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Eye and Hand of Vecna Legacy

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

Seldom is the name of Vecna spoken except in a hushed voice. Vecna was, in his time, one of the mightiest of all wizards. Through dark magic and conquest, he forged a terrible empire. For all his

power, Vecna couldn’t escape his own mortality. He began to fear death and take steps to prevent his end from ever coming about. Orcus, the demon prince of undeath, taught Vecna a ritual that

Sword of Kas Legacy

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

. His successes earned him Vecna’s admiration and a reward: a sword with as dark a pedigree as the man who would wield it. For a long time, Kas faithfully served the lich, but as Kas’s

When Vecna grew in power, he appointed an evil and ruthless lieutenant, Kas the Bloody Handed, to act as his bodyguard and right hand. This despicable villain served as advisor, warlord, and assassin

Crown of Lies

Magic Items Vecna: Eve of Ruin

, the Dark Powers of the Domain of Dread lured Kas to a hidden forge, where he found the Crown of Lies. Once Kas vowed to deliver Vecna into the Dark Powers’ clutches and donned the crown, the

After betraying and nearly destroying the lich Vecna, the warrior Kas found himself trapped in the Shadowfell, imprisoned in a Domain of Dread called Tovag. There, he languished as a vampire. In time

Mummy Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

hours that elapse. If the curse reduces the target's hit point maximum to 0, the target dies, and its body turns to dust. The curse lasts until removed by the remove curse spell or other magic. Dreadful

of all mummies (but not mummy lords) for the next 24 hours.Raised by dark funerary rituals and still wrapped in the shrouds of death, mummies shamble out from lost temples and tombs to slay any who disturb their rest.Necrotic, PoisonBludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical AttacksFire

Spider King

Monsters Out of the Abyss

half as much damage on a successful one. If the poison damage reduces the target to 0 hit points, the target is stable but poisoned for 1 hour, even after regaining hit points, and is paralyzed while

commonly found underground, making their lairs on ceilings or in dark, web-filled crevices. Such lairs are often festooned with web cocoons holding past victims.

Giant Spider Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

much damage on a successful one. If the poison damage reduces the target to 0 hit points, the target is stable but poisoned for 1 hour, even after regaining hit points, and is paralyzed while poisoned

webbing from its abdomen. Giant spiders are most commonly found underground, making their lairs on ceilings or in dark, web-filled crevices. Such lairs are often festooned with web cocoons holding past victims.

Book of Vile Darkness (Variant)

Magic Items Keys from the Golden Vault

even glimpse the scrawled pages invites madness. Most believe the lich-god Vecna authored the Book of Vile Darkness. He recorded in its pages every diseased idea, every unhinged thought, and every

example of blackest magic he came across or devised. Vecna covered every vile topic he could, making the book a gruesome catalog of all mortal wrongs. Other practitioners of evil have held the book and

Priest of Osybus

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Tattoo of Osybus. If damage reduces the priest to 0 Hit Points, it receives a random boon. Roll 1d6;{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"roll", "rollAction":"Tattoo of Osybus"} to determine the boon

"} Piercing damage. If the target is a creature, it has the Paralyzed condition until the start of the priest’s next turn. If this damage reduces a Medium or smaller creature to 0 Hit Points, the

Book of Vile Darkness Legacy

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

even glimpse the scrawled pages invites madness. Most believe the lich-god Vecna authored the Book of Vile Darkness. He recorded in its pages every diseased idea, every unhinged thought, and every

example of blackest magic he came across or devised. Vecna covered every vile topic he could, making the book a gruesome catalog of all mortal wrongs. Other practitioners of evil have held the book and

Drowned Master

Monsters Ghosts of Saltmarsh

","rollDamageType":"cold"} cold damage. Undead Fortitude. If damage reduces the drowned master to 0 hit points, it must make a Constitution saving throw with a DC of 5 + the damage taken, unless the

. The target must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving throw or have its hit point maximum reduced by an amount equal to the damage taken. The target dies if this effect reduces its hit point

Encephalon Cluster

Monsters Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

saving throw or have the prone condition. If this attack reduces the target to 0 hit points, the target immediately dies and is consumed by the cluster. Spawn Progeny (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest

the attacker, it then makes one Slam attack against that attacker.An encephalon cluster pays no heed to an elder brain or its mind flayer progenitors. This grotesque creature shambles through dark

