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Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
Underdark societies, such as kuo-toa. Many deep dragons demand tribute from these groups in the form of food or treasure.
Underdark explorers have many reasons to brave deep dragon lairs beyond
Humanoid or a Small or Medium Beast, or it returns to its true form. Its game statistics, other than its size, are the same in each form. Any equipment it is wearing or carrying isn’t transformed.
Monsters
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
often clash with aquatic Underdark societies, such as kuo-toa. Many deep dragons demand tribute from these groups in the form of food or treasure.
Underdark explorers have many reasons to brave deep
-shifts into a Small or Medium Humanoid or a Small or Medium Beast, or it returns to its true form. Its game statistics, other than its size, are the same in each form. Any equipment it is wearing or carrying isn’t transformed.
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
good that even if some people you meet have heard of your homeland, they know merely the name and perhaps a few outrageous stories. You have come to this part of Faerûn for your own reasons, which
number of reasons, and the departure from his or her homeland could have been voluntary or involuntary. To determine why you are so far from home, roll on the table below or choose from the options
Species
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Don’t get sentimental. A beast is a tool. Our role is to find the right tool for the task and to make sure they’re of the finest quality. Nature is our kingdom; never forget that we
rumors claim that Vadalis has crafted monsters of its own. Some rumors even insist that Vadalis is trying to magebreed better humans.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
beasts. It functions as padded armor but provides no Dexterity modifier to the wearer’s AC.)
Bathroom. The small room to the north contains a working sink and toilet crafted from polished stone with
dozen empty iron birdcages. Countless old feathers lie strewn across the dusty floor. 24c. Beast Cages This room contains six empty iron cages, each 5 feet on a side and secured with a rusty padlock. A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lorwyn: First Light
running from a strange beast a boggart thought funny to provoke. One of the eldest boggarts in Mudbutton Warren, the eccentric Auntie Gobgot (Small, Chaotic Good Mage) is fiercely protective of the
Warren. Reasons to Visit Adventurers might visit Mudbutton Warren for one of the following reasons. Alchemy. Auntie Gobgot is always in need of new and disgusting alchemical ingredients. He asks the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
tapestry depicts a wilderness battle between primitive human hunters and one or more monsters, including a unicorn, a displacer beast, an owlbear, a pack of worgs, and a griffon. Casting a mending cantrip
splintered wood, the remains of shelves where cult initiates once stored personal belongings.
Bathroom. The small room to the south contains a working sink, toilet, and bathtub, all crafted from polished stone with rusty iron fixtures.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
harmed. Thassa’s followers might become villains for a vast range of reasons. Some become obsessed with recovering or keeping hidden the secrets of the deep. Others come to worship the ocean itself, with
have claimed it.
Thassa’s Monsters Any sea creature might answer Thassa’s call. In addition to any aquatic beast or being of elemental water, the Thassa’s Monsters table presents a few of her
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
, icy Fey spirits, or the Sleeping Beast—feel about the land’s exploitation? The monsters that roam Lamordia are lab-crafted horrors or mutated beasts, but use the statistics of creatures from the
the party, asking them to recover the body of a “relative” from the Haifisch, a shipwreck impaled on a spire of ice.
9 The Sleeping Beast is experiencing an increasing number of earthquakes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
4.13 could be a Daask location, or it could be any Sharn underworld location you need it to be. Several crafted and natural labyrinthine passages no more than 10 feet wide lead to the main chamber
offers reasons why your characters might need to visit such a location. In addition, the characters could meet with a Daask patron in a Cog hub. Cog Hub Adventures d10 Adventure Goal 1 Obtain
Kobold
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
sightings.
