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Returning 35 results for 'undead arcane'.
Monsters
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
take one of the following actions. Valindra regains all expended uses at the start of each of her turns.
Disrupt Life. Constitution Saving Throw: DC 20, each creature that isn’t Undead in a 20
only.Cold and Calculating Lich Wizard
Valindra Shadowmantle was a selfish and ambitious high elf wizard who eschewed her community in search of arcane power in the wider world. Valindra has no compunctions
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
powers for good, hunting Undead.
Wizards
Wizards pursue magical power through the study of arcane texts. Some travel the world searching for esoteric tomes, while others train lesser wizards or
Multiattack. The necromancer makes three Arcane Burst attacks.
Arcane Burst. Melee or Ranged Spell Attack: +7;{"diceNotation":"1d20+7", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Arcane Burst"} to hit
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
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2nd level (3 slots): invisibility, levitate, phantasmal force
3rd level (3 slots): fireball, sending, slow
4th level (3 slots): arcane eye, confusion
5th level (1 slot): animate objects
*See
more dart.Dzaan was a Red Wizard of Thay who studied the arcane tradition of illusion. The leaders of the Arcane Brotherhood welcomed him with open arms, eager to count a Red Wizard among their ranks
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
each: chain lightning, create undead, dream, hold monster, mass suggestion, scrying
1/day each: foresight, gate, power word kill, teleport
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Sul Khatesh fails a saving
Constitution saving throws to maintain concentration.Multiattack. Sul Khatesh makes four attacks with Arcane Blast.
Arcane Blast. Ranged Spell Attack: +18;{"diceNotation":"1d20+18","rollType":"to hit
Monsters
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
the target can't regain hit points until the start of the master of souls' next turn. If the target is undead, it has disadvantage on attack rolls against the master of souls for the same duration
Myrkul study rituals that allow them to force the souls of the dead into service, compelling them to answer questions and share forgotten lore. They seek out arcane secrets in ancient ruins, and
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Ethereal, and vice versa, yet it can’t affect or be affected by anything on the other plane.
Horrifying Visage. Each non-undead creature within 60 feet of the ghost that can see it must succeed on
of awareness. The ghost can’t be targeted by any attack, spell, or other effect, except ones that turn undead, and it retains its alignment, Intelligence, Wisdom, Charisma, and immunity to being
monsters
forsook his mortality to pursue arcane studies, this was the ultimate frustration. Despite the limits on his studies, Azalin numbered among the few Darklords who understood the mysterious nature of the
presence, creating the following effects:
Closing the Borders. While in his domain, Azalin can close or open the borders to Darkon at will. While the borders are closed, undead terrors fill the
Inquisitor of the Mind Fire
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monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
turn.
Innate Spellcasting (Psionics). The inquisitor casts one of the following spells, requiring no components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 15):
At will: arcane eye
ensure that those powers never rose again. Strahd, Ulmed, and their companions hunted Fiends, Undead, Aberrations, and other supernatural threats and were tireless foes of cults like the priest of
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
. They then revel in the grand devastation their plotting brought about—looting libraries, plundering vaults, and prying secrets of arcane lore and power from the wreckage.Corruption. The nagpa
":"1d6","rollType":"recharge","rollAction":"Paralysis"}. The nagpa forces each creature within 30 feet of it to make a DC 20 Wisdom saving throw, excluding Undead and Constructs. On a failed save, a
Demilich (Variant)
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Monsters
Monster Manual (2014)
its existence.
Few liches seek to become demiliches, for it means an end to the existence they hoped to preserve by becoming undead. However, time can erode the lich’s reason and memory, causing
it to retreat into its ancient tomb and forget to feed on souls. The spells it once knew fade from its mind, and it no longer channels the arcane energy it wielded as a lich. However, even as a mere
Monsters
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 1: Spelljammer Creatures
","rollAction":"Far Realm Parasite (Miles)"} miles of where it died. If the lich died inside a magic circle cast to contain Undead, the lich instead reappears as an otyugh with all the lich’s memories
DC 17):
At will: detect magic, mage hand, prestidigitation
2/day each: dispel magic, hunger of Hadar, lightning bolt
1/day each: arcane eye, dimension door, plane shift (self only)Far Realm Step
Delerium Chip
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Equipment
, delerium shatters and crumbles into worthless ash when reduced to zero hit points. However, delerium geodes release a random arcane anomaly (see Dungeons of Drakkenheim) when destroyed.
