being before devour creating ranking

Ankheg (Stranger Things)

Monsters Stranger Things: Welcome to the Hellfire Club

":"damage", "rollAction":"Acid Spray", "rollDamageType":"Acid"} Acid damage. Success: Half damage.Burrowing Insectile Predator Oversize insects, ankhegs burrow close to the surface, creating sprawling

underground labyrinths. From these tunnels, they burst forth to dissolve and devour smaller creatures using their acid-dripping mandibles and sprays of digestive enzymes.

Zargon the Returner

Monsters Quests from the Infinite Staircase

eye and an indestructible horn, Zargon corrupts creatures it doesn’t devour, transforming its victims into amorphous servants. No one knows Zargon’s true origin. The creature was one of

again. Regional Effects The region containing Zargon’s lair is warped by Zargon’s unnatural presence, creating one or more of the following effects: Arcane Enervation. Enemies of Zargon

24. Collapsed Areas

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

24. Collapsed Areas A tremor caused a collapse in this section of the dungeon, wrecking two rooms (areas 24a and 24c) and creating a small maze of tunnels (area 24b). 24a. Guard Post A foul stench

sixteen troglodytes in varying stages of decay. Feasting on the remains are seven drow ghouls that were created by Vlonwelv to devour the dead. The ghouls retreat into the back tunnels when one or more drow enter the room. If a drow is not among those who enter, the ghouls attack.

Creating a Shadow Dragon

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

Creating a Shadow Dragon Use the Shadow Dragon Personality Traits and Shadow Dragon Ideals tables to inspire your portrayal of distinctive shadow dragon characters. If you use the variant rule in the

endless consumption, always looking for the next thing to possess or devour. 2 I am rarely satisfied with what I have. I envy others’ lives and belongings. 3 I’m constantly calculating my

Intellect Devourer

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

, taking over a victim’s body on behalf of its mind flayer masters. Illithid Creations. Mind flayers breed intellect devourers to serve as roaming hunters of the Underdark, creating an intellect

spell. Actions Multiattack. The intellect devourer makes one attack with its claws and uses Devour Intellect. Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (2d4 + 2

Ghoul

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

transformed Doresain into the first ghoul. Doresain served Orcus faithfully in the Abyss, creating ghouls from the demon lord’s other servants until an incursion by Yeenoghu, the demonic Gnoll Lord, robbed

Arcane Workshop

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

Workshop Adventures table. Map 4.1: Arcane Workshop View Player Version Arcane Workshop Adventures d12 Adventure Goal 1 Steal a pattern for creating a magic item, before the workshop’s

artificers finish making the item. 2 Petition the ranking artificer for access to the workshop’s specialized library. 3 Use the workshop to create a crucial magic item. 4 Locate a stolen construct that has

Lord of Blades' Strike Squad

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

Lord of Blades’ Strike Squad While the characters explore Landro, they’re pursued by a warforged named Glaive (see the accompanying stat block). Glaive is a high-ranking commander loyal to the Lord

prefer to split up and sneak around Landro and the adjoining caves. They take turns using hit-and-run tactics to harry the characters, creating a sense that more blades lurk around every corner. As

Ankheg

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

Ankheg Burrowing Insectile Predator Habitat: Forest, Grassland; Treasure: None Oversize insects, ankhegs burrow close to the surface, creating sprawling underground labyrinths. From these tunnels

, they burst forth to dissolve and devour smaller creatures using their acid-dripping mandibles and sprays of digestive enzymes. Domenico Cava Ankhegs are the bane of farmers whose grazing livestock are

S15. Madhouse

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

to create a bride for Strahd, the Abbot tried his hand at creating a more rudimentary golem. This creature paces the hall, tirelessly guarding the abbey’s madhouse and making sure no mongrelfolk escape

the doorway in silence with hungry looks in their eyes. These nine mongrelfolk haven’t been fed in days because Clovin doesn’t like them. They try to kill and devour any character who sets foot in the

Drow

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

. The drow like to hollow out enormous stalagmites and stalactites, creating populated spires that rise from the floors and ceilings. Drow Medium humanoid (elf), neutral evil Armor Class 15

the walls under watchful eyes. The drow raise and keep giant spiders to help protect their cities against intruders, even as they drape those cities in beautiful webbing, creating a gossamer snare to

Devils

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

unswerving loyalty, without which that fiendish plane would become as anarchic as the Abyss. At the same time, it is in the nature of devils to scheme, creating in some a desire to rule that eclipses

their contentment to be ruled. This singular ambition is strongest among the archdevils whom Asmodeus appoints to rule the nine layers of the Nine Hells. These high-ranking fiends are the only devils to

Rejecting the Ordning

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

one their kind traditionally values. These are often giants whose ranking within their kind is low. For example, a contemplative cloud giant might pursue knowledge rather than wealth, or a weak frost

quickly took over the leadership, sorting its membership into a new hierarchy and creating dissension within the ranks—which the adventurers can use as they try to foil the cult’s evil schemes. 7 A

