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Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
the Land of the Mists seek to stay hidden in the haze. They might even wish to dwell amid the endless fog, finding it preferable to horrors elsewhere. But the Mists drifting between the Domains of
horrors might continue to haunt the misty netherworld between the Domains of Dread, or they might slink forth into other realms to slake unnameable hungers.
Customizing a Horror
An unspeakable horror
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
unexpected a horror’s parts, the more unsettling it might be.
Mist Horrors
Some who wander into the Land of the Mists seek to stay hidden in the haze. They might even wish to dwell amid the endless
into unique, misshapen bodies untethered from the laws of reason or reality. Such unspeakable horrors might continue to haunt the misty netherworld between the Domains of Dread, or they might slink
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
hidden in the haze. They might even wish to dwell amid the endless fog, finding it preferable to horrors elsewhere. But the Mists drifting between the Domains of Dread are far from safe—or empty
eddies in the Mists sometimes gather such evils, forcing them into unique, misshapen bodies untethered from the laws of reason or reality. Such unspeakable horrors might continue to haunt the misty
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
and unexpected a horror’s parts, the more unsettling it might be.
Mist Horrors
Some who wander into the Land of the Mists seek to stay hidden in the haze. They might even wish to dwell amid
, forcing them into unique, misshapen bodies untethered from the laws of reason or reality. Such unspeakable horrors might continue to haunt the misty netherworld between the Domains of Dread, or they
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
horror’s parts, the more unsettling it might be.
Mist Horrors
Some who wander into the Land of the Mists seek to stay hidden in the haze. They might even wish to dwell amid the endless fog
unique, misshapen bodies untethered from the laws of reason or reality. Such unspeakable horrors might continue to haunt the misty netherworld between the Domains of Dread, or they might slink forth into
Magic Items
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
cases, Mother Luba managed to ensnare beings of pure evil amid the strands of fate, imprisoning them within her tarokka deck. There these foul spirits dwell still, trapped within a nether-realm hidden
realm of Barovia. These travelers have learned many secrets of these domains and encountered countless others wandering amid the Shadowfell’s horrors. Most Vistani bands accept well-intentioned
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, but it is a cunning, malevolent entity. Spawned by the powers of the Cthulhu Mythos, these creatures lurk in forgotten shrines, hidden fanes, and forsaken ruins that once hosted rituals dedicated to
those blasphemous gods. These formless horrors consider themselves guardians and caretakers, preserving sacred locations and dealing swiftly with those who intrude, either by intention or by accident
monsters
to town.
Hidden Horrors. While Dagon is considered the most powerful of the deep ones, other, similarly ancient creatures have gained similar levels of power. Deep one writings refer to Mother Hydra
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survived these horrors. They are capable of walking between the realms of the universe, and they constantly move, spending little time at a location.
These entities occasionally serve a god or a Great
. When they arrived, they found the tower scoured of almost everything. The only remnant was a fragment of a scroll hidden in a secret cache. It described a multiverse that existed before ours, and of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
Tomb of Horrors, with only five remaining at work in area 26. Belongings A successful DC 12 Intelligence (Investigation) check made to search this area uncovers a figurine of wondrous power hidden by one
of the sculptors (choose any rare figurine). The figurine is wrapped in a crumpled invitation sent from Moghadam for employment at the Tomb of Horrors, promising exorbitant wages and offering a map
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Cosmic Horror Villains When the cosmic horror villains are mortal, they’re wretched creatures, perpetrating unimaginable horrors in the hope of an outcome they can’t properly articulate. Beyond them
are monstrous beings, the spawn of horrors or those who’ve come to think of themselves as such. Past these harbingers are true cosmic horrors, inscrutable beings, godlike terrors, and the embodiments
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
Tomb of Horrors, with only five remaining at work in area 26. Belongings A successful DC 12 Intelligence (Investigation) check made to search this area uncovers a figurine of wondrous power hidden by one
of the sculptors (choose any rare figurine). The figurine is wrapped in a crumpled invitation sent from Moghadam for employment at the Tomb of Horrors, promising exorbitant wages and offering a map
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
west wall. These walls and their frescoes are illusions that conceal passages to areas 28 and 32. Hidden behind the illusory wall to the west are four altered helmed horrors (each marked with an H on
