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Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
beneath its feet. Iron golems wield enormous blades to extend their reach, and all can belch clouds of deadly poison.
An iron golem's body is smelted with rare tinctures and admixtures. Though other
golems bear weaknesses inherent in their materials or the power of the elemental spirit bound within them, iron golems were designed to be nearly invulnerable. Their iron bodies imprison the spirits
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
the realm of Nyx exist, as unrestrained magical energy often causes more chimeras to appear in a region. As such chaotic magic is inherent to a chimera’s being, these monsters often manage to
. To do so, simply roll once on one or all of the following tables. Results from the Body Composition table adjust the Theran chimera as described, while results on the Breath Weapons, Head Attacks
Equipment
Combat
Utility
Whimsy
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When the animus of a rubble golem falls silent, some amount of magic continues to radiate from the chunks of debris that its body was formed
from. At night, occasional motes of white light shoot off from these broken bits.Brewers seek this material for its inherent magical quality, which they can use for various purposes.
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
assume roles of greater responsibility and prominence. You might be one of Candlekeep’s own, dedicated to the curatorship of what is likely the most complete body of lore and history in all the
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Logic. Emotions must not cloud our logical thinking. (Lawful)
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No Limits. Nothing should fetter the infinite possibility inherent in all existence. (Chaotic)
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Power. Knowledge is the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
in their duties or cause rites to spin out of control. Such Darklords remain devoted, though, desperately trying to prove themselves or satisfy the object of their belief. Folk Horror Torments d6
speaks prophecies.
3 The Darklord is haunted by the judgmental spirits of their predecessors.
4 The Darklord is the only one who adheres to an ancient faith and desperately works to convert
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
-power adventures, immersive retellings of tragic events, out-of-body experiences, or other unique tales, consider providing players with temporary, stand-in characters called survivors. This section
the dread inherent to having limited resources and facing impending doom without forcing players to risk their favorite characters.
Kobold
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
lay up to six eggs per year, and an egg matures for two to three months before it hatches.
Kobolds don’t engage in funeral ceremonies; a dead kobold’s body is burned or disposed of in
against the wall can become a miniature storm of fangs and claws as it desperately tries to defend its life. Likewise, kinship to their own tribe can prompt kobolds to battle another kobold tribe for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
of other creatures. Cunning hunters, these pools of jelly stalk prey, searching for the memories they so desperately crave. When oblexes feed on those thoughts, sometimes killing their victims, they
, so oblexes hunt obviously intelligent targets such as wizards and other spellcasters. When suitable fare comes within reach, an oblex draws its body up to engulf its victim. As it withdraws, it
Adult Deep Dragon
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monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
attached to their front legs and can fold in close to the body, allowing deep dragons to easily maneuver through relatively narrow tunnels.
Deep dragons often hoard secrets, delighting in knowledge
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An adult deep dragon craves the knowledge stored in an aboleth;aboleth's nearby lair.
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A spirit naga desperately wants to claim the key to a mysterious underground door from the hoard
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Echoing Soul Your soul isn’t your own or, at least, it wasn’t always yours. Whether you’ve lived past lives, your soul was swapped into a different body, or you have a link connecting you to another
was removed from my original body and implanted in this one.
4 I was physically and spiritually merged with another being.
5 I share my body with an intangible, otherworldly force.
6
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Bluetspur, and none who witness them remember. This alien domain etches itself not upon the waking mind, but rather upon the body as inexplicable scars and on the psyche through nightmares. Not all the
mind flayers work desperately to reconcile their god’s demented whims even as they struggle to delay its demise. To those ends, their tentacles slip through the Mists to drag unwitting souls back to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
their enemies on contact. Even approaching a salamander is dangerous, since flesh blisters and burns in its proximity. This inherent heat is an asset to salamanders’ skill as smiths, allowing them to
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Heated Body. A creature that touches the salamander or hits it with a melee attack while within 5 feet of it takes 7 (2d6) fire damage.
