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Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
+ 2);{"diceNotation":"1d8+2","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Claw","rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage.Heralded by the ominous, deep rumbling of their strange song, great packs of dire
monsters fall upon them.
Strange Escort. Certain Underdark explorers—judged inventive by some and lunatics by others—have learned to travel among the dire corbies. After blocking their ears to
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at the start of its next turn.Multiattack. Harkon makes two Swipe attacks. He can replace one attack with (A) Bite or (B) Enthralling Performance.
Bite (Dire Wolf or Hybrid Form Only). Melee Attack
50 Hit Points. The curse can’t be removed until Harkon dies. Success: The target is immune to Harkon’s curse for 24 hours.
Swipe (Dire Wolf or Hybrid Form Only). Melee Attack Roll: +10
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
demonic nature of the alkilith, making what should be a dire warning appear strange but otherwise innocuous. Wherever alkiliths take root, they weaken the fabric of reality, creating a portal through
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
’s goal is to tap into vast energy sources and perform the dire rites that will extend a bridge between the Material Plane and the squirming chaos of an Elder Evil’s realm.
An entity that
, transforming it into a star spawn seer. Whoever the mortal once was largely vanishes beneath the mass of tumorous skin than builds up in strange whorls all over the seer’s body. The mortal’s
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beyond — from the boundless vistas of the Elemental Plane of Air.
They are immigrants, refugees, scouts, and explorers, their outposts functioning as footholds in a world both strange and alien
back into the air. Those that make it to a world in the Material Plane find it a strange place. They sometimes forget or ignore vertical distances, and they have nothing but pity for those earthbound
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
Dire Corby Heralded by the ominous, deep rumbling of their strange song, great packs of dire corbies range across the Underdark, stripping the tunnels and caverns they traverse of all living things
learned to travel among the dire corbies. After blocking their ears to avoid the effect of a flock’s song, these travelers attempt to mimic the strange hooting and chirping of a dire corby, with
compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Legends of Greyhawk: Secrets of the Free City
are present for the questioning. Vera, however, will not attend, even if she was the only NPC with whom the characters curried favor. A Strange Job. Chase and Caset confirm they are not cultists: a
legendary sword Fragarach, once wielded by Prince Thrommel IV. If so, the book’s contents could hint at a dire purpose. The Elemental Eye may be seeking to corrupt the sword’s sentience, or worse, to ensnare
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
learns a number of things regarding the monastery’s darker nature. Graffiti scratched into the walls in thieves’ cant and Infernal reveals dire sentiments regarding how the doubtful are punished, and
successful check result of 16 or higher, characters note that strange wiring runs throughout the grounds, seeming to connect all the buildings together, and originating in area M8 (the control room
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
mysterious sponsor. If villagers conduct this reconnaissance, they report back by midmorning with dire information, having learned everything the characters would in the following expedition. If the
characters go, they find a small wooded area an hour west of the village. A character who spends an hour searching the woods finds strange tracks. Some of these tracks are boot prints, while others are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
be heralded by strange effects that afflict the area or the people in it a day or so before they strike the settlement. Gnoll War Band Name d6 Name Part 1 Name Part 2 1 Abyssal Harbingers 2 Dire
Constant, cackling laugh 6 Covered with strange mushroom growths 7 Horrid stench 8 Eyes glow like fire 9 Long, black fangs 10 Albinos Notable Behavior or Tactics d8 Notable Behavior or Tactics 1 Use of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Adventure Synopsis The adventure begins when the characters arrive in the town of Red Larch, a small settlement on the western side of the Dessarin Valley. Strange rumors and ominous signs have the
investigate another lead, they soon find clues that lead them to the Haunted Keeps in the Sumber Hills. All of these are now occupied by strange new sects masquerading as harmless societies or
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out of sight on a high tree branch in the form of a leopard, a human peers out of the jungle at the strange construction of a temple of Evil Elemental Air, keeping a close eye on the cultists&rsquo
nature, coming face to face with a giant eagle or dire wolf and surviving the experience. Maybe your character was born during an epic storm or a volcanic eruption, which was interpreted as a sign that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
alkilith, making what should be a dire warning appear strange but otherwise innocuous. Wherever alkiliths take root, they weaken the fabric of reality, creating a portal through which even nastier demons can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
Background In centuries long past, a common scholar named Kwalish took an unlikely path to becoming one of the most powerful arcane inventors of all time, after his discovery of strange magic in the
lab. Kwalish cut off all access to Daoine Gloine, and the city was lost to the ages. The legendary inventor has not been heard from since. Only now, the characters are in dire need of his aid . . . A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
statue of a kneeling peasant clutching a rose. Svalich Woods Packs of wolves, dire wolves, and werewolves prowl the Svalich Woods, hunting those who oppose Strahd. Strange hermits and witches lurk
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
alkilith, making what should be a dire warning appear strange but otherwise innocuous. Wherever alkiliths take root, they weaken the fabric of reality, creating a portal through which even nastier demons can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
energy and transformed by it. The power of shadow magic casts a strange pall over your physical presence. The spark of life that sustains you is muffled, as if it struggles to remain viable against the
you. The hound uses the dire wolf’s statistics (see the Monster Manual or appendix C in the Player’s Handbook), with the following changes: The hound is size Medium, not Large, and it counts as a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
a dire threat to the region but has failed to uncover concrete evidence of its meddling. She suspects that Duke Feldren of Seaton has been compromised by Scarlet Brotherhood agents, and she
with strange symbols and wrapped in silver chains. An explorer tried to open the door, but a jolt of lightning from the door’s runes nearly killed her. Shortly afterward, strange spirits and capering
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
13 1d3 dire wolves 1 banshee 2d6 mummies 14 1d4 green hags 1 night hag 2d4 + 2 shadows 15 1d3 treants 1 lamia 1d3 vampires 16 2d4 kobolds 1d3 wraiths 1d3 night hags 17 1 unicorn 1d3 gorgons 2d4
and blights appeared in the forest in increasing numbers while the water rotted away the trees themselves. In time, strange mushrooms and fungus sprouted throughout the woods. Today, the Drowned Forest
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
includes giants as well as creatures that might be found in or around the homes of giants, including those commonly associated with giants as pets (such as spotted lions for cloud giants and dire wolves
encounters that can occur in underground regions or at surface locations suffering an invasion from the depths. These encounters also fit well for places warped by the strange corruption of the Far
compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Legends of Greyhawk
supplies, there’s a coffer of small tin medallions stamped with a strange symbol. There’s a single exit to the south.
