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a hulking fusion of draconic and bipedal characteristics, standing between 8 and 12 feet tall. As its original nature wanes, its draconic powers grow, giving it a thick layer of dragon scale armor
collect dragon parts—scales, teeth, skin, flesh, wings, and bones—that they scavenge from around dragon lairs, take from dragon corpses, or buy from merchants and adventurers. They stitch on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
the air are actually withered corpses standing upright on a ledge two feet above the floor.
Creatures. Once the lead character in the party reaches the midway point of the east–west passage, fifteen
zombies animate and attack. These corpses don’t register as undead to a casting of detect evil and good until after they animate. Disease. After combat with the zombies is finished, each character who
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
11. Balcony Characters who climb the red marble staircase to its full height come to a dusty balcony with a suit of black plate armor standing against one wall, draped in cobwebs. This suit of
corpses hanging from the trees and worms bursting up from the ground. Secret Door A secret door in the west wall can be found with a successful DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check. It pushes open easily to reveal a cobweb-filled wooden staircase leading up to the attic.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
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Armoire. Standing against the south wall is a wooden armoire draped in cobwebs.
Treasure. The armoire contains the skeletal remains of a halfling adventurer who was trapped inside by giant spiders and
Dense webbing fills this room as well (see area 19c for rules). Suspended within the webs are six cocoons. Five contain the desiccated corpses of four goblins and a nothic. The sixth contains a swarm
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
currently standing watch on the walls. A search of the bailey yields the corpses of two dead human guards, both of whom were struck and killed by falling rocks. Characters can enter the keep through the front
slain — shot and killed by elf arrows while standing on the roof of his keep. His widow, Lady Velrosa Nandar, made peace with the elves and promised to make no further incursions into the Ardeep Forest
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
, yet all is not well. Black smoke coils from fires across the city, corpses litter the streets, and wraiths circle the rooftops like vultures. A sphere of utter darkness grows out from the heart of the
the vision has the same dark dream whenever he or she takes a long rest. In the dream, the character is standing in the city during its fall and sees a skeletal figure walking alone through the dead
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
restrained and has to hold its breath until it is dug out. Human-sized blocks of ice appear, containing frozen corpses. These corpses might break free and attack as zombies, or their spirits might attack as
substance, but it looks, sounds, and moves like the hag. The hag can sense when one or more creatures are within 60 feet of her duplicate and can interact with them as if she were present and standing in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
stalagmites, columns, or pools of standing water. A cave has a 10 percent chance of featuring luminescent growth on the walls that fill it with dim light. In addition to the tunnel through which the
was summoned to the Underdark. Kurr brought with him a pack of hyenas and had them feast on the corpses of his slain victims. This heinous act transformed the hyenas into ten gnolls. Kurr’s pack now
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
pounds or more is placed on the elevator platform, it collapses. Any creature standing on the platform at the time drops 100 feet into area H5, taking 35 (10d6) bludgeoning damage from the fall
door while standing on the glyph, the glyph triggers and casts its spell on the floor around it, opening a pit into area H3. Each creature standing in the shaded spaces in front of the door on map
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
lot of noise. Corpses. The Zhents have killed two servants, an older male human (the head butler) and a younger male halfling (a cook), and left their bodies on the floor. G7. Laundry Room This room
is where servants wash clothing. It contains scrub buckets, wash basins, soap, mops, and chamber pots. Corpses. The Zhents have killed a servant, a middle-aged female human (the head maid), and left
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
bedchamber, including a soft bed, warm quilts, elegant tapestries, and a gilded chamber pot. Bars over the windows dispel the air of luxury somewhat, as does the guard standing just inside the door.
