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The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
against what I hold dear.”
Ideal. “Truth begets art and beauty, while deceit does nothing but tear the fabric of our souls.”
Bond. “Evildoers beware! Valor’s Call is
and beauty, and that those who embrace deceit should be censured and punished. Light is her domain.
Alignment. Lawful good.
Personality Trait. “No one dies on my watch—unless they stand
Monsters
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
always sit well with their more cautious companions.
Alignment. Chaotic good.
Personality Trait. “I’m a bit rash, to put it mildly.”
Ideal. “I have no tolerance for bullies and
, they try to use their boots of levitation to escape.
Valor's Call
The noble adventuring party known as Valor’s Call was founded by Strongheart, a resolute human paladin committed to
Infernal Tack
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Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes
A narzugon binds a nightmare to its service with infernal tack, which consists of a bridle, bit, reins, saddle, stirrups, and spurs. A nightmare equipped with infernal tack must serve whoever wears
the spurs until the wearer dies or the tack is removed.
You can use an action to call a nightmare equipped with infernal tack by clashing the spurs together or scraping them through blood. The
Magic Items
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
A rider binds a nightmare to its service with infernal tack, which consists of a bridle, bit, reins, saddle, and stirrups, along with spurs that are worn by the rider. A nightmare equipped with
infernal tack must serve whoever wears the spurs until the wearer dies or the tack is removed.
You can use an action to call a nightmare equipped with infernal tack by clashing the spurs together or
Hobgoblin
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
appreciation or patience for art. They leave little space for joy or leisure in their lives, and thus have no reserves of faith to call upon when in dire straits.
Implacable Gods
Hobgoblins revere two
death becomes a hero eternal.
Young hobgoblins start soldiering when they can walk and heed the mustering call as soon as they can wield their weapons capably. Every legion in the hobgoblins&rsquo
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
on my watch—unless they stand against what I hold dear.” Ideal. “Truth begets art and beauty, while deceit does nothing but tear the fabric of our souls.” Bond. “Evildoers beware! Valor’s Call is
an ideal: that truth gives life to artistry and beauty, and that those who embrace deceit should be censured and punished. Light is her domain. Alignment. Lawful good. Personality Trait. “No one dies
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
for being asleep!” it says. “It’s been a long time since I’ve seen travelers like you in these parts.”
The tree is a treant. The satyrs call it call Feynor. Feynor embraces the satyrs and welcomes
them home. The satyrs, who keep their wine reserves hidden nearby, quickly scamper off to get drunk and be merry, leaving the characters alone with the treant. Feynor apologizes for the satyrs
Yuan-ti Pureblood
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
one city-state were killed and eaten to create the first yuan-ti, and once the news of how to perform these rituals spread to other leaders, the call for slaves to fuel the process increased. As the
the gods or as food.
Depend on Deceit
Yuan-ti have no sense of honorable combat. They are naturally stealthy, and if they can sneak up on enemies, either in an ambush or to murder them in their sleep
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
, which consists of a bridle, bit, reins, saddle, stirrups, and spurs. A nightmare equipped with infernal tack must serve whoever wears the spurs until the wearer dies or the tack is removed. You can use
an action to call the nightmare equipped with infernal tack by clashing the spurs together or scraping them through blood. The nightmare appears at the start of your next turn, within 20 feet of you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
their lust for magical power. When the characters come through the portal, read the following: The desert sun blinds your eyes, and you feel the heat trying to pull every bit of moisture from your
sand. Intent on their investigation of the golem, they don’t notice your arrival.
