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Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
digesting it. Only a scattering of bones, metal, treasure, and other indigestible bits is left behind.
A trapper’s ability to alter the color and texture of its outer side enables it to blend in with
investigate the bones for valuables becomes the trapper’s next meal.
A trapper needs to eat a halfling-sized meal once per week to remain sated. Given a steady supply of food, trappers are content to
Monsters
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
, part mechanical theater, the outfit makes her look frighteningly tall; without it, she is a hunched and withered bag of bones. She shrouds her wrinkled features behind a gauzy “theater curtain
of a symbolic depiction of one. See the stat block for details.
Hourglass Coven
The Hourglass Coven is a group of three hags, each one bound to an aspect of time: one reflects the past, another
Shifter
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Species
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
heightened senses. Geth’s gift from his lycanthrope ancestors was sheer toughness. Strength seeped into his bones and flooded his flesh. His skin hardened, and his hair became coarse like an
world around them. Do they embrace their primal instincts or the path of civilization?
The Beast Within
Early in childhood, a shifter forms a bond with a beast within, a totemic force that shapes their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
or heightened senses. Geth’s gift from his lycanthrope ancestors was sheer toughness. Strength seeped into his bones and flooded his flesh. His skin hardened, and his hair became coarse like an
features—a state they call shifting. Whatever their origins, shifters have evolved into a unique race. A shifter walks on the knife’s edge between the wilds and the world around them. Do they embrace their primal instincts or the path of civilization?
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
or heightened senses. Geth’s gift from his lycanthrope ancestors was sheer toughness. Strength seeped into his bones and flooded his flesh. His skin hardened, and his hair became coarse like an
change shape, they can temporarily enhance their animalistic features — a state they call shifting. Each shifter walks on the knife’s edge between the wilds and the world around them. Do they embrace their primal instincts or the path of civilization?
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
fearsome claws, crushing horns, and fiery breath, chimeras are tempests of ferocity, driven by their three heads’ conflicting instincts. Their heads agree on little but their desires to feed and to drive
, and claws. Owing to their draconic instincts, chimeras are greedy creatures that hoard treasures within cavernous lairs. They’re undiscerning about what they collect, gathering shiny objects
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
arcanaloth whose true name is Ygga Raxyg.” (See area 80 for details.) “There is only one way to leave the dungeon: the ebon pool. Charred bones point the way.” (See area 81 for details on the ebon pool
Skeleton Gate When the characters get close enough to make out the details of the green door, read: This twelve-foot-high, ten-foot-wide door is made of green stone, its surface carved with grinning
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Dead Three Bane (the Lord of Tyranny), Bhaal (the Lord of Murder), and Myrkul (the Lord of Bones) make up the Dead Three. While these deities have lost much of their power, their faiths still command
, such claims have actually raised a figure’s standing in the public eye. For more details on the Dead Three, see “Dangers in Baldur’s Gate”.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Features Those familiar with the Dayawlongon archipelago know the following details: Hallmarks. The archipelago is known for the gigantic skybridges and sacred trees that tower over the islands
. Serpentine Dragons called bakunawa, now rare, once defended the islands, and their bones and magic are infused into the skybridges. People. Most Dayawlongos are human, with dark hair and brown skin. Eyes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
Dead Three Bane (the Lord of Tyranny), Bhaal (the Lord of Murder), and Myrkul (the Lord of Bones) make up the Dead Three. While these deities have lost much of their power, their faiths still command
, such claims have actually raised a figure’s standing in the public eye. For more details on the Dead Three, see “Dangers in Baldur’s Gate”.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
verge of starvation might defy its instincts and begin creeping along, abandoning its old territory in search of better hunting. Beware of Leftovers. When its prey is dead, a trapper dissolves and
absorbs the fleshy parts, leaving a scattering of bones, metal, treasure, and other indigestible bits in the place where the creature had been. A trapper that lurks on the floor of its hunting grounds can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
, it peels itself away from the surface and wraps around its prey, crushing, smothering, and then digesting it. Only a scattering of bones, metal, treasure, and other indigestible bits is left behind. A
a nearby wall or a ceiling, using the remnants as bait; any creature that stops to investigate the bones for valuables becomes the trapper’s next meal. A trapper needs to eat a halfling-sized meal
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
,” describes how the grave of Sharruth spawns magical connections to the Elemental Plane of Fire that threaten a community of mushroom-like myconids. Chapter 3, “Cursed Shipwreck,” details a ship that
crashed alongside the bones of a gold dragon and the horrible curse within the ship’s hold. Chapter 4, “Clifftop Observatory,” brings the characters to the site where Runara killed a blue dragon—and where
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
didn’t want someone else to have it? Theft Details Define the particulars of the party’s theft, either by having the players craft their own or by rolling on the Theft Details table. Theft Details
d6 Theft Details
1 You did it for the prestige as much as the money. It took months to plan and even longer to get everyone into place. The High Hall is locked down tight every evening. Its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
didn’t want someone else to have it? Theft Details Define the particulars of the party’s theft, either by having the players craft their own or by rolling on the Theft Details table. Theft Details d6
Theft Details 1 You did it for the prestige as much as the money. It took months to plan and even longer to get everyone into place. The High Hall is locked down tight every evening. Its crypts
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
similar contents.
