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Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
Ghosts of Saltmarsh This document corrects and clarifies some text in Ghosts of Saltmarsh. These changes appear in recent printings of the book and have been applied across D&D Beyond.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Ghosts of Saltmarsh The adventures in this book are meant to interact with Saltmarsh. They were designed as stand-alone adventures but can be adapted to reflect the ambitions of the town’s factions
Monsters
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
next turn, the other members appear in unoccupied spaces within 30 feet of the summoner. The ghosts each roll initiative when they appear.If five Obzedat ghosts are all within 30 feet of each other
ghosts regain spent legendary actions at the start of the turn of the ghost with the highest initiative.
Forced Obedience. A target that all of the Obzedat ghosts can see must succeed on a DC 16 Wisdom
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
came to investigate the seemingly abandoned keep, Gremorly murdered them and trapped their ghosts. But fortune recently turned against Gremorly when a behir entered the keep seeking a nest. It slew
Gremorly, who became a victim of his own ritual.
Gremorly is now one of the many ghosts that haunt the keep. Locals have renamed the keep Harrowhall, as they dread the spectral figures moving through the
Monsters
Adventure Atlas: The Mortuary
, speak with dead
1/day each: banishment, dispel evil and goodDauntless in the face of death, exorcists in the Heralds of Dust cleanse hapless creatures and resting places haunted by ghost;ghosts, specter
radiant energy from their staves to repel a host of supernatural entities.
An exorcist’s senses pierce the veil of death to perceive wandering ghosts on the Ethereal Plane as well as shadow demon
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Monsters
Basic Rules (2014)
(but not abominable yeti;abominable yetis) for 1 hour.Yeti are hulking monstrosities that stalk alpine peaks in a ceaseless hunt for food. Their snow-white fur lets them move like ghosts against the frozen landscape.Cold
Species
Locathah Rising
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These game mechanics are usable in your campaign if your DM allows them but not refined by final game design and editing.
Featured in Ghosts of Saltmarsh, these
backgrounds
Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
, Fine Clothes, Healer's Kit, 25 GP; or (B) 50 GP
House Jorasco teaches that illness and injury stalk the living like ghosts, robbing people of health and longevity. You’ve been taught ways to
classes
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
. These rogues take knowledge from the dead and become immersed in negative energy, eventually becoming like ghosts. Thieves’ guilds value them as highly effective information gatherers and
classes
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
. These rogues take knowledge from the dead and become immersed in negative energy, eventually becoming like ghosts. Thieves’ guilds value them as highly effective information gatherers and
Backgrounds
Ghosts of Saltmarsh
innocent people are hurt.
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I sometimes stay up all night listening to the ghosts of my fallen enemies.
Saltmarsh Ties
As a former member of Saltmarsh’s elite marine contingent
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
court of vampires and ghosts in her palace of ice. Other tales claim that when anyone dies in Lhazaar, Illmarrow chooses whether to take their soul before it passes on to the Keeper and Dolurrh.
But
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
12. Boo-ty Hunters The shape of this riverside cavern resembles a clamshell. The ghosts of three human pirates named Algarr Grimtide, Liddie “Slurtongue” Peddlekant, and Fishbone Jim move in and out
of the rocks, searching for buried treasure. They attack creatures they perceive as competitors and ignore any others. The ghosts can’t rest until they find hidden treasure. The characters can get the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
interior sides. This effect causes all interior spaces to be brightly lit. Cloud Giant Ghosts The keep is haunted by the ghosts of cloud giants who perished long ago (see the end of the adventure for
the cloud giant ghost stat block). These ghosts are indifferent toward the characters until some action on the characters’ part causes the ghosts to turn hostile. What actions cause the ghosts to turn
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
trap is broken, all the ghosts in the keep can leave except Gremorly, who remains to haunt the observatory. Side Effects When the characters first arrive at Harrowhall, a thick and unsettling fog covers
the grounds and many of the castle’s rooms. The fog is a side effect of the ritual. As long as Gremorly’s ritual remains in effect, the keep remains cold, foggy, and inhospitable. Trapped Ghosts Three
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Monsters Ghosts, mind flayers, werewolves—every monster is a story. Consider which monsters complement or contrast a Darklord’s story. In a few sentences, describe which monsters best represent the
ghosts who suffer from the Darklord’s experiments. For inspiration, refer to the “Darklord’s Shadows” section and your answers to the questions there, as well as the Monsters tables in the “Genres of Horror” section later in this chapter.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Adventures in Saltmarsh The factions in Saltmarsh see adventurers as a useful resource for achieving their goals. Their plans can be integrated with the plots of the adventures featured in Ghosts of Saltmarsh and Tales from the Yawning Portal.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
group of ghosts, those ghosts grant each character 1d4 + 19 temporary hit points, in a manner similar to a 4th-level casting of the False Life spell. Fewer Monsters. Reduce the number of shadow demons
of the other ghosts. Increasing the Challenge If Harrowhall isn’t sufficiently challenging for your group, here are ways to make it more difficult: Deadly Gloom. The keep’s ghostly gloom affects the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Using This Book Ghosts of Saltmarsh features seven tales of adventure that take place upon the waves, on brine-battered shores, and in the sea’s deadliest depths. Each of these adventures comes from
campaigns. If you run published D&D campaigns, like Waterdeep: Dragon Heist, the higher-level adventures presented here are an ideal way to extend the campaign. The adventures in Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
the dining table are the ghostly figures of three dwarves: one wearing vestments and two in sturdy armor. They murmur to each other in somber tones.
