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Volo's Guide to Monsters
other useful items, but if they are at risk of discovery, they run away rather than attack anyone in the house. By fleeing before they can be seen or identified, they avoid getting into a situation
, giving each individual and every generation a reason to feel pride and self-respect. The kobolds prefer to run away than fight, to live off the scraps of others, and they are often dominated by larger
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
4. Abandoned Camp The Xanathar Guild had a base camp here, but it was forced to abandon the place after a run-in with the Fine Fellows of Daggerford. This room is strewn with rotten supplies and the
remains of a fire pit. Three bugbear corpses and an intellect devourer’s body are heaped in the northeast corner. Searching the corpses reveals a scrap of parchment with the following phrase written
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
characters can use them to safely avoid the pit traps in area 22d. 22d. Barrel Run Beyond a 10-foot landing, this hall gradually slopes down toward the west. Secret doors at the west end of the hall
constructed the pit covers so that they won’t open if an object is rolled over them. A character can circumvent the traps by climbing into an empty barrel and rolling down the hall or climbing onto a barrel
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
16–18 2d10 merfolk 19–20 1d6 + 2 sahuagin 21–25 1d4 ghouls feeding on corpses aboard the wreckage of a merchant ship. A search uncovers 2d6 bolts of ruined silk, a 50-foot length of rope, and a
barrel of salted herring. 26–27 1d4 winged kobolds with 1d6 + 1 kobolds 28–29 2d6 tribal warriors 30–31 3d4 kobolds 32–33 2d4 + 5 blood hawks 34–35 1d8 + 1 pteranodons 36–40 A few dozen baby turtles
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
retired from adventuring after their heroic effort to defeat a cult of Orcus that had established a temple in the nearby mountains. The tavern is now run by their heir and decorated with trophies of their
countenance.
“Evil has returned to the temple,” they tell you.
“Shambling corpses rove the area at night and dig up old graves, accompanied by ominous figures wearing crimson robes and goat masks
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
. Next to this table is a wooden barrel that holds humanoid body parts in various stages of decay.
Hanging Corpses. Four mostly intact human corpses are hanging from hooks mounted to the south wall
), “Kitchen” (area 27a), and “Study Hall” (area 39). Treasure. Buried beneath the rotting body parts in the barrel is a wooden coffer with tiny air holes bored in its sides. The coffer contains an ordinary
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
flimsy new huts and longhouses of bamboo and thatch. The Old City is run by “beggar princes” in a mocking parallel to the merchant princes of the city proper. They have no official authority, but each
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Intro to Stormwreck Isle
toward you.
The three shambling sailors are zombies, the animated corpses of sailors who died in a recent shipwreck. The characters face a choice: they can turn and fight the zombies, or they can
continue up the path and leave the slow, shambling zombies behind. If the characters turn and fight, this is the first combat encounter in the adventure. Here are the steps you should follow to run it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
toward you.
The three shambling sailors are zombies, the animated corpses of sailors who died in a recent shipwreck. The characters face a choice: they can turn and fight the zombies, or they can
continue up the path and leave the slow, shambling zombies behind. If the characters turn and fight, this is the first combat encounter in the adventure. Here are the steps you should follow to run it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation Supplement
15 Dexterity check. Treasury Containers Container Contents Barrel 1 40 gallons of common wine Barrel 2 80 pounds of salt Chest 1 150 gp of Maztican mintage Chest 2 (scorched by fire) Three blank
heavy crossbows and 100 crossbow bolts packed in straw Clay urn 1 Empty Clay urn 2 Empty Clay run 3 (painted with pegasi images) Ten 50-foot-long coils of hempen rope (1 gp each) Clay urn 4 (painted with squid images) 10 gallons of dark purple ink
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
Road to the Triboar Trail, which heads east (as shown on the overland map). When they’re a half-day’s march from Phandalin, they run into trouble with goblin raiders from the Cragmaw tribe. Read the
, several casks of salted pork, two kegs of strong ale, shovels, picks, and crowbars (about a dozen each), and five lanterns with a small barrel of oil (about fifty flasks in volume). The total value of the cargo is 100 gp. When you’re ready, continue with the “Goblin Ambush” section.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
a brief warning as a water barrel, building stone, or other heavy weight crashes down. The character must succeed on a DC 12 Dexterity saving throw or be struck, taking 14 (4d6) bludgeoning damage
pick the pocket of one of the characters. 10 The characters run into Volothamp "Volo" Geddarm (see appendix D), who is delivering a copy of his new book to one of the city’s merchant princes. There is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Adventure Atlas: The Mortuary
Bodies delivered to the Mortuary filter through corpse receiving and shipping, an industrial stretch where corpses are collected, sorted, and shipped off to the next stage of the funerary process. In this
: This underground facility reeks of rotting flesh. Grim-faced workers shuffle between a series of chutes set into south wall, prodding supine bodies with rusty implements. Periodically, corpses tumble out
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Baldur’s Gate. In the Outer City, murder is practically a way of life. With neither the Watch nor the Flaming Fist to look after residents, criminals run free in the sprawling district. Criminals use
sometimes — it is rumored — slice flesh from the corpses to stave off starvation. Recent reports of ghoul activity in the Outer City likely have their origins in these snuff streets. In the Lower City
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
. And then there’s the blob of annihilation. If you see it, run. And if you can’t get away from it, just hope you dissolve fast.
