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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
and the lower body of an enormous scorpion, complete with a stinger at the end of a long tail. These desert creatures range across arid lands, hunting at dawn and dusk. In the hours between, they wait
tlincalli parents come to investigate.
Tlincallis eat what they kill, whether their hunt nets desert animals or a caravan, but when they have new mouths to feed, they are careful to take some of their prey
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Death Dog Two-Headed Spreader of Disease Habitat: Desert; Treasure: None Daren Bader ...and his sorrows will stalk your land like hungry dogs until the seas turn to sand and the sun burns to cinders
.
—Tablet fragment from the Bright Desert
Death dogs are plagues on the arid lands they inhabit. These vicious, two-headed canines ambush creatures they perceive as weaker than themselves
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Thri-kreen Mantid Psychics and Scavengers Habitat: Desert, Grassland; Treasure: Armaments Thri-kreen are mantis-like wanderers who harness their innate camouflage and psychic abilities to survive
. Different groups of thri-kreen have distinct carapaces, from the rocky shades of desert dwellers to the vibrant hues of those living in verdant lands. While their language has a distinctly insectile
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
group of nomads, you acquired the skills for surviving in the desert. 3 Your early life in the Underdark prepared you for the challenges of combating its denizens. 4 You dwelled on the edge of a swamp
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
. These desert creatures range across arid lands, hunting at dawn and dusk. In the hours between, they wait out the day’s heat or the night’s cold by burying themselves in loose sand or earth or, if
leaves most would-be predators that dare to break an egg defenseless when the tlincalli parents come to investigate. Tlincallis eat what they kill, whether their hunt nets desert animals or a caravan
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Roc Avian of Unbelievable Size Habitat: Arctic, Coastal, Desert, Hill, Mountain; Treasure: Any Alejandro Pacheco Birds of prey of fantastic scale, rocs hunt over vast territories and can snatch
Ability Score Mod Save Int 3 −4 −4 Wis 10 +0 +4 Cha 9 −1 −1
Skills Perception +8
Senses Passive Perception 18
Languages None
CR 11 (XP 7,200; PB +4)
Actions
Multiattack. The roc
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Yakfolk Warrior Yakfolk Society. Yakfolk dwell in secluded settlements sheltered from the worst of nature’s abuse, including mountain valleys, soaring plateaus, and desert oases. Outsiders that
15 (+2)
INT
14 (+2)
WIS
15 (+2)
CHA
14 (+2)
Skills Deception +4, Survival +4
Senses passive Perception 12
Languages Common, Yikaria
Challenge 3 (700 XP
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Lamia Accursed Bargainer and Ruin Raider Habitat: Desert; Treasure: Arcana Viko Menezes Legends say the first lamia was an ambitious ruler who made a sinister bargain with the demon lord Graz’zt for
(13d10 + 26)
Speed 40 ft.
Ability Score Mod Save Str 16 +3 +3 Dex 13 +1 +1 Con 15 +2 +2 Ability Score Mod Save Int 14 +2 +2 Wis 15 +2 +2 Cha 16 +3 +3
Skills Deception +7, Insight +4
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
, they might lurk in dark, corrupted reaches of the regions they preferred before transforming into shadow dragons. Overgrown swamps, sepulchral desert ruins, and ash-choked volcanoes make natural lairs
Ability Score Mod Save
Int 12 +1 +1
Wis 11 +0 +0
Cha 15 +2 +2
Skills Perception +4, Stealth +6
Resistances See Living Shadow
Immunities Necrotic
Senses
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Medusa Snake-Haired Recluse with a Petrifying Gaze Habitat: Desert; Treasure: Any With their hair of living snakes and their infamous petrifying gazes, medusas are hubristic creatures that inhabit
Str 10 +0 +0
Dex 17 +3 +3
Con 16 +3 +3
Ability Score Mod Save
Int 12 +1 +1
Wis 13 +1 +4
Cha 15 +2 +2
Skills Deception +5, Perception +4, Stealth
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
Strigoi Magically Mutated Bloodsucker Habitat: Desert, Forest, Grassland, Hill, Mountain, Swamp, Underdark, Urban; Treasure: None Jarel Threat Strigoi are vampire-like beings that resemble half
16 +3 +3
Mod Save
Int 11 +0 +0
Wis 17 +3 +3
Cha 10 +0 +0
Skills Perception +5, Stealth +4
Resistances Necrotic
Immunities Charmed, Frightened
Senses
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Guardian Naga Enduring Serpentine Lore Keeper Habitat: Desert, Forest, Planar (Upper Planes); Treasure: Relics Alejandro Pacheco Guardian nagas are immortal, serpentine scholars that possess perfect
Str 19 +4 +4 Dex 18 +4 +8 Con 16 +3 +7 Ability Score Mod Save Int 16 +3 +7 Wis 19 +4 +8 Cha 18 +4 +8
Skills Arcana +11, History +11, Religion +11
Immunities Poison; Charmed, Paralyzed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Elemental Plane of Fire like desert nomads, raiding other communities for treasure. Living Forges. Salamanders generate intense heat, and when they fight, their weapons glow red and sear the bodies of
, but others enlist the salamanders for their crafting skills, or bind them to forges and ovens to generate limitless heat. Salamander
Large elemental, neutral evil
Armor Class 15 (natural armor
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Brass Dragons Dragons of Lore and Rapport Habitat: Desert; Treasure: Arcana Gregarious and outgoing, brass dragons relish sharing knowledge and stories. Although these metallic dragons favor arid
+2 +2
Dex 10 +0 +2
Con 13 +1 +1
Ability Score Mod Save
Int 10 +0 +0
Wis 11 +0 +2
Cha 13 +1 +1
Skills Perception +4, Stealth +2
Immunities Fire
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Wight Life-Leeching Corpse Warrior Habitat: Desert, Planar (Shadowfell), Swamp, Underdark, Urban; Treasure: Armaments Wights are the withered corpses of relentless warriors whose wickedness sustains
.
