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Monsters
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures
forbidden and dangerous magical secrets. The arcane nature of a witchkiteâs hoard seeps into the dragonâs core, granting it spellcasting abilities and twisting its fiery breath into malevolent
motes of magical flame.
âI heard thereâs an especially fearsome witch around here. Or was it a particularly cruel dragon? The tales were very confuââ
âLast words of
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
1 mile of the scion. The words are indistinct, but a creature with an Intelligence score of 5 or higher interprets them as instructions for a prank they can play on others.
If the scion dies, these
âs grandchildren, and they occupy a privileged place among giants. On some worlds, these scions ruled the first empires of giants until Annam retreated into seclusion. On other worlds, the scions
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
. Whispers can be heard on the wind within 1 mile of the scion. The words are indistinct, but a creature with an Intelligence score of 5 or higher interprets them as instructions for a prank they can play on
greater claim: they are Annamâs grandchildren, and they occupy a privileged place among giants. On some worlds, these scions ruled the first empires of giants until Annam retreated into
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
against Auril, who retreated to the coldest corner of Toril to escape their fury.
After a world-shaking event known as the Sundering, most of the gods withdrew from Toril, leaving mortals to govern
unfeeling entity.
Have Auril speak only when necessary. The less she talks, the less risk you have of unintentionally demystifying her in the eyes of your players. Let her actions, not her words
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
, motionless sheets of ice. Umberlee brought Talos and Malar into an alliance against Auril, who retreated to the coldest corner of Toril to escape their fury.
After a world-shaking event known as the
demystifying her in the eyes of your players. Let her actions, not her words, define her.
Lesser gods in the D&D multiverse are extremely powerful and arrogant, but also fallible and blind to their
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
frigid cold transformed her chaotic, unpredictable tides into rigid, motionless sheets of ice. Umberlee brought Talos and Malar into an alliance against Auril, who retreated to the coldest corner of
. The less she talks, the less risk you have of unintentionally demystifying her in the eyes of your players. Let her actions, not her words, define her.
Lesser gods in the D&D multiverse are
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
use by the factionâs operatives), haven keepers, and message drop minders, to name a few. At the core of every faction are those who donât merely fulfill a small function for that
agent. (For instance, consider the words âfaithâ and âfactionâ to be interchangeable.)
Your bond might be associated with other members of your faction, or a location or an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Bard Core Bard Traits Primary Ability Charisma Hit Point Die D8 per Bard level Saving Throw Proficiencies Dexterity and Charisma Skill Proficiencies Choose any 3 skills (see âPlaying the Game
creating illusions. Bards believe the multiverse was spoken into existence and that remnants of its Words of Creation still resound and glimmer on every plane of existence. Bardic magic attempts to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Playerâs Handbook
Bard EVYN FONG An Inspiring Performer of Music, Dance, and Magic Core Bard Traits Primary Ability Charisma Hit Point Die D8 per Bard level Saving Throw Proficiencies Dexterity and Charisma Skill
others, soothing hurts, disheartening foes, and creating illusions. Bards believe the multiverse was spoken into existence and that remnants of its Words of Creation still resound and glimmer on every
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Running the Adventures To run these adventures, you need the fifth edition core rulebooks: the Playerâs Handbook, the Dungeon Masterâs Guide, and the Monster Manual. Text that appears in a box like
appears in bold type, thatâs a visual cue pointing you to its stat block. In other words, when you see a name in bold type, you should get the creatureâs stat block ready because youâre going to need it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Dungeon Masterâs Guide). Made entirely of adamantine, the two-story tower has remained sealed since its last owner retreated inside and locked the door behind her â but not before a pair of shadow
too narrow for anything bigger than a Tiny creature to squeeze through. A character can learn the towerâs command words by casting an identify spell on it. The command word to open the front door or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
. There, in clear words, the book foretold the arrival of a falling starâand the existence of a second set of Books of Prophecy possessed by a group of svirfneblin smiths. The elder sage resolved to plot
Piyarz, saw his mentor was unguarded and vulnerable. Piyarz and his mutinous faction of apprentices attempted a coup, but Shalfey fended them off and retreated to the safety of his sanctum, where he
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
priestess, I truly heard the words of that song for the first time: a call for all of us to be better than we are, to protect those in need, to remember that we are all one people in the light of the Silver
church has always had a militant aspect, with battalions of templars and peasant militias prepared to face undead, lycanthropes, or other monstrous threats. But compassion and charity are core values of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
platforms throughout the warehouse allow the deep gnomes to reach these compartments. Each crystal platform can move up, down, or side-to-side on command, but only the deep gnomes know the command words to
activate them. Most of the svirfneblin have retreated to their residential niches. Gabble Dripskillet is the only one at floor level, and sheâs prepared to negotiate with whoever or whatever breaks
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
perished, having forgotten that too much of anythingâeven happinessâcan be fatal.
