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Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures
specter and imagine the rider in command of the mount, but the truth is the opposite; the flying horror is an Undead monster that scours the wilds for a knightly corpse. On finding one, the horror binds its
essence to the dead body, giving the corpse the semblance of life as a rider. The two function as a single creature, more powerful for their unnatural union.
Humans of Eldraine view specters as
Monsters
Storm King's Thunder
thrust into power. Unable to find her father and fearing that he might be dead, Serissa can imagine her political influence evaporating quickly. Several giant lords previously under her father’s
Backgrounds
Tomb of Annihilation
original purpose and determine its builders, whether those were dwarves, elves, humans, yuan-ti, or some other known race. In addition, you can determine the monetary value of art objects more than a
no qualms about stealing from the dead.
5
I’m happier in a dusty old tomb than I am in the centers of civilization.
6
Traps don’t make me nervous. Idiots who trigger traps make
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Mythic Odysseys of Theros
burdened with the plague of seriousness. Satyrs scoff at the efforts of polis-builders with their laws and right angles, and they poke fun at philosophers with their endless theories and interminable
jolly dance.
4
Sometimes talking to a plant really helps.
5
If stumped, I smoke a pipe. And if I’m going to smoke a pipe, it’s going to be a splendid pipe.
6
I imagine
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
imagine it — just go see it. And see it as Waterdavians do: pack a midday feast, have a picnic, and then take a stroll through the beauty of the place. City of the Dead
City of the Dead I could write a book about the City of the Dead. It is such a fascinating place, filled with so much history and so many stories. But alas, there would be few buyers for Volo’s Guide
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
with different “friends.” Brass Dragon Art Objects d10 Object
1 A finely carved bust of a long-dead human ruler, which the dragon has named Cornelius and argues with incessantly
2 An
to imagine being in the scene, dominating the conversation
4 A sculpture depicting a pod of dolphins leaping among stone waves, all of which the dragon has named and imagines as pets
5 A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
scrap metal.
Builders. Four scaladar (see appendix A) are hauling new pieces of metal to the arch and attaching them to it. The cavern is dark aside from the intermittent light of welding sparks coming
dotted with the remains of broken machines.
Corpses. Two ogres clad in iron armor lie dead among the metal detritus, their flesh pierced by dozens of metal crossbow bolts.
The ogres served the hobgoblins until they were shot dead by Zox’s arbalests a few days ago.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
Essential Ingredients The work camp is exactly what it appears to be: a supply depot for the road builders. It is also something more, however: a transit point for the cult’s contraband coming up
the edge of the Mere of Dead Men. At night, when everyone in the compound is asleep except for a few rooftop guards, lizardfolk creep through the tunnel and take the marked crates to a location in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragon’s Wake
Tales d6 Tale
1 “The farmers at Leilon Point have seen more shark fins in the water lately. Some even claim to see humanoids swimming alongside the sharks! Can you imagine?” (If the
the attacks, see “Iniarv’s Tower” for more information.)
4 “A few hunters came by saying to avoid Kryptgarden Forest, the dead are walking around there!”
