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Volo's Guide to Monsters
. For example, humans confronted by an angry troll experience fear on a basic level. Their limbs shake, their thinking becomes panicked and jumbled, and they react by instinct. The emotion of fear takes
(secret), Jhank (hammer), Kepesk (storm), Kethend (gem), Korth (danger), Kosj (small), Kothar (demon), Litrix (armor), Mirik (song), Othokent (smart), Sauriv (eye), Throden (many), Thurkear (night), Usk (iron), Valignat (burn), Vargach (battle), Verthica (mountain), Vutha (black), Vyth (steel)
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
81. Ebon Pool A pool of jet-black ooze glistens inside this silent chamber, whose walls are decorated with relief carvings depicting black stars.
The pool radiates an aura of conjuration magic to a
detect magic spell or similar effect. Creatures that come into contact with the ooze are unharmed. Any object that isn’t being worn or carried by a creature disappears if submerged in the black ooze
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
’ hoards are an enormous source of pride, and these dragons are insulted by offerings that don’t meet their standards. Blue dragons favor blue, purple, and green gemstones; art depicting oases and
wears when meeting with supplicants
3 A set of sculptures depicting the dragon’s deceased relatives, all adorned with ground-up jewels
4 A jeweled mosaic map of the dragon’s territory
5
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
depths of Castle Ravenloft. Hanging from an iron rod bolted to the eastern wall is a dusty, ten-foot-square tapestry depicting knights on horseback charging across a battlefield under a bloodred sky. The
lead knight rides a black horse and wears a fur-lined black cloak, dark gray armor, and a visored helm shaped like a wolf’s head. His sword glows with the light of the sun. The stairs at the north
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
ophidian eyes.
Black Statue. The northwest section of the temple contains a black stone statue of a masked, hooded male humanoid dressed in leather armor and clutching a dripping dagger in each hand
. Harmless centipedes crawl all over the statue.
Green Statue. The middle chamber contains a statue carved of green stone, depicting a 15-foot-tall winged snake with its fangs bared. Harmless snakes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
Q3. Dragon’s Foyer This room feels like a king’s tomb. A grand staircase leads up to stone balconies held aloft by stone pillars and arches. A tall, faded tapestry depicting a nobleman in silver
fourth bust and its pedestal have been knocked over, and their shattered remains lie strewn across the mosaic floor. Two chandeliers of wrought iron hang from the ceiling like monstrous black spiders
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
the first time on a turn takes 2 (1d4) fire damage. Black Mirror. A creature that looks into the black mirror sees its reflection blur and then reappear in ancient garb as if depicting a previous
framed in bronze. Light beams are broken by the mirror into myriad flames, and ghostly shapes seem to flicker in its depths.
On the northern wall are two mirrors: a striking black one of obsidian framed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Brysis’s servants, who are entombed in area 4. In the middle of the room rests a wide stone sarcophagus atop a black marble bier. The lid of the sarcophagus is inlaid with dust-covered mosaics depicting
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Black Dragon Lairs Black dragons prefer to lair in swamps and jungles—the more dismal and fetid, the better. Within those environs, they favor ruins for their defensibility and dreary aesthetic. When
choosing their lairs, black dragons are fond of locations that are naturally constraining and confounding. Whether adventurers seeking the dragon must wind their way through the roots of an ancient
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
39. Arcturia’s Boudoirs Mounted above the double door to these chambers is a 4-foot-diameter, 2-inch-thick disk of black stone upon which is engraved a white symbol depicting a bony human hand. A
to these chambers can escape. 39a. Gold and Black Boudoir Light. The walls and ceiling are painted gold. Mounted to them are black iron sconces with continual flame spells cast on them. These fires
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
hidden. Gold Dragon Art Objects d10 Object
1 A fine tapestry depicting the intermingled family trees of several royal bloodlines going back multiple generations—and containing surprising
4 A black dragon skull with a crack down the middle and gems fixed in its eye sockets; a plaque along the bottom reads, “So too shall ye be”
5 A metal wheel with various holy symbols
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
others depicting hags.
