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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
much damage on a successful one.No ordinary ballista, an oaken bolter is a Construct capable of striking at long distances. The bolts it launches can rend flesh, destroy armor, or drag enemies toward
malfunction to its stat block. You can select randomly or choose a pair of modifications that fit the temperament of the clockwork’s builder.
Clockwork Enhancements
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Monsters
Candlekeep Mysteries
substances block this vision, as does a thin sheet of lead.Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +10;{"diceNotation":"1d20+10","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Bite"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 34
see.Well over 1,500 years ago, the silver dragon Miirym broke into Candlekeep, intent on adding its riches to her hoard. She devoured scholars and destroyed a score of irreplaceable books before she was
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
release their grip and plummet, intent on impaling prey in a single strike. If they’re successful, piercers consume their meals and then slowly climb to a new ambush position. If they miss or fail to
ropers as they can to avoid ropers’ undiscerning hunger. Many piercers migrate vast distances through the Underdark, often to caverns or buried ruins near the surface. Rule 8: Never trust a stalactite
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
sand. Intent on their investigation of the golem, they don’t notice your arrival.
The two desert nomads (use the bandit stat block) and a camel they call Old Stink (for good reason) hail from a Bedine
compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Astarion's Book of Hungers
guise of a tattooed tiefling. When she won ownership of Rat’s Run from a drunken merchant, the rakshasa saw an opportunity to expand her power. She retired from privateering, intent on easier paydays
Managers 1d4 Name Description Stat Block 1 Kyral Blacksteel Dwarf retired assassin’s guild lieutenant; cruel (Medium, Neutral Evil Assassin) 2 Dirk “Scarbrow” Jenkins Human retired sailor
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
direction on a clear day, except where obstructions block their view. That range increases to 40 miles if they are atop a mountain or a tall hill or are otherwise able to look down on the area from a
characters encounter other creatures. The Travel Terrain table (see “Travel” below) gives suggested encounter distances for different types of terrain. Visibility at Sea. From a ship’s crow’s nest, a lookout
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
(Stealth) check or be spotted and approached by 1d3 Witchlight hands of any alignment (see the stat block earlier in the chapter). The hands ask to see the character’s ticket; any character without a
instruments allow him to get the true measure of guests. In his hands, the spyglass and ear horn grant Nikolas advantage on Wisdom (Insight) checks to discern lies and determine true intent. Characters who
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
frightening sounds to startle cows and sour their milk, or hiding a baby in an attic. Although a boggle’s antics might cause distress and unintentional harm, mischief — not mayhem — is usually its intent. If
. Twisting Space. A boggle can create magical openings to travel short distances or to pilfer items that would otherwise be beyond its reach. To create such a rift in space, a boggle must be adjacent
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium
only languages that appear in an elemental’s stat block, but the intent (RAI) is that druids retain their knowledge, including of languages, when they transform and can speak the languages they know if
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
hiding a baby in an attic. Although a boggle’s antics might cause distress and unintentional harm, mischief—not mayhem—is usually the intent. If threatened, a boggle flees rather than stand and fight
. A boggle can create magical openings to travel short distances or to pilfer items that would otherwise be beyond its reach. To create such a rift in space, a boggle must be adjacent to a space
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
wilderness, she has returned to Zinda intent on vengeance. Kala entered into a pact with a biza, a type of vengeful spirit versed in sinister magic. In exchange for Kala murdering people for the biza to
uses the veteran stat block, except his only weapon is a makeshift club—treat it as a longsword that deals bludgeoning damage. He initially focuses his attack on the fallen man but randomly attacks
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium
block of a conjured creature determines the nature of the creature’s damage, unless the spell says otherwise. Can conjure animals summon a swarm? No. Conjure animals summons individual creatures, and
minor elementals offers four options. Here are the first two: One elemental of challenge rating 2 or lower Two elementals of challenge rating 1 or lower The design intent for options like these is that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