The Basiliskâs Greed. In Pharikaâs earliest days, her mind overflowed with knowledge, and she retreated to a secret
in Pharikaâs temple and bites some incurable soul. The envenomed victim pitches and babbles for three days, but their disjointed words prove to be a font of alchemical truths, sometimes bearing the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume Four
Witchkite âI heard thereâs an especially fearsome witch around here. Or was it a particularly cruel dragon? The tales were very confuââ
âLast words of the mostly forgotten adventurer Osval
While
many dragons of Eldraine hoard wealth and material goods, witchkites prefer hoarding forbidden and dangerous magical secrets. The arcane nature of a witchkiteâs hoard seeps into the dragonâs core
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
below (area S6) to move up to defend it. For more information about the console, see âUsing the Consoleâ below. Using a Glyph Card (see âStarglass Waypoint Featuresâ), the duodrone retreated to this
message (up to twenty-five words) that is broadcast in every location throughout Starglass Waypoint. The message can be in your own voice or delivered by a mechanical voice that translates your message
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
to life as you play the game. Four categories of characteristics are presented here: personality traits, ideals, bonds, and flaws. Beyond those categories, think about your characterâs favorite words
your core belief system. Ideals might answer any of these questions: What are the principles that you will never betray? What would prompt you to make sacrifices? What drives you to act and guides
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurerâs Guide
might say words to Tymora before any endeavor in which a little good luck would help, but not when an incidence of bad luck might occur. (On such occasions folk pray to Beshaba to spare them from bad
out with a bolt of purifying light. Tycheâs rotted core split down the middle and a smaller, brighter version of the goddess of luck stepped out, allowing the goddess of the moon to save that which was
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
blocks. If the characters donât speak up, Xedalli tries to mount her own defense, accusing her brother of trying to get rid of her and then fabricating the story of her sedition. It is obvious her words
to the radiant core of Xaryxis, along with anything it is wearing or carrying. (The zodar is immune to this effect.) A creature that enters the star or ends its turn there takes 132 (24d10) radiant
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Hellriders betrayed us. They retreated through the gate and sealed it behind them.
âBefore she was captured, Zariel told me to hide her sword so that it wouldnât fall into evil hands. Someone helped me
, they cry out my name in terror.â Those were Zarielâs last words to me.â
6 âIt was Zariel who sent me back here. I donât know why. Maybe â just maybe â thereâs a tiny little spark of goodness
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
characterâs favorite words or phrases, tics and habitual gestures, vices and pet peeves, and whatever else you can imagine.
Each background presented later in this chapter includes suggested
encompass everything from your life goals to your core belief system.
Ideals might answer any of these questions: What are the principles that you will never betray? What would prompt you to make
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
, crumbling skull on the floor. Both doors bear Dwarvish writing.