When the characters arrive, the portraits show images of Granny Nightshade and her family, with no labels to identify them: A truly ancient and terrifying hag (Baba Yaga, the
Mother of Witches) A toadish hag (Bavlorna Blightstraw, as depicted in appendix B) A skeletal hag wearing a black, theatrical contraption resembling a dress (Endelyn Moongrave, as depicted in appendix B
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
follows: Door Handles. The black basalt doors leading to the dais (area 15b) have handles on this side and are easily pulled open from within.
Mithral Veins. Thin veins of mithral spread across the
hewn walls, looking like gleaming cracks in the stone.
Tapestry. A huge tapestry depicting a dwarven kingdom under a mountain hangs from an iron rail and spans the south wall. The tapestry is so old
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
every few seconds (see “Morphing Statue” below).
Cassiok and Pet. Facing the statue with its back to the rest of the room is a black-robed creature (Cassiok Shadowdusk) leaning heavily on a staff
inside it. Without significantly changing its mass, the statue shifts form every few seconds, becoming various members of the Shadowdusk family and, every so often, depicting Halaster Blackcloak or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
sloping hallway. Candles flicker on riveted sconces, casting dim light across a sequence of sculpted reliefs depicting humanoids with bestial heads kneeling before a black star. At the lower end of the
Crawlway. Hidden behind a bas-relief depicting a crocodile-headed humanoid holding up a trapezoidal chest, a crawlway leads to area 62D. Close inspection of the relief reveals that the chest’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
few paces and then falls over Four finger puppets depicting an arguing family A 1-foot-tall wooden guillotine A tiny wooden box containing eight sticks of black chalk
real bloodstains around its jaws A toy windmill with a crank on one side that turns the vanes and the millstone A set of playing cards depicting weeping children A wind-up drunkard doll that totters a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
wide. The alcove itself is four feet high. The recess contains some sort of display.
The display appears to be a diorama depicting a hunting party of Olman warriors, in feathers and deer-hide
about three feet off the floor. Each niche contains a diorama depicting some aspect of tribal life. The six-inch-tall figures in all of the displays appear to be made of stucco, realistically and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
trying to drive the Xanathar Guild out of Skullport. His ties to the Black Network make Rizzeryl an enemy of the Xanathar Guild, which currently controls Skullport and is trying to secure the uppermost
quarrel with adventurers who leave them alone. 14a. Rizzeryl’s Hideout The door to this room has a mural painted on the outside depicting a darkmantle descending on an unsuspecting dwarf who is admiring a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
. 10a. Skull in the Cube Clean. This 30-foot-high room is swept clean, with no trace of dust or debris.
Frescoes. The walls are carved with frescoes depicting horrific cyclopean cities of black stone
ochre jelly of unusual color trapped in magical stasis.)
Wall Carvings. Black mildew drips from lidless eyes and gaping mouths carved into the walls. (The wall carvings represent the all-consuming
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
instinct supersedes its hunger, prompting it to surrender telepathically. The mind flayer apologizes for its assault and proposes an end to hostilities. Given a chance, it recounts how the Scavenger was
gp each). Half buried by coins is a 5-inch-diameter miniature beholder made of enameled gold with a black pearl central eye and multicolored spinels at the ends of its eyestalks (2,500 gp). Chest 2
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Hall This chamber is decorated with oil paintings depicting life in Easthaven, including a large painting of the town itself on the north wall. Mounted on the south wall is a five-foot-long, stuffed
, whereas the other chairs don’t. A secret door in the northwest corner is concealed behind a tapestry depicting a snow-capped mountain. It swings open into area T1. Any character who searches the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
, vaulted ceiling.
Sarcophagus. A black marble sarcophagus flecked with gold stands close to the south wall, its lid carved in the likeness of a dwarf king.
