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Volo's Guide to Monsters
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5th level (2 slots): Bigby's hand, cloudkill
6th level (1 slot): circle of death*
*Necromancy spell of 1st level or higher
Grim Harvest (1/Turn). When necromancer kills a creature that is
neither a construct nor undead with a spell of 1st level or higher, the necromancer regains hit points equal to twice the spell’s level, or three times if it is a necromancy spell.Withering
races
unique construct created by magic, mysterious science, or both.
Arisen are never born in their current form. They are not undead, nor have they been raised from death by divine magic. Rather, each
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Their rarity among the peoples of Etharis and the grim rumors that swirl around them most often leave arisen socially isolated. But not all arisen are driven to nihilism by the bleakness of their
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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
’s grim energy.
Shadar-kai have ashen skin tones, and while they’re in the Shadowfell, they also become wizened, reflecting the somber nature of that gloomy plane.
Like other elves
, Beast, Celestial, Construct, Dragon, Elemental, Fey, Fiend, Giant, Humanoid, Monstrosity, Ooze, Plant, Undead. These types don’t have rules themselves, but some rules in the game affect creatures
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Settlements and Sites Barovia’s people are slow to trust strangers, but they eagerly share tales of the past tragedies and grim rumors that haunt every corner of their land. Ancient mysteries pervade
the domain, and those who leave the relative safety of Barovia’s settlements enter perilous lands where mortals aren’t welcome. Map 3.1: barovia View Player Version
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Uni and the Hunt for the Lost Horn
here? Quest for the Unicorn. The characters seek a unicorn for personal reasons. Perhaps the unicorn’s healing magic can cure a character’s dying relative or friend. Maybe the characters seek a patron
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
cycle proceed for as long as your adventures demand, waxing or waning whenever it’s most dramatic. The plague will never kill everyone in Richemulot; there will always be miraculous cures or reasons
for Jacqueline Renier to withdraw her infected rat swarms. The cities then repopulate swiftly, with new residents emerging from the Mists to little notice. This ensures that after a period of relative peace, the plague’s next wave is just as devastating as the last.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
build specialized workshops for those purposes. Arcane Workshop Adventures Characters might find their way to an arcane workshop for a variety of reasons. Some possibilities are outlined in the Arcane
artificers finish making the item. 2 Petition the ranking artificer for access to the workshop’s specialized library. 3 Use the workshop to create a crucial magic item. 4 Locate a stolen construct that has
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
fractal as its mascot, and many a Quandrix student can be found playing fetch with a fractal companion in between lessons. Fractal Mascot
Small Construct, Typically Neutral
Armor Class 12
Hit
Immunities poisoned
Senses passive Perception 10
Languages understands the languages of its creator but can’t speak
Challenge 1/4 (50 XP) Proficiency Bonus +2
Relative Density. The fractal can move
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
make sure the player is happy with the choice. Suggested story hooks include the following: Long-Lost Friend. The new character is a friend or relative of one of the adventurers. Alternatively, the
the sole survivor of an ill-fated group of adventurers. The new character might be able to offer a clue to help the party avoid the same grim fate that befell the other group. Special Guest Stars The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal
door, stoneskin
5th level (2 slots): Bigby’s hand, cloudkill
6th level (1 slot): circle of death*
*Necromancy spell of 1st level or higher
Grim Harvest (1/Turn). When necromancer kills a
creature that is neither a construct nor undead with a spell of 1st level or higher, the necromancer regains hit points equal to twice the spell’s level, or three times if it is a necromancy spell
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a1
Adventure Hooks Adventurers can find the Sunless Citadel within a remote and lonely ravine. The characters can be drawn to the dungeon for any of the following reasons. Relate the information below
wretched goblins could ever possess such a wonder, and how they steal every sprouting sapling grown from the enchanted fruit’s seed. Moreover, you wish to find this rumored tree of healing, hoping to heal an ailing friend or relative.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
learn from or command the dead. Those who plunder tombs for lost knowledge, grim entrepreneurs who see business sense in undead servants, even pragmatic necromancers seeking to conjure secrets from the
wealthy dead of Cliffside Cemetery all whisper prayers to Myrkul. Of the Dead Three, Myrkul’s base of power is the smallest. Residents of Baldur’s Gate rarely fear death by old age — a grim fact of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
learn from or command the dead. Those who plunder tombs for lost knowledge, grim entrepreneurs who see business sense in undead servants, even pragmatic necromancers seeking to conjure secrets from the
wealthy dead of Cliffside Cemetery all whisper prayers to Myrkul. Of the Dead Three, Myrkul’s base of power is the smallest. Residents of Baldur’s Gate rarely fear death by old age — a grim fact of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
she. She has no way to prove this hypothesis, but she nevertheless opposes groups like the Grim Harrow (see chapter 19) that seek to destroy the Deck of Many Things. Adventure Hooks Asteria knows more
undead champions from the Grim Harrow, and infiltrating the Solar Bastion (see chapter 10) before Hilarion discovered her. Asteria is driven to protect innocent people who accidentally stumble across
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Domains of Delight: A Feywild Accessory
Fey Curses Curses are common punishments among archfey and other powerful Fey creatures. An adventurer might be cursed for any number of reasons, a few of which are listed below: Offending a powerful
looks like you. Your statistics are the same, but you are a Construct with vulnerability to fire damage, and you don’t require air, food, or drink. Items worn or carried by you are unaffected. 8
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
deliver a mysterious letter at a crossroads at noon on a certain day could be the key to ruining the mortal’s life. The hag’s reasons might not become apparent for years or even decades, or won’t be
always secretive about her motivations, the reasons for the payments she requires, or how these things benefit her. A hag that spends a long time in close proximity to a human settlement often
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Elder Evil Blessings Through generations of study and grim practice, the disciples of certain Elder Evils have mastered the ability to bestow supernatural gifts on minions they select for the
their relative strength. But they are all forces of corruption and evil. Nothing good can come from their influence. No bargain made with them ends in anything other than madness, plague, death, or worse.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
superstitions? What Mysteries Does the World Hold? Every campaign setting has mysteries: a fabled land across the sea, a grim forest hiding a terrible secret, restless spirits haunting a ruined keep for
reasons unknown, an ancient dungeon built for a forgotten purpose, and so on. Dream up as many mysteries as you wish—you never know which ones will seize your players’ imaginations and become central
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
try to enter clandestinely, the place is immense enough that a small group can sneak in with relative ease. If uninvited visitors arrive openly, they can expect a sharp reception from githyanki patrol
time, instead of killing everyone they encounter on a raid, they bring captives back to Tu’narath for various reasons.
