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Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
into a monster.
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The killer used its body to contain an evil entity.
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The killer appears to be an ordinary person who doesn’t realize it turns into a killer when enraged
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Relentless Methods
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Method
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Artist. The killer turns its victims into works of art, perhaps creating grisly tableaus or using their blood in the forging of new weapons.
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Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
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The killer appears to be an ordinary person who doesn’t realize it turns into a killer when enraged.
Relentless Methods
d8
Method
1
Artist. The killer turns its
victims into works of art, perhaps creating grisly tableaus or using their blood in the forging of new weapons.
2
Author. The killer leaves messages, poems, song lyrics, or parts of its creative
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
adventures rather than saving them for distant climactic plots. Darklords Don’t Realize They’re Darklords. With a few exceptions, Darklords don’t realize they occupy a special place in the world. Their
agendas, obsessions, and egotism distract them from focusing on the strangeness of the world and petty concerns such as eerie fog. Darklords Are Immortal. Darklords are casually immortal, many having no
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
goodness still burns within the planetar. If the characters can make Fazrian realize that it has become what it sought to destroy, the planetar will end itself and, with its self-sacrifice, earn
roses mixed with sulfur. Characters who try to track the breeze to its source are led toward Fazrian in area 23b. Warm blood oozes from the walls and drips from the ceiling, starting and stopping for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
this trait, you can’t use it again until you finish a short or long rest. Unscarred Origin d6 Origin
1 I was bathed in hydra’s blood as an infant, and my wounds close too quickly to become
fact I didn’t realize until I lost my home and ventured into the world.
6 I don’t know who one or more of my parents is, but my resilience (and other hints) provide clues to their immortal identity.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Zhentarim mage, Nilraun Dhaerlost. Nilraun was dragged before Storvald and came to realize that the frost giants were searching for the Ring of Winter. As the runes had foretold, Nilraun was also
what he needed: information on the ring’s current wearer, Artus Cimber, and a drop of Cimber’s blood (which the Black Network had in its possession). Nilraun is now waiting for the frost giants to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
identifies the ingredients as including impossibly bright-red blood. If questioned, the muralists talk of working in the tomb in the service of its art, which transcends all other concerns. They direct the
periodically climb down into this pit, then later return with vials of bright-red blood (claimed from Nolzur in area 7) to be mixed into new pigments. Manipulating Time Having a mechanical guide spend 1
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
revolution against Jacqueline Renier in the valley called Assassin’s Echo. They’re convinced one among them is a traitor but don’t realize there’s a wererat in their midst.
4 A constable
requests the characters’ aid in solving murders in which the victims have been drained of blood. The murderer is a strigoi (see chapter 5) that haunts a sunken chapel in the swamp known as the Gardens
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
he sees no need for outsiders to be involved in sacred matters. The archpriest dismisses his son’s concerns with a negligent wave, telling Glooglugogg that he must flow with the currents of the
, father,” the younger archpriest replies. “I accept your offering in the name of the Deep Father. May their blood nourish and strengthen him!” A burbling cheer goes up from the surrounding kuo-toa
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Mortals and Minions Devils and demons are far from the only combatants in the Blood War. Both sides exploit the Material Plane’s most abundant resource — mortal creatures, whose bodies and souls are
their archdevil masters, whether raiding an enemy outpost or gathering more members for the cult. When a cultist dies, its soul emerges in the Nine Hells and becomes another of the Blood War’s immortal
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
, however, quickly realize that there is no happiness here, only false hope—which Strahd himself cultivates. Vallaki was founded not long after Strahd’s armies conquered the valley by an ancestor of
the town’s current burgomaster, Baron Vargas Vallakovich. The Vallakoviches have royal blood in their veins and have long believed themselves superior to the Zarovich line. Baron Vallakovich has
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
as it sees a creature leave area K4 or K5, the death knight moves to intercept and slay the escapees. K4: Fountain of Blood Stagnant blood fills the basin of an old fountain at the center of this
chamber. The tranquil surface seems to reflect something odd.
