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Monsters
Vecna: Eve of Ruin
multiple flying creatures. Despite their name, bone rocs aren’t always reanimated skeletons of rocs. You may customize a bone roc by rolling on the Bone Roc Sources table to determine the type of
Flail Snail
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Monsters
Volo's Guide to Monsters
saving throw against a spell or a spell attack misses it, an additional effect might occur, as determined by rolling a d6;{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Antimagic Shell"}:
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all its tentacles die, the snail retracts into its shell, gaining total cover, and it begins wailing, a sound that can be heard for 600 feet, stopping only when it dies 5d6;{"diceNotation":"5d6
Backgrounds
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
traveler’s clothes, three trinkets (each determined by rolling on the Feywild Trinkets table), and a pouch containing 8 gp
Fey Mark
You were transformed in some small way by your stay in the Feywild
and gained a fey mark, determined by rolling on the Fey Mark table.
Fey Mark
d8
Fey Mark
1
Your eyes swirl with iridescent colors.
2
You have a sweet scent, like that of
Kenku
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
capable of flight, and similar objects provoke a great desire for the kenku to acquire the items for themselves.
Despite their lack of wings, kenku love dwelling in towers and other tall structures
sound they hear, from a halfling’s voice to the noise of rocks clattering down a hillside. However, kenku cannot create new sounds and can communicate only by using sounds they have heard
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
Extraordinary Feature. The mongrelfolk has one of the following extraordinary features, determined randomly by rolling a d20;{"diceNotation":"1d20","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Extraordinary
forms results in its having a slow, awkward gait.
Sound Mimicry. Mongrelfolk have misshapen mouths and vocal cords. They speak fragmented Common mixed with various animal cries and nonsense. They
Species
Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
that extend from their back and shoulders.
Like owls, owlin are graced with feathers that make no sound when they move or fly, making it easy for them to sneak up on you in the library.
Your owlin
increase three different scores by 1. Follow this rule regardless of the method you use to determine the scores, such as rolling or point buy.
The “Quick Build” section for your
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
guildless masses of the city.
Consider why you’re embedded in the secondary guild. Create a story with your DM, inspired by rolling on the following table or choosing a reason that suits you
don’t share it.
3
I like to sound mysterious, because wisdom hidden grows deeper with time.
4
I have no patience with people who get in my way.
5
I love hearing about other
Species
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
lurking just out of sight, and many of them have sneaked away from that god’s influence.
They are long of limb and covered in coarse hair, with wedge-shaped ears and pointed teeth. Despite their
the scores, such as rolling or point buy. The “Quick Build” section for your character’s class offers suggestions on which scores to increase. You can follow those suggestions or
Species
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
internal organs of the usual sort. Their bodies are composed of cells, fibers, plasma-like ooze, and clusters of nerves. These nerves enable a plasmoid to detect light, heat, texture, sound, pain, and
constrict to produce sound.
When plasmoids sleep, they lose their rigidity and spread out and are thus sometimes mistaken for a rock or some other feature of the environment.
Creating Your Character
When
Magic Items
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
cauldron has the following random properties:
1 minor beneficial property (determined by rolling on the Minor Beneficial Properties table in the Dungeon Master’s Guide)
1 minor detrimental
property (determined by rolling on the Minor Detrimental Properties table in the Dungeon Master’s Guide)
Iggwilv's Cauldron Gold;Gold Cauldron. The gold cauldron has the following properties
Species
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
The saurian lizardfolk are thought by some sages to be distant cousins of dragonborn and kobolds. Despite their resemblance to those other scaled folk, however, lizardfolk are their own people and
the method you use to determine the scores, such as rolling or point buy. The “Quick Build” section for your character’s class offers suggestions on which scores to increase. You can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
beyond the Material Plane. Halaster’s face is chillingly calm despite the violent chaos around him, and his piercing gaze seems to follow anyone who views the portrait. Any creature that beholds the
painting must succeed on a DC 17 Wisdom saving throw or suffer a random form of long-term madness, determined by rolling on the Long-Term Madness table in chapter 8 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide. On a failed save, a creature can be affected by the painting again, but not until its current madness ends.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
boulder out of the way requires a successful DC 11 Strength (Athletics) check. The sound of the rolling boulder is loud enough to be heard by the creatures in area 9. The cave has an 8-foot-high
bloodstained leather case containing a complete set of thieves’ tools (worth 25 gp) A holy symbol of Silvanus carved from wood and inlaid with gold (worth 25 gp) One magic item, determined randomly by rolling on Magic Item Table A in chapter 7 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
its own throat and curling the tip to act as a tongue. The process is uncomfortable to the mind flayer, can be disquieting for other creatures to witness, and results in a sound that is often harrowing
to the ear. Despite the difficulty, some mind flayers make a study of spoken communication and manage consistently intelligible (if not melodious) speech.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Intro to Stormwreck Isle
Dungeon Master, so it’s my job to tell you what’s happening in the world around you and rolling any dice for the monster. You’re playing the heroes!
