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Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
and just as readily appear as people, animals, or other creatures—the more unassuming, the better. Should it reveal its true form, an emissary appears as a roughly bipedal mass of agitated organs
distant, greater manifestations of themselves. Employing their malleable forms, emissaries work to undermine perceptions of order, trust, and reality on global scales, readying worlds for sanity
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
ominous astrological events, these ravenous invaders make worlds ready for unimaginable masters or distant, greater manifestations of themselves. Employing their malleable forms, emissaries work to
lost all hope, do emissaries reveal their actual, impossible forms.
Forms of the Emissary
Star spawn emissaries can assume two forms: a Lesser Star Spawn Emissary;lesser form suited to infiltration and
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
born to serve as champions of the gods, their births hailed as blessed events. They are a people of otherworldly visages, with luminous features that reveal their celestial heritage.
Celestial Champions
between two worlds. The angels that guide them see the world from a distant perch. An aasimar who wishes to stop and help a town recover from a drought might be told by an angelic guide to push forward
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
23. Distant Music This 30-foot-wide hallway has a 45-foot-high arched ceiling carved with spiders and webs. Band music can be heard coming from a large chamber to the west (see area 25). The east end
of the hall has collapsed, and a secret door in the north wall pushes open to reveal a hallway that leads to areas 21 and 18b.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
. What Vi Aroon Knows Renown Gossip 0 Vi shares that he and Kasem had a fight earlier but doesn’t reveal why. 1 Vi explains he is getting married and moving to a distant land where his betrothed lives
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
anything shady or villainous, but maneuvering pieces into position so they can play their designated parts. As the campaign unfolds, the dragons of the Chamber might reveal that the adventurers have their
for the world in the long term, or a short-term triumph that carries tremendous risk for the world in the distant (or not too distant) future. Another possibility is that the adventurers are openly
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
particular cause. Does your character know the source of your magical power? Does it tie back to some distant relative, a cosmic event, or blind chance? If your sorcerer doesn’t know where their power
arose from, your DM can use this table (or select an origin) and reveal it to you when the information plays a role in the campaign. Arcane Origins d6 Origin 1 Your power arises from your family’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
that parts to reveal distant cliffs. A port emerges from the mist, nestled among mangroves. Elaborate mud-brick buildings in chalky pastel colors line the shore. A grand mud-brick castle bristling with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
interaction features the adventurers talking to someone (or something) else. It might mean demanding that a captured scout reveal the secret entrance to the goblin lair, getting information from a
rescued prisoner, pleading for mercy from an orc chieftain, or persuading a talkative magic mirror to show a distant location to the adventurers. The rules in part 2 (especially "Using Ability Scores" and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
captured in Prismeer, they hear the distant whistling of the calliope and can follow the music to safety. Any barriers or obstacles in their way are magically removed. For example, the lock on a cell
door might spring open on its own, a guard might fall asleep, or a silent, spectral monkey resembling Ernest might appear and reveal the shortest route to freedom. This is a tool to help the characters out of a tight spot and can be used only once per group.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
human male kneeling within a circle of burning torchstalk mushrooms in the center of the cave and two ragged figures lurking near a zurkhwood door set into a wall thirty feet distant. The figure in the
saved its denizens from the oppression of the minotaurs. He can also reveal how he spent years as a slave of the drow. Grisha seeks new disciples to grow his cult’s power. Twelve cultists (a mix of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
distant worlds and are unfamiliar to most of Toril’s population. Labels written in Gith reveal some of the crates’ more savory contents, such as infinity vine stalks, H’cathan doom radishes, aartuk tongues, giant space hamster hocks, dried mortiss meat, pickled jammer leeches, and puffer steaks.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
The Draakhorn Sounds Shortly after the crash or capture of Skyreach Castle, operatives of the Cult of the Dragon sounded the Draakhorn at the distant Well of Dragons. An ancient magic relic, the
Silmerhelve learned this from her family’s secret benefactor, an ancient bronze dragon named Nymmurh. She knows a little more about the Draakhorn, but she waits to reveal it until she attends the first
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
The Draakhorn Sounds Shortly after the crash or capture of Skyreach Castle, operatives of the Cult of the Dragon sounded the Draakhorn at the distant Well of Dragons. An ancient magic relic, the
Silmerhelve learned this from her family’s secret benefactor, an ancient bronze dragon named Nymmurh. She knows a little more about the Draakhorn, but she waits to reveal it until she attends the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
reveal information, whether in the form of secrets long forgotten, glimpses of the future, the locations of hidden things, the truth behind illusions, or visions of distant people or places.
Enchantment
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Ravenloft, but they are unknown to mortals and desire no worship. Despite the control the Dark Powers exert, these beings remain distant from the domains they manipulate. Although some of their names
. How you perceive these forces can influence your view of their actions and agendas, who they abduct into Ravenloft and why. Through your adventures, you might reveal these mysteries and use them to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
reality toward terror. Heralded by ominous astrological events, these ravenous invaders make worlds ready for unimaginable masters or distant, greater manifestations of themselves. Employing their
threatened, or when their foes have lost all hope, do emissaries reveal their actual, impossible forms.
Forms of the Emissary Star spawn emissaries can assume two forms: a lesser form suited to infiltration
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
otherwise help them. Fortunes of Ravenloft If your card reading reveals that a treasure is hidden at the inn, the Keepers of the Feather don’t reveal where the treasure is until they know the characters
he asserts they are true indeed. Rictavio claims to be a carnival ringmaster from a distant land. He’s been staying at the inn for almost a month, taking advantage of Urwin Martikov’s generosity and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
protects the Nematode’s throat. When a creature approaches this structure, read or paraphrase the following: The tent walls open like a flower to reveal a gaping throat that expels tangled knots of
throat from which the intellect snares emerged. N2: Throat The great creature’s throat is an organic passage 10 feet in diameter. A distant pulse thrums through the floor, and contractions cause the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
the caster’s side, whereas others allow the caster to teleport to another location. Some conjurations create objects or effects out of nothing.