Vecna included this fountain of blood in his unreality to taunt Kas, who knows it’s here but can’t drink from it while chained in area K5
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
someone who lacks a moral compass. Mogis demands that blood be spilled in his service, preferably the blood of Iroas’s followers. Would-be champions should realize, though, that the god of slaughter
Mogis, you have shown yourself to be a brutal combatant. You can call on Mogis’s favor and cast wrathful smite with this trait. Mogis’s blessing manifest as a blood-red glow around your weapon, causing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
, blood and offal from butchers, lye and fur from tanners, and indescribable chemical mixtures from alchemists. In the eastern portion of the Styes, the pollution is so bad that the river’s flow has been
organized faith exists in secret in the Styes, and it plays a central role in the adventure — the cult of Tharizdun. Health Disease and infection are real concerns in the Styes. Most residents suffer
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
. Through telepathically shared dreams, corruption has taken root deep within the colony, warping the myconids’ normally placid and peaceful nature into something restive and rapturous. A few realize what is
transformed myconid can release the spores in a cloud that fills a 10-foot-radius sphere centered on it, and the cloud lingers for 1 minute. Any flesh-and-blood creature in the cloud when it appears, or that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Chute This eight-foot-high cave is unfurnished and unlit. A hole in the southwest corner is the mouth of an open chute that reeks of blood and filth.
If they have not been lured elsewhere, two white
slips and tumbles into the ravine, landing in soft snow. Gore from the slaughterhouse (area Q6), not to mention human waste, is routinely dumped down the chute, which is stained with blood and filth
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
edges, seemingly scribed in blood.
On Gaernoo’s instructions, Lord Viallis and the cultists have been gathering the remains of dozens of ritually slain victims in this area. A character who has
proficiency in the Arcana skill or who succeeds on a DC 15 Intelligence (Arcana) check can interpret the runes to realize that these remains are being collected to fuel a huge ritual at a later date—one
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
the tower. The hawks circling above the tower are four blood hawks. Any character who pays attention to the hawks can discern their crimson feathers with a successful DC 10 Wisdom (Perception) check or
recall their aggressive nature with a successful DC 10 Intelligence (Nature) check. The blood hawks attack any creature that tries to enter the tower through the broken wall or the roof, but
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
that sprang up in the wake of a demon lord, gnolls are creatures of savage blood lust, incapable of understanding or acting on any other impulse. They are extensions of Yeenoghu’s will. They pause only
hands instead. The flesh was warm. I fed myself. I fed Yeenoghu.
Day 16: Third use of ritual. As my connection to my lord deepens, I leave my old concerns behind. His hunger is all that matters. It is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Thrakkus’s meat to make her famous meat pies. Sora is suspicious of her two neighbors in area L1. They come and go at strange hours, sometimes returning from a night’s sojourn with blood on their leather
armor. If the characters do Sora the courtesy of warning her about the meat, she happily shares her concerns about her naughty neighbors, along with descriptions of them. One is a pale, gaunt woman in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
. “Volothamp Geddarm, chronicler, wizard, and celebrity, at your service. I trust you’ve noted the violence in our fair city these past tendays. I haven’t seen so much blood since my last visit to
Guide to Monsters. To make more coin, he began work on a new book, Volo’s Guide to Spirits and Specters. As it happens, his knowledge of spirits mostly concerns the alcoholic variety, and the writing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
collects warlocks like one might collect butterflies. His favorite collection, the Troil Thirteen, includes warlocks of blood descent from the thirteen who first made a pact with Asmodeus. Malkizid is a
of Dendar’s hiss and the dry rasp of her scales when they first realize their potential. Ghaunadaur, That Which Lurks, Underdark god of aberrations, also known as the Elder Eye. It is worshiped (if
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
the order presented. Castle Dining Hall You stand at one end of an impossibly long wooden dining table in the hall of a stone keep. Gilded plates, cutlery, and goblets of blood-red wine are set for
must pull the head off the Strahd doll. If the characters struggle to figure this out, allow them to examine the doll and attempt a DC 13 Intelligence (Investigation) check to realize the truth. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
