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<blockquote data-quote="Voadam" data-source="post: 8298146" data-attributes="member: 2209"><p>Tales of the Yawning Portal</p><p>5e</p><p><strong>Centaur Mummy:</strong> The centaur figure is the mummified remains of a sacred offspring of Chitza-Atlan, the guardian of the gateway to the underworld.</p><p><strong>Deathlock Wight:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Heldrun Arnsfirth, Deathlock Wight Chosen of Auril:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Dread Warrior:</strong> After being created by a secret ritual, a dread warrior is further enchanted so that a Red Wizard can employ the creature in the fashion of a spellcaster's familiar.</p><p>Szass Tam devised the ritual that enables the creation of dread warriors. The lich has since altered the process to make it possible for a Red Wizard to take control of a dread warrior. The effect creates a psychic link between the dread warrior and a Red Wizard, who can, for a time, experience the world through the dread warrior's senses, speak with its mouth, and cast spells through it. A powerful wizard can control more than one dread warrior at a time.</p><p><strong>Giant Skeleton:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Greater Zombie:</strong> It is, in fact, a greater zombie, a creature magically created from a humanoid corpse to be far more resilient than a typical zombie.</p><p><strong>Ooze Master, Sort of Lich:</strong> A Red Wizard known only as the Ooze Master has melded with the pillar of red ooze.</p><p>The Ooze Master is the result of a failed experiment to blend a Red Wizard with ooze.</p><p>The Ooze Master is a sort of lich.</p><p><strong>Vampiric Mist:</strong> In a loose manner of speaking, the vampiric mist is the embodiment of the vampire's hunger for blood.</p><p><strong>Undead:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Undead Slave:</strong> Necromancers are specialist wizards who study the interaction of life, death, and undeath. Some like to dig up corpses to create undead slaves.</p><p><strong>Undead Horror:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Undead Defender:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Undead God:</strong> Alternatively, the Doomvault could be the Blood of Vol's headquarters in Khorvaire. Vol uses the dungeon to harvest the power of dragon marks so she can become an undead god.</p><p><strong>Undead Servant:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Warrior Undead:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Soul-Bound Undead, Soul-Bound Dead:</strong> The rebel Red Wizards can use the mighty magic of the Doomvault, which traps souls, to raise fallen adventurers as soul-bound dead.</p><p><strong>Kazit Gul, Demilich:</strong> As Thay became more hostile to outsiders, fewer people sought the Doomvault. Eventually, unable to fuel his phylactery, Gui became a demilich.</p><p><strong>Acererak, Demilich:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Ghost:</strong> All that now remains of Acererak the lich are the dust of his bones. This bit is enough! If any of the treasure in the crypt is touched, the dust swirls into the air and forms a man-like shape. If this shape is ignored, it will dissipate in 3 rounds, for it can only advance and threaten, not harm. Any physical attack will give it 1 point of energy, however, and a damaging spell cast on it gives it a number of points of energy equal to the level of the spell slot expended (1 point for a cantrip). Each point of energy is equivalent to a hit point, and if 50 hit points are thus gained, the dust will form into a ghost controlled by Acererak, and this thing will attack immediately.</p><p><strong>Arundil, Dwarf Mage Insane Ghost:</strong> Arundil's ghost is tormented by grief and shame over abandoning his kin to die.</p><p><strong>Sorlan, Ghost:</strong> Sorlan, a former adventurer who was imprisoned by the Red Wizards and subjected to horrible experiments, lives on as a ghost that is bound to this room.</p><p><strong>Ghoul:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Ghoul Lacedon:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Lich:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Szass Tam, Lich Lord:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Tarul Var, Lich:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Vol, Lich:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Kazit Gul, Lich:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Acererak, Lich:</strong> Ages ago, a human wizard/cleric of surpassing evil took the steps necessary to preserve his life force beyond the centuries he had already lived, and this creature became the lich known as Acererak.