Divination spells reveal information, whether in the
form of secrets long forgotten, glimpses of the future, the locations of hidden things, the truth behind illusions, or visions of distant people or places.
Enchantment spells affect the minds of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
seam in its stony slope comes into view. The fissure is filled with a lattice of rainbow-colored crystals. Tiny windows and distant figures reveal these crystals to be towers and bridges, interweaving
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
after their arrival in Maerin and passed away three weeks later. The children remained there for a time before being sent off to the care of distant relatives. Mayor Duvezin was determined to find the
): The driver’s seat lifts up to reveal a compartment. Inside this compartment is a pouch containing 15 gp and a ledger listing sales in settlements around the area. TRAGIC TRANSFORMATION
Mayor Lei
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
personal gift. 5 Spectral Fragment. A haunted piece of the academy’s collection compels you to complete its secret research. 6 Distant Observer. A mysterious sponsor encourages your research from
its flows and seeking ways to harness its nexuses. 3 Forbidden History. You reveal the lost truths of the world’s darkest ages, pursuing the history of purposefully hidden or taboo eras. 4
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
; otherwise, several dwarf clerks work here during the day, logging deliveries at the docks to be transported to the mine and arranging for the processed ore to be loaded on trade ships bound for distant ports
nearly 7 feet — make him an unmistakable figure in town. Keledek came to town years ago from Ket, a distant kingdom held in a mix of contempt, mistrust, and fear by the locals. Rumor around town claims
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Stream To the north along the frozen stream, the tunnel splits, with one way continuing north and the other veering east. The stream follows the dark northward tunnel. Light from a distant fire is
; the oak leaf is his holy symbol. The statue radiates an aura of abjuration magic when scrutinized with a detect magic spell. An identify spell can reveal its magical nature, but only if the caster is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
champion. That said, the gods are tremendously knowledgeable, with perfect recall of their past experiences and a reliable ability to predict the short-term future. The gods don’t like to reveal their
1 29 The rousing blare of distant trumpets drowns out other sounds.
2 30 Clouds limned by sunlight take a form that resembles Iroas.
3 31 A character’s weapon or shield shatters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
creatures larger than Tiny. They grant three-quarters cover to the orcs stationed behind them. The secret doors in area 3 provide access to these locations. The door slides aside to reveal a narrow passage
water. This is the personal treasure of Old Yarrack (see area 11). 9. Shaman’s Lair The secret door pivots open to reveal a chamber of finished stonework. The room is cluttered with crude furnishings
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
them now are the marble plinths upon which they once stood. The doors open to reveal a passageway that goes underground for nearly a mile before emerging at the desert’s edge. Standing outside the
underground city. Deep beneath the mountains are tunnels connecting to Felbarr’s mines, the Underdark, and the distant dwarven bastions of Mithral Hall and Citadel Adbar. Citadel Felbarr has fallen to orcs
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
excursion to a distant plane. Until her magic naturally returns, Sarcelle has the game statistics of a neutral mage without Spellcasting. She responds to some questions with cryptic-sounding
distraction of a fight. If the fight turns against the fanatics, one tries to escape through the secret door to fetch the demons in area C19. Secret Door. One shelf swings back to reveal a secret passage to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
doesn’t reveal a curse or side effect. Tressym fly around a primal tree Primal Fruit Effects d8 Effect 1 The creature regains 3d8 + 4 hit points, and its skin sheds bright light in a 5-foot
serve as trade routes or secret connections between distant lands. Others shift locations at noteworthy times or in response to external phenomena, like on specific anniversaries or in response to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
they left it. 9. Elevator Shaft Twenty-foot-tall iron doors in the mountainside northeast of area 8 swing open to reveal a rough-hewn passageway blocked by an iron portcullis (see the “Ironslag
down, they begin to hear distant sounds of a mining operation: picks striking stone and the sound of rocks being shoveled into metal carts. Two salamanders in the service of Zalto patrol the deepest
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
, to serve as guards on the tribe’s most distant borders or as hunters that wander beyond those borders. As such, the stone giants that are first encountered by outsiders are almost always the least
bottom as the cylinder rotates; then the cylinder must be flipped over to reveal the second line of script, also read from top to bottom. Speaking stones are sized to match the length of the message they
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
), which are taken to a huge chest on the far side of the room. Any nonliving matter placed into the chest is teleported to secret vaults located in a distant land. 3. Club Lounge This club lounge is
its lightning breath. Illusory Lottie. Lottie, her couch, and her dog are all a projected illusion. The lich nonetheless behaves like a classic villain, and is keen to reveal secrets during the battle
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
magic spell reveals an aura of divination magic around the throne. An inscription in Elvish engraved around the seat of the throne reads: I am a traveler from a distant land.
My name is Mazikoth
landscapes and carries a puppet theater with black velvet curtains drawn across it. The wagon stops near the characters, and the curtains pull back to reveal a painted backdrop that matches the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
) check hears distant chittering. Light. None. The sunken floor of this huge hall is covered in dead insects, their dried shells shifting and whispering in a faint breeze. Dozens of demonic faces are
important functions in the Blood Pens. Also within are oil of etherealness and a potion of poison disguised as a potion of healing. A bundle of entwined branches opens like a coffer to reveal 100 pp and a