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Rutterkin
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Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes
Crippling Fear. When a creature that isn't a demon starts its turn within 30 feet of three or more rutterkins, it must make a DC 11 Wisdom saving throw. The creature has disadvantage on the save if
it's within 30 feet of six or more rutterkins. On a successful save, the creature is immune to the Crippling Fear of all rutterkins for 24 hours. On a failed save, the creature becomes frightened of
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
unable or unwilling to leave their realms. Some are imprisoned in their dimensions by external forces, some are inextricably bound to their home realities, and others simply can’t find any way
creature within 5 feet of it. The target must succeed on a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw or be coated in sticky, steaming mud. While it is coated in this way, the target’s speed is halved, it can
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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
inextricably bound to their home realities, and others simply can’t find any way out.
The creatures known as star spawn are the heralds, servants, and soldiers of the Elder Evils, capable of
, steaming mud. While it is coated in this way, the target’s speed is halved, it can’t use reactions, and it takes 10 (3d6);{"diceNotation":"3d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Borem's Embrace
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
are inextricably bound to their home realities, and others simply can’t find any way out.
The creatures known as star spawn are the heralds, servants, and soldiers of the Elder Evils, capable
, steaming mud. While it is coated in this way, the target’s speed is halved, it can’t use reactions, and it takes 10 (3d6);{"diceNotation":"3d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Borem's
Zariel
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Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes
","rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage and be poisoned for 1 minute. While poisoned in this way, the target is also blinded and deafened. The target can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its
Teleport action.Zariel’s Lair
Zariel makes her lair in a basalt citadel that rises up in Avernus. From nearly a mile away, one can hear the screams and moans coming from the burned victims chained
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
are inextricably bound to their home realities, and others simply can’t find any way out.
The creatures known as star spawn are the heralds, servants, and soldiers of the Elder Evils, capable
, steaming mud. While it is coated in this way, the target’s speed is halved, it can’t use reactions, and it takes 10 (3d6);{"diceNotation":"3d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Borem's
Book of Vile Darkness
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Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
the Book. The Book of Vile Darkness allows pages to be torn from it, but any evil lore contained on those pages finds its way back into the book eventually, usually when a new author adds pages to the
the book.
Dark Magic. Several spells of horrific evil of the DM’s design and choosing could be in the book. Spells could impose dreadful curses, disfigure others, require human sacrifice, afflict creatures with crippling pain, spread vile plagues, and so on.
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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
poisoned in this way, the target is blinded and deafened. The target can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.
Spellcasting. Zariel casts one of
dangerous.Zariel’s Lair
Zariel makes her lair in a basalt citadel that rises up in Avernus. From nearly a mile away, one can hear the screams coming from burned victims chained to the stronghold
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
find any way out.
The creatures known as star spawn are the heralds, servants, and soldiers of the Elder Evils, capable of taking on forms that can journey to the Material Plane. They arrive most
touches one creature within 5 feet of it. The target must succeed on a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw or be coated in sticky, steaming mud. While it is coated in this way, the target’s speed is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Abyssal but can’t speak
Challenge 2 (450 XP)
Crippling Fear. When a creature that isn’t a demon starts its turn within 30 feet of three or more rutterkins, it must make a DC 11 Wisdom saving throw
. The creature has disadvantage on the save if it’s within 30 feet of six or more rutterkins. On a successful save, the creature is immune to the Crippling Fear of all rutterkins for 24 hours. On a failed
Magic Items
Keys from the Golden Vault
Vile Darkness allows pages to be torn from it, but any evil lore contained on those pages finds its way back into the book eventually, usually when a new author adds pages to the tome.
If a solar tears
. Several spells of horrific evil of the DM’s design and choosing could be in the book. Spells could impose dreadful curses, disfigure others, require human sacrifice, afflict creatures with crippling pain, spread vile plagues, and so on.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
the characters try to manipulate the telescopes, they find that it’s easy to change the orientation of these well-balanced instruments. The telescopes cannot be moved in any other way, however, and are
only by solving the planetarium puzzle. From inside area M13, however, the door is plainly visible. M13. The Chained Library To reach this room, the characters must solve the telescope puzzle in area
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
approach, three humanoid heads stick out of the holes, each covered in putrid flesh and gnashing on an iron bit bolted to a chain bridle.
