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Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures
Queen, who rules from a castle called Dynnistan. It isn’t known whether these legends are based on any true experience or are simply the result of imagination trying to account for a terrifying and
called lich-knights or fell horsemen.
In stark contrast to the knights of Eldraine, the deathless riders are without virtue of any kind. They are few in number—unless many more lurk in the dark
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contrast, throw themselves into the thick of society, putting their charisma and social skills to great use in diplomatic roles or as swindlers.
Half-Elf Names
Half-elves use either human or elven
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EXCELLENT AMBASSADORS
Many half-elves learn at an early age to get along with everyone, defusing hostility and finding common ground. As a race, they have elven grace without elven aloofness and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
, wandering the wilds as trappers, foresters, hunters, or adventurers and visiting civilization only rarely. Like elves, they are driven by the wanderlust that comes of their longevity. Others, in contrast
get along with everyone, defusing hostility and finding common ground. As a race, they have elven grace without elven aloofness and human energy without human boorishness. They often make excellent
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
, wandering the wilds as trappers, foresters, hunters, or adventurers and visiting civilization only rarely. Like elves, they are driven by the wanderlust that comes of their longevity. Others, in contrast
get along with everyone, defusing hostility and finding common ground. As a race, they have elven grace without elven aloofness and human energy without human boorishness. They often make excellent
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
terrain (see “Difficult Terrain” in the Basic Rules). Intact buildings are rundown, ramshackle stone cottages that are otherwise still standing. Their wooden doors are swollen and require a successful
three-quarters cover against attacks from the other side (see “Cover” in the Basic Rules). Dusty old furnishings such as simple wooden chairs and tables remain in most intact buildings. Trees and Brush
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Using These Rules Each of the book’s adventures includes Exams. Though each character might be a member of a different college at Strixhaven, the adventures assume that the characters take at least
one general education or interdisciplinary course together each year. It is this course that the Exam rules represent. Each Exam encounter has a Studying phase followed by a Testing phase. In general
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Layout of the District Map 8.1 shows the layout of the district and the locations of important buildings and land features. The islands that support the buildings are almost all artificial. Some were
consists mainly of slum tenements, dubious taverns, rickety warehouses, hovel-crowded alleys, and decommissioned ships converted into buildings. This entire area is slowly sinking into the sea. As old
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Mounted Combat A willing creature that is at least one size larger than a rider and that has an appropriate anatomy can serve as a mount, using the following rules. Mounting and Dismounting During
. A controlled mount can move and act even on the turn that you mount it. In contrast, an independent mount—one that lets you ride but ignores your control—retains its place in the Initiative order
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
a mount, using the following rules. Mounting and Dismounting During your move, you can mount a creature that is within 5 feet of you or dismount. Doing so costs an amount of movement equal to half
only three action options during that turn: Dash, Disengage, and Dodge. A controlled mount can move and act even on the turn that you mount it. In contrast, an independent mount—one that lets you ride
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
contrast to the usual duergar focus on utility. The duergar she leads are content to follow her for the sake of what their raids will earn them, and they care nothing for the historical value of the relics
stole from Azrok, the hobgoblin warlord who rules Stromkuhldur on level 3 of Undermountain (see “Legion of Azrok”). Returning this dagger to Azrok completes a side quest.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
(see chapter 7). The village has a few dozen houses and a small square, with buildings that include a tavern, a stable, and a shrine. In contrast to this rustic burg stands a mighty ice castle half
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Monsters with Classes You can use the rules in chapter 3 of the Player’s Handbook to give class levels to a monster. For example, you can turn an ordinary werewolf into a werewolf with four levels of
little or increase dramatically. For example, a werewolf that gains four barbarian levels is a much greater threat than it was before. In contrast, the hit points, spells, and other class features that an ancient red dragon gains from five levels of wizard don’t increase its challenge rating.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Pont-a-Museau The capital of Richemulot, Pont-a-Museau straddles the Musarde River, its buildings dominating both banks and the islands and bridges between. The city’s abundant space could easily
hereditary Renier estate. From here, Jacqueline Renier rules Richemulot. She holds audience from her parlors and public courtrooms, but her private residence is sacrosanct, and few outside her family ever
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
aloud: Mayhem rules in the seaside village of Respite. The Cobblehook Corsairs, a crew of troublemakers who aren’t normally violent, have raided the village. Black smoke billows from buildings
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
prosperous and increasingly crowded, so buildings have been torn down and taller ones built — four stories high in some instances. A Waterbaron who rules for life leads Yartar. The current Waterbaron is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
family died of the plague. Mademoiselle Jacqueline Renier, the nation’s most prestigious aristocrat, rules as temporary warden. When the plague swells to epidemic proportions, the state police, the
cities contain an inexplicably large number of buildings, an amount greater than their highest populations would have ever warranted. Rat swarms prowl city streets like packs of dogs. RICHEMULOISE
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
terms of strategy and maneuvering, and see herself as just a pawn in a much larger game. A cleric, by contrast, might see himself as a willing servant in a god’s unfolding plan or a conflict brewing
continuing to advance as a barbarian. Elves are known to combine martial mastery with magical training and advance as fighters and wizards simultaneously. Optional rules for combining classes in this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium
strikes? The Sneak Attack feature works with a weapon that has the finesse or ranged property. An unarmed strike isn’t a weapon, so it doesn’t qualify. In contrast, a rogue/ monk can use Sneak Attack with a
they are on the sorcerer spell list, or do they have to gain them from sorcerer to trigger? From the multiclassing rules: “Each spell you know and prepare is associated with one of your classes”. This rule means only the spells gained from levels in sorcerer trigger Wild Magic Surge.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
(see chapter 7). The village has a few dozen houses and a small square, with buildings that include a tavern, a stable, and a shrine. In contrast to this rustic burg stands a mighty ice castle half
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
polis. Skophos stands as a literal maze, its twisting streets carved from the red sandstone of the badlands. The walls of the maze rise as narrow buildings that serve as homes, shops, and defensible
Skophos that can coexist in some measure of peace with the wider world. Mogis’s Chalice Many grand temples to Mogis stand in Skophos, presenting a stark contrast to the crude shrines that usually serve as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
3. Guardhouses Two windowless stone guardhouses with peaked, slate-tiled rooftops stand in the middle of the forest where several elevated walkways converge. The buildings were built on higher ground
image of a dead tree carved into its keystone. Its rules are as follows: Touching the arch with a dead twig or branch causes the gate to open for 1 minute. Characters must be 6th level or higher to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Moving Around Other Creatures You can move through a nonhostile creature’s space. In contrast, you can move through a hostile creature’s space only if the creature is at least two sizes larger or
, there’s little room for anyone else. In contrast, as many as twenty Medium creatures can surround a Gargantuan one. Squeezing into a Smaller Space A creature can squeeze through a space that is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
. Because larger creatures take up more space, fewer of them can surround a creature. If four Large creatures crowd around a Medium or smaller one, there's little room for anyone else. In contrast, as many as
miniatures or other tokens, follow these rules.
