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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
themselves. Most dwarves don’t recognize derro as kin, but the legends that derro tell about their people and the story that duergar believe share a grain of truth. According to the histories of
some duergar, derro are descended from a dwarven community that was left behind when the others escaped the rule of mind flayers. These remnants were so distorted by the mind flayers’ psionic
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
, even among themselves. Most dwarves don’t recognize derro as kin, but the legends that derro tell about their people and the story that duergar believe share a grain of truth. According to the
histories of some duergar, derro are descended from a dwarven community that was left behind when the others escaped the rule of mind flayers. These remnants were so distorted by the mind flayers
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
from the remains left behind when a Humanoid or a Giant is killed by russet mold (see “Russet Mold” below). One or more vegepygmies emerge from the corpse a day later.
Vegepygmies
mold and vegepygmies in a peculiar metal dungeon full of strange life. Another story says that explorers found russet mold in a crater left by a falling star, with vegepygmies infesting the forest nearby
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
journals or hidden away in someone’s mind. Even you might not be aware of all the reasons behind the missions you carry out. Sometimes a mission’s sole purpose is to conceal the
motivation behind another strike performed in a different part of the city, or simply to spread fear.
As part of your covert work for House Dimir, you maintain a false identity as a member of another guild
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
’ve learned that most of the real business of entertainment (or any other venture) happens behind the scenes. It’s easy for you to case what sorts of audiences attend what venue — like
high-minded ideals about the practice of art and the appreciation of beauty.
d8
Personality Trait
1
I know a story relevant to almost every situation.
2
Whenever I come to a new
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Ghost Story Plots Ghost story adventures deal with learning the story behind a haunting and ultimately resolving it. They benefit from preserving the mystery behind a spirit’s motivations until the
heroes discover a hidden truth. Ghost Story Plots d8 Plot
1 Investigate the bloody graffiti being left on the village’s ancient walls and stop the vandal.
2 A dying hero is convinced
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
Hadozee Story Text (p. 13) The story text for the hadozee has been updated as follows: Hadozees’ progenitors were mammals no bigger than house cats. Hunted by larger natural predators, they took to
the trees and evolved wing-like flaps that enabled them to glide from branch to branch.
Today, hadozees are sapient, bipedal beings eager to leave behind the fearsome predators of their home world
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Legends of Greyhawk: Saviors of Safeton
Key Plot Points The following information is key to the adventure’s story. Part 1: Adventures Begin. In Knotmarsh’s alehouse, the characters help Wess the stableboy track down some missing horses
, assist Otten of Narwell in locating a rare mushroom, or chase down a stranger to return the satchel they left behind.
Part 2: Continuing Adventures. The characters either delve deeper into their initial task, or decide to investigate the situation that’s developed from one of the other two.
Magic Items
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
no hole behind, or it vanishes into the water. The creatures noted in the Creatures Summoned column appear in an unoccupied space as close to where the tooth was sown as possible. The creatures are
a random destination, which could be on a different world of the Material Plane.
Destroying the Teeth. Each tooth must be destroyed individually by sowing it in the area where the tooth’s story
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
share a sense of a larger purpose or a recurring theme (or themes). The adventures might feature returning villains, grand conspiracies, or a single mastermind who’s ultimately behind every adventure of
the campaign. A continuing campaign designed with a theme and a story arc in mind can feel like a great fantasy epic. The players derive the satisfaction of knowing the actions they take during one
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masters: Ravenloft Play-Along Pack
Inspiration Inspired by the ideas that series DM Jasmine Bhullar prepared for the session, these encounters reflect preparation that occurred behind the screen for Campaign 1. As is the case in any D
&D adventure, the characters may take unexpected paths or make choices that lead the story in a different direction. Each encounter has been adapted for play rather than designed to recreate exact
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Origins The usual first step in creating your character’s life story is to determine your early circumstances. Who were your parents? Where were you born? Did you have any siblings? Who raised you
know, I actually don’t care. I’m just making small talk while my minion sneaks up behind you. Ha! Made you look!
