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Book of Vile Darkness
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Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
even glimpse the scrawled pages invites madness.
Most believe the lich-god Vecna authored the Book of Vile Darkness. He recorded in its pages every diseased idea, every unhinged thought, and every
example of blackest magic he came across or devised. Vecna covered every vile topic he could, making the book a gruesome catalog of all mortal wrongs.
Other practitioners of evil have held the book and
Magic Items
Keys from the Golden Vault
even glimpse the scrawled pages invites madness.
Most believe the lich-god Vecna authored the Book of Vile Darkness. He recorded in its pages every diseased idea, every unhinged thought, and every
example of blackest magic he came across or devised. Vecna covered every vile topic he could, making the book a gruesome catalog of all mortal wrongs.
Other practitioners of evil have held the book and
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Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
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Equipment: An Azorius insignia, a scroll containing the text of a law important to you, a bottle of blue ink, a pen, a set of fine clothes, and a belt pouch containing 10 gp (Azorius
cast ensnaring strike, for example, the vines created by the spell might appear as rune-inscribed glowing bands that wrap around the target and hold it in place.
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Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
Tovag Darklord: Kas the Bloody Handed
Hallmarks: Undead military dictatorship
Notorious across the planes, the vampire Kas was once the champion of the lich Vecna. Wielding the mighty sword that
bears his name, he betrayed his master, and the resulting battle supposedly destroyed them both. In truth, Vecna escaped and grew in power over ages and across worlds. Kas, though, was claimed by the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Tovag Darklord: Kas the Bloody Handed Hallmarks: Undead military dictatorship Notorious across the planes, the vampire Kas was once the champion of the lich Vecna. Wielding the artifact that bears
his name, he betrayed his master, and the resulting battle supposedly destroyed them both. In truth, Vecna escaped and grew in power over ages and across worlds. Kas, though, was claimed by the Mists
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
consequence, it’s a path rarely taken. The exception is rune magic. Giants are drawn to the solidity and permanence of magical runes. Stone giants are great practitioners of rune carving, both because of the
artistry it demands and because their environment is perfect for its use. At least a few skiltgravr (“rune cutters”) can be found among any type of giants, even the slow-witted hill giants who stomp
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
’ link to Vecna shunts them to Sigil when powerful spellcasters botch a Wish spell to stop the lich. The characters are asked to retrieve the pieces of the Rod of Seven Parts, as detailed in chapters
Adventure Summary The adventure is split into three narrative components: Discovering Vecna’s Activity. In chapter 1, the characters stumble upon a cult of Vecna performing a ritual to extract
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
lets a character take the Sword of Kas if convinced the characters can destroy Vecna, better yet, if convinced that relinquishing his weapon will enable him to destroy Vecna someday. A character can make
fight. If a character tells Kas that his prison is actually a shattered version of his home in Keoland, Kas howls in fury and gives over his sword immediately, asking the characters to take down Vecna
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
A Test Completed Delivering the scroll to Wyhan is part of a test informing her which robed order of the Mages of High Sorcery might be a good fit for the character. After receiving the scroll, Wyhan
magically knows the alignment of the character tasked with delivering it—and whether they opened the scroll. The Scroll Predictions table determines which robed order Wyhan predicts the deliverer
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
appear in the “Sigil Gazetteer” section later in this chapter. The planes of existence are detailed in the Dungeon Master’s Guide. Planar Portals Destination
d100 Portal Anchor Sigil Other Plane
Broken blade, medal 28–30 Clock tower face High Courts Mechanus Metal cog, perfectly balanced scales 31–33 Razorvine trellis Great Foundry Arcadia Rune-inscribed ingot, sprig of grapes 34–36 Temple
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
parchment in the southwest corner, facing the north door. Elan recently acquired a spell scroll of legend lore from Wormriddle the night hag and is carefully copying the spell from the scroll to his
spellbook. He greets intruders in a friendly manner and suggests they partake of the wine while he finishes his work. The scroll turns to dust once the work is complete. Treasure. Elan’s black leather
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
open cave is strewn with the bones of small birds, reptiles, and wild dogs.
The animal bones are the remains of Murgaxor’s and Y’demi’s past meals. T3B. Southwest Entrance Books and scroll cases are
tucked in nooks along the west wall of this open cave. Many of the book spines and scroll cases bear the Strixhaven star.
