Search Results
All Results
Characters
Compendium
Spells
Items
Monsters
Vehicles
Forums
Returning 35 results for 'spirit of ruins dance variants'.
Monsters
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
uses its magic to walk disguised among people. A dragon might hire adventurers to undertake quests into the ruins of its lost homeland.
Spirit Dragons
Spirit dragons, sometimes called song dragons
spirit dragon’s primary motivation is to unearth and study the ruins of the ancient realm from which it arose. Spirit dragons share an innate intellectual curiosity, and many have a deep
Monsters
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
conditions, a spirit dragon wyrmling might hatch from the egg. Left to its own devices, a wyrmling wanders the ruins that the dragon originated from.
Spirit Dragons
Spirit dragons, sometimes called
over time.
A spirit dragon’s primary motivation is to unearth and study the ruins of the ancient realm from which it arose. Spirit dragons share an innate intellectual curiosity, and many have
Monsters
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
primary motivation is to unearth and study the ruins of the ancient realm from which it arose. Spirit dragons share an innate intellectual curiosity, and many have a deep appreciation for the culture and
Spellcasting to cast Thunderwave (level 2 version).
Unearth Ruins. The dragon magically raises broken, ancient ruins in a 20-foot-radius, 60-foot-high Cylinder centered on a point it can see within 120 feet
Monsters
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
a bygone age, and so as they grow and mature, they develop an erratic control over time.
A spirit dragon’s primary motivation is to unearth and study the ruins of the ancient realm from which
minute, it succeeds automatically.Curious and self-confident, young spirit dragons can cause trouble for a region’s other denizens, by either unleashing long-buried evils or misusing scarcely
monsters
immovable dragon skull in the ruins of Castle Avernus—reactivates, and the lich’s spirit returns to Darkon if his body is destroyed.
Azalin’s Domain
Darkon is altered by Azalin’s
Darklord Restoration. If Azalin dies and his spirit jar remains intact, he revives with all his Hit Points in 2d10;{"diceNotation":"2d10", "rollType":"roll", "rollAction":"Darklord Restoration"} days
Monsters
Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Voice from the Past (1/Day). The professor can cast the contact other plane spell to contact a long-dead spirit, using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability.Multiattack. The professor makes two
flow of events, learning which occurrences herald specific outcomes, and they trace their magic through those paths of causality. In their exploration of ruins, professors of order shore up dangerous
monsters
cares nothing for his domain. But should noteworthy threats or remarkable individuals appear, he seeks to crush or enlist them. The only exception is the spirit of his treacherous former ally, Caradoc
punishment, Soth was resurrected as a death knight and, for centuries, brooded on his disgrace in the charred ruins of his fortress, Dargaard Keep.
When the evil god Takhisis whispered to Soth
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
tradition to bring students of all our colleges together, to show the potential of our university’s mission, and to create a night of magic. Tonight, we are honored by the presence of his spirit and
wisdom once again, for history lives here at Strixhaven, and nothing is ever truly forgotten.
“Now, you’ve all been promised a starlit night, so one and all, come dance among the stars!”
With Dean
Adult Deep Dragon
Legacy
This doesn't reflect the latest rules and lore.
Learn More
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
.
5
An adult deep dragon craves the knowledge stored in an aboleth;aboleth's nearby lair.
6
A spirit naga desperately wants to claim the key to a mysterious underground door from the hoard
with whom they have alliances or enmities. Their lairs are highly individual. Some are woven from networks of living fungus. Others are built upon the ruins of ancient cities or carved into caves near
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
ruins, they devote their time to developing new spells and enslaving the mortals with which they surround themselves. A spirit naga likes to charm its foes, drawing them close so that it can sink its
Spirit Naga Spirit nagas live in gloom and spitefulness, constantly plotting vengeance against creatures that have wronged them — or that they believe have wronged them. Lairing in dismal caverns and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
particularly crumbling section of the ruins, sometimes with disastrous consequences—and sometimes finding deliverance when a spirit statue appears from nowhere to catch the hapless student before they suffer
chasm holds the excavated ruins of an ancient settlement. Several star arches encircle rocky peaks and outcroppings, testifying to the powerful magical energy in the vicinity—energy once harnessed by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
