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Xanathar's Guide to Everything
You utter foul words, summoning one demon from the chaos of the Abyss. You choose the demon’s type, which must be one of challenge rating 5 or lower, such as a shadow demon or a barlgura. The
throw if you say its true name. On a failed save, the demon continues to obey you. On a successful save, your control of the demon ends for the rest of the duration, and the demon spends its turns
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
’s a hidden thieves’ guildhall or a lavish manse. The lair is filled with clever defenses to disorient, weaken, and kill intruders.
The villain’s challenge rating increases while the
on the Insight, Perception, and Persuasion skills.
Potent Toxins. When members of the villain’s organization deal poison damage while within 3 miles of the lair, they ignore the target’s
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
kill intruders.
The villain’s challenge rating increases while the villain is in this lair:
Otherworldly Corrupter. Challenge 18 (20,000 XP)
Lair Actions
On initiative count 20 (losing
villain’s organization have disadvantage on ability checks that rely on the Insight, Perception, and Persuasion skills.
Potent Toxins. When members of the villain’s organization deal poison
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
;s a hidden thieves’ guildhall or a lavish manse. The lair is filled with clever defenses to disorient, weaken, and kill intruders.
The villain’s challenge rating increases while the
Insight, Perception, and Persuasion skills.
Potent Toxins. When members of the villain’s organization deal poison damage while within 3 miles of the lair, they ignore the target’s resistance
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
filled with clever defenses to disorient, weaken, and kill intruders.
The villain’s challenge rating increases while the villain is in this lair:
Veiled Presence. Challenge 22 (41,000 XP
members of the villain’s organization deal poison damage while within 3 miles of the lair, they ignore the target’s resistance to poison damage.
If the villain dies, these effects fade over the course of 1d10;{"diceNotation":"1d10", "rollType":"roll", "rollAction":"Days"} days.Necrotic, Radiant
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
their torch-based code. From the lighting, placement, and type of torch arranged on or near a structure, you can gather a great deal of information about those who live or do business there, particularly
if they deal fairly with strangers, have Guild or government connections, or have either helped or denied the Gateguides in the past.
Suggested Characteristics
Urchins are shaped by lives
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
polymorphs into a humanoid, beast, or giant that has a challenge rating no higher than her own, or back into her true form. She reverts to her true form if she dies. Any equipment she is wearing or
succeed on a DC 26 Wisdom saving throw or expend one of its spell slots of 3rd level or lower and deal 26 (4d12);{"diceNotation":"4d12","rollType":"damage","rollDamageType":"force"} force damage to each
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
saving throws, and the creature’s weapon attacks that rely on Strength deal half damage. On a successful save, the creature takes half as much damage and isn’t weakened.
Spellcasting (Psionics
Creatures
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Moved by pity, a giant eagle continues bringing food to an abandoned topaz dragon wyrmling, despite the wyrmling’s attempts to eat the eagle.
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A pseudodragon who is
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
deal or try to steal from it. A morkoth knows every person and object in its collection.
A morkoth’s island has the qualities of a dreamscape. It holds a jumble of objects and creatures the
is underwater.
A morkoth encountered in its lair has a challenge rating of 12 (8,400 XP).
Lair Actions
On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), the morkoth can take one of the following
Orc
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
created the orcs and continues to direct their destiny. He is aided and abetted by the other warrior deities, Bahgtru and Ilneval, who bring strength and cunning to the battlefield. The followers of all
everywhere in the world around them, and the priests of a tribe are entrusted with the responsibility of identifying these signs and omens — both good and bad — and deciding how the tribe should
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
object dropped down one of the chimneys continues falling endlessly unless it or some outside force has the means to slow or stop it. This property of the lair vanishes after 1d10;{"diceNotation":"1d10
their lairs.
The challenge rating of a legendary amethyst dragon increases by 1 when it’s encountered in its lair.
