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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
as they grind it down. This habit leads them to create extensive networks of ice caves, which become ever larger as they claw fresh chunks of ice from the walls of their lairs.
A frost salamander that
but. Frost salamanders greedily devour any prey foolhardy enough to try sleeping in their lairs. On rare occasions, frost giant;frost giants (see the Monster Manual) capture and tame these creatures, using them to burrow into the ice to help create outposts and fortresses.ColdFire
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
scale walls and battlements, and they perch on tower tops and other high vantages to keep an eye on the surrounding area.
When girallons can’t climb, they stalk the forest floor, lurk in narrow
out across the world.
Numerous creatures have tried to tame, subjugate, or cooperate with the monsters. For instance, some forest-dwelling peoples capture girallons and train them to serve as sentinels
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pictographs painted in blood or dung.
Perhaps the most loathsome of all humanoids, troglodytes eat anything they can stomach. They dwell in filth. The walls of their cavern homes are smeared with grime, oily
relying on constant raids and hunting to survive. They take sadistic pleasure in hunting intelligent creatures weaker than themselves and show no mercy toward those they capture and drag back to their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
. Thirty greatswords hang on weapon racks mounted to the walls.
Salarrl is engrossed in her work. Any character who succeeds on a DC 12 Dexterity (Stealth) check can sneak by her unnoticed. If she detects intruders, Salarrl retreats to area 30.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
. Thirty greatswords hang on weapon racks mounted to the walls.
Salarrl is engrossed in her work. Any character who succeeds on a DC 12 Dexterity (Stealth) check can sneak by her unnoticed. If she detects intruders, Salarrl retreats to area 30.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
west. (There’s also a one-way secret door to the north.)
Sandy Floor. A thin layer of sand covers the floor.
Hanging Shields. Dented, rusty shields adorn the walls, which are also covered with
. Upon hearing creatures enter the area, the bandit retreats to warn its confederates in areas 6, 8, and 9. Characters in the room can hear the bandit’s soft, retreating footfalls with a successful DC
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
west. (There’s also a one-way secret door to the north.)
Sandy Floor. A thin layer of sand covers the floor.
Hanging Shields. Dented, rusty shields adorn the walls, which are also covered with
. Upon hearing creatures enter the area, the bandit retreats to warn its confederates in areas 6, 8, and 9. Characters in the room can hear the bandit’s soft, retreating footfalls with a successful DC
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
6. Craft Hall The walls of these caves are covered with abstract carvings, many of them unfinished. 6a. Stonebones Carving Gravillok. The stone giant is using a chisel to carve on the wall between
the tunnels leading to area 5.
Carvings. Abstract carvings cover the walls, and chiseled bits of stone lie scattered across the floor.
If the characters catch him by surprise or greet him with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
6. Craft Hall The walls of these caves are covered with abstract carvings, many of them unfinished. 6a. Stonebones Carving Gravillok. The stone giant is using a chisel to carve on the wall between
the tunnels leading to area 5.
Carvings. Abstract carvings cover the walls, and chiseled bits of stone lie scattered across the floor.
If the characters catch him by surprise or greet him with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
anarchist to drop their device. The purple worm ignores creatures that don’t have a boomhailer and that don’t threaten it. If all five boomhailers are destroyed, the purple worm retreats down the hole
it created in the center of the square. Guards The guards who were trying to capture the Ashen Heirs shift to helping locals escape as soon as the purple worm appears. At the start of the fifth round
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
anarchist to drop their device. The purple worm ignores creatures that don’t have a boomhailer and that don’t threaten it. If all five boomhailers are destroyed, the purple worm retreats down the hole
it created in the center of the square. Guards The guards who were trying to capture the Ashen Heirs shift to helping locals escape as soon as the purple worm appears. At the start of the fifth round
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
L4. Dancing Dead The passage that leads to this room from the north can be described as follows: This narrow passage is about ten feet high in most places, with rough, irregular walls. Protruding
spurs on the walls are coated in dried blood.
