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Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
shake it.
Spellcasting. The drow casts one of the following spells, requiring no material components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 13):
At will: dancing lights
1/day
weapon.A drow house captain leads the troops of an Underdark faction, whether defending a stronghold or leading forces against enemies. These officers make extensive study of strategy and tactics to become
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Flame","rollDamageType":"radiant"} radiant damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
Spellcasting. The drow casts one of the following spells, requiring no material components
mother is almost never encountered alone. She is typically accompanied by a drow favored consort and a drow house captain. Other Underdark creatures might also be in the priestess’s presence
Monsters
Sleeping Dragon’s Wake
;s spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 17). She can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components:
1/day each: create food and water, detect thoughts, fog cloud
surrounding area as the captain of the Scaly Eye, a fleet that battled pirates and other threats. To honor her deeds, the Swords of Leilon constructed the Bronze Shrine, a massive temple to Bahamut, god
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Flame","rollDamageType":"radiant"} radiant damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
Spellcasting. The drow casts one of the following spells, requiring no material components
typically accompanied by a drow favored consort and a drow house captain. Other Underdark creatures might also be in the priestess’s presence, providing protection or advice.
Drow Mother of Rebellion
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Amphibious. The dragon can breathe both air and water.
Fabricate (1/Day). The dragon can cast fabricate, requiring no spell components and using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability.
Legendary
following spells, requiring no spell components and using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 17):
1/day each: bane, control water, create or destroy waterThe dragon can take 3
Merrenoloth
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Monsters
Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes
Innate Spellcasting. The merrenoloth's innate spellcasting ability is Intelligence (spell save DC 13). It can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components:
At will: charm
at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.Lair Actions
Any ship a merrenoloth is contracted to captain becomes the creature's lair. When fighting on the ship, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Drow House Captain Each drow noble house entrusts the leadership of its military forces to a house captain, a position normally held by the matriarch’s first or second son. The house captain commands
the drow and slaves making up the family’s army and has made extensive study of strategy and tactics to become an effective leader in battle. Drow House Captain
Medium humanoid (elf), neutral evil
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
the ship on the starboard side.
“Welcome to Wildspace,” says Captain Sartell, sweeping her arms wide. “That was a close thing, down there. Blast if I know what those vines are or how to get rid of
them, but somebody on the Rock of Bral might.”
Only two members of the Moondancer’s crew are aboard: Captain Sartell and a spelljamming flumph (see “Flapjack the Flumph” below). Depending on how
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
Drow House Captain A drow house captain leads the troops of an Underdark faction, whether defending a stronghold or leading forces against enemies. These officers make extensive study of strategy and
captain, who is typically the first or second son of a drow matron mother (appears in this book). Elsewhere drow house captains fight in the war against Lolth, often allying with duergar and others
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
merrenoloths can be coaxed away from the Lower Planes to captain other vessels, affording those ships and crews the same protection. Whenever a merrenoloth takes on a contract to captain a ship, it bonds
no obligation to fight. A merrenoloth’s first duty is always to its vessel. Lair Actions Any ship a merrenoloth is contracted to captain becomes the creature’s lair. When fighting on the ship, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
dragonborn commoner of copper dragon ancestry and a member of the Avowed. Her superiors have authorized her to brief the characters on a situation requiring their unique talents: “Candlekeep has long
village.”
Pelk tells the characters that this news came by way of Mitor Jans, a ship captain who makes a living transporting crab meat to Candlekeep. Pelk also reveals that Jans, eager for shipments to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
through a magic gate into Undermountain. He then boarded the vessel, stole its spelljamming helm (the magic device that propels and steers the craft), and took the helm to level 23, leaving the captain
from its confines can sell it for 20,000 gp, minus 50 gp for each point of damage the ship has taken. CAPTAIN N'GHATHROD
The captain of the Scavenger is an illithid pirate named N’ghathrod. N’ghathrod
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
Monsters B - E Bandit Captain
Medium humanoid (any race), any non-lawful alignment
Armor Class 15 (studded leather)
Hit Points 65 (10d8 + 20)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
15(+2)
DEX
16(+3
two languages
Challenge 2 (450 XP)
Actions
Multiattack. The captain makes three melee attacks: two with its scimitar and one with its dagger. Or the captain makes two ranged attacks with its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
of Arvandor or be able to fully define the longing, but they can’t escape it. Getting to Arvandor, on the other hand, is extraordinarily difficult for most mortal elves, requiring magic far beyond
the captain slips up, the ship might become adrift on the Astral Plane. Despite all these obstacles, when elves feel the pull of Arvandor, some find the way to assuage that feeling by traveling to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Castaway and shares a cursed item’s location with would-be rescuers.
3 Healer and passes off poisons as medicine.
4 Panic-spreading prophesier of doom.
5 Ship captain and delivers
and water.
Coven Magic. While within 30 feet of at least two hag allies, the hag can cast one of the following spells, requiring no Material components, using the spell’s normal casting time, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
. The Corsairs keep valuable loot in the side room to the east. This door is locked with a simple lock (requiring 1 action to pick) of superior quality (DC 20). One of the Elemental Gem (Blue Sapphire
feather rests on the skeleton’s head. Scratched into the rock nearby are the following words in Common: “Here lies a weakling unfit to rule.”
