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Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
. Combining the roles of advisor, protector, and beloved, some favored consorts are content with a supporting role, while more ambitious consorts aspire to be the power behind the throne—or even to
consort is assured for long, though; Lolth’s priestesses are notoriously fickle, and a consort must often contend with rivals.
Some favored consorts work behind the scenes to undermine the evils
Magic Items
Princes of the Apocalypse
A mighty axe wielded long ago by the dwarf king Torhild Flametongue, Orcsplitter is a battered weapon that appears unremarkable at first glance. Its head is graven with the Dwarvish runes for &ldquo
;orc,” but the runes are depicted with a gap or slash through the markings; the word “orc” is literally split in two.
You gain the following benefits while holding this magic weapon
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
digesting it. Only a scattering of bones, metal, treasure, and other indigestible bits is left behind.
A trapper’s ability to alter the color and texture of its outer side enables it to blend in with
investigate the bones for valuables becomes the trapper’s next meal.
A trapper needs to eat a halfling-sized meal once per week to remain sated. Given a steady supply of food, trappers are content to
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
. While most other scavvers are content to feed on kitchen scraps, a void scavver goes after the cook.
A void scavver can emit an invisible ray from its eye that causes its target to feel fear even
in their mouths. Scavvers are not always aggressive; often they trail behind larger creatures as well as ships and asteroids, living off droppings and discarded refuse. They can enter the air envelopes
Classes
Xanathar's Guide to Everything
the most notable of these weapons, which have been spread across the multiverse over the ages. The shadowy force behind these weapons can offer power to warlocks who form pacts with it. Many hexblade
warlocks create weapons that emulate those formed in the Shadowfell. Others forgo such arms, content to weave the dark magic of that plane into their spellcasting.
Because the Raven Queen is known
Classes
Xanathar's Guide to Everything
the most notable of these weapons, which have been spread across the multiverse over the ages. The shadowy force behind these weapons can offer power to warlocks who form pacts with it. Many hexblade
warlocks create weapons that emulate those formed in the Shadowfell. Others forgo such arms, content to weave the dark magic of that plane into their spellcasting.
Because the Raven Queen is known
Monsters
Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
Stone upon Limbo. A powerful being suffused with entropic power, Ygorl delights in the act of unmaking and bringing chaos to any ecosystem it visits. Lesser slaadi follow close behind the lord of
inscribed across the blade, which can reduce living creatures to ash. The lord of entropy also bears a set of obsidian tablets slung about its waist, upon which it inscribes destructive runes. Living
Monsters
Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
are content to lead peaceful lives as hunters and gatherers, the magic that created the crab folk sometimes compels them to lash out in fearsome raids when the conditions are right.
Aquatic Vassals
, but looted cheap, bulky trade goods while leaving valuable smaller treasures behind. Frustrated by her servants, the hag wove a spell to adapt them to the coastal terrain while planting in their
Monsters
Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
temporary hit points per level of the slot.Halaster, the Mad Mage of Undermountain, is the deranged individual behind most of the traps and horrors found in the great dungeon under Waterdeep
casting elder runes on them. Halaster’s gates connect the different levels of Undermountain, thus enabling him to bring new monsters into the dungeon to replenish those that die or escape. Even as
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
ancient dragon resemble glowing white or pale lavender orbs. Crystalline horns reminiscent of amethyst chunks hover behind their heads, held there by telekinetic force and shifting with their moods
never so content as when contemplating the beauty and wonders of the multiverse.
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I am a sworn protector against the depredations of the Far Realm, and I will root out its corruption wherever it
Tabaxi
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
homeland, content to dwell in small, tight clans. These tabaxi hunt for food, craft goods, and largely keep to themselves.
However, not all tabaxi are satisfied with such a life. The Cat Lord, the divine
relics, magical items, and other rare objects. Aside from the power such items might confer, a tabaxi takes great joy in unraveling the stories behind their creation and the history of their use
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
an ancient dragon resemble glowing white or pale lavender orbs. Crystalline horns reminiscent of amethyst chunks hover behind their heads, held there by telekinetic force and shifting with their moods
I am never so content as when contemplating the beauty and wonders of the multiverse.
