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Volo's Guide to Monsters
We had a tabaxi come through once, a few winters back. She kept the taproom packed each night with her stories and spent most days napping in a chair in front of the fireplace. We thought she was
on a geographical feature located in or near the clan’s territory.
The following list of sample tabaxi names includes nicknames in parenthesis.
Tabaxi Names: Cloud on the Mountaintop (Cloud
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
forest’s poisons, but I don’t understand the corruption well enough to make the proper antitoxins. Bring back samples of bark from each of the grove’s six redwoods. Then I can make as many antitoxins as
you need for as long as you’re here.”
Gwenhumara needs one tree bark sample from each of the grove’s redwoods to brew effective Antitoxins. The elf hands the characters six glass Vials with rubber
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
50 percent chance that the knight has a squire — a guard mounted on an unarmored warhorse. Two sample knights (one with a squire, one without) are presented below. Lady Harriana Hawkwinter (LG female
Jordeth Tavilson (LN male Illuskan knight of Tyr), a believer in swift justice, has a gash in his armor and a broken lute strapped to his back. The lute belonged to his squire, who perished in a recent
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
prisoners in tow. A sample group of prisoners is presented here, but you can create others. The prisoners are 1d4 + 2 strongheart halfling commoners belonging to the Woodhew clan. The oldest among them
stick. Treasure. If the characters escort the Woodhews back to their torched homestead, the halflings are reunited with the members of their family who avoided capture. One of them rewards the party
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
forest’s poisons, but I don’t understand the corruption well enough to make the proper antitoxins. Bring back samples of bark from each of the grove’s six redwoods. Then I can make as many antitoxins as
you need for as long as you’re here.”
Gwenhumara needs one tree bark sample from each of the grove’s redwoods to brew effective Antitoxins. The elf hands the characters six glass Vials with rubber
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
50 percent chance that the knight has a squire — a guard mounted on an unarmored warhorse. Two sample knights (one with a squire, one without) are presented below. Lady Harriana Hawkwinter (LG female
Jordeth Tavilson (LN male Illuskan knight of Tyr), a believer in swift justice, has a gash in his armor and a broken lute strapped to his back. The lute belonged to his squire, who perished in a recent
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
prisoners in tow. A sample group of prisoners is presented here, but you can create others. The prisoners are 1d4 + 2 strongheart halfling commoners belonging to the Woodhew clan. The oldest among them
stick. Treasure. If the characters escort the Woodhews back to their torched homestead, the halflings are reunited with the members of their family who avoided capture. One of them rewards the party
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Annam’s Cradle Adventures Here are sample adventure hooks to bring characters to Annam’s Cradle or to give them missions to pursue within the cavern. Dreams in Stone A great pillar of rock reaching
allosaurus. Before any hostilities erupt, the child delightedly shouts, “Fluffy!” The allosaurus wags its tail and rolls on its back for belly rubs. However, creatures from the Giant Kin Encounters table
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Annam’s Cradle Adventures Here are sample adventure hooks to bring characters to Annam’s Cradle or to give them missions to pursue within the cavern. Dreams in Stone A great pillar of rock reaching
allosaurus. Before any hostilities erupt, the child delightedly shouts, “Fluffy!” The allosaurus wags its tail and rolls on its back for belly rubs. However, creatures from the Giant Kin Encounters table
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
mansion is large but run down, and his clothes haven’t been fashionable for at least a year. He keeps his iron-gray hair pulled back in a short ponytail, and his mustache is neatly tended. Aubreck
of Winter, and a crew to mount a mission to the derelict. Now he needs adventurers to go along and board the Emperor once they reach it, then find the box and bring it back. Aubreck describes the box
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
mansion is large but run down, and his clothes haven’t been fashionable for at least a year. He keeps his iron-gray hair pulled back in a short ponytail, and his mustache is neatly tended. Aubreck
of Winter, and a crew to mount a mission to the derelict. Now he needs adventurers to go along and board the Emperor once they reach it, then find the box and bring it back. Aubreck describes the box
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
appeared in the era of 1998’s Return to the Tomb of Horrors.
