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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
civilization.
Baphomet wields a great glaive called Heartcleaver. He also charges his enemies and gores them with his horns, trampling his foes into the earth and rending them with his teeth like a
beast.Baphomet’s Lair
Baphomet’s lair is his palace, the Lyktion, which is on the layer of the Abyss called the Endless Maze. Nestled within the twisting passages of the planewide labyrinth
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
provoked. He wields the greatsword Angdrelve, also called Wave of Sorrow, whose wavy, razor-edged blade drips acid at his command.Graz’zt’s Lair
Graz’zt’s principal lair is his
so decadent that even the wealthiest of mortals would blush at the excess. Within Graz’zt’s lairs, devotees and subjects alike are forced to slake Graz’zt’s thirst for
Druid
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, animals, or elemental forces. The ancient druidic traditions are sometimes called the Old Faith, in contrast to the worship of gods in temples and shrines.
Druid spells are oriented toward nature and
. In fact, in the world of Greyhawk, the druidic faith is called the Old Faith, and it claims many adherents among farmers, foresters, fishers, and others who live closely with nature. This tradition
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lorwyn: First Light
near the kithkin clachan of Burrenton, Spinerock Knoll is home to devotees who worship a cruel Ancient Red Dragon called Knollspine. Though Knollspine hasn’t been seen in years, these devotees
Elendra (see the “Other Locations” section in “Shadowmoor”). Grave of Nath The deceased elf Nath, a zealous and wicked hunter, was interred in a forest grove. The area, now called the Grave of Nath
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
, naturalistic faith of the god known as Mother. Supposedly, no one born there ever wants to leave. The frequent festivals in Viktal include a fertility celebration called the Tithe, which occurs once each season
. The most zealous of Viktal’s faithful are Mother’s Minders. These devotees sacrifice their left eyes to Mother to show their faith. Caves dot the land, connecting to deeper caverns where dangerous
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
offered him a deal, which Thavius readily accepted. In the sky over Elturel, a radiant sphere called the Companion appeared, blazing like a second sun. Powered by a planetar imprisoned within it, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
rendered. You can omit details that are not readily visible (such as secret doors and other hidden features) until the characters are able to detect and interact with them. Slopes and Staircases. On all
Icewind Dale, including Ten-Towns and other sites and features in the region that are common knowledge. The reverse side has player-friendly maps of the ten settlements that comprise Ten-Towns, with prominent locations called out in each town for the players’ benefit.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
-tree Vitu-Ghazi. A dryad, called a voda, is called forth from that central tree to be the leader of the community, connecting the vernadi and its devotees to the Worldsoul and uniting them with the
Inside the Conclave The Selesnya Conclave is organized into enclaves called vernadi, which are communes built around central trees. The vernadi are smaller versions of the guildhall, the great city
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
guilds and fight to defend their way of life. At the heart of the Selesnya faith and philosophy is the Worldsoul, called Mat’Selesnya, which its devotees believe to be a manifestation of nature itself
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
among various deities. While the fighter has contacts in a mercenary company or army, the cleric might know a number of priests, paladins, and devotees who share his faith. Your class gives you a
way, called multiclassing, appear in chapter 6. Twelve classes — listed in the Classes table — are found in almost every D&D world and define the spectrum of typical adventurers.
Goblin
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called out as a traitor.
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Goblins love symbols of authority, and thus the tribe’s boss often has such trappings wherever he or she goes. Such a symbol can take a typical form
Khurgorbaeyag seems to dislike sharing his divine power with his followers. And although many goblins would readily offer anything to have the abilities of a warlock, the patrons that grant such power
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Kessel found an artifact suffused with demonic magic called Crenshinibon (better known as the Crystal Shard) and used it to erect a great black tower in Icewind Dale. When this tower was destroyed
that has become suffused with demonic magic can warp a creature’s mind, causing madness that usually fades away once the contact is broken.
