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, creating a jiangshi. These vengeful dead stalk their descendants, sowing terror and taking retribution for the slights or neglected burial rites that led to their cursed resurrections. Rigor mortis
Shape-Shifting;shape-shifts into a Medium or Small Beast, Humanoid, or Undead creature, or it returns to its true form. Its game statistics, other than its size, are the same in each form. Any equipment it is wearing or carrying isn’t transformed.
Equipment
Scrawled in devil’s ichor, this tome describes the rites necessary to achieve immortality in undeath. The book includes instructions for crafting a soulstone and imbuing it with power
Species
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Yuan-ti were originally humans who transformed themselves into serpent folk through ancient rituals. Most yuan-ti were corrupted into monsters by those rites, but some yuan-ti instead became a new
in a variety of ways: a forked tongue, snake eyes, a snakelike nose, or some other ophidian characteristic. However a yuan-ti looks, they have the power to pursue great good or evil in the multiverse
Kalashtar
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Eberron: Rising from the Last War
in a variety of ways. Kalashtar have symmetrical, slightly angular features, and their eyes often glow when they are focused or expressing strong emotions.
Kalashtar can’t directly communicate
evil spirits that dominate it. The rebel quori believe that through meditation and devotion, they can change the fundamental nature of Dal Quor, shifting the balance from darkness to light. Most
Tiefling
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Basic Rules (2014)
“But you do see the way people look at you, devil’s child.”
Those black eyes, cold as a winter storm, were staring right into her heart and the sudden seriousness in his voice
possible sense, they still look human. However, their infernal heritage has left a clear imprint on their appearance. Tieflings have large horns that take any of a variety of shapes: some have curling
Species
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
“But you do see the way people look at you, devil’s child.”
Those black eyes, cold as a winter storm, were staring right into her heart and the sudden seriousness in his voice
possible sense, they still look human. However, their infernal heritage has left a clear imprint on their appearance. Tieflings have large horns that take any of a variety of shapes: some have curling
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Yuan-ti Yuan-ti were originally humans who transformed themselves into serpent folk through ancient rituals. Most yuan-ti were corrupted into monsters by those rites, but some yuan-ti instead became
heritage in a variety of ways: a forked tongue, snake eyes, a snakelike nose, or some other ophidian characteristic. However a yuan-ti looks, they have the power to pursue great good or evil in the multiverse.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
, and the greater wards placed on Undermountain by Halaster prevent it from getting away by plane shifting. Before he died, Yarek used a sending spell to warn the headmaster about the escaped devil
47. Devil on the Loose A conjurer named Yarek summoned a bone devil in area 48 and promised to set it free on the condition that it kill his nemesis, Skrianna Shadowdusk. The bone devil agreed. After
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
sapient worms can be as frightening as any eldritch horror. A variety of monsters can be used without modification. This includes all manner of parasitic Beasts, Aberrations, Undead, and other
3 Doppelganger MM
4 Black pudding MM
4 Strigoi VGR
5 Flesh golem MM
5 Red slaad MM
6 Medusa MM
6 Zombie clot VGR
8 Chain devil MM
10 Aboleth MM
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
, which often manifests as fangs or striking serpents.
Yuan-ti have humanlike forms with a variety of horrifying serpentine transformations. Some have a scattering of reptilian scales, while others
supernatural rites. Roll on or choose a result from the Yuan-ti Transformations table to inspire how yuan-ti obtain their serpentine aspects.
Yuan-ti Transformations 1d6 A Yuan-ti Gained Its Snake
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Infernal Contracts Once the devil and the character agree to the terms of a deal, the agreement must be sealed with a contract, which the devil can produce as an action. The contract often appears in
some theatrical manner; for example, it might arrive in a puff of smoke, accompanied by a fiendish cackle or an imp waving a sparkler. Contracts take a variety of forms, with the terms of the deal
classes
Basic Rules (2014)
life in her hands, a wizened human whispers the secret name of her demonic patron, infusing her spell with fiendish magic.
