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you end your turn inside an object.
The potion is stored in jugs labeled "XxX"; with a skeletal smile drawn on it. The ghastly, blue-green liquor within has an overpowering smell and harsh taste.
Heightened Potency. For the duration, you gain a Fly Speed equal to your Speed.
magic-items
This tarnished brass whistle belonged to the conductor of the Ghostlight Express, imbuing it with ghastly, mysterious powers. Its metal is cold to the touch, and its sound is an unnerving shriek
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While you hold or wear the whistle, you gain a bonus determined by the whistle’s rarity to all saving throws, and you can use the following properties.
Call the Dead (Rare+). As a Magic action
magic-items
This tarnished brass whistle belonged to the conductor of the Ghostlight Express, imbuing it with ghastly, mysterious powers. Its metal is cold to the touch, and its sound is an unnerving shriek
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While you hold or wear the whistle, you gain a bonus determined by the whistle’s rarity to all saving throws, and you can use the following properties.
Call the Dead (Rare+). As a Magic;Magic
magic-items
This tarnished brass whistle belonged to the conductor of the Ghostlight Express, imbuing it with ghastly, mysterious powers. Its metal is cold to the touch, and its sound is an unnerving shriek
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While you hold or wear the whistle, you gain a bonus determined by the whistle’s rarity to all saving throws, and you can use the following properties.
Call the Dead (Rare+). As a Magic action
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This ornate Hooded Lantern was once a weapon in the hands of the Chained Reaper, filled with ghastly balefire. Able to pierce the veil, the lantern reveals a glimpse at things hidden from mortal eyes
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While you hold the lantern and it is lit, you gain a bonus to Intelligence (Investigation) and Wisdom (Perception) checks determined by the lantern’s rarity, and you can use the following
magic-items
This ornate Hooded Lantern was once a weapon in the hands of the Chained Reaper, filled with ghastly balefire. Able to pierce the veil, the lantern reveals a glimpse at things hidden from mortal eyes
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While you hold the lantern and it is lit, you gain a bonus to Intelligence (Investigation) and Wisdom (Perception) checks determined by the lantern’s rarity, and you can use the following
magic-items
This tarnished brass whistle belonged to the conductor of the Ghostlight Express, imbuing it with ghastly, mysterious powers. Its metal is cold to the touch, and its sound is an unnerving shriek
.
While you hold or wear the whistle, you gain a bonus determined by the whistle’s rarity to all saving throws, and you can use the following properties.
Call the Dead (Rare+). As a Magic action
magic-items
This ornate Hooded Lantern was once a weapon in the hands of the Chained Reaper, filled with ghastly balefire. Able to pierce the veil, the lantern reveals a glimpse at things hidden from mortal eyes
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While you hold the lantern and it is lit, you gain a bonus to Intelligence (Investigation) and Wisdom (Perception) checks determined by the lantern’s rarity, and you can use the following
magic-items
This ornate Hooded Lantern was once a weapon in the hands of the Chained Reaper, filled with ghastly balefire. Able to pierce the veil, the lantern reveals a glimpse at things hidden from mortal eyes
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While you hold the lantern and it is lit, you gain a bonus to Intelligence (Investigation) and Wisdom (Perception) checks determined by the lantern’s rarity, and you can use the following
Wand of Orcus
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Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
The ghastly Wand of Orcus rarely leaves Orcus’s side. The device, as evil as its creator, shares the demon lord’s aims to snuff out the lives of all living things and bind the Material
while the wand is attuned to Orcus himself.
Protection. You gain a +3 bonus to Armor Class while holding the wand.
Spells. The wand has 7 charges. While holding it, you can use an action and expend 1
magic-items
Dungeon Master’s Guide (2024)
Crafted and wielded by Orcus, this ghastly wand slips from the demon lord’s grasp from time to time. When it does, it magically appears wherever the demon lord senses an opportunity to achieve
2 minor detrimental properties
1 major detrimental property
The detrimental properties of the Wand of Orcus are suppressed while the wand is attuned to Orcus.
Protection. You gain a +3 bonus to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a7
the lich known as Acererak. Over the scores of years which followed, the lich dwelled with hordes of ghastly servants in the gloomy stone halls of the very hill where the tomb is. Eventually even the
entrance to his halls, and went to reside in his final haunt, while his soul roamed strange planes unknown to even the wisest of sages. If the characters gain access to the innermost part of the tomb
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a7
the lich known as Acererak. Over the scores of years which followed, the lich dwelled with hordes of ghastly servants in the gloomy stone halls of the very hill where the tomb is. Eventually even the
entrance to his halls, and went to reside in his final haunt, while his soul roamed strange planes unknown to even the wisest of sages. If the characters gain access to the innermost part of the tomb
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Wand of Orcus Wand, Artifact (Requires Attunement) Crafted and wielded by Orcus, this ghastly wand slips from the demon lord’s grasp from time to time. When it does, it magically appears wherever the
the wand is attuned to Orcus. Protection. You gain a +3 bonus to Armor Class while holding the wand. Spells. The wand has 7 charges and regains 1d4 + 3 expended charges daily at dawn. While holding
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Wand of Orcus Wand, Artifact (Requires Attunement) Crafted and wielded by Orcus, this ghastly wand slips from the demon lord’s grasp from time to time. When it does, it magically appears wherever the
the wand is attuned to Orcus. Protection. You gain a +3 bonus to Armor Class while holding the wand. Spells. The wand has 7 charges and regains 1d4 + 3 expended charges daily at dawn. While holding
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Atropal An atropal is a ghastly, unfinished creation of an evil god, cast adrift and abandoned long ago. Since an atropal was never truly alive, it can’t be raised from the dead or resurrected by any
Cold (Costs 2 Actions). The atropal uses its Ray of Cold.
