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Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
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1/day each: goodberry, pass without trace, tonguesHailing from Ysgard, bariaurs are centaur-like Celestials with the lower bodies of goats, humanoid torsos, and curved horns
eagerly suggesting gate-town attractions and other points of interest. Throughout their travels, these hardy wanderers absorb ambient planar energies, adapting to the vast and varied terrains of the Outer
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
-orange and have a cloudy or filmy look. As they age, their scales harden and clarify, becoming translucent and faceted, and ranging from bright yellow to rich amber in color. Their bodies are wider at the
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A pirate ship is found floating on the open sea, the bodies of the crew completely desiccated. The only clue to what happened is a single topaz dragon scale on the deck
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
close without arousing suspicion. Once in a position to observe, the dragon studies the day-to-day life of local folk, with a keen interest in any magical phenomena.
Emerald dragons&rsquo
their way to avoid interacting with other intelligent creatures. However, their interest in history and culture occasionally gets the better of them, prompting them to seek some engagement with the folk
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
light, the scales glitter and shine like luminous starbursts. The dragonsâ psionic nature is evident in the horn and bone structures of their bodies. Their tail barbs and horn tips are all
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After being robbed by gnomes who had pledged to protect the hoard, a sapphire dragon wyrmling installs new guardians that have no interest in material riches: gelatinous cube
Aarakocra
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Species
Elemental Evil Player's Companion
upright, aarakocra might reach 5 feet tall, and they have long, narrow legs that taper to sharp talons.
Feathers cover their bodies. Their plumage typically denotes membership in a tribe. Males are
homes, they appear alert, with eyes moving and bodies ready to take flight.
Homelands
Most aarakocra live on the Elemental Plane of Air. Aarakocra can be drawn into the Material Plane, sometimes to
Yuan-ti Pureblood
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
body, thought, and emotion. Freed from the limitations of their human bodies, the yuan-ti used their new abilities to conquer new lands and expand their borders.
One Race, Many Forms
The bodies of all
interest of maintaining the strength of their personal bloodline.
The yuan-ti have abandoned their humanity and consider non-serpentine humanoids to be lesser creatures, barely more civilized than
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
themselves as employees will need disguise kits or appropriate magic to perpetrate the deception. Whenever a disguised character enters a situation where the disguise might be detected by an onlooker who
takes more than a passing interest in the character, have the character make a Charisma (Deception) check. If the checkâs total is higher than the passive Wisdom (Perception) score of the onlooker, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
23. Body Tanks If the characters have met Thessalar already, they recognize the bodies in the tank as the artificer. Adjust the following read-aloud text accordingly: This chamber holds a half-dozen
floor-to-ceiling glass tanks, four of which are filled with a light-blue fluid in which the body of an elderly male human is suspended. Three of the bodies appear lifeless and inert. The fourth looks
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
their magic to possess the bodies of their dwarven captives and, in the guise of these dwarves, yakfolk spies have infiltrated Citadel Adbar. These agents do everything in their power to discourage
to area 8. 8 Chief Kartha-Kaya, 2 yakfolk priests If intruders are detected, one yakfolk strikes the gong to raise the alarm throughout the village while the others confront the interlopers. Yakfolk
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
two human-sized bodies being hauled away from the ambush site. The party can easily steer the wagon away from the road and tie off the oxen while the group pursues the goblins. The trail leads five
Wisdom (Perception) check to spot the hidden pit. If the trap isnât detected, the lead character must succeed on a DC 10 Dexterity saving throw or fall in, taking 1d6 bludgeoning damage. The pitâs walls are not steep, so no ability check is required to scramble out.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
power, and you absolutely can take it with you if youâre an undying spirit living in decadent luxury on the ruling council of the Orzhov Syndicate. Built on the crushed dreams and broken bodies of
make tithes and donations. As Ravnicaâs principal bank, it stores and secures the riches of the city, collecting interest at high rates to expand its own wealth. Its members truly believe that their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
Nolzurâs marvelous pigments would be of special interest to Garret, while Tuerny (creator of the lost artifact The Iron Flask of Tuerny the Merciless) would be of special interest to Mary Greymalkin. The
as a brain host â either individual bodies for each brain, or a single body that houses all the brains at once. Doing so requires a suitable amount of time, access to materials, and a successful DC 16
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
, becoming like the gods in body, thought, and emotion. Freed from the limitations of their human bodies, the yuan-ti used their new abilities to conquer new lands and expand their borders. One Race