This skeleton is all that remains of Captain Edgard Brandle
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
to Waterdeep in the guise of an Illuskan human named Zardoz Zord. “Captain Zord” is the master of the Sea Maidens Faire, a carnival that travels up and down the Sword Coast in three ships: the
, requiring no material components:
At will: dancing lights
1/day each: darkness, faerie fire, levitate (self only)
Legendary Resistance (1/Day). If Jarlaxle fails a saving throw, he can choose to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
around the ship, they discover the tip of a stone slab sticking up above the muck and ooze. The rest of the slab is buried. If it is pulled out (requiring a successful DC 15 Strength check), it is found
the ocean’s perils, all preserved by the rift’s dark magic. The hollow to the north is the access point to the ancient evil that has imbued the Pit of Hatred with its sinister aura. Tammeraut’s captain
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
giant sightings throughout the Dessarin Valley. He shared these reports with Strog Thunderblade, his Captain of the Guard. Unfortunately, Strog did nothing to prepare for another giant attack. In fact, he
. If the players try to keep the special NPCs out of the fight, you can endanger them by having one or more groups of monsters threaten the NPCs directly, thereby requiring the player-controlled NPCs to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
dwarf bandit captain with darkvision out to a range of 60 feet, resistance to poison damage, and advantage on saving throws against being poisoned. While Torg’s is open for business, she keeps her
. Sephek can innately cast misty step up to three times per day, requiring no components. His innate spellcasting ability is Charisma.
Cold Regeneration. If the temperature around him is 0 degrees
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
consort and a drow house captain, each of whom appears in this book. Other Underdark creatures might also be in the priestess’s presence, providing protection or advice. Mothers of Rebellion Some
spells, requiring no material components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 20):
At will: command, dancing lights, detect magic, thaumaturgy
2/day each: banishment
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Scions of Elemental Evil
no benefit from finishing Short Rests.
Spellcasting. The incubus casts one of the following spells, requiring no Material components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 15
next turn.
Pirate Captain Medium or Small Humanoid, Neutral
AC 17 Initiative +7 (17)
HP 84 (13d8 + 26)
Speed 30 ft.
Mod Save
Str 10 +0 +3
Dex 18 +4 +7
Con 14 +2
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
condition until the start of the pirate’s next turn.
Pirate Captain Medium or Small Humanoid, Neutral
AC 17 Initiative +7 (17)
HP 84 (13d8 + 26)
Speed 30 ft.
Ability Score Mod Save
Str
: 22 (4d6 + 8) Force damage plus 21 (6d6) Fire damage.
Hellfire Spellcasting (Recharge 4–6). The pit fiend casts Fireball (level 5 version) twice, requiring no Material components and using Charisma
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
barracks is similar to area 5, with eight sleeping bugbears. 7. Chamber of the Bugbear Captain Currently, five bugbears—the captain (a bugbear chief) and four lieutenants (bugbears)—are sitting around
each. The captain also has thirty-one 10 gp gems hidden in a pouch under his armor. 8. Outpost Six bugbears watch this point. These alert fellows are readying for an attack on the rebel orcs. One of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
and X2. X7. Office of the Captain of the Guard A stone desk and chair stand empty on the east side of the room. The braziers that normally heat and light the room have been extinguished. An arrow slit
in the south wall lets in the frigid mountain air.
Until recently, this room was the office of Xardorok’s captain of the guard, who has been accused of plotting a coup and is being tortured in area
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
barred from the inside. Forcing open the barred door is very difficult, requiring a successful DC 20 Strength check. Creatures. If the orcs have been alerted, the orcs in areas 4 and 4a fire arrows until
roping themselves to a stable attachment point before crossing. Secret Doors. Two secret doors on the north and south walls lead to areas 4 and 4a. The doors are well made, each requiring a successful
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
, and other troublemakers who need to cool off for a few nights. The lock is high quality (requiring a successful DC 20 Dexterity check with thieves’ tools to pick), and the door is built of stout wood
with a small window to allow guards to check in on their charges. A side passage holds six individual cells with higher-quality locks (each requiring a successful DC 25 Dexterity check with thieves
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
Once reserved for the captain of the mining expedition, this private bedroom now serves as Ruxithid’s personal quarters. The door to the suite is locked, but a character can use thieves’ tools to try
inlaid with blue gemstones—displayed in the bookcase. Murmuring Jar. The murmuring jar is actually a canopic jar that holds the soul of a neutral duergar named Hjoldak Hollowhelm, the last mining captain
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
protect their investment?
Authorities across the Sword Coast might also want to arrest the crew for Captain Athgar’s misdeeds. If any crew members are caught, the authorities might learn about the
release a rain of arrows from turrets up higher on the lighthouse. The trap can be bypassed by pressing a hidden button on the door, requiring a successful DC 15 Intelligence (Investigation) check to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
, a process requiring a month.
Sneak Attack. The knight deals an extra 7 (2d6) damage when it hits a target with a weapon attack and has advantage on the attack roll, or when the target is within 5
genasi armed with a jovial manner and biting sense of humor, Shoalar Quanderil seems like the last person one would expect to be a cruel member of a destructive cult. Nevertheless, Shoalar is the captain
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
outside in flooded channels, keeping thieves from tunneling into the magically warded vaults. A lawful evil gold dwarf named Rakath Glitterbeard (bandit captain) acts as the bank’s proprietor and key
as their limbs thrashed uncontrollably — caused many Baldurians to rethink their approach to medicine. Requiring individual victims to seek out healing from their respective clergies accelerated the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
flooded channels, keeping thieves from tunneling into the magically warded vaults. A lawful evil gold dwarf named Rakath Glitterbeard (bandit captain) acts as the bank’s proprietor and key treasurer of the
rethink their approach to medicine. Requiring individual victims to seek out healing from their respective clergies accelerated the disease’s spread as the infected traveled to different houses of worship
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Black Waves, a temple in the seaside town of Ruathym. Although he’s too old to take up arms himself, Vok Dorrg has many fierce sons, daughters, and grandchildren to captain his ships and terrorize his
treant stat block, has 200 hit points, and has the following additional action option: Spellcasting. Turlang casts one of the following spells, requiring no material spell components and using Wisdom as