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Monsters
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
whatever genie empire rises from the wreckage.
Personality
Biha Babir’s demeanor is like the ocean: seemingly placid on the surface, but dangerous and fierce deep below. Her amiable attitude hides
a cunning mind. Biha Babir is politically savvy and prefers to outsmart her opponents rather than battle them, though she doesn’t shy from combat if necessary.
Biha Babir covets opulence, but
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
visible on the Material Plane while it is in the Border Ethereal, and vice versa, yet it can't affect or be affected by anything on the other plane.A phantom warrior is the spectral remnant of a willful
wall, then disappear forever once a new guard assumes its post or the wall is destroyed. The period between the time it died and the time it rises as a phantom warrior is usually 24 hours.
Faded Memories
Monsters
Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
Axiomatic Mind. The nonaton can’t be compelled to act in a manner contrary to its nature or its instructions.
Combat Ready. The nonaton has advantage on initiative rolls.
Disintegration. If
-foot-tall, 20-foot-radius cylinder of magical force rises from that point. Each creature in that area must make a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw. On a failed save, a creature takes 21 (6d6);{"diceNotation
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
False Appearance. If the slithering tracker is motionless at the start of combat, it has advantage on its initiative roll. Moreover, if a creature hasn’t observed the slithering tracker move or
ground it courses over, seeking any trace of its prey. To kill, a slithering tracker rises up and enshrouds a creature, attempting to drown the creature while also draining it of blood.
Achieving
Yuan-ti Pureblood
Legacy
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
agents infiltrate enemy governments to discover weaknesses that their leaders can exploit. The yuan-ti look forward to the day when their empire rises again and spreads across the world like venom through
others can be exploited through bribes, favors, or threats.
As creatures devoid of emotion, yuan-ti exhibit behavior and use tactics that exemplify that outlook (or lack of one). Whether in combat
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Preparing for the Mission Darrett brings the characters word that the Dragon Army has taken one of Kalaman’s border forts. He has the following information: Wheelwatch Outpost stands near the border
with the land of Estwilde. The fort supplies Kalaman’s forces that patrol the border. The fort, which lies twenty-four miles southeast of the city, has been taken by the Dragon Army. Raven has been
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
throughout the plane are curtains of vaporous color, and passing through a curtain leads a traveler to a region of the Border Ethereal connected to a specific Inner Plane, the Material Plane, the Feywild
, or the Shadowfell. The color of the curtain indicates the plane whose Border Ethereal the curtain conceals; see the Ethereal Curtains table. Ethereal Curtains d8 Plane Color of Curtain 1
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Ethereal Plane The Ethereal Plane is a misty, fogbound dimension. Its “shores,” called the Border Ethereal, overlap the Material Plane, the Feywild, the Shadowfell, and the Inner Planes, and every
location on those planes has a corresponding location on the Ethereal Plane. Visibility in the Border Ethereal is usually limited to 60 feet. The plane’s depths comprise a region of swirling mist and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Morte’s Planar Parade
Celestials Various Celestials watch over the Outlands, particularly those reaches that border the Upper Planes. Angels and archons (presented later in this book) are particularly common. Some seek to
corner of the Outlands overrun by demons. 2 Wearing grim armor and displaying a rust-colored horn, a unicorn influenced by Acheron challenges all it encounters to mortal combat. 3 A fallen deva, now
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
mysterious of all, a spiral staircase rises from an archway in the wall that wasn’t present before.
Anyone who rings the bell enters the Border Ethereal as though affected by an etherealness spell. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
4. Guard Room This room is tucked behind a mud-splattered curtain. Five orcs of the Iceshield clan sleep on filthy pallets strewn around a large hole in the floor. They awaken to sounds of combat and
cement, forming a grate of sorts. The beams are far enough apart that a Medium or smaller creature can slip between them without having to squeeze. A horrible stench rises from the holes, accompanied by the squealing of pigs (see area 12). The orcs have no treasure.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
foot traveled. Any sudden actions, including those necessary for combat, might result in the character taking a spill. A character who takes the Dash action or tries to fight within the room must first
succeed on a DC 10 Dexterity saving throw or fall prone. The water becomes shallower to the east. After the corridor turns north, a set of stairs rises up out of the dampness, and the path ends at a set of bronze doors. The doors have keyholes but are unlocked.
