beings both diffusing crafters returning

Realigning the Multiverse

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

accordance with the new arrangement of the plane of absolute law. Depending on how the characters’ mimir affected the liberated modrons, the axiomatic beings affect the multiverse in one of the following ways

. Choose whichever one corresponds with the result from the “Reactivating X01” section. This determines how the characters’ actions and the released modrons affect the planes. Accurate On returning to

Watchtower Locations

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

of the bearded devils and hell hounds are out patrolling the perimeter at any given time, returning 1 minute after combat starts unless the fighting remains very quiet. An iron ladder rises through a

more sentient beings on hand to torture, to help alleviate boredom. The floor of this room is strewn with hooked chains, and manacles are bolted to the walls. In the middle of the room, a spiked iron

Kobold Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

they were demigods — mighty beings of divine descent. This isn’t a casual sort of worship or lip service; kobolds are awed in the presence of a dragon, as if an actual avatar of a deity

roles that protect and sustain the tribe. The strongest kobolds are trained to be hunters and warriors, the most clever are crafters and strategists, the toughest are miners and beast-wranglers, and so

Poltergeist

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

sometimes appear as faded images of whoever they were in life. Some poltergeists don’t realize they’re dead and go through the motions of their past lives. Others are malicious beings or embodiments of

a poltergeist menaces the living. Poltergeist Activities 1d8 To Torment the Living, the Poltergeist... 1 Keeps returning a discarded item. 2 Leaves footprints on vertical surfaces. 3 Makes noises

Orc Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

haul as much food and booty as possible back to the tribe’s den, every tribe has a sturdy war wagon. Since orcs are poor crafters, most of their wagons are stolen from human or dwarven

or less intact, the orcs leave themselves the option of returning to raid the community over and over. When orcs fight elves, all of that changes. The enmity between the two races cuts to the core

Erebos's Influence

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

who escape his clutches. He regularly sends agents to retrieve the Returned soul or the wayward eidolon of a hero of great renown who has succeeded in returning to Theros. If any of the dead

closely with Athreos and Klothys. Athreos is one of the few beings Erebos trusts to be as committed as he is to ensuring that the passage into death is a one-way trip. Klothys, too, would see the dead remain dead, concerned as she is with the acceptance of destiny.

The Shadowdusks

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

. Their brother, Xerrion, came to possess the tablet and used it to contact otherworldly beings in an attempt to destroy his family’s business rivals and political enemies. This contact drove Xerrion

devoted to each other and are obsessed with returning their family to prominence and ultimately seizing control of Waterdeep.

Scourge of Worlds

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

full-fledged demonic incursion takes time to develop. A demon prince might rampage across a world for a few days or weeks before returning home, but that event doesn’t qualify as an incursion. After

rapid succession. The visitation of a demon lord to the Material Plane is a cataclysmic event. The lord’s presence overwhelms the minds of other beings to keep them from resisting, and the lord’s

Life in the Tribe

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

haul as much food and booty as possible back to the tribe’s den, every tribe has a sturdy war wagon. Since orcs are poor crafters, most of their wagons are stolen from human or dwarven strongholds, and

themselves the option of returning to raid the community over and over. When orcs fight elves, all of that changes. The enmity between the two races cuts to the core, and no orc will leave an elf alive. Orcs

Roleplaying a Giant

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

path. 2 As the most powerful beings in creation, we have a duty to use our strength for the benefit of all. 3 I take what I want. I don’t care who gets hurt. 4 A giant lives for a few centuries, but

fire giants were the officers, engineers, and crafters of ancient Ostoria. Their position and unparalleled skill, along with their domineering outlook, make them haughty and arrogant. Ordning of

Ascendant Factions

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

might be true deities that oversee everything, but such beings are beyond comprehension. They assert that worshipers of the gods draw their power from unknowable sources—false gods simply take the

Epithet: Dusters The Heralds of Dust believe the multiverse itself is an afterlife—a shadow of some other existence now gone—and every creature is already dead. The “life” that beings cling to is

Goblins

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

when their hunting patrols encounter other beings, they always look for ways to capture their foes instead of killing them. Goblins that run up against the fringes of a society first test its defenses

Goblin Lairs Tribes of goblins take up residence in shrouded valleys, shadowy forests, and caves and tunnels beneath the surface of the world. Capable miners and crafters, they seek to settle in

The Dark Seldarine

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

by drow. They revere a host of divine entities, which they refer to as the Dark Seldarine in mockery of the surface elves’ deities. The Dark Seldarine are mighty, immortal beings, survivors from the

Kiaransalee was driven mad by returning from death as a god so many times, but her followers aren’t discouraged by this assessment. Despite her madness, her actions are guided by a deep and devious

Eternal Garden Locations

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

once provided an exit from the garden, the fey crossing is now one-way, allowing exit only with a special key (see the “Returning to the Garden” section of this adventure’s conclusion for more on exiting

beings, the pixies and sprites are perfectly amiable, revealing themselves and welcoming such characters to their home. If the characters inquire about the garden or any of its residents, the Fey huddle up

Lair Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

curiosity about these strange beings. Unless firmly discouraged, they attach themselves to the characters and follow them wherever they go, making strangely adorable nuisances of themselves. Reptilian Throne

, and 48, returning with them as quickly as possible. A second guard swims to area 50 to alert the koalinth, to area 51 to alert the locathah, and to area 52 to alert the merfolk. Each of these groups

Metallic Dragons

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

cause no undeserved harm to other sentient beings. They don’t take it upon themselves to root out evil, as gold and bronze dragons do, but they will gladly oppose creatures that dare to commit evil acts

mortal companions with whom it develops strong friendships. Silver dragons must step away from their humanoid lives on a regular basis, returning to their true forms to mate and rear offspring, or to tend

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