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Monsters
Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Enigmatic Mind. The archaic’s mind can’t be read, creatures can communicate telepathically with the archaic only if it allows, and magic can’t determine whether the archaic is lying
that brought the Founder Dragons into being. In that outrush of creative force, the oracle’s soul can be caught in the tide and clad in the very substance of the world, becoming an archaic
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
","rollAction":"Rejuvenation"} days, regaining all her hit points and becoming active again. The new body appears within two hundred miles of the location at which she was destroyed.
Spellcasting. Illmarrow
). Illmarrow has the following wizard spells prepared:
Cantrips (at will): chill touch (see “Actions” below), fire bolt, mage hand, prestidigitation, ray of frost
1st level (4 slots): magic
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Legendary Resistance (1/Day). If the slasher fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Shrouded Presence. The slasher is immune to any effect that would sense its emotions or read its
disguise, its visage becoming a symbol of its crimes.
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Penitent. The killer can’t help itself from committing crimes and seeks help to thwart its own continuing violence.
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Ritualist
Monsters
Quests from the Infinite Staircase
the garden. In times of danger, thunderstorms shake the sky. During times of melancholy or mourning, chill rain patters throughout the domain.
Gardener’s Vigil. The Gardener senses when
. During daylight hours, it emits bright light, but at night, it never reaches full darkness, becoming dim light instead.
Memory Loss. Unless otherwise stated, a creature that leaves the domain must make a
Magic Items
Infernal Machine Rebuild
property of the weapon can’t be used until dawn seven days later.
Curse. This weapon is cursed, and becoming attuned to it extends the curse to you. Until the curse is broken with a remove curse
darkvision out to a range of 120 feet.
The weapon can speak, read, and understand Common, and can communicate with its wielder telepathically. Its voice is a rough, ruined echo. While you are attuned
Species
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
legs are insectile.
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You smell like fresh brownies.
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A noticeable, harmless chill surrounds you.
Creating Your Character
At 1st level, you choose whether your character is a
. You can follow those suggestions or ignore them, but you can’t raise any of your scores above 20.
Languages
Your character can speak, read, and write Common and one other language that you and
Warlock
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Classes
Basic Rules (2014)
(such as the ability to see in darkness or to read any language) to access to powerful spells. Unlike bookish wizards, warlocks supplement their magic with some facility at hand-to-hand combat. They
score, followed by Constitution. Second, choose the charlatan background. Third, choose the eldritch blast and chill touch cantrips, along with the 1st-level spells charm person and witch bolt. The
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
failed save the creature begins to turn to stone and is restrained. The restrained creature must repeat the saving throw at the end of its next turn, becoming petrified on a failure or ending the
mythic trait by describing her skin cracking and turning pale as she suffers wounds. Read or paraphrase the following text when Hythonia finally uses her Shed Skin trait:
The medusa’s skin
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
summer, but weather conditions reflect the emotional tone of creatures in the garden. In times of danger, thunderstorms shake the sky. During times of melancholy or mourning, chill rain patters
daylight hours, it emits bright light, but at night, it never reaches full darkness, becoming dim light instead. Memory Loss. Unless otherwise stated, a creature that leaves the domain must make a DC 10
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
K59. High Tower Peak If the characters climb the stairs to reach the tower peak, read: The spiral staircase finally ends at a five-foot-wide stone walkway that circles the shaft. In the center of the
tower’s highest floor, a fifteen-foot-diameter hole drops into the cold heart of Ravenloft itself. Cold air rushes up out of the shaft, sending a chill through you. Arrow slits line the walls, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal
Necromancer Necromancers are specialist wizards who study the interaction of life, death, and undeath. Some like to dig up corpses to create undead thralls. A few use their powers for good, becoming
to hit with spell attacks). The necromancer has the following wizard spells prepared:
Cantrips (at will): chill touch, dancing lights, mage hand, mending