The two desert nomads (use the bandit stat block) and a camel they call Old Stink (for good reason) hail from a Bedine
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal
Leucrotta The leucrotta is every bit as horrible as its grotesque appearance would suggest: the body of a hyena perched atop the spindly legs of a deer and topped with the head of a giant badger. A
group of these creatures lurks inside a location in the Doomvault (Dead in Thay), where they use their talent for mimicry to call for help — enticing would-be prey to come to their rescue before
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
, entertainer, sailor (pirate), urchin Most champions of Phenax are exemplars of deceit, motivated by greed, revenge, or a good swindle. They have chosen to serve a mortal who ascended to godhood, possibly
Piety 3+ Phenax trait As a devotee of Phenax, you have proven yourself accomplished at deception. You can call on Phenax’s blessing and cast disguise self with this trait. While the spell is active
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
creature’s efforts. In a contest, the ability checks are compared to each other, rather than to a target number. When you call for a contest, you pick the ability that each side must use, deciding
Constitution Stamina and health Endure a marathon, grasp hot metal without flinching, win a drinking contest Intelligence Memory and reason Recall a bit of lore, recognize a clue’s significance
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
swords Then charge into the hellish fray And scatter devil hordes. O sing a song of Elturel And when the night does fall Sleep safe beneath Companion’s light Until the dawn does call. We’re bound by
succeeds on a DC 20 Intelligence (History) check recalls that the Hellriders were so-named long ago when they descended into the Nine Hells on horseback to fight devils. Most of them never returned. It’s possible that one of Alan’s other patrons knows this bit of history.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
assistance before they leave Head Office. Or they might just wander around lost for a bit. Either way, Jim Darkmagic approaches the group with some words of … well, let’s call it wisdom. When it’s time for Jim
are told throughout the city. Thankfully, you don’t believe a word of any of that.
So far, everyone at Head Office has treated you with kindness, and even a bit of deference. You were shown into
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
a bit about everyone’s business. She wears a simple yellow dress and keeps her hair short. When Friendly, Aunt Dellie shares the following: “Past the farms of the Ribbon is a wild, unsettled land
called the Rattle. We sometimes call its bald hills ‘hills of gold’ because of their color. The phrase ‘beyond the settled land’ must refer to the Rattle—a land of monsters.” Hurch Henley Hurch Henley
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
of Tiamat, hopeful that the queen of evil dragons will reward him with untold power. He is, however, a bit on the dim side, thinking of visitors as either servants (who bring him food) or as enemies
cult players on Skyreach Castle will call out the ogres, wake the vampire, and ask the Red Wizards to find the intruders. If the characters are still around after the dragon is slain, the entire castle is on high alert until they are found and killed.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
of Tiamat, hopeful that the queen of evil dragons will reward him with untold power. He is, however, a bit on the dim side, thinking of visitors as either servants (who bring him food) or as enemies
players on Skyreach Castle will call out the ogres, wake the vampire, and ask the Red Wizards to find the intruders. If the characters are still around after the dragon is slain, the entire castle is on high alert until they are found and killed.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
the larger campaign. Starting Level. What level are the characters when they start? Many D&D campaigns start the characters at level 1. If you want the characters to be a bit more resilient and your
shared sense of purpose. Happenstance. Someone puts out a call for adventurers to complete a quest, and the characters answer the call. Alternatively, all the characters could meet by accident, only to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
: Roughly fifty people stand in a clearing just off the High Road, where the forest to the northeast and the swampland to the southwest give way to grassland for a bit on each side of the road. The
his shield to quiet the tumult.
The dwarf is Grizzelda Copperwraught, who the settlers call “the Growler,” but never within earshot of her. She was personally hired by Lord Neverember to oversee the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
the answer! Moon
Though always shiny, in daylight I hide. At night, I’m one of many spread far and wide. Click to see the answer! Star
Clutch your purse, call the guards, but don’t turn your back
secrets we keep in trust. Click to see the answer! Euryale
Aimless wanderer, nonsense ponderer—I’ve been called it all. Some think my wit is a bit amiss, but if you ask me, ignorance is bliss! Click to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
, permeating every bit of matter and present in every manifestation of energy throughout the multiverse.