Heated Weapons. Any metal melee weapon the salamander wields
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
belch clouds of deadly poison. An iron golem’s body is smelted with rare tinctures and admixtures. Though other golems bear weaknesses inherent in their materials or the power of the elemental spirit
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
weapons
Monk
A master of martial arts, harnessing the power of the body in pursuit of physical and spiritual perfection
d8
Dexterity & Wisdom
Strength & Dexterity
Simple weapons
spellcaster who draws on inherent magic from a gift or bloodline
d6
Charisma
Constitution & Charisma
Daggers, darts, slings, quarterstaffs, light crossbows
Warlock
A wielder of magic that is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
laws of nature, and sought instead to use her mind to master the world. The brain of
Baron Rudolph von Aubrecker
constructs a new body Eventually, Dr. Mordenheim became convinced that she could do
repertoire, employing thieves to procure specimens for her tests. This was how she met Elise, a beautiful but reckless body snatcher who was charmed by the doctor’s aloofness and whose spontaneity
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
pain. The tiefling can share the following news, assuming the characters don’t react with violence: Aberrant Mind and Body. Something that feels like a magical presence is affecting Wheel-of-Fortune
. They can feel it intruding on their thoughts as well as changing their body. Goblins Again. Several days ago, Wheel-of-Fortune found goblins in the cellar of the Sleeping Giant. Wheel-of-Fortune also
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
and over again to regenerate beside the victim’s body, no matter how many times it is destroyed. The impaler pursues its creator’s agenda coldly and efficiently. It has no concern for its own self
) piercing damage plus 13 (3d8) necrotic damage.
Spike Burst (Recharge 5–6). Twisted, spectral spikes shoot out from the impaler’s body. Each creature within 30 feet of the impaler must make a DC 19
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
there are only two sure things in this world: death, and getting paid to do something with the body. Lliira The Lady of Joy brings merriment, happiness, and fun to the world. And there’s nothing
sustains the soul just as food sustains the body, then there’s nothing wrong with making a bit of profit from happiness. Mask The Master of All Thieves is an important deity for Acquisitions
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
appear in a region. As such chaotic magic is inherent to a chimera’s being, these monsters often manage to shrug off spells cast against them. Theran Chimera
Large monstrosity, unaligned
Armor Class
on one or all of the following tables. Results from the Body Composition table adjust the Theran chimera as described, while results on the Breath Weapons, Head Attacks, and Tail Attacks tables
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
the sea, they’re not bound to the deep. Following their inherent curiosity, some tritons venture beyond the waves, seeking to explore a whole world of wonders beyond their own. (RYAN PANCOAST) Born of
, obliterated by the might of the kraken.
Yet the kraken carried on, moving toward a coastal human settlement. Amid the ruins of his home, Dalakos had a revelation. Working desperately, the triton
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Bard: College of Spirits Bards of the College of Spirits seek tales with inherent power—be they legends, histories, or fictions—and bring their subjects to life. Using occult trappings, these bards
theme or body of work. When determining what stories you tell, consider what unites them. Do they all feature characters from a specific group, like archetypes from the tarokka deck, figures from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
. The items are long gone, and Kalyth fears that the other veterans would reject her—or worse—if they found out she once had the money they desperately need and lost it. Regardless of the characters
empty space. Warforged pilgrims use the mill to plan expeditions. Ossuary. Bodies of deceased warforged line this cleared-out basement. Each body is carefully secured to the wall in a dignified pose
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
body is burned or disposed of in some other convenient way (or, in a cannibalistic tribe, eaten). Kobolds believe that if they die in service to their tribe, Kurtulmak immediately sends each of them
it desperately tries to defend its life. Likewise, kinship to their own tribe can prompt kobolds to battle another kobold tribe for resources or territory. Such conflicts aren’t common, because two
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
inherent magic in a deadly burst of lightning. Aurak Draconian
Medium Monstrosity (Sorcerer), Typically Lawful Evil
Armor Class 17 (natural armor)
Hit Points 67 (9d8 + 27)
Speed 35 ft.
