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Monsters
Vecna: Eve of Ruin
-Spider is a legendary demon lord and master of battlefield strategy. He has the lower body of a massive armored spider, four arms, and two enormous wolf heads that drip poison. Yet Miska’s greatest
couldn’t be stopped.
In desperation, Miska’s opponents crafted an artifact to bind him in an extraplanar prison. This rod broke apart after sealing him in Pandemonium, scattering across
Monsters
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 1: Spelljammer Creatures
tiny rotating saws mounted at the tips of its forelimbs. A horror can also discharge bolts of lightning from a short lightning rod embedded in its body.
When a clockwork horror dies, the magic that
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The body of a clockwork horror is about two feet in diameter, but the legs give it an overall diameter of four feet. Embedded in the front of its head is a crystal that enables the clockwork horror to
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
ages, it grows tougher and develops spore clusters on its body. Other vegepygmies defer to these so-called chiefs. A chief can expel its spores in a burst, infecting nearby creatures. If a creature
. If the dead creature is a Beast, a Giant, or a Humanoid, one or more vegepygmies emerge from its body 24 hours later: one from a Small corpse, two from a Medium corpse, four from a Large corpse, eight
Warforged
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Eberron: Rising from the Last War
deeper meaning.
The typical warforged has a sexless body shape. Some warforged ignore the concept of gender entirely, while others adopt a gender identity.
The more a warforged develops its
individuality, the more likely it is to modify its body, seeking out an artificer to customize the look of its face, limbs, and plating.
Quirks
Warforged often display an odd personality trait or two, given
Aarakocra
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Elemental Evil Player's Companion
the Wind Dukes long ago to defeat the Queen of Chaos’s monstrous champion, Miska the Wolf-Spider.
When plunged into Miska’s body, the chaos in his blood sundered the rod and scattered its
have historical ties to the Wind Dukes of Aaqa. Exceptional individuals honor that connection and might seek out the missing pieces of the Rod of Seven Parts, the remains of an artifact fashioned by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
item No Frost brand Weapon Yes Helm of brilliance Wondrous item Yes Horn of Valhalla (bronze) Wondrous item No Instrument of the bards (Anstruth harp) Wondrous item Yes (bard) Ioun stone (absorption
) Ring of telekinesis Ring Yes Robe of scintillating colors Wondrous item Yes Robe of stars Wondrous item Yes Rod of absorption Rod Yes Rod of alertness Rod Yes Rod of security Rod No Rod of the pact
Orc
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
while learning to fight, to survive in the wild, and to fear the gods.
The children that can’t endure the rigors of a life of combat are culled from the main body of the tribe, taken into the
chief can plan where to send raiders next.
The territory that orc war parties cover can extend for many miles around the lair, and any encampment or settlement of elves, dwarves, or humans in that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Helm of telepathy Wondrous item Yes Instrument of the bards (Doss lute) Wondrous item Yes (bard) Instrument of the bards (Fochlucan bandore) Wondrous item Yes (bard) Instrument of the bards (Mac-Fuirmidh
Yes Ring of warmth Ring Yes Ring of water walking Ring No Rod of the pact keeper, +1 Rod Yes (warlock) Sentinel shield Armor No Shield, +1 Armor No Slippers of spider climbing Wondrous item Yes Staff of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
teleportation Wondrous item Yes Horn of blasting Wondrous item No Horn of Valhalla (silver or brass) Wondrous item No Instrument of the bards (Canaith mandolin) Wondrous item Yes (bard) Instrument of
the bards (Cli lyre) Wondrous item Yes (bard) Ioun stone (awareness) Wondrous item Yes Ioun stone (protection) Wondrous item Yes Ioun stone (reserve) Wondrous item Yes Ioun stone (sustenance) Wondrous
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
the piece when it crashed into a dying god’s body adrift on the Astral Sea. The characters soon discover that a dragonlike creature devoured the piece and retreated into the heart of the god. The characters must confront the creature and retrieve the rod piece.
Chapter 3 Summary Chapter 3 takes place on the Astral Plane. The characters learn that the second rod piece is in the wreckage of a spelljamming ship called the Lambent Zenith. The ship was carrying
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Into the Astral Sea Chris Seaman The Astral Sea is home to many terrifying predators, including star anglers When the characters step through the portal to the Astral Sea to pursue the second rod
-floating doorway on the Astral Plane. On passing through, the characters are subject to the gravity field that extends from the stony mass they’re falling toward: the petrified body of a dying god called
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
.
