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Monsters
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 1: Spelljammer Creatures
creature riding it attacks or casts a spell, or until the star lancer’s concentration ends (as if concentrating on a spell). Any equipment worn or carried by the invisible creatures is also
innards of one of these dead gods, githyanki xenomancers found a vast cavern containing scores of winged creatures they had never encountered before. The cavern’s denizens used telepathy to question
Monsters
Thieves’ Gallery
);{"diceNotation":"2d10", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Shortsword", "rollDamageType":"thunder"} thunder damage.
Disorienting Words. Edgin magically taunts up to three creatures he can see within
forsworn his oath and turned to thievery to support his family. Edgin’s strong moral compass compels him to steal only from people he believes deserve to lose both coin and face.
Edgin’s
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
radius around her. While this aura is active, Isolde and all creatures friendly to her in the aura have advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.Multiattack. Isolde makes
sent malevolent fey creatures to hound Isolde and her Shadowfell carnival. Isolde doesn’t know who is behind this petty torment, nor does she care. Her hunt for the Caller and her thirst for
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
creatures that enter into pacts with fiends or other nefarious entities. Their bargains transform them into vicious butchers that exist only to indulge their endless bloodlust. While some who become
into a monster.
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The killer used its body to contain an evil entity.
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The killer appears to be an ordinary person who doesn’t realize it turns into a killer when enraged
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
intend to do with your gift once you realize what it is capable of.
Folk Hero
d8
Personality Trait
1
I judge people by their actions, not their words.
2
If someone is in
.
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I misuse long words in an attempt to sound smarter.
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I get bored easily. When am I going to get on with my destiny?
d6
Ideal
1
Respect. People deserve to be treated
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
a certain area its territory and visits destruction upon all trespassers.
Relentless killers are hateful, revenge-obsessed creatures that enter into pacts with fiends or other nefarious entities
.
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The killer appears to be an ordinary person who doesn’t realize it turns into a killer when enraged.
Relentless Methods
d8
Method
1
Artist. The killer turns its
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
deal or try to steal from it. A morkoth knows every person and object in its collection.
A morkoth’s island has the qualities of a dreamscape. It holds a jumble of objects and creatures the
creatures or objects from bygone ages might be found within a morkoth’s dominion.
Some islands travel a specific route, arriving at the same destinations regularly over a cycle of years. Others
Triton
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
arrogant. They see themselves as caretakers of the sea, and they expect other creatures to pay them deep respect, if not complete deference.
This attitude might grate on others, but it arises from a seed
the tritons’ role as the world’s true protectors.
Staunch Champions
Despite their off-putting manners, tritons are benevolent creatures at heart, convinced that other civilized races
Lizardfolk
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
basic principles than those of warm-blooded creatures. Their dismal swamp homes might lie hundreds of miles from the nearest human settlement, but the gap between their way of thinking and that of the
other humanoids. Like most reptiles, their feelings largely revolve around fear, aggression, and pleasure.
Lizardfolk experience most feelings as detached descriptions of creatures and situations
Monsters
Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
planes. It’s said the first demodands of Carceri were created by baernaloths.
Baernaloths spread discord and despair among any creatures they meet. They use their breath, thick with the gloom of
Hades, to turn friends against each other and then savor the horror that rises when their victims realize how they’ve betrayed one another. Baernaloths use their wicked power to keep mortally
Morkoth
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Monsters
Volo's Guide to Monsters
core of the warren, where the pearly matter of the island is also located. Sections of the lair and its center might be kept dry to better protect and preserve collected objects and creatures, but most
each of its turns to enter the lair and to move toward the morkoth's location (the target doesn't realize it's heading toward a creature). The target moves toward the morkoth by the most direct route
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Out of the Abyss
to all the targets.
Smooth surfaces within the lair become as reflective as a polished mirror. Until a different lair action is used, creatures within the lair have disadvantage on Dexterity
desires.”
