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Arcana Unleashed
, shedding Dim Light in a 5-foot radius.
Chattering (Rare). Several skulls fused together adorn the top of the staff.
When a creature you can see within 30 feet of you makes an attack roll, you can take a
This staff is made of polished, interlocking bones. Runes are carved along its length.
Ominous (Uncommon). A skull adorns the top of the staff.
While you hold the staff, you can cast Chill Touch
Monsters
Dungeon Masters: Ravenloft Play-Along Pack
Mounted Adept. While mounted and without the Incapacitated condition, the dullahan and its mount have Advantage on Dexterity saving throws, and the dullahan can force an attack targeted at its mount
’s Head in the space of the target’s corpse or in the nearest unoccupied space. The head is under the dullahan’s control. The dullahan can control no more than seven heads at a time
Monsters
Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
Mounted Adept. While mounted and without the Incapacitated condition, the dullahan and its mount have Advantage on Dexterity saving throws, and the dullahan can force an attack targeted at its mount
Head in the space of the target’s corpse or in the nearest unoccupied space. The head is under the dullahan’s control. The dullahan can control no more than seven heads at a time.
Fiery
Monsters
Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage. If the mound moves, the engulfed target moves with it. The mound can have only one creature engulfed at a time.Made entirely of skulls and bones.Necrotic, PoisonCold, Fire
Monsters
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
Adhesive. The bone whelk can cause Medium or smaller objects to adhere to it. A Medium or smaller creature that touches the bone whelk is grappled by it (escape DC 10).
Death Scream. When the bone
whelk dies, it emits a blood-curdling shriek than can be heard out to a range of 120 feet. This shriek causes nonmagical, organic material within 10 feet of the bone whelk to rot. Each creature within
Monsters
Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Legendary Resistance (2/Day). If the maw of Sekolah fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Water Breathing. The maw of Sekolah can breathe only underwater.Multiattack. The maw of
"} bludgeoning damage.The maw of Sekolah can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. Only one legendary action option can be used at a time and only at the end of another creature's turn. The
Monsters
Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
can’t regain hit points until the start of the skeletal knight’s next turn.
Throwing Axe. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +8;{"diceNotation":"1d20+8", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction
free to pursue its own ends.
Skeletal knights are relentless in battle and difficult to destroy. They cling to the sins that curse them, and they fight until their skulls are reduced to shards. Their
Monsters
Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
male named Blork and a female named Muatha. Arcturia fused them together into a single creature by using magic that only a wish spell can undo. Both skulls merged into one bulbous head that has three
duergar lacks the room to become Large, it attains the maximum size possible in the space available.
Multiattack. As a bonus action, it can make an attack with its javelin. This is in addition to a normal
Troglodyte
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Monsters
Monster Manual (2014)
in the shallow depths of the Underdark in a constant state of war against their neighbors and one another. They mark the borders of their territories with cracked bones and skulls, or with
pictographs painted in blood or dung.
Perhaps the most loathsome of all humanoids, troglodytes eat anything they can stomach. They dwell in filth. The walls of their cavern homes are smeared with grime, oily
Magic Items
The Book of Many Things
Each of these black leg guards is decorated with a motif of monstrous skulls screaming in terror.
The greaves have 3 charges. While wearing these greaves, you can use a bonus action to expend 1
greaves are cursed, and becoming attuned to them extends the curse to you. You can’t remove the greaves or end your attunement to them until you are targeted by a Remove Curse spell or similar
Magic Items
Storm King's Thunder
creature seated on the throne can hear faint whispers in Draconic — the whisperings of the four blue dragons whose skulls adorn the throne. Although powerless, these spirits try to influence the
) lightning damage. The bolt discharges from the mouth of one of the throne’s blue dragon skulls.
As an action, the creature can expend 2 charges to cast the globe of invulnerability spell from
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Death Rune. The giant has a death rune inscribed on a giant’s skull in its possession. While holding or wearing the skull bearing the rune, the giant can use its Reaping Scythe action and
, but it turns to dust if reduced to 0 hit points or when the giant dies. If the rune is destroyed, the giant can inscribe a death rune on another skull in its possession when it finishes a short or
Monsters
Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
Legendary Resistance (4/Day). If the baernaloth fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. The baernaloth has advantage on saving throws against spells and other
magical effects.Multiattack. The baernaloth makes one Anguishing Bite attack and one Claw attack. It can also use Teleport.
