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Psionic Ashenwight

Monsters Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

will: mage hand (the hand is invisible) 1/day: calm emotionsWhen an ashenwight arises near a crystal vein infused with aberrant power, or when one lingers in an area of fell magic, there is a chance

ashenwight was in life. Some psionic ashenwights dedicate their existence to piecing together their previous life, while others strive to enlighten other ashenwights to this new psionic power. Ashenwights

Strigoi

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

results of similar spellcraft, as the byproducts of outlandish scientific experiments, and from stirges draining well-fed vampires. When a strigoi arises, the unnatural creature is overwhelmed by

compelled to drain living victims. Others, though, embrace their new forms and mimic vampires. These would-be bloodsucker aristocrats create stirge courts amid scabrous husk-decorated villas and drain the life from any who balk at their grotesque gentility.Necrotic

Barghest

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

is trapped in the barghest, any magic that tries to restore the soul to life has a 50 percent chance of failing and being wasted.Multiattack. The barghest makes one Bite attack and one Claw attack

opportunity arises, until they reach adulthood and are capable of seeking out stronger prey. A barghest avoids contact with large, open fires. Any conflagration larger than its body acts as a gateway to

Death's Head

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

death’s head is a disembodied, flying head. The type of creature one of these grotesque undead originated from determines how it terrorizes it prey. A death’s head that arises from a person

or animal swoops down to rip apart victims with its gnashing teeth. One with the head of monster like a nothic or medusa, though, retains a measure of the power it had in life and can befuddle the

Endelyn Moongrave

Monsters The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

Coven. People come to her to learn about their futures, which she spells out through grotesque theatrical pageants. As payment, she snatches away a portion of each client’s free will, preventing

deal. Endelyn’s obsession with tragedy and hopelessness extends to her own life; she has foreseen her own demise during a solar eclipse. In the depths of her castle, a lightning-powered device

Soul Cage

Spells Xanathar's Guide to Everything

This spell snatches the soul of a humanoid as it dies and traps it inside the tiny cage you use for the material component. A stolen soul remains inside the cage until the spell ends or until you

for the sixth time, it is released, and the spell ends. While a soul is trapped, the dead humanoid it came from can’t be revived. Steal Life. You can use a bonus action to drain vigor from

Soul Cage

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

) Duration: 8 hours This spell snatches the soul of a humanoid as it dies and traps it inside the tiny cage you use for the material component. A stolen soul remains inside the cage until the spell ends or

exploit a soul for the sixth time, it is released, and the spell ends. While a soul is trapped, the dead humanoid it came from can’t be revived. Steal Life. You can use a bonus action to drain vigor

Adult Deep Dragon Legacy

monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

While the petty squabbles of other creatures bore and irritate me, I might hear out those who demonstrate an appreciation for the finer things in life by bringing me delicacies like clams or aboleth

that allow them to escape or ambush visitors if the need arises. A well-cultivated lair abounds with Underdark fungi and plants, with the floor, walls, and ceiling covered in carpets of mold and moss

Ancient Deep Dragon Legacy

monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

While the petty squabbles of other creatures bore and irritate me, I might hear out those who demonstrate an appreciation for the finer things in life by bringing me delicacies like clams or aboleth

or ambush visitors if the need arises. A well-cultivated lair abounds with Underdark fungi and plants, with the floor, walls, and ceiling covered in carpets of mold and moss, or featuring larger

Preserve the Balance

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

promote one element to the exclusion of others. Druids are also concerned with the delicate ecological balance that sustains plant and animal life, and the need for civilized folk to live in harmony

regions of unspoiled nature. But when a significant danger arises, threatening nature’s balance or the lands they protect, druids take on a more active role in combating the threat, as adventurers.

Elf Adventurers

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

crusaders or heroes for hire. This aspect of elven life isn’t as well known among other races as it might be, because elves spend much of their “adventuring” years in places far away from other

some elves take to this life enthusiastically. Elves have a reputation for remaining unruffled in the face of danger, a very good quality to have among folk who regularly find themselves in difficult

Dark Six

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

know is that the priests of the Watch honor both Aureon and the Keeper! They say that the Keeper snatches the souls of heroes so they can be preserved from Dolurrh and returned when they are needed once

Nations during the Last War. So next time you’re talking to a Brelish soldier, remember that they might be a devotee of the Mockery! The Keeper snatches souls before they can reach Dolurrh and hoards

Preserve the Balance

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

promote one element to the exclusion of others. Druids are also concerned with the delicate ecological balance that sustains plant and animal life, and the need for people to live in harmony with nature

of unspoiled nature. But when a significant danger arises, threatening nature’s balance or the lands they protect, druids take on a more active role in combating the threat, as adventurers.

