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Mythic Odysseys of Theros
personality.
Aquatic Collectors. Curious by nature, naiads often seek out what the seas and rivers claim. As a result, they might be found among sunken ruins and shipwrecks, sifting through the remains
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
alterations in yourself or others, the result often displays the characteristics of fish, amphibians, or other water-dwelling creatures. Blue-green eddies of magical energy sometimes accompany your
concepts explained to them.
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I describe everything that happens as if it were going into my research notes (and it often is).
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I am insatiably curious about the seemingly infinite forms and
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
decomposition, and the dragons’ demeanor is typically morbid and curmudgeonly as a result.
Gleaming Gold
Upon hatching, topaz dragon wyrmling;topaz dragon wyrmlings' scales are dull yellow
artistry to maintain a warm, desert-like dwelling under the water.
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I soothe myself to sleep by imagining the perfect insults for bronze dragons; while I wait to meet one, I hone them on other
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Mythic Odysseys of Theros
being. As a result, a hungry chimera might appear out of a clear sky to pick off prey nearly anywhere. This threat grows even more significant in regions where magic runs rampant or where portals to
, and Tail Attacks tables replace those respective actions in the stat block. Theran chimeras always have the Claws action. If the results of multiple tables conflict, chose your preferred result.
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
creations are ultimately doomed to death and decomposition, and the dragons’ demeanor is typically morbid and curmudgeonly as a result.
Gleaming Gold
Upon hatching, topaz dragon wyrmlings&rsquo
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It takes true artistry to maintain a warm, desert-like dwelling under the water.
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I soothe myself to sleep by imagining the perfect insults for bronze dragons; while I wait to meet one, I
Kenku
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
capable of flight, and similar objects provoke a great desire for the kenku to acquire the items for themselves.
Despite their lack of wings, kenku love dwelling in towers and other tall structures
, allowing them to lurk in the highest levels and to keep watch on the city below.
Hopeless Plagiarists
As a result of their lack of creativity, kenku function comfortably as minions of a powerful master
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
The Sleeping Beast Overgrown with bizarrely warped forests, this jagged mountain range stretches for miles along the domain’s southern border. A blanket of eerie calm hangs over its peaks, the result
miners. The mountains’ name stems from the legends originating with the bog-dwelling precursors of Lamordia’s people who believed that the range was actually a single unfathomably large creature, and the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
elder brain—a massive, brain-like being with incredible psionic powers. Without such a leader, groups of mind flayers fall to self-destructive squabbling. Roll on or choose a result from the Mind
Flayer Machinations table to inspire an illithid conclave’s plots. Mind Flayer Machinations 1d6 The Mind Flayer Colony Seeks To... 1 Blot out the sun so their Underdark-dwelling servants can invade
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
billowing fabrics, he drifts along the staircase like a zephyr, admiring its portals and the curious creatures that emerge from them. Nafas isn’t the creator of the Infinite Staircase or its ruler. He doesn’t
circumstances of his creation. An unwritten law dictates that there must always be a noble genie to watch over the Infinite Staircase. As a result, Nafas can never leave it. Any attempt to forcibly remove him from the Infinite Staircase, whether by magical means or otherwise, fails.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
hundred villagers — including his own wife. In response to any question about Galin, the characters are directed to his residence in the upper boughs of the village. Stepping into a modest dwelling
dragon rider and disbelieves those who say they did, dismissing such reports as the result of fear and chaos during the raid. A successful DC 18 Wisdom (Insight) check reveals that the elf warden is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
hundred villagers—including his own wife. In response to any question about Galin, the characters are directed to his residence in the upper boughs of the village. Stepping into a modest dwelling
dragon rider and disbelieves those who say they did, dismissing such reports as the result of fear and chaos during the raid. A successful DC 18 Wisdom (Insight) check reveals that the elf warden is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Thassa who rigorously protect her domain, often treating surface-dwelling sailors as trespassers. Tritons make most of their goods from materials harvested from the deep, but have also developed
tritons regular witnesses to wonders. As a result, most tritons have a natural curiosity, ever seeking to see and learn more, but know they’ll never fathom all the wonders of the world. Although
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
experiment with their own bizarre life cycles, implanting other creatures with illithid young to create unnatural servants. Creatures such as grimlocks and intellect devourers result from mind flayers
’ biological tampering, while other Underdark-dwelling monsters—including kuo-toa, quaggoths, and troglodytes—often serve illithid masters. Githyanki and githzerai have a long adversarial history with mind flayers and bear the scars of illithid manipulation.
