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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
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 where many other kruthiks have died. Slaying a sufficient number of
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
floor with their sharp legs.
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 where many other kruthiks have died. Slaying a sufficient number of kruthiks in one area might cause the remaining hive members to move elsewhere.
Although they can feed on
Monsters
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
folly, but Zargash is twisted beyond any hope of redemption. His hobbies include slaying the living and animating the dead.
Alignment. Chaotic evil.
Personality Trait. “I do not fear death
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
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 where many other
kruthiks have died. Slaying a sufficient number of kruthiks in one area might cause the remaining hive members to move elsewhere.
Although they can feed on carrion, kruthiks prefer live prey. They kill
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Concluding the Quest After finding and slaying Sephek, the characters can return to Hlin and collect their 100 gp reward. If they don’t have evidence to prove that Sephek is dead, Hlin is willing to
take them at their word. If the ice-dagger murders stop, she’ll know her trust was not misplaced. Failure to stop Sephek allows him to continue slaying Ten-Towners who cheat Auril the Frostmaiden
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Ancient Seal This curse protects the resting place of a long-dead ruler and punishes any who disturb the ruler’s remains or plunder the treasures. Pronouncement. Carved into the stone of the crypt
, pursuing the single-minded goal of slaying the cursed individual. The wraith manifests in an unoccupied space within 30 feet of its victim. Destroying the wraith grants a temporary reprieve; it doesn’t
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
with her. In the most dire circumstance, she uses her mysterious magic, the Dance of the Dead, which can control the dead at the risk of slaying the living. Larissa learned her magic in part from
Weathermay-Foxgrove (detailed in chapter 5) are tenacious adventurers who follow their family’s tradition of slaying monsters and defending the innocent. They reside in Mordent and have learned much from their surrogate uncle, Rudolph van Richten.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
H17. Warlord’s Quarters As her soldiers were dying from starvation, Delsendra Amzarr was forced to quell a revolt by a handful of followers. After slaying them, the warlord took her own life by
skeleton in rusty plate armor lies slumped in a chair that faces the fireplace. A steel goblet lies on the floor between the legs of the chair. (The orc war chief stole the dead warlord’s greataxe
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Knight Sarlamir’s Curse Among the dead entombed beneath Castle Kalaman lies the body of Knight Zanas Sarlamir. A respected knight of the Order of the Crown, Sarlamir received a divine quest from the
Knight Sarlamir’s hand. The dragons attacked, slaying Sarlamir and crashing the flying city. A handful of Sarlamir’s loyal knights escaped, and they brought his body and his cursed dragonlance back to Kalaman. Both were interred beneath the city, where they remained.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
. Slaying the mammoth is a tall order, so characters would be wise to flee from Norsu or try to reason with it. Norsu and the winter wolves reside in an ice lodge built by Garagai. The wolves try to entice
missing for the past four days and are presumed dead. The wolves are holding the siblings in a cage and feeding them raw meat to keep them alive until Dougan’s Hole pays a ransom for their safe return
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
where many other kruthiks have died. Slaying a sufficient number of kruthiks in one area might cause the remaining hive members to move elsewhere. Sharper Weapons. Although they can feed on carrion
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
folly, but Zargash is twisted beyond any hope of redemption. His hobbies include slaying the living and animating the dead. Alignment. Chaotic evil. Personality Trait. “I do not fear death, for when I
, hold person, silence, speak with dead
Bonus Actions
Animate Corpse (1/Day). Zargash targets the lifeless corpse of one Humanoid he can see within 30 feet of him and commands it to rise
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
City d6 Adventure Seed 1 A homicidal changeling has killed two members of different dragonmarked houses, and doesn’t plan to stop until one heir from each of the dragonmarked houses is dead. 2 A
A shifter shopkeeper in Lower Northedge is being harassed by ruffians who believe that she and her family are lycanthropes. 5 A dragonmarked baron is found dead in her Upper Central mansion
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
after accepting the dark gift. The beneficiary slays another humanoid that loves or reveres him or her, then drinks the dead humanoid’s blood within 1 hour of slaying it. The beneficiary dies a violent
vampire spawn created by Strahd from a dead party of adventurers. As soon as they hear intruders in the room, the vampire spawn burst out of their crates and attack, fighting until destroyed. Teleport
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
before Chakuna notices them.
