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<blockquote data-quote="Voadam" data-source="post: 8644888" data-attributes="member: 2209"><p><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/195077/Quests-of-Doom-Volume-2-5E?affiliate_id=17596" target="_blank">Quests of Doom Volume 2 (5e)</a></p><p>5e</p><p><strong>Ghost, Ghostly Form, Ghostly Dragon, Ghost of a Slain Dragon, Ghostly Creature:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Gold Dragon Ghost:</strong> Greedy dwarves killed the gold dragon. </p><p><strong>Silver Dragon Ghost:</strong> The silver dragon died under the swords and arrows of orcs. </p><p><strong>Bronze Dragon Gost:</strong> The bronze dragon died in a cave-in while excavating part of its lair. </p><p><strong>Copper Dragon Ghost:</strong> The copper dragon was killed by a band of stone giants in a faraway land. </p><p><strong>White Dragon Ghost:</strong> The white dragon felled by the shafts of elven arrows. </p><p><strong>Black Dragon Ghost:</strong> The black dragon was killed in its swamp home by lizardfolk. </p><p><strong>Green Dragon Ghost:</strong> A goblin war band surprised this dragon in its lair and overpowered it. It now hates goblins and wants revenge. </p><p><strong>Red Dragon Ghost:</strong> The red dragon died under the claws of a blue dragon centuries ago—the same blue dragon living nearby in the mountains. </p><p><strong>Blue Dragon Ghost:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Shadow Dragon Ghost:</strong> There aren’t many shadow dragons in the world, but there are more in the Shadowfell. This one was summoned to the Material Plane by a witch who enslaved it. The shadow dragon served the enchantress for almost a century before finally escaping from her control. Unfortunately, the witch pursued it on a roc. She caught up to the young dragon a month later and slew it out of spite. </p><p><strong>Brass Dragon Ghost:</strong> The brass ghost dragon was slain by gnomes. </p><p><strong>Weak Dragon Ghost:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Shadow:</strong> The woodsman and his now-dead companion were refugees fleeing the Darkening by traveling down the Fehlween River when they encountered a shadow king (see “New Monsters”). They took to the shore to try to escape the creature, but it killed one of them and is set on slaying the other. </p><p>Creatures: The shadow king concentrates its attacks on the woodman, killing him in two rounds unless destroyed or driven off. It then attacks the adventurers, if they intervene. </p><p>If the woodman survives the fight, he thanks the party and can provide any information listed under “Gathering Information” above, as well as directions to the various places of interest (see Namjan Forest map). He has no desire to join the party and only wishes to escape. He insists on burying his dead companion, unaware that the body will rise as a shadow in 1d4 hours. Unless gentle repose is cast on the corpse, it crawls from its grave as a newborn shadow, and the woodsman later becomes its first victim. If the woodsman dies from the shadow king’s attack and gentle repose is not cast on the bodies, the two newly-spawned shadows track down the party and attack after dark on the adventurers’ first night inside the forest (treat as an automatic nighttime random encounter). </p><p>Most of the two score residents of Stillwater died from shadow’s infection, but a half-dozen emerged from the blight as servant of the Darkening. Six shadows lurk along the gloomy edges of town, striking anyone who enters the village from ambush. </p><p><strong>Shadow King:</strong> If a non-evil living creature dies from [the strength penalty from a shadow king's claw] effect, a new shadow king rises from its corpse 1d6 hours later. </p><p>If a non-evil living creature dies from the strength penalty from [a darkling oak's shadow coil] effect, a new shadow king emerges from the shadow pool 1d6 hours later. </p><p>If a non-evil living creature dies from the strength penalty from a shadow pool's devouring shadow effect, a new shadow king emerges from the shadow pool 1d6 hours later. </p><p>If a non-evil living creature dies from this [darkling oak's shadow coil] effect, a new shadow king rises from its corpse 1d6 hours later. </p><p>If a non-evil living creature dies from this [shadow pool's devouring Shadow] effect, a new shadow king emerges from the shadow pool 1d6 hours later. </p><p><strong>Shadow, Flickering Shadow:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Shadow Creature:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Shadowy Occupant:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Large Humanoid Shadow:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Athransma the Merciful, Lich, Powerful Lich, Mighty Lich:</strong> When age began to wear upon Athransma prepared the proper phylacteries and performed the powerful rituals, transforming into a mighty lich. </p><p><strong>Powerful Lich:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Undead:</strong> ?