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Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
their lair’s comfort. Rather than retiring to crypts, they seek filthy or inaccessible fissures, places any living soul would avoid.
For a few moments after feeding, nosferatu are lucid and
momentarily be convinced to converse with other creatures. However, those who talk with nosferatu typically find them selfish, duplicitous creatures whose memories are faded and whose basic respect for life is long dead.Necrotic
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Monster. The cradle deals double damage to objects and structures.Multiattack. The cradle makes three Slam or Wind Javelin attacks in any combination.
Slam. Melee Weapon Attack: +17;{"diceNotation":"1d20
feet tall and wields a morningstar made from magically dense clouds.
It tends to regard other creatures as toys rather than serious threats, and it uses its illusion magic to manipulate creatures into
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
others is often difficult because I’m so easily distr… oh my goodness, is that circlet made of silver?
7
I find the waking world tedious and mundane and would much rather spend my
, conversation.
3
A moonstone dragon wyrmling has convinced a lost white dragon wyrmling that the latter is also a moonstone dragon, cursed by an archfey of winter. The two travel together, causing
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Player’s Handbook (2014)
them like they were children’s books. It’s a useful talent, and one that you’re perfectly willing to use for your advantage.
You know what people want and you deliver, or rather
luxuries faster than I bring them in...
3
I’m convinced that no one could ever fool me the way I fool others.
4
I’m too greedy for my own good. I can’t resist taking a risk if
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. The scion has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Siege Monster. The scion deals double damage to objects and
made from magically dense clouds.
It tends to regard other creatures as toys rather than serious threats, and it uses its illusion magic to manipulate creatures into fighting each other. If seriously
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
protocols will lead us toward progress more surely than any belief system. (Lawful)
5
Fun. I love my job! Despite the dangerous working conditions, there’s nothing I’d rather do
to finding a solution to a scientific problem.
2
I’ll never forget the laboratory where I learned my skills, or the other attendants who learned alongside me.
3
I’m convinced
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1
I never raise my voice or lose my temper.
2
I feel the pains and joys of everyone around me, friend or foe.
3
I would rather make a friend than thwart an enemy.
4
I’m
.
3
I enjoy comfort and quiet, and prefer to avoid extra effort.
4
I have a fierce temper that doesn’t reflect the inner calm I seek.
5
I’m convinced that everyone else in the
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Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
your adventuring career, you can decide whether to tell your companions about your inheritance right away. Rather than attracting attention to yourself, you might want to keep your inheritance a secret
with me to pursue my destiny.
d6
Flaw
1
The tyrant who rules my land will stop at nothing to see me killed.
2
I’m convinced of the significance of my destiny, and
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
one that you’re perfectly willing to use for your advantage.
You know what people want and you deliver, or rather, you promise to deliver. Common sense should steer people away from things that
gains on decadent luxuries faster than I bring them in...
3
I’m convinced that no one could ever fool me the way I fool others.
4
I’m too greedy for my own good. I can’t
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Tairnadal most often encountered in Khorvaire. Despite sharing a homeland with the Aereni, the Tairnadal have distinct religious traditions, revering their patron ancestors rather than the Undying Court. In
for the death of a friend or ally? Or have you turned away from your people, either by choice or because of the actions of a rival? Double-Bladed Scimitar The double-bladed scimitar is the signature
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attached to.
Personality Traits
d8
Personality Trait
1
I can’t wait to see what I become next!
2
I am convinced that everything inclines toward constant improvement
Everything I do is an attempt to impress someone I love.
Flaws
d6
Flaw
1
I have a rather embarrassing mutation that I do everything I can to keep hidden.
2
I’m more
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
don’t typically exalt themselves and demand worship from lesser beings. Rather, they are often drawn to follow gods—and sometimes other powerful beings—who help them live out their part in that epic
N Knowledge Stalactite Stronmaus NG Life, Tempest Forked lightning bolt descending from a cloud partly obscuring the sun Surtur LE Forge,** Knowledge, War Flaming sword Thrym CE War White double
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
, you can add some action for those who remain behind by having a small number of the demons summoned by the ritual attracted to the site of the ritual rather than the location of the dark heart
Awakened can be convinced to help evacuate the remaining inhabitants if asked. The nearby Darklake creates its own challenges, particularly given the presence of ixitxachitl loyal to Demogorgon. Araj
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation Supplement
. Convinced that he is a natural leader, Mudgraw likes to bellow and be heard, and he never admits to being wrong, even when he doesn’t know what he’s talking about. The tortle druid (see “Tortles
and prefers not to speak of it. One of his favorite new sayings is, “Life is a maze.” Mudgraw uses it whenever he’s vexed or when he has information he’d rather not divulge. Mudgraw is 44 years old
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a7
which emerges at area 24. 23A. Knockout Corridor If the characters don’t find the tunnel or choose not to follow it, they move through a door that leads east and then come upon a set of double doors in
unconscious for 2d4 × 10 minutes. Rolling Stone. Every 10 minutes after the gas is released, roll a d4. On a roll of 4, a stone juggernaut (rather like a steam roller) comes out of the 20-foot-square
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
in the Magic Item Rarities and Values table, though a seller might ask for a service rather than coin as payment. If a magic item incorporates an item that has a purchase cost in “Equipment” (such as
the value for a consumable item other than a Spell Scroll. The value of a Spell Scroll is double what it costs to scribe the scroll (as specified in the “Scribing Spell Scrolls” section of “Equipment”).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
, the elves are hesitant to attack possible guests of Neronvain or Chuth, but they remain suspicious. The elves are terrified of Chuth, and the cunning dragon has convinced them that he will free them
in time if they are loyal. It takes convincing roleplaying and a DC 17 Charisma (Persuasion) check to convince the elves to flee rather than wait around for the dragon to eventually tire of and eat
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
, the elves are hesitant to attack possible guests of Neronvain or Chuth, but they remain suspicious. The elves are terrified of Chuth, and the cunning dragon has convinced them that he will free them in
time if they are loyal. It takes convincing roleplaying and a DC 17 Charisma (Persuasion) check to convince the elves to flee rather than wait around for the dragon to eventually tire of and eat them
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leave my loved one(s) behind. I hope to see them again one day.
d6
Flaw
1
I am secretly (or not so secretly) convinced of the superiority of my own culture over that of this
foreign land.
