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Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
door, dispel magic, fly, invisibilityThough deathlocks exist to serve their patrons, they retain some freedom when it comes to devising tactics and carrying out plans. Powerful deathlocks recruit
lesser creatures to help them carry out their missions, becoming the masterminds behind vast conspiracies and intrigues that culminate in the accomplishment of great acts of evil.
Deathlocks
The
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
horror that feeds quietly on strong emotions. To minimize the chance of harm to itself, it prefers to devour the nightmares of other creatures while they sleep.
Feyrs shun bright light but aren
air envelope and stow away, remaining secluded and invisible until it finds a sleeping victim it can attack. It retreats rather than allows itself to perish in a confrontation.
Monsters
Princes of the Apocalypse
(escape DC 13). Until the grapple ends, Gar can’t attack other creatures with his claw.
Drown. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +7;{"diceNotation":"1d20+7","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Drown
retreats to the Plunging Torrents, the water node. Within this node, Gar gains one additional use of his Legendary Resistance trait.
Lair Actions
If Gar is in the water node while Olhydra isn’t, he
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
clockwork with alchemical concoctions that can paralyze creatures and cloud the mind.
Clockworks
Gnomes’ tinkering with magic and mechanical devices has produced many failed Constructs but
turn in combat, roll a d6. If you roll a 1, it retreats from combat if possible. It otherwise keeps fighting.
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Overheats. Roll a d6 at the start of the clockwork’s turn. If you roll a 1
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Scarlet Marpenoth Jarlaxle’s submarine, the Scarlet Marpenoth, is mounted underneath the Eyecatcher and can be seen only by creatures under the water. Jarlaxle retreats here if the Eyecatcher comes under attack.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Silver Dragon Lairs Silver dragons typically lair in picturesque mountain retreats or on sculpted cloud “islands.” The region containing an adult or ancient silver dragon’s lair is changed by its
magic, creating the following effects: Gentle Gusts. Winds buoy creatures that fall within 1 mile of the lair. Such creatures descend at a rate of 60 feet per round and take no damage from falling. Sun
Magic Items
Infernal Machine Rebuild
make an Intelligence check or use divination magic to learn something about a creature, that knowledge comes with added trivia of the DM’s devising.
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You emanate a weak magnetic aura
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You can cast the speak with animals spell at will, but can use it to communicate only with insects.
Disturbing whispers on the edge of hearing haunt all creatures within 30 feet of you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
the area’s radius is 1,000 feet. The saving throw DC is 15. As the tremor ends, a young purple worm with 184 hit points (challenge rating 13) burrows out of the ground. Driven into a frenzy by the quake, it attacks other living creatures nearby. It retreats rather than perishing in combat.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
creatures to revert to their normal state. If the Pudding King survived this long, he retreats to Blingdenstone, but it’s a far easier matter for the deep gnomes to deal with him and his oozing minions without Juiblex around.
Achieving Victory If the adventurers succeed, they achieve a great victory with two demon lords banished back to the Abyss. The creatures under the demon lords’ influence eventually return to normal
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
result is an entity that is capable of devising and enacting the most clever strategies, paranoid at all times about threats to his rule (which certainly exist in the chaos of the Abyss), and
creatures, even his cultists. Free from any prospect of being betrayed or insulted, he can finally rest in a perfectly peaceful cosmos. According to one hypothesis, if Demogorgon were ever to achieve
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
to add a special trait. You can add a special trait of your own devising or pick up a special trait from one of the many creatures in the Monster Manual. For example, you can create a goblin-spider
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
gather the Northlanders and the yetis and search Svardborg for intruders to kill. The Svardborg Roster table specifies the locations of the occupants and indicates how those creatures behave when the
horn sounds or when intruders are detected. Svardborg Roster Area Creature(s) Behavior 1A 8 ice mephits The mephits remain in this area. 1E Nilraun Dhaerlost Nilraun retreats to area 1G. 1G 2 frost
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
. Upon hearing creatures enter the area, the bandit retreats to warn its confederates in areas 6, 8, and 9. Characters in the room can hear the bandit’s soft, retreating footfalls with a successful DC
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
area 10) are devising a means of escape using a set of superior mason’s tools hidden there, and that these tools can also weaken the eidolon in the Temple of Moloch (see area 25 in chapter 4). They also
small tasks whenever they sleep.
Creatures Under the command of Phenex (area 14), the girallon has been ordered to obey the sculptors as they work, but to not allow them to leave the tomb. The creature
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
workshop explodes, causing area F8 to cave in and dealing 70 (20d6) bludgeoning damage to any creatures still in that room. Death from Above Olivier Bernard The pitiless red dragon Grisdelfawr delights in
terrorizing creatures of the Tegefed Mountains The detonation in the forge draws the attention of Grisdelfawr, the young red dragon who recently took up residence in the Tegefed Mountains. Within
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
creatures, but can become fierce if threatened or cornered. Hill Giants. The party comes across one or two hill giants gorging on a fallen herd animal. When the giants notice the adventurers, they see
the opportunity for another meal. A hill giant retreats when reduced to half its hit points or fewer, preferring prey that does not fight back. Unmarked Grave. A low rise covered in hastily collected
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Deathlock Mastermind Though deathlocks exist to serve their patrons, they retain some freedom when it comes to devising particular tactics and carrying out their plans. Powerful deathlocks recruit
lesser creatures to help them carry out their missions and, in this capacity, become the masterminds behind vast conspiracies and intrigues that culminate in the accomplishment of great acts of evil
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
adventurers, the giant promises peace between the giant clan and nearby settlements.
