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Mythic Odysseys of Theros
wild places of the world, being common foes for heroes seeking to test their mettle against terrors worthy of the gods’ notice. Most ironscale hydras inhabit lakes and boggy caverns, from which
they hunt unwary creatures that come for a drink or swim.
What krakens are to the sea and dragons are to the sky, hydras are to the lands of Theros. Various hydras dwell at the fringes of civilization
Monsters
Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
has the charmed condition until the end of its next turn. A creature charmed in this way treats its allies as foes, and the colors of its body and equipment become shades of gray. On a successful save
primal evil power before other yugoloths or that they come from an epoch before the current manifestation of the planes. Baernaloths refuse to say, but most obsess over secrets and obscene lore regarding
Triton
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
, driving them into the Darkened Depths where they escaped into the crushing pressure and utter darkness. In time, the tritons noticed that their ancient elemental foes had grown quiet. Expeditions to
the depths revealed that krakens, sahuagin, and far worse foes had fled the Plane of Water for the Material Plane.
The tritons, driven by a sense of duty and responsibility, would not allow their foes
Bugbear
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
crafting simple tools and hunting and gathering food, and gangs sometimes come together peacefully to exchange members and goods between them.
Malevolent Worship of Malign Gods
Bugbears worship two
deities who are brothers, Hruggek and Grankhul. Hruggek is the fearsome elder sibling, possessed of legendary might and prowess in battle. Bugbears believe their strength and bravery come from him
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
You are the heir to something of great value — not mere coin or wealth, but an object that has been entrusted to you and you alone. Your inheritance might have come directly to you from a
, and might have set you on the path to adventure, but it could also come with many dangers, including those who covet your gift and want to take it from you — by force, if need be.
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Orc
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
diplomacy. They care only for satisfying their insatiable desire for battle, to smash their foes and appease their gods.
Booming Birth Rate
In order to replenish the casualties of their endless warring
area is at risk. If orcs come upon a target that is too large to assault directly, they will lurk along supply routes, taking out their frustration on caravans and travelers. Left unchecked, a tribe can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
. Before the door can be repaired, a second group of raiders consisting of two guards, three cultists, and three kobolds attacks. These foes can come from outside the keep, or they might be a group of
The Sally Port The keep has a sally port along the west wall for counterattacking foes who bring a battering ram against the gates. During the night while characters are in the keep, raiders approach
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
. Before the door can be repaired, a second group of raiders consisting of two guards, three cultists, and three kobolds attacks. These foes can come from outside the keep, or they might be a group of
The Sally Port The keep has a sally port along the west wall for counterattacking foes who bring a battering ram against the gates. During the night while characters are in the keep, raiders approach
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Phenax’s Villains Servants of Phenax dot the world, largely staying hidden until they are needed to help spin the web of lies that advances his plots. His servants prefer to confront foes using guile
, cunning, and planning instead of brute force. Phenax and his champions move with purpose, don’t draw attention to themselves, and use misdirection to keep foes guessing about when and where their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
of Karametra cease to balance bounty with care, they might come to align with the foes presented on the Karametra’s Villains table. Karametra’s Villains d6 Villain
1 The head of an orphanage
orphans while doing nothing to remedy the circumstances that made them orphans. It can turn defense of one’s community into xenophobia. It can come to treat the wealthy as moral exemplars and the poor as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
dramatic interlude—he might come to a council meeting and demand the citadel’s return on behalf of his kin so that he might rally them against their ancient foes. If the player characters did not
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
dramatic interlude—he might come to a council meeting and demand the citadel’s return on behalf of his kin so that he might rally them against their ancient foes. If the player characters did not
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
dramatic interlude—he might come to a council meeting and demand the citadel’s return on behalf of his kin so that he might rally them against their ancient foes. If the player characters did not
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
another as strangers or foes. Instead they know that by the fact of their meeting alone, Maglubiyet has commanded them to come together. They know the time has come to form a host. Ahh, the Sly Fox
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
same way, villainous organizations create an ongoing sense of menace above and beyond the threat of solitary foes. Having different characters tied to different factions can create interesting
value in and of itself, and might also come with concrete benefits such as access to an organization’s information, equipment, magic, and other resources.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
larger or smaller groups as well as for characters of higher or lower level by swapping one monster or trap for another, changing the number of foes in an encounter, and adjusting DCs to make
contains a mystery. Getting to the bottom of this mystery requires embarking on an adventure. The characters come to Candlekeep on a quest for information, perhaps to solve a crisis elsewhere in the world
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
followers would work admirably. The Keranos’s Villains table suggests a variety of foes that might arise from among the god’s followers. Keranos’s Villains d6 Villain
1 An oracle (see chapter 6
(commoner) creates incredible works of art whose subjects come to life and wreak havoc.
