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can’t take this action again until the start of its next turn.Scheming Lich in a Monstrous, Frozen Form
Zlan is a horrid, icy amalgamation of the seven liches who created the Artifact
rival and an equal. The Zlan Liches table gives a brief description of each component.
Zlan Liches
Name
History
Argent Black
Emerged from the Negative Plane, fed on hate and
Fraz-Urb'luu
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none.
Fraz-Urb’luu chooses one humanoid within the lair and instantly creates a simulacrum of that creature (as if created with the simulacrum spell). This simulacrum obeys Fraz-Urb’luu
elaborate fantasies that have no bearing on reality. When I return my focus to the world, I have a hard time remembering that it was just a daydream.”
61–80
“I convince myself that
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
cast ensnaring strike, for example, the vines created by the spell might appear as rune-inscribed glowing bands that wrap around the target and hold it in place.
Suggested Characteristics
the entire city, your place in the Azorius can easily bring you into contact with members of other guilds, for good or ill.
Roll twice on the Azorius Contacts table (for an ally and a rival) and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Perrenland and Ket (see chapter 5). He is the founder and leader of the Circle of Eight, which he created to implement his philosophy of balance in the world. Among Mordenkainen’s celebrated
visited numerous worlds and planes of existence, making friends and fomenting rivalries on many of them. He maintains a close friendship with his former apprentice Bigby and the famous archmage Elminster of Shadowdale. Mordenkainen’s greatest rival is Iggwilv, a former adventuring companion.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
created for themselves. Example Rivals d20 Rival 1 Tax collector who is convinced the characters are dodging fees 2 Politician who is concerned that the characters are causing more trouble than they
Creating a Rival In essence, a rival is a somewhat specialized NPC. You can use chapter 4 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide to build a new NPC for this purpose, or pick one from your current cast of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
in the Ashen Grotto ask the characters to help them remove a rival faction claiming it for themselves. The friendly giants respect the grotto’s traditions and refuse to shed another giant’s blood
lightning if they retrieve the bone, which she intends to use to make a more powerful item. A behir agent of a rival storm giant and creatures from the Storm Giant Encounters table (see chapter 3) try to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
nation, the dwarves have recovered many weapons of war created in the final days of the empire. Some of these weapons were forged by the dwarves to wield against the daelkyr, but others were made by
character is why you have left the Holds. The Leaving the Mror Holds table offers some suggestions that might spark further ideas. Leaving the Mror Holds d8 Reason for Leaving 1 A feud with a rival clan
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
admitting giant-craft to be superior to dwarf-craft 2 A strong working animal 3 Multiple barrels of ale 4 Treasure stolen from a rival giant Humanoids d4 Desired Offering 1 Promising to find a lost
or weaknesses Monstrosities d4 Desired Offering 1 Dislodging the stuck scraps of the creature’s last meal 2 The creature’s favorite food 3 Driving off the creature’s rival 4 Making movements
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Background Shankhabhumi is a forested swampland where three great city-states thrive on solid ground created by the graces of the riverines, sapient river spirit guardians. Each riverine is the
eternal honor directly caused the destruction of Manivarsha. Having lived a cursed life as a pride-obsessed fiend in the depths of the swamps for centuries, Jijibisha has recently heard of a rival that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Skum Several poor souls around the Styes have succumbed to an aboleth’s magic through its disease-bearing touch. Transformed into creatures called skum, they barely resemble their past forms, their
to the frightened and charmed conditions unless they are from effects created by an aboleth.