stat block in the Monster Manual). Overjoyed, Blinsky has begun training the monkey to fetch toys from hard-to-reach shelves. The toymaker has also fitted Piccolo with a custom-tailored ballerina
man—lies somewhere in Castle Ravenloft. If the characters seem intent on going there, Blinsky asks if they would be so kind as to find the clockwork “myasterpiece” and “dyeliver” it to him, in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
coalesce into a manifest form and create a genie. A genie usually retains no connection to the soul that gave it form. That life force is a building block that determines the genie’s form and apparent
it. The genie can then cast the wish spell on the creature’s behalf to bring about the effect. Depending on the genie’s nature, the genie might try to pervert the intent of the wish by exploiting the wish’s poor wording. The perversion of the wording is usually crafted to be to the genie’s benefit.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
help in choosing her next partner. 2 A jolly halfling invites the characters to a tea party at their woodland cottage. The halfling is actually a green hag intent on eating her guests. 3 A blink dog
gobbles up King Ewren III. As the kingdom descends into chaos, a pixie messenger asks the characters to help determine the next monarch. 4 One of the Seven Spiritors (use the ghost stat block) possesses a satyr and involves the characters in a scandal that must be remedied.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
planes for weeks at a time, intent on charting every square inch of the multiverse. He funds his explorations by selling maps to fellow wanderers and adventurers, as well as the occasional tourist
for the characters, a gnome inventor’s latest creation (use the iron golem stat block) runs amok, wreaking havoc. 3 Melvin Manyroads (chaotic good, gnome mage) asks the characters to help map one of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
. The target takes 13 (3d8) poison damage.
Oaken Bolter No ordinary ballista, an oaken bolter is a Construct capable of striking at long distances. The bolts it launches can rend flesh, destroy armor
much from other creations. A clockwork can be customized by adding one of the following enhancements and one potential malfunction to its stat block. You can select randomly or choose a pair of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
corresponding effect: “Float.” Gravity in this room becomes half as strong as normal. Creatures’ jump distances are doubled in this room, and creatures and objects that fall descend at a rate of 60 feet per
block has a cleaver stuck into it. The cleaver, which is made of fine silver, functions as a silvered handaxe. P41: West Pantry This pantry is barren. As offerings to the pyramid declined, the priests of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
intent of making it linger in the area and perform an act related to its associated emotion. The effect lasts 24 hours. The following list notes some of the most common emotional echoes, where they tend to
use them even away from the colony, as shown in the Juvenile Mimic stat block. Confronting a Colony. A mimic colony’s primary goal is survival. If threatened by a force the mimics can’t overcome, they
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
of them. Zyrian the Scrivener. The ghostly figure is Zyrian the scrivener, the archmage who created the Haven of the Red Quill to preserve the lore of Phalorm. Zyrian (use the ghost stat block) doesn’t
of which use the mummy stat block but are lawful neutral. The scholar mummies are wrapped in funeral robes set with purple-glowing runes of oath-binding, recognized as such by any character who has
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
sourced from among the faithful cause their numbers to dwindle. Intent on improving their reputation and converting new members to their sinister fold, the fanatics of the Infinite Well don insincere smiles
. Engineered to contain all manner of planar convicts, the Prison’s cells vary by block. Fire elementals and arsonists are sealed in frigid cells, while giants are issued with magic collars that sap their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Scions of Elemental Evil
) check to discern that the guardian is animate. Guardian’s Challenge. When a character comes within 5 feet of the statue, the guardian animates and says: “Oblivion is nigh! State your intent or leave
characters pass if a character expresses loyalty to Elemental Evil, the intent to join the cults, or any similar sentiment. The guardian does nothing if the characters don’t answer, but if a character
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
intent, the bosuns welcome them to the Lambent Zenith and call for Ilren, who stepped in as the camp’s interim leader when the ship’s first mate fell ill. The githyanki explain that they haven’t heard
room is plain yet inviting. Five sailors lounge in cramped bunks and colorful hammocks strung from the ceiling.