Able Scavengers
Kobolds are adept at identifying broken, misplaced, discarded, or leftover crafted items from other creatures that can still be put to use. They prefer to scavenge objects that
roles that protect and sustain the tribe. The strongest kobolds are trained to be hunters and warriors, the most clever are crafters and strategists, the toughest are miners and beast-wranglers, and so
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
even the least of their people can work magic. Halruaans usually make their journeys into Faerûn for personal reasons, since their government has a strict stance against unauthorized involvement with
distant parts of Faerûn. Those who leave behind Mulhorand’s sweltering deserts and ancient pyramids for a glimpse at a different life do so for many reasons. You might be in the North simply to see
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Accessories You might use a giant-crafted item—probably something inscribed with one or more Giant runes—as a spellcasting focus. For example, the staff you wield as an arcane focus might have been a giant’s
have a connection with giant-sized or prehistoric animals. You might call on the spirits of cave bears, dire wolves, or eagle-eyed pteranodons, or you might use your magic to take the shapes of such creatures. Or you could have a dinosaur companion. Nikki Dawes A druid summons a primeval beast
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
the ocean’s depths might seek the means of surviving underwater—whether such takes the form of magic items or devices crafted by ingenious inventors. Alternatively, drowning might only be a concern of
first dolphin.
2 Recover the treasure of a hero long ago devoured by a sea beast.
3 Carry a coastal city’s gifts and diplomatic messages to an underwater community.
4 Calm a kraken
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
of the winds, the rustle of leaves, the ingenuity of land-dwelling inventors, or any of countless other surface-world charms, every triton living beyond the waves does so for their own reasons. In some
was forced to focus. As the beast drew closer, Dalakos sought ways to turn the monstrosity from its path. He worked day and night, but ultimately his plans failed. All that Dalakos knew was destroyed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
when bribed or compelled by magic. All genies command the power of their native element, but a rare few also possess the power to grant wishes. For both these reasons, mortal mages often seek to bind
it. The genie can then cast the wish spell on the creature’s behalf to bring about the effect. Depending on the genie’s nature, the genie might try to pervert the intent of the wish by exploiting the wish’s poor wording. The perversion of the wording is usually crafted to be to the genie’s benefit.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
. Witch and Light are eager to learn the characters’ reasons for visiting the carnival; if the characters are motivated by the “Lost Things” adventure hook, Witch and Light dimly remember the characters
is good, Mister Light offers each character a gift as they exit: a balloon animal of their choosing, crafted by Thaco, “a clown of few words but many talents.” Thaco fashions each balloon into whatever creature is asked for. Each balloon animal is tied with a ribbon and floats magically in the air.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
existence, dwarves have carved out their strongholds underground for a variety of reasons. Their unmatched prowess in mining and stonework makes them ideal candidates to use the subterranean realm for
they see, a dwarven stronghold is well built but austere. The greatest treasures crafted by a clan are sequestered in the innermost chambers of the stronghold, behind secret doors in areas that are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Elminster. Fearing that he might be destroyed by his foes, Manshoon magically crafted several clones — but a mishap caused all of them to be awakened at once, whereupon they tried to destroy one another in
duel, Halaster captured Manshoon and amputated his left arm at the elbow for reasons unknown. Manshoon escaped imprisonment and fled Undermountain, taking refuge in the city above. Attempts to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
an artisan who crafted a work of such high quality that Purphoros took notice.
4 After you were orphaned by a fire at your parents’ forge, Purphoros took you under his protection.
5 Your
different reasons. As a follower of Purphoros, consider the ideals on the Purphoros’s Ideals table as alternatives to those suggested for your background. Purphoros’s Ideals d6 Ideal
1 Devotion
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
overlooks the bog and walkways beyond.
This area is devoid of faculty, staff, or students, leaving the building full of class supplies. Up to three herbalism kits or poisoner’s kits could be crafted
from them in tandem. Rising to stand is a fungal, mossy beast that groans, “Disturbed! I am disturbed!” before it attacks the characters. This momentarily animated fungal mass is a Plant but otherwise
Magic Items
Infernal Machine Rebuild
This strange device was once thought to have been built by gods long forgotten and to have survived the eons since their passing, for it is incredibly ancient and crafted by means unlike anything
random Huge beast appears next to you (chosen by the DM) as if with the conjure animals spell. You have a telepathic link to this beast, such that you can give it commands even if it can’t hear
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
thus properly belongs to the Ordning, but others say he formed from Annam’s spilled blood. For a variety of reasons, he is never accorded equal status to the All-Father’s other children. Known as the
, and some hill giants share two strange commonalities: insatiable hunger and a tendency to serve the demon lord Yeenoghu. Sometimes a hill giant who delights in senseless slaughter turns to the Beast
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Queen’s realm. Layer 88: The Gaping Maw The Sibilant Beast and the self-styled Prince of Demons, Demogorgon yearns for nothing less than undoing the order of the multiverse. A two-headed monster who seems
, bursting from their tombs and graves to tear apart any creatures foolish enough to journey here. Orcus rules Thanatos from a vast palace known as Everlost, crafted of obsidian and bone. Set in a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
, And like a clap of thunder It smote old Sweed upon his head, And tore the beast asunder.