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masters: Living Spells Play-Along Pack
Inspiration Inspired by the ideas that series DM Jasmine Bhullar prepared for the session, the encounters reflect preparation that occurred behind the screen for Campaign 1. As is the case in any D&D
adventure, the characters may take unexpected paths or make choices that lead the story in a different direction. The encounters in this pack have been adapted for play rather than designed to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masters: Arcana Unleashed Play-Along Pack
Inspiration Inspired by the ideas that series DM Jasmine Bhullar prepared for the session, these encounters reflect preparation that occurred behind the screen for Campaign 2. As is the case in any D
&D adventure, the characters may take unexpected paths or make choices that lead the story in a different direction. Each encounter has been adapted for play rather than designed to recreate exact
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
Can communicate only through music and writing. 10 Siphons the color from objects they possess. Ghost Story Adventures Ghost story adventures deal with learning the story behind a haunting and
share their suffering with the living. Examples include The Woman in Black and The Haunting of Hill House. Ghost Story Principles Consider the following principles when creating Darklords and domains
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
31. Dalagor’s Fortress Dalagor was an evil warrior who surrounded himself with necromancers and undead. He and his minions were destroyed or driven out during the Spellplague, leaving behind a bleak
, three-story stone mansion that the Harpers have seized and turned into a hideout. Felrax, a dragonborn mage with copper-colored scales, watches over the mansion. A light cantrip cast on his staff
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
someone is writing it, word by word. As this text unfurls, read: “Our story starts during the time leading up to the winter solstice on the final night of Uktar in the year 374 DR. A nearly full moon rises
behind wispy clouds, as a star-speckled sky darkens against a fading horizon. It seems silent and still, here in the heart of the forest. But to anyone who knows the forest well, that silence can be
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
your imagination run wild. Mix and match different encounter tables to see what can arise. Consider how randomly determining the attitude of the creatures generated can shift the tone of a story. If
a hostile giant is the driving force behind an adventure seed, how does the adventure change if that giant is indifferent or even friendly to the characters?
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
R04M’s story that Shemeshka is up to no good, Zaythir or another ally can suggest the group should be wary on returning to Fortune’s Wheel. When they arrive in Sigil, the characters find it unchanged
from when they departed. They can explore the city for as long as they please but should eventually return to Fortune’s Wheel. Following R04M’s vague directions, they can find the portal behind the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
exterior of this two-story circular theater. People pass along the street, but all is dark behind the boards that cover the structure’s windows. A tattered awning shades the theater’s stout wooden
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
banner, that of the Flaming Fist. Eltan used the mercenaries to quash what pockets of disorder he found, punishing lawbreakers for their crimes. Though plenty of theft, blackmail, and assassination continued behind closed doors, the founding of the Flaming Fist marked a new chapter in the city’s story.
— behind the original walls of Gray Harbor — and the Lower City, built on the slopes leading down to the Chionthar River. Patriar houses were ransacked, family heirlooms were lost forever, and heirs were
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
the pulse-pounding action of a pulp adventure, noir typically relies on intrigue — in every sense of the word — to keep the protagonists engaged as they move deeper into the story. Setting the Stage
Putting a mystery in front of the characters at the very start of the adventure sets the tone for what’s ahead and draws them in to the story. The Story Opening table offers some ways to draw the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
triumph that chase grief from sorrow-laden hearts. Truth threads each captivating story, woven by Nafas from the whims of creatures throughout the multiverse. Carried on the winds, their spoken desires
converge in his splendid halls. Nafas has as many years behind him as the staircase has doors. Seemingly immortal, the djinni has collected and recited countless tales. Some fables repeated
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
“Behind Bars”). This villain last appeared in Legacy of the Crystal Shard, a published adventure also set in Icewind Dale. Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden presupposes that Vaelish Gant’s plot to
take over Ten-Towns was thwarted, and that he has been incarcerated at Revel’s End for a few years before the start of this story. The characters might also come to Revel’s End hoping to book passage
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
banner, that of the Flaming Fist. Eltan used the mercenaries to quash what pockets of disorder he found, punishing lawbreakers for their crimes. Though plenty of theft, blackmail, and assassination continued behind closed doors, the founding of the Flaming Fist marked a new chapter in the city’s story.
