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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
’s time to lay eggs and hatch a new brood of young.
These scorpion folk deposit their eggs in warm places out of direct sunlight, often amid a stand of cacti near their present encampment. The
alive. After using their stingers to paralyze victims and their spiked chains to bind them, tlincallis take these captives back to their encampment and tie them to cacti or rock formations. When the
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Tunneler. The dragon can burrow through solid rock at half its burrowing speed and can leave a 10-foot-diameter tunnel in its wake.Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4", "rollType
must be convinced to defend the school in a contest against a rival college.
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An emerald dragon invisibly tails a party of adventurers, causing trouble for the heroes so the dragon can watch how
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Tunneler. The dragon can burrow through solid rock at half its burrowing speed and can leave a 10-foot-diameter tunnel in its wake.Multiattack. The dragon makes one Bite attack and two Claw attacks
and must be convinced to defend the school in a contest against a rival college.
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An emerald dragon invisibly tails a party of adventurers, causing trouble for the heroes so the dragon can
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
experience a thing is to truly understand it. Direct and personal experience is the most valuable form of knowledge.
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I see a far more kaleidoscopic reality than you do … or than any of
, one in the rock face just above one tarn and one below the surface of the other tarn. The dragon uses the underwater passage as a secret entrance and emergency exit.
Main Caves. The lair is a complex
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Gnome Engineers Rock gnome engineers maintain and operate the Scarlet Marpenoth. These gnomes are apprentice wizards (see appendix B), with these changes: The gnomes are neutral good. They are Small
successful DC 15 Charisma (Intimidation) check or a bribe of 100 gp or more can convince a gnome to surrender its master keys, tamper with the engine, or pilot the submarine as the characters direct.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
can direct the characters to the nearby wildernesses where these groups dwell. Heart Delta Heart Delta lies a few miles away from Camp Greenbriar. When the characters visit there, read or paraphrase
, while herds of bison, gazelle, and goats wander the surrounding plains. In the distance, rock formations encircle a broad crater.
The crater at the center of Heart Delta is called the Hollow. Here
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
Contraband One of the cult wagons overturns on a difficult corner or when a wheel breaks on a rock. Of the crates that tumble free, one smashes open, revealing dozens of beautiful items of jewelry
members are angry that people saw the contents of their spilled cargo. Their instructions, direct from Wyrmspeaker Rezmir, were to keep the material secure and secret. Witnesses who show much interest
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
Contraband One of the cult wagons overturns on a difficult corner or when a wheel breaks on a rock. Of the crates that tumble free, one smashes open, revealing dozens of beautiful items of jewelry
members are angry that people saw the contents of their spilled cargo. Their instructions, direct from Wyrmspeaker Rezmir, were to keep the material secure and secret. Witnesses who show much interest
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
foundations of creation.
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To experience a thing is to truly understand it. Direct and personal experience is the most valuable form of knowledge.
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I see a far more kaleidoscopic reality than
flowing down toward the lowlands. The lair has the following features:
Entrances. Two cave entrances provide access to the lair, one in the rock face just above one tarn and one below the surface of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
cyclopes chatting idly with each other. When the cyclopes notice the characters, they exchange a few unheard words, then play some sort of game analogous to rock/paper/scissors. One loses, and both
, then use the same spell to enlarge a strong character to throw it. Other solutions might involve casting levitate on the rock and giving it a push, digging a trench for the rock to roll down the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
cyclopes chatting idly with each other. When the cyclopes notice the characters, they exchange a few unheard words, then play some sort of game analogous to rock/paper/scissors. One loses, and both
spell, then use the same spell to enlarge a strong character to throw it. Other solutions might involve casting levitate on the rock and giving it a push, digging a trench for the rock to roll down the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Underdark are rarely direct, and the characters must follow available passages and their various twists and turns, climbs and descents. Creatures that can burrow through solid rock (such as purple worms
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
and using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 17).