—Vi, Artificer of Eberron
The blob of annihilation is a coagulation
or gravity where entropic forces destroy whatever they engulf. Nothing can survive within for long. Only magic items and the corpses of gods and titans can endure inside the blob. Because of that fact
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
on the cobblestones are a half-dozen corpses, seemingly the victims of some terrible skirmish. Watch officers have disarmed and arrested three blood-drenched humans and are in the midst of questioning
the corpses. The survivors of the skirmish have been stripped of their weapons and forced to kneel with their hands on their heads. All three, loyal Zhentarim agents (employed by Urstul Floxin; see
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
. Read or paraphrase the following text when a character investigates: A group of a dozen lizardfolk cheer as one among them strains, then hefts a barrel-sized boulder over her head. She holds it for a
wish to join them, they’re welcomed. Run any of the competitions from the Semuanya’s Bog Contests table as detailed in the “Contests” section of chapter 9. Semuanya’s Bog Contests d4 Contest DC
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
crime. Fraud, money laundering, and forgery run rampant within the once-shining branch, whose crumbling roof collapsed long ago. Pummeled and melted by fiery rockslides, the statue of Abbathor in the
thieves led by an elusive doppelganger called the Mirrored Man. The group holes up in a wax museum in Lower Maygel. The Severed Hands are a procession of grave robbers who collect hands from the corpses
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
Baldur’s Gate. In the Outer City, murder is practically a way of life. With neither the Watch nor the Flaming Fist to look after residents, criminals run free in the sprawling district. Criminals use
sometimes — it is rumored — slice flesh from the corpses to stave off starvation. Recent reports of ghoul activity in the Outer City likely have their origins in these snuff streets. In the Lower City
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
opportunity attacks and ganging up to kill quickly. 5. Ice Caverns In a chamber southeast of the wolves’ lair, the giants have preserved eight corpses of mutilated victims, standing them upright and
enclosing them in blocks of transparent ice. These exhibits are meant to frighten off any trespassers. The bodies are obviously hacked and very dead, not merely frozen whole. Treasure. Each of these corpses
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
, practice cannibalism, believing it is foolish to waste good meat. In any case, kobolds that eat humanoids don’t simply start consuming corpses or prisoners right after a battle; they’re more inclined
instinctively attack the gnomes. Kobolds in battle with gnomes are much less likely to run away because their hatred overrules their sense of self-preservation. A kobold’s cautious nature doesn’t mean it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
contribute too; they must be willing to embrace the mood. Whether you want to run a full-fledged horror campaign or a single creepy adventure, discuss your plans with the players ahead of time
Necromancy. Vampires open a college of necromancy, attracting evil necromancers who need fresh corpses for their studies. An order of vampire hunters seeks the characters’ help. Undying Monarch. A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
: Passage of Death Four duergar corpses are strewn about this curved passage.
