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Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
creatures. A cowed yeti tyke can be controlled, at least for a while, but raising one to be anything other than a savage, flesh-eating predator is incredibly difficult (though not impossible).Cold
, their fearsomeness diminished only by their size. Standing 3 feet tall on average, they like to bully creatures of their height or smaller. But they are easily intimidated by bigger and stronger
Animate Dead
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This spell creates an undead servant. Choose a pile of bones or a corpse of a Medium or Small humanoid within range. Your spell imbues the target with a foul mimicry of life, raising it as an undead
command any creature you made with this spell if the creature is within 60 feet of you (if you control multiple creatures, you can command any or all of them at the same time, issuing the same
Classes
Xanathar's Guide to Everything
play a role in the natural world, yet they focus on protecting animals and fey creatures that have difficulty defending themselves. Shepherds, as they are known, see such creatures as their charges
these druids are happiest far from cities and towns, content to spend their days in the company of animals and the fey creatures of the wilds.
Members of this circle become adventurers to oppose
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
Long ago, some elves ventured to the Astral Plane to be closer to their gods. There, they ceased to age and could exist indefinitely without sustenance.
Astral elves were among the first creatures to
important, astral elves use their time outside the Deep Astral to replenish their numbers by having and raising children.
Many astral elves are thousands (in some cases tens of thousands) of years old
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
early on the mount immediately after it attacks.Kavalrachni are duergar cavalry trained to fight while riding female steeder;female steeders or other Underdark creatures as mounts.
Duergar
Duergar
their fury in battle with their psionic abilities or training dangerous Underdark creatures as mounts.
Denigrated by some as joyless, duergar are in fact deeply passionate in all that they do—even
Classes
Xanathar's Guide to Everything
play a role in the natural world, yet they focus on protecting animals and fey creatures that have difficulty defending themselves. Shepherds, as they are known, see such creatures as their charges
these druids are happiest far from cities and towns, content to spend their days in the company of animals and the fey creatures of the wilds.
Members of this circle become adventurers to oppose
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
to the Astral Plane to be closer to their gods. There, they ceased to age and could exist indefinitely without sustenance.
Astral elves were among the first creatures to dwell in the Silver Void. As
their time outside the Deep Astral to replenish their numbers by having and raising children.
Many astral elves are thousands (in some cases tens of thousands) of years old. Whatever their disposition
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
neighbors. To this end, duergar warriors fulfill a variety of combat roles, often marrying their fury in battle with their psionic abilities or training dangerous Underdark creatures as mounts.
Denigrated by
;re exploring neighboring tunnels, defending their homes, engaging with their families, or crafting bold new works. The bonds of friendship and kinship are strong, though navigating the inevitable
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
creatures and objects as if they were difficult terrain. It takes 5 (1d10);{"diceNotation":"1d10","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Incorporeal Movement","rollDamageType":"force"} force damage if it ends its
master or because it believes it must perform a task to satisfy its honor or sense of duty. For example, a guard who dies defending a wall might return as a phantom warrior and continue guarding the
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
fury in battle with their psionic abilities or training dangerous Underdark creatures as mounts.
Denigrated by some as joyless, duergar are in fact deeply passionate in all that they do—even if
that passion rarely manifests as mirth. They bring an emotional intensity to their lives, whether they’re exploring neighboring tunnels, defending their homes, engaging with their families, or
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
Plane to be closer to their gods. There, they ceased to age and could exist indefinitely without sustenance.
Astral elves were among the first creatures to dwell in the Silver Void. As other explorers
the Deep Astral to replenish their numbers by having and raising children.
Many astral elves are thousands (in some cases tens of thousands) of years old. Whatever their disposition, their longevity
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
sustenance.
Astral elves were among the first creatures to dwell in the Silver Void. As other explorers have reached for the stars, astral elves have had to reckon with violent neighbors and strange
elves use to grow crystals and repair their ships. Most important, astral elves use their time outside the Deep Astral to replenish their numbers by having and raising children.
