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<blockquote data-quote="Voadam" data-source="post: 9219364" data-attributes="member: 2209"><p><a href="https://drivethrurpg.com/product/445965/tome-of-quests-volume-one-5e?affiliate_id=17596" target="_blank">Tome of Quests: Volume One (5e)</a></p><p>5e</p><p><strong>Cryptfiend:</strong> When a cryptstalker slays any humanoid, the slain creature rises as a cryptfiend 10 minutes after it is killed. </p><p>A humanoid slain by this [cryptsalker's claw] attack rises 10 minutes later as a cryptfiend under the cryptstalker’s control, unless the humanoid is restored to life or its body is destroyed. </p><p><strong>Cryptstalker:</strong> Their origin can be traced to graverobbers or adventurers that became imprisoned within the very tombs they were attempting to plunder and were cursed in death. A powerful curse (which cannot be dispelled) forces the cryptstalker to seek out unguarded tombs and protect them from would-be grave robbers. </p><p><strong>Dread:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Fire Giant Mummy:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Forge Lich:</strong> A forge lich was formerly a high level spellcaster of one of the Deep races (except dark elf). </p><p><strong>Skeleton Abyssal:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>The Thing, Greater Wraith, Maniacal Killer, Undead Adventurer, Walking Dead:</strong> The greater wraith was once a powerful adventurer (lawful fighter) who was slain by a wraith and subsequently became its undead servant. </p><p>The undead adventurer was freed from enslavement when its master was destroyed. </p><p><strong>Wraith Greater:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Cryptstalker, Malevolent Form of Undead, Shadowy Humanlike Creature:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Fire Giant Mummy, Mummified Remains of the Fire Giant King:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Forge Lich, Powerful Very Eccentric Forge Lich:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Undead, Undead Creature:</strong> A necromancer is raising an undead army behind the walls of the temple.</p><p><strong>Undead Servant:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Ghast, Ghoul:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Ghast:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Ghost:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Ghoul:</strong> Miraculous Egg Black magic item.</p><p><strong>Lich:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Mummy:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Shadow:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Skeleton, Normal Skeleton:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Specter:</strong> The Thing's Create Undead power.</p><p><strong>Vampire:</strong> Blade of the Vampire magic item.</p><p><strong>Silinth, Ghostly Female Vampire:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Vampire Queen:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Wight:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Wraith, Standard Wraith:</strong> During the fight, the Thing mistakenly grabbed the critically wounded halfling with his bare hand and drained away her last life (turning the halfling into a wraith). </p><p>The Thing's Create Undead power.</p><p><strong>Wraith, Halfling Wraith:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Wraith, Strong Wraith:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Zombie:</strong> Remembering the Old Wood’s curse, the Thing used his ring of spell storing and animated the three remaining bodies. </p><p><strong>Zombie, Robed Figure:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Zombie, Human Zombie:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Zombie, Dwarf Zombie:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Zombie, Elf Zombie:</strong> ?</p><p></p><p>Create Undead. The Thing targets a humanoid within 10 feet of it that has been dead for no longer than 1 minute and died violently. The target’s spirit rises as an undead in the space of its corpse or in the nearest unoccupied space. If the humanoid was a character of 6th level or higher, there is a 5% chance per level above 5th that it rises as a wraith. Otherwise, the humanoid rises as a specter. The undead is under the Thing’s control. The Thing can have no more than seven undead under its control at one time. </p><p></p><p>Blade of the Vampire </p><p>Weapon (any bladed weapon), rare (requires attunement by an evil creature) </p><p>You have a +1 bonus to hit and damage rolls with this magic weapon. If you are undead, each time you do damage to a non-undead creature with the blade, the target’s hit point maximum is reduced by the amount of the damage done and you gain temporary hit points equal to the damage done. If you are not undead, each time you deal damage with the blade, the target’s hit point maximum is reduced by one half the amount of the damage done, and you gain temporary hit points equal to the lesser of one half the damage done or 4. If you are not undead, each time you strike a living creature with this blade, you have a 1% chance of becoming a vampire. </p><p></p><p>Miraculous Egg</p><p>Wondrous item, rare </p><p>These eggs come in varying colors that identify their purpose. The eggs are quite small, generally the same size as a quail’s egg. There are four types of these eggs: red, green, black, and yellow. </p><p>When you use an action to toss a miraculous egg to the ground, it transforms into a specific creature based on its color. A red egg transforms into a hell hound. The green egg transforms into a giant frog. A black egg transforms into a ghoul. The yellow egg transforms into [a] giant lizard. The creature is friendly to you and your companions. It disappears when it is reduced to 0 hit points or after 1 hour.