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Dungeon Master’s Guide
remains with you only as long as you strive to work evil in the world. If you fail to perform at least one evil act within the span of 10 days, or if you willingly perform a good act, the book
attuned to the book, you can cast the following spells (save DC 18) from it:
Animate Dead
Circle of Death
Dominate Monster
Finger of Death
Once you use the book to cast a spell, you can’t
Spells
Player’s Handbook
the wish, the greater the likelihood that something goes wrong. This spell might simply fail, the effect you desire might be achieved only in part, or you might suffer an unforeseen consequence as a
result of how you worded the wish. For example, wishing that a villain were dead might propel you forward in time to a period when that villain is no longer alive, effectively removing you from the
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continue to fight as mortals. However, they offer no quarter to blasphemers who animate corpses into a mockery of life. These Paladins share the following tenets.
Protect the worthy dead.
Inspire courage in battle.
Bring justice to those who make a mockery of the dead.
Demonstrate Bravery and Honor the Dead
Paladins who take the Oath of Valhalla ensure they preserve the spirits of those who have died honorably in battle, even their foes. Of course, these Paladins
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subjected to the following effect. Constitution Saving Throw: DC 18. Failure: The target dies, and its soul is trapped in the angel’s scythe. The target can’t be raised from the dead until
harvest the soul of its intended target, it pursues that target until the target is dead or the angel of death is defeated.
An angel of death is a six-foot-tall bipedal creature with a skull for a
Monsters
Tyranny of Dragons
, ray of frost
1st level (4 slots): charm person, detect magic, shield, thunderwave
2nd level (3 slots): cloud of daggers, hold person, see invisibility
3rd level (3 slots): animate dead, dispel
, as determined by the DM. If a divination spell already has a chance to fail or become unreliable when cast multiple times, that chance increases by 25 percent.
A creature that takes treasure from the
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overrun by the dead. A cunning authoritarian, she believes any tactics—no matter how immoral—are permissible in the pursuit of victory. The Mists torment her by keeping her ever on the edge
of defeat, exhausting her and forcing her to watch her precision fail in the face of an endless string of emergencies and an undefeatable enemy horde. Drakov is ever being pushed to the edge. Hunger
Mummy Lord
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Basic Rules (2014)
(at will): sacred flame, thaumaturgy
1st level (4 slots): command, guiding bolt, shield of faith
2nd level (3 slots): hold person, silence, spiritual weapon
3rd level (3 slots): animate dead
;{"diceNotation":"1d100","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Misleading Result Chance"} chance to provide misleading results, as determined by the DM. If a divination spell already has a chance to fail or become
Backgrounds
Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
laws, and power comes from understanding and exploiting them.
Hands of Havoc. Those who try to impose a single order on the multiverse are doomed to fail.
Harmonium. The multiverse will be perfect
only when everything is acting in harmony, whether it wants to or not.
Heralds of Dust. Everyone is already dead; the entirety of the multiverse is an afterlife. Undeath holds the key to the next
Magic Items
Acquisitions Incorporated
within 5 feet of a creature killed within the past 24 hours, you can cast the augury spell. The course of action you inquire about with the spell does not need to have any connection to the dead creature
. This property of the occultant abacus can’t be used again until the next dawn.
Bring Out Your Dead
Also at rank 2, you regain the use of your Read the Kill feature after you finish a short or
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Deathly Boon. It can cast animate dead and create undead once per day each, using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability.
Tattoo of Osybus. If the priest drops to 0 hit points, roll on the Boons
aided Osybus’s foes and destroyed his physical form. As he perished, he uttered a curse upon them—that their immortality would fail them when they least expected it and that he himself would
Monsters
Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
(at will): sacred flame, thaumaturgy
1st level (4 slots): command, guiding bolt, shield of faith
2nd level (3 slots): hold person, silence, spiritual weapon
3rd level (3 slots): animate dead
spell already has a chance to fail or become unreliable when cast multiple times, that chance increases by 25 percent.