Renown

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

renown to any numbers that work for your game, creating appropriate ranks and titles for the organizations in your campaign. Attitudes of Organization Members. As a character’s renown within an

discount on adventuring gear. A middle-ranked character might gain a follower (see chapter 4, “Creating Nonplayer Characters”), access to potions and scrolls, the ability to call in a favor, or

Ribcage

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands

. Regional Effects The region containing Ribcage’s planar gate is influenced by the magic of the Nine Hells, creating one or more of the following effects in and around the gate-town: Diabolical

in the gymnasium’s humid, ruby-tiled chambers, plotting the demise or demotion of their neighbors. Meanwhile, invisible imps spy on the resort’s patrons on behalf of high-ranking devils, gleaning the

Chamber Purpose

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

guardians 09–10 Audience chamber for receiving visitors 11–19 Barracks used by the portal’s guards 20–23 Bedroom for use by the high-ranking members of the order that guards the portal 24–30 Chapel

of the temple receive commoners and low-ranking visitors 06–07 Banquet room used for celebrations and holy days 08–10 Barracks for the temple’s military arm or its hired guards 11–14 Cells where the

Stone Giants

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

darkness, and the caves and grottoes where they live are kept dark most of the time. They don’t prefer to use illumination for any purpose that’s not related to creating or displaying art. Most of a

giant’s waking hours are taken up with meeting its responsibilities, whether that is a low-ranking pursuit or an artistic one. A tribe’s chieftain or another leader such as a shaman determines when the

Candlekeep

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

the master readers are other high-ranking posts, each with specialized duty, from the Gatewarden who tends to the security of the keep to the Guide who instructs and educates the Avowed. Of particular

of the library and the other on the mundane aspects of scholarship and Candlekeep’s interactions with the outside world. Although these high-ranking monks keep most visitors at arm’s length, it isn’t

21. Azrok's Hold

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

intellect devourers hide among the wreckage. They target intruders with their Devour Intellect action option. 21g. Xanathar’s Ambassador A mind flayer named Ulquess resides here, serving as the

hostilities with the drow have prompted Azrok to call on her for help. Preeta understands the threat posed by the drow and is using animate dead spells to raise drow corpses, creating forces that Azrok can

N3. Burgomaster's Mansion

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

comfortable, high-backed chairs. They wear faded clothes, drink tea, and devour cake while a ninth woman, well dressed and very pleased with herself, circles the table and talks excitedly about decorations

(see area N4) and animated them, creating six cat skeletons (use the cat stat block, but give them darkvision out to a range of 60 feet and immunity to poison damage, exhaustion, and the poisoned

Tyrant's Spiral

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel

the rocks. The beholders fight to the death while arguing between themselves whether to devour or to petrify the interlopers. Pit. The pit is bottomless. Any creature that falls into it plummets for

massive breaths. The modrons continue their march over this impossible mouth, crossing it by creating a bridge made from interlocked, living modron bodies. The beholder god Gzemnid can see through this

Spaceship Locations, Level 3

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

succeeds on a DC 16 Wisdom (Perception) check notices the reptiles. When the characters get close, the lizards stomp out of hiding to devour them. Treasure. The lizards’ nest is in the largest pen. It

flooded this region, creating a swamp whose waters fluctuate from 1 to 3 feet in depth. The region is difficult terrain. Eight giant leeches (use the giant constrictor snake stat block) dwell in the

Connected Creatures

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

: 1d12) searching for an advantage against a rival kraken 10 2 water elementals (attitude: 1d10) diligently making furrows in the sand using their bodies, creating a sprawling pattern 11 2

. My brothers will scoff and tell you that these giant kin don’t matter, that they don’t count in the ranking of the ordning, that they’re irrelevant to the world. But they DO matter, and you overlook

Lesser Cavern Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Descent into the Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth

hunger. Lludd is hostile toward intruders, but he doesn’t immediately resort to violence. Though he’s selfish and cruel, the behir hasn’t survived this long by attempting to devour every creature that

taken from the chamber turn out to be flat stones and obvious counterfeits. L18: Black-Water Lake The river flows into a flooded cavern, creating a small lake. The surface of the water is glossy and

Tomb Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault

contained shrines to various gods, but the Onyx Scar renovated it, creating a hallway with arrow slits on both sides. Arrow Slits. Four Onyx Scar thugs stand behind the western arrow slits, ready to shoot

workers and low-ranking Onyx Scar members. Four thugs sit at one table, while two veterans eat snacks at the bar. As soon as they detect intruders, the thugs and veterans draw their weapons and attack

Bathhouse Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

the players as follows: The walls of this twenty-foot-high pillared chamber are adorned with frescoes of bathing royalty. Natural light streams through stained-glass windows, creating colorful

. The necromancer looming over the corpse is Flennis, a female human master of souls and the highest-ranking follower of Myrkul in the dungeon. Use the swarm of rats stat block in the Monster Manual to

Locations E - H

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

a circular, windowless room that contains a permanent teleportation circle, which high-ranking Harpers use to enter and leave the tower unseen (see the “Inner Circles” section at the end of this

, they believe, ensures that Elrem doesn’t return to devour them. Bound inside the altar is a couatl. It can phase into and out of the altar at will. While inside the altar, the couatl is undetectable

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