, Many Forms The bodies of all yuan-ti have a mix of humanlike and snakelike parts, but the proportion varies from individual to individual. After the initial metamorphosis of the humans, their society
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
resurrection magic, Erebos might take a special interest in that soul. A soul in the clutches of Erebos himself isnât free, so it canât be returned to life by mortal magic. Demon Flight Creatures that
couldnât be detected by Athreos, and Erebos couldnât snare him with his great whip. Since Phenaxâs escape, other souls have repeated his dangerous journey. When mortal souls travel the Path of Phenax
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
, the characters make use of a unique ritual that lets them swap bodies with a group of dwarves heading to the enclave for a wedding. This gives the characters access to the vaults, but the deception
rebuild the orrery. Still, the orreryâs creator â a wizard named Lottie â wishes to meet anyone savvy enough to have come this far, provided they share her interest in ensuring that the orreryâs power
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
ravens that roost here are harmless, but they watch the characters with great interest. If the characters look out the windows, you can use the following text to describe what they see in the distance. To
a reminder of all that was once good and noble about the knightly order to which they once belonged. They let go of their hatred and their corporeal bodies, leaving corpses behind as their spirits
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Morteâs Planar Parade
Bariaur Wanderer Hailing from Ysgard, bariaurs are centaur-like Celestials with the lower bodies of goats, humanoid torsos, and curved horns. Some bariaurs sate their wanderlust by exploring their
interest. Throughout their travels, these hardy wanderers absorb ambient planar energies, adapting to the vast and varied terrains of the Outer Planes and frequently taking on aspects of those planes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
long ago in the Nine Hells, when powerful devils created a dark ritual to free their essence from their fiendish bodies in order to escape the Lower Planes. A rakshasa enters the Material Plane to feed
, Infernal
Challenge 13 (10,000 XP)
Limited Magic Immunity. The rakshasa canât be affected or detected by spells of 6th level or lower unless it wishes to be. It has advantage on saving throws against
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
impart a subtle influence over dragons that cannot be detected. Dragons cannot be controlled by the masks, but they can be swayed by ideas and proposals that they would not normally find persuasive
be willing to help out. With lifetimes of a thousand years or more to lose, chromatic dragons have no interest in dying in battle against mere humanoids, and they donât sacrifice themselves nobly for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
impart a subtle influence over dragons that cannot be detected. Dragons cannot be controlled by the masks, but they can be swayed by ideas and proposals that they would not normally find persuasive
be willing to help out. With lifetimes of a thousand years or more to lose, chromatic dragons have no interest in dying in battle against mere humanoids, and they donât sacrifice themselves nobly for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
impart a subtle influence over dragons that cannot be detected. Dragons cannot be controlled by the masks, but they can be swayed by ideas and proposals that they would not normally find persuasive
be willing to help out. With lifetimes of a thousand years or more to lose, chromatic dragons have no interest in dying in battle against mere humanoids, and they donât sacrifice themselves nobly for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs Guide (2014)
alleviates the risk of players losing interest. For example, if the overall story of your adventure involves a quest to deliver a priceless relic to a remote monastery, each encounter along the way is an
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->Storm King's Thunder
detected. Any cloud giant or aarakocra simulacrum can place the castle on alert. A cloud giant does this by bellowing âTo arms!â at the end of its first turn in combat. An aarakocra simulacrum does it by
. If the characters turn hostile before this meeting can occur, Sansuri dispenses with the formal greeting and helps defend her castle until such time as itâs no longer in her best interest to do so (see
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Grell Bizarre Hunter That Travels between Worlds Habitat: Underdark; Treasure: None Domenico Cava With barbed tentacles sprouting from their brain-shaped bodies, grells hunt the lightless depths
typically cooperate with one another only to defeat more powerful prey. Most demonstrate no interest in creating things or in communicating with other creatures, including their own kind. Many grells
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
, calling them âthe Delvers,â and leave the bodies untouched. Secret Door. In the southeastern corner is a secret door that requires a successful DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check to find by noticing the
chamber floor to levitate stone in contact with it, so the floorâs magic can be detected with detect magic (transmutation school). A moderate impact on the floor, such as a dropped object weighing at
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
their way to avoid interacting with other intelligent creatures. However, their interest in history and culture occasionally gets the better of them, prompting them to seek some engagement with the
emerald dragon wyrmling how to safely observe Humanoids without being detected.
