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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
hunting ground, where he pursues captured mortals in a cruel game. Yeenoghu’s lair is a place of blood and death, populated by gnoll;gnolls, hyena;hyenas, and ghoul;ghouls (see the Monster Manual
. Yeenoghu causes an iron spike—5 feet tall and 1 inch in diameter—to burst from the ground at a point he can see within 100 feet of him. Any creature in the space where the spike emerges
Yeenoghu
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Out of the Abyss
, where he pursues captured mortals in a cruel game. Yeenoghu’s lair is a place of blood and death, populated by gnoll;gnolls, hyena;hyenas, and ghoul;ghouls, and there are few structures or signs
same effect two rounds in a row.
Yeenoghu causes an iron spike—5 feet tall and 1 inch in diameter—to burst from the ground at a point he can see within 100 feet of him. Any creature in
Deep Dragon Wyrmling
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
; black-and-gray hide is smooth like a salamander’s, and their eyes are pale. As they age, their spore breath causes fungi to bloom across their skin, especially around the head and neck. Their
it to the surface world. Lost and confused, the wyrmling has been captured by a group of cruel adventurers.
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A deep dragon wyrmling whimsically rules over a worshipful group of kobolds, sending
Young Deep Dragon
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
instill fear and scar the mind.
Deep dragons’ black-and-gray hide is smooth like a salamander’s, and their eyes are pale. As they age, their spore breath causes fungi to bloom across their
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A young deep dragon has captured a number of kuo-toa and has decided to try them out as servants instead of eating them.
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A young deep dragon maintains the guise of a handsome Humanoid
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
to other locations in time and space with a successful DC 20 Intelligence (Arcana) check. A failed check causes the characters to be misdirected physically or temporally, as you determine. If the
dangerous combination of living teleport and time stop spells, and might malfunction as you see fit. Sir Ursas’s guide is a captured quarut (an inevitable that seeks to uphold the laws of space and time
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
were sent from the tomb as well, and ask about their missing colleagues. The sculptors share that Thessalar has captured the thieves sent out by Moghadam, including the gemsmith in area 31). They also
area 11 of chapter 3. Even incomplete, it is worth 500 gp. Manipulating Time Having a mechanical guide spend 1 charge in this area causes the sculptors to leave and return to their dormitory (area 33).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
solitary prisoner. The artisan Nolzur (a neutral male human master thief, but he is reduced to 1 hit point) has been captured and held here, his alchemical blood continually drained to create the magic
vulnerability to magic potions and salves that restore hit points (see “Who Dwells Here?” in chapter 4). Manipulating Time Having a mechanical guide spend 1 charge in this area causes one of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Manshoon’s lieutenants, who can be captured and turned over for interrogation. These lieutenants include Sidra Romeir (area K2), Manafret Cherryport (area K3), Urstul Floxin (area E5), Vevette
Stealing the spellbook from area E13 causes Manshoon to slow his search for the Vault of Dragons while he either tries to replace it or sends a simulacrum (see appendix B) and other forces to retrieve it.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
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
entrance to area 8. A bronze lever is set into the wall south of the gate, out of sight of area 8. Lifting the lever raises the portcullis, and pulling the lever down causes the portcullis to drop.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
tortured prisoners and any information they’ve revealed (including the fact that the recently captured thieves were sent by Moghadam). If he is not at work in area 9, Andras will be found here. Treasure A
strongbox holds treasure collected from Andras’s recent victims—110 sp, 55 gp, 10 pp, five rubies (worth 100 gp each), and a vial of mummy rot antidote (see appendix C). Manipulating Time Having a mechanical guide spend 1 charge in this area causes Andras to return here from area 9 and prepare to rest.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
came to Undermountain to plunder its magic. Halaster captured and enslaved her, promising to free her if she helped him brew potions. Tragically, that promise went unfulfilled. Deprived of the
magic on the cauldron causes it to fall; casting the spell on the fire extinguishes it. Elixir of Timelessness. The cauldron contains twenty doses of a hot, oily black elixir that has grains of sand
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Yeenoghu’s Lair Yeenoghu’s lair in the Abyss is called the Death Dells, its barren hills and ravines serving as one great hunting ground, where he pursues captured mortals in a cruel game. Yeenoghu’s
(losing initiative ties), Yeenoghu can take a lair action to cause one of the following effects; he can’t use the same effect two rounds in a row. Yeenoghu causes an iron spike — 5 feet tall and 1 inch in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Yeenoghu’s Lair Yeenoghu’s lair in the Abyss is called the Death Dells, its barren hills and ravines serving as one great hunting ground, where he pursues captured mortals in a cruel game. Yeenoghu’s
(losing initiative ties), Yeenoghu can take a lair action to cause one of the following effects; he can’t use the same effect two rounds in a row: Yeenoghu causes an iron spike — 5 feet tall and 1 inch in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
amusement. Your sudden appearance causes the goblin to faint.
