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Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
attack, a catoblepas reveals the extent of its horrific nature. The creature’s serpentine neck has trouble lifting its head, but one glare from its bloodshot eyes can rot flesh. At the end of its
the creature has such a feared reputation that stories about it are ingrained in the popular culture. Any rumor of a catoblepas taking up residence nearby is taken to be a bad omen, even if the rumor is
Monsters
Infernal Machine Rebuild
","rollAction":"Fire Breath","rollDamageType":"fire"} fire damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
Cold Breath (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"recharge
","rollAction":"Cold Breath"}. The ettin’s left head exhales an icy blast in a 30-foot cone. Each creature in that area must make a DC 14 Constitution saving throw, taking 45 (10d8);{"diceNotation":"10d8
Major Image
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Spells
Basic Rules (2014)
duration. It seems completely real, including sounds, smells, and temperature appropriate to the thing depicted. You can't create sufficient heat or cold to cause damage, a sound loud enough to deal
example.
Physical interaction with the image reveals it to be an illusion, because things can pass through it. A creature that uses its action to examine the image can determine that it is an illusion
Monsters
Princes of the Apocalypse
":"3d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"freezing cloud","rollDamageType":"cold"} cold damage.
Regional Effects
Olhydra’s presence in an elemental node creates a number of widespread effects
— bad weather, strong tides, and increasing aggression from dangerous sea life.
Violent downpours become frequent within 10 miles of the lair. A downpour occurs once every 2d12;{"diceNotation
Criminal / Spy
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Backgrounds
Basic Rules (2014)
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4
I have a “tell” that reveals when I’m lying.
5
I turn tail and run when things look bad.
6
An innocent person is in prison for a crime that I committed. I’m okay with that.
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
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Regeneration. Titivilus regains 10 hit points at the start of his turn. If he takes cold or radiant damage, this trait doesn’t function at the start of his next turn. Titivilus dies only if
acceptance of his plans and his advice can last only so long before some other plotter steps in and reveals the truth. For insurance, Titivilus has begun recruiting outsiders to deal with problem
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
If there’s a plan, I’ll forget it. If I don’t forget it, I’ll ignore it.
4
I have a “tell” that reveals when I’m lying.
5
I turn tail and run when
things look bad.
6
An innocent person is in prison for a crime that I committed. I’m okay with that.
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
the money.
3
If there’s a plan, I’ll forget it. If I don’t forget it, I’ll ignore it.
4
I have a “tell” that reveals when I’m lying.
5
I turn
tail and run when things look bad.
6
An innocent person is in prison for a crime that I committed. I’m okay with that.
Aarakocra
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Species
Elemental Evil Player's Companion
aarakocra. To be grounded, trapped underground, or imprisoned by the cold, unyielding earth is a torment few aarakocra can withstand. Even when perched on a high branch or at rest in their mountaintop
changes in the prevailing winds that they regarded as a bad omen.
Unlike the aarakocra of other worlds on the Material Plane, the aarakocra of the Realms rarely travel to the Elemental Plane of Air
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
character who understands Dwarvish knows that the oversized rune on the north wall is an ancient symbol meaning “cold.” A detect magic spell reveals an aura of conjuration magic around the rune. The
18. Cold Storage The Melairkyn dwarves used this chamber for cold storage. Halaster has turned it into a trap. The room has the following features: Cold. The room is bitterly cold.
Glowing Rune
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
carelessly strewn around matted heaps of furs, which would undoubtedly smell as bad as they look if not for the cold.
The chamber holds 12 kobolds when the characters enter. A few are sleeping but
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
reveals that he made one stop on his way to Mistshore. He dropped off a lady friend, a priest of Bane allied with the Zhentarim, and left the stone with her and her acolytes for safekeeping. The characters
areas that are not heavily trod. Extreme Cold. A character exposed to the cold must succeed on a DC 10 Constitution saving throw at the end of each encounter in the chain or gain one level of exhaustion
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
carelessly strewn around matted heaps of furs, which would undoubtedly smell as bad as they look if not for the cold.
