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Monstrous Compendium Vol. 2: Dragonlance Creatures
Blood Frenzy. The draconian has advantage on melee attack rolls against any creature that doesnât have all its hit points.
Controlled Fall. If the draconian falls and isnât incapacitated
only minimally help to slow a falling traagâs 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.
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
tables to inspire your portrayal of distinctive emerald dragon characters.
Emerald Dragon Personality Traits
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Trait
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with the folk of the world.
Emerald Dragon Wyrmling Connections
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Connected Creatures
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Blood hawk;Blood
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Dragon Ideals tables to inspire your portrayal of distinctive sapphire dragon characters.
Sapphire Dragon Personality Traits
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The sight of blood makes me queasy.
Sapphire Dragon Ideals
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Ideal
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Solitude. A stranger is just an
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
, which can contain ancient relics of immense power.
Creating a Sapphire Dragon
Use the Sapphire Dragon Personality Traits and Sapphire Dragon Ideals tables to inspire your portrayal of distinctive
;whether they want to or not.
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I cannot resist a game of dragonchessâwhich, I will have you know, my ancestors probably invented.
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The sight of blood makes me queasy.
Sapphire
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
immense power.
Creating a Sapphire Dragon
Use the Sapphire Dragon Personality Traits and Sapphire Dragon Ideals tables to inspire your portrayal of distinctive sapphire dragon characters.
Sapphire
cannot resist a game of dragonchessâwhich, I will have you know, my ancestors probably invented.
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The sight of blood makes me queasy.
Sapphire Dragon Ideals
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Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
the Sapphire Dragon Personality Traits and Sapphire Dragon Ideals tables to inspire your portrayal of distinctive sapphire dragon characters.
Sapphire Dragon Personality Traits
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, I will have you know, my ancestors probably invented.
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The sight of blood makes me queasy.
Sapphire Dragon Ideals
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Genasi
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Elemental Evil Player's Companion
, 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
Species
Acquisitions Incorporated
.
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 â but at the cost of forgetting their history. The underground homes
Human
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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 Baldurâs 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 thereâwith his reaction to them depending on their interactions at the tomb.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Vampires Blood-Sucking Lords of the Night Habitat: Underdark, Urban; Treasure: Any Vampires disguise their accursed, immortal natures, passing as mortals to feed on the blood of the living. While
dormant during the day, retreating to resting places hidden from foes and the sunâs searing rays. Roll on or choose a result from the Vampire Resting Places table to inspire a vampireâs grim sanctuary
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richtenâs Guide to Ravenloft
Describing Horror The horrors populating your adventures can take endless forms, whether they be foes, impending events, or magical forces. Rather than just naming what the terrible thing is, inspire
flesh, or is it a supernatural force that warps what it comes in contact with? Wounded. When itâs wounded, how does it react? What does its blood look like? What is inside it instead of flesh and blood
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Dragon Servitors Kobolds believe that they were created by Tiamat from the blood of dragons â 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
Adult Deep Dragon
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Deep Dragon Ideals tables to inspire your portrayal of distinctive deep dragon characters, and use the Deep Dragon Spellcasting table to help select spells for a spellcasting dragon.
Deep Dragon
them from mind flayer;mind flayers, but the dragon is uninterested in meeting with them despite their repeated petitions.