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Voadam, post: 9219364, member: 2209"] [URL=https://drivethrurpg.com/product/445965/tome-of-quests-volume-one-5e?affiliate_id=17596]Tome of Quests: Volume One (5e)[/URL] 5e [b]Cryptfiend:[/b] When a cryptstalker slays any humanoid, the slain creature rises as a cryptfiend 10 minutes after it is killed. A humanoid slain by this [cryptsalker's claw] attack rises 10 minutes later as a cryptfiend under the cryptstalker’s control, unless the humanoid is restored to life or its body is destroyed. [b]Cryptstalker:[/b] Their origin can be traced to graverobbers or adventurers that became imprisoned within the very tombs they were attempting to plunder and were cursed in death. A powerful curse (which cannot be dispelled) forces the cryptstalker to seek out unguarded tombs and protect them from would-be grave robbers. [b]Dread:[/b] ? [b]Fire Giant Mummy:[/b] ? [b]Forge Lich:[/b] A forge lich was formerly a high level spellcaster of one of the Deep races (except dark elf). [b]Skeleton Abyssal:[/b] ? [b]The Thing, Greater Wraith, Maniacal Killer, Undead Adventurer, Walking Dead:[/b] The greater wraith was once a powerful adventurer (lawful fighter) who was slain by a wraith and subsequently became its undead servant. The undead adventurer was freed from enslavement when its master was destroyed. [b]Wraith Greater:[/b] ? [b]Cryptstalker, Malevolent Form of Undead, Shadowy Humanlike Creature:[/b] ? [b]Fire Giant Mummy, Mummified Remains of the Fire Giant King:[/b] ? [b]Forge Lich, Powerful Very Eccentric Forge Lich:[/b] ? [b]Undead, Undead Creature:[/b] A necromancer is raising an undead army behind the walls of the temple. [b]Undead Servant:[/b] ? [b]Ghast, Ghoul:[/b] ? [b]Ghast:[/b] ? [b]Ghost:[/b] ? [b]Ghoul:[/b] Miraculous Egg Black magic item. [b]Lich:[/b] ? [b]Mummy:[/b] ? [b]Shadow:[/b] ? [b]Skeleton, Normal Skeleton:[/b] ? [b]Specter:[/b] The Thing's Create Undead power. [b]Vampire:[/b] Blade of the Vampire magic item. [b]Silinth, Ghostly Female Vampire:[/b] ? [b]Vampire Queen:[/b] ? [b]Wight:[/b] ? [b]Wraith, Standard Wraith:[/b] During the fight, the Thing mistakenly grabbed the critically wounded halfling with his bare hand and drained away her last life (turning the halfling into a wraith). The Thing's Create Undead power. [b]Wraith, Halfling Wraith:[/b] ? [b]Wraith, Strong Wraith:[/b] ? [b]Zombie:[/b] Remembering the Old Wood’s curse, the Thing used his ring of spell storing and animated the three remaining bodies. [b]Zombie, Robed Figure:[/b] ? [b]Zombie, Human Zombie:[/b] ? [b]Zombie, Dwarf Zombie:[/b] ? [b]Zombie, Elf Zombie:[/b] ? Create Undead. The Thing targets a humanoid within 10 feet of it that has been dead for no longer than 1 minute and died violently. The target’s spirit rises as an undead in the space of its corpse or in the nearest unoccupied space. If the humanoid was a character of 6th level or higher, there is a 5% chance per level above 5th that it rises as a wraith. Otherwise, the humanoid rises as a specter. The undead is under the Thing’s control. The Thing can have no more than seven undead under its control at one time. Blade of the Vampire Weapon (any bladed weapon), rare (requires attunement by an evil creature) You have a +1 bonus to hit and damage rolls with this magic weapon. If you are undead, each time you do damage to a non-undead creature with the blade, the target’s hit point maximum is reduced by the amount of the damage done and you gain temporary hit points equal to the damage done. If you are not undead, each time you deal damage with the blade, the target’s hit point maximum is reduced by one half the amount of the damage done, and you gain temporary hit points equal to the lesser of one half the damage done or 4. If you are not undead, each time you strike a living creature with this blade, you have a 1% chance of becoming a vampire. Miraculous Egg Wondrous item, rare These eggs come in varying colors that identify their purpose. The eggs are quite small, generally the same size as a quail’s egg. There are four types of these eggs: red, green, black, and yellow. When you use an action to toss a miraculous egg to the ground, it transforms into a specific creature based on its color. A red egg transforms into a hell hound. The green egg transforms into a giant frog. A black egg transforms into a ghoul. The yellow egg transforms into [a] giant lizard. The creature is friendly to you and your companions. It disappears when it is reduced to 0 hit points or after 1 hour. [/QUOTE]
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