In life, the three ghosts were an adventuring
ghosts are alarmed by the unholy magic gathering in the keep’s chapel (area 11), a side effect of Gremorly’s ghost trap ritual being unsupervised for so long. They want to purify the chapel and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Ethereal Plane Encounters Most encounters in the Border Ethereal are with creatures on the Material Plane whose senses or abilities extend into the Ethereal Plane (phase spiders, for example). Ghosts
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
dollhouse or the chest is disturbed, the ghosts of Rose and Thorn appear in the middle of the room. Use the ghost statistics in the Monster Manual, with the following modifications: The ghosts are Small and
characters try to leave, the ghost-children attempt to possess them. If one of the ghosts possesses a character, allow the player to retain control of the character, but assign the character one of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
, Gremorly murdered them and trapped their ghosts. But fortune recently turned against Gremorly when a behir entered the keep seeking a nest. It slew Gremorly, who became a victim of his own ritual
. Gremorly is now one of the many ghosts that haunt the keep. Locals have renamed the keep Harrowhall, as they dread the spectral figures moving through the fog there and the fierce lightning storms that erupt without warning. (The behir is the source of this lightning, but the locals don’t know that.)
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
Appendix D: Monsters and NPCs Barovia is a land of vampires, ghosts, and werewolves. In addition, adventurers who explore this unholy realm encounter other things that go bump in the night, including
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
spells spilling out of the windows, Despite these persistent magical effects, most folk believe the structure is abandoned. Others think it’s haunted by the ghosts of the Kolat brothers. They’re wrong
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
outside. As Olanthius moves through the catacombs, he compels any ghosts he encounters to fight at his side. Any ghosts that the characters summoned from the urns in the funerary chambers (area C2
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
Obzedat, the Ghost Council The ghosts who make up the Obzedat are traditionally called patriarchs, though they can be male or female. They are the oldest, wealthiest, and most influential oligarchs
guild and accumulate even larger fortunes. Mostly Unanimous. The ghosts of the Obzedat function as a unit, driven by their shared desire to accumulate ever more wealth for the guild. In times of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
fearing evils are taking root in the shadows. Their fears are largely justified, as ghosts and vampire spawn haunt the town, and many locals have been consumed by their own callousness or wicked
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
2d6 + 10 ghosts 41–60 1d6 giant sharks 61–65 A 1-mile-radius sphere of effervescent water that allows air-breathing creatures to breathe water while in the sphere 66–75 1d10 water elementals 76–80 A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
Abandoned Quarters (p. 154) In the “Treasure” subsection, “three ounces of sovereign glue” has been added to the list of treasure found in this area
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
, hungry for the offerings and remembrances once provided by their lost families, mournfully drift through the tower. At twilight, when Tsien Chiang climbs the tower to ring the Nightingale Bell, the ghosts scatter to wander the city and fruitlessly wonder why they’ve been forgotten.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
.
But Lord Godefroy’s suicide didn’t stop his torment. His spirit lingered in Gryphon Hill, and the ghosts of his wife and daughter haunted him day and night. Moreover, the spirit of his murdered
opposite effect: its necromantic energy washed through the region around Mordentshire, killing every living being in it. As the Mists rose, Lord Godefroy became lord over a land of ghosts, haunted by the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
, including a suit of plate armor of resistance (fire), to anyone who helps her survive the impending assault of creatures from the Storm Giant Encounters table in chapter 3. Ghosts of the Past
Creatures from the Giant Kin Encounters table (see chapter 3) have taken control of the hall but are plagued by restless spirits. The ghosts and wraiths of defeated foes, along with creatures from the Giant
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
measure from their psionic abilities, the leadership of the Deepking, and their influence over Themberchaud. They lost face when the Gray Ghosts stole the valuable red dragon egg that would hatch
their war against the Gray Ghosts. The psionic Keepers have sensed a great disturbance in the Underdark — a phenomenon that Gartokkar compares to a hole having been torn through the world. The Keepers
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
Chapter 7