— behind the original walls of Gray Harbor — and the Lower City, built on the slopes leading down to the Chionthar River. Patriar houses were ransacked, family heirlooms were lost forever, and heirs were
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
History of Eberron Every child knows the story of the Progenitor Dragons: Siberys, Eberron, and Khyber. In the dawn of time, these three cosmic beings created thirteen planes of existence, each
living prison, a world that would forever contain Khyber’s evil. Almost every culture in the world shares this story as a myth that explains the world. Shattered Siberys became the ring of golden
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Zhentarim Hideout The hideout on Castle Lane (see map 1.1) is a ramshackle two-story warehouse. The Black Network has other sanctuaries in run-down buildings like this one throughout Waterdeep
(meaning that the floor plan of this locale can be reused for other Zhent hideouts). The warehouse stands at the back of an outer yard behind a high fence. The gate on the fence isn’t locked. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Remarkable Villains Eberron is rich in villains, from two-bit hoods to continental masterminds. It might be a long time before you’re ready to face the sinister leader behind the Order of the Emerald
from that tower in Sharn. A DM could engage the players in determining the answer: It’s Halas Martain, all right. How do you think he survived your last encounter? This collaboration can produce a compelling story and a sense of investment in the world.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
allow you to select the items you want. Either way, take a moment to come up with the story behind these items. How did you acquire them? Were they treasures found on your adventures? Heirlooms from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
Introductions. This anthology weaves together these memorable tales and adds a few new surprises. The Infinite Staircase leads wayfarers from one story to the next. Legends state that by diligently searching
the staircase’s landings, a wistful traveler can find the door to the destination of their dreams. Adventure awaits behind every door. Kamila Szutenberg A luminous branch of the Infinite Staircase ascends to a celestial door guarded by a vigilant sphinx
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
7: Bank The keep’s residents and visitors store their most valuable belongings and savings in the bank. When the characters arrive at the bank, read the following boxed text aloud: This one-story
bank sports a teller’s window with a drop-down counter. A bespectacled halfling woman in a silk tabard sits behind the glass. Outside, a bored human guard stands watch.
The banker, Quink, relies on the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
control people by manipulating their dreams. While most people dismiss the Dreaming Dark as a foolish story, you might uncover the truth behind the tales. Both the Inspired of Riedra and the kalashtar
from Sarlona d8 Trinket 1 A polished crystal sphere; when you clutch it in your fist, a telepathic voice recites a story in your mind 2 A teardrop pendant made from polished shell; when you hold
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
next move. If they recognized the imagery in Jarme’s sketches (see “Jarme’s Last Message”), they might also suspect that the true menace behind the Lantern Ghost killings is an aboleth. Otherwise
kraken into the sea. As this part of the story begins, the aboleths have already mounted one attack on their traitorous kin at the sunken temple at Landgrave’s Folly (see part 5, “Tharizdun’s Progeny,” for more information). This assault has forced Sgothgah to flee to the temple of Tharizdun to recover.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
T4. Corellon’s Crown Fala Lefaliir, an herbalist and a member of the Guild of Apothecaries and Physicians, operates out of this stately, three-story town house, the third floor of which has been
cabinets behind the shop counter. Fala’s Potions Potion Cost Potion of animal friendship 125 gp Potion of climbing 50 gp Potion of healing, greater 250 gp Potion of healing 50 gp Potion of water breathing 250 gp
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Dungeon Master’s Guide). Made entirely of adamantine, the two-story tower has remained sealed since its last owner retreated inside and locked the door behind her — but not before a pair of shadow
anyone attempts to enter, climb, or damage the tower. This cavern’s rough floor has been flattened where the tower stands, while the floor behind the tower has collapsed into a shaft 300 feet deep and 100