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Monsters
Monster Manual
vampire takes 20 Acid damage if it ends its turn in running water.Stake to the Heart. If a weapon that deals Piercing damage is driven into the vampire’s heart while the vampire has the
, one creature the vampire can see within 30 feet that isn’t a Construct or an Undead. Failure: 14 (4d6);{"diceNotation":"4d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Sanguine Drain
Monsters
Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
Entropic Aura. Each creature that is not a construct or undead that ends its turn within 15 feet of Ygorl takes 14 (4d6);{"diceNotation":"4d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Entropic Aura
Teleport action.
Call the Void (Costs 3 Actions). Each creature that is not a construct or undead within 30 feet of Ygorl must make a DC 22 Constitution saving throw against the lord of entropy’s
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
duplicate that looks just like the reigar. The duplicate obeys the reigar’s commands and uses the reigar’s statistics, except it is an unaligned Construct that doesn’t have a talarith of its
land. When the endless battles there grew tiresome, some reigar ventured to the Astral Sea and Wildspace in search of glory. Many are driven by artistic pursuits, but each reigar has their own notion
Species
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Hobgoblins trace their origins to the ancient courts of the Feywild, where they first appeared with their goblin and bugbear kin. Many of them were driven from the Feywild by the conquering god
in alphabetical order: Aberration, Beast, Celestial, Construct, Dragon, Elemental, Fey, Fiend, Giant, Humanoid, Monstrosity, Ooze, Plant, Undead. These types don’t have rules themselves, but
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
those who are driven to fight for the way of peace. Peace Deities Example Deity Pantheon Angharradh Elven Berronar Truesilver Dwarven Boldrei Eberron Cyrrollalee Halfling Eldath Forgotten Realms
of you (this can include yourself) equal to your proficiency bonus. You create a magical bond among them for 10 minutes or until you use this feature again. While any bonded creature is within 30
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
build specialized workshops for those purposes. Arcane Workshop Adventures Characters might find their way to an arcane workshop for a variety of reasons. Some possibilities are outlined in the Arcane
artificers finish making the item. 2 Petition the ranking artificer for access to the workshop’s specialized library. 3 Use the workshop to create a crucial magic item. 4 Locate a stolen construct that has
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
danger. When such a guardian is created, the magic that animates it is intertwined with a bonded command amulet. Any creature that has a shield guardian’s command amulet can control that Construct and, in
Carpenter
Shield Guardian Large Construct, Unaligned
AC 17 Initiative −1 (9)
HP 142 (15d10 + 60)
Speed 30 ft.
Ability Score Mod Save
Str 18 +4 +4
Dex 8 −1 −1
Con 18 +4
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
her former skills and intellect, and bonded to an equally special flesh golem that she wears as a costumed skin. (If you are playing through Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus, this setup was one of
Infernal Machine and installed it in a magical construct resembling a silvery skeleton with decorative wings, nicknamed Eludecia. (If you connect this adventure to Lost Laboratory of Kwalish, the construct
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
two factions weakened them both. The mariners’ guild then sent a force ashore, and the remaining pirates were killed or driven off by the guild’ soldiers. The island, though now apparently abandoned
, and clear it entirely of threats so that the guild can construct a lighthouse on the site. Payment is made upon completion of the job, which will be verified by guild members. The mariners’ guild
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
construct, unaligned
Armor Class 14 (natural armor)
Hit Points 18 (4d4 + 8)
Speed 10 ft., fly 60 ft.
STR
12 (+1)
DEX
16 (+3)
CON
14 (+2)
INT
3 (−4)
WIS
14 (+2
magical, telepathic bond with its willing master. While the two are bonded, the master can sense what the anvilwrought senses, as long as they are within 1 mile of each other.
Bronze Sable
(JASPER
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
The Mourning No one knows the reason for what happened on 20 Olarune 994 YK. Though it had been battered, Cyre stood defiant; Cyran soldiers had recently driven deep into Karrnathi territory and were
. Over the last four years, people have ventured into the mist for many reasons. Some sought to plunder the abandoned treasures of the richest nation in Galifar. Others hoped to find lost loved ones, or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
driven by a hunger for life. A wight drains living essence through its attacks. Humanoids slain by a wight’s life-sapping grip reanimate a day later and serve the wight as obedient zombies. Valera
Lutfullina
Wights might return from the dead for a multitude of sinister reasons. Roll on or choose a result from the Wight Motives table to inspire why a wight plagues the living.