Shifting his gaze between a battered tome and the odd alignment of the
pact, and how did you make contact with your patron? Were you seduced into summoning a devil, or did you seek out the ritual that would allow you to make contact with an alien elder god? Did you search
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
neither does he particularly care, so long as the dead meet him with coin. The Athreos’s Villains table suggests a variety of foes that might arise from among the god’s followers. Athreos’s Villains d6
.
4 A group of cult fanatics charges exorbitant prices for funeral rites, threatening to lead the dead astray unless they’re shown proper respect.
5 A priest of Athreos speaks out against healers
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
patrons for artists or adventurers, or take it upon themselves to teach smaller folk. The Exiles table offers ideas for adventures featuring exiled giants in a variety of such roles. Many giants who wander
secret cult conducting sinister rites in a vast mansion where a giant lives in luxury. 3 A giant takes up residence in a city and demands a huge share of tax revenue in exchange for protecting the city
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
, depicted in a variety of ways in myths told across countless worlds of the Material Plane. These stories have been altered in the telling over the course of thousands of years. In some myths, he is
and Rites. Thanks to his prolonged absence from mortal giants’ affairs, Annam has few priests. On some worlds, he has no priests and his name is all but forgotten. On other worlds, a priest of Annam
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
, fortified 15,000 gp 100 days Trading post 5,000 gp 60 days Carousing Characters can spend their downtime engaged in a variety of hedonistic activities such as attending parties, binge drinking
days equal to his or her current renown multiplied by 10, the character’s renown increases by 1. Performing Sacred Rites A pious character can spend time between adventures performing sacred rites in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
devil,” this is the devil they were talking about. The Lords of the Nine Hells are the original CEOs of some of the multiverse’s most profitable megacorporations, and Asmodeus is their master. If you
works alongside Kelemvor, the god of the dead. But whereas Kelemvor sees to the more metaphysical side of death, Jergal sees to the details. Where did sweet Nana want to be buried? What rites did your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Notable Locations Like Khorvaire, Sarlona primarily occupies the northern hemisphere of Eberron, and it has all the climatic and topographic variety one would expect given its immensity. A few places
tower, for thousands of years of shifting sand had left that as the easiest point of entry. We were surrounded by cyclopean bones, and I found myself facing the empty gaze of a skull taller than I was
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
between the worlds of the Material Plane is rare but not impossible and can be accomplished in a variety of ways. The Dream of Other Worlds Aided by magic, travelers can fall into a deep slumber and
use a nexus point to travel from one world to another. Depending on the place, shifting worlds might require the use of magic, an object from the desired destination world as a sort of key, or nothing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Shape-Shifting The time a dragon spends in a humanoid form is not directly related to our opinion of said form. In fact, dragons generally disagree with mortals about visual taste.
Most of you are
give any adult or older dragon the polymorph spell to take on an alternate form. Dragons typically use their shape-shifting ability to move about in the world without drawing attention to themselves
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
variety of ethnic backgrounds. Barovians are deeply invested in their homes and their traditions. They are wary of strange peoples and customs. The way Barovians deal with strangers can be unsettling to
wander too far from their homes or enter the woods. They experience little hope or joy, and they are taught to fear the devil Strahd above all. Barovian adults eke out modest livings. With no new wealth
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
might have heard that much of this ward is set up as safe houses, meeting places, and fronts for a variety of criminal organizations, including the Xanathar Guild and the Zhentarim. None of these
) and her friend who goes by the name Devil Dog (CE female tiefling acolyte). The two are street thieves trying to work their way up to larger scores. Devil Dog uses the acolyte stat block with these
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
traditions. Temples in Faerûn don’t have regular services as such. Group observances in a temple occur only at specific festival times, and priests also go out into the community to perform rites such as
, but they aren’t taken into custody or punished as long as they obey the laws of the city. Some places take this form of persecution a step further, for a variety of reasons. A tyrant might outlaw
