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The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Amorphous. The shadow can move through a space as narrow as 1 inch wide without squeezing.
Shadow Stealth. While in dim light or darkness, the shadow can take the Hide action as a bonus action
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Sunlight Weakness. While in sunlight, the shadow has disadvantage on attack rolls, ability checks, and saving throws.Strength Drain. Melee Weapon Attack: +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4","rollType":"to hit
Magic Items
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
next dawn.
The shadow (variant);detached shadow is rooted to the spot where it was snipped until you use a bonus action to cause it to behave in one of the following ways, either of which is possible
As an action, you make a few snips with these iron shears and cause the shadow of a Humanoid creature you can see within 5 feet of you to detach from its source. If the creature is unwilling to give
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
drow to sleep.
Sunlight Sensitivity. While in sunlight, the drow has disadvantage on attack rolls, as well as on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight.Multiattack. The drow makes three Shadow
Sword attacks. One of the attacks can be replaced by a Hand Crossbow attack. The drow can also use Spellcasting to cast darkness.
Shadow Sword. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +9;{"diceNotation":"1d20+9
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Strike or a Dart attack. It can also use Shadow Jaunt once, either before or after one of the attacks.
Unarmed Strike. Melee Weapon Attack: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5","rollType":"to hit","rollAction
","rollAction":"Dart","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage.
Shadow Jaunt. The hobgoblin teleports, along with any equipment it is wearing or carrying, up to 30 feet to an unoccupied space it can see
Warforged
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Species
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
designed.
Although they were manufactured, warforged are living humanoids. Resting, healing magic, and the Medicine skill all provide the same benefits to warforged that they do to other humanoids
delight in exploring their feelings, their freedom, and their relationships with others. Most warforged have no interest in religion, but some embrace faith and mysticism, seeking higher purpose and
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
eyebinders — entities formed of pure shadow that is outlined by a nimbus of energy. A host of disembodied eyes whirl around a kalaraq, each reflecting a consciousness the creature has consumed.
Kalaraq quori
Inspired (Kalaraq variant);Inspired.Cold, Necrotic, Poison, Psychic; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
relationships or establish new lives. Instead, most experience fleeting emotions and follow hollow routines, their existences reduced to shadow plays without weight or substance.
Returned Masks. Adventurers
. They think and speak and even feel emotions based on their new experiences, but given their circumstances, those emotions tend to be muted.
VARIANT: RETURNED KAKOMANTIS
Although the dead typically
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
order’s cause.
The “Knightly Orders of Faerûn” sidebar details several of the orders that are active at present and is designed to help inform your decision about which group
you owe allegiance to.
Skill Proficiencies: Persuasion, plus one from among Arcana, History, Nature, and Religion, as appropriate for your order
Tool Proficiencies: One type of gaming set or musical
backgrounds
Curse of Strahd: Character Options
with a sword or banished with a spell. It might come to you as a shadow on the wall, a bloodcurdling nightmare, a memory that refuses to die, or a demonic whisper in the dark. The burden has taken its
, Religion, or Survival
Languages: Choose two, one of which must be Abyssal, Celestial, Deep Speech, Draconic, Infernal, Primordial, Sylvan, or Undercommon
Equipment: A Monster Hunter's Pack;monster
Species
Acquisitions Incorporated
then passing through the shadow of That-Which-Endures changed them forever. Now the newest race to call Faerûn home, the verdan do their best to find their way in an unfamiliar world
— especially those designed to protect the power and wealth of the elite. When living among enlightened folk, verdan are still the first to speak out against cultural restraints on individuals
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
From the Oasis Theater’s spectacular singers and acrobats to the pantomimes and shadow puppeteers of the Wide, Baldur’s Gate hosts a colorful array of performers. Good acts can always
occupation or social class that frequents the establishment. This contact is delighted to talk with you, and to listen.