5 “Did you hear about the bronze
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
. In addition to having an acute sense of smell, kruthiks can see in the dark and can detect vibrations in the earth around them. They take the scent of their own dead as a warning and avoid areas
smart enough to barricade some tunnels and dig new ones that keep their neighbors away from their eggs. Imagine a hive of ants the size of horses, but the ants are wearing armor. Then exterminate them.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
unique features. For example, imagine that you’re running an encounter with three ogres. You might attach descriptions such as “the ogre with a big scar” and “the ogre with the helmet” to help you and
Crossed-out:53 Crossed-out:45 Crossed-out:24 Crossed-out:14 Crossed-out:9 dead
Ogre B: Crossed-out:71 Crossed-out:62 Crossed-out:54 33
Ogre C: 59
Some DMs prefer to track how much damage a monster
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
Essential Ingredients Map 5.1: Carnath RoadhouseView Player Version The work camp is exactly what it appears to be: a supply depot for the road builders. It is also something more, however: a
runs 500 yards into a dense stand of trees and brush at the edge of the Mere of Dead Men. At night, when everyone in the compound is asleep except for a few rooftop guards, lizardfolk creep through
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
features. Descriptions such as “the ogre with the nasty scar” and “the ogre with the horned helm” help you and your players track which monster is which. For example, imagine that you’re running an
subtract damage from their hit points as they take it. Your records might look something like this after a few rounds of combat: Ogre A: 59 53 45 24 14 9 dead Ogre B: 59 51 30 Ogre C: 59 Players often ask
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume Four
specter and imagine the rider in command of the mount, but the truth is the opposite; the flying horror is an Undead monster that scours the wilds for a knightly corpse. On finding one, the horror binds
its essence to the dead body, giving the corpse the semblance of life as a rider. The two function as a single creature, more powerful for their unnatural union. Humans of Eldraine view specters as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
T7. Dwarf Statue This fifty-foot-square chamber is hewn out of rock. The floor is rough but flat, the walls show the chisel-marks of the original builders, and the ceiling is about ten feet high
of fine gravel.
The statue is a petrified and long-dead dwarf. On the frame holding it together, a small, neat inscription reads: Petrified Ironstar (?) dwarf,
found 1459 DR in Red Larch West
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Campaign Tracking Consistent details bring your campaign to life, and continuity helps players imagine that their characters are living in a real world. If the adventurers frequent a particular
. When the adventurers kill a monster, it stays dead, unless someone raises it. When they remove treasure from a room, it doesn’t reappear the next time they enter — assuming it hasn’t been stolen from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
, dead fish might wash ashore in lakes or rivers, or a nearby forest might lose the leaves from its trees. When an empyrean is jubilant, sunlight follows it everywhere, small animals frolic in its
. Empyreans don’t age but can be slain. Because few empyreans can imagine their own demise, they fight fearlessly when drawn into battle, refusing to believe that the end is upon them even when
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
woefully burdened with the plague of seriousness. Satyrs scoff at the efforts of polis-builders with their laws and right angles, and they poke fun at philosophers with their endless theories and
.
5 If stumped, I smoke a pipe. And if I’m going to smoke a pipe, it’s going to be a splendid pipe.
6 I imagine that my clothes are my glorious soul on display for all the world to behold
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
monsters. If you aren’t using miniatures or other visual aids, one way to track your monsters is to assign them unique features. For example, imagine that you’re running an encounter with three Ogres
few rounds of combat: Ogre A: Crossed-out:68 Crossed-out:59 Crossed-out:53 Crossed-out:45 Crossed-out:24 Crossed-out:14 Crossed-out:9 dead
Ogre B: Crossed-out:71 Crossed-out:62 Crossed-out:54 33
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
. The arcs can blind the elf to this world, but they vanish when the elf enters the next, allowing sight of the elven heaven. Well that’s exactly what happens in Evermeet, and the elf need not be dead
from his basket, and when he did so, his eyes were clear as diamonds and just as hard. I thought for sure that I was dead, and on seeing my surroundings, I can say with all my heart that I didn’t care
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
remove the demonic essence from the gear. Spells such as dispel magic or protection from evil or good, or other methods that the characters might imagine, could make the part usable. If the characters
Maggie treats them with such kindness that the imps can’t imagine wanting to work for anyone else. In Mad Maggie’s presence, the imps usually assume the forms of ravens that nest in her hair or perch on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
explains that his ship (the nautiloid) was attacked by neogi. He informs the characters that most of his crew are dead, but there are still a few survivors aboard in need of healing, and he begs the
