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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
as they arrived.
Worse, for each creature that enters the plane, a nightwalker is released to take its place. In order for a trapped creature to escape, the released nightwalker must be lured back
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
trapped in the barghest for 24 hours, after which time it is digested and the person is incapable of being revived. If the barghest dies before the soul is digested, the soul is released. While a soul
AttacksChange Shape. The barghest transforms into a Small goblin or back into its true form. Other than its size and speed, its statistics are the same in each form. Any equipment it is wearing or carrying isn’t transformed. The barghest reverts to its true form if it dies.
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
Personality Trait
1
Unlike people, the beasts of the wild are friends who won’t stab me in the back.
2
Go ahead and insult me — I dare you.
3
I scorn those who can
siblings or ancestors.]
Flaws
d6
Flaw
1
If you question my courage, I will never back down.
2
HrrrGGGAAAARRuuuh! [My anger in battle led to the death of a loved one
Species
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
sensations or visions of the past to come rushing back.
Rather than sleeping, reborn regularly sit and dwell on the past, hoping for some revelation of what came before. Most of the time, these are dark
alongside complex designs for clockwork organs.
6
You were released after being petrified for generations. Your memories have faded, though, and your body isn’t what it once was.
7
Your
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
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Contacts
The Selesnya Conclave is all about connections, so its members cultivate contacts throughout the guild. The guild also engages in energetic recruitment to draw converts from other
guilds, and often these new guild members maintain friendships with former guild mates.
Roll twice on the Selesnya Contacts table (for an ally and a rival) and once on the Non-Selesnya Contacts table
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
their bodies and the spines and horns that hover close to their heads and backs. These horns shift with the dragon’s mood: bristling with anger, lying back with fear or suspicion, and rippling
rain from the sky in a beautiful but dangerous display. Rumors quickly spread that a crystal dragon is responsible.
3
A crystal dragon invites the greatest bards and philosophers to partake in
Monsters
Princes of the Apocalypse
;{"diceNotation":"3d6","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Air Control"} × 10 feet through the air. A creature smashed into a solid object or released in mid-air takes 1d6;{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType
destroyed or banished back to his home plane, the regional effects fade over the next 1d10;{"diceNotation":"1d10","rollType":"roll"} days.Lightning, Poison, ThunderCold, Fire; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
favor, and the goddess sometimes capriciously takes back what she has given. This represents a matron mother at the height of her power.
A matron mother is almost never encountered alone. She is
","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage for every 10 feet moved. If released in midair, the creature takes falling damage as normal.Lolth’s Fickle Favor. The drow bestows the Spider
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Basic Rules (2014)
You are an experienced criminal with a history of breaking the law. You have spent a lot of time among other criminals and still have contacts within the criminal underworld. You’re far closer
important was taken from me, and I aim to steal it back.
4
I will become the greatest thief that ever lived.
5
I’m guilty of a terrible crime. I hope I can redeem myself for it.
6
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
. What’s more, you aren’t alone, as a bounty hunter in the wild would be: you routinely interact with both the criminal subculture and other bounty hunters, maintaining contacts in both
to a generous benefactor.
2
My ill-gotten gains go to support my family.
3
Something important was taken from me, and I aim to steal it back.
4
I will become the greatest thief that
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
remnant of celestial matter imbued with life-giving magic. The collision released a storm of chaotic energy and sent countless islands spinning away into the void. Within some of them, bits of the god&rsquo
;s petrified flesh came back to life as morkoths: tentacled monstrosities brimming with malice and greed.
Morkoths are driven by greed and selfishness mixed with a yearning for conflict. They hoard
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
starlight between their bodies and the spines and horns that hover close to their heads and backs. These horns shift with the dragon’s mood: bristling with anger, lying back with fear or
Prismatic shards rain from the sky in a beautiful but dangerous display. Rumors quickly spread that a crystal dragon is responsible.
