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Spells
Player’s Handbook
Wish is the mightiest spell a mortal can cast. By simply speaking aloud, you can alter reality itself.
The basic use of this spell is to duplicate any other spell of level 8 or lower. If you use it
this way, you don’t need to meet any requirements to cast that spell, including costly components. The spell simply takes effect.
Alternatively, you can create one of the following effects of
Magic Items
Divine Contention
A fiery red crystal the size of a human palm.
Once per day as a bonus action, a villain can activate the ruinstone to undo one deed they have performed. The possibilities here are broad, but in
artifact has a terrible side effect: someone known to the wielder is also erased from reality. After the villain uses the ruinstone, roll a d20: on a 5-20, one of their allies disintegrates, on an 1-4
monsters
of his treacherous servant, Caradoc, into the Mists. When the Mists parted again, the domain of Sithicus spread before him.
Villain of Two Worlds
Lord Soth features in adventures in both the
torpor in his fortress in Sithicus.
Soth traveled from Krynn to Sithicus and is destined to return. If he leaves Sithicus, the domain might be destroyed, or a villain like Inza Kulchevich might take
Sword of Kas
Legacy
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Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
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
dominated by the sword, as if by the dominate monster spell, and the sword demands that it be bathed in blood. The spell effect ends when the sword’s demand is met.
Random Properties. The Sword of Kas
Wish
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Spells
Basic Rules (2014)
spell might simply fail, the effect you desire might only be partly achieved, or you might suffer some unforeseen consequence as a result of how you worded the wish. For example, wishing that a villain
Wish is the mightiest spell a mortal creature can cast. By simply speaking aloud, you can alter the very foundations of reality in accord with your desires.
The basic use of this spell is to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
adventurers have two different goals, but they can complete only one. 8 Completing the goal secretly helps the villain. 9 The adventurers must cooperate with a known enemy to achieve the goal. 10 The adventurers are under magical compulsion (such as a geas spell) to complete their goal.
opposite goal. 2 The adventurers become responsible for the safety of a noncombatant NPC. 3 The adventurers are prohibited from killing the villain, but the villain has no compunctions about killing them. 4
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’s statistics and resolves all of its actions and movement.
If the spell becomes permanent, you no longer control the creature. It might remain friendly to you, depending on how you have
object must be neither worn nor carried by another creature). The spell lasts for the duration, or until the target drops to 0 hit points or dies. If you concentrate on this spell for the full
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
. A Forgotten Realms villain doesn’t just invent a new spell—they break the Weave and unleash the Spellplague. When an epic villain goes down, they don’t just die—they crash a flying city into Myth
sustain a realm-wide curse; or invade with an army of undead, fiends, or other monsters. The player characters must destroy the Artifact, break the curse, or otherwise prevent the villain from enacting
