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Monstrous Compendium Vol. 1: Spelljammer Creatures
invisible for the duration of the Invisibility Cloak.Drifting in the Astral Sea are the petrified husks of dead gods, their colossal bodies riddled with natural tunnels and caverns. While exploring the
innards of one of these dead gods, githyanki xenomancers found a vast cavern containing scores of winged creatures they had never encountered before. The cavern’s denizens used telepathy to question
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Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
For longer than you can remember, you have traversed the Astral Sea. There, you experienced firsthand the wonders of the Silver Void: you stopped aging and no longer felt hunger or thirst. Driven by
wanderlust, you drifted from one part of the Astral Sea to another, like a mote of dust on the wind. You have lost count of the decades that have passed since you arrived here.
In your travels, you
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Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
the farthest reaches of Wildspace and the Astral Sea, even visiting worlds of the Material Plane from time to time, to study and catalog creatures it has never encountered before. Friendly contact with
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Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
. Together they wrought terrible destruction, inspiring fear that compelled tribute to hold their power at bay. Umberlee, queen of the wrathful sea, grew to despise the enduring nature of the ice and
from the rest of the world, and a shroud of mist conceals her island in the Sea of Moving Ice.
Roleplaying Auril
Portraying a deity, even a lesser god such as Auril the Frostmaiden, can be daunting
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
rather Auril as she is encountered in this adventure.Lair Actions
Auril dwells on Solstice, a frozen island hidden among the titanic icebergs in the Sea of Moving Ice. Few creatures know of this
, queen of the wrathful sea, grew to despise the enduring nature of the ice and snow Auril created. Umberlee seethed when Auril’s frigid cold transformed her chaotic, unpredictable tides into rigid
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
no company other than my own, for no one else can compete with me.
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If my offspring can’t care for themselves, I’m not sure they’re worthy of my attention.
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The sea is
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Adventure Hook
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A pirate ship is found floating on the open sea, the bodies of the crew completely desiccated. The only clue to what happened is a
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attention.
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The sea is beautiful and I love gazing upon it, but I abhor being wet.
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Why should I risk damaging my splendid physique when I can fight with the power of my mind?
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I am
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Adventure Hook
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A pirate ship is found floating on the open sea, the bodies of the crew completely desiccated. The only clue
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
fear that compelled tribute to hold their power at bay. Umberlee, queen of the wrathful sea, grew to despise the enduring nature of the ice and snow Auril created. Umberlee seethed when Auril’s
conceals her island in the Sea of Moving Ice.
Roleplaying Auril
Portraying a deity, even a lesser god such as Auril the Frostmaiden, can be daunting. For roleplaying purposes, the following suggestions
Monsters
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 1: Spelljammer Creatures
-dimensional creature that flies through Wildspace and the Astral Sea, folding and refolding like a piece of origami. When it encounters another creature, it flattens into a plane that resembles a trapezoidal
mirror between 9 and 13 feet tall.
Astral explorers who have encountered fractines attest that the creatures are intelligent and often allow themselves to be used as scrying sensors, their reflective
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Frost Giants The characters come upon 1d3 frost giants. If a single giant is encountered, it has a winter wolf companion. The giants are marauders looking for homesteads or caravans to wreck and
plunder. Sea. If this encounter occurs at sea, the party encounters a frost giant greatship (see chapter 7, “Berg of the Frost Giants”) with twenty hostile frost giants aboard. If the characters are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
champions,* 2 sahuagin priestesses These sahuagin remain here until encountered. 24 25 sahuagin, 5 sahuagin coral smashers,* 5 sahuagin champions* Guard patrols are drawn from this area until all the
sahuagin remain here until encountered. 28 1 sahuagin wave shaper* The wave shaper goes to 27 if alerted by sounds of combat there, arriving on the third round. 29 1 sahuagin champion,* 10 sahuagin, 6
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copper dragon’s inheritance in trust.
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A deep dragon wants to know if rumors of a sea monster in an Underdark lake are true, so the dragon hires adventurers to investigate.
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, or featuring larger mushrooms and plants in neatly organized displays.