Tunneler. The dragon can burrow through solid rock at half its burrowing speed and can leave a 15-foot-diameter tunnel in its
convinced to defend the school in a contest against a rival college.
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An emerald dragon invisibly tails a party of adventurers, causing trouble for the heroes so the dragon can watch how they respond
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the dragon fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Tunneler. The dragon can burrow through solid rock at half its burrowing speed and can leave a 20
the school in a contest against a rival college.
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An emerald dragon invisibly tails a party of adventurers, causing trouble for the heroes so the dragon can watch how they respond.
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An
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
to the temple by rumors of its bound balor, Pentival and his party were quickly captured. All his friends have succumbed to the magic of the temple and been transformed into black rock, but Pentival
ceremony is underway must succeed on a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw or fall under an effect equivalent to a mass suggestion spell. While a character is under this effect, Phenex can direct them to sit and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
expectation. The script is here, but you will direct the whole, rewrite parts, and sit in final judgment on characters’ actions. If you have already taken your players through the first two adventures, be
volcano can be seen, and far to the south a glowing river of molten lava moves sluggishly down a slope and out of sight. The air is hot and smells of heated rock and metal. The ground is covered with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
makes two greatclub attacks.
Greatclub. Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 18 (3d8 + 5) bludgeoning damage.
Rock. Ranged Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, range 60/240 ft., one
.
Direct and Deadly. Hill giants’ ability to digest nearly anything has allowed them to survive for eons without needing to adapt and change.
With no culture of their own, hill giants ape the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
. Tlincallis deposit their eggs in warm places out of direct sunlight, often amid a stand of cacti near their present encampment. There the eggs lie protected by hard shells coated in paralytic poison
prisoners back to their encampment and tie them to cactus or rock formations. There, victims wait until the sun sets and the newly hatched young emerge from the lair to eat them alive. Prideful Hunters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
of direct sunlight, often amid a stand of cacti near their present encampment. The eggs are protected by hard shells coated in paralytic poison similar to that produced by their stingers. This poison
captives back to their encampment and tie them to cacti or rock formations. When the sun sets, the newly hatched young emerge from the lair to eat the captives alive. These predators see themselves as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Well Cracked horn Kayalithica Flint Rock Mithral spear tip Sansuri Grandfather Tree Electrum nose-ring Guh Great Worm Cavern Broken shield Storvald Morgur’s Mound Gold-plated tooth Zalto One Stone Magic
boulder Kayalithica Raven Rock Magma ring
Bone greatclub
Zalto
Guh
Shining White Porcelain mask Sansuri Stone Stand Frost giant skull Storvald Harshnag’s Map Harshnag knows the names and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
the air, the djinn ride powerful whirlwinds that they create and direct on a whim, and which can even carry passengers. Creatures that stand against a djinni are assaulted by wind and thunder, even as
matter of fate, and that no being can contest the hand of fate. As a result, of all the genies, djinn are the ones most amenable to servitude, though they never enjoy it. Djinn protect those in their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
left, but distorted and often sinister. A mountain on the Material Plane might be replaced in the Shadowfell by a skull-shaped rock outcropping, a heap of rubble, or the crumbling ruin of a once
of her domain, hunting the most dangerous beasts she can find. When she grows dissatisfied with simpler prey, she draws people into a fatal contest, ensuring that the land remains steeped in blood
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
them if they refuse to leave. A clever character can win over the goliaths by challenging and beating one or more of them in a rock-holding contest. The contest plays out as follows: Each participant
participants fail at the same time, the contest ends in a tie. Any character who wins a rock-holding contest earns the respect of the goliaths in this cave. That respect can grow into friendship, provided
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
higher can take control of the globe by succeeding on a DC 10 Intelligence check. As part of its movement and with a successful DC 10 Intelligence check, the controller can direct the globe to move
creature that qualifies as a controller can gain control of a globe by winning a contest of Intelligence checks against the current controller. A creature that touches a globe but isn’t its controller must
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Cave Locations The cave’s chambers and tunnels were hewn from solid rock by dwarves long ago. The berserkers carry torches to see where they’re going. Characters without darkvision must rely on their
causeway. This hole is one end of a chute that, once it enters the rock, ascends steeply to area Q4. Q2. Bear’s Head Built around the mouth of the cave is a ramshackle wooden portico crudely shaped
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
colossus could direct itself but at diminished power. A colossus also carried a sizable contingent of elite troops, who could ride in safety within the colossus while it crushed through enemy lines or
of elemental rock, blasting out elemental air to deflect ranged attacks, and so on. The captain of the colossus could control all this weaponry through the docent network, but for optimal performance
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
double damage to objects and structures.
