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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
wander the Material Plane for centuries, collecting corpses while searching for a way to return home.
Cadaver collectors respond to a summons from a mortal only when they are called to the scene of a
can summon the spirits of these cadavers to battle against its enemies. Although these specters are individually weak, a cadaver collector can call up an almost endless supply of them, if given enough
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
priest of Lolth in an unholy, dangerous ritual in which it is infused with the fey essence of the creator and the fiendish essence of a glabrezu. This ritual rarely succeeds, but Lolth’s
. Before a draegloth is given any duties, it receives instruction in accepting the role set for it and not challenging authority. Most draegloths fiercely resent being given orders, but thanks to their
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
their bodies were damaged by elemental forces. These unusual forms can also be produced and shaped by the ritual magic of evil spellcasters or by trolls’ own practices, as is the case for dire
nature is something of a mystery, but Vaprak is always portrayed as a horrid, misshapen, greenish creature strongly resembling a troll. Vaprak is given to fits of mindless destruction and uncontrollably
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
shaped by the ritual magic of evil spellcasters or by trolls’ own practices, as is the case for dire trolls.
Vaprak the Destroyer
Although trolls are rarely devout and seldom ponder spiritual
strongly resembling a troll. Vaprak is given to fits of mindless destruction and uncontrollably fears the plots and ambitions of other deities.
Vaprak’s troll worshipers believe this god
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
vast scale, or if their bodies were damaged by elemental forces. These unusual forms can also be produced and shaped by the ritual magic of evil spellcasters or by trolls’ own practices, as is the
. Vaprak’s true nature is something of a mystery, but Vaprak is always portrayed as a horrid, misshapen, greenish creature strongly resembling a troll. Vaprak is given to fits of mindless destruction
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
throws against any effect that turns undead.
Unreadable Face. The Returned is immune to any effect that would sense its emotions or read its thoughts. Wisdom (Insight) checks to ascertain the
and air but not food or sleep. They think and speak and even feel emotions based on their new experiences, but given their circumstances, those emotions tend to be muted.PoisonNecrotic
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
, often trapping them in a cage or tying them to a post. A priest of Grolantor visits the famished giant daily, trying to read portents in the puddles of bile the hill giant retches up. If the sickness
soon passes, they allow the hill giant to rejoin society. If not, the hill giant is instead starved to the point of desperation so Grolantor’s hunger can be given a mouth in the world.
A mouth
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Turn Resistance. The Returned has advantage on saving throws against any effect that turns undead.
Unreadable Face. The Returned is immune to any effect that would sense its emotions or read its
Returned are undead. They need water and air but not food or sleep. They think and speak and even feel emotions based on their new experiences, but given their circumstances, those emotions tend to be muted.PoisonNecrotic
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
.
Turn Resistance. The Returned has advantage on saving throws against any effect that turns undead.
Unreadable Face. The Returned is immune to any effect that would sense its emotions or read its
and air but not food or sleep. They think and speak and even feel emotions based on their new experiences, but given their circumstances, those emotions tend to be muted.PoisonNecrotic
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
achieving lichdom requires an arcane spellcaster to be at the apex of power—a significant challenge for mind flayers, given the scarcity of available mentors and training.
Confronting this
amethyst. The process requires at least three mind flayer arcanists and the sacrifice of an equal number of souls from living victims in a three-day-long ritual of spellcasting and psionic communion. Upon
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
and shaped by the ritual magic of evil spellcasters or by trolls’ own practices, as is the case for dire troll;dire trolls.
Vaprak the Destroyer
Although trolls are rarely devout and seldom
, greenish creature strongly resembling a troll. Vaprak is given to fits of mindless destruction and uncontrollably fears the plots and ambitions of other deities.
Vaprak’s troll worshipers believe
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
throws against any effect that turns undead.
Unreadable Face. The Returned is immune to any effect that would sense its emotions or read its thoughts. Wisdom (Insight) checks to ascertain the
. They think and speak and even feel emotions based on their new experiences, but given their circumstances, those emotions tend to be muted.