Ability Score Mod Save
Str 15 +2 +2
Dex 14 +2 +2
Con 16 +3 +3
Ability Score Mod Save
Int 10 +0 +0
Wis 13 +1 +1
Cha 15 +2 +2
Skills
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Pseudodragon Fickle, Pint-Sized Dragon Habitat: Coastal, Desert, Forest, Hill, Mountain, Urban; Treasure: Arcana Pseudodragons dwell in scenic wildernesses, preferably where life is easy and prey is
.
Mod Save Str 6 −2 −2 Dex 15 +2 +2 Con 13 +1 +1 Mod Save Int 10 +0 +0 Wis 12 +1 +1 Cha 10 +0 +0
Skills Perception +5, Stealth +4
Senses Blindsight 10 ft., Darkvision 60 ft
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
tail. Desert Nomads. Tlincallis live austerely. They range across arid lands, hunting at dawn and dusk. In the hours between, they wait out the day’s heat or the night’s cold by burying themselves in
ft.
STR
16(+3)
DEX
13(+1)
CON
16(+3)
INT
8(−1)
WIS
12(+1)
CHA
8(−1)
Skills Perception +4, Stealth +4, Survival +4
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Lamia Ruined desert cities and the tombs of forgotten monarchs make perfect lairs for the wicked lamias. These decadent monsters take what has been forgotten and make it the seat of their hedonistic
(+3)
DEX
13 (+1)
CON
15 (+2)
INT
14 (+2)
WIS
15 (+2)
CHA
16 (+3)
Skills Deception +7, Insight +4, Stealth +3
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Weretiger Changed by the Power of the Tiger Habitat: Desert, Forest, Grassland; Treasure: Armaments Weretigers shape-shift from humanoid forms into tigers or tiger-humanoid hybrids. Although they
Con 16 +3 +3
Ability Score Mod Save
Int 10 +0 +0
Wis 13 +1 +1
Cha 11 +0 +0
Skills Perception +5, Stealth +4
Gear Longbow
Senses Darkvision 60 ft.; Passive
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
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Speed 20 ft., Fly 60 ft.
Mod Save Str 16 +3 +3 Dex 12 +1 +1 Con 13 +1 +1 Mod Save Int 9 −1 −1 Wis 12 +1 +1 Cha 10 +0 +0
Skills Perception +5, Stealth +3
Senses Passive
Humanoid target to 0 Hit Points, the peryton kills the target by removing its heart.
Phase Spider Plane-Shifting Arachnid Ambusher
Habitat: Desert, Forest, Grassland, Hill, Planar (Ethereal Plane
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
)
INT
15(+2)
WIS
16(+3)
CHA
17(+3)
Saving Throws Con +10, Int +6, Cha +7
Skills Deception +11, Insight +7, Perception +7, Sleight of Hand +9
Senses passive Perception 17
Skills Athletics +13, Perception +5
Damage Immunities fire
Senses passive Perception 15
Languages Giant
Challenge 14 (11,500 XP)
Dual Shields. The giant carries two shields, each of which
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
)
CON
20 (+5)
INT
17 (+3)
WIS
20 (+5)
CHA
19 (+4)
Saving Throws Str +14, Con +10, Wis +10, Cha +9
Skills Arcana +8, History +8, Perception +10
Damage
remote island, a fog-shrouded loch, a beautiful coral reef, or a windswept desert bluff. The storm in which the giant lives could be a blizzard, a typhoon, a thunderstorm, or a sandstorm, as befits the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
ft., swim 40 ft.
STR
27 (+8)
DEX
14 (+2)
CON
25 (+7)
INT
16 (+3)
WIS
15 (+2)
CHA
19 (+4)
Saving Throws Dex +9, Con +14, Wis +9, Cha +11
Skills
(+2)
WIS
13 (+1)
CHA
17 (+3)
Saving Throws Dex +7, Con +10, Wis +6, Cha +8
Skills Perception +11, Stealth +7
Damage Immunities acid
Senses blindsight 60 ft., darkvision 120
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
(+2)
CHA
19 (+4)
Saving Throws Dex +6, Con +13, Wis +8, Cha +10
Skills History +9, Perception +14, Persuasion +10, Stealth +6
Damage Immunities fire
Senses blindsight 60 ft
)
CON
21 (+5)
INT
14 (+2)
WIS
13 (+1)
CHA
17 (+3)
Saving Throws Dex +5, Con +10, Wis +6, Cha +8
Skills History +7, Perception +11, Persuasion +8, Stealth +5
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
statistics, with the following changes: The young cloud giants have an Intelligence score of 10 (+0) and Wisdom and Charisma scores of 12 (+1). They have the following skills: Insight +4, Perception +4. They
greenery on the edge of the Anauroch desert. Woodcutters from Parnast warn adventurers not to enter too deeply into Weathercote Forest, as ancient elven magic has a way of making people disappear forever
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
the following changes: Mirran and Nym are neutral evil. They are unarmed and unarmored (AC 12). They have the following additional skills: Deception +9, Performance +9. The sisters are entertaining
attunes to it. Development If the characters forge an alliance with Serissa or expose Iymrith as a villainous deceiver, the blue dragon returns to her lair in the Anauroch desert and isn’t encountered