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Monsters
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
their back on me.”
Ideal. “Power is what I crave. One can never have too much of it.”
Bond. “Baba Yaga is my patron, and she has taught me to be self-reliant. Nevertheless, I
effective melee combatant. She is more dangerous when she can use magic from a safe distance. She can also use her faerie fire spell to make foes easier for her allies to hit.
League of Malevolence
The
Monsters
Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
as smooth as a salamander’s.
Some intelligent Humanoid mutates retain their personalities from before they were exposed to the Far Realm. Some, driven by the allure of otherworldly powers, seek
deliberately change themselves, seeking to embrace the fell powers they worship. Creatures that become mutates often inexplicably change back to their previous forms once the Far Realm influence abates
Monsters
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures
: the wildest parts of Eldraine. To that end, they patrol the forests along the Boundary Lands, turning back loggers and hunters—by force if necessary.
Though they’ve renounced their
former oaths, the knights of the Verdant Order retain their focus on the five virtues of the courts, so their Knightly Virtue trait remains unchanged.
Gnome
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stare, then appeared to go back to sleep.
— Richard Lee Byers, The Black Bouquet
A constant hum of busy activity pervades the warrens and neighborhoods where gnomes form their close-knit
unlikely to find the burrows in the first place.
Gnomes who settle in human lands are commonly gemcutters, engineers, sages, or tinkers. Some human families retain gnome tutors, ensuring that their pupils
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
it is immune to poison and psychic damage. It has 15 hit points, but it regains all its hit points at the end of every combatant’s turn.Multiattack. The priest attacks twice.
Soul Blade. Melee
can turn back into a tattoo as an action, reappearing on the priest’s flesh and regaining all its hit points.
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
it regains all its hit points at the end of every combatant’s turn.Multiattack. The priest attacks twice.
Soul Blade. Melee Weapon Attack: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5","rollType":"to hit
mental commands (no action required) and takes its turn immediately after the priest. If the creature is within 5 feet of the priest, it can turn back into a tattoo as an action, reappearing on the priest’s flesh and regaining all its hit points.
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
and psychic damage. It has 15 hit points, but it regains all its hit points at the end of every combatant’s turn.Multiattack. The priest attacks twice.
Soul Blade. Melee Weapon Attack: +5
within 5 feet of the priest, it can turn back into a tattoo as an action, reappearing on the priest’s flesh and regaining all its hit points.
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
15, and it is immune to poison and psychic damage. It has 15 hit points, but it regains all its hit points at the end of every combatant’s turn.Multiattack. The priest attacks twice.
Soul Blade
the creature is within 5 feet of the priest, it can turn back into a tattoo as an action, reappearing on the priest’s flesh and regaining all its hit points.
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
points, but it regains all its hit points at the end of every combatant’s turn.Multiattack. The priest attacks twice.
Soul Blade. Melee Weapon Attack: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5","rollType":"to
’s mental commands (no action required) and takes its turn immediately after the priest. If the creature is within 5 feet of the priest, it can turn back into a tattoo as an action, reappearing on the priest’s flesh and regaining all its hit points.
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
point. The tattoo is otherwise an object with AC 15, and it is immune to poison and psychic damage. It has 15 hit points, but it regains all its hit points at the end of every combatant’s
action required) and takes its turn immediately after the priest. If the creature is within 5 feet of the priest, it can turn back into a tattoo as an action, reappearing on the priest’s flesh and regaining all its hit points.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Reincarnation I died and was brought back to life by a friendly human druid using the reincarnate spell. I have no idea what became of the druid, whose name I don’t know. I retain the memories of my
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
respond by putting things back to the way they were before. For example, if a character takes the Disengage action to move away from a group of monsters, don’t respond by having those same monsters
. See “Fight or Flight” later in this chapter for more suggestions. Add a Combatant To add excitement to a battle, consider adding a combatant. Maybe a monstrous predator wanders onto the scene where the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Doppelganger I’m a shapechanger. I have none of the traits of the race I’m imitating, but I retain my class features, background, and alignment. I have darkvision out to a range of 60 feet. I can
proficiency bonus + my Intelligence modifier. I can polymorph into any humanoid I have seen or back into my true form. My statistics, other than my size, don’t change. Any equipment I’m wearing or carrying isn’t transformed. I revert to my true form when I die.
