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Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Dark Devotion. The fanatic has advantage on saving throws against being charmed or frightened.
Spellcasting. The fanatic is a 4th-level spellcaster. Its spellcasting ability is Wisdom (spell save DC
11, +3;{"diceNotation":"1d20+3","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Spellcasting"} to hit with spell attacks). The fanatic has the following cleric spells prepared:
Cantrips (at will): light, sacred
Zuggtmoy
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Monsters
Out of the Abyss
Innate Spellcasting. Zuggtmoy’s spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 22). She can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components:
At will: detect magic, locate
“I see visions in the world around me that others do not.”
21–40
“I periodically slip into a catatonic state, staring off into the distance for long stretches at a time
Magic Items
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
, while others act as their tales dictate. In either case, the tooth is gone forever.
Teeth of Dahlver-Nar
1d20
Tale and Tooth
Creatures Summoned
Implanted Effect
1
The Staring
Cats of Uldun-dar (ivory cat molar)
9 cat;cats
The tooth has 8 charges. As an action, you can expend 1 charge to cast the revivify spell from the tooth. If you are dead at the start of your turn, the
Bugbear
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
One useful trick: if ye face bugbears who have severed heads on spikes as trophies, cast a spell to make the heads speak. After that, ye can cozen the bugbears into doing almost anything.
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trophies that honor Hruggek, and their ever-staring eyes are an homage to sleepless Grankhul.
The heads of leaders and mighty opponents are particularly sacred, and offering up such a trophy can provide
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
divination magic with their giant companions. Shortly before encountering the frost giant whose well-placed boulder ended my human existence, Mordenkainen and I saw a giant lynx. It was just staring into
space, in that oh-so-feline way. Mordenkainen wanted to talk to it, to find out what it was looking at, but I successfully dissuaded him.
—Bigby
When you see a giant lynx staring into space, you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
. Malady of Zuggtmoy Certain effects within the Lykortha Expanse can afflict characters with a type of malady brought on by the influence of Zuggtmoy. A greater restoration spell or more powerful magic
determine the flaw. Malady of Zuggtmoy d100 Flaw (lasts until cured) 01–20 “I see visions in the world around me that others do not.” 21–40 “I periodically slip into a catatonic state, staring off
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Hazlan Wild Magic Excessive experimentation has caused the nature of magic in Hazlan to fray, making the entire domain a region of wild magic. Whenever a character in Hazlan expends a spell slot to
cast a spell of 1st level or higher or actives a magic item, an additional effect might occur. The character’s player rolls a d10. If they roll a 1, roll on the Hazlan Wild Magic table to determine the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
shattered limbs and various unrecognizable fragments, characters can find the right half of the golem’s shattered head. A detect magic spell reveals an aura of illusion magic around the partial head. The
first time a character approaches within 10 feet of the head, the source of the aura becomes apparent as a magic mouth spell cast on it says, in Ezzat’s voice and in Common: Down and down and down
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium
in heavy rain, mist, falling snow, foliage, or similar natural phenomena. It’s as if nature itself cloaks a wood elf from prying eyes—even eyes staring right at the elf! Both subraces are capable of
blocks darkvision only if the rules text for a particular instance of darkness says it does. For example, the darkness spell specifies that it produces a magical darkness that obstructs darkvision. That obstruction is a feature of the spell, not of magical darkness in general.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
stat block, with the following adjustments: If slain, Kirgaz is restored to life somewhere in the Outlands 24 hours later. Kirgaz can cast teleport without spell components once per day. The demigod is
. Dozens of crudely carved, amphibian figurines surround the hulk, staring expectantly with bulbous eyes.
This cavern is roughly circular and hundreds of feet across, and it has a 30-foot-high ceiling
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
cleanup crew in any area close to the entrance. As you step through the door, two hobgoblins pause, staring at you with a mix of anger and confusion. One wears an oversized tank on her back with a hand
it to be used five times. During the third round, two more hobgoblins rush to join the attack from a nearby room. One of those hobgoblins carries and will use two spell scrolls (see “Treasure” below
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
staring eyes that twitch and blink. Two corridors lead from this room in opposite directions.