21–40
“Anyone who doesn’t do exactly what I say doesn’t deserve to live.”
41–60
“Mine is the path of redemption. Anyone who says
Magic Items
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
normal and magical darkness, see invisible creatures and objects, automatically detect visual illusions and succeed on saving throws against them, perceive the original form of a shapechanger or a
)
3
Responsibility. It is the duty of the strong to protect the weak. (Lawful)
4
Respect. All people deserve to be treated with dignity. (Good)
5
Honor. The way I
Species
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
divine beings who created giff have likewise been forgotten. Their titanic petrified bodies drift on the Astral Sea, isolated and unrecognizable in their current forms.
Although they don’t realize
rules themselves, but some rules in the game affect creatures of certain types in different ways. For example, the text of the cure wounds spell specifies that the spell doesn’t work on a
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
to meet one, I hone them on other creatures.
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I secretly enjoy conversing with lesser beings, although I usually do so only to find their weaknesses.
Topaz Dragon Ideals
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;{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Ideal"}
Ideal
1
Solitude. My own company obviates the need for others in my life, whether they are dragons or lesser creatures. (Any
Magic Items
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
crook was again lost. Occasionally it reappears, but the famed artifact is not what it was. Whether or not the artifact’s bearers realize its full threat, few risk using the Crook of Rao&mdash
from for 100 years.
Failing Matrix. Whenever the Crook of Rao’s Absolute Banishment property is used, or when its last charge is expended, roll on the Extraplanar Reversal table. Any creatures
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Staunch Champions Despite their off-putting manners, tritons are benevolent creatures at heart, convinced that other civilized races deserve their protection. Their attitude might grate, but when
and die for humans, merfolk, and other creatures without question. Their self-absorbed nature makes them overlook the history of other creatures, but they also endure a sense of guilt over allowing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Monsters as NPCs Named monsters that play a significant role in an adventure deserve the same attention you would give to a humanoid NPC, with mannerisms as well as ideals, bonds, flaws, and secrets
have magic rings on them. The Xanathar’s speech is slow and deliberate, and it prefers to turn its central eye away from creatures it speaks to. Like all beholders, it sees other creatures as inferiors
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
The Victims The creatures clawing at the doors are not monsters at all. The cultists have used small tridents to impale six humanoids victims to the doors, leaving them to die as offerings to power
their terrible ritual. Once characters are within 30 feet of the poor souls, they can attempt a DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check, with disadvantage due to the pouring rain, to realize that these people
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
other creatures are nearby, so it takes a moment to realize the voice is in your heads. “Please, I’ve been taken by a dragon!”
The telepathic signal originates from the extraplanar creature attached to
the Bag of Devouring, which can sense other creatures within 1 mile of the bag. It relays the following information: “My name is Keliphron. I was traveling with a companion named Argus when the dragon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
deception so they don’t realize the discordance between his childlike affectations and his appearance. If forced to reveal his aged form, he pretends to be confused and employs elaborate clockwork toys
, disguises, and conveyances that further mask his true ability. Toy Maker. The Dark Powers provide Ivan with any toy he desires. Creatures of many sorts serve Ivan, and any of them, from maids to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Optional Rules: Feywild Magic Tales speak of children kidnapped by fey creatures and spirited away to the Feywild, only to return to their parents years later without having aged a day, and with no
must make a DC 10 Wisdom saving throw. Fey creatures automatically succeed on the saving throw, as do any creatures, like elves, that have the Fey Ancestry trait. A creature that fails the saving
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
attacking. The characters don’t yet know the mage hunters’ identity or full plans, but they’ll soon have a better idea once they realize the sort of creatures hunting them.