Six duergar explorers—two mages and four warriors—came to the Briny Maze a few months ago. The mages were disciples of
Ilvaash who planned to sacrifice their warriors to Ilvaash. Violence ensued, and the duergar killed each other. The corpses are those of the duergar warriors. The two mages now lurk in area B3 as psionic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
kept for himself. Each bears healing magic, acting as a berry created by the Goodberry spell. The crystals lose their magic in 12 hours. Ed Kwong D12: Crystal Room A crystal the size of a barrel hangs
, preferably with his pet. D15: Frozen Corpses Most of this cave is filled with ice. Five human corpses are dimly visible, each frozen deep within an icy pillar. Each corpse has a weapon raised and wears a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
more. If Yek orders the goblins into battle, they fight reluctantly. If half are killed or incapacitated, the rest flee. The goblins also run away if Yek is slain. Yek wears a gold circlet (see
: A gruesome diorama featuring the stuffed corpses of a beholder and six goblins, all of them in battle poses and adorned with costume jewelry An ivory chessboard on a low stone table A 9-foot-tall, 3
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
fluid originates from the upper levels of Landro. L2: Cave Graveyard The corpses of recently fallen human soldiers bearing fine weapons and well-oiled armor lie scattered about this musty cavern.
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been here for years. Anyone who examined the thin, gray liquid in the cave entrance realizes that the white powder is residue from this liquid. The corpses are Cyran soldiers who were instantly killed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
carries ten crossbow bolts.
Roleplaying Information
Innkeeper Miros is a retired carnival attraction, dubbed “the Yeti” because of his barrel-shaped body and the thick, white hair covering his
, he cut all ties to the city and moved north to be a campground caretaker.
Ideal: “You can run from your past, but you can’t hide from it.”
Bond: “I’ve made a new life in Triboar. I’m not gonna
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
devil Strahd” and sends twelve guards to arrest them, seize their weapons, and run them out of town. If the guards fail in their duty, the baron sends Izek to rally a mob of thirty commoners to lynch
the party. If the commoners also fail, the baron summons the twelve remaining guards to defend his mansion, giving characters the run of the town. If the characters get on his good side, he insists
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Nine-Fingers Keene to conceal contraband in corpses’ funeral wrappings, which the guards and toll collectors never check. Even less savory is the harvesting and sale of corpses or their parts for the
deceased for her experiments, replacing them with pauper’s corpses and weighted coffins. Should any of the family’s misdealing come to light, it would doubtlessly shock the city to the core and potentially
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Tezrin (see appendix D), as well as a hidden vault containing their wealth. Alaestra and Narth run a successful business even in the face of local insults and mild harassment. They have an agreement with
covering the doors and windows, and tall weeds have the building surrounded. T14. Six Windows This chilly, creaking, decrepit wooden rooming house is run by Tolmara Hysstryn (CN female Illuskan human
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
Keene to conceal contraband in corpses’ funeral wrappings, which the guards and toll collectors never check. Even less savory is the harvesting and sale of corpses or their parts for the city’s
experiments, replacing them with pauper’s corpses and weighted coffins. Should any of the family’s misdealing come to light, it would doubtlessly shock the city to the core and potentially force
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
attack anyone bearing this symbol except in self-defense. The Test Begins. The camp has run out of food, and the tribe’s hunters have failed to return because of the unyielding blizzard. The nomads
fires in the camp are out, and the only sound you hear is the flapping of the tents as the wind hits them.
Closer examination reveals dozens of corpses half-buried in snowdrifts. It becomes clear
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
or have the poisoned condition for 1 hour. A Purify Food and Drink spell cleans the fountain and causes its waters to run clear for 1 hour, after which its spout resumes its putrid flow. B37: Embalming
corpses. The jars on the tables contain various chemicals for preserving bodies. When the characters enter, two shadows rise from the floor and attack. Treasure. One of the jars is a flask of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
(Persuasion) check to fight the naga if it is lured into this chamber. Chains. Magic infuses the chains, which are long enough to allow the dragon turtle free run of the chamber. When the dragon turtle
that separates this area from the Pools of Devotion. 78. Undead Pool The stench of death is overwhelming here. The pool at the center of this chamber is a blackened sea of floating corpses. Three
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
fortress of rehabilitation and renewal. The tiered, ivory sanctuary rests on a hill at the end of Bedlam Run, a curved road that rises to meet the headquarters above the Hive. Calming fountains cascade
halls reek of embalming fluids, their sterile tang sparing nostrils from viler odors trapped within the musty tombs. Grim Workforce. The Dusters who run the Mortuary are the visage of death—slack jawed