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Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
monsters fall upon them.
Strange Escort. Certain Underdark explorers—judged inventive by some and lunatics by others—have learned to travel among the dire corbies. After blocking their ears to
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remains unknown.
Cruel Puppet Masters. An eye of fear and flame often chooses to appear during times of uncertainty, such as after a group's devastating defeat or when an individual contemplates some
, though they are treated as dangerous, cursed trophies akin to a demilich's soul gems. Still, they might be sold to certain discerning—and brazen—collectors.PoisonNecrotic, Psychic
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to inspire and strengthen the side of good or to rescue heroes from certain death.
Ki-rins are attracted to the worship of deities of courage, loyalty, selflessness, and truth, as well as to the
working behind the scenes, or they might be champions of their master’s cause, out to defeat villainy wherever it is found.
When viewed from the outside, a ki-rin’s lair is indistinguishable
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
be certain that they will be reborn when they perish.
In an effort to rid themselves of this curse, they devoted themselves to the same Dark Powers with whom their master had communed. They were
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Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
;that their immortality would fail them when they least expected it and that he himself would become one of the Dark Powers. As a result of that curse, a priest of Osybus can’t be certain that they
will be reborn when they perish.
In an effort to rid themselves of this curse, they devoted themselves to the same Dark Powers with whom their master had communed. They were given a mission: provide
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
and that he himself would become one of the Dark Powers. As a result of that curse, a priest of Osybus can’t be certain that they will be reborn when they perish.
In an effort to rid themselves
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
that curse, a priest of Osybus can’t be certain that they will be reborn when they perish.
In an effort to rid themselves of this curse, they devoted themselves to the same Dark Powers with whom
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
become one of the Dark Powers. As a result of that curse, a priest of Osybus can’t be certain that they will be reborn when they perish.
In an effort to rid themselves of this curse, they
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
immortality would fail them when they least expected it and that he himself would become one of the Dark Powers. As a result of that curse, a priest of Osybus can’t be certain that they will be
reborn when they perish.
In an effort to rid themselves of this curse, they devoted themselves to the same Dark Powers with whom their master had communed. They were given a mission: provide a person
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
himself would become one of the Dark Powers. As a result of that curse, a priest of Osybus can’t be certain that they will be reborn when they perish.
In an effort to rid themselves of this
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
interests in intrigue and magic intensified when she discovered a hidden library beneath the Cerulean Citadel—a repository of insidious magic hearkening back to the rule of certain tyrannical Vasavadan
reborn as an arcanaloth, a state that horrifies her. When frustrated, she vents her rage by instructing her servants to abduct someone she considers beautiful and then overseeing that beauty’s
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
, died by suspicious means, and were reborn untethered from their true pasts. This makes each character a singularity of existential uncertainty—a being that the laws of the multiverse contort around
previous lives. These impressions are vague and conflicting. Physical Fluctuations. The multiverse isn’t certain who the characters are or where they’re supposed to be. Whenever a character dies, a
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
Conclusion If the characters defeat Anthradusk and return to Eldemere, she commends them for their bravery—thanking them on both her own behalf and Cozmioko’s. She’s certain the brass dragon is now
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
terrifying new forms. Such a plot comes with both opportunities and pitfalls. On the one hand, waking up in Mordenheim’s laboratory, either recently changed into reborn (see chapter 1) or about to
. Mordenheim attack the party or their allies (at the doctor’s command or otherwise). These foes are more powerful than the characters, who might defeat the majority of the attackers before being overwhelmed
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Astarion's Book of Hungers
) with the characters, Astarion recognizes two Vampire Wardens from Cazador’s palace. The wardens are blocking the public exit to Rat’s Run. Certain that someone from the palace wants to kidnap him
characters don’t enter a room, the devils attack after 1 minute. Angry Vampire. After the characters defeat the devils, they encounter Cazador (Medium Vampire Infernalist) when they try to leave Rat’s Run
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Oozing Royalty When the characters defeat the last group of oozes, but before they reach area 30, the Pudding King appears. The insane, slime-covered deep gnome points at you and cackles. “Devour
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The characters must contend with Princess Ebonmire and Prince Livid (see the “Royal Oozes” sidebar). These dimly intelligent oozes defend their master to the death, blocking the characters from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Ramya’s Powers and Dominion Reborn as a death knight, Ramya desperately tries to hold on to or retake the Sapphire Throne in a cycle of victory and loss with her equally uncompromising siblings
. Although an illusion disguises her deathless state, Ramya constantly feels the chill in her bones and her own crumbling flesh. Her existence has becomes one of constant struggle, doubt, and defeat as her
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
send dreams, omens, or emissaries to direct mortals along a certain path. Keep these two principles in mind to guide your use of divine intervention in your campaign: Don’t Eliminate Character Choice
god should never guarantee success or victory, nor should a god’s interference portend immediate defeat. Gods can act to change the balance of an encounter or offer an avenue of escape, but they count
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
such a war would spell certain doom for the human, dwarven, and elven civilizations of the North — something the Xorlarrin drow desire above all else. By the time the characters begin their journey to
, the characters might encounter them in the fire giant fortress. Unless the characters defeat Duke Zalto or otherwise prevent the iron flask from falling into his possession, he traps Maegera in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