— “Tale of the Fishskippers,” by Harkin Fishskipper
Hidden in Plain Sight Although halflings aren’t
its community behind for a number of reasons. A clan that is forced to relocate (perhaps because of invading creatures or a natural disaster) might decide to seek refuge or opportunity in a city or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
season his meat. Animals. The livestock pen holds seven goats and six sheep, all in healthy condition. Use the goat stat block for each sheep, with these changes: A sheep is a Small beast with 3 (1d6) hit
tries to flee for its life. The bear’s niche contains the gnawed skull and bones of a shield dwarf named Artin Glanhig (see area V3). Statue of Silvanus. The statue in the frozen pool, crafted using
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
items to feed to the zone’s monsters. If such interlopers can’t provide credible reasons for their presence, the wight orders the helmed horror to attack. Glyph Key. The wight has a glyph key attuned
Beast Dens Bones are piled against the western walls of this cavern, forming low mounds.
Creatures. Two adult displacer beasts dwell here with three reduced-threat displacer beasts (see “Reduced
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
beast that resembles a bear with three long, fleshy tentacles sprouting from its skull. Each tentacle is topped with a glowing, knobby lump of flesh.
The monster dwelling here is a blazebear (see
is bare except for a large, wooden chest. The ostentatious chest’s dark walnut planks shine, and its iron straps are gilded with a thick sheet of gold leaf. An iron padlock crafted in the shape of a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
beast pacifying spray (incites rage in any beast exposed to the spray) Wisdom (Animal Handling) or Charisma (Persuasion)
Triceratops action figure (has four or more horns) Intelligence (Nature
to aid the ship is made with disadvantage. Calm the Beast. A tiger being transported on the main deck in a large metal cage is frightened by the storm and trying to escape. Its keeper Bendari (N male
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
and servile in defeat, just as in their own society lower castes must scrape before those of greater status and as goblin tribes bow before other goblinoids. Beast Masters and Slave Drivers Goblins
-building, beast taming, mining, smelting, forging, and religion. If the tribe has any spellcasters, this caste includes them. Lashers follow the lead of the tribe’s boss, and enforce their will on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
the ability to speak Common. Bavlorna Blightstraw crafted instruments for the badgers, and Endelyn Moongrave taught them how to play their instruments. They now have proficiency in the Performance
fountain takes on the consistency of normal water. Any Beast that bathes in the fountain’s still waters is awakened, as if by the awaken spell, provided it meets the spell’s requirements. The effect
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
the humanoids that live beneath them. Such tribute is only proper from their perspective, for two reasons. First, their presence in an area benefits everyone by driving away many evils, especially
beaten into submission more than they’re trained. When a frost giant commands a beast to attack, it’s less a command than an acknowledgment to the creature that the giant won’t beat it for satisfying
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
imbue them with magic when Surtur refused to forge new ones for him. Skoraeus crafted spears for Hiatea so she could complete her ten tasks of valor. Skoraeus tapped with his hammer on the stone under
sometimes hire agents that they dispatch to investigate portents and to retrieve items the giants need for their oracles. It’s dangerous work, for two reasons. The obvious one is that the task involves
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
“modrons” found in this area are replicas crafted by Screve. Each uses the stat block of one type of modron from the Monster Manual with these changes: The creature is unaligned. It lacks truesight and
the shape of a winged mechanical beast with the heads of a dragon, a lion, and a goat.
A voice calls out from a dark corner of the room. “We have been here for a long time. Please help us go home
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
) check immediately spots the most finely crafted items: a +1 battleaxe, a +1 shortsword, and a suit of +1 scale mail. T8: Zoo This room contains five large cages holding unusual creatures. It smells of fur
. A third contains harmless mammals, including jerboas, chinchillas, and a capybara. The last two cages each hold one displacer beast. The giant lizards, flying snakes, and displacer beasts are






