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Magic Items
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
currents of the deep ocean. This weapon functions as a trident that grants a +3 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with it. When you hit with an attack using the bident, the target takes an extra 2d10
monster spell (save DC 18) from the bident, but only on beasts and monstrosities that have an innate swimming speed. Once used, this property of the bident can’t be used again until the next dusk
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
without notice. The environment is warm and wet, a subtropical or tropical climate that keeps the morkoth and its “guests” comfortable.
Each island glides on planar currents and is safe from
most harmful external effects—one could float in the skies of Avernus in the Nine Hells without harm to it or its residents. A morkoth’s island might be found anywhere from the bottom of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
character with ties to the fey. Druidic magic is a vital tool in the Eldeen Reaches. Residents use animal messengers to carry communications between villages, and beasts perform vital services
shifter. Such areas could hold giant beasts never seen in the outside world, or relics from a previous age—artifacts or ruins created by demons or the terrifying daelkyr. The fey have a strong presence in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
whim or errand dictates. The residents’ demesnes are indicated on map 4.2. Awakened Animals Feywild magic has bestowed sapience on some of the Beasts that dwell within the Eternal Garden. Awakened
Garden Denizens Fey creatures, awakened animals and plants, and wanderers both Humanoid and otherwise call the garden home. Some of its long-standing residents were once visitors from faraway places
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
The Oases Four oases hold all the water in Har’Akir, making them focuses of life among the domain’s people, beasts, and monstrous inhabitants: Muhar Oasis. The largest oasis shares a name with the
. Har’Akir’s people say this oasis’s waters are poison, as the oasis was given by the gods to the beasts of the land. Prides of cunning lions hunt nearby, frequently washing their kills here. Sek’s Tears
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
legion is organized into units called banners, each one made up of a group of interrelated families. Members of a banner live, work, and fight together, and each banner has a separate status within the
strong, while in another such a force numbers just twenty. One banner might have four warriors mounted on worgs led by a fist, while a fist in another banner of the same legion might lead ten mounted
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
the Old City, Tiryki Anchorage has no fortified temple or ancient stone ziggurats where residents can take shelter against undead or carnivores. Most people dash for Tiryki Gate when the alarm sounds
area undetected. 25. Dinosaur Pens Most of the beasts of burden in the city were trained out here, and they’re penned up at night. Ankylosauruses and triceratopses are the most common in that role
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
terrible responsibilities. Bident of the Deep. Thassa’s signature weapon thrums with the icy currents of the deep ocean. This weapon functions as a trident that grants a +3 bonus to attack and damage
. Additionally, you can cast the dominate monster spell (save DC 18) from the bident, but only on beasts and monstrosities that have an innate swimming speed. Once used, this property of the bident can’t be used
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
vale’s residents hunt small game and gather wild fruit for wine. Other predators, such as bears, lions, and rocs, hunt the region as well. Some of these beasts, whether predator or prey, have become
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lorwyn: First Light
to three hundred residents, mostly merrow, though members of every other species from Shadowmoor can be found above the water in the settlement. Built from the remains of another city that collapsed
brackish waters, sometimes bending and swaying with the movements of currents. Underwater, the merrow make their home. Valuables change hands all over the city, but blood from failed deals often stains
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
Faunel Gate Destination: Wilderness of the Beastlands Primary Citizens: Awakened Beasts Ruler: None The Faunel the Outlands once knew is gone, its roar so mighty that the gate-town was absorbed by
with dew. Beasts are returning to Faunel, but who among them will rise to the top of the food chain? Three factions of awakened Beasts vie for control of the animal kingdom. The following leaders, all
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
and change their lore to suit your game. Nothing we say here is meant to curtail your creativity. The creatures in this bestiary are organized alphabetically. A few are grouped under a banner heading
blocks. Appendix A gathers a handful of beasts that don’t warrant longer entries. Appendix B provides generic NPCs whose statistics can be customized to serve your campaign. This chapter and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
priest and the burgomaster, then used his power over the land to swell the river, flooding the village and forcing the residents to flee. Later the marsh crept in, preventing the villagers from
time crafting and animating scarecrows to hunt down and kill the ravens and the wereravens that infest Strahd’s domain. When she isn’t working evil magic, Baba Lysaga sacrifices beasts to Mother
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
is run down but it isn’t a slum or a haven for thieves. Most of the residents are lower-class laborers or struggling artisans who can’t afford the higher rents of homes inside the city walls. 1
around a rectangular, stone-lined pit 15 feet deep, 50 feet wide, and 200 feet long. The original Amnian residents built it as an arena for a highly competitive ball game, and it still provides cheap
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
. Viktra Mordenheim created or inspired Ludendorf’s greatest innovations. Few voluntarily trek into Lamordia’s wilderness, fearing freak blizzards, starving beasts, and creatures warped by strange radiation
. LAMORDIAN CHARACTERS
Characters from Lamordia are typically direct, skeptical of superstition, and inured to cold. Humans and gnomes are the domain’s primary residents, with white hair and skin
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
beasts and trapped sailors.
