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Monsters
Heroes of the Borderlands
Quick Disguise. Jacko spends 1 minute to disguise himself as a different Humanoid of approximately his height and weight. While Jacko is disguised, a creature that takes the Study action to inspect
customers parrot his cheesy slogan: “Jacko always has your back-o.”Cunning Action. Jacko takes the Dash, Disengage, or Hide action.
Monsters
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
harengon brigands, who stole its head, which the scarecrow describes as a most glorious stag skull. It desperately wants its head back, and it’s a bit self-conscious about its replacement head: a
nervous or sense tension in the air.”
Ideal. “I prefer to keep moving from place to place.”
Bond. “My original head. It was perfect every way. I hope to get it back one day
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
ruins. You are part of a savage society that clings desperately to the Old Ways — attuned to nature, full of primal rage, and given short shrift by a world consumed with continuing civilization
Personality Trait
1
Unlike people, the beasts of the wild are friends who won’t stab me in the back.
2
Go ahead and insult me — I dare you.
3
I scorn those who can
Tabaxi
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
We had a tabaxi come through once, a few winters back. She kept the taproom packed each night with her stories and spent most days napping in a chair in front of the fireplace. We thought she was
mull over the stories and rumors they collected like a miser counting coins.
Although material wealth holds little attraction for the tabaxi, they have an insatiable desire to find and inspect ancient
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
6. Back Tunnel Corpses. Lying against the walls of this 20-foot-high tunnel are the mutilated corpses of ten hobgoblins.
Scaladar. Three scaladar (see appendix A) patrol the tunnel.
The scaladar
hunt as a trio and have orders from Zox to kill any humanoids they see. Ideally, the characters should encounter the scaladar after they have had time to inspect the hobgoblin corpses. The hobgoblins
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragon’s Wake
dwarf architect in charge of rebuilding the town, whom everyone calls “The Growler” behind her back. Jack Torver, the newest council member (see “Torver’s Post” for more information). A job board outside
of the fishery holds notices for adventurers looking for work. If the characters inspect the job board, proceed to the “The Quest Board” section.
Kobold
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
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 back to life as the next egg laid in
.
A kobold’s cautious nature doesn’t mean it can’t get angry. The blood of dragons flows in its veins, and like a raging drake, a kobold that is pushed too far or has its back
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
see that all the crates go into the strong room. If they don’t look inside the warehouse while the wagons are unloaded but inspect the warehouse later, they won’t find any of the crates; the only
lizardfolk carrying contraband into the tunnel beneath the strong room. They can take the direct approach and inspect the strong room surreptitiously. This leads to a fight with lizardfolk if characters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
questions asked. Satisfied customers parrot his cheesy slogan: “Jacko always has your back-o.” Jacko Small Humanoid (Halfling), Chaotic Neutral
AC 13 Initiative +3 (13)
HP 22 (5d8)
Speed 30 ft
himself as a different Humanoid of approximately his height and weight. While Jacko is disguised, a creature that takes the Study action to inspect Jacko’s appearance can make a DC 13 Intelligence
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
see that all the crates go into the strong room. If they don’t look inside the warehouse while the wagons are unloaded but inspect the warehouse later, they won’t find any of the crates; the only
lizardfolk carrying contraband into the tunnel beneath the strong room. They can take the direct approach and inspect the strong room surreptitiously. This leads to a fight with lizardfolk if characters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
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
Bluetspur for all manner of experiments. Many abductees are returned with only psychic scars, while others are never seen again. An unlucky few find themselves set upon strange routes leading back to the alien realm, arriving only to realize they’ve visited Bluetspur before.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
during that time, and if they were already attacking, they stop and dive to the bottom of the pool to inspect their new treasure. If the characters attempt to leave the area without retrieving the garnet
, both paths curve away and bring them back here after a short walk. If the characters leave any marks, items, or companions behind in this area, all the same conditions apply here as in area 1. If the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
during that time, and if they were already attacking, they stop and dive to the bottom of the pool to inspect their new treasure. If the characters attempt to leave the area without retrieving the garnet
, both paths curve away and bring them back here after a short walk. If the characters leave any marks, items, or companions behind in this area, all the same conditions apply here as in area 1. If the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
only way to free him is for Zikran to end the enchantment willingly or for Zikran to be killed. Repeatedly and desperately, yet still with a noble manner, Gazre-Azam asks for the characters’ aid. In
leave Candlekeep with it, on the condition that the book is returned to them once the djinni is freed. (The Avowed are in no rush to get the book back.)