The Temple of Moloch derives from the sample dungeon map appearing in the first edition Dungeon Masters Guide of 1979, and includes the famed
Infernal Machine of Lum the Mad first appeared as the Machine of Lum the Mad back in 1976, in original D&D’s Supplement III: Eldritch Wizardry. But of course, you are free to modify or swap out any
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
appeared in the era of 1998’s Return to the Tomb of Horrors.
The Temple of Moloch derives from the sample dungeon map appearing in the first edition Dungeon Masters Guide of 1979, and includes the famed
Infernal Machine of Lum the Mad first appeared as the Machine of Lum the Mad back in 1976, in original D&D’s Supplement III: Eldritch Wizardry. But of course, you are free to modify or swap out any
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
yuan-ti don't put to work are imprisoned in cells until they can be sacrificed to Dendar the Night Serpent. Ten sample prisoners are described below, and you can create others. All prisoners wear
manacles on their wrists and ankles (see area 8 for details). They’ve been stripped of their armor and weapons unless noted otherwise. All seek to escape the temple and make their way back to their homes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
yuan-ti don't put to work are imprisoned in cells until they can be sacrificed to Dendar the Night Serpent. Ten sample prisoners are described below, and you can create others. All prisoners wear
manacles on their wrists and ankles (see area 8 for details). They’ve been stripped of their armor and weapons unless noted otherwise. All seek to escape the temple and make their way back to their homes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
, Kaynen becomes Friendly. He answers questions to the best of his ability and gladly allows the characters to harvest a tree bark sample.
The dryad has heard rumors that a dragon wyrmling lurks down in
area L3. If the characters fight the snake, the snake attacks once before it tries to flee back through the lair’s entrance (area R4).
R4: Lair Entrance This is the entrance to Death-at-Sunset’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
, Kaynen becomes Friendly. He answers questions to the best of his ability and gladly allows the characters to harvest a tree bark sample.
The dryad has heard rumors that a dragon wyrmling lurks down in
area L3. If the characters fight the snake, the snake attacks once before it tries to flee back through the lair’s entrance (area R4).
R4: Lair Entrance This is the entrance to Death-at-Sunset’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
families to give to dwarves and merchants. This faction relies on two council members for representation. Eda Oweland leads the faction and can count on Gellan Primewater to back her up. Anders Solmor
it means breaking the law. Gellan secretly believes that even if he is caught, he can spend his way back into the town’s good graces by throwing the biggest, most extravagant festival Saltmarsh has
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
families to give to dwarves and merchants. This faction relies on two council members for representation. Eda Oweland leads the faction and can count on Gellan Primewater to back her up. Anders Solmor
it means breaking the law. Gellan secretly believes that even if he is caught, he can spend his way back into the town’s good graces by throwing the biggest, most extravagant festival Saltmarsh has
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
remains open for 1 hour before slowly sinking back into place. Characters who are outside when the door closes must revisit the city to recover the cubes. Diagram 5.1: Sample Puzzle Cube
. Growling like an angry beast, the slab begins to slide up into the ceiling.
When the door opens, the puzzle cubes teleport back to their respective shrines in Omu. Once the door has fully risen, it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
the back door.
The stockyard is a general store and a facility where storage sheds can be rented. It is owned by a middle-aged married couple, Gunther and Yelena Arasek (LG male and female commoners
. The lock can be picked but is rigged with a poison needle trap (see “Sample Traps” in chapter 5, “Adventure Environments,” of the Dungeon Master’s Guide). Inside the wagon is a saber-toothed tiger with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
the back door.
The stockyard is a general store and a facility where storage sheds can be rented. It is owned by a middle-aged married couple, Gunther and Yelena Arasek (LG male and female commoners
. The lock can be picked but is rigged with a poison needle trap (see “Sample Traps” in chapter 5, “Adventure Environments,” of the Dungeon Master’s Guide). Inside the wagon is a saber-toothed tiger with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
remains open for 1 hour before slowly sinking back into place. Characters who are outside when the door closes must revisit the city to recover the cubes. Diagram 5.1: Sample Puzzle Cube
. Growling like an angry beast, the slab begins to slide up into the ceiling.