3 Living. The island is actually a gigantic slumbering creature—potentially unbeknown to its residents.
4 Mirage. Magical phenomena surround a mundane island
or dangerous figure from legend is imprisoned on this island.
6 Tyrant. A powerful individual built a fortress on the island, and all other residents revere them.
7 Fanatics. The island’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
their full sentences. Because of this, residents tend to live by their own creeds, carving out some semblance of order from a settlement in eternal flux. Either way, locals humor their leader—be they a
that resist the town’s volatile nature—nothing remains for long. Most homes and businesses are owned by githzerai, sculpted from currents of instability into ordered redoubts: towers of latticed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
that is holy to Mogis. Caves long used by bandits, minotaur raiders, and predatory beasts carve their ways through the craggy walls. Many of the caves are connected, but some are isolated. Ledges
out-of-the-way canyon wall. Signs of a bloody battle and the stains of countless sacrifices lie before it. Map 4.10: Canyon Shrine View Player Version Canyon Shrine Villains Most of the residents in a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
are immortalized in the city’s museum.
3 The city’s creators used giant mimics as construction tools and beasts of burden.
4 Apprentice mages would graduate from the House of the Arcane and
world of Toril were sold at the enclave’s Bazaar of the Bizarre.
10 The city’s elite wore robes of silk that displayed shifting, illusory patterns.
11 Many of the city’s residents owned
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
of the safest days in the city for visitors and residents alike. Aureon’s Crown (26 Dravago) Elders share their knowledge with the young during this celebration. Morgrave University holds its graduate
500 gp and the blessing of Balinor. The motif of the Hunt can vary; in some years, multiple beasts are released, and the hunter who catches the most of them is the victor. In any case, it often turns
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Residents The library is quiet and peaceful, and visitors are free to move within it as they wish. If anyone has a need to find any other character within Gravenhollow (including one of the
the librarians. He commands a vast network of magically augmented subterranean beasts, which he uses as messengers, bringing and sending news from giants throughout the Underdark and sometimes from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
, immense icebergs drift on the unpredictable currents. Levistus is trapped within one of these bergs, imprisoned there by Asmodeus for reasons that few can even guess about. As part of Levistus’s
, administration, or commerce, but Stygia is an expanse of untamed, unimproved territory. Even so, it has its uses. All manner of unlikely beasts wander the frozen terrain and swim the seas, including
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
hag) are found in great profusion. Beasts that have an Intelligence score of 2 or lower are charmed by the hag and directed to be aggressive toward intruders in the area. Strange carved figurines
1 mile of her lair: Most surfaces are covered by a thin film of slime, which is slick and sticks to anything that touches it. Currents and tides are exceptionally strong and treacherous. Any ability
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
poison harvested from deadly sea beasts, these triton assassins slip into shallow waters and strike when least expected. Often, surface dwellers don’t even realize they’ve been attacked by shorestalkers
damage.
