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Princes of the Apocalypse
Grim Harvest. Once per turn when Oreioth kills one or more creatures with a spell of 1st level or higher, he regains hit points equal to twice the spell’s level.
Spellcasting. Oreioth is a 6th
-level spellcaster. His spellcasting ability is Intelligence (spell save DC 13, +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Spellcasting"} to hit with spell attacks). He has the
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
Actions). The champion emits a magic wave in a 60-foot cone. Every spell of 5th level or lower ends on creatures and objects of the champion’s choice in that area.Jyn Corvis, a former adventurer
Grim Harrow, Jyn is desperate to destroy the deck and end her painful existence. If she could, she’d take the entire multiverse with her.
The Grim Champion of Desolation rides a malevolent
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
(spell save DC 14):
At will: detect thoughts, mage hand, zone of truth
3/day each: charm person, hold person
1/day each: compulsion, hold monster, sleep (3rd-level version), Tasha's hideous
laughterThrough rituals combining alchemy, necromancy, and grim surgical precision, the brain of a mortal being is encased in a glass jar filled with preserving fluids and the liquefied goop of their body&rsquo
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Monsters
Volo's Guide to Monsters
, stoneskin
5th level (2 slots): Bigby's hand, cloudkill
6th level (1 slot): circle of death*
*Necromancy spell of 1st level or higher
Grim Harvest (1/Turn). When necromancer kills a creature that is
Spellcasting. The necromancer is a 12th-level spellcaster. Its spellcasting ability is Intelligence (spell save DC 15, +7;{"diceNotation":"1d20+7","rollType":"spell","rollAction":"Spellcasting"} to
General Feat (Prerequisite: Level 4+, Triage Expert Feat)
You are a master of the medical sciences because of your association with a medical institute. You gain the following benefits.
Adept
the Triage Expert feat, the creature can spend three Hit Point Dice to end one of the following conditions on itself instead of regaining Hit Points: Blinded, Deafened, Paralyzed, Poisoned, or Stunned.
Alternatively, you can cure one Grievous Wound affecting the creature (see Grim Hollow Campaign Guide).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
adventures, particularly as they contrast with what majorities consider the status quo. In folk horror tales, characters often discover that their beliefs aren’t as universally held as they assumed, and
beliefs, whether physically obscuring them or by manipulating others in power. Communities in folk horror stories often serve as a grim mirror of some aspect of accepted society. Beliefs highlighted
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Raiders of Clan Ironeye The duergar of Clan Ironeye, led by a half-shield dwarf, half-duergar prospector named Skella Ironeye, have come to plunder this level of Undermountain. They are assisted in
this effort by two cloakers from the conclave on level 5, which hope to turn this level into a hunting ground. After gaining entry through an umber hulk tunnel that leads down from level 5, the raiders
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
the barbarian class (such a monster would be expressed as “Werewolf, 4th-level barbarian”). Start with the monster’s stat block. The monster gains all the class features for every class level you add
, with the following exceptions: The monster doesn’t gain the starting equipment of the added class. For each class level you add, the monster gains one Hit Die of its normal type (based on its size
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
their freedom, these grim, ashen-skinned dwarves now take slaves of their own and are as tyrannical as their former masters. Physically similar to other dwarves in some ways, duergar are wiry and
lean, with black eyes and bald heads, with the males growing long, unkempt, gray beards. Duergar value toil above all else. Showing emotions other than grim determination or wrath is frowned on in their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Written in Blood An Adventure for 3rd-Level Characters Every year, the Awakening Festival draws folk from across the rich expanse known as Godsbreath, uniting celebrants as they tell their history in
song and set the course for the upcoming year. But the mood turns grim when a group of farmers suddenly turns violent, manipulated by an unknown magical malady. In the aftermath, well-known trader
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Subclasses Class Subclass Level Available Description Barbarian Path of the Ancestral Guardian 3rd Calls on the spirits of honored ancestors to protect others Barbarian Path of the Storm Herald
magic Ranger Monster Slayer 3rd Hunts down creatures of the night and wielders of grim magic Rogue Inquisitive 3rd Roots out secrets, akin to a masterful detective Rogue Mastermind 3rd A master tactician
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
and insects die in your presence.
