before becoming diffusing clutching ride

Vargouille

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

vargouille along for the ride, attached like a tick. The precautions a mortal takes to control a summoned demon rarely account for a stowaway, enabling the vargouille to escape into the world. Vargouilles

away from the body in a fountain of blood, becoming another vargouille, which often then eagerly laps up the blood spilling from its former body. Sunlight or the brilliant illumination of a daylight

Knight of Eldraine

Monsters Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures

virtue. They have many responsibilities, from protecting townsfolk to embarking on adventures in the wilds. Knights are often equipped with fine armor and weapons, and they ride noble steeds of various

’s virtue. In some courts, the final step to becoming a knight involves being judged by that court’s relic. Each court believes the virtue associated with its own relic is paramount, though

Vargouille

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse

another. Because of their hunger for living prey, vargouilles are eager to escape the Lower Planes. On rare occasions, summoning a demon to another plane can bring a vargouille along for the ride

horns. At the same time, the person’s ears grow larger, expanding into wing-like appendages. In the final moments, the victim’s head tears away from the body in a fountain of blood, becoming another

7. Halls of Worship

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

coral figurine of a mermaid clutching a pink pearl (250 gp), a carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gemstones (750 gp), and a crystal dragon mask (2,500 gp). 7c. Feeding Hall

Cultists unworthy of becoming vampire spawn are brought here to nourish Keresta’s brood. Vampires’ Feast. A dead male human lies naked on a chaise longue in the center of the room, his cast-off purple and

Vargouille

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

, the summoning of a demon to another plane can bring a vargouille along for the ride, attaching itself like a tick. The precautions a mortal takes to contain and control a summoned demon rarely account

appendages. In the final moments, the victim’s head tears away from the body in a fountain of blood, becoming another vargouille, which often then eagerly laps up its own life fluids. Sunlight or the

Lost Spire Locations (P1-P8)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

. Across from the statues are sconces with upside-down flames burning in them. The statues, which merge seamlessly with the ceiling, depict a long-faced human dressed in wizard’s robes and clutching a

shatter on the floor, becoming useless. Any character underneath the chest can try to catch a falling potion using a free hand, doing so with a successful DC 10 Dexterity saving throw. P6. Upside

Knight of Eldraine

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume Four

often equipped with fine armor and weapons, and they ride noble steeds of various species—including griffons in Ardenvale, giant owls in Vantress, and giant ravens (use the giant vulture stat block

quest that proves one’s excellence in that court’s virtue. In some courts, the final step to becoming a knight involves being judged by that court’s relic. Each court believes the virtue associated

Animated Objects

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

sprouts wooden teeth, becoming a mouth that bites anything that tries to remove the gem; a creature trying to remove the gem must make a DC 20 Dexterity saving throw. On a successful save, the creature

A broom of animated attack is easily mistaken for a broom of flying. It attacks any creature that grabs it or tries to ride it. Flying Broom. Some brooms of animated attack allow their creators to

Maglubiyet's Will Be Done

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

others, becoming petty tyrants. When Maglubiyet conquered the bugbears’ gods, he taught the bugbears the practicality of cold brutality. When Maglubiyet conquered the hobgoblins’ gods, he knew he had to

goblins and worg-riding hobgoblins also make up a significant portion of the force. Hobgoblins might ride horses or other mounts they could obtain, such as hippogriffs, axe beaks, or giant vultures

Black Earth Cultists

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

prone, or both, it can use its reaction to be neither moved nor knocked prone. Burrowshark Elite warriors of the earth cult, burrowsharks are fierce champions who ride trained bulettes into battle

senses and can ride the bulette while it burrows. The bonded bulette obeys the burrowshark’s commands. If its mount dies, the burrowshark can train a new bulette to serve as its bonded mount, a process

The Streets of Sharn

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

Dhakaan for sale! Recovered from the ruins below!" 16–18 A man dressed in the livery of House Vadalis descends a tower wall mounted on the back of a giant spider. He shouts, "Need a ride? No faster way

!" a priest of the Sovereign Host cries, pointing to a grimy halfling clutching a silver chain and climbing up the side of a tower. 49–50 A young woman using a crutch and missing a leg approaches, asking

Random Encounters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

nearest berserker. If someone spots the berserker, read: You startle a wild-looking figure caked in gray mud and clutching a crude stone axe. Whether it’s a man or a woman, you can’t tell. The

skeleton and warhorse skeleton are all that remain of a rider and mount, both of whom perished trying to escape through the fog that surrounds Barovia. They are doomed to ride through the valley in

Skytower Shelter Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

stone, set with a crude gate made of thick lumber and festooned with metal blades. Gaps in the gate allow you to see an unusually tall figure in hide armor standing ten feet behind it and clutching a

members who show great wisdom. The goliaths don’t ride the griffons; rather, they train them to hunt like falcons. The griffons are taught to respond to goliath whistles and never stray too far from their

Temples of Extraction

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5

sector’s magic to collect the divine essence of the Chosen of various deities. The Thayan regent believes that this essence may be the key to becoming a god. Locations in the Temples of Extraction are

move as if in a breeze, though you feel no such thing. Creatures. A wraith and three will-o’-wisps guard this chamber. The wisps start out invisible. Clutching Vines. While on the ground, a creature

The Foundry

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2

skeletons clutching greatclubs. The dead orc warrior looks up at you and grins evilly, green fire burning in its hate-filled eyes as it stands. Treasure. The orcs looted the shrine after the fall of

smashed furniture and other debris are scattered about the floor. Hallways lead off to the east and the west. A weird moaning fills the area, slowly becoming recognizable as Dwarvish curses. The sound

Locations A - D

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

travelers to avoid Luskan should they wish. Caravan masters have many other names for the road, none of them flattering: Auril’s Ride, the Stygian Road, Ol’ Frozenfinger, and the Dead Yeti Highway, to

leads to a hidden exit in the hillside. Suggested Encounter As fire giants scour the Evermoors for fragments of the Vonindod, trolls native to the area are fleeing to avoid becoming enslaved by the

Locations E - H

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

). She lives north of town, in a mostly underground hovel on a ridge that overlooks the sea. Locals know that Dasharra raises griffons, trains them as mounts, and teaches people how to ride them. The

saddles and reins sized for both Small and Medium riders. Dasharra’s “alpha griffon,” Screecher, allows no one but her to ride it. Dasharra’s other griffons are trained to follow Screecher wherever

Locations R - U

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

fly off. Warriors of the Black Raven tribe sometimes ride these giant ravens into battle. Surrounding Raven Rock are four 50-foot-tall menhirs that the Uthgardt shamans use to track the changing of the

for trails have disadvantage on ability checks made to find them and to avoid becoming lost. When the characters first arrive at Shadowtop Cathedral, no one else is present, and there are no tracks on

Bathhouse Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

two grim figures: a powerfully built woman clutching a mace, and an even bigger man wearing a bucket helm. The helmed man is jabbing the prisoner with a spear, causing him to twitch. Both figures are

becoming the city’s next grand duke. If she gets her way, Baldur’s Gate will share Elturel’s fate and get dragged down into the Nine Hells.” “My mother is one of the three remaining members of the

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