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Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
damage whenever the eater of hope hits it with an attack. On a successful save, the target takes half as much damage and isn’t cursed.An eater of hope is bitter to the core, resentful of all forms
” or “devils” interchangeably, having no understanding of the difference between fiendish species or distant nightmarish planes. A pit fiend might be interpreted by Theros’s
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
known only as “the Caller” to corrupt and slay all of Isolde’s companions, leaving Isolde alone, bitter, and vulnerable. The insidious archfey then befriended Isolde and offered to
comfort to Isolde and quelled her thirst for vengeance.
Zybilna and Isolde enjoyed a strong partnership for years, but as time wore on, they grew distant until their relationship finally soured
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
Order of the Silver Dragon at a young age and quickly earned the friendship of its founder, the silver dragon Argynvost. When he became a knight of the order, he traveled to distant lands to wage war
battled Strahd's armies to the bitter end.
Deadly Vengeance. Unwilling to accept his failure, Vladimir returned as a revenant. So great was his hatred of Strahd and his thirst for vengeance that those
Monsters
Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
for the benefits of its magic. Shy and solitary by nature, a killmoulis enjoys watching and listening to folk from distant places that it knows little about. Whether fierce raiders, enterprising
its long nose. In return, it then uses its magic to enhance the travelers' comfort as they rest.
A Bitter Reproach. A killmoulis will follow after any party that has provided it with a tasty snack
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
these classes may not make for interesting adventures, Morgrave is famous for its hands-on teaching style. This often involves competitions against other students. It can also involve a professor’s
personal projects: Why don’t you come help with this conjuration? Trust me, nothing will go wrong. Once students have proven their competence, it can involve expeditions—trips into the Depths of Sharn
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
components). Finding someone able and willing to cast a higher-level spell might involve traveling to a large city, perhaps one with a university or prominent temple. Once found, the spellcaster
might ask for a service instead of payment -- the kind of service that only adventurers can provide, such as retrieving a rare item from a dangerous locale or traversing a monster-infested wilderness to deliver something important to a distant settlement.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
components). Finding someone able and willing to cast a higher-level spell might involve traveling to a large city, perhaps one with a university or prominent temple. Once found, the spellcaster
might ask for a service instead of payment — the kind of service that only adventurers can provide, such as retrieving a rare item from a dangerous locale or traversing a monster-infested wilderness to deliver something important to a distant settlement.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
has taken in refugees and created refugee camps. Thrane also accepted refugees but has worked to disperse and integrate them into the general population. Are you grateful or bitter? Do you have family
or friends in refugee camps, or are you a lone survivor? Other Cyrans sought opportunities on the frontiers, settling in the jungles of Q’barra or seeking a new life in the distant land of Xen’drik
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
-take of the players describing what they want their characters to do, and the Dungeon Master telling the players what happens as a result. On a large scale, that might involve the characters spending a
rescued prisoner, pleading for mercy from an orc chieftain, or persuading a talkative magic mirror to show a distant location to the adventurers. The rules in part 2 (especially "Using Ability Scores" and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
. If the sage loses the debate, the dragon will destroy the airship and everyone on it. But if she wins the argument the dragon will take them to distant Argonnessen… and no human has ever seen the land
adventure and adds a layer of neo-noir intrigue. Stories don’t always end well and there isn’t a perfect answer to every problem. The Last War turned old allies into bitter enemies and destroyed an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
, Zybilna was impressed by her. She enlisted a powerful fiend known only as “the Caller” to corrupt and slay all of Isolde’s companions, leaving Isolde alone, bitter, and vulnerable. The insidious archfey
Zybilna hoped it would do: it brought comfort to Isolde and quelled her thirst for vengeance. Zybilna and Isolde enjoyed a strong partnership for years, but as time wore on, they grew distant until their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Granite, Myzelda of Slate, Yanna of Basalt, Noll of Obsidian, and Malo of Marble. The korreds of Yon despise Endelyn Moongrave, whom they commonly refer to as Bitter End. If the characters convince
Argantle that they also consider the hag an enemy, she reveals the following: The korreds no longer hold large gatherings at Lockbury Henge. Argantle fears the consequences of Bitter End’s meddling and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
ability modifier + your proficiency bonus. Most spells that require attack rolls involve ranged attacks. Remember that you have disadvantage on a ranged attack roll if you are within 5 feet of a hostile
harmful effects, harm trespassers, or banish creatures to other planes of existence.