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Voadam, post: 8644888, member: 2209"] [URL=https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/195077/Quests-of-Doom-Volume-2-5E?affiliate_id=17596]Quests of Doom Volume 2 (5e)[/URL] 5e [b]Ghost, Ghostly Form, Ghostly Dragon, Ghost of a Slain Dragon, Ghostly Creature:[/b] ? [b]Gold Dragon Ghost:[/b] Greedy dwarves killed the gold dragon. [b]Silver Dragon Ghost:[/b] The silver dragon died under the swords and arrows of orcs. [b]Bronze Dragon Gost:[/b] The bronze dragon died in a cave-in while excavating part of its lair. [b]Copper Dragon Ghost:[/b] The copper dragon was killed by a band of stone giants in a faraway land. [b]White Dragon Ghost:[/b] The white dragon felled by the shafts of elven arrows. [b]Black Dragon Ghost:[/b] The black dragon was killed in its swamp home by lizardfolk. [b]Green Dragon Ghost:[/b] A goblin war band surprised this dragon in its lair and overpowered it. It now hates goblins and wants revenge. [b]Red Dragon Ghost:[/b] The red dragon died under the claws of a blue dragon centuries ago—the same blue dragon living nearby in the mountains. [b]Blue Dragon Ghost:[/b] ? [b]Shadow Dragon Ghost:[/b] There aren’t many shadow dragons in the world, but there are more in the Shadowfell. This one was summoned to the Material Plane by a witch who enslaved it. The shadow dragon served the enchantress for almost a century before finally escaping from her control. Unfortunately, the witch pursued it on a roc. She caught up to the young dragon a month later and slew it out of spite. [b]Brass Dragon Ghost:[/b] The brass ghost dragon was slain by gnomes. [b]Weak Dragon Ghost:[/b] ? [b]Shadow:[/b] The woodsman and his now-dead companion were refugees fleeing the Darkening by traveling down the Fehlween River when they encountered a shadow king (see “New Monsters”). They took to the shore to try to escape the creature, but it killed one of them and is set on slaying the other. Creatures: The shadow king concentrates its attacks on the woodman, killing him in two rounds unless destroyed or driven off. It then attacks the adventurers, if they intervene. If the woodman survives the fight, he thanks the party and can provide any information listed under “Gathering Information” above, as well as directions to the various places of interest (see Namjan Forest map). He has no desire to join the party and only wishes to escape. He insists on burying his dead companion, unaware that the body will rise as a shadow in 1d4 hours. Unless gentle repose is cast on the corpse, it crawls from its grave as a newborn shadow, and the woodsman later becomes its first victim. If the woodsman dies from the shadow king’s attack and gentle repose is not cast on the bodies, the two newly-spawned shadows track down the party and attack after dark on the adventurers’ first night inside the forest (treat as an automatic nighttime random encounter). Most of the two score residents of Stillwater died from shadow’s infection, but a half-dozen emerged from the blight as servant of the Darkening. Six shadows lurk along the gloomy edges of town, striking anyone who enters the village from ambush. [b]Shadow King:[/b] If a non-evil living creature dies from [the strength penalty from a shadow king's claw] effect, a new shadow king rises from its corpse 1d6 hours later. If a non-evil living creature dies from the strength penalty from [a darkling oak's shadow coil] effect, a new shadow king emerges from the shadow pool 1d6 hours later. If a non-evil living creature dies from the strength penalty from a shadow pool's devouring shadow effect, a new shadow king emerges from the shadow pool 1d6 hours later. If a non-evil living creature dies from this [darkling oak's shadow coil] effect, a new shadow king rises from its corpse 1d6 hours later. If a non-evil living creature dies from this [shadow pool's devouring Shadow] effect, a new shadow king emerges from the shadow pool 1d6 hours later. [b]Shadow, Flickering Shadow:[/b] ? [b]Shadow Creature:[/b] ? [b]Shadowy Occupant:[/b] ? [b]Large Humanoid Shadow:[/b] ? [b]Athransma the Merciful, Lich, Powerful Lich, Mighty Lich:[/b] When age began to wear upon Athransma prepared the proper phylacteries and performed the powerful rituals, transforming into a mighty lich. [b]Powerful Lich:[/b] ? [b]Undead:[/b] ? [/QUOTE]
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