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
25. Scrying Pool Behind the secret door, water fills a carved stone font.
Withers uses this font to speak to creatures outside the tomb and contact his tomb guardian. A detect magic spell or
similar effect reveals an aura of divination over the water. When any character gazes into the font, read: As the water begins to swirl, eerie light emanates from within the basin. Slowly, an image resolves
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
common example of this type of villain, your villain could be a serial arsonist favoring a certain type of building, a magical sickness that affects spellcasters who cast a specific spell, a thief that
from which you can choose adventure elements or roll randomly for inspiration. As with location-based adventures, you don’t necessarily have to follow these steps in order. Vampire Villain
1
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
dirt smears on the door. A character can try to pick the lock using thieves’ tools, doing so with a successful DC 15 Dexterity check. A knock spell or similar magic also opens the door. Human footprints
Cassalanters as the leaders of the cult unless magically compelled to do so. Next Encounter Proceed with encounter 10, “Converted Windmill.” VILLAIN LAIRS
Chapters 5 through 8 describe the lairs of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Running This Chapter Be sure to review the “Auril the Frostmaiden” section in appendix C before running this chapter, since Auril is no ordinary villain. The characters can locate and obtain both The
slaying Iskra, the Frostmaiden’s roc (without which Auril can’t cast her nightly spell that keeps the sun at bay), or by facing Auril in battle and defeating all three of the Frostmaiden’s forms sequentially.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Wish 9th-level conjuration Casting Time: 1 action Range: Self Components: V Duration: Instantaneous Wish is the mightiest spell a mortal creature can cast. By simply speaking aloud, you can alter the
very foundations of reality in accord with your desires. The basic use of this spell is to duplicate any other spell of 8th level or lower. You don’t need to meet any requirements in that spell
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Wish 9th-level conjuration Casting Time: 1 action Range: Self Components: V Duration: Instantaneous Wish is the mightiest spell a mortal creature can cast. By simply speaking aloud, you can alter the
very foundations of reality in accord with your desires. The basic use of this spell is to duplicate any other spell of 8th level or lower. You don’t need to meet any requirements in that spell
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
described in chapter 8. Manshoon creates copies of himself using the simulacrum spell and takes great pains to conceal his identity, since his success hinges on not attracting the attention of others
who would seek to thwart him before his plans come to fruition. Manshoon avoids unnecessary confrontations with adventurers; only those who enter his extradimensional sanctum are likely to incur his wrath. If you choose Manshoon as the villain, the adventure takes place in the winter.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
and your companions. It acts on each of your turns. You decide what action it takes and how it moves. The DM has its statistics and resolves its actions and movement. If the spell becomes permanent
object must be neither worn nor carried by another creature). The transformation lasts for the duration, or until the target drops to 0 hit points or dies. If you concentrate on this spell for the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
companions. It acts on each of your turns. You decide what action it takes and how it moves. The DM has its statistics and resolves its actions and movement. If the spell becomes permanent, you no
object must be neither worn nor carried by another creature). The spell lasts for the duration, or until the target drops to 0 hit points or dies. If you concentrate on this spell for the full
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
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1 Convince a villain to meet with the angel.
2 Find a loved one a villain believes is dead.
3 Heal the loved one of an evil ruler.
4 Inspire the defenders of a besieged holy site
damage.
Spellcasting. The planetar casts one of the following spells, requiring no Material components and using Charisma as spellcasting ability (spell save DC 20):
At Will: Detect Evil and Good
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
architecture, unavoidable propaganda, or scars on an exploited environment. Villain Identities Villains occupy places of influence in dark fantasy domains. Choose from or roll on the Dark Fantasy Villains
table to inspire villains appropriate to this genre. Dark Fantasy Villains 1d10 The Villain Is … 1 A machine that believes it’s a resurrected tyrant and seeks to rebuild its empire. 2 The leader of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
: Defiling a sealed tomb Desecrating a temple Slaying a villain who is backed by a powerful entity such as a demon lord or a deity Murdering or grievously harming an innocent Stealing a treasure that is
lay the curse directly, the curse should be obvious in some way, such as a warning of dire consequences carved into the wall of an ancient crypt or relayed by a spell such as magic mouth.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Questing Knight Questing knights travel in pursuit of a cause, such as slaying a villain, defeating a monster, recovering an Artifact, or restoring their lost honor. Questing Knight Medium or Small
.