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A nest of vampire;vampires has developed a taste for deep dragon blood
Orc
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warriors are commanded to scour the surrounding landscape for any opportunity to spill blood and bring glory to their gods. Often, bands of warriors work on a rotation, with one group heading out on a
to all orcs, and they adorn their bodies, possessions, and lairs with pigments that produce those hues. Red ochre is used to represent blood, grayish-white ash to represent death, and charcoal to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Mad Maggie While Zarielâs 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 angelâs 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
Kobold
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
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->Van Richtenâs Guide to Ravenloft
2 to inspire you as you craft a monsterâs unique details. When it comes time for the final confrontation, it might not matter whether the bridge-haunting merrow was the product of an amoral
experiment to infuse piscine traits into a soldier or the result of someone drinking from a spring tainted by demonâs blood; the merrowâs stat block remains the same. But those different origin stories suggest
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
. Descent into Madness. Achieving revenge against its target doesnât end a slithering trackerâs 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->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Pirate Captain Pirate captains spend their lives at sea, earning and keeping command through blood and daring. A captainâs impressive sword work and biting words inspire both confidence and fear in a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Morteâs Planar Parade
. The following sections detail the various creature types likely to be encountered in the Outlands. Use the tables in these sections to inspire encounters and whole adventures in the Outlands. Planar
Exemplars
Some creatures originate on specific Outer Planes. Just as flesh and blood are fundamental to many creatures from the Material Plane, the forces of these creaturesâ home planes are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
method requiring the skeleton of a bull, the blood of a medusa, and the brain of a basilisk fused into a frame of ensorcelled iron. If the process fails, petrifying gas emerges from the materials
on or choose a result from the Gorgon Command Keys table to inspire the word or signal that temporarily neutralizes a gorgon. Notable among my eccentric ancestorâs scattered designs was a schematic of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
thus properly belongs to the Ordning, but others say he formed from Annamâs spilled blood. For a variety of reasons, he is never accorded equal status to the All-Fatherâs 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 Vaprakâs blood in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richtenâs 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 HarâAkir claim descent from an ancient
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
everyone around me. 4 I love a good brawl. 5 I drink the blood of monsters to consume their power. 6 I chant orcish war dirges during combat. Orc Ideals d6 Ideal 1 Strength. Showing superior
) Orc Bonds d6 Bond 1 I will defend my tribe to the death. 2 Every serious choice I make must be decided by signs or omens from the gods. 3 I carry the teeth of a great warrior. They inspire me to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Creating a Sapphire Dragon Use the Sapphire Dragon Personality Traits and Sapphire Dragon Ideals tables to inspire your portrayal of distinctive sapphire dragon characters. Sapphire Dragon
sight of blood makes me queasy.
Sapphire Dragon Ideals d6 Ideal
1 Solitude. A stranger is just an intruder I havenât dealt with yet. (Neutral)
2 Preservation. Most creatures cannot
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
appearances, griffons are often associated with royalty and are widely called the Masters of Animals. Countless tales surround griffons. Roll on or choose a result from the Griffon Tales table to inspire
prey. 5 Serve the first creature they see after hatching. 6 Wonât attack those with royal blood. Griffon Large Monstrosity, Unaligned
AC 12 Initiative +2 (12)
HP 59 (7d10 + 21)
Speed 30 ft
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Encounters in the Forge
Map 3.5: Belâs 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->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Creating a White Dragon Use the White Dragon Personality Traits and White Dragon Ideals tables to inspire your portrayal of distinctive white dragon characters, and use the White Dragon Spellcasting
I donât like the taste of warm blood and always rinse my mouth out with snow after a fight.
5 Whenever I encounter a new type of creature, I try to lure it back to my lair so I can add it to my
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Creating a Blue Dragon Use the Blue Dragon Personality Traits and Blue Dragon Ideals tables to inspire your portrayal of distinctive blue dragon characters, and use the Blue Dragon Spellcasting table
of wealth a sign of inferiority. (Any)
4 Family. Blood ties are irrevocable, and even if one doesnât particularly like oneâs family members, they come before anyone else. (Lawful)
5
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
sleep? Acq Inc allows employees to work all night if that fits their skill set. And if it was ordained at your birth by the seers and mystics that your destiny would one day see you bathe in the blood
the entrepreneurial spirit of the campaign by using this material to inspire ideas of your own. Do you want to embrace the feel of Acq Inc right from the get-go? Consider one of the new backgrounds in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Creating a Red Dragon Use the Red Dragon Personality Traits and Red Dragon Ideals tables to inspire your portrayal of distinctive red dragon characters, and use the Red Dragon Spellcasting table to
help select spells for a spellcasting dragon. Red Dragon Personality Traits d8 Trait
1 The thrill of the hunt and of battle makes my blood burn and stokes the fire in my heart. A pity there
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs Guide
Planar Adventure Situations You can use the Planar Adventure Situations table instead of the tables in the âAdventure Situations by Levelâ section in chapter 4 to inspire adventures that draw
. 5 A devil has tricked an angel into meddling in the Blood War, and the angel seeks mortal aid. 6 A ancestor of one of the characters must be convinced to bless the character before the full power of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldurâs Gate Gazetteer
serial murderer Alhasval Drenz, the Whitkeep Whistler, still stalks the city, possessing innocents to continue her unmatched killing spree. Baldurâs Gate: Descent into Avernus posits a third possibility
Baldurâs 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. Itâs unclear