A creature that takes treasure from the lair is cursed until the treasure is
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Tomb of Annihilation
no qualms about stealing from the dead.
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I’m happier in a dusty old tomb than I am in the centers of civilization.
6
Traps don’t make me nervous. Idiots who trigger traps make
me nervous.
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I might fail, but I will never give up.
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You might think I’m a scholar, but I love a good brawl. These fists were made for punching.
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Ideal
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Wish
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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
were dead might propel you forward in time to a period when that villain is no longer alive, effectively removing you from the game. Similarly, wishing for a legendary magic item or artifact might
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Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
.
Ideals
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IDEAL
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Charity. I always help those in need. (Good)
2
Faith. I choose to follow the tenets of a particular lawful good deity to the letter. (Lawful
Zariel by destroying fiends and other evildoers wherever I find them.
6
The Sword of Zariel has chosen me. I shall not fail to wield it justly.
Flaws
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FLAW
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
immortality would fail them when they least expected it and that he himself would become one of the Dark Powers. As a result of that curse, a priest of Osybus can’t be certain that they will be
can cast animate dead and create undead once per day each, using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability, and it gains the following action:
Circle of Death (Spell; Recharge 5–6;{"diceNotation":"1d6
Priest of Osybus
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Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
, the disciples aided Osybus’s foes and destroyed his physical form. As he perished, he uttered a curse upon them—that their immortality would fail them when they least expected it and that he
.
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Priest of Osybus (Deathly);Deathly. The priest’s visage becomes bone white, and its challenge rating increases by 1. It can cast animate dead and create undead once per day each, using
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
physical form. As he perished, he uttered a curse upon them—that their immortality would fail them when they least expected it and that he himself would become one of the Dark Powers. As a result of
visage becomes bone white, and its challenge rating increases by 1. It can cast animate dead and create undead once per day each, using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability, and it gains the
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
curse upon them—that their immortality would fail them when they least expected it and that he himself would become one of the Dark Powers. As a result of that curse, a priest of Osybus can’t
challenge rating increases by 1. It can cast animate dead and create undead once per day each, using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability, and it gains the following action:
Circle of Death (Spell
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
;that their immortality would fail them when they least expected it and that he himself would become one of the Dark Powers. As a result of that curse, a priest of Osybus can’t be certain that they
1. It can cast animate dead and create undead once per day each, using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability, and it gains the following action:
Circle of Death (Spell; Recharge 5–6
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
souls, the disciples aided Osybus’s foes and destroyed his physical form. As he perished, he uttered a curse upon them—that their immortality would fail them when they least expected it
object.
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Priest of Osybus (Deathly);Deathly. The priest’s visage becomes bone white, and its challenge rating increases by 1. It can cast animate dead and create undead once per day each
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
afterlife they seek. The faithful of Kelemvor provide people with peaceful transitions into the care of the Lord of the Dead. They help the dying put their affairs in order, and they officiate at funeral
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Adventure Atlas: The Mortuary
Heralds of Dust The Heralds of Dust believe life is a false existence—everything and everyone is already dead. They act as Sigil’s undertakers, meticulously caring for the city’s dead in hopes of
. Everyone is dead, of course, but some are deader than others. In their work, Dusters seek to unravel the secrets of True Death, a higher state of oblivion that transcends the grave. The path to True Death
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
monarch or following the tenets of a deity. A noble who keeps such a bard as a herald or advisor knows that the bard would rather be honest than politic. The college’s members gather in libraries and
so after you roll the die for the ability check, but before the DM tells you whether you succeed or fail.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
monarch or following the tenets of a deity. A noble who keeps such a bard as a herald or advisor knows that the bard would rather be honest than politic. The college’s members gather in libraries and
so after you roll the die for the ability check, but before the DM tells you whether you succeed or fail.
