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The Dark Powers

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The Dark Powers Unfathomable, hidden forces manipulate life, death, and reality within Ravenloft. These mysterious, deathless beings are the architects of the Domains of Dread, and have secreted

these pockets of terror deep within the Plane of Shadow. The Dark Powers watch and influence events within their dominion. When their gaze drifts, they reach into other planes to collect heroes and

Goggles of Night

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

While wearing these dark lenses, you have Darkvision out to 60 feet. If you already have Darkvision, wearing the goggles increases its range by 60 feet.

Fog Cloud

Spells Player’s Handbook

You create a 20-foot-radius Sphere of fog centered on a point within range. The Sphere is Heavily Obscured. It lasts for the duration or until a strong wind (such as one created by Gust of Wind

Stinking Cloud

Spells Player’s Handbook

You create a 20-foot-radius Sphere of yellow, nauseating gas centered on a point within range. The cloud is Heavily Obscured. The cloud lingers in the air for the duration or until a strong wind

Wind Wall

Spells Player’s Handbook

A wall of strong wind rises from the ground at a point you choose within range. You can make the wall up to 50 feet long, 15 feet high, and 1 foot thick. You can shape the wall in any way you choose

damage on a failed save or half as much damage on a successful one. The strong wind keeps fog, smoke, and other gases at bay. Small or smaller flying creatures or objects can’t pass through the wall

Cloudkill

Spells Player’s Handbook

You create a 20-foot-radius Sphere of yellow-green fog centered on a point within range. The fog lasts for the duration or until strong wind (such as the one created by Gust of Wind) disperses it

Incendiary Cloud

Spells Player’s Handbook

A swirling cloud of embers and smoke fills a 20-foot-radius Sphere centered on a point within range. The cloud’s area is Heavily Obscured. It lasts for the duration or until a strong wind (like

Mordenkainen's Private Sanctum

Spells Player’s Handbook

You make an area within range magically secure. The area is a Cube that can be as small as 5 feet to as large as 100 feet on each side. The spell lasts for the duration. When you cast the spell, you

area appears dark and foggy, preventing vision (including Darkvision) through it. Sensors created by Divination spells can’t appear inside the protected area or pass through the barrier at its

Elementalism

Spells Player’s Handbook

You exert control over the elements, creating one of the following effects within range. Beckon Air. You create a breeze strong enough to ripple cloth, stir dust, rustle leaves, and close open doors

Storm of Vengeance

Spells Player’s Handbook

A churning storm cloud forms for the duration, centered on a point within range and spreading to a radius of 300 feet. Each creature under the cloud when it appears must succeed on a Constitution

Bludgeoning damage. Turns 5–10. Gusts and freezing rain assail the area under the cloud. Each creature there takes 1d6 Cold damage. Until the spell ends, the area is Difficult Terrain and Heavily Obscured, ranged attacks with weapons are impossible there, and strong wind blows through the area.

Prismatic Wall

Spells Player’s Handbook

A shimmering, multicolored plane of light forms a vertical opaque wall—up to 90 feet long, 30 feet high, and 1 inch thick—centered on a point within range. Alternatively, you shape the

wall into a globe up to 30 feet in diameter centered on a point within range. The wall lasts for the duration. If you position the wall in a space occupied by a creature, the spell ends instantly

Tarkanan Ruffian

Monsters Eberron: Forge of the Artificer

’s choice within 30 feet of it takes Force damage equal to the number rolled; if no other creatures are in range, it takes the damage.Spear. Melee or Ranged Attack Roll: +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20

+4", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Spear"}, reach 5 ft. or range 20/60 ft. Hit: 6 (1d8 + 2);{"diceNotation":"1d8+2", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Spear", "rollDamageType":"Piercing

Zhentilar Paladin of Bane

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Oppressive Ray"}, range 90 ft. Hit: 16 (3d10);{"diceNotation":"3d10", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Oppressive Ray", "rollDamageType

;s most-respected commanders and sergeants tend to be spellswords or holy warriors who worship nefarious higher powers, such as Bane.