Variant Entertainer: Gladiator
A gladiator is as much an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Creating a Dragonmarked Character Dragonmarks manifest on certain members of a few species, represented in the rules by variant race options: For humans and half-orcs, a dragonmark is a variant race
that replaces traits associated with those races. For half-elves, a dragonmark is a variant race that lets you keep some half-elf traits and replace others with the traits associated with your mark
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
Creating a Dragonmarked Character Dragonmarks are associated with race, depicted by a combination of variant races and subraces. For humans and half-orcs, a dragonmark is a variant race that replaces
normal traits associated with those races. For half-elves, a dragonmark is a variant race. You keep some of the standard half-elf traits and replace others with the traits associated with your mark
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Creating a Shadow Dragon Use the Shadow Dragon Personality Traits and Shadow Dragon Ideals tables to inspire your portrayal of distinctive shadow dragon characters. If you use the variant rule in the
Monster Manual for making a dragon a spellcaster, shadow dragons typically have the spellcasting ability of their original forms. Over time, some shadow dragons might replace one or more of their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Temples Fortresses of the Silver Flame are designed to serve as templar garrisons and to provide sanctuary against supernatural threats. Churches feature enormous arches and open spaces. The
sanctuary of a Flamic church has a mosaic floor with a flame burning at its center. The seat of the religion is the Grand Cathedral in Flamekeep. Built around the site of Tira’s sacrifice, this fortified temple is the size of a small city.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Creating a Background Backgrounds are designed to root player characters in the world, and creating new backgrounds is a great way to introduce players to the special features of your world
. Backgrounds that have ties to particular cultures, organizations, and historical events from your campaign are particularly strong. Perhaps the priests of a certain religion live as beggars supported by a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
drow kills a lesser demon and mystically prevents it from reforming in the Abyss. This ritual creates a shadow demon and infuses the drow with shadow magic. VARIANT: SHADOW DEMON SUMMONING
Some drow
shadowblades have an action that allows them to summon a demon.
Summon Shadow Demon (1/Day). The drow attempts to magically summon a shadow demon with a 50 percent chance of success. If the attempt
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Hobgoblin Iron Shadow Iron shadows are hobgoblin martial artists who serve fey and mortal courts as secret police, scouts, and assassins. They spy to ferret out treachery, rebellion, and betrayal and
techniques and shadow magic to deceive and defeat their foes. While on secret missions, they wear masks crafted to resemble monsters, both to conceal their identities and to strike fear into their foes. An
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Firenewt warlock of Imix
Flind
Gnoll flesh gnawer
Gnoll hunter
Grung
Grung elite warrior
Grung wildling
Hobgoblin devastator
Hobgoblin Iron Shadow
Illusionist
Kobold dragonshield
warlock of Raxivort
Yuan-ti broodguard
Monstrosities Banderhobb
Catoblepas
Cave fisher
Chitine
Choldrith
Froghemoth
Giant strider
Girallon
Leucrotta
Shadow mastiff
Tlincalli
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
. A shadowblade gains their powers over shadow via a ritual in which they kill a shadow demon and mystically prevent it from re-forming in the Abyss, siphoning its essence into themselves. Variant
: Demon Summoning Some drow shadowblades have an action that allows them to summon a demon. Summon Shadow Demon (1/Day). The drow attempts to magically summon a shadow demon (see the Monster Manual) with a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Variant Abilities When a beholder’s dream-imagination runs wild, the result can be an offspring that has an unusual or unique set of abilities. Rather than the standard powers of a beholder’s central
eye and eyestalks, the creature has one or more variant abilities — guaranteed to surprise any enemies who thought they knew what they were getting themselves into. This section provides several
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Chapter 2: Faiths of Khorvaire Religion plays an important role in Eberron. The gods don’t manifest physically, but people of faith believe that divine forces shape everyday life. Shared beliefs
unite communities and can provide hope in difficult times. Most Khorvairians acknowledge the pantheon of the Sovereign Host and its malign shadow, the Dark Six. The Sovereign Host was the dominant faith
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
black energy run between the pillars and the cloud.