Actions
Multiattack. The hut makes three attacks with its roots. It can replace one of these attacks with a rock attack.
Root. Melee Weapon Attack: +12 to hit
, reach 60 ft., one target. Hit: 30 (4d10 + 8) bludgeoning damage.
Rock. Ranged Weapon Attack: +12 to hit, range 120 ft., one target. Hit: 21 (3d8 + 8) bludgeoning damage.
Broom of Animated Attack
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
4. Iymrith’s Trove Iymrith dug this cavern out of the sand, clay, and rock and uses it to store her treasure. In the middle of the cavern are two 10-foot-high sandstone walls. A giant pile of gold
, rendering it invisible and impervious to magical detection. The sequester spell on a given sarcophagus ends when a creature comes in direct contact with it. A creature that spends an hour digging in this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
rivers of lava into a sea of molten rock. The fires that burn throughout Phlegethos seem to be sentient. They leap at intruders, appearing to take delight in setting creatures and objects aflame. At the
who are desperate to attain positions of power and status entreat her, as do those who — for whatever reason — need to be loved, feared, or respected. Fierna takes a direct interest in the soul trade
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
their lives to steady work, refining their skills and improving their inner selves while they transform rock and ore into wondrous creations. Lifetimes of Glorious Labor Dwarf artisans regard the
parents direct against those who kidnapped their child. At the other extreme, a dwarf’s gift of a personal item to someone else is a deep expression of commitment, love, and trust. The beneficiary of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
living rock and soil. They believe the earth thirsts for the blood of those who don't venerate it before all other powers and beings. The Cult of the Black Earth appeals to those who draw their fortunes
overpower foes with direct assaults, although if they have the opportunity to undermine defenses or attack from below, they unhesitatingly put their skill at tunneling and mastery of burrowing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
and her simulacrum know the correct combination of letters (although “OAK” is a direct reference to the magic painting in area P10). The safe has no mechanisms that a thief can exploit using thieves
, then reappears in area P20 in a random unoccupied space atop the rock marked A or B on map 12.2. The rift can’t be dispelled, but it disappears when the shard solitaire ceases to be magical (see “The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
deals 11 (2d10) Acid damage each round, and any nonmagical wood or metal item used to scrape off the green slime is destroyed. Direct sunlight or any amount of Cold, Fire, or Radiant damage destroys a
Restrained condition and has Total Cover. As an action, a creature can try to crawl out from under the rock pile. If the creature succeeds on a DC 15 Strength (Athletics) check, it is no longer Restrained
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
petrified corpse of a dead god or other chunks of rock drifting forever in the silvery void. Much more commonplace are color pools—magical pools of colored light that flicker like radiant, spinning coins
Abyss,” or “the Wildspace system of Realmspace”—thinking about a place makes the creature aware of the most direct route to that location. The creature doesn’t know how long the journey will take or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
Intelligence check, the controller can direct the globe to move with it, remaining within 5 feet of the controller. A globe’s controller can enter and leave the globe at will. The controller can maintain control
of the globe while within 100 feet of it. Another creature that qualifies as a controller can gain control of a globe by winning a contest of Intelligence checks against the current controller. A