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Red Slaad (control gem variant)
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Monsters
Monster Manual (2014)
point.
Control Gem. Implanted in the slaad's brain is a magic control gem. The slaad must obey whoever possesses the gem and is immune to being charmed while so controlled.
Certain spells can be used to
egg.
A humanoid host can carry only one slaad egg to term at a time. Over three months, the egg moves to the chest cavity, gestates, and forms a slaad tadpole. In the 24-hour period before giving birth
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
a certain area its territory and visits destruction upon all trespassers.
Relentless killers are hateful, revenge-obsessed creatures that enter into pacts with fiends or other nefarious entities
its birth, and its wicked nature emerged over time.
4
A wicked place or magic relic seeped into its being, turning it into a monster.
5
The killer used its body to contain an evil entity
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
, inbred lepers—came to the abbey seeking salvation. The deva rid them of their diseases, an act for which they were eternally grateful, but could not cure them of certain human defects that had been
present since birth. The Abbot became consumed with a prideful, obsessive desire to rid the poor Belviews of their lingering imperfections. The Belview family, however, had strange ideas of what it
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
good fortune. They consider seeing a ki-rin fly overhead a blessing and events that happen on such a day especially auspicious. If a ki-rin alights during a ceremony such as a birth announcement or a
to inspire and strengthen the side of good or to rescue heroes from certain death.
Ki-rins are attracted to the worship of deities of courage, loyalty, selflessness, and truth, as well as to the
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
circumstances of your birth, could have secured you this position.
You might have been one of the many functionaries, attendants, and other hangers-on in the Court of Silverymoon, or perhaps you
(which could pertain to certain individuals in the group, such as your sponsor or mentor). Your ideal might be concerned with the prevailing philosophy of your court or organization.
Guild
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
member of your family, by right of birth, or it could have been left to you by a friend, a mentor, a teacher, or someone else important in your life. The revelation of your inheritance changed your life
ability and increases in potency with the passage of time. Or, the true nature of your inheritance might not be apparent at first and is revealed only when certain conditions are met.
When you begin
Yuan-ti Pureblood
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
advisor in human society. The very rare offspring of such a union are always purebloods, although they may appear fully human at birth and for several years afterward.
The yuan-ti know rituals that
royal family could poison a meal and declare it “safe” after taking a bite.
There are legends of certain yuan-ti infiltrating human cities and forming deadly covert societies that sell
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Education and Research Morgrave University, though not the most respectable institution of higher learning in Khorvaire, has an extensive library that boasts definitive collections of lore in certain
around Morgrave, with their homes and businesses almost all located in the University, Den’iyas, and Ivy Towers districts of Upper Menthis. Another important site for certain kinds of research is the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
to usher a child into the world. They cannot understand how a birth is both a joy and a sorrow, a reunion and a parting. Each birth represents an elf soul that has been to Arvandor and returned
. Mortal elves cannot know if it is the soul of someone recently dead or someone who died millennia ago. They cannot even be certain it is an elf of the same world. The only assurance they have is that it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
don’t want a god to learn or certain to provoke a god’s anger. For example, some of the flaws listed for the outlander background in the Player’s Handbook could put a character into conflict with a god
. NATAL OMENS
The birth of a hero is often accompanied by signs in Nyx and Theros alike. You can use the Omens table in chapter 4 to randomly determine an omen that appeared when you were born. It’s up to you and your DM to determine the omen’s meaning.
Orc
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
diplomacy. They care only for satisfying their insatiable desire for battle, to smash their foes and appease their gods.
Booming Birth Rate
In order to replenish the casualties of their endless warring
, orcs breed prodigiously (and they aren’t choosy about what they breed with, which is why such creatures as half-orcs and ogrillons are found in the world). Females that are about to give birth are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
calling that puts me above the law. (Chaotic) 5 I like to know my enemy’s capabilities and weaknesses before rushing into battle. (Lawful) 6 I’m a monster that destroys other monsters, and anything else
never be set free. 6 I have a child to protect. I must make the world a safer place for him (or her). Flaws d6 Flaw 1 I have certain rituals that I must follow every day. I can never break them. 2
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
, soulless or not, can give birth. A child born in Barovia might have a soul even if one or both parents do not. Conversely, the child of two parents with souls isn’t certain to have a soul of its own
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Vladeska Drakov In the world of her birth, Vladeska Drakov was known as the Crimson Falcon, leader of a peerless mercenary army called the Falcon’s Talons. She and her troops executed a thousand
veteran troops. Since then, Drakov has lost nearly her entire nation. Every month a new desperate battle unfolds. She prepares ceaselessly for each, certain of her plans and ultimate victory, but
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
the stuff Nyx is made of, and a Nyxborn is shaped from that raw material. You might have been specifically crafted by one of the gods to serve a certain purpose. Or your existence could be an accident
supernatural creature.
