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Monsters
Candlekeep Mysteries
their true nature, as each construct is shielded by a spell that makes it seem nonmagical.
Though these constructed villagers can physically interact with the environment around them and hold lengthy
regardless of their apparent origin.
Constructed commoners don’t bleed or feel pain like flesh-and-blood humanoids. If a villager’s hit points drop to 0, its true form is revealed: that of
Magic Items
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
Named for the warlord who infamously employed it, the Mighty Servant of Leuk-o is a fantastically powerful, 10-foot-tall machine that turns into an animate construct when piloted. Crafted of a
, the servant’s two crew members can cause it to explode. The self-destruct code is not revealed to crew members when they attune to the artifact. If the code is discovered (the DM determines how
races
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
A subterranean folk, goblins can be found in every corner of the multiverse, often beside their bugbear and hobgoblin kin. Long before the god Maglubiyet conquered them, early goblins served in the
court of the Queen of Air and Darkness, one of the Feywild’s archfey. Goblins thrived in her dangerous domain thanks to a special boon from her—a supernatural knack for finding the weak
races
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Neither bugs nor bears, bugbears are the hulking cousins of goblins and hobgoblins. With roots in the Feywild, early bugbears resided in hidden places, in hard-to-reach and shadowed spaces. Long ago
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Here’s a list of the game’s creature types in alphabetical order: Aberration, Beast, Celestial, Construct, Dragon, Elemental, Fey, Fiend, Giant, Humanoid, Monstrosity, Ooze, Plant, Undead
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
creator and Ruxithid can command the Construct to cast it. If this fight seems too easy for the party, add two goblin psi brawlers (see appendix A), who rush from Zorzula’s Rest to join the combat in
3 rounds. During the fight, Ruxithid uses his psionic flight to hover above the fray, darting in to make attacks while commanding the shield guardian (and the two other goblins, if they’re also
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
. Four goblins dressed in cold weather clothing stand guard atop each tower. The rampart battlements grant them half cover against attacks from outside the fort. They are supposed to be looking outward
for signs of trouble, but the goblins prefer to stand around the brazier for warmth. One goblin has a horn that it can blow to sound an alarm, putting the entire fortress on alert. Since visitors aren’t
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
finds footprints in the dirt — evidence of nomadic tribes of goblins, grungs, and vegepygmies that revere the construct as a lesser god. They trim back the jungle vines and creepers that would
otherwise swallow the construct, and they leave offerings at its feet. The area around it for several miles is a “neutral zone” where these tribes allow each other to enter without triggering conflict
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
strikingly similar to Grand Messer Amos Nir, but the Kings of Coin refuse to investigate. (False) 5 A diviner revealed that the firstborn children of the Kings of Coin are in danger of having their souls
stolen for mysterious reasons. (True) 6 Grand Messer Amos Nir plans to retire imminently and will name his son, Azra, to lead the Kings of Coin in his place. (True)
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
, The Codicil of White is rumored to contain a spell or ritual that can carve a passage through the Reghed Glacier, under which the lost city Ythryn is buried. Divination magic has revealed that the book
private collection of magic items. The professor orb known as Professor Skant was part of that collection, and Vellynne wants it back for both practical and sentimental reasons: “The orb is a family
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->Candlekeep Mysteries
their true nature, as each construct is shielded by a spell that makes it seem nonmagical. Though these constructed villagers can physically interact with the environment around them and hold lengthy
regardless of their apparent origin. Constructed commoners don’t bleed or feel pain like flesh-and-blood humanoids. If a villager’s hit points drop to 0, its true form is revealed: that of a lifeless
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
in height, they are stolen—every time. The townsfolk assume the goblins send out thieves to ensure their monopoly of enchanted fruit. You are interested in piercing the mystery associated with how
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
goblins and ogres, and they are trying to remain as quiet as possible for reasons that might not be readily apparent to the characters. Directly below this cavern is another similarly sized cavern
takes the unfortunate villager away to be eaten (if not by the ogres, then by the goblins in area 2 or the rats in area 9). In the absence of a true leader, Morak Ur’gray (LG male shield dwarf commoner
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
revealed the existence of five dragon masks to him—one for each chromatic dragon color. Individually, these ancient masks allow wearers to communicate with dragons. More importantly, a person who is erudite
, especially in the north, but the reasons behind the resurgence are unknown. Besides his cultists, Severin has forged an alliance with a splinter faction of the Red Wizards of Thay. This small and secretive
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
the enemy but also collapses the passage. Open spaces inside a lair are useful for a number of reasons, and the goblins will hollow out chambers for their use if need be. Slaves and tamed monsters are
Goblins Goblins occupy an uneasy place in a dangerous world, and they react by lashing out at any creatures they believe they can bully. Cunning in battle and cruel in victory, goblins are fawning
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
revealed the existence of five dragon masks to him—one for each chromatic dragon color. Individually, these ancient masks allow wearers to communicate with dragons. More importantly, a person who is erudite
, especially in the north, but the reasons behind the resurgence are unknown. Besides his cultists, Severin has forged an alliance with a splinter faction of the Red Wizards of Thay. This small and secretive
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
revealed the existence of five dragon masks to him—one for each chromatic dragon color. Individually, these ancient masks allow wearers to communicate with dragons. More importantly, a person who is erudite
