before blessing dangerous constructs realms

Duergar Kavalrachni

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

are dwarves of the deep reaches of the Underdark and other sunless realms. Their personalities and abilities have been deeply impacted by their ancestors’ captivity and torment by mind flayers

their fury in battle with their psionic abilities or training dangerous Underdark creatures as mounts. Denigrated by some as joyless, duergar are in fact deeply passionate in all that they do—even

Orrery of the Wanderer

Magic Items Acquisitions Incorporated

alignment changes to chaotic neutral, and you are compelled to engage with and explore the most dangerous planar realms. Master of Travel. While all six components of the Orrery of the Wanderer are

This delicate and exquisitely crafted clockwork orrery features multiple geared components whose sweeping hands and dials represent the complex interplay of planar and magical realms. Standing two

Duergar Despot

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

dwarves of the deep reaches of the Underdark and other sunless realms. Their personalities and abilities have been deeply impacted by their ancestors’ captivity and torment by mind flayers; they

fury in battle with their psionic abilities or training dangerous Underdark creatures as mounts. Denigrated by some as joyless, duergar are in fact deeply passionate in all that they do—even if

Duergar Soulblade

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

reaches of the Underdark and other sunless realms. Their personalities and abilities have been deeply impacted by their ancestors’ captivity and torment by mind flayers; they were infused with

their psionic abilities or training dangerous Underdark creatures as mounts. Denigrated by some as joyless, duergar are in fact deeply passionate in all that they do—even if that passion rarely

Duergar Xarrorn

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

realms. Their personalities and abilities have been deeply impacted by their ancestors’ captivity and torment by mind flayers; they were infused with powerful psionic abilities but also a

dangerous Underdark creatures as mounts. Denigrated by some as joyless, duergar are in fact deeply passionate in all that they do—even if that passion rarely manifests as mirth. They bring an

Duergar Stone Guard

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

regulars or organized into elite strike forces for specific missions. Duergar Duergar are dwarves of the deep reaches of the Underdark and other sunless realms. Their personalities and abilities have

neighbors. To this end, duergar warriors fulfill a variety of combat roles, often marrying their fury in battle with their psionic abilities or training dangerous Underdark creatures as mounts. Denigrated by

Xill

Monsters Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1

, built for a specific purpose. Some are fortresses, designed to keep wanderers from the material world away. Others are far more sinister, dark realms where evil dreams take root and become ghastly

Kerpatis's followers. Brainwashed by his magic and set to guard his many dungeons, these fanatics are among his most dangerous followers. It is telling that the xills rarely kidnap commoners. Instead, they

Draegloth

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

priest of Lolth in an unholy, dangerous ritual in which it is infused with the fey essence of the creator and the fiendish essence of a glabrezu. This ritual rarely succeeds, but Lolth’s

mouth full of sharp teeth. Among the drow noble houses of Menzoberranzan in the Forgotten Realms, a high priestess’s successful creation of a draegloth is seen as a sign of Lolth’s favor

Duergar Mind Master

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

and shrink down to miniature size to spy on their targets. Duergar Duergar are dwarves of the deep reaches of the Underdark and other sunless realms. Their personalities and abilities have been

this end, duergar warriors fulfill a variety of combat roles, often marrying their fury in battle with their psionic abilities or training dangerous Underdark creatures as mounts. Denigrated by some

Duergar Warlord

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

the deep reaches of the Underdark and other sunless realms. Their personalities and abilities have been deeply impacted by their ancestors’ captivity and torment by mind flayers; they were

battle with their psionic abilities or training dangerous Underdark creatures as mounts. Denigrated by some as joyless, duergar are in fact deeply passionate in all that they do—even if that

Akmon, Hammer of Purphoros

Magic Items Mythic Odysseys of Theros

Purphoros’s hammer works wonders and disasters, the god of the forge using it to craft ground-breaking marvels and dangerous inventions in equal measure. Purphoros rarely bestows Akmon on

you hit with an attack using it, the target takes an extra 3d10 fire damage. Blessing of the Forge. If you are a worshiper of Purphoros, you gain all the following benefits for which you have the