the numbers of adventurers of a certain level that should be able to defeat a monster of a particular challenge rating without suffering any deaths. An appropriately equipped and well-rested party of
four adventurers should be able to defeat a monster that has a challenge rating equal to its level without suffering any deaths. For example, a party of four 3rd-level characters should find a
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
to let Burgomaster Ulrich’s spirit find rest because of what he did to poor Marina. The ghost recounts Marina’s sad tale if prompted. Only by convincing Ulrich that Marina has been reborn in the form
experience points for the ghost only if they lay Ulrich’s spirit to rest, not if they defeat the ghost in combat. Fortunes of Ravenloft If your card reading reveals that a treasure is hidden in Berez
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
foes, at which point the deep friendships between them forge the kind of fighting force needed to overthrow tyranny and eradicate evil. Harper scouts engaged in charting and blocking off Underdark
their ranks are researching how to defeat the demon lords and their kind. For long years, the Harpers have sworn to put an end to unbridled evil in all its forms — especially evil that wields dark
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
song has left countless Underdark creatures and travelers unable to flee as these monsters fall upon them. Strange Escort. Certain Underdark explorers—judged inventive by some and lunatics by others—have
learned to travel among the dire corbies. After blocking their ears to avoid the effect of a flock’s song, these travelers attempt to mimic the strange hooting and chirping of a dire corby, with
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
cruel in victory, goblins are fawning and servile in defeat, just as in their own society lower castes must scrape before those of greater status and as goblin tribes bow before other goblinoids
stone
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Special breed of rat kept as pet
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Teeth pulled out in certain places
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Owlbear-feather cloaks
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Scars from lashings
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Orc-tusk lip piercings
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Umbrellas
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
discuss such matters use the term “layer” to define a certain part of this infinite expanse. That nomenclature, to the extent that it implies a particular configuration, is misleading. The Abyss is a
seemingly obliterated in a battle (perhaps to be reborn in another location). For this reason, imposing a sense of order on the relationship between the Abyss’s layers is a fool’s errand. All that can be
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Netheril’s Fall: Tales of Terror, Treasure, and Time Travel
the characters with the above information. They are certain Yorg will defeat the characters if they give chase. Save the Gnomes. After learning about alley B’s location, the characters can reach it
pulls the characters into the alleys. Hook. The characters find themselves in Conch’s alleyways in the Riverside district and witness a murder. They must contend with certain danger, possibly following
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
end of the adventure, the adventure should allow for the possibility that the heroes defeat that villain. Otherwise, players can feel as if they’ve been railroaded—set onto a course that has only one
as you’re planning adventures. If your adventure relies on certain events, plan for multiple ways they might come about, or be prepared for clever players to prevent those events from happening as
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
binds.
11 Lead an immortal anvilwrought to Erebos’s palace and convince the god to let the construct die.
12 Discover why Erebos is no longer allowing certain individuals to die.
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warlord that now rests with the villain’s misera.
16 Discover from a woe strider (see chapter 6) how to escape the bonds of destiny.
17 Defeat a host of legendary villains in Agonas’s Stadium
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
, appearing to one side or the other. If he is seen riding a white mare (Veiros), then the army will succeed. If he rides a black stallion (Deiros), then defeat is certain. Most often he appears to be riding
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Giants of the Star Forge
and set about crafting her greatest creation yet: a titanic war machine called a runic colossus. As proud as she is, Brimskarda knows that she lacks certain expertise necessary to complete her work
territorial dragon distracted. Work on the runic colossus is almost complete. Unless capable heroes arrive to rescue Theldin or defeat Brimskarda, it’s only a matter of time until the region is turned
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
, emotionless logic is the way I defeat my foes. 3 I determine if a creature is worth keeping alive within the first minute of speaking to it. 4 I frequently dream of [a particular creature] and am
certain it is trying to manipulate me. 5 I pretend to be insane so my enemies underestimate me. 6 I am weary of frequent interruptions. 7 Assassination attempts are the only events that quell my feelings of
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serve as a battering ram if a settlement dares to close its gates, blocking the way to the treasures and tasty food that lie within.
A heavily laden wagon that requires the strongest orcs to return it to
the gods has no clear explanation, the priests might have to meditate for hours or days to get a vision of its meaning.
Every group of orcs has particular superstitions and recognizes certain omens
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
feet ahead of you, blocking the path. Each has several black-feathered arrows sticking out of it. The woods press close to the trail here, with a steep embankment and dense thickets on either side.
If
event that the goblins defeat the adventurers, they leave them unconscious, loot them and the wagon, then head back to the Cragmaw hideout. The characters can continue on to Phandalin, buy new gear at
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
creature engulfed at a time.
Spawned by Lightning. A shambling mound results from a phenomenon in which lightning or fey magic invigorates an otherwise ordinary swamp plant. As the plant is reborn
Resurgent Menace. If a shambling mound faces defeat before an overwhelming foe, the root-stem can feign death, collapsing the remains of its mound. If not subsequently killed, the root-stem beds down in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
if they hope to save Phandalin from certain doom! Summaries of the final four chapters follow. Chapter 5 Summary When the heroes return to Phandalin, they find that more goblins have been wreaking
behest of their leader, a psionic goblin who calls himself Ruxithid the Chosen. To keep the town safe, the characters must travel to Zorzula’s Rest, defeat Ruxithid, and rescue the kidnap victims. Once






