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Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
portfolios revolve around fair commerce. Standing 12 feet tall, they are lanky blue beings who dress in elegant robes and have elongated heads and long, spindly fingers.
Mercanes conduct most of their
, for procuring and selling magic items, including artifacts and spelljamming helm;spelljamming helms. It's rare to see more than one mercane at a time, though it's common for a mercane to be accompanied
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
. Veins of precious metals and ore are more common within 6 miles of the scion.
Desertification. Precipitation is almost nonexistent within 6 miles of the scion, parching the land and withering most
enclosed in stasis inside a powerful Elemental called a cradle. The cradle protects the slumbering scion and follows its subconscious wishes, including driving off intruders. But if the cradle dies, the
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
the giant’s magic, creating one or more of the following effects:
Abundant Ore. Veins of precious metals and ore are more common within 6 miles of the scion.
Desertification. Precipitation is
its subconscious wishes, including driving off intruders. But if the cradle dies, the scion within fully awakens.FireCold, Lightning; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical AttacksEarth
Firbolg
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
heart of the world and monuments to the durability of life.
In their role as caretakers, firbolgs live off the land while striving to remain in balance with nature. Their methods reflect common
an unappealing place to explore by temporarily diverting springs, driving away game, stealing critical tools, and altering trails to leave hunting or lumber parties hopelessly lost. The firbolgs
Triton
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
, driving them into the Darkened Depths where they escaped into the crushing pressure and utter darkness. In time, the tritons noticed that their ancient elemental foes had grown quiet. Expeditions to
readily sacrifice themselves for the common good. They will fight and die for humans, merfolk, and other creatures without question. Their self-absorbed nature makes them overlook the history of other
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
creations of one or more deities whose portfolios revolve around fair commerce. Standing 12 feet tall, they are lanky blue beings who dress in elegant robes and have elongated heads and long, spindly
information. Mercanes are best known, however, for procuring and selling magic items, including artifacts and spelljamming helms. It’s rare to see more than one mercane at a time, though it’s common for a mercane to be accompanied by underlings or bodyguards.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
its complex study. The most common arcane traditions in the multiverse revolve around the schools of magic. Wizards through the ages have cataloged thousands of spells, grouping them into eight
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
its complex study. The most common arcane traditions in the multiverse revolve around the schools of magic. Wizards through the ages have cataloged thousands of spells, grouping them into eight
Lizardfolk
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
have more in common with iguanas or dragons than they do with humans, dwarves, or elves. Lizardfolk possess an alien and inscrutable mindset, their desires and thoughts driven by a different set of
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
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
wonderful and important person in the world.
2
The common folk love me for my kindness and generosity.
3
No one could doubt by looking at my regal bearing that I am a cut above the unwashed
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5
My loyalty to my sovereign is unwavering.
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The common folk must see me as a hero of the people.
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Flaw
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I secretly believe that everyone is beneath me.
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I
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
of the fantasy genre revolve around dealing with a dragon who has become too monstrous and putting an end to the danger the dragon poses to peoples and civilizations. Three basic goals can provide the
, driving other monsters out of the region and straight into inhabited lands. Or a dragon could be a pawn in a greater villain’s schemes, perhaps a warlord who has acquired one of the Orbs of Dragonkind
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
selfish reasons. Technology and society are based on medieval norms, though the culture isn’t necessarily European. Campaigns often revolve around delving into ancient dungeons in search of treasure or in
an effort to destroy monsters or villains.
This genre is also common in fantasy fiction. Most novels set in the Forgotten Realms are best described as heroic fantasy, following in the footsteps of many of the authors listed in the Appendices of the Player’s Handbook.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Boo’s Astral Menagerie
Mercane Mercanes are the mysterious, magical creations of one or more deities whose portfolios revolve around fair commerce. Standing 12 feet tall, they are lanky blue beings who dress in elegant
mercane at a time, though it’s common for a mercane to be accompanied by underlings or bodyguards. Mercanes will conduct business with anyone, fairly and reliably, provided the other party has
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Young Bronze Dragon Many young bronze dragons become experts in a type of problem, like driving off pirates or protecting communities from storms. Young bronze dragons collect friends with varied
Skills Insight +4, Perception +7, Stealth +3
Immunities Lightning
Senses Blindsight 30 ft., Darkvision 120 ft.; Passive Perception 17
Languages Common, Draconic
CR 8 (XP 3,900; PB +3)
Traits
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
. “The Ordning” explores the relationships among and within different giant kinds, with a focus on the ordning’s role in driving adventures. “Gods and Religion” describes a pantheon of gods consisting of
the relationships between giants and other kinds of creatures. “Organizations” details organizations that unite giants across the lines of the ordning, bringing them together around common goals and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Intrigue Intrigue adventures are event-based adventures that revolve around power struggles. Intrigues are common in the courts of the nobility, but power struggles can play out just as easily in
. However, an intrigue adventure can have multiple villains or no villain at all. No Villain. Some intrigue adventures revolve around the exchange of favors in the absence of a villain. For this type
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
sculptures — each the head and neck of a serpent with fangs bared. On the lintel above the door is inscribed the following message in Common: “Warm like flame, cold for the cruel, still for the dead
. The blood drips into the chambers holding the ghasts, driving them into a slurping frenzy that can be heard through the serpents’ open mouths. Once sated with blood, the ghasts yank chains to hoist the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
bringing about peace and security for all. He believes keeping adventurers in check or driving them out of town is an important step in that plan. Assets. The charismatic high priest has his oratory skill
