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Monstrous Compendium Vol. 1: Spelljammer Creatures
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Unusual Nature. The horror doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep.Multiattack. The horror makes one Bite attack and two Rotating Saw attacks, or it makes two Lightning Jolt attacks.
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precious metal. They roam Wildspace in commandeered spelljamming ships, gathering the precious metals and crystals they need to build more of their kind. Clockwork horrors have no goal beyond replication
Monsters
Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Spider Climb. The drone can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings, without needing to make an ability check.
Unusual Nature. The drone doesn’t require air, food, drink
inlaid with crystals that flash with sparks of electricity. Created to build the fantastic structures that once marked the glory of Istar, these drones resemble short, stout mantises. They have four
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
ceilings, without making an ability check.
Unusual Nature. The alkilith doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep.Multiattack. The alkilith makes three Tentacle attacks.
Tentacle. Melee Weapon
", "rollDamageType":"acid"} acid damage.An alkilith is easily mistaken for some kind of foul fungal growth that appears on doorways, windows, and other portals. These dripping infestations conceal the
Species
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
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Although thri-kreen don’t sleep, they do require periods of inactivity to revitalize themselves. During these periods, they are fully aware of what’s happening around them.
Thri-kreen
regardless of the method you use to determine the scores, such as rolling or point buy.
The “Quick Build” section for your character’s class offers suggestions on which scores to
Changeling
Legacy
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Eberron: Rising from the Last War
with people around them. Does the character conceal their true changeling nature? Do they embrace it? Do they have connections to other changelings or are they alone and in search of companions
specific purpose and then might never be used again. However, many changelings develop identities that have more depth. They build an identity over time, crafting a persona with a history and beliefs. This
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
rose up against them. Armies of dragons fought against the fiends of Khyber. And though the overlords couldn't be destroyed, the couatl sacrificed their lives to build a prison of celestial light: a
powers they would wield if they were ever unleashed upon the world.
Immortal Nature. An overlord doesn't require air, food, drink or sleep. It also can't die permanently. Upon its death, it reforms
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
their lives to build a prison of celestial light: a silver flame that bound the overlords in Khyber once more. These bonds have held for countless generations, but the overlords still yearn to break free
form. The stat blocks provided here reflect the powers they would wield if they were ever unleashed upon the world.
Immortal Nature. An overlord doesn't require air, food, drink or sleep. It also
Tortle
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The Tortle Package
dozen) in a fortified compound enclosed by stone walls that are easily defensible. If no such compound exists, they build one. The parents spend the remainder of their lives guarding the compound
our homes on our backs.” The shells they carry around provide all the shelter they require. Consequently, tortles don’t feel the need to root themselves in one place for too long. A tortle
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
tasks they perform, they wear faceplates forged from devalued coinage to conceal their ghastly features. Construct Nature. A thrull doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
: magic items of immense power, but so large that they cannot be moved. Eldritch machines always require rare components but creating an eldritch machine could require one or more planes to be
coterminous or it might only be possible to build it in a manifest zone. Ultimately, eldritch machines are plot devices. Their powers are far beyond the standard level of what is possible in Eberron, but such
Hobgoblin
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
to keep the knowledge fresh for new generations. When hobgoblins aren’t waging war, they farm, they build, and they practice both martial and arcane arts.
These trappings of civil society do
little to conceal an underlying brutality that hobgoblins practice on each other and perfect upon other races. Punishment for infractions of hobgoblin law are swift and merciless. Beauty is something
Kobold
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
creatures wouldn’t feel safe.
Kobolds take advantage of their size by creating small-diameter tunnels that they can easily pass through, but that require larger creatures to hunch over or even
sewer tunnels, paying them with food and tools the kobolds wouldn’t have access to on their own. If they are treated well and left alone to do the job, the kobolds work industriously and build a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
settlements as a home base, in or near which they can build their Bastions when they are of high enough level to do so (see chapter 8). The Settlements by Size table provides population ranges for
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A settlement doesn’t always require a map. Simply describing the settlement to your players is usually sufficient. But if it’s important for the players to know where certain buildings or other
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
advantage of their size by creating small-diameter tunnels that they can easily pass through, but that require larger creatures to hunch over or even crawl to make progress. In places where a tunnel
have access to on their own. If they are treated well and left alone to do the job, the kobolds work industriously and build a network of passages beneath the streets, connecting them to a nearby
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume One: Spelljammer Creatures
, gathering the precious metals and crystals they need to build more of their kind. Clockwork horrors have no goal beyond replication and will stop at nothing to create new clockwork horrors. The time it
takes for a clockwork horror to build another of its kind, assuming it has the requisite materials, is approximately ten days. The body of a clockwork horror is about two feet in diameter, but the legs
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Build Your Group A head of state like Prince Oargev requires a variety of adventurers to do the range of tasks they require. Depending on the kinds of work you do, your party might include some or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Bands table offers hooks you can use to build an adventure around a band of giants.
Bands d6 Adventure Hook
1 A band of giants is spotted near a town, and the adventurers are asked to
Devout giants live a monastic life at a sacred site with vast magical power—power the adventurers require to deal with a cosmic threat.
From the perspective of smaller people, a roving giant
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Knucklebones, serving as a garage where they build and repair infernal war machines. The Knucklebones answer to Mad Maggie, a night hag warlord who has an agreement with Zariel: the archduke of Avernus leaves
, since only the kenku require food, drink, and sleep. They are used when members of Mad Maggie’s gang need privacy. Amid the hovels are the plundered wrecks of several infernal war machines that have been picked clean for parts.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Istarian Drone Istarian drones are ancient Constructs made of marble and gleaming metal inlaid with crystals that flash with sparks of electricity. Created to build the fantastic structures that once
an ability check.