When anyone moves toward one of the passages leading from this room, the eyes all shift to stare at that
transformed it into a miserable, obsessive shell of its former self. The Eyepiece. A detect magic spell or similar magic reveals an aura of divination magic on the unbroken eyepiece. A character who looks
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
who have severed heads on spikes as trophies, cast a spell to make the heads speak. After that, ye can cozen the bugbears into doing almost anything.
— Elminster
Gang Mentality Since bugbears
. The heads are then placed on spikes or hung from cords around a bugbear den. The heads themselves are trophies that honor Hruggek, and their ever-staring eyes are an homage to sleepless Grankhul. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
creature believes that it is in deadly combat with a feathered warrior that has emerged from the mirror. This effect is like that of a phantasmal force spell, with the character battling a warrior that
has a +6 bonus to hit and deals 3 (1d6) psychic damage, as described in the spell. The effect ends if the affected creature deals the imaginary warrior a total amount of damage equal to the creature’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
not.” 21–40 “I periodically slip into a catatonic state, staring off into the distance for long stretches at a time.” 41–60 “I see an altered version of reality, with my mind convincing itself that
.
Challenge 23 (50,000 XP)
Innate Spellcasting. Zuggtmoy’s spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 22). She can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components:
At will
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragon’s Wake
single staring eye weeping a spreading fan of tears, above which arches an eyebrow.
Scaly Eye members are swashbucklers who may attack the characters when they notice them, but a successful DC 15
. Statue Chamber A 20,000-pound, 25-foot-tall marble statue of Bahamut stands at the center of this chamber, encircled by a hoard of treasure on the floor. The detect magic spell reveals that the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
, then take the crossing there to the Feywild at sundown. The many splendors of Paliset Hall await you on the other side! Formal attire is expected but not required.
A detect magic spell reveals an
before. All her warmth is gone. When I look into her eyes, I see a cold and spiteful woman staring back at me.
“I want you to steal the necklace, which Zorhanna now refuses to remove. I can’t safely do
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
end of this hallway is an empty suit of armor, its vacant helm staring past the cage elevator toward the double door at the opposite end of the hall.
The elevator climbs no higher than this hallway
on a DC 14 Intelligence (Investigation) check. A successful check also reveals a faint glyph on the secret door—the telltale sign of a glyph of warding spell. Only Sythian can open the door without
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
resembles an unblinking eye, staring skyward. A deity devoted to revealing the truth might seem to have a weak draw in a city of merchants, but Savras was widely worshiped in Chult long before the
Tethyrian human assassins) who are looking for Artus Cimber. The Zhents have come to the temple to see if Zitembe can cast a spell to aid in their search. Although the assassins offer payment in the form
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
Mirror. A detect magic spell reveals that the gilded mirror on the wall radiates an aura of conjuration magic. None of the mansion’s current occupants are aware of this fact, because the mirror’s magic
hasn’t been used in generations. Casting an identify spell on the mirror reveals that an assassin’s ghost is magically bound to it. The spell also reveals the forgotten rhyme needed to summon the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
bald human staring out to sea. Later events (discussed below) caused it to be transformed into the statue known today as the Sahuagin Humbled. When the Spellplague gripped Waterdeep in 1385 DR, six
Market, and the self-evident magic of its existence. The statue is of a well-muscled but impassive male human with its left leg sunk to the hip in the street, the result of a spell cast by the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Domains of Delight: A Feywild Accessory
staring at it. An archfey might obsess over a perceived injustice and work tirelessly to correct it. An archfey might obsess over their collection of acorns, believing the acorns are keys that unlock the
magical copies of themself and other creatures. These simulacra are similar to those created by the simulacrum spell. 8 Time Distortion. For each minute spent in the archfey’s presence, an hour passes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
. The air seems to hum with pent-up power.
Soon after the characters enter this area, an entity called Everlast makes its presence known. Everlast is a living spell bound to the spire. It can
Strength check. A living blade of disaster is a powerful, annihilating spell given a will of its own. Y19k. Dome The following boxed text assumes that the characters arrive by moving up the shaft from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
rise from the hardwood floor to a balcony, and a glass chandelier hangs above the center of the room. Below the chandelier, the pelt of an owlbear has been made into a fine rug, its head staring at the
a pair of cobwebbed chairs at one end and a dusty table at the opposite end. Tucked under the table is a small wooden chest with handles. Treasure. The wooden chest is unlocked and holds three spell
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
by the wheel is a cloud giant ghost staring blankly into the sky.
