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Sammaster (Lich Form)

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

. If the gem is destroyed, Sammaster can create a new one by completing an 8-hour ritual using a gem worth 1,000+ GP, which the ritual consumes, and by expending 5,000 GP.Multiattack. Sammaster makes

, Prestidigitation 2/Day Each: Speak with Dead, Wall of Force 1/Day Each: Create Undead (level 8 version), Disintegrate, Power Word KillProtective Magic. Sammaster casts Counterspell or Shield in

Wood Woad

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

everlasting guardian. The ritual to create a wood woad is a primeval secret passed down through generations of forest-dwelling societies and druid circles. Performing the ritual isn’t necessarily an

evil act if the victim-to-be is a willing sacrifice. In the ritual, a living person’s chest is pierced and the heart removed. A seed is pushed into the heart, which is then placed in a tree

Murgaxor

Monsters Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

Blood Aegis. The AC of Murgaxor includes his Constitution modifier while he isn’t wearing armor or wielding a shield. Oriq Mask. Murgaxor wears an Oriq mask. While wearing the mask, Murgaxor

use that action again until he finishes a long rest: Clay Behemoth. A clay golem erupts from the floor in an unoccupied space within 15 feet of the ritual circle. The golem obeys Murgaxor's commands

Flail Snail

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

shield. A flail snail shell can also be used to make a robe of scintillating colors. The shell is ground and added to the dye applied to the fabric. The powder is also a material component of the ritual that enchants the robe.Fire, Poison

month, each shield gives its wielder the snail’s Antimagic Shell trait. When the shield’s magic fades, it becomes an exotic shield that is the perfect item from which to make a spellguard

Witherbloom Pledgemage

Monsters Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

Regeneration. As long as the pledgemage has at least 1 hit point remaining, the pledgemage regains 5 hit points at the start of its turn. Verdant Talisman. At the end of a 10-minute ritual, the

another ritual to bestow another talisman. When the benefits expire, the talisman crumbles to dust.Briar Vine. Melee Spell Attack: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Briar Vine

Hobgoblin Iron Shadow

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Unarmored Defense. While the hobgoblin is wearing no armor and wielding no shield, its AC includes its Wisdom modifier.Multiattack. The hobgoblin makes four attacks, each of which can be an Unarmed

will of their masters. They wield a deadly combination of unarmed fighting techniques and shadow magic to deceive and defeat their foes. While on secret missions, they wear masks crafted to resemble

Stokkvari (‘Leaper') Longship, Variant

Equipment

. The magic drakahofud figurehead on the prow of the ship can be used as a ritual to transport the ship and anyone on board as if using the Plane Shift spell. After using this relic twice, you must

. Stokkvari takes the Dash action. Shield Wall. Order the rowers to raise their shields in defense. This grants creatures in the ship a +5 bonus to their Armor Class and Dexterity saving throws, but the ship

Adjusting for Party Level

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things

a clay golem, a shield guardian, or another weaker Construct. Ghostly Allies. When the characters battle the behir, their ghostly allies harry and distract the creature, giving it disadvantage on

attack rolls and giving the characters advantage on their attack rolls. Gremorly at Rest. If the characters end Gremorly’s ghost trap ritual, he immediately departs for his eternal rest, along with most

Chapter 11: Eve of Ruin

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

Chapter 11: Eve of Ruin Kieran Yanner Vecna is nearly done weaving his Ritual of Remaking. The heroes are the multiverse’s only hope To defeat Vecna and save the multiverse, the characters must

reach the Cave of Shattered Reflection in Pandesmos and disrupt Vecna’s ritual. Before that, the characters must navigate the demiplanes Vecna has already created and find a way to access the lich-god’s ritual chamber.

Episode 6: Showdown with the Six

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

against a mutated Far Realm goblin horde, Splugoth’s control of the orrery components that fuel the ritual lets him summon forth twisted, evil versions of some of Acquisitions Incorporated’s most famous

and research, the characters locate the ritual site, which they learn is in the small town of Red Larch. That settlement is the childhood home of Omin Dran and the stomping grounds of the

Confronting Murgaxor

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

Confronting Murgaxor Completing the life-draining ritual occupies all of Murgaxor’s attention. This distraction coupled with his unbridled hubris give the characters the edge they need to defeat him once and for all.

