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Volo's Guide to Monsters
appreciation for the finer things!
— Volo
Goblins occupy an uneasy place in a dangerous world, and they react by lashing out at any creatures they believe they can bully. Cunning in battle and
goblin tribe has to nobility is the caste of lashers — families of goblins trained in the ways of battle, and also possessed of key skills such as strategy, trap-building, beast taming, mining
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
them into the trap laid in Garra’s safe house (area T4b). The changeling attacks the characters the first time they battle other members of Daask.
Garra is leaving Sharn on a lightning rail bound for Wroat. Changeling Treachery If the characters are traveling with Jas (see “Skycoach Ride” earlier in the adventure), the changeling attempts to lead
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
its enemies than crush them in battle. 5 An artificer is obsessed with infusing necromantic curses into their construct creations. 6 A changeling necromancer often poses as a vampire or a mummy, even though it’s still alive.
evil, and that revel in their villainy. Emerald Claw NPCs d6 NPC 1 Though mortal, this fanatical warrior drinks the blood of those he slays in battle. 2 A cleric tries to convince her enemies to
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
all manner of wickedness. Leaders and Followers. Goblins are ruled by the strongest or smartest among them. A goblin boss might command a single lair, while a goblin king or queen (who is nothing more
than a glorified goblin boss) rules hundreds of goblins, spread out among multiple lairs to ensure the tribe’s survival. Goblin bosses are easily ousted, and many goblin tribes are taken over by
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Flee, Mortals! Rule Primer
abilities give the battle a logical flow and a cinematic arc: The first villain action is an opener, which shows the characters they’re not battling a typical creature. Openers generally deal some damage
, summon a lackey or three, buff the boss, debuff the characters, or move the creature into an advantageous position. They’re just a taste of what’s to come. The second villain action provides crowd
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
1. Goblin Bazaar In this monstrous market live forty goblins. Half of them are guards, and the other half are traders. The goblin boss and his retinue lurk in area 1e. 1a. Bazaar Side Entrance
goblin boss, Yek. She hasn’t eaten in two days and happily provides information or her service as a guide in exchange for food or freedom. She knows about the magic circlet that turned Yek into a human
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
nefarious activity happening in an adventure, having the dragon’s minions mention the nature of their boss sets up the coming climactic encounter. Although the climax must hinge on the successes and
a villain and a group of minions in a battle to the finish. 2 The adventurers chase a villain while dodging obstacles designed to thwart them, leading to a final confrontation in the villain’s refuge
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
, and monstrous mercenaries do battle with heroes from all walks of life, while unscrupulous collectors and smugglers carry on a brisk trade in artifacts brought back from the cyclopean ruins of
City d6 Adventure Seed 1 A homicidal changeling has killed two members of different dragonmarked houses, and doesn’t plan to stop until one heir from each of the dragonmarked houses is dead. 2 A
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Goblins Goblins occupy an uneasy place in a dangerous world, and they react by lashing out at any creatures they believe they can bully. Cunning in battle and cruel in victory, goblins are fawning
shows up. Lashers. The closest thing a goblin tribe has to nobility is the caste of lashers — families of goblins trained in the ways of battle, and also possessed of key skills such as strategy, trap
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
halfling with gleaming crystal eyes. This warforged spent twenty years on the battlefield, and it has no fear of the halfling warrior. Neither one noticed the changeling who stole the halflings purse, but
within them, shifters often prefer the wilds to the civilized world. Warforged are artificial lifeforms built to fight in the Last War. Created as tools of battle, they must now find their place and purpose beyond the war.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Pit Fighting Pit fighting includes boxing, wrestling, and other nonlethal forms of combat in an organized setting with predetermined matches. If you want to introduce competitive fighting in a battle
An opponent swears to take revenge on you.* 2 A crime boss approaches you and offers to pay you to intentionally lose a few matches.* 3 You defeat a popular local champion, drawing the crowd’s ire. 4
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
Warrior—the self-proclaimed boss of the cave—scolds two Goblin Warriors for sleeping on the job. When they notice the characters, the bugbear commands the goblins to fight and joins them in battle. The