The cloud giant ghost is indifferent toward intruders but turns hostile if attacked or if the items in the chest are removed (see
-Azam is present, he can invoke his rank as a noble genie as soon as the elementals and mephits appear. When he does so, 1d6 of the mephits vanish as if affected by a banishment spell. Once the characters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
balcony near a double door.
The harpsichord is a Medium object with AC 15, 12 hit points, and immunity to poison and psychic damage. A detect magic spell reveals an aura of transmutation magic around it
to life and attack the harpsichord’s assailants. Each piece of wreckage is treated as a Tiny object under the effect of an animate objects spell that lasts for 1 minute. P33. Glass Statues The floor
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
depict the contemplative face of a beautiful angel.
A detect magic spell reveals that the window radiates an aura of abjuration magic. The window is unbreakable, and no one can enter the citadel from
along the edges of the pool, staring at a corpse floating in it.
Five bulezaus drowned a night hag in the pool. The hag, Yiggleblight, was working with Trantolox to find Crokek’toeck until the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
arms lashes a hand-tentacle across the face of a shriveled mind flayer with a single, staring eye, drawing blood. Several strange pods line the walls (area X12). A mental message rings out, “You will
. Treasure. The characters might find the heightened mind crystal (see appendix B) among the crystals stored here by chance, or they might note that its magic aura is different by casting a spell such as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Keeper invocation can do so automatically. Otherwise, a comprehend languages spell or similar magic is needed. Map 2.12: Nangalore View Player Version 1. Entrance A fantastic edifice rises up out of
roofs fell. The roofs that remain intact have vines and roots hanging down from them. The covered tunnels are only 4 feet high and contain a foot of water. Stone Faces. The four stone visages staring
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
tower’s roof is missing.
A detect magic spell cast here reveals an aura of divination magic. When the characters reach the top floor of the spire, read: Large gashes in the roof allow you to see the
can be ended by a remove curse spell or similar magic: Martyr’s Script. All attacks against the cursed character are made with advantage. Traitor’s Script. The cursed character can’t perform any
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
-grinning, eerily staring grue lopes about on spindly legs and long arms. Bristles and spines project from odd patches of its grayish skin, and its long fingers end in broken and dirty nails. Grues are
: 7 (1d8 + 3) bludgeoning damage, and the target must succeed on a DC 19 Constitution saving throw or be poisoned until the end of its next turn.
Eldritch Bolt. Ranged Spell Attack: +8 to hit, range
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
coins are an illusion. Physical inspection of the fountain, a detect magic spell, or a successful DC 12 Intelligence (Investigation) check reveals them as such. Scrying Statue. Creatures in the
security room (area F10) can see and hear through the statue as if they were standing in its place. A detect magic spell reveals an aura of divination magic around the statue. Treasure. The statue is worth
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
, Harad is awake and attacks them, since the fallen goliaths are his blood. Otherwise, Harad is asleep in his bedroll while Kaniaka sits by the fire, staring at it sightlessly, with a domesticated crag
leadership found among the great predator birds of Icewind Dale. A detect magic spell reveals an aura of transmutation magic around the runestone. Any humanoid creature that prays or meditates next to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
mouth spell plays a recorded message in Common: “Which dance would you like? Galliard? Pavane? Waltz?” The construct follows its partner’s lead until the dance ends, when it becomes still again. Founders
(which are consumed during the performance of the ritual). At the end of the ritual, a proxy of Asmodeus appears and grants its summoner the benefit of a commune spell. The proxy is formed of incense
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
while avoiding contact with the fog. Pulsing with arcane power, she blows the fog away before collapsing. She recovers after 1 minute with only a hazy memory of what she did. A gust of wind spell or
touches Bunny Blossom’s corpse is filled with a kaleidoscope of visions: a feverish half-elf with long blonde hair (Xanthoria), Thunderwing screaming at the center of a runic circle, and the two staring