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Curse of Strahd
strong that he adopted the name of the Vistana who welcomed him into his clan, a man named Velikov. Although Velikov passed away more than a century ago, Kasimir continues to live among Velikov's
led her down a path of evil and deceit. For that reason, Kasimir wants to see the vampire destroyed so that his sister can be rescued from her eternal damnation.
Secrets of the Amber Temple. Patrina
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
a patriar’s scion in an illegal duel. The family swore revenge, and you fled to the slums rather than risk bringing their wrath down on your kin.
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You aren’t originally from Baldur
past that could rewrite history. It might be information that would be damaging to the people who consigned you to exile, and hence the reason for your return to society.
Work with your DM to
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Creatures
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Moved by pity, a giant eagle continues bringing food to an abandoned topaz dragon wyrmling, despite the wyrmling’s attempts to eat the eagle.
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A pseudodragon who is
Monsters
Divine Contention
the crest that begins near its eyes and continues down its spine, reaching full height just behind the skull.
A small wooded region near Westbridge hides many old dwarven ruins and the extensive
Claugiyliamatar drives them out.
Claugiyliamatar rarely meddles in the affairs of small folk. Even so, her collection of crystal balls allows her to stay abreast of events happening in the world.
Ebondeath
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Background Instead of the delegation from Mirabar, the missing caravan that drives the heroes’ initial involvement in the adventure consists of envoys from the halfling village of Ogo, bound for the
important halflings is returning to Tyr with the city’s envoys, bringing reciprocal gifts of their own. After stopping in the village of Freedom, the delegation headed south to Kled, where they intended to turn toward Tyr. However, they disappeared in the badlands between Kled and Freedom.
Kobold
Legacy
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
crawl to make progress. In places where a tunnel opens into a chasm and continues on the other side, the kobolds might connect the two passages with a rope bridge or some other rickety structure
undetected and don’t give their targets reason to harm them. For example, a group of city kobolds might sneak into a cobbler’s house at night to loot it of knives, leather bits, nails, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
drives immediate action. The characters might join her, Simbon, and a group of guards in a surprise visit to Kedjou’s chambers, where the high priest is caught off guard. His research notes—matching the
beyond. If Kirina and Kedjou’s plot isn’t revealed, Kirina’s rise in influence continues. Knowing the depths of his rival’s treachery, Prince Simbon might request the characters’ aid in exposing the rival prince’s future plots.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Intro to Stormwreck Isle
Welcome to Dragon’s Rest Jenn Ravenna The adventure continues at a tiny cloister on Stormwreck Isle called Dragon’s Rest, a haven where world-weary people come to seek peace, reconciliation, and
enlightenment. There, the characters learn about the dangers facing Stormwreck Isle. Each character has a specific reason for coming to the cloister, as shown on the character sheets. You can also let
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
benevolent aspects of nature, bringing good harvest and gentle rain. Aureon is the Sovereign of Law and Lore. He is considered the first wizard, who shared the secrets of wizardry with the world. Balinor
and Hearth. She guides and protects communities and families, inspiring people to work together for the common good. Dol Arrah is the sun that drives away the darkness. She stands for wisdom in war and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy
Adventure Hooks All the characters have volunteered, for whatever reason, to join Spelljammer Academy: a shadowy enclave of spellcasters and swords-for-hire situated on the remote and mysterious
choose to downplay initial introductions and discussion of the characters’ backstories, bringing up any connections between the characters only after the adventure’s initial encounter has been resolved
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Mournland Villains Few people have reason to spend time anywhere near the Mournland. Among the exceptions are those who seek to plunder the riches of lost Cyre, such as Ikar’s Salvage (described
undead army from the corpses in the Mournland. 5 A rakshasa works to free a fiendish overlord trapped in a whirlwind of stone and sand somewhere in the Mournland. 6 A servant of the Lords of Dust maintains an extensive collection of severed heads and continues to draw on the knowledge in their brains.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