Conjuration spells involve the transportation of objects and creatures from one location to another. Some spells
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
will destroy the airship and everyone on it. But if she wins the debate, the dragon will take them to distant Argonnessen, and no human has ever seen the land of dragons and returned! The world of
and pulp adventure while adding a layer of noir intrigue. Stories don’t always end well, and there isn’t a perfect answer to every problem. The Last War turned old allies into bitter enemies and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
, the blister bursts with a chorus of distant sighs. A moment later, a spectral figure appears. Memory of Peace If the characters destroy the spirit blister, the spirit of a ninuno appears and thanks
them for releasing it from the bitter memories trapped within the blister. The spirit has forgotten its name, but it can share the following details: It was once a protector of Lambakluha and the temple
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
ancient archfiends, Eberron faces many threats, and few people besides the player characters are able to stop them. The gods are distant and don’t directly intervene. The Silver Flame is a divine
involve time: the alarm’s been triggered, and you only have 6 rounds before security arrives. Such things can even be incidental. Did you start a fight in an alley behind a bar? Now you notice the drunk ogre sleeping in the shadows. If she wakes up, this could get ugly.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Sanctums of the Heralds Most meetings of the Heralds of the Comet involve broods of initiates gathering in private homes to read divinatory cards and look for signs of impending cataclysm. Rites of
bitter waters are said to make them more receptive to the vision that awaits them in the final chamber. The path through the cave descends steadily as it winds away from the entrance; the final
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
table suggests a few adventures the god’s champions might involve themselves in. Iroas’s Quests d6 Adventure Goal
1 Defeat Returned bandits who are terrorizing the polis.
2 Defend a
, expected to hurl themselves at danger when it presents itself. Iroas holds a bitter grudge against his brother Mogis, and Iroas’s champions often counter the agents of the god of carnage. As the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Plane of Water The nature of water is to flow, not like the gusting wind or the leaping flame, but smoothly and steadily. It is the rhythm of the tide, the nectar of life, the bitter tears of
, called the Sea of Light because of the sunlight filtering down into the water. Aquatic humanoids craft castles and fortresses in the coral reefs. The marids are the distant stewards of this region
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
away with in return for the benefits of its magic. Shy and solitary by nature, a killmoulis enjoys watching and listening to folk from distant places that it knows little about. Whether fierce
day’s worth of food with its long nose. In return, it then uses its magic to enhance the travelers’ comfort as they rest. A Bitter Reproach. A killmoulis will follow after any party that has provided it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
the order, he traveled to distant lands to wage war against the forces of evil. The dragon stayed home and, in the guise of a human noble named Lord Argynvost, brought new initiates into the order
than cower in his lair, Argynvost emerged and battled Strahd’s armies to the bitter end. Deadly Vengeance. Unwilling to accept his failure, Vladimir returned as a revenant. So great was his hatred of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
noble visiting from a distant city. Resolution. After a workweek of carousing, a character stands to make contacts within the selected social class. The character makes a Charisma (Persuasion) check
the streets seemed like a great idea at the time. 8 Everyone is calling you by some weird, embarrassing nickname, like Puddle Drinker or Bench Slayer, and no one will say why.* *Might involve a rival
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
masthin shoots and dragonshards. The uneasy peace threatens to break down, renewing the conflict between settlers and lizardfolk. An alliance in Q’barra can involve disparate factions, as complex agendas
on the High Road. The dwarves of Thornhold at the southern end of the Mere of Dead Men might be concerned allies or remain distant and cautious, more wary of the machinations of the Margaster family
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
anywhere and anytime she can’t. The Nylea’s Quests table suggests a few adventures the god’s champions might involve themselves in. Nylea’s Quests d6 Adventure Goal
1 Free a hydra that has
been captured and imprisoned in a menagerie.