Acererak

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild

archmage—or for higher-level parties, use his stat block from Tomb of Annihilation, but without his undead traits, his Rejuvenation and Turn Resistance traits, and his Disrupt Life legendary action

destroying the tomb, but might grace them with an audience if they look as though they could prove useful to furthering his plans. If enmity arises between the characters and Acererak, the would-be lich

Lemure

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

Lemure A lemure arises when a mortal soul is twisted by evil and banished to the Nine Hells for eternity. The lowest type of devil, lemures are repugnant, shapeless creatures doomed to suffer torment

. Hellish Rejuvenation. A lemure that dies in the Nine Hells comes back to life with all its hit points in 1d10 days unless it is killed by a good-aligned creature with a bless spell cast on that creature

Psionic Ashenwight

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

Psionic Ashenwight When an ashenwight arises near a crystal vein infused with aberrant power, or when one lingers in an area of fell magic, there is a chance for the ashenwight to develop psionic

abilities. A psionic ashenwight is markedly more sapient than other ashenwights, though the resulting consciousness is a new creation separate from who the ashenwight was in life. Some psionic

Elder Elves

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

Elder Elves At some point during adulthood, the reverie of an elf’s trance is first interrupted by a new form of unbidden thought. This seemingly errant memory arises not from the elf’s personal

experience, nor from the memories of the elf’s primal soul, but comes from another life and another time. An elf’s first experience of this sort is often referred to as the Remembrance and attributed to

Druid

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules

sustains plant and animal life and with the need for people to live in harmony with nature. Druids often guard sacred sites or watch over regions of unspoiled nature, but when a significant danger

arises, Druids take a more active role as adventurers who combat the threat. Becoming a Druid... As a Level 1 Druid Gain all the traits in the Core Druid Traits table. Gain the Druid’s level 1 features

Druid

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

concerned with the delicate ecological balance that sustains plant and animal life and with the need for people to live in harmony with nature. Druids often guard sacred sites or watch over regions of

unspoiled nature, but when a significant danger arises, Druids take a more active role as adventurers who combat the threat. Becoming a Druid... As a Level 1 Druid Gain all the traits in the Core

Strigoi

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

outlandish scientific experiments, and from stirges draining well-fed vampires. When a strigoi arises, the unnatural creature is overwhelmed by instinctual hunger that drives it to undertake

drain living victims. Others, though, embrace their new forms and mimic vampires. These would-be bloodsucker aristocrats create stirge courts amid scabrous husk-decorated villas and drain the life from

Death's Head

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

Death’s Head A death’s head is a disembodied, flying head. The type of creature one of these grotesque undead originated from determines how it terrorizes it prey. A death’s head that arises from a

person or animal swoops down to rip apart victims with its gnashing teeth. One with the head of monster like a nothic or medusa, though, retains a measure of the power it had in life and can befuddle

Endelyn Moongrave

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

through grotesque theatrical pageants. As payment, she snatches away a portion of each client’s free will, preventing them from taking certain courses of action in their lives. Her petitioners often

learn of a dreadful fate that awaits them but find themselves unable to prevent it due to the cursed terms of their deal. Endelyn’s obsession with tragedy and hopelessness extends to her own life; she

Khyber's Influence in Khorvaire

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

the Inner Sun are infinitesimal. And if a portal to Khyber existed in the sewers of Fairhaven, odds are good that it would already have been discovered. The risk arises when you’re exploring passages

as a sword of life stealing from the Abyssal Forest of Khar made of jagged, blackened steel. Shadows trail the blade, and it issues a hungry moan any time it draws blood. Trinkets from Khyber d10

