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Monstrous Compendium Vol. 2: Dragonlance Creatures
Draconic Command. Whenever a Dragon or a creature with the Draconic Devotion trait within 30 feet of Verminaard makes an attack roll, the creature can roll a d4;{"diceNotation":"1d4", "rollType
":"roll", "rollAction":"Draconic Command"} and add the number rolled to the attack roll.
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Verminaard fails a saving throw, he can choose to succeed instead.
Special
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Eberron: Rising from the Last War
must obey the knight's commands until the knight dies or until the knight releases it as a bonus action. The knight can command up to twelve undead at a time this way.
Master of the Pallid Banner. While
(4 slots): command, compelled duel, hellish rebuke, wrathful smite
2nd level (3 slots): branding smite, crown of madness, darkness, find steed, magic weaponMultiattack. The knight attacks twice with
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
weapon.A drow house captain leads the troops of an Underdark faction, whether defending a stronghold or leading forces against enemies. These officers make extensive study of strategy and tactics to become
effective leaders in battle.
Among Lolth’s devotees in the city of Menzoberranzan in the Forgotten Realms, each noble house entrusts the leadership of its military forces to a house captain, who
Monsters
Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
balance between the planes through martial force. They vigilantly defend the Spire and fight at the command of Aurumach Rilmani;aurumachs to protect the neutrality of the multiverse. Ferrumachs gleam
with the sheen of bare iron. Their bodies are honed to razor edges, and from it they can fling bolts of sharpened metal.
Rilmani
Rilmani protect the balance between the forces and philosophies of
Monsters
Vecna: Eve of Ruin
appear and disappear at random.
Lolth isn’t present in Pandesmos; she has given command of her legions to Camlash. The balor general specializes in leading campaigns with troops of loyal driders
and mutated arachnids. Adherents of Lolth have joined Camlash’s forces, despite the usual animosity between drider;driders and people. All fight together in Lolth’s name.Fire, PoisonCold, Lightning; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks
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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
legendary action option can be used at a time and only at the end of another creature’s turn. The githyanki regains spent legendary actions at the start of its turn.
Command Ally. The githyanki
forces. Most supreme commanders ride red dragons (see the Monster Manual) into battle.
Githyanki
Githyanki descend from an ancient people who were also the progenitors of githzerai. These tall
Monsters
Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
casts one of the following spells, requiring no material components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 16):
1/day each: command, hold personAvorals are eagle-like bipeds
and slow to anger, their supernatural virtue puts them at odds with the evil beings of the Lower Planes. Guardinals abhor wickedness and strike out against injustice and villainy without hesitation, determined to eradicate forces that threaten beauty and peace.Radiant
Monsters
Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
damage on a successful one.When the armies of Mechanus mobilize against the forces of chaos, hextons are the field generals who command modron troops. These hulking hierarchs lead groups of modrons in
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
each: command, divination, hypnotic pattern, lesser restorationThe dragon can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. Only one legendary action option can be used at a time and only at
.
Crystal dragons’ connection to the radiant forces of the Positive Plane fosters a nurturing, optimistic attitude in most of these dragons. They sometimes adopt the abandoned eggs or hatchlings of
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
: command, divination, greater restoration, hypnotic pattern, invisibilityThe dragon can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. Only one legendary action option can be used at a
them in peace.
Crystal dragons’ connection to the radiant forces of the Positive Plane fosters a nurturing, optimistic attitude in most of these dragons. They sometimes adopt the abandoned eggs or
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
hour or until it attacks, it forces a creature to make a saving throw, or its concentration is broken (as if concentrating on a spell). Any equipment the duergar wears or carries is invisible with
, inspiring, and merciless in equal parts. A skilled leader in battle, the warlord can use spikes of psionic energy to compel the warriors they command to fight harder.
Duergar
Duergar are dwarves of
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
. They also prize understanding of the cosmic forces that emanate from the Outer Planes, studying the opposing tides of good and evil, chaos and order, so they can offer counsel to those with the
in collecting knowledge and magic dealing with the nature of the planes of existence, cosmic forces, and distant worlds. They prize treasures drawn from different worlds of the Material Plane
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
of the cosmic forces that emanate from the Outer Planes, studying the opposing tides of good and evil, chaos and order, so they can offer counsel to those with the wisdom to accept it.
