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Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
fall unconscious. Instead, the damage creates cracks in its carapace, revealing its hearts. Tromokratis has four hearts: two on its chest, one on its back, and one at the base of its tail. A heart has an
its hearts are exposed, Tromokratis can choose one of its mythic actions when it uses a legendary action.
Read or paraphrase the following text when Tromokratis uses its Hearts of the Kraken trait
Species
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
winds.
Air genasi’s skin tones include many shades of blue, along with the full range of human skin tones, with bluish or ashen casts. Sometimes their skin is marked by lines that seem like cracks
increase. You can follow those suggestions or ignore them, but you can’t raise any of your scores above 20.
Languages
Your character can speak, read, and write Common and one other language that
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
mythic trait by describing her skin cracking and turning pale as she suffers wounds. Read or paraphrase the following text when Hythonia finally uses her Shed Skin trait:
The medusa’s skin
cracks, turns a lifeless gray, and shatters! The monster crumbles to dust—but what clatters to the ground isn’t scale and bone, but hollow stone. The sound of rippling coils precedes the
Species
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
of stone and earth or a human skin tone with glittering sparkles like gem dust. Some earth genasi have lines marking their skin like cracks, either showing glimmering gemlike veins or a dim, yellowish
or ignore them, but you can’t raise any of your scores above 20.
Languages
Your character can speak, read, and write Common and one other language that you and your DM agree is appropriate
Species
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
lines tracing over their bodies like cracks. Fire genasi hair can resemble threads of fire or sooty smoke.
Genasi
Tracing their ancestry to the genies of the Elemental Planes, each genasi can tap into
suggestions or ignore them, but you can’t raise any of your scores above 20.
Languages
Your character can speak, read, and write Common and one other language that you and your DM agree is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
animate and attack them. If this happens, read: The giant roots beneath the hut come to life and pull themselves up out of the mire. The hut and the roots lurch and groan, becoming a lumbering mass that
cracks as it walks, crushing all in its path. Baba Lysaga’s creeping hut (see appendix D) is a ponderous construct that heeds Baba Lysaga’s instructions and no one else’s. It fights until destroyed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Threshold Evacuation After Belephaion is defeated, read the following: The shaking underfoot continues. Outside the windows, boulder-sized chunks of the city tear free, rising into the air. Beneath
them, whole districts shudder as mighty forces tug them skyward.
Deep in the tower, something cracks. The floor under you slants as the tower begins to slowly lean.
The Threshold of the Heavens and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Soth’s Ascent As the party gets clear of the tower, read the following text: You find yourself amid disaster as ragged stone islands and crumbling buildings rise into the sky. Chaos confounds the
returns, and the two circle this blazing flying citadel.
This temple rising into the sky is the Bastion of Takhisis. Cataclysmic flame has awoken the dead dragons beneath the citadel, and their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
cultists hasten to gather together, read aloud their blasphemous texts, and conduct the mind-searing rituals that guide the blazing star spawn into the world. The cultists who blaspheme reality by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
4: Smithy The smithy is where the keep’s residents purchase metal goods and have them repaired.
When the characters arrive at the smithy, read the following boxed text aloud:
The stench of hot
the talking.
Standoffish. Kalista is curt toward people she doesn’t know, especially adventurers.
Stern. Kalista never cracks a smile.
Rumors
“Every now and then, adventurers return from the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
The Cauldron Was Destroyed If Iggwilv’s Cauldron was destroyed but all its pieces are recovered, Zybilna uses a wish spell to repair the artifact. If this turn of events occurs, read: Zybilna beholds
. The cracks and seams between them gradually vanish as the cauldron is restored. Zybilna puts one hand on its lip, and the cauldron transforms before your eyes. Dull iron turns to gleaming gold, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Locathah Rising
5. Ravenous Rabble When the characters can see this area, read or paraphrase the following boxed text: The coral here glows with a light of its own. Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and
chambers in the northwest and southeast.
