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Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
a certain area its territory and visits destruction upon all trespassers.
Relentless killers are hateful, revenge-obsessed creatures that enter into pacts with fiends or other nefarious entities
Relentless killers come into being and undertake their terrifying sprees for a spectrum of reasons. When creating a relentless killer, consider what circumstances led to their transformation and
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
, guardians of the sacred, and counterbalances to the forces of evil.
Ki-rins are an embodiment of good, and simply beholding one can evoke fear or awe in an observer. A typical ki-rin looks like a
reveres and the function each typically performs in service to that god. Some resemble gigantic unicorns; these are often used as guardians. Others have draconic features and tend to be aggressive foes
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
journals or hidden away in someone’s mind. Even you might not be aware of all the reasons behind the missions you carry out. Sometimes a mission’s sole purpose is to conceal the
unmasked and killed. My revenge on the killers will be thorough and painful.
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I spend as much time as I can in the Ismeri Library because I’m certain an information hub operates behind its
backgrounds
Wicker. Healers and guardians alike may seek out the Old Ways for remedies and protective charms to ward off evil. Not all who come to the wicker craft do so with noble intent—some, broken by spite
has become increasingly withdrawn and uncharacteristically agitated.
3
An order of druids, the Circle of Wicker, taught you their ways. You aren’t certain why.
4
Someone offered you a
races
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
a scale color more akin to that of a chromatic or a metallic dragon. A kobold’s cry can express a range of emotion: anger, resolve, elation, fear, and more. Regardless of the emotion expressed
of certain types in different ways. For example, the cure wounds spell doesn’t work on a Construct or an Undead.
Life Span
The typical life span of a player character in the D&D multiverse
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races
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
order from the encroachments of Fiends and other extraplanar threats. Gruumsh’s blessings have made orcs tireless guardians and mighty allies wherever they are found, even when they turn their
, Construct, Dragon, Elemental, Fey, Fiend, Giant, Humanoid, Monstrosity, Ooze, Plant, Undead. These types don’t have rules themselves, but some rules in the game affect creatures of certain types
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
following reasons: In order to acquire something or someone in Endelyn’s possession, the characters might need to perform a play to put the hag in a bargaining mood (see “Bargaining with Endelyn” above
party. If that occurs, resolve what happens to these wandering characters after the play has run its course.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
anger of another, they’ll have the chance to explore whether peace between the feuding dragon families is possible—or if they must resort to violence to resolve the conflict on this isle. This adventure
describes additional encounters you can use in the course of the adventure, including a magical hot spring with mysterious guardians at the site of a brass dragon’s death. Chapter 2, “Seagrow Caves
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Time in the Campaign Most conflicts in a D&D campaign take weeks or months of in-world time to resolve. A typical campaign concludes within a year of in-world time unless you allow the characters to
certain times of year make for great adventure opportunities. Perhaps a ghostly castle appears on a certain hill on the winter solstice every year, or every thirteenth full moon is blood red and fills
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Interacting with Objects A character's interaction with objects in an environment is often simple to resolve in the game. The player tells the DM that his or her character is doing something, such as
certain objects have resistance or immunity to certain kinds of attacks. (It's hard to cut a rope with a club, for example.) Objects always fail Strength and Dexterity saving throws, and they are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Interacting with Objects A character's interaction with objects in an environment is often simple to resolve in the game. The player tells the DM that his or her character is doing something, such as
certain objects have resistance or immunity to certain kinds of attacks. (It's hard to cut a rope with a club, for example.) Objects always fail Strength and Dexterity saving throws, and they are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Other Groups Representatives of various organizations have their own reasons for exploring the Mists and might be encountered in multiple domains. Church of Ezra Pious souls in various domains pray
immortality. Agents of both groups wander Darkon and beyond, creating shadowy conspiracies to gain magical power and control by any means possible. Order of the Guardians This network of scholars and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
hobgoblin general, whose descendants want it back. The ways to resolve these problems aren’t always simple. Certain situations demand straightforward decisions. If Emerald Claw cultists are about to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Creature Type Each monster has a tag that identifies the type of creature it is. Certain spells, magic items, class features, and other effects in the game interact in special ways with creatures of
as angels and pegasi, with ties to the Upper Planes. Constructs are magically created creatures such as homunculi, modrons, and shield guardians. Dragons are scaly beings of ancient origin, such as red
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Creature Type Each monster has a tag that identifies the type of creature it is. Certain spells, magic items, class features, and other effects in the game interact in special ways with creatures of
magically created creatures such as homunculi, modrons, and shield guardians. Dragons are scaly beings of ancient origin, such as red dragons and wyverns. Elementals are beings from the Elemental
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
certain creatures with special regard, either because the creature is tied to the order’s history or because it serves as an example of a quality the monks seek to emulate. If your character’s monastery
the treetops are two of the reasons why your order admires the monkey. 2 Dragon Turtle. The monks of your seaside monastery venerate the dragon turtle, reciting ancient prayers and offering garlands of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Gorgons Bull-like Guardians with Petrifying Breath Habitat: Forest, Grassland, Hill; Treasure: Any Kai Carpenter A gorgon petrifies victims with its deadly breath, then tramples them to pieces
under their iron hooves, gorgons exhale gouts of noxious gas. Gorgons are created by magic-users to serve as guardians. The process for creating a gorgon is labor intensive and dangerous, with one
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
. The characters are traveling to Nightstone for one or more of the following reasons: The characters have heard rumors of goblins terrorizing the settlement. The High Steward of Nightstone, Lady