Michael Broussard
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
. Goliaths are hulking wanderers who dwell at the highest mountain reaches. Kenku are cursed bird folk, who still pay the price for an ancient betrayal. Dwelling in human cities, they have a sinister
are curious cat folk, who have journeyed from their distant homeland in search of interesting treasures and lore. Tritons are guardians of the ocean depths, who sometimes join people on land in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
, leading their allies to hidden destinations and stalking trespassers. Roll on or choose a result from the Minotaur Mazes table to inspire the shape of a minotaur’s dwelling. Minotaur Mazes 1d4 The
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
creations are ultimately doomed to death and decomposition, and the dragons’ demeanor is typically morbid and curmudgeonly as a result.
Gleaming Gold
Upon hatching, topaz dragon wyrmling;topaz
unpredictability.
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It takes true artistry to maintain a warm, desert-like dwelling under the water.
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I soothe myself to sleep by imagining the perfect insults for bronze dragons; while I wait
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
on or choose a result from the Gorgon Command Keys table to inspire the word or signal that temporarily neutralizes a gorgon. Notable among my eccentric ancestor’s scattered designs was a schematic of
a swamp-dwelling bovine monster and an ominous note: “Do better.”
—Lum the Maestro, A Mind of Metal
Gorgon Command Keys 1d6 Gorgon Won’t Attack Those That... 1 Cast a particular spell in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
result, some warlike triton communities respond with periodic strikes against sailors and fishing vessels. Others believe that turnabout is fair play and so venture onto land to hunt for meat, steal
of the winds, the rustle of leaves, the ingenuity of land-dwelling inventors, or any of countless other surface-world charms, every triton living beyond the waves does so for their own reasons. In some
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
gods also exist as the result of war, monster attacks, natural disasters, mass migration, neglect, or the wrath of deities. Every abandoned temple is distinctive, combining aspects of its patron god
with the result or effect of what caused it to be abandoned. You can use the Abandoned Temple Condition table to determine an abandoned temple’s present state. Abandoned Temple Condition d8 Status
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Astral Adventurer’s Guide
The Astral Plane Every world of the Material Plane is situated in Wildspace, or more precisely, in its own Wildspace system. Wildspace systems are airless oceans teeming with space-dwelling life
as a result. A dead god looks like a gigantic, nondescript stone statue that bears little resemblance to the divine entity it once was. Githyanki, mind flayers, psurlons, and other natives of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Deciphering the Mask Characters curious about the nature of Phenax’s Silence find no grand prize in the Court of Orestes. Rather than great wealth, the seer Orestes vaguely predicted the events that
would transpire here. As a result, his prophecy and the resulting legend of Phenax’s Silence foreshadowed the memories the god lost when returning from the Underworld and the first step to giving
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
abandoned structures or around the bends of treacherous paths, these spirits tempt the curious into peril. Once their prey is vulnerable, will-o’-wisps feed on the life force of those they lay low. Roll
on or choose a result from the Will-o’-Wisp Ambushes table to inspire how a will-o’-wisp imperils its victims. Will-o’-Wisp Ambushes 1d6 The Will-o’-Wisp Tempts Victims Into... 1 An abandoned
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
anyone seeking to prevent the atropal’s ascension. The aboleth’s other personality is that of a humanoid child — harmless, gleeful, and insanely curious. In this state of mind, the aboleth poses no
threat to anyone and flees if attacked. Roll any die to determine which personality is dominant at any given time. On an even result, the aboleth’s childlike personality is dominant. If the characters
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
beings and their creations are ultimately doomed to death and decomposition, and the dragons’ demeanor is typically morbid and curmudgeonly as a result.
