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Returning 35 results for 'schools of rogues dead visits'.
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Eberron: Rising from the Last War
cure. When equipped with dragonshard focus items, the mark can even draw the dead back from the depths of Dolurrh.
House Jorasco
Leader: Ulara d’Jorasco
Headquarters: Vedkyar Enclave (Vedykar
schools that teach medicine, as well as houses of healing that provide both mundane and magical services. If it could save a life, it’s probably marked by the House Jorasco griffon emblem, and it
classes
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
. These rogues take knowledge from the dead and become immersed in negative energy, eventually becoming like ghosts. Thieves’ guilds value them as highly effective information gatherers and
Many rogues walk a fine line between life and death, risking their own lives and taking the lives of others. While adventuring on that line, some rogues discover a mystical connection to death itself
classes
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
. These rogues take knowledge from the dead and become immersed in negative energy, eventually becoming like ghosts. Thieves’ guilds value them as highly effective information gatherers and
Many rogues walk a fine line between life and death, risking their own lives and taking the lives of others. While adventuring on that line, some rogues discover a mystical connection to death itself
classes
Forgotten Realms: Heroes of Faerûn
Become a Gruesome Agent of Malice
A Scion of the Three draws power from a group of malevolent gods known in Baldur’s Gate as the Dead Three: Bane, a god of tyranny; Bhaal, a god of violence
and murder; and Myrkul, a god of death. While some Rogues of this subclass pledge themselves ardently to those three macabre gods, others are thrust on this path by a curse. Either way, a scion’s
Relentless Juggernaut
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monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
a certain area its territory and visits destruction upon all trespassers.
Relentless killers are hateful, revenge-obsessed creatures that enter into pacts with fiends or other nefarious entities
was left for dead and granted new life to seek revenge.
2
It was turned into a weapon of vengeance by a family member’s bargain with sinister forces.
3
It was marked by a fiend before
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
creature that can see you and that isn't incapacitated. THE SCHOOLS OF MAGIC
Academies of magic group spells into eight categories called schools of magic. Scholars, particularly wizards, apply these
categories to all spells, believing that all magic functions in essentially the same way, whether it derives from rigorous study or is bestowed by a deity.
The schools of magic help describe spells
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
whims. The wizard owns a home called the Tower of Urm, which pops into existence in Avernus when Mordenkainen visits to study how the Nine Hells affect various schools of magic.
David Auden nash
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Rogue People forget that the entire point of venturing down into a dusty tomb is to bring back the prizes hidden away there. Fighting is for fools. Dead men can’t spend their fortunes.
— Barnabas
Bladecutter
When brute force won’t get the job done, or when magic isn’t available or appropriate, the rogue rises to the fore. With skills tied to stealth, subterfuge, and trickery, rogues can get
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
Something Old This event can occur if the characters don’t or can’t raise the burgomaster’s son, Ilya, from the dead. If alive, the Abbot learns that Ilya died recently and, in his human guise
, visits the burgomaster’s cottage. If one or more characters are staying there, they hear a knock at the door. Without bothering to introduce himself, the Abbot tells the burgomaster and his wife that he
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rrakkma
managed to slay the creature, but not before it took one of them down. On the floor of this chamber is a dead mind flayer. Its insides are filled with sand and pebbles. Detect magic reveals residual magic
using both abjuration and conjuration schools. If the characters possess this knowledge, a successful DC 20 Intelligence (Arcana or Investigation) check allows them to ascertain that either “the wind” rose up and killed the illithid, or an air elemental or something similar was responsible.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
perform somatic components. THE SCHOOLS OF MAGIC
Academies of magic group spells into eight categories called schools of magic. Scholars, particularly wizards, apply these categories to all spells
, believing that all magic functions in essentially the same way, whether it derives from rigorous study or is bestowed by a deity.
The schools of magic help describe spells; they have no rules of their own
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
Phantom Collecting the souls of your defeated foes in everyday objects—what a good idea. Though, I’d probably need an encyclopedia to hold all my anti-admirers.
