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this forbidden knowledge gain accursed insight, often at great personal cost.
Their magic unsettles most who witness it. Enemies are twisted like marionettes, though an Osteomancer’s favorite puppet is often themselves, willingly desecrating their own body to crush their foes.
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
magic of their music, dance, or other performances to charm opponents into joining their festivities. In the aftermath, these satyrs' foes are more likely to suffer embarrassment and groggy mornings
possible. This often means turning the same skills that make them famed celebrants toward battle, be it captivating performances or the aim developed through endless games of skill. Once a threat is overcome, though, satyrs are quick to engage in their favorite part of battle: the victory celebration.
Monsters
Candlekeep Mysteries
can snare foes with their tongues to make them easier targets. Grippli villages are generally built from mud bricks and other natural materials harvested from the immediate vicinity.
Young grippli
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
, these satyr skirmishers cooperate in loose teams, using guerrilla tactics to harass foes then melt back into the forest. The blessings of Nylea aid the satyrs in protecting their home, and a single arrow
through endless games of skill. Once a threat is overcome, though, satyrs are quick to engage in their favorite part of battle: the victory celebration.
Monsters
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
effective melee combatant. She is more dangerous when she can use magic from a safe distance. She can also use her faerie fire spell to make foes easier for her allies to hit.
League of Malevolence
The
Monsters
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
with a lost love might be transformed into one of their loved one’s cherished items, such as a favorite bonnet.
Skabatha assumes the guise of an old toymaker. Part toy herself, she has a windup
eyelashes. Underneath her makeup, her flesh is textured like rotten bark and infested with wood lice and fungus. The windup key sticking out of her back is a part of her body and no easier to remove than one
Magic Items
Acquisitions Incorporated
The entire family tree of every royal line, extant or lost, in Faerûn
7
A moment-by-moment review of your favorite Jim Darkmagic stage performance
8
The sound of raucous applause
item. As an action, you can cause the jar to function as a wand of enemy detection, whereupon it whispers the direction to foes within range. This property of the whisper jar can’t be used
Monsters
Vecna: Eve of Ruin
they fill with their venom and hurl at foes. Raklupises are keen strategists, and most of them command legions of lesser spyder-fiends.
Spyder-Fiends
Demonic beasts that combine the worst attributes
of wolves and spiders, spyder-fiends scuttle about with bloated, spiderlike bodies and gnash with wolflike heads. Spyder-fiends are usually coated with gore, as brutal killing is their favorite
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
their faceless selves.
d8
Personality Trait
1
I’m earnest and uncommonly direct.
2
I strive to have no personality — it’s easier to forget what’s hardly
)
2
Security. Doing what must be done can’t bring the innocent to harm. (Lawful)
3
Confusion. Deception is a weapon. Strike from where your foes won’t expect. (Chaotic)
4
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
the surrounding water—and any creatures in it. And even if an enemy wears down the dragon turtle’s defenses, magical storms manifest to shield the dragon turtle and strike at foes
, though some dragon turtles prefer coastal lairs with easier access to settlements they can trade with—or prey upon. Particularly reclusive dragon turtles seek lairs in even more remote locales
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
amount of backstory, suggesting the character’s family and what the character did before becoming an adventurer. Take note of specific background characters—friends, foes, family members, and others—who
from a character’s backstory. As characters continue to adventure, they’ll find different goals to pursue, such as finding a lost relic, honoring an ancestor, avenging a fallen mentor, or defeating a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
larger or smaller groups as well as for characters of higher or lower level by swapping one monster or trap for another, changing the number of foes in an encounter, and adjusting DCs to make
important tasks easier or harder for the characters to accomplish. Each adventure in this anthology embraces one of the following narrative conceits: The characters discover a book in the library that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
can adjust it for larger or smaller groups as well as for characters of higher or lower level by making a few changes, like swapping one monster or trap for another, changing the number of foes in an
encounter, or adjusting DCs to make important tasks easier or harder for the characters to accomplish. Each adventure in this anthology is versatile, and characters might become involved in any of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
party is in the middle of an adventure. The following approaches can help make it easier: The new character is a friend or relative of one of the adventurers who has been searching for the group. The new
character is a prisoner of the foes the other characters are fighting. When rescued, this character joins their group. The new character is the sole survivor of another adventuring group.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
, though, and many allow themselves to be underestimated as a ploy to bring ruin upon their foes. The Mogis’s Villains table suggests a variety of foes that might arise from among the god’s followers
. Mogis’s Villains d8 Villain
1 A petty tyrant (gladiator) rules his populace through threats and intimidation. His favorite pastime is forcing unwilling subjects to fight in gladiatorial blood
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
threats directly. Strahd ever seeks to escape his boredom and draws challenges out for as long as it entertains him. However, if insulted, the Darklord can turn all of Barovia against his foes. The Ancient
cultivates servants, particularly vampire spawn. He hasn’t survived for ages by being reckless, though, and he retreats or sacrifices even his favorite agents when necessary. Vistani Sanctuary. The ancient
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
poisonous creatures number among Pharika’s favorite servants, and medusas and basilisks hold special places in her esteem. The Pharika’s Monsters table presents just a few foes likely to serve the god’s will
could also save the lives of terrible beasts and unrepentant villains. The Pharika’s Villains table suggests a variety of foes that might arise from among the god’s followers. Pharika’s Villains d6
classes
Basic Rules (2014)
-force mind control. Their magic conjures monsters from other planes of existence, glimpses the future, or turns slain foes into zombies. Their mightiest spells change one substance into another, call
.