The chamber holds 12 kobolds when the characters enter. A few are sleeping but
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Good Wolf, Bad Wolf When the characters first approach the outskirts of Dougan’s Hole or shortly after they first leave town, they encounter two winter wolves named Koran and Kanan. Here’s how the
encounter plays out: Koran acts as the “good” wolf while his brother plays the “bad” wolf. This act has worked before on the dim-witted locals; the wolves assume the characters will be fooled just as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
T6. Guard Tower Rooftop Ten-foot-tall, gold-plated statues stand atop the battlements, facing outward. Each one depicts a female human knight holding a lance. The cold wind stirs the snow, under
, and rusty chain mail. Fortunes of Ravenloft If your card reading reveals that a treasure is here, read: The swirling snow assumes the forms of thin, young women. The wind howls, “Begone! The treasure is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Bad Dreams The characters’ sleep in the slave pen is troubled and fitful, filled with strange dreams and disturbing images. Dark shadows seem to move and reach out toward them as the characters
crawling masses of maggots or insects. At least one or more of the characters should wake in a cold sweat from these nightmares after every rest, feeling as though something is out there in the dark
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
S9. Gardens Nestled between rising and plunging cliffs are four rectangular garden plots enclosed by a five-foot-high wall of mortared stones. White rabbits nibble on turnips uprooted by the cold
. Two lifeless scarecrows with stuffed gullets and sackcloth heads hang from wooden crosses pounded into the cold, hard earth. If the characters haven’t cleared out the east wing, add: The abbey’s east
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
fog makes it hard to see the dragon’s features from a distance, but close inspection reveals that it’s a silver dragon of noble bearing, its spiny frill cracked and broken in many places. The statue
is 10 feet tall but looks much more imposing perched on the granite block. If scrutinized with a detect magic spell, the statue radiates an aura of evocation magic. The dragon statue used to breathe a cone of cold as part of a magic trap, but the trap no longer works (see area Q2).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
reveals that the youths aren’t really dancing but fighting off swarms of bats. The red marble staircase that started on the first floor continues its upward spiral to area 11. A cold draft can be felt coming down the steps.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
. The outer door is locked when the characters arrive in search of the Stone of Golorr. A successful DC 20 Intelligence (Investigation) check reveals that it has been opened recently, as evidenced by
crisscross through the dust on the upper level. A search of the underground crypt reveals the bodies of three humans — two males and a female, all dressed in hooded robes. Further inspection reveals
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
D14. Toadstool Patch Your heart suddenly feels cold, filling you with a sense of loneliness that borders on despair. A haunting, melancholy tune played on a flute reaches out to you from somewhere
locker cold (see area B12). Use the scout stat block to represent Octavian, with the following changes: Octavian is a wood elf (chaotic good) who speaks Common and Elvish. He has darkvision out to a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
(Insight) check reveals that the statues once depicted drow. 29b. Wraith This Way This room is deathly cold and contains the following: Undead. A wraith and three specters haunt the room. They attack all
corpse wears a chain shirt, clutches a shortsword, and packs a hand crossbow with 1d20 bolts. Painting Trap. A detect magic spell reveals an aura of necromancy magic around the painting. If anyone
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
the dragon eggs hatch and the ravenous hatchlings emerge. The carcasses range from very fresh to several months old. The meat is only cold, not frozen, so the older items are slowly going bad. The
wall. The leather comes from a variety of local animals and is badly cured. The curtain is several layers thick with no gaps, so you can’t see through it at all.