Failure

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves

Failure If the characters fail to defeat Anthradusk, the blue dragon completes his ritual, and several Ancient Blue Dragons appear at Anthradusk’s side. Under their resurrector’s command, the dragons

Confronting the Keymaster

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

characters control the amulet, they can access any versions of the Test Market, but planar energy continues to course through the Dran & Courtier as a result of Splugoth’s ritual. Opening the inn’s main

doors or contacting NPCs moving through other versions of the Test Market (including the “C” Team) is impossible until the ritual is ended. But once the basement door is opened from within any stage of the Test Market, the characters are ready to enter the dimensional caverns — and to save Faerûn.

Escaping Defeat

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

Escaping Defeat If the characters lose their battle against Juiblex, their best hope lies in Vizeran DeVir’s ritual. In the worst-case scenario where one or more heroes fall in the fight against the

(or its death throes) triggers a cave-in, allowing defeated characters to barely escape. Juiblex then turns its attention to feeding on Araumycos and is one of the demon lords drawn into battle by Vizeran’s ritual in chapter 17.

Additional Druid Spells

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

Revivify Summon fey * 4th Level Divination (ritual) Fire shield Summon elemental * 5th Level Cone of cold 6th Level Flesh to stone 7th Level Symbol 8th Level Incendiary cloud

spell can be cast as a ritual, the ritual tag appears after the spell’s name. Each spell is in the Player’s Handbook, unless it has an asterisk (a spell in chapter 3). Xanathar’s Guide to Everything

Conclusion

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

final incantations of a summoning ritual they haven’t yet attempted. Each surviving prophet retreats into his or her respective elemental node and begins preparations to summon one of the four Prince of Elemental Evil. Any monsters in the fane remain until the characters defeat them.

The Ritual of Remaking

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

never known defeat, and all who oppose him live in torment. By the time this adventure begins, the lich has gathered a hoard of secrets and is nearly ready to begin the Ritual of Remaking. Only the characters can stop Vecna’s evil plan.

The Ritual of Remaking Vecna’s Ritual of Remaking involves gathering powerful secrets, extracting energy from them, and interweaving this energy with the lich’s essence and magic. After Vecna and his

Overview

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Uni and the Hunt for the Lost Horn

that Kelek has stolen Uni’s horn and fled through a portal, intent on using the horn to fuel a ritual. Inside the Crystal Ball. The characters follow Kelek into a demiplane inside Venger’s Crystal Ball

. Regardless of whether the characters defeat Kelek, the demiplane begins to close, forcing the characters to escape. The characters can return Uni’s horn to the unicorn to reverse Kelek’s magic.

Akros

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

Akros Only victory endures. —Akroan motto The walled polis of Akros stands defiantly atop a precipitous cliff. The unforgiving mountains around it serve as a shield between its holdings and the

warriors produced by a culture that centers around perfecting the mind and body for war. Their armies have rarely tasted defeat as they expand the borders of Akros, seizing new lands and bounty.

Additional Sorcerer Spells

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

level. If a spell can be cast as a ritual, the ritual tag appears after the spell’s name. Each spell is in the Player’s Handbook, unless it has an asterisk (a spell in chapter 3). Xanathar’s Guide to

Level Flame blade Flaming sphere Magic weapon Tasha’s mind whip * 3rd Level Intellect fortress * Vampiric touch 4th Level Fire shield 5th Level Bigby’s hand 6th Level Flesh

Worshiping Iroas

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

. Iroas carries a battle-worn bronze shield called the Bulwark of Brotherhood. It symbolizes the protective bond shared by all soldiers at war and his determination, ironically, to defeat his own brother

minotaur terror closed in on her, Rygyra whispered a prayer to Iroas and braced her flimsy wooden shield, knowing it would offer no defense against the giant’s strikes. Yet, when the blow came, the

Cult Assets

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat

offensively as needed, and rank-and-file cultists fight to the death as long as they know Severin is alive. See appendix D for Severin’s statistics. Rath Modar. Rath Modar leads the ritual of guidance, but

any Red Wizard can take on that role. When the temple is attacked, he hands over his part in the ritual and leads the attack against the adventurers. See appendix D for Rath Modar’s statistics. Cult

Evil in Baldur's Gate

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

residents. To save Baldur’s Gate, the adventurers must defeat the Dead Three cultists, track down their evil financiers, wrest the Shield of the Hidden Lord from Duke Vanthampur, and pursue Grand Duke Ulder Ravengard into the Nine Hells.

