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Quests from the Infinite Staircase
saving throw or have the prone condition.Thorny hunters are bestial vegepygmies derived from the corpses of bears, dogs, and other quadrupedal Beasts. Thorny hunters act like bloodhounds, following
their master’s orders to hunt prey with deadly ferocity.
Vegepygmies
Also called mold folk, vegepygmies are fungal creatures that spring forth from the body of a Humanoid or Giant killed by
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
the gremishka’s initiative.Gremishkas are the vicious products of mistakes made by novice spellcasters seeking to create life. The results are cat-sized, magically unstable creatures with
gave them life as they infest the walls of spellcasters’ homes or the surrounding lands.
Despite their feral appearances, gremishkas are cunning creatures. They might imitate the sounds of
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
by novice spellcasters seeking to create life. The results are cat-sized, magically unstable creatures with a taste for the trappings of magic—particularly spellbooks, spell components
.
Despite their feral appearances, gremishkas are cunning creatures. They might imitate the sounds of whimpering children or wounded animals to coax victims into tight quarters. While they favor
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
All-Around Vision. The quori can't be surprised while it isn't incapacitated.
Incorporeal Movement. The quori can move through other creatures and objects as if they were difficult terrain. It takes
eyebinders — entities formed of pure shadow that is outlined by a nimbus of energy. A host of disembodied eyes whirl around a kalaraq, each reflecting a consciousness the creature has consumed.
Kalaraq quori
Species
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
’s grim energy.
Shadar-kai have ashen skin tones, and while they’re in the Shadowfell, they also become wizened, reflecting the somber nature of that gloomy plane.
Like other elves
, Beast, Celestial, Construct, Dragon, Elemental, Fey, Fiend, Giant, Humanoid, Monstrosity, Ooze, Plant, Undead. These types don’t have rules themselves, but some rules in the game affect creatures
Goblin
Legacy
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
appreciation for the finer things!
— Volo
Goblins occupy an uneasy place in a dangerous world, and they react by lashing out at any creatures they believe they can bully. Cunning in battle and
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Beast Masters and Slave Drivers
Goblins know they are a weak, unsophisticated race that can be easily dominated by bigger, smarter, more organized, more ferocious, or more magical creatures. Their god
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
commoner’s clothes, a book of research notes, an ink pen, a bottle of squid ink, a flask of oil (made from blubber), a vial of acid (derived from digestive juices), a vial of fish scales, a vial
alterations in yourself or others, the result often displays the characteristics of fish, amphibians, or other water-dwelling creatures. Blue-green eddies of magical energy sometimes accompany your
Tabaxi
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Fleeting Fancies
Wandering tabaxi are mercurial creatures, trading one obsession or passion for the next as the whim strikes. A tabaxi’s desire burns bright, but once met it disappears to be
, prophecy, clan history, and other esoteric factors. Tabaxi names can apply to both males and females, and most use nicknames derived from or inspired by their full names.
Clan names are usually based
Kobold
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Kobolds are a lot less cute when they learn how to cast fireballs.
— Volo
Kobolds are often dismissed as cowardly, foolish, and weak, but these little reptilian creatures actually have a
a perfect world, the creatures would be left alone to dig their tunnels and raise the next generation of kobolds, all the while seeking the magic that will free their imprisoned god (see the &ldquo
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
, and the attack roll — rely on the six ability scores. The Introduction describes the basic rule behind these rolls: roll a d20, add an ability modifier derived from one of the six ability scores, and
compare the total to a target number. This chapter focuses on how to use ability checks and saving throws, covering the fundamental activities that creatures attempt in the game. Rules for attack rolls appear in chapter 9, “Combat.”