Magic Items
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
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When you damage a target that hasn’t taken a turn in this combat, the target takes an extra 3d10 slashing damage from ghostly blades.
5
, a skeleton, zombie, or ghoul also appears at a random location within 5 miles of you, searching for the living to kill. A humanoid killed by these undead rises as the same type of undead at the next
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
. Ella doesn’t participate in the combat. Gnolls. The gnolls fight to the death, cackling maniacally all the while. Cart and Dretches. The cart is a Large object with AC 15, 27 hit points, and immunity to
distract enemies in combat. A character who makes a successful DC 12 Wisdom (Animal Handling) check can convince the mastiff to stay out of the fight and find shelter. Hezrou. On its turn, the demon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
corpses. When Pietra sought to speak with them, her voice emerged from their mouths. The Relentless sails a domain that can overlap any body of water in any other domain. Some domains border the Sea of
. Pietra van Riese Dominia. The asylum of the vampire Dr. Daclaud Heinfroth rises upon this stormy island. The asylum’s patients are all dramatically different versions of Heinfroth inspired by who he
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Bladecutter
When brute force won’t get the job done, or when magic isn’t available or appropriate, the rogue rises to the fore. With skills tied to stealth, subterfuge, and trickery, rogues can get
their way. On adventures, a rogue is likely to mix an outwardly cautious approach — few rogues enjoy combat — with a ravenous hunger for loot. Most of the time, in a rogue’s mind, taking up arms
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
, the monsters swoop down and attack. In the second round of combat, an insane earth elemental rises from the stone floor and joins the fight. The stream that flows through the cave originates from a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
this role, as are paladins—as long as they aren’t asked to do things that violate the tenets of their oaths. Marshal. Combat is the specialty of the Marshal, who focuses on enforcing the law of the
that extends to protecting the border from incursions, but more often a Warden contend with monstrosities and wild beasts that threaten the populace, magical corruption that harms the land, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
of the bearded devils and hell hounds are out patrolling the perimeter at any given time, returning 1 minute after combat starts unless the fighting remains very quiet. An iron ladder rises through a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
the time it rises as a phantom warrior is usually 24 hours. Faded Memories. A phantom warrior retains the alignment and personality it had before it died, and it remembers how it died. Memories of its
visible on the Material Plane while it is in the Border Ethereal, and vice versa, yet it can’t affect or be affected by anything on the other plane.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
K27. King’s Hall This twenty-foot-high hall has a dark, vaulted ceiling draped with cobwebs. A low moan seems to travel the length of the corridor as it rises and falls, intoning sadness and despair
prestidigitation cantrip. Have the players roll initiative, and run this as a combat encounter with the “vampire” acting on initiative count 5. On its turn, the mannequin flies over the characters, 10 feet
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Morte’s Planar Parade
(5,900 XP) Proficiency Bonus +4
Axiomatic Mind. The nonaton can’t be compelled to act in a manner contrary to its nature or its instructions.
Combat Ready. The nonaton has advantage on initiative rolls
point on the ground that it can see within 60 feet of itself. A 60-foot-tall, 20-foot-radius cylinder of magical force rises from that point. Each creature in that area must make a DC 15 Dexterity
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
, 12 feet in diameter, with a conical thatched roof that rises 18 feet from the floor at its apex. Prisoners of the Soggy Court are held here while they await trial by combat in area D9. Characters
be battling one of the characters in trial by combat (see area D9 for details). Bavlorna is a recluse who rarely leaves her cottage. She enjoys making foul bargains with visitors. If the characters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
17. Sauna Heat rises from an enormous oval stone set into the floor of this chamber. Discarded skins are heaped around it, and shelves underneath it are lined with jars. A snake-headed yuan-ti sheds
combat, and he values his bodyguards too much to risk their lives in a pointless battle. Unless the characters provoke a fight, he tries to find out more about them and learn any secrets they might
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
, rerolling duplicates. Mountain Encounters d8 Encounter 1 Border Patrol 2 Dragon Flight 3 Fire Giant 4 Gnome Vale 5 Hermit 6 Rockslide 7 Troll Cave 8 Wyvern Roost Border Patrol A group of human
routes of several border patrols, as well as the locations of a gnome vale, a hermit’s hut, and a troll cave (detailed in the encounters that follow). Berythrach also knows the approximate location of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
, while Xedalli stands stiffly, regarding her brother with a look of utter loathing.