6 An adult emerald dragon keeps a wary eye on the efreet who have built a tower near the dragonâs lair, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
dragon statues in this area is a clockwork dragon (see appendix B), and is indistinguishable from a metal statue until it moves. If the characters are possessing the bodies of the dwarf wedding
destroy it ⊠well, then, you have piqued my interest.
My name is Lottie. Find me if
you can. Loose Ends If the characters kill the clockwork dragons without talking to them, the constructs are able
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
are not described below are assumed to contain nothing of interest. 1: Captainâs Chair An impressive chair is posed at the end of a catwalk so its occupant can look down onto the bridge floor. Green
that the characters shouldnât trust a word it says, nor should they free it. 14: Cargo Hold This cargo hold looks and smells like a slaughterhouse. Bodies lie strewn about the deck, and the floor is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortuneâs Wheel
). Bolted into the floor are eight examination tables, and rusty furnishingsâstep stools, garbage cans, and metal gurneysâare scattered between them. Humanoid bodies, draped in dingy sheets flecked with
and by making DC 14 Charisma (Performance) check. On a successful check, the zombie gurgles contently and loses interest in the lever. It shuffles along when the doors unlock. On a failed check, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
of these figures melt away, and they become three shadows until dawn. Characters who succeed on a DC 13 Dexterity (Stealth) check can cross the yard without being detected. Otherwise, Hurv and his
lot of noise. Corpses. The Zhents have killed two servants, an older male human (the head butler) and a younger male halfling (a cook), and left their bodies on the floor. G7. Laundry Room This room
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
pirate ship is found floating on the open sea, the bodies of the crew completely desiccated. The only clue to what happened is a single topaz dragon scale on the deck.
2 A topaz dragon has claimed
times.
6 A clan of winged kobolds consider a young topaz dragon their monarch, despite the dragonâs complete lack of interest and growing annoyance toward them.
Adult Topaz Dragon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
clutches a brass horn (see âTreasureâ below). The minotaur shaman treats all intruders as enemies to be carved up and added to his pile of dismembered bodies. His first action in combat is to blow his
brass horn while the other minotaurs try to hack intruders to pieces. Baphomet does not answer prayers, nor does the demon lord have any interest in Makuâs tribe. As such, the minotaur shamanâs ritual
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
a haunt for ice spiders. Ice spiders have red eyes and white fur covering their bodies, and they weave liquid webs that crystallize quickly, forming frosty sheets and icy cocoons. The tunnels are 10
his magic amulet as a token of respect, then warns them to leave Great Worm territory or face his wrath. He has no interest in forging an alliance with âcivilized folk.â 9B. Nest This egg-shaped chamber
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
enclosing them in blocks of transparent ice. These exhibits are meant to frighten off any trespassers. The bodies are obviously hacked and very dead, not merely frozen whole. Treasure. Each of these corpses
value or possible interest. The second chest opened contains an ear collection, and the fourth holds 1,300 cp, 1,000 sp, 150 ep, and 1,000 gp. The ninth sack examined contains six pieces of silver
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
category. The Eye of Aurnozci might also take interest in a mortal who draws the Flames card from a Deck of Many Thingsâa tantalizing opportunity for the cult to make good on the cardâs dire prophecy
known for the following regional effects: Boiling Water. Bodies of water on Xulregg perpetually boil, and even bottled liquids steam when exposed to the layerâs atmosphere. Being immersed in water