, the archdevil of Avernus. Using money purloined from Tiamat’s hoard by Zariel’s minions on Avernus, Duke Vanthampur hired Dead Three cultists to stir up trouble while her sons stole the Shield of the

Heroes of Strixhaven

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

Heroes of Strixhaven Strixhaven’s faculty members celebrate the characters’ victory over Murgaxor If the characters stop Murgaxor’s ritual, the mishaps plaguing Strixhaven University cease, and the

crimes, or they can administer justice themselves. News of Murgaxor’s defeat lifts the gloom on campus and restores its typically joyful atmosphere. Professor Sharpbeak tells the characters that the

Adventure Overview

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

defeat him. The characters are called on to help track the villain to his lair and stop his wicked ritual before he siphons the life energy from everyone on campus. A Standalone Adventure If you’re

The Balance

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

The Balance The demons and the devils both foresee their own versions of the future of the multiverse — a cosmos in which one side or the other triumphs in the Blood War and rules for the rest of

might vie with a great arcanist as both search for knowledge of a ritual that would cripple Asmodeus for a short time. The arcanist correctly believes that performing the ritual would free a world of

Manipulation in Motion

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

eventually defeat Kas, they learn where Vecna weaves his ritual and can proceed to chapter 11. The Characters Defeat Kas. If the characters defeat Kas, allow them to decide how to proceed. They might still

Manipulation in Motion After the Dark Powers released him, Kas tracked down a cell of Vecna’s cultists, who told the vampire more about the lich-god’s planned ritual. The vampire used the Crown of

Stage 4: Revenge for the “C” Team

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

creature is an eldritch horror from the Far Realm, using the stat block of an otyugh. The “C” Team Restored If the characters defeat the eldritch horror, a pulse of magic radiates outward as the maw

different versions of the Test Market than those seen by the characters, which they talk about if asked (see “Additional Stages” below for inspiration). If they don’t presently return to the same

Niko

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Scions of Elemental Evil

means the spell requires Concentration, R means it’s a Ritual, and M means it requires a specific Material component. Equipment Niko’s Mace Chain Shirt Shield Holy Symbol Priest’s Pack

prepared) Abjuration — Detect Magic Divination C, R Guiding Bolt Evocation — Healing Word Abjuration — Shield of Faith Abjuration C Level 2 Cleric Spells (Slots: 3) Spell School Special* Aid

Spells

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

the school of magic of a spell, whether it requires concentration, whether it bears the ritual tag, and which classes have access to it. Spells Level Spell School Conc. Ritual Class 2nd

Fizban’s Platinum Shield Abjuration Yes No Sorcerer, Wizard 7th Draconic Transformation Transmutation Yes No Druid, Sorcerer, Wizard *The artificer class appears in Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything and Eberron: Rising from the Last War.

The Harpers

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

their ranks are researching how to defeat the demon lords and their kind. For long years, the Harpers have sworn to put an end to unbridled evil in all its forms — especially evil that wields dark

Roaringhorn Lawful neutral male human wizard Ideals: Freedom, opportunity, civilization Personality: Proud, self-assured, fickle, spendthrift Potential Resources: Shield guardian Lord

The Wizards Three

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

facing the might of one of the multiverse’s most powerful good-aligned spellcasters, so the warlord devised a plot to trick Alustriel into helping him defeat Vecna. With the help of spies, Kas learned

to dispel the collective power of the secrets Vecna gathered, rendering the lich’s Ritual of Remaking useless. Despite looking identical to Mordenkainen, Kas has no significant magical power. This

Sparkrender's Ritual

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle

Sparkrender’s Ritual If the characters leave the observatory without defeating Sparkrender, they might return to find the blue wyrmling’s ritual underway. This is most likely to happen if the

has also rested, healed, and returned to finish his work. In either case, the characters arrive just as Sparkrender’s ritual is getting underway. (If they took or destroyed the dragon effigies in

Niko

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hold Back The Dead

means the spell requires Concentration, R means it’s a Ritual, and M means it requires a specific Material component. Equipment Niko’s Mace Chain Shirt Shield Holy Symbol Priest’s Pack

prepared) Abjuration — Detect Magic Divination C, R Guiding Bolt Evocation — Healing Word Abjuration — Shield of Faith Abjuration C Level 2 Cleric Spells (Slots: 3) Spell School Special* Aid

9. Vaults

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

area 9b. 9b. Diabolical Shield Hanging on the west wall of this otherwise empty 15-foot-high room is a steel shield cast in the form of a scowling devil’s face wreathed by bronze flames. A detect magic

spell reveals an aura of abjuration magic around the otherwise ordinary shield, inside which is trapped a deva named Aryx. While trapped in the shield, Aryx can’t communicate with anyone. Any ability

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