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Yuan-ti Nightmare Speaker
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transformed. If it dies, it stays in its current form.
Death Fangs (2/Day). The first time the yuan-ti hits with a melee attack on its turn, it can deal an extra 16 (3d10);{"diceNotation":"3d10
":"psychic"} psychic damage and is frightened of the manifestation, believing it to be real. The yuan-ti must concentrate to maintain the illusion (as if concentrating on a spell), which lasts for up to 1
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Nightmare", "rollDamageType":"psychic"} psychic damage and is frightened of the manifestation, believing it to be real. The yuan-ti must concentrate to maintain the illusion (as if concentrating on a
. Any equipment it is wearing or carrying isn’t transformed. If it dies, it stays in its current form.
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Quests from the Infinite Staircase
to the extradimensional realm that created him. From the steps of the staircase, Nafas hears the wishes of creatures across the multiverse but cannot act on them. Moved by their stories but barred by
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Downdraft. Nafas targets one creature he can see within 120 feet of himself. A downward current of air surrounds the target, reducing its flying speed (if any) to 0 feet until the end of its next turn
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
that exist (or existed) in the real world. You can find descriptions of these creatures in dictionaries or other educational sources, or you might create new roles for them in your D&D worlds. Use these
blocks in this appendix represent fantastical versions of real-world animals:
Blood Hawk: Excessively aggressive hawklike avians known for stealing gems
Flying Snake: Winged, venomous snakes often
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
world.
Beasts. Nonhumanoid creatures that, like real-world animals, are a normal part of the world’s ecology.
Dragons. Large, winged, reptilian creatures of ancient origin and tremendous power
fixed shape. They are mostly subterranean, dwelling in caves and dungeons.
Plants. Plant creatures, as opposed to ordinary plants, have some degree of sentience and mobility.
Undead. Once-living
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
D16. Bullywug Hut The wooden door to this dwelling is barred shut from the inside. If the characters knock on the door or otherwise announce their arrival, a bullywug inside the dwelling croaks
air as one of the huddled bullywugs signals you to enter and join their conversation.
This dwelling provides shelter to a group of bullywugs that is plotting to overthrow King Gullop XIX. Their leader
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
above can fool adventurers into thinking they have escaped Undermountain and found their way back to the surface. Birds, insects, and tree-dwelling mammals live here alongside Wyllowwood’s fiercer
denizens. The forests are real and nourished by magic, and Halaster regularly repopulates them with birds, insects, rodents, and larger mammals. The main caverns have 100-foot-high ceilings hidden by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
happiness in creatures dwelling there. Optional Rule: Pervasive Goodwill At the end of each long rest taken on this plane, a visitor that is neither lawful good nor neutral good must make a DC 10 Wisdom
saving throw. On a failed save, the creature’s alignment changes to lawful good or neutral good (whichever is closer to the creature’s current alignment). The change becomes permanent if the creature
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
level include the following: Using a prisoner’s real name while in the guise of prison staff Getting caught by a patrol (see Patrol Routes) Casting a spell that has perceptible components or effects in
) check against a DC set by the current suspicion level (see the Suspicion table), the suspicious activity goes unnoticed. Use your discretion to decide if any given activity is subtle enough to be
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
at a table in area E7. Her fellow gamblers don’t realize she cheats. “Tarina” is not a real name, of course. Before retiring to Baldur’s Gate, Tarina was a pirate known as Rhonda Thunderbell (also
not her real name). After serving Captain Murosko Sessprin of the Uncivil Serpent faithfully for months, she stole loot from her fellow pirates and fled before they could stop her. Most of that loot has
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Prisoner 13
level include the following: Using a prisoner’s real name while in the guise of prison staff Getting caught by a patrol (see Patrol Routes) Casting a spell that has perceptible components or effects in
) check against a DC set by the current suspicion level (see the Suspicion table), the suspicious activity goes unnoticed. Use your discretion to decide if any given activity is subtle enough to be
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
treats other people as he would like to be treated — fairly and with patience. Falcon’s real name is Gustaf Stellern, but he has long since abandoned it. His hunting skills have earned him the name he
flat.