Read this text to set the scene: Your journey has been
players the illustration of the merrow and adopt a different voice for it. You can use any voice you like, but try to sound intimidating! Read this text in the merrow’s voice: “These waters belong to the Scaled Queen. I’m here to collect her tribute.”
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
, rolling clouds. To your right, the ground falls away into a sea of fog. Ahead, through the wind and snow, you see a high wall of black stone lined with spikes and topped by statues of demonic vultures
gate by flying or climbing over it, the statues on the gatehouse (area T2) animate and attack. If the characters approach within 10 feet of the portcullis, it shrieks with the sound of metal on metal as it rises on its own. It stays open for 1 minute, then closes.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
, despite their relative independence, still have a tendency to seek out a companion to emulate and follow. A kenku loves to mimic the voice and words of its chosen companion. ROLEPLAYING A KENKU
If
tapping a stone to show how bored he is. He plays with his dagger and studies the Lords’ Alliance agent sitting at the bar.” Creating a vocabulary of noises for the other players to decode might sound like fun, but it can prove distracting and could slow down the game.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
thunder of Guh’s voice or the ringing of the gong in area 8. They also awaken if attacked. They don’t wake up to the sound of other creatures talking in the room or moving about. If awakened by the
, and 1d6 × 100 gp plus 1d3 mundane items, determined by rolling on the Items in a Giant’s Bag table in the introduction.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
, and flashes of lightning illuminate dark clouds rolling in from the sea.
The weather vane’s crossbar begins to twirl, and ribbons of blue-green energy pulse from the whole structure. As the storm
sweeps toward Respite, the clouds suddenly part around the village. Despite howling winds tearing across the surrounding countryside, nary a breeze nor a drop of rain hits Respite.
The villagers cheer
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Bone Roc Brynn Metheney Bone rocs often serve as flying mounts for undead soldiers A bone roc is a birdlike Undead that can incorporate the bones of multiple flying creatures. Despite their name
, bone rocs aren’t always reanimated skeletons of rocs. You may customize a bone roc by rolling on the Bone Roc Sources table to determine the type of bones used and how that affects its stat block. Bone
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
tuning fork. Suddenly, it takes notice of you and stands upright. “Lulu! Wake up! Our guests have arrived!”
At the sound of her name, a small elephant with golden fur appears from under a pile of
blankets near a table strewn with alchemical equipment. The elephant takes to the air on feathery wings and lets out a pleasing trumpet sound.