Wight
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Domains of Delight: A Feywild Accessory
Fey Curses Curses are common punishments among archfey and other powerful Fey creatures. An adventurer might be cursed for any number of reasons, a few of which are listed below: Offending a powerful
looks like you. Your statistics are the same, but you are a Construct with vulnerability to fire damage, and you don’t require air, food, or drink. Items worn or carried by you are unaffected. 8
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
key components of life within the city. Change is possible, but usually only when it’s driven by members of the royal family or the noble clans. Queen Jin-Mi sits at the apex of the social order
—whether for love or for social or political reasons, both of which are considered equally valid—they must choose which partner’s clan they will belong to after the union. In rare cases, a new couple
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
in running water.
Stake to the Heart. If a weapon that deals Piercing damage is driven into the vampire’s heart while the vampire has the Incapacitated condition in its resting place, the vampire has
).
Bonus Actions
Sanguine Drain. Constitution Saving Throw: DC 18, one creature the vampire can see within 30 feet that isn’t a Construct or an Undead. Failure: 14 (4d6) Necrotic damage. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
, stone melting compound, stirge repellent, and glow-in-the-dark paint. Artificers Rock gnome artificers construct exquisitely tooled and enameled pieces of machinery, often weaving magical properties
inventions include the following:
A chain-driven tomato smasher that is also able to fly A lightning-powered portable rat-zapper — good for keeping out the vermin A floating metal facsimile of a beholder
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
protect the wyrmling.
3 A band of kobolds was driven out of its warren by a red dragon wyrmling; they now raid to survive—and to gather offerings to propitiate “the winged god.”
4 A tiefling
child has secretly hidden and raised a red dragon wyrmling from an egg. The wyrmling is bonded to the child, but dangerous to anyone else.
5 A bound fire elemental serves as the guardian of an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
—broken and consumed by the march of eternity. It has no sense of empathy or compassion, driven only to unmake so that the resulting base elements of reality can fuel the multiverse’s endless cycles of
creatures that have attempted to parley with Ygorl are known to have been driven to madness in the process.
Death and Destruction. Ygorl’s most notable possession is an adamantine scythe with the slaad
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
undead champions from the Grim Harrow, and infiltrating the Solar Bastion (see chapter 10) before Hilarion discovered her. Asteria is driven to protect innocent people who accidentally stumble across
decks from their many dangers—especially from the curse imposed by the Euryale card, which Asteria resents as a defamation of her devoted friend. For this and many other reasons, Asteria tracks down
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal
the tunnels they found, worming out new lairs under the surface for reasons of their own. In time, their excavations grew into the vast labyrinth known today as Undermountain, the largest dungeon in all
. Most visitors are content to swap stories by the hearth, but sometimes a group driven by greed, ambition, or desperation pays the toll for entry and descends the well. Most don’t survive to make the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
crusading mortals, but occasionally one of these mechanical and magical hybrids gets loose, driven berserk by its need to destroy. Many Forms, One Purpose. Hellfire engines take many forms, but all of them
, but that discovery has eluded them so far. Constructed Nature. A hellfire engine doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep. Hellfire Engine
Huge construct, lawful evil
Armor Class 18 (natural
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
are laboriously collected and taken from the basement. Over time, a similar construct could be used as an offensive upgrade to the franchise’s headquarters, either as part of future franchise
lighthouse. (This assumes that Hoobur Gran’Shoop was driven from the basement, and that the characters are prepared to deal with the possibility of him coming back.) Even if the characters don’t want
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
demons or crusading mortals, but occasionally one of these magical-mechanical hybrids gets loose, driven berserk by its need to destroy. Hellfire engines take many forms, but all of them have one purpose
discovery has eluded them so far. Hellfire Engine
Huge Construct, Typically Lawful Evil
Armor Class 18 (natural armor)
Hit Points 216 (16d12 + 112)
Speed 40 ft.