Nestled into the cracks of the coral throughout this chamber are four sahuagin hatchling swarms. Characters with a passive Wisdom (Perception) of 15 or higher
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
The Citadel’s Destruction If the characters destroy the brazier in area S23, read the following text: With a cacophony of whispered sighs, the violet flames vanish. You feel the flying island beneath
, widening cracks in the temple walls allow the characters to quickly leave the bastion and flee to the flying island’s edge (see below). The area outside is depicted on map 7.4 and features the following
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
pass into the room beyond, read: The walls of this chamber are painted flat black, while the floor is inlaid with a colorful mosaic of strange gods cavorting and leaping around a sun. An alcove in the
center of the eastern wall is masked by a curtain of shells and beads.
If the characters push aside the curtain, read: Behind the curtain is the chalky form of a statue seated on a stone throne
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
precariously askew, proclaiming this to be the Blood on the Vine tavern. The tavern building is about 60 feet square. Close inspection of the sign reveals that it originally read “Blood of the Vine.” (An
“n” has been scratched over with the “f.”) This once finely appointed tavern has grown shoddy over the years. A blazing fire in the hearth gives scant warmth to the few huddled souls within. They
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
resorts to extreme measures on his next turn to scare them off. Read: Seeing his warnings fall on deaf ears, Harshnag swings his greataxe at the statue of Annam the All-Father and chips it. The
entire temple shudders. The frost giant scowls, dodges the dragon, and strikes the statue once more, this time breaking off a large chunk. This act of desecration causes cracks to form in the ceiling, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
the first time, read the following text: A hollow, mocking voice reaches you, echoing as if from far away. “I’ll give you a simple choice, my misguided knights. You can join Lady Silvra, and I’ll
, one of the stained-glass windows on the stage cracks. The fractures look like the character as if they were trapped within the glass. Forsake Lady Silvra or Silence. Those who say they’ll abandon Lady
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Strength saving throw or be pushed 10 feet away from the orb. Read or paraphrase the following text: A hazy image of a figure appears, hovering above the green, glowing orb. The ominous shape wears hooded
beginning!” Why are you targeting us? “You’ve confounded my plots—now for the last time!” After some banter—or if the characters get a good insult in on him—Murgaxor shouts in frustration. In response, the image of Murgaxor vanishes and the orb cracks, releasing a threat from within.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Purple Worm Attack As the altercation between the Ashen Heirs and the Brightguard comes to a head, read or paraphrase the following: Stone cracks and people scream as a massive, spiked worm erupts
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Tavern Brawl As the characters are relaxing in the taproom of the Yawning Portal, a fistfight breaks out. Read the following to set the scene: You sit around a sturdy wooden table lit by a brightly
whose shaved head is covered with eye-shaped tattoos. Four other humans stand behind him, ready to jump into the fray. The half-orc cracks her knuckles, roars, and leaps at the tattooed figure — but
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
Entering the Sanctum When the characters enter the sanctum, read or paraphrase the following: The doors of the lift open to reveal a massive sanctum built of obsidian stone. Two waterfalls of lava
cascade down either side of the sanctum’s entrance, casting eerie light on the vaulted ceiling. At the opposite end of the sanctum looms a towering statue of a dwarven woman. Cracks race along her arms
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
M12. Parts Storage The secret tunnel from Brigganock Mine leads here. If the characters enter Motherhorn this way, read: The tunnel ends at a wall of loose-fitting stones. Red light shines through
the cracks, and you hear the sounds of shouting and hammering coming from somewhere beyond the wall.