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I am a sworn protector against the depredations of the Far Realm, and I will root out its corruption
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
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dominate person
Your magic often takes the form of blue or golden runes floating and glowing in the air in circular patterns or of shimmering azure barriers of magical energy. If you
know a homunculus in the halls of New Prahv who can get things done behind the scenes.
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I was once summoned to the presence of Supreme Judge Isperia, the guildmaster of the Azorius, who
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
glowing white or pale lavender orbs. Crystalline horns reminiscent of amethyst chunks hover behind their heads, held there by telekinetic force and shifting with their moods.
Cosmological Study
Many
distinctive amethyst dragon characters.
Amethyst Dragon Personality Traits
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Trait
1
I am never so content as when
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
reminiscent of amethyst chunks hover behind their heads, held there by telekinetic force and shifting with their moods.
Cosmological Study
Many amethyst dragons are fascinated by the existence of
Dragon Personality Traits
d8;{"diceNotation":"1d8","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Trait"}
Trait
1
I am never so content as when contemplating the beauty and wonders of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
distant lands and other worlds. Those who stayed behind used the circle to maintain communication with explorers, helping them pilot their flying ships home. Standing stones form a great circle
inscribed into a flat stone hilltop. The stones bear Giant runes, carved constellations, and strange symbols. On the ground, an enormous circle of Giant runes of power links the monoliths and circumscribes smaller circles of runes. Carved lines throughout the circle link different strings of symbols.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
in the middle row. Removing that painting from the wall triggers an elder rune hidden behind it (see “Elder Runes”). Determine the rune with a random draw from the Elder Runes Deck (see appendix B).
wall behind the curtain are fifteen paintings, each one 5 feet long and 3 feet tall, arranged in three rows of five. Each painting depicts a graduating class of dour-faced Dweomercore wizards. Most of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
inscrutable runes carved onto a cursed bow might hold the key to undoing the weapon’s evil magic. Locations. Mystical grottoes, forgotten temples, and secret hideouts might all be locked behind befuddling
hidden weakness. Items. Few things are more enticing than a rare item with magical properties hidden behind a riddle. Items have the added benefit of being portable, allowing the characters to ponder a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
5. Arch Gate to Level 4 This dusty room is hidden behind a secret door disguised to look like a plain section of wall. Embedded in the middle of the room’s north wall is a stone arch, its frame
gate (see “Jhesiyra Kestellharp”). The first creature to pass through the gate triggers an elder rune (see “Elder Runes”). A creature that passes through the gate appears in area 11c on level 4, in the closest unoccupied space next to the identical gate located there.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
, but the six hobgoblins and one hobgoblin captain assailing them seem content to keep them under siege until sundown, when they plan to rush the wagon with darkness as cover. These are Urshani hobgoblins
driven off, then the injured attended to, and then something must be done about the stranded wagon. The trader has money to buy more horses if anyone is willing to sell. Otherwise, he’ll take a lift to the next hostelry, where he can buy animals, while his three guards stay behind.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
, but the six hobgoblins and one hobgoblin captain assailing them seem content to keep them under siege until sundown, when they plan to rush the wagon with darkness as cover. These are Urshani hobgoblins
driven off, then the injured attended to, and then something must be done about the stranded wagon. The trader has money to buy more horses if anyone is willing to sell. Otherwise, he’ll take a lift to the next hostelry, where he can buy animals, while his three guards stay behind.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
flank a stone double door engraved with a giant letter H.
If their handles are tugged, the double doors fly open, revealing a stone wall with a giant elder rune carved into it (see “Elder Runes”). Draw
a card from the Elder Runes Deck (see appendix B) to determine which rune waits beyond the doors. This rune targets all creatures in the room with the same effect (bane or boon, determined randomly
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
behind the western brazier is a +1 greataxe. Its owner left it there while attending a ceremony in the greater temple, but the oni slew the dwarf and overlooked the axe in the aftermath. The axe has
Dethek runes on it, reading, “A beacon in the dark depths.” The axe’s wielder always knows the way to the nearest passage leading from underground toward the surface, as well as the approximate depth the axe is underground.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
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Secret Door. Behind a 6-foot-tall wood-framed painting of Halaster hanging on a wall is a secret door that pulls open to reveal a small chamber with a stone arch embedded in its back wall.