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
. These tenets vary from tribe to tribe, and are often based in events that the tribe has experienced. Here are a few examples:
If a dwarf or a human invokes its god upon dying, you must carry the
until my enemies are dead, no matter the cost.
4
I understand the value of civilization and the order that society brings.
5
I don’t trust anyone.
6
I believe in living to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
, the characters must succeed on a DC 15 group Wisdom (Survival) check. On a success, the characters locate Red Ruth’s lair at the heart of the woodland (area B3). If they fail, they blunder into one
of the dead ends listed below (area B2) and must make the check again when they move on. Once all four dead ends have been explored, the group automatically locates Red Ruth’s lair. B2. Dead Ends If
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
companions so they’re all ready when destiny calls. Tenets of Glory The tenets of the Oath of Glory drive a paladin to attempt heroics that might one day shine in legend. Actions over Words. Strive to be
. Once on each of your turns when you make a weapon attack and miss, you can cause that attack to hit instead. If you fail a saving throw, you can use your reaction to reroll it. You must use this new
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
believe they and their companions are destined to achieve glory through deeds of heroism. They train diligently and encourage their companions so they’re all ready when destiny calls. Tenets of Glory
The tenets of the Oath of Glory drive a paladin to attempt heroics that might one day shine in legend.
Actions over Words. Strive to be known by glorious deeds, not words.
Challenges Are but
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
the stirges are always here. Normally the stirges prey on the plentiful bats and leave the cave’s other residents alone, but not always. Characters notice dead bats on the floor (victims of the stirges
. This requires a successful DC 10 Dexterity (Stealth) check. If three or more characters fail the check, the bats are alarmed by the noise, drop from the ceiling, and fly through the cavern in a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
the stirges are always here. Normally the stirges prey on the plentiful bats and leave the cave’s other residents alone, but not always. Characters notice dead bats on the floor (victims of the stirges
. This requires a successful DC 10 group Dexterity (Stealth) check. If more characters fail the check than succeed, the bats are alarmed by the noise, drop from the ceiling, and fly through the cavern
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Living Descent Sometimes the answer to a riddle is lost beyond the inky waters of the Tartyx River. When spells and sages fail to recover some crucial bit of information, how far might heroes go to
to the Underworld’s borders. Though Athreos ferries the dead across the Tartyx, he’s not above accepting a one-way fare from those who still breathe. Even the other fearsome Underworld guardians that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
March of the Dead Every night at midnight, one hundred spirits rise from the cemetery (area E6) and march up the Old Svalich Road to Castle Ravenloft. An eerie green light suffuses the graveyard
died trying to destroy Strahd. Every night, the ghostly adventurers attempt to complete their quest, and each night they fail. They have no interest in the living and can’t be hit, damaged, or turned
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
completely dark. Occasional rumbles echo through the passages as the citadel’s foundation shifts in flight.
The tunnels are 10 feet wide, occasionally opening into larger chambers. Switchbacks, dead ends
characters fail the check, they find the passage leads through a 50-foot-wide, 70-foot-long, 50-foot-high cavern where a lesser death dragon (see appendix B) lurks. It attacks when it notices the characters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
peoples. Many tournaments and contests of skill are held on Shieldmeet, and most faiths mark the holiday by emphasizing one of their key tenets. The next Shieldmeet will be observed in 1492 DR
winter winds begin to approach, the Feast of the Moon is the time when people celebrate their ancestors and their honored dead. During festivals on this day, people gather to share stories and legends
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masters: Zombie Clot Play-Along Pack
Zombie Clot An Encounter for Level 5 Characters Situation. In the village of Hroth, a grieving doctor broke the town’s forbidden law and carried his dead family into a magical bog that has the power
to resurrect the dead. Now zombies have risen and endanger the village. Hook. The characters arrive as townsfolk drag Dr. Reginald Remus (Elf Commoner) toward the gallows. His execution is momentarily