Assassin Bug

Monsters Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1

terrors bear stunted humanoid limbs hinting at the bizarre ceremonies that created them. Dangerous Cultivation. While the exact origins of the assassin bug are uncertain, rumors speak of an ancient sect

living host, assassin bugs generally flee from constructs and undead. Once deposited within a living host, assassin bug eggs immediately hatch into assassin bug maggots that burrow toward their victim's

Ancient Dragon Turtle

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

Amphibious. The dragon turtle can breathe air and water Blessing of the Sea (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). If the dragon turtle would be reduced to 0 hit points, its current hit point total

62,000 XP (124,000 XP total) for defeating the dragon turtle after its Blessing of the Sea activates. Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the dragon turtle fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed

Genasi Legacy

Species Elemental Evil Player's Companion

Those who think of other planes at all consider them remote, distant realms, but planar influence can be felt throughout the world. It sometimes manifests in beings who, through an accident of birth

: crushing earth, searing flames, boundless skies, and endless seas make visiting these places dangerous for even a short time. The powerful genies, however, don’t face such troubles when venturing

Ki-rin

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

good fortune. They consider seeing a ki-rin fly overhead a blessing and events that happen on such a day especially auspicious. If a ki-rin alights during a ceremony such as a birth announcement or a

advancement of just societies. For instance, in the Forgotten Realms, ki-rins rally mostly to Torm, although they also serve his allies Tyr and Ilmater. Ki-rins that serve good deities go wherever they

Tortle Legacy

Species The Tortle Package

related to a god and choose to worship that deity. In the Forgotten Realms, tortles are especially fond of Eldath, Gond, Lathander, Savras, Selûne, and Tymora. In the Greyhawk setting, they

. Tortles often choose such days to leave their homes and begin a wilderness expedition, or perform some other task they know to be dangerous. Adventurers at Heart Tortles have a saying: “We wear

Kobold Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

invasion and oppression. Although individually they are timid and shy away from conflict, kobolds are dangerous if cornered, vicious when defending their eggs, and notorious for the dangerous

hidden that the surface-dwelling citizens in the area often don’t know what lies beneath them. Because the kobolds make sure they stay out of the way of anyone more dangerous than themselves, grow

Tabaxi Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

wanderers keep to civilized realms, preferring to bargain instead of pursuing more dangerous methods of sating their curiosity. However, they aren’t above a little discreet theft to get their claws

Becoming a Calciform Creature

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lorwyn: First Light

Becoming a Calciform Creature The eclipsed realms might not look dangerous, but they are among the most perilous places in Lorwyn-Shadowmoor. Individuals in an eclipsed realm endure the ongoing clash

of opposing magical forces. This contradiction saps travelers of emotions and eventually of their will to live. A creature that stays in eclipsed realms too long turns into a “calciform creature,” or

Continuing the Adventure

compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->One-Shot Wonders: Holiday Adventure Pack

the fabric of reality. Powerful mages conjure incredible constructs and terrifying entities. Beings from other realms stray into the world, bringing miracles and mischief with them. Around every bend is a new wonder to behold.

Undermountain Overview

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

Undermountain Overview Undermountain is the largest, deepest dungeon in the Forgotten Realms. This book aims to touch on every major level of that vast, dangerous place. Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad

Noteworthy Features

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

experiments. Inhabitants claim the eyelike design called the Eye of Hazlik bears Hazlik’s blessing and wards off dangerous magic. Magic is unreliable in Hazlan, resulting in dangerous side effects. The

apart? Do you carry an Eye of Hazlik? This symbol of your people is said to ward off dangerous magic. Do you carry one as a talisman or bear one as a tattoo? Or do you hate the mark, viewing it as a symbol of magic-using oppressors?

Setting the Adventure

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

oasis of peace amid the famously dangerous continent. Forgotten Realms. The Sensa Empire might lie near to or within the desert of Anauroch. If placed at the edge of the great desert, it could be a rich trade partner to surrounding lands. If hidden deeper within, it might be a land of near-legend.