Anguishing Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +10;{"diceNotation":"1d20+10", "rollType
Satyr
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Mythic Odysseys of Theros
them. Satyrs’ solid horns connect to their heads at the base of their skulls, while their legs end in sturdy hooves. Thick fur covers their bodies from the waist down, shorter at the waist and
that my clothes are my glorious soul on display for all the world to behold, and I dress accordingly.
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Having horns is the best. They are fun to decorate, and they can pop open an amphora, no
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
(each marked with an X on map 10).
Muiral collected the skulls long ago, and the drow have chosen not to disturb them. A creature that approaches within 5 feet of a pile can hear faint, dying screams emanating from the skulls. A skull removed from a pile falls silent.
15. Screaming Skulls Collapse. The eastern branch of this hallway has collapsed. A search of the rubble yields nothing of value.
Skulls. The western branch contains six large piles of drow skulls
Magic Items
Acquisitions Incorporated
Head office grants you the use of a unique item known as an occultant abacus (sometimes just referred to as an occultant), whose beads resemble tiny skulls.
Read the Kill
Also at rank 1, your
occultant abacus not only tracks your franchise’s kills, it helps you determine the impact of those kills on the franchise’s fate. Over a period of 1 minute, you can study a creature killed by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
containing moldering humanoid skulls and bones.
This staircase descends from level 2 to levels 3, 4, and 5, with each level 25 feet below the level above. The bones and skulls in the niches belong to
dead Omuans whom Acererak sacrificed to build the tomb. Withers and his tomb dwarves use these stairs to move between levels. The torches can be removed from their brackets and taken elsewhere.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
packed floor to ceiling with human skulls. It takes 5 minutes for a single character to clear a path into the room. Multiple characters can work together to clear a path more quickly. Once the skulls are
X26. Secret Alcove Two secret doors lead to this room. When either door is pulled open, read: Hundreds of skulls fall out of a cavity behind the door. This room has a 30-foot-high ceiling and is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Arcana Unleashed
Staff of Skulls as a gift if their mentor works with the Covenant of the Grave magical faction (see chapter 4). You can structure a campaign arc around one of these items—use it to point the characters
toward adventures related to its narrative, similar to how you might use an Artifact. Ready-Made Evolving Magic Items Rarity Item Attunement Varies Blossom Rod Yes Varies Idol of Good Fortunes Yes Varies Keyholes Dagger Yes Varies Staff of Skulls Yes Varies Wave-Swept Weapon Yes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
yard in which several goats are penned. Surmounting the fence posts are human skulls. The ruined mansion is littered with the rotted remains of furniture and decor. The last burgomaster of Berez, Lazlo
of Ireena Kolyana can the characters put the tortured spirit to rest. The ghost must see Ireena in the flesh, and it can’t travel beyond the confines of the crumbled mansion. Ulrich’s ghost is neutral
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
carved with vines that twist through eleven actual humanoid skulls mounted to the frame. Carved into the bottom of the frame are the following words in Celestial: “The dead know the secret.” The
appears in area 11e on level 10, in the closest unoccupied space next to the identical gate located there. Casting speak with dead on one of the skulls forces it to reveal the gate’s command word
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
four shambling mounds made entirely of skulls and bones, with these changes: The shambling mounds are undead. Instead of immunity to lightning damage, they have immunity to necrotic and poison damage
. The statue is a stone golem with a challenge rating of 11 (7,200 XP) and these changes: The statue is Huge and has 230 (20d12 + 100) hit points. It understands Abyssal but can’t speak. It can climb
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
them are hidden within the features of relief carvings along the walls, including inside the jaws of many graven skulls. A secret door can be spotted by any character within 5 feet of it who has a
topped with a single slab of cut stone. The skulls and bones of dead Omuans fill niches along the walls of each staircase. Staircases run 25 feet between each level of the tomb. Tracks Explorers have
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Arcana Unleashed
can reroll the attack, potentially turning the miss into a hit. You must use the second roll. Once used, this property can’t be used again until the next dawn. Staff of Skulls Staff, Rarity Varies
can see within 30 feet of you makes an attack roll, you can take a Reaction to impose Disadvantage on that roll, as the skulls’ eyes glow green and their teeth chatter unnervingly. Pulverizing (Very
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
secret doors or otherwise inspect the paneling can, with a successful DC 12 Wisdom (Perception) check, see serpents and skulls inconspicuously woven into the wall designs. The decorative paneling
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Harrn Mausoleum Beyond the mausoleum’s unlocked gate lies a central chamber strewn with the skulls and bones of three warhorses that were entombed here with their riders. Two of the mausoleum’s three
be empty. Treasure. A hidden compartment in the base of the open sarcophagus can be found with a successful DC 13 Wisdom (Perception) check; it contains Drovath’s saddle of the cavalier, which he used
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
, various townsfolk can point in the direction the verbeeg went after stealing the casks. As the characters make their way to the edge of the forest, read: A figure in cold weather clothing lurches out of
the woods into plain view, running as fast as he can through the deep snow. Slung over his back are a pair of animal traps, one of which appears to contain a panicked fox.