5. Great Rift Tumbledown ruins cling to the lip of a rift overlooking a lake of bubbling lava.
A creature that falls from the top of the cliff into the lava takes 70 (20d6) bludgeoning damage from
strange, ritualistic dance. Unless the characters intervene, the vegepygmies roll their captive off the edge of the cliff. A couple of vegepygmies leap off after him, caught in the throes of devotion
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
aura of enchantment surrounding the clay urn. The first creature to touch the urn or disturb its contents must succeed on a DC 21 Wisdom saving throw or be affected by an Otto’s irresistible dance spell
to poison damage. The egg turns to dust and is destroyed if it leaves the Tomb of the Nine Gods (but see "Lost Treasures"). Nangnang’s Spirit. The spirit of Nangnang tries to inhabit any character
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
In the Ruins As dust rises from the ruins of Twin Gods Observatory, the earthquake ceases. All of the Watchers survived, with the possible exception of Tonalli. If the characters didn’t rescue
of the eruptions is a tlexolotl—a spirit of the volcanoes. Tales say many of the volcanoes in Tletepec have tlexolotls dwelling within them. Tonalli believes these volcanic spirits are all gradually
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
Setting the Tone A Morgrave campaign is a coming of age story in a fantasy world. In between delving into ruins and uncovering demonic schemes, the player characters need to decide what to do with
their lives, humiliate their rivals, and figure out what to wear to the Crystalfall dance. You can play up the humor in this scenario, but it can be just as dark as Callestan if you choose. A Morgrave
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
source see the following: What used to be some sort of laboratory lies in ruins, its furnishings broken and heaped against the walls. In the middle of the room, painted on the floor with mud, is a ten
converge, a half-orc wearing hide armor performs an eerie dance while consuming the entrails of a dead possum. Standing around the half-orc are several small twig figures.
The half-orc, Grannoc, is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
the characters decline, Rinaldo is disappointed and tries to get them to change their minds by saying, “We live in dark times. Perhaps the spirit of the White Lady can help. Aren’t you curious to hear
opaque, and the candles go out one by one.
Rinaldo senses that the White Lady’s spirit is close and urges the characters to reach out to it. Ask the players in turn what their characters say or do. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Nagas Nagas are intelligent serpents that inhabit the ruins of the past, amassing arcane treasures and knowledge. The first nagas were created as immortal guardians by a humanoid race long lost to
lairs to track down magic items or rare spellbooks. Nagas never feel the ravages of time or succumb to sickness. Even if it is struck down, a naga’s immortal spirit reforms in a new body in a matter of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
quest, and the world was devastated in a great Cataclysm. In punishment, Soth was resurrected as a death knight and, for centuries, brooded on his disgrace in the charred ruins of his fortress
charged Caradoc with claiming her soul. When Kitiara died in battle, Caradoc refused to capture her spirit unless Soth bargained with Takhisis to restore Caradoc to life. Enraged, Soth tried to destroy
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Roots of Bathalang Puno The swamps grow drier and more densely forested within a couple miles of Bathalang Puno, with vines and mangroves ensnaring ancient, overgrown ruins. A character who succeeds
on a DC 16 Intelligence (History) check knows that a great city once spread around the sacred tree; the crumbled structures are that city’s ruins and the remnants of a destroyed skybridge called
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
Lychgate Lychgate hides the magically shattered remains of Castle Avernus. Whatever ongoing magical disaster befell the castle during the Hour of Ascension has locked its ruins in time, freezing it
disappearance. Roll on or choose a result from the Doom in Lychgate table to inspire adventures in this ruined realm. Doom in Lychgate 1d6 In Lychgate, Adventurers Might Seek … 1 Azalin’s spirit
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
nobility. Their redemption hinges on whether Vladimir can set aside that hatred. The undead knight can be found brooding in the ruins of Argynvostholt. The spirit of the dragon Argynvost isn’t at rest
The Order of the Silver Dragon The death of Argynvost enraged the spirit of Vladimir Horngaard, the greatest of the dragon’s knights. Horngaard returned as a revenant and swore to avenge the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Wilderness Features No wilderness map is complete without a few settlements, strongholds, ruins, and other sites worthy of discovery. A dozen such locations scattered over an area roughly 50 miles
statue of a person or deity 14 Great stone wall, intact, with tower fortifications spaced at one-mile intervals 15 Great stone wall in ruins 16 Great stone arch 17 Fountain 18 Intact circle of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Adventure Atlas: The Mortuary
Master’s Guide. Mortuary Portals d6 Portal Anchor Portal Key 1 Body bag Vial of embalming fluid 2 Bone-filled ossuary Mourning dance 3 Funerary urn Spoken eulogy 4 Eye of a giant’s skull Two gold coins
pervades this solemn monument. Its cold stone walls are reminiscent of a crypt. The halls are dimly lit and uncomfortably silent, save for the occasional distant groan of undead or the plaintive call of a wailing spirit. The acrid sting of chemical odors hangs in the air.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
and how he would be should he return. Azalin’s current spirit jar is a golden amulet he carries. If this amulet is destroyed, Azalin’s original spirit jar—an immovable dragon skull in the ruins of
Castle Avernus—reactivates, and the lich’s spirit returns to Darkon if his body is destroyed. Azalin Rex Medium Undead (Wizard), Neutral Evil
AC 20 Initiative +17 (27)
HP 390 (52d8 + 156)
Speed 30
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
smiling and report those suspected of secretly being bards. Those who transgress are sent to the Faith Hold. Ruins of Eckham The peasants of Eckham rebelled against their harsh treatment. Elena claimed
the people succumbed to demon worship and had her followers slay the locals and burn the town. Ruins of Ludyard Ludyard met a fate similar to Eckham. Freedom fighters hide out here and plan Elena’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
to lie in the ruins where a black dragon dwells.