Delerium
succeed on a DC 10 Constitution saving throw or take 1d6 necrotic damage and gain one level of contamination (see Appendix C of Dungeons of Drakkenheim).
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Delerium Geode
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, delerium shatters and crumbles into worthless ash when reduced to zero hit points. However, delerium geodes release a random arcane anomaly (see Dungeons of Drakkenheim) when destroyed.
Delerium
succeed on a DC 10 Constitution saving throw or take 1d6 necrotic damage and gain one level of contamination (see Appendix C of Dungeons of Drakkenheim).
Arcane Anomalies
1d20
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Delerium Massive Cluster
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Equipment
, delerium shatters and crumbles into worthless ash when reduced to zero hit points. However, delerium geodes release a random arcane anomaly (see Dungeons of Drakkenheim) when destroyed.
Delerium
succeed on a DC 10 Constitution saving throw or take 1d6 necrotic damage and gain one level of contamination (see Appendix C of Dungeons of Drakkenheim).
Arcane Anomalies
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Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Necromancer Wizard Spellcasters across the multiverse pursue magical power through the study of arcane texts. Some travel the world searching for esoteric tomes, while others train less experienced
wizards or collaborate with colleagues to create new spells. Necromancers study the interaction of life, death, and undeath. Some necromancers dig up or purchase corpses to create Undead servitors. A
Delerium Crystal
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Equipment
, delerium shatters and crumbles into worthless ash when reduced to zero hit points. However, delerium geodes release a random arcane anomaly (see Dungeons of Drakkenheim) when destroyed.
Delerium
succeed on a DC 10 Constitution saving throw or take 1d6 necrotic damage and gain one level of contamination (see Appendix C of Dungeons of Drakkenheim).
Arcane Anomalies
1d20
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Delerium Shard
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, delerium shatters and crumbles into worthless ash when reduced to zero hit points. However, delerium geodes release a random arcane anomaly (see Dungeons of Drakkenheim) when destroyed.
Delerium
succeed on a DC 10 Constitution saving throw or take 1d6 necrotic damage and gain one level of contamination (see Appendix C of Dungeons of Drakkenheim).
Arcane Anomalies
1d20
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Delerium Fragment
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Equipment
, delerium shatters and crumbles into worthless ash when reduced to zero hit points. However, delerium geodes release a random arcane anomaly (see Dungeons of Drakkenheim) when destroyed.
Delerium
succeed on a DC 10 Constitution saving throw or take 1d6 necrotic damage and gain one level of contamination (see Appendix C of Dungeons of Drakkenheim).
Arcane Anomalies
1d20
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Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Banishment
Blight
Dimension Door
Hallucinatory Terrain
5th Level Contact Other Plane
Dream
Hold Monster
Scrying
6th Level Arcane Gate
Circle of Death
Conjure Fey
Create Undead
Eyebite
Flesh to Stone
Mass Suggestion
True Seeing
7th Level Etherealness
Finger of Death
Forcecage
Plane Shift
8th Level Demiplane
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
between the fractured floors. Castle Avernus Amid its magical destruction, Castle Avernus is a vast structure filled with Azalin’s arcane creations and summoned servants. Prominent locations from this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Wizards Wizards pursue magical power through the study of arcane texts. Some travel the world searching for esoteric tomes, while others train lesser wizards or collaborate with colleagues to create
new spells. Apprentice Wizard Apprentices are novice arcane spellcasters who serve more experienced wizards or attend school. They perform menial work like cooking or cleaning in exchange for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
is made with advantage if the character is a wizard whose arcane tradition is the School of Necromancy. Any skeleton or corpse animated inside the circle becomes an undead with hit points equal to
its hit point maximum. In addition, the undead gains advantage on saving throws against any effect that turns undead. Nester Nester’s efforts to transform into a lich met with limited success. Rather
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Servant
2nd Level
Alter Self
Arcane Lock
Blindness/Deafness
Blur
Continual Flame
Darkness
Darkvision
Detect Thoughts
Enlarge/Reduce
Flaming Sphere
Gentle Repose
Gust of Wind
Cloud
Tongues
Vampiric Touch
Water Breathing
4th Level
Arcane Eye
Banishment
Blight
Confusion
Conjure Minor Elementals
Control Water
Dimension Door
Fabricate
Fire Shield
