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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
reek is outdone only by the creature’s breath, which issues from a maw that drips fluid corrupted with rot and digestive juices. In place of fangs, a leucrotta has bony ridges as hard as steel
that can crush bones and lacerate flesh. These plates are so tough that a leucrotta can use them to peel plate armor away from the body of a slain knight.
A leucrotta’s stench would normally warn
Monsters
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
has urged Elkhorn to retire, but the old dwarf stubbornly refuses to do so.
Alignment. Lawful good.
Personality Trait. “As long as I have the strength in my bones to fight evil, that is what I
;s much more dangerous against creatures that are significantly bigger than he is.
Valor's Call
The noble adventuring party known as Valor’s Call was founded by Strongheart, a resolute human
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
claimed it.
2
Prismatic shards rain from the sky in a beautiful but dangerous display. Rumors quickly spread that a crystal dragon is responsible.
3
A crystal dragon invites the greatest
dragon until initiative count 20 on the next round. A creature charmed in this way obeys to the best of its ability any command the dragon issues that isn’t directly harmful to the creature.
Ice
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
creature has claimed it.
2
Prismatic shards rain from the sky in a beautiful but dangerous display. Rumors quickly spread that a crystal dragon is responsible.
3
A crystal dragon invites
dragon issues that isn’t directly harmful to the creature.
Ice Passage. The dragon can open a passage through a wall of ice or snow that is up to 5 feet thick, creating an opening up to 30 feet
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
Chapter 7: Trust Issues To save their world from the Xaryxian Empire, the characters embarked on a dangerous voyage across Wildspace. Along the way, they joined forces with a giff commodore, helped a
Goblin
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
appreciation for the finer things!
— Volo
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
might display more than one of these items.
Status Symbols
d20
Status Symbol
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Earrings and notches in an ear
2
Rib bones tied into hair
3
A belt made from raccoon pelts
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
6. The Chute This narrow cavern is the access point to the lair of Arauthator below. This chamber feels far colder than any area of the ice caves you’ve explored so far. The cold issues from a
without difficulty. The walkway that crosses the west and south walls is weakened and dangerous. When a character reaches the bend in the walkway, have the player roll any die. If an odd number is rolled, a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Valley of Lost Honor The undead hordes of Ras Nsi wiped out a tribe of Chultans in this valley. The bones of the fallen Eshowe are gone, along with everything else — swallowed up by lava pouring out
giant striders (see appendix D) enforce that claim, making the valley very dangerous for interlopers. Tzindelor, the young red dragon inhabiting Wyrmheart Mine, is the only creature whose might and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
and challenge them. Who Are the Rivals? Determine who issues the challenge. If one or more of the characters have Rivals, pick a Rival to be the challenger. The challenger leads a group the same size
” section in chapter 3 can issue this challenge. Why a Challenge? Choose one of the following grudges as the reason for the challenge: Dangerous. The Rival accuses the characters of causing the dangerous
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
6. The Chute This narrow cavern is the access point to the lair of Arauthator below. This chamber feels far colder than any area of the ice caves you’ve explored so far. The cold issues from a
difficulty. The walkway that crosses the west and south walls is weakened and dangerous. When a character reaches the bend in the walkway, have the player roll any die. If an odd number is rolled, a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Current Events Minor issues are nothing unusual in the Dessarin Valley. Bands of savage humanoids from the Sword Mountains or the Evermoors occasionally raid here. Human barbarians known as the
Uthgardt roam these lands, and the more aggressive tribes can be very dangerous. Bandits sometimes gather in the lonelier parts of the vale to waylay caravans traveling the Long Road or the Kheldell Path
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
blends horridly with a stench that burns your nostrils. The awful odor comes out of an open, upright barrel in the center of the room.
