come readily grove to her realms

Decaton Modron

Monsters Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse

sprout out from their rounded frames in all directions. Their heads contain ten eyes to readily observe the operations of surrounding base modrons. In emergencies, a decaton can discharge a bolt of

modrons hold leadership positions, maintaining order in Mechanus and the realms beyond. For more information on modrons, see the Monster Manual.

Spring Eladrin

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

will: Tasha's hideous laughter 1/day each: major image, suggestionTheir hearts filled with joy, spring eladrin cavort through their sylvan realms, their songs and laughter filling the air. These

dinner, come with an empty stomach. Their goodwill extends to heaping portions. Note to self: send some of my spring eladrin friends to visit Mordenkainen. That’ll teach him to lighten up. TASHA

Lesser Star Spawn Emissary

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

and just as readily appear as people, animals, or other creatures—the more unassuming, the better. Should it reveal its true form, an emissary appears as a roughly bipedal mass of agitated organs

emissaries are the fingers of alien realms, digits that tip the scales of reality toward terror. Heralded by ominous astrological events, these ravenous invaders make worlds ready for unimaginable masters or

Leonin

Species Mythic Odysseys of Theros

-shaking roars, gives most leonin an air that readily shifts between regal and fearsome. Leonin often act with confidence, which can come off as imperiousness. While this can reassure their allies, it can

Sea Spawn

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

death. Sea spawn come in a wide variety of forms. An individual might have a tentacle for an arm, the jaws of a shark, a sea urchin’s spines, a whale’s fin, octopus eyes, seaweed hair, or

the Forgotten Realms setting) might notice one curious fact about the islands’ human inhabitants: no infants or elderly are among them. This is because babies born to the Rocklanders are claimed

Ancient Moonstone Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

existence and connected through portals under the dragon’s control. A lair might include a secluded grove on the Material Plane, a well-protected tower in the Feywild, and even a hidden corner of

storage. Occasionally, though, a whimsical moonstone dragon delights in shaking things up, insisting that visitors come to the Border Ethereal for a meeting or sleeping in the middle of a heavily

Adult Moonstone Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

might include a secluded grove on the Material Plane, a well-protected tower in the Feywild, and even a hidden corner of the Ethereal Plane. Moonstone dragons often use locations in the Feywild as

things up, insisting that visitors come to the Border Ethereal for a meeting or sleeping in the middle of a heavily trafficked forest on the Material Plane. Moonstone dragons navigate their

Baernaloth

Monsters Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse

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

while, baernaloths are disturbingly detached, observing their victims’ agony without emotion.A Baernaloth’s Lair Whether in the hopeless realms of Hades or on the rare occasion they lurk

Genasi Legacy

Species Elemental Evil Player's Companion

Those who think of other planes at all consider them remote, distant realms, but planar influence can be felt throughout the world. It sometimes manifests in beings who, through an accident of birth

genasi in the Realms are descendants of the djinn and efreet who once ruled Calimshan. When those rulers were overthrown, their planetouched children were scattered. Over thousands of years, the

Human

races

Era of Expansion describes many separate conflicts that occurred in the wake of human migration. Humans didn’t send armies initially, but settlers. They cut trees from the Grove Maze to build

by another heritage in the lands they’ve come to settle. In the duchies of the Charneault Kingdom, humans pay homage to the Spirits of Nature as taught to them by the elves. The modern

Dagon

monsters

’lyeh. Dagon is the high priest of Cthulhu among the Deep Ones. Under his direction, that loathsome species seeks to infiltrate and overwhelm the terrestrial realms. Unwitting Servitors. Dagon sits

scheme, Dagon is a benevolent sea deity who offers excellent fishing and good weather. In return, the cult follows the dictates of their ocean-dwelling allies and sometimes offer aid to strangers who come

Disembodied

races

To allow one’s mind to touch the planes is the ultimate dream of many an arcane spellcaster, and nowhere has that dream come closer to reality than in the lost city of Ulmyr’s Gate

two realms, often haunted by memories of the city’s destruction, of which they rarely if ever speak. Disembodied Traits Creature Type: HumanoidSize: Your size is Small or Medium, as you

Human Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

Just as readily as they mix with each other, humans mingle with members of other races. They get along with almost everyone, though they might not be close to many. Humans serve as ambassadors, diplomats

naming traditions of their ancestors. The material culture and physical characteristics of humans can change wildly from region to region. In the Forgotten Realms, for example, the clothing, architecture

Triton Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

remote even merfolk and sea elves rarely encounter them. Haughty Nobles As a result of their isolation and limited understanding of the Material Plane, tritons can come across as haughty and

. The tritons’ limited view of the world leaves them ignorant of the kingdoms, wars, and other struggles of the surface world. Tritons readily see such concerns as minor events, a sideshow to

Tabaxi Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

We had a tabaxi come through once, a few winters back. She kept the taproom packed each night with her stories and spent most days napping in a chair in front of the fireplace. We thought she was

wanderers keep to civilized realms, preferring to bargain instead of pursuing more dangerous methods of sating their curiosity. However, they aren’t above a little discreet theft to get their claws

Dwarf Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

. For example, some of the oldest dwarves living in Citadel Felbarr (in the world of the Forgotten Realms) can recall the day, more than three centuries ago, when orcs conquered the fortress and drove

frivolous. Two things to be said for them, though: They don’t have many smiths, but the ones they have do very fine work. And when orcs or goblins come streaming down out of the mountains, an elf

High Forest

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

trees that is an important meeting-place for the Emerald Enclave. Foes of the enclave have to fight to reach it, but members can readily find aid, healing, and advice in the grove. Reason to Visit

High Forest

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

trees that is an important meeting-place for the Emerald Enclave. Foes of the enclave have to fight to reach it, but members can readily find aid, healing, and advice in the grove. Reason to Visit

Material Realms

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

Plane and these other realms is sometimes effortless, even accidental. Adventurers might enter a grove of trees on the Material Plane and suddenly find themselves in a lush, colorful forest on the Feywild or a grim wood of dead trees on the Shadowfell.