Amethyst
magic dealing with the nature of the planes of existence, cosmic forces, and distant worlds. They prize treasures drawn from different worlds of the Material Plane, especially magic items and artworks
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
sapphire dragon wyrmling;sapphire wyrmling who left home months before.
6
An adult sapphire dragon and a squadron of githyanki have joined forces to locate and destroy a mind flayer colony
of psychic forces has begun to affect the local fauna in strange ways.
Sapphire Dragon Lairs
Sapphire dragons make their lairs in enormous caverns and complex tunnel systems. As they grow
monsters
(A) a Vicious Stinger attack or (B) a use of Spellcasting to cast Command (level 3 version).
Mind Lash. Melee or Ranged Attack Roll: +9;{"diceNotation":"1d20+9", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction
ability (spell save DC 17):
At Will: Command (level 3 version), Detect Magic, Detect Thoughts, Mage Hand
1/Day Each: Clairvoyance, Geas, Major Image, Mirage ArcaneProtective Magic (3/Day). The phaerimm
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
lacks a steady will to command it, the storm wanders the world. Long ago, a cloud giant traveler built the tower as a wandering bastion against forces of chaos on the Material Plane. The traveler
constructed it using a gift from the fabled Wind Dukes of Aaqa—beings of order from the Plane of Air who oppose the forces of chaos and Elemental Evil throughout the multiverse. This gift, the Labyrinth Funnel, is a conduit to the Plane of Air that fuels the tower’s magic.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
easily accessible shelter within miles of the characters’ initial position in Pandesmos.
Hurricane Tower is the strategic heart of Lolth’s forces. The balor general Camlash uses the tower to organize
.
Camlash Lolth isn’t present in Pandesmos; she has given command of her legions to Camlash. The balor general specializes in leading campaigns with troops of loyal driders and mutated arachnids. For
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
enough for Miska to exit, so Miska is widening it. If he can break free, he can join the battle his forces are engaged in and revel in chaos once again. If the rod is removed or knocked aside, the seal
. Miska’s other spyder-fiends (see appendix A) defend him and implement the demon lord’s complex strategies. Yet Miska’s position is precarious. While he’s a cunning general, he’s unable to command his
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
returned to reclaim the level. House Auvryndar and its allies hope to establish a permanent stronghold here, complete with a fully renovated temple dedicated to Lolth. The drow forces on this level are bolstered by a gang of troglodytes under the command of a loathsome leader named Gorzil.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Githyanki After tracking the splinter colony of mind flayers to Undermountain, githyanki forces from level 16 have begun their systematic eradication of the illithid presence. The githyanki forces on
this level await reinforcements from level 16. Yaveklar, the knight in command, intends to personally cut off the ulitharid’s head and present it to her superiors. Her second in command, Lashiir
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Maintaining Order The adventurers are in command of their NPC followers, and that means they are responsible for welding together disparate forces and maintaining discipline. The characters have a
bit of an advantage in this regard, in that the NPCs placed under their command are all well-trained faction operatives, not raw recruits or mercenaries. However, some of these seasoned personnel might
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Queen’s forces, the Blue Dragon Army prepares to join the Red Dragon Army’s multipronged invasion of Solamnia. The Green Dragon Army recently came under the command of Salah-Khan, a Khur leader who united
The Dragon Armies The Dragon Queen’s forces are organized into five Dragon Armies. Draconians fill the ranks of each, though the armies’ numbers also include humans, goblins, hobgoblins, ogres, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
"Stygian Dock"), Zariel and most of her crew aren’t present, leaving the fortress with a skeleton crew that consists of the following hostile forces: An erinyes named Nariangela, who guards the bridge on
the command deck (the fortress’s topmost deck) Eighteen bearded devils in plate armor (AC 18), patrolling the lower decks in pairs Three bone devils, circling above the fortress
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
: Marshal Vendri has agreed to send Darrett and the characters to the Northern Wastes to investigate the Dragon Army’s agenda there. Darrett will be given command of a few hundred soldiers. To avoid drawing
