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Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
telepathic and use their power of suggestion to control others. Their creators use them to force enemies to withdraw or surrender.
A hypnos magen carries no weapons, relying entirely on its psychic
abilities to manipulate and harm other creatures.
Magen are magical, humanlike beings created by a wizard spell (see the create magen spell in appendix D) or by other arcane methods.
Though magen look
Troglodyte
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Monsters
Monster Manual (2014)
relying on constant raids and hunting to survive. They take sadistic pleasure in hunting intelligent creatures weaker than themselves and show no mercy toward those they capture and drag back to their
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
All-Around Vision. The quori can't be surprised while it isn't incapacitated.
Incorporeal Movement. The quori can move through other creatures and objects as if they were difficult terrain. It takes
guide the quori race, and the Devourer of Dreams — the personal emissary of the Dreaming Dark — is of this order. Although the kalaraqs never fight one another overtly, each has its own agenda, and
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
start of its turn.
Tentacle Whip. Dyrrn makes one attack with its Tentacle Whip.
Spawn Aberration (Costs 2 Actions). Dyrrn regurgitates an intellect devourer in an unoccupied space within 5 feet of
it. The intellect devourer is under Dyrrn’s control and acts immediately after Dyrrn in the initiative order.
Mind Blast (Costs 3 Actions). Dyrrn magically emits psychic energy in a 60-foot
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
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Sapphire dragons watch for signs of Aberrations and other creatures corrupted by the Far Realm. They frequently ally with emerald dragons, drawing on their kin’s knowledge of occult phenomena to
themselves at odds with a sapphire dragon if they cross into the dragon’s territory. But sapphire dragons sometimes forge peaceful relationships with rock gnomes or deep gnomes, relying on these folk
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
, preferring to assess intruders first in order to devise the most advantageous approach to dealing with them.
Sapphire dragons watch for signs of Aberrations and other creatures corrupted by the Far Realm
sapphire dragons sometimes forge peaceful relationships with rock gnomes or deep gnomes, relying on these folk to help protect the territory surrounding their lairs.
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Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
advantageous approach to dealing with them.
Sapphire dragons watch for signs of Aberrations and other creatures corrupted by the Far Realm. They frequently ally with emerald dragons, drawing on their kin
or deep gnomes, relying on these folk to help protect the territory surrounding their lairs.
Martial Hoards
Sapphire dragons’ favorite prizes are weapons and armor, records of military
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Aberrations and other creatures corrupted by the Far Realm. They frequently ally with emerald dragons, drawing on their kin’s knowledge of occult phenomena to track the influence of the Far Realm
they cross into the dragon’s territory. But sapphire dragons sometimes forge peaceful relationships with rock gnomes or deep gnomes, relying on these folk to help protect the territory
Senses
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senses are described below.
BlindsightA monster with blindsight can perceive its surroundings without relying on sight, within a specific radius.
Creatures without eyes, such as grimlocks and gray
oozes, typically have this special sense, as do creatures with echolocation or heightened senses, such as bats and true dragons.
If a monster is naturally blind, it has a parenthetical note to this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Intellect Devourer An intellect devourer resembles a walking brain protected by a crusty covering and set on bestial clawed legs. This foul aberration feeds on the intelligence of sentient creatures
devourer by taking the brain of a thrall and subjecting it to a horrible ritual. As it sprouts legs, the brain becomes an intelligent predator as twisted and evil as its masters. Deadly Puppet Masters. An
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Intellect Devourer Brain-Eating Body Thief Habitat: Underdark; Treasure: None Intellect devourers serve their mind flayer creators by consuming other creatures’ brains and puppetizing the mindless
bodies. These quadrupedal brains seek to ambush sapient beings, then drain their thoughts until they’re mindless. Then, if their victims are Humanoids, they enter the creatures’ skulls. With access to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
Encounters table to determine whether the party has a random encounter. If the party is using a light source, creatures that encounter them almost certainly know the characters are coming and set up an
ambush or otherwise prepare for the fight. Tunnel Encounters d20 Encounter 1–2 1d4 grells hunt for food. 3 1d6 gibbering mouthers lie in wait for prey. 4 An intellect devourer inhabits a quaggoth
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
-habitats, intellect devourer preserves, incubation domes, brain-filled synapse libraries, testing hippodromes, surgical theaters, and facilities that beggar rational description. Non-illithids find travel
within the citadel maddening, like trying to find a specific point within a writhing knot of worms. Locations are inaccessible to creatures reliant upon basic terrestrial mobility or without the ability
Kobold
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
Kobolds are a lot less cute when they learn how to cast fireballs.
