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Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
the same time, a slithering tracker flows into places where a normal creature can’t go and brings its own brand of watery death down on its quarry.
The ritual for creating a slithering tracker
’s body, killing it. Yet the subject’s mind lives on in the puddle that issues forth from the remains, and so too does its insatiable need for retribution.
A slithering tracker tastes the
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
cover up the stink of death.
The first leucrottas came into being alongside some gnolls during the rampages of Yeenoghu on the Material Plane. While many of the hyenas that ate Yeenoghu’s
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
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
campaign against the living. In death, dullahans are often rejoined by those who followed them in life, either in the form of lesser undead, like skeleton;skeletons or wight;wights, or terrifying mounts
use its reaction to make a melee attack.
Headless Wail (Costs 2 Actions). An echoing shriek issues from the dullahan’s headless stump. Each creature of the dullahan’s choice within 10
Magic Items
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
the servant to make one Destructive Fist attack against that creature.
While there are no attuned creatures inside the servant, it is an inert object.
Ghost in the Machine. Upon his death, the
sight of the servant, starting with those threatening the artifact— preferably using the servant, if possible.
Self-Destruct. By inputting a specific series of lever pulls and button presses
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
discuss how they might reunite and restore Sardior, the Ruby Dragon.
2
A horde of revenant;revenants led by a death knight has one goal—destroying the ancient sapphire dragon who defeated
to the best of its ability any command the dragon issues that isn’t directly harmful to the creature.
Stone Passage. The dragon touches a section of stone up to 30 feet in any dimension. The
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
beings and their creations are ultimately doomed to death and decomposition, and the dragons’ demeanor is typically morbid and curmudgeonly as a result.
Gleaming Gold
Upon hatching, topaz
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.
Cancellation. The dragon chooses an
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
creations are ultimately doomed to death and decomposition, and the dragons’ demeanor is typically morbid and curmudgeonly as a result.
Gleaming Gold
Upon hatching, topaz dragon wyrmling;topaz
charmed in this way obeys to the best of its ability any command the dragon issues that isn’t directly harmful to the creature.
Cancellation. The dragon chooses an active spell of 5th level or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
inspection reveals that the flaming skull, the comet, and the tower are buttons that can be pressed. Flaming Skull. This carving represents Skullport. Each time this button is pressed, a magical
. Each time this button is pressed, a magical, disembodied male voice fills the room and says in Common, “Gate access to Stardock from level 16 only.”
Tower. This carving represents Halaster’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Moonstar) issues a terrible command: “Umbraxakar, give these fools the death they deserve!” A cone of necrotic energy erupts from the character as the shadow dragon engulfs the nearest prisoner, a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
unity of two polar principles: life and death, order and chaos, reason and emotion, and so on. The five Founder Dragons are thought to embody the coexistence of these principles, while the ten deans of
the rudiments of those halves. A Strixhaven graduate is expected to leave the university prepared to argue the fundamental issues of their school’s philosophies.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
the gem to command the slaad to slip aboard the Concordant Express and kill the characters on sight. The slaad loathes being surrounded by modrons on the train and fights to the death. Scrying Sensor
The slaad’s master watches the battle unfold through an invisible scrying sensor like the one created by a scrying spell. If the characters defeat the slaad, a magically altered voice issues from the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
the faint lingering odor of death. The demon lord’s goat-skull visage glowers at you as statues of cultists gaze outward from the shadowed corners of the hall.
The burning incense in the main temple
decides to test them. He issues a random command, determined by rolling on the Nezzarum’s Commands table, and judges them based on their consequent actions. If they fulfill his wishes, he seems pleased
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
mask slip meets a grisly end. When an “aristocrat” at the duchess’s masquerade loses a button from a fraying coat, the duchess pronounces the impostor’s doom and the unmasked pretender crumbles to dust
Death. This mysterious spirit haunts the poorest parts of town and drains every glimmer of life from its victims—and is embodied by Duchess Saidra. DEMENTLIEUSE CHARACTERS
Characters from Dementlieu
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
the same time, a tracker flows into places where a normal creature can’t go and brings its own brand of watery death down upon its quarry. Vengeance at Any Cost. The ritual for creating a slithering
body, killing it. Yet the mind lives on in the puddle of liquid that issues forth from the remains, and so too does the subject’s insatiable need for retribution. Stealthy Assassins. A slithering
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
without bothering to cover up the stink of death. The first leucrottas came into being alongside some gnolls during the rampages of Yeenoghu (appears in this book) on the Material Plane. While many of the
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
. Innocuous and insidious at the same time, a slithering tracker flows into places where a normal creature can’t go and brings its own brand of watery death down on its quarry. The ritual for creating a
subject’s body, killing it. Yet the subject’s mind lives on in the puddle that issues forth from the remains, and so too does its insatiable need for retribution. A slithering tracker tastes the ground
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
where those affairs interfere with their own. They hunger for long-forgotten knowledge and the most terrible secrets. Because the shadow of death doesn’t hang over them, they can conceive plans that
that traps the wizard’s soul within a phylactery. Doing so binds the soul to the mortal world, preventing it from traveling to the Outer Planes after death. A phylactery can take the form of any item
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
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
. If all else fails, she fights to the death, cursing the characters and telling them she will hunt them down. If the characters don’t find and destroy her phylactery, the dracolich makes good on her
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
cave, read: A deep sigh issues from the darkness. A voice steeped in malevolence and hatred whispers to you in a language reminiscent of Elvish.