force. 3: Spelljamming Helm Lying on the floor of this raised platform is the headless body of a mind flayer. The stench of the rotting corpse is unpleasant, to say the least. The dead mind flayer lies
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
southern gate, and in the heart of the Trades Ward where the city is at its narrowest — bounded by Castle Waterdeep, high on a spur of the mountain, and the walls of the City of the Dead. The conjoined
the port in the south. The City of the Dead lies opposite the northern ridge of Mount Waterdeep, which descends down to the Field of Triumph, the city’s great coliseum. One of Waterdeep’s titanic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
. Along with protecting the young and the tribe’s food stores, the worshipers of Luthic also serve as the crafters, engineers, and builders of an orc tribe. They fashion crude weapons, armor, and the few
when contact with spirits occurs. The White Hands. Shamans who heed the telepathic whispers of Yurtrus walk the perilous line between the living and the dead, and gain uncanny powers from doing so
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
thrust into power. Unable to find her father and fearing that he might be dead, Serissa can imagine her political influence evaporating quickly. Several giant lords previously under her father’s thumb
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
filthy creatures could imagine. You don’t understand the glory of it, the power found in the ice. None of you do. But you will learn soon enough when my father unleashes his terror upon Ten-Towns
one prisoner, formerly a Ten-Towner or a Reghed nomad who was abducted and killed by the duergar. Using the animating spores of a myconid sovereign, the duergar have turned these dead humans into five
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
narrow opening that leads outside the fortress.
The builders of the fortress created this hidden cellar as a refuge. Only the officers, the chaplain, and the resident wizard knew of its existence
his first DC 12 Constitution saving throw against the disease in roughly 20 hours. This means that he is alive for the drowned ones’ second assault. Treasure. The dead chaplain wears a +1 breastplate
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Domains of Delight: A Feywild Accessory
oversized elf heads with fangs, or any other horrific form you can imagine. Personality If you haven’t already settled on a personality for your archfey, you can determine it randomly by rolling on the
, bone, or some other substance, which allow the archfey to raise the dead. They shed their antlers and grow new ones every hundred years, prompting thieves to sneak into the domain to acquire the shed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
, to try new things, to imagine what they desire and then pursue it, and to be kind to others. In return for this freedom from the usual requirements of religion, Corellon expects them to address
sages imagine that, one day, all elves will be given this opportunity, after Corellon is satisfied by the completion of some great cosmic quest, and elves will once again be a people of unfettered form
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
before spinning the creature a tailor-made robe. As the robe is being fashioned, Mixyll urges its guest to “imagine any image your heart desires.” The spiders can, in the 10 minutes it takes to
protagonists try to prove their worth, it is revealed that they’re all in fact dead, having perished alongside their father in the cataclysmic event that destroyed their kingdom. Cursed Play. Each script
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
the treasure automatically. Crypt 6 Saint Markovia: Dead for all time The 10-foot-square section of floor in front of this crypt is a pressure plate that releases four poison darts hidden in tiny holes
put to it, as though a speak with dead spell had been cast on it. This property recharges each day at dawn. In life, Stefan was neither observant nor well informed. If the skull is questioned about
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
break it, but they’ve carved gouges into the iron spheres with their claws. Dead Tadpoles. Far Realm energy sustains the slaadi tadpoles in Spawn Hollow without the usual need for Humanoid hosts. The
practicing arcane magic. It’s obvious that this rejection still stings Oshundo, who refers to Illithinoch’s long-dead leaders as “ignorant fools” who are “closed to the flexibility and power of arcane magic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
sea. Imagine, if you can, the top of this crag hemmed in entirely by a tall wall. This wall is interrupted by several towers all the way around, and it encloses a large space from which even more of
within, there are thousands of inconsequential recipes, old songs, bits of history, journals of long-dead folk, and myriad other pieces of writing of no lasting importance save to the monks of this place
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
them. If Worvil is dead and the bugbears see his corpse, they immediately try to flee the keep and report back to Kaltivar. Characters who are unaware of the Weevil’s presence or his true identity can
mark what used to be the village of Zelbross. The abandoned site has a lovely view of the Southwood across the river, so it’s easy to imagine why settlers chose this spot, but there’s no evidence of what