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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
appear in the fortress. Any of these things can spontaneously appear about her lair, every object and apparition being a metaphoric representation of some story—great or small—that was
saturated with raw emotion.
Shadar-kai encountered outside the Shadowfell are often on quests to find the most sorrow-touched items they can find to bring back to their queen’s gloomy castle.Necrotic
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
metaphoric representation of some story—great or small—that was saturated with raw emotion.
Shadar-kai encountered outside the Shadowfell are often on quests to find the most sorrow-touched items they can find to bring back to their queen’s gloomy castle.Necrotic, Psychic
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
scales and ruffs of emerald-green fur running down their chins, chests, backs, and tails. One horn arcs from the back of a moonstone dragon’s skull and another at the tip of the nose; the two horns
from the heart, a lock of a loved one’s hair, or a painting of a favorite place. A story of happy times fondly remembered is more precious to a moonstone dragon than a sack of gold.
Creating a
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
spontaneously appear about her lair, every object and apparition being a metaphoric representation of some story—great or small—that was saturated with raw emotion.
Shadar-kai encountered outside
the Shadowfell are often on quests to find the most sorrow-touched items they can find to bring back to their queen’s gloomy castle.NecroticShadow Jump. The shadar-kai teleports, along with any
Monsters
Storm King's Thunder
damage and be knocked prone. Klauth can then fly up to half his flying speed.The odor of sulfur and pumice surrounds a red dragon, whose swept-back horns and spinal frill define its silhouette. Its
’s as supple as a cat. His body is covered in old, wicked-looking scars where scales have been torn away and never grown back. He brutally attacks other dragons, seeking to slay any wyrm that
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
, chests, backs, and tails. One horn arcs from the back of a moonstone dragon’s skull and another at the tip of the nose; the two horns together form a shape that’s reminiscent of a slender
painting of a favorite place. A story of happy times fondly remembered is more precious to a moonstone dragon than a sack of gold.
Creating a Moonstone Dragon
Use the Moonstone Dragon Personality Traits
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
Euryale’s story and unwavering conviction.
These medusas are divinely empowered champions, drawing their power from a cosmic truth, the will of a deity, or the primal forces of nature. They
martyrs’ remains until the martyrs are called back to life to oppose a world-changing foe.
2
Gather the lost shards of a dead god’s petrified body, and reunite them on the altar in the
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
with opalescent scales and ruffs of emerald-green fur running down their chins, chests, backs, and tails. One horn arcs from the back of a moonstone dragon’s skull and another at the tip of the
sung from the heart, a lock of a loved one’s hair, or a painting of a favorite place. A story of happy times fondly remembered is more precious to a moonstone dragon than a sack of gold
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
and ruffs of emerald-green fur running down their chins, chests, backs, and tails. One horn arcs from the back of a moonstone dragon’s skull and another at the tip of the nose; the two horns
lock of a loved one’s hair, or a painting of a favorite place. A story of happy times fondly remembered is more precious to a moonstone dragon than a sack of gold.
Creating a Moonstone Dragon
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
high-minded ideals about the practice of art and the appreciation of beauty.
d8
Personality Trait
1
I know a story relevant to almost every situation.
2
Whenever I come to a new
me of someone I love.
2
Someone stole my precious instrument, and someday I’ll get it back.
3
I want to be famous, whatever it takes.
4
I idolize a hero of the old tales and
Gith
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Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes
The story of the gith is rooted in a cruel twist of cosmic fate. Inspired by the great leader for whom the race is named, the gith rose up to overthrow the mind flayers that held them in
to plunder the Material Plane and other worlds, bringing treasures and slaves back to their ageless realm. At the same time, they hunt down and kill mind flayers whenever possible, as recompense for
Ancient Red Dragon
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Monsters
Basic Rules (2014)
","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage and be knocked prone. The dragon can then fly up to half its flying speed.The odor of sulfur and pumice surrounds a red dragon, whose swept-back
control.
Throughout the lair complex, servants erect monuments to the dragon’s power, telling the grim story of its life, the enemies it has slain, and the nations it has conquered.
Lair
Adult Red Dragon
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Basic Rules (2014)
","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage and be knocked prone. The dragon can then fly up to half its flying speed.The odor of sulfur and pumice surrounds a red dragon, whose swept-back horns and
.
Throughout the lair complex, servants erect monuments to the dragon’s power, telling the grim story of its life, the enemies it has slain, and the nations it has conquered.
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On
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polyps. The Yithians’ story would have ended there, except these creatures had long studied and meddled with the flow of time. Observing that they were doomed to be destroyed by the flying
has chosen to displace. The creature’s mind falls back in time, entering the Yithian’s strange form.
The Yithians interrogate the creature that now inhabits the body of the time traveler
backgrounds
drawn to the teachings of blood to tap into their increased vital energies, as can those who are sickly or weak in hopes of overcoming that adversity.
Suggested Story Threads. The Crimson Aspirant Story
Threads table suggests events and people who can be the start of story threads for your character that weave through the campaign.
Crimson Aspirant Story Threads
1d6
Thread
1
backgrounds
later.
Characters attuned to spirits or the lands of the dead, such as Clerics, Paladins, or those who had brushes with death, are the most common to exhibit this deep connection.
Suggested Story
Threads. The Ghostlight Passenger Story Threads table suggests events and people who can be the start of story threads for your character that weave through the campaign.
Ghostlight Passenger Story
Gladiator
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Backgrounds
Player’s Handbook (2014)
ideals about the practice of art and the appreciation of beauty.
D8
PERSONALITY TRAIT
1
I know a story relevant to almost every situation.
2
Whenever I come to a new place, I
I love.
2
Someone stole my precious instrument, and someday I’ll get it back.