Yuan-ti Pureblood
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’ serpent gods into their religions. These victories sent a constant influx of food, ore, and slaves back to the home cities.
The wealth of the empire allowed the ruling elite plenty of time to
— yuan-ti make perfect courtiers. And, worse for the rest of us, rulers.
— Elminster
The physical and magical prowess of the yuan-ti empire allowed the former humans to retain their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
. Personality Trait. “Only a fool would turn their back on me.” Ideal. “Power is what I crave. One can never have too much of it.” Bond. “Baba Yaga is my patron, and she has taught me to be self-reliant
melee combatant. She is more dangerous when she can use magic from a safe distance. She can also use her faerie fire spell to make foes easier for her allies to hit. Skylla
Medium Humanoid (Human
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
such, whispers among the servants of other gods claim that there might be a way to piece the fractured god back together. Doing so would require an incredible feat, though, likely involving the
and so proved itself truly worthy of his esteem.
Origin of the Minotaur. In ages past, a warrior of tremendous strength stalked the battlefield. As a lone combatant, he was unbeatable, but he suffered
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
city’s own. Seventy-eight noble family lines are found here, many of which can trace their lineage back to the city’s founding. Books have been written about individual families — histories of their
of the city, this means not merely the ability to carry a weapon, but the right to retain up to seventy equipped soldiers. These soldiers always wear a house’s colors and the house’s “arms of grace
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
victories sent a constant influx of food, ore, and slaves back to the home cities. The wealth of the empire allowed the ruling elite plenty of time to focus on intellectual pursuits. These nobles
sacrifices, the yuan-ti stepped up their raids on bordering settlements to meet this need. The physical and magical prowess of the yuan-ti empire allowed the former humans to retain their holdings for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
loved ones if they honor them with an ofrenda: food and drink enjoyed in life, among other traditional offerings, presented on elaborate altars that guide souls back to the world. The days leading up to
Remembered. Known as olvidados, or “forgotten,” these intelligent Undead often take the form of sapient, peaceful skeletons or spirits. Most retain the memories and personality they had in life, but
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
parties to the surface to capture humanoids under cover of darkness, bringing them back to their cities to be tortured into submission. Beyond those occasional excursions, the drow are content to remain
stone rivals that of the greatest dwarf artisans, yet their structures retain a decidedly elven aesthetic. Though appearing delicate, drow settlements are structurally sound and remarkably resilient
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
might fear the same fate and turn back. The dead Ice Hunters tried to flee from the iceberg but were hunted and killed by Arauthator, who forced their kin to add them to the horrid display. Layout The
of Moving Ice. Beneath the planks in a back corner is an entrance to the ice caves under the village, which lead to Arauthator’s grotto. A long coil of rope hangs on the wall near that corner, and a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
pouch containing 10 gp Feature: Supply Chain From your time as a merchant, you retain connections with wholesalers, suppliers, and other merchants and entrepreneurs. You can call upon these connections
Survival. Where there’s life, there’s hope. If I remain alive and flexible, I can succeed. (Any)
2 Generosity. People helped me when I was down. Now that I’m back on my feet, I’ll pay it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
the party’s plight and says that if Krux wants his ship back ahead of time, he’ll have to refund the rest of her lease payment, which amounts to 400 gp. Krux says he is prepared to pay her back. Fel
, and further attempts by that character to sway her fall on deaf ears. If the party doesn’t have any spellcasters, Krux points out that they will need to hire a spelljammer. If the party tries to retain
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
might fear the same fate and turn back. The dead Ice Hunters tried to flee from the iceberg but were hunted and killed by Arauthator, who forced their kin to add them to the horrid display. Layout The
Sea of Moving Ice. Beneath the planks in a back corner is an entrance to the ice caves under the village, which lead to Arauthator’s grotto. A long coil of rope hangs on the wall near that corner, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
memorialized. Crypt Hauntings The crypts retain the echoes of the mind flayers’ invasion, and these echoes make the spirits within the crypt uneasy. Where the text references a crypt haunting, roll a
ghostly image of a dwarf zombie lurches from a wall, puts a rotted finger to its lips, then uses its other hand to peel back its ribcage and reveal a gem hidden in its chest cavity. The zombie then
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume Four
part of their world untouched by war: the wildest parts of Eldraine. To that end, they patrol the forests along the Boundary Lands, turning back loggers and hunters—by force if necessary.