Traxigor was polymorphed into an otter years ago, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
character manages to finish an arduous climb to the top of a cliff despite slipping, only to realize that the rope on which his companions dangle below him is close to breaking. When you introduce costs such
, whereas a failure of 5 or more means she throws you in the dungeon for your impudence. Critical Success or Failure Rolling a 20 or a 1 on an ability check or a saving throw doesn’t normally have any
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
a drinking contest in this area and are so inebriated that they are considered poisoned (see appendix A in the Player’s Handbook). Despite their present condition, they are spoiling for a fight and
hoist their greataxes when intruders appear. After the first round of combat, it occurs to one of the giants that she should sound the warning horn. She staggers up a flight of wooden stairs to blow
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
trinkets (each determined by rolling on the Feywild Trinkets table), and a pouch containing 8 gp Fey Mark You were transformed in some small way by your stay in the Feywild and gained a fey mark, determined
by rolling on the Fey Mark table. Fey Mark d8 Fey Mark 1 Your eyes swirl with iridescent colors. 2 You have a sweet scent, like that of nectar or honey. 3 You have long whiskers like those of a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
in avalanches and blizzards sound out in the wails of the yetis, crying warnings of ill omen. More pragmatic folk attest that the yeti’s howl is a reminder that, despite the great accomplishments of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
, read the following text: The sound of racing hooves rises like rolling thunder from the direction the fallen rider emerged. Two more riders round the bend, both wearing dark tunics. The fading light
, though, the beast’s legs give way. Both mount and rider topple, crashing into the dust with a piercing whinny and a sound like snapping branches.
Give the characters a moment to react, encouraging
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
and tunnels where sound carries, eyes darting furtively, looking for signs of danger.
Despite their harsh outlook, svirfneblin are still gnomes, and many are as benevolent and joyful as their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium
rolling a d20, adding any modifiers, and comparing the total to a Difficulty Class, and they’re all subject to advantage and disadvantage. In short, they share the same procedure for determining
success or failure. Despite this common procedure, the three rolls are separate from each other. If something in the game, like the guidance spell, affects one of them, the other two aren’t affected unless
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Domains of Delight: A Feywild Accessory
Feywild denizen Entering a forbidden place Appearing in a fey court without an invitation You can determine the curse’s effect by rolling on the Fey Curses table. Fey Curses d8 Curse 1 Your ears
can’t be removed. 3 Spells can’t restore hit points to you. 4 The sound of pixie laughter fills your head while you are awake, drowning out all other sounds. 5 Anything you try to pick up or hold in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
3. Drydock Lodge This lodge is unoccupied when the characters first arrive, but anyone who enters can hear the sound of the Northfolk chipping at the ice in area 7 and the back-and-forth bickering of
the frost giant brothers in area 9. Both ends of the lodge are exposed to the air, and its roof is intact despite the amount of ice on it. The lodge’s interior is one big, open space with a ceiling
compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Legends of Greyhawk: Secrets of the Free City
Spectrum Disorder. Auditory neuropathy is a hearing disorder in which the inner ear successfully detects sound but has difficulty sending it to the brain. Someone with ANSD may have trouble telling one
sound from another. They may also have trouble understanding speech clearly. It is a spectrum disorder, meaning its effects vary significantly from person to person.
What They Want. Jolene wishes to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
than one such barrow, either broken open from the outside by those seeking lost treasures, or somehow broken from within. The Fields of the Dead is a vast, rolling plain of windswept grasses that
seems to go on to the horizon in every direction. Regular travelers through the area speak of the “whispers of the dead,” the popular term for the sound that results when a breeze rustles the grass. The
compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Legends of Greyhawk: Secrets of the Free City
the inner ear successfully detects sound but has difficulty sending it to the brain. Someone with ANSD may have trouble telling one sound from another. They may also have trouble understanding speech
fiancé, Prince Thrommel IV.
Determined, Compassionate, Devout. Lady Jolene is unwavering in her mission, balancing her noble obligations with a devout faith that guides her every decision. Despite
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
accompanied by a minor reaction in the environment, which you can determine by choosing an entry that you like from the Domain Transformation table or by rolling on the table to determine a random result
you by imitating the sound of a baby crying. 8 You find a golden acorn. If you bury it in the ground, an awakened shrub that is friendly toward you instantly sprouts from the ground in that spot. You
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
vibrant circus performances. The sound of music and laughter drifts out through the canvas door.
Customers can enter the Big Top for free. The Big Top is the setting for two main events: the Big Top
highlight performers. Spectators watch the acts from rows of tiered wooden seats encircling the ring. You can randomly determine an act by rolling on the Big Top Acts table, or you can create new acts using