The githyanki treat prisoners with the same detachment and disdain they show for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
look at a diagram in a book. No mortal can verify whether Mount Celestia is sandwiched between Bytopia and Arcadia, but it’s a convenient theoretical construct based on the philosophical shading among
the three planes and the relative importance they give to law and good. Sages have constructed a few such theoretical models to make sense of the jumble of planes, particularly the Outer Planes. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
of where they’re located relative to each other. When the adventurers engage in combat or any other noisy activity, assume that nearby creatures hear the noise and are alerted to the adventurers
have reason to believe their lair is likely to be invaded might set up a defense. Reasons to set up a defense include the following: Adventurers invaded the lair recently and retreated. Scouts
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
, stone melting compound, stirge repellent, and glow-in-the-dark paint. Artificers Rock gnome artificers construct exquisitely tooled and enameled pieces of machinery, often weaving magical properties
emerge (for meals or other reasons), they are often deep in thought and oblivious of their surroundings. In the safety of the burrow, they seldom come to harm because of this vulnerability. But even city
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
characters years ago resurfaces, giving the characters a chance to finally bring the villain to justice. Sword and Sorcery A sword-and-sorcery campaign features a grim world of evil spellcasters and
hidden chambers. Swashbuckling Conflicts. Conflicts like these highlight the themes of a swashbuckling campaign: Inherited Antagonists. A character inherits a magic item from a deceased relative
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check or saving throw, you receive a grim vision of the DM’s determination, imposing disadvantage on your next attack roll, ability check, or saving throw.
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A tiny construct resembling a gynosphinx follows you around. It can truthfully answer up to ten yes-or-no questions regarding the campaign, at the DM’s discretion.
A tiny
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
to understand
their place in the cosmos
Giant Construct Encounters Use the Giant Construct Encounters table to populate ancient giants’ ruins that have been sealed from the outside world for
ancient giants. You can alter the appearance of any Construct on this table to reflect the nature of its creators. An iron golem built by fire giants might spew embers and sooty smoke between its iron
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
occupy this grim chamber, ready for deployment at a moment’s notice. Unless the soldiers have been called elsewhere to defend the vault or perform drudge work, the garrison contains sixteen skeletons
containing 20 bolts Two shields A suit of splint mail A bottle of Oil of Sharpness V28: Royal Quarters A grim iron throne and an iron statue of an intimidating knight stand in the middle of this room
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
pantheon find worshipers in the City of Doors. No temples to the Lady of Pain exist in the ward; to construct one is an offense worthy of banishment to the Mazes. CoupleOfKooks “It’s the Lady’s Ward
and prove unflinchingly positive as they evangelize in public. Prison Jared Blando Map 2.3: Spire of the Grixitt in the Prison A single grim blemish of gray stone and metal rises above Sigil’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
a robed figure with a grim skull for a face. Before the statue, a pair of skeletons kneel, holding an altar of polished black stone between them.
This shrine is under the effect of a hallow spell
the character refuses the offer, the altar emits smoke that coalesces into a hulking figure. This hostile figure uses the clay golem stat block, but it is an Undead instead of a Construct. If the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
sometimes hire agents that they dispatch to investigate portents and to retrieve items the giants need for their oracles. It’s dangerous work, for two reasons. The obvious one is that the task involves
creatures, thus perpetuating the giants’ reputation for always being gloomy and grim.
Living on the Edge Once they’re old enough to fend for themselves, storm giants spend most of their lives in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
. Multiple creatures are unable to see. A creature is alone. Midnight or another ominous hour arrives. A ghost or other creature tied to the region’s grim history menaces the party. A Haunted Manor Haunted
and unsettling, revealing some element of the environment’s history and putting the character in the place of someone who suffered a grim fate there. 81–85 A coffin or small enclosed space in the region
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
now stands watch in area B24, and the other is here. The ancient construct is equivalent to a stone golem with 102 hit points and no Multiattack action (challenge rating 4 instead of 8). Roleplaying
occasional innocent victim. This grim chamber is the domain of a stonemelder (see chapter 7) named Heldorm and the three cultists who assist him. Roleplaying Heldorm. Unbalanced, Heldorm goes about his work