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Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
. Such amalgamated spirits are tormented by their collective pain, endlessly moaning disjointed final thoughts as they lash out at the living. Having known untold deaths, gallows speakers can predict
gallows speaker might gain insight into any of its many deaths.Necrotic, PoisonBludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Swarm. The swarm can occupy another creature’s space and vice versa, and the swarm can move through any opening large enough for a Tiny rat. The swarm can’t regain hit points or gain
communicating telepathically “speaks” as one creature, often referring to itself using the collective pronouns “we” and “us.”
Some mind flayer colonies use cranium
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
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The titanic monster’s carapace cracks, revealing a pulsing, red-purple heart buried amid heaps of blubber and muscle. Fissures run across the beast’s ancient shell, revealing three
":"slashing"} slashing damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. Until the start of its next turn, Tromokratis and its hearts gain a +2 bonus to AC.
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
: LIBRARY ACCESS
Though others must often endure extensive interviews and significant fees to gain access to even the most common archives in your library, you have free and easy access to the
personnel and bureaucracy, and you know how to navigate those connections with some ease.
Additionally, you are likely to gain preferential treatment at other libraries across the Realms, as
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
power manifests visibly in the gem-like spines that run in a ridge from the crown of the head to the tip of the tail. These spines hover above a living topaz dragon’s back, dancing and shifting with
realize they enjoy hunting together.
5
A tempestuous marid continually floods the carefully dried-out lair of a topaz dragon.
6
A sahuagin baron attempts to gain the support of other sahuagin
compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Grim Hollow: Player’s Guide
Warrior of Regret Atone for Past Mistakes
No one is born intent on bringing evil into this world, yet many lives are transformed by the suffering inflicted upon them. Warriors of Regret are
haunted by the shadows of evil deeds done.
Through training and reflection, Warriors of Regret accept their past can’t be erased. Instead, they focus on forging remorse and grief into a weapon against
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
case, the adventure they undertake can set the stage for events in the “present day” of your campaign. You might run an introductory session or flashback set during the waning years of the war, bringing
in a memorable battle? Do they take actions they’ll later regret? Do they make a bitter enemy who comes back to haunt them years later, when the campaign continues in the present day? A magical
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
case, the adventure they undertake can set the stage for events in the “present day” of your campaign. You might run an introductory session or flashback set during the waning years of the war, bringing
in a memorable battle? Do they take actions they’ll later regret? Do they make a bitter enemy who comes back to haunt them years later, when the campaign continues in the present day? A magical
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
country, you did unforgivable things. 9 Someone put their trust in you and you betrayed them for personal gain. You might regret it now, but you can never repair the damage you’ve done. 10 You
you. Regrets d10 Regret 1 While you were serving in the Last War, you were forced to abandon an injured comrade. You don’t know if they survived. 2 You placed your faith in a lover who betrayed you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
country, you did unforgivable things. 9 Someone put their trust in you and you betrayed them for personal gain. You might regret it now, but you can never repair the damage you’ve done. 10 You
you. Regrets d10 Regret 1 While you were serving in the Last War, you were forced to abandon an injured comrade. You don’t know if they survived. 2 You placed your faith in a lover who betrayed you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
, each character should participate in a prelude encounter. After you’ve determined which preludes to run, choose which characters will participate in which. Then consider how to best run each prelude
you’re using: Focus on Specific Characters. Run the prelude with a spotlight on the focus characters. Consider running it with a single player or a small group of players before the adventure begins. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
outposts completely and eliminate all possible witnesses, the elemental prophets gain glimpses of the threat facing them through dreams, visions, and portents. The Elder Elemental Eye warns the prophets
which reprisal to use. If a character has the Dangerous Information adventure hook (see chapter 1), run “Reaver Ambush” when the character resolves to travel to the attack site and stop it. Choose one
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
, each character should participate in a prelude encounter. After you’ve determined which preludes to run, choose which characters will participate in which. Then consider how to best run each prelude
you’re using: Focus on Specific Characters. Run the prelude with a spotlight on the focus characters. Consider running it with a single player or a small group of players before the adventure begins. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Participating in the Games Characters who wish to participate in the Market Games need only show up at an event tent and ask to compete. The Market Games run several times throughout the evening. The
rules for the three Market Games appear in the sections that follow. Characters who win a Market Game gain 1 renown with the Dyn Singh Night Market’s vendors (see the “Gaining Renown” section). As
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
outposts completely and eliminate all possible witnesses, the elemental prophets gain glimpses of the threat facing them through dreams, visions, and portents. The Elder Elemental Eye warns the prophets
which reprisal to use. If a character has the Dangerous Information adventure hook (see chapter 1), run “Reaver Ambush” when the character resolves to travel to the attack site and stop it. Choose one
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Participating in the Games Characters who wish to participate in the Market Games need only show up at an event tent and ask to compete. The Market Games run several times throughout the evening. The
rules for the three Market Games appear in the sections that follow. Characters who win a Market Game gain 1 renown with the Dyn Singh Night Market’s vendors (see the “Gaining Renown” section). As
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
run away and regroup, or take short or long rests between encounters, if they’re going to survive. In this chapter, you decide how quickly the characters advance in level. Treat the following as
recommendations: The characters gain a level after spending two or three game sessions exploring Icewind Dale. The characters gain a level for neutralizing the threats in two or three of the dangerous
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
run away and regroup, or take short or long rests between encounters, if they’re going to survive. In this chapter, you decide how quickly the characters advance in level. Treat the following as
recommendations: The characters gain a level after spending two or three game sessions exploring Icewind Dale. The characters gain a level for neutralizing the threats in two or three of the dangerous
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Level 6: Lost Level The Lost Level is designed for four 9th-level characters, and characters who defeat the monsters on this level should gain enough XP to advance halfway to 10th level. This level
, review the “Duergar” entry in the Monster Manual. That information will help you run and roleplay the duergar NPCs found throughout the Lost Level.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
and you betrayed them for personal gain. You may regret it now, but you can never repair the damage you’ve done.
