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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
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Oinoloths solve thorny problems by killing everyone involved. They are typically hired as a last resort when a siege has gone on too long or an army has proven too strong to overcome. Once summoned, oinoloths
blighted, all normal plants there wither and die.
Furthermore, when a creature moves into the blighted area or starts its turn there, that creature must make a DC 16 Constitution saving throw. On a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
, but when it came time for him to pay up, Octavian refused to give Bavlorna what she wanted in return: Octavian’s still-beating heart. As punishment, Bavlorna took what she wanted by force, switching out
Octavian’s heart for a goat’s heart so that he would not die. The process left the elf unable to feel or exhibit emotion. Octavian is truthful with the characters about what happened to him. He knows
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
terrible loss of life. Moreover, Naevys believes Jhaeros will almost certainly die if his heart stops beating. Naevys is loath to discuss rewards until Ghalasine is either saved or lost, but if the
, Charmayne’s ritual can be reversed and Ghalasine restored to its former glory by removing Jhaeros’s still-beating heart from the city. This might be the only way to repair the damage Charmayne has wrought and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
chapter 3 to gauge the difficulty of the challenge. Then award the characters XP as if it had been a combat encounter of the same difficulty, but only if the encounter involved a meaningful risk of
more than XP and treasure, give them additional small rewards at milestone points. Here are some examples: The adventurers gain the benefit of a short rest. Characters can recover a Hit Die or a low
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Handling Mobs Keeping combat moving along at a brisk pace can be difficult when there are dozens of monsters involved in a battle. When handling a crowded battlefield, you can speed up play by
needed on the Mob Attacks table. The table shows you how many creatures that need that die roll or higher must attack a target in order for one of them to hit. If that many creatures attack the target
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Hit Die (this roll doesn’t spend that die). If desired, the character can replace one of these skill checks with an attack roll using one of the character’s weapons. The DC for each of the checks is 5
success Win 50 gp. 2 successes Win 100 gp. 3 successes Win 200 gp. Complications. Characters involved in pit fighting must deal with their opponents, the people who bet on matches, and the matches
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
The Hunters’ Role Once you know the form of Pharaoh Ankhtepot’s ka, determine how the characters become involved with the hunt for it. Events might make finding the soul to be in the characters’ best
characters die, Pharaoh Ankhtepot resurrects them (perhaps as reborn; see chapter 1). Their continued existence is contingent on searching for and finding his ka.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
two-legged beasts, and one no-holds-barred “unchained” race. Many of the dinosaurs involved are juveniles, since fully grown versions can be too large and too difficult for riders to manage. The
cash. The racers, the available odds, and the chance to win are listed in the Betting on Dinosaur Races table. Bets can range from 1 cp to 500 gp. Once bets are placed, roll a die for each bet
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
manipulate and deceive, and by the time they reach adulthood most have been involved in dozens of schemes and feuds, some of which persist well into adulthood. Even a gnome with a good heart and noble
you or your family might be involved in. The Zil Schemes table offers some suggestions, but you should feel free to elaborate on these schemes, even to absurd extremes. Zil Schemes d10 Scheme 1
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
. “Not a bad place to die,” the mage says with mild amusement. The doppelganger posing as Gargosh doesn’t take part in the fight, remaining on the fringes of the battle and rooting for the characters to
the check realizes that Gargosh’s amazement seems a little rehearsed, suggesting that Gargosh knew Drannin was involved all along. If one or more characters accuse Gargosh of withholding information
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Part 3: Master of Rules Dungeons & Dragons isn’t a head-to-head competition, but it needs someone who is impartial yet involved in the game to guarantee that everyone at the table plays by the rules
and the players. A player tells the DM what he or she wants to do, and the DM determines whether it is successful or not, in some cases asking the player to make a die roll to determine success. For
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
relying on the roll of a die to determine the results of an action.
The DM narrates the results of the adventurers’ actions. Describing the results often leads to another decision point, which brings
game. Sometimes, a DM might lay out a map and use tokens or miniature figures to represent each creature involved in a scene to help the players keep track of where everyone is.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
, often relying on the roll of a die to determine the results of an action.