character can make a DC 16 Intelligence (Investigation) or Wisdom (Insight) check. If the check succeeds, the character logically concludes that one or more chitinous creatures goaded the slaad into
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Spirit Naga Spiteful Serpentine Grudge Keeper Habitat: Planar (Lower Planes), Underdark; Treasure: Arcana Alex Stone Spirit nagas loathe the world and all creatures. Possessing perfect memories
, these venomous, cobra-like creatures recall every slight committed against them during their immortal existences. In their dank, joyless lairs, they create vicious plots to avenge themselves against even
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
in the collection is a tome about magical creatures, penned by Arick Quenthorne himself. Any character who spends at least 10 minutes studying this tome learns that during his time as an administrator
, Director Quenthorne discovered creatures lurking off campus called mage hunters. The tome provides sketches of chitinous plates matching those the characters found. The tome states that pairs of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
either joyous productivity or frustrated anger. He often feels constrained by the limits of imagination, yearning to realize ideas that seem just out of reach. Purphoros’s preferred form is that of a
creatures are associated with him. When angered, he might appear as an enormous mass of lava, a blazing fire, or a volcanic eruption. Mortals who see Purphoros in one of those forms seldom live to tell about it.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
behalf of the group. When creatures that are already engaged in battle realize they’re likely to lose, they usually try to exit that battle. A monster is likely to flee if either of the following is true
Fight or Flight Few creatures fight to the death. Nearly all creatures have survival instincts that cause them to reevaluate their tactics in the face of their own destruction. Sapient creatures
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Scions of Elemental Evil
cultists in and around the temple are Chaotic Evil and fight to the death. The cultists attack if they realize the characters are enemies. The temple’s large size and tall piles of rubble mean the sounds
temple is made of old, durable stones. Windows. The temple’s windows are shaped like arrow slits and shielded with iron bars. Only Tiny creatures can squeeze through them. Each windowsill is 15 feet above the ground outside.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Thieves’ Gallery
only from people he believes deserve to lose both coin and face. Edgin’s confidence and rakish demeanor make him a natural leader. With carefully chosen words, he inspires the members of his thieves
magically taunts up to three creatures he can see within 60 feet of himself. Each creature must succeed on a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw or take 10 (3d6) psychic damage and have disadvantage on the next
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume One: Spelljammer Creatures
, githyanki xenomancers found a vast cavern containing scores of winged creatures they had never encountered before. The cavern’s denizens used telepathy to question the githyanki interlopers, who promptly
suggested an alliance. The winged creatures quickly developed a fondness for the githyanki. The githyanki refer to the winged creatures as star lancers (“vah’k’rel” in the Gith tongue) and came to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Temple Ceiling. The ceiling is 60 feet high.
Petrified Creatures. Eleven lifelike statues in a variety of poses are clustered together in the south end of the room. (These statues are petrified
creatures.)
Statues. Alcoves along the walls once held six statues, but five of them lie toppled and smashed to pieces on the floor. The sixth statue, located in the middle alcove along the east wall
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
buildings in their entirety. Nothing can pass through the barrier, including air, fog, rain, and snow. Creatures that don’t realize the field is there bounce off it, with birds especially prone to striking
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
anyone born in Ghalasine from entering or leaving the city. As she came to realize the people of Ghalasine didn’t love her as they did the king, Charmayne became filled with rage. She used magic to tear
, restoring Ghalasine and its king to their former glory. If they fail, the city will be destroyed, and Charmayne’s treason will be complete. ASHEN CREATURES
Many of the creatures that haunt Ghalasine
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
encounter, read the following: You crest a dune and see a rocky escarpment in the distance with small cave entrances all over its surface. Dozens of tiny humanoid creatures dash back into the caves
, sensing your presence.
The tiny creatures are desert-dwelling chwingas (see their stat block at the end of the adventure) that live in tiny caves built up on the shell of a giant dragon tortoise. If
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
, soon after they’re in position or their plan is in motion, they realize they’re no longer alone. Read or paraphrase the following text: Twilight covers the land as the moon fills the sky. The
shadow moves across the brightly lit platform. Overhead, silhouettes stand out against the radiant moon.
The identity of the creatures approaching depends on which side the characters are fighting