair of quaint storefront windows, illuminating a clearing filled with merchant stalls.
Characters arrive near the root bridges (area L1). Anyone who observes the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Gallery of Angels This cavern lies deep inside the Labyrinth and contains another ritual component that Vizeran needs. The passage you follow climbs upward as it corkscrews through stone, finally
twisted into expressions of longing.
This chamber houses the petrified remains of eight fallen angels, condemned by the gods to pass the ages in the dark depths. Each appears to have been carved from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Locathah Rising
Shatterkeel arranged the corpses into orderly lines, so that he might prepare them for transition into one of the living dead. He completed a ritual using a small amount of blood he had obtained from a kraken
relative seclusion.” Gar’s intent, of course, is to use the blood from the young creature in a much larger ritual, to animate what will certainly be a terrifying army of undead to assault the coastline
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
, the characters discover the members of the “C” Team fallen in combat and must fight the horrid Far Realm creature that slew them. Doing so brings those NPC heroes back to life. Once the Keymaster has
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
without losing any more time. The close brush with Yeenoghu pays dividends to the adventurers by delivering two components of Vizeran’s ritual into their hands. The first is the heart of the goristro
second component takes the form of a few spatters of a demon lord’s blood. A successful DC 10 Wisdom (Perception) check finds some of Yeenoghu’s black blood on the fallen goristro’s horns.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
rounds over which the ritual is successfully focused is reset to 0 because the ritual is interrupted for two successive rounds. The Mask of the Dragon Queen is destroyed, or is removed from Severin’s
body and taken from the temple sanctuary (area 13). The characters hold any of the dragon masks, or can otherwise prevent one or more masks from being used in the ritual. (The Black Dragon Mask might
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
be a place of unrelenting action, ranging from soarsleds speeding between the towertops to confrontations in the dungeon depths far beneath the city’s lowest tier. Fallen angels, sinister shapeshifters
jeweled statuette has fallen into the hands of House Tarkanan, and a powerful member of the Aurum will stop at nothing to obtain it. The statuette’s real worth lies in the secret plans hidden inside it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
throughout the world. The most notable obelisk builders were wizards from the now-fallen empire of Netheril. Netherese obelisks vary in appearance. Although always tall obelisks that narrow to a pyramidal
Weavers, but they could nevertheless enact great and terrible changes, such as empowering the ritual in this adventure.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
rounds over which the ritual is successfully focused is reset to 0 because the ritual is interrupted for two successive rounds. The Mask of the Dragon Queen is destroyed, or is removed from Severin’s
body and taken from the temple sanctuary (area 13). The characters hold any of the dragon masks, or can otherwise prevent one or more masks from being used in the ritual. (The Black Dragon Mask might
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Gloaming Court for treason against the Queen of Air and Darkness. They know that The Scrivener’s Tale is linked to a ritual that trapped the Princess of the Shadow Glass in an extradimensional prison
after her exile, but they do not know that her prison is the book. The characters might also use the speak with dead spell to learn some of the above information from fallen enemies. Treasure Each wizard wears a ring of gleaming black glass (worth 10 gp) on the third finger of their left hand.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
, read: Four memorial steles stand in this hall, each engraved with hundreds of names. A legend etched at the top of each stele reads, in Common: “Here lie the fallen. May their souls echo here until
legs, and the angel holds her sword high. All around them are the broken bodies of fallen knights and devils.
Characters who use detect magic or similar magic to examine the steles discern a strong
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
flayer fanatics plan to enact a ritual to transform Phandalin’s townspeople into mind flayers. The characters must follow the mind flayers into their Underdark stronghold and then into the Far Realm
fanatic overlords are based in an Underdark location called Illithinoch. Once a stronghold for the long-fallen mind flayer nation, Illithinoch is a massive complex the mind flayer fanatics have turned
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Radiant Citadel
the vulnerable and the defenseless. Many members adhere to a tradition of getting a ritual scar or tattoo after each successful deployment, designed to represent a pivotal moment in that quest. The
the Ancestors. He has cremated a hundred fallen comrades-in-arms and seen horrors few can comprehend. The toll has pushed him to his limits, and he believes a more aggressive, proactive strategy will
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
the vulnerable and the defenseless. Many members adhere to a tradition of getting a ritual scar or tattoo after each successful deployment, designed to represent a pivotal moment in that quest. The
the Ancestors. He has cremated a hundred fallen comrades-in-arms and seen horrors few can comprehend. The toll has pushed him to his limits, and he believes a more aggressive, proactive strategy will
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
renegotiated, but in the intervening century, the dragon has fallen to shadow.
6 A group of shadar-kai (elves native to the Shadowfell) arrive at a city’s gates, seeking refuge. They are fleeing the
has fallen under the sway of a young shadow dragon, and their obeisance borders on fanaticism.
4 A young shadow dragon shares a lair with a cloaker; the cloaker leaves the dragon alone but hunts
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
ritual can replace the fallen ghost, but the character must stand adjacent to the altar and use their action each round for the remainder of the ritual to chant the necessary incantations. If the ritual
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->Candlekeep Mysteries
, including Mazfroth’s Mighty Digressions, The Dark Hunger, and Fallen Tethyamar. Development. If she is in the room and the characters are willing to hear her out, Korvala explains the Amberdune Pack’s
about the monstrous books that wound up in Candlekeep, she shares the following information: Using a ritual taught to her by Nidalia, Korvala can create creatures known as gingwatzims. (Korvala claims
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
skulls or climb over the sides of the staircase and go around the gate. Evidence of a wooden palisade can be seen, but it, too, is almost entirely gone or fallen over. Mbala was once the seat of a small
attack. Rite of Stolen Life Nanny Pu’pu is a worshiper of Myrkul, the Lord of Bones, and knows a ritual of transformation that can turn a dead humanoid into a zombielike creature. Characters who bring
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
8. Shrine of the Horned King Maku, a minotaur shaman, has been busily collecting the remains of slaughtered drow, fallen troglodytes and quaggoths, and unfortunate adventurers in this area. He plans
to use these remains in a ritual to summon the demon lord Baphomet. If the characters fought any minotaurs in area 7b, Maku and his followers cannot be surprised here. 8a. Keep Calm and Carrion The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
interior doors, all of which lead to the shared study beyond.