The cult fanatics are named Abberoch, Belora, Liana, Shanzo, Torfiana, and Uzalyn. They are performing a ritual designed to anchor one of
Umbraxakar’s memories to this room, which will enable the shadow dragon to pull more of Vanrakdoom into the Shadowfell. They chant the following verse over and over in Common: “Darkness quench the sun
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
. The “Knightly Orders of Faerûn” sidebar details several of the orders that are active at present and is designed to help inform your decision about which group you owe allegiance to. Skill
Proficiencies: Persuasion, plus one from among Arcana, History, Nature, and Religion, as appropriate for your order Tool Proficiencies: One type of gaming set or musical instrument Languages: One of your choice
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
loom above the retaining wall. This contraption was designed to lift a vessel of almost any size, swing it over the wall, and lower it down the other side to the River Sargauth 100 feet below. Skullport
lies just a few hundred yards farther along the underground river. Time and neglect have rendered the hoist nonfunctional, thus preventing large ships from reaching the Port of Shadow. Many denizens
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
Flame but beware the deceiving whispers of the Shadow in the Flame. The Church of the Silver Flame has a disciplined hierarchy with a martial aspect. Friars and ministers seek to guide people to the
you support the theocracy of Thrane or whether you feel that it’s a mistake to draw the Church into politics. A number of variant sects worship the Silver Flame; you can always find your own path
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
reveal a pop-up cutaway illustration of a quaint watermill made of painted panels of wood, tin, canvas, and leather. It’s a clockwork device designed to animate four separate scenes while a music box
hand. The son drowns in a river while washing clothes. The final scene—which doesn’t play out until the music box is repaired—shows the daughter defeating the shadow by crushing it under a millstone.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
with a sword or banished with a spell. It might come to you as a shadow on the wall, a bloodcurdling nightmare, a memory that refuses to die, or a demonic whisper in the dark. The burden has taken its
, Religion, or Survival Languages: Choose two, one of which must be Abyssal, Celestial, Deep Speech, Draconic, Infernal, Primordial, Sylvan, or Undercommon Equipment: A monster hunter’s pack (containing a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
with a sword or banished with a spell. It might come to you as a shadow on the wall, a bloodcurdling nightmare, a memory that refuses to die, or a demonic whisper in the dark. The burden has taken its
toll, isolating you from most people and making you question your sanity. You must find a way to overcome it before it destroys you. Skill Proficiencies: Choose two of Arcana, Investigation, Religion
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
land of verdant rainforests and a web of rivers and lakes known as the Backwaters. At the height of its prosperity, Kalakeri was a robust center of art, commerce, and religion, with merchants
spreading wild tales of the land, using fanciful names such as Sri Raji and the Steaming Lands. Now Kalakeri is a conflict-torn shadow of its past glory. The remnants of the Vasavadan dynasty—three heirs
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Part 4: The Lamp’s Shadow Whether they learn of the temple of Tharizdun from questioning Mr. Dory or from studying the documents found in his lair, the characters should make seeking the temple their
Sgothgah’s traitorous turn to religion, these creatures have used magic to track both Sgothgah and the juvenile kraken to their hiding place, and they are on a mission to destroy Sgothgah and release the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Astral Adventurer’s Guide
Ship-to-Ship Combat The following rules are designed to make ship-to-ship combat simple yet exciting. Starting Distance At the start of an engagement, the DM decides how far a ship is from its
ballistae and crossbows 1,000 feet Beyond the range of most ranged weapons Initiative The Dungeon Master’s Guide presents a variant rule called side initiative, which is ideal for ship-to-ship engagements
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
combatants, and lesser kuo-toa live in fear of them. Kuo-toa Gear. Many weapons of the kuo-toa are designed to capture rather than kill. Nets are common, though some carry pincer staffs (also called
mancatchers) designed to trap and immobilize foes. Kuo-toa warriors also treat their shields with a sticky goo that catches incoming weapons. In general, kuo-toa don’t like the weight of armor on their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
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Double bronze doors stand in the eastern end of the south wall. Down the hall to the west is an archway carved in the form of twining serpents. Beyond it, the corridor continues on into shadow
.
The hallway extends only 5 feet beyond the arch. The western wall is a cleverly painted mural designed to give the illusion of depth and reality, and the obscuring effect of the poison gas contributes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Adjusting for Party Level Harrowhall is designed to be a challenge for four 8th-level characters who explore the keep in a single session. Decrease the challenge for characters lower than 8th level
group of ghosts, those ghosts grant each character 1d4 + 19 temporary hit points, in a manner similar to a 4th-level casting of the False Life spell. Fewer Monsters. Reduce the number of shadow demons