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Humans and Dragonmarks Five different dragonmarks appear among humans, reflecting their dominant status among the races of Khorvaire: The Mark of Making is found in House Cannith, which has used it
House Vadalis, which uses it to breed fine mounts and other creatures. Humans also number among House Tharashk and manifest the Mark of Finding with their half-orc kin.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Cult of Zariel Goals: Conquest, glory in battle, fame and fortune derived from military victory Typical Cultist: Berserker, cult fanatic, cultist, gladiator, guard, knight, veteran Signature Spells
initiative, it can choose itself and up to three allies it can see if it isn’t incapacitated. It can swap the initiative results of the chosen creatures among them. WHY DEVILS WANT CULTS
For all
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
ceilings or pillars to support the weight of the rock overhead. Decoration. Most sapient creatures decorate their lairs. Statues, bas-reliefs, murals, and mosaics often adorn dungeon rooms. Equally
closely. Exits. Creatures that can’t open doors can’t make a lair in a sealed room without some sort of external assistance. Strong creatures without the ability to open doors smash them down if
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
mingle together as they do in the Material Plane, forming land, sea, and sky. But the dominant element exerts a strong influence on the environment, reflecting its fundamental qualities. The
elemental spirits barely recognizable as creatures. The creatures usually called elementals dwell here, including the Elemental Princes of Evil (primordial beings of pure elemental fury) and elemental
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Flumph The mysterious flumphs drift through the Underdark, propelled through the air by the jets whose sound gives them their name. A flumph glows faintly, reflecting its moods in its color. Soft
creatures. If a creature’s thoughts suggest goodness, a flumph seeks that creature out. When facing creatures that exude evil, a flumph flees. Psionic Siphons. Flumphs feed by siphoning mental energy
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
some significant overlap. Substance and Theory Quandrix’s two deans carry the titles Dean of Substance and Dean of Theory, reflecting the philosophical division within the college. Is mathematics a
substance-theory conflict a scholar more likely aligns with. Quandrix Scholars d8 Scholar Principle 1 Abstractor, using magic to stretch the possibilities of space Theory 2 Augmenter, making creatures
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
monstrous creatures. Until recently, Port Nyanzaru was under the firm control of Amn, a foreign nation. Nine years ago, Amn was forced to relinquish the city to a wealthy and powerful consortium of Chultan
traders backed by the Ytepka Society (pronounced yeh-TEP-kah), or risk a bloody conflict that probably would have ended with the city winning its independence anyway. Seven Chultan traders have since
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
ceiling. It has these features: Spelljamming Helm. In the middle of the room is a gilded wooden throne with a cushioned seat and backrest covered in black velvet sewn with silver stars. This high-backed
underwater). This envelope extends out from the edges of the hull in all directions for a distance equal in length to the vessel’s beam, so that creatures aboard and near the ship can breathe normally in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
offers new race and class options, reflecting the unique character of Ravnica as a Magic setting, and the creatures and characters seen on Magic cards. You can also use this material in any other D&D
of the cards. Chapter 6 presents new monsters and NPCs, again reflecting the creatures seen on Magic cards as well as the nature of each guild. The guildmaster of each guild is detailed in this chapter, as are a variety of guild members.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
tabaxi use the same names, and most use nicknames derived from or inspired by their full names. Tabaxi clan names are usually based on a geographical feature located in or near a clan’s territory
rest, the tabaxi can spend 1 minute singing, playing an instrument, telling a story, or reciting a poem to soothe and inspire creatures other than itself. Up to five creatures of the tabaxi’s choice
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Gremishka Gremishkas are the vicious products of mistakes made by novice spellcasters seeking to create life. The results are cat-sized, magically unstable creatures with a taste for the trappings of
walls of spellcasters’ homes or the surrounding lands. Despite their feral appearances, gremishkas are cunning creatures. They might imitate the sounds of whimpering children or wounded animals to coax
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
fight alongside them in this last battle. Most of the heroes’ allies are of limited use against the demon lords — creatures immune to many forms of attack, including nonmagical weapons. Rather than
dealing with the ineffectual attacks of allies or a dozen or more additional actions each round, give characters backed up by a group of allies the following benefits. Healing Support. A character regains
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