Squares. Each square on the grid represents 5 feet.
Speed. Rather than moving foot by foot, move square by square on the grid. This means you use your speed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
covered in dense jungle, surrounded by a seemingly endless expanse of ocean and brine flats. The Prince of Demons rules his layer from two serpentine towers, which emerge from a turbid sea. Each tower
to journey here. Orcus rules Thanatos from a vast palace known as Everlost, crafted of obsidian and bone. Set within a howling wasteland called Oblivion’s End, the palace is surrounded by tombs and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume Four
deathless riders serve a warlock-queen, known simply as the Shadow Queen, who rules from a castle called Dynnistan. It isn’t known whether these legends are based on any true experience or are simply the
through the remotest parts of the wilds. They are sometimes called lich-knights or fell horsemen. In stark contrast to the knights of Eldraine, the deathless riders are without virtue of any kind. They are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
rules for the organization and conduct of the knighthood. The Oath. The Oath of the Knights of Solamnia has been the same since Vinas Solamnus founded the knighthood: “Est Sularus oth Mithas,” or “My
Honor Is My Life.” This principle—to sacrifice all for the sake of honor—guides the actions of every knight, at least in theory. The Measure. In contrast to the Oath, the Measure is a staggeringly
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Creatures In contrast to most chromatic dragons, blue dragons see value in relationships with other creatures, even if the power balance in those relationships is always weighted in the dragon’s favor
sign of power.
Adult Blue Dragon Connections d8 Connected Creatures
1 An adult blue dragon rules a city and applies exacting standards of aesthetic perfection to everything and everyone
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
rules they are charged with enforcing, cleaving to the spirit of the law when the letter no longer serves justice. Because the Guildpact — the one force on Ravnica that can keep the guilds from
House Dimir. The Boros are becoming increasingly aware of the possibility that their guild could be undermined from within. Security at garrison buildings is vigilant, with angels watching the entrances at all times for spies.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
. The DC is 10 plus the number of feet the creature has sunk into the quicksand. A creature that is completely submerged in quicksand can’t breathe (see the suffocation rules in the Player’s Handbook
into the quicksand. Razorvine Razorvine is a plant that grows in wild tangles and hedges. It also clings to the sides of buildings and other surfaces as ivy does. A 10-foot-high, 10-foot-wide, 5-foot
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
to present the party with one or more of Malaxxix’s custom-made cursed items, exposing characters to the curse of Malaxxix. Sample cursed items and rules for the curse of Malaxxix are included below
who regards any opportunity to inflict misery on others as worthwhile. When Malaxxix deigns to speak with others, the fiend displays grandiloquent diction and a pompous demeanor—a stark contrast to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
, that change signaled a major shift in the devils’ tactics. Zariel’s fiery temperament and reckless maneuvering stand in stark contrast to Bel’s approach, which relied on his expertise in logistics and
needs souls that yearn to prove their worth on the battlefield. Lady of Ruin Zariel rules over the ruin that Avernus has become. Once it was a bustling realm filled with cities, trade outposts, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
-south and east-to-west that meet in the center of town in a crossroads marketplace. Many buildings structured for larger folk line these streets, for taller folk tend to prefer the comfortable
familiarity they provide, but the rest of the town is made up of a series of narrow paths between the smaller-proportioned buildings that are the homes of the city’s gnomes. The first time I walked along these
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
arises, the seeming enemies cooperate to dispatch pretenders to their shared throne. Fiery Realm of Dark Delights The pair rules over Phlegethos, an expanse filled with immense volcanoes that expel
contrast to the stiff regimentation of the rest of the Nine Hells, the laws that govern Abriymoch allow the place to operate as a carnival in which any wanton desire can be fulfilled. Justice in All Its
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Flee, Mortals! Rule Primer
creatures succeeding on their saving throw. By contrast, under this book’s minion rules, spellcasters still have a good reason to use high-level spells against minions.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
tenements, cobblestone plazas, and broken ruins where once-majestic buildings have crumbled to rubble. She imagines the teeming masses below her: humans, elves, vedalken, minotaurs, goblins, loxodons
items are D&D interpretations of specific Magic artifact cards — not literal translations of their mechanics from one rules system to the other, but game elements inspired by the flavor and abilities