1st level (4 slots): false life,* mage
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
animate and attack them. If this happens, read: The giant roots beneath the hut come to life and pull themselves up out of the mire. The hut and the roots lurch and groan, becoming a lumbering mass that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
university community. Food vendors set up carts there every morning and sell a wide variety of dishes throughout the day. In the evening, the Commons grows quieter, becoming a favorite spot for those who want
to read, meditate, or have a private conversation. The Bridge A long arcing, covered bridge connects Breland Spire to a level near the top of Dalannan Tower. One side of the bridge features shops
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
Draakhorn is being used by the cult to summon chromatic dragons to their cause. As the characters are arriving in Waterdeep, read or paraphrase the following. A sudden shift in the wind brings with it a
, becoming nervous, fearful, and impatient. During the first session of the council (or earlier if the characters make efforts to investigate the strange phenomenon), the adventurers are approached by Dala
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
Draakhorn is being used by the cult to summon chromatic dragons to their cause. As the characters are arriving in Waterdeep, read or paraphrase the following. A sudden shift in the wind brings with it a
, becoming nervous, fearful, and impatient. During the first session of the council (or earlier if the characters make efforts to investigate the strange phenomenon), the adventurers are approached by Dala
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
F. River Ivlis Crossroads Check for a random encounter whenever the characters reach area F, unless they are accompanied by Vistani. An old wooden gallows creaks in a chill wind that blows down from
from the gallows. Characters who dig up the graves find rotted coffins containing moldy bones. The Hanged One As the characters leave the area, read: You hear a creaking noise behind you, coming from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Adventure Atlas: The Mortuary
5 Open casket Flower from a grave 6 Pile of ashes Dead creature’s keepsake When the characters enter the Mortuary for the first time, read or paraphrase the following text: An unsettling chill
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
their backs as they grind it down. This habit leads them to create extensive networks of ice caves, becoming ever larger as they claw fresh chunks of ice from the walls of their lairs. A frost
salamander exhales chill wind in a 60-foot cone. Each creature in that area must make a DC 17 Constitution saving throw, taking 44 (8d10) cold damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation Supplement
orderly, ritualistic lives. They develop customs and routines, becoming more set in their ways as they age. Most are lawful good. A few can be selfish and greedy, tending more toward evil, but it’s
. Survival Instinct. You gain proficiency in the Survival skill. Tortles have finely honed survival instincts. Languages. You can speak, read, and write Aquan and Common.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
adventurers called the Swords of Leilon. When the House of Thalivar released its monsters, the Swords fought to cover the escape of the townsfolk. They died, becoming ghosts bound to Leilon’s ruins
quest “A Normal Day in Leilon”), show the Leilon map to the players and use the following read-aloud text: Leilon is a ruined town encircled by an earthen rampart. To the southwest, new settlers
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Meeting in the Mists Once the players are ready to begin, explain that they’ve each chosen to follow the message’s directions. Then read the following boxed text: Following the directions in the
around it, revealing itself to be a pair of mighty black wings. With one powerful motion and a blast of chill air, the wings sweep and the vague figure is gone.
The characters have no way of knowing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
., passive Perception 12
Languages Celestial, Common, Elvish, Undercommon; can read all writing
Challenge 3 (700 XP)
Special Equipment. K’thriss wears a robe of stars (accounted for in his
warlock spells:
Cantrips (at will): chill touch, eldritch blast, mending, prestidigitation, thorn whip, vicious mockery
1st–3rd level (2 3rd-level slots): dissonant whispers, fly, hex, misty step
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
material components:
At will: chill touch (see “Actions” below), gentle repose
Magic Resistance. The lampad has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Actions
Multiattack. The lampad attacks twice with its necrotic touch or chill touch.
Necrotic Touch. Melee Spell Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 9 (1d10 + 4) necrotic damage.
Chill Touch
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
headstone.