VARIANT: RETURNED KAKOMANTIS
Although the dead typically
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage for every 5 feet it moves on those spikes.Theros’s reclusive medusas often delight in collecting and expanding their galleries of petrified victims
mythic trait by describing her skin cracking and turning pale as she suffers wounds. Read or paraphrase the following text when Hythonia finally uses her Shed Skin trait:
The medusa’s skin
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
can tease out their hearts’ desires after a few minutes of conversation, and with a few leading questions you can read them like they were children’s books. It’s a useful talent, and
insults are my weapons of choice.
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I keep multiple holy symbols on me and invoke whatever deity might come in useful at any given moment.
8
I pocket anything I see that might have some
Magic Items
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
transformation. Your alignment becomes lawful good, and you gain the following traits:
Angelic Language. You can speak, read, and write Celestial.
Celestial Resistance. You have resistance to necrotic and
misquote) religious texts.
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I anger quickly when I witness cruelty or injustice.
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My praise and trust are earned and never given freely.
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I like everything clean and organized
Species
Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
them. Altered by unbridled magic, a group of gnomes were transformed and given almost supernatural curiosity and fearlessness. These were the first kender.
Originating on the world of Krynn, kender are
follow those suggestions or to ignore them. Whichever scores you decide to increase, none of the scores can be raised above 20.
Languages
Your character can speak, read, and write Common and one
Cadaver Collector
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Monsters
Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes
back to Acheron, but if a summoner comes to a bad end, a cadaver collector might wander the Material Plane for centuries, collecting corpses while searching for a way to return home.
Sweeping the Dead
creatures for eventual impalement. Although these specters are individually weak, a cadaver collector can call up an almost endless supply of them, if given time.
Constructed Nature. A cadaver collector
Charlatan
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Backgrounds
Player’s Handbook (2014)
You have always had a way with people. You know what makes them tick, you can tease out their hearts’ desires after a few minutes of conversation, and with a few leading questions you can read
weapons of choice.
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I keep multiple holy symbols on me and invoke whatever deity might come in useful at any given moment.
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I pocket anything I see that might have some value.
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Species
One Grung Above
;s scholars and magic users. They are superior to purple, blue, and green grungs and given proper respect even by grungs of higher status.
Higher castes include orange grungs, which are elite
caste for life. On rare occasions, an individual that distinguishes itself with great deeds can earn an invitation to join a higher caste. Through a combination of herbal tonics and ritual magic, an
Dragonborn
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Species
Basic Rules (2014)
to another dragonborn clan before seeking aid from other races—or even from the gods.
Dragonborn Names
Dragonborn have personal names given at birth, but they put their clan names first as a
DRACONIANS
In the Dragonlance setting, the followers of the evil goddess Takhisis learned a vile ritual that let them corrupt the eggs of metallic dragons, producing evil dragonborn called draconians
Human
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Species
Basic Rules (2014)
sang from every page. Long into the night Liriel read, lighting candle after precious candle.
She’d never given much thought to humans, but these stories fascinated her. In these yellowed
shorter lives that they strive to achieve as much as they can in the years they are given. Or maybe they feel they have something to prove to the elder races, and that’s why they build their mighty
Wand of Orcus
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Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
to a range of 120 feet.
The wand communicates telepathically with its wielder and can speak, read, and understand Abyssal and Common.
