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Book of Vile Darkness

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

disappears, your Attunement to it ends immediately, and you lose all benefits granted by it. If you die while attuned to the book, an entity of great evil claims your soul. You can’t be restored to life

by any means while your soul remains imprisoned. Adjusted Ability Scores. One ability score of your choice increases by 2, to a maximum of 24. Another ability score of your choice decreases by 2, to

Jiangshi

monsters

kills a Humanoid with its Life Drain action, the wight transforms into an independent Jiangshi 5 days later.When a soul becomes trapped within its corpse, its bitterness can reanimate its body

, 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

Smiler the Defiler

Monsters Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

components: At will: charm person, Tasha's hideous laughter 3/day each: confusion, enthrall, suggestion 1/day each: hallucinatory terrain, Otto's irresistible dance Magic Resistance. Smiler has

advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects. Equipment. Smiler wears leather, +2;+2 leather armor. He carries seven soul coin;soul coins in a bag and a shortsword, +1;+1

Jiangshi Legacy

monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

jiangshi’s choice). It reverts to its true form if it dies.When a soul becomes trapped within its corpse, its bitterness can reanimate its body, creating a jiangshi. These vengeful dead stalk

their descendants and the communities they knew in life, sowing terror and taking retribution for the slights or neglected burial rites that led to their cursed resurrections. Rigor mortis notoriously

Entertainer Legacy

Backgrounds Player’s Handbook (2014)

anger. Your music raises their spirits or captures their sorrow. Your dance steps captivate, your humor cuts to the quick. Whatever techniques you use, your art is your life. Skill

smiles on people’s faces when I perform. That’s all that matters. (Neutral) 6 Honesty. Art should reflect the soul; it should come from within and reveal who we really are. (Any

Reborn Legacy

Species Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

Domains of Dread (detailed in Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft): Har’Akir. You died and endured the burial rites of this desert realm, yet somehow a soul—yours or another’s&mdash

Choldrith

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

and soul. Choldriths whispered to the chitines of their adoration of the Spider Queen and their enmity against their creators, and led them in a successful revolt. Choldriths are born with a mystical

violent, action.Spectral Dagger (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). The choldrith conjures a floating, spectral dagger within 60 feet of itself. The choldrith can make a melee spell attack (+4

Satyr Legacy

Species Mythic Odysseys of Theros

jolly dance. 4 Sometimes talking to a plant really helps. 5 If stumped, I smoke a pipe. And if I’m going to smoke a pipe, it’s going to be a splendid pipe. 6 I imagine

that my clothes are my glorious soul on display for all the world to behold, and I dress accordingly. 7 Having horns is the best. They are fun to decorate, and they can pop open an amphora, no

Yuan-ti

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

character doesn’t meet a violent end on an adventure. Members of some races, such as dwarves and elves, can live for centuries. If typical members of a race can live longer than a century, that fact

Entertainer - Baldur's Gate

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

dance steps captivate, your humor cuts to the quick. Whatever techniques you use, your art is your life. Skill Proficiencies: Acrobatics, PerformanceTool Proficiencies: Disguise kit, one

Honesty. Art should reflect the soul; it should come from within and reveal who we really are. (Any) d6 Bond 1 My instrument is my most treasured possession, and it reminds

Lady Illmarrow

Monsters Eberron: Rising from the Last War

court of vampires and ghosts in her palace of ice. Other tales claim that when anyone dies in Lhazaar, Illmarrow chooses whether to take their soul before it passes on to the Keeper and Dolurrh. But

island domain. Long ago, it was revealed that the elven line of Vol — a house that practiced the art of necromancy and bore the Dragonmark of Death — was engaged in secret blood rites

Changeling Legacy

Species Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

other changelings, a new face may reveal an aspect of their soul. The first changelings in the multiverse appeared in the Feywild, and the wondrous, mutable essence of that plane lingers in

doesn’t work on a Construct or an Undead. Life Span The typical life span of a player character in the D&D multiverse is about a century, assuming the character doesn’t meet a violent

Rites

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

Rites Cult rituals are intense and often violent, including blood sacrifice and ritual combat. Many cultists consume unnatural substances, seeking a closer communion to aberrations. They perform rituals in Undercommon, though most cultists don’t have a full understanding of the language.

