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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
chromatic dragon’s aid; the dragon typically helps to reward its allies or worshipers with a valuable servant.
The ritual, which takes several days, requires 10 pounds of fresh dragon scales
it was created from, but with a wingless, squat, muscular build. A drake can’t reproduce, nor can its scales be used to make other guard drakes.Lightning
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
and associated with Dragons. The ritual requires a chromatic dragon’s aid; the dragon typically helps to reward its allies or worshipers with a valuable servant.
The ritual, which takes several
trained to do.
A guard drake resembles the type of dragon it was created from, but with a wingless, squat, muscular build. A drake can’t reproduce, nor can its scales be used to make other guard drakes.Acid
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
chromatic dragon’s aid; the dragon typically helps to reward its allies or worshipers with a valuable servant.
The ritual, which takes several days, requires 10 pounds of fresh dragon scales
it was created from, but with a wingless, squat, muscular build. A drake can’t reproduce, nor can its scales be used to make other guard drakes.Fire
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
and associated with Dragons. The ritual requires a chromatic dragon’s aid; the dragon typically helps to reward its allies or worshipers with a valuable servant.
The ritual, which takes several
trained to do.
A guard drake resembles the type of dragon it was created from, but with a wingless, squat, muscular build. A drake can’t reproduce, nor can its scales be used to make other guard drakes.Poison
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
chromatic dragon’s aid; the dragon typically helps to reward its allies or worshipers with a valuable servant.
The ritual, which takes several days, requires 10 pounds of fresh dragon scales
it was created from, but with a wingless, squat, muscular build. A drake can’t reproduce, nor can its scales be used to make other guard drakes.Cold
Monsters
Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
cloud giants in the ordning—the set of values and expectations that determines their rank in giant society—is driven by wealth. Those cloud giants foolish or unlucky enough to have their
reward once they return to their proper station, a fog giant lures desperate criminals, cunning bandits, and other raiders into their service in the dismal wilds they inhabit. These giants prefer to
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
chromatic dragon’s aid; the dragon typically helps to reward its allies or worshipers with a valuable servant.
The ritual, which takes several days, requires 10 pounds of fresh dragon scales
it was created from, but with a wingless, squat, muscular build. A drake can’t reproduce, nor can its scales be used to make other guard drakes.
Variant: Chromatic Drakes
Each type of
Sword of Kas
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Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
. His successes earned him Vecna’s admiration and a reward: a sword with as dark a pedigree as the man who would wield it.
For a long time, Kas faithfully served the lich, but as Kas’s
Kas. The creature must cast the wish spell and make a Charisma check contested by the Charisma check of the sword. The sword must be within 30 feet of the creature, or the spell fails. If the sword
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
the flesh as long as possible, and as a spirit afterward. (Any)
Bonds
d6
Bond
1
The unbearable weight of my debt has driven me to desperation.
2
I’m duty-bound
convinced that everyone I know is plotting against me.
3
I’ll brave any risk if the monetary reward is great enough.
4
I am convinced that I am far more important than anyone else is
Species
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Hobgoblins trace their origins to the ancient courts of the Feywild, where they first appeared with their goblin and bugbear kin. Many of them were driven from the Feywild by the conquering god
;Quick Build” section for your character’s class offers suggestions on which scores to increase. You can follow those suggestions or ignore them, but you can’t raise any of your scores
Monk
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Classes
Basic Rules (2014)
seriously, approaching their adventures as personal tests of their physical and spiritual growth. As a rule, monks care little for material wealth and are driven by a desire to accomplish a greater
lawful in alignment. QUICK BUILD You can make a monk quickly by following these suggestions. First, make Dexterity your highest ability score, followed by Wisdom. Second, choose the hermit background
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
and ruin. But for the last few generations, some bands among the tribes were tempted to settle, make peace, trade, and even to build towns. Perhaps this is why Uthgar chose to raise up the totems
Uthgardt stands for.
Outlander
d8
Personality Trait
1
I’m driven by a wanderlust that led me away from home.
2
I watch over my friends as if they were a litter of
Paladin
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Basic Rules (2014)
paladins take their work seriously. A delve into an ancient ruin or dusty crypt can be a quest driven by a higher purpose than the acquisition of treasure. Evil lurks in dungeons and primeval forests
angel of death by the gods or driven by your need for revenge? The Gods of the Multiverse section lists many deities worshiped by paladins throughout the multiverse, such as Torm, Tyr, Heironeous
Hobgoblin
Legacy
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Species
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
Maglubiyet, the greater god allows them to retain a measure of their influence over the hobgoblins because their philosophies are in line with his own.
Hobgoblins don’t build temples to their gods, lest
Kobold
Legacy
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
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
, they might build a warren and make a permanent home there, while continuing to expand the town’s sewers as the community grows. These so-called “city kobolds” live underground but
Shifter
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Species
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
personality: a feline shifter may be cool and distant, driven by predatory instincts, while a shifter with a lupine spirit might be drawn to find and protect a pack. When a shifter fully embraces this beast
different in personality. With any shifter, identifying the beast within is a crucial part of understanding the character.