Mortals can’t directly shape this raw magic. Instead, they make use of a fabric of magic, a
kind of interface between the will of a spellcaster and the stuff of raw magic. The spellcasters of the Forgotten Realms call it the Weave and recognize its essence as the goddess Mystra, but casters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
2 gp
Wealthy
4 gp
Aristocratic
10 gp minimum
Wretched. You live in inhumane conditions. With no place to call home, you shelter wherever you can, sneaking into barns, huddling in old crates
rich and powerful, and spend evenings in the company of politicians, guild leaders, high priests, and nobility. You must also contend with the highest levels of deceit and treachery. The wealthier you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
minimum
Wretched. You live in inhumane conditions. With no place to call home, you shelter wherever you can, sneaking into barns, huddling in old crates, and relying on the good graces of people better
of politicians, guild leaders, high priests, and nobility. You must also contend with the highest levels of deceit and treachery. The wealthier you are, the greater the chance you will be drawn into
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
cowardice in battle Besting an honorable foe through deceit Harming innocents or noncombatants Iroas’s Devotee Piety 3+ Iroas trait As a devotee of Iroas, you have earned his favor through victories won
, you can call on Iroas’s blessing, gaining the following benefit for 1 minute or until you are incapacitated: creatures within 30 feet of you can’t gain advantage on attack rolls against you. Once you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
service with infernal tack, which consists of a bridle, bit, reins, saddle, and stirrups, along with spurs that are worn by the rider. A nightmare equipped with infernal tack must serve whoever wears the
spurs until the wearer dies or the tack is removed. You can use an action to call a nightmare equipped with infernal tack by clashing the spurs together or scraping them through blood. The nightmare
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
creature of evil alignment)
A narzugon binds a nightmare to its service with infernal tack, which consists of a bridle, bit, reins, saddle, stirrups, and spurs. A nightmare equipped with infernal tack must
serve whoever wears the spurs until the wearer dies or the tack is removed.
You can use an action to call a nightmare equipped with infernal tack by clashing the spurs together or scraping them
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
other peoples. Hobgoblins have little appreciation or patience for art. They leave little space for joy or leisure in their lives, and thus have no reserves of faith to call upon when in dire straits
they carry their living acts into the afterlife. A hero in death becomes a hero eternal. Young hobgoblins start soldiering when they can walk and heed the mustering call as soon as they can wield their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
air becoming hot and heavy with the scent of sulfur. Glowing vents of magma fill a huge cavern with a dull red glow. From somewhere ahead, you hear a deep, echoing caw, sounding like the call of some
negotiating with a deadly lovesick monster by way of pantomime and crude art scratched on cavern walls. (The books in the nest are evidence that Raah can understand at least a bit of Common, which might also
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
guarded by a decaton modron (see Morte’s Planar Parade) and four pentadrones. If any of these modrons are attacked or feel threatened, they can call on more pentadrones, which arrive in 3 rounds. The
, sizes you up, and nods. “You seem like you’re in a bit of a hurry. What business do you have in Mechanus?”
Aristimus allows the characters to explain their situation. After they do, Aristimus
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Either on their way to Neverwinter or while in the city, the characters might want to dig around a bit to find out more about what exactly they’re getting into. They might also assign a franchise task to
. Funny bit was, with all the laws she’s broke, she gets picked up for somethin’ she didn’t do. Murder no less! But I’ll tell you true, Oppal ain’t the murderin’ type.
“See, Oppal was pretending to be a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
out warnings, and she is accompanied by her ferret friend, Xaphan. Halflings sometimes call Charmalaine the Lucky Ghost because she can send her spirit out of her body to scout ahead, and thus she is
rowboat becomes the setting for a swashbuckling adventure. And for some — the youngsters who are said to “have a bit of Brandobaris in them” — that play-acting is the prelude to a life of living as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
matter spun away into the silvery void. Within some of them, a vein of pearl-like material held a bit of the deity’s rejuvenated supernatural vitality, which spontaneously created a habitable
extraplanar island to call home. No Rhyme or Reason. A morkoth’s island has the qualities of a dreamscape in which nature and predictability take a back seat to strangeness and chaos. Upon it is a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
bit pretentious or aloof. He keeps a room at the Yawning Portal and does all his business in the establishment’s taproom. He negotiates deals with grace and aplomb, even while drunk, and uses an elven
indebted to her, and she employs thugs and enforcers to collect on her loans. If those resources prove inadequate, Istrid can call on her old adventuring companions for assistance. Istrid Horn
Medium
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
opponents. Deceit and taking advantage of others’ weaknesses are recurring themes in the tales of her exploits. The only figure in the Dark Seldarine immune to Zinzerena’s deceptions is Lolth, although
the chorus of a rousing song carried on the mind, because Eilistraee’s call to drow who would be free of Lolth’s web is often delivered within dulcet tunes that aren’t of otherworldly origin