The challenge rating of a legendary deep dragon increases by 1 when it’s encountered in its lair.
Lair Actions
On
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future.
2
An ancient crystal dragon is stalked by a villainous ranger who has already claimed a dozen draconic trophies.
3
An ancient crystal dragon follows a pod of whales from one sea to
of a legendary crystal dragon increases by 1 when it’s encountered in its lair.
Lair Actions
On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), the dragon can take one of the following lair
Ancient Deep Dragon
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holding the copper dragon’s inheritance in trust.
6
A deep dragon wants to know if rumors of a sea monster in an Underdark lake are true, so the dragon hires adventurers to investigate
mushrooms and plants in neatly organized displays.
The challenge rating of a legendary deep dragon increases by 1 when it’s encountered in its lair.
Lair Actions
On initiative count 20 (losing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Astral Adventurer’s Guide
Astral Drifter Plasmoid Astral Drifter For longer than you can remember, you have traversed the Astral Sea. There, you experienced firsthand the wonders of the Silver Void: you stopped aging and no
longer felt hunger or thirst. Driven by wanderlust, you drifted from one part of the Astral Sea to another, like a mote of dust on the wind. You have lost count of the decades that have passed since
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Locathah Rising
repair other warships as well as food, ale, medical supplies, and ammunition.
The fresh foodstuffs, including fruits, vegetables, breads, and hardtack, have been destroyed by sea water. Heavily
aft end on the lower deck of the caravel. As soon as any of the characters makes their way below deck, the undead attempt to ambush the party. If the characters haven’t encountered the sahuagin
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Crew Unless you decide otherwise, each ship encountered on the sea has its full crew and enough food and water to sustain that crew and any passengers for the duration of the ship’s journey. You can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
A Topaz Dragon’s Lair Topaz dragons dwell where the sea meets the land, favoring sites where the constant action of the waves and tides is slowly reducing the land to gravel. They make their lairs in
caves set into sea cliffs, or beneath salt marshes where fresh water and sea water mingle, constantly grappling with their dislike of water to use flooded tunnels as secure entrances into their homes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume One: Spelljammer Creatures
Star Lancer Drifting in the Astral Sea are the petrified husks of dead gods, their colossal bodies riddled with natural tunnels and caverns. While exploring the innards of one of these dead gods
, githyanki xenomancers found a vast cavern containing scores of winged creatures they had never encountered before. The cavern’s denizens used telepathy to question the githyanki interlopers, who promptly
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
. For the height of the sea caves (areas 49, 50, 51, and 52), see the area descriptions. The doors in the lair are closed and not locked, except where otherwise noted. All gates and doors (except those
until encountered. No amount of noise or disruption will coax the reptiles elsewhere. 23 3 lizardfolk These lizardfolk go to 22 if alerted by sounds of combat there. They go to 24 if a commoner
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
reveals the source of his shame. Long ago, the commodore tried to destroy the imperial fortress in the Astral Sea, but his fleet was routed by the elven armada. Krux’s flagship was one of a handful of
using sending stones, but Krux lost his stone on the Rock of Bral a few days before the characters encountered him. When the two giff last spoke, Warwyck was in Doomspace, on the moon of Aruun, looking
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
a haughty tone. “By order of Vlaakith the Undying, Queen of the Astral Sea, I declare that you are guilty of the crime of trespassing. As your punishment, it is my solemn duty to decapitate your
misty step to board the vessel and goes after whoever is responsible. If the characters refrain from combat and inform Dagaz that they’ve encountered no mind flayers, she takes them at their word and bids
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
eye. But the Lambent Zenith’s expedition screeched to a halt when it encountered a dying god of chaos named Havock drifting through the Astral Sea. The latent chaos magic around Havock twisted the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
from Menzoberranzan, the infamous City of Spiders, or one of the other drow city-states in the Underdark, such as Jhachalkhyn or Ched Nasad. Dark elves encountered on the surface are usually found
afflicted by a curse. They dwell together in secretive packs, primarily in wolf form, living free in the deep wilds of the world.