Eventually this natural passage widens out: The star-shaped cavern ahead has many clefts in its walls. Only two, across the cavern, seem large enough to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
L4. Dancing Dead The passage that leads to this room from the north can be described as follows: This narrow passage is about ten feet high in most places, with rough, irregular walls. Protruding
spurs on the walls are coated in dried blood.
Eventually this natural passage widens out: The star-shaped cavern ahead has many clefts in its walls. Only two, across the cavern, seem large enough to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
1. City Entrance A guardhouse stands near the entrance to the city. Arrow slits are cut into its limestone walls, and a lopsided iron portcullis hangs over the gateway, beyond which you see an open
plaza.
If the characters enter the guardhouse, read: Much of the interior has collapsed into rubble. Creepers cling to the walls, and high grasses sprout between the flagstones amid evidence of long
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
throughout the night. When you’re ready to conclude this section, move on to the “Bakaris Defects” encounter. Night Encounters d4 Encounter 1 Six kapak draconians scale the walls and attack a group of
ballistae nearby. In the distance, a flight of Dragon Army dragonnels sweeps toward the city walls.
Four Dragon Army dragonnels carry a total of eight bozak draconians (see appendix B for both stat
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
throughout the night. When you’re ready to conclude this section, move on to the “Bakaris Defects” encounter. Night Encounters d4 Encounter 1 Six kapak draconians scale the walls and attack a group of
ballistae nearby. In the distance, a flight of Dragon Army dragonnels sweeps toward the city walls.
Four Dragon Army dragonnels carry a total of eight bozak draconians (see appendix B for both stat
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
1. City Entrance A guardhouse stands near the entrance to the city. Arrow slits are cut into its limestone walls, and a lopsided iron portcullis hangs over the gateway, beyond which you see an open
plaza.
If the characters enter the guardhouse, read: Much of the interior has collapsed into rubble. Creepers cling to the walls, and high grasses sprout between the flagstones amid evidence of long
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
1. Gate Sloobludop is enclosed to the north and south by outer “walls” of heavy netting with sharp bone hooks woven into them. In the middle of each wall is a gate through which creatures can safely
other kuo-toa can pass through the gate unchallenged. If the characters are unescorted, any kuo-toa they meet attempt to capture them. Roll a d20. On a 1–7, captives are taken to area 3. On an 8–18
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a7
area 27 swoop from the walls to attack, but they cease as soon as the door opener retreats into the chamber to the north.
opens the door, read: You see a bare chamber, with a small door on the north wall, and pairs of swords crossed behind shields hung upon the walls. There are three such sets on each of the walls to either
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragon’s Wake
attempts to flee back to Iniarv’s Tower. If the characters capture one of the criminals, they reveal how the zombies escaped the ruins in addition to the information contained in the “Chimera Crew
30-foot-high towers by walkways. The towers are surrounded by parapets at the top of the walls that create the keep.
Arrow Slits. When using an arrow slit for protection, a creature gains three
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
1. Gate Sloobludop is enclosed to the north and south by outer “walls” of heavy netting with sharp bone hooks woven into them. In the middle of each wall is a gate through which creatures can safely
other kuo-toa can pass through the gate unchallenged. If the characters are unescorted, any kuo-toa they meet attempt to capture them. Roll a d20. On a 1–7, captives are taken to area 3. On an 8–18
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
War A hobgoblin army marches toward the city, leading elephants and giants to batter down the stronghold’s walls and ramparts. Dragons wheel above an invading horde, scattering enemies as the raging
: capture a magical standard that empowers undead armies, gather reinforcements to break a siege, or cut through the enemy’s flank to reach a demonic commander. In other situations, the party supports the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
War A hobgoblin army marches toward the city, leading elephants and giants to batter down the stronghold’s walls and ramparts. Dragons wheel above an invading horde, scattering enemies as the raging
: capture a magical standard that empowers undead armies, gather reinforcements to break a siege, or cut through the enemy’s flank to reach a demonic commander. In other situations, the party supports the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a7
area 27 swoop from the walls to attack, but they cease as soon as the door opener retreats into the chamber to the north.
opens the door, read: You see a bare chamber, with a small door on the north wall, and pairs of swords crossed behind shields hung upon the walls. There are three such sets on each of the walls to either
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragon’s Wake
attempts to flee back to Iniarv’s Tower. If the characters capture one of the criminals, they reveal how the zombies escaped the ruins in addition to the information contained in the “Chimera Crew
30-foot-high towers by walkways. The towers are surrounded by parapets at the top of the walls that create the keep.