Dreaming Dark Infiltrator

Monsters Eberron: Forge of the Artificer

"}, reach 5 ft. or range 30 ft. Hit: 14 (3d6 + 4);{"diceNotation":"3d6+4", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Mind Blade", "rollDamageType":"Psychic"} Psychic damage. Spellcasting. The

StaticDreaming Dark Infiltrators are spies sent to gather intelligence. They plant psychic seeds in their minds of their foes that enhance the infiltrators’ combat prowess against those

Dreaming Dark Mindkiller

Monsters Eberron: Forge of the Artificer

":"Nightmare Whisper"}, reach 5 ft. or range 30 ft. Hit: 27 (5d8 + 5);{"diceNotation":"5d8+5", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Nightmare Whisper", "rollDamageType":"Psychic"} Psychic damage, and

following on each of its turns: move, take an action, or take a Bonus Action. Success: Half damage only.Mindkillers are the assassins of the Dreaming Dark, sent to terrify their foes before striking

Queen Forfallen

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

;{"diceNotation":"1d20+9", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Handaxe"}, reach 5 ft. or range 20/60 ft. Hit: 22 (5d6 + 5);{"diceNotation":"5d6+5", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Handaxe", "rollDamageType

berserkers (see this chapter). Queen Forfallen is a strong human woman with long, red hair. Although the rusting curse has transformed most of her extremities into metal, she’s thus far resisted

Doomtide

Spells Forgotten Realms: Heroes of Faerûn

You create a 20-foot-radius Sphere of inky fog within range. The fog is magical Darkness and lasts for the duration or until a strong wind (such as the one created by the Gust of Wind spell

), which the spell consumes. The spell’s range increases to 1 mile, and its duration increases to until dispelled (no Concentration required). The spell ends early if any caster who participated in

Valindra Shadowmantle

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

Ranged Attack Roll: +12;{"diceNotation":"1d20+12", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Eldritch Burst"}, reach 5 ft. or range 120 ft. Hit: 31 (4d12 + 5);{"diceNotation":"4d12+5", "rollType":"damage

or regret, but to hide the powers she has since gained as an Undead creature.Valindra Shadowmantle’s Lair Valindra lairs within a sprawling, ruined library in the Shadowfell. After several

Cultist Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

Dark Devotion. The cultist has advantage on saving throws against being charmed or frightened.Scimitar. Melee Weapon Attack: +3;{"diceNotation":"1d20+3","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Scimitar

"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 4 (1d6 + 1);{"diceNotation":"1d6+1","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Scimitar","rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage.Cultists swear allegiance to dark

Monastery of the Distressed Body, Monk

Monsters Lost Laboratory of Kwalish

Medium or smaller creature, it is grappled (escape DC 10). Until this grapple ends, the monk cannot use its polearm on another target.Cultists swear allegiance to dark powers such as elemental princes

Dark Devotion. The monk has advantage on saving throws against being charmed or frightened.Hooked Polearm. Melee Weapon Attack: +3;{"diceNotation":"1d20+3","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Hooked

Crown of Lies

Magic Items Vecna: Eve of Ruin

, the Dark Powers of the Domain of Dread lured Kas to a hidden forge, where he found the Crown of Lies. Once Kas vowed to deliver Vecna into the Dark Powers’ clutches and donned the crown, the

Dark Powers released Kas. From there, Kas set out to ruin his former master. Should Kas fail, the Dark Powers will reclaim him. The crown is made of burnished and entwined metal rods. To attune to it

Priest of Osybus (Blazing)

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

his life. He became a devotee of the Dark Powers and tapped into their immortal malice to fuel his apotheosis. As his power grew, he attracted disciples who also wished to defy life and death. He

physical form. As he perished, he uttered a curse upon them—that their immortality would fail them when they least expected it and that he himself would become one of the Dark Powers. As a result of

Priest of Osybus (Deathly)

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

delved into any eldritch secret that would prolong his life. He became a devotee of the Dark Powers and tapped into their immortal malice to fuel his apotheosis. As his power grew, he attracted

become one of the Dark Powers. As a result of that curse, a priest of Osybus can’t be certain that they will be reborn when they perish. In an effort to rid themselves of this curse, they