Connected Creatures Savage and territorial by nature, white dragons seldom set out to make alliances, though some
come to understand the utility of doing so as they age. More often, white dragons encountered in the company of other creatures have been forced into an uneasy accommodation or a resentful servitude
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
monstrous land of Najara, or scouts from Elturgard keeping watch on yuan-ti activity. Herd Mammals Packs of goats, antelope, and other herd mammals range across the Serpent Hills. They avoid other creatures
opportunity for another meal. A hill giant retreats when reduced to half its hit points or fewer, preferring prey that does not fight back. Unmarked Grave A low rise covered in hastily collected rocks
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
against intruders. If one is killed, the other retreats to area 4e and joins the cloaker there. The caves are bereft of furnishings and treasure. 4d. Western Gate This gate resembles the one at area
conceals a tunnel. The illusory wall has no substance, and creatures can pass right through it. A successful dispel magic spell (DC 17) dispels the illusion.
The cloaker is using its moan to draw
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
every once in a while to check area 8b. Orl’s orders don’t include fighting troglodytes or well-armed adventurers singlehandedly. If he discovers any creatures approaching, he casts a rope trick spell
time to hide in this manner, he casts a greater invisibility spell on himself and retreats to area 9b. Treasure. Orl’s spellbook contains a drow mage’s normal spells, plus animate dead, hallucinatory terrain, rope trick, and seeming.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
anarchist to drop their device. The purple worm ignores creatures that don’t have a boomhailer and that don’t threaten it. If all five boomhailers are destroyed, the purple worm retreats down the hole
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Boo’s Astral Menagerie
Feyr A feyr (pronounced “fear”) is a tentacled horror that feeds quietly on strong emotions. To minimize the chance of harm to itself, it prefers to devour the nightmares of other creatures while
spelljamming ship tries to enter the ship’s air envelope and stow away, remaining secluded and invisible until it finds a sleeping victim it can attack. It retreats rather than allows itself to perish in a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
by evil gods. An evil empyrean can’t survive long on the Upper Planes and usually retreats to the Material Plane, where it can rule over a kingdom of mortals as an indomitable tyrant. Immortal Titans
bolsters all nonhostile creatures within 120 feet of it until the end of its next turn. Bolstered creatures can’t be charmed or frightened, and they gain advantage on ability checks and saving throws
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
of the spectrum, even a hag without lofty status is likely to have strange, single-use items that don’t emulate common spells or even follow the normal rules of magic. For inspiration in devising the
ornate hand mirror, producing a cloud of glass shards that damages creatures like cloud of daggers (a 2nd-level spell). She might instead uncork a bottle of wasps that surround her and stitch up her
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a7
hand, and two sets on the north wall, one flanking each side of the door.
Creatures. If the threshold of the chamber is crossed by any creature, one set of swords will fly off the wall and attack
area 27 swoop from the walls to attack, but they cease as soon as the door opener retreats into the chamber to the north.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
family’s heels and fan out around the woman, who looks determined to delay the creatures for as long as possible.
The woman is Linan Swift, and her husband is Cuth. Linan is a commoner but with 8
fight, run the combat normally. When enemies must make a check to notice sneaking or bluffing, make a check with advantage for the group. Each time the party retreats from an enemy group, they run
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
. Creatures. The young woman is actually a nereid (see appendix B) named Dasa Zotz. Whether startled or not, eventually the nereid surfaces and a silvery laugh is heard. This creature is an agent of Zotzilaha
. She retreats from close combat and conceals herself in the water. The nereid has a pet named Chac, a giant lightning eel (see appendix B). If she calls to Chac for aid, she does so on her turn when
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
. See appendix D for these creatures’ statistics. The grungs on the roof unleash arrows to ward off intruders. If the intruders fight back, more green-skinned grungs close in from nearby buildings
to the shrine stand ajar. If the tide of battle turns against Chief Yorb, he retreats into the shrine with his elite guards and bars the doors. A character can force open the barred doors with a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Denizens The Maelstrom Roster table summarizes the locations of the inhabitants when the characters approach and indicates how those creatures react when intruders are detected. Loud noises in one
protects Serissa, who retreats to area 11 if seriously threatened. Iymrith escapes through the pool if her true nature is revealed. The hill giants stand guard outside the doors at all times. 19 10 hunter
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
saving throw should be made before attacks are made. Creatures encountered here are unaffected by the mud. Guardian. The creature at the base of the boulder is a giant crayfish (see appendix B). If it
? Who dares to enter the chamber of the guardian? You had better go, or I will have to discharge my sacred duty! Be off with you before I lose my temper!” If the party retreats, the crayfish will not
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
, Elemental Evil cults, and Iuz and his followers. You can replace one or more of these conflicts with ones of your devising or with ones from the “Flavors of Fantasy” section earlier in this chapter. If you
use these conflicts, look for opportunities in your adventures to introduce creatures in service to the three villainous groups. Give goals to these villains that bring their operatives into conflict
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
dents on her weapons or personally suffering inexplicable minor wounds at random—unknown to Jung-Soon, these are the results of defending her work site from creatures appearing amid the fog. Jung-Soon
at the work site is a result of the memory-affecting fog and creatures under the control of Wong-Ha’s gwishin. If the characters ask to see any damaged equipment or Jung-Soon’s scars, they bear what
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
they can hurl chunks of sandstone torn from Iymrith’s own amphitheater. If Iymrith is drawn to the surface and reduced to 240 hit points or fewer, she retreats to the dungeon level and makes her final
. (Multiple creatures working together can reduce the amount of time accordingly.) Any creature in the marked section of tunnel when it collapses must make a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw. On a failed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
with any creatures still inside it. The journal can be safely opened by the brain in a jar, or with a successful DC 18 Dexterity check using thieves’ tools. Its pages detail how Kwalish continued his
exploration of the mountains, building an ambulatory craft capable of crawling up and down mountainous slopes to travel farther into the Barrier Peaks, and other tasks of your devising. Completing any such