Doors. Doors are made of sturdy oak fitted with iron handles and hinges. Exterior doors are barred from the inside. A creature can use an action to force open a barred door with a successful
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
A nightmare or darkest fear made real Shattering the character’s fundamental understanding of reality Witnessing a person transform into a horrid or unnatural creature When a character makes an
attack roll, an ability check, or a saving throw, they must apply their current Stress Score as a penalty to the roll. Reducing Stress A character who spends an entire day relaxing or in otherwise calm
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Astral Adventurer’s Guide
reimburse clients who suffer losses because of a rival guild’s actions. The four current underbarons are as follows: Ozamata. This lawful evil human controls the docks and most of the Low City. Meredin
. Her real name is Kiria Evensong, and she runs the Juggler’s Folk Guildhouse (described later in the chapter). The Unknowable One. Within the cavernous interior of the Rock dwells a mysterious
Goblin
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lucky if their only punishment is demotion to the pariah caste. Sometimes another creature assumes control of a goblin tribe, by killing or subjugating the current boss and cowing most of the rest of
new leader can act as the real boss. If the creature brushes aside such manipulation, the tribe falls into line behind the new tyrant—better to abide the new rule than conspire against it and be
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
other details. Those Harmed. The people the Darklord harmed need to feel real. Give them names. Imbue them with agency, and don’t define them as victims or props. The people who survived the Darklord’s
they take genuine responsibility, heal the harm caused, and reform to prevent future harm. Once an evildoer becomes a Darklord, it is far too late. Consider whether your Darklord had a chance to redeem themself and the decision that led to their current fate.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
fakes out of cake or paper that are easily crushed when assumed to be real, and so on. As of the writing of this enchiridion, the current mimic is a tankard.
. For months afterward, the object becomes the source of practical jokes in Waterdeep. Rock gnomes and wizards cause illusory mouths to lunge from real versions of the object, artisans craft beautiful
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
go, there always appear to be more levels below. Gravenhollow: General Features Not even the current librarians know who built Gravenhollow. All they know is that the library has existed since the dawn
library blocks it off from the real world around it. Though divination magic works normally within the library, no divination effect used outside the library can discern any creature, object, or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
creature is traveling with a flying speed or with a speed granted by magic, an engine, or a natural force (such as wind or a water current), translate that speed into travel rates using the following
mount with a speed of 100 feet that doesn’t tire like a real horse. A character on a phantom steed can cover 1,000 feet in 1 minute at a normal pace, 1,333 feet at a fast pace, or 666 feet at a slow pace. In 1 hour, the character can travel 7, 10, or 13 miles.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
to the shrine stand ajar. If the tide of battle turns against Chief Yorb, he retreats into the shrine with his elite guards and bars the doors. A character can force open the barred doors with a
spear belonging to Shagambi (a kamadan). For details, see “Legend of the Nine Gods." While the treasures remain in the shrine, they look and feel real. If a character removes a treasure from the shrine
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
to another creature (or even a magical object) with a goal in mind. And often, the adventurers spend time trying to solve a puzzle, bypass an obstacle, find something hidden, or unravel the current
sessions to play through, stretching over weeks or months of real time. Usually, the end of an adventure is marked by the adventurers heading back to their home base to rest and enjoy the spoils of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
deceased elf’s ambitions and current life goals are cut short; the soul will eventually receive another chance at life and fulfillment. Because elves are reincarnated, their society treats the family
and friends of a slain elf as the real victims of the murder. The survivors must carry on in life without a beloved parent, child, partner, sibling, or companion, and might feel that loss for centuries
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
calendar for the current year in the real world. Pick a date to indicate the start of the campaign, and make note of the days that adventurers spend on their travels and various activities. The
accession of the current high priest, and so on. Certain holy days are civic events, observed by every citizen of a town where a god’s temple can be found. Harvest festivals are often celebrations on a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
