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Monsters
Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
wriggle through the air, inklings serve as the mascots for Silverquill College. These living blobs of shadowy ink are often summoned by professors who require assistance in their writing workshops—the
inklings provide endless ink—or by lonely students hoping for company as they study. However, inklings can just as readily support mages in combat, disrupting opponents’ sight.PsychicShadow Stealth. While in dim light or darkness, the inkling takes the Hide action.
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Unusual Nature. The skeleton doesn't require air, food, drink, or sleep.Multiattack. The skeleton makes two greataxe attacks.
Greataxe. Melee Weapon Attack: +9;{"diceNotation":"1d20+9","rollType":"to
":"damage","rollAction":"Freezing Stare","rollDamageType":"cold"} cold damage and be paralyzed until the end of its next turn.Necromancers can transform the inanimate bones of long-dead frost giants into malevolent juggernauts that love to harm the living.Cold, PoisonBludgeoning
Magic Items
Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
the shield (save DC 17). The spell does not require concentration and lasts for 1 minute. Once you cast the spell from the shield, you can’t do so again until you finish a short or long rest
has the properties of a +1 weapon. The bonus increases to +3 when the weapon is used against one of the following creature types, chosen by you at the time of the magic weapon’s creation: aberrations, celestials, constructs, dragons, elementals, fey, fiends, giants, or undead.
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Nature. The emissary doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep.Multiattack. The emissary makes three attacks.
Lashing Maw. Melee Weapon Attack: +11;{"diceNotation":"1d20+11","rollType":"to hit
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
Monsters
Vecna: Eve of Ruin
).
Spider Climb. Kas can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings, without needing to make an ability check.
Strength of the Night. Kas doesn’t require a coffin, and he drinks
against Vecna. He readily lies, breaks promises, betrays allies, and taunts those who fall for his ruses. Kas has little use for those who can’t validate his superiority or help advance his goals
Magic Items
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
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I am too quick to judge others.
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I offer forgiveness too readily.
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I will sacrifice innocent lives for the greater good.
4
Flaw? What flaw? I am flawless. Utter perfection
!
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I allow nothing to stand in the way of my crusade to eradicate evil from the multiverse.
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I ignore those who do not support my plans, for my calling is higher than all others
Monsters
Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
Denizen of the Mist. During its turn, the fog giant ignores the effects of fog cloud spells cast by it or other allied fog giants.
Keen Smell. The giant has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks
cloud giants in the ordning—the set of values and expectations that determines their rank in giant society—is driven by wealth. Those cloud giants foolish or unlucky enough to have their
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whistles to the hawk that circles high above him, calling the bird back to his side. Whispering instructions in Elvish, he points to the owlbear he’s been tracking and sends the hawk to distract
civilization—humanoid raiders, rampaging beasts and monstrosities, terrible giants, and deadly dragons. They learn to track their quarry as a predator does, moving stealthily through the wilds and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Pride Many giants are taught that Annam begot the giants and intended them to rule the worlds of the Material Plane. Though giants have learned many hard lessons in the millennia since their origin
the Proud Behaviors table to inspire your portrayal of giants’ pride and vanity. Proud Behaviors d8 Behavior 1 The giant ignores smaller creatures unless they offer the giant obeisance and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Age Giants are long-lived compared to humans, though not as much as their semidivine ancestors. Their life spans generally correspond with their place in the ordning, with hill giants living about
two centuries and storm giants as many as six. Stone giants are the exception, sometimes reaching over eight hundred years of age, as enduring as the stone for which they’re named. The Life Spans table
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
. Only casters of superlative skill have even the faintest chance of calling forth one of these monsters, and the spellcaster is often destroyed by the effort. Thus, only the most unhinged and nihilistic
members of Elemental Evil cults attempt such a summoning, in the hope of hastening the world toward some cataclysmic end. Elemental Nature. An elder elemental doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Devout giants live a monastic life at a sacred site with vast magical power—power the adventurers require to deal with a cosmic threat.