northern neighbors, the elves of the Ardeep Forest. Lady Velrosa Nandar has been searching for skilled mediators to help resolve the dispute. The Nightstone Inn is renowned for its food and cozy guest
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
located on a mountain peak. Second, portals often have guardians charged with ensuring that certain creatures don’t pass through. A portal’s guardian is typically a powerful magical creature, such as a
djinni, a sphinx, a titan, or an inhabitant of the portal’s destination plane. Finally, most portals aren’t open all the time, but open only in particular situations or when a certain requirement is met
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
in action.) In such situations, have the characters take turns, though it’s usually not necessary to roll Initiative as you would in a combat encounter. Resolve one character’s actions before moving
something during exploration, you decide whether that action requires an ability check to determine success (as described in the earlier “Resolving Outcomes” section). Certain situations might call
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a7
slay the unwary. It is filled with rich treasures both precious and magical, but in addition to the aforementioned guardians, there is said to be a demilich who still wards his final haunt. Be warned
characters of a certain level—though high-level adventurers are certainly necessary—but for players who enjoy a mental challenge and DMs who want to put their own spin on this truly unique dungeon.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
while a second examines an esoteric symbol engraved on a wall and a third keeps watch for monsters. The players don’t need to take turns, but the DM listens to every player and decides how to resolve
. In certain situations, particularly combat, the action is more structured and the players (and DM) do take turns choosing and resolving actions. But most of the time, play is fluid and flexible
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
guardians can better fight to protect their tribes and their allies. In order to cement ties to their ancestral guardians, barbarians who follow this path cover themselves in elaborate tattoos that celebrate
raging and another creature you can see within 30 feet of you takes damage, you can use your reaction to reduce that damage by 2d6. When you reach certain levels in this class, you can reduce the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Strixhaven Tracking Sheet The sections on the following pages give special rules for certain aspects of university life. Players can use the sheet below to keep track of the effects of those rules on
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->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
resolve their activity. In combat, the characters take turns. The DM Narrates the Results of the Adventurers’ Actions. Sometimes resolving a task is easy. If an adventurer walks across a room and
certain situations—particularly combat—the action is more structured, and everyone takes turns. Exceptions Supersede General Rules
General rules govern each part of the game. For example, the combat
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
Individual Quests As described on the character sheets, the characters have their own reasons for visiting Dragon’s Rest. The Cleric The cleric was led here by a recurring dream involving the shadow
Dragon’s Rest seeking rest and new resolve. Runara welcomes the character and encourages them to talk to Tarak and Varnoth, who both know about escaping lives of corruption and violence. She also
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Lutfullina
Wights might return from the dead for a multitude of sinister reasons. Roll on or choose a result from the Wight Motives table to inspire why a wight plagues the living.
Wight
Motives 1d8 The Wight Returned from the Dead To...
1 Challenge anyone who passes near its grave on a certain cursed night.
2 Conquer the land it believes it should rule.
3 Continue
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
gargoyle guardians to keep watch over their gates and walls. Gargoyles have the patience and fortitude of stone, and will serve even the cruelest master for years without complaint. Elemental Nature. A
essence of the elemental prince, growing over long years into vaguely humanoid rock formations that resolve at last into the hard, cruel shapes of gargoyles.
Ogrémoch doesn’t create gargoyles
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
resolve their activity. In combat, the characters take turns. The DM Narrates the Results of the Adventurers’ Actions. Sometimes resolving a task is easy. If an adventurer walks across a room and
certain situations—particularly combat—the action is more structured, and everyone takes turns. Exceptions Supersede General Rules
General rules govern each part of the game. For example, the combat
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
first, you began to hear a voice calling you to stand against death’s endless hunger. Certain of your deity’s wishes, you resigned your post and set out on your quest. Personal Goal: Banish a Shadow
. Thanks to details you’ve picked up here and there that corroborate the story, you’re certain it’s more than just a rumor. Personal Goal: Find the Lost Fortune. Whoever that Gilder was who skipped
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
deliver a mysterious letter at a crossroads at noon on a certain day could be the key to ruining the mortal’s life. The hag’s reasons might not become apparent for years or even decades, or won’t be
trust a hag. Hags are curious about other creatures of power. They enjoy receiving news and gossip about other hags and influential creatures such as dragons, demons, genies, and certain mortals
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
tag along for only a session or two, or limit the encounters they appear in. Maybe the ally helps the characters in only a certain region or part of town and then leaves to attend to other duties
, gather valuable loot or information, or resolve old problems the characters have forgotten about or left behind.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Samurai The Samurai is a fighter who draws on an implacable fighting spirit to overcome enemies. A Samurai’s resolve is nearly unbreakable, and the enemies in a Samurai’s path have two choices: yield
hit points increases when you reach certain levels in this class, increasing to 10 at 10th level and 15 at 15th level. You can use this feature three times, and you regain all expended uses of it when
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
wants to add it to his private collection of Chultan relics, Kwayothé wants to melt it down, and Zhanthi wants it for sentimental reasons. Denying any one of them would be a grave mistake on the
characters’ part and might result in them receiving an ominous Ytepka Society token. Magic Items of the Trickster Gods Certain magic items — specifically those in which the spirits of the nine trickster
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
conclusion). Consider earnest attempts at reporting accurate even if they lack certain details. Recordings with purposeful omissions, falsehoods, or editorializing should be considered skewed. Handout 4.1
returning to Mechanus. The last Great Modron March occurred ahead of schedule and experienced a heightened number of irregularities and losses for tenebrous reasons.