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Planar Ally

Spells Player’s Handbook

or magic items to an allied temple, while a Fiend might demand a living sacrifice or a gift of treasure. Some creatures might exchange their service for a quest undertaken by you. A task that can be

typically require only half the suggested payment, while especially dangerous tasks might require a greater gift. Creatures rarely accept tasks that seem suicidal. After the creature completes the

Vecna the Archlich

Monsters Vecna: Eve of Ruin

points and becomes active again.Multiattack. Vecna uses Flight of the Damned (if available), Rotten Fate, or Spellcasting. He then makes two attacks with Afterthought. Afterthought. Melee Weapon

, the afflicted target can’t regain hit points. Flight of the Damned (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"recharge", "rollAction":"Flight of the Damned"}. Vecna conjures a torrent of

Lonelywood Banshee

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

Detect Life. The banshee can magically sense the presence of creatures up to 5 miles away that aren't undead or constructs. She knows the general direction they're in but not their exact locations

. Incorporeal Movement. The banshee can move through other creatures and objects as if they were difficult terrain. She takes 5 (1d10);{"diceNotation":"1d10","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Incorporeal

Kobold Scale Sorcerer

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

;s diplomat and mouthpiece—anticipating the dragon’s needs, issuing commands to others on the dragon’s behalf, and reporting information back to the dragon. Such scale sorcerers often

wear artificial wings, which are a sign of their draconic office. Scale sorcerers are just as awed by and respectful of dragons as others who venerate these mighty creatures, but they know that duty

Planar Ally Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

donation of gold or magic items to an allied temple, while a fiend might demand a living sacrifice or a gift of treasure. Some creatures might exchange their service for a quest undertaken by you. As a

waived. Nonhazardous tasks typically require only half the suggested payment, while especially dangerous tasks might require a greater gift. Creatures rarely accept tasks that seem suicidal. After the

Trade Talk

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild

Trade Talk Thessalar’s fixation on monster design provides an opportunity for bonding with any character with insight into that topic—or who can fake it well enough, either using suitable roleplaying

and player ingenuity, or a successful DC 16 Charisma (Persuasion) check. Suggesting a new design for a magical creature (ideally one combining the aspects of two or more existing creatures in some particularly deadly way) can grant advantage on checks made to interact with the artificer.

Kobold Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

Kobolds are a lot less cute when they learn how to cast fireballs. — Volo Kobolds are often dismissed as cowardly, foolish, and weak, but these little reptilian creatures actually have a

a perfect world, the creatures would be left alone to dig their tunnels and raise the next generation of kobolds, all the while seeking the magic that will free their imprisoned god (see the &ldquo

Jacqueline's Powers and Dominion

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

different, creatures might fall victim to the Gnawing Plague again and again. Rat Queen. Jacqueline Renier can understand and magically command any rat within 120 feet of her using limited telepathy. All

rats in Richemulot are especially intelligent and eagerly obey Renier’s will. This typically involves spying for her: eavesdropping on conversations, tailing individuals, and reporting back. Closing

Planar Ally

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

gift of treasure. Some creatures might exchange their service for a quest undertaken by you. A task that can be measured in minutes requires a payment worth 100 GP per minute. A task measured in hours

a greater gift. Creatures rarely accept tasks that seem suicidal. After the creature completes the task, or when the agreed-upon duration of service expires, the creature returns to its home plane

Planar Ally

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

sacrifice or a gift of treasure. Some creatures might exchange their service for a quest undertaken by you. As a rule of thumb, a task that can be measured in minutes requires a payment worth 100 gp per

especially dangerous tasks might require a greater gift. Creatures rarely accept tasks that seem suicidal. After the creature completes the task, or when the agreed-upon duration of service expires, the

Orc Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

, orcs breed prodigiously (and they aren’t choosy about what they breed with, which is why such creatures as half-orcs and ogrillons are found in the world). Females that are about to give birth are

relieved of their other roles and taken to the lair’s whelping pens, where they are tended to by Luthic’s followers. Orcs don’t take mates, and no pair-bonding occurs in a tribe

Planar Ally

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

gift of treasure. Some creatures might exchange their service for a quest undertaken by you. A task that can be measured in minutes requires a payment worth 100 GP per minute. A task measured in hours

a greater gift. Creatures rarely accept tasks that seem suicidal. After the creature completes the task, or when the agreed-upon duration of service expires, the creature returns to its home plane

Planar Ally

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

sacrifice or a gift of treasure. Some creatures might exchange their service for a quest undertaken by you. As a rule of thumb, a task that can be measured in minutes requires a payment worth 100 gp per

especially dangerous tasks might require a greater gift. Creatures rarely accept tasks that seem suicidal. After the creature completes the task, or when the agreed-upon duration of service expires, the

Kobold Scale Sorcerer

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

needs, issuing commands to others on the dragon’s behalf, and reporting information back to the dragon. Such scale sorcerers often wear artificial wings, which are a sign of their draconic office

. Scale sorcerers are just as awed by and respectful of dragons as others who venerate these mighty creatures, but they know that duty requires them not to fawn over their master at all times. They also