3
A crystal dragon invites the greatest bards and philosophers
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
spent a lot of time among other criminals and still have contacts within the criminal underworld. You’re far closer than most people to the world of murder, theft, and violence that pervades the
realizing the connection. You got the Guild to back off demands for your death by offering to make amends by working for the criminals, but even so the kingpin still plots a personal revenge.
2
The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
upper class, but other characters can do so only if you judge that the character has made sufficient contacts. Alternatively, a character might use a disguise kit and the Deception skill to pass as a
noble visiting from a distant city. Resolution. After a workweek of carousing, a character stands to make contacts within the selected social class. The character makes a Charisma (Persuasion) check
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
; scales. It glows like starlight between their bodies and the spines and horns that hover close to their heads and backs. These horns shift with the dragon’s mood: bristling with anger, lying back
bards and philosophers to partake in “the Great Dialogue” in the dragon’s mountaintop lair. But only the dragon knows that the Great Dialogue has no end, and no one can leave the lair
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
anger, lying back with fear or suspicion, and rippling in side-to-side waves with amusement or joy.
Visions in Starlight
Many crystal dragons study the stars, recording their observations of the night
the greatest bards and philosophers to partake in “the Great Dialogue” in the dragon’s mountaintop lair. But only the dragon knows that the Great Dialogue has no end, and no one can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
with all their hit points, materializing in unoccupied spaces within the city. Characters whose souls are released from the void are deposited in area S9, as is King Jhaeros (lawful good, human archmage
threatened it. Gray ash is swept away as the structures of the city are magically rebuilt before the eyes of weeping onlookers. Castle Cinis is made whole again. Jalynvyr Is Set Free. Jalynvyr is released
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
not without its own internal strife, as the adventurers discover when a cultist contacts them with the offer to turn over one of the dragon masks essential to Severin’s plans. The characters must
infiltrate a cult stronghold and claim the mask, then save a nearby village from the blue dragon that means to take the relic back. Mission to Thay The ritual that will bring Tiamat to Faerûn is too complex
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
drawn back into the cracked orb. The orb glows brightly for 1 minute, after which it releases another such creature with full hit points. The orb’s threat can be put to an end only by destroying the orb
(see “Murgaxor’s Orb” at the start of the adventure). If the orb is destroyed, any creature released from it vanishes.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
give them a broad range of knowledge to support their schemes. Bards, rogues, and wizards are often drawn to this role. Safecracker. The “breaking” part of “breaking and entering” is the Safecracker’s
relies on interpersonal skills and a network of contacts falls into the role of the Talker. Charisma proves useful for this role, along with proficiencies in skills such as Deception, Intimidation
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Bardic Colleges In addition to the tradition of apprenticing with a master bard, the Sword Coast has some bardic colleges where masters teach students the bardic arts. They hark back to the great
the bards, each of which is named after one of the colleges. See chapter 7 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide for the game statistics of these magic instruments. Long ago, bards who sought the rank of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
not without its own internal strife, as the adventurers discover when a cultist contacts them with the offer to turn over one of the dragon masks essential to Severin’s plans. The characters must
infiltrate a cult stronghold and claim the mask, then save a nearby village from the blue dragon that means to take the relic back. Mission to Thay The ritual that will bring Tiamat to Faerûn is too complex
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
during a prison transfer, and it’s urgent that the characters locate him and bring him back to justice as soon as possible and with discretion. The characters can retrace the route of the transfer
, interview the guards for more information, and use their contacts in the city to find out more about Krenko. If they are indiscreet in their investigation, they could attract the attention of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
suggested characteristics (personality traits, ideals, bonds, and flaws). Each guild entry also provides personal contacts; suggestions for your alignment, race, and class; and a list of spells that you can
