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The Book of Many Things
few words. He shares leadership of the guild with Boss Delour and has a knack for planning heists. Guild members consider him a brutal but fair leader. Some perceptive guild members—like Kathra
curse. And if bargaining doesn’t work, there’s always blackmail. (See the “Using the Moonstalkers in Your Campaign” section in chapter 11 for more details.)Change Shape
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Monster Manual is a typical adult, at least a century old and boasting a valuable hoard. You can use the stat blocks in this section for older or younger dragon turtles. In addition, chapter 5
dragon turtles for solid ground.
Ancient dragon turtles might sleep for years or decades while floating along the surface of the ocean, enjoying the warmth of the sun and letting vegetation take root on
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
embodiment of winter’s remorseless consumption.
Tekeli-li exists today as a gnoll vampire that hasn’t fed in decades. Adventurers who use the “Rime of the Frostmaiden” to
create a passage through the glacier unknowingly release the starving gnoll vampire from its icy sepulcher. For more information about Tekeli-li’s lair, the Caves of Hunger, see chapter 6.
Necrotic; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
old and boasting a valuable hoard. You can use the stat blocks in this section for older or younger dragon turtles. In addition, chapter 5 includes lair actions and regional effects that can be used
sleep for years or decades while floating along the surface of the ocean, enjoying the warmth of the sun and letting vegetation take root on their shells. An angry ancient dragon turtle is terrible to
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
use the stat blocks in this section for older or younger dragon turtles. In addition, chapter 5 includes lair actions and regional effects that can be used for adult or ancient dragon turtles. An
indeed, legends suggest that many unwitting sailors wrecked at sea have mistaken slumbering dragon turtles for solid ground.
Ancient dragon turtles might sleep for years or decades while floating
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
fill. If you want to use a giant as a patron for a group of adventurers, you can use the perks, contacts, and roles described in the “Group Patrons” chapter of Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything alongside
. Giant Patrons Giant Role Group Patron Type Boss Criminal Syndicate Financier Aristocrat Seer Ancient Being Sovereign Sovereign Tutor Academy Warleader Military Force Boss A giant boss wields
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Monsters in This Book The Stat Blocks by Challenge Rating table sorts the creatures in this book by challenge rating. Stat Blocks by Challenge Rating CR Stat Block Creature Type Chapter 1/4
10 7 Talon beast Monstrosity 21 9 Boss Augustus Monstrosity 11 9 Boss Delour Monstrosity 11 9 Gremorly’s ghost Undead 15 9 Solar Bastion knight Humanoid 10 11 Enchanting infiltrator Fey 6 11
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Netheril’s Fall: Tales of Terror, Treasure, and Time Travel
mages. The council keeps tenuous order by staying on the good side of river smugglers. Nenek Tril (Chaotic Evil Lizardfolk Sovereign), a powerful smuggler boss, has murdered more than one council mage
for decades. But recently, phaerimm attacks on the city’s outskirts have become concerning. Similarly, incidents of Low Netherese resistance against the ruling mages have increased in recent years, with laborers demanding better pay and conditions in the mines. So far, the mages have ignored the laborers.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
. Moonlight mirrors can be used to disrupt Teremini’s ritual, as described later in this chapter. A moonlight mirror is a Medium object with AC 13; 5 hit points; and immunity to poison, psychic, and radiant
damage. A Detect Magic spell reveals an aura of evocation magic emanating from the mirror. Unless covered, the reflective side of a moonlight mirror casts bright light in a 20-foot hemisphere, in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
block earlier in this chapter) spends most of this time in this well-kept room. He keeps his key to area 7 beneath his pillow whenever it isn’t on his person. 10: Boss Augustus’s Quarters An owlbear rug
stretches across this room’s floor. Stuffed animal heads are mounted on the walls. Boss Augustus (see the stat block earlier in this chapter) passes much of his time in this impressive room. He keeps
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
without this background can join factions once they reach the end of chapter 1 of this adventure. TRACKING RENOWN
This adventure includes side quests available only to characters who join the
factions described in this adventure. You can use the optional renown rules in chapter 1 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide to track a character’s rank and ascent within a given faction. The Dungeon Master’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
von Aubrecker, has not made a public appearance in the two decades since he alone survived a tragic shipwreck with the help of Dr. Mordenheim. Those who have business with the baron are welcome for a
