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Ashen Rider

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

Aura of Silence. When a creature starts its turn within 30 feet of the ashen rider, the rider can force that creature to make a DC 18 Wisdom saving throw if the rider can see it. On a successful save

spellcasting ability is Wisdom (spell save DC 18). The rider can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components: At will: command, compelled duel 1/day each: banishment, blade barrier

Specter of Night

Monsters Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures

essence to the dead body, giving the corpse the semblance of life as a rider. The two function as a single creature, more powerful for their unnatural union. Humans of Eldraine view specters as

specter and imagine the rider in command of the mount, but the truth is the opposite; the flying horror is an Undead monster that scours the wilds for a knightly corpse. On finding one, the horror binds its

Star Lancer

Monsters Monstrous Compendium Vol. 1: Spelljammer Creatures

to the Great Cavern that forms the hollow heart of the dead god. There, the soul becomes housed in the body of a new, fully grown star lancer that rises magically from the cavern floor. As long as

has the innate ability to turn itself and its rider invisible, making it ideal for stealth missions and ambushes.Radiant

Gloamwing

Monsters Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

Death Link. If its specter rider is reduced to 0 hit points, the gloamwing is destroyed. Flyby. The gloamwing doesn't provoke an opportunity attack when it flies out of an enemy's reach. Sunlight

, and its leathery skin is stretched tight over its skull, where its eyes are empty sockets. Its body is mottled with bony plates, and great wings stretch from its shoulders. Undead Nature. A Nightveil

Elf

races Player’s Handbook

, including worlds in the Material Plane. Elves have pointed ears and lack facial and body hair. They live for around 750 years, and they don’t sleep but instead enter a trance when they need

shaped by it. Some drow individuals and societies avoid the Underdark altogether yet carry its magic. In the Eberron setting, for example, drow dwell in rainforests and cyclopean ruins on the continent of

8. Park-and-Ride

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

secret door that leads to area 8b.) Wooden Donkeys. Standing around the room are five crude wooden constructs resembling donkeys. Each of these magic dummies has a body made of a wooden keg turned on

Small or Medium humanoid sits atop a wooden donkey, it moves and attacks as directed by its rider. Each donkey has the statistics of a mule, with these changes: The wooden donkey is a construct with

Archons

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

Dexterity saving throw or take 22 (4d10) radiant damage. (CHRIS RAHN) Ashen Rider The fall of the ancient archon empires left some archons bitter and resentful. Seeking to avoid the spread of human

mortal world to ash. Ashen Rider Medium celestial, lawful evil Armor Class 18 (plate) Hit Points 178 (21d8 + 84) Speed 30 ft. STR 20 (+5) DEX 16 (+3) CON 19 (+4) INT

Specter of Night

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume Four

its essence to the dead body, giving the corpse the semblance of life as a rider. The two function as a single creature, more powerful for their unnatural union. Humans of Eldraine view specters as

specter and imagine the rider in command of the mount, but the truth is the opposite; the flying horror is an Undead monster that scours the wilds for a knightly corpse. On finding one, the horror binds

Starting the Adventure

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

mask. The rider barely manages to stay in the saddle, his body bristling with cruel black arrows. Blind with panic, the horse plows on, threatening to trample travelers in its path. Before it can

, though, the beast’s legs give way. Both mount and rider topple, crashing into the dust with a piercing whinny and a sound like snapping branches. Give the characters a moment to react, encouraging

Waterdeep

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

Waterdeep The City of Splendors is a bustling city on the Sword Coast. A rider from Red Larch can reach Waterdeep in seven days, three if he or she changes horses often and dares to ride by night

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

Mounts and Vehicles

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

animal’s head, neck, chest, and body. Any type of armor shown on the Armor table can be purchased as barding. The cost is four times the equivalent armor made for humanoids, and it weighs twice as much

. Saddles. A military saddle braces the rider, helping you keep your seat on an active mount in battle. It gives you advantage on any check you make to remain mounted. An exotic saddle is required for

Star Lancer

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume One: Spelljammer Creatures

. There, the soul becomes housed in the body of a new, fully grown star lancer that rises magically from the cavern floor. As long as the dead god and its Great Cavern remain intact, the number of star

impale enemies. Githyanki are fond of using star lancers as mounts, riding them across the Astral Sea in small flocks. A star lancer has the innate ability to turn itself and its rider invisible, making

Ancient Mysteries

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron

turned on the others, killing noble Siberys and scattering the pieces of his body. Eberron fought Khyber, but couldn’t defeat the dark wyrm. And so Eberron wound Khyber in her coils and transformed

, source of demons and foul things. And the ring around our world is the broken body of Siberys, the Dragon Above, whose blood is the source of all magic. This cosmic struggle was merely the first of

Mounts and Vehicles

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

head, neck, chest, and body. Any type of armor shown on the Armor table in this chapter can be purchased as barding. The cost is four times the equivalent armor made for humanoids, and it weighs twice

as much. Saddles. A military saddle braces the rider, helping you keep your seat on an active mount in battle. It gives you advantage on any check you make to remain mounted. An exotic saddle is

Narzugon

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse

respond to the summons and commands of the spurs’ wearer. Magic Item: Infernal Tack Wondrous Item, Legendary (Requires Attunement by a Creature of Evil Alignment) 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

Elf

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook

, including worlds in the Material Plane. Elves have pointed ears and lack facial and body hair. They live for around 750 years, and they don’t sleep but instead enter a trance when they need to rest. In

drow individuals and societies avoid the Underdark altogether yet carry its magic. In the Eberron setting, for example, drow dwell in rainforests and cyclopean ruins on the continent of Xen’drik