you. Bonds and Contacts As a benefit of your guild membership, you have contacts both inside and outside the guild. Contacts are useful resources in the urban environment of Ravnica, where a friendly
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
University Contacts With a university as your patron, you are part of a sprawling bureaucracy—maybe deep in the tangles of it or, more likely, lingering at the edges. Wherever you sit in the network
7 A tired senior professor whose only joy in academia is seeing what you bring back from your adventures 8 An eager researcher who wants to come with you on every adventure because second-hand reports are always incomplete and unsatisfying
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Yeenoghu are fighting to claim Avernus for themselves, and Kostchtchie (assuming the characters released him in chapter 3) wants his hammer back. None of them can be trusted. Demon lords are savagery
pit fiend Gargauth would like nothing more than to be released from its prison and replace Zariel as Lord of Avernus. If the characters possess the Shield of the Hidden Lord, they can free Gargauth as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
hope of exiting the dungeon, the character must end the soul-bound condition. Syranna conveys that the undying laboratory (area 31) allows soul-bound characters to transform back to normal, but she lacks
. Such characters might be Thayan Resurrection members anxious to join the fight against Szass Tam. The new character could have been a prisoner in the Doomvault, released to help the rebels. Regardless of origin, the character arrives with the necessary resources and information to join the party.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
stayed behind to guard the white dragon eggs and watch over the Northlanders and yetis. Also present in Svardborg are Isendraug, a female adult white dragon who desperately wants her eggs back, and
giants, 2 winter wolves These creatures fight to the death to guard the dragon eggs. 1H 1 giant owl The owl is caged until released. If released, it flies off to find the Krigvind. 2A 3 frost giants
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
, as well as the location of Kostchtchie’s Maw, on the characters’ map. Once Kostchtchie is released, the characters can report back to Olanthius at the Crypt of the Hellriders, whereupon he reveals the Bleeding Citadel’s location.
. If freed, the demon lord is sure to want its weapon back, which should create the diversion that Olanthius needs. The Arches of Ulloch can transport the characters to Kostchtchie’s Maw, where the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
experimentation. Blue Dial. This dial can be turned to the left or right, and it snaps back to center if released. The blue dial determines which wall crystal is lit. Currently, the crystal under
Crawlway” above), the slime does not accumulate in the room and instead pours into the crawlspace. The lever’s locking mechanism can be released with a successful DC 15 Dexterity check made by a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
An Unexpected Message Iskander’s message to the party can arrive in any manner you see fit, including through contacts in the Zhentarim. Whether it comes directly to the characters or to an NPC on
your help. Rescue me from the cult’s clutches, and I will deliver to you the prize of prizes: the Blue Dragon Mask. Without it, Severin faces an insurmountable setback in his effort to call Tiamat back
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
An Unexpected Message Iskander’s message to the party can arrive in any manner you see fit, including through contacts in the Zhentarim. Whether it comes directly to the characters or to an NPC on
your help. Rescue me from the cult’s clutches, and I will deliver to you the prize of prizes: the Blue Dragon Mask. Without it, Severin faces an insurmountable setback in his effort to call Tiamat back
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
harmed by its creator’s wrath.
2 Recover a god’s weapon that has been stolen by another god’s champion in an attempt to frame the weapon’s owner for cruel acts.
3 Wrest back a god’s weapon
from a divine champion who needed it but refuses to return it.
4 Destroy a god’s weapon and channel the energy released to create a new magic item or work a miracle.
5 Reforge a god’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
, however, that they can’t leave as easily as they arrived. For each creature that enters the plane, a nightwalker is released to take its place. In order for a trapped creature to escape, the released
nightwalker must be lured back to the Negative Plane by offerings of life for it to devour. If the nightwalker is destroyed, the trapped creature has no hope of escape. Beings of Anti-Life. One can discern
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
side on the floor.
The beholder has been here longer than the Shadowdusks. If released from its petrified state with a greater restoration spell or similar magic, it attacks other creatures
passage!” A stone arm with a flat, outstretched hand then rises from the floor before the arch. If a magic item of at least uncommon rarity is placed into the hand, it sinks back into the floor with the