STR
13
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Death Throes. When the draconian is reduced to 0 hit points, its body turns to stone and releases a petrifying gas. Each creature within 5 feet of the draconian must succeed on a DC 11 Constitution
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
month ago when the elf entered the grove to study its corruption. The wyrmling spent days tormenting Armin until the desperate elf agreed to drive away anyone who approaches the lair. Armin desperately
one of the zombies or when a character tries to take a tree bark sample from the redwood. As a Search action, a character within 10 feet of a zombie can assess the body and make a DC 14 Wisdom (Medicine
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
caretaker desperately invoked the tower’s magic in hopes of transporting it to the Feywild. However, the magic of the displaced tower went awry and partially transported the tower to the Shadowfell. Though
in the ceiling 20 feet above is the fastest way to access area E3. Treasure. The two crypts each hold a desiccated elven body. One body wears a cloak of protection, while the other wears the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
combat, Rak Tulkhesh roars in rage as new weapons are spawned from his body, called forth by the Rage of War to slaughter all who dare stand before him. Khyber Shards. Rak Tulkhesh’s soul is divided
what forces they are dealing with, or recognize the danger inherent in her gifts. The Queen of Shadows. An entity of shadow, Sul Khatesh can assume any form. Her favored shape is a twelve-foot-tall
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
on two opposing deities or forces), mystery cults (involving personal devotion to a single deity, usually as part of a pantheon system), animistic religions (revering the spirits inherent in nature
, matter and spirit, body and mind, health and illness, purity and defilement, positive energy and negative energy — the D&D universe is full of polar opposites that could serve as the foundation for a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
to go after what they want—everyone makes their own fate. At the same time, nothing’s free. It takes work, dedication, and sometimes blood to seize greatness. There’s no inherent malice in the Fated’s
: Elysium Members: Athletes, daredevils, rescuers Epithet: Ciphers The Transcendent Order holds that for a person to attain a higher state of being, they must unify their mind and body until thought and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
Ruxithid’s attention for years now, to no avail). If the characters stop to listen to him, he desperately explains his plight and asks the characters to free him. He also claims to know the goblins’ plan and
with an intricate puzzle lock, requiring the body and lid of the jar to be moved at the exact right place and angle to open. A character can open the lock by succeeding on a DC 15 Intelligence
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
door broke down a dam that had been holding back a madman’s screams. Osvaldo Cassalanter (see appendix B) shrieks and moans at all hours of the day. He is trying desperately to get someone to hear him
apparent is a soulless abomination thanks to his parents’ thoughtless greed. His empty shell of a body has been transformed into a chain devil that his parents have imprisoned using his own chains. A 10-foot
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
shouts for the salamanders in area B22 to apprehend the characters and imprison them in area B13. If the party resists, Jarazoun fights desperately, fearing Vrakir’s wrath if the characters were to
you become attuned to the book, the spirit tries to leave the book and enter your body. If you fail a DC 20 Charisma saving throw, it succeeds, and you become an NPC under the DM’s control until the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
contain a total of 300 gp and twenty leather harnesses with silver buckles (10 gp each). 28. Wave Shaper’s Quarters This room is adorned with a colorful mosaic of a sahuagin with a twisted body creating a
ability. It can communicate with any other living creature within 10 feet. The lobster has named itself Shern, and it desperately wants to escape the fortress.
If Shern becomes aware of the characters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
chamber. Dark vapors rise from the cauldron, and a huge, dragon-like monster is coiled around it. The dragon’s body twitches slightly, and its closed eyelids flutter as it dreams.
Two figures are
reaching desperately toward the cauldron, while the armored woman at her side is grasping a fine-looking quarterstaff.
A jabberwock (see appendix C) is coiled around the cauldron. Zybilna treated the