brief stay, but they interact only with his perpetually smiling butler, Gerta. Visitors never enter the castle’s west wing, where the baron—transformed into a brain in a jar (see chapter 5) by Mordenheim’s experiments—works to rebuild his lost body and exact revenge upon the doctor.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Giant-Sized Schemes (chapter 3, “Adventure Models”)
50–52 Into the Giant Realms (chapter 3, “Adventure Models”)
53–54 Boss Assignments (chapter 3, “Giant Patrons”)
55–56 Financier
Appendix B: Adventure Hooks
This book is full of seeds you can use to craft adventures involving giants and the realms they inhabit. Tables (and text) in chapters 2, chapter 3, and chapter 4
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
the treasure that Boss Hark has amassed in his short lifetime: 12 gp, 55 sp, and 87 cp (loose) A matching pair of silver salt and pepper shakers (worth 10 gp apiece or 25 gp for the pair) A
bloodstained leather case containing a complete set of thieves’ tools (worth 25 gp) A holy symbol of Silvanus carved from wood and inlaid with gold (worth 25 gp) One magic item, determined randomly by rolling on Magic Item Table A in chapter 7 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
became infected with lycanthropy after an unfortunate encounter with a pack of wererats. For decades, the Goldwhisker svirfneblin have lived and thrived in these caverns, avoiding drow and crazed
person to eat.
Light. The wererats light their warrens with nightlight fungi and torchstalks (see “Fungi of the Underdark” in chapter 5).
Traps. The wererats have rigged traps throughout the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Darklord’s Shadows A Darklord lurks at the heart of every Domain of Dread. Everything in their realm is inspired by or personalized to them in some way. Some domains might be dismal ruins reflective
committed. Consider selecting those that best complement the players’ characters and that don’t conflict with any boundaries discussed in your group’s session zero (see “Preparing for Horror” in chapter 4
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
work. The information in this section applies whether you join an organization or found your own. When you’re the boss, some of the benefits of belonging to an organization become expenses you have
, but you’ll have to spend some of it to keep the organization running. When you run your own organization, you can use the Running a Business downtime activity (see chapter 6 of the Dungeon Master’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Your Campaign” section later in this chapter for more details.) Boss Augustus Medium Monstrosity, Neutral
Armor Class 13
Hit Points 150 (20d8 + 60)
Speed 30 ft.; 40 ft. in wolf or hybrid form
Kathra Bitterwind (see chapter 21 for the werevulture stat block) is the trusted lieutenant of both Boss Augustus and Boss Delour. Unlike most members, Kathra was already a lycanthrope when she joined
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Chapter 1: Fool Harry Conway Welcome to The Book of Many Things, whose twenty-two chapters give you character options, magic items, spells, monsters, ready-to-play adventures, DM advice, and setting
elements designed to be dropped into your own campaign. And tying those chapters together is a legendary magic item that every player both dreads and longs for: the Deck of Many Things. For decades
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Adventure Overview The strange happenings on campus in this adventure are caused by a corrupted substance known as eldritch balm. Used at Strixhaven for decades, eldritch balm is an alchemical salve
by the foul magic practiced by Murgaxor Grenshel, the villain the characters ultimately confront in chapter 6. Murgaxor intended the eldritch balm to be affected by his sinister experiments and hoped
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
adult, at least a century old and boasting a valuable hoard. You can use the stat blocks in this section for older or younger dragon turtles. In addition, chapter 5 includes lair actions and regional
turtles might sleep for years or decades while floating along the surface of the ocean, enjoying the warmth of the sun and letting vegetation take root on their shells. An angry ancient dragon turtle
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
characters must convince the council to return them to life. Escape from the Underworld The dead characters wake up in Hades (see chapter 6) and must find a way to escape the grim underworld and return
and has them raised from the dead, putting the adventurers in the debt of their rescuer. What if the adventurers wake up decades after their death, returned to life by a Resurrection spell cast by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Wyrmdoom Crag Wyrmdoom Crag is one of two goliath settlements described in this chapter, the other being Skytower Shelter (see "Skytower Shelter"). Read both entries before running encounters in
’ determination, and decades later, its skeletal remains still lie nearby as a testament to their triumph. There are three reasons why the characters might visit Wyrmdoom Crag: They’re drawn to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
