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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
claim the throne themselves.
Those favored consorts who prove their cunning gain the ear, and perhaps even the heart, of their priestess and are relied on to provide useful advice. No position of
consort is assured for long, though; Lolth’s priestesses are notoriously fickle, and a consort must often contend with rivals.
Some favored consorts work behind the scenes to undermine the evils
Monsters
Acquisitions Incorporated
., one target. Hit: 12 (2d6 + 5);{"diceNotation":"2d6+5","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Claw","rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage.The only warning you'll get is that fearsome, far-off caw
the familiars of evil arcane casters, abandoned in the subterranean depths and left to grow to enormous size. Others claim these creatures were once normal crows transmuted by vile essence and viler
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
regenerative ability. With these gifts, the frost giant can swiftly claim the title of jarl and easily fend off rivals for decades. However, if the frost giant doesn’t give enough honor to Vaprak or
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
court of vampires and ghosts in her palace of ice. Other tales claim that when anyone dies in Lhazaar, Illmarrow chooses whether to take their soul before it passes on to the Keeper and Dolurrh.
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would be exterminated to the last member, and the Mark of Death would be eliminated from the world.
The line of Vol had long been rivals of the Undying Court, and many whisper even today that the
Deck of Many Things
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you, warning all others that you must win the battle alone. The avatar fights until you die or it drops to 0 hit points, whereupon it disappears. If anyone tries to help you, the helper summons its
in the hands of monsters, which you must clear out before you can claim the keep as yours.
Vizier. At any time you choose within one year of drawing this card, you can ask a question in meditation and
Magic Items
Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
tattered black robe. It appears in a space of the DM’s choice within 10 feet of you and attacks you, warning all others that you must win the battle alone. The avatar fights until you die or it
servants before you can claim the monastery as yours.
Vizier. At any one time you choose within the duration of the adventure, you can ask a question in meditation and mentally receive a truthful
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Ivana’s Torment Ivana conquered her rivals, yet still suffers. The following circumstances endlessly torment the Darklord: Ivana has not aged since the Mists claimed Borca, and her youthful
noble youth or the puppet of her elder cousin, Ivan Dilisnya. Ivana’s genius and refinement lead her to grow swiftly bored of most potential allies and rivals. She ever seeks her equal in intellect
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
The party is forced to work with an evil being, one from the Darkon Rivals table or another Darklord.
5 The dead of Darkon wish to aid the characters, flocking to them in a growing legion
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6 The characters suffer desperate, fractured dreams sent from mysterious allies or their future selves, warning them of calamity.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
known to stop and rise without warning, obeying Ankhtepot’s whims. Religious guides known as Sute’s Chosen wander the region; the order’s members claim to know how to read and navigate past the storms to reach the City of the Dead by the most expedient route.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
surfaced over the last few decades, and three nations that border the mountains where it hides now race to claim Iggwilv’s hoard—or, if they can’t claim it, at least ensure that their rivals don’t either
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Underdark, with other races and factions trying to claim some of the power long held by the drow. Despite Vizeran’s best efforts, not all drow believe that Lolth is responsible for the disaster, instead
challenges to their power even as they make concessions to their rivals. A civil war between the drow isn’t likely to remain contained within Menzoberranzan — or even the Underdark — as different sides look
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
others learning of his limitations. This leads him to berate and betray other wizards, claim magical discoveries as his own, and endlessly spy on both rivals and visitors to his realm. Hazlik openly
Kobold
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
neighboring tribes that want exclusive claim to a flock of mountain goats might skirmish with each other every few days. Eventually the leader of one warring tribe realizes it is losing due to attrition and
unnoticed by their larger rivals. If it’s lucky, a tribe of kobolds that is discovered by a group of larger humanoids might form a mutually beneficial arrangement, relying on the humanoids for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
their lives, humiliate their rivals, and figure out what to wear to the Crystalfall dance. You can play up the humor in this scenario, but it can be just as dark as Callestan if you choose. A Morgrave
campaign isn’t driven by material wealth. Even when you go on expeditions, the University will lay claim to most of the treasures you find. Instead, the rewards of Morgrave adventures are measured in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Fallen The
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Dawn of disease
You’ll hear warning bells toll tomorrow morning. You’ll see packs of people with their faces hidden by plague masks or strips of cloth. Jorasco
driven mad by the ghosts of those who died when the tower fell. Others claim that House Vadalis has been trying to magebreed super-soldiers, and the Ravers are the result of failed experiments. Only
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
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Myths of the Iroan Games
Competitors seeking a place among the athletes of legend endlessly push themselves to claim victory during Akros’s world-renowned annual contest, the Iroan Games. The deeds
of past victors set a high bar for those who follow.
In recent memory, the famed wrestler Lanathos bested all rivals and, after a day-long struggle, a wild Akroan bull.
