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Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
necrotic energy as it regenerates can develop a symbiotic relationship with that deathly power. The troll’s body withers, and the flesh falls away from the body as quickly as it forms. Eventually a
troll;dire trolls.
Vaprak the Destroyer
Although trolls are rarely devout and seldom ponder spiritual questions, some fear and venerate the entity known as Vaprak the Destroyer. Vaprak’s true
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
, the result is a gnome squidling—a deformed mind flayer with weak, spindly limbs and oversized tentacles. It relies on levitation to keep its body aloft and uses its tentacles like legs, to
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
out magic that will aid them, but enchanted objects can be taken or lost. True greatness relies on personal prowess. Faced with this truth, a frost giant might seek a supernatural gift from Vaprak the
troll upon a sacred quest to find the frost giant and meet the giant in secret. The troll offers up its own body to be devoured in Vaprak’s name. Only the boldest and most determined frost giants
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
psychic energy can take a nonphysical form upon regenerating. The troll’s psyche survives, but the body is as insubstantial as shadow. The troll might be unaware of the transition—the
and shaped by the ritual magic of evil spellcasters or by trolls’ own practices, as is the case for dire troll;dire trolls.
Vaprak the Destroyer
Although trolls are rarely devout and seldom
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
sparkles.
If you use an arcane focus, it probably takes the form of an intricate device that could include metal gauntlets, glass canisters, copper tubing, and leather straps attaching it to your body
I’m incapable of admitting a flaw in my logic.
Contacts
The laboratories of the Izzet League are constantly starting up new projects and dissolving old ones, so it’s easy for
Monsters
Quests from the Infinite Staircase
Nafas drops to 0 hit points, his body disintegrates into a whirl of multiversal dust that surrounds one creature responsible for his demise. That creature then hears Nafas’s last wish: for the
retains its name, alignment, and personality. The creature also inherits Nafas’s palace and all it contains.
If the creature refuses, Nafas gains a new body in 1d10;{"diceNotation":"1d10", "rollType
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
"} necrotic damage, and the mage gains 6 temporary hit points.A larva mage is a nightmarish combination of a mortal body and otherworldly substance. When a powerful cultist of a wormlike entity such as Kyuss
or Kezef—usually a warlock or other spellcaster—contacts the comet-borne emissary of an Elder Evil, the emissary can merge with a mortal consciousness to create a larva mage. None of the
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
that’s both its fiefdom and its prison. It lairs within a grotesque hive dangling from a mountain-size tree of tar and flame called Gorewood.
Aurnozci relies on demonic proxies and mortal
intruders in sight with reckless abandon.
Cultists of Aurnozci
Aurnozci grants its cultists the following trait:
Burning Corpse. When the creature dies, its body is reduced to a pile of smoldering
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
with advantage.Sometimes deeply devout people, usually either Humanoids or medusas, dedicate themselves to a cause and are transformed by a deity or magic into hierophant medusas—beings with
powerful snakelike tails for their lower body, snakes for hair, and a petrifying gaze. The first hierophant medusa was transformed by the power of the Euryale card when that individual was inspired by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Military Contacts Your group’s primary contact within your hierarchy is generally your superior officer—the person who gives you orders and is responsible for your success or failure. The Commanding
any chance to deal them any blow 7 An optimistic officer who believes that a new era of peace is just over the horizon, as soon as these few last military tasks are complete 8 A devout officer who
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Religious Order Contacts Your primary contact within the religious order is usually some kind of priest—not necessarily a cleric or druid, but someone who holds a priestly office and a position of
actions of unbelievers 7 A devout lay person who envies the magic and power your group wields 8 A practical functionary who tries to keep your work isolated from the knowledge and influence of the priests
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
life. If you have a contact in the Tyrants, you might know someone on the Tyrants Contacts table. Tyrants Contacts d4 Contact 1 Korryn (elf) maintains Korryn’s Quill, a shop in the Bazaar of Dura
maintain many different personas tied to their schemes. 4 Weave (changeling) is a body artist who runs a salon in the Dragoneyes district.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
a body, or malevolent ghosts or wraiths might escape from the netherworld along with the person being raised. Before the healers take gold to perform a resurrection, a Jorasco adept will first cast
. These devout clerics rarely sell their services, however, and the high priest would need a compelling reason to help someone who has different beliefs.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
obsession with order and knows the living might be useful in finding his lost ka. To that end, he relies on his priests to maintain peace in Har’Akir and provide for the people. Should the populace
history, but they are known only to the domain’s priests. Pharaoh’s Priests. The priests of Har’Akir’s gods work Ankhtepot’s will. Most priests believe themselves to be devout servants of the gods
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
relies on interpersonal skills and a network of contacts falls into the role of the Talker. Charisma proves useful for this role, along with proficiencies in skills such as Deception, Intimidation
presence. Plenty of Bruisers have a criminal past, but former soldiers are often recruited into this role as well. Fighters and rogues make natural Bruisers. Burglar. Agile and nimble, the Burglar relies
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal
this attack is a critical hit, the target also can’t breathe or speak until the grapple ends.
