more smith with only are fail for life

Book of Vile Darkness

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

remains with you only as long as you strive to work evil in the world. If you fail to perform at least one evil act within the span of 10 days, or if you willingly perform a good act, the book

disappears, your Attunement to it ends immediately, and you lose all benefits granted by it. If you die while attuned to the book, an entity of great evil claims your soul. You can’t be restored to life

Deck of Many Things

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

you fail to draw the chosen number, the remaining number of cards fly from the deck on their own and take effect all at once. Once a card is drawn, it disappears. Unless the card is the Fool or

ally with its attacks. You and your allies can each summon only one avatar as a consequence of this draw. A creature slain by an avatar can’t be restored to life. Avatar of Death Medium Undead

Fire Hellion

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

before then, it can be restored to life only by a wish spell or by killing the lemure and casting true resurrection on the creature’s original body.Multiattack. The hellion makes two Morningstar

this way, the devil stands to gain a constant supply of souls from the giant’s enemies, as well as the promise that the giant will serve the devil as a smith in the Nine Hells after death. The

Dullahan

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

search of their severed heads or to quench their thirst for revenge. Wicked knights or commanders in life, dullahans adhere to twisted codes of chivalry or soldiership. These fallen champions consider

campaign against the living. In death, dullahans are often rejoined by those who followed them in life, either in the form of lesser undead, like skeleton;skeletons or wight;wights, or terrifying mounts

Hellfire Engine

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

half as much damage on a successful one. Creatures that fail the saving throw are drenched in burning acid and take 5 (1d10);{"diceNotation":"1d10","rollType":"damage","rollDamageType":"fire"} fire

wish spell or killing the lemure and casting true resurrection on the creature’s original body can restore it to life. Constructs and devils are immune to this effect.Hellfire engines are

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

disciples who also wished to defy life and death. He shared his dread secrets with them and demanded their worship. In time, his goal was achieved: he became a lich of almost godly power. Acknowledging the

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

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 demanded their worship. In time

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

attracted disciples who also wished to defy life and death. He shared his dread secrets with them and demanded their worship. In time, his goal was achieved: he became a lich of almost godly power

Priest of Osybus (Ectoplasmic)

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

; souls as springboards to 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 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

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

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 demanded their worship

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

grew, he attracted disciples who also wished to defy life and death. He shared his dread secrets with them and demanded their worship. In time, his goal was achieved: he became a lich of almost godly

Book of Vile Darkness (Variant)

Magic Items Keys from the Golden Vault

in the world. If you fail to perform at least one evil act within the span of 10 days, or if you willingly perform a good act, the book disappears. If you die while attuned to the book, an entity of

great evil claims your soul. You can’t be restored to life by any means while your soul remains imprisoned. The Book of Vile Darkness has the following properties: Circle of Death. While attuned

Bumbling Fool

feats

You have a peculiar way of fumbling through life that somehow always works out in your favor, succeeding in situations through what others might view as accidental luck. When you fail an ability

Hellfire Engine Legacy

Monsters Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes

","rollDamageType":"fire"} fire damage plus 18 (4d8);{"diceNotation":"4d8","rollType":"damage","rollDamageType":"acid"} acid damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. Creatures that fail

restore it to life. Constructs and devils are immune to this effect.Fire, PoisonCold, Psychic; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks that aren't Silvered

Wish Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

could make yourself and all your companions immune to a lich's life drain attack. You undo a single recent event by forcing a reroll of any roll made within the last round (including your last turn

spell might simply fail, the effect you desire might only be partly achieved, or you might suffer some unforeseen consequence as a result of how you worded the wish. For example, wishing that a villain

Deck of Many Things Legacy

Magic Items Basic Rules (2014)

have no effect. Otherwise, as soon as you draw a card from the deck, its magic takes effect. You must draw each card no more than 1 hour after the previous draw. If you fail to draw the chosen number

becomes your enemy. The devil seeks your ruin and plagues your life, savoring your suffering before attempting to slay you. This enmity lasts until either you or the devil dies. Fool. You lose 10,000 XP

Death Saving Throws Legacy

Rules

Whenever you start your turn with 0 hit points, you must make a special saving throw, called a death saving throw, to determine whether you creep closer to death or hang onto life. Unlike other

roll is 10 or higher, you succeed. Otherwise, you fail. A success or failure has no effect by itself. On your third success, you become stable (see below). On your third failure, you die. The

Book of Vile Darkness Legacy

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

in the world. If you fail to perform at least one evil act within the span of 10 days, or if you willingly perform a good act, the book disappears. If you die while attuned to the book, an entity of

great evil claims your soul. You can’t be restored to life by any means while your soul remains imprisoned. Random Properties. The Book of Vile Darkness has the following random properties: 3

Faceless

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

; literally or otherwise — as they adventure. This persona might be dramatic or subtle. In a way, though, many characters have such larger than life personalities. Therefore, this background largely

people don’t realize how much they need me. 3 I’ve seen too many in need. I must not fail them as everyone else has. 4 I stand in opposition, less the wicked go unopposed. 5

Warforged Names

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

, some have chosen new names as a way to express their path in life. A few take on human names, often the name of a fallen friend or mentor. Warforged Names: Anchor, Banner, Bastion, Blade, Blue, Bow, Cart

, Church, Crunch, Crystal, Dagger, Dent, Five, Glaive, Hammer, Iron, Lucky, Mace, Oak, Onyx, Pants, Pierce, Red, Rod, Rusty, Scout, Seven, Shield, Slash, Smith, Spike, Temple, Vault, Wall

Warforged Names

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron

chosen new names as a way to express their path in life. A few take on human names, often the name of a fallen friend or mentor. Warforged Names: Anchor, Banner, Bastion, Blade, Blue, Bow, Church, Crunch

, Crystal, Dagger, Dent, Five, Glaive, Hammer, Iron, Lucky, Mace, Pants, Pierce, Red, Rusty, Scout, Seven, Shield, Slash, Smith, Spike, Stone, Temple, Vault, Wall, Wood.