Triton Master of Waves Triton masters of waves sculpt storms and change the tides, bending the sea to their will. Drawing forth living currents and the icy cold of the deep, these mages
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
city residents, in the hopes of torturing or ransoming them Balduran Looks Out to Sea Shortly after Balduran disappeared for the final time, this statue appeared on the cliffs of Tumbledown. Twice
of cemeteries outside the city. The largest of the latter is Cliffside Cemetery, located in the Tumbledown neighborhood and employing many local residents as gravediggers, stonemasons, morticians, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
is Cliffside Cemetery, located in the Tumbledown neighborhood and employing many local residents as gravediggers, stonemasons, morticians, and professional mourners. Long ago, the graveyard was an
valuable magic potions, and eagerly encourages his shoppers to investigate — and then return to tell him the story. Garynmor Stables and Menagerie As horses and other beasts of burden aren’t allowed inside
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
, is joined by three creatures that are beneficiaries of the druid’s awaken spell. These awakened beasts and plants serve as the druid’s companions and spies, and they share the druid’s evil
small numbers keep them from ravaging Ten-Towns, gutting its residents, and wearing their torn-out ribcages as hats. The characters encounter a hungry pack of 1d4 + 3 gnolls. They cackle with glee as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
that lends new urgency to their every action. When multiple legions gather into a host, each of those legions has a separate status, just as each banner in a legion does. The legion of the host’s
warlord has the highest status, and warlords of lower status are demoted to the title of general. A member of the lowest-ranked banner in the warlord’s legion has a higher status than those of other
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
Banner for the Keep Gatehouse Services The gatehouse offers the following services:
Lower the Drawbridge. The drawbridge usually remains raised night and day. To lower or raise the bridge, wheels
, you should visit locations within the keep and offer your aid.”
“Residents usually pay for a job well done,” Bartho adds casually.
Before they venture into the Borderlands, the characters can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
the ancient dance of bigger creatures consuming smaller creatures. And let’s face it, those smaller creatures probably had it coming to them. Druids are natural-born leaders. We are beasts of war and
, unsuitable for building, teeming with marsh flora and fauna
4 A large copse containing the habitats of tree-dwelling animals
5 A community garden whose bounty is shared by local residents
6
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Port Nyanzaru. Some of its notable features are described hereafter: Medium and Large dinosaurs are used as beasts of burden to haul two-wheeled carts, to hoist heavy loads on cranes, and to tow
deep rain gutters as much as 2 feet wide. Residents of Port Nyanzaru pay little attention to any but the heaviest deluge. Tabaxi minstrels wander the streets, performing for anyone who tosses them a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
, but hands often drift to sword hilts when heated words are exchanged. Nearly every other sort of noble indiscretion is foisted on the residents of Amphail. Those who suffer property damage or worse at
dangerous beasts than horses and cattle. I was then tempted to warn the Oglyntyrs, but that family can be as odious as the worst nobles. These things tend to sort themselves out. The noble families of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
to glide on planar currents, maintains the island’s environment, and keeps the place safe from harmful external effects. A morkoth’s island might be found anywhere from the bottom of the ocean to the
void of the Astral Plane. One could float in the skies of Avernus in the Nine Hells without being destroyed and without causing harm to its residents. Whatever is on or within a certain distance of a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
tropical climate that keeps the morkoth and its “guests” comfortable. Each island glides on planar currents and is safe from most harmful external effects—one could float in the skies of Avernus in
the Nine Hells without harm to it or its residents. A morkoth’s island might be found anywhere from the bottom of the ocean to the void of the Astral Plane. Anything on or within a certain distance of a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Dale, although age has clouded her eyes with cataracts, limiting the range of her vision to 60 feet. Her blindsight, hearing, and sense of smell are undiminished, however. Fortunately for the residents
her meal. As long as the characters keep their distance, the White Wyrm ignores them. Awakened Beast The frost druids of Icewind Dale use awaken spells to imbue native beasts with an Intelligence