4 An archmage who controls lightning rises to power, blasting those who oppose her to smithereens.
5 A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
: Common Foes. The Heralds of the Comet (see chapter 12) identify both the characters and the Solar Bastion as threats and begin stirring up public sentiment against both groups. A knight of the Solar
. Sir Jared, a knight of the Solar Bastion looking for signs of the Grim Harrow (see chapter 19), has come across a different threat: skeletons or wights riding warhorse skeletons. Jared recruits the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
when they attack. But a group of adventurers could come to earn the respect of their Dhakaani foes and learn more about the enemy. Perhaps a group of adventurers chooses to respect the Dhakaani’s claim
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
the spectacle to come. Vocath acknowledges the throng from his private balcony. The characters have 1 minute to prepare before the first challenge begins. The characters roll initiative at the start
into the air and says, “Forgive me. Let’s try this again.” Queen Gorma, a one-hundred-foot-long megapede (see Boo’s Astral Menagerie) appears, snaps up the guppy, and swallows it whole. Meanwhile, the crowd shouts, “Gorma! Gorma! Gorma!” The megapede isn’t a picky eater and targets foes indiscriminately.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Feature: Inheritance Choose or randomly determine your inheritance from among the possibilities in the table below. Work with your Dungeon Master to come up with details: Why is your inheritance so
Master is free to use your inheritance as a story hook, sending you on quests to learn more about its history or true nature, or confronting you with foes who want to claim it for themselves or prevent
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Touch of Death Your touch is pain, harming whoever you come in contact with. The deathly power within you is beyond your control, afflicting any who touch your bare skin. By the same token, you can
warped by the distortion.
6 Every time you touch a creature, you hear the laughter of someone you once harmed.
Death Touch. You can focus your deadly touch against your foes. As an action
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
offerings for years to come. On the following pages, you’ll find a number of images designed to serve as story beats in the larger Tyranny of Dragons campaign. These images were created to define impactful
. The images herein show just a few avenues explored in updating these foes to the most current edition of the game, along with notes taken from internal concept and story documents. Some present
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
offerings for years to come. On the following pages, you’ll find a number of images designed to serve as story beats in the larger Tyranny of Dragons campaign. These images were created to define impactful
. The images herein show just a few avenues explored in updating these foes to the most current edition of the game, along with notes taken from internal concept and story documents. Some present
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
offerings for years to come. On the following pages, you’ll find a number of images designed to serve as story beats in the larger Tyranny of Dragons campaign. These images were created to define impactful
. The images herein show just a few avenues explored in updating these foes to the most current edition of the game, along with notes taken from internal concept and story documents. Some present
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
, the god split in two, and so did Mogis and Iroas come into existence, embodiments of the two aspects of war that are forever in conflict. Though no tales of either Mogis or Iroas’s faith speak of
cooperation of both Mogis and Iroas themselves.
Mogis’s Warhound. Mogis generally fights alone, because he often loses control of his temper and strikes allies as well as foes in the heat of battle. Still
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
DM.) If you’re incorporating a new character into the group in the middle of an adventure, work with that character’s player to come up with a story hook for how their character joins the group, and
bearing important news. Rescued Prisoner. The new character is a prisoner of the foes the other characters are fighting. When rescued, this character joins their group. Sole Survivor. The new character is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
harmed. Thassa’s followers might become villains for a vast range of reasons. Some become obsessed with recovering or keeping hidden the secrets of the deep. Others come to worship the ocean itself, with
suggests a variety of foes that might arise from among the god’s followers. Thassa’s Villains d6 Villain
1 A triton master of waves (see chapter 6) demands ever greater sacrifices to Thassa from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
foes will be awed and want to emulate the people of Djaynai and their revels. If the characters take the books to Zisatta, she holds onto the books for further study, seeking to understand them
other. In any case, many in both Djaynai and Janya come to wonder what other powerful Djaynaian wisdom might rest in the deep, waiting to be rediscovered.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
come to understand the utility of doing so as they age. More often, white dragons encountered in the company of other creatures have been forced into an uneasy accommodation or a resentful servitude
captured foes as offerings.
4 Yetis keep a white dragon wyrmling chained near the entrance of their lair to discourage scavengers.
5 A well-meaning druid is trying to rear a white dragon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
statistics from Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes) or a gibbering mouther with a mechanical skull housing its central brain. 8–10 The characters come across a group of roving outlaws (five to ten thugs led by a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Roleplaying a Beholder When you’re roleplaying a beholder, the following tables contain possible inspiration. They suggest characteristics that a beholder might possess. Until ye’ve come to know a
, emotionless logic is the way I defeat my foes. 3 I determine if a creature is worth keeping alive within the first minute of speaking to it. 4 I frequently dream of [a particular creature] and am
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
himself Argynvost, had come to the valley years earlier in the guise of a nobleman named Lord Argynvost. The dragon didn’t lair in the valley solely because of its idyllic beauty. He knew of a place
order were told of Lord Argynvost’s true nature. During the war between Strahd and his foes, the Order of the Silver Dragon drove away malefactors searching for the Amber Temple. It also sheltered
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
audience chamber was so intense that I could barely think. Did that pressure come from Menyar-Ag-Gith, or from the dozens of followers that surrounded his body? Alas, I left with that thought, and my
new monastery or joining an existing one. These “missionaries” are always looking for those with psionic potential who can bring those powers to bear against the githzerai’s foes. Most often, they
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
gathering food, and gangs sometimes come together peacefully to exchange members and goods between them. Malevolent Worship of Malign Gods Bugbears worship two deities who are brothers, Hruggek and Grankhul
. Hruggek is the fearsome elder sibling, possessed of legendary might and prowess in battle. Bugbears believe their strength and bravery come from him. Cunning Grankhul is the younger one, and in the