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
, who are desperately trying to escape. The kraken is positioned along the easternmost portion of the 100-foot-deep water shown on map 7.1. The archaeologists are scattered throughout the 2-foot-deep
longer a threat, the leader of the archaeologists approaches the characters. A stout human woman with bronze skin and curly dark hair held back with a colorful scarf runs toward you. Her expression is a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Giants of the Star Forge
are with the party, the wrestlers rush off to distract the giants, and the characters automatically succeed on their group Dexterity (Stealth) check. “We’ll hold them off,” one wrestler yells back
the dragon, Akaanvaerd swoops down to inspect the interlopers. He has no interest in the characters’ quest but considers whether he can use these little ones to further his own aims. Namely
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Where to Go? The players’ first question upon escaping from Velkynvelve is likely, “Where do we go next?” The adventurers must find a way out of the Underdark and back to the surface world. Their
Stool back to its home. Ront is unfamiliar with the Underdark and can’t navigate. He’s willing to stick with the adventurers as long as they seek a destination that gets him back to the surface world
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
stayed behind to guard the white dragon eggs and watch over the Northlanders and yetis. Also present in Svardborg are Isendraug, a female adult white dragon who desperately wants her eggs back, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
are desperately lonely or eager to find a settlement where they can live among their own kind. The Recluses table offers adventure hooks you can use to launch an adventure with a reclusive giant
. Recluses d6 Adventure Hook 1 Adventurers stumble upon a giants’ enclave where a deadly plague wiped out most of the inhabitants. One survivor remains, tending the site and trying to hold back the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
, read or paraphrase the following: Thunderous footsteps shake the ground as you approach a horned, red-furred demon over twenty feet tall. Two winged shapes flank its towering form. On its back is a
with powerful infernal war leaders. The unicorn desperately wishes to be freed and says as much in Celestial and Elvish. Characters who try to convince the erinyes to release the unicorn must make a DC
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Ramya’s Powers and Dominion Reborn as a death knight, Ramya desperately tries to hold on to or retake the Sapphire Throne in a cycle of victory and loss with her equally uncompromising siblings
her subjects. She and her soldiers kill anyone who she considers a traitor, a status extended not only to those who back Arijani and Reeva, but even to those who don’t support her vociferously enough
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
wearing tattered gray robes over black pants sits on a 2-foot-tall toadstool. Her long black hair is tied back with a swatch of gray cloth that matches her robe. A quasit in toad form sits on her knee
characters approach her in a calm manner, Darribeth smiles and says to the toad on her knee, “Look, Teeha! I told you they’re not demons. I wonder if Urgala sent them.” Darribeth desperately wants to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
claimed it was not a historical text, but a warning. My superiors have authorized me to show it to you.”
