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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
to please and thereby escape further attention from her cold gaze. All the original thirteen remain alive, thanks to their cunning and their willingness to do whatever is necessary to survive
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Hungry to claim more power despite the Raven Queen’s curse, nagpas strive to bring about world-shaking destruction. From the shadows, they manipulate events to bring about ruin. They can bring to
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
him dangerous. He can smile and shake someone’s hand while simultaneously plotting to ruin that person.
Expanding the guild’s activities beyond thievery was Delour’s idea. He
hybrid, a Medium giant rat, or his humanoid form. His statistics, other than his size and speed, are the same in each form. Any equipment he is wearing or carrying isn’t transformed. He reverts to his humanoid form if he dies.
Cunning Action. Delour takes the Dash, Disengage, or Hide action.
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
unleashed its mightiest creations: the warforged colossi. These enormous mechanical warriors thundered across Cyre, crushing everything in their paths and leaving ruin behind them. Meant to end the war
Mourning more or less intact and are thought to only be in stasis, waiting to be awakened. Cannith artificers are eager to track them down and determine whether they can be awakened or, at the very
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
grown weak and forgetful. He no longer remembers his name or his spells.Exethanter’s Lair
A lich often haunts the abode it favored in life, such as a lonely tower, a haunted ruin, or an
academy of black magic. Alternatively, some liches construct secret tombs filled with powerful guardians and traps.
Everything about a lich’s lair reflects its keen mind and wicked cunning, including
Monsters
Tomb of Annihilation
a lonely tower, a haunted ruin, or an academy of black magic. Alternatively, some liches construct secret tombs filled with powerful guardians and traps.
Everything about a lich’s lair
reflects its keen mind and wicked cunning, including the magic and mundane traps that secure it. Undead, constructs, and bound demons lurk in shadowy recesses, emerging to destroy those who dare to disturb
Monsters
Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
lich often haunts the abode it favored in life, such as a lonely tower, a haunted ruin, or an academy of black magic. Alternatively, some liches construct secret tombs filled with powerful guardians
and traps.
Everything about a lich’s lair reflects its keen mind and wicked cunning, including the magic and mundane traps that secure it. Undead, constructs, and bound demons lurk in shadowy
Lich
Legacy
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Monsters
Basic Rules (2014)
haunts the abode it favored in life, such as a lonely tower, a haunted ruin, or an academy of black magic. Alternatively, some liches construct secret tombs filled with powerful guardians and traps
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Everything about a lich’s lair reflects its keen mind and wicked cunning, including the magic and mundane traps that secure it. Undead, constructs, and bound demons lurk in shadowy recesses
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
Knight’s Goblet Inn This coaching inn lay in ruin for decades, but has recently been rebuilt and reopened by Amrisiol Touchfire, a cunning half-elf female with the noble statistics. The inn caters to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Treasure A cautious and skilled gang can follow in the tracks of a gnoll war band, keeping hidden and waiting for the creatures to move on after ravaging a village or a town. The gnolls leave the
town’s gold and gems and other durable goods battered and gnawed, but still intact, though they invariably ruin delicate or flammable objects in their fits of destruction. Gnolls do possess a basic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
world. These massive, many-tentacled horrors combine overwhelming physical might with formidable cunning. Their powerful limbs shatter ships and topple spires, and they use their control over storms
offerings. Roll on or choose a result from the Kraken Attacks table to inspire what ruin a kraken might unleash. Kraken Attacks 1d8 The Enraged Kraken... 1 Abducts the vessel of a leader or another
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
goals, you may still prefer to use trickery and cunning instead of relying on honesty or brute force. Zil gnomes typically use the forest gnome subrace. The natural illusionist trait is a part of
waiting for the day when your skills will be put to use. Zil Schemes 1d10 Scheme
1 Your family is working on a new form of elemental binding, but they need Khyber dragonshards—lots of them
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
serpent god and pleases her with torture and sacrifice. Fenthaza has long resented Ras Nsi for hanging onto the threads of his humanity. Now her visions portend ruin at Ras Nsi’s hands, and she
Night Serpent. Fenthaza wants to murder Ras Nsi and obtain the crown from the tomb. The priest is patient and cunning, and she won’t take action against Ras Nsi unless the odds are stacked in her
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
A Lich’s Lair A lich often haunts the abode it favored in life, such as a lonely tower, a haunted ruin, or an academy of black magic. Alternatively, some liches construct secret tombs filled with
powerful guardians and traps. Everything about a lich’s lair reflects its keen mind and wicked cunning, including the magic and mundane traps that secure it. Undead, constructs, and bound demons lurk in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
works of lesser beings crumble and fall into ruin fills me with joy.