Crystal Panels. Ten glittering panels are
black shroud, the dust and bones of a nameless dwarf, and the bones of a mole that was accidentally sealed in with the dwarf’s remains. Treasure. The crystal panels can be carefully pried from the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
, however, sees the mosaic clearly, its tiles depicting coins falling from a crumbling skull. Secret Door. The east wall bears a secret door. Any character who succeeds on a DC 18 Wisdom (Perception) check
lid caked in crumbling candle wax and rotted offerings. Whatever rites were performed here were overseen by a larger-than-life statue in the alcove to the south, a sculpture depicting the upper body of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
gargoyles if they have a passive Wisdom (Perception) score of 15 or higher. The gargoyles ignore groups exiting the Temple of Black Earth. They attack any strangers approaching from the north unless
the strangers pause at the bridge to either give the hand sign of the cult (a triangle formed with thumbs and forefingers of both hands) or call out, “I serve the Black Earth!” In combat, the gargoyles
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
spellbook containing the Tenser’s floating disk and feign death spells. A strange lump of black metal, which Droki intends to deliver to the Gray Ghosts (see below) A scroll in a copper tube and four
. Droki intends to deliver the strange lump of black metal to the Gray Ghosts, receiving payment from Lorthio the alchemist (see area 8) in the form of a mithral medallion worth 125 gp. The medallion is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
your choice Tool Proficiencies: One gaming set of your choice (such as playing cards or three-dragon ante cards) Equipment: A bottle of black ink, an ink pen, five sheets of paper, a gaming set
city 4 A motto or symbol whose meaning eludes you, etched on a piece of your equipment 5 A crisp playing card that never seems to tear or soil, depicting the card that affected you 6 Half a medallion designed to be rejoined to its other half
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
stirges 20 1d4 pieces of broken, barnacle-encrusted statuary, each worth 50 gp; each weighing 1d4 × 5 pounds; and each depicting a weird alien creature, a long-forgotten god, or fragment thereof
Discoveries table to determine what the water weird is guarding. Weird Discoveries d6 Discovery 1–2 Sunken altar dedicated to a forgotten deity 3–4 Sunken statue with 500 gp black pearls for eyes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
spines stands west of the statue, glaring at four black-robed cultists who kneel and chant in the middle of the room, their faces hidden behind golden devil masks. Nine tapestries depicting the layers of
characters make their way through the tunnels, they might encounter these cultists. A typical encounter consists of two lawful evil human cultists dressed in black robes, each carrying a censer and wearing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
furnishings in Morak’s room were destroyed when a rock flattened the northwest corner of the inn. Hanging on the east wall is a tapestry depicting a mountain landscape, and tucked under the window in
village and turn it into a Black Network base. Her original plan was to drive away the Lionshield Coster and bully Lady Velrosa Nandar into subservience, but the cloud giant attack has left the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
29. The Tomb of Pelota As you approach a bend in the passage, you see a series of faint line drawings on the walls depicting people playing a game that uses a ball and has goals on either end of the
skeletal remains of the losers of a previous game of pelota in this area. Atop the bones rest several figurines and a plaque, all made of jade, and a glistening black ball 1 foot in diameter. Cursed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
45. Mictlan (Meek-TLAN, Land of the Dead) This room is decorated with a bizarre diorama depicting the land of the dead. Small, brightly painted clay statues have been placed about the room to
heads above the surface.
From out of the marsh a black, torpid river wends its way past the northern edge of the hill and flows west to pour over the lip of a steam-filled chasm in the northwest
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
the south, stone steps climb 10 feet to a dais, where Umbraxakar is perched.
Statues. A double door at the back of the dais is flanked by two 20-foot-tall, black marble statues, one depicting Shar
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Eye in the Sky The Mages of High Sorcery harness the magical power of the three moons of Krynn: Solinari the White, Lunitari the Red, and Nuitari the Black. Those blessed by the moons might show
characters enter the Barb, read the following description to set the scene: The arch opens into a large atrium lit with flaming sconces and adorned by grand tapestries depicting Krynn’s three moons
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
unfinished mosaic depicting plants flourishing under a glowing moon adorns the walls of this prayer hall, though the mosaic is partially obscured by graffiti. Crates are strewn across the marble floor, and
of Nolzur’s marvelous pigments. A3: Hallway This hallway features mosaics depicting the cycles of the moon. If both mages from the bazaar escaped with the samovar, one is lingering here. If one or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
table is a silvered quarterstaff. 6c. Stairs Up Frescoes. The walls are carved with frescoes depicting exchanges of gifts between dwarves and elves.
Staircase. A stone spiral staircase in the
for frescoes on the walls depicting an elven forest kingdom. 6e. Hall of the Sky Chariots Frescoes. The walls are carved with frescoes that depict elves in cloud chariots pulled by fiery horses