The Fallen Investigation of the members of the “C” Team confirms that they are truly dead. No magic available to the characters can return them
the characters as they are returned to the stage 1 version of the Dran & Courtier, but end up in other stages of the Test Market until the ritual is ended.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
coins were melted down and reminted. Fallen from grace, Omu became known as the Forbidden City. Nine Trickster Gods With Ubtao gone, primal spirits arose from the rain forest to bewitch the few remaining
city of Mezro, only to suffer a terrible defeat, arrived in Omu shortly after the yuan-ti. Ras Nsi wormed his way into the yuan-ti’s favor and underwent a ritual to transform into a malison. Before long
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
Toppled Statue This location is presented on map 8.7. Mike Schley Map 8.7: Toppled Statue This metal statue, once eighty feet tall, has fallen from its large, cube-shaped metal base. The statue
ritual. They’re performing this ritual on some other nodule they call “Ilvaash’s Anima.” Opening the Mouth. The mind flayers used the tongue inside the statue’s mouth to open the statue’s base. The mind
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Adventure Atlas: The Mortuary
(githyanki warriors) march toward a portal to the Astral Plane to honor a fallen comrade. The githyanki attack characters who interrupt their solemn procession but accept any who share the load as
ritual dedicated to the powers of death. To complete the ritual, the deathlocks require a living sacrifice—one of the characters would be perfect. 9 Four minotaur skeletons carry a palanquin of bones
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
Nagpa Long ago, the Raven Queen cursed a cabal of powerful wizards for meddling in a ritual that would have helped avert a war between the gods. She transformed them into the scabrous, birdlike
creatures known as nagpas and rendered them able to acquire new lore and magical power only from the ruins of fallen civilizations and great calamities. Nagpas still fear the Raven Queen and do their best
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Room This small room is breathtakingly empty.
Sometimes, rooms are empty. Let the players’ paranoia play out, though, as the characters search and ponder and fret. 7. Failed Ritual A dozen
valuables and gear. Some are the fallen members and staff of the Fellowship of the Golden Mongoose. Others are innocent bystanders the operatives of the Six came across as they moved toward the manor from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
destroy that kingdom and was bound into The Scrivener’s Tale by a powerful ritual created by Zyrian. The ghost can’t open the sealed door into the great library (area H8), but Zyrian can explain how the
gilded rim, which belonged to the fallen adventurer. H8. Great Library A large, circular chamber heavy with the scents of dust and stale air opens up beyond the door. A fifty-foot-high dome of crystal
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
the fallen, the dust of a well-trodden arena, or the fog of war, allies and enemies alike take notice when you stalk the battlefield. Signature Equipment d12 Equipment
1 Handcrafted arrows
Yours When the battle is done, enemies and allies alike stare in awe at the sight of your personal ritual of celebration. Victory Celebration d10 Celebration
1 A finely honed, well
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Crowns.
Haven of the Red Quill. When the characters learn the name of the ancient library beneath the fallen city of Delimbiyran, commune and divination return no information regarding the site
, because it is warded against divination magic as a side effect of the scrivener’s binding ritual. Legend lore returns the following: “Where once was a dream of kinship and valor, disparate kin under three
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
assaulting the walls of Caerdoon, and their moss-covered bones rest at the bottom of the fortress’s moat. Shield of the Fallen. When a creature not approved by Murgaxor moves within 10 feet of the moat, a
enough to damage the Shield of the Fallen in area N2, provided the dome’s magical harmonics are altered so that the dome becomes susceptible to fire damage. The munition can be thrown up to 30 feet
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
their progenitors. By invoking the power of superstitions, omens, and traditions, these claws of Luthic hold the tribe together through ritual, fear and, if necessary, force. Talons of the Bear
with distaste and unease. They interact with the tribe mostly on occasions of death, claiming the bones of fallen warriors to add to the ossuary shrines of Yurtrus, and sometimes during shamanic rites
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
sense it, which prevents that creature from hiding from them.
Nagpa Long ago, the Raven Queen cursed a cabal of thirteen powerful wizards for meddling in a ritual that would have helped avert a
power, barring them from any source except for the ruins left behind from fallen civilizations and great calamities. For this reason, nagpas turn their efforts to bringing about such ends, so they
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
Wizards are making use of diabolic allies as they plan the ritual that will free Tiamat, not all devils are on their side. Some fiends not wanting to see Tiamat gain worldly power seek to break the
might kill her rather than leave her in the adventurers’ hands. Fallen Hero The adventurers meet a seriously injured elf ranger—a well-known hero named Cylanestriel. She speaks of her capture by the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
Wizards are making use of diabolic allies as they plan the ritual that will free Tiamat, not all devils are on their side. Some fiends not wanting to see Tiamat gain worldly power seek to break the
might kill her rather than leave her in the adventurers’ hands. Fallen Hero The adventurers meet a seriously injured elf ranger—a well-known hero named Cylanestriel. She speaks of her capture by the Cult
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
chairs. The stained-glass windows have all been smashed, though one remains mostly intact where it’s fallen whole to the floor. It depicts a representation of the god Torm placing a golden helm on
huge stained-glass window remain intact, enough so that its subject can still be made out. The window once portrayed Lathander standing amid fallen soldiers, holding his hands aloft as the spirits of