Many astral elves are
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
their psionic abilities or training dangerous Underdark creatures as mounts.
Denigrated by some as joyless, duergar are in fact deeply passionate in all that they do—even if that passion rarely
manifests as mirth. They bring an emotional intensity to their lives, whether they’re exploring neighboring tunnels, defending their homes, engaging with their families, or crafting bold new works
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
dangerous Underdark creatures as mounts.
Denigrated by some as joyless, duergar are in fact deeply passionate in all that they do—even if that passion rarely manifests as mirth. They bring an
emotional intensity to their lives, whether they’re exploring neighboring tunnels, defending their homes, engaging with their families, or crafting bold new works. The bonds of friendship and kinship
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
elves were among the first creatures to dwell in the Silver Void. As other explorers have reached for the stars, astral elves have had to reckon with violent neighbors and strange visitors. Over the
crystals and repair their ships. Most important, astral elves use their time outside the Deep Astral to replenish their numbers by having and raising children.
Many astral elves are thousands (in
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
other creatures in that area must each make a DC 22 Dexterity saving throw, taking 18 (4d8);{"diceNotation":"4d8","rollType":"damage","rollDamageType":"lightning storm"} lightning damage on a failed
command, Hutijin can easily crush any rival who gets in his way while also defending Mephistopheles against armies seeking to contest his dominion. Hutijin has amassed enough power to challenge the
Tortle
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The Tortle Package
regard these settlements as places worth defending with their lives, and they will abandon a settlement when it no longer serves their needs.
Most tortles like to see how other creatures live and
, defending their offspring, and sharing a lifetime of knowledge before they die. When the children are old enough to leave the compound, they pick up whatever weapons and tools their parents left behind and
Bard
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Basic Rules (2014)
versatility. Many bards prefer to stick to the sidelines in combat, using their magic to inspire their allies and hinder their foes from a distance. But bards are capable of defending themselves in melee if
, decipher old tomes, travel to strange places, or encounter exotic creatures. Bards love to accompany heroes to witness their deeds firsthand. A bard who can tell an awe-inspiring story from personal
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
make one weapon attack against another creature the duergar can see or to move up to 10 feet in a direction of the duergar’s choice. Creatures that can’t be charmed are immune to this
this end, duergar warriors fulfill a variety of combat roles, often marrying their fury in battle with their psionic abilities or training dangerous Underdark creatures as mounts.
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Kobold
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
Kobolds are a lot less cute when they learn how to cast fireballs.
— Volo
Kobolds are often dismissed as cowardly, foolish, and weak, but these little reptilian creatures actually have a
a perfect world, the creatures would be left alone to dig their tunnels and raise the next generation of kobolds, all the while seeking the magic that will free their imprisoned god (see the &ldquo
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
battle with their psionic abilities or training dangerous Underdark creatures as mounts.