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Summon Fey Conjuration C, M Summon Undead Necromancy C, M Tongues Divination — Vampiric Touch Necromancy C Water Breathing Transmutation R Level 4 Wizard Spells Spell School Special Arcane Eye
School Special Alter Self Transmutation C Arcane Lock Abjuration M Arcane Vigor Abjuration — Augury Divination R, M Blindness/Deafness Transmutation — Blur Illusion C Cloud of Daggers Conjuration C
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
infantry. Arcane sappers may spread glyphs of warding to deny a region to an enemy. Wands and rods haven’t replaced the swords or bows, but elite wandslingers, as military spellcasters are often known
fortresses and other engines of war. The nation of Karrnath embraced the practice of necromancy and animated hordes of undead soldiers. In the final decades of the war, House Cannith created the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Harpell, a human necromancer from a famous family with a cadre of kobolds—some living, others undead Avarice Avarice is a cruel and vindictive tiefling trained in the arcane tradition of evocation. She
Arcane Brotherhood The Arcane Brotherhood is a cabal of powerful wizards that operates out of the Hosttower of the Arcane, a multi-spired structure that towers above Luskan (a city south of Icewind
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
miserable workers of other races. It’s said that House Cannith maintains a massive forgehold in the depths, and that this is where Baron Merrix d’Cannith conducts his arcane experiments. In addition, The Red
to fugitives and other desperate people. You can find mad cultists, undead, and even demons, along with a handful of hermits and visionaries seeking to escape the city above. Shamukaar is the most
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Dzaan’s side as his faithful, undead bodyguard. Dzaan’s ultimate goal is to plunder Ythryn. Without his spellbook, however, the wizard is woefully underpowered. Concealed under layers of cold weather
rivals in the Arcane Brotherhood. Dzaan assumes his rivals are hiding out in Ten-Towns and paints an unflattering portrait of each one: “Avarice is a tiefling evoker who delights in destruction. Her
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
individuals into fodder for experimentation in Sly-Var or Veneficus. Hazlan Wild Magic As a result of unchecked arcane experimentation, magic functions erratically in Hazlan. Whenever a creature in Hazlan
warped to resemble undead or aberrant creatures. Effects that teleport the caster relocate the caster into a misty expanse full of threatening shapes. Effects on creatures cause unsettling sensations
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
wizards choose the School of Evocation or Necromancy as their arcane tradition.
The Dead. Undead soldiers have served in Karrnath’s armies for decades. How do you feel about the undead? Are you a follower
of the Blood of Vol who considers the undead to be a practical tool? Do you have a relative or friend currently serving? Or do you despise the Blood of Vol and the use of necromancy?
Cities and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Divination C, M Synaptic Static Enchantment — Teleportation Circle Conjuration M Level 6 Warlock Spells Spell School Special Arcane Gate Conjuration C Circle of Death Necromancy M Create Undead
Major Image Illusion C Remove Curse Abjuration — Summon Fey Conjuration C, M Summon Undead Necromancy C, M Tongues Divination — Vampiric Touch Necromancy C Level 4 Warlock Spells Spell School
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Divination C, M Synaptic Static Enchantment — Teleportation Circle Conjuration M Level 6 Warlock Spells Spell School Special Arcane Gate Conjuration C Circle of Death Necromancy M Create Undead
Major Image Illusion C Remove Curse Abjuration — Summon Fey Conjuration C, M Summon Undead Necromancy C, M Tongues Divination — Vampiric Touch Necromancy C Level 4 Warlock Spells Spell School
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
of arcane magic unknown on Khorvaire. The massive island of Aerenal is the ancient kingdom of the elves. Its jungles are a source of strange and valuable lumbers: the soarwood used for the hulls of
the shifting balance of the planes and the path of the Draconic Prophecy. While necromancy is a pillar of Aereni society, it isn’t the dark force you’re used to. The deathless undead of Aerenal are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
Undead Patron (Warlock) Defy Death for Profane Power Ignatius Budi Undead Patron Warlock You’ve made a pact with a creature that defies the cycle of life and death: a powerful lich, a vampire, or
against your spell save DC. On a failed save, the target has the Frightened condition until the end of your next turn. Level 3: Undead Spells The magic of your patron ensures you always have certain
Equipment
reduced to zero hit points. However, delerium geodes release a random Arcane Anomaly when destroyed.
Delerium Hazards
When a humanoid creature touches delerium without protective gear (such as
of contamination (see Appendix C of Monsters of Drakkenheim).
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A resonant cascade of eldritch phenomena! The resulting energies