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-frozen bodies near the bottom, weighed down by their chain shirts. There are six human corpses and six dwarf corpses in all—the remains of the castle guards killed by the cultists. A 5-foot-wide, 8-foot
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
opportunity attacks and ganging up to kill quickly. 5. Ice Caverns In a chamber southeast of the wolves’ lair, the giants have preserved eight corpses of mutilated victims, standing them upright and
enclosing them in blocks of transparent ice. These exhibits are meant to frighten off any trespassers. The bodies are obviously hacked and very dead, not merely frozen whole. Treasure. Each of these corpses
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
one or more of the characters are transported here, read: Your surroundings vanish in a flurry of snow and ice. When your vision clears, you find yourself standing at the edge of a camp, its tents
and ice. When your vision clears, you find yourself in a raging snowstorm, standing at the edge of a Reghed tribe’s camp in the process of being dismantled. The nomads work feverishly to tear down their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
is a row of ten corpses frozen into a wall of ice: three Luskar warriors, a dwarf, and six Ice Hunters. The bodies have been preserved in the ice, making it impossible to tell how long they’ve been
near the center of the village is slightly larger than the others, and is home to the Ice Hunter chieftain, Barking Seal. A yurt standing apart from the rest of the shelters is home to the shaman
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
to the watch that she has new crew to bring aboard, and the watch acknowledges the request. This exchange brings the captain — a tall and muscular Northlander — onto the deck. Standing at his side is
and dump their corpses overboard. Chaos of Battle. As soon as the characters attack, Athgar and Sister Foam order the crew to defend the ship. In the first round of combat, two sailors (N human
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
pieces. Older humanoid remains were the source of the jackals’ meal. However, no intact corpses can be found among the rubble. Additionally, the walls of the still-standing structures bear a mark in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
: A gruesome diorama featuring the stuffed corpses of a beholder and six goblins, all of them in battle poses and adorned with costume jewelry An ivory chessboard on a low stone table A 9-foot-tall, 3
-foot-wide framed painting of Yek, depicting him in his regal human form, standing proudly with his golden circlet on his brow A hefty, iron-banded wooden chest with iron rings for handles Characters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
is a row of ten corpses frozen into a wall of ice: three Luskar warriors, a dwarf, and six Ice Hunters. The bodies have been preserved in the ice, making it impossible to tell how long they’ve been
the center of the village is slightly larger than the others, and is home to the Ice Hunter chieftain, Barking Seal. A yurt standing apart from the rest of the shelters is home to the shaman
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
-legged and serene.
Creatures in the dome gain a flying speed of 30 feet and can hover. The corpses of a dozen Netherese apprentices hover around this area, with their hands on their knees and their
music hall is aglitter with ice, and the floor underfoot is strewn with the crystal shards of fallen chandeliers. The frozen corpses of the audience lie strewn among the tiered seats, their expressions
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
ruined stone bunks and toppled weapon racks are eight corpses, including the rotting remains of two ogres.
In the round after any living creature enters this chamber, the dead creatures clamber to
with three dusty balance scales made of iron. Cubbyholes carved into the north wall are stuffed with crumbling paper scraps. Several long-dead corpses sprawl across the floor.
The centuries-old paper
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
fluid originates from the upper levels of Landro. L2: Cave Graveyard The corpses of recently fallen human soldiers bearing fine weapons and well-oiled armor lie scattered about this musty cavern.
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been here for years. Anyone who examined the thin, gray liquid in the cave entrance realizes that the white powder is residue from this liquid. The corpses are Cyran soldiers who were instantly killed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
skeletons, many still wearing rusted armor or tattered robes.