Unusual Nature. The drone doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep.
Actions
Multiattack. The drone makes two Claw attacks.
Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 5 ft
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Copper Dragon Lairs Copper dragons prefer dry uplands, hilltops, or mountainous foothills, where they build their lairs in caves, crags, or tunnels. Although sometimes natural, the passages and
walls in the lair can conceal cunning hidden passages or might be stone or clay thin enough for the dragon to burst through them. The narrowest tunnels in a copper dragon’s lair are just barely wide
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
Alkilith An alkilith is easily mistaken for some kind of foul fungal growth that appears on doorways, windows, and other portals. These dripping infestations conceal the demonic nature of the
, without making an ability check.
Unusual Nature. The alkilith doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep.
Actions
Multiattack. The alkilith makes three Tentacle attacks.
Tentacle. Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 15 ft., one target. Hit: 18 (4d6 + 4) acid damage.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
, whether the watchers on the ship are alerted to possible danger (a previous incorrect response to the signal), and whether the characters have taken all precautions to conceal their approach. Between the
applied to 2 cubic feet of dry, combustible material such as sacking, cloth, wool, or wood kindling, which is then set aflame. Bolts of silk soaked in brandy make excellent combustibles and do not require
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
local hags. Grandmothers and aunties are more likely than other hags to take up permanent residence in unfriendly terrain, since their long-range plans sometimes require spending decades or years in
, and most are stout or have a medium build rather than being thin or emaciated. Night hags enjoy corrupting the dreams of good people, compromising the ideals of their victims to get them to
compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Chapter 13: Building Combat Encounters
When creating a combat encounter, let your imagination run wild and build something your players will enjoy. Once you have the details figured out, use
its difficulty.
A party can’t benefit from a short rest between parts of a multipart encounter, so they won’t be able to spend Hit Dice to regain hit points or recover any abilities that require a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Creating a Combat Encounter When creating a combat encounter, let your imagination run wild and build something your players will enjoy. Once you have the details figured out, use this section to
between parts of a multipart encounter, so they won’t be able to spend Hit Dice to regain hit points or recover any abilities that require a short rest to regain. As a rule, if the adjusted XP value
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
history of shared traditions, recorded and retold to keep the knowledge fresh for new generations. When hobgoblins aren’t waging war, they farm, they build, and they practice both martial and arcane arts
. These trappings of civil society do little to conceal an underlying brutality that hobgoblins practice on each other and perfect upon other races. Punishment for infractions of hobgoblin law are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
pawn in a position of power 3 Magic (d6) 1 Obtain an ancient artifact 2 Build a construct or magical device 3 Carry out a deity’s wishes 4 Offer sacrifices to a deity 5 Contact a lost deity or power
Terrorism Villain’s Secret Weakness Finding and exploiting a villain’s weakness can be very gratifying for players, although a smart villain tries to conceal its weakness. A lich, for example, has a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
, paladins might not swear their oaths to ideals, but instead swear fealty to powerful sorcerers. To capture this story concept, you could build a new paladin spell list with spells meant to protect
. Clerics choose a divine domain, fighters choose a martial archetype, wizards choose an arcane tradition, and so forth. Creating a new option doesn’t require you to remove anything from the class, but
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Adventure Atlas: The Mortuary
Mortuary toward his orrery (detailed later in this supplement). 2 Two guardian nagas slither up to the party. The nagas are collecting stories about those who have passed. 3 A death tyrant, eager to build
ritual dedicated to the powers of death. To complete the ritual, the deathlocks require a living sacrifice—one of the characters would be perfect. 9 Four minotaur skeletons carry a palanquin of bones
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
. Dwarves don’t change their minds easily, and once set on a course rarely alter their strategy. Their commitment to following a plan serves them well when they build a stone bridge designed to last for
akin to making first contact all over again. Establishing trade with this “new” human outpost would require forming new relationships, a process that could take weeks or months. The elves’ chaotic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
fortress where warforged from all over Khorvaire can come and feel a sense of belonging. No one knows what the Lord of Blades plans for his followers, but many fear that he intends to build a legion of
Lord of Blades doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep. The Lord of Blades
Medium humanoid (warforged), lawful evil
Armor Class 19 (natural armor)
Hit Points 195 (23d8 + 92)
Speed 40 ft
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
and damage values as shown below. Purpose Before diving into the details of your trap, think about its reason for being. Why would someone build such a trap? What is its purpose? Consider the trap’s
away to be dealt with. But in an ancient dungeon, the guards might be long gone. Restraining traps usually require a successful Strength saving throw to be avoided, but some don’t allow saving throws
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
contact with the characters for as long as possible. When they are no longer able to conceal their presence, the wereravens greet the characters in humanoid form, clad in sandals and dusty black robes
trust and friendship of the wereravens should require good roleplaying, and it could take days, weeks, or months for members of the Scarlet Sash to trust any characters enough to welcome them into
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
the devil. The character grows horns, a tail, or some other devilish features that can’t be removed by any means short of divine intervention (though illusions or disguises can conceal them). As long
contract crumbles to dust and is destroyed. Devils require compensation in exchange for voiding a contract. Some cowardly devils might be willing to void a contract in exchange for their lives, but most
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
standard planes, drawn from Earth’s myths, or created by your own imagination. At minimum, most D&D campaigns require these elements: A plane of origin for fiends A plane of origin for celestials A
, like a hole torn in the fabric of the cosmos. Other Visions As you build your own cosmology, consider the following alternatives. The Omniverse. This simple cosmology covers the bare minimum: a Material