Creating a Wizard
Creating a wizard character demands a backstory dominated by at least one extraordinary event. How did your character first come into contact with magic? How did you discover you had
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
prefer to stay in their nest until nightfall, though they sometimes hunt on overcast days.
The meenlocks avoid combat with a well-armed group of foes. If the characters don’t split up on their own, the
transformed into a meenlock. If given the opportunity, meenlocks psychically torment their prey for hours or days, breaking down their mental and emotional state to make the eventual transformation easier
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
effects or hazards. If you want to make an encounter more interesting, have the combat take place during a quake (see the “Elturel Hazards” sidebar). If you want a fight to go easier for the characters
, have some of the foes withdraw or have some NPC survivors assist the characters. Most of the survivors currently in the cathedral are preparing for a last stand in the main crypts (area H16), so that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
cruel twists; for example, a petitioner who asks to be reunited with a lost love might be transformed into one of their loved one’s cherished items, such as a favorite bonnet. Skabatha assumes the guise
. Underneath her makeup, her flesh is textured like rotten bark and infested with wood lice and fungus. The windup key sticking out of her back is a part of her body and no easier to remove than one of her
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
. The bright colors found on homes throughout the region each honor a Covenant god, and many people craft and carry charms to invoke a favorite god’s protection. Proclaimers and the Covenant The
stories might even be captured in song by one of the Proclaimers of the Covenant. Having a story chosen is a great honor and can make alliances and invitations to adventure easier to come by. Names
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
ally a couple of distinguishing personality traits or mannerisms—such as greed, a love of beer, or a favorite expression—to make it easier to roleplay the ally on a moment’s notice. If you don’t want
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
back favorites from earlier in the campaign for the occasional cameo. Player Favorites It’s often easier to describe people and places that are hostile or frightening than it is to detail a feature
you want characters to love. How can you know what rustic scene will make a character associate a place with home or what personality quirk will remind a character of their favorite mentor? You can ask
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
surrounding hills, where tall boulders have rolled into a loose jumble. In fact, the surroundings offer no protection while making it easier for enemies to sneak up on the site. By observing for a few
. As soon as the humans are all defeated, the remaining kobolds slink away into the hills and aren’t seen again. Rewards Award standard XP for defeated foes, including kobolds that ran away. If any
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
dragon goddess, and she sees the summoning of Tiamat to the world as a way to be rid of her. Zariel has directed her mortal agents to assist those who seek to free Tiamat, and her power has made it easier
’ only option. Devils in the adventure should always be one step ahead of the adventurers. Characters who like to charge in and decide on strategy later will find that their diabolical foes have well
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
be persuaded to help fight the dragon. (“A wizard worth her weight never passes up a chance to test her magic against the mightiest foes,” she says brazenly.) There’s room in the kobolds’ sleds to
for last, because Xardorok knows that refugees from the smaller towns have nowhere else to go but there. Bryn Shander’s walls provide no defense against the dragon’s attacks from the sky, and the closer Ten-Towners huddle together, the easier it becomes for the dragon to annihilate them.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
melee combatant. She is more dangerous when she can use magic from a safe distance. She can also use her faerie fire spell to make foes easier for her allies to hit. Skylla
Medium Humanoid (Human
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
surrounding hills, where tall boulders have rolled into a loose jumble. In fact, the surroundings offer no protection while making it easier for enemies to sneak up on the site. By observing for a few
. As soon as the humans are all defeated, the remaining kobolds slink away into the hills and aren’t seen again. Rewards Award standard XP for defeated foes, including kobolds that ran away. If any
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
dragon goddess, and she sees the summoning of Tiamat to the world as a way to be rid of her. Zariel has directed her mortal agents to assist those who seek to free Tiamat, and her power has made it easier
’ only option. Devils in the adventure should always be one step ahead of the adventurers. Characters who like to charge in and decide on strategy later will find that their diabolical foes have well
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
Press’s veteran designers. Now, years after Hoard of the Dragon Queen and The Rise of Tiamat’s releases, these adventures remain fan-favorite tales in the wider Dungeons & Dragons library—stories well worth
bringing several of D&D’s most ferocious foes to life. As Hoard of the Dragon Queen and The Rise of Tiamat numbered among the first fifth edition Dungeons & Dragons products, an online supplement for these
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
long hours of training. Martial Tricks d6 Trick
1 You are an expert at pretending you’ve been injured to the point where you can’t possibly go on. By goading foes to finish you off, you
you’ll take that risk. If you had to choose between entering a battle without your favorite combat gear or without the party’s bard, Singy McLuteface can sit this one out. You and your equipment have
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
Press’s veteran designers. Now, years after Hoard of the Dragon Queen and The Rise of Tiamat’s releases, these adventures remain fan-favorite tales in the wider Dungeons & Dragons library—stories well worth
bringing several of D&D’s most ferocious foes to life. As Hoard of the Dragon Queen and The Rise of Tiamat numbered among the first fifth edition Dungeons & Dragons products, an online supplement for these
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
veteran designers. Now, years after Hoard of the Dragon Queen and The Rise of Tiamat’s releases, these adventures remain fan-favorite tales in the wider Dungeons & Dragons library—stories well worth
several of D&D’s most ferocious foes to life. As Hoard of the Dragon Queen and The Rise of Tiamat numbered among the first fifth edition Dungeons & Dragons products, an online supplement for these
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
). Each considers themself the group’s leader and Ilvaash’s secret favorite. Although most mind flayers reject the notion of having individual personalities, the fanatics have embraced their own unique
Illithinoch ambushed Voalsh. Right before the moment of her death, Ilvaash granted her wings, which unfurled from her back like enormous, writhing tentacles. Voalsh vanquished her foes from above in short