Journey into Death

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

Journey into Death Those who are prepared for death, or who receive funeral rites, typically have or are given a coin (or similar token of value) interred with their corpse. When these individuals

given funeral rites have no means to pay Athreos’s toll and thus have no way of reaching their place of rest. These lost souls primarily collect along the Tartyx’s shores where they languish or beg

Demons and Souls

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Flee, Mortals! Rule Primer

Demons and Souls Demons feast not on food or water, but on souls. These fuel their bloodthirsty powers, and while starved for souls, a demon can scarcely think. Soul Count A demon’s stat block states

average number. Soul Devourer Demons can gain more souls by slaying other creatures, as described in their Soul Devourer trait. Unlike hit points, there is no maximum limit to a demon’s soul count. Soul

Reborn in the Domains of Dread

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

. You died and endured the burial rites of this desert realm, yet somehow a soul—yours or another’s—has taken refuge in your perfectly preserved remains. Lamordia. You awoke amid the bizarre experiments

Location Overview

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath

the twisted rites that honor their violent god, or to feed the monsters that share the caves with them.

Kelemvor

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

Kelemvor The Lord of the Dead, the Judge of the Damned Kelemvor is seen as a just, fair, and comforting god of death. Death comes to all, and when it occurs Kelemvor is there to take each soul by

the hand and lead it to the proper afterlife. Kelemvor’s priests teach that those who revere the gods according to the rites of their religion have done their proper service and will be offered the

Esoteric Martial Arts

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries

that obstacles on one’s journey are common. The soul can be corrupted by the absence of wisdom. One’s body can be sullied by violent deeds. The mind is easily compromised by ego and emotional

beings have and how ki can not only be attacked, but also stolen. The book opens with theories on how the natural energies of the primordial trifecta—soul, essence, and mind—can be combined. It notes

Yuan-ti

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

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

Features From... 1 Bargaining parts of its soul to a pantheon of serpentine demigods. 2 A curse laid on its people in the distant past. 3 The dream-venom of Merrshaulk, a slumbering snake god. 4

Undeath

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

) maintain that “dead dragons will rule the world entire.” The cult thus creates dracoliches as a step toward achieving that particular vision of a future paradise. Similar rites exist on other worlds

dracolich’s echoes suffer a wasting affliction that spreads out from the dracolich like a contagion. Afflicted dragons grow increasingly violent and cruel, and the physical deterioration they experience from

Life in Dayawlongon

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

. In the ancient past, bonesingers oversaw the final rites when great bakunawa died, then infused the creatures’ bones into the magical bridges that unite Dayawlongon as one land. During the days of

and curses the names of their enemy’s family. Debt of the Soul One of the cornerstones of Dayawlongo culture is the concept of utang ng loob, a debt of the soul. If someone saves another from mortal

Worshiping Mogis

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

Mogis and regularly hold bloody rites in his honor. Warchanters, the minotaur clergy of Mogis, whip their marauders into a near-mindless frenzy before battle; the ensuing slaughter gives glory to

their creator and they were made in his image. Revel in Ruin. The summer festival of the Megasphagion is a domesticated version of Mogis’s typical rites. It involves the sacrifice of many cattle to

Athreos's Villains

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

Athreos’s Villains Athreos’s champions readily forsake their connections to other mortals. Working among endless throngs of the dead and grieving can sap one’s empathy and harden any soul. As a

. 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

Satyrs of the Skola Vale

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

of “you go over there, and you go over there.” True intentional crimes, however, are violations known deep in the satyr soul. If needs be, revelry can halt in an instant to help someone who’s been

. Sibyls warn the community when danger threatens the valley, select dawngreets, and oversee the “initiation rites” of the Cult of Horns. The oldest sibyl is a gray-furred satyr named Cresa. She insists that the more she drinks, the further she can see into the future.