furs forms a soft bed in this room, where the bugbear boss in area H5 sleeps. Treasure. Stashed in the furs are 25 GP and one magic item; roll once on the Magic Items table in appendix A (rerolling duplicates) to determine the item.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
carry any javelins but keeps his greatclub in the pool with him. The mud pool is considered difficult terrain. Nob and his mate (see area 1c) work for Boss Hark, who browbeats them into service with his
female ogre named Thog is sleeping here when the characters first arrive. She awakens to sounds of combat or cries of alarm, and either hurls javelins or wades into battle with her greatclub. A search
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Tradition. Karrnathi tradition emphasizes teamwork, focus, and force, and melee warriors prefer heavy armor and weapons. Fighters favor the Champion and Battle Master martial archetypes, and Karrnathi
enchantments to avoid the effects of sunlight; others say that he has relies on changeling impersonators to take his place in the daylight. As for Drago Thul, he refused to stand down when Kaius III pushed for
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Miniatures Often, players can rely on your descriptions to imagine where their characters are in relation to their surroundings and their enemies. Certain combat encounters, however, can benefit from
having visual aids or physical props, the most common of which are miniatures and a battle grid. Miniatures are typically used in conjunction with model terrain, modular dungeon tiles, or maps drawn
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
there right now!
Two goblins and one goblin boss are stationed here. If the goblins notice intruders in area H1, they open fire with their bows, shooting through the thickets and probably catching
them. Development. When the goblin boss is defeated, any remaining goblins attempt to flee to area H3 and release the wolves there. Treasure. The goblin boss has a belt pouch containing 16 sp. H3
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
are two roaring polar bears that don’t look happy.
These goblins were rolling across the tundra when their advance scout, a trained hawk, spotted the abandoned sled. The one-eared goblin boss, Izobai
of the wagon with a lit torch in one hand and her hooded hawk perched on her other arm. From this perch, she watches the battle unfold. If she spots enemies within 60 feet of the wagon, she orders the
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Northern Means and the Blackford Road. Black Raven warriors often ride giant ravens (use the giant vulture statistics) into battle. The Black Ravens share their spirit mound at Raven Rock with the Gray
extinct. The tribe’s great chief is a canny old woman named Kriga Moonmusk, who travels in a fur-draped chair carried by four tribal warriors. Elk Tribe The Elk tribe (no relation to the Reghed nomads
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
if its hunting companion is killed, or a mistreated toady might be eager to surrender and betray its boss in return for its life. You can use the Monster Relationships table to inspire such
immediately alerted to the presence of the adventurers; determine how those allies react. Investigate. The creature rushes to the sound of the disturbance to investigate, possibly joining any battle that
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
over to the edge of the upper level. “Truce, or this human dies!” he shouts. Yeemik wants to oust Klarg and become the new boss. If the adventurers agree to parley, Yeemik tries to convince them to
do besides fighting. For example, an NPC might stabilize a dying character, guard a prisoner, or help barricade a door. If an NPC contributes greatly to the party’s success in a battle, the NPC should
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
, Pharblex plans to remove the elf from the picture by any means necessary. It is unlikely that he would choose the middle of a battle against the characters, when he and Borngray are fighting side by side
, overrun the castle, and are poised to kill Borngray and Pharblex in battle — Pharblex judges that the ideal time to forsake old allies and court new ones has arrived. He offers just about anything in
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
the time is right, Pharblex plans to remove the elf from the picture by any means necessary. It is unlikely that he would choose the middle of a battle against the characters, when he and Borngray
of the bullywugs, overrun the castle, and are poised to kill Borngray and Pharblex in battle—Pharblex judges that the ideal time to forsake old allies and court new ones has arrived. He offers just
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
–92 Two humans run into an alley, drawing daggers as they go. 93–94 Two drunken humans exit a tavern singing a Karrnathi battle hymn. Another human shouts at them to "shut up or get shut up." The
