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Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
drake is a reptilian creature created out of dragon scales by means of a bizarre and grisly ritual. When trained properly, a drake is obedient and territorial, which makes it an excellent watch beast
that can follow simple commands.
Tiamat’s cult practices the ritual to create guard drakes, as do other groups that are skilled in arcana and associated with Dragons. The ritual requires a
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
moment they attack—and then they are the last thing their victims see.
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.
drow shadowblade (summoner variant);Variant: Demon Summoning
Some drow shadowblades have an action that allows them to summon a demon
Monsters
Candlekeep Mysteries
with her.Three Green Hag (Coven Variant);green hags named Dread Morgan, Vile Sazha, and Auntie Greenbones were once rivals who dwelled in an area of the Feywild coterminous with the High Forest. A
. The covetous hags each knew part of a ritual for crafting magic paintings that could bind mortal creatures with a terrible curse. After agreeing to share their knowledge and work together, they
Noble
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Basic Rules (2014)
your line or even a spiritual member of the family?
These details help establish your family and your title as features of the world of the campaign.
Skill Proficiencies: History, Persuasion
Tool
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Variant Noble: Knight
A knighthood is among the lowest noble titles in most societies, but it can be a path to higher status. If you wish to be a knight, choose the Retainers feature (see the sidebar
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
down mortal souls for violent ritual sacrifice to their god.
Roleplaying Aurnozci
Aurnozci is a being of mindless destruction, and the Caged Worm has few dealings with mortals that don’t end
chapter 20 for details about this realm.
The challenge rating of Aurnozci is 23 (50,000 XP) when it’s encountered in its lair.
Lair Actions
On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
your line or even a spiritual member of the family?
These details help establish your family and your title as features of the world of the campaign.
The patriars of Baldur’s Gate live in the
; without question, and any corruption among guards or government officials tends to work in your favor, not against you—at least until you make some effort to expose it.
Variant Noble: Knight
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Yuan-ti Pureblood
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
cannibalizing their victims, and then performed a sorcerous ritual while writhing in pools filled with living snakes that enabled them to mix their flesh with that of serpents, becoming like the gods in
can transform an individual into a more powerful type. The cost and time required to perform the ritual is prohibitive, and as a result most yuan-ti never get the opportunity to undergo such a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
garner the attention of powerful individuals. One is Kas, a vampire warrior who once served Vecna but is now Vecna’s eternal enemy. Kas learns the details of Vecna’s plans and plots to co-opt the ritual for himself.
Vecna’s History Throughout the adventure, Vecna proceeds with his plans as if nothing can stop him. However, the waves of magic the lich and his cult unleash in preparing for the Ritual of Remaking
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
section offers three variant dragonborn race options that can be used to create a character with clear connections to a specific draconic ancestry. When you’re making a new character using one of these races, use the rules under “Creating Your Character” to fill out the details.
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
terrorize and subjugate the region. The exact details of what happens are up to you, but your players should understand that the cost of failure is high indeed! LEROY STEINMANN
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
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
cultists extract enough secrets, the lich plans to weave the ritual alone in the Cave of Shattered Reflection on the plane of Pandemonium. The cave holds the power to harness energy and reveal
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
once he has supplied them with the necessary components and information. The dark heart talisman to be crafted for the ritual (see chapter 15) can be placed anywhere to draw the demons to it. Likewise
, the ritual can be performed in any location in the Underdark imbued with faerzress. Vizeran has kept this information from the adventurers only because he sees the ritual as his chance to destroy
compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Shadows of Sithicus
Concluding the Encounter At the end of the feast, Viv tells the characters that several villagers were sent to prepare the ritual site, which lies about an hour away. They should have returned
Details
In this and the other adventures in D&D Encounters, many details are left up to the DM to fill in. Use the information about the Dread Domains in Ravenloft: The Horrors Within to add story
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
occluded her memories of the details of the ritual and of her own death.) The book that Sarah observed Viallis reading was the source of the ritual, and a work of evil. The souls of Lady Maria, Malik
: Lord Viallis Yellowcrest was responsible for the murders of his wife, his children, Sarah, and three other servants, all of whom were killed as part of a dark ritual. (The trauma Sarah suffered has
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
terrible faces appear in the clouds. If this doesn’t urge them to act, the ritual will be completed, and the adventurers must deal with the consequences (see “Aftermath” below for details
Inside the Inn The cultists of Talos are performing a ritual inside the Wayside Inn. The doors and windows to the building are locked but can be opened with a successful DC 15 Dexterity check using
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
coming dusk. At Melecio’s invitation, leaders from across Atagua are gathering to represent their people during this rare, important ritual. Melecio can also share details on the Green Doctors and
Realm. She believes this can be done—though it hasn’t been tried before. The Hammock of Worlds is traditionally employed only at dusk during a ritual dance, one the Green Doctors are prepared to host this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
characters confront Vecna in the Cave of Shattered Reflection in chapter 11, they can use any number of secrets they’ve kept to help thwart the lich-god’s Ritual of Remaking. See chapter 11 for more details about how secrets the characters kept can affect their confrontation with Vecna.
learn from Kas in chapter 10 about Vecna’s location, they still know where the lich-god weaves his ritual. When a character spends a secret, every character in the party gains advantage on d20 rolls
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Morte’s Planar Parade
wandering priest who alone knows the ritual necessary to open a specific portal. 2 Several gnome mages seek help recovering their walking castle from a band of aggressive, spine-covered lizardfolk
seek the characters’ help as they plan a heist in the realm of an immortal being, like the Realm of the Norns or Wonderhome (see Sigil and the Outlands for details on both locations).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Guard Drake A guard drake is a reptilian creature created out of dragon scales by means of a bizarre and grisly ritual. When trained properly, a drake is obedient and territorial, which makes it an
excellent watch beast that can follow simple commands. Tiamat’s cult practices the ritual to create guard drakes, as do other groups that are skilled in arcana and associated with Dragons. The ritual
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3) bludgeoning damage.