3 I never confront a threat directly when deceit and skulduggery are available options.
4 Subjugating others is
always be torn down. (Evil)
2 Acquisitiveness. Possessing what others covet is immensely satisfying. (Any)
3 Cunning. Destroying your foes without exposing yourself to danger is an art
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
piebald raven. Consider the following plots when featuring Firan in an adventure: The characters happen upon Firan, who claims to be waiting for them. He offers insight into rare magic or their ongoing
quests if they’ll assist him in investigating an infamous ruin nearby. A thief stole Firan’s prized amulet—a chain bearing a tiny gold dragon skull. Uncharacteristically agitated, he offers the characters any knowledge he possesses if they retrieve the amulet swiftly.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
remain alive, thanks to their cunning and their willingness to do whatever is necessary to survive. Hungry to claim more power despite the Raven Queen’s curse, nagpas strive to bring about world-shaking
destruction. From the shadows, they manipulate events to bring about ruin. They can bring to bear an array of spells to turn other creatures into their agents, influencing their decisions in subtle
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
goals — of which there are many — often still prefers to use trickery and cunning rather than the unreliable tools of honesty or brute force. Most Zil gnomes belong to the forest gnome subrace. Their
to find out! 9 Your family is facing financial ruin, and they’ve taken out a life insurance policy on you. It only pays out if you die under unusual circumstances, and they’re encouraging you to seek
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
geared toward characters who rely on cunning, skills, and versatility, but any character’s story can benefit from the ideas presented here. When using this table to help shape your character’s story, you
treasure or momentous secret. Rogue Someone important to you isn’t who you think they are. Ruin You lived a life of luxury until someone in power took it away. Will you get revenge? Sage A mage or magical
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Connected Creatures
1 After breaking free from captivity at the hands of a cocky mage, a cunning black dragon wyrmling claimed the mage’s amulet—and the suits of animated armor the amulet controls
types of blights to spread prodigiously and upset nature’s balance.
4 A black dragon wyrmling is setting cunning traps along local roadways, hoping to injure horses and draft animals for easy
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
city of Azumar to ruin. To her dismay, she found the prince’s tomb to be impregnable. Howling with rage, Zikzokrishka knew that the spell that kept the prince alive would thwart her curse for thousands
sapphire to be destroyed, Zikzokrishka now lies coiled around the vault’s entrance, waiting with the patience of undeath for the death of the prince, surrounded by her undead minions and jealously guarding her promise of godhood.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
rivalry between two merchant families escalates from mischief to mayhem. 6 A new sinkhole has revealed a long-buried dungeon thought to hold treasure. 7 Miners discovered an underground ruin and were
from the law in an old ruin or abandoned mine. 11 A contagion in a forest is causing spiders to grow massive and become aggressive. 12 To take revenge against a village for an imagined slight, a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
simply neglected. Now, the surface city is a hollowed-out ruin. Some believe that the city above will be allowed to wither into oblivion, with the exception of the sturdy double wall that surrounds it
unwanted visitors. In the center of the upper city, the Circle still stands around the ruin of the Master’s Hall, ready to receive visiting caravans, livestock, and merchants. However, few such
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
undergrowth. Its roof is pierced by the trunk of an immense tree, but its walls are mostly intact. A large, empty doorframe leads inside.