Chapter 6: The Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth Deep in the Yatil Mountains lie the Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth (SAWJ-kahn), formerly occupied by the legendary archmage Iggwilv the Witch Queen. Though Iggwilv
intact. Iggwilv is rumored to have amassed a magical hoard of unsurpassed value, a trove of such fame that scores of adventurers have perished in search of it. Despite the decades since her
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Rudolph van Richten A scholar and monster hunter, Rudolph van Richten has traveled to dozens of Domains of Dread in the Shadowfell (see chapter 6), investigating reports of monstrous beings and
a wicked vampire. In the process of hunting the vampire, Rudolph came under a terrible curse: “Live you always among monsters, and see everyone you love die beneath their claws.” In the decades since
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Q7. Boss Fight Threadbare curtains hang on the east wall of a long hall, in the middle of which a muscular half-orc in dingy robes stands with his foot on the chest of a male human with wavy red
lair (described in chapter 5). It uses dominate monster to control someone who gets in its way and turns any such individuals against their allies. The half-orc is Grum’shar, a low-end Xanathar Guild
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
1. Goblin Bazaar In this monstrous market live forty goblins. Half of them are guards, and the other half are traders. The goblin boss and his retinue lurk in area 1e. 1a. Bazaar Side Entrance
goblin boss, Yek. She hasn’t eaten in two days and happily provides information or her service as a guide in exchange for food or freedom. She knows about the magic circlet that turned Yek into a human
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
followed, Jander wandered as a mysterious adventurer, secretly seeking a cure for vampirism. He’s discovered multiple remedies, but none work for him. In recent decades, his attempt to save a fellow
adventurer resulted in the birth of Savra Sunstar, a dhampir (see chapter 1) who Jander considers his daughter. Savra loathes him, though, and has devoted her life to hunting him and all vampires. This
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Chapter 2: The Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh Four miles east of Saltmarsh, just inland of the old coast road, stands a haunted house. Until twenty years ago, it had been the residence of an aged
alchemist of sinister reputation. Even then, locals avoided the house because of its owner’s mysterious activities. Now, two decades after the unexplained disappearance of its occupant, the house has
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
Vallaki Lore In addition to the information known to all Barovians (see “Barovian Lore” in chapter 2), Vallakians know the following bits of local lore: The Blue Water Inn (area N2) offers food, wine
trappers have managed to kill several of the wolves, but more keep coming. It’s too dangerous to go fishing on Lake Zarovich (chapter 2, area L) , but the threat of Strahd’s wolves hasn’t stopped Bluto
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Villain
1 A charismatic crime boss (bandit captain) unites local gangs in a bid to seize control of the polis.
2 A Returned palamnite (see chapter 6) wreaks havoc across the countryside in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
-building, beast taming, mining, smelting, forging, and religion. If the tribe has any spellcasters, this caste includes them. Lashers follow the lead of the tribe’s boss, and enforce their will on
the opportunity to supervise and dominate such creatures, which have no status at all. WHO'S THE BOSS?
Goblins pattern the rule of their tribes after the whip-cracking rule of their god
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
Mind Flayer Fanatics The three most ruthless, domineering, and cunning mind flayers in Illithinoch spent their early lives scheming against one another. A few decades ago, they each realized the
the surface—one that will spread Ilvaash’s influence and crush any creatures who would resist. The Fanatics The three fanatics are Chishinix, Hashutu, and Voalsh (see chapter 8 for their stat blocks
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
, with a different beholder taking over every few decades. Paranoid Megalomania The Xanathar, like its forerunners, is an eye tyrant — a type of beholder that chooses to live among other creatures in a
; they just know the boss is powerful, dangerous, and doesn’t tolerate mistakes. Although previous Xanathars carefully guarded the facts of their true nature and allowed only a handful of their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
astrologers, the castle again fell into disuse. It was built to withstand its cold, watery environment, so the encroaching water hasn’t undermined the walls or flooded the dungeon. Over decades of
structures, turned the Graypeak Mountain hunting lodge over to a trusted Cult of the Dragon associate (a half-elf named Talis who now despises Rezmir—see chapter 7), and set about making Castle