Barghest

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse

opportunity arises, until they reach adulthood and are capable of seeking out stronger prey. A barghest avoids contact with large, open fires. Any conflagration larger than its body acts as a gateway to Gehenna

in the barghest, any magic that tries to restore the soul to life has a 50 percent chance of failing and being wasted. Actions Multiattack. The barghest makes one Bite attack and one Claw attack

Into the Doomvault

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5

forces on the Sword Coast that some of those who assaulted the Bloodgate are alive but captive in the Doomvault. Maybe Syranna snatches heroes from somewhere in the world near another magic gateway

knows that her life could end at any time. She means to make every moment count. She doesn’t rest while the characters assault the Doomvault. Syranna is lawful neutral. She has a sense of

Returned

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

go through half-hearted parodies of life, impeded by distraction and ennui. Despite this, even the most languorous Returned defend themselves if threatened and might be pressed into the service of

the languages it knew in life Challenge 1/4 (50 XP) Turn Resistance. The Returned has advantage on saving throws against any effect that turns undead. Unreadable Face. The Returned is immune to

Oath of Conquest

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

blade can end a life. Fear can end an empire. Rule with an Iron Fist. Once you have conquered, tolerate no dissent. Your word is law. Those who obey it shall be favored. Those who defy it shall be

punished as an example to all who might follow. Strength Above All. You shall rule until a stronger one arises. Then you must grow mightier and meet the challenge, or fall to your own ruin

Components of a Curse

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

vague sense of foreboding—such as a chill down the spine or a wave of nausea. The victim might not notice the curse’s effect until a situation arises to make it obvious. For example, a character cursed

full force if the cursed character returns to life without resolving the curse. Persistent Curses. When a curse is resolved, its effects usually end immediately. Some more insidious curses might

Barghest

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

secret, preying upon a goblin or two when the opportunity arises, until they reach adult age and are old and strong enough to seek out stronger prey. When goblins discover that a barghest is among them

humanoid to life. Banished by Fire. A barghest avoids contact with large, open fires. Any conflagration larger than its body acts as a gateway to Gehenna and banishes the fiend to that plane, where it

Acknowledgments

compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild

go to a truly great cause. My sincere and humble thanks to everyone purchasing this adventure in support of Extra Life and Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals! This year turns out to be an

Creatlach is from “creatlach” (skeleton). Ard-Sagart, the Temple of Moloch’s high priest, arises from trying to assemble the Irish words for “high priest.” Mack Francache, the wererat thief, is a

Emerald Enclave

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

haven for enclave members and their friends. In her disembodied state, Jeryth can’t be harmed. If the need arises, Jeryth can cast any spell on the druid spell list. She uses her spells in defense of

spell’s level. Emerald Enclave Missions Party Level Mission Brief Mission Requirements and Reward 2nd “Outlying farms are being terrorized by a scarecrow come to life. It has slaughtered livestock

Meeting the Secretary

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

must be upheld whatever the cost.” Bond. “My life and my service to the empire are one.” Flaw. “I know what’s best for the empire.” Archaeological Assignment Secretary Wei thanks the characters for

use to contact her if the need arises. Wei intends for the expedition to set out as soon as possible after the characters collect their initial payment, but they can take a few hours to rest and

Sylvira Savikas

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

, Infernal, and Primordial. Her quasit familiar, Jezebel, adds just the right amount of mischief and chaos to her life. In the unlikely event that Sylvira becomes embroiled in combat, remember that

they present the box to her, she snatches it out of their hands and studies it closely. She takes similar interest in the Shield of the Hidden Lord (which she calls “the Shield of Gargauth”), but avoids

Possible Visions

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

Neverlight Grove. A cavern of peculiar beauty opens up before you, with lights of every color shining from the pure essence of life, diffused and amplified by the glow of faerzress. The glow pulses, and you

can feel the life in the cavern rotting away, bursting with infection. A mushroom grows in the center of the cave, ever larger and taller, pustules forming and seeping as its stem thickens and its cap

The Survivors

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

The Survivors A few of the abbey’s clerics and guards survived the pirate attack and now live a spartan life in the ruins. They made rough accommodations in the abbey’s cellars. The abbey’s vegetable

with his life. If the characters do not attack Odium immediately, they might be able to strike a deal with him. He will draw a rough map of the abbey ruins in return for 200 gp and safe passage off

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