The choker (from Dead in Thay) is a malevolent, otherworldly creature that relies on stealth and
strangulation to put down its enemies. Two long arms extend from its scrawny body, functioning like tentacles that enable the choker to strike from a distance. The creature’s primary tactic is to grab a target around the throat and hold on until its prey is dead.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Build Your Group Religious orders attract people from all walks of life. It can be fun to play against type—to make a devout character with the criminal or charlatan background, for example
this kind of work. Characters with the criminal background excel at putting their skills and contacts to use on the church’s behalf. Prophet. The Prophet is a visionary with a more-or-less direct
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Symbiotic Being A second being resides within your body along with you. It manifests physically somewhere on you and relies on you for its survival. At the same time, it offers you knowledge and
your body
Entwined Existence. Your symbiote is a separate entity with its own physical form bound to yours. It isn’t a separate creature and relies on you to survive. It has Intelligence, Wisdom
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
. Some merchants have termed Waterdeep “the best supply center in the world,” with the largest collection of superb craft workers, experts, useful contacts, and potential hirelings to be found anywhere
identities are largely unknown. The public face of this ruling body is the Open Lord of Waterdeep. The current Open Lord, Laeral Silverhand, has held the position for only a few months, and many of the city’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
next to a stone urn covered with snake carvings. A creature with the head and upper body of a dark-skinned woman and the lower body of a serpent coils in the middle of the room.
Fenthaza, a yuan-ti
nightmare speaker (see appendix D), lairs here. If an alarm is raised, Fenthaza relies on her guards to protect her while she releases the creature trapped in the stone urn (see below). Fenthaza tries
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
for removing the heart, draining the body of blood, and wrapping the remains in linen. These methods preserve the body so the pharaoh might call it to service. It is a crime to burn the dead. Akirrans
? Are you a devout follower of all the gods of Har’Akir, or do you favor a single deity? Do you worship only as you must to gain food and protection from the priests? Do you secretly worship a deity other than the gods of Har’Akir?
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
body. 2 An Aurum Concordian is renowned for having the finest arcane library in Khorvaire. Adventurers might help them collect more tome, but when a number of prominent wizards are murdered and their
research goes missing, is the Concordian to blame? 3 A member of the Gold Concord is on the run from the Aurum after learning a terrible secret. 4 An imprisoned Concordian mobilizes a network of contacts and well-placed Aurum members in order to secure their own release.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
exploring the stronghold, they might find another map, perhaps on the body of an adventurer from the previous expedition, or in the library in area 49. It could lead to a different dungeon, a city in
to collect the bounty for orcs they kill or capture. If the characters eliminate all the orcs in the stronghold, the mayor honors them with a celebration attended by the eminent citizens of the town. The characters have established valuable contacts who can aid them in their later endeavors.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
collection of individuals thrown together by unforeseen circumstances. The Party Makeup table in this section offers suggestions for how you might compose your party. The tables of contacts in chapter 2
of the action in a Ravnica campaign, it’s important not to let that tension cause too much friction in a party of adventurers. The D&D game relies on cooperation among the players, so it’s helpful
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
dinner.