</p><p><strong>Mummy Lord That Has No Spells and No Legendary Actions:</strong> The gem has an evil magic placed upon it, and if it is removed from the mummy, the remains become a true mummy lord that has no spells and no legendary actions.</p><p><strong>Shadow:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Skeleton:</strong> The skeletons date back to the time before the citadel plunged into the earth. That calamity killed all three archers, at the same time instilling in them the curse of undeath.</p><p><strong>Ogre Skeleton:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Humanoid Skeleton:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Specter:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Ancient Vampire:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Zotzilaha, Vampire God:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Tloques-Popolocas, Vampire Spawn With Special Qualities:</strong> Tloques, having gained his power from his allegiance to Zotzilaha, isn't a typical vampire and doesn't bite.</p><p><strong>Vampire:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Vampire Spawn:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Ctenmiir, Vampire:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>King Kaius I of Karrnath, Vampire:</strong> The Doomvault, lying beneath the Mournland, might be the secret project of King Kaius of Karrnath. Kaius I hid in the dungeon from the time the lich Vol made him a vampire until he returned to take the throne from his grandson.</p><p><strong>Issem, Human Vampire:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Eldrath, Human Vampire Spawn:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Wight:</strong> The rebel Red Wizards can use the mighty magic of the Doomvault, which traps souls, to raise fallen adventurers as soul-bound dead. If a player chooses this option, the dead character returns to play with no changes.</p><p>Syranna warns such characters that a soul-bound creature created in this way will die permanently upon leaving the Doomvault. Furthermore, over the course of many weeks, a character who remains in this state loses any identity and becomes a wight under the control of the Red Wizards.</p><p><strong>Ayocuan, Wight:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Reduced-Threat Wight:</strong> Also nearby, two reduced-threat wights are being raised as warrior undead. These wights are only partially animated, so they respond only to Phaia when she order an attack.</p><p><strong>Torlin Silvershield, Wight Chosen of Bhaal:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Will-o'-Wisp:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Wraith:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Zombie:</strong> A humanoid slain by this [deathlock wight's life drain] attack rises 24 hours later as a zombie under the wight's control, unless the humanoid is restored to life or its body is destroyed. </p><p><strong>Ogre Zombie:</strong> ?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Voadam, post: 8298146, member: 2209"] Tales of the Yawning Portal 5e [b]Centaur Mummy:[/b] The centaur figure is the mummified remains of a sacred offspring of Chitza-Atlan, the guardian of the gateway to the underworld. [b]Deathlock Wight:[/b] ? [b]Heldrun Arnsfirth, Deathlock Wight Chosen of Auril:[/b] ? [b]Dread Warrior:[/b] After being created by a secret ritual, a dread warrior is further enchanted so that a Red Wizard can employ the creature in the fashion of a spellcaster's familiar. Szass Tam devised the ritual that enables the creation of dread warriors. The lich has since altered the process to make it possible for a Red Wizard to take control of a dread warrior. The effect creates a psychic link between the dread warrior and a Red Wizard, who can, for a time, experience the world through the dread warrior's senses, speak with its mouth, and cast spells through it. A powerful wizard can control more than one dread warrior at a time. [b]Giant Skeleton:[/b] ? [b]Greater Zombie:[/b] It is, in fact, a greater zombie, a creature magically created from a humanoid corpse to be far more resilient than a typical zombie. [b]Ooze Master, Sort of Lich:[/b] A Red Wizard known only as the Ooze Master has melded with the pillar of red ooze. The Ooze Master is the result of a failed experiment to blend a Red Wizard with ooze. The Ooze Master is a sort of lich. [b]Vampiric Mist:[/b] In