When the pankratiast
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
. Tales of Sora Kell claim she is the first night hag, born from Khyber in the first age of the world alongside the ancient rakshasas. Some even claim that her daughters—the hags who rule Droaam—are
adventurers that serve Sora Kell, few mortals register as worthy foes in the alien minds of the quori. Lords of Dust. Sora Kell has allies among the Lords of Dust, but she also has bitter rivals. Like the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
rivals made a good pair. Vidorant was skilled with picking locks and deftly getting into tough places, and Goldenbeard used his connections and quick thinking to research targets and talk the pair’s way
with powerful friends, but when he tracked down Vidorant, she refused to hand over the diadem despite his family’s claim to it. Goldenbeard claimed Vidorant set him up and alerted the authorities
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Olantin, the poet tells of Medomai’s earlier prophecy of the destruction of Alephne—a tragedy that could have been averted had anyone believed the sphinx’s dire warning. The saga of Callaphe the
a ship called The Monsoon. She was the first mortal to decipher the secret patterns of the winds (provoking Thassa’s ire), and she sailed over the edge of the world and into Nyx to claim her place
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
attempted to commission Purphoros to rebuild Nyx in Heliod’s image. Angered by Heliod’s claim to rulership, Purphoros forged the sword Godsend to fight Heliod. As their conflict raged, Purphoros’s sword cut
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Birth of Erebos. Some myths claim that Heliod was the first of the gods, though most people believe that distinction belongs to Kruphix. These myths also say that when the light of Heliod’s own sun
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
— has returned to claim her place among the elite of her home city. She vows that if she doesn’t succeed, she’ll leave the city in ruins. Goals. Marina wants to become the most respected, most important
against them. Event A sudden storm creates minor flooding, washing dozens of dead, bloated, diseased rats from the sewers. Terror over the plague rips through town. Action Marina fans the flames of panic, spreading rumors that the characters or other rivals in town are responsible for the disease.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
afterlife awaiting them can be powerful. From a personal standpoint, this sort of interlude can serve to reinforce a character’s choices and actions or offer a warning of what’s to come if their priorities
character’s dead rivals could have known. Whatever a character learns during their temporary death, they can carry with them back into the mortal world. Such might make dying one of the most helpful things to happen in a character’s greater heroic career.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
ambitious consorts aspire to be the power behind the throne—or even to claim the throne themselves. Those favored consorts who prove their cunning gain the ear, and perhaps even the heart, of their
priestess and are relied on to provide useful advice. No position of consort is assured for long, though; Lolth’s priestesses are notoriously fickle, and a consort must often contend with rivals. Some
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
. The follower of a god serves as an agent of that god in the world. The agent seeks to further the ideals of that god and defeat its rivals. While some folk might refuse to honor the gods, none can
been there themselves. The World Is Ancient. Empires rise and fall, leaving few places that have not been touched by imperial grandeur or decay. War, time, and natural forces eventually claim the mortal
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
Vaprak, bones and all, a frost giant becomes an everlasting one, gaining tremendous strength, an ill temper, and a troll’s regenerative ability. With these gifts, the frost giant can swiftly claim the
title of jarl and easily fend off rivals for decades. However, if the frost giant doesn’t give enough honor to Vaprak or fails to heed Vaprak’s visions, injuries the frost giant sustains heal wrong
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
whims and ambitions. They might claim to speak for their overlords to further their own ambitions or seek to reveal rivals’ selfish goals to gain standing with their demonic masters. Yochlol Medium
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Imp Imps are found throughout the Lower Planes, either running errands for their infernal masters, spying on rivals, or misleading and waylaying mortals. An imp will proudly serve an evil master of
spellcasters, acting as advisors, spies, and familiars. An imp urges its master to acts of evil, knowing the mortal’s soul is a prize the imp might ultimately claim. Imps display an unusual loyalty to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
challenges, topple mighty demagogues, and mold the world in accordance with its destiny, the characters might attract followers, incite rebellions, and clash with rivals who interpret Klothys’s will
strands of destiny, constantly tightening the trap that keeps the titans imprisoned. Were it not for her immortal vigilance, the titans might once again claim the mortal realm as their own.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
, and the nature of domains and Darklords all claim part of the answer, but ultimately they reflect aspects of the same cause: nightmare logic. Ravenloft is inherently a vast nightmare. Most of those
and fun for the entire group. Revisit these considerations and safety tools often, until they’re just as much a part of your game as character sheets and dice.
Content Warning. With this in mind, be
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
particular neighborhood. The Harborhands, for instance, can be found across the Lower City wherever a neighborhood touches the water, but would rarely try to flex its claim outside of the actual docks
and piers. More common is the situation of groups like the Greengrocers’ Guild or the Brethren of Barbers, who operate out of all corners of the city and therefore claim no physical territory at all
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
particular neighborhood. The Harborhands, for instance, can be found across the Lower City wherever a neighborhood touches the water, but would rarely try to flex its claim outside of the actual docks
and piers. More common is the situation of groups like the Greengrocers’ Guild or the Brethren of Barbers, who operate out of all corners of the city and therefore claim no physical territory at all
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
bleak and storm-blasted location into a temperate island getaway.
Aftermath of the Last War Aundair and Thrane were bitter rivals during the Last War. Thrane seized the ancient city of Thaliost
, especially along the border with Thrane. The Crying Fields are a region of farmlands permanently scarred by magic and haunted by restless spirits. Aundairians claim their nation is stronger than ever
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Tiamat, who is trapped in the Nine Hells. The five-headed queen of dragons believes her escape is nigh, and from the depths of her prison, she commands her kin to go forth and claim the world of Oerth
, raiding poorly defended settlements and stealing cattle; demand tribute in the form of food or treasure; and destroy territorial rivals (draconic or otherwise). A Chromatic Dragon Arc. The conflict
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
civilization. Black Raven Tribe The Black Ravens claim the icy foothills west of Mirabar, as well as the Ice Lakes and the land west to the Frozenfar. They like to prey on caravans that travel the
High Moor — territory unclaimed by their Uthgardt rivals. The Blue Bears are careful to stay hidden when traveling to and from their spirit mound at Stone Stand, preserving the myth that they are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
as the Open Lord of Waterdeep, he has thrown his full attention and effort into the rebuilding of the city from which he claims descent. Whatever people’s opinions are of his claim to Neverwinter’s
form, but it is sure to be years, if not decades, before any prove strong enough to persevere over their rivals. Increasingly, calls come from the citizenry for the enforcers out of Mintarn to be