illusory wall can be dispelled with a successful dispel magic spell (DC 14). “Halaster Horrors” Halaster crafted four metal constructs in his likeness, furnishing them with metal helms modeled after his
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Cosmic Horror Villains When the cosmic horror villains are mortal, they’re wretched creatures, perpetrating unimaginable horrors in the hope of an outcome they can’t properly articulate. Beyond them
are monstrous beings, the spawn of horrors or those who’ve come to think of themselves as such. Past these harbingers are true cosmic horrors, inscrutable beings, godlike terrors, and the embodiments
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
west wall. These walls and their frescoes are illusions that conceal passages to areas 28 and 32. Hidden behind the illusory wall to the west are four altered helmed horrors (each marked with an H on
illusory wall can be dispelled with a successful dispel magic spell (DC 14). “Halaster Horrors” Halaster crafted four metal constructs in his likeness, furnishing them with metal helms modeled after his
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
the Azure Sea. Reclaiming it would be a priority of the dwarves in Saltmarsh as a point of pride. The Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan The dungeon described in this adventure could be located on a tropical
Mountain The magic items claimed by Keraptis could have been stolen from the Saltmarsh area and spirited away to that mage’s hidden volcanic island far to the south. Dead in Thay Consider adapting this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
suffer horrible deaths. The most famous of such dungeons is the Tomb of Horrors, hidden in the Vast Swamp in the Greyhawk setting (see “Greyhawk Gazetteer” in chapter 5); another lies under the lost city
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
suffer horrible deaths. The most famous of such dungeons is the Tomb of Horrors, hidden in the Vast Swamp in the Greyhawk setting (see “Greyhawk Gazetteer” in chapter 5); another lies under the lost city
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
the Azure Sea. Reclaiming it would be a priority of the dwarves in Saltmarsh as a point of pride. The Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan The dungeon described in this adventure could be located on a tropical
Mountain The magic items claimed by Keraptis could have been stolen from the Saltmarsh area and spirited away to that mage’s hidden volcanic island far to the south. Dead in Thay Consider adapting this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a7
demilich lingers, for the passages and rooms of the tomb are fraught with traps, poison gases, and magical protections. Furthermore, the demilich has so well hidden his lair that even those who avoid
Horrors was born in Gary Gygax’s home campaign and introduced to the world at the first Origins game convention in 1975. Since its original publication in 1978, Tomb of Horrors has risen to legendary
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a7
demilich lingers, for the passages and rooms of the tomb are fraught with traps, poison gases, and magical protections. Furthermore, the demilich has so well hidden his lair that even those who avoid
Horrors was born in Gary Gygax’s home campaign and introduced to the world at the first Origins game convention in 1975. Since its original publication in 1978, Tomb of Horrors has risen to legendary
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Medium creatures, formed by a drying underground stream and dimly lit by glowing lichen. Upon entering the cavern of the grove, characters leave the horrors of the Underdark behind. They find
themselves in a hidden enchanted place, strangely alien but serenely beautiful. The access tunnel opens above the grove’s main floor, providing the characters a panoramic view of a mushroom forest that covers
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Dracolich Draconic Tyrant Reborn Habitat: Any; Treasure: Any Slawomir Maniak The vilest dragons seek to escape the grip of death, employing ageless secrets and blasphemous magic to become horrors
called dracoliches. These deathless dragons bind their spirits to gems and magically animate their rotting corpses. Eventually becoming skeletal horrors, dracoliches continue the centuries-spanning
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Dracolich Draconic Tyrant Reborn Habitat: Any; Treasure: Any Slawomir Maniak The vilest dragons seek to escape the grip of death, employing ageless secrets and blasphemous magic to become horrors
called dracoliches. These deathless dragons bind their spirits to gems and magically animate their rotting corpses. Eventually becoming skeletal horrors, dracoliches continue the centuries-spanning
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Medium creatures, formed by a drying underground stream and dimly lit by glowing lichen. Upon entering the cavern of the grove, characters leave the horrors of the Underdark behind. They find
themselves in a hidden enchanted place, strangely alien but serenely beautiful. The access tunnel opens above the grove’s main floor, providing the characters a panoramic view of a mushroom forest that covers
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
“Your future is written in your blood. She’ll open your veins to paint the story hidden in your heart.”