Warmth issues from a brick oven against one wall, and a crumbling
human bones litter the flagstone floor. Baking in the oven are a dozen dream pastries. Morgantha checks on them every 10 minutes. The staircase curls up to area O2. The barrel holds glistening
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Giants of the Star Forge
stabilizing the star beneath the Star Forge has been damaged, causing dangerous acid to seep into the surrounding lake. The acidic lake has attracted evil creatures from the Elemental Planes and poses
. After Diasma shares what she knows, she issues the party a challenge in exchange for further help from the monastery. Run the “Fireside Contests” section below. Roleplaying Diasma Diasma is a serene but
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
dangerous places in Baldur’s Gate — full of alcohol, tempting coin, and unscrupulous people. Volothamp Geddarm, a notorious raconteur known for his tavern reviews, encapsulates his Baldur’s Gate experience
harbor.
Baldur’s Bones. Baldur’s Bones is a popular dice game in the taverns of Baldur’s Gate. Each player requires several six-sided dice. The rules are as follows:
Each player puts the agreed ante
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a7
thin stream of smoke issues from a tiny vent in its brass stopper. On the southern wall stands a granite sarcophagus that appears to be damaged. Flanking the sarcophagus are two large iron chests
inner shell, a few bones, destroyed jewelry (the stones pried out), torn bits of robes and windings, dust, and a broken staff of the magi (evident from the runes upon it). A shattered skull will roll
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
foul stench. This reek is outdone only by the creature’s breath, which issues from a maw that drips fluid corrupted with rot and digestive juices. In place of fangs, a leucrotta has bony ridges as hard
as steel that can crush bones and lacerate flesh. These plates are so tough that a leucrotta can use them to peel plate armor away from the body of a slain knight. A leucrotta’s stench would normally
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
justice.
3 Dangerous goods mean hazard pay. You stole four kegs of smokepowder from Felogyr’s Fireworks and sold them to a gang of revolutionaries. Your pay is already spent, but the fireworks have
an appropriate entry. Theft: Character Roles d6 Character’s Role
1 Breaker. Force is your specialty, whether your breaking through a wall or breaking bones.
2 Burglar. It was theirs
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
Dangerous goods mean hazard pay. You stole four kegs of smokepowder from Felogyr’s Fireworks and sold them to a gang of revolutionaries. Your pay is already spent, but the fireworks have yet to begin. 4
Roles d6 Character’s Role 1 Breaker. Force is your specialty, whether your breaking through a wall or breaking bones. 2 Burglar. It was theirs, but all you had to do was reach out to make it yours. 3
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
preternatural currency, like one’s memories, a year of one’s life, or the ability to cry. Most arch-hags avoid battle, but if forced to fight, they unleash dangerous magic, such as spectral claws, arcing
while its weakness is nearby. Roll on or choose a result from the Arch-hag Anathemas table to inspire an arch-hag’s weakness. Arch-hag Anathemas 1d10 The Arch-hag’s Weakness Is... 1 The bones of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
ice to open water and wait patiently out on the lake in the freezing cold for hours at a time. To fend off the chill, they often bring bottles of ale to keep warm. Imbibing too much is dangerous, for it
prepared using her cauldron of plenty. Maud took the opportunity to season her stew with the ale-soaked anglers before adding their bones to her growing collection. Abandoned Rowboat The characters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
refuses to do so. Alignment. Lawful good. Personality Trait. “As long as I have the strength in my bones to fight evil, that is what I will do.” Ideal. “One who stands idle as evil remains unchecked is no
. Having been trained in his youth to fight ogres and trolls, he’s much more dangerous against creatures that are significantly bigger than he is. Elkhorn
Medium Humanoid (Dwarf), Lawful Good
Armor Class
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Ugly, Unpredictable, and Old Hags are mysterious, unfathomable, and dangerous, especially from the viewpoint of mortals. One day a hag might be stealing and eating children that wander into the woods
. They revel in having a hideous appearance and sometimes go out of their way “improve” upon it by picking at sores, wearing skins and bones as decoration, and rubbing refuse and dirt into their hair
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Wastes Encounters Countless threats loom in the wild, dangerous Northern Wastes. Whenever you want a random encounter to occur—usually once per day—roll on the Northern Wastes Encounters table
provides a different threat depending on whether the Wash is high or low (as noted in parentheses). Wastes Predators d10 Encounter 1 The bones of a Humanoid or Beast, infested with harmless spiders or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Carrion Crawler Carrion crawlers scour putrid flesh from carcasses and gobble the slimy bones that remain. They aggressively attack any creature that trespasses on their territory or disturbs their
way, they avoid contact with oozes, otyughs, and other dangerous inhabitants of the darkness, even as they surprise potential meals that don’t think to look up. Patient Predators. Whether in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
aeries, building their nests from sticks, leaves, and the bones of their prey. Once griffons establish a territory, they remain in that area until the food supply has been exhausted.
