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Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
tunnel, the troll amalgam tears off a piece of its own body and hurls it at the creature. These body parts eventually regenerate into full troll;trolls, and sometimes they regather and combine into a new
troll amalgam.
Trolls
The dwarven tale titled The Saga of Gnarldan Steelshield claims the god Vaprak the Destroyer came into being when Annam was injured and his blood spilled on the ground. The
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
’s curse. If the curse is allowed to run its course, an abyssal spirit invades the person’s body, causing a gruesome transformation. Over a period of hours, the victim’s head takes on
away from the body in a fountain of blood, becoming another vargouille, which often then eagerly laps up the blood spilling from its former body. Sunlight or the brilliant illumination of a daylight
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
. That’s the world you have been trying to grow in the laboratories of the Simic Combine. Nature is all about adaptation, evolution, and balance — but for it to keep up with the pace of
advancing civilization, nature needs some help from biomancers and terraformers. If, along the way, you happen to create super-soldiers and mutant monsters that can bolster the combine’s defenses
Kobold
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
other useful items, but if they are at risk of discovery, they run away rather than attack anyone in the house. By fleeing before they can be seen or identified, they avoid getting into a situation
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->Dungeon Master’s Guide
How to Run a Session This section explains how to run a game session; later on, chapters 4 and chapter 5 detail how to combine sessions into adventures and adventures into campaigns.
Aarakocra
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Elemental Evil Player's Companion
lies on the slopes of the Star Mounts’ southernmost mountains. At the headwaters of the Unicorn Run, the Last Aerie is home to several dozen aarakocra. Recently, aarakocra elders detected
the Wind Dukes long ago to defeat the Queen of Chaos’s monstrous champion, Miska the Wolf-Spider.
When plunged into Miska’s body, the chaos in his blood sundered the rod and scattered its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Astarion's Book of Hungers
Chapter 3
Adventures with Astarion CLINT CEARLEY The manager of Rat’s Run, Lief Cloudswell, makes it known that the tavern is a refuge for sailors and scoundrels alike Astarion has frequented
several seedy establishments during his time in Baldur’s Gate, but the inn and tavern called Rat’s Run was one of his favorite hunting grounds. Here, he hunted undetected, blending into the crowds of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Nalfeshnee Demon of Intimidation and Hopelessness Habitat: Planar (Abyss); Treasure: Relics Nalfeshnees seek to dominate all they encounter. Hulking and grotesque, these demons combine misshapen
into ruinous pacts. Should they run out of patience, nalfeshnees conjure visions of the Abyss and other nightmares to terrorize others into obeying. Nalfeshnee Large Fiend (Demon), Chaotic Evil
AC 18
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
16. Blood Baths The iron stench of blood floods this chamber. Along one wall, a row of gore-filled pools sink into the floor. Blood trails and bloody footprints run between the pools.
When they
awake each day, the yuan-ti ritually bathe in the blood of sacrifices. The blood is contained within these stone baths and heated by thermal vents underneath each pool. When the characters enter, four
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
Y2. Berserker Cairns Dirt trails run along two concentric rings of cairns that encircle the hillside. Each cairn is a ten-foot-high mound of slimy black rocks. These burial mounds predate the arrival
of Strahd and the druids. They have remained undisturbed for centuries. Buried under the rocks are the moldy bones of an ancient tribe of berserkers that once lived in the mountains. (See “Blood Spear of Kavan” in the “Special Events” section below.)