Elf

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules

worlds in the Material Plane. Elves have pointed ears and lack facial and body hair. They live for around 750 years, and they don’t sleep but instead enter a trance when they need to rest. In that state

individuals and societies avoid the Underdark altogether yet carry its magic. In the Eberron setting, for example, drow dwell in rainforests and cyclopean ruins on the continent of Xen’drik. High Elves

Random Encounters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

rider 9 Trinket 10 Hidden bundle 11 1d4 swarm of ravens (50%) or 1 wereraven (see appendix D) in raven form (50%) 12 1d6 dire wolves 13 3d6 wolves 14 1d4 berserkers 15 Corpse 16 1d6 werewolves in human

Corpse 7 Hidden bundle 8 Skeletal rider 9 1d8 swarm of bats 10 1d6 dire wolves 11 3d6 wolves 12 1d4 berserkers 13 1 druid and 2d6 twig blights 14 2d4 needle blights 15 1d6 werewolves in wolf form 16 3d6

Nightveil Specter

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica

is incapacitated. A gloamwing’s head is almost ratlike, with prominent teeth, and its leathery skin is stretched tight over its skull, where its eyes are empty sockets. Its body is mottled with bony

ft., passive Perception 13 Languages understands Common Challenge 8 (3,900 XP) Death Link. If its specter rider is reduced to 0 hit points, the gloamwing is destroyed. Flyby. The gloamwing

Arveiaturace Arrives

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

Arveiaturace Arrives Arveiaturace, an ancient white dragon whose vision is hampered by cataracts, carries the body of her former master, the wizard Meltharond, in a saddle on her back (see

hear Arveiaturace board it, as her massive form makes the entire vessel shake and the ice around it crack. If Arveiaturace notices the characters, she immediately says to the rider on her back, “We know

Monsters (N)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules

body dissolves into ichor, and it gains a new body instantly, reviving with all its Hit Points somewhere in the Abyss. Magic Resistance. The nalfeshnee has Advantage on saving throws against spells

Fire damage to a rider while it is on the nightmare. Illumination. The nightmare sheds Bright Light in a 10-foot radius and Dim Light for an additional 10 feet. Actions Hooves. Melee Attack Roll

Life Span

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

century of life, adult dragons are mighty beings, akin to characters in the third tier of play (levels 11 to 16). An adult dragon’s influence can extend across a whole region or continent. Most adult

mates or as members of a special alliance or organization. A whole continent, about 3,000 miles across, might include the territories of hundreds of young dragons and dozens of adults, but rarely more

Encounters (A-C)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

never acknowledged his death and still speaks to his body as if he were alive. He was, while he lived, her only friend and confidant. Arveiaturace the White Wyrm and Her Mysterious Rider Running the

Encounter. If this encounter takes place during a blizzard, the dragon is buried under heavy snow, waiting out the storm with her outstretched wings lying flat at her sides. Her rider is visible above the

The Greyhawk Setting

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

. Separated from Eastern Oerik by the Tilva Strait, Hepmonaland is a relatively small continent that few people of the Flanaess known much about. Those who have explored the north spur of Hepmonaland

Invincible Mount Celestia Knights, soldiers Lightning bolt Hextor, Scourge of Battle Acheron Soldiers, tyrants Six down-pointing arrows in a fan Incabulos, the Black Rider* Hades Necromancers, those

Battlefield Events

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention

than three victories. Read the following aloud: Before you can act, the dragon extends a ghostly claw from its body and snatches a glowing red stone from the air above its head. With a triumphant roar

arrows, the dragon struggles to rise to its feet. As you approach it, the specter of another dragon emerges from its body and flies away to the south, fading from sight! As the spirit leaves its body

Faerûn

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

Faerûn The vast central continent of Toril, Faerûn is a land mass divided by a great sea known as the Inner Sea, or the Sea of Fallen Stars. The lands beyond the North can be roughly divided into

scapegoats. Lands to the East To the east lie many of the older nations of the Realms, including the Western Heartlands of Faerûn — those civilizations centrally located on the continent, and thereby

Random Encounters in Thither

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

shallow grave containing the body of a dead blink dog laid out on a reed litter. The dogs howl sadly while solemnly placing gifts for their deceased companion to enjoy in its afterlife. If the ceremony

point, suggesting that it can fly. Owlbear and Chariot The characters encounter a domesticated owlbear yoked to a dilapidated elven chariot. It ran off into the woods after its rider, an elf, was snatched

The Dark Seldarine

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

they die, as the body dissolves into pale light and leaves no clue to where the soul has gone. Vulkoor Drow of the world of Eberron worship a scorpion-god named Vulkoor, which is their world’s

equivalent of Lolth. Vulkoor is often portrayed or envisioned as a giant scorpion or as a hybrid creature with the head, arms, and upper torso of a strong male drow and the lower body of a scorpion. The dark

Howling Hatred Cultists

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

) piercing damage. Thurl Merosska Thurl Merosska is the leader of the Feathergale Knights. Once a griffon rider of Waterdeep, Thurl retired after a storm nearly claimed his life. Obsessed with his near

sleep. Howling Defeat. When Aerisi drops to 0 hit points, her body disappears in a howling whirlwind that disperses quickly and harmlessly. Anything she is wearing or carrying is left behind

Black Earth Cultists

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

footing and special armor. For burrowsharks, an additional gift of Ogrémoch’s might establishes a magical bond between the burrowshark and a bulette, allowing the rider to burrow with its mount and

, Terran Challenge 8 (3,900 XP), or 12 (8,400 XP) with lair actions Earthen Defeat. When Marlos drops to 0 hit points, his body transforms into mud and collapses into a pool. Anything he is wearing

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