Three bugbears and one goblin are present. The goblin, Droop, falls unconscious at the sight of the party, but another creature can use an
interrogates a captured bugbear can pry the information loose with a successful DC 15 Charisma (Intimidation) check. Treasure Mosk carries a belt pouch containing 33 sp and wears an eye patch made of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Interrogating the Sibriex Before it was captured by Bel’s fiends, the sibriex wandered throughout Avernus, amassing information from every location it visited. At your discretion, the sibriex could
immune to this sibriex’s Warp Creature. On a failed save, the target is poisoned, which causes it to also gain 1 level of exhaustion. While poisoned in this way, the target must repeat the saving throw
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
elongated. In the dim light, it’s easy to mistake them for a mind flayer. Wheel-of-Fortune is suffering no other effects. They are here in the dark because any light brighter than candlelight causes them
beneath the Sleeping Giant and determining they need to venture into it. Here are some ways to keep the characters on track:
Captured Goblins. When the goblins fled with the kidnap victims, some
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
itself, called the Firehive, resembles a gargantuan wasp nest with an open top. Aurnozci’s power causes the Firehive to throb like a beating heart, and the nest’s surface is hot to the touch. Halfway up
behemoths with freakish powers emerge from Whitemarsh. Most such beings flee Xulregg or are captured and sacrificed to Aurnozci, though a few have been allowed to live and serve the Caged Worm as honored guardians.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
25. Creature Storage Halaster uses these chambers as a storage facility for creatures that he has captured and petrified. He restores them to flesh using the elven magic in area 25a. 25a. Caryatids
phrase (“Elf magic!”) causes a pale light to fill the area between the four pillars, ending the following conditions on a creature in that area: blinded, deafened, petrified, poisoned, and stunned
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
versa, due to the mechanism’s many moving parts. Members of the Hourglass Coven who find themselves at risk of being captured or killed flee to the Palace of Heart’s Desire (see chapter 5) using their
pounds and has AC 17, 25 hit points, and immunity to lightning, poison, and psychic damage. Reducing one of these rods to 0 hit points destroys it and causes the rods above it to fall, making the lowest
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
which one pureblood leaps into the shaft to his death. His sacrifice causes faint, prophetic whispers to rise from the depths, speaking in the Abyssal tongue. Any character within earshot who
captured and interrogated tries to win its freedom by offering useful information about the dragon’s hoard. All of the yuan-ti have, at one time or another, seen Iymrith burying or digging up
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
entrance to area 10. A bronze lever is set into the wall north of the gate, out of sight of area 10. Lifting the lever raises the portcullis, and pulling the lever down causes the portcullis to drop
recuperate. Those who die are fed to the hydra in area 21. Fenthaza can arrange for captured human characters to be transformed into yuan-ti purebloods so they can roam freely within the temple complex and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Orthon When an archduke of the Nine Hells needs a creature tracked, found, and either done away with or captured, the task usually falls to an orthon. Orthons are infernal bounty hunters, tireless in
.
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Explosive Retribution. When it is reduced to 15 hit points or fewer, the orthon causes itself to explode. All other creatures within 30 feet of it must each make a DC 17 Dexterity saving
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
velociraptors against tigers, or even a contest of mages battling captured ghouls, skeletons, or zombies. 21. Hall of Gold This magnificent structure is a temple to Waukeen, but residents call it the Hall
to say, this causes traffic jams, but the people of the city love her. 22. Public Bathhouse Port Nyanzaru is a very clean city thanks to the cleansing rain, and its residents are also scrupulous about
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
violence manifests in the form of a great brawl or wild celebration that causes serious damage to their surroundings. When a structure has served its purpose and is no longer useful (or even
conflict are disciplined, but such punishment is rarely lethal. Any visitor who causes a ruckus, however, is likely to be slain on the spot, unless Vlaakith has specifically forbidden such action
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Hellriders betrayed us. They retreated through the gate and sealed it behind them.
