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Monstrous Compendium Vol. 2: Dragonlance Creatures
Blood Frenzy. The draconian has advantage on melee attack rolls against any creature that doesn’t have all its hit points.
Controlled Fall. If the draconian falls and isn’t incapacitated
only minimally help to slow a falling traag’s descent. Its metallic scales are coated in a sickly patina. In battle, the draconian can charge its body with vicious fire, burning all in its wake. When a traag draconian dies, its body explodes in a thick, disgusting sludge.
Genasi
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, carry the power of the planes in their blood. The genasi are one such people, the offspring of genies and mortals.
The Elemental Planes are often inhospitable to natives of the Material Plane
Genasi inherit something from both sides of their dual nature. They resemble humans but have unusual skin color (red, green, blue, or gray), and there is something odd about them. The elemental blood
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Acquisitions Incorporated
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Reality is a descent into chaos punctuated by brief flashes of order, whence we arose and so imagine it to be the norm rather than a distant outlier. That-Which-Endures held entropy back for a mere instant
turned the color of jade and their blood began to flow black. Their ears grew pointed, and they gained a limited form of telepathy — but at the cost of forgetting their history. The underground homes
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dash of nonhuman blood, revealing hints of elf, orc, or other lineages. Humans reach adulthood in their late teens and rarely live even a single century.
Variety in All Things
Humans are the most
tall and have green or brown eyes, but these traits are hardly universal. Humans of Chondathan descent dominate the central lands of Faerûn, around the Inner Sea.
Chondathan Names: (Male) Darvin
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
Go to Hell The fiery rift of area 16 allows Tarnhem to return to the Abyss. But depending on the setup of your campaign (and particularly if you are playing through Baldur’s Gate: Descent into
Avernus), you might instead have this rift lead to the Nine Hells. There, Tarnhem joins the demonic horde taking part in the Blood War. If the characters later travel through Avernus, they might encounter Tarnhem there—with his reaction to them depending on their interactions at the tomb.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Dragon Servitors Kobolds believe that they were created by Tiamat from the blood of dragons — a view supported by their reptilian (they would say draconic) appearance. In every kobold tribe, the
live off the scraps of others, and they are often dominated by larger humanoids, but they know that there is greatness within them and they are proud that they were chosen to be the blood-kin of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
Diderius imposes on his lair causes it to evaporate within a few rounds of being hauled up into this area. A bronze bucket on a rope sits near the well, while an empty basin stands 8 feet up along the
of the well and the floor next to it are covered in bright red mushrooms. They are slick with a watery sheen that resembles blood, and have the taste and texture of raw liver if picked and eaten before
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Mad Maggie While Zariel’s attention is focused on the Blood War, power-hungry warlords of the Avernian wastes cobble together heavily armed gangs and lead packs of infernal war machines in brutal
redcaps, Maggie found pieces of a beautiful tapestry that chronicled the fall of Zariel. It recounted the angel’s descent into Avernus, her betrayal at the hands of the Hellriders, and her submission
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
them. The elemental blood flowing through their veins manifests differently in each genasi, often as magical power. Seen in silhouette, a genasi can usually pass for human. Those of earth or water
descent tend to be heavier, while those of air or fire tend to be lighter. A given genasi might have some features reminiscent of the mortal parent (pointed ears from an elf, a stockier frame and thick
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
Diderius imposes on his lair causes it to evaporate within a few rounds of being hauled up into this area. A bronze bucket on a rope sits near the well, while an empty basin stands 8 feet up along the
of the well and the floor next to it are covered in bright red mushrooms. They are slick with a watery sheen that resembles blood, and have the taste and texture of raw liver if picked and eaten before
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
requires time, attention, and patience to navigate. The corridors are 10 feet wide and tall, faced with stone blocks mortared into place. Bits of flesh and bone litter the floor, and splashes of blood
slow pace. Halfway through the journey, the navigator must make a DC 15 Wisdom (Survival) check. A fast pace imposes a −5 penalty to the check. A slow pace grants a +5 bonus. On a success, the
Kobold
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owner, they are often willing to take the chance of revealing themselves because the potential reward is worth the risk.