7 A group of adventurers and a black dragon are hunting the same treasure in the ruins of a partially sunken city.
8 A black dragon with
young black dragon has struck up a mutual assistance pact with a roper that haunts the ruins outside the dragon’s lair.
Adult Black Dragon Connections d8 Connected Creatures
1 An
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
heart of Lorehold College overlooks a chasm littered with ancient ruins Order and Chaos Lorehold’s two deans carry the titles Dean of Order and Dean of Chaos, as order versus chaos encapsulates the
reckless discovery and the spirit of adventure in their research of the past—the essence and emotion of history over precision or procedure. Scholars of Lorehold The Lorehold Scholars table offers examples
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
layer of vast bogs and quicksand. Cathrys The stench of decay hangs over fetid jungles and scarlet plains. Minethys Stinging sand blows in unending storms, hiding the ruins of the ancient city
physical and outright demonic—that keep characters trapped or imprisoned there. Characters might help a prisoner escape, from an unjustly held spirit to some primeval god banished to oblivion here.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Lingering fog 11–12 Noise and smoke from smithies and forges 13 Canals and bridges 14 Cliffs on one or more sides 15–16 Clean streets and well-maintained buildings 17–18 Ancient ruins within the settlement
guilds 19 Patriotism 20 Ancient ruins Current Calamities 1d12 Calamity 1 Monsters infest the settlement. 2 A key figure died; murder is suspected. 3 War brews between rival guilds or gangs. 4 A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
catastrophic pain, or magical blasphemies, wraiths spread suffering and the torment of undeath. Humanoids that die near a wraith might be entrapped by the foul spirit and rise as specters bound to the
wraith’s sinister will. Wraiths lurk in forgotten dungeons, accursed ruins, or lands influenced by sinister planes of existence. Such haunted domains might bear hints of the tragedies or foul magic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
platform rises from the edge of the pool, supporting a larger-than-life quartz statue of an elf priest with outstretched arms.
The ruins here belong to an elven tribe that once dwelled in this region. They
a creature nears the statue, the cloakers take turns posing as the spirit of the statue. They offer to bless any character who shows their purity by bathing in the pool. A character who succeeds on a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
god’s potential objectives. Athreos’s Divine Schemes d4 Scheme
1 Athreos tires of his responsibilities but refuses to abandon them. Secretly, he has allowed the same spirit to be reborn
greed, but as it is payment for something beyond the gods.
3 The Rivers That Ring the World are drying up. As the tides recede, great ruins are revealed, rising from the river bottom. Athreos sends
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
its destruction, blasted to magically floating chunks of rubble. Its towers pitch wildly and crumble to pieces amid arcane flames, yet they don’t fall. Although time has halted in the ruins, Azalin’s
skull made of gold has fallen into the midst of these failed experiments. This is Azalin’s original spirit jar, but the skull’s eyes, which once glowed with unholy flames, now look empty. Heart of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
with its deadly saplings. Briggdarrow This ruined village of Briggdarrow is overgrown by a toxic, vision-inducing fungus. Eerie fungal beings emerge from the ruins by night to spread the infestation
monster, the Avanc. The Cauldron A fey witch drowned in this pool long ago. Now, any corpse bathed in its magical waters returns to life—but the spirit inhabiting the body never matches the original