11. Office of the Warden

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild

about, “That damned thumb-screwer, Andras.” Stolos The result of the same experiment that produced Andras (area 9), Stolos has the head of a male human atop the body of a giant snowy owl. He

, Stolos angrily admits that he and Andras derived from a singular human subject and his giant snowy owl companion years before. The two hybrid creatures now have an intense hatred for one another

Tracking the Moose

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

the banshee’s Corrupting Touch. There is only one banshee haunting the forest. If it’s destroyed, it re-forms after 24 hours in a random location in the forest, damned to its eternal exile. Brown Bear

fox patiently stalking a snowshoe hare (see appendix C for both creatures’ stat blocks). If the characters leave the animals alone, roll a d6 to determine what happens next. On an odd roll, the hare

Levistus

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

remorhazes, krakens, mammoths, and even a few tribes of frost giants. These denizens have no fear of any other creatures, including devils, which makes the place an ideal proving ground. Lesser devils

that need to sharpen their combat skills or improve their endurance before reporting to Avernus for duty in the Blood War spend time in Stygia. The cruelly cold environment, combined with the constant

Simulation Chambers

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy

bright blue as he hurries over to a table set with magical gear and mysterious devices unrecognizable to the characters, reporting that everything is ready to go. Starting the Simulation Mister Blip

sense that they are in an illusion, nor can the illusion be dispelled. The detect magic and dispel magic spells don’t register or disrupt the magic of the illusion, nor of the creatures or objects it

Life and Outlook

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

blows over their differences. Kobolds choose mates primarily for convenience. Their lack of emotional bonding means they have no concept of marriage or permanent family relationships. Their eggs are

seem older and more respectable. Most kobold tribes avoid eating what they call “talking meat” — intelligent creatures — because such behavior prompts retaliation. The fear of starvation can make them

Life in the Tribe

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

to replenish the casualties of their endless warring, orcs breed prodigiously (and they aren’t choosy about what they breed with, which is why such creatures as half-orcs and ogrillons are found in

pair-bonding occurs in a tribe other than at the moment when coupling takes place. At other times, males and females are more or less indifferent toward one another. All orcs consider mating to be a

Beholders

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

Beholders True beholders are isolationists that despise others of their kind, but their dreams can give rise to a variety of lesser beholder-like creatures, a few of which are described here. Death

it uses to generate electrical energy inside its body. Paranoid about dying from starvation, it obsessively drains even little creatures such as rats in an effort to stave off this fate for as long as

M. Mad Mage of Mount Baratok

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

Strahd’s tyranny, but he underestimated Strahd’s hold over the land and the creatures in it. After a battle between the two in Castle Ravenloft, Strahd drove the Mad Mage to the mountains and sent the

realization that he no longer has any hope of defeating Strahd or freeing the people of the vampire’s damned realm. The Mad Mage has forgotten his name and the world whence he came. In fact, he doesn’t

Hobgoblins

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

is within 5 feet of an ally of the hobgoblin and that ally isn’t incapacitated. Army Arcana. When the hobgoblin casts a spell that causes damage or that forces other creatures to make a saving

into their ranks. While a recruit is in training, it serves the Iron Shadows by looking for and reporting suspicious behavior. Masters of Shadow and Fist. When a recruit’s training is complete, she is

Loremonger

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

important lore gained during the characters’ travels, and reporting on competitors’ goals and methods. Noteworthy Loremongers: Mabannok Kovri Essential Functions: Record names, dates, and vital

raucous applause, which you play back liberally Need to Know At rank 2, your insight grants you preternatural knowledge of the creatures around you. As an action, select one humanoid you can see

Areas of the Temple

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

” sections. View Player Version A1. Hall of the Damned The features of this hall are readily apparent: In the middle of the hall, a spiral staircase descends 20 feet to the lower level (area A3). The

like the insubstantial image of a handsome, clean-shaven man of knightly bearing clad in plate armor. These undead attack any living creatures but can’t leave the crypt or approach within 5 feet of

Black Cabin Locations

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

retrieve it can read Copper’s message, which is written in Common: Macreadus, I’ve had enough of this damned, relentless cold. I feel it creep into my bones, my head, my heart. I’m heading back to

place, if only to make sure evil creatures aren’t hiding there. After helping the characters, the werebear offers to serve as a guide for up to seven days, though it avoids Ten-Towns.

Scab Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

the Sword of Zariel, Alazub realizes they are Zariel’s foes and makes reporting that information to Zariel a priority. After being freed and talking with the characters, the barbed devil leaves the

bones and offal sits in the middle of this otherwise empty chamber. Creatures who examine the bones and offal closely notice a stoppered bottle in the pile. Treasure. The bottle is a eversmoking bottle

Areas of the Water Temple

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

link their city’s mercantile district with the world above. The water is 15 feet deep. A character can pole a boat through a canal at a speed of 10 feet. Random Encounters. Aquatic creatures wander the

call themselves the Blackmaws. These creatures have degenerated into savagery despite their use of human-style arms and armor. The carcasses by the brazier include the remains of a fire cultist spy

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