Dragon Servitors
Kobolds believe that they were created by Tiamat from the blood
humanoids, but they know that there is greatness within them and they are proud that they were chosen to be the blood-kin of dragons.
Kobolds willingly serve chromatic dragons and worship them as if
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
. Descent into Madness. Achieving revenge against its target doesn’t end a slithering tracker’s existence, nor its hunger for blood. Some slithering trackers remain aware of their purpose and extend
tracker tastes the ground it courses over, seeking any trace of its prey. To kill, a slithering tracker rises up and enshrouds a creature, attempting to drown the prey while also draining it of blood. A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
of battle finally die away, the ground before you stained black and red with demonic blood and ichor. In the terrible grip of Demogorgon, even the mighty Orcus looks almost small. Tentacles hold the
back to the Abyss, Demogorgon becomes the focus of the disruptive power of Vizeran’s ritual. This imposes a −5 penalty to his attack rolls, ability checks, and saving throws. Even in his weakened state
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
for removing the heart, draining the body of blood, and wrapping the remains in linen. These methods preserve the body so the pharaoh might call it to service. It is a crime to burn the dead. Akirrans
value music, and many locals are accomplished singers or proficient in playing the reed pipe, goblet drum, or arched harp. AKIRRAN CHARACTERS
Characters from Har’Akir claim descent from an ancient
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Encounters in the Forge
Map 3.5: Bel’s Forge View Player Version The following descriptions correspond to areas marked on map 3.5. F1. Descent to the Forge Read the following boxed text to the
front lines of the Blood War. Most of them are too big for Small or Medium characters to wield effectively. Treasure. Among the larger weapons are three magic weapons sized for Small and Medium
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
serial murderer Alhasval Drenz, the Whitkeep Whistler, still stalks the city, possessing innocents to continue her unmatched killing spree. Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus posits a third possibility
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus) and has a pit fiend trapped inside it (see "Shield of the Hidden Lord"). Were the shield to be taken from the city, the murder rate might drop suddenly. It’s unclear
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
collects warlocks like one might collect butterflies. His favorite collection, the Troil Thirteen, includes warlocks of blood descent from the thirteen who first made a pact with Asmodeus. Malkizid is a
to advise and tutor them for long after the Descent. The Great Old One Beyond the planes known to great wizards and sages lies the Far Realm of the Great Old Ones, beings outside time, space, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Draconic Bloodline Your innate magic comes from draconic magic that was mingled with your blood or that of your ancestors. Most often, sorcerers with this origin trace their descent back to a mighty
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
. Elturel Prior to the events described in Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus, the holy city of Elturel — the capital of Elturgard — sat upriver on the Chionthar. Whereas Baldur’s Gate is a cutthroat
religious viewpoints has created bad blood between the two cities, though neither city has been eager to test the military might of the other. Port Nyanzaru Baldur’s Gate serves as one of the main ports
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Draconic Bloodline Your innate magic comes from draconic magic that was mingled with your blood or that of your ancestors. Most often, sorcerers with this origin trace their descent back to a mighty
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume Two
support its hulking body in true flight, and they only minimally help to slow a falling traag’s descent. Its metallic scales are coated in a sickly patina. In battle, the draconian can charge its
Throws Str +8, Con +6
Condition Immunities charmed, frightened
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 9
Languages Common, Draconic
Challenge 5 (1,800 XP) Proficiency Bonus +3
Blood Frenzy
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
thus properly belongs to the Ordning, but others say he formed from Annam’s spilled blood. For a variety of reasons, he is never accorded equal status to the All-Father’s other children. Known as the
Destroyer, Vaprak is prone to mindless, destructive rampages. The god is described as a greenish creature strongly resembling a troll. Indeed, legend suggests trolls formed from Vaprak’s blood in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Directions” section. The three erinyes are hoping to take down a goristro: a minotaur-like demon that carries demonic legions and rare treasures through the battlefields of the Blood War. They need someone to