Chardalyn is cold to the touch and readily accepts
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
escape the shadow of his father’s legacy, Strahd made the valley his home and named it Barovia after the late King Barov, his father. The land now called Barovia is no longer part of the world that
, a secret society of wereravens. Not powerful enough to defeat Strahd on their own, the Keepers readily assist adventurers who find themselves drawn into Strahd’s domain. My army settled in the valley
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Kuo-toa Archpriest Theocratic Rulers. Kuo-toa archpriests are surrounded by fanatical devotees of their faith. The archpriest of a kuo-toa domain demands that all its subjects worship a specific god
. An archpriest’s belief in its god is so fervent that it manifests the powers of a high cleric. The archpriest can also bestow spells to devout underlings called whips. One or more of these whips are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
new Sembian-sponsored merchant coster called the Rolling Wheel. Shopkeepers affiliated with the Black Network approach the characters. They are prepared to do so several times, with each potential
wagons, each pulled by two oxen and equipped with an axe, a shovel, two buckets, and a three-pointed-iron-rod fire spit that can readily be used as three improvised spears. Each wagon carries two Black
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
assert that he comes from a world called Oerth.
Acererak travels the planes in search of artifacts. When he finds something useful or interesting, he locks it away. Although he’s powerful enough to
immortals who oppose him.
Despite passing up opportunities for godhood, Acererak attracts his fair share of followers and worshipers. He doesn’t grant spells, nor does he give his devotees much of his
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
cottage exudes a warm glow. Smiles come readily but last too long. Wildflowers grow from the carcasses of mutated lambs. The Mists deposit visitors to Tepest near Viktal, whose folk encourage
people’s holy site from an ancient, evil treant called Blightroot. The druid doesn’t mention that the surrounding forests are a clonal colony of the villainous plant.
7 A grieving villager begs
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
to keep track of where the characters are in the carnival at any given time. The reverse side of the poster map shows the Feywild domain of Prismeer, now divided into three splinter-realms called
originals, and you can alter a map’s features as you see fit. Nor do your maps need to be painstakingly rendered. You can omit details that are not readily visible (such as secret doors and other hidden
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
Nightspider Dead Ahead The neogi ship bearing down on the Moondancer at the end of chapter 3 is a nightspider called the Ebonsnare. See chapter 2 of the Astral Adventurer’s Guide for more information
—an offer Sartell readily accepts in the wake of the nightspider’s ambush. If the Moondancer appears to be under the control of someone other than Captain Sartell (such as Traevus, the astral elves, or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
obliges them to help you reach the city proper in safety. THE WONDERS OF THE WAYMOOT
The place where the High Road and the Way of the Dragon meet in the south of the city is called the Waymoot. At the
or gain by doing so will also readily set you on the right course if you’re simply polite.
Undercliff This area of rolling grassland and small wooded areas east of the city is a rural community
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
, then unleashed to spread death in Orcus’s name. Orcus created the first bodaks in the Abyss from seven devotees, called the Hierophants of Annihilation. These figures, as mighty as balors, have free
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
burns in his red eyes. Although he is filled with bestial blood lust, there lies within him a cruel and cunning intellect devoted to subverting all civilization. Baphomet wields a great glaive called
moves up to his speed without provoking opportunity attacks, then makes a Gore attack.
Baphomet’s Lair Baphomet’s lair is his palace, the Lyktion, which is on the layer of the Abyss called the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
druidic faith is called the Old Faith, and it claims many adherents among farmers, foresters, fishers, and others who live closely with nature. This tradition includes the worship of Nature as a primal
force beyond personification, but also encompasses the worship of Beory, the Oerth Mother, as well as devotees of Obad-Hai, Ehlonna, and Ulaa.
In the worlds of Greyhawk and the Forgotten Realms
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
disposed to acts of wanton violence. Over the eons, he has found that the betrayed, the disgusted, and the disfavored are readily turned to a life of murderous service, to be discarded just as easily
dramatically (and perhaps violently) worthy in a contest of strength, a feat of endurance, or a similar accomplishment.