Lair Actions
On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), the dragon can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
determine the outcome. A Charisma check can’t deceive or persuade most devils into a bad deal because the fiends are too clever and experienced in deal-making to be fooled. If devils do get involved in a
Proposal Diabolical deals start with either the devil or the character broaching the subject and offering something. The terms of the deal require, at a minimum, the devil to offer a gift and the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
the monster’s expected challenge rating and use the Monster Statistics by Challenge Rating table to determine how much damage the monster should deal every round. The table presents a range at each
challenge rating. It doesn’t matter how this damage is apportioned or distributed; for example, a monster might deal the damage every round with a single attack, or the damage could be split among
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
the lower level brings a creature to the upper level. A creature or object dropped down one of the chimneys continues falling endlessly unless it or some outside force has the means to slow or stop it
magical mobility, using flight and teleportation to navigate obstacles in their lairs.
The challenge rating of a legendary amethyst dragon increases by 1 when it’s encountered in its lair.
Lair
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
Cult Forces Enough chromatic dragons have responded to the Draakhorn’s call that a full flight of young red dragons can be dispatched to deal with the heroes once and for all. For this final assault
resistance to fire damage and the breath weapon of a red dragon wyrmling. These changes increase the gladiator’s challenge rating to 6. ** Use the assassin statistics but add the breath weapon of a green dragon wyrmling. This change doesn’t affect the assassin’s challenge rating.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
door, and retreat to area 7a, leaving the characters to deal with the troll on their own. The mutated troll has an extra pair of arms sprouting from its chest and a fifth arm growing out of its back. The
makes an additional three claw attacks as part of its Multiattack action. In its wounded state, the troll has a challenge rating of 6 (2,300 XP). If it regains all its hit points, its challenge rating becomes 8 (3,900 XP).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
saving throw modifiers, as well as how much damage the mightiest characters can deal with a single attack. Character level and challenge rating are good for defining the difficulty of an encounter, but
Magic Items
The Book of Many Things
drawn. The precise location in the Feywild to which the fey crossing leads is determined by the DM.
Fiend. A powerful Fiend appears in a nearby unoccupied space and offers you a deal. The precise
nature of this deal is up to the DM, but usually the Fiend offers some material reward in exchange for you and your allies completing a task for the Fiend. The Fiend is indifferent to you and can be
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
hour You utter foul words, summoning one demon from the chaos of the Abyss. You choose the demon’s type, which must be one of challenge rating 5 or lower, such as a shadow demon or a barlgura. The
you say its true name. On a failed save, the demon continues to obey you. On a successful save, your control of the demon ends for the rest of the duration, and the demon spends its turns pursuing and
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
creature’s weapon attacks that rely on Strength deal half damage. On a successful save, the creature takes half as much damage and isn’t weakened.
Spellcasting (Psionics). The dragon casts one
adult bronze dragon has ignored the petitions of townsfolk to deal with an ancient topaz dragon killing livestock and farmers alike. But now the topaz dragon has killed the bronze dragon’s child
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
a moment, perhaps I can make you a better offer?”
