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Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
book must spend 80 hours reading and studying it to digest its contents and use its Adjusted Ability Scores, Tireless Form, Spells, Vile Lore, and Vile Speech properties.
The Book of Vile Darkness
Vile Darkness has the following random properties:
3 minor beneficial properties
1 major beneficial property
3 minor detrimental properties
2 major detrimental properties
Spells. While
Monsters
Monster Manual
Amphibious. The hag can breathe air and water.
Coven Magic. While within 30 feet of at least two hag allies, the hag can cast one of the following spells, requiring no Material components, using the
finish a Long Rest before using this trait to cast that spell again.
Vile Appearance. Wisdom Saving Throw: DC 11, any Beast or Humanoid that starts its turn within 30 feet of the hag and can see the hag
Magic Items
Keys from the Golden Vault
. Several spells of horrific evil of the DM’s design and choosing could be in the book. Spells could impose dreadful curses, disfigure others, require human sacrifice, afflict creatures with crippling pain, spread vile plagues, and so on.
even glimpse the scrawled pages invites madness.
Most believe the lich-god Vecna authored the Book of Vile Darkness. He recorded in its pages every diseased idea, every unhinged thought, and every
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
with spell attacks). The witch has the following wizard spells prepared:
Cantrips (at will): mage hand, prestidigitation, ray of frost
1st level (4 slots): ray of sickness, sleep, Tasha's hideous
the shadows and can see in the dark. When traveling in the open, they use alter self spells to assume less conspicuous forms. They also use these spells to grow long, sharp claws with which they can
Monsters
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
following spells, requiring no material components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 13):
1/day each: detect magic, disguise self, faerie fire, fly, hypnotic pattern
feel beholden to stay on good terms with her vile spawn, the hags of the Hourglass Coven.”
Flaw. “I don't have a single friend I can count on.”
Combat Notes
Skylla is not an
Monsters
Vecna: Eve of Ruin
spells, requiring no material components and using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 22):
At will: Animate Dead (as an action), Detect Magic, Dispel Magic, Fly, Lightning Bolt
and dream as he started to write his Book of Vile Darkness.
Vecna forged a kingdom on Oerth, but he grew bored with it after several centuries. He started inflicting suffering on other worlds. In
Monsters
Candlekeep Mysteries
Amphibious. The hag can breathe air and water.
Innate Spellcasting. The hag’s innate spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 12). She can innately cast the following spells, requiring
imitations with a successful DC 14 Wisdom (Insight) check.
Shared Spellcasting. While all three members of the Fetid Gaze are within 30 feet of one another, they can each cast the following spells from
Monsters
Acquisitions Incorporated
Magic Resistance. The deep crow has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Shadow Stealth. While in dim light or darkness, the deep crow can take the Hide action as a
the familiars of evil arcane casters, abandoned in the subterranean depths and left to grow to enormous size. Others claim these creatures were once normal crows transmuted by vile essence and viler
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. The sibriex has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.Multiattack. The sibriex makes three Chain attacks, and it uses Squirt Bile
or take 31 (9d6);{"diceNotation":"9d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Squirt Bile", "rollDamageType":"acid"} acid damage.
Spellcasting. The sibriex casts one of the following spells, requiring no
Book of Vile Darkness
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Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
the book.
Dark Magic. Several spells of horrific evil of the DM’s design and choosing could be in the book. Spells could impose dreadful curses, disfigure others, require human sacrifice, afflict creatures with crippling pain, spread vile plagues, and so on.
even glimpse the scrawled pages invites madness.
Most believe the lich-god Vecna authored the Book of Vile Darkness. He recorded in its pages every diseased idea, every unhinged thought, and every
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
food and fresh water in these areas for yourself and up to five other people each day.
Gruul Guild Spells
Prerequisite: Spellcasting or Pact Magic class feature
For you, the spells on the Gruul
Guild Spells table are added to the spell list of your spellcasting class. (If you are a multiclass character with multiple spell lists, these spells are added to all of them.)
Gruul Guild Spells
Demilich (Variant)
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Monsters
Monster Manual (2014)
with the greater restoration spell or similar magic.