From the perspective of smaller people, a roving giant
Band Irina Nordsol A small band of hill giants hunts
across a ruin-studded landscape
The giants most commonly encountered in the world are bands of two to four who are united by a common
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Psychological Horror Psychological horror stories create suspense by heightening or calling into question characters’ states of mind, emotions, and perceptions. They often highlight the difference
between what characters think and how they behave. When creating adventures rooted in psychological horror, consider common fears and anxieties. These readily become metaphors for villains and monsters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
creature readily surrenders the name of Narrak — the derro savant leading the cultists in the Whorlstone Tunnels (see area 12). In exchange for its life, the quasit reveals that the cult plans to curse
Gracklstugh’s stone giants with madness as a means to sowing chaos in the city. XP Awards Each character earns a special award of 50 XP if the party learns of Narrak’s plans from a quasit.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
require assistance in their writing workshops—the inklings provide endless ink—or by lonely students hoping for company as they study. However, inklings can just as readily support mages in combat
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
other ideas that might help, such as asking for aid from the stone giants of Gracklstugh or stealing magic weapons from the drow. Some quests might take time to complete, since they require travel
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
Giant, Fog The place of cloud giants in the ordning—the set of values and expectations that determines their rank in giant society—is driven by wealth. Those cloud giants foolish or unlucky enough to
have their treasure plundered fall to the bottom of the ordning, becoming outcasts known as fog giants. Cut off from their proper place in society, they become raiders and marauders who seek to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Boo’s Astral Menagerie
, devils, and slaadi are just as likely to be found on the Astral Plane as they are on any Material Plane world. The same can be said for aboleths, giants, mind flayers, umber hulks, vampires, and other
life in Wildspace. You can turn any terrestrial creature into a Wildspace-dwelling variant by giving it the following trait, if nothing else: Unusual Nature. The creature doesn’t require air.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Ogre Furious Tempers. Ogres are notorious for their quick tempers, which flare at the smallest perceived offense. Insults and name-calling can rouse an ogre’s wrath in an instant — as can stealing
freely with goblinoids, orcs, and trolls, and practically worship giants. In the giants’ complex social structure (known as the ordning), ogres rank beneath the lowest giants in status. As a result, an ogre will do nearly anything a giant asks. “Worst. Dancers. Ever.”
— Riddlefiddle the Satyr, on ogres
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Frost Giant Skeleton Necromancers can transform the inanimate bones of long-dead frost giants into malevolent juggernauts that love to harm the living. Frost Giant Skeleton
Huge undead, lawful evil
speak
Challenge 6 (2,300 XP)
Unusual Nature. The skeleton doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep.
Actions
Multiattack. The skeleton makes two greataxe attacks.
Greataxe. Melee Weapon Attack
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
information about their origins, their dispositions and behaviors, and their lairs — above and beyond what is written in the Monster Manual. To give every monster such grand treatment would require
Giants
Hags
Orcs
Gnolls
Kobolds
Yuan-ti
If you plunder this chapter for ideas and maps the next time you create an adventure or a villain, then this material has served its purpose. We hope
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
residence to adjudicate disputes and collect taxes. Defense: The reeve might have a small force of soldiers. Otherwise, the village relies on a citizen militia. Commerce: Basic supplies are readily
supplies are readily available, though exotic goods and services are harder to find. Inns and taverns support travelers. Organizations: The town contains several temples, as well as various merchant
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
characters win the gnomes’ trust, they are welcomed into Inner Blingdenstone, and to what food and comfort the locals can readily provide. ROLEPLAYING THE SVIRFNEBLIN
Deep gnomes are a dour lot
require a DC 15 group Charisma (Persuasion) check. If the group check succeeds, the attitude of the svirfneblin shifts by one. If characters are rude or act in a way to make the deep gnomes more
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
stone giants, an adventurer used a mirror to trick the basilisk into targeting itself with its own petrifying gaze. It has remained a fixture of this cavern ever since. A detect magic spell reveals an
