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Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
, which creates one or more of the following effects:
Sense Desires. The balhannoth can sense the strongest desires of any Humanoid within 1 mile of it and learns whether those desires involve a place: a
desire most. The sensation grows stronger the closer the creatures come to the balhannoth’s lair.
If the balhannoth dies, these effects end immediately.
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
sun and have no desire to get wet, beyond enjoying a bit of sea spray in the air. But they love being able to see the water, so they build their lairs on the heights of seaside cliffs or near perfect
almost never show them to anyone else.
Topaz Dragon Lairs
Topaz dragons are happiest by the sea. They spend most of their time basking in the sun and have no desire to get wet, beyond enjoying a bit of
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
threatens shipping and caravans around a major city.
Topaz Dragon Lairs
Topaz dragons are happiest by the sea. They spend most of their time basking in the sun and have no desire to get wet
, beyond enjoying a bit of sea spray in the air. But they love being able to see the water, so they build their lairs on the heights of seaside cliffs or near perfect sunbathing beaches where they can
Balhannoth
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Monsters
Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes
following effects:
Creatures within 1 mile of the balhannoth’s lair experience a sensation of being close to whatever they desire most. The sensation grows stronger the closer the creatures come to
the balhannoth’s lair.
The balhannoth can sense the strongest desires of any humanoid within 1 mile of it and learns whether those desires involve a place: a safe location to rest, a temple, home, or somewhere else.
If the balhannoth dies, these effects end immediately.
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
bond might involve other bounty hunters or the organizations or individuals that employ you. Your ideal could be associated with your determination always to catch your quarry or your desire to maintain
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
expect things of you when they know your surname and what it means. Your reasons for taking up adventuring likely involve your family in some way: Are you the family rebel, who prefers delving in
insatiable desire for carnal pleasures.
5
In fact, the world does revolve around me.
6
By my words and actions, I often bring shame to my family.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
suit your identity as a bounty hunter. For instance, your bond might involve other bounty hunters or the organizations or individuals that employ you. Your ideal could be associated with your determination always to catch your quarry or your desire to maintain your reputation for being dependable.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
to return the vitrified statues of the city to flesh. (If the characters haven’t destroyed the undead medusa yet, such means might involve a side quest where they bring Kwalish her severed head
.) Ultimately, Kwalish might become a patron of sorts to the party, especially if the powered armor is loaned out. If any character has bestowed a bit of their soul to the inventor, he promises to return it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
. As a campaign villain, Phenax might be driven by a desire to incite conflict against his fellow gods, usually to serve his own ends. Although Phenax doesn’t desire rulership over Nyx, he does love to
is a worthy goal, whether it’s done as a means to a greater end or simply to enjoy the disruption caused by radical change. The campaign’s objective might involve determining what Phenax is up to and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Topaz Dragon Lairs Topaz dragons are happiest by the sea. They spend most of their time basking in the sun and have no desire to get wet, beyond enjoying a bit of sea spray in the air. But they love
topaz Astilabor is often mistakenly identified as a dragon god—in this case, the god of greed. In many ways, she is an archetype for all dragonkind, embodying the desire to acquire and hoard wealth
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
bit of special material to fuel his experiments and continue his work — a piece of the characters’ souls, extracted by his machinery. With a successful DC 15 Charisma (Persuasion) check made to
negotiate with Kwalish, the gnome asks only for a single bit of soul energy from any one character. If unsuccessful, he demands one bit of soul from each character in exchange for his aid or information. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
, involving attacks on people who may seem unrelated to the initial conflict. As a campaign villain, Iroas is most likely driven by his desire to win in battle, to confront Mogis, or to avenge an insult to
Iroas’s Divine Schemes table suggests a few plots the god might involve himself in. Iroas’s Divine Schemes d4 Scheme
1 Iroas inspires a brave Akroan general to travel forth with a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Arborea and then leave sometimes experience a desperate desire to return—a yearning so intense that it can interfere with day-to-day life. What secrets lie buried in the sands of Mithardir? An expedition
might involve investigating whatever gods or Celestials once inhabited the silver desert or find some knowledge they possessed.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
its own ends. An encounter aimed at making peace might involve only social interaction, perhaps with the threat of combat if negotiations go poorly. It could also begin as a combat encounter, with the
exploration encounter, with traps or hazards preventing access to the object. As a complication, enemies might desire the object as much as the adventurers do, adding a combat element to an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
champions might involve themselves in. Thassa’s Quests d6 Adventure Goal
1 Help a village of Thassa’s faithful evacuate to the hills before Thassa sends a great wave to punish the village’s
, or lands affected by (or starved of) water. She makes a fantastic patron for sea-based campaigns, but also land-based journeys where the characters might spread Thassa’s desire for change and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
finishes. As a complication, enemies might desire the object as much as the adventurers do, forcing both parties to fight for it. Run a Gauntlet. The adventurers must pass through a dangerous area
presence. Complications might ensue if they are detected. Stop a Ritual. The plots of evil cult leaders, malevolent warlocks, and powerful fiends often involve rituals that must be foiled. Characters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
the Doomvault and find the entrance to the phylactery vault, they could strike a deathblow to Szass Tam’s hold on power. She can provide them access and a little bit of guidance, but the bulk of the
the desire to destroy the accursed Scorpion Crown and return Sulm to its fertile state. Since his betrayal of the Circle of Eight and the subjugation of the people of the Bright Desert, Rary has made
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
and fame are good motives, but they’re often hiding something deeper—perhaps a longing to be accepted, or a burning desire to prove your naysayers wrong.
Me? I fight to protect others and to kindle
hope. (And maybe, a little bit, to prove my father wrong.)