The skeletal wolf is a deathwolf (see appendix A) created from the body of a slain Blue Fire Warden. Akaazi ordered the deathwolf to attack any intruders during Teremini’s ritual. If it sees the
the moondisk. U5: Moondisk A robed, hooded woman stands at the center of a circular platform, her arms stretched wide and her eyes closed. A rod piece floats between her outstretched hands.
Teremini
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Tuning the Rod Regardless of which side, if any, the characters take in this conflict, the characters must pair the second piece of the Rod of Seven Parts to the working Docent in Ialos to continue
the adventure. (A character need not be attuned to the Docent to pair the Docent to the rod piece.) When a character touches the rod pieceto the working Docent, the piece emits a loud, metallic ping
Magic Items
Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
metal bosses adorn the armor in seemingly random fashion. On the back of the armor’s left gauntlet is a rectangular metal box, from which projects a short rod tipped with a cone-shaped red
possessed by the armor. While possessed, the user is incapacitated and loses control of its body but retains its awareness. The armor uses the possessed user’s statistics (as adjusted by the armor
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Vegepygmy Chief As a vegepygmy ages, it grows tougher and develops spore clusters on its body. Spore-bearing vegepygmies become chiefs. A vegepygmy chief can expel its spores in a burst, infecting
nearby creatures. Vegepygmy Chief
Small plant, neutral
Armor Class 14 (natural armor)
Hit Points 33 (6d6 + 12)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
14 (+2)
DEX
14 (+2)
CON
14 (+2)
INT
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Morte’s Planar Parade
creature dies, its body disgorges a swarm of poisonous snakes in the same space.
CoupleofKooks “The planes work on you in all sorts of ways, Chief. Sometimes they’ll change your hair or give you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
Hey, Chief! When you’re ready to begin play, read the following text: You awaken on a metal examination table in a dim, windowless stone chamber. The air is cold and stale, tinged with the acrid
voice. “Hey, Chief!”
The talking skull is Morte (see his stat block in area M1), a curmudgeonly interplanar traveler plucked from his eternal punishment in the Nine Hells. Tormented by the lies he
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
52–54 Helm of Comprehending Languages 55 Immovable Rod 56–57 Instrument of the Bards (Doss lute, Fochlucan bandore, or Mac-Fuirmidh cittern) 58–59 Lantern of Revealing 60–61 Nature’s Mantle 62–63 Oil
3 spell) 33–36 Folding Boat 37–40 Glamoured Studded Leather 41–44 Heward’s Handy Haversack 45–48 Horseshoes of Speed 49–52 Instrument of the Bards (Canaith mandolin or Cli lyre) 53–56 Ioun Stone
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Arcane Portals The crew of the Lambent Zenith used the magic contained within the rod piece to create portals through which the ship could travel across the multiverse with ease. However, when the
Lambent Zenith approached Havock, the rod’s magic mixed with the latent power in Havock’s dying body and went awry. This volatile combination now causes teleportation spells and effects to function
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Morte’s Planar Parade
, and the stoutest walls crumble before them. CoupleofKooks “Sigil’s factions aren’t all alike, Chief. You got the ones that’ll talk your ears off and then club you, and the ones that’ll club you and
killed by this attack has its body and everything it is wearing or carrying, except for magic items, reduced to ash.
Entropic Javelin. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +9 to hit, reach 5 ft. or range
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
the Watchful Knight inn, spoke with the delegation leaders and learned they planned to head south on the Dessarin Road. They intended to visit Summit Hall next, returning the body of a knight slain
, the townmaster and chief lawkeeper of Beliard, looks nervous as he tells the characters about warriors in blue armor and white cloaks flying on monsters or giant vultures have been seen near Feathergale
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
. Ranged Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, range 30/120 ft., one target. Hit: 4 (1d4 + 2) bludgeoning damage.