When the door opens, the puzzle cubes teleport back to their respective shrines in Omu. Once the door has fully risen, it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes’ Feast: Saving the Children’s Menu
it toward the fenced-off area above the library. Then, out from the shadows at the back of the loft space staggers Calor, a 6-foot-tall fire giant toddler. He reaches toward his mother, who snuggles
successful DC 10 Wisdom (Animal Handling) check. The buckets and cans can be used to store the milk for the short trip back to Daggerford. 5: Nursery Ignis has used old boards and bits of fence and metal to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes’ Feast: Saving the Children’s Menu
it toward the fenced-off area above the library. Then, out from the shadows at the back of the loft space staggers Calor, a 6-foot-tall fire giant toddler. He reaches toward his mother, who snuggles
successful DC 10 Wisdom (Animal Handling) check. The buckets and cans can be used to store the milk for the short trip back to Daggerford. 5: Nursery Ignis has used old boards and bits of fence and metal to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
. Even those who choose to not take part in Hulgaz’s schemes eventually suffer at her hands. Examples of infernal blessings Hulgaz can offer characters are provided below, followed by sample encounters
has a tell, it is her long, snakelike tail. In the midst of a conversation with an especially tantalizing victim-to-be, Hulgaz can’t help but whip her tail back and forth with excitement. Selfless
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
, the artist spends her days in the dingy back rooms of the Diamond Theater. This seclusion has led to a number of fanciful rumors. Some say Syara fought in the Last War and that she was in Metrol on
sample Syara’s latest work. Five Lives is a gutwrenching tragedy that forces us to look at our darkest hours, and to consider the suffering of our enemies and the common threads that unite us all. If
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
complete the banquet.
A gaunt human male in a dusty black suit quietly arranges the items on the cake table, taking notice of your intrusion. Without a word, he gestures for you to come forward and sample
extradimensional compartment with a glass lever set into the back of it. The compartment can be accessed only from the front side of the tapestry, and only while the tapestry is hanging on the wall. If the tapestry
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Sample Guild Representatives Once it becomes known around the city that the tavern in Trollskull Alley is planning to reopen its doors to the public, the adventurers receive visits from guild
laid-back, law-abiding halfling with mutton chops and bushy eyebrows. Inns and taverns are few and far between in the North Ward, so he makes frequent visits to the characters’ place to see how it’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
secret door into the trench that bisects Mantol-Derith (area 2). 1c. Northeast Entrance This secret door stands at the back of a naturally formed ledge overlooking the Darklake. The password to open it is
of monsters, but the Zhents have installed trip wires and pressure plates at irregular intervals. These are triggering mechanisms for collapsing roofs, poison darts, and rolling spheres (see “Sample
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Sample Guild Representatives Once it becomes known around the city that the tavern in Trollskull Alley is planning to reopen its doors to the public, the adventurers receive visits from guild
laid-back, law-abiding halfling with mutton chops and bushy eyebrows. Inns and taverns are few and far between in the North Ward, so he makes frequent visits to the characters’ place to see how it’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Having eluded the drow so far, ten grimlocks huddle in the back of this 10-foot-high cavern. They feed on fish from the River Sargauth and fight only in self-defense. 10c. Sea Hag Coven This 30-foot
characters in familiar tones and ask them if they took time to sample some of Skullport’s local ales. Otherwise, they politely introduce themselves as Coral Black, Gurgle Brine, and Caldra Cuttlefingers
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Dwarvish into its back. A successful DC 16 Intelligence (Arcana or Religion) check allows a character to recognize the profane symbols as being related to Demogorgon. A search of the platform uncovers a
has the name “Rihuud” carved into its back and its second head is fully formed. If Rihuud is dead, the broken statue turns to dust when the characters touch it. If the characters spared Rihuud’s life, a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
complete the banquet.
A gaunt human male in a dusty black suit quietly arranges the items on the cake table, taking notice of your intrusion. Without a word, he gestures for you to come forward and sample
extradimensional compartment with a glass lever set into the back of it. The compartment can be accessed only from the front side of the tapestry, and only while the tapestry is hanging on the wall. If the tapestry
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
. Even those who choose to not take part in Hulgaz’s schemes eventually suffer at her hands. Examples of infernal blessings Hulgaz can offer characters are provided below, followed by sample encounters
has a tell, it is her long, snakelike tail. In the midst of a conversation with an especially tantalizing victim-to-be, Hulgaz can’t help but whip her tail back and forth with excitement. Selfless