, three massive trees have grown together, their trunks entwining overhead. A hollow between them forms the interior of a dwelling, with thick branches acting as its roof. Dense patches of mushrooms grow
revealed. However, a character wearing the crown has such a strong sense that the illusion is real that they might not know which of their senses to believe. If a crown is closely examined by a character
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
actions or reactions. It can interact with its environment and even pick up and hold real objects. The illusion seems real in every way but disappears if it takes any amount of damage. Otherwise, it
lasts until the hag dismisses it (no action required) or can no longer see it. If the hag uses this lair action to create a new duplicate, the previous one vanishes, dropping any real objects in its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
forthcoming. It is self-aware enough to know what it is, but it can’t grow or learn in its current form. It asks the characters to help it become a flesh-and-blood creature like the wizard who created
it. It knows nothing about Dzaan’s fate or the crimes for which the real Dzaan was executed. In the course of a conversation, the simulacrum shares the following information: “I am a simulacrum of my
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
tower’s new location, characters suddenly find that they can’t remember its old location clearly, or begin to wonder if it was in its current spot all along. If a character who entered the
. Alternatively, characters who fly above the maze are shunted back into the real world, emerging above the hedge tangle with their companions nowhere in sight. The only way for them to rejoin the party is to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
wearing or carrying isn’t transformed. If it dies, it stays in its current form.
Death Fangs (2/Day). The first time the yuan-ti hits with a melee attack on its turn, it can deal an extra 16 (3d10
11 (2d10) psychic damage and is frightened of the manifestation, believing it to be real. The yuan-ti must concentrate to maintain the illusion (as if concentrating on a spell), which lasts for up to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
tower’s new location, characters suddenly find that they can’t remember its old location clearly, or begin to wonder if it was in its current spot all along. If a character who entered the
. Alternatively, characters who fly above the maze are shunted back into the real world, emerging above the hedge tangle with their companions nowhere in sight. The only way for them to rejoin the party is to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
from a rudimentary, barely humanoid shape to a small, winged body so lifelike that it almost appears to be a real creature that is merely asleep. A character who makes a successful DC 13 Intelligence
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This is the room where Fistandia summoned the imp that would become the figurine found by Matreous. The current resident of the room is a quasit in toad form. It waits for a creature to approach and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
, owing to a mutual disgust for their split nature. Stolos offers to work with the characters if they harm or impede Andras (most easily by freeing the prisoners being tortured in area 9). His only real
Strength check, but doing so targets each character within 5 feet of the strongbox with dust of the mummy poison. The strongbox holds the treasure collected from Stolos’s current prisoners—45 gp, 23
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
(4d10) psychic damage and is frightened of the manifestation, believing it to be real. The yuan-ti must concentrate to maintain the illusion (as if concentrating on a spell), which lasts for up to 1
statistics are the same in each form. Any equipment it is wearing or carrying isn’t transformed. If it dies, it stays in its current form.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
. Hero’s Epilogue Most adventurers hope their lives come to an end with some worthy conclusion. Sometimes in the heat of battle, though, that end can be abrupt and without real resolution. An epilogue
insight into their current predicament or a portent of events to come. Maybe the soul of a long dead sage offers guidance or a legend the hero long idolized provides advice on how they defeated a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
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Dreamers under Sky. Stone giants view the world outside their underground homes as a realm of dreams where nothing is entirely true or real. They behave in the surface world the way humanoids might
realizing how little those brutes dwelling in the unreal dreaming world resemble their quiet and artistic kin.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
squad sets fires or sets off alarms to focus the defenders’ attention on one area, as another team strikes at the real target on the other side of town. Loot is a secondary goal on almost all raids
without appreciable value as status symbols are used for strenuous or dangerous jobs such as tending farms, hauling cargo, or hollowing out giant stalagmites and stalactites to make new dwelling