Gremorly dumped the corpses of those he killed into the moat. A character who examines these remains and succeeds on a DC 15 Wisdom
to well-known organizations like the Harpers or Red Wizards of Thay, the symbols of those groups can be found among the corpses. Treasure. Gremorly left treasure on the bodies of his victims to lure
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
few feet. Inspection reveals the wall has a secret door currently standing ajar. When the door is shut, it is hidden (DC 18 to find). A creature that saw Shabblejaw disappear through the door has
, preferably with his pet. D15: Frozen Corpses Most of this cave is filled with ice. Five human corpses are dimly visible, each frozen deep within an icy pillar. Each corpse has a weapon raised and wears a look
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
Keene to conceal contraband in corpses’ funeral wrappings, which the guards and toll collectors never check. Even less savory is the harvesting and sale of corpses or their parts for the city’s
experiments, replacing them with pauper’s corpses and weighted coffins. Should any of the family’s misdealing come to light, it would doubtlessly shock the city to the core and potentially force
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Nine-Fingers Keene to conceal contraband in corpses’ funeral wrappings, which the guards and toll collectors never check. Even less savory is the harvesting and sale of corpses or their parts for the
deceased for her experiments, replacing them with pauper’s corpses and weighted coffins. Should any of the family’s misdealing come to light, it would doubtlessly shock the city to the core and potentially
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
illusion that makes the illusionist appear to be standing in a place a few inches from its actual location, causing any creature to have disadvantage on attack rolls against the illusionist. The effect
undeath. Some necromancers dig up or purchase corpses to create Undead servitors. A few instead use their powers for good, hunting Undead. Necromancer Wizard
Medium Humanoid, Any Alignment
Armor
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
that separates this area from the Pools of Devotion. 78. Undead Pool The stench of death is overwhelming here. The pool at the center of this chamber is a blackened sea of floating corpses. Three
enormous globes of blue liquid are suspended in the air to the east.
West of the pool, just south of a set of double doors, is a contact stone.
Creatures. Eight ghouls here float like corpses in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
. Characters who kill the spider and search the webs find the cocooned, desiccated corpses of an albino dwarf and a goblin, but no treasure. Eastern Dome. Three chwingas (see appendix D) live in this dome. They
top of the dome has been weakened by time and collapses under the weight of a creature weighing 200 pounds or more. Any creature standing on or clinging to the roof when it collapses falls, taking
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
small, iron-barred window. Forcing open the door requires a successful DC 22 Strength (Athletics) check. Standing inside the room is a hobgoblin guard with a horn. It uses an action to blow the horn and
hostilities with the drow have prompted Azrok to call on her for help. Preeta understands the threat posed by the drow and is using animate dead spells to raise drow corpses, creating forces that Azrok can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
the altar is a sickly man in a loincloth with a burlap sack over his head. An alcove in the north wall contains a freestanding suit of plate armor missing its helm.
Standing before the altar are
shattered lid lying in pieces on the floor around it.
The shambling corpses are six zombies created by Flennis (see area D13) from the remains of the Dead Three cultists’ murder victims. The zombies
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
of sacred gemstones, but the mind flayers took the gems when they vanquished this place’s defenders. The basin is now empty. West Room. Attendants here dressed and armored the prepared corpses. The
standing sarcophagi. Each sarcophagus lid bears a carving of a resting priest. A 10-foot-tall, armored figure with dwarf-like features patrols the room.
The figure is a clay golem maintains its vigil
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Nest of the Eldritch Eye
What was once a serene crypt now lies in ruin. Two chipped stone pillars brace the vaulted ceiling. Tombs are cracked open, and reanimated corpses prowl the room. At the center of the room’s back wall
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Zalryr (neutral evil, human cult fanatic) stands at the north end of the room, conducting an experiment on the two cultists standing inside the runic circle. Zalryr’s experiment has magically
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
. The remnants of butchered game animals hang from crude wooden stakes along the cavern walls, and you spot a pair of orc corpses treated in the same fashion.
The grisly trophies that decorate the room
capped stalks standing as tall as a human and glowing puffballs almost a yard wide.
High ledges rise fifteen to twenty feet above the floor on the north, south, and west walls. Narrow passageways lead
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
net falls from the ceiling, covering the area in front of the gate in area 1. Each creature standing under the net as it falls must make a successful DC 16 Dexterity saving throw or be restrained. A
rituals often involve the use of freshly harvested organs. If the adventurers’ corpses are targeted by speak with dead or similar magic, they answer the caster’s questions truthfully. They know
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Intelligence (Investigation) check to recognize subtle details in the stonework revealing the trap’s area. When any creature touches the double doors, including to pick the lock, each creature standing in
characters cut down the web cocoons, they find the corpses of three giant rats, Constable Boot, and a kobold explorer. The kobold has a vial of acid, a flask of alchemist’s fire, and a vial of