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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
.
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
":"damage","rollAction":"Shortsword","rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage.
Shadow Teleport (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"recharge","rollAction":"Shadow Teleport"}. The meazel
; baleful magic. The curse acts as a beacon; sorrowsworn, Undead, and other terrors sense where they are located and descend on the stranded victims to tear them apart.Shadow Stealth. While in dim light or darkness, the meazel can take the Hide action as a bonus action.
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
much damage on a successful one.Living portents are embodiments of prophecy sent by deities or other cosmic forces. These Celestials descend to Material Plane worlds in the form of falling stars. When
encounter.
Variant: Servants of Living Stars
Some stars in the sky are Elder Evils, alien beings of godlike power from the reality-defying Far Realm.
A living portent can be a fragment of these beings
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
Dhampir
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Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
to one of the following Domains of Dread (detailed in Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft):
Barovia. In the shadow of Castle Ravenloft, tales flourish of those who love or descend from vampires
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
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
’s lair is known to touch remote areas of the Shadow Marches and caverns below Xen’drik. A region containing a passage to Belashyrra’s lair is warped by its magic, which creates one or
transmutation, growing eyes or eyestalks that Belashyrra can see through.
A humanoid who spends at least 1 hour within 1 mile of the passage must succeed on a DC 21 Wisdom saving throw or descend into a type of
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->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
the shadow of Castle Ravenloft, tales flourish of those who love or descend from vampires. You might have such a connection, but dread what would happen if others in your insular community found out
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->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->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
, merrows, and other aquatic creatures. The waters grow calmer as one travels deeper into the mountain, where a series of magic locks control the water level. Vessels descend hundreds of feet as they pass
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->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
2. Hall of Many Pillars At the west end of a 20-foot-wide hall (area 2a), stairs descend 10 feet to a room lined with pillars (area 2b). Similar staircases descend into the room from 10-foot-wide
, a dretch, a glabrezu, a goristro, and a hezrou. The carvings on the south wall depict (from west to east) a marilith, a nalfeshnee, a quasit, a shadow demon, a vrock, and a yochlol. The recessed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
—formed the heart of the kingdom. Although each has a unique cultural identity, they share this unified foundation. Families are spread across the Five Nations; the rulers of the Five Nations descend from
Principalities, the Mror Holds, Q’barra, the Talenta Plains, Thrane, Valenar, and Zilargo. These nations abide by a common set of laws and maintain diplomatic relations. The Demon Wastes and Shadow
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->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
The Dark Fate of Lord Vanrak Moonstar Adherents of Shar have been active in the shadow of Mount Waterdeep ever since a disastrous expedition to the Black Jungles mounted in the Year of the Dark Dawn
(1104 DR) by Lord Vanrak Moonstar, a charismatic, outgoing swashbuckler. Vanrak was but a pale shadow of his former self when he returned. A few tendays later, his father, Lord Andvarran Moonstar, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
are located and descend on the stranded victims to tear them apart. Meazel
Medium Monstrosity, Typically Neutral Evil
Armor Class 13
Hit Points 35 (10d8 − 10)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
8 (−1
weapon attacks while grappling a creature in this way.
Shortsword. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3) piercing damage plus 3 (1d6) necrotic damage.
Shadow
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Living Portent Living portents are embodiments of prophecy sent by deities or other cosmic forces. These Celestials descend to Material Plane worlds in the form of falling stars. When the living
world. Living portents seek out beings who will play a part in the prophecies they serve, and as the living portents search, they relate fragments of the prophecies to those they encounter. Variant
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Meazel In places where the Shadowfell washes against the shores of the Material Plane dwell meazels, hateful hermits who left behind their old lives to contemplate their misery in shadow. Now evil
. The curse acts as a beacon; sorrowsworn, undead, and other terrors sense where they are located and descend on the stranded victims to tear them apart. Meazel
Medium humanoid (meazel), neutral evil
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
another tomb.
The dead abhor sunlight.
Only a jewel can tame the frog.
Bow as the dead god intoned.
Into darkness descend.
The clues on this plaque pertain to locations on level 2, specifically
the north wall of the balcony on level 3. (Give the players a copy of handout 19 in appendix E.) This warning reads as follows: Walk through water with weapon in hand.
Slake your shadow at the font
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
’ names resonate with power and inspire terror: Ashardalon, Dragotha, Klauth, Khellendros, Malystryx, Vaskar. Others are intricate and obscure, reflecting the grandeur of dragons’ ancient language
proficiencies, particularly if the dragon spends time in Humanoid form. Spells. The Monster Manual’s variant rule about making dragons innate spellcasters is an easy way to add variety to dragons
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
the way, he declines. If the characters ask for directions, he tells them whether they need to ascend, descend, or remain on the level they’re at. If they attack him, he fights to the death. Otherwise
you look back, you see a shadow, tall and still, but nothing of its dimensions that could cast it. If more than one shadow is present, the others are close by but hidden in the darkness. These undead
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume Two
creatures in this compendium, you will find several monsters with the Draconic Devotion trait terrorizing the lands of Krynn in the book Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen.
Verminaard
Medium
Verminaard’s next turn.
Malediction. Verminaard utters an unholy word, causing profane fire to descend on one creature Verminaard can see within 60 feet of himself. The creature must make a DC 18
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
, two copper poles ten feet apart descend from the eight-foot ceiling. Each pole has a one-foot-diameter copper sphere at the end of it, three feet off the floor. Between the poles, a struggling goblin
the shadow theater (area M10). To enter the prison (area M17), one needs the fool’s scepter that belongs to Endelyn’s master of ceremonies, Stagefright. The hag has a special guest—a hateful woman
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
surrounding walls fell into ruin. In time, the city now known as Waterdeep developed in the shadow of Mount Waterdeep and spread down to the harbor. As the city sprawled outward over the years, it came
Halaster’s tower and built an inn over the well he had used to descend into Undermountain, and call it the Yawning Portal. Durnan owns and operates the inn and tavern to this day, serving patrons and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
demoting each other’s most powerful servants. Since all devils swear fealty to Asmodeus, he can freely demote any other devil, transforming it into whatever infernal form he desires. VARIANT: DEVIL
archdevils that answer to the greatest archdevil of all: Asmodeus, the Archduke of Nessus, the ninth layer. To reach the deepest layer of the Nine Hells, one must descend through all eight of the layers above
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
corner. These docile reptiles are used as mounts by the drow scouts in area 25b and have the Spider Climb trait (see the “Variant: Giant Lizard Traits” sidebar in appendix A of the Monster Manual
out of a stone ramp descend 40 feet to the floor of a vast natural cavern (area 30).
Guards. Standing guard at the top of the stairs, facing westward, are two male drow mages named Gorthax Auvryndar
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
experience, patrons can visit the second floor, where the Beehive’s proprietor—a mind flayer arcanist (a variant mind flayer) that uses a disguise self spell to appear as a grinning human cosmetician named
, darkness sloughs off them like melted shadow and into the drains at their feet. The crowd then passes judgment, with punishments ranging from light reprimands to exile or worse. Meanwhile, the exuded
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
follow hollow routines, their existences reduced to shadow plays without weight or substance. Returned Masks. Adventurers who defeat Returned foes might marvel at their fortune in claiming such rich
attacks.
Shortsword. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3) piercing damage plus 10 (3d6) poison damage.
VARIANT: RETURNED KAKOMANTIS
Although the dead typically