machine rules found in Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus. Driving. The helm of an infernal war machine is a chair with a wheel, levers, pedals, and other controls. The helm requires a driver to operate
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
most epic of all his achievements is chronicled in The Trial of Asmodeus, a play based on purportedly true events as researched by the aasimar bard Anodius. In ancient times, as the Blood War raged
definitive judgment. He rebuked the angels for their descent into infighting, but didn’t punish Asmodeus for his evil ways. He did, however, order Asmodeus to forever carry a mighty artifact, the Ruby Rod
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
up the social ladder or trying to slow the downward descent of shifting fortunes. Though this area suffered relatively little damage during Demogorgon’s rampage, its population has swelled with
. Painted in wet blood on the shrine’s floor is a familiar “Y” symbol. Development. The drow noble offers no reward to his or her rescuers and chastises the drow patrol for not arriving sooner. If the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
gain 1d4 Exhaustion levels. Another Condition. The obstacle imposes another condition on the characters. For example, wading through a fetid swamp rather than skirting around it might impose the Poisoned
assessment of the difficulty—higher if days have elapsed since the creature passed, lower if the creature is leaving an obvious trail such as blood. You can also grant Advantage on the check if there’s more
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
can escalate into brawls when these miscreants are far from the watchful eyes of their parents. Duels have long been prohibited by mutual agreement, due to the blood feuds they provoked in the past
Ilzimmers to help crush this upstart business, a move that they are considering. I visited the Hemzar ranch, and I’d consider such a move inadvisable. A large family of Tashlutar descent, they seemed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
: Thanatos Known as the Demon Prince of Undeath and the Blood Lord, the demon lord Orcus is worshiped by Undead and by living creatures that channel the power of undeath. A brooding and nihilistic entity
. Even plants try to snare the unwary to bathe their roots in blood. Yeenoghu’s servants, helping to sate their master’s hunger as he prowls his kingdom, capture creatures from the Material Plane for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
layers follow the table. Layers of the Nine Hells Layer Description Avernus The Blood War rages across battlefields littered with corpses and the wreckage of hellish war machines. Dis Iron roads in
Kent Davis The first of Nine Hells, Avernus, is an eternal battlefield in the Blood War By Asmodeus’s orders, no planar portals connect directly to the lower layers of the Nine Hells. The first layer
Magic Items
Infernal Machine Rebuild
with an unpleasant buzzing that imposes disadvantage on Intelligence checks and saving throws.
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All creatures you speak with automatically believe your words, as if you have succeeded on a
befalls a plant you can see (a woodcutter sawing down a tree, a gardener pulling weeds, and so forth) fills you with a sadness that imposes disadvantage on ability checks for 1 minute.
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You
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
and cycles beneath the shaft like a red cyclone. Everywhere it moves, it spatters the walls with blood, bone, and viscera. The corpses are sacrifices to Yan-C-Bin, hurled down the shaft by air cultists
11–15 Wind 16–18 Thunder 19–20 Lightning Wind. A strong wind fills the chasm for 1 minute. The wind extinguishes open flames in or above the chasm and imposes disadvantage on Strength and Dexterity
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
1 minute trying to remove the padlock, doing so with a successful DC 15 Dexterity check. Attempting this check without first melting the ice in and around the padlock imposes disadvantage on the roll
spell in addition to his other spells. While in the basement, he gains a special action option (see “Elemental Cannon” below). Genasi have strong ties to the Inner Planes and the blood of genies flowing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
Deck The descent to the lower deck is chilly, wet, and unsettling. Seawater obscures the floor and sloshes against the hull. Decaying crates and barrels are scattered around, some floating freely and
Blood Lord, the demon lord Orcus is a fiend whose power rivals that of the gods. Ruling over hordes of demons in the nightmarish plane of existence called the Abyss, Orcus yearns to transform the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
the group. T5. Dark God’s Chapel This cavernous room smells of decaying fish and seaweed. The walls, floor, and ceiling are covered with carvings of complex spirals and smeared with blood. Crude chairs
arrive. T6. Watery Descent A wide flight of slippery stairs stands at the end of this antechamber, leading down into a pool of slimy, murky water. The shape above the stairs is a rotting shark’s