If the characters refuse to hear her deal, Vidorant attacks them. If they agree to listen to her deal, she continues speaking: “I could try to
reasonable compromise, she upholds her part of the deal. If Vidorant knows the characters have taken items of significant value from her vault, she suggests an even better deal: if they return the most
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
hour You utter foul words, summoning one demon from the chaos of the Abyss. You choose the demon’s type, which must be one of challenge rating 5 or lower, such as a shadow demon or a barlgura. The
you say its true name. On a failed save, the demon continues to obey you. On a successful save, your control of the demon ends for the rest of the duration, and the demon spends its turns pursuing and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
more of an art than a science. In addition to assessing monsters by challenge rating, it’s important to look at how certain monsters might stack up against your group. Hit points, attacks, and saving
throws are all useful indicators. Compare the damage a monster can deal to the hit point maximum of each character. Be wary of any monster that is capable of dropping a character with a single attack
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
to fire, and allow it to deal fire damage with its attacks. Need a flying monkey? Consider a baboon with wings and a flying speed. Almost any monster you can imagine can be built using one that
already exists. Adapting a stat block is far less time-consuming than creating one from scratch, and there are changes you can make to an existing monster that have no effect on its challenge rating, such
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
deal an extra 6d8 slashing damage instead. You might also have the shards be from a polymorph blade, a blade of the medusa, or some other type of weapon. Another option is to allow decapitated
bad for it in combat, it might choose to do so in order to escape (if you wish to preserve the Grand Master as a future villain), or to summon an ally (if the fight against it proves too easy).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
, another Hand by the name of Haliyra Ravenfast found a different buyer: the Kraken Society, a sinister secret network with spies throughout the North. Haliyra cut a deal with society operatives to sell
them the orb. They just need to eliminate Nareen and leave the Harpers, Zhentarim, and anyone else interested in the orb blaming one another for dealing in bad faith. Map 6.8: YartarView Player Version
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Knight The Order of the Gauntlet is taking strides to deal with the giant threat. The characters encounter a knight of the order mounted on a warhorse clad in chain mail barding (AC 16). There is a
demolished by stone giants. Lady Hawkwinter asks the characters to take the orphans to the nearest settlement while she continues to follow the giants’ path and search for other survivors. Sir
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
Bad News As the party’s ship sails north toward the Thunder Cliffs, a southward-sailing vessel approaches them. The ships drop anchor and the captain of the other vessel, called the Uneasy Alliance
to the adventurers. While the Uneasy Alliance was passing near the Thunder Cliffs, they spotted a great deal of wreckage, which likely came from the waters directly before the caves there. They did see
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
justice. 3 Magnet for Trouble. Maybe you trust people too easily or it’s just bad luck, but every client who walks into your office has some double deal, hidden agenda, or scam they’re running. 4
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
happy when he finds himself forced to deal with some mess his father left behind. Qualities that both share include striking good looks, a love of drink, and a flair for diplomacy. What Renaer lacks is
his father’s belligerence, ill temper, and bad judgment. Renaer lives off a sizable inheritance left to him by his mother. Approaching middle age, he has given up adventuring and settled down somewhat
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
deal with than the average member of the city watch. If your character’s backstory doesn’t already include a personage of this sort, you could work with your DM to come up with a reason why an
1 The pirate captain on whose ship you once served; what you call moving on, the captain calls mutiny 2 A master spy to whom you unwittingly fed bad information, which led to the assassination of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Morte’s Planar Parade
of the Monster Manual before proceeding. That book explains stat block terminology and gives rules for various monster traits—information that isn’t repeated here.
The Stat Blocks by Challenge Rating
table sorts the creatures in this book by challenge rating. Most of these creatures appear in the “Bestiary A to Z” section, but those marked with an asterisk (*) appear in the “Faction Agents
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a4
enters. Snarla is a werewolf, her Intelligence is 16 (+3), and she has the following additional feature, which increases her challenge rating to 5 (1,800 XP): Spellcasting. Snarla is a 6th-level
Snarla finds herself in a bad situation, she changes into werewolf form and attacks with desperate savagery, giving her advantage on all her attack rolls. If she is captured alive and made to talk, she
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Flee, Mortals! Rule Primer
Creature Roles Each creature has a role listed next to their challenge rating. Roles are descriptive and most don’t follow special rules—they simply help you build encounters and use the creature
fight best from afar. Whether they wield arrows or magical rays, these creatures always try to keep a distance from their foes. Brute Brutes are hardy creatures who have lots of hit points and deal
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
challenge rating is higher than the party’s average level. Such a creature might deal enough damage with a single action to take out adventurers of a lower level. For example, an ogre has a challenge rating
2,400 4,900 7,300 10,900 20th 2,800 5,700 8,500 12,700 CHALLENGE RATING
When putting together an encounter or adventure, especially at lower levels, exercise caution when using monsters whose