Getting Started

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands

this flooded cave. 1+ C: Nothic Lair A former wizard turned monster studies in this makeshift lab. 1+ D: Goblin Lair A gang of violent goblins throw a raucous party for their leader. 1+ E: Ogre Lair A

Bugbear raiders plan an assault. 2+ I: Minotaur Lair A malevolent minotaur prowls this ruined cave. 2+ J: Gnoll Lair Vicious hunters scour this forsaken shrine. 2+ K: Shrine of Evil Chaos A dastardly cult performs unholy rites in this temple. 3

Giant Mushroom Tower

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

stench of rot and decay wraps around you, seemingly threatening to penetrate your flesh and pervade your soul. Yestabrod’s Garden of Welcome is a pale reflection of the true horrors surrounding

, almost as if in delight. Characters who descend to the cavern’s lower basin witness the next spectacle of unspeakable horror spawned by the Lady of Decay. Mad Dance Scores of deformed creatures dance

Neighborhoods

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

comical, some age-old insults that can quickly turn violent. Bloomridge. The wealthiest and most fashionable Lower City residents gravitate toward the commanding views of Bloomridge, where townhouses

weaponsmiths in the city can be found here, along with residences for Fist mercenaries and their families. Dance halls, fighting dens, taverns, and other delights jockey for position near the fortress’s

Neighborhoods

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer

comical, some age-old insults that can quickly turn violent. Bloomridge. The wealthiest and most fashionable Lower City residents gravitate toward the commanding views of Bloomridge, where townhouses

best armorers and weaponsmiths in the city can be found here, along with residences for Fist mercenaries and their families. Dance halls, fighting dens, taverns, and other delights jockey for position

Master Manipulators

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

Master Manipulators Hags delight in corrupting others. They do so not by imposing their will or being outwardly violent, but by making sinister bargains with those who seek their aid. This desire to

its soul goes to the Nine Hells. Hags are usually content to wait and conduct their own business, allowing mortals to come to them when the perceived need is great enough. Instead of being interested

Ankhtepot

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

gods. As he stood before them in death, the immortals forsook him, cursing him and denying him entry to the afterlife. Instead, they returned him to the world, but stripped away a piece of his soul

gods he once served. Immediately he set to wiping out that religion, replacing it with new gods of his own imagining, false divinities for whom he alone spoke. Using blasphemous rites, Ankhtepot

Monsters' Desires

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

Desired Offering 1 A gem worth at least 50 gp, which the creature eats 2 An exceedingly pure sample of a favored element 3 A way to return the elemental to its home plane 4 Performing a dance from the

Desired Offering 1 Your soul 2 A desecrated holy object 3 Blood from a living or recently slain loved one 4 Breaking a sacred promise in the fiend’s presence Giants d4 Desired Offering 1 A dwarf

The Ruin of Bakar

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

if their bodies were prepared with specific funerary rites and then entombed with their wealth, they could ascend to their chosen afterlife. Amun Sa, the last pharaoh of Bakar, took this tradition

fulfill your curse, for you have called it down with power in my name. But I also curse you, Amun Sa, that you shall not voyage into the beyond until some mortal soul does as you so feared, removing

Wraith

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

humanoid lives a debased life or enters into a fiendish pact, it consigns its soul to eternal damnation in the Lower Planes. However, sometimes the soul becomes so suffused with negative energy that it

humanoid creature that has recently suffered a violent death. Such a fragment of woe becomes a specter, spiteful of all that lives. Wraiths sometimes rule the legions of the dead, plotting the

Bard Subclasses

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook

their traditions. This section presents the College of Dance, College of Glamour, College of Lore, and College of Valor subclasses. College of Dance KATERINA LADON College of Dance Subclass Move in

Harmony with the Cosmos Bards of the College of Dance know that the Words of Creation can’t be contained within speech or song; the words are uttered by the movements of celestial bodies and flow

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