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Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures
/day: commune with nature (as an action)The wise and ancient treefolk thrive in the depths of Eldraine’s forested wilds. Though many treefolk rival members of the high fae in age, they rarely
interfere with the goings-on of the faerie court. Instead, treefolk serve as guardians and shepherds of their wild groves, dispensing wisdom and blessings to travelers who wander under their branches
Monsters
Vecna: Eve of Ruin
it was a person at first, but then I saw its head. Next, its arm. I knew I had to run.”
—Werthil,Kender Adventurer
Moonlight guardians are gleaming bipedal statues made of silver and
and other shapeshifting creatures. In response, the Moon card spawned the first moonlight guardian.
A moonlight guardian’s body is infused with magical moonlight that the creature can channel
Monsters
Acquisitions Incorporated
person, magic weapon, silence, spiritual weapon
3rd level (3 slots): beacon of hope, crusader's mantle, dispel magic, mass healing word, spirit guardians
4th level (3 slots): death ward, freedom of
in matters of love, and hopeless in games of chance. Omin is also often accused of being one of the Masked Lords of Waterdeep, though this bit of fancy earns little more than a chuckle in response
Triton
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
elemental planes, and other dangerous spots far from the eyes of land-bound folk. Long-established guardians of the deep ocean floor, in recent years the noble tritons have become increasingly active in
the world above.
Aquatic Crusaders
Centuries ago, tritons entered the world in response to the growing threat of evil elementals. Tritons waged many wars against their enemies on the Plane of Water
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragon’s Wake
carved in Lhammaruntosz’s likeness and includes quarters for the rest of the Scaly Eye and a magic statue of Bahamut, which the dragon can use to commune with the deity. In recent decades
. Members of the Scaly Eye still live within the Bronze Shrine, as Lhammaruntosz has ordered them to stay on as her guardians.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
stood united as the guardians of Godsbreath. But of late, they have begun to work independently to recruit and reward their own followers. Through recent prophecies known only to themselves, the
members of the Covenant have learned the blood of a deity is needed to revitalize the soil of the Ribbon and stave off potential famine across Godsbreath. In response, the gods are becoming more active, shoring up their power to avoid becoming this necessary sacrifice.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
with the characters’ books. A successful DC 10 Wisdom (Insight) check confirms that the acolyte’s mistake was an honest one. In response to any discussion of the mark that has appeared on the
Teles a few hours later. SEEKING HIGHER KNOWLEDGE
As they try to learn more about the affliction that has befallen them, the characters might use magic such as commune, divination, or legend lore
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Speak with Dead
Spirit Guardians
Tongues
Water Walk
4th Level Banishment
Control Water
Death Ward
Divination
Freedom of Movement
Guardian of Faith
Locate Creature
Stone
Shape
5th Level Commune
Contagion
Dispel Evil and Good
Flame Strike
Geas
Greater Restoration
Hallow
Insect Plague
Legend Lore
Mass Cure Wounds
Planar Binding
Raise
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Dispel Magic
Glyph of Warding
Magic Circle
Mass Healing Word
Meld into Stone
Protection from Energy
Remove Curse
Revivify
Sending
Speak with Dead
Spirit Guardians
Tongues
Water
Walk
4th Level
Banishment
Control Water
Death Ward
Divination
Freedom of Movement
Guardian of Faith
Locate Creature
Stone Shape
5th Level
Commune
Contagion
Dispel Evil and Good
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
manifestations of the gods. The more religious members of the Stoneheart Enclave cast augury and commune spells within the circle, interpreting the responses to their entreaties through subtle changes
them. They must defeat these servants until the gem awakens three temple guardians, at which point the temple will be cleansed and the characters can leave. Once the characters accomplish this task
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume Four
forested wilds. Though many treefolk rival members of the high fae in age, they rarely interfere with the goings-on of the faerie court. Instead, treefolk serve as guardians and shepherds of their wild
/day each: enlarge/reduce, speak with plants
1/day: commune with nature (as an action)
Bonus Actions
Oaken Boon. The treefolk blesses one creature other than itself that it can see within 60 feet
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
and intercedes between the bearer and any threat. Although it isn’t mindless, a shield guardian has no sense of self preservation and will sacrifice itself to protect its master.