This cavern is naturally cold. It
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
the dragon eggs hatch and the ravenous hatchlings emerge. The carcasses range from very fresh to several months old. The meat is only cold, not frozen, so the older items are slowly going bad. The smell
wall. The leather comes from a variety of local animals and is badly cured. The curtain is several layers thick with no gaps, so you can’t see through it at all. This cavern is naturally cold. It hovers
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
place, and gives it an iron token that it can use to confide in her. Over time, “Granny” convinces the child that it’s okay to have bad thoughts and do bad deeds — starting with breaking things or
wandering outside without permission, then graduating to pushing someone down the stairs or setting a house on fire. Sooner or later, the child’s family and community become terrified of the “bad seed” and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
cold and rain, waiting for battle while hunger gnaws at their bellies? Many wish to reap the rewards of a good harvest, but few care to remove the stones and till the fields for planting.
“The Lords
’ Alliance fights the things that the shopkeeper in his bed has never even heard of. We remove threats before the town mayor even knows about it. We make bad things go away. That’s what we’re good at.”
Rameel Jos
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
corner. Closer inspection reveals that the object is a cast-iron mold for smelting metal ingots. The hinged covers form the top and bottom halves of an ingot mold last used by duergar long ago. One side
forge, cold and dark for centuries. Bare iron hooks line the walls, the floor is strewn with rubble, and the door to area 25a has been smashed. If you haven’t done so in a while, remind the players
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
plead their case for being the best ship and crew for the job. Stands in Tar staggers slightly as she stands. A successful DC 15 Wisdom (Insight) check reveals that the tabaxi has been in the rum
that the dragonborn is nervous and hiding something. If confronted, he says that he just has a bad feeling about traveling to the Thunder Cliffs, but he is willing to do so for the payment and the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
takes the group to the Tower of Urm. Abyssal Chicken
Tiny fiend (demon), chaotic evil
Armor Class 13 (natural armor)
Hit Points 10 (3d4 + 3)
Speed 30 ft., fly 30 ft. (see Bad Flier below
)
STR
6 (−2)
DEX
14 (+2)
CON
13 (+1)
INT
4 (−3)
WIS
9 (−1)
CHA
5 (−3)
Damage Resistances cold, fire, lightning
Damage Immunities poison
Condition
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
on other domains. Taking inspiration from sci-fi horror and tales of alien abduction, adventures involving Bluetspur’s mind flayers might begin anywhere with bad dreams or a stranger’s impossible
companion, until it reveals itself to be a star spawn emissary (see chapter 5).
5 An acquaintance of the characters complains of reoccurring nightmares. The complaints stop when the dreamer is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
the room and keep out the “hungry things.” The hungry things are bad spirits that took over. They “stole” the children’s parents. The children don’t know any named spirits. They would like to leave
and Vastion) from entering or seeing inside. Development. The effects of Ezra’s blessing end when anyone enters and then leaves the room. This reveals Regan and Vastion’s spirits to the other
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Day as a marking of the midpoint of the cold season, with hard times still ahead, but some of the worst days now past. Greengrass. The traditional beginning of spring, Greengrass is celebrated by the
and speedy growing season. Midsummer. The midpoint of summer is a day of feasting, carousing, betrothals, and basking in the pleasant weather. Storms on Midsummer night are seen as bad omens and signs
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Dragonblood Ooze What to say about the dragonblood ooze? I could comment on the bad blood between me and Tiamat. I might observe that its creator originally intended a blood sausage recipe. But
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STR
18 (+4)
DEX
6 (−2)
CON
17 (+3)
INT
2 (−4)
WIS
12 (+1)
CHA
10 (+0)
Skills Perception +4, Stealth +4
Damage Resistances acid, cold
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
, smells, and temperature appropriate to the thing depicted. You can’t create sufficient heat or cold to cause damage, a sound loud enough to deal thunder damage or deafen a creature, or a smell that
appears to be walking. Similarly, you can cause the illusion to make different sounds at different times, even making it carry on a conversation, for example. Physical interaction with the image reveals it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
, smells, and temperature appropriate to the thing depicted. You can’t create sufficient heat or cold to cause damage, a sound loud enough to deal thunder damage or deafen a creature, or a smell that
appears to be walking. Similarly, you can cause the illusion to make different sounds at different times, even making it carry on a conversation, for example. Physical interaction with the image reveals it