Five lawful good sailors from the Upper Planes (use the veteran stat block, but the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
them with hostile intent. Ishvern and the sea elves use the scout stat block with the following changes: They have advantage on saving throws against being charmed, and magic can’t put them to sleep
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
aid to those in true need and without selfish intent. When such a creature requests help in this area, the cavern can offer answers or intervene by duplicating any spell of 8th level or lower (your
succeeds on a DC 17 Wisdom (Perception) check notices the mud elementals. Each mud elemental uses the water elemental stat block with the following changes: It has advantage on Dexterity (Stealth
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
, Waterdeep, or Yartar (all of which have a strong Zhentarim presence). The bundle contains a block of excellent cheese wrapped in silk, a black bottle of “Old Bargewright” wine, and a folded piece of
uses to scry on everyone and everything. Based on what Chazlauth knows about green dragons, and Old Gnawbone in particular, he doesn’t think the dragon will harm the characters if they seem intent on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
stone leads to a lush garden enclosed in a courtyard. Behind you, a pair of close-meshed silver gates block the path. Beyond the gates wavers a colorful haze that occasionally provides a glimpse of the
handles and are decorated with etched geometric patterns.
The two column statues are depictions of Caerwyn and Porphura. The statues are living guardians (use the earth elemental stat block). They
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
brain’s intent. From across great distances, it implants subconscious suggestions or subtly influences dreams to compel creatures toward a course of action that benefits its grand plan.
When its
the most powerful mind flayer mages can pursue, since it requires the ability to craft a phylactery and cast the imprisonment spell. A mind flayer lich uses the lich stat block (see the Monster Manual
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
. Beneath a loose stone in the floor is a hole that contains 1,250 gp, three 250 gp gems, two 100 gp gems, and a large earthenware jug that holds four potions of water breathing. 3. Cell Block In the outer
dwarves chained to the floor and forced to labor making weapons. Four of them are dwarf commoners intent only on escaping if they are released, but the fifth is a veteran who volunteers to stay with the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium
action—rather than Multiattack or another action in the creature’s stat block—when it uses that rule. A monster, such as a roper, that has a special grappling attack doesn’t follow that rule when
other modifiers to damage. If you succeed on a save and still take damage, that damage is halved if you have the right resistance. Is the intent that only melee weapon attacks can knock foes unconscious
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
illithids discovered the ship weeks ago and have been studying its technology ever since, intent on using it to conquer other worlds. Four intellect devourers loyal to the mind flayers hide under the first
rocklike bark and grasping vines occupy this stretch of the walkway. The creatures use the roper stat block but are Plants instead of Monstrosities. They are hostile toward all non-Plant creatures. S39
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
. Distances and dimensions are tricky to determine in the shifting light of rusty purple motes and lavender rays. Globs of mauve and violet seem to seep and slide around. The ceiling of the temple is
specks of lilac and orange and purple. It holds a huge stone altar block of dull, porous-looking, somewhat rust-colored black mineral. To either side of the altar are large bronze braziers whose corroded
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
block letters and script. (See the “The Spy’s Letter” section at the beginning of this chapter.) Development Sounds of battle here alert the bugbears in area C18, who investigate soon after the
an altar in the form of a plain stone block. A few coins lie on the altar. Above and behind the altar looms a huge symbol made from beams of driftwood, fixed in an X-like shape on the wall. A single
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
(see the accompanying stat block) is an arrogant mind flayer warlock. Qunbraxel is either seated on the stone throne or reviewing the intricate map drawn on the wall. Qunbraxel is always attended by four
Qunbraxel considers worthy, the mind flayer hopes to join the Ilvaash fanatics and receive power and insight from the Far Realm. The mind flayer fanatics had little intent on welcoming Qunbraxel into
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
, indestructible, and impassable. Any spell cast with the intent of bypassing the door fails and is wasted. Worshipers of Auril. If the characters failed enough of the Frostmaiden’s tests to make it impossible for
stand, causing it to shatter on the floor. Reducing a tablet to 0 hit points also shatters it. Shattering a tablet releases a hostile spirit of elemental air (use the invisible stalker stat block