Disrupt Life (Costs 3 Actions). The atropal lets out a withering wail. Any creature within 120 feet of the atropal that can hear the wail must succeed on a DC 19 Constitution saving throw or gain 1 level of exhaustion.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Atropal An atropal is a ghastly, unfinished creation of an evil god, cast adrift and abandoned long ago. Since an atropal was never truly alive, it can’t be raised from the dead or resurrected by any
Cold (Costs 2 Actions). The atropal uses its Ray of Cold.
Disrupt Life (Costs 3 Actions). The atropal lets out a withering wail. Any creature within 120 feet of the atropal that can hear the wail must succeed on a DC 19 Constitution saving throw or gain 1 level of exhaustion.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
required for the performance to count as this key. A glass jar in Cassalanter Villa (see chapter 6, area C3) plays this song when it is uncorked. Severed Drow Hand This ghastly key can be forcibly
characters can gain an audience with Laeral or Vajra through Renaer Neverember or another well-connected NPC. If the characters tell Laeral or Vajra the truth about the Vault of Dragons and promise to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
required for the performance to count as this key. A glass jar in Cassalanter Villa (see chapter 6, area C3) plays this song when it is uncorked. Severed Drow Hand This ghastly key can be forcibly
characters can gain an audience with Laeral or Vajra through Renaer Neverember or another well-connected NPC. If the characters tell Laeral or Vajra the truth about the Vault of Dragons and promise to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
heart, causing those nearby to feel the approach of death. If detected, gloom weavers use their shadow magic to reduce enemies to ghastly corpses. Shadar-kai Gloom Weaver
Medium Humanoid (Elf
Resistance. The shadar-kai has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Soul Thirst. When it reduces a creature to 0 hit points, the shadar-kai can gain temporary hit points
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
heart, causing those nearby to feel the approach of death. If detected, gloom weavers use their shadow magic to reduce enemies to ghastly corpses. Shadar-kai Gloom Weaver
Medium Humanoid (Elf
Resistance. The shadar-kai has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Soul Thirst. When it reduces a creature to 0 hit points, the shadar-kai can gain temporary hit points
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
. Encounters in Elturel d10 Encounter
1 Collapsed building
2 Cry for help
3 Ghastly meal
4 Ghoul pack
5 Hateful patrol
6 Imp sales pitch
7 Narzugon cavalier
himself as Orin Ragron, a blacksmith who had a shop in Elturel. Orin is actually an incubus in disguise named Faltrax. The incubus is trying to gain information on the defenses of Elturel, which it then
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
. Encounters in Elturel d10 Encounter
1 Collapsed building
2 Cry for help
3 Ghastly meal
4 Ghoul pack
5 Hateful patrol
6 Imp sales pitch
7 Narzugon cavalier
himself as Orin Ragron, a blacksmith who had a shop in Elturel. Orin is actually an incubus in disguise named Faltrax. The incubus is trying to gain information on the defenses of Elturel, which it then
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
the baron’s son, Victor, as part of a plot to gain a foothold in the baron’s mansion, but Stella found Victor to be demented, and he showed no interest in Stella whatsoever. In fact, he spoke such
unkind words to Stella that she went mad, and Fiona had to lock her daughter away (see area N4n). Lady Wachter’s latest scheme to gain control of Vallaki is far more diabolical. She has started a cult
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
the baron’s son, Victor, as part of a plot to gain a foothold in the baron’s mansion, but Stella found Victor to be demented, and he showed no interest in Stella whatsoever. In fact, he spoke such
unkind words to Stella that she went mad, and Fiona had to lock her daughter away (see area N4n). Lady Wachter’s latest scheme to gain control of Vallaki is far more diabolical. She has started a cult
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
. While aloft, the wearer gains a flying speed equal to its walking speed, with the following limitations: except in a significant updraft, the wearer can’t use the glider to gain altitude, and the glider
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The woman rises, the shroud of webs clinging to her in a ghastly fashion.
This vampire spawn is an old wife of Strahd’s. Once she realizes that the characters aren’t her husband, Sasha tears away
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
. While aloft, the wearer gains a flying speed equal to its walking speed, with the following limitations: except in a significant updraft, the wearer can’t use the glider to gain altitude, and the glider
?”
The woman rises, the shroud of webs clinging to her in a ghastly fashion.
This vampire spawn is an old wife of Strahd’s. Once she realizes that the characters aren’t her husband, Sasha tears away