Tasha
Many rogues walk a fine line
between life and death, risking their own lives and taking the lives of others. While adventuring on that line, some rogues discover a mystical connection to death itself. These rogues take knowledge
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Schools of Evocation or Transmutation are also well represented. Clerics aren’t very common in this school, but some with the Tempest domain end up here. Beyond the ranks of traditional spellcasters
, Prismari students also include monks who follow the Way of the Four Elements. Some acrobatic rogues and fighters (including those who emulate the archetype of the Eldritch Knight) also delight in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
Phantom (Rogue) Embrace Death and Wield Ghostly Power Ignatius Budi Phantom Rogue Some Rogues traverse the veil between life and death, shepherding opponents to the grave and slipping through the
deathly energy and stealing knowledge from souls who have passed on. Thieves’ guilds value Rogues of this persuasion as highly effective information gatherers and spies. Level 3: Wails from the Grave
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
bards find a home in Silverquill, putting the power of their voices to use with Silverquill magic. Wizards (especially those who study the Schools of Illusion and Enchantment) are common in
Silverquill, as are warlocks. Clerics with the Divine Domains of Light and Trickery also fit in well among the mages of Silverquill. A number of both paladins and rogues attend Silverquill College as well
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
gleam and fade of sunlight through the water. In the reefs and trenches near their settlements, merfolk harvest coral and farm the seabed, shepherding schools of fish as land-based farmers tend sheep
dead undersea creatures. Merfolk
Medium humanoid (merfolk), neutral
Armor Class 11
Hit Points 11 (2d8 + 2)
Speed 10 ft., swim 40 ft.
STR
10 (+0)
DEX
13 (+1)
CON
12
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
either Bhaal or one of his future chosen. Some claim that Bhaal himself regularly visits the temple, his presence contributing to the city’s high murder rate. While the Dead Three occupy a prominent
The Dead Three The plots of patriars and the schemes of Guild operatives fill the gossip and whispers of Baldur’s Gate. Yet, throughout the city, no names are as synonymous with dastardly acts as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
either Bhaal or one of his future chosen. Some claim that Bhaal himself regularly visits the temple, his presence contributing to the city’s high murder rate. While the Dead Three occupy a prominent
The Dead Three The plots of patriars and the schemes of Guild operatives fill the gossip and whispers of Baldur’s Gate. Yet, throughout the city, no names are as synonymous with dastardly acts as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
: Noble
Jovial and accommodating, Haldryck is a fast friend to anyone who visits his inn.
Epicurean. Good food and drink are the keys to Haldryck’s heart.
Overseller. Haldryck advertises his
character who rents a cot. On a 1, the character finds a dead bug on their pillow.
Rent a Room. A private room costs 5 GP per night. Roll 1d4 for each character who rents a room. On a 4, the character finds 1 GP under their mattress. Alejandro Pacheco The Inn’s Call Bell
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
(especially those who study the Schools of Abjuration, Illusion, or Transmutation) and the metamagic manipulations of sorcerers are welcome in Quandrix, and many druids explore the patterns of nature
homes in Quandrix. Some fighters, monks, rangers, and rogues study here, using Quandrix principles to train their minds. Suggested Characteristics. With subjects ranging from the physical and tangible to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Matriculating from the Schools of Magic With so many schools of magic available to wizards, each type of specialization brings a different set of skills and strengths to a franchise. Your chosen
nightmare of franchise-branded zombies running amok. Still, if things get bad, there’s nothing like a general marketing campaign reminding local folk that necromancy means raise dead. Even if you can’t cast
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
by the concubine Neema and courts disaster by visiting her in the dead of night. Neema browbeats the other concubines to cover up her affair. Doppelganger Spy The doppelganger infiltrated the temple by
can be reached via the fane’s teleporters, though it doesn’t know how to activate them. It advises the characters to break into the lair when Sekelok next visits the harem. Ishmakahl is secretly
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Sample Guild Representatives Once it becomes known around the city that the tavern in Trollskull Alley is planning to reopen its doors to the public, the adventurers receive visits from guild
laid-back, law-abiding halfling with mutton chops and bushy eyebrows. Inns and taverns are few and far between in the North Ward, so he makes frequent visits to the characters’ place to see how it’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