5 You squandered your family’s fortune and brought shame and ruin to your
. The most interesting path often lies between the two extremes, but don’t be afraid to focus on one end of the spectrum if that’s what suits your story. Regrets Table 1d10 Regret
1 While
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
and you betrayed them for personal gain. You may regret it now, but you can never repair the damage you’ve done.
5 You squandered your family’s fortune and brought shame and ruin to your
. The most interesting path often lies between the two extremes, but don’t be afraid to focus on one end of the spectrum if that’s what suits your story. Regrets Table 1d10 Regret
1 While
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Level 6: Lost Level The Lost Level is designed for four 9th-level characters, and characters who defeat the monsters on this level should gain enough XP to advance halfway to 10th level. This level
, review the “Duergar” entry in the Monster Manual. That information will help you run and roleplay the duergar NPCs found throughout the Lost Level.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
run both ways. Among the Redcloaks, tensions still run hot regarding their former rivals, particularly those from the following nations: Darguun. The hobgoblins of Darguun fought alongside Brelish
to Darguun. Few Darguuls remember the skirmish itself, but the “wicked red-cloaked Brelish” have an established place in the goblinoids’ collective memory—and many Redcloaks do remember the event
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
run both ways. Among the Redcloaks, tensions still run hot regarding their former rivals, particularly those from the following nations: Darguun. The hobgoblins of Darguun fought alongside Brelish
to Darguun. Few Darguuls remember the skirmish itself, but the “wicked red-cloaked Brelish” have an established place in the goblinoids’ collective memory—and many Redcloaks do remember the event
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Lower-Level and Higher-Level Characters This chapter is a preamble to the adventure’s primary plot. You can run this chapter for lower-level characters, adapting it as described below. If your
ghouls B1 One vampire spawn If the characters are 11th level at the start of this chapter, they don’t gain a level for completing it.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
Appendix B: Death House You can run Curse of Strahd for 1st-level characters with the help of this optional mini-adventure, which is designed to advance characters to 3rd level. Players creating 1st
block their path. LEVEL ADVANCEMENT
In this mini-adventure, the characters gain levels by accomplishing specific goals, rather than by slaying monsters. These milestones are as follows
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
object or knowledge it guards vanishes. Even if a sphinx is attacked and defeated, a quester will still fail to gain the secret it sought — and will make an enemy of the god that placed the sphinx as a
climbed in a howling storm. Sometimes a sphinx must be summoned from such an extradimensional space, with supplicants calling it from its empty lair. Only those the sphinx deems worthy gain admittance to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
the adventure, there are typically no loose plot threads. The next adventure presents an altogether different challenge having nothing to do with the adventure that preceded it. As the characters gain
experience points, they become more powerful, as do the threats they must overcome. This kind of campaign is easy to run, since it requires little effort beyond finding or creating adventures
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Reinforcements Adventurers can use hit-and-run tactics to weaken Grudd Haug’s defenses. Depending on how much time passes between the adventurers’ forays, the hill giant den might gain reinforcements
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
monsters on this level should gain enough XP to advance halfway to 15th level. Before running this level of Undermountain, you should review the “Gith” entry in the Monster Manual, because it contains
information that will help you roleplay githyanki effectively. Additional information about githyanki society can be found in Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes, although that resource is not required to run the Crystal Labyrinth.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Lower-Level and Higher-Level Characters This chapter is a preamble to the adventure’s primary plot. You can run this chapter for lower-level characters, adapting it as described below. If your
ghouls B1 One vampire spawn If the characters are 11th level at the start of this chapter, they don’t gain a level for completing it.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Reinforcements Adventurers can use hit-and-run tactics to weaken Grudd Haug’s defenses. Depending on how much time passes between the adventurers’ forays, the hill giant den might gain reinforcements
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
Appendix B: Death House You can run Curse of Strahd for 1st-level characters with the help of this optional mini-adventure, which is designed to advance characters to 3rd level. Players creating 1st
block their path. LEVEL ADVANCEMENT
In this mini-adventure, the characters gain levels by accomplishing specific goals, rather than by slaying monsters. These milestones are as follows
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
knows death in myriad forms. Such amalgamated spirits are tormented by their collective pain, endlessly moaning disjointed final thoughts as they lash out at the living. Having known untold deaths
linger and listen to a gallows speaker might gain insight into any of its many deaths. Gallows Speaker
Medium Undead
Armor Class 12
Hit Points 85 (19d8)
Speed 0 ft., fly 40 ft. (hover)
STR
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
the adventure, there are typically no loose plot threads. The next adventure presents an altogether different challenge having nothing to do with the adventure that preceded it. As the characters gain
experience points, they become more powerful, as do the threats they must overcome. This kind of campaign is easy to run, since it requires little effort beyond finding or creating adventures