a loose manner of speaking, the vampiric mist is the embodiment of the vampire's hunger for blood. [b]Undead:[/b] ? [b]Undead Slave:[/b] Necromancers are specialist wizards who study the interaction of life, death, and undeath. Some like to dig up corpses to create undead slaves. [b]Undead Horror:[/b] ? [b]Undead Defender:[/b] ? [b]Undead God:[/b] Alternatively, the Doomvault could be the Blood of Vol's headquarters in Khorvaire. Vol uses the dungeon to harvest the power of dragon marks so she can become an undead god. [b]Undead Servant:[/b] ? [b]Warrior Undead:[/b] ? [b]Soul-Bound Undead, Soul-Bound Dead:[/b] The rebel Red Wizards can use the mighty magic of the Doomvault, which traps souls, to raise fallen adventurers as soul-bound dead. [b]Kazit Gul, Demilich:[/b] As Thay became more hostile to outsiders, fewer people sought the Doomvault. Eventually, unable to fuel his phylactery, Gui became a demilich. [b]Acererak, Demilich:[/b] ? [b]Ghost:[/b] All that now remains of Acererak the lich are the dust of his bones. This bit is enough! If any of the treasure in the crypt is touched, the dust swirls into the air and forms a man-like shape. If this shape is ignored, it will dissipate in 3 rounds, for it can only advance and threaten, not harm. Any physical attack will give it 1 point of energy, however, and a damaging spell cast on it gives it a number of points of energy equal to the level of the spell slot expended (1 point for a cantrip). Each point of energy is equivalent to a hit point, and if 50 hit points are thus gained, the dust will form into a ghost controlled by Acererak, and this thing will attack immediately. [b]Arundil, Dwarf Mage Insane Ghost:[/b] Arundil's ghost is tormented by grief and shame over abandoning his kin to die. [b]Sorlan, Ghost:[/b] Sorlan, a former adventurer who was imprisoned by the Red Wizards and subjected to horrible experiments, lives on as a ghost that is bound to this room. [b]Ghoul:[/b] ? [b]Ghoul Lacedon:[/b] ? [b]Lich:[/b] ? [b]Szass Tam, Lich Lord:[/b] ? [b]Tarul Var, Lich:[/b] ? [b]Vol, Lich:[/b] ? [b]Kazit Gul, Lich:[/b] ? [b]Acererak, Lich:[/b] Ages ago, a human wizard/cleric of surpassing evil took the steps necessary to preserve his life force beyond the centuries he had already lived, and this creature became the lich known as Acererak. [b]Mummy Lord That Has No Spells and No Legendary Actions:[/b] The gem has an evil magic placed upon it, and if it is removed from the mummy, the remains become a true mummy lord that has no spells and no legendary actions. [b]Shadow:[/b] ? [b]Skeleton:[/b] The skeletons date back to the time before the citadel plunged into the earth. That calamity killed all three archers, at the same time instilling in them the curse of undeath. [b]Ogre Skeleton:[/b] ? [b]Humanoid Skeleton:[/b] ? [b]Specter:[/b] ? [b]Ancient Vampire:[/b] ? [b]Zotzilaha, Vampire God:[/b] ? [b]Tloques-Popolocas, Vampire Spawn With Special Qualities:[/b] Tloques, having gained his power from his allegiance to Zotzilaha, isn't a typical vampire and doesn't bite. [b]Vampire:[/b] ? [b]Vampire Spawn:[/b] ? [b]Ctenmiir, Vampire:[/b] ? [b]King Kaius I of Karrnath, Vampire:[/b] The Doomvault, lying beneath the Mournland, might be the secret project of King Kaius of Karrnath. Kaius I hid in the dungeon from the time the lich Vol made him a vampire until he returned to take the throne from his grandson. [b]Issem, Human Vampire:[/b] ? [b]Eldrath, Human Vampire Spawn:[/b] ? [b]Wight:[/b] The rebel Red Wizards can use the mighty magic of the Doomvault, which traps souls, to raise fallen adventurers as soul-bound dead. If a player chooses this option, the dead character returns to play with no changes. Syranna warns such characters that a soul-bound creature created in this way will die permanently upon leaving the Doomvault. Furthermore, over the course of many weeks, a character who remains in this state loses any identity and becomes a wight under the control of the Red Wizards. [b]Ayocuan, Wight:[/b] ? [b]Reduced-Threat Wight:[/b] Also nearby, two reduced-threat wights are being raised as warrior undead. These wights are only partially animated, so they respond only to Phaia when she order an attack. [b]Torlin Silvershield, Wight Chosen of Bhaal:[/b] ? [b]Will-o'-Wisp:[/b] ? [b]Wraith:[/b] ? [b]Zombie:[/b] A humanoid slain by this [deathlock wight's life drain] attack rises 24 hours later as a zombie under the wight's control, unless the humanoid is restored to life or its body is destroyed. [b]Ogre Zombie:[/b] ? [/QUOTE]
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