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In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, the undead are a broad classification of monsters that can be encountered by player characters. [1]: 269–331 Undead creatures are most often once-living creatures, which have been animated by spiritual or supernatural forces. They range from mindless remnants of corpses such as skeletons ...
Libris Mortis: The Book of Undead: Andy Collins, Bruce R. Cordell: October 14, 2004: Covers the ecology of undead within the D&D universe and gives statistics for 47 new monsters. Also includes undead-related feats, spells, equipment, and prestige classes. 192: 0-7869-3433-6: Lords of Madness: The Book of Aberrations: Richard Baker, James ...
Additionally, in the D&D supplement book The Draconomicon, several other undead varieties of the dragon – ghost, skeleton, vampire, and zombie dragons – are described. A series called Wyrms of the North ran in Dragon magazine issues #230 through #259 and was later updated to third edition rules on Wizards of the Coast's website (see ...
The undead Víga-Hrappr exhibited the ability to sink into the ground to escape from Óláfr Hǫskuldsson the Peacock. [76] Some draugrs are immune to weapons, and only a hero has the strength and courage to stand up to a formidable opponent. In legends, the hero often wrestled a draugr back to his grave to defeat them since weapons would do no ...
This is a list of official Dungeons & Dragons adventures published by Wizards of the Coast as separate publications. It does not include adventures published as part of supplements, officially licensed Dungeons & Dragons adventures published by other companies, official d20 System adventures and other Open Game License adventures that may be compatible with Dungeons & Dragons.
A lich's most often depicted distinguishing feature from other undead in fantasy fiction is the method of achieving immortality; liches give up their souls to form "soul-artifacts" (called a "soul gem" or "phylactery" in other fantasy works), the source of their magic and immortality. Many liches take precautions to hide and/or safeguard one or ...
Unlike most other forms of undead creatures, the Lich retains all of the memories, personality, and abilities that it possessed in life — but it has a virtual eternity to hone its skills and inevitably becomes very powerful. Like other powerful forms of undead (such as a vampire or mummy), a Lich has unnatural powers owing to its state. For ...
[24] [25] In USA Today's "Best-Selling Books List for May 23, 2021", Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft was #8. [ 26 ] [ 27 ] Charlie Hall, for Polygon , highlighted various Domains of Dread where each is a "seed of a dark and magnificent adventure" and that both the new lineages and the Dark Gifts mechanic expand player options. [ 8 ]