STR
20 (+5)
DEX
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
and evil. Even adventure villains are more often driven by human motives than by cosmic concepts of good and evil. People sometimes do evil things for good reasons. Exercise some caution when
you can add to the villains in this chapter, giving them more or less good reasons to perform their evil deeds. Morally Ambiguous Villains d4 Villain 1 The villain is targeting people with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
their brains in order to return them to a semblance of life. Kwalish promised to research a means of finding new bodies for his fallen companions, but was driven away by the Grand Master before he
be destroyed, along with any creatures still inside it. Gearbox to the Rescue. If Gearbox the modron is with the party, one character can attempt a DC 12 Dexterity check to connect the construct to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
to understand
their place in the cosmos
Giant Construct Encounters Use the Giant Construct Encounters table to populate ancient giants’ ruins that have been sealed from the outside world for
ancient giants. You can alter the appearance of any Construct on this table to reflect the nature of its creators. An iron golem built by fire giants might spew embers and sooty smoke between its iron
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
reasons why folk would subject themselves to this dangerous experience are numerous, including: To free themselves from a dark and terrible past. It is said that the Raven Queen can make you confront
your fears; some find a way to move beyond them, but others can be driven mad. To discover a secret of someone who is dead. Adventurers might need to go to the Shadowfell to find a soul that has been
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
the Grounds With the jackalwere and her pack defeated or driven off, the characters can search the grounds. If they search in the area where the jackals were digging, see “Survivor” below. If they
paladin occultant named Talanatha Three-Coins — activate the timepiece of travel and teleport away. For reasons unknown, the timepiece stayed behind (see the “Level Inappropriate” sidebar). Gildha
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
amulet’s wearer can command the bound guardian to cast the Fireball spell stored within the Construct. D8: Icicle Cave Rows of thick icicles—some long enough to connect the icy floor and ceiling—hang in
Construct to fight Challidax. But before they leave the lair, Gelida wants the amulet so she can use the guardian to carry her box out of the caves and wherever else the mephit pleases. If the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
shaping a massive mosaic. Not far from the dwarves is a large metallic construct with a terrifying number of appendages ending in blades and saws. It is thankfully unmoving.
A female dwarf with sharp
the itinerary with all members of the group (see the Wedding Itinerary table) and makes sure everyone understands that they are not free to wander the enclave at will. If asked about the construct
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
dark clouds that manifest leering skulls and bone-white lightning. Any creature exposed to the storm that isn’t a construct or an undead must succeed on a DC 13 Constitution saving throw at the end of
of the world and can communicate with other creatures. In extremely rare cases, groups of these creatures band together, creating colonies. These bonded mimics cooperate to create larger objects than
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
driven out. The city’s only resident is Kwalish, but the inventor has developed potent defenses to defend the entrance to his lab. The following locations are identified on the map below. View
13 Intelligence (Arcana) check. They also describe Kwalish’s desire to construct a final laboratory hidden within an extradimensional space, and how he experimented with the city’s materials to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
depiction, for it represents one of a handful of dragons the city has faced in its history. After being paraded to a square near where the dragon was defeated or driven off, the enormous effigy is burned
: Stoneshar Stoneshar is an all-faiths day during which folk strive not to be idle. Even children at play are encouraged to dig holes, build sand castles, or construct crude models. Waterdavians
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
are members of the town militia. T5. Wainwright’s Wagons A longtime fixture in Triboar, Wainwright’s Wagons has its own horse-driven sawmill and large buildings for lumber storage. The establishment
honorary title of Royal Armorer. For that and other reasons, the Foehammer name is synonymous with top-quality goods throughout the Dessarin Valley, and Ghelryn intends to keep it that way. Ghelryn hates
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
operation, forcing the wizard to spend time and resources defeating the fiend and replacing slain underlings. K16. Construct Workshop The invisible staircase from area K15 ends in front of a closed door
lever is an action that causes both clamps to release the floor, which is then magically driven upward into the ceiling. Creatures standing on the floor are knocked prone and must make a DC 20