Aggressive and
. However, such training is time consuming, expensive (mostly for the ample food the creature requires), and dangerous. Expert trainers well versed in the griffon’s legendary ferocity are typically the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
be heard everywhere on the battlefield, but they have no source. Crumbling buildings, bare trees, blast craters, and jumbles of bones around spears and swords indicate an immense battle. None of the
, Nellik and her unit of nine mezzoloths served an arcanaloth named Ashripask. Ashripask led the group into many dangerous locations, including several lore-filled locations in the Far Realm, like the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
blundering into the lairs of crocodiles and other dangerous creatures.
Lizardfolk have no notion of traditional morality, and they find the concepts of good and evil utterly alien. Truly neutral
cooked and eaten by the tribe, or are sacrificed to Semuanya, the lizardfolk god.
Canny Crafters. Though they aren’t skilled artisans, lizardfolk craft tools and ornamental jewelry out of the bones of their kills, and they use the hides and shells of dead monsters to create shields.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Terrain Encounters The Underdark contains dangerous hazards and wondrous terrain. Special terrain rules are explained after the table. d20 Encounter 1 Boneyard 2 Cliff and ladder 3 Crystal
stream 19 Warning sign 20 Webs Boneyard The characters come upon an eerie cavern littered with countless bones of various creatures. Whether the site is a natural graveyard for some Underdark species or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Tarikh, the Tomb of the Faceless stands alone in the desert. A site of ritual pilgrimage and worship, the tomb is a large golden dome without an entrance that holds the Prophet’s bones. The Prophet was a
name grants forbidden and dangerous power. Every so often, someone attempts to break into the tomb in search of clues to the Prophet’s identity—a crime punished by permanent exile from the empire.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
landscape. At the center of the compound is a hill of rust-colored stone that resembles a hand clawing out of the ground, with gaps between the fingers. A jagged wall made of rock, bones, and metal debris
, and dangerous world of Mad Maggie and the Knucklebones. Let the characters’ decisions, insights, knowledge, roleplaying, successes, and failures move the slider up or down the scale as you see fit.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
, a dais stands before a limestone door inscribed with symbols and glyphs that glow dimly. Framing the door, the crystallized bones of a dragon are embedded in the wall, its wings outstretched
the characters, she bargains with them or issues threats to make them use the golem’s sapphire heart to open the door to the vault. If the fight goes poorly for the characters and they helped Ogruhl
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
issues from a maw that drips fluid corrupted with rot and digestive juices. In place of fangs, a leucrotta has bony ridges as hard as steel that can crush bones and lacerate flesh. These plates are so
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
blood. A character who studies the altar and succeeds on a DC 13 Intelligence (Religion) check can deduce the significance of the bones and the blood. Before a dangerous hunt or voyage, frost giants come
Svardborg until her mate is freed (see “The Krigvind” section later in this chapter). 4F. Altar This 9-foot-tall block of ice has dwarf skulls and bones within it, and its top is covered with frozen
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
adult-sized riding toy resembling a roc on a spring, a fine dress with wings made of bones, and a display shelf holding dozens of dolls are among the curiosities here.
Dangerous in a way the faculty
members don’t understand yet, the dress is actually a hostile Construct. It uses the quadrone stat block and can shoot the bones from its wings using the quadrone’s shortbow attack. When the characters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
characters and asks them to retrieve its skull from the Bones of the Night (see the “Lower Ward Locations” section) so it can finally be laid to rest. 7 Two githzerai monks approach the characters
, searching for a dangerous blue slaad that stole a mote of primordial chaos from the Face of Gith tavern (see the “Lower Ward Locations” section). 8 A soot-stained goblin mage uses fire magic to repair a