, especially in the north, but the reasons behind the resurgence are unknown. Besides his cultists, Severin has forged an alliance with a splinter faction of the Red Wizards of Thay. This small and secretive
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
. The characters are traveling to Nightstone for one or more of the following reasons: The characters have heard rumors of goblins terrorizing the settlement. The High Steward of Nightstone, Lady
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
five goblins dressed up as children wearing Trolltide masks and a bugbear (70 percent chance), or four wererats in human form (30 percent chance). The Cassalanters send two imps in raven form, three
Animated construct Beardless dwarf 2 Beholder eyestalk Bronze dragon scale Cask of dwarven ale 3 Drunken elf Gems worth at least 1,000 gp Gift from a queen 4 Invisible creature Painting of a dwarf miner
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
. Characters can identify the remains as belonging to several derro, deep gnomes, and goblins, as well as a couple grimlocks. Buppido is a typical derro and attacks the characters regardless of their
wearing an obsidian ring. If the characters need more reasons to go to Blingdenstone, Pelek adds that the svirfneblin who live there know many ways to the surface. Treasure Scattered around the floor are 10
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->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
undercarriages of the cranes that hang below the amphitheater. The cavernous underbelly of the stage is noisy and hot. Goblins work a forge, saw wood, and daub paint onto wooden backdrops. A woman in a
show during which Endelyn revealed a “likely future” in which Skylla is fatally betrayed by the other members of the League of Malevolence. This revelation prompted Skylla to defect from the group
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a1
scimitar and a shield, as well as 23 sp and 4 gp in a belt pouch. 4. Tower Shell This circular area is cobbled with cracked granite, upon which sprawl the bodies of four goblins, apparently slain in
masonry reaches thirty feet into the air, but the intervening floors and stairs are gone, except for a couple of crumbled ledges.
Bodies. Investigation reveals that the four goblins have been dead for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
powerful, 10-foot-tall machine that turns into an animate construct when piloted. Crafted of a gleaming black alloy of unknown origin, the servant is often described as a combination of a disproportioned
button presses, the servant’s two crew members can cause it to explode. The self-destruct code is not revealed to crew members when they attune to the artifact. If the code is discovered (the DM
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a1
open.
Belak prepares various experimental concoctions in his laboratory and the small chambers that lead off it (see the sections below), with the fumbling aid of goblins that serve him. Any noise
pallets currently hold a sleeping goblin and two goblin commoners (like those in area 40). Southwest Chamber. The goblins use a crude mashing, straining, and casking facility to create goblin wine, which
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
hole pierces the deck and the hull below.
The first time a creature that isn’t a Construct or Undead comes within 5 feet of the ship’s wreckage, the creature must make a DC 16 Wisdom saving throw. On
Ylch. It doesn’t interfere with the wraith’s attack and won’t initially threaten the characters. Once it is revealed, it telepathically invites the characters to talk. Use the following information to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
necklace of fireballs with eight beads remaining. Acererak placed a curse on the necklace, which can be revealed by an identify spell. When any creature dons the cursed necklace, all its beads detonate at
juggernaut in area 62. Casting an identify, legend lore, or similar spell on the scepter reveals that its singular purpose is to destroy a construct named after Napaka. If the scepter is removed and not
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->Storm King's Thunder
sometimes called the Ghostwood for two reasons. First, its proximity to the Ice Mountains leaves it constantly shrouded in cold mists. Second, undead are known to haunt the Vordrorn Forest, particularly
ranger who knows the forest pretty well and has friends among the wood elves who live there. Weathercote Forest For reasons unknown, no divination spell or scrying sensor can penetrate the dry patch of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
franchise at Phandalin. More on Hoobur will be revealed in episode 3.) Treasure. The two intact wooden buildings hold seven tendays’ worth of rations, two explorer’s packs, and a dungeoneer’s pack, along
paladin occultant named Talanatha Three-Coins — activate the timepiece of travel and teleport away. For reasons unknown, the timepiece stayed behind (see the “Level Inappropriate” sidebar). Gildha
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
individuals are adventurers who know of the Raven Queen’s terrifying power yet nevertheless travel to the Shadowfell to undergo her trial, letting the secrets of their souls be unfolded and revealed. The
reasons why folk would subject themselves to this dangerous experience are numerous, including: To free themselves from a dark and terrible past. It is said that the Raven Queen can make you confront
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
goblins, and the occasional hungry ogre or other solitary monster. And, as halfling luck would have it, these incidents are so rare that a single one might be talked about for generations. In one village
its community behind for a number of reasons. A clan that is forced to relocate (perhaps because of invading creatures or a natural disaster) might decide to seek refuge or opportunity in a city or
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->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
are taken to the cells in area M6, where you can create escape scenarios for them of your own devising. Death of the Grand Master. If the Grand Master is slain, the bone devil is revealed to be an
discovered Kwalish’s war machine designs and managed to construct it using the bone devil’s exoskeleton. The tiny fiend has kept up this pretense for years, piloting this exoskeleton in the guise of the Grand
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
stairs climb 70 feet to area V4. The north wall bears a 20-foot-square fresco that depicts dwarves battling goblins. Enthralling Fresco. A detect magic spell reveals an aura of enchantment magic on the
must be something the character has not previously revealed. V8. Ol’ Fire Eyes This room has the following features: A 10-foot-tall painted statue of an armored male dwarf wielding a battleaxe and