Vile Curse (Costs 3 Actions). The demilich targets one creature it can see within 30 feet of it. The target must succeed on a DC 16 Wisdom saving
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
to the book must spend 80 hours reading and studying it to digest its contents and use its Adjusted Ability Scores, Tireless Form, Spells, Vile Lore, and Vile Speech properties. The Book of Vile
rites that allow one to transform into a death knight or lich, or long-lost spells crafted by beings so evil their names ought never to be spoken aloud. Vile Speech. While the book is on your person, you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
in the book. Dark Magic. Several spells of horrific evil of the DM's design and choosing could be in the book. Spells could impose dreadful curses, disfigure others, require human sacrifice, afflict creatures with crippling pain, spread vile plagues, and so on.
Book of Vile Darkness Wondrous item, artifact (requires attunement) The contents of this foul manuscript of ineffable wickedness are the meat and drink of those in evil’s thrall. No mortal was meant
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
continue to rain upon the land, magical storms that never dissipate. Stories speak of living spells — war magic that has taken physical form, sentient fireballs and vile cloudkills that endlessly search for
. The Mournland is a vast open grave. In the Mournland, the wounds of war never heal, vile magical effects linger, and monsters mutate into even more foul and horrible creatures. Arcane effects
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
and undermine joy however they can, undertaking elaborate deceptions to sow discord for its own sake. The hags’ true forms are supernaturally vile, and their baleful gazes can strike down creatures
and water.
Coven Magic. While within 30 feet of at least two hag allies, the hag can cast one of the following spells, requiring no Material components, using the spell’s normal casting time, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
The Fetid Gaze Three green hags named Dread Morgan, Vile Sazha, and Auntie Greenbones were once rivals who dwelled in an area of the Feywild coterminous with the High Forest. A decade ago, during a
gain the upper hand over the other members of my coven and make them serve me.” Flaw. “I find powerful, intimidating figures irresistible.” Vile Sazha Without her disguise, the chaotic evil Vile Sazha
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
see in the dark. When traveling in the open, they use alter self spells to assume less conspicuous forms. They also use these spells to grow long, sharp claws with which they can attack. Brothers and
amid the clutter of the witches’ lairs, seldom wandering far from their vile masters. Barovian Witch
Medium humanoid (human), chaotic evil
Armor Class 10
Hit Points 16 (3d8 + 3)
Speed 30 ft
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
over the railing reveals crates in that area. There are no ladders here to reach the high bookshelves. (The wizards who built this place used mage hand spells.) All the books appear to have blank covers
memory is restored. A true seeing spell also allows one to see the magically obfuscated text. The tomes mostly contain vile, forbidden lore. Many spellbooks are hidden here, collectively holding every
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
petty offenses. Spirit nagas seek to claim what they believe they deserve. Their schemes often involve poisons, vile spells, cursed objects, or magical compulsions, eventually making them wellsprings
.
Spellcasting. The naga casts one of the following spells, requiring no Somatic or Material components and using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 14):
At Will: Detect Magic, Mage Hand
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Erinyes “They live by the sword and kill by the sword. Their beauty is nothing compared to their wrath.”
— from THE BOOK OF VILE DARKNESS
The most beautiful and striking of all lesser and greater
the attacks).
Magic Resistance. The erinyes has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Actions
Multiattack. The erinyes makes three attacks.
Longsword. Melee Weapon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
that prevent him from casting spells, Kostchtchie squats in a 10-foot-deep, 80-foot-diameter pool of black tar in a cavern at the bottom of a chasm, his hands chained behind him. His unholy screams and
vile epithets can be heard for miles. Characters who attempt to communicate with the demon lord are met with guttural cries of anguish and frustration. In sporadic moments of lucidity, Kostchtchie
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
barter stolen souls to vile magic-users and fiendish entities. Night hags maintain networks of nefarious customers and collect rumors from across the Lower Planes. These hags might part with their
Magic. While within 30 feet of at least two hag allies, the hag can cast one of the following spells, requiring no Material components, using the spell’s normal casting time, and using Intelligence as the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
dragons to utterly destroy the giant nations, and the continent of Xen’drik remains ravaged by the epic spells unleashed in this battle. In Khorvaire, the empire of the goblins was brought down by a
conflict with the vile daelkyr. These flesh-warping lords of madness were eventually trapped in Khyber by wise orcish druids, but ruins are all that remain of that great empire.