Pelk allows the characters to inspect the book. It is surprisingly light, and brief examination
from their cages and head back into the sea. The third cylinder depicts, and briefly tells about, the aftermath of the serpentfolk’s assault. The village is vacant, most of its buildings flattened
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
Shapechanger trait to pose as Sergeant Luggik. During assaults through the portal, the slaad uses telepathy to relate information to Zot and Sotu’s agents, who then slip back through the portal. This helps the
invaders prepare ever-deadlier attacks. Before Battle The characters can inspect the gate to Acheron or speak to any of the soldiers at the gate. Major Kalar won’t let the characters attune the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
population to make a lair in the ruins of what was once a great city or stronghold. The people displaced want their home back, so the dragon must be removed. Killing the dragon is not necessarily the
goal, but it’s certainly one way to solve the problem. Acquire the Dragon’s Treasure. The dragon’s hoard contains unimaginable wealth—or perhaps one powerful artifact the characters desperately need
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
13. Skoraeus Stonebones The stone giants have carved the back wall of the canyon into a 150-foot-tall statue of their god, Skoraeus Stonebones, who looks like a powerfully built stone giant with
the water into a stream that flows out through the canyon. The sound of falling water is quite loud here, and a thick mist drifts over everything. Characters who inspect the statue and succeed on a DC
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
above all else, even if it doesn’t benefit anyone.
Horror Character Bonds d12 Bond
1 I desperately need to get back to someone or someplace, but I lost them in the Mists.
2
within me. I will fight against it and the world’s other evils for as long as I can.
9 I’m desperately seeking a cure to an affliction or a curse, either for someone close to me for myself
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
demiplane, nothing exists except what is described in each entry. When a character passes through a haunted doorway, that haunted doorway turns back to a normal doorway after 1 minute. Exiting a Haunted
(area D18), draped in sheets. 3 The characters kneel at the side of the cultists’ well (area D25), desperately parched. 4 The characters are slumped over the furniture in the storage room (area D18
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Sword Wraith When a glory-obsessed warrior dies in battle without earning the honor it desperately sought, its valor-hungry spirit might haunt the battlefield as a sword wraith. Brooding Spirits. The
most likely spots for encountering sword wraiths are scenes of ancient ambushes, battlefields where soldiers were felled by magic with no chance to fight back, and sites where enemies were hemmed in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
illegal activities. The characters are most likely to encounter Corylus as he travels through the city by coach, accompanied by six human guards who watch his back and keep the rabble at bay. Corylus
. Even if they dispose of Manshoon, Corylus refuses to acknowledge that he owes them anything. Jelenn Urmbrusk Jelenn (N female Tethyrian human noble) is a proud woman in her fifties who desperately wants
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragon’s Wake
creatures sealed within were freed to attack Leilon, and the magic of the planar beacon was redirected back into the Material Plane, causing humanoids who looked upon it to become paralyzed. Leilon was
’ favorites. While there is much work to be done within the town, there are also missions to accomplish outside the settlement, listed on the job board at the fishery.
When the adventurers are ready to inspect the job board, proceed to the “Fishery” section.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
, the characters discover the members of the “C” Team fallen in combat and must fight the horrid Far Realm creature that slew them. Doing so brings those NPC heroes back to life. Once the Keymaster has
characters, unless they can determine that it’s suffering from a deep depression and desperately seeks a mate. Successfully playing the part of deep crow relationship counselor allows the characters to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
creatures sealed within were freed to attack Leilon, and the magic of the planar beacon was redirected back into the Material Plane, causing humanoids who looked upon it to become paralyzed. Leilon was
outside as told by notices on the job board at the fishery.
When the adventurers are ready to inspect the job board, proceed to the “Fishery” section.
Map 2: Leilon Town View Player Version
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
golem. She ordered her remaining forces to fall back, whereupon the golem withdrew to the altar once more. Skella is prepared to let the adventurers take a crack at defeating the golem, so that she can
. (The statues are impressive-looking but harmless.)
Basalt Doors. At the back of the dais stands a set of double doors made of carved black basalt, flanked by two glowing quartz pillars. Above the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
) bludgeoning damage plus 3 (1d6) psychic damage.
The townspeople in the crowd quickly back away, leaving the characters to handle the situation. The townspeople beg the characters to subdue the
don’t want to hurt anyone, and they desperately want the characters to do whatever is necessary to keep more transformations from happening. Illithinoch Connection. Gwyn suspects that the sinkhole