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
similar to settings that appear in your Darklord’s past, or take inspiration from the Settings tables in the “Genres of Horror” section later in this chapter. Combine Locations and Visceral Details
. Outline the justifications inhabitants use to pretend nothing is wrong. What could reasonably explain their surreal experiences? They claim rivers of blood are crimson due to natural clay deposits, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
a cruel and bloodthirsty jester, in the manner of its demonic leader, and it supplements parody and levity with blood and fire. Selesnya Conclave. The Selesnya Conclave is led by Trostani, three
dryads who are fused together with one another and with Mat’Selesnya, a manifestation of the soul of the world. The guild seeks to bring nature and the city into balance. Simic Combine. Under the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
introduce the player characters to the region and its people. Combine the settlements of Womford and nearby Bargewright Inn into the corrupt town of Nulb. The small river known as Imeryds Run serves as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Griffon Majestic Hunter of Land and Sky Habitat: Arctic, Coastal, Grassland, Hill, Mountain; Treasure: None Adam Rex Griffons combine the features of raptors and big cats—most commonly eagles and
prey. 5 Serve the first creature they see after hatching. 6 Won’t attack those with royal blood. Griffon Large Monstrosity, Unaligned
AC 12 Initiative +2 (12)
HP 59 (7d10 + 21)
Speed 30 ft
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
the middle of this room. It has shackles bolted to its top and niches carved into its sides. Housed in each niche is a human skull. Grooves run down the altar to gutters on the floor, allowing spilled
blood to drain into the walls. Clay urns overflow with wet bones and gore.
Fenthaza routinely sacrifices prisoners on the altar. As they die, their blood drains into the pool in area 9. A captured
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Dragon Servitors Kobolds believe that they were created by Tiamat from the blood of dragons — a view supported by their reptilian (they would say draconic) appearance. In every kobold tribe, the
legend of the creatures’ origin is passed down from elder to hatchling, giving each individual and every generation a reason to feel pride and self-respect. The kobolds prefer to run away than fight, to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
combine with the adventures in this book to enhance the flavor of life at a university of magic.
If you find these rules aren’t the best fit for your group, you can run this book’s adventures without those rules, simply narrating the effects of related encounters without using rules to resolve them.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
allow a Daask raid to run its course. As Daask has seized territory from the Boromar Clan, it has also begun taking over a few of the clan’s traditional businesses. In addition to dreamlily, Daask
sells a highly addictive drug called dragon’s blood. Daask has another, perhaps surprising area of operation: religion. The organization has brought priests of the Dark Six to Sharn and has restored a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
booty. In the years since, Baldur’s Gate has grown into a walled city. Today, its foggy streets run red with the blood of unfortunates who fall prey to evil opportunists, many of whom count themselves as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
detect intruders, one tries to run to area 5 to sound the alarm while the remaining two attack. On the second round of combat, the clamor attracts the spiders in area 4b. 4b. Phase Spider Lair Four phase
that one of the bundles is wriggling slightly. The bundle contains a goblin named Greech, who has been mutilated by spiders and drained of his blood. The goblin has 3 hit points left and is missing his tongue. He tries desperately to bargain for his life using grunts and frantic sign language.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
run, ask your players what they prefer. If your players have different preferences, you can intersperse episodic, stand-alone adventures among serialized adventures to break up the bigger story
. Episodes An episodic campaign is a campaign in which the component adventures don’t combine to form an overarching story. Episodic adventures are stand-alone quests, and the villains who appear in one
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
who combine a hatred of outsiders with bloodthirstiness. Typically, a cult builds a maze beneath a castle, a guild hall, or some other place it controls. The cultists drug their victims, strip them of
of Spiders and her brood rarely take part directly in the Blood War; rather, her agents in the Abyss contrive to lure her enemies into throwing themselves into the struggle. Her servitors spy on both
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
encounters allows you to combine these encounters into a larger obstacle or problem the adventurers must overcome. Make Peace The characters must convince two opposing groups (or their leaders) to end the
exploration encounter or complicating a combat. Run a Gauntlet The adventurers must pass through a dangerous area. As with retrieving an object, reaching the exit is a higher priority than killing opponents in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