Sea Elves. The Alu’Tel’Quessir (“water elves”) are an aquatic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
the sea elves they learn were captured in the “C: Blue Phoenix Shrine” section. Alternatively, if the characters are defeated by Dragon Army soldiers, they’re brought here as prisoners. Approaching the
iron and locked with padlocks. Opening a lock requires the key held by Urta or a successful DC 17 Dexterity check using thieves’ tools. A character inside a cage has disadvantage on this check. Sea
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Boo’s Astral Menagerie
Githyanki Xenomancer A githyanki xenomancer travels to the farthest reaches of Wildspace and the Astral Sea, even visiting worlds of the Material Plane from time to time, to study and catalog
creatures it has never encountered before. Friendly contact with sapient creatures can bring the xenomancer’s diplomatic skills to the forefront, while hostile contact becomes a test of the xenomancer’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Detention Drones Kai Carpenter Detention Drone As the Donjon Sphere drifts about the Astral Sea, its systems send mechanical scouts called detention drones to nearby worlds to acquire new captives
the text indicates that a drone patrol can be encountered in a location, roll on the Drone Patrols table to determine the number and types of the drones in the patrol, or choose an encounter you like
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume One: Spelljammer Creatures
dies, it folds in on itself and disappears, releasing any creature trapped inside it. I’ve encountered a creature unlike any other in the multiverse: a flickering mirror tumbling across the Astral Sea
Fractine A fractine is a bizarre, two-dimensional creature that flies through Wildspace and the Astral Sea, folding and refolding like a piece of origami. When it encounters another creature, it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
26. Vampire Boss If the characters haven’t already encountered and defeated Keresta Delvingstone, she’s here when they arrive (see “Keresta Delvingstone”). The vampire is not alone. The room’s
and several ink pots rest nearby. Two daggers stuck in the map mark the Spires of the Morning (the temple of Lathander in the Castle Ward) and the House of the Moon (the temple of Selûne in the Sea
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
relate their story, Xoese-Addae ponders a moment. If the characters mention the phantom ship they encountered on the way to Janya, he is particularly concerned. Many of the wreck sites dotting the
Djaynai who escaped into the sea during the Passage of Vultures. The magic of Djaynaian transmuters and that of the Nightsea itself gave these people the ability to live beneath the waves. Now known
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Locathah Rising
13. Umberlee’s Chosen Accompanied by two sea lions that he keeps as pets, Gar Shatterkeel resides in this underwater cave while he contemplates his next move and communes with Umberlee. When the
waves, shells, and sea creatures. On either side of the throne sit two massive creatures that are a strange hybrid of both fish and lion. They snarl in unison.
Gar’s power has grown by no small measure
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rival orcs first and foremost as competitors for food and victims.
On some occasions, though, tribes that have a common concern band together. The result is an orc horde — a sea of slavering
of crows, or a sudden gust of wind — might be a communication from the gods. If the tribe has encountered a similar omen before, the priests understand how to interpret it, but if a sign from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
hunkered down in the snow and harder to see. To determine what kind of herd is encountered, roll a d6 and consult either the Sea of Moving Ice Herds table or the Tundra Herds table, as appropriate
to hunt for wild game on the tundra or on the shores of the Sea of Moving Ice. If the characters hide in the snow and keep their distance, the giant and its mount continue unimpeded, and the encounter
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
ago, claiming to be followers of a benevolent deity they called the Scaled Mother. They were friendly, the opposite of other yuan-ti that the grippli had encountered and fought with. These yuan-ti
trading post is about 5 miles south of the grippli village, which is most easily reached by sea. (An overland trip along the marshy coastline is a fool’s route, fraught with obstacles and perils.) Mitor
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
ice caves. Visibility. The ice caves are open to the sea, creating banks of vapor that roll constantly through Oyaviggaton’s corridors and chambers. This fog is more common in the low points of the
caverns. In areas noted as +10 feet on the map, visibility is unrestricted unless a patch of random fog is encountered. In areas noted as 0 feet, visibility is limited to 75 feet. In areas noted as –10 feet or –20 feet, visibility is limited to 45 feet.