The wraith speaks Loross (see the “Loross: The Netherese
chest in this cavern. H17. Den of the Vampire Spawn The yips and barks abate as you descend the stairs leading to this cave in which hangs the faint whiff of death.
Five kobold vampire spawn (see
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
, who is bound to the fortress by powerful magic that cannot be dispelled. Touching one of the glowing runes issues a specific command to Esclarotta’s spirit. A character who understands Dwarvish or
the characters and various NPCs. Crashed by Blagothkus. If the cloud giant is slain, his wife’s spirit in the steering chamber is replaced by his spirit. Enraged, he avenges his death by moving the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
Esclarotta, who is bound to the fortress by powerful magic that cannot be dispelled. Touching one of the glowing runes issues a specific command to Esclarotta’s spirit. A character who understands Dwarvish or
characters and various NPCs. Crashed by Blagothkus. If the cloud giant is slain, his wife’s spirit in the steering chamber is replaced by his spirit. Enraged, he avenges his death by moving the castle
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
them together, and reanimated them with demon ichor without bothering to cover up the stink of death. Spawn of Yeenoghu. The first leucrottas came into being alongside the gnolls during Yeenoghu’s
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->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
cares who the king’s chamberlain is or who has logging rights in the elven woods, throwing the characters into an adventure centered on those issues will fall flat. However, if having the ear of the
goals, motivations, and methods. The adventurers might be drawn into the struggle of a court full of nobles vying for the throne in the wake of the king’s sudden death, or could find themselves
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
campaign against the living. In death, dullahans are often rejoined by those who followed them in life, either in the form of lesser undead, like skeletons or wights, or terrifying mounts, like warhorse
echoing shriek issues from the dullahan’s headless stump. Each creature of the dullahan’s choice within 10 feet of it must make a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw. Each creature takes 16 (3d10) psychic damage on a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
in the tower (area H9). They fight to the death if provoked to combat; if left undisturbed, they instead slip away to warn their boss of the intruders. H7: City Ruins These chambers were once
character can search the wall and make a DC 12 Wisdom (Perception) check. On a success, the character notices a button worked into the stone. Pressing the button causes the wall to slide away, revealing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
of a trumpet while pressing a button on the console can broadcast their voice throughout the prison. Using the loudspeaker requires an action. R19. Guard Barracks Characters who climb the spiral
been incarcerated at Revel’s End. The records also include death certificates for prisoners who died while incarcerated. The cause of death is always given as “natural,” “accidental,” or “unnatural
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
Machine. Upon his death, the soul of the mighty warlord Leuk-o was drawn into the artifact and has become its animating force. The servant has been known to attack or move of its own accord, particularly
button presses, the servant’s two crew members can cause it to explode. The self-destruct code is not revealed to crew members when they attune to the artifact. If the code is discovered (the DM
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
the following flaw: “I can’t get enough pleasure. I desire others to create beauty for me at all times.” X33c. Ghastly Vault The amber door to this room hangs open, and the chamber reeks of death. This
and a third lidless eye blinded by cataracts. Five more cling to the walls and ceiling. The ceiling here is 10 feet high. The seven hungry ghasts that lair here fight to the death. The ghasts have
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
the start of the chapter. The archdruid is friendly toward visitors who have done nothing to anger her. The displacer beast and the awakened tree fight to the death to defend her. Characters who do
spell cast on it. A button carved in the shape of a twinkling star is hidden in a nearby wall fresco; a character who searches the wall spots it with a successful DC 17 Wisdom (Perception) check. When the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
side? “He has achieved mastery over life and death. There is no better lord to command this ruined fortress.” What do you know about the ruined fortress? “We died defending it, and we defend it still
glistening muscle, ashen skin, and yellowed bone. Oily vapor issues from six mouths on the surface of the sphere, which sits pulsing on the ground.
A character who examines the sphere and succeeds on a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
struggles against the savage forces of chaos, and life attempts to persevere against the agents of death and strife, sometimes in places where even the gods themselves have not been exempt from
its forces, turning inward to address issues of rebuilding. Late in 1486, the Great Rain finally abated, but this event didn’t signify an end to the chaos. The Sea of Fallen Stars had grown
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
touch it, because she’s sick to death of trout. Hethyl Arkorran Hethyl is a heartless creature—not cruel out of spite, just blunt in a mean, uncaring way. She doesn’t hide the truth or mince words, and
was set on fire years ago and never repaired. Evidence remains of floor-to-ceiling shelves along the walls. A draft issues from a darkened fireplace, stirring the cobwebs around it.
Caer-Dineval’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
atop the cliffs to the west. Each watchtower stands 20 feet tall and has a rickety wooden ladder leading to the top, where a thick column of smoke issues from a brazier that is kept lit at all times
screaming to this walkway. The goblin can either hurl itself off the cliff to its death or die by the swords of its kin. The skulls belong to goblins who never made it to the end of the walkway. Ravens
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
correspond to the numbers of the date carved on the top, in order. When the 9 glyph is depressed, a grating sound issues forth and the top slab slides back a bit. The tomb lid can then be opened the rest
and the ring of protection he is wearing; see “Treasure.”) If either the mask or the pendant is forced back upon him before the 2 rounds elapse, he returns to death. If not, he then sits for 2 more
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
attack but explode if they take any damage. The beholder zombie is immune to their Death Burst trait. X4. Tunnel to Skullport This magically lit tunnel extends 300 feet eastward off the map. It ends at
of death and carnage. Three wooden tables are arranged corner to corner, forming a triangle, in the middle of the room. The floor around them is stained with blood. Atop two of the tables, held down