their villages untouched. While orcs, dwarves, and humans struggled, fought, and spilled blood to expand their territory, the elves noted that the halflings dwelled in a state of placid disregard
written accounts of their history. Scholars who study their behavior speculate that halflings realize — consciously or otherwise — that the past is a story that can only be retold, not changed, and the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
wizards as well, and the elder women of the family (by blood or marriage) set the course for the house and utterly rule matters within the Ivy Mansion. The family takes on a number of apprentice wizards
locals draw no shortage of entertainment from sending would-be thieves on grand chases for wands, rings, and other magic trinkets that any prudent person would realize simply don’t exist. After all
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
can escalate into brawls when these miscreants are far from the watchful eyes of their parents. Duels have long been prohibited by mutual agreement, due to the blood feuds they provoked in the past
Warder is Dauner Ilzimmer, who speaks for the town to the Lords’ Alliance. House Amcathra has yet to choose its successor for next Shieldmeet. Houses Jhansczil and Tarm have smaller breeding concerns in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
), but no being is turned away from Silverymoon because of its race — though a drow or an orc proving true to one’s blood is sure to be punished in full for transgressing against the peace of the city
thing to come to Silverymoon seeking knowledge of one subject, and find oneself so enraptured by the study that it takes a lifetime to accomplish — or to realize that it was the study, rather than
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
whatever a client needs. But the house also knows about the other houses’ rivalries and schemes. It tugs on these strings more than other houses realize. Kundarak and Thuranni. The enmity between House
assassinated the entire family line. Baron Morrikan d’Kundarak and Lord Tolar Paelion were blood brothers, and Morrikan refuses to believe the accusations made against the Paelions. He has sworn to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
and succeed on a DC 15 Wisdom (Insight) check realize Mickey’s plight. They can then attempt to remove the bone fragment without permanently inhibiting Mickey’s stride. A successful DC 15 Wisdom
her shoulders. When not loitering around Fort Knucklebone, Pins and Needles keep tabs on the Blood War and spy on Mad Maggie’s rivals. Unlike most devils, Pins and Needles aren’t gunning for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
an ordinary person who doesn’t realize it turns into a killer when enraged.
Relentless Methods d8 Method
1 Artist. The killer turns its victims into works of art, perhaps creating
grisly tableaus or using their blood in the forging of new weapons.
2 Author. The killer leaves messages, poems, song lyrics, or parts of its creative masterpiece at the scenes of its crimes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
assimilated other folk, adding new blood to their dwindling ranks. There used to be more than four Reghed tribes, but the others have all disbanded over the past century, with many of their former members
, Froya, so the future of his royal line remains uncertain. Auril’s unyielding winter concerns Jarund deeply, and he often turns to his shaman, Mjenir, for guidance. The king respects the shaman’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
family legend.” Flaw. “My blood makes me a leader. If commoners can do it, how hard can it be?” Retaking Vogler During the conversation with Kalaman’s leaders, the characters might ask about retaking
.”
Kalaman’s Concerns Marshal Vendri goes on to explain that Vogler isn’t the only community in the region to face peril. She shares the following details: Small villages and farms to the south and east of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Neverember’s tenure it became legal for impoverished houses to sell their titles, and thus allow others to become noble, many leaders of the old-blood houses were apoplectic, particularly after some purchasers
mainly the wealthy or influential who can’t count themselves among the nobility. Other structures are taken up by educational or religious concerns that primarily serve the city at large, not the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
: Blood flows from Fazrian’s eyes until initiative count 20 on the next round. No creature within 120 feet of the planetar can regain hit points until the effect ends. Fazrian’s eyes become smoldering
sword and attacks the guilty. Only a character judged innocent by Fazrian can alter the planetar’s disposition enough to make it realize how corrupt it has become. Such a character can use an action to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
barrels of water, and a few crates of other supplies before he casts off and returns to Uskarn. If he has any concerns about not being met by folk from the hermitage, he makes no sign that he cares. Unless
) check. A character who makes a successful DC 16 Wisdom (Perception) check notices numerous humanoid tracks in the blood and dirt streaking the floor. With a successful DC 14 Intelligence