Material Realms The Material Plane is where the philosophical and elemental forces of the other planes of existence collide in the jumbled existence of mortal life and matter. It is a thoroughly

Druid Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

becoming a druid was part of your character’s destiny. Have you always been an adventurer as part of your druidic calling, or did you first spend time as a caretaker of a sacred grove or spring

of Greyhawk and the Forgotten Realms, druidic circles are not usually connected to the faith of a single nature deity. Any given circle in the Forgotten Realms, for example, might include druids who

The Walking Castle

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel

they might be working for Shemeshka through intermediaries seeking to track R04M. When the characters come within sight of the walking castle, read the following description: Amid a grove of strange

The Walking Castle The walking castle Iedcaru is a treasure from ages past. It was created by githzerai as a hermitage where ascetics could travel the Outlands and meditate on the nature of realms

Adventure Synopsis

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a1

themselves the owners of the place. They defend themselves aggressively against intrusion, making it difficult to avoid combat with them. Hidden Grove. Eventually, the characters discover the lower level of

the citadel and the Twilight Grove that lies within. There, they learn the truth about the enchanted fruit, and they must confront Belak the Outcast and the Gulthias Tree. PLACING THE ADVENTURE The

Adventure Synopsis

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a1

themselves the owners of the place. They defend themselves aggressively against intrusion, making it difficult to avoid combat with them. Hidden Grove. Eventually, the characters discover the lower level of

the citadel and the Twilight Grove that lies within. There, they learn the truth about the enchanted fruit, and they must confront Belak the Outcast and the Gulthias Tree. PLACING THE ADVENTURE The

The Walking Castle

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel

they might be working for Shemeshka through intermediaries seeking to track R04M. When the characters come within sight of the walking castle, read the following description: Amid a grove of strange

The Walking Castle The walking castle Iedcaru is a treasure from ages past. It was created by githzerai as a hermitage where ascetics could travel the Outlands and meditate on the nature of realms

13. Zurkhwood Grove

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

13. Zurkhwood Grove Ceiling. This immense cavern is 50 feet high. Fungi. A forest of zurkhwood erupts from the guano- and moss-covered floor, the tallest and oldest standing over 40 feet tall

guarded by four awakened zurkhwoods (use awakened tree statistics). A svirfneblin druid inhabited this grove until a few months ago, when he felt threatened by the arrival of the aboleth and decided

13. Zurkhwood Grove

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

13. Zurkhwood Grove Ceiling. This immense cavern is 50 feet high. Fungi. A forest of zurkhwood erupts from the guano- and moss-covered floor, the tallest and oldest standing over 40 feet tall

guarded by four awakened zurkhwoods (use awakened tree statistics). A svirfneblin druid inhabited this grove until a few months ago, when he felt threatened by the arrival of the aboleth and decided

Haughty Nobles

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

Haughty Nobles As a result of their isolation and limited understanding of the Material Plane, tritons can come across as haughty and arrogant. They see themselves as caretakers of the sea, and they

the kingdoms, wars, and other struggles of the surface world. Tritons readily see such concerns as minor events, a sideshow to the tritons’ role as the world’s true protectors.

Netherese Necropolis

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

of the Realms, including a Netherese demilich. It also contains a mythallar (described in appendix D), a magic item that can raise an entire city into the air and alter the weather in a fifty-mile

that has become suffused with demonic magic can warp a creature’s mind, causing madness that usually fades away once the contact is broken. Chardalyn is cold to the touch and readily accepts

Chapter 8: Realms of Etharis

compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Grim Hollow: Player’s Guide

. Flabenici’s election occurred in mere days, so quickly that some Morencians saw this as a sign of hope. Others proclaimed this an omen of darker days to come. Kohlys Papinian, “The Blazing Brain.” Most

Morencians readily admit that the personality dubbed “The Blazing Brain” is the real power in Morencia. As the Banker’s Guild leader, she allowed the Augustine Trading Company to acquire a majority stake

Haughty Nobles

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

Haughty Nobles As a result of their isolation and limited understanding of the Material Plane, tritons can come across as haughty and arrogant. They see themselves as caretakers of the sea, and they

the kingdoms, wars, and other struggles of the surface world. Tritons readily see such concerns as minor events, a sideshow to the tritons’ role as the world’s true protectors.

Netherese Necropolis

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

of the Realms, including a Netherese demilich. It also contains a mythallar (described in appendix D), a magic item that can raise an entire city into the air and alter the weather in a fifty-mile

that has become suffused with demonic magic can warp a creature’s mind, causing madness that usually fades away once the contact is broken. Chardalyn is cold to the touch and readily accepts

Task List

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

Goldwhisker clan deserves to live in Blingdenstone. Find Entémoch’s Boon. Cleanse the Steadfast Stone (area 22). Travel to Neverlight Grove and harvest a wagon load of ingredients among its fungal pools and

fields. Escort a salt shipment to Gracklstugh to trade for duergar-made weapons. Complete one or both tasks set forth by the ghost of Burrow Warden Jadger (see area 8). Let the players come up with

Preface

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

Preface Hail and well met, traveler! Welcome to a world of magic and adventure. Originally created by Ed Greenwood, the Forgotten Realms setting has been home to Dungeons & Dragons stories and games

for decades. Built for tales of swords and sorcery, the Realms initially grew and flourished in Ed’s D&D campaign, which featured heroes like the Knights of Myth Drannor in the Dalelands. Ed also