that he adopted the name of the Vistana who welcomed him into his clan, a man named Velikov. Although Velikov passed away more than a century ago, Kasimir continues to live among Velikov’s descendants
down a path of evil and deceit. For that reason, Kasimir wants to see the vampire destroyed so that his sister can be rescued from her eternal damnation. Secrets of the Amber Temple. Patrina has told
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
case, the adventure they undertake can set the stage for events in the “present day” of your campaign. You might run an introductory session or flashback set during the waning years of the war, bringing
in a memorable battle? Do they take actions they’ll later regret? Do they make a bitter enemy who comes back to haunt them years later, when the campaign continues in the present day? A magical
Orc
Legacy
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
created the orcs and continues to direct their destiny. He is aided and abetted by the other warrior deities, Bahgtru and Ilneval, who bring strength and cunning to the battlefield. The followers of all
raid just as another group returns, laden with severed heads, sacks of loot, and armfuls of food. Warriors also serve as scouts, bringing back detailed reports about the surrounding area so that the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
strengthen the whole. We must destroy undead and ensure that the cycle continues. We, the Gatekeepers, protect the natural world from the forces that come from outside it, from those beings that slither in
, consider whether you have ties to one of these traditions, and what led you to leave your order. Are you on a mission? Are you exploring the world? Have you been banished, with good reason or otherwise?
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
related to each. Either one could be positive or negative: you might work hard to overcome a low score, for example, or be cocky about your high score. Ideals Describe one ideal that drives your
your core belief system. Ideals might answer any of these questions: What are the principles that you will never betray? What would prompt you to make sacrifices? What drives you to act and guides
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
caravans camping at the bridge and pilgrims visiting it continues, but now people stay in a caravan ground around a small village that has grown up outside the fort. Activity around the area is overseen
camp at Fort Tamal never seemed to need such a robust guard before. Even the relative nearness of Najara seems to provide little reason for so many of Elturgard’s mightiest defenders to be squandered
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Reeva denied their sister the honors befitting a maharani, dumping Ramya’s corpse into the sea. As they did, a terrible monsoon struck the Harvest Peninsula, bringing with it walls of supernatural mist
features by their souls’ ravenous desires. And so the conflict gripping Kalakeri continues, trapping the nation in an endless war and forcing its people to swear loyalty to monsters.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
yochlol. The yochlol knows that Gromph’s inability to harness the faerzress is the reason why the ritual failed, but it doesn’t know Gromph’s present whereabouts. If the characters ask “Y’lara” what
for bringing the demon lords to the Underdark. Treasure Gromph’s grimoire rests atop the lectern near the circle and bears the title Zhaun’ol’leal (“The Book of the Eight” in Elvish) and describes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Locathah Rising
plan to use the kraken’s blood—or if they did learn his plan, but never told Fhenimore and Whymsee about it. Regardless of the reason, the kraken priests are not alarmed or on guard when Gar
. Gar casts heal on himself, bringing him back to his hit point maximum, and begins the process of drawing blood from the kraken, storing it in massive five-gallon bladders he brought along for this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Individual Designs A gnome artisan values an individualized clockwork more highly than a perfectly functioning one that copies too much from another creation. For that reason, even clockworks that
in combat, roll a d6. If you roll a 1, it retreats from combat. If retreat isn’t possible, it continues fighting. 8 Overheats. Roll a d6 at the start of the clockwork’s turn. If you roll a 1, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Flesh Golem A flesh golem is a grisly assortment of humanoid body parts stitched and bolted together into a muscled brute imbued with formidable strength. Its brain is capable of simple reason
attack, the golem attacks an object, with preference for an object smaller than itself. Once the golem goes berserk, it continues to do so until it is destroyed or regains all its hit points.
The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
midst of all this tragedy, there’s no reason you would have heard about the fate of my master, Leosin Erlanthar, but it’s important you know. He is a monk from Berdusk. He disappeared last night
found was his broken staff and this choker, which he always wore.”