8 A pack of displacer beasts washes up dead in Sangui Cove. An enraged Chakuna prowls the jungle, slaying anyone she suspects of being involved.
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2 Shuaran warriors seek help in slaying a massive saber-toothed tiger killing their people. They don’t mention that they recently lost the Cat of Felkovic, a sentient magic item similar to a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
angelic hosts and wield holy weapons capable of laying low the wickedest Fiends. Solars can resurrect the dead and often use that power to enlist mortal aid. They bestow grand, new purposes on those they
a use of Slaying Bow.
Flying Sword. Melee or Ranged Attack Roll: +15, reach 10 ft. or range 120 ft. Hit: 22 (4d6 + 8) Slashing damage plus 36 (8d8) Radiant damage. Hit or Miss: The sword magically
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
The Deep Roots of War Take this message to your doddering fool of a god. His turn is coming, Laduguer willing.
— Duergar assassin Vozala Spikefist, before slaying
the dwarf king Umbrag
, hacked, and tunneled. The weakest among them fell dead from exhaustion, the rest pausing only long enough to push the corpses aside so they could continue the digging. Only the hardiest and most iron
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
, awakening the desire to avenge her long-dead companions by slaying the fiend she knows as the Caller (see “Mist Wanderers” later in this chapter for details). Isolde always chooses the Carnival’s stops
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
unreality described in the “Neverwinter’s New King” section. E2c. This tunnel’s walls flash violent scenes of Vecna slaying, dominating, and imprisoning other gods in the vast emptiness of the Astral Sea. A
character proficient in the Religion skill recognizes these deities. Characters who cross the threshold appear in the unreality described in the “Dead Gods” section.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
, there was one witness to his escape, an unremarkable soul called Tymaret. Sharing what he’d seen with the god of the dead, Tymaret received a cursed blessing from Erebos: he would be restored to the
mortal world, but as a Returned, and with the task of slaying Phenax. Tymaret took up the quest, but as Phenax was masked, he proved difficult to locate. So Tymaret began slaughtering every mortal he
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
enemies, not all of them as dead as one might expect. For the people of Barovia, there is no escape from this harsh land. The town of Vallaki stands ready to defend itself against the servants of Strahd
adopted daughter, Ireena Kolyana. The villagers neither protect nor harm her, lest they incur the vampire’s wrath. Few know that Ireena bears an uncanny resemblance to Tatyana, Strahd’s dead beloved. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
stands for. (Any)
2 Tradition. Honor the dead through rites of respect and by continuing their ways. (Lawful)
3 Dread. Mortals put their fear out of mind, but through me, they will remember the
knowledge of someone who has died are preserved Slaying a Returned and its associated eidolon Your piety score to Athreos decreases if you diminish the River Guide’s influence in the world, impede his work
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
energy woke again. The dead beholder was reanimated as a diabolical Undead known as a death tyrant. This creature, and other Far Realm Aberrations that fell from the comet, still hunt within the tower
direct it against Mekkalath might regret their decision. For example, the death tyrant might agree to attack the dragon, then start by slaying the peaceful minotaurs and turning them into its zombie
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Solar A solar is godlike in its glory and power. On the battlefield, the solar’s sword flies into the fray on its own, and a single arrow from a solar’s bow can strike a target dead on contact. So
plus 27 (6d8) radiant damage.