the same objective in multiple encounters allows you to combine those encounters into a larger obstacle or problem the adventurers must overcome. Make Peace. The characters must convince two opposing
finishes. As a complication, enemies might desire the object as much as the adventurers do, forcing both parties to fight for it. Run a Gauntlet. The adventurers must pass through a dangerous area
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Astarion's Book of Hungers
ensure Astarion dies at Rat’s Run, which she knows he frequents. Violet awaits the results of her plan at Cazador’s palace; she fears Cazador’s wrath should Astarion’s death be tied to her, so she won’t
join him at Rat’s Run and help him thwart the threat, as he assumes Violet is plotting his destruction at the tavern he frequents. Astarion (Medium Vampire Spawn) is willing to pay each character 150
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation Supplement
level. If the characters encounter hostile creatures beyond their ability to defeat, give them opportunities to run, hide, negotiate, or otherwise avoid certain death. You can also have other
— Blood hawks 16–20 — Cannibals 21–25 01–15 Chwinga 26–30 — Dimetrodons 31–35 — Dolphins — 16–30 Eblis 36–40 — Flail snail 41–45 — Flying snakes 46–50 31–40 Geonids 51–55 — Giant lizards 56–60
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
ancient room with scrying pools filled with blood that has barely a trace of dust. A sturdy iron door protects the temple’s vault. Map 4.8: Abandoned Temple View Player Version Abandoned Temple
Villains Monsters who plot alone and criminals on the run or who engage in taboo behavior are often found in abandoned temples. Examples of such villains appear on the Abandoned Temple Villains table
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
to run its course, an abyssal spirit invades the person’s body, causing a gruesome transformation. Over a period of hours, the victim’s head takes on fiendish aspects, such as fangs, tentacles, and
horns. At the same time, the person’s ears grow larger, expanding into wing-like appendages. In the final moments, the victim’s head tears away from the body in a fountain of blood, becoming another
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
sting of formaldehyde emanating from a nearby shelf of clouded flasks and antiseptic jars. Dried blood stains the drab, mosaicked floor and the edges of your table, and pained moans haunt the halls beyond
out, but he does know the Heralds of Dust, who run the Mortuary, don’t take kindly to “fleshies” poking around. He tells the characters to “shake a leg” and make their escape while they still can. If
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
status, and they typically don’t set impossible goals — a lesser demon, for instance, might simply run amok when unleashed into the world, its only desire to spread chaos, but a marilith or other
, that event could signal a tipping point in the Blood War. If Asmodeus held Demogorgon’s amulet, for instance, the demon lord might find itself in a position from which there is no escape.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Arvandor Arvandor is the ancient elven name for the home of the Seldarine, one of the realms on the Outer Plane of Arborea. It is a place where the unfettered passions of elves run free. Joy, lust
who were not born in the place. The native elves are boisterous, tempestuous, and ready to draw blood over the slightest insult or lapse of tradition. The plane’s beauty is both overpowering and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
decides to end their conflict by banishing Mogis. To his surprise, both gods turn against him. The resulting conflict causes the sun to rain divine blood, producing bizarre effects.
3 Angry at the
hubris of nobles who boast of having the best hounds, Heliod turns all dogs into wolves and monsters that kill and run wild.
4 Heliod arms a champion with his weapon, Khrusor, but the hero goes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Warlords of the Avernian Wastelands As the characters cross the wastelands of Avernus, they will likely run afoul of petty warlords scavenging for soul coins and scrap metal to fuel and repair their
inevitably rises to take its place. Bitter Breath, Feonor, and Princeps Kovik are merely the latest in a long series of warlords to plague the Avernian expanse. If Zariel wasn’t so busy fighting the Blood War
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
Blood Pens The Red Wizards are breeding and raising monsters in their own foul nurseries. Locations in the Blood Pens are identified on map 5.4. Map 5.4: Blood Pens Vermin Halls The vermin-summoning
zone. White Gate. A white gate is located in the south branch of the corridor that leads east from this area toward the Swine Run. 18. Barracks Rough cots scattered across the floor contrast with the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Trolls The dwarven tale titled The Saga of Gnarldan Steelshield claims the god Vaprak the Destroyer came into being when Annam was injured and his blood spilled on the ground. The saga further claims
that trolls were born similarly when Vaprak’s blood was spilled. Whatever the truth of their origin, trolls embody life’s steadfast determination to grow and thrive despite all obstacles. Trolls