This room contains food and supplies, as well as the medallion stash. The tin
session, or if the party is in dire straits, the Hommlet militia arrives to help. Led by Elmo, Terjon, and Burne, the militia assists the party and overwhelms the cultists, ending the encounter. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
-Based Goals d20 Goal 1 Bring the villain to justice. 2 Clear the name of an innocent NPC. 3 Protect or hide an NPC. 4 Protect an object. 5 Discover the nature and origin of a strange phenomenon that
this chapter). 5. Anticipate the Villain’s Reactions As the adventurers pursue their goals and foil the villain’s plans, how does the villain respond? Does it lash out in violence or send dire warnings
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
energy sources and perform the dire rites that will extend a bridge between the Material Plane and the squirming chaos of an Elder Evil’s realm. An entity that appears as a star spawn seer in the
. Whoever the mortal once was largely vanishes beneath the mass of tumorous skin than builds up in strange whorls all over the seer’s body. The mortal’s hands become bulky, flipper-like appendages able to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
know about the strange effect in the adjacent receiving room (area G12). Once one roper is defeated, the other one retreats just inside the doorway of the receiving room to gain the protection that
strange, angled structure, as though a squat tower tipped sideways and fell through the wall. Muddy knobs protrude and retract from its irregular surface in a slow, hypnotic motion. Near the structure, two
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
. See the “Temple of Tharizdun” section in part 4 for more information. D9. Dory’s Chamber The air here is thick with clouds of steam scented by cloves, cinnamon, and ginger. Strange plants hang from
attacks to finish off the party. If the situation becomes dire, he casts etherealness in an attempt to escape. Development. If the golem is defeated and Dory is captured, his bravado vanishes. He begs
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
workers. Rumors of Evil. If the characters ask Thorsk about strange customers, the busy wagonmaker recalls an Amnian merchant heading north on the Long Road who stopped for a wagon repair. His goods
were marked by a strange symbol, like a bowl. The Amnian merchant paid Thorsk well and talked about a big gathering of druids he was heading to, hoping to sell kegs of beer and various trinkets
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
dire wolves chase eight pilgrims (commoners). If the adventurers drive the wolves off, the pilgrims offer 10 gp as thanks.
16 A locked box sits on the side of the road, having fallen off a
. Either way, he doesn’t look up as he speaks in a voice that sounds like a goat choking on sawdust.
“Fortune has strange and wonderful and terrible things in store for you. So I am here as fortune’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
. Ralvald is in dire need of advice. He takes the counsel of any characters who seem genuinely invested in his plight. The characters might discuss these options with him: Depart the Lair. If the
she’d buy the dragon’s favor with lots of gems and the giants’ pledge of service. Secret Wand. Aerstigga has a magic wand that makes gems, but only sometimes—it creates strange effects more often
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
inset with dark stones that reflect the chamber’s dim blue light.
If the characters look into the chamber without interrupting the ritual taking place, read: Glowing symbols and strange designs are
priestesses are a strange bunch, in the average warrior’s opinion, and conduct some very noisy ceremonies in their temple — this must just be another one. It is a different matter, of course, if a patrol sees
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
faces a creature twisted by the daelkyr—an aberration or another creature bearing a daelkyr’s corruption—consider rolling on the Daelkyr Modifications table to add strange cosmetic details to the creature
places, deep within the woods of the Eldeen Reaches and Droaam. The common people of Khorvaire still see lycanthropes as a dire threat. Most folks don’t understand that good-aligned lycanthropes exist
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
drooping wattles—all are strange and doleful.
The carved faces are magical. They are immune to all damage and speak a few programmed messages. When a creature approaches one of the tunnels, the face
beside it animates and warns in a deep, dire tone, “Turn back—this is not the way!” A character who examines one of the faces and succeeds on a DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check notices the glint of a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Descent into the Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth
flap-like ears, another protruding tusks, and a third drooping wattles—all are strange and doleful.
Adrián Ibarra Lugo A ghastly visage outside the entry
caverns portends the dangers within Each
warns in a deep, dire tone, “Turn back—this is not the way!” A character who examines one of the faces and succeeds on a DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check notices the glint of a gemstone in its mouth
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
other being alive today. Old Snarl obeys strange whims that prompt him to perform acts of kindness for creatures he doesn’t think can harm him. Such a whim leads him to give the adventurers a gift to
there’s really no corner safe from the Uthgardt tribes that hunt here (primarily Black Raven and Thunderbeast barbarians). Goblinoids, wolves, and dire wolves also prowl these woods. Luskan The City
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
information on this location. Fallen Lands Countless ruins dot this rugged, barren land, where ancient cities once stood and great battles once raged. Strange witchlights float around the ruins at night
dire wolves 3 1 giant boar 4 1 giant elk Graypeak Mountains An intermittent range of mountains running north and south separates Delimbiyr Vale from the Fallen Lands and the desert of Anauroch. The