The gnashing heads belong to three zombies that are chained to a
pulley bolted to the ceiling on the south side of the door. The pulley is set up in such a way that when all three zombies move away from the door, they heave it open. The zombies won’t move while fresh
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
twelve females). Four operate the ballistae, one trims the sails, one controls the rudder, and fourteen pull the oars. Chained to the deck is Cryovain, a male adult white dragon. Behind the dragon are two
as he makes his way to the jarl’s lodge (area 1). Storvald heads to his throne room while the others wait in the feast hall. Five frost giants head to the giants’ lodge (area 2). Five frost giants go
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
forest gnome) area L12 — Mishka (9-year-old female human) area L13 Chained to a worktable The Lost Children table identifies the children currently held captive inside Loomlurch and their locations
Granny Nightshade’s tyranny have no easy way to return home, but they can take refuge at Little Oak’s treehouse or be left in the care of the unicorn Lamorna at Wayward Pool. The dwarf Elkhorn (see
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
in control. 2a. Troglodyte Chain Gang The air in this cavern is heavy with the stench of twenty-two adult troglodytes. They wear iron shackles on their ankles and are chained together while awaiting
relocation to Muiral’s Gauntlet (level 10). A shackled troglodyte’s speed is halved, and it can’t move more than 5 feet away from the other troglodytes it is chained to. The drow mage in area 2c has the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
order to fetch water, or the flick of the tongue an approval. In truth, Khoti makes up most of what he sees. Issar couldn’t care less either way, as long as the correct amount of deference is shown
sleep. The captives are not chained. Presented with an opportunity to escape, most become paralyzed with indecision. Breaking their fugue requires strong words and a successful DC 17 Charisma
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
about him than she did about Jorlan Duskryn, the lover she discarded due to his crippling injuries. Asha Vandree A junior drow priestess under Ilvara’s guidance, Asha initially considered Ilvara an
winning the favor of Ilvara and advancing his position within the outpost, which shows in his swagger and the way he lords it over every other male in Velkynvelve, particularly Jorlan. Still insecure
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
someone if the characters don’t choose a champion. The champion and Morgort are each chained to the tree and given a club. The rest of the characters are kept at the edge of the proving grounds, held
fight their way out of the situation or make a break for it. If they succeed, bullywugs who oppose the king advise the characters to take refuge with Illig, Baron of Muckstump, who lives across the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
vampires are willing to relinquish their control in this manner. Vampire spawn become free-willed when their creator dies. Chained to the Grave. Every vampire remains bound to its coffin, crypt, or grave
transporting its coffin or a significant amount of grave dirt to another location. Some vampires set up multiple resting places this way. Undead Nature. Neither a vampire nor a vampire spawn requires
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
communicate. It simply consumes any prey it finds, then continues its silent patrol. It can’t leave the Astral Plane, nor would it want to. Titans of the Chained God. Tharizdun, the Chained God, created astral
area of antimagic, as in the antimagic field spell, in a 150-foot cone. At the start of each of its turns, the dreadnought decides which way the cone faces. The cone doesn’t function while the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
broadsheets jump on the bandwagon by portraying the Black Network in the most unflattering light, thus dealing a crippling blow to the faction’s already questionable reputation. Encounter with Istrid Horn
message to the characters by way of a flying snake. The message, written in Common, reads as follows: I would like to know more about what happened at Gralhund Villa. If you can spare the time, meet
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
seemingly endless scroll of paper with a dry quill pen. Nearby a tasseled rope hangs from a hole in the ceiling.