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
contract offer from a powerful devil can arrive as a lesser devil. Demons generally have no regard for mortal souls and do not solicit them, but living creatures do have their uses. Groups of corrupted
familiar with each other. Every time the Abyss belches forth some new variety of horror, the disciplined and well-trained legions of the Nine Hells reorganize, rally, and counterattack. The devils
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
home, while others feel called to a particular god for a variety of reasons. Individuals often carry or wear a small token of their favored deity: a pendant or a pin in the image of the god’s holy
concern directly competes with that of an established deity. The methods of resolving such conflicts range from friendly dueling festivals or rites meant to emphasize the glory of one god over another
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
captured by monsters living there. 8 An innocent person is being framed for the crimes of a shape-shifting monster. 9 Ghouls are venturing out of the catacombs at night. 10 A notorious criminal hides
people from the surface to turn those people into new minions. 5 A monster (perhaps a devil, slaad, or hag) is impersonating a prominent noble to throw the realm into civil war. 6 A master thief plans
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Demon-worshiping cult 2 Devil-worshiping cult 3–4 Elemental Air cult 5–6 Elemental Earth cult 7–8 Elemental Fire cult 9–10 Elemental Water cult 11–15 Worshipers of an evil deity 16–17 Worshipers of a good
control the dungeon and conduct their rites there. Tomb. Tombs are magnets for treasure hunters, as well as monsters that hunger for the bones of the dead. Treasure Vault. Built to protect powerful
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
trouble nearby chant to their god for aid. If at least one cultist chants for three rounds, a bone devil appears in the circle to serve the cult. Secret Door. The secret door in here leads to area E6 and
characters who aren’t devoted followers of Myrkul enter these chambers, the heaped bones begin to quietly stir. Characters who succeed on a DC 18 Wisdom (Perception) check notice the bone piles shifting. If
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
thus properly belongs to the Ordning, but others say he formed from Annam’s spilled blood. For a variety of reasons, he is never accorded equal status to the All-Father’s other children. Known as the
Snurre’s hall houses a temple where drow priests lead rites to the Elder Elemental Eye Another popular avenue for giants who turn from the gods of the Ordning derives from giants’ close ties to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
ward, moving constantly to evade Sigil’s enforcers. Heralds of Dust. The Heralds of Dust are Sigil’s undertakers. They conduct funerary rites for creatures from all places, ensuring their souls pass to
bloodstained amphitheater where spectators place bets and combatants test their mettle. The current heavyweight champion is a bloodthirsty cyclops named Akra. In addition to the typical variety of cheap
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
stages: Sharn to Shargon’s Teeth islands (500 miles) Through Shargon’s Teeth (375 miles) To Stormreach (625 miles) In the first stage, characters might face storms, shifting winds, or other
. For many years, people considered Mel-Aqat mere legend. Mentioned in a variety of ancient texts, this site was supposedly the prison for a mighty fiendish overlord. Until only a few years ago, most
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
dimly lit lounge. At the center of the room is a circular bar. Liquor bottles on shelves flash colors in time with faintly playing jazz, while a frost-blue devil pours drinks behind the bar.
The
bartender is an ice devil named Oganath, who uses its frigid claws to instantly chill the drinks it serves. At any given time, 2d4 horned devils relax in the lounge. Oganath’s Cocktails. An expert in arcane
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
city with large population of elves; the mayor is a disguised adult silver dragon Horned Society, the Nine hierarchs (mostly humans and hobgoblins) Theocracy ruled by devil worshipers allied with Iuz
Vesve Forest’s evil inhabitants. Central Flanaess Culture The culture of the Central Flanaess is a result of the long imposition of the Great Kingdom’s rule over a variety of peoples living in close
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
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
“Shape-Shifting” section later in this chapter offers more information and inspiration. (See the metallic dragons in the Monster Manual.) Damage Absorption. You might decide that a red or gold dragon is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
alone on the starboard couch, his feet on the table and his eyes on the room. He keeps the port couch open for clients and employs two bodyguards. Kasharra, a spined devil, perches on the back of
drinks before conducting business. He has trained Laraelra’s staff to recognize a variety of innocuous hand gestures that signal them to deliver drinks to the table. If he wants poison added to his