Slaying Longbow. Ranged Weapon Attack: +13 to hit, range 150/600 ft., one target. Hit: 15 (2d8 + 6) piercing damage plus 27 (6d8) radiant damage. If the target is a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
, driving out and slaying its original drow denizens. Muiral now spends his days hunting adventurers and other interlopers for fun. Long years alone — and Halaster’s influence — have rendered him utterly
cloud, magic missile, shield
2nd level (3 slots): darkness, knock, see invisibility, spider climb
3rd level (3 slots): animate dead, counterspell, lightning bolt
4th level (3 slots): greater
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
murdered him. If the characters disturb Eigeron’s body or come within 10 feet of it, the giant’s ghost rises up from the corpse (see “Eigeron’s Ghost”). The dead giant wears a golden breastplate (see
. Treasure The dead cloud giant wears a +2 breastplate that resizes to fit its wearer and has an opal of the ild rune (see appendix B) clutched in its frozen right hand. The ghost doesn’t object if one of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
that the gods will tell him how to save Doru without destroying him. If the characters seem intent on slaying Doru, Donavich does his best to stop them. If Doru dies, Donavich falls to the floor and
memory of her past. Kolyan adopted her and loved her dearly. Every night at midnight, the spirits of dead adventurers rise up out of the church graveyard, forming a silent procession as they walk the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Locathah Rising
) and is grappled.
Round 5. Gar casts freedom of movement, escaping the grapple, and then uses a legendary action to attack the creature. He will score a critical hit, slaying the kraken.
Round 6
him. This makes the fight in that area easier and may allow the characters to interrupt Gar in the actions described above. Otherwise, if Shoalar is dead or simply hasn’t encountered the characters, neither he nor his elementals will be present at this fight.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
raised from the dead while the curse lasts. A monster hunts the victim relentlessly. Even if the monster dies, it rises again or a new one takes its place 24 hours later. Resolution Sometimes a curse can
place where it once rested Slaying the head of a dynasty that has long held power in the region Accomplishing a seemingly impossible task, such as raising a castle above the clouds or making the sun cross the sky in a different direction
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
The Giant Lords Convinced that King Hekaton is dead or otherwise out of the picture, five giant lords have struck out into the world to reshape the ordning through their deeds, each hoping to be
Zalto has set his minions to the task of finding and unearthing fragments of a dragon-slaying colossus called the Vonindod (“titan of death”). Pieces of it were lost in battle, while the rest was
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
surrounds the chasm’s gaping maw, its cracked sides riddled with caves and festooned with sharp rocks. Farther down in the chasm, you see dead gnolls impaled on some of these fang-like protrusions.
Manic
whenever it senses the pack might turn against it. The dead gnolls seen throughout the chasm were victims of either these squabbles or their own carelessness. Although the ledge that allows access to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
over a dead giant octopus. If the characters are on a river, the creatures are spotted at a distance of 300 feet, whereupon they bellow menacingly and move to attack the party. To paddle a canoe to a
chance of slaying it. Characters can avoid an encounter with the tyrannosaurus if they keep their distance and succeed on a DC 15 group Dexterity (Stealth) check. If any character is trained in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
enemies. He and his army cornered the last of these enemies in a remote mountain valley before slaying them all. Strahd named the valley Barovia, after his deceased father, and was so struck by its
Zarovich as great as he or his father could sway the Dark Powers to release him. I am the Ancient. I am the Land.
My beginnings are lost in the darkness of the past. I am not dead. Nor am I alive. I am undead, forever.
—Tome of Strahd
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
violence, hoping that the characters slaughter his brethren. Once they are dead, Kurr bows his head solemnly, begs Yeenoghu’s forgiveness (first in his own language and then in Abyssal), and then throws
appears. The manes scour the Labyrinth for easy prey and move like a tide of putrid flesh. Minotaurs These minotaurs roams the Labyrinth, slaying creatures in the name of Baphomet. Monodrone This modron has
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
who can reward you for your efforts. If he’s dead, return to Townmaster Harbin Wester with proof of Kalazorn’s demise to receive a reward of 100 gp.” If the characters undertake this quest, proceed
mound of a warrior whose magical dragon-slaying sword helped fell a green dragon terrorizing the High Road a century ago. Rumor has it the dragon slayer sword is buried there too. Retrieve it, and let