Shield guardians
shield guardians to eventually serve creatures other than their creators. A shield guardian’s command amulet might be passed down through a magic-using society or family for generations.
Kai
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
protective guard in response to a recent attack against the family member of another King of Coin. But he slipped past his guardians, intent on reveling amid the March of Vice. Last night, Zenia Ruba
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Moonlight Guardian Moonlight guardians are gleaming bipedal statues made of silver and mithral. They were originally created by a desperate mage on Krynn who drew the Moon card from a Deck of Many
Things. The mage wished for a retinue of bodyguards ideally suited to fighting lycanthropes and other shapeshifting creatures. In response, the Moon card spawned the first moonlight guardian. A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
— Meld into Stone Transmutation R Protection from Energy Abjuration C Remove Curse Abjuration — Revivify Necromancy M Sending Divination — Speak with Dead Necromancy — Spirit Guardians Conjuration C
Spells Spell School Special Circle of Power Abjuration C Commune Divination R Contagion Necromancy — Dispel Evil and Good Abjuration C Flame Strike Evocation — Geas Enchantment — Greater Restoration
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Necromancy M Sending Divination — Speak with Dead Necromancy — Spirit Guardians Conjuration C Tongues Divination — Water Walk Transmutation R Level 4 Cleric Spells Spell School Special Aura of Life
Divination C Stone Shape Transmutation — Level 5 Cleric Spells Spell School Special Commune Divination R Contagion Necromancy — Dispel Evil and Good Abjuration C Flame Strike Evocation — Geas
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
magical bridge into another realm of existence. The mythal thrummed in response, the intangible pulse of the old device taking on a new and different note. Sarya ignored the mythal stone’s change and
on another plane of existence. The spell provides a shortcut to a planar destination, bypassing many of the guardians and trials that would normally fill such a journey. But this 9th-level spell is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
than a chuckle in response. And even if the rumor were true, Omin would never leverage such a position for greater financial gain and power. Because that would be wrong … Omin Dran
Medium humanoid
): beacon of hope, crusader’s mantle, dispel magic, mass healing word, spirit guardians
4th level (3 slots): death ward, freedom of movement, locate creature, stoneskin
5th level (1 slot): dispel
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
received no response. Nonetheless, they still hope to be sent reinforcements, laborers, and material for rebuilding the abbey. They typically keep watch on the Skull Dunes during the day, but have grown
destruction to the mainland, and he hopes to hold the island until help arrives. Ozymandias wears a special golden medallion (see the sidebar) that allows safe passage through the undead guardians of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
can see, or any other mystical manner. A verbal reply to a divination or commune spell must be truthful, but it might still be misleading. A god can’t speak a deliberate lie in response to either
usually send omens as either warnings or as signs of their favor. The response to the augury spell takes the form of an omen foretelling weal or woe, and the gods might use omens in the same way, even
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
inscribed with necromantic markings before the burial ritual concludes with an invocation to darkness. As a mummy endures in undeath, it animates in response to conditions specified by the ritual. Most
who committed crimes of treason, adultery, or murder. As punishment, they were cursed with eternal undeath, embalmed, mummified, and sealed away. Other times, mummies acting as tomb guardians are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
The Survivors’ Response The survivors in the abbey provide many potential social interactions and combat encounters. Use the following guidelines to decide how the survivors react to the characters
Ozymandius relies on spirit guardians and spiritual weapon to wear down the characters. The veterans try to keep Ozymandius safe, possibly by standing in the doorway to his chamber. Odium shrinks back in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
monument to commune with his goddess, leaving Krull behind. Dragons tore the obsidian rocks of Arkhan’s tower from the fiery volcanoes of Avernus. Fifty skeletons and thirty zombies stand ready to
slots): blindness/deafness, gentle repose, hold person, ray of enfeeblement, spiritual weapon
3rd level (3 slots): animate dead, magic circle, speak with dead, spirit guardians, vampiric touch
4th
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
damage and appears out of the midst of the explosion. Kayalithica’s Questions Like her ancestors before her, Kayalithica believes that the stalactite allows her to commune with Skoraeus Stonebones, the
advantage on all Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma saving throws against magic. He has the create food and water spell prepared instead of spirit guardians. He speaks Common and Gnomish. A devout
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
has the Charmed condition until the start of the pirate’s next turn.