. Inside the belly of the basilisk is a gold ring set with moonstones (250 gp) and a wand of conducting. The wand, a common magic item, has 3 charges and doesn’t require attunement. The holder of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
basilisk trained to serve the keepers as a guardian and general-purpose helper. The basilisk adapted readily to the timeless nature of the library and embraced his new duties with great dedication
stone giant librarians, as the basilisk had some difficulty reconciling his temper and bestial nature with the recognition of what trouble might actually look like. The stone giants taught Veldyskar how
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
giants. If the characters stay at the Calling Horns Inn for a night, they and Tamalin are awakened in the wee hours by a strange racket. Two trolls are trying to claw their way into the inn’s stable to
banquet, three male hill giants, drawn by the scents of roasted hog and grilled corn, barge into town. Some townsfolk hurl food at the giants, slowing them down long enough for other citizens to clear
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
. Some allow trolls to roam free in rarely used parts of their fortresses, serving as perimeter guards of a sort. Trolls require little maintenance, able to survive on the fire giants’ scraps and on
worth by its size. The small folk are beneath my concern. 7 The small folk are vermin. I enjoy torturing and killing them. 8 Good or bad, Annam’s sons represent the ideals that we, as giants, must
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
spells. When you cast them with this trait, they don’t require components. Githzerai In their fortresses within Limbo, the githzerai hone their minds to a razor’s edge. Ability Score Increase. Your
for these spells. When you cast them with this trait, they don’t require components. Random Height and Weight Race Base Height Base Weight Height Modifier Weight Modifier Githyanki 5'0" 100 lb
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
in the “Everlund” section earlier in this chapter. Its resident archmage, Krowen Valharrow, is well aware of “the giant problem.” If the characters approach him, Krowen warns them that the giants
are all taking steps to protect civilization against the giants’ depredations. Krowen knows that giants and dragons have a long history of conflict, and he suspects that the dragons might somehow be
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
is mainly of wooden construction, so fire always presents a hazard. The ship could, with some difficulty, be set ablaze and burned down to the waterline. The vessel will not ignite readily, for its
applied to 2 cubic feet of dry, combustible material such as sacking, cloth, wool, or wood kindling, which is then set aflame. Bolts of silk soaked in brandy make excellent combustibles and do not require
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
, leading characters to seek a way to end the cycle by soothing the slumbering titan’s nightmares, which might require climbing its mountainous form and carving the Giant rune for “friend” into its
giants of especially immense stature led by a hill giant avalancher (see chapter 6) venerate and guzzle the waters. They violently defend the waterfall with beasts of war from the Megafauna World Encounters or Dinosaur World Encounters table in chapter 3.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
Glorium Gate Destination: Heroic Domains of Ysgard Primary Citizens: Giants and Humanoids Ruler: Tyrza Bonebreaker Blaring horns rally Glorium’s residents to battle. Warriors are forged in the gate
patron deities of fire and frost giants, respectively—regularly send hulking subjects to pillage the wintry camp, darkening its skies with ash and snow. Meanwhile, nomadic groups of mountain bariaurs hold
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
characters received a letter of recommendation from Tamalin Zoar (see the “Calling Horns” section) and they show it to Dral Thelev, the half-orc tells them that the Zoar family has power in the city and
remnant of a bygone realm. Although the region attracts many prospectors, no kingdom or civilization in recent history has been able to tame it. Hill giants, ettins, ogres, orcs, and trolls dwell here in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
having to make other people’s nice clothes all bloody, but some circumstances require carefully applied martial force. And others require the same thing, but with a lot less care. Sending a Clear Message
Items d10 Item
1 A tooth from a previous victim, wrapped in a silk handkerchief
2 A calling card with your name on it
3 A quick charcoal sketch of your victim, done in your own
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Fighter The best thing about blood money is that it spends just as readily as any other kind of money. Some fight to slake bloodlust. Others fight for the thrill of besting an enemy. Some fight for a
opportune moment, making your foe wonder what other tricks you might play.
4 Swearing, name-calling, political satire — you do it all. You make use of a range of down-and-dirty fighting epithets