Denigrated by some as joyless, duergar are in fact deeply passionate in all that they do—even if that
passion rarely manifests as mirth. They bring an emotional intensity to their lives, whether they’re exploring neighboring tunnels, defending their homes, engaging with their families, or crafting
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Kobolds: Little Dragons Kobolds are often dismissed as cowardly, foolish, and weak, but these little reptilian creatures actually have a strong social structure that stresses devotion to the tribe
, are clever with their hands, and viciously work together in order to overcome their physical limitations. In the kobolds’ version of a perfect world, the creatures would be left alone to dig their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
to pick creatures off the deck and carry them away to eat, while a monster that’s defending its territory might attack the ship itself, heedless of the people on it. A curious monster might simply land
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
some more esoteric barrier. Beyond the form the locks and keys take, you might also consider adjusting the creatures depicted with each lock to suit your adventures. Just keep in mind that the number of
teeth on each key must match the number of letters in your substitutions, and those substitutions should be things the characters can identify. Raising the Difficulty Rather than associating each lock
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
5. Purple Wormling Nursery Everyone needs a hobby. Iymrith’s latest avocation is raising baby purple worms until they’re big enough to release into the wild. She digs up purple worm nests under the
are too small to burrow or climb out of the pit, the wormlings eagerly attack other creatures that enter the pit, including any creature that falls in through the sinkhole above (see the “Sinkholes” section in area 1).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
players, but consider raising your voice a little, and perhaps gently shaking the table to demonstrate how the earth trembles at the giant’s footsteps. Finding ways to emphasize a giant’s volume can help
creatures to speak up. 2 The giant’s thoughtful “hmm” causes a rumbling vibration in the ground and the pit of listeners’ stomachs. 3 The giant’s exclamation of surprise or anger briefly sets listeners
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
giant rockspeaker (both in chapter 6) who needs to commune with his dreams within the crystal sand fortress at night. While he does, creatures from the Fiendish Incursion Encounters and Elemental Earth
Encounters tables in chapter 3 manifest from the sand and attack. Lingering Ties A flock of giant vultures follows the Singing Sands through the day, circling over creatures who investigate it. After
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
fishing rules ("Fishing for Knucklehead Trout"), only replace the knucklehead trout with an octopus. Befriending Its Comrades. Angajuk lives alongside other sea creatures, including narwhals and
dolphins. The characters can lure one of these creatures to the surface with an offering of food (such as a fish) and befriend it with a successful DC 10 Wisdom (Animal Handling) check, which pleases
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
console serves several functions: Leftmost Lever. The inscription under this lever reads “COURTYARD.” Lowering the lever unlocks the four doors that lead into area 23. Raising the lever locks them again
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Middle Lever. The inscription under this lever reads “LIGHT.” Raising the lever turns on the castle’s interior lights. Lowering the lever turns them off again. (While the interior lights are on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lorwyn: First Light
facial features. They begin life as ordinary trees, then gain sentience through an event called the Rising. It is said that treefolk are among the eldest creatures native to the realm of Lorwyn
-Shadowmoor. Lorwyn Treefolk In Lorwyn, some treefolk use their wisdom as a tool to support shorter-lived creatures. Others wield their intellect like a scepter and seek to rule over Lorwyn’s younger
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
animals. Reclusive and omnivorous, hippogriffs mate for life and seldom venture more than a few miles from their nest. When defending its mate or its young, a hippogriff fights to the death. Hippogriffs
don’t lay eggs but give birth to live young. Dragons, griffons, and wyverns have a taste for hippogriff meat and frequently prey on these creatures. Flying Mounts. A hippogriff raised in captivity
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation Supplement
safety of greater numbers. Tortles don’t regard these settlements as places worth defending with their lives, and they will abandon a settlement when it no longer serves their needs. Most tortles like to
see how other creatures live and discover new customs and new ways of doing things. The urge to procreate doesn’t kick in until the end of a tortle’s life, and a tortle can spend decades away from its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
undead servant. Choose a pile of bones or a corpse of a Medium or Small humanoid within range. Your spell imbues the target with a foul mimicry of life, raising it as an undead creature. The target
you made with this spell if the creature is within 60 feet of you (if you control multiple creatures, you can command any or all of them at the same time, issuing the same command to each one). You
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
undead servant. Choose a pile of bones or a corpse of a Medium or Small humanoid within range. Your spell imbues the target with a foul mimicry of life, raising it as an undead creature. The target
you made with this spell if the creature is within 60 feet of you (if you control multiple creatures, you can command any or all of them at the same time, issuing the same command to each one). You
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hold Back The Dead
been able to get too close, but they say we’ll face dozens or even hundreds of skeletons and zombies all around this part of the fortress. They have a few wagons, or perhaps large creatures, with them
—that’s not clear. I’ve had conflicting reports about the horde’s leader, but it’s some kind of ghost or creature made of dark mist.” Who’s Defending the Other Wall Sections? “We have a few soldiers