compensation for raising his dead son (see “Something Old” above) or on pain of death. No one in Krezk can fashion such a gown, leaving the burgomaster with no choice but to look elsewhere. His wife
them, and these villagers are also lost. Unwilling to risk any more lives, Krezkov visits the abbey for the first time in his life and makes a desperate plea to the Abbot, who ignores the plea
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Arkhan the Cruel The dragonborn Arkhan the Cruel is in the tent along with his manticore companion, Chango, and Torogar Steelfist, his savage minotaur bodyguard. Arkhan visits the monument to commune
fall in battle, Arkhan uses revivify and raise dead spells to bring them back to life as soon as possible. If Arkhan finds himself overwhelmed with opposition, he orders the abishai to attack. Arkhan
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
events and possible dangers. Even a hag living in a remote, isolated location is aware of goings-on that involve her neighboring hags, whether through magical communication, personal visits, or
another hag, that hag sees her killers as now responsible for the dead hag’s debts. If the victim was unpopular or if other hags were indebted to her (and thus are happy to see her go), her killers might
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
3. Haunted Temple of Lolth This temple of the Spider Queen has vaulted, 30-foot-high ceilings draped in cobwebs. Muiral visits the temple to hear the lamentations of three drow priestesses who lost
dead adventurers. Characters who inspect the corpses find the following: The northern corpse (that of Kravos, a tiefling rogue) wears leather armor and clutches a shortsword. Necrotic energy causes his
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Zhentarim The Doom Raiders try to contact evil-aligned or morally ambiguous characters. A flying snake with a parchment tied about its body visits one character in the dead of night. The message
characters want to speak with Tashlyn directly, Yagra can arrange a meeting in the City of the Dead or some other quiet place. By the time the characters see her, Tashlyn has learned the following
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
is the Spire of Iriolarthas (area Y19), which is sealed inside a magical force field. Dead Tomb Tapper. The statue at the end of the causeway is a 21-foot-tall tomb tapper (see appendix C) that was
over her metal teeth, and her form stutters and flickers as she speaks in a strange language.
The illusory visage speaks in Loross, the dead language of Netheril (see the “Loross: The Netherese
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
make personal visits to the main shrines and offer thanks to the gods. This procession often includes Bruenor’s visitors or those ambassadors from the surface who come to Gauntlgrym to seek counsel with
. Laid out according to patterns or traditions now lost to time, the tombs contain thousands of Gauntlgrym’s honored dead. Some crypts are simple biers; others are intricate sarcophagi. All include
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
later entries have been made in the last few days. Thalivar describes how he visits a ruined version of his tower in his dreams each night. In this dead world, he is drawn to a pile of rubble in the
journal (area H9) may be interested in raising Soapwort from the dead. If they have the mean to do so, the mysterious faerie agrees to help lay Thalivar’s ghost to rest. The old mage gladly listens to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
moat to a depth of 15 feet. The moat is 30 feet wide, narrowing to a width of 20 feet under the drawbridge (area 1). The moat is home to schools of trout.
Motte. The keep overlooking the village
.
Rocks. As the characters explore Nightstone, they see ample evidence of the giants’ attack: rocks embedded in the earth, holes punched through rooftops, shattered wreckage, and dead villagers buried
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
residents know only one god and don’t appreciate visits from heretics.
8 The Dead. A settlement of the Returned is located near an obscure passage to the Underworld.
9 Memories. Everyone
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
the party includes one or more likely recruits, Savra Belabranta (NG female Tethyrian human knight) visits the characters’ residence and invites them to the Halls of Justice, the temple of Tyr
disperse the would-be brawlers. Reward: Each Order of the Gauntlet character gains 1 renown. 3rd “A notorious thief called the Black Viper, long thought dead, has apparently returned to Waterdeep. She
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
emerald dragon’s lair.
4 A young emerald dragon invites repeated visits from a drow mage who corrects what the dragon has learned about the history of the elven schism.
5 A young emerald
ancient emerald dragon imprisoned by a long-dead enemy.
4 An ancient emerald dragon works to summon a solar to get a firsthand account for a history of the gods the dragon is compiling