Arrow Slits. When using an arrow slit for protection, a creature gains three
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
surprise the raiders in the cave. If the sentry spots the characters sneaking up, or if an attack fails to take the sentry out, the sentry shouts a warning and retreats back to the cave, joining the
is killed. If the characters examine the cave walls, they find a strange, scrawled drawing on the northwest wall. The drawing crudely depicts a lanky goblin with a crystal jutting from its skull. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
12. Pigpen The walls of this filthy room are made of packed mud with logs jutting out of them. The river seeps through a gash in the north wall and forms a stream that cuts across the eastern half
the pigs as cover. If the ettin is taking damage and has no enemies to attack, it retreats to its den (area 11) and releases the boars there.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
L5. Workshop The passage opens into an enormous cavern illuminated by several guttering torches set in sconces on the walls. The floor is uneven, and the ceiling is forty feet up. Three flat boulders
his tools on the tool bench. Otherwise, he watches warily from behind the four skeletons. In any case, if confronted, he shrinks from conflict and orders his skeletons to attack while he retreats into
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Terror. The first time this encounter occurs, the characters hear eerie clacking and scraping noises echoing in the mine shafts and notice gouges in the walls. The second time, they find the source of
those sounds and markings—the Hook Horror. The creature is hungry, but what it really wants is to find its way back to the Underdark. It retreats from a fight that is going badly for it. Underdark
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
outer walls, 2-foot-thick inner walls, and 3-foot-thick floors, all hewn from solid rock. All ceilings in the tower are 20 feet high. The outer surface of the stalagmite has numerous footholds and
, Ezzat locks up the tower and searches for it. Characters who capture Ipses can hold the pseudodragon hostage and use it to wring information from Ezzat, as you determine. (See “Roleplaying Ezzat” for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
, the result of a series of dull assignments that have left him feeling underappreciated and scornful. If the characters capture or corner him, he offers to lead them to House Freth’s fortress on level
visible for 1 minute. The troll attacks any creature it sees, but retreats to area 10a (through area 9d) the first time it takes acid or fire damage. 9b. Drow Staging Area This 20-foot-high cavern is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
outer walls, 2-foot-thick inner walls, and 3-foot-thick floors, all hewn from solid rock. All ceilings in the tower are 20 feet high. The outer surface of the stalagmite has numerous footholds and
, Ezzat locks up the tower and searches for it. Characters who capture Ipses can hold the pseudodragon hostage and use it to wring information from Ezzat, as you determine. (See “Roleplaying Ezzat” for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
12. Pigpen The walls of this filthy room are made of packed mud with logs jutting out of them. The river seeps through a gash in the north wall and forms a stream that cuts across the eastern half
the pigs as cover. If the ettin is taking damage and has no enemies to attack, it retreats to its den (area 11) and releases the boars there.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
against intruders. If one is killed, the other retreats to area 4e and joins the cloaker there. The caves are bereft of furnishings and treasure. 4d. Western Gate This gate resembles the one at area
4a, except that it looks out over area 4e. 4e. Crystal Cavern Crystal Decor. The walls of this 60-foot-high cavern are covered with naturally formed crystal draperies that resemble frozen waterfalls
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
against intruders. If one is killed, the other retreats to area 4e and joins the cloaker there. The caves are bereft of furnishings and treasure. 4d. Western Gate This gate resembles the one at area
4a, except that it looks out over area 4e. 4e. Crystal Cavern Crystal Decor. The walls of this 60-foot-high cavern are covered with naturally formed crystal draperies that resemble frozen waterfalls