Silence fills the temple as the priest raises his arms and the emperor’s body, shrouded in light, rises into the beam
desperation, demands a chance to prove her innocence in a trial by combat—a request that Xeleth mocks: “Only someone who bears one of the starlight rings can challenge for the right to rule,” says the prince
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
to the surface or the Sea of Light. Krakens and other mighty leviathans claim this realm. Any land that rises above the surface of the sea is hotly contested by the few air-breathers that live on the
icebergs can carry these creatures farther into the Plane of Water to threaten ships and islands in warmer seas. The Frostfell, also called the Plane of Ice, forms the border between the planes of Air and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
cog rises from the water, with two matching cogs connected to it. Rusty metal conduits stretch from the cavern walls to the cogs. The water of the lake is slimy, with pinpricks of phosphorescent light
explore the lake using the rowboats in area 66, the aboleth ignores them regardless of its current demeanor, unless they draw undue attention to themselves. In the event of combat, the aboleth is not
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
25. Main Temple The north end of this vaulted chamber is entirely filled by the temple’s famed statue of Moloch. The impressive figure rises twenty-five feet high, nearly touching the ceiling. Its
worth 5,000 gp each. Manipulating Time Having a mechanical guide spend 1 charge in this area forces the eidolon to either enter or leave the sacred statue. Doing so causes the eidolon to attack if it is not already in combat with the characters. Statue of Moloch
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
. She retreats from close combat and conceals herself in the water. The nereid has a pet named Chac, a giant lightning eel (see appendix B). If she calls to Chac for aid, she does so on her turn when
she uses Water Lash. The waters begin to heave and boil, and the watery form of a human with an elephantine head, wearing an elaborate headdress and holding a trident, rises up. The eel comes near the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
tracker tastes the ground it courses over, seeking any trace of its prey. To kill, a slithering tracker rises up and enshrouds a creature, attempting to drown the prey while also draining it of blood. A
Challenge 3 (700 XP)
Ambusher. In the first round of a combat, the slithering tracker has advantage on attack rolls against any creature it surprised.
Damage Transfer. While grappling a creature
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
he survived, are now stationed here. If the party engages the sahuagin in combat here, the defenders’ numbers and central location on the level instantly raise the alert. Treasure. Amid mundane
below. An elite force of six sahuagin champions and four sahuagin coral smashers maintain a guard post here. If the defenders are slain, a shrill battle cry rises from the level below. Regardless of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
it courses over, seeking any trace of its prey. To kill, a slithering tracker rises up and enshrouds a creature, attempting to drown the creature while also draining it of blood. Achieving revenge
) Proficiency Bonus +2
False Appearance. If the slithering tracker is motionless at the start of combat, it has advantage on its initiative roll. Moreover, if a creature hasn’t observed the slithering
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
hold, though smoke rises from the bombardment of enemy war machines and dragonnels. Flights of winged enemies circle between the city and, high above, the inky shape of the flying citadel. Clystran
and his dragonnel stay out of combat. Bakaris’s Ego. During the battle, Bakaris removes his helmet and taunts the characters, claiming Kalaman is doomed and offering to find them jobs cleaning
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
before the glowing moon of Shabe Taabaan rises in the heavens. Map 11.3: pedestal of judgmentView Player Version Map 11.3 depicts the Pedestal of Judgment. As the characters near the site, read the
Afsoun is freed, she has 1 level of exhaustion and can only cast spells of 3rd level or lower until she finishes a long rest. She seeks to avoid combat unless the characters find themselves about to be