2 Investigate reports of unnatural horrors infesting the Nessian Wood.
3 Plant a golden acorn in a distant grove guarded by monsters.
4
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
lingering curse. A dying dragon might pronounce a bitter magical oath upon any who would plunder the dragon’s hoard, or a living dragon might inscribe a dire warning about the foul magic that will be
, gathering the entire hoard together and performing some specific rite can end the curse. Such a rite might involve any or all of the elements suggested on the Breaking a Hoard Curse table. Breaking
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
. An adventure focused on giants as adversaries could involve a sustained battle against giants of a single kind (as each of the individual adventures in Against the Giants did), or it could involve
progression through groups of different kinds of giants (as Against the Giants pitted characters against hill, frost, and fire giants in sequence). Alternatively, an adventure could involve giants of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
trespassers, or banish creatures to other planes of existence.
Conjuration spells involve the transportation of objects and creatures from one location to another. Some spells summon creatures or objects to
form of secrets long forgotten, glimpses of the future, the locations of hidden things, the truth behind illusions, or visions of distant people or places.
Enchantment spells affect the minds of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
with purple crystals. The tunnel echoes with strange voices and far-off sounds, as if originating from distant places … or perhaps even distant worlds.
The tunnel is unlit. A successful DC 12
relationship advice that feels apropos. This might involve roleplaying in more ways than one, as a character takes on the part of a prospective deep crow partner and Raah tries to put the advice into practice
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
gatekeeper, Bedlam’s distant ruler. Day and night, shrieking winds erupt from six arched pores at the tower’s base—the blastgates—which render conversation impossible in the town’s lowest district. Bedlam’s
spiteful residents plug their ears and communicate through shouts or irritated, nonverbal gestures. The bitter winds of Pandemonium erode the gate-town inside and out. Repairs to wind-blasted
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
a manifestation of Grolantor. These encounters typically involve the god demanding something he wants from the priests, such as a fresh kill or a precious trinket. His priests then demand (and often
remaining aloof from a bitter war against dragons, spurring her to prove herself a valiant warrior as well as a champion of peaceful giants. Priests and Rites. Giants of all kinds offer prayers to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
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
Larva Farm Z’neth is a bitter, old hobgoblin warlord who buys and sells larvae (see chapter 2 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide for statistics). Mahadi facilitated Z’neth’s rise to power, helping him
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
species or distant nightmarish planes. A pit fiend might be interpreted by Theros’s mortals as one of the Underworld’s countless demonic denizens, while a balor meeting a Theros demon on some other
failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
(PETER MOHRBACHER) Eater of Hope An eater of hope is bitter to the core, resentful of all forms of life and joy. Although these demons can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
personal gift. 5 Spectral Fragment. A haunted piece of the academy’s collection compels you to complete its secret research. 6 Distant Observer. A mysterious sponsor encourages your research from
), your primary interests involve aiding your contact in their research. Alternatively, you might work to further the academy’s efforts in another way, perhaps related to security or funding. The Academy
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
contact distant patrons. J3: Grell Lair This tall chamber contains stalactites and stalagmites. Many of them are broken, littering the floor with sharp stones.
Four grells lurk amid the stalactites
; he’s interested only in hunting safely. The grells respect their behir neighbor, which they refer to as a Great Eater. The grells don’t involve themselves in a fight between the characters and the behir
compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Netheril’s Fall: Tales of Terror, Treasure, and Time Travel
witness or partake in the battles staged here, which often reenact elements of Netherese history or mythology and always involve heavy amounts of showy magic. Additionally, the coliseum is where public
by mages are frigid cracks in reality leading to the Plane of Ice, Stygia (the frozen fifth layer of the Nine Hells), Limbo, and other distant planes. Adventurers might be asked to deal with monsters