Water Dependency. The skum takes 6 (1d12) acid damage every 10 minutes it goes without exposure to water
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
. While researching the means to achieve lichdom, Acererak built a number of dungeons and tombs, including his famed Tomb of Horrors. Those dungeons were created partly as a means to draw out and defeat
, the balor Tarnhem. Over the years of the tomb’s construction, Moghadam and his rival artificer, Thessalar, have competed fiercely against each other’s endeavors. Moghadam takes pleasure in having lured
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
STEAL’s rival, the Golden Vault.) If you’re weaving multiple adventures from this anthology into your campaign, one or more villains from earlier adventures might have secret ties to this evil
The slaad’s master watches the battle unfold through an invisible scrying sensor like the one created by a scrying spell. If the characters defeat the slaad, a magically altered voice issues from the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
magical knowledge, wealth, or influence, and their methods are appropriate to the marks they bear. Dragonmarked agents can range from lowly spies bearing the Mark of Shadow hidden within a circus
inns, discrediting rival businesses while attacking the houses. 4 During a plague, a House Jorasco healer chooses which victims to cure and which to let die — and worse, which ones live to spread the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
shrewdness. He loves the hunt and the sense of impending doom that comes over prey that can’t escape his pursuit. His fondness for labyrinths, instilled in the minotaurs he created, reflects this aspect of
sides, playing demon and devil against each other.
Lolth’s plan, as far as those who study the Abyss understand it, is to tempt her rival demon lords into venturing onto other planes or to send them
Kobold
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
earth are strong or weak, are bearing a load or are safe to excavate, or are likely to contain minerals or offer access to water. This ability enables them to fashion secure homes in places where other
owner, they are often willing to take the chance of revealing themselves because the potential reward is worth the risk.
Dragon Servitors
Kobolds believe that they were created by Tiamat from the blood
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
fanged visage, outstretched claws, and flapping black cape of a vampire bearing down on you from above! A deep, throaty chuckle fills the hall. The scraping noise is the sound of the hidden compartment
opening, and the squeaking is the sound of the pulleys supporting the weight of the mannequin as it glides through the air. The chuckling is a harmless magical effect similar to that created by a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
with charms, and some explorers find themselves bearing the magic of a charm after discovering a long-lost location that is drenched in primeval magic. Some charms can be used only once, and others can
). In any case, a charm can’t be used in the area created by an antimagic field or a similar effect, and a charm’s effects are susceptible to dispel magic and the like. But the charm itself can’t be
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
, a rival goblin gang that often deals in illicit arms. Rumors swirled that Krenko killed Dargig, the youngest of the three brothers, after a weapons drop went bad. The remaining two brothers, Rikkig
transfer to Udzec, a maximum-security facility in Precinct Two of the Tenth District, administered by the Azorius Senate. During the transfer, agents of a former associate of Krenko’s created a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
, etched on twelve metal disks the size of dinner plates
4 A sealed platinum flask containing the last known aqua vitae created by a master dwarf distiller
5 A ceremonial longsword with an
loyal cultists
10 A beautifully enameled urn holding the desiccated heart of the dragon’s former green dragon rival
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Scufflecup Scufflecup is a game students created after finding a box of teacups in a nearby building’s storage room. The students discovered that pouring hot tea into the cups animates them for 10
center. The square tabletop is 5 feet on each side. The student who describes how to play is a character’s Friend, Rival, or Beloved, although you could choose anyone from the “Fellow Students
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
importance that might have bearing on future sessions, such as the name of an NPC you created on the fly or a critical piece of information the characters learned. During a game session, you can use your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
for centuries. Hinchel Or
Stone golems are typically created to protect places of significance to a group, such as a monument to an important event, a leader’s tomb, or a faith’s sanctuary
wearing ritual garb to pass.
2 Cast Slow on and aid in apprehending anyone who touches a city’s prized relic.
3 Destroy a dam or bridge at the command of one bearing a ruler’s medallion
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Dakra Isles The Dakra Isles were created when Thassa wept over the death of Korinna, a triton queen killed by a human’s harpoon. Where the god’s tears fell onto the sea there exploded forth an isle
city upon its back and wiped out the residents. Since returning to its slumber, Arixmethes drifts where it will, still bearing the ruins of a legendary city upon its back. Cronemouth Cove This tiny
Orc
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created the orcs and continues to direct their destiny. He is aided and abetted by the other warrior deities, Bahgtru and Ilneval, who bring strength and cunning to the battlefield. The followers of all
rival orcs first and foremost as competitors for food and victims.