, divine spellcasting ability, and a few hundred common folk recently converted to the temple’s cause. Plans. Cheldar is stern but fundamentally a good person. He tries to win support by providing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
between what characters think and how they behave. When creating adventures rooted in psychological horror, consider common fears and anxieties. These readily become metaphors for villains and monsters
a deadly encounter only to wake up at the end, not having previously realized they were asleep. Before undermining characters’ senses, though, make sure you know what’s driving these skewed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
something to gain. Winter wolves often hunt alongside frost giants that indulge them with frequent hunts and reliable meals. Snowdrifts, driving hail, and wind fierce enough to strip the hairless skin
Languages Common, Giant
CR 3 (XP 700; PB +2)
Traits
Pack Tactics. The wolf has Advantage on an attack roll against a creature if at least one of the wolf’s allies is within 5 feet of the creature
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
multiverse. They must be created from pegasi. The ritual that creates a nightmare requires the torturous removal of a pegasus’s wings, driving that noble creature to evil as it is transformed by dark
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INT
10 (+0)
WIS
13 (+1)
CHA
15 (+2)
Damage Immunities fire
Senses passive Perception 11
Languages understands Abyssal, Common, and Infernal but can’t speak
Challenge 3
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Portentia Dran Now the owner and driving force behind Dran Enterprises — perhaps Acquisitions Incorporated’s most notable rival in the adventuring-for-profit-and-power biz — Portentia Dran is more
Perception 13
Languages Common, Elvish
Challenge 3 (700 XP)
Sneak Attack (1/Turn). Portentia deals an extra 14 (4d6) damage when she hits a target with a weapon attack and has advantage on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
much influence do they wield, and over what area? What kind of reputation does your family have among the other aristocrats of the region? How do the common people regard them? What’s your position in
inclined to think the best of you. You are welcome in high society, and people assume you have the right to be wherever you are. The common folk make every effort to accommodate you and avoid your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
celebration of Founders’ Day. Ammalia is well mannered, well read, well traveled, and exceptionally shrewd. She is known for driving a hard bargain. Her hobby is lepidopterology, and her estate has the most
+6, History +6, Insight +4, Persuasion +5
Damage Immunities poison
Condition Immunities poisoned
Senses passive Perception 11
Languages Common, Draconic, Elvish, Infernal
Challenge 5 (1,800
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Adventure Hooks The Solar Bastion offers many opportunities for driving adventures in your campaign, whether or not a Deck of Many Things appears. Use these ideas to inspire adventures that feature
: Common Foes. The Heralds of the Comet (see chapter 12) identify both the characters and the Solar Bastion as threats and begin stirring up public sentiment against both groups. A knight of the Solar
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Adventure Setting Many D&D adventures revolve around dungeons—interior spaces such as great halls and tombs, subterranean monster lairs, mazes riddled with traps, natural caverns extending for miles
infested with carrion crawlers or stirges would need open passages so that these creatures can move about to find food. Wayne England common map symbols Adventure Inhabitants The monsters in any
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
the middle of Lake Galifar. Her scheme to bring the towers of Arcanix to the ground likewise seemed ended.
But yesterday, according to eyewitness reports, ir’Rannan was seen in the common room of
such a villain compelling, with curiosity driving the adventurers to delve ever deeper into their foe’s secrets. When the time is right, you can turn a mysterious villain into an unnervingly familiar
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
much influence do they wield, and over what area? What kind of reputation does your family have among the other aristocrats of the region? How do the common people regard them? What’s your position in
inclined to think the best of you. You are welcome in high society, and people assume you have the right to be wherever you are. The common folk make every effort to accommodate you and avoid your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
, driving out and slaying its original drow denizens. Muiral now spends his days hunting adventurers and other interlopers for fun. Long years alone — and Halaster’s influence — have rendered him utterly
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WIS
13(+1)
CHA
18(+4)
Saving Throws Con +8, Int +9
Skills Arcana +9, Athletics +9, Perception +6, Stealth +5
Senses darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 16
Languages Common
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume Four
. Sometimes knights of the realm get the idea that they can expand the borders of their land and keep the wilds at bay simply by driving archons deeper into the wilds. Such efforts are futile; not only are
Damage Resistances radiant
Condition Immunities exhaustion
Senses darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 19
Languages understands Common and Celestial but can’t speak
Challenge 15 (13,000 XP
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
a driving paranoia that this regurgitation might damage his teeth. As testaments to his obsession with dental hygiene, Donaar named his greatsword Toothbrush and calls his whip Floss. He carries an
Damage Resistances acid
Senses passive Perception 10
Languages Common, Draconic, Orc
Challenge 3 (700 XP)
Champion Challenge (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). As a bonus action
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
interests of that guild — particularly the neighborhood of Nightveil, from which the specters get their name. Their work can include driving off people who accidentally wander too close to a secret
Immunities charmed, exhaustion, frightened, poisoned
Senses darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 17
Languages understands Common but can’t speak
Challenge 10 (5,900 XP)
Mount. If the specter
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
unhappy about the situation in the mere, and he develops the notion that these strangers could be the key to driving out the cultists and to slaughtering their cruel bullywug allies. Snapjaw tries to
communicate with the chosen character, but he doesn’t want any of his comrades to know. He speaks enough pidgin Common to converse in simple terms, in case no one in the party speaks Draconic. How
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
rulebooks. Heroic Fantasy Conflicts. Heroic fantasy campaigns often revolve around delving into ancient dungeons in search of treasure or to destroy monsters or villains. Consider conflicts like these
. A monstrous horror slumbering in the depths of the ocean stirs, driving minions such as sahuagin, merrows, or dragon turtles to attack seafaring vessels. War A campaign focused on warfare centers on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
situation in the mere, and he develops the notion that these strangers could be the key to driving out the cultists and to slaughtering their cruel bullywug allies. Snapjaw tries to communicate with the
chosen character, but he doesn’t want any of his comrades to know. He speaks enough pidgin Common to converse in simple terms, in case no one in the party speaks Draconic. How Snapjaw goes about