The monk’s name is Nesim Waladra. After introductions are made, he continues: “Leosin has been investigating these raiders for months
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
is beauty. INSIDE THE MIND OF A GNOLL
From a journal recovered from a slain cultist of Yeenoghu:
Day 2: The subject continues to growl and struggle, despite the removal of its arms and legs. I
greater than me; it is greater than us all. It is His mark. He made us. He drives us. He eats what we eat. He kills what we kill. He will come if we eat well. He will come if we kill well. He will
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
midst of all this tragedy, there’s no reason you would have heard about the fate of my master, Leosin Erlanthar, but it’s important you know. He is a monk from Berdusk. He disappeared last night, after
found was his broken staff and this choker, which he always wore.” The monk’s name is Nesim Waladra. After introductions are made, he continues. “Leosin has been investigating these raiders for months. I
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
part of the library, close to a collection of ancient books, might be a compelling enough reason for the characters to stay there. The characters descend into the Firefly Cellar through the hatch in the
you see, the restoration project is a work in progress. I’ll be with you shortly.” She returns to her work. A moment later, she says, “Actually, would you mind bringing that stack of books downstairs to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
continues with the fight. Sildar takes 1d6 bludgeoning damage from the fall, which is enough to drop him to 0 hit points. Quick-acting characters can try to stabilize him before he dies (see “Damage and
by proactively eliminating threats by any means, while bringing honor and glory to their leaders and homelands. Sildar met Gundren Rockseeker in Neverwinter and agreed to accompany him back to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
drives, the Prince of Demons inspires fear and hatred among other demons and demon lords. Demogorgon towers three times the height of a human, his body as sinuous as a snake’s and as powerful as a
matriarch when she manifests to her followers in the mortal realm, which she does with unusual frequency. When battle breaks out — or if she has a reason to remind her followers to fear her — Lolth’s lower
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
as common as meals. The Bolrac clan specializes in bringing down massive structures using mauls and battering rams. The only thing the Bolrac love more than destroying something smaller than them is
can be said to underlie the Gruul way of life, it is about living in the now, with little concern for forethought, planning, or speculation. Impulse drives the actions of the Gruul Clans. They want to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
to fight back. Only the threat of dawn drives the pack back into hiding. Minions of a Dark Master. A pack of yeth hounds can be created by powerful fey such as the Queen of Air and Darkness. Once it
see a hound when it bays are filled with supernatural fear and usually flee in terror. When a victim tries to run away, a hound delights in chasing after it and tormenting it before bringing the hunt
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
the characters to reach the scene, depending on how they’re traveling. But if they tarry for no particular reason, Menard is dragged into the water, never to surface again. A similar period later, a
Sister Foam (NE female human priest), and she’s a good match for the captain in demeanor and ferocity. The captain berates Belle for bringing back useless chum such as the characters, and demands that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
quest or pursues opposite aims, they might suffer any of the following consequences: The character’s piety score might decrease by 1 each day, or each play session, for as long as the character continues
to refuse the quest. The god might intervene to steer the champion toward the quest: Thassa could cause a storm to blow the character’s ship off course, for example, bringing the champion to where
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
they hauled is scattered about. Instructor Minexes has tasked the students in detention with retrieving the cargo and bringing it to dry land. Ten students are scheduled to serve detention during the
continues: “I am so pleased to have you all here with me today! This is an opportunity for all of us to learn more about ourselves, our fellow students, and the amazing world around us. Today we’ll be
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
antimagic field. The dreadnought can shut off the effect by simply closing its eye, though it seldom has reason to do so. Astral Predator. A remorseless, indiscriminate hunter, an astral dreadnought employs
communicate. It simply consumes any prey it finds, then continues its silent patrol. It can’t leave the Astral Plane, nor would it want to. Titans of the Chained God. Tharizdun, the Chained God, created astral
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
clan, bringing security and stability to its members and greater glory to the group. The most important clan members to any dwarf are the members of one’s immediate family, because the instinctive
work and leaving behind a fitting legacy that continues to bolster the clan even after its creator has passed on — a legacy counted not only in objects, but also in dwarven souls. Dwarves who become