Similar and Diverse
Shifters are similar to humans in height and build but are
Warlock
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are comfortable in light armor and know how to use simple weapons. Delvers into Secrets Warlocks are driven by an insatiable need for knowledge and power, which compels them into their pacts and
their patrons in dreams or waking visions, or deal only with intermediaries. QUICK BUILD You can make a warlock quickly by following these suggestions. First, Charisma should be your highest ability
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Personal Motives Not every conflict involves a fight between light and darkness. The vast majority of people are driven by simple motives: greed, fear, pride, or ambition. One person just wants to
few more pieces of gold out of Khorvaire, spies who will do anything to protect their nations, and petty criminals trying to build empires. Eberron holds a place for selfless heroes and truly vile villains, as well as everyone in between.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Giants of the Star Forge
Conclusion Once the characters free Theldin and return the smith to his home, they’ve completed their quest and earned their reward. If the characters didn’t already coax such a promise from Evin at
doesn’t return home safely, Evin and other members of the city’s royalty build a funerary pyre to honor the smith and mourn his loss. Evin thanks the characters for their efforts but cannot give them
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
creatures that offend them and delight in luring humanoids to an unexpected death. Eblis also like to collect treasure, which they sometimes use to reward those who serve them. They build crude huts and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Parcels of Land A parcel of land usually comes with a letter from a local ruler, affirming that the land has been granted as a reward for some service. Such land usually remains the property of the
parcel of land are free to build on it and are expected to safeguard it. They may yield the land as part of an inheritance, but they can’t sell or trade it without permission from the local ruler or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Parcels of Land A parcel of land is just that, and usually comes with a royal letter affirming that the land has been granted as a reward for some service. Such land usually remains the property of
. A character who receives a parcel of land is free to build on it and is expected to safeguard it. He or she may yield the land as part of an inheritance, but can’t sell or trade it without permission
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Karametra’s Champions Karametra’s champions build community, advance civilization, and bestow bounty wherever they go in the name of their god. Karametra seeks to provide for all, end famine and
leaving their peaceful lives behind and looking for others to bring into the fold. And her pride in them is all the greater when they manage to build chosen families who journey with them to pursue
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Campaign Events If you don’t want to build a world that focuses on the presence or absence of giants, you can instead build a campaign around world-shaking events that are instigated by giants. Storm
. Similar events might mark the start, middle, or end of a campaign as the actions of giants shake the world. The World-Shaking Events table offers inspiration for giant-driven events that can set or alter
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Number of Feathers Characters who try to identify the hecklers can spot Kettlesteam in her current guise with a successful Wisdom (Perception) check contested by the kenku’s Charisma (Deception) check. See
“Catching Kettlesteam” later in the chapter if the characters try to corner her. Helping Palasha If she is driven from Silversong Lake by heckling, Palasha takes refuge in the river near the Hall of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
, hissing snakes.
The medusa attacks intruders without hesitation. Neheedra’s curse has driven her mad, and reasoning with her isn’t an option. Treasure Five of the dresses in Neheedra’s rack are made
apart. Development If the characters divulge the medusa’s location to Sark Axebarrel in area 10, they receive the promised reward of 50 gp each. If they deliver Neheedra’s head to Sark, he also gives them
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
campaign isn’t driven by material wealth. Even when you go on expeditions, the University will lay claim to most of the treasures you find. Instead, the rewards of Morgrave adventures are measured in
these sorts of side goals can provide concrete benefits. A wizard who has access to the library may be able to swap one of their known spells at start of each session. As a simple reward, a character
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
their favor, and they hire adventurers to secure it. Final Key A storm giant offers the characters a stunning reward if the characters can use the Star Forge (in this chapter) to build him a machine
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
Giant, Fog The place of cloud giants in the ordning—the set of values and expectations that determines their rank in giant society—is driven by wealth. Those cloud giants foolish or unlucky enough to
or two. Bandit Kings. Forced to dwell in exile in the lands of the small folk, many fog giants develop an interest in those folk. Using a combination of threats and the promise of vast reward once they
Magic Items
The Book of Many Things
draw the same card multiple times.
The DM can use the physical cards provided in The Deck of Many Things card set to build a combined Deck of Many Things and Deck of Many More Things, including
nature of this deal is up to the DM, but usually the Fiend offers some material reward in exchange for you and your allies completing a task for the Fiend. The Fiend is indifferent to you and can be
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
Quarter in Precinct Six of the Tenth District. Goals of the Rakdos The Cult of Rakdos is centered on a demon lord who exemplifies the concepts of chaos and evil. At its worst, the cult is driven by a lust
self-centered philosophy. The cult’s chaotic nature fuels its passion, impulsiveness, and obsession with freedom. A guild of unbridled hedonism, it does what it wants, driven by base desires and a strong
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
corruption spreading through the local flora and turning animals into Aberrations.
5 A band of hunting giants has driven its prey—enormous beasts—into pastureland. The local farmers seek help.
6
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
infestation of kobolds, and conversely kobolds are usually driven out of communities that have a large gnome population. Second, kobolds are always on the lookout for magic that might help them free their
to use any such item they come across. When kobolds sense an opportunity to separate a magic item from its owner, they are often willing to take the chance of revealing themselves because the potential reward is worth the risk.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
can’t feed on the dead, it pursues living creatures and attempts to make corpses of them. Though they gain no nourishment from the corpses they devour, ghouls are driven by an unending hunger that
. Doresain, the first of their kind, was an elf worshiper of Orcus. Turning against his own people, he feasted on humanoid flesh to honor the Demon Prince of Undeath. As a reward for his service, Orcus
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
despicable villain served as advisor, warlord, and assassin. His successes earned him Vecna’s admiration and a reward: a sword with as dark a pedigree as the man who would wield it. For a long time
spell and make a Charisma check contested by the Charisma check of the sword. The sword must be within 30 feet of the creature, or the spell fails. If the sword wins the contest, nothing happens, and the wish spell is wasted. If the sword loses the contest, it is destroyed.