Reactions
Riposte. Trigger: The pirate is hit by a melee attack roll while holding a weapon. Response: The pirate adds 3 to its
Will: Detect Evil and Good
1/Day Each: Commune, Control Weather, Dispel Evil and Good, Raise Dead
Bonus Actions
Divine Aid (2/Day). The planetar casts Cure Wounds, Invisibility, Lesser Restoration
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
why they are in the Deans’ Wing after hours. If they aren’t convinced by the response, they try to grapple the intruders and eject them from the building. Research. The bookshelves here contain
grip wrapped in thick red rope. If a character takes this item and any Lorehold faculty member sees them using it, the faculty member confiscates it and returns it to this office. Ancient guardians
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
. Those who find these mystical sites might bathe or drink from the pools and temporarily gain a measure of the waters’ magic. All manner of protectors or covetous guardians might lurk around these
serve as trade routes or secret connections between distant lands. Others shift locations at noteworthy times or in response to external phenomena, like on specific anniversaries or in response to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
important business with Valin, and she freely answers any questions put to her. Power of Disbelief. Alessia scoffs in response to a suggestion that Valin might be involved in improper activities or evil
(Perception) check made to observe the dais, spots an ornate sword hilt embedded within it (see “Treasure” below). The hilt can be noted automatically by anyone within 5 feet of the dais. Genie Guardians
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
that the three are reciting has quelled the barlgura and rendered it unconscious. If any of them stop chanting, the demon awakes and becomes enraged, though it remains bound within the circle. Whenever
form a large, faintly glowing circle. Five wooden treasure chests with sturdy padlocks rest against the walls. Guardians. The spectator guards the treasure chests and attacks intruders who aren’t
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
secret evil order whose members call themselves the Knights of the Shield, and who are the self-appointed guardians of the Shield of the Hidden Lord. Satiir doesn’t speak of the shield. Instead, she
combat whenever possible. He sheds crocodile tears for Elturel, claiming that he was visiting a parish a few miles outside the city when it disappeared, and expressing horror in response to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
protected against intruders by monstrous guardians. Dory lives in the suspended ship. Reaching the ship without magic requires climbing the crane, which takes a successful DC 20 Strength (Athletics) check
task, and bring the candidate to the temple, where we shall appraise its worth.
Dory received this note from one the Whisperer’s minions in response to Jarme’s arrest. It tasks Dory with finding more
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium
action, dispel magic can be cast in response to another spell being cast, yet dispel magic can’t substitute for counterspell. The main reason is that dispel magic removes a spell that is already on a
: blade barrier
cloudkill
cloud of daggers
Evard’s black tentacles
forbiddance
moonbeam
sleet storm
spirit guardians
Reading the description of any of those spells, you might
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
single lizardfolk shaman worships at the altar in this room. Two amphisbaenae (see appendix C) serve as guardians here, and live within the hollow altar. Development. Only the shamans, the queen, and the
against the south wall features a wooden bowl of fruit. A wooden bench is against the north wall, and in the center of the room a wooden chair faces the bench.
Three lizardfolk in robes are reciting a