The stone door to the north has the words âthe honored deadâ carved into it in Dwarvish. The askew door to the east bears the words
gnomeâs body, and heâs now hovering on deathâs door. Weakened and scared, Rivibiddel retreated here. Halfway There. He has copied the entirety of He of the Hidden Gemstone, but the last half of his copy
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
their fabled treasure!â As the ghost intones these words, four specters of dead drow killed here long ago in a cave collapse materialize and attack the living. Roleplaying Reulek. Earth cultists found
shards of glowing crystal. A long path of steps is cut into the uneven floor and wends its way between the mighty stone pillars to the cavernâs core. There, the steps climb to the base of a stone
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Tongueâ sidebar), which Professor Skant can translate if necessary. Its words are as follows: âCursed be those who gaze upon the horror that Drakareth has become. Such promise wasted, lost in this
emerges from this smaller cave in its gnoll form and attacks. See the âTekeli-liâ section earlier in this chapter for more information. Any kobold vampire spawn that retreated to this cavern are hidden in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
injured wizards retreated here to rest, but the maze entrapped them. All five died while being absorbed. B5: Tumor Garden Several fleshy lumps in the floor rise like stalagmites to heights of two or
death cries and the ruptured wall. Though Varakkta was reluctant to leave her valued greatsword behind, she elected for discretion and retreated to rejoin her followers. Greatsword. The greatsword is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
area S61). The android lowers its volume settings when discussing Aphelion. Survivors. At least one scientist retreated to the stasis chamber (area S64) during the outbreak. If the ship is
operational, the stasis pods should be, too. Despite centuries of neglect, Oakleyâs core faculties remain intact. If requested, the android accompanies the characters on their exploration of this level but
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Aurilâs frigid cold transformed her chaotic, unpredictable tides into rigid, motionless sheets of ice. Umberlee brought Talos and Malar into an alliance against Auril, who retreated to the coldest corner
you have of unintentionally demystifying her in the eyes of your players. Let her actions, not her words, define her. Lesser gods in the D&D multiverse are extremely powerful and arrogant, but also
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
suffering, martyrdom, and perseverance. He offers succor and calming words to those who are in pain, oppressed, or in great need. Treasure. Mennek carries a wand of binding. Keys. Mennek has a glyph
Nature The power of nature is stripped down to its most destructive core in this zone. 105. Temple of Plague A glowing green mist drifts around a shrine of binding in this white marble chamber. To the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
fanatics. The alhoon can describe each fanatic (as mentioned in âMind Flayer Fanaticsâ section earlier), but Oshundo doesnât regard them very highly. Fanaticsâ Problem. The fanatics retreated to the
-soaked brain, a symbol sacred to Ilvaash. The back of one of these disks has the words, âWe come to you, Ilvaash!â written in Undercommon. Closed Gateway. The fading runes show that the alcove is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
deceased for her experiments, replacing them with pauperâs corpses and weighted coffins. Should any of the familyâs misdealing come to light, it would doubtlessly shock the city to the core and potentially
crew, they leave a clam with the treasure in the water. When the clam is opened, it magically recites up to 25 words in Common. This information helps the sahuagin identify the ship. The sahuagin
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldurâs Gate Gazetteer
experiments, replacing them with pauperâs corpses and weighted coffins. Should any of the familyâs misdealing come to light, it would doubtlessly shock the city to the core and potentially force
the treasure in the water. When the clam is opened, it magically recites up to 25 words in Common. This information helps the sahuagin identify the ship. The sahuagin priestess uses a tongues spell to translate the clamâs words, then executes an attack on the ship during the next new moon.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
core of divine entities remained loyal. Because they rejected Lolthâs treacherous ways, they retained their primal power and their immortality. Surface elves, and other elves who dwell in the light
about the Mysteries of Arvandor struggle for the right words, but they all say in one way or another that experiencing the Mysteries is a way for elves to join with Corellon, gifting the god with their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
debris. The knight wears a helm adorned with feathery wings, and he is holding a longsword and a shield.
Nothing of value remains in the study. Any hags of the Hourglass Coven who retreated to the
open archway to a staircase that leads down to area P31 and up to areas P47 and P49. The coffer contains a plum-sized jewel made of transparent blue crystal with a tiny, Z-shaped crack in its core (see
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
, he refers to them as âMemories of Vecna,â their rank. Oxtu likes to describe violent methods of coercing secrets from people, and the cult fanatics hang on his words. Oxtu carries keys that unlock all
ransacking the room. The cultists quickly retreated and havenât been back. The wraiths emerge from the dust and ash when anyone opens the door, shrieking, âVecnans, die!â They vent their rage on nearby