Deathless Rider

Monsters Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures

advantage on Dexterity saving throws, and the rider can force an attack targeted at its mount to target the rider instead. Undead Fortitude. If damage reduces the rider to 0 hit points, it must make

called lich-knights or fell horsemen. In stark contrast to the knights of Eldraine, the deathless riders are without virtue of any kind. They are few in number—unless many more lurk in the dark

Mi-Go

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":"damage", "rollAction":"Extract Brain", "rollDamageType":"Piercing"} Piercing damage. Success: Half damage. Failure or Success: If this damage reduces the target to 0 Hit Points, the mi-go kills it

results from afar. Mi-go aren’t impeded by light, but they prefer the dark. They typically lurk in secluded caverns and amid remote heights.Acid, Lightning

Priest of Osybus (Deathly)

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

next turn. If this damage reduces a Medium or smaller creature to 0 hit points, the creature dies, and its soul is trapped in the priest’s body, manifesting as a shadowy Soul Tattoo on the

delved into any eldritch secret that would prolong his life. He became a devotee of the Dark Powers and tapped into their immortal malice to fuel his apotheosis. As his power grew, he attracted

Nightmare Beast

Monsters Monstrous Compendium Vol. 1: Spelljammer Creatures

":"Disintegration Gaze","rollDamageType":"force"} force damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. If this magical effect reduces the target to 0 hit points, the target is disintegrated

the beast’s mouth, and its large red eyes glow in the dark. The creature smashes through structures and fortifications with ease, and it doesn’t hesitate to rend foes with its claws and

Priest of Osybus (Dread)

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

":"Soul Blade","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage, and if the target is a creature, it is paralyzed until the start of the priest’s next turn. If this damage reduces a Medium or smaller

immortality. He forged pacts with any entity that would give him more power and delved into any eldritch secret that would prolong his life. He became a devotee of the Dark Powers and tapped into

Priest of Osybus Legacy

monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

target is a creature, it is paralyzed until the start of the priest’s next turn. If this damage reduces a Medium or smaller creature to 0 hit points, the creature dies, and its soul is trapped in

more power and delved into any eldritch secret that would prolong his life. He became a devotee of the Dark Powers and tapped into their immortal malice to fuel his apotheosis. As his power grew, he

Priest of Osybus (Ectoplasmic)

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage, and if the target is a creature, it is paralyzed until the start of the priest’s next turn. If this damage reduces a Medium or smaller creature to 0 hit points

Dark Powers and tapped into their immortal malice to fuel his apotheosis. As his power grew, he attracted disciples who also wished to defy life and death. He shared his dread secrets with them and

Priest of Osybus (Spectral)

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

","rollAction":"Soul Blade","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage, and if the target is a creature, it is paralyzed until the start of the priest’s next turn. If this damage reduces a Medium or

his own immortality. He forged pacts with any entity that would give him more power and delved into any eldritch secret that would prolong his life. He became a devotee of the Dark Powers and tapped

Priest of Osybus (Vampiric)

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

if the target is a creature, it is paralyzed until the start of the priest’s next turn. If this damage reduces a Medium or smaller creature to 0 hit points, the creature dies, and its soul is

give him more power and delved into any eldritch secret that would prolong his life. He became a devotee of the Dark Powers and tapped into their immortal malice to fuel his apotheosis. As his power

Xill

Monsters Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1

":"damage","rollAction":"Poison Stinger","rollDamageType":"poison"} poison damage on a failed save, or half as much on a successful one. If the poison damage reduces the target to 0 hit points, the target is

, built for a specific purpose. Some are fortresses, designed to keep wanderers from the material world away. Others are far more sinister, dark realms where evil dreams take root and become ghastly

Valin Sarnaster

Monsters Candlekeep Mysteries

","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Hit Point Reduction"} for every 24 hours that elapse. If the curse reduces the target’s hit point maximum to 0, the target dies, and its body turns to dust. The curse

as the immortal heir of Savras’s realm. The Canopic Being came into her possession years ago, and an obsession with the dark rituals therein set the oracle on her present course. Valin has

Kas's Plan

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

Kas’s Plan Lauren Walsh The Dark Powers have gifted Kas a powerful artifact to help him destroy Vecna Shortly after Vecna began traversing the multiverse to gather secrets, Kas learned of the lich

-god’s plan from the Dark Powers. Upon working out a bargain with those powers, Kas devised a plot to usurp the power Vecna was gathering. The moment before the lich unravels existence, Kas plans to slay Vecna and step into the lich’s place, reshaping the multiverse to his own whims.