Knight Destinies Card Heroic Tie Balance Someone—or something—wronged you in your past. You seek revenge. Comet You’ve been promised an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Incorporated franchise. After that, the players and characters can take their treasure-hunting activities in any direction that you and they desire. Between episodes, characters will use downtime to
campaign, and in life. Maybe you having a bit of an inside track is just what this adventure needs to make it really pop, and to keep the DM from getting all, “Ooh, look at me! I’m the one with the secrets!” I mean, can you believe how smug they are? It’s like they’re just begging you to turn the page …
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
) are transformed into dragon eggs when they die, when they experience profound enlightenment, or when they undergo a ritual that might involve bathing in dragon blood or being devoured by a dragon
to impose that responsibility on others.
9 Dragon Conclave. Five adult or older dragons of different kinds come together to create a clutch of eggs, with each giving up a bit of life energy as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
You decide what form the ritual’s components might take, from ancient verses and arcane inscriptions, to rare herbs and alchemical reagents, to any other obscure bit of magical paraphernalia in between
. You also decide how much time and what specific effort is necessary for the characters and Flabbergast to determine and track down those components. This might involve short side quests of your own
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
following categories: Goal. A character’s goal is a short-term reason for the character to adventure. At the start of a campaign, this might be a desire for treasure, a thirst for excitement, or some need
characters buy a tavern using the treasure they’ve amassed, you can adjust the campaign so that the tavern has a role in future adventures. One adventure might involve a competitor trying to put the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
more of the following effects: Sense Desires. The balhannoth can sense the strongest desires of any Humanoid within 1 mile of it and learns whether those desires involve a place: a safe location to rest
, such as a temple, a home, or somewhere else. Supernatural Lure. Creatures within 1 mile of the balhannoth’s lair experience the sensation of being close to whatever they desire most. The sensation
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
, learning, and enlightenment. Peace. We foster peace among all peoples. All who desire to live peaceably together are welcome among us. Knights of the Stewards of the Eternal Throne are mostly giants
tutelage of giants—as Annam intended. Eternal Throne Adventures The Eternal Throne Adventures table offers hooks you can use to involve characters in the business of these giant knights. Many people
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
motivated by his desire to keep his current appearance. Second, Asmodeus decreed that any deal Baalzebul strikes shall end in disaster for the other party. For this reason, other devils avoid forming
. Even if would-be thieves could get around the defenses, they would have figure out how to navigate the complex classification system that marks the precise location of each bit of paperwork stored
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
whatever they desire most. The sensation grows stronger the closer the creatures come to the balhannoth’s lair. The balhannoth can sense the strongest desires of any humanoid within 1 mile of it and
learns whether those desires involve a place: a safe location to rest, a temple, home, or somewhere else. If the balhannoth dies, these effects end immediately. There are no virtues in the Shadowfell
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
. The terms of such bargains typically involve demands to compromise principles or give up something dear — especially if the thing lost diminishes or negates the knowledge gained through the bargain. A
. However, each of the hags continues to desire more personal power.
A coven consists of three hags so that any arguments between two hags can be settled by the third. If more than three hags ever come
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
them off. The voice belongs to Sir Talavar, who quietly explains his predicament: “I’m in a bit of a bind, as you can observe. I, Sir Talavar, as one of the Summer Queen’s loyal servants, ask that you
Desire (see chapter 5). Note this gift on the Story Tracker. If the characters don’t save Sir Talavar, one of the frayed ropes suspending the basket snaps after a few hours, causing it to tip enough that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
negotiating with a deadly lovesick monster by way of pantomime and crude art scratched on cavern walls. (The books in the nest are evidence that Raah can understand at least a bit of Common, which might also
relationship advice that feels apropos. This might involve roleplaying in more ways than one, as a character takes on the part of a prospective deep crow partner and Raah tries to put the advice into practice
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
matter spun away into the silvery void. Within some of them, a vein of pearl-like material held a bit of the deity’s rejuvenated supernatural vitality, which spontaneously created a habitable
for conflict. They desire anything they don’t possess, have no scruples about taking what they crave, and endeavor to keep everything they collect. A morkoth spends its time watching over its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
accompanying stat block) named Vundru. Vundru used to lurk much closer to Illithinoch, where he became infused with minor psychic abilities. He has no knowledge of the Far Realm and no desire to learn more
; he’s interested only in hunting safely. The grells respect their behir neighbor, which they refer to as a Great Eater. The grells don’t involve themselves in a fight between the characters and the behir
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
vampire spawn with special qualities (see below). If the characters examine the contents of the tomb, see “Treasure” for details. Any of the items can be lifted off or out if the characters so desire. If
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
the mayhem and roleplaying opportunity created by their NPCs’ goals, some might have trouble reconciling these goals with their desire to accomplish their franchise mission. Downplaying a secret goal
vault marked “X.” This vault is further detailed in the “Orrery Vault” section below. Discovering which vault holds the component is an important bit of business that the characters must accomplish at
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium
isn’t involved, as specified in the text of those attacks. For example, an unarmed strike counts as a melee weapon attack, even though the attacker’s body isn’t considered a weapon. Here’s a bit of
first attack is made with a light melee weapon. Shoving a creature is a special melee attack that does not involve the use of a weapon. If a creature is grappled, can it still attack and use its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
. The two bugbears, Jutt and Meff, act as Rasqel’s muscle. Development. If the characters attempt to involve themselves in the altercation, Rasqel rudely orders them to go do things that are possible
characters’ travel slows a bit. The High Road is frequently traveled by caravans, and so is better kept and easier to traverse. Triboar Trail, on the other hand, sees less frequent traffic and is less