Spellcasting. The knight casts one of the following spells, using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 16):
1/Day Each: Daylight, Dispel Evil and Good, Greater Restoration, Phantom Steed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Wish Level 9 Conjuration (Sorcerer, Wizard) Casting Time: Action
Range: Self
Components: V
Duration: Instantaneous
Wish is the mightiest spell a mortal can cast. By simply speaking aloud, you
can alter reality itself. The basic use of this spell is to duplicate any other spell of level 8 or lower. If you use it this way, you don’t need to meet any requirements to cast that spell
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Wish Level 9 Conjuration (Sorcerer, Wizard) Casting Time: Action
Range: Self
Components: V
Duration: Instantaneous
Wish is the mightiest spell a mortal can cast. By simply speaking aloud, you
can alter reality itself. The basic use of this spell is to duplicate any other spell of level 8 or lower. If you use it this way, you don’t need to meet any requirements to cast that spell
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
monster or villain with cascading catastrophes like those brought about by a meteorite strike or volcanic eruption. Regardless of a hero’s power, the best-timed strike or the most powerful spell
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
or villain might be replaced by cascading catastrophes like those brought about by a meteor strike or volcanic eruption. Regardless of a hero’s power, the best-timed critical hit or the most powerful
spell might not fix a city ruined by an earthquake or a world ravaged by plagues. The disasters in your horror adventures need not be natural. Magical disruptions, temporal shifts, and violent
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
their dwarf and gnome allies to defend the Forge of Spells, and the ensuing spell battle destroyed much of the cavern. Few survived the cave-ins and tremors, and knowledge of the location of Wave Echo
. Unfortunately for the Rockseekers, they aren’t the only ones interested in Wave Echo Cave. A mysterious villain known as the Spider controls a network of bandit gangs and goblin bands in the area, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
wizards fought alongside their dwarf and gnome allies to defend the Forge of Spells, and the ensuing spell battle destroyed much of the cavern. Few survived the cave-ins and tremors, and the location of
Cave, and they intend to reopen the mines. Unfortunately for the Rockseekers, they are not the only ones interested in Wave Echo Cave. A mysterious villain known as the Black Spider controls a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
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
dominated by the sword, as if by the dominate monster spell, and the sword demands that it be bathed in blood. The spell effect ends when the sword’s demand is met. Sword of Kas Random Properties. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
the characters escape, secrets, or treasures, or the villain might promise not to harm innocents or the characters’ allies. Darklords might serve as typical quest givers, but they tend to be more
. The Blessing can be removed by the Remove Curse spell, or the Darklord might revoke it anytime. The following Blessings are examples of those a Darklord might bestow upon a character. Customize them to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
. Others seek to claim the might of whatever created them or to seize otherworldly powers of their own. Among the most notorious of such cambions is Iuz, a villain who became an evil demigod and whose
(spell save DC 14):
2/Day Each: Alter Self, Command (level 3 version), Detect Magic
1/Day Each: Dominate Person (level 8 version), Plane Shift (self only)
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
dreamer. But the dream spell and similar effects (such as a night hag’s Nightmare Haunting) can influence a dream from the outside, to a specific and often sinister purpose. The quori are masters of
using the dream spell as a weapon to terrorize their foes. It’s possible for an entire adventure to take place in a dream. The trick with a dream adventure is ensuring that it feels meaningful, even
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
and shackles anchored to the floor of a dreary dungeon cell. The painting is 3½ feet wide by 7 feet tall. Thanks to a permanent Nystul’s magic aura spell cast on the painting, a detect magic spell does
trapped creature, which appears in the closest unoccupied space adjacent to the painting. Thwad Underbrew. The dwarf in the painting is a beard-stroking villain named Thwad Underbrew, a former champion
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
). Lord Soth casts Dispel Magic, Hold Person, or Banishment (level 5 version), using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 19).
Legendary Actions
Legendary Action Uses: 3 (4 in Domain
action again until the start of his next turn.
Villain of Two Worlds
Lord Soth features in adventures in both the Dragonlance and Ravenloft campaign settings. If you want to give Soth a unique
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
a powerful villain or a wrongly slain innocent Swearing a vow to refrain from or undertake some action on pain of great suffering Burden A curse’s burden is the effect that causes hardship and
general curses can lifted by a remove curse spell, more specific or dramatic curses can’t be permanently lifted through spells. Magic can offer temporary respite, though. A remove curse spell cast on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
spell scrolls: raise dead, forbiddance, and holy aura. USING THE RUINSTONE
Once per day as a bonus action, a villain can activate the ruinstone to undo one deed they have performed. The possibilities
unnaturally cold. As you step onto the flagstones, a voice from nowhere whispers:
“Who is dead but cannot die, the Lord of Bones, whose embrace is patient but sure?”
A detect magic spell reveals that