3. The DM narrates the results of the adventurers’ actions. Describing the results often leads to another decision point
play in the game. Sometimes, a DM might lay out a map and use tokens or miniature figures to represent each creature involved in a scene to help the players keep track of where everyone is.
Game
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
deceive since childhood. You’ve been involved in dozens of schemes and feuds, and you’re likely still tied up in a few of them (consult the Zil Schemes table). Even if you have a good heart and noble
financial ruin and they’ve taken out a lucrative life insurance policy on you. It only pays out if you die under unusual circumstances, and they’re encouraging you to seek out ever more dangerous adventures
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
zingers at hand to add the perfect insult to the ultimate injury. Insults to Die For d20 Insult
1 Did your mother have any children who lived?
2 Who dressed you, a grimlock?
3 You
their downfall
6 A former adventuring partner who you cut loose because of their lack of skill
7 The master of a powerful guild whose wares you were involved in pilfering
8 A government
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
an adult black dragon. The fight wasn’t going well, and nothingness enveloped the character as the character was about to die. Instead of dying, the character woke up in Neverwinter outside Lord
Neverember’s villa. It’s up to you to decide why; perhaps a god’s or spellcaster’s intervention is involved. 4 The character defeated an evil leader and was given the pick of the spoils from the villain’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
will offer them work. These ruffians live in the rat-infested cabins belowdecks. They are willing to come to the aid of anyone who asks — for a price. Each demands 1 gp to get involved in a fight or
search the harbor for treasure, roll any die. If an even number is rolled, an awakened shark named Obliteros attacks them. Grinda has had several close encounters with the shark recently, but fails
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
to one of the awful plagues that oinoloths let loose. Oinoloths solve thorny problems by killing everyone involved. They are typically hired as a last resort when a siege has gone on too long or an
(Recharge 5–6). The oinoloth blights the area in a 30-foot-radius sphere centered on itself. The blight lasts for 24 hours. While the area is blighted, all normal plants there wither and die.
Furthermore
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
four central principles are simple. Kindle the Light. Through your acts of mercy, kindness, and forgiveness, kindle the light of hope in the world, beating back despair. Shelter the Light. Where there is
. Delight in song and laughter, in beauty and art. If you allow the light to die in your own heart, you can’t preserve it in the world. Be the Light. Be a glorious beacon for all who live in despair
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
franchise by determining whether foes should live or die, prognosticating correctly (or at least authoritatively), keeping the rest of the party attuned to the importance of karma, and making the right
can add the d10 to an attack roll, ability check, or saving throw. If it’s not clear who administered the killing blow, you grant this benefit to a random creature involved in the fight. Once you use
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
. Ah! Like magic.
-Fizban
Dragon reproduction varies from world to world in the Material Plane and can vary further depending on the family, kind, or individual nature of the dragons involved
) are transformed into dragon eggs when they die, when they experience profound enlightenment, or when they undergo a ritual that might involve bathing in dragon blood or being devoured by a dragon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
as tools to weaken his rival and doesn’t care if they succeed or die. Only by restoring Kaniaka’s sight (see area S4) can the characters convince Arn to meet with Ogolai and settle their differences
runestone for at least 1 hour gains a runestone die, a d6. Once within the next 24 hours, it can roll the die and add the number rolled to one Wisdom check or Charisma check it makes. It can wait
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Zariel Keep wasting my time with your pointless words and die, or join my war band and live. Choose swiftly. I have a plane to conquer.
— Zariel addressing emissaries from Dis
Zariel was once an
and her court prefer to be left alone. She appears disinterested in becoming involved in the Blood War.