Uldrak’s Grave
For characters of level 8
“A fallen titan or a wimp with delusions of
sulking in a volcano, eager to reclaim his stolen throne.”
Sibriex
For characters of level 10
“A breeder of horrors and a hoarder of secrets, a sibriex is said to be as old as the Abyss
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
“Your future is written in your blood. She’ll open your veins to paint the story hidden in your heart.”
Uldrak’s Grave
For characters of level 8
“A fallen titan or a wimp with delusions of
sulking in a volcano, eager to reclaim his stolen throne.”
Sibriex
For characters of level 10
“A breeder of horrors and a hoarder of secrets, a sibriex is said to be as old as the Abyss
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal
Credits from the Original Adventures Tomb of Horrors (1978) Design: Gary Gygax
White Plume Mountain (1979) Design: Lawrence Schick
Editing and Suggestions: Mike Carr, Allen Hammack, Harold
Johnson, Tim Jones, Jeff Leason, Dave Sutherland, Jean Wells
Art: Dave Sutherland, Erol Otus, Darlene Pekul, Jeff Dee, David S. LaForce, Jim Roslof, Bill Willingham
The Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan (1980
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal
Credits from the Original Adventures Tomb of Horrors (1978) Design: Gary Gygax
White Plume Mountain (1979) Design: Lawrence Schick
Editing and Suggestions: Mike Carr, Allen Hammack, Harold
Johnson, Tim Jones, Jeff Leason, Dave Sutherland, Jean Wells
Art: Dave Sutherland, Erol Otus, Darlene Pekul, Jeff Dee, David S. LaForce, Jim Roslof, Bill Willingham
The Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan (1980
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
fiefdoms that serve as the Great Kingdom’s navy Shar, the Hidden Empire of Father of Obedience Korenth Zan (human?) Isolated order of Suloise militants whose spies operate across the Flanaess Spindrift
the East Shar Fanatical Suloise militarists called the Scarlet Order founded the Hidden Empire of Shar, which is closed to outsiders. The order controls the peninsula west of the Tilva Strait, as far
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Horrors Some who wander into the Land of the Mists seek to stay hidden in the haze. They might even wish to dwell amid the endless fog, finding it preferable to horrors elsewhere. But the Mists
Unspeakable Horrors Untold, half-formed evils lurk amid the Mists, the yet-to-be-realized imaginings of the Dark Powers and the remnants of ruined domains. While such nightmares typically manifest as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
fiefdoms that serve as the Great Kingdom’s navy Shar, the Hidden Empire of Father of Obedience Korenth Zan (human?) Isolated order of Suloise militants whose spies operate across the Flanaess Spindrift
the East Shar Fanatical Suloise militarists called the Scarlet Order founded the Hidden Empire of Shar, which is closed to outsiders. The order controls the peninsula west of the Tilva Strait, as far
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Horrors Some who wander into the Land of the Mists seek to stay hidden in the haze. They might even wish to dwell amid the endless fog, finding it preferable to horrors elsewhere. But the Mists
Unspeakable Horrors Untold, half-formed evils lurk amid the Mists, the yet-to-be-realized imaginings of the Dark Powers and the remnants of ruined domains. While such nightmares typically manifest as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
world. These massive, many-tentacled horrors combine overwhelming physical might with formidable cunning. Their powerful limbs shatter ships and topple spires, and they use their control over storms
important community member. 2 Attacks a community from below using flooded ruins, hidden aquifers, or sewers. 3 Breaks a lighthouse or seaside tower, carrying it and the occupants to a secret island. 4
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
world. These massive, many-tentacled horrors combine overwhelming physical might with formidable cunning. Their powerful limbs shatter ships and topple spires, and they use their control over storms
important community member. 2 Attacks a community from below using flooded ruins, hidden aquifers, or sewers. 3 Breaks a lighthouse or seaside tower, carrying it and the occupants to a secret island. 4