— Volo
Kobolds are often dismissed as cowardly, foolish, and weak, but these little reptilian creatures actually have a
a perfect world, the creatures would be left alone to dig their tunnels and raise the next generation of kobolds, all the while seeking the magic that will free their imprisoned god (see the &ldquo
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
, wraiths, and Nightveil specters keep watch over secret Dimir territories. Dimir Creatures Challenge Creature Source 1/2 Shadow MM 1 Spy MM 1 Thought spy GGR 2 Grick MM 2 Intellect devourer MM 3
Dimir Creatures Alongside human and vampire spies and assassins, a variety of stealthy and shadowy monsters contribute to the work of House Dimir. Doppelgangers and invisible stalkers move unseen
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
from them by Xanathar’s gazer spies, in which case they catch up with the gazers in the alley before the creatures can descend into the sewers. Bear Traps Choose five squares on the map. These
the alley followed by eight kobolds disguised as children wearing troll masks. A bugbear named Morga and an intellect devourer hide in a doorway halfway down the alley and can be spotted with a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Cosmic Horror Monsters Monsters that work well in cosmic horror adventures enact change on their unwilling victims. Cosmic horror focuses on unknowable entities and creatures that see into the minds
. Cosmic Horror Monsters Challenge Creature Source
1/4 Kuo-toa MM
2 Intellect devourer MM
2 Pentadrone MM
3 Brain in a jar VGR
3 Githyanki warrior MM
3 Grell MM
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
intruders first in order to devise the most advantageous approach to dealing with them. Sapphire dragons watch for signs of Aberrations and other creatures corrupted by the Far Realm. They frequently
peaceful relationships with rock gnomes or deep gnomes, relying on these folk to help protect the territory surrounding their lairs.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
blindsight can perceive its surroundings without relying on sight, within a specific radius. Creatures without eyes, such as grimlocks and gray oozes, typically have this special sense, as do creatures with
in darkness as if it were dim light. The monster can't discern color in darkness, only shades of gray. Many creatures that live underground have this special sense. Tremorsense A monster with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
blindsight can perceive its surroundings without relying on sight, within a specific radius. Creatures without eyes, such as grimlocks and gray oozes, typically have this special sense, as do creatures with
in darkness as if it were dim light. The monster can’t discern color in darkness, only shades of gray. Many creatures that live underground have this special sense. Tremorsense A monster with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
Underdark Creatures CR Creatures 0 Cranium rat 1/8 Boggle, neogi hatchling, xvart, young kruthik 1/4 Deep rothé, derro, kobold inventor, male steeder, oblex spawn, wretched sorrowsworn 1/2 Chitine
despot, oinoloth, yuan-ti anathema 13 Angry sorrowsworn, devourer, dire troll, drow arachnomancer, neothelid, wastrilith 14 Drow inquisitor, elder brain, fire giant dreadnought, retriever 15 Nabassu, skull lord 17 Nagpa 18 Drow favored consort, sibriex 20 Drow matron mother, nightwalker 22 Zaratan
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Challenge Ratings Creatures by Challenge Rating CR Creature 1/2 Giant lynx 1 Bag jelly 1 Giant ram 1 Grinning cat 2 Giant tick 3 Giant goose 3 Giant ox 3 Goliath giant-kin 3 Mud hulk 3 Spotted
8 Fensir devourer 9 Cairnwight 9 Ceratops (dinosaur) 9 Lightning hulk 9 Stone giant of Evil Earth 10 Aerosaur (dinosaur) 10 Fire giant of Evil Fire 10 Fomorian deep crawler 10 Frostmourn 10 Maw of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Allies, Minions, and Pets Thanks to their lack of physical prowess and their small size, kobolds are rarely in a position to dominate other creatures, so they usually don’t have minions. Even when
the opportunity presents itself, kobolds would rather not try to enslave or hire any intelligent creatures because they can’t trust such creatures to not turn on them. Kobolds are good, however, at
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
its surroundings without relying on sight, within a specific radius. Creatures without eyes, such as oozes, and creatures with echolocation or heightened senses, such as bats and true dragons, have
, patchy fog, or moderate foliage, creatures have disadvantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight. A heavily obscured area--such as darkness, opaque fog, or dense foliage--blocks vision