Personality. The wand’s purpose is to help satisfy Orcus
the Positive Energy Plane by the ancient hero whose skull surmounts it. For this to happen, the long-lost hero must first be restored to life—no easy task, given the fact that Orcus has
Warlock
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Classes
Basic Rules (2014)
stars overhead, a wild-eyed tiefling chants the mystic ritual that will open a doorway to a distant world. Warlocks are seekers of the knowledge that lies hidden in the fabric of the multiverse. Through
(such as the ability to see in darkness or to read any language) to access to powerful spells. Unlike bookish wizards, warlocks supplement their magic with some facility at hand-to-hand combat. They
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
Thwarting the Dragon Queen The process of bringing back Tiamat involves four key components—the treasure amassed by the cult, the Mask of the Dragon Queen, the sacrifice of prisoners, and the ritual
that is the culmination of all Severin’s plans. The crashing or capture of Skyreach Castle has already set back the cult in its goal of collecting suitable treasure for the Dragon Queen, making the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
Thwarting the Dragon Queen The process of bringing back Tiamat involves four key components—the treasure amassed by the cult, the Mask of the Dragon Queen, the sacrifice of prisoners, and the ritual
that is the culmination of all Severin’s plans. The crashing or capture of Skyreach Castle has already set back the cult in its goal of collecting suitable treasure for the Dragon Queen, making the
races
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
of the fey realm has given them an innate ability to perform, to delight, and to resist magical intrusion. While they’re usually found in the Feywild, satyrs do wander to other planes of
, but you can’t raise any of your scores above 20.
Languages
Your character can speak, read, and write Common and one other language that you and your DM agree is appropriate for the character
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
always involves the perpetration of a serious crime. Possibilities include murdering a guild member who has failed Xanathar in some fashion, kidnapping a Waterdavian citizen, collecting a ransom
still have seen or spoken to the eye tyrant. Given that the faction is fundamentally evil, advancement is based on one’s wiles or one’s ability to dispose of rivals. Competition within the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
the Tome of Strahd (described in appendix C). Read the boxed text for the appropriate card, as given in the “Treasure Locations” section that follows. 2. The Holy Symbol of Ravenkind Flip over card 2
the boxed text for the appropriate card, as given in the “Treasure Locations” section that follows. 3. The Sunsword Flip over card 3, and read: This is a card of power and strength. It tells of a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
the Tome of Strahd (described in appendix C). Read the boxed text for the appropriate card, as given in the “Treasure Locations” section that follows. 2. The Holy Symbol of Ravenkind Flip over card 2
the boxed text for the appropriate card, as given in the “Treasure Locations” section that follows. 3. The Sunsword Flip over card 3, and read: This is a card of power and strength. It tells of a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
always involves the perpetration of a serious crime. Possibilities include murdering a guild member who has failed Xanathar in some fashion, kidnapping a Waterdavian citizen, collecting a ransom
still have seen or spoken to the eye tyrant. Given that the faction is fundamentally evil, advancement is based on one’s wiles or one’s ability to dispose of rivals. Competition within the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
the clay golem, the earthen fist, and the mud mephits) transform into heaps of harmless clay, earth, or mud. When Murgaxor’s ritual is stopped, read: A warbling, high-pitched wail escapes Murgaxor as
Stopping the Ritual If Murgaxor’s barrier and ritual stones are destroyed, Murgaxor loses access to his lair actions. In addition, any creatures or effects brought forth by his lair actions (such as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
the clay golem, the earthen fist, and the mud mephits) transform into heaps of harmless clay, earth, or mud. When Murgaxor’s ritual is stopped, read: A warbling, high-pitched wail escapes Murgaxor as
Stopping the Ritual If Murgaxor’s barrier and ritual stones are destroyed, Murgaxor loses access to his lair actions. In addition, any creatures or effects brought forth by his lair actions (such as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
The Stage Is Set The characters must find where Murgaxor is conducting his life-draining ritual and stop it before its completion. Given that Dean Tullus found Murgaxor’s orb in the Fortress Badlands just off campus, that’s the best place for the characters to start their search for Murgaxor’s hideout.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
The Stage Is Set The characters must find where Murgaxor is conducting his life-draining ritual and stop it before its completion. Given that Dean Tullus found Murgaxor’s orb in the Fortress Badlands just off campus, that’s the best place for the characters to start their search for Murgaxor’s hideout.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
Anthradusk’s Return When Anthradusk returns to Haskasori, read or paraphrase the following text: A mighty boom shakes the ruins and unleashes a rain of settling sand. Heavy steps echo through the
halls. Something huge draws near.
Anthradusk has returned with the final items necessary to complete his ritual. The dragon enters the city via the sinkhole in the catacombs (area H11) and heads to his