wastes. This is where the forces will disembark. From there, the characters and Darrett’s troops are to discover the Dragon Army’s plot, thwart it, and then return to the ships. Darrett answers any
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Adamantine Tower The adventurers come across a tower haunted by forces of darkness. Vaulted chambers bristle with stalactites and stalagmites, slowing your passage as you wend your way across uneven
too narrow for anything bigger than a Tiny creature to squeeze through. A character can learn the tower’s command words by casting an identify spell on it. The command word to open the front door or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
that no other devil may associate with Bitter Breath. However, Zariel’s decree hasn’t stopped the fiendish outcast from joining forces with a gang of marauding hobgoblins under the command of a battle
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hold Back The Dead
be an easy task. Szass Tam, a scheming lich in command of the malevolent Red Wizards of Thay, plans to amass an army in this area of the Western Heartlands. Ironspine Keep makes an ideal place to
sequester his forces, and Szass Tam can’t allow the powerful Sword Coast cities to control the stronghold. He quickly dispatched a legion commanded by a spectral warlord to discourage the recovery effort
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
his command, and with the exception of Cudgel and a few mercenaries who aren’t attending the reenactment, the entire company secretly plans to attack lethally during the mock battle Agents of the Red
draconians the characters might have encountered in chapter 2 were part of this force. If Vogler can be taken by the traitorous members of the Ironclad Regiment, all the better. If it can’t, the Dragon Army plans to bring its own devastating forces to bear.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
universe will one day be theirs to command, its laws and structure twisted and warped to match the demons’ ideal of perfection. Being a lord of part of the Abyss is like being the biggest maggot on a
princes and their thralls are among the mightiest forces in the planes. It is conceivable that, if the Blood War turns dramatically in their favor, the demon princes could put the rest of their apocalyptic plans in motion.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
sahuagin are using these barracks as a forward command post. Thirty sahuagin, three sahuagin champions, five sahuagin coral smashers, and Blademaster Makaht (sahuagin blademaster, see appendix C), if
how long the party has spent in the fortress, Baron Kepmak and his honor guard join the fray. Begin the following encounter. The Baron’s Counterattack Incensed by his forces’ slaughter, Baron Kepmak
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Bone Knight Bone knights are the champions of the Order of the Emerald Claw. Clad in distinctive bonecraft armor—heavy armor adorned with the bones of fallen enemies—these fearsome warriors command
army with undead forces. The skeletons and zombies created by the necromancers were mindless creatures that required guidance. The first bone knights were appointed to provide this control. Devoted
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
the siege can avoid the main body of the devils’ army, but come under attack by forces to the rear. Adjust the boxed text below accordingly as you read it to the players to set the scene: Armored
the blasted landscape and flows directly beneath the city. Floating on the river are demonic barges being assailed by squadrons of winged devils under the command of a terrifying pit fiend wearing an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
mercenaries, a special forces unit, or a squad of regular infantry. Perhaps you protect a nation’s people from monsters, or you fight secret battles in the wake of a war that has supposedly ended. Or the
nation requires military forces to protect the frontier and to lead advancement into new territory. Types of Military Forces Military forces represent a variety of organized bands of warriors. They can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
ever be the price of divinity.
—Iuz the Evil, cambion demigod
Cambions are former mortals corrupted by fiendish power or possessed by insidious forces. While tieflings are free-willed individuals
with a hint of fiendish ancestry, cambions are inherently tied to or remade by the wicked magic of the Lower Planes. Many cambions serve the malevolent forces that are the source of their powers
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Mistshore: Spring Xanathar has sent forces to collect the Stone of Golorr from Grinda Garloth, known up and down the wharf as an eccentric wizard who owns a submersible contraption that she uses to
inside, having barricaded the doors with furniture. Trying to break down the doors are four members of the Xanathar Guild (CE male human bandits) under the command of a dwarf enforcer named Noska