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
blindsight can perceive its surroundings without relying on sight, within a specific radius. Creatures without eyes, such as oozes, and creatures with echolocation or heightened senses, such as bats and true
, patchy fog, or moderate foliage, creatures have disadvantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight. A heavily obscured area—such as darkness, opaque fog, or dense foliage—blocks vision
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Fensirs Arash Radkia Two fensirs bring an offering of food to a hungry devourer that has outgrown her hut Long ago, a band of frost giants led trolls in a campaign to win Annam’s favor by conquering
the outer plane of Ysgard. The campaign’s aspirations of conquest quickly failed, but the raiders discovered a key feature of Ysgard: creatures slain on that plane return to life the next dawn. Thus
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Flee, Mortals! Rule Primer
average number. Soul Devourer Demons can gain more souls by slaying other creatures, as described in their Soul Devourer trait. Unlike hit points, there is no maximum limit to a demon’s soul count. Soul
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal
conventional persuasion fails, or they might be rude and demanding, using and relying on charmed, obedient minions. Enchanter Medium humanoid (any race), any alignment
Armor Class 12 (15 with mage
saving throw. On a failed save, the attacker targets the creature closest to it, other than the enchanter or itself. If multiple creatures are closest, the attacker chooses which one to target.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
under our weight?
Jared: All right, one at a time. Phillip, Gareth’s looking at the gargoyles?
Phillip: Yeah. Is there any hint they might be creatures and not just decorations?
Jared: Make an
drawbridge?
The adventure continues from there, relying on the DM’s descriptions to set the scenes. Later in the chapter, other examples of play focus on certain aspects of D&D play: social
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rrakkma
only visible way out is back through the portal. Lighting This area is well lit. The charging Gith Capacitor creates A LOT of light. Creatures/NPCs A star spawn seer and its guardian star spawn hulk are
disadvantage.
At the beginning of combat, the star spawn hulk moves toward the gith and attacks in melee, while the star spawn seer uses its Psychic Orb attack directly on the star spawn hulk, relying
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
adventuring party was attacked by monsters unleashed by Xanathar — including a number of intellect devourers. One of the creatures succeeded in magically devouring and replacing Meloon’s brain, turning the
champion of Tymora into a puppet. After finishing off his unsuspecting companions, Meloon returned to Waterdeep as a Xanathar Guild spy. The intellect devourer that inhabits Meloon’s skull was bred by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
become some of the most formidable creatures in the multiverse without relying on any external power, and they learn self-sufficiency and self-interest from the moment of their hatching. They do not
ontologically distinct from the gods that hail from the Outer Planes. But for practical purposes, they are divine—worshiped by mortal creatures, able to grant cleric spells to their followers, and both
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
from one end to the other unseen by intruders. The most secure lairs might feature no accessible entrances or exits at all, with the dragon relying on tunneling or shaping stone to come and go. The
creatures. Any creature capable of telepathic communication has its telepathy range doubled while within 1 mile of the lair. This includes creatures with innate telepathy and magical telepathy such as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
vast cities and leveled the towers. Cul’sir was slain and his people scattered. The Sovereigns and Six each laid a curse upon the land. Aureon decreed that the creatures of Xen’drik would have no
knowledge of law, and Boldrei proclaimed that no city would stand. The Traveler distorted the land so that no path followed twice. The Devourer unleashed fire and storm. And so Xen’drik remains a land of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Swashbuckler You focus your training on the art of the blade, relying on speed, elegance, and charm in equal parts. While some warriors are brutes clad in heavy armor, your method of fighting looks
; you don’t need advantage on your attack roll to use Sneak Attack against a creature if you are within 5 feet of it, no other creatures are within 5 feet of you, and you don’t have disadvantage on the