Vegepygmy Chief As a vegepygmy ages, it grows tougher and develops spore clusters on its body
. Other vegepygmies defer to these so-called chiefs. A chief can expel its spores in a burst, infecting nearby creatures. If a creature dies while infected, its corpse produces vegepygmies the same way
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
through its mouth, but it can’t speak in a conventional sense. Among themselves, vegepygmies communicate by hissing, gestures, and rhythmic tapping on the body. Vegepygmies build and craft little; any gear
instead of a humanoid-shaped vegepygmy. Thornies are less intelligent than vegepygmies, but have greater size and ferocity, as well as a thorn-covered body. Corpses of those slain by russet mold grow
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Landro Features The following features are common to all areas of Landro unless otherwise noted. Antigravity Magic The piece of the Rod of Seven Parts linked to the graymatter engine creates special
following effects: Antigravity Wells. Landro’s ankles, legs, knees, hips, spine, and elbow are filled with magical energy meant to allow the colossus’s body to bend and rotate freely. Creatures and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Gremorly. Ritual Rod. Set into a metal tripod in the center of the room is a 3-foot-long metal rod decorated with runes and glowing with necromantic magic. The entire assembly weighs 8 pounds. This is one of
three rods Gremorly set up to turn Harrowhall into a ghost trap. If the rod is removed from its tripod or destroyed, the necromantic energy fades and the rod becomes nonmagical. The rod and tripod
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume One: Spelljammer Creatures
discharge bolts of lightning from a short lightning rod embedded in its body. When a clockwork horror dies, the magic that created it consumes it over a period of 1 minute. Its metallic body and crystal
takes for a clockwork horror to build another of its kind, assuming it has the requisite materials, is approximately ten days. The body of a clockwork horror is about two feet in diameter, but the legs
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
spirits.
If a mezzoloth’s after ya, just pay it off with whatever’s in your pack. While it’s rooting around looking for a good deal, you hightail it, Chief!
—Morte
Mezzoloth Medium Fiend
., Darkvision 60 ft.; Passive Perception 15
Languages Abyssal, Infernal; telepathy 60 ft.
CR 5 (XP 1,800; PB +3)
Traits
Fiendish Restoration. If the mezzoloth dies outside Gehenna, its body dissolves
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Manticore A monster in every sense of the word, a manticore has a vaguely humanoid head, the body of a lion, and the wings of a dragon. A bristling mane stretches down the creature’s back, and its
support for an orc horde or a hobgoblin army. Another could serve as a hunting companion for a hill giant chief, or guard the entrance to a lamia’s lair. The manticores’ greatest territorial rivals
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
causes the creature to pass through the propeller, the creature takes damage from the spinning blades. One can jam the propeller by fixing an immovable rod in place between two of the blades. Other
creature that isn’t incapacitated can jam the mechanism with its body. When the propeller begins to turn, the creature must make a DC 20 Strength (Athletics) check. If the check succeeds, the propeller is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
taken over by an intellect devourer.
6 An inventor requests the characters’ insight into a pill-sized device she extracted from her own body. As the characters examine it, the device projects a map
the Apparatus (see “Mordent” later in this chapter). All it needs is a relic called the Rod of Rastinon, which it wants the characters to retrieve for it.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
33. Ghohlbrorn’s Grave The Dwarvish word for bulette is “ghohlbrorn,” and one of King Melair’s greatest battles was fought against such a creature. After defeating the bulette, the king had its body
is covered with breakaway stone tiles. (These tiles cover a grave.)
Tapestry. A torn tapestry hangs from an iron rod mounted to the south wall. The tapestry depicts King Melair and his guards
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Bard: College of Spirits Bards of the College of Spirits seek tales with inherent power—be they legends, histories, or fictions—and bring their subjects to life. Using occult trappings, these bards
number on both dice, you can ignore the number and choose any effect on the table. SPIRIT TALES
Storytellers, like bards of the College of Spirits, often give voice to tales inspired by some greater
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
to an end a few months ago when the ship collided with the body of a dying god. Strange Magic. The ship’s prow was outfitted with “fancy magic stuff” beyond the githyanki’s understanding. This magic
aboard the Lambent Zenith. Though they can recount the ship’s mission and subsequent crash, these sailors know nothing about the rod piece. Z3: Galley and Pantry The sound of sizzling and the smell of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
bards find a home in Silverquill, putting the power of their voices to use with Silverquill magic. Wizards (especially those who study the Schools of Illusion and Enchantment) are common in
, highlighting the diversity of the student body. Suggested Characteristics. With the college’s intense standards looming over them, Silverquill students range from cocky and cutthroat to overwhelmed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
takes it back to its nest to be devoured.
The peryton is a bizarre creature that blends the body and wings of a bird of prey with the head of a stag. Its strangest feature is its shadow, which appears
humanoid rather than reflecting the creature’s physical form. Sages postulate that the first perytons were humans transformed by a hideous curse or magical experiment, but bards tell a different tale