2
I pretend not to understand the local language in order to avoid interactions I would rather not have.
3
I have a weakness for the new intoxicants and other pleasures of this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
captured a pentadrone and afterward became convinced the Maze Engine existed in the Underdark. Unfortunately, the modron’s axiomatic mind couldn’t be broken, and it perished rather than reveal anything
characters demonstrate their willingness to challenge the beholder (including by killing Shedrak), surviving slaves can be convinced to aid them with a successful DC 16 Charisma (Persuasion) check. On a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
deans wing View Player Version L1. Main Hall The double door leading into the Deans’ Wing from outside is locked, but it can be opened with a successful DC 25 Dexterity check using thieves’ tools. A
double door opens onto a stately, carpeted hall hung with unlit lamps and fine portraits. There are doors to either side of the entrance, a double door in each wall halfway along the hall, and a single
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
table, though a seller might ask for a service rather than coin as payment. If a magic item incorporates an item that has a purchase cost in the Player’s Handbook (such as a weapon or a suit of armor
other than a Spell Scroll. The value of a Spell Scroll is double what it costs to scribe the scroll (as specified in the Player’s Handbook).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Purphoros as Campaign Villain As a campaign villain, Purphoros is more likely to be driven by his impulses rather than by any coherent plan. He might begin by encouraging his champions to create
bridge tumbling down on the mortal world?
4 Purphoros’s double, Petros, reveals an army of metal Nyxborn creatures and unleashes them against temples and settlements dedicated to other gods
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
only thing it fears is that it might be wrong.”
— Valkara Ironfell,
dwarf sage
Xenophobic Isolationists. Enemies abound, or so every beholder believes. Beholders are convinced that other creatures
xenophobic tendencies into a terrible despotism. Rather than live in isolation, the aptly named eye tyrants enslave those other creatures, founding and controlling vast empires. An eye tyrant
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Hazlik’s Powers and Dominion Hazlik is a vain, egotistical overlord, convinced he is the supreme being in his domain. His statistics echo those of an archmage, but he favors using an array of magic
items rather than his own spells. Glory Taker. At any given time, Hazlik permits dozens of apprentices to study at his feet. His lessons are infrequent, demanding, and filled with mocking examples
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
warlock (see area M11) convinced them to give it to her, rather than risk other members of the League of Malevolence taking it from them by force.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation Supplement
several high-stakes dinosaur races. He lost more than he won but caught the eye of the merchant prince Jobal, who convinced him there was more profit in wilderness exploration. Kwilgok the tortle (see
the Aldani Basin and the surrounding region quite well. He’s also led expeditions to Orolunga, though he’s never encountered the elusive oracle rumored to dwell there. One place he’d rather not
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
. Convincing Thunderwing to give up her life should be handled through roleplaying rather than ability checks, although you can require the characters to succeed on a DC 15 Charisma (Persuasion) group
check if the scene proves difficult to roleplay. If Thunderwing is convinced to sacrifice herself, she lets out a deep sigh before flying about and kissing each character on the forehead—even the ones
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
so secretly) convinced of the superiority of my own culture over that of this foreign land. 2 I pretend not to understand the local language in order to avoid interactions I would rather not have. 3 I
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
northernmost door is scorched and cracked, its iron hinges partially melted; forcing it open requires a successful DC 15 Strength check. The western double doors are just as damaged but stand slightly ajar
this area, the spectator attacks. If the spectator is blinded somehow, it disappears back to its home plane, convinced that it can no longer perform the task for which it was summoned.
With a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
with that of a person elsewhere, perhaps another domain, world, or plane.
2 I have lived many times before, my soul reincarnating each time I die rather than passing on.
3 My consciousness
overtake your perceptions and experiences. You might see people around you as someone other than who they are, or you become disoriented by a double-experience of the world around you. Roll on the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
surveillance and precognition. Most adventuring characters, by their nature and because of their capabilities, are associated with the active work of the Lyev Column rather than the behind-the-scenes
balance among the guilds. As a group, they are convinced that the system can’t be disrupted, but they are challenged by the reality that the one person who is meant to hold their world together never
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
contempt, their first thought is to enslave them or use them rather than kill them.
The duergar of Gracklstugh are beginning to suffer the effects of the arrival of the demon lords — and specifically
emotion they have when interacting with others is seething hatred, and they make no effort to hide it. Their eyes are shifty, their teeth grind, and they look as though they would rather be somewhere else
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
and guidance. This embodies her attitude about combating the cult as well. Remi is convinced that the rumors of Tiamat’s return are true, and she is frustrated by the unwillingness of the other Harpers
are always dissatisfied if the characters kill important cultists rather than capturing them—or at least trying to extract information from them beforehand.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
their lair’s comfort. Rather than retiring to crypts, they seek filthy or inaccessible fissures, places any living soul would avoid. For a few moments after feeding, nosferatu are lucid and capable
momentarily be convinced to converse with other creatures. However, those who talk with nosferatu typically find them selfish, duplicitous creatures whose memories are faded and whose basic respect for