2 I was formed from Nyx by one of the gods to serve as a divine emissary.
3 I’m a side effect of some other divine action.
4 A god witnessed my birth, making me what
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
worshiped locally, by individual tribes, small cults, or certain sects of larger religious temples. Deities of the Forgotten Realms Deity
Alignment
Suggested Domains
Symbol
Auril, goddess
endurance LG Life Hands bound at the wrist with red cord Kelemvor, god of the dead LN Death Upright skeletal arm holding balanced scales Lathander, god of birth and renewal NG Life, Light Road
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
god of agriculture is honored in the harvest season) or significant events in the history of the deity’s worship, such as the birth or death of a holy person, the date of a god’s manifestation, the
accession of the current high priest, and so on. Certain holy days are civic events, observed by every citizen of a town where a god’s temple can be found. Harvest festivals are often celebrations on a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
for which they were eternally grateful, but could not cure them of certain human defects that had been present since birth. The Abbot became consumed with a prideful, obsessive desire to rid the poor
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
at each individual fragment of the Prophecy as a self-contained challenge, and they explore how a certain series of actions might fulfill the Prophecy. The immortal beings who are truly invested in
forge, especially when connected to House Cannith as the gorgon in the previous line. Or they could refer to the birth of a new thing from the ashes of the old, or to mortal passions (the fires of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
trust a hag. Hags are curious about other creatures of power. They enjoy receiving news and gossip about other hags and influential creatures such as dragons, demons, genies, and certain mortals
deliver a mysterious letter at a crossroads at noon on a certain day could be the key to ruining the mortal’s life. The hag’s reasons might not become apparent for years or even decades, or won’t be
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Nonhuman Deities Certain gods closely associated with nonhuman races are revered on many different worlds, though not always in the same way. The nonhuman races of the Forgotten Realms and Greyhawk
, god of birth and renewal NG Life, Light Road traveling into a sunrise Leira, goddess of illusion CN Trickery Point-down triangle containing a swirl of mist Lliira, goddess of joy CG Life Triangle of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
group of adventurers Dzaan hired to help him search the spire removed all the books they considered valuable, including spellbooks. They left behind a few that might interest certain characters: Magical
disturbing sketches of them. Wizards in the Hollow. The birth of the Netherese empire is chronicled in this otherwise dull, plodding story about the lives of three Netherese wizards. Tunnel Down. A rough
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
People of Akros For most of Akros’s neighbors, the term “Akroan” evokes legendary warriors, trained from birth in every martial discipline known to humankind. It brings to mind songs of tight-knit
to have transformed into a pillar of fire and vanished into the wind, but until her death is certain, the lektoi are reluctant to name a new monarch. Anax and Cymede have no children, so the king’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
part of Cyre fed the Rushing River as it traced a short but fertile path south to Kraken Bay. The bed of the Rushing River is now as dry and barren as the rest of the Mournland, and the location of the
living creatures. The devastation caused localized alterations in the way magic functions. In some places, magic barely functions, or certain magical functions are warped. In other places, spells persist
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
astrological event, a holy (or unholy) rite, a royal wedding, the birth of a child, or some similar fixed time. The villain’s activities up to that point are geared toward preparation for this event
common example of this type of villain, your villain could be a serial arsonist favoring a certain type of building, a magical sickness that affects spellcasters who cast a specific spell, a thief that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
, crushing stalagmites and blades of glass all conveniently appear in order to aid a juggernaut’s brutality. Every juggernaut considers a certain area its territory and visits destruction upon all
granted new life to seek revenge.
2 It was turned into a weapon of vengeance by a family member’s bargain with sinister forces.
3 It was marked by a fiend before its birth, and its wicked nature
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
(1 gp)
96–99 Acorn-sized tourmaline, flawed (10 gp)
00 Acorn-sized tourmaline, unflawed (100 gp)
M3. River Cavern Characters hear the sound of rushing water as they approach this cave
rushing water is loud in the confined space.
Characters using darkvision or a light source brighter than a candle can see more walkways attached to the northwest side of the shaft 30 feet farther down
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
a ceremony such as a birth announcement or a coronation, everyone present understands that the creature is telling them the person so honored could become a great force for good. Ki-rins have also
been known to appear at the sites of great battles to inspire and strengthen the side of good or to rescue heroes from certain death. Ki-rins are attracted to the worship of deities of courage, loyalty
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
relatives), and also with representatives of the middle class, such as traders and artisans. A lord mayor of noble birth is appointed to head the town or city council and to perform the same administrative
landowners or certain classes can vote could be considered a republic. Satrapy. Conquerors and representatives of another government wield power, ruling the settlement or region as part of a larger empire
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
alights during a ceremony, such as a birth announcement or a coronation, everyone present understands that the creature is telling them great good could be in the offing. The ki-rin conveys its gifts and
omens, then rises back into the sky. Ki-rins have also been known to appear at the sites of great battles to inspire and strengthen the side of good, or to rescue heroes from certain death. A ki-rin in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
in the death, defeat, or loss, or was the opportunity serendipitous? Despite the leader’s virtues, one flaw in particular outrages a certain segment of the populace. What is that flaw? What person or
reaction that affects every creature that uses or relies on it. You can eliminate a people, place, or thing that previously existed in a certain location or area in your campaign world. On a small scale, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
birth of gods can never be known for certain. Keptolo Keptolo shows the way. Feed the vanity of your mistress, and all her treasures shall be yours. Be careful whom you offend, and keep an expendable
somehow weave new souls for her followers, in the way that Moradin forges new spirits for dwarves? Only those entities know for certain.
Ghaunadaur This entity is most often referred to as That Which
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Common Symbol
Aerdrie Faenya CG Air, rain, fertility, birth Life, Tempest, Trickery Bird silhouetted against a cloud
Angharradh CG Wisdom, growth, protection Knowledge, Life, War
some task that only the god can comprehend. Before this gathering begins, the elves who have been selected start to have powerful dreams and waking visions, urging them to travel to a certain location