The figure is Fef Moryn
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
, tombstones that feature varying numbers of skulls might be arranged by dates, while stacks of books might be ordered by shared page-counts. These details can be easy to miss, though, so make sure
Customizing the Puzzle This puzzle explores how to use groups of objects to disguise a message. So long as your groups can be arranged in a logical order (like the gems being arranged alphabetically
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Treasure Orcs are consummate raiders. When they attack and overwhelm, they claim as booty anything of value that they can carry — and an orc’s definition of “value” can be very loose indeed. The
be found in an orc’s loot sack. Orc Trophies d10 Trophy 1 1d12 elf ears 2 1d4 dwarf beards 3 1d6 human heads 4 Skulls and bones 5 Cave bear paw 6 1d20 severed fingers 7 1d8 eyeballs 8 Flayed elf
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
bleached human skulls, wooden bowls, and wooden tankards also lie on the floor.
Canoe. An intact canoe hangs by hooks from the ceiling. It can hold up to six characters and their gear. Packed inside the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
What the Cragmaws Know Cragmaw goblins the characters capture can be persuaded to divulge the following information: Bugbear Leader. Their leader is a bugbear named Klarg. Klarg reports to King Grol
, leader of the Cragmaw band, who dwells in Cragmaw Castle. (The goblins can provide basic directions to Cragmaw Castle. It’s about twenty miles northeast, in Neverwinter Wood.) Capturing Gundren
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
Cosmetic Spell Modifications At your discretion, a spell can be modified cosmetically to enhance the horrific atmosphere. Here are examples: Alarm: Instead of hearing a mental ping when the alarm is
skeletal.
Maze: The surfaces of the demiplane’s maze are made of mortared skulls and bones.
Phantom steed: The steed resembles a skeletal horse.
Rary’s telepathic bond: Characters linked
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
skulls or climb over the sides of the staircase and go around the gate. Evidence of a wooden palisade can be seen, but it, too, is almost entirely gone or fallen over. Mbala was once the seat of a small
sheer cliffs can be scaled, but only with a climbing kit, proficiency in the Athletics skill, and at least 300 feet of rope. The path is a much easier route to the top. It begins on the north side of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
brimming with skulls, jars of powdered substances, and leather-bound journals filled with Maddgoth’s mad scribblings.
Refuse. The floor is strewn with bits of broken glass, scraps of parchment, and
other refuse.
Treasure The room contains three full sets of alchemist’s supplies, all of which can fit in one backpack. A potion of invisibility in a stoppered glass vial has rolled underneath the northwest corner cabinet and is lodged in the back corner. A detect magic spell reveals its presence.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
human baby. A giant might think of Humanoids as akin to helpless babies, adorable pets (like small dogs), disgusting vermin (like large rats), or toy soldiers.
Consider how you can convey a sense of a
events that can communicate a giant’s enormous scale.
Huge Behaviors d8 Behavior
1 The giant has a pet (a panther, a wolf, or a giant weasel) that sits on the giant’s lap or shoulder