3 You’re the harbinger of a grim prophecy. Any creature your touch damages is marked with a temporary scar of a group, fiend, deity, or other force that takes an
, make one unarmed strike. On a hit, the target takes an additional 1d10 necrotic damage. This damage increases by 1d10 when you reach 5th level (2d10), 11th level (3d10), and 17th level (4d10
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
” above) as a lich. Lady Ushien Stormbanner (female Tethyrian human knight of Tyr) oversees Summit Hall. Veterans, many of them scarred and grim, train novices and instruct them in the moral “Rule of the
can turn to the Knights of Samular to recruit guards for locations they’ve cleared or other “off camera” needs for low-level soldiers.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Sarah of Yellowcrest Manor Sarah of Yellowcrest Manor An Adventure for 7th—level Characters
Written by Derek Ruiz
Developed & Edited by Scott Fitzgerald Gray In this adventure, the characters
for entry into Candlekeep, Sirok told the Avowed priests a grim story of how the patriarch of the family, Lord Yellowcrest, had returned to Waterdeep from a business trip to find his wife, their three
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
fundamentally similar to places found on the Material Plane—the place where all four elements mingle freely. At a symbolic level, the Para-elemental Planes represent the interaction and sometimes the contrast
destructive tone by the raging conflagration of the plane. The Plane of Ooze heightens the contrast between stable, rigid earth and steadily flowing water.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
forces of chaos. Sometimes called knight tyrants or iron mongers, those who swear this oath gather into grim orders that serve gods or philosophies of war and well-ordered might. Some of these paladins go
his most ardent supporters. Hell knights cover their armor with trophies taken from fallen enemies, a grim warning to any who dare oppose them and the decrees of their lords. These knights are often
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
character who is the same level as the other characters in the adventuring party. If the new player has never played D&D before and the rest of the group is higher than level 4, consider taking a short break
from the campaign and having everyone play a new level 1 character for a session or two while the new player learns the ropes. (This can also be a good opportunity for another player to take a turn as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
needy and making grim choices rooted in reality rather than idealism. Some might be gentle-voiced healers, beloved by their communities, while others might be masked bringers of macabre mercies. The
walkers of this way usually don robes with deep cowls, and they often conceal their faces with masks, presenting themselves as the faceless bringers of life and death. Implements of Mercy 3rd-level Way
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
, criminal, noble, urchin Most worshipers of Erebos seek to enforce the boundary between life and death, whether absolutely or selectively. They often find grim satisfaction in serving the covetous but
3+ Erebos trait As a devotee of Erebos, you have proven yourself an executor of the Underworld’s grim laws. You can call on Erebos’s favor to cast bane with this trait, requiring no material
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Tomb Inhabitants A grim pageant of monstrous residents lurks in the tomb, waiting to greet visitors. Withers and the Tomb Dwarves Withers, Acererak’s undead custodian, oversees the undead maintenance
the surface world. Withers and his crew use the staircase at area 26 to roam unseen through the tomb’s many levels. When their work is done, they retreat to their secret headquarters on level 2 of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Brain in a Jar Through an eldritch ritual combining alchemy, necromancy, and grim surgical precision, the brain of a mortal being (willing or unwilling) is encased in a glass jar filled with
save DC 14):
At will: detect thoughts, mage hand, zone of truth
3/day each: charm person, hold person
1/day each: compulsion, hold monster, sleep (3rd-level version), Tasha’s hideous laughter
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
their trade. Some Arcane Tricksters use their talents as pickpockets and burglars, while others are pranksters.
Level 3: Spellcasting You have learned to cast spells. See chapter 7 for the rules on
list (see that class’s section for its list). Mind Sliver and Minor Illusion are recommended.
Whenever you gain a Rogue level, you can replace one of your cantrips, except Mage Hand, with another
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
)
Saving Throws Wis +1
Skills Arcana +5, Investigation +5, Medicine +1
Senses passive Perception 9
Languages Abyssal, Common
Challenge 2 (450 XP)
Grim Harvest. Once per turn when Oreioth
kills one or more creatures with a spell of 1st level or higher, he regains hit points equal to twice the spell’s level.