A: Entryway. Situated in the middle of this intersection, facing the cave mouth, the skull of a boar rests atop a pile of humanoid and animal bones. A character who succeeds on a DC
10 Intelligence (Religion) check can ascertain that the bones are a warning to stay away.
B: Boar Pen. The gate to this room is lashed shut with rope. It holds a boar that is the anchorite’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
the treasure hidden behind it (see “Treasure” below). Cell C contains the bones of a treacherous tiefling cultist who tried and failed to overthrow the temple’s high priest. Disturbing this skeleton
skeleton draped over the northern slab is that of the high priest’s torturer (see “Treasure” below and “Temple Features” for details). Treasure. The dead torturer clutches a +1 Whip. Behind the loose stone in cell B lies a Wand of Secrets.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
creatures pass through the tunnel again. M2: Fallen Shop Mismatched bones lie scattered around this large chamber. Though the cavern itself is natural, its ceiling has caved in—and with it, part of a
hour, but the intact Istarian bottles are worth 200 gp each to a collector. M5: Bone Gauntlet Enormous reptilian bones jut from the walls of this natural corridor. A character who examines the bones and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
time ago. Anyone listening carefully hears a bellowing noise, though (no check required). The cult keeps two wyverns in the stable; sometimes, they unleash a wyvern-sized roar. Cracked sheep bones and a
.
Developments The characters can try to equip the wyverns with harnesses and ride them as aerial mounts; see the “Wyvern Riding and Castle Catching” sidebar for details. If they steal one or both wyverns from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
mortal suffering, so the god resurrects the tyrant whenever enemies kill him.
3 Legend tells of a hydra with alchemical lore scribed upon its bones. When an alchemist (mage) begins poisoning
Basilisk* MM
6 Medusa* MM
8 Assassin MM
8 Hydra MM
8 Spirit naga MM
17 Hythonia MOoT
* See chapter 6 for details about these creatures in Theros. Pharika’s clerics believe that they are better healers because they are so well acquainted with death
(CHASE STONE)
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
ago. Anyone listening carefully hears a bellowing noise, though (no check required). The cult keeps two wyverns in the stable; sometimes, they unleash a wyvern-sized roar. Cracked sheep bones and a
.
Developments The characters can try to equip the wyverns with harnesses and ride them as aerial mounts; see the “Wyvern Riding and Castle Catching” sidebar for details. If they steal one or both wyverns from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
search through the bones strewn throughout the nest discover a battered helm of telepathy and five black pearls worth 500 gp each. D3. Hellfire Orb The iron brazier mounted on the mainmast contains an
death but is terrified of failing Talos: if the characters enter her cabin, she chooses to drunkenly unload the details of her plight rather than fight them. Did she not honor her god with chaos and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
within the burial chamber at the end of the hall, except vague details of the stone bier and the Elk beast altar at the bier’s head. Burial Chamber When the characters can see the burial chamber better
Elk still survive as totem beasts of contemporary Uthgardt tribes. The stone bier was the resting place of the Uthgardt chief’s bones, which now lay scattered across the pedestal and upon the ground
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
crammed into this area, filled with old written records and outdated research. If the characters spend a few minutes searching here, they can easily find a box labeled “Manor Archive.” This details
adult-sized riding toy resembling a roc on a spring, a fine dress with wings made of bones, and a display shelf holding dozens of dolls are among the curiosities here.