, a changeling looks on in tears. 64–66 You walk down a path lined with trees on which are growing candy-coated apples. 67–70 Three children sparring with wooden swords play dangerously close to the
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
battle, Meadowleaf calls off the attack. The dryad is too bitter and angry to apologize for any errors in judgment on her part. Reminding her of the rule of hospitality (see “Rules of Conduct” in
from the chariot by the jabberwock that frequents Zybilna’s palace (see chapter 5). The owlbear’s harness boss is engraved with a branch of the tree for which she is named: Juniper. The chariot is
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
svirfneblin thieves through the tunnels of its domain to recover stolen gemstones 3 A fierce battle against a wizened drow archmage, ending with the beholder suffering a grievous injury 4 Spying on a drow
information. d6 Encounter 1–2 1d6 human bandits and 1 human bandit captain 3–4 2d4 goblins and 1 goblin boss 5–6 1d6 orcs and 1 orc Eye of Gruumsh There is a chance that the leader of the group has
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
battle might alert the agents in that area, prompting them to investigate. Treasure. Grottenelle’s table holds a Spell Scroll of Circle of Death, an ornate +2 Dagger, and an assortment of unguents and
disadvantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks and initiative rolls made in relation to the characters, since she is distracted while trying to capture the lizard and cocoon it in the chamber’s central web. W10
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Dal Quor and Eberron and disrupting the cycle of the planes. As a result, Dal Quor is always remote in relation to the Material Plane, and no manifest zones are tied to Dal Quor. The only way to reach
can shape them if it chooses. Likewise, an angel of war isn’t constantly embroiled in battle as the celestials of Shavarath are; instead, it seeks perfection in the art and theories of war. Angels of
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
webbing. The building belongs to the Spite Spinners, a gang of arachnid bandits and their boss, a darkweaver (see Morte’s Planar Parade). Hive Ward Factions The following factions are headquartered
include the following offerings: Annam’s Blood. Barreled on Ysgard, this crimson mead swirls with scenes of battle. A war cry bellows from the tap when a mug of Annam’s Blood is poured. Chaos Frog. This
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Batiri goblins consisting of two goblins per player character. Leading the group is a goblin boss named Yokka. The goblins wear wooden masks and hide in the foliage north of the camp. They believe the
all the canvas is at the point of disintegration from mildew and jungle rot. 3. Burned-Out Shrine During the battle, overturned lamps started fires in the templars’ partially built shrine, setting
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
offer 10 gp or more to each of them, they walk away and leave their boss to his fate. Rasqel, who is indebted to bad people, fights to the death. If the situation looks grim for the adventurers
still and attack any humanoid creatures that approach them. Hoobur’s Mark. If the characters poke around the rotting flesh that fell of the horses during the battle, they see that each horse bore
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
halfling doesn’t want to die in a pointless battle and screams for help. If the characters intervene, the arena spectators turn violent and attack them. If the characters let the fight play out, Noska
Steeltoes (see appendix B) is Xanathar’s fishkeeper. If he sees intruders and the beholder isn’t present, Ott draws his dagger and stammers, “You shouldn’t be here! Stay back, or I’ll call the boss!” Ott
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
here while they develop a ransom plan. The Dendrars are grateful to the characters for rescuing them, but they can’t provide much information about the hideout. All they know is that the boss is a
. Zeond is invisible when the party enters and doesn’t attack immediately. Rather, it watches the party closely and waits until the characters are embroiled in a battle before attacking. After it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
don’t want to engage the jabberwock in battle can try to lure it elsewhere, either by using themselves as bait or by playing music (see the “Beware the Jabberwock!” sidebar). BEWARE THE JABBERWOCK
counsel Zybilna on matters concerning demons and the Abyss Snitcher, a goblin boss (neutral) with dragonfly wings that grant a flying speed of 40 feet and the ability to hover, who brings news from other
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
maximum of all seven flumphs. The flumphs aren’t fanatical. They flee the characters if given obviously suicidal orders or if a battle turns against them. B12: Encephalon Lair Slime coats the walls
tridents and a greataxe, but these weapons are no longer present. B20: The Scar The wall in this alcove is knotted like scar tissue.
The mezzoloths who fled from their boss, the arcanaloth Ashripask (see