Spellcasting. Oreioth is a 6th-level spellcaster. His spellcasting ability is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Using Malaxxix in a Game Malaxxix is a powerful and violent brute, an ideal enemy for a deadly high-level combat encounter anywhere in the multiverse. The best way to presage such a confrontation is
who regards any opportunity to inflict misery on others as worthwhile. When Malaxxix deigns to speak with others, the fiend displays grandiloquent diction and a pompous demeanor—a stark contrast to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
realizes that it’s not just Sarusanda’s body that’s hurt—her pride is badly wounded too. If unaided, Sarusanda gains 1 level of exhaustion, which she retains until she finishes a long rest outside
, Strahd von Zarovich!” Once Sarusanda is done speaking with the skull, it cackles in grim amusement, then floats into the air. Three will-o’-wisps emerge from corners of the room and join the skull (use the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Oinoloth Grim specters of death, oinoloths bring pestilence wherever they go. To armies who recognize their awful forms, their mere appearance causes soldiers to break ranks and flee, lest they
poisoned. The target then gains 1 level of exhaustion, and its hit point maximum is reduced by 7 (2d6). This reduction can be removed only by a wish spell or by casting greater restoration on the target
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
approaches quietly. A character whose passive Wisdom (Perception) score meets or exceeds Rahadin’s Dexterity (Stealth) check hear him. “The master wishes to see you,” intones a grim voice in the
the way, he declines. If the characters ask for directions, he tells them whether they need to ascend, descend, or remain on the level they’re at. If they attack him, he fights to the death. Otherwise
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
, it can’t be used again until the next dawn. Gem. This card holds one 6th-level spell (chosen by the DM). As an action, you can brandish this card and use it to cast the spell stored inside (spell
to cast Spirit of Death (see chapter 7) as a 6th-level spell (spell attack bonus +9, save DC 17). Once this property is used, it can’t be used again until the next dawn. Star. As a bonus action, you
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feet of you over the previous hour.
You are distracted by voices and visions, forcing you to succeed on a Wisdom saving throw every 4 hours or gain one level of exhaustion.
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You understand all
check or saving throw, you receive a grim vision of the DM’s determination, imposing disadvantage on your next attack roll, ability check, or saving throw.
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As an action, you can become
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium
Hit Dice affects the homunculus as described in the spell, but the wizard’s hit point maximum isn’t decreased. Can you cast darkness with a higher-level slot to end a spell of 3rd level or higher that
creates light? No. The darkness spell can dispel only a light-creating spell of 2nd level or lower, no matter what spell slot is used for darkness. Similarly, the daylight spell can dispel only a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
Antimagic Field! In contrast, a spell like Conjure Woodland Beings has a non-instantaneous duration, which means its effect can be ended by Dispel Magic and temporarily disappears within an Antimagic
Wish to duplicate a spell of level 0–8, there are no detrimental effects. However, if you do anything other than duplicate a spell of level 0–8, you suffer the stress described in the final paragraph of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
(neutral good human scout), a rugged, bearded man in his prime. He has one level of exhaustion and 6 hit points remaining. In addition to his weapons, he carries a climber’s kit. His other equipment is
check fails, the party wastes 1 hour making no progress, and each party member who failed the check gains one level of exhaustion. A mountain climber meets his doom on the slopes of Kelvin’s Cairn
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
circumstances: Soon after the party first enters the region When a creature loses more than half its hit points When a creature casts a spell of 1st level or higher When a creature activates a magic item
undead A creature is the target of a cleric or paladin spell of 3rd level or higher A creature scores a critical hit against a fiend or an undead A creature experiences an epiphany or inspiring triumph
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
most prone to laughter and enjoying fellowship with his siblings. That image of Stronmaus is in sharp contrast to how storm giants are perceived in the world: aloof and dour. Nonetheless, it is an
creatures, thus perpetuating the giants’ reputation for always being gloomy and grim.
Living on the Edge Once they’re old enough to fend for themselves, storm giants spend most of their lives in
compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
level) and a prison (upper level).
Wide, impressive stairs lead to the main courthouse entrance, which opens into a large waiting room. All the doors leading out of the waiting room are kept locked
balconies that overlook the same pools. Doors at the back of these balconies lead to a central hallway that ends at a staircase that ascends to the prison level.
Direct access to the prison area from