Items bearing the Strixhaven star were stolen from the university. A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
students are Lorehold apprentices (see chapter 7) who were ambushed by Dean Tullus. The dean used Murgaxor’s orb to curse them with Visions of Terror (as detailed at the start of the adventure). Dean
the condition ends on them. Golden Scroll. After the battle, one of the students drops something: a piece of a golden scroll. A character who succeeds on a DC 12 Intelligence (Investigation) check
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
a large scroll in one arm and raises the other hand as if about to speak. Stone plaques set into the statue’s foundation are engraved with Queen Young-Soo’s many achievements.
A character who reads
-Ha as part of their investigation, they encounter her gwishin here, as detailed in the “Spirit of the Past” section.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
a small brass key (which unlocks the invisible chest in area P15) and a sealed scroll tube made of chardalyn (see the chardalyn sidebar). It contains a spell scroll of invisibility stamped into a
examination. Neither the simulacrum nor Krintaas know what the amulet does, nor do they care. The simulacrum will happily give it to the characters if one or more of them agrees to accompany it to the rune
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
slide it through the grate with a successful DC 18 Dexterity (Sleight of Hand) check. If this check fails by 5 or more, the harp falls back into the pit. A cultist of Vecna tried to lever the harp
Secret. Umberto knows that cultists of Vecna are his kidnappers, as he’s one of Neverwinter’s preeminent experts on Vecna’s history. He initially keeps his expertise from the characters lest they
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
devil’s name A powerful artifact, such as the Hand of Vecna or the Sword of Zariel Contract Forms The Contract Forms table has examples of different forms of infernal contracts. The sections that follow
the table describe the various contracts and the means by which they can be destroyed and voided. Contract Forms d6 Contract Form
1 Baby dolls
2 Damned wretch
3 Infernal scroll
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
approach (as detailed in the “Evading Guards” section), the DC of those checks decreases by 2 against the off-duty guards. Locked Door. The door to area T3 is locked. Each guard in the vault has a key
scroll), detect magic (2 scrolls), dispel magic (1 scroll), false life (1 scroll), identify (4 scrolls), invisibility (1 scroll), lesser restoration (2 scrolls), and nondetection (1 scroll). T5: Documents
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
location of the secret door between area T3 and the building’s exterior The password to bypass the conjuration rune in area T9: “quixotic” The location of a switch to disable one trap (either the pit trap in
area T3 or the statues in area T6) The guard rotation (detailed in “Vault Guards”) Map 8.1: Players’ Map
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
organ is destroyed, and the creature’s missing organ is restored. The rite of reclamation is known to Valin and detailed on a scroll found in area T5. The characters might also be able to learn the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
to know the secrets it contains, knowledge so horrid that to even glimpse the scrawled pages invites madness. Most believe the lich-god Vecna authored the Book of Vile Darkness. He recorded in its
pages every diseased idea, every unhinged thought, and every example of blackest magic he came across or devised. Vecna covered every vile topic he could, making the book a gruesome catalog of all mortal
compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Legends of Greyhawk: Secrets of the Free City
the Law. Magic is respected but regulated; public casting without cause, or magical coercion, is a serious crime. Rules vs. Laws. Greyhawk’s written laws are detailed, but enforcement depends heavily
one fact from the list below that your character knows. If you have the Charlatan, Criminal, or Guard background, you may pick an extra fact. Hidden Cults. Though illegal, secret cults to Iuz, Vecna
compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Legends of Greyhawk: Secrets of the Free City
the Law. Magic is respected but regulated; public casting without cause, or magical coercion, is a serious crime. Rules vs. Laws. Greyhawk’s written laws are detailed, but enforcement depends heavily
one fact from the list below that your character knows. If you have the Charlatan, Criminal, or Guard background, you may pick an extra fact. Hidden Cults. Though illegal, secret cults to Iuz, Vecna
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Guardian”). A rune on the back of the amulet matches a similar rune on the construct. 16b. Lake of the Aboleth Monsters. Illuun the aboleth and two chuuls lurk in the water, which is dark, slimy, and
search of the beach yields 600 gp, a copper goblet (1 gp), a tarnished and dented silver pitcher (5 gp), a rotted leather bracer inset with three peridots (500 gp each), and a corked bottle containing a spell scroll of magic weapon.
compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Legends of Greyhawk: Secrets of the Free City
the Law. Magic is respected but regulated; public casting without cause, or magical coercion, is a serious crime. Rules vs. Laws. Greyhawk’s written laws are detailed, but enforcement depends heavily
one fact from the list below that your character knows. If you have the Charlatan, Criminal, or Guard background, you may pick an extra fact. Hidden Cults. Though illegal, secret cults to Iuz, Vecna
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
“Treasure”). His morningstar is nonmagical and made for a Huge creature. Characters close enough to touch the cloud giant’s corpse or the morningstar notice a rune-inscribed circle carved into the floor
. Treasure The dead cloud giant wears a +2 breastplate that resizes to fit its wearer and has an opal of the ild rune (see appendix B) clutched in its frozen right hand. The ghost doesn’t object if one of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
. 25 GP Bottle, Glass 2 lb. 2 GP Bucket 2 lb. 5 CP Burglar’s Pack 42 lb. 16 GP Caltrops 2 lb. 1 GP Candle — 1 CP Case, Crossbow Bolt 1 lb. 1 GP Case, Map or Scroll 1 lb. 1 GP Chain 10 lb. 5 GP Chest
. 1 CP Scholar’s Pack 22 lb. 40 GP Shovel 5 lb. 2 GP Signal Whistle — 5 CP Spell Scroll (Cantrip) — 30 GP Spell Scroll (Level 1) — 50 GP Spikes, Iron 5 lb. 1 GP Spyglass 1 lb. 1,000 GP String — 1 SP
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Pack 42 lb. 16 GP Caltrops 2 lb. 1 GP Candle — 1 CP Case, Crossbow Bolt 1 lb. 1 GP Case, Map or Scroll 1 lb. 1 GP Chain 10 lb. 5 GP Chest 25 lb. 5 GP Climber’s Kit 12 lb. 25 GP Clothes, Fine 6 lb. 15 GP
Whistle — 5 CP Spell Scroll (Cantrip) — 30 GP Spell Scroll (Level 1) — 50 GP Spikes, Iron 5 lb. 1 GP Spyglass 1 lb. 1,000 GP String — 1 SP Tent 20 lb. 2 GP Tinderbox 1 lb. 5 SP Torch 1 lb. 1 CP Vial — 1 GP
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
detailed in the “End of an Era” section). The secretary has an array of spell scrolls and other magic items at her disposal, and she often makes use of her crystal ball of telepathy and spells like
historian. Secretary Wei also presents a scroll bearing a contract for the characters to sign. The contract calls for an initial payment of 1,000 gp per character, plus an additional 1,000 gp per character
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
, a gleaming longsword piercing his chest.
Next to the governor’s body, a man in Solamnic armor rocks back in a chair. He props his booted feet on the table as he balances a scroll on one finger
Wisdom (Perception) score notices a blood trail leading to a small, shattered door at the rear of the room. Beyond it, a hall leads to the sealed staircase detailed in the “Path Below” section
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
demon goddess Lolth in spider form (25 gp) and eight sticks of incense (5 gp each). Each stick burns for up to 8 hours and emits a sickly odor. Thirza carries a spell scroll of gaseous form in a
“Jhesiyra Kestellharp”). The first creature to pass through the gate triggers an elder rune (see “Elder Gates”). A creature that passes through the gate appears in area 5 on level 2, in the closest
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Kestellharp”). The first creature to pass through the gate triggers an elder rune (see “Elder Runes”). A creature that passes through the gate appears in area 10 on level 6, in the closest unoccupied
property (it glows faintly when undead are within 120 feet of it) A potion of gaseous form A spell scroll of heroes’ feast Green Dragon While asleep, the dragon relies on its passive Wisdom
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
ship power the wards. Kycera knows one rune was placed in the ship’s stateroom, but she doesn’t remember the second rune’s location. She believes that magic or a pass phrase can deactivate the runes
is fueled by two runes in different locations aboard the ship. Both runes must be dispelled to access the room that holds the rod piece. Figaro knows the runes are invisible. He also knows one rune is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
. At the center of the room stands a statue of Takhisis in her five-headed form. Statues of the evil gods Chemosh, Hiddukel, Morgion, Nuitari, Sargonnas, and Zeboim (detailed in the introduction) form
detailed in the Dungeon Master’s Guide; see below). Creatures. As soon a creature touches the altar, three wraiths emerge and attack. Dragon Queen’s Will Supernatural Gift (Charm)
You’ve seen a glimpse
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Night of the Eye, magic flares to life to test would-be mages. Rovina also answers any questions the characters have about the Mages of High Sorcery (as detailed in chapter 1). Characters who examine the
allows a character to cast the spell as if they were casting it from a spell scroll of knock, except the spell on the wall isn’t consumed. The characters can use this spell to open the door and