Tiamat’s presence in Avernus has confounded sages for years. As with devils, she is unable to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
succumb to one of the awful plagues that oinoloths let loose. Oinoloths provide the ultimate solution to thorny problems, usually by killing everyone involved. They are hired as a last resort, when a siege
of Plagues (Recharge 5–6). As a bonus action, the oinoloth blights the area within 30 feet of it. The blight lasts for 24 hours. While blighted, all normal plants in the area wither and die, and the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
likely involved the polis you call home. The Ephara’s Favor table provides just a few possibilities. Ephara’s Favor d6 Circumstance
1 You grew up in a polis like Meletis and never feel safe
, you can reroll the die, and you must use the new roll. Once you use this reroll, you can’t do so again until you finish a long rest. Ephara’s Disciple Piety 25+ Ephara trait You can cast
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
share of the profits, and I want to get my due. 6 Ruthless pirates murdered my captain and crewmates, plundered our ship, and left me to die. Vengeance will be mine. d6 Flaw 1 I follow orders, even
briny grave. Fear and bloodshed are no strangers to you, and you’ve garnered a somewhat unsavory reputation in many a port town. If you decide that your sailing career involved piracy, you can choose
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
weeks in advance and can be costly. Mahadi charges from five to ten soul coins for an exotic request, depending on the difficulty involved in fulfilling it. Consuming a meal at Infernal Rapture has the
a single soul coin for notary services and collects a single soul coin for exchanges that don’t involve the soul of a celestial. If a celestial is involved, he collects ten soul coins. Ichor’s Aweigh
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Corruption. Demons carry the stain of abyssal corruption with them, and their mere presence changes the world for the worse. Plants wither and die in areas where abyssal breaches and demons appear. Animals
and a day. Demonic Cults. Despite the dark risks involved in dealing with fiends, the mortal realm is filled with creatures that covet demonic power. Demon lords manipulate these mortal servants into
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
were merely traditions, and failing to observe a tradition carries no penalty according to the law of the Hells. Glasya’s scheme involved using counterfeit currency to buy souls in Minauros, then selling
entitled by law to inherit his parents’ wealth but doesn’t want to murder them might ask for help, and Glasya’s agents provide it by arranging for them to die in an accident. A notable portion of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
fortress on the surface, hidden in the Spine of the World. It contains, among other things, a forge powered by the still-beating heart of a red dragon. Xardorok has a plan for the systematic destruction of
Ten-Towns, which the characters can discover if they search his fortress. The characters will die if they face Xardorok too soon. They must test their mettle against the horrors that haunt the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
of his cowardly act and knows that Gruumsh, the god of the orcs, is punishing him. But he also doesn’t want to die, or at least not in drow captivity. Ront is mean, stupid, and hateful, but he also
initially.
Since managing such a large cast of NPCs can be quite involved, enlist the aid of the players if you wish, having each of them take on the role of managing one or more of the party’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
, and a ladle. History. Your knowledge of cooking techniques allows you to assess the social patterns involved in a culture’s eating habits. Medicine. When administering treatment, you can transform
Die spent during a short rest, provided you have access to your cook’s utensils and sufficient food. Cook’s Utensils Activity DC Create a typical meal 10 Duplicate a meal 10 Spot poison or impurities
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
hearing and sense of smell to track the characters while staying outside their prey’s range of visibility. Running the Encounter. Make one Dexterity (Stealth) check for all the crag cats involved in
, focusing their attacks on the party member who looks the weakest and least armored. If two or more crag cats die, the others retreat.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
include a cook named Dhavit, two maids named Madalena and Amalthia, and a valet named Haliq. The servants know Lady Wachter’s secrets, but they would sooner die than betray her. N4i. Parlor Lady Wachter
practices yet did not die (this is a forgery; the actual grimoire would drive a reader mad) A very old letter to Lady Lovina Wachter (an ancestor) from one Lord Vasili von Holtz, thanking Lovina for her
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
worth buying. Day in and day out, they wade through the ward’s dreary miasma to trade shifts at workshops that never stop. The Lower Ward is the beating heart of Sigil—an engine of creation that refines
enough to serve their needs while leaving the rest in shambles—a solemn reminder that even gods can die. Within the Shattered Temple, the Athar collect information on the every faith in Sigil to