“Before she was captured, Zariel told me to hide her sword so that it wouldn’t fall into evil hands. Someone helped me
deep down inside her still.”
Restored Memories Friendship is important to Lulu in ways both physical and spiritual. Her growing friendship with the characters causes the hollyphant to remember
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
ravines serve as a hunting ground, where he pursues captured mortals in a cruel game. Yeenoghu’s lair is a place of blood and death, populated by gnolls, hyenas, and ghouls (see the Monster Manual), and
hyenas within the lair are enraged, causing them to have advantage on melee weapon attack rolls and causing attack rolls to have advantage against them. Iron Spike. Yeenoghu causes an iron spike—5
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Eternal Flame priests (see chapter 7) claiming to be Aylbrith and Ingulf, posing as druids of the Circle of the Scarlet Moon. They have a captured brown bear with them to improve their disguise. They
causes them to snap, assume hybrid forms, and attack. Reinforcements. Camp Hc4 arrives first, then camp Hc6 if the disturbance persists. These reinforcements attack characters and werewolves alike
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
appendix B for all three stat blocks). The Red Wizard here is Mennek Ariz, the rebel wizard who helped assault the Bloodgate. He was captured during the assault and brainwashed. A character who succeeds
-worshiping communities who seek alternative routes to power. Ghaunadaur is a malignant and unknowable deity that desires living sacrifice and destruction due to monstrous causes, particularly oozes. If
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
psychic damage. Toppling the statue with a successful DC 20 Strength (Athletics) check causes it to shatter on the floor. Treasure. The statue’s head and neck are hollow. Lodged in this cavity is a +1 mace
ignite its light as an action. (This light is what causes the statue’s eyes to glow.) V27. Escape Tunnel Hidden behind a secret door, this tunnel has a wooden ladder at its north end. The ladder climbs a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
but suffers no serious damage and can continue seeking a passage through. If the check fails by 5 or more, a rock causes significant damage; the ship lists badly and its speed is halved until the hull
is repaired. Striking a third rock causes the ship to sink. The pirates, of course, know where the rocks are and avoid them. The watchtower (area 6) and the entire elevated walkway from the tower to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
cylindrical device is the Soulmonger. The malformed creature floating next to it is an atropal (see appendix D), which feeds on the captured souls of the dead. The atropal attacks any creature that
, piercing, and slashing damage from nonmagical attacks; and immunity to fire, poison, and psychic damage. When a strut drops to 0 hit points, it breaks and causes the other two struts to snap as the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
lair (or out spreading wildfires around the countryside) and the githyanki leader in suspended animation, the naga enjoys unimpeded access to the first tier of the gardens. The naga captured the last
scout the gardens for resources the merchant might exploit. But the naga in area G6 captured them and transformed them into their current forms through sinister rites and excruciating torture. The yuan
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
seals each door.
If the duergar hammerers have been defeated or lured elsewhere, add: Loud banging from one cell causes the bar on its door to tremble in its brackets. From another cell comes a gentle
characters question it, the mind flayer shares the following information with one of them telepathically: The mind flayer’s name is F’yorl. It was captured by the duergar in the Underdark. This room is a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
the figurine causes it to walk in a straight line at a speed of 5 feet for 10 minutes. At the end of every minute of operation, the owlbear changes from walking on all fours to walking on its hind
that it angles away from the door causes valves to open at the bottom of the well, draining it in 1 minute. Returning the lever to its previous position seals the valves but doesn’t refill the well
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
pushed or pulled around. Casting dispel magic on the statue while it’s floating causes it to fall, topple off the ledge, and shatter in area K5 below. Anyone in that area when the statue falls must
disappearances, she darkened his doorstep in 1379 DR, the Year of the Lost Keep. Annoyed by this invasion of his privacy and not in his right mind, Duhlark captured Lady Gondafrey, used a spell to