Arch
Gate to Level 7 The arch hidden behind the secret door is one of Halaster’s magic gates (see “Gates”). Inscribed on the wall inside the arch is the following riddle in Common: “What appears once in an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
form neat stacks with narrow aisles winding between them.
Arch. Embedded in the north wall, hidden behind the chests and trunks, is a stone arch. Inscribed on the wall inside the arch is a riddle in
minute. Characters must be 10th level or higher to pass through this gate (see “Jhesiyra Kestellharp”). The first creature to pass through the gate triggers an elder rune (see “Elder Runes”). A creature
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
rises from inside the cauldron.
Paraphernalia. Behind the cauldron rests a wooden table cluttered with brewing equipment. The floor around the table is strewn with shattered glass and empty flasks
. Tucked under the table is a wooden crate with Halaster’s personal rune burned into its sides.
Demilich. Floating behind the table is a demilich that looks like a human skull with a jagged crack that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
archway is 40 feet wide and 40 feet tall. Six different runes are carved into it, each one inlaid with mithral, and a glowing mist fills the arch. Niches in the walls on either side of it contain empty
) check find two secret doors behind the frost that covers the west wall. These slabs of stone are 40 feet tall by 20 feet wide, and each pushes open to reveal a chamber beyond (area 5A or 5B). Each secret
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
ranches, farmsteads, and orchards have been pillaged. Not content with the amount of food hoarded thus far, Guh’s mates move to attack nearby settlements and plunder their fields and storehouses. Thane
grants immortality to its wearer, was last seen in the possession of a human adventurer (and former Harper) named Artus Cimber. Guided by magical runes of tracking, Storvald plans to find the ring and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
requires a successful DC 15 Strength (Athletics) check to force open. Piled behind the doors are broken chairs, shattered benches, and empty chests. Inside the building, characters find the following: Arch
the room. An iron chandelier with melted wax candles is suspended from a rafter above it by a rope tied off to a hook near the northern door.
Dead Halfling. Tucked behind an iron stove in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
carved with frescoes depicting dwarves defending their mountain homes against ankhegs, purple worms, umber hulks, and other burrowing monsters. (Hidden behind a fresco of a dwarf battling a bulette is a
“Jhesiyra Kestellharp”). The first creature to pass through the gate triggers an elder rune (see “Elder Runes”). A creature that passes through the gate appears in area 13b on level 9, in the closest unoccupied space next to the identical gate located there.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Hammerthorn
The conflict began in ages past, when the world was new. Almost all the dwarves were more than content to make their homes inside the mountains and hills that were filled with ore and other
Lord of the Nine, the dwarves overthrew their illithid masters in a great uprising. At last, Laduguer could bring his clan upward to rejoin the world they had left behind.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
shackles to the far wall. The walls of his cell are covered with blasphemous runes that glow with an infernal red light.
The pitiable figure in the cell is Thavius Kreeg, now an amnizu. If the
will set him free, but until then he’s content to wallow in self-pity. He didn’t expect to end up in the Nine Hells so soon. See chapter 5 for more information on how to roleplay the devil Thavius
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
threads can be cut only by a magic sword. Cutting a thread causes it to disappear but also causes an elder rune (see “Elder Runes”) to momentarily appear between the statue’s hands. This elder rune
specifically targets the creature that cut the thread. To determine which rune appears, draw a card from the Elder Runes Deck (see appendix B). The shadow curtain disappears when both silver threads are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
room. 45b. Halaster’s Study Desk. A black crystal desk covered with melted candles and empty ink jars stands in the middle of the room.
Chair. Behind the desk, attached to a thin iron chain and
opens the book triggers an elder rune that targets that individual (see “Elder Runes”). Draw a card from the Elder Runes Deck (see appendix B) to determine which rune appears. Treasure. Most of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
marble throne surrounded by stacks of aged books. Carved into the wall behind the throne is Halaster’s personal rune, and beneath the rune is a locked iron chest. (Halaster sits in the throne and is
. Inscribed on the floor in the middle of the room is a 40-foot-diameter circle of glowing runes. Halaster uses it to summon an empyrean who owes him a favor. (The circle serves no other purpose