Modern civilization
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
. Nevertheless, I feel beholden to stay on good terms with her vile spawn, the hags of the Hourglass Coven.” Flaw. “I don’t have a single friend I can count on.” Combat Notes Skylla is not an effective
, dealing an extra 4 (1d8) lightning damage for each expended charge.
Spellcasting. Skylla casts one of the following spells, requiring no material components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
successful DC 15 Intelligence (Arcana) check. Spite alone can use the replica to recall the larger chest, which contains two spellbooks titled Spells of Spite, volumes I and II. These books contain all the
spells Spite has prepared, plus the following spells: arcane lock, Bigby’s hand, disintegrate, forcecage, gaseous form, glyph of warding, Leomund’s secret chest, maze, Melf’s acid arrow, Mordenkainen’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
, and the target is cursed for 1 hour. Until the curse ends, the target has the Charmed and Poisoned conditions.
Spellcasting. The lamia casts one of the following spells, requiring no Material
sprinkled with Holy Water.
Actions
Vile Slime. Melee Attack Roll: +2, reach 5 ft. Hit: 2 (1d4) Poison damage.
Lich Medium Undead (Wizard), Neutral Evil
AC 20 Initiative +17 (27)
HP 315 (42d8
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
never dissipate. Stories speak of living spells—war magic that has taken physical form, sentient fireballs and vile cloudkills that endlessly search for new victims. And angry ghosts continue to fight
vast open grave. In that horrific landscape, vile magical effects linger, and monsters mutate into even more foul and horrible creatures. Magical effects continue to rain upon the land as storms that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
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
, the creature dies. A creature’s hit point maximum can be restored with the greater restoration spell or similar magic.
Vile Curse (Costs 3 Actions). The demilich targets one creature it can see
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
the cruel wizards that have imprisoned their kind in bottles, iron flasks, and wind instruments throughout the ages. Betrayal, particularly by a mortal whom a djinni trusted, is a vile deed that only
carrying.
Innate Spellcasting. The djinni’s innate spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 17, +9 to hit with spell attacks). It can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
transformation — a vile concoction of poison mixed with the blood of a sentient creature whose soul is sacrificed to the phylactery. The wizard falls dead, then rises as a lich as its soul is drawn into the
Collectors. Liches collect spells and magic items. In addition to its spell repertoire, a lich has ready access to potions, scrolls, libraries of spellbooks, one or more wands, and perhaps a staff or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
Sibriex Thought to be as old as the Abyss itself, sibriexes haunt remote parts of that plane, where they use their vile abilities to create new horrors and they seek ancient lore. Rivulets of blood
Resistance. The sibriex has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Actions
Multiattack. The sibriex makes three Chain attacks, and it uses Squirt Bile.
Chain. Melee Weapon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
invisible nycaloths as guards. The nycaloths are mercenaries hired by Vrakir to protect the Book of Vile Darkness, and their invisibility spells end when they attack. Treasure. The Book of Vile Darkness is so
don’t intervene. If the characters aren’t present, it takes the duergar 10 minutes to subdue the rioting prisoners. If the characters return to the prison yard after obtaining the Book of Vile
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
energy of the most potent spells. When a lucky hero manages to drop a demon in combat, the fiend dissolves into foul ichor. It then instantly reforms in the Abyss, its mind and essence intact even as
spells and magic items that can force a demon to bend to another’s will. If a single mistake is made, a demon that breaks free shows no mercy as it makes its summoner the first victim of its wrath. Bound
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Sibriex Thought to be as old as the Abyss itself, sibriexes haunt remote parts of the plane, where they use their vile abilities to breed new horrors and apprehend forbidden lore. Rivulets of blood
save is immune to this sibriex’s Contamination for 24 hours.
Innate Spellcasting. The sibriex’s innate spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 21). It can innately cast the following spells