A guard drake is a reptilian creature created out of dragon scales by means of a bizarre and grisly ritual
. When trained properly, a drake is obedient, loyal, and territorial, which makes it an excellent watchbeast that can follow simple commands. Gifts from Dragons. The ritual to create a guard drake was
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
channels heat instead of healing energy.
Such details don’t limit you in any way or provide you with any benefit beyond the spell’s effects. You don’t have to justify how you’re using tools to cast a
one. Spell save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Intelligence modifier Spell attack modifier = your proficiency bonus + your Intelligence modifier Ritual Casting You can cast an artificer spell
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
spider that binds wounds. The effect of the spell is the same either way.
Such details don’t limit you in any way or provide you with any benefit beyond the spell’s effects. You don’t have to justify
attack roll with one. Spell save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Intelligence modifier Spell attack modifier = your proficiency bonus + your Intelligence modifier Ritual Casting You can cast an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
outside the temple see the demiplane beyond as a shifting space of glowing crystals. The demiplane does not enter into the adventure, and its full details are left to your determination. VALIN’S VICTIMS
If a creature dies after one of its vital organs is replaced by Valin’s organs, it can be returned to life by a wish spell or in one of the ways described below.
Rite of Reclamation. A ritual known
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
of healing energy.
Such details don’t limit you in any way or provide you with any benefit beyond the spell’s effects. You don’t have to justify how you’re using tools to cast a spell. But
= 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Intelligence modifier Spell attack modifier = your proficiency bonus + your Intelligence modifier Ritual Casting You can cast an artificer spell as a ritual if that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
section for details). A yochlol demon in drow form — Lolth’s messenger to Gromph — is imprisoned within the magic circle. It pretends to be a drow priestess named Y’lara for as long as the disguise is
freed. The yochlol was sent by Lolth to “assist” Gromph with his ritual, knowing that it wouldn’t work as intended. When Gromph lost control of the ritual, he fled the city, but not before trapping the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Franchise Downtime Much of the break between episode 5 and 6 will be focused on determining the location of the Six’s ritual site. The key clue to doing so is knowing that the ritual needs to be
Downtime” section in chapter 2.
LOTTIE
Locating the Ritual Site As the endgame approaches, the time the characters have spent with the orrery and its component pieces can grant the necessary
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal
approach is a cliché, but it is an effective one. Use the following two tables to generate a couple of details, then tailor the particulars of the quest and the quest giver to suit the adventure you plan
a ritual 5 Create an accurate map of part of the dungeon 6 Discover secret lore hidden in the dungeon 7 Destroy an object 8 Sanctify part of the dungeon to a god of good The Mysterious Stranger’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
accusations while smugly claiming no responsibility. Characters can press Kirina on these details by making a DC 14 Charisma (Intimidation or Persuasion) check. If the characters encouraged Prince Simbon to
chances of becoming the empress’s next heir. At Kirina’s behest, Kedjou crafted the ritual that brought the aurumvoraxes to the Goldwarren. In exchange for positioning Kirina to become Inaya’s heir, Kedjou
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
case, the characters return to the location of the first encounter in this adventure: the Wayside Inn. Some of the descriptions, details, and actions in this encounter are meant to echo that first
at the Wayside Inn previously, the ritual being performed by the cultists could incorporate movement that harkens back to that dance. Although it’s a small detail that a typical player might overlook, if even just one of your players gets chills or a laugh because of the echo, it’s worth the effort.
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
, they move undetected until the moment they attack. And then they are the last thing their victims see. A shadowblade harnesses a dark magic that is said to arise from a fiendish ritual in which the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
cult. The five dragon masks can be combined in a ritual to form the supreme Mask of the Dragon Queen. The wearer of this mask can channel its power to beckon Tiamat from her infernal realm, although
Dragon fang (dagger) Glove and hand tattooing details dragon loyalty Left: 2nd Rank
Right: 4th Rank
Left to Right — Cult Initiate; 1st Rank: Dragonclaw; 2nd Rank: Dragonwing; 3rd Rank
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
haunted doors; see the “Haunted Zones” section for details. Lighting Unless otherwise noted, each room in the house is lit with bright light by oil lamps, a fireplace, or some other light source when
the characters arrive. The cultists take oil lamps into the ritual chamber (area D38) when they gather there. The Mists When the characters enter Death House, the Mists surround the building and prevent
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
remembering where you are in the list can bog the game down. If you want quicker combats, at the risk of those combats becoming unbalanced, try using the side initiative rule. Under this variant, the
is complete. This variant encourages teamwork and makes your life as a DM easier, since you can more easily coordinate monsters. On the downside, the side that wins initiative can gang up on enemies
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Dran
Map 6.2 shows the setup of the ritual site and the final battle. The inky black space above is now dotted by pulses of purple and green fire. The canyon narrows, then opens again into a cavern
strange mutations. The Far Realm goblins push forward, trying to press through the portal and into your world.
Splugoth laughs. “You are too late! The ritual is under my control, and now you must hear
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
is certain the details of the ghost trap ritual could be found in Exploring Arcanum, which he last saw in the keep’s library. The Spellseekers don’t know any other details of the ghost trap ritual, nor
Gremorly. Ritual Rod. Set into a metal tripod in the center of the room is a 3-foot-long metal rod decorated with runes and glowing with necromantic magic. The entire assembly weighs 8 pounds. This is one of