On some occasions, though, tribes that have a common concern band together. The result is an orc horde — a sea of slavering
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
created the orrery.) If any character mentions the orrery, the clockwork creatures ask, “Why do you seek the orrery?” (Responses that suggest the franchise is trying to stop some great evil can result in
(which they assume includes anyone trying to steal the component). However, they are not automatically friendly to those claiming other intent. The creatures were created to guard this vault and its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
you roll something that doesn’t make sense, roll again, choose a more appropriate entry, or use the rolled detail as inspiration to make up your own. Who Created It or Was Intended to Use It? d20
Creator or Intended User 1 Aberration. The item was created by aberrations in ancient times, possibly for the use of favored humanoid thralls. When seen from the corner of the eye, the item seems to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
. Others stumble into undeath unwillingly or unwittingly. Either way, an Undead dragon is a force to be reckoned with. Dracoliches are created by cultists or necromancers who either persuade or trick a
rival to become a dracolich.
2 A dragon suffering from a wasting affliction asks the characters to travel to another world, where they must destroy an echo of that dragon who has become a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
acquire these proficiencies by drawing them from shared elven memory, and you retain them until you finish your next long rest. ELVES OF MANY REALMS
Created by the god Corellon, the first elves were Fey
that place of splendors that elves fled after they were exiled from Corellon’s presence for plotting with their god’s rival, Lolth. And it was there that they transformed from Fey creatures into
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
as warnings, knowing that the basilisk that created them is likely to be nearby. “No one carves statues of frightened warriors. If you see one, keep your eyes closed and your ears open.”
— X the
basilisk sees its reflection within 30 feet of it in bright light, it mistakes itself for a rival and targets itself with its gaze.
Actions
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 10 (2d6 + 3) piercing damage plus 7 (2d6) poison damage.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
the elimination of a rival in another house. Shadowblades also protect enclaves and Underdark cities from enemies and track down thieves who make off with prized treasures. In whatever role they serve
either attack hits and the target is within 10 feet of a 5-foot cube of darkness created by the shadow sword on a previous turn, the drow can dismiss that darkness and cause the target to take 21
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
and mechanical components, even if these aren’t essential to its function. 17–19 Human. The item was created during the heyday of a fallen human kingdom, or it is tied to a human of legend. It might
of corpses. It feels cold to the touch. Magic Item’s History 1d8 History 1 Arcane. This item was created for an ancient order of spellcasters and bears the order’s symbol. 2 Bane. This item was
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
exploding out of a spellbook and changing a wizard into a gibbering mouther. 11b. Master of the Unseen Flickering torchlight created by continual flame spells spills out of this room into the hall. The 15
the walls. Against the south wall stands a long banquet table bearing fresh foodstuffs on copper platters and copper flagons filled to the brim with wine. A portrait of a smiling Halaster hangs above
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
tomb’s architect, Moghadam, who oversees the site with an iron hand. The second location is the Temple of Moloch in the same era. The temple is run by Moghadam’s chief rival, Thessalar — the inventor of
statue of Moloch featured on the cover of the first edition Players Handbook from 1978. This version of the dungeon features Thessalar, a figure rumored to have created many of the game’s strange
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
represent uniform strains virtually identical to each other. Other demons (such as manes) are created from mortal souls shunned or cursed by the gods, or which are otherwise trapped in the Abyss
marching against a rival lord. Demon lords only rarely elevate demons to the highest ranks, fearful of inadvertently creating rivals to their own power. Abyssal Invasions. Wherever they wander across the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
has been raiding distant farmlands, procuring gifts of food for a mate with a taste for unusual cuisine.
7 A white dragon has been exacting vengeance on a rival silver dragon by killing off the
An ancient white dragon guards a lich’s phylactery, keeping it sealed in a tomb of ice. The lich visits periodically, bearing fabulous treasures as payment.
4 A community of orcs believe an