The figure is Lief Lipsiege (CE male human commoner), an accountant. He is chained to the
along the way. Lief doesn’t necessarily know the most direct path to the symbol’s location. Lief knows that there’s a key that unlocks all four chests, but he can’t remember where he hid it. See “Treasure
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
damage. Destroying the Book. The Book of Vile Darkness allows pages to be torn from it, but any evil lore contained on those pages finds its way back into the book eventually, usually when a new author
in the book. Dark Magic. Several spells of horrific evil of the DM's design and choosing could be in the book. Spells could impose dreadful curses, disfigure others, require human sacrifice, afflict creatures with crippling pain, spread vile plagues, and so on.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
tight-fitting dress barks orders at the workers while a goblin frantically makes adjustments to her costume using needles, pins, and thread. A tiny creature chained to a hooded lantern on a tabletop is
creature chained to the hooded lantern is Golmo, an unarmed brigganock (see appendix C), accompanied by the ball of light that contains his soul. Endelyn forces Golmo to draw diagrams for various
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
there is no better way to demonstrate his dominance than by using his cult members to help bring forth a corrupted version of the avatar of Lurue the Unicorn to serve the Beast Lord’s ends in his
the Beast Lord!”
Eight berserkers of the cult are consuming a pile of animals they have killed as a way of paying tribute to Malar. If they aren’t tearing at the meat, they are playing with the dead
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Embrace (1/Day). The cultist touches one creature within 5 feet of it. The target must succeed on a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw or be coated in sticky, steaming mud. While it is coated in this way
) radiant damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. Cult of Tharizdun the Chained God Tharizdun’s Spark (Recharge 6). As a bonus action, the cultist touches a simple or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
runaways trade one punishment for another in the poisonous town, a dismal burg chained to the prison plane of Carceri. Betrayers and backstabbers ruminate on their pasts in captivity, agonizing over their
reddish squall emerge in Orthys, the torrid first layer of Carceri. Locals believe the gate is a one-way portal because no one recalls ever witnessing anything crawl out of it. The gate has no guards, as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
poisoned in this way, the target is blinded and deafened. The target can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.
Spellcasting. Zariel casts one
damage.
Zariel’s Lair Zariel makes her lair in a basalt citadel that rises up in Avernus. From nearly a mile away, one can hear the screams coming from burned victims chained to the stronghold’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
accomplishment. Alfven Ato Devils rule the brimstone skies above Ribcage, a treacherous town chained to the Nine Hells of Baator Gate A column of roaring red flame swirls within the Citadel of Cinders, a walled
Thalamra Vanthampur, a deceased duke of Baldur’s Gate, claws her way out of the depths of Avernus and emerges in Ribcage as a death knight. A vengeful conqueror, she calls on the characters to help topple
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
protect it. Pens and Pits Goblins are responsible for tending to the camp’s slaves, battle beasts, and beasts of burden. These are hobbled, chained to posts, or placed in pens, cages, or pits as needed
distributed throughout the camp in such a way that all the vehicles are accessible and ready to be moved if the rallying horn is blown. Every wagon is under watch by at least two guards, which are responsible
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
. Dangling from these rafters is an enormous iron bell weighing 50 tons, with a rim 20 feet in diameter. The bell is missing its clapper and rope; there appears to be no way to ring it. Curled up inside the
she knows that they keep Cryovain chained aboard their biggest ship (she doesn’t know its name or whereabouts). Like most white dragons, Isendraug is not to be trusted. She has no intention of sparing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
each fire snake lingers near one of the room’s pillars. These creatures are hostile and attack any strangers that enter the room. Door. A narrow, 10-foot-tall stone double door bars the way to area I5
urn is placed back upon the statue of Pattox, the urn fills with water. Both urns magically fill in this way once per week. If the contents of the white and blue urns are poured into the red urn, they
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
moans coming from the burned victims chained to the stronghold’s wall, the dying remains of those who failed to impress the archdevil. The stronghold, covering five square miles, is surrounded by
feet of her. The target must succeed on a DC 26 Constitution saving throw or take 44 (8d10) necrotic damage and be poisoned for 1 minute. While poisoned in this way, the target is also blinded and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
M8. Control Room This central area once served as the bridge of the planar craft. This area is a maze of damaged controls and broken machinery. Countless wires twist their way across the walls
“enlightened ones.” Through the technology of the planar craft and Kwalish’s experimentation, each brain in a jar has been chained to the others to form a hive-mind consciousness, even as each retains its