Diderius

Monsters Tyranny of Dragons

decreases by 10 (3d6);{"diceNotation":"3d6","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Rotting Fist"} for every 24 hours that elapse. If the curse reduces the target’s hit point maximum to 0, the target

’s temple or tomb is warped in any of the following ways by the creature’s dark presence: Food instantly molders and water instantly evaporates when brought into the lair. Other nonmagical

Kas and Vecna

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

battle, Kas transformed into a vampire. He became the ruler and prisoner of a Domain of Dread (a mist-bordered realm in the Shadowfell) called Tovag. Eventually, the Dark Powers whispered to Kas that Vecna

Kas and Vecna Lily Abdullina A young Kas and Vecna muse about the destruction of Oerth Hundreds of years ago, Vecna and Kas were close associates. They were driven men who shared similar evil

Mummy Lord Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

, and its hit point maximum decreases by 10 (3d6);{"diceNotation":"3d6","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Rotting Fist"} for every 24 hours that elapse. If the curse reduces the target's hit point maximum

. Regional Effects A mummy lord’s temple or tomb is warped in any of the following ways by the creature’s dark presence: Food instantly molders and water instantly evaporates when brought

Tovag

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within

Tovag Darklord: Kas the Bloody Handed Hallmarks: Undead military dictatorship Notorious across the planes, the vampire Kas was once the champion of the lich Vecna. Wielding the mighty sword that

bears his name, he betrayed his master, and the resulting battle supposedly destroyed them both. In truth, Vecna escaped and grew in power over ages and across worlds. Kas, though, was claimed by the

The Wizards Three

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

The Wizards Three When the Dark Powers divulged Vecna’s plan to Kas, the powers also whispered that Lady Alustriel Silverhand was marshaling allies to stop the lich. Kas didn’t relish the thought of

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

Gorka Tharn

Monsters Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

, and its hit point maximum decreases by 10 (3d6);{"diceNotation":"3d6","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Rotting Fist"} for every 24 hours that elapse. If the curse reduces the target's hit point maximum

following ways by the creature’s dark presence: Food instantly molders and water instantly evaporates when brought into the lair. Other nonmagical drinks are spoiled — wine turning to

Sword of Kas

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

Sword of Kas Wondrous item, artifact (requires attunement) When Vecna grew in power, he appointed an evil and ruthless lieutenant, Kas the Bloody Handed, to act as his bodyguard and right hand. This

despicable villain served as advisor, warlord, and assassin. His successes earned him Vecna’s admiration and a reward: a sword with as dark a pedigree as the man who would wield it. For a long time

Eye and Hand of Vecna

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

dark magic and conquest, he forged a terrible empire. For all his power, Vecna couldn’t escape his own mortality. He began to fear death and take steps to prevent his end from ever coming about. Orcus

Eye and Hand of Vecna Wondrous item, artifact (requires attunement) Seldom is the name of Vecna spoken except in a hushed voice. Vecna was, in his time, one of the mightiest of all wizards. Through

Domain of Dread Parolee

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

nearly destroying the lich Vecna, the warrior Kas found himself trapped in the Shadowfell, imprisoned in a Domain of Dread called Tovag. There, he languished as a vampire. In time, the Dark Powers of the

Shadowfell lured Kas to a hidden forge, where he found the Crown of Lies. Once Kas vowed to deliver Vecna into the Dark Powers’ clutches and donned the crown, the Dark Powers released Kas. From there

Returning from Avernus

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

while posing as Mordenkainen, Kas knows Vecna is conducting his Ritual of Remaking on the plane of Pandemonium. After receiving a message in a dream from the Dark Powers, Kas realized that the magic

? The final piece? I can tell from the spring in your step that you do! How exciting! “While you’ve been away, we’ve deduced that Vecna needs to conduct his ritual in a place of great import where he

Demilich (Variant) Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

":"necrotic"} necrotic damage, and if this damage reduces the target to 0 hit points, its soul is trapped as if it failed the saving throw. A soul trapped in a gem for 24 hours is devoured and ceases to

curse on a success.The transformation into a demilich isn’t a bitter end for all liches that experience it. Made as a conscious choice, the path of the demilich becomes the next step in a dark

Manipulation in Motion

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

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

the archmages’ Wish spell. As a consequence, the spell shunts the characters to Alustriel’s sanctum. Suspecting that the characters are somehow linked to Vecna, Kas urges them to retrieve the pieces

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