2 The Darklord contacts the adventurers via letters or dreams.
3 The Darklord meets the adventurers disguised as a nonthreatening inhabitant or animal.
4 The Darklord meets
innocents.
6 The Darklord possesses the body of someone the adventurers care about.
7 The Darklord possesses the body of one of the adventurers.
8 The Darklord invites the adventurers to a negotiation, promising nonviolent solutions to a conflict.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
can be taken or lost. True greatness relies on personal prowess. Faced with this truth, a frost giant might seek a supernatural gift from Vaprak the Destroyer. Vaprak is a ferocious god of strength
the giant in secret. The troll offers up its own body to be devoured in Vaprak’s name. Only the boldest and most determined frost giants can finish such a gory feast. After devouring the troll sent by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
pose as merchants and rely on their local contacts to move goods through the region without interference from the town guard or royal agents. Smuggling has long been an easy way to make money in
families to give to dwarves and merchants. This faction relies on two council members for representation. Eda Oweland leads the faction and can count on Gellan Primewater to back her up. Anders Solmor
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
to pass its tests lie scattered around its lair. Its great wings sweep along its flanks, its tawny leonine body rippling with muscle and possessed of forepaws powerful enough to tear a humanoid in
embodied spirits, brought into the mortal realm by devout prayer or direct intervention. A sphinx maintains its vigil tirelessly, not needing to sleep or eat. It rarely engages with others of its kind
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
tears from its victims and grafts onto itself. Over time, these creatures can accumulate many limbs. VAPRAK THE DESTROYER
Although trolls are hardly devout and seldom ponder spiritual questions
devour those on the brink of death, but only if the troll is already cooked or digested (slain by fire or acid). Otherwise, the god spits the soul back into the world to regenerate a new body, no matter
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
through the imbiber’s body. In other cases, she demands years of life, either from the patient’s lifetime or the researcher’s labor. In her oversight of life and death, Pharika acts as a patron of
findings in novel ways. She is willing to do anything to perpetuate experimentation and discovery, even at the cost of turning her less devout followers into specimens. Divine Relationships Despite her
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Star Spawn Larva Mage A larva mage is a nightmarish combination of a mortal body and otherworldly substance. When a powerful cultist of a wormlike entity such as Kyuss or Kezef — usually a warlock or
other spellcaster — contacts the comet-borne emissary of an Elder Evil, the emissary can merge with a mortal consciousness to create a larva mage. None of the original cultist’s personality survives
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Hierophant Medusa Sometimes deeply devout people, usually either Humanoids or medusas, dedicate themselves to a cause and are transformed by a deity or magic into hierophant medusas—beings with
powerful snakelike tails for their lower body, snakes for hair, and a petrifying gaze. The first hierophant medusa was transformed by the power of the Euryale card when that individual was inspired by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
experts share contacts, exchange resources such as materials or tools, and leverage their collective influence to affect politics for their benefit. Alternatively, merchants and other business owners
existing enchanted items and might be willing to buy or trade adventurers’ spoils. 4 Moneychangers. These merchants deal in all forms of currency, acting as bankers, loan agents, and crucial contacts for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
and permanently laying them to rest. 2 Devout Scholars. This federation prizes knowledge and texts pertaining to their god. They collect rare holy books and record the life stories of miracle-working
order vary widely. Your patron relies on your group due to your particular skills or, perhaps, because it’s divine whim. The Religious Order Member Roles table suggests positions you might fill in an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
trolls are rarely devout and seldom ponder spiritual questions, some fear and venerate the entity known as Vaprak the Destroyer. Vaprak’s true nature is something of a mystery, but Vaprak is always
. Vaprak’s troll worshipers believe this god devours the souls of those who have been cooked or digested (slain by fire or acid). Otherwise, the god spits the soul back into the world to regenerate a new body