The stones blocking the end of the tunnel can be easily moved to create a 3-foot-square opening
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
, read or paraphrase the following: From the top of the stairs, a shattered corridor runs to the south. The ancient walls to the west and east are made of crumbling stone, and flickering violet light
. Crumbled Wall. The east wall here is weak and riddled with cracks. The Mourning Sanctum (area S23) is visible to creatures that look through these cracks. A 10-foot section of this wall is a Large
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
the door and invites them in. If the characters enter the mansion, read: The interior of the mansion is well furnished, yet the fixtures show signs of great wear. Noticeable oddities are the boarded-up
to his vampiric charm, but she can recall clearly the blazing hunger in his eyes. She tells the characters that wolves and other terrible creatures attacked the house night after night for weeks. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
for knowledge permeates Akharin Sangar. Its many independent schools are free to teach broad curricula that beget a well-read populace, although the long list of censored works constrains opportunities
only in the comfort of their homes. The Sunweaver Most Sangarians revere the Sunweaver—or pretend to. Locally, the Sunweaver’s faith uses an upright torch topped with a blazing sun as its symbol
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
carrying bundles of twigs, which are piled about the mansion’s grand foyer (area N3a) until the construction of the wicker sun for the Festival of the Blazing Sun gets under way. If the characters knock
of the sun (for the Festival of the Blazing Sun). The stairs climb to the upstairs gallery (area N3i). The portraits depict the baron, his family, and their ancestors. Close inspection reveals that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
31. Reflected Hall A curtain of water separates two hallways that are basically mirror images of one another. When characters enter the first hall, read: Still puddles of water cover the floor of
can flow beyond the confines of the hallways. The water also does not enter either of the hidden alcoves (area 31A), so creatures there are safe from the waves’ effect. The water conjured by the curtain leaks out of the hall through tiny cracks in the floor, leaving puddles behind.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation Supplement
bedchamber, read: This palatial bedchamber is eerily quiet and still. Cracks have formed in the blue plaster walls, set into which are colorful coral branches and seashells. Pillars carved to resemble
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
. Hieroglyphs. If translated (see the “Pyramid Features” section), the hieroglyphs read as follows: “Lay your offerings of food and drink for the gods in the blazing fire before Amun Sa. That which the
5.1. Stacey Allan & William Doyle Map 5.1: False Tomb View Player Version P1: Tomb Entrance The stairs outside the pyramid lead to this outdoor platform. When the characters approach, read: Two people
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
Sanctum Showdown If the characters show no sign of joining Ruxithid, or if any of them threaten violence, Ruxithid becomes hostile. Read or paraphrase the following: Green light pulses from
Ruxithid’s chest and races to the massive dwarven statue. Like a parasite, the light burrows into the statue’s shattered face, seeping through its cracks. The statue lurches forward, still smiling, while
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
Cavemouth (Areas L10–L11) When the characters first enter Cavemouth, read the following text: Mining equipment lies abandoned in the alleys and stalagmite-lined streets of this gloomy district.
The
at them until they leave or until the poltergeist is destroyed. The poltergeist is invisible and can’t speak. L11: Warehouse 6 Bright light seeps through cracks around the sliding metal doors of this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
their wits about them. Stuffed Rat Soon after the characters begin their travels in Undersigil, read the following description: A tunnel leads through a half-collapsed basement. At the center of the
the scent of strawberry.” If the characters harm it, the rat lets out a telepathic shriek, and a hostile cranium rat squeaker swarm (see Morte’s Planar Parade) pours out from nearby cracks to avenge it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Satyrs in Distress Once the characters have entered the book, read: You’re on the fringe of a meadow that borders a forest. Tall trees of several varieties stretch before you as far as the eye can
within 20 feet of the forest’s edge, three satyrs come into view. When this happens, read: Three bipedal creatures that combine the features of men and goats laugh drunkenly as they stumble from the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
feet tall and hewn from solid rock. C1. Sealed Gates When the characters descend into the catacombs, read: A pair of basalt doors block the passage ahead, their surfaces engraved with a relief of a
spell cast to unlock, damage, or re-mold the doors automatically fails. Characters can use dimension door or similar magic to get past the doors. They can also slip through the cracks between the doors
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
of the stairs, read: Crumbling balconies overlook a pool of lava filling this triangular chamber, above which is suspended an enormous crystal cylinder held in place by three adamantine struts
and destroyed. Each one is a Huge animated object with AC 15, 30 hit points, and immunity to poison and psychic damage. Destroying the Soulmonger. When the Soulmonger drops to 0 hit points, read: The