Archaeologist

Backgrounds Tomb of Annihilation

, and a pouch containing 25 gp Dust Digger Prior to becoming an adventurer, you spent most of your young life crawling around in the dust, pilfering relics of questionable value from crypts

me nervous. 7 I might fail, but I will never give up. 8 You might think I’m a scholar, but I love a good brawl. These fists were made for punching. d6 Ideal 1

Flavors of Fantasy

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

campaign inspired by the works of H. P. Lovecraft or Clark Ashton Smith? Or do you envision a world of muscled barbarians and nimble thieves, along the lines of the classic sword-and-sorcery books by

from ordinary backgrounds, but something impels them into an adventuring life. The adventurers are the “heroes” of the campaign, but they might not be truly heroic, instead pursuing this life for

Worshiping Purphoros

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

creations or his explosive anger. The Gift of Bronze. Long ago, mortals on Theros fought and hunted using weapons made of stone and wood. According to legend, it was a satyr smith named Tecton who

methods, devised a way to blend copper and arsenic into a crude form of bronze, but the forging method was dangerous and often yielded defective results. To reward the smith who took the first steps

Deck of Several Things

Magic Items Lost Laboratory of Kwalish

have no effect. Otherwise, as soon as you draw a card from the deck, its magic takes effect. You must draw each card no more than 1 hour after the previous draw. If you fail to draw the chosen number

drops to 0 hit points, whereupon it disappears. If anyone tries to help you, the helper summons its own avatar of death. A creature slain by an avatar of death can’t be restored to life. Star

Aarakocra Legacy

Species Elemental Evil Player's Companion

human might through facial expressions and gestures. An aarakocra might become frustrated with people who fail to pick up on the nuances; an aarakocra’s threat might be taken as a jest and vice

exceptional circumstance for an aarakocra to leave his or her tribe and undertake the adventurer’s life. Neither treasure nor glory is enough to lure them from their tribes; a dire threat to their people

Chapter 4: Dragonmarks

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron

his mark to find his prey. A human artificer touches a creation forge and the symbol on her hand flares as the eldritch machine rumbles to life. Each of these people possesses a dragonmark, a symbol

of the smith, while the Mark of Shadows helps its bearer avoid enemies. The power of a dragonmark can also manifest in more dramatic ways. An heir with the Mark of Storms can scatter enemies with a

Sphinxes

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

, knowing no other life except its sacred mission. Magical Tests. The secrets and treasures a sphinx guards remain under divine protection, so that when a creature fails a sphinx’s test, the path to the

object or knowledge it guards vanishes. Even if a sphinx is attacked and defeated, a quester will still fail to gain the secret it sought — and will make an enemy of the god that placed the sphinx as a

Xanthoria's Defeat

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries

brought back to life by any means. If the adventurers fail to convince Thunderwing to give up her life, she turns invisible and leaves the cave complex, taking refuge in the surrounding forest. Xanthoria re

Thunderwing into her phylactery. Armed with the information about Xanthoria’s phylactery, the characters must convince Thunderwing to give up her life to destroy the lichen lich once and for all. Here

Tepest

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

worries as the tricks of scheming fey, but their smiles fail to mask the desperation in their eyes. Brutality wears a welcoming face in Tepest—a truth embodied by the ancient hag Lorinda, who

to them—either as a promise of a life free from terror, or as potential sacrifices for the next necessary slaughter.

A Multiversal Glitch

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel

A Multiversal Glitch Sometimes the multiverse doesn’t work as it should. In this adventure, characters find themselves victims of an unprecedented multiversal mistake. They each led a remarkable life

as planar forces fail to identify their logical place in reality. This has the following effects on the characters: Causal Uncertainty. Characters have confusing memories of multiple possible or

Karametra's Influence

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

nature is necessary for their existence. It isn’t her wrath they fear—she is not a god of storms or plagues—but her withdrawal. Without her, plants, livestock, families, and communities simply fail to

, but the little joys of life—the smell of spring blossoms, the sweetness of ripe fruit, the flaming beauty of autumn leaves, the fellowship of community—can be savored. In many ways, Karametra

Path of the Zealot

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

type of damage when you gain this feature. Warrior of the Gods At 3rd level, your soul is marked for endless battle. If a spell, such as raise dead, has the sole effect of restoring you to life (but

not undeath), the caster doesn’t need material components to cast the spell on you. Fanatical Focus Starting at 6th level, the divine power that fuels your rage can protect you. If you fail a saving

Dropping to 0 Hit Points

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook

creature dies if its Hit Point maximum reaches 0. Certain effects drain life energy, reducing a creature’s Hit Point maximum. Massive Damage. When damage reduces a character to 0 Hit Points and damage

to life. Unlike other saving throws, this one isn’t tied to an ability score. You’re in the hands of fate now. Three Successes/Failures. Roll 1d20. If the roll is 10 or higher, you succeed. Otherwise

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