Though
they’ve renounced their former oaths, the knights of the Verdant Order retain their focus on the five virtues of the courts, so their Knightly Virtue trait remains unchanged.
Knight of Eldraine Medium
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
with precious stones and metals. In truth, Lynx is an active agent of Zariel but is no longer among the living. Rather, she’s a lawful evil undead tiefling, with her skeleton specially crafted to retain
locked and accessed from inside the back of her mouth, as a container for her most private treasures. Lynx’s Manor Lynx resides in a narrow, multistory house in a fine part of the city. While she claims
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Revenant A revenant forms from the soul of a mortal who met a cruel and undeserving fate. It claws its way back into the world to seek revenge against the one who wronged it. The revenant reclaims
. Undead Nature. A revenant doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep. VARIANT: REVENANTS WITH SPELLS AND WEAPONS
Revenants that were spellcasters before they died might retain some or all of their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
the silhouette of Omin Dran
5 You always have twigs, leaves, and other refuse tangled in your fur or hair.
6 When you switch back to your normal form, one hand always manages to retain its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
against the dragons, and behirs retain a natural hatred for dragonkind. A behir never makes its lair in an area it knows to be inhabited by a dragon. If a dragon attempts to establish a lair within a few
dozen miles of a behir’s lair, the behir is compelled to kill the dragon or drive it off. Only if the dragon proves too powerful to fight does a behir back down, seeking out a new lair site a great
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
death. If the shutdown occurs before they acquire a psi crystal, the gnome ceremorphs’ back-up plan is to activate the nautiloid’s self-destruct system (see area N7) before abandoning ship and making
brood mates and a couple of interesting new creations or discoveries. They retain their gnomish curiosity and love of tinkering, now blended with the illithids’ drive for control and experimentation
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
wouldn’t take much to provoke her into doing so. At one time, Arveiaturace served a wizard named Meltharond, whose frozen corpse remains strapped to a saddle on the dragon’s back. Arveiaturace has
surface, looking like a frozen, desiccated corpse sitting in the snow. If the characters are close enough to touch the corpse, they’re already on the dragon’s back. If they attack or otherwise
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
creature of all its memories. Fiends don’t fear being momentarily exposed to the Styx, but — with the notable exception of hydroloths, merrenoloths, and amnizus — even they can’t retain their memories if
important, demons that are slain and sent back to the Abyss return to their chaotic wanderings in that realm. A demon lord is thus hard pressed to keep a horde cohesive as it takes casualties. If the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
hires a Sailing Ship (or occasionally a Lyrandar galleon) to carry passengers and supplies to Stormreach, then back again. The expedition members are responsible for refreshing their supplies in
empire’s fall, they retain a spiritual and physical connection to the darkness below. Umbragen shadow walkers weave shadow magic to confound foes. Jordan Kerbow Vulkoori and Umbragen drow battle in a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
suggestions for how a cloud, fire, frost, or stone giant’s efforts to retain or achieve a high status within the ordning might drive adventures. (Hill and storm giants aren’t included here because of their
defeated foe’s head as a trophy; the foe’s family wants justice—and the head back—and asks adventurers for help. 5 Two groups of frost giants meet near a mountain pass. When their wrestling matches cause