Gleaming Gold
Upon hatching, topaz
predictable only in my unpredictability.
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It takes true artistry to maintain a warm, desert-like dwelling under the water.
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I soothe myself to sleep by imagining the perfect insults for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
(who has darkvision) or catch her by surprise. This Barovian witch is one of the servants of Strahd dwelling in area K56. She is calling out the name of her black cat familiar, which has gone missing
. If the characters confront her, the old bat spits at them and begins casting a spell. This encounter happens only once. If this result comes up again, treat it as no encounter. Black Cat The darkness
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
castles are haunted by ghosts and prowling monsters. Sensible valley dwellers avoid them. In recent years, four elemental cults have taken over the keeps. The cultists are careful to keep the curious
stands deep in the Sumber Hills “where the worst monsters are” — and as a result local hunters, prospectors, herbalists, and woodcutters rarely go near the place. Scarlet Moon Hall is secretly the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
are two 9-foot-tall statues of ogres transforming into giant flies.
Table. A large stone table stands in the middle of the room. Several curious items rest atop it, including a black cube-shaped box
to the southwest and the floor around it are scorched by fire — the result of a trap set off long ago.
The drow mage has managed to get this far without being detected. Left to his own devices, he
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
(see chapter 3). The Random Undersea Encounters table presents several intriguing options. You can either roll on the table for a random result or choose whichever one works best. Random Undersea
Sunken ruin (inhabited or haunted) 8 Sunken statue or monolith 9 Friendly and curious giant sea horse 10 Patrol of friendly merfolk 11 Patrol of hostile merrow (coastal waters) or sahuagin (deep
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
children and the world. He swore never to look upon either again until the giants had returned to their glory and reclaimed their birthright as rulers of the world. As a result, giants pray not to
automatically revere their kind’s primary deity, however. Many good cloud giants refuse to worship the deceitful Memnor, and a storm giant dwelling in the icy mountains of the north might pay more homage
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
result, all the adults in a typical mountain dwarf clan are trained in the use of armor and weapons. Miners are among the most revered members of a clan, since the tunnels and shafts they dig in search of
. Hill dwarves view their mountain cousins as overly grim shut-ins who refuse to believe that life is anything but a constant battle for survival. Mountain dwarves view their hill-dwelling relatives as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
blazed the trail for that journey. Alchemists Rock gnome alchemists explore the nature of minerals and chemicals, curious to see what happens when they mix certain substances with other compounds or
-dwelling gnomes can fall prey to this sort of obsession as they pursue their projects, and in such cases it’s much safer for them to stay in their homes, since a gnome wandering the streets deep in thought is liable to walk into a moat or be run over by a wagon.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
much climbing as crawling. At the end of this time, the adventurers emerge onto a shelf 15 feet up the wall of a broad, straight tunnel some 20 feet high. A curious procession of creatures marches along
“Roleplaying the Modrons” sidebar). ROLEPLAYING THE MODRONS
Modrons have no sense of individuality. They are a collective and refer to themselves as “we” or “us.” As a result, modrons don’t
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
friendly, curious, and eager to ask new arrivals all sorts of questions. The characters are free to explore the kingdom and experience the following wonders: One character at a time can ride Pinecone, an
who has the lowest check result, at which point all the remaining characters move to new hiding places and make another check. The game continues until only one character remains hidden; this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
exploits, while men do so by finding their own way in the world. As a result, the polis is populated mostly by women and children. When young men reach the age of fourteen, their rites of passage
Ruling Council, the market, and anywhere else their paths take them. Such freedom is meant to cultivate a curious spirit and help the children find the path they’re most interested in following later
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
petrified remains of dead gods end up—gods who were slain by more powerful entities or who lost all their mortal worshipers and perished as a result. A dead god looks like a gigantic, nondescript stone
comes into view—often millions of miles away—along with colorful gas clouds, planets, moons, and other cosmic bodies. A Wildspace system teems with space-dwelling life-forms, including spores