3
I want to be famous, whatever it takes.
4
I idolize a hero of the old tales and measure my deeds
Entertainer
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Backgrounds
Player’s Handbook (2014)
1
I know a story relevant to almost every situation.
2
Whenever I come to a new place, I collect local rumors and spread gossip.
3
I’m a hopeless romantic, always searching
)
d6
Bond
1
My instrument is my most treasured possession, and it reminds me of someone I love.
2
Someone stole my precious instrument, and someday I’ll get it back
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
Using the Story Tracker This adventure uses a Story Tracker, a copy of which is included at the back of the book. The Story Tracker is a note-keeping tool to help you and the players remember important information about the characters and their accomplishments.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
Using the Story Tracker This adventure uses a Story Tracker, a copy of which is included at the back of the book. The Story Tracker is a note-keeping tool to help you and the players remember important information about the characters and their accomplishments.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
, particularly the High Forest and the River Rauvin, but the book’s story dates back to the days before the future site of the city was settled. As the story opens, the weather in the demiplane is brisk but
moved along in the story. Because time passes differently on the demiplane from how it flows on the Material Plane, the returning character appears back with the party in the encounter area that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
, particularly the High Forest and the River Rauvin, but the book’s story dates back to the days before the future site of the city was settled. As the story opens, the weather in the demiplane is brisk but
moved along in the story. Because time passes differently on the demiplane from how it flows on the Material Plane, the returning character appears back with the party in the encounter area that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Storytelling Players who love storytelling want to contribute to a narrative. They like it when their characters are heavily involved in an unfolding story, and they enjoy encounters that are tied to
and expand an overarching plot. Engage players who like storytelling by... Using their characters’ backstories to shape the stories of the campaign. Making sure encounters advance the story. Making
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Storytelling Players who love storytelling want to contribute to a narrative. They like it when their characters are heavily involved in an unfolding story, and they enjoy encounters that are tied to
and expand an overarching plot. Engage players who like storytelling by... Using their characters’ backstories to shape the stories of the campaign. Making sure encounters advance the story. Making
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Using the Story Tracker This adventure uses a Story Tracker, a copy of which is included at the back of this book. The Story Tracker is a note-keeping tool to help you remember important information
about the characters and their accomplishments. At various times in the adventure, you will be advised to jot down information on the Story Tracker, as events that happen in earlier chapters can give
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Using the Story Tracker This adventure uses a Story Tracker, a copy of which is included at the back of this book. The Story Tracker is a note-keeping tool to help you remember important information
about the characters and their accomplishments. At various times in the adventure, you will be advised to jot down information on the Story Tracker, as events that happen in earlier chapters can give
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Reincarnation I died and was brought back to life by a friendly human druid using the reincarnate spell. I have no idea what became of the druid, whose name I don’t know. I retain the memories of my
previous life, some or all of which was spent in Icewind Dale. (Roll on the table in the spell’s description to determine your character’s previous race, or choose a race from the table that you like, then flesh out the story of your previous life.)
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Chapter 2: Downtime Revisited It’s possible for the characters to start a campaign at 1st level, dive into an epic story, and reach 10th level and beyond in a short amount of game time. Although that
pace works fine for many campaigns, some DMs prefer a campaign story with pauses built into it — times when adventurers are not going on adventures. The downtime rules given in this section can be
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Uni and the Hunt for the Lost Horn
Adventure Hooks Use one of the following adventure hooks to draw the characters into the story: Back to the Realm. This hook continues the story of the Dungeons & Dragons animated series and assumes
dream. The Realm has now called the characters back, though they don’t know why. Now adults, the characters have been reunited and a new friend has joined them. But what—or whom—could have brought them
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Reincarnation I died and was brought back to life by a friendly human druid using the reincarnate spell. I have no idea what became of the druid, whose name I don’t know. I retain the memories of my
previous life, some or all of which was spent in Icewind Dale. (Roll on the table in the spell’s description to determine your character’s previous race, or choose a race from the table that you like, then flesh out the story of your previous life.)
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Uni and the Hunt for the Lost Horn
Adventure Hooks Use one of the following adventure hooks to draw the characters into the story: Back to the Realm. This hook continues the story of the Dungeons & Dragons animated series and assumes
dream. The Realm has now called the characters back, though they don’t know why. Now adults, the characters have been reunited and a new friend has joined them. But what—or whom—could have brought them
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Chapter 2: Downtime Revisited It’s possible for the characters to start a campaign at 1st level, dive into an epic story, and reach 10th level and beyond in a short amount of game time. Although that
pace works fine for many campaigns, some DMs prefer a campaign story with pauses built into it — times when adventurers are not going on adventures. The downtime rules given in this section can be
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
that they’re never forgotten again. The verses’ lyrics tell a story about a previous struggle with harvests. From the details of how the locals solved that problem, Godsbreath’s people coax the land back
Yemi Moonsybil back to town. If either event comes to pass, word spreads quickly that the lost verses of the Awakening Song have been recovered. The townsfolk share the lost verses widely, ensuring
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
that they’re never forgotten again. The verses’ lyrics tell a story about a previous struggle with harvests. From the details of how the locals solved that problem, Godsbreath’s people coax the land back
Yemi Moonsybil back to town. If either event comes to pass, word spreads quickly that the lost verses of the Awakening Song have been recovered. The townsfolk share the lost verses widely, ensuring
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
a narrow river. A ten-foot-high log palisade surrounds the compound, whose main building is a two-story stone-and-wood affair with a high-pitched roof, gables, window shutters, and a stone chimney
. Attached to the main building is a blocky tower of gray stone, its high roof lined with battlements. Other structures include a two-story stable house and a gatehouse whose flat roof is enclosed by iron