. Mithardir A desert of white sand is abandoned by whatever powers once lived there. Arborea Adventures Arborea is a larger-than-life place of violent moods and deep affections, of whim backed by
celebrating each other’s courage and integrity, all in a single evening. For those who aren’t accustomed to this candor, though, it can lead to hurt feelings and lingering resentment. Creatures that visit
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
heights vary, ranging from as low as ten feet to as high as one hundred feet in the tallest towers. The Avowed use floating disks, each one large enough to hold three Medium creatures, to reach the
of the tallest chambers, reflecting sunlight by day or a continual flame spell on cloudy days or at nights. Modrons. Candlekeep is a haven for thirteen rogue modrons (monodrones) that escaped from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
throughout much of the Heartlands, rangers use special marks to indicate campsites, dangerous areas, evil creatures, foul magic, goblinoid activity, hidden caches of supplies, safe passage, shelter, and
graves or tombs. Many of these symbols were derived from elven lore or borrowed from groups like the Harpers. While by no means a secret language, these trail marks are often obtuse to non-rangers
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
hours. The weather on the plane is marked by fierce winds and thick ash. Although the air is breathable, creatures not native to the plane must cover their mouths and eyes to avoid stinging cinders. The
creatures from the neighboring planes. Lava flows through the volcanoes toward the Plane of Air and pools into a great lava sea, called the Sea of Fire, sailed by efreet and azers in great brass ships
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
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
on creatures living or wandering in the vales below, and travelers on lonely mountain roads learn to keep a wary eye on the sky. Because normal weapons are less effective against perytons, the folk of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
enters the foyer, they’re greeted by a roaring ramp of tangible wind that curls up to the rest of the palace. The updraft supports even the heaviest of creatures, which can easily amble up the windy
, seated on his throne: a weightless, high-backed chair sculpted from the clouds that pervade the misty chamber. The djinni reflects on each wish he hears, contemplating the stories behind them. Each
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
, Stolos angrily admits that he and Andras derived from a singular human subject and his giant snowy owl companion years before. The two hybrid creatures now have an intense hatred for one another
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
wilderness of brutality and horror known as the Gaping Maw, where even powerful demons are overcome by fear. Reflecting Demogorgon’s dual nature, the Gaping Maw consists of a massive primeval continent
is topped with an enormous fanged skull. The spires constitute the fortress of Abysm, where few creatures can venture without their minds being crushed. Thanatos. If Orcus had his way, all planes would
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
other cultures into the Suwa. The Green Doctors The collective of mystics known as the Green Doctors weaves together knowledge of magic and herbal medicine to heal the people and creatures of Atagua
home, the Silver Tapir Monastery. Names Some Ataguan names honor the ancestral heroes of the Flood People, while others are derived by mixing those names with ones from the colonial past. In addition to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
nothics. 13a. Dumathoin’s Altar Gibbering Mouther. A gibbering mouther wanders the hall to the east, attacking other creatures on sight.
Equipment. Overturned mine carts and discarded mining
. 13e. “Nothic to See Here!” An arcane lock spell has been cast on the western door. Rizzeryl the drow mage (see area 14) can pass through the portal. Other creatures must force the door open with a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
, but those with corrupt intentions find the journey harrowing. Climbing the Godstrand Nearly a mile of stairs and ramps leads from the base of the Godstrand to its top. The stairs take most creatures
approximately 18 minutes to climb. Creatures of evil alignment see visions of judgment and shame in the mosaics that decorate the ascent. Every minute that an evil creature climbs the Godstrand or is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
76. Trial of the Octagon Carved into the door of this room is an octagon. When the characters open the door, read: The ceiling of this plaster-walled room is fifteen feet high. A leather-backed tome
1 minute, after which creatures on the ceiling fall back down to the floor 20 feet below. Once the spell ends, the ceiling fan stops twirling. The trap does not reset.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
the statue is a tremendous oak desk, behind which stands a high-backed chair carved with screaming faces (see below).
Pneumatic Tubes. Fifteen copper pneumatic tubes span the northwest wall, with a
, all creatures in this room and area 15a must make a DC 17 Constitution saving throw, taking 55 (10d10) necrotic damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. Treasure. The