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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
Dungeon Master’s Guide
The Moonblade has the properties of a Ring of Spell Storing.
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You can take a Magic action to conjure a spectral entity that resembles a shadowy elf if you don’t already have one
serving you. The entity appears in an unoccupied space within 120 feet of you. It uses the Shadow stat block with these changes: it is a Fey, has a Neutral alignment, and doesn’t create new shadows
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
-tall, desiccated biped with a hollowed-out ribcage, then fills the new creature with a hunger for souls. Orcus grants each new devourer the essence of a less fortunate demon to power the devourer
Material Plane, he often sets them on a mission to create, control, and lead a plague of Undead. Skeleton;Skeletons, zombie;zombies, ghoul;ghouls, ghast;ghasts, and shadow;shadows (all of which
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Basic Rules (2014)
shunned by the rest of your family?
Does your family have a coat of arms? An insignia you might wear on a signet ring? Particular colors you wear all the time? An animal you regard as a symbol of
Proficiencies: One type of gaming set
Languages: One of your choice
Equipment: A set of fine clothes, a signet ring, a scroll of pedigree, and a purse containing 25 gp
Feature: Position of
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
shunned by the rest of your family?
Does your family have a coat of arms? An insignia you might wear on a signet ring? Particular colors you wear all the time? An animal you regard as a symbol of
Proficiencies: One type of gaming set
Languages: One of your choice
Equipment: A set of fine clothes, a signet ring, a scroll of pedigree, and a purse containing 25 gp
Feature: Position of Privilege
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
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
the head with a single ring to keep them from flapping about.
Changes in gender are also a known and accepted part of verdan life. These fluid aspects of form and identity are seen as blessings
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->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
properties. The command word to activate a ring might be etched in tiny letters inside it, or a feathered design might suggest that it’s a ring of feather falling. Wearing or experimenting with an item can
also offer hints about its properties. For example, if a character puts on a ring of jumping, you could say, “Your steps feel strangely springy.” Perhaps the character then jumps up and down to see
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
halfway into the room experiences one of the shadow dragon’s fleeting visions.
Dragon’s Vision In this vision, the character is camped in a jungle with a handsome nobleman (Lord Vanrak Moonstar). The
character hands the knight a polished coral ring as a token of their enduring friendship. Putting the ring on his hand, the nobleman smiles and says, “I will treasure this gift forever.” With that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Shadows of Sithicus
Concluding the Encounter The characters can follow the shadow strands through the area to the next encounter. Treasure The first victim the characters rescue gives the characters a Ring of Protection and a bracelet worth 50 GP.
Moonblade
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Magic Items
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The moonblade functions as a ring of spell storing.
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You can use an action to call forth an elfshadow, provided that you don’t already have one serving you. The elfshadow
appears in an unoccupied space within 120 feet of you. It uses the statistics for a shadow, except it is neutral, immune to effects that turn undead, and doesn’t create new shadows. You control
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->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
starved to death. The skeleton is clad in a chain shirt and wears a ring of swimming on one bony finger. Characters who search the armoire also find an explorer’s pack (minus water and rations). 19c
Dense webbing fills this room as well (see area 19c for rules). Suspended within the webs are six cocoons. Five contain the desiccated corpses of four goblins and a nothic. The sixth contains a swarm
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->Tomb of Annihilation
statues of bears grip a five-foot-diameter bronze disk embossed with a dozen glaring eyes. Six desiccated corpses slump on thrones in niches along the walls. Each corpse wears a black mask made of papier
in area 11 (see that area for details). Treasure The bones of a zorbo (Obo’laka’s animal form; see appendix D) lie in a dusty pile within the sarcophagus. A ring of protection rests atop the pile. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
balcony of a castle ten feet above the city square. Four sets of gallows are lined up in the center of the square. The armored figure’s features are shrouded in black shadow. Fitted on the figure’s head
balcony, twelve armored, desiccated figures stand guard and keep the crowd from advancing any closer.
Map 11.3 depicts this location. Dyson Logos Map 11.3: Neverwinter Square If the characters make
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Shadow Crossing Sylphene, the baron’s firstborn daughter, was a tortured soul. After she was interred, her grave became a shadow crossing—a gateway to the Shadowfell. To use this gate, the characters
circular and 300 feet in diameter, is home to a host of creatures that attack the characters in waves: Two gargoyles roost atop a stone mausoleum located 30 feet north of the shadow crossing. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Shadows of Sithicus
Mists engulf you again, and Inza steps forward. “You’ve defeat the last shadow, and all is well for the time being. I can send you back to your homes if you wish. Otherwise, you will return to
Sithicus.”
Treasure The characters find 300 GP of coins and gems. Inza offers the characters a Cloak of Arachnida and a Ring of Free Action. Inza also offers another blessing. If the characters accept, they get Inza’s Final Blessing, which is detailed below.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
as a bonus action.
Actions
Hooves. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 11 (2d6 + 4) bludgeoning damage.
VARIANT: WARHORSE ARMOR
An armored warhorse has an AC
rating.
AC Barding
12 Leather
13 Studded leather
14 Ring mail
15 Scale mail
16 Chain mail
17 Splint
18 Plate
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
hooves against the target.
Actions
Hooves. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 11 (2d6 + 4) bludgeoning damage.
VARIANT: WARHORSE ARMOR
An armored warhorse has an AC
.
AC
Barding
12
Leather
13
Studded leather
14
Ring mail
15
Scale mail
16
Chain mail
17
Splint
18
Plate
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Princess of the Shadow Glass, the elves and fomorians can reveal that the Queen of Air and Darkness sent them from the Feywild to slay the marked characters and steal back The Scrivener’s Tale. The queen is
set on ending the threat of the princess by destroying the book and all those connected to it. If the characters ask about the Princess of the Shadow Glass, the elves say that she was exiled from the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Zhentarim The Zhentarim is an unscrupulous shadow network that seeks to expand its influence and power base throughout Faerûn. Its members pursue wealth and power through any means, though the public
camps and mining operations. It also mounts treasure-hunting expeditions. In addition, Black Network spies have learned that Artus Cimber is in Chult, and they’ve assembled teams to find the ex-Harper and wrest the Ring of Winter from him.
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->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
within a field of oversized toadstools.
If the characters follow the music to its source, read: A slender elf with pale blue skin and black hair sits curled in the shadow of a gray, six-foot-tall
heart. When Octavian regains his true heart, the goat’s heart appears at his feet as a dead, desiccated lump of tissue. A detect magic spell reveals an aura of abjuration magic around the goat’s heart
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
scorpion-god and strike terror into their enemies’ hearts. Umbragen Shadow Walker. Umbragen drow are the descendants of drow who fled the giants and found refuge underground. For countless generations, they
have lived in the lightless caverns of Khyber. There, they tapped into a mysterious magical shadow they called the Umbra. Though some have emerged to haunt the surface in the wake of the giant
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
32. Umbraxakar’s Lair Umbraxakar the shadow dragon dwells here and cannot be surprised by the characters, whose presence he has sensed since they first stepped into the Shadowfell. Characters who
, around which gather eleven shadows and four shadow assassins (see appendix A) under Umbraxakar’s command. (These undead act immediately after the dragon in the initiative count.)
Dragon’s Dais. To
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
ancient evils. The Gatekeepers maintain the oldest druidic tradition on Khorvaire. Over fifteen thousand years ago, the green dragon Vvaraak came to the Shadow Marches and gathered a following from among
world and showed them how to work with stone and soil, and how to read the future in the movement of the Ring of Siberys. She charged her students to remain ever vigilant against the threat that was to