Priest of Osybus (Dread)

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

immortality. He forged pacts with any entity that would give him more power and delved into any eldritch secret that would prolong his life. He became a devotee of the Dark Powers and tapped into

immortality would fail them when they least expected it and that he himself would become one of the Dark Powers. As a result of that curse, a priest of Osybus can’t be certain that they will be

Priest of Osybus

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

more power and delved into any eldritch secret that would prolong his life. He became a devotee of the Dark Powers and tapped into their immortal malice to fuel his apotheosis. As his power grew, he

himself would become one of the Dark Powers. As a result of that curse, a priest of Osybus can’t be certain that they will be reborn when they perish. In an effort to rid themselves of this

Darkvision Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

You touch a willing creature to grant it the ability to see in the dark. For the duration, that creature has darkvision out to a range of 60 feet.

Priest of Osybus (Ectoplasmic)

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

Dark Powers and tapped into their immortal malice to fuel his apotheosis. As his power grew, he attracted disciples who also wished to defy life and death. He shared his dread secrets with them and

curse upon them—that their immortality would fail them when they least expected it and that he himself would become one of the Dark Powers. As a result of that curse, a priest of Osybus can’t

Priest of Osybus (Spectral)

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

his own immortality. He forged pacts with any entity that would give him more power and delved into any eldritch secret that would prolong his life. He became a devotee of the Dark Powers and tapped

;that their immortality would fail them when they least expected it and that he himself would become one of the Dark Powers. As a result of that curse, a priest of Osybus can’t be certain that they

Priest of Osybus (Vampiric)

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

give him more power and delved into any eldritch secret that would prolong his life. He became a devotee of the Dark Powers and tapped into their immortal malice to fuel his apotheosis. As his power

and that he himself would become one of the Dark Powers. As a result of that curse, a priest of Osybus can’t be certain that they will be reborn when they perish. In an effort to rid themselves

Barovian Witch

Monsters Curse of Strahd

","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage.The mad women and men known as Barovian witches forge pacts with Strahd and the Dark Powers of Ravenloft in exchange for magic and longevity. They prefer to live in

;{"diceNotation":"1d20+2","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Dagger"} to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 20/60 ft., one target. Hit: 2 (1d4);{"diceNotation":"1d4","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Dagger

Warlock of the Fiend

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Dark One’s Own Luck (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). When the warlock makes an ability check or saving throw, it can add a d10;{"diceNotation":"1d10", "rollType":"roll", "rollAction

":"Dark One's Own Luck"} to the roll. It can do this after the roll is made but before any of the roll’s effects occur.Multiattack. The warlock makes three Scimitar attacks. Scimitar. Melee Weapon

Juvenile Kraken

Monsters Ghosts of Saltmarsh

","rollAction":"Ink Cloud","rollDamageType":"poison"} poison damage on a failed save or half as much damage on a successful one. A strong current disperses the cloud, which otherwise disappears at the end of

the kraken’s next turn.Hidden in a deep, dark underwater pit near the Styes, this creature bears the mark of the dark god Tharizdun’s madness. Becoming more independent every day, it

Rogue's Mantle

Magic Items The Book of Many Things

This dark, hooded mantle of thick cloth is infused with secretive and deceptive magic. While wearing it, you gain the following benefits: Darkvision. You gain darkvision within a range of 60 feet

. If you already have darkvision, the mantle increases your darkvision’s range by 60 feet instead. Move in Shadows. While you are in dim light or darkness, you can use a bonus action to teleport

Cult Fanatic Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

Dark Devotion. The fanatic has advantage on saving throws against being charmed or frightened. Spellcasting. The fanatic is a 4th-level spellcaster. Its spellcasting ability is Wisdom (spell save DC

Ranged Weapon Attack: +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Dagger"} to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 20/60 ft., one creature. Hit: 4 (1d4 + 2);{"diceNotation":"1d4+2","rollType

Fallen Aasimar Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

An aasimar who was touched by dark powers as a youth or who turns to evil in early adulthood can become one of the fallen — a group of aasimar whose inner light has been replaced by shadow.

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