Dangerous in a way the faculty
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
independent machinery, still functions. S62: Commander’s Bones A cobwebbed Humanoid skeleton in a regal uniform is sprawled on the cold floor here. These are the jumbled bones of the ship’s commander, whose
control before she stumbled into the tank. Nova can recount hazy details about the ship’s odyssey (see this adventure’s background), but she remembers little of the advanced society to which she belonged
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
in area 11 (see that area for details). Treasure The bones of a zorbo (Obo’laka’s animal form; see appendix D) lie in a dusty pile within the sarcophagus. A ring of protection rests atop the pile. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
in Sarlona known to Khorvairians are described below. The
SHARN INQUISITIVE
Beneath the Basalt Towers, Part 3
When I first spoke to the Morgrave board, I hid the details I share with you now. I
tower, for thousands of years of shifting sand had left that as the easiest point of entry. We were surrounded by cyclopean bones, and I found myself facing the empty gaze of a skull taller than I was
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
dream, they could allow those caught within to escape. (See “The Dream of I’Cath” later in this domain for details.) Darklord Tsien Chiang and her daughters dwell at the heart of both these worlds
placate a hungry ghost. This has attracted dozens of other ghosts. The family seeks help placating the undead mouths they can’t feed.
8 Tsien Chiang’s library in the Palace of Bones holds secrets
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
elaborate costume. Part dress, part mechanical theater, the outfit makes her look frighteningly tall; without it, she is a hunched and withered bag of bones. She shrouds her wrinkled features behind a gauzy
presence of a symbolic depiction of one. See the stat block for details. Endelyn Moongrave
Medium Fey (Hag), Neutral Evil
Armor Class 17 (natural armor)
Hit Points 114 (12d8 + 60)
Speed 30 ft., climb
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
prides. A pride is bound together by the experience of a shared challenge and, in particular, the sacred act of the hunt. See chapter 3 for more details on Oreskos and the leonin who call that land
damage normal for an unarmed strike. Hunter’s Instincts. You have proficiency in one of the following skills of your choice: Athletics, Intimidation, Perception, or Survival. Daunting Roar. As a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
a pile of bones. 2. Antechamber The scent of warm, humid rot smothers this dismal chamber. Mosaics cover the walls, their colors faded and images scrambled by lost tiles. A thick layer of mud covers
. Doing so provides no special insight but reveals a few details of the life of the legendary character who lies interred within these halls. If a worshiper of Phenax enters the room, though, that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
mind to blank out the details of her plight. The first character to enter the tomb hears Nepartak call out telepathically: The voice of a young girl echoes in your mind: “What’s happening? Why can’t I
Strength (Athletics) check. Inside, a bundle of faded cloth holds the serpentine bones of a jaculi (the trickster god Moa’s animal form; see appendix D). A staff of the python rests atop these remains
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
Plea for Help The characters start their adventure in an old tavern, the details of which are for you to decide. To a party of seasoned adventurers such as yourselves, what you see is but another
damp, cobbled pavement glistens as the lights of street lanterns dance across the slick stones. The fog chills the bones and shivers the soul of anyone outside.
Yet inside these tavern walls the food
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
it is to see you again.”
This is Renesnuprah, an adult time dragon (see Morte’s Planar Parade). Renesnuprah warmly greets the characters by name and calls them friends. She can share general details
about each of them. Use the following details to guide the conversation with the time dragon: Renesnuprah claims to know the characters from when they first met hundreds of years ago. The characters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
stream 19 Warning sign 20 Webs Boneyard The characters come upon an eerie cavern littered with countless bones of various creatures. Whether the site is a natural graveyard for some Underdark species or
the former lair of a fearsome predator, the characters can potentially gather useful material for crafting among the bones. When the party enters a boneyard, roll a d20 and consult the table to