5 You called on Mogis’s power to settle old scores by becoming an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
online. The most common unit for tactical maps is the 5-foot square, and maps with grids are readily available and easy to create. However, you don’t have to use a grid at all. You can track distances
with a tape measure, string, rulers, or pipe cleaners cut to specific lengths. Another option is a play surface covered by 1-inch hexagons (often called hexes), which makes movement more flexible
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
take to the adventurers a little too readily for Jayne’s liking. Bertram’s and Jayne’s only daughter, Elisa (a commoner), is nineteen. She’s like her mother and very open about disliking her “old goat
of the way unless he is called upon to speak. Then, he makes a blustering speech about how confident he is the characters can make the fire witch pay for what she has done. Jayne, Darrow, Elisa, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
presume?” the figure asks wearily. “I still haven’t disposed of the last poor souls the so-called master of the tomb sent here.” The homunculus then pulls the alchemist’s face into an expression of wry
contempt.
Thessalar The imperturbable artificer Thessalar readily converses with the characters, albeit with a domineering attitude. His starting assumption is that they’ve been sent by Moghadam, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Your Campaign Setting Called? Choose an evocative name for your setting. It can be a word or phrase that reflects the theme and tone of the game, or just a made-up name that sounds cool to you. Keep a
world. How readily available are spells such as Lesser Restoration, Raise Dead, and Teleportation Circle? Is magic so widespread that it’s part of daily life, or so rare that it conjures all sorts of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
provoked. He wields the greatsword Angdrelve, also called Wave of Sorrow, whose wavy, razor-edged blade drips acid at his command. Graz’zt
Large Fiend (Demon), Chaotic Evil
Armor Class 20 (natural
adorned with finery and decorations so decadent that even the wealthiest of mortals would blush at the excess. Within Graz’zt’s lairs, devotees and subjects alike are forced to slake Graz’zt’s thirst
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Merchants’ Ward The western half of the city is called the Merchants’ Ward because it’s the site of the Grand Souk and because many of the merchant princes’ villas are there. In general, this is the
surrounded by a crowd of coddling devotees. 10. Jewel Market The jewel market is intentionally styled as a miniature, more exclusive version of the Grand Souk. Its chief business is buying and selling
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
Juiblex Called the Faceless Lord and the Oozing Hunger in ancient grimoires, Juiblex is demon lord of slime and ooze, a noxious creature that doesn’t care about the plots and schemes of others of its
special abilities. Lesser followers can gain the Liquid Movement trait. The most dedicated devotees of ooze can also gain the Slimy Organs trait. Liquid Movement. As an action, this creature can move up
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
cloud giant wizard planning to cast an apocalyptic spell using a large obsidian rock called a nightstone (see chapter 1) as a material component. A fire giant duchess paying hobgoblin warlords to raze
cities of the Sword Coast in the process. When Iymrith reached out to its agents for assistance, Slarkrethel instructed its devotees to humor the dragon by capturing Hekaton, the storm giant king, after
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
adventurers and other individuals who deal with large sums of wealth. They exchange coin for gemstones as readily as they find buyers for historical relics and recovered art. 5 Philosophical Faction
, Sailor Expert Any Guild Quests As a member of the guild, you’re called on to ply your skills in the organization’s service. You are required to undertake various tasks, either for the guild’s benefit
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
tiles, and terrain made of sculpted plaster or resin are also fun. The most common unit for tactical maps is the 5-foot square, and maps with grids are readily available and easy to create. However, you
hexagons (often called hexes), which combines the easy counting of a grid with the more flexible movement of using no grid. Dungeon corridors with straight walls and right angles don’t map easily onto hexes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
The Seldarine The pantheon of elven deities, called the Seldarine, includes Corellon and the group of primal elves whom he graced with divinity. These gods were the ones who brought word to Corellon
be with. Stories of Hanali’s romantic adventures among elves and other mortals are perennial favorites when sung by elf bards and poets. In Arvandor, Hanali maintains a hidden pool called Evergold