The elements have eroded the lettering on the headstones, so characters must be within 5 feet of one to read its weather-worn inscription. From north to south, the headstone engravings (in
Common) read as follows: BARON BRANTIFAX
Husband, Father, Hunter
“Let No Man Stand Above Another”
BRORN
Hound of Brantifax
Faithful to the End
HELUTHE
Our Pride and Joy
Lost Too
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
first time the characters visit the Traders’ Grotto without an escort, a clanging bell sounds near the main entrance. When this happens, read the following boxed text to the players. The deep gnomes
, svirfneblin inform the characters that incursions by oozes are becoming more frequent. In every case, it seems as though the oozes are trying to make their way toward the abandoned northwest section of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
can direct the characters to the nearby wildernesses where these groups dwell. Heart Delta Heart Delta lies a few miles away from Camp Greenbriar. When the characters visit there, read or paraphrase
spireward from Camp Greenbriar. Read or paraphrase the following description as the characters approach: An arid land of stark rock formations and rugged cliffs stretches ahead. Amid the dust, brush, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
a creation of magical force. Once used, this property of the weapon can’t be used until dawn seven days later. Curse. This weapon is cursed, and becoming attuned to it extends the curse to you
, and a Charisma of 16. It has hearing and darkvision out to a range of 120 feet. The weapon can speak, read, and understand Common, and can communicate with its wielder telepathically. Its voice is a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Wedding Rehearsal After the confrontation with Yestabrod, the characters can hear sound and movement from the cavern to the northeast. Read the following boxed text if the characters investigate
Zuggtmoy!
Joined together, heart to heart,
Becoming one ’til death do part!
Hail! Hail! Hail!
The entourage is composed of twelve bridesmaids of Zuggtmoy and six chamberlains of Zuggtmoy(see
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
city. Becoming a vengeful warlord, Ras Nsi attempted to conquer Mezro with an undead army but was defeated. Rather than seek redemption, he sought revenge and was stripped of his god-given powers
, +7 to hit with spell attacks). Ras Nsi has the following wizard spells prepared:
Cantrips (at will): chill touch, fire bolt, mage hand, mending, poison spray
1st level (4 slots): expeditious
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Locathah Rising
skiff that drifted far out into the Sea of Fallen Stars. Both Fhenimore and Whymsee preferred death to becoming the immortal undead servitors of their wicked masters.
In their last weary moments, an
, conical shell. When startled, she can tuck in her head and pull her tentacles up into the shell protectively, like a strange hermit crab. When the characters peer into these chambers, read or paraphrase
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
all-consuming core.
Death of a Star When Xaryxis is destroyed, read: The star flares, becoming a thousand times brighter. Moments later, it is gone.
The exploding star destroys everything within
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
conclude that the dead men are members of the Zhentarim and the Xanathar Guild, since violent encounters between the two factions are becoming ever more frequent. While his constables search the
long as Renaer is with them, but he gives them a folded sheet of parchment with the Code Legal written on it and encourages them to read it. (Give the players a copy of the Code Legal handout in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Tumblestrum is necessary, since she won’t harm or hinder the characters and can’t be seriously harmed by them. Her thoughts are likewise hidden, since no magic can read them. Tumblestrum is meant to be an
the characters as agents of change who can undo some of the damage caused by the coven, and she suspects that if they do so, the characters will be on their way to becoming heroes worthy of epic ballads.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Princes and Scorpions As Uzoma leads the characters through the crowd, they notice movement in the shadows across the street. Read the following description: Shouts ring out at the crowd’s edge as
hurt those I love to accomplish my goals.” Bond. “I’ve devoted my entire life to becoming Empress Inaya’s heir.” Flaw. “I’ll stop at nothing to attain the throne.” Simbon, Prince of Anisa Prince Simbon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
body after 1d10 days, regaining all her hit points and becoming active again. The new body appears within two hundred miles of the location at which she was destroyed.
Spellcasting. Illmarrow is a
20th-level spellcaster. Her spellcasting ability is Intelligence (spell save DC 23, +15 to hit with spell attacks). Illmarrow has the following wizard spells prepared:
Cantrips (at will): chill touch