Drider

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

worshipers into driders, as either a blessing or a curse. These driders often become fanatical servants of their god, or they are overwhelmed by their transformation and live only to indulge their

Metamorphoses table to inspire how supernatural driders come into being. Michael Broussard Drider Metamorphoses 1d6 The Drider Gained Its Form As... 1 A blessing from a deity of assassins

Tinkers and Minstrels

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

trade for items that spark their interest. Tabaxi reluctantly accept gold, but they much prefer interesting objects or pieces of lore as payment. These wanderers keep to civilized realms, preferring to

bargain instead of pursuing more dangerous methods of sating their curiosity. However, they aren’t above a little discreet theft to get their claws on a particularly interesting item when an owner

Independent Realms

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

Independent Realms I have wandered these lands for longer than you’ve been alive, caravan master. I say this not to somehow lord these years over you, but so that you understand that when I say your

Graymantle, to Wundrith Parr, Waterdhavian caravan master Though there are myriad nations, kingdoms, and city-states scattered across the length and breadth of Faerûn, it would be a dangerous mistake to

Beliefs

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation Supplement

that deity. In the Forgotten Realms, tortles are especially fond of Eldath, Gond, Lathander, Savras, Selûne, and Tymora. In the Greyhawk setting, they gravitate toward Celestian, Fharlanghn, Pelor

, where neither the sun nor the moon is visible to them. Blessed are the days when both the sun and moon are visible in the sky at the same time. Tortles often choose such days to leave their homes and begin a wilderness expedition, or perform some other task they know to be dangerous.

Appendix A: Genasi

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

Appendix A: Genasi Those who think of other planes at all consider them remote, distant realms, but planar influence can be felt throughout the world. It sometimes manifests in beings who, through an

Material Plane: crushing earth, searing flames, boundless skies, and endless seas make visiting these places dangerous for even a short time. The powerful genies, however, do not face such troubles when

Far Realm Explorers

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

include Chalnefaaz, a community of myconids that bud tiny, wailing faces, and the Bulwark of Secrets, an abbey of guardian nagas who protect dangerous lore. You can use the nodules in the Endless Void

breaker has a challenge rating of 12 (8,400 XP). These squads range throughout the Far Realm. They target not only the characters but also any Far Realms dwellers that have been aiding the characters

Orrery of the Wanderer

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

planes. Over time, your alignment changes to chaotic neutral, and you are compelled to engage with and explore the most dangerous planar realms. Master of Travel. While all six components of the Orrery of

represent the complex interplay of planar and magical realms. Standing two feet high, the orrery housing is a wondrous device imbued with magic of its own, but the power of its six clockwork components makes

Outer Planes

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

Outer Planes If the Inner Planes are the raw matter and energy that make up the multiverse, the Outer Planes provide the direction, thought, and purpose for its construction. These are realms of

and their realms, the language used must be highly metaphorical. Their actual homes aren’t literally places at all but exemplify the idea that the Outer Planes are realms of thought and spirit. The

Studies and Philosophy

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

natural force that exists in the universe independent of the constructs of intelligent minds, or is it a theoretical framework created by those who study it? Is the work of the scholar to discover what is

possibility. The perspective of theory focuses on the abstract realms of conjecture and possibility. Its scholars view math as a lens through which a mind can understand the cosmos, not something that

Adventure Summary

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

sending them on their way. The characters explore the island, dealing with horrifying undead, surviving clergy, brutal mercenaries, and living constructs in trapped tunnels. Once they have cleared the

of the Emerald Claw will surely follow. Forgotten Realms. Abbey Isle lies off the west coast of the Dragon Reach, and a mariners’ guild from the Dalelands would like to control the island to help

Akmon, Hammer of Purphoros

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

to craft ground-breaking marvels and dangerous inventions in equal measure. Purphoros rarely bestows Akmon on mortals but occasionally leaves it unattended at his forge in Mount Velus. When Purphoros

. Hammer of the Forge. This magic warhammer grants a +3 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with it. When you hit with an attack using it, the target takes an extra 3d10 fire damage. Blessing of the

Elder Elves

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

extremely active and dangerous lives, such as adventurers, seem to be affected earlier than those who pursue more sedate occupations. Notably, elves who have been revived from death by magical means seem

to experience their first other-life memory earlier than they otherwise might. Regardless of how soon or how often elves experience such memories, most consider them a blessing from the gods. The

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