Characters who don’t approach the ruin feel supernaturally
drawn toward the place, as if a familiar voice were calling their name. As characters approach the door, they hear faint voices inside. Read the following text when the characters enter the ruin: The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
lived here before decamping to the Ruins of Caerdoon for his ritual. Y’demi (neutral evil human Oriq blood mage; see chapter 7) resides here now, waiting for Murgaxor’s imminent call to join him. Copper
with his magic, but she isn’t willing to die for him. Y’demi fights until she loses half or more of her hit points, then makes a cutting remark as she tries to escape. Y’demi is patient and cunning
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
eventual destruction of a humanoid city. A disguised silver dragon, cunning and subtle, works to destabilize the city and bring about its ruin. 3 A local librarian is a disguised gold dragon in the service
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
beyond the Free City of Greyhawk as five major regions, each with its own store of adventure possibilities waiting to be explored: Central Flanaess. Diverse peoples clash against Iuz and the forces of
touchstones to past events. The characters might learn that a ruin they’re exploring was destroyed in a catastrophic battle or natural disaster.
Historical Records. Written historical details might
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
everything in their paths and leaving ruin behind them. Meant to end the war decisively, the colossi pulverized hundreds of soldiers beneath their feet and incinerated whole legions with beams of fiery
lifeless heaps. Colossal Survivors. Some warforged colossi survived the Day of Mourning more or less intact and are thought to only be in stasis, waiting to be awakened. Cannith artificers are eager to track
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
humanoid form if he dies.
Cunning Action. Augustus takes the Dash, Disengage, or Hide action.
Christopher Burdett Boss Delour Delour the wererat is a sly trickster and consummate thief who rules
the Moonstalkers alongside his friend Augustus. Delour’s honeyed words and calculating mind make him dangerous. He can smile and shake someone’s hand while simultaneously plotting to ruin that person
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
. Captain Arlaggath is slain by two invisible duergar who have been waiting impatiently for the dragon to strike. The five hundred survivors flee on foot to Bryn Shander, taking their most cherished
defenses are undermined by duergar saboteurs. It takes the dragon 8 hours to reduce Targos to a smoldering ruin. The dragon ignores the town’s walls for the most part and focuses on the buildings
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
ruin looks as if it might once have been a farmhouse. It is now half swallowed by a dense thicket, with trees growing through its foundations. The lane continues south a short distance past the ruin
before ending in an overgrown field.
The thicket east of this ruin is crawling with twelve twig blights and two needle blights. Any disturbance in the ruined farmhouse (for example, characters rooting
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
thick patches of gorse and briars. This ruin looks as if it might once have been a farmhouse.
It is now half swallowed by a dense thicket, with trees growing up through its ruined foundations. The lane
continues south a short distance past the ruin before ending in an overgrown field.
The thicket east of this ruin is crawling with eight twig blights. Any disturbance in the ruined farmhouse (for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
conflict between the Zhentarim and the Xanathar Guild. A dozen guards of the City Watch have arrested three bandits and are questioning witnesses while waiting for wagons to take away the criminals and
Skewered Dragon faces an alley that runs between Net Street and Fillet Lane in the Dock Ward, not far from the Old Xoblob Shop. When the characters approach it, read: The Skewered Dragon looks like a ruin
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
do so, they become cringing, fawning things, eager to please and thereby escape the cold gaze of the being who brought them so low. All of the original thirteen remain alive, thanks to their cunning
can loot the libraries, plunder the vaults, and gather up secrets of arcane lore from the wreckage.
Puppet Masters. Nagpas work in the shadows, manipulating events to bring about ruin. As accomplished
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
displease her. Maladomini The seventh layer, Maladomini, is ruin-covered wasteland. Dead cities form a desolate urban landscape, and between them are empty quarries, crumbling roads, slag heaps, the hollow
red eyes, and flowing robes. He can also assume other forms and is seldom seen without his ruby-tipped scepter in hand. Asmodeus is the most cunning and well-mannered of archdevils. On the surface, he
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
inspiration if the characters manage to defeat a powerful foe, execute a cunning plan to achieve a goal, or otherwise overcome a daunting obstacle in the campaign. Genre Emulation. Inspiration is a handy tool
encourage specific actions by offering inspiration while a player is considering options. Both approaches have their strengths and weaknesses. Waiting until after an action preserves the flow of play, but