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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
spots in foes larger than themselves and for getting out of trouble. Goblins brought this fey boon with them to worlds across the Material Plane, even if they don’t remember the fey realm they
’s a list of the game’s creature types in alphabetical order: Aberration, Beast, Celestial, Construct, Dragon, Elemental, Fey, Fiend, Giant, Humanoid, Monstrosity, Ooze, Plant, Undead
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
rides with Lord Bakaris behind him, sharing his mount. Darrett spots the characters and tells them the Dragon Army’s forces overwhelmed Kalaman’s troops and are in pursuit. He urges the characters to
Commanders’ Retreat After the Dragon Army soldiers are dealt with, read or paraphrase the following text: A dozen mounted soldiers gallop from the tree line, rushing south toward the crossing
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
Centaur of Attention After being driven from his home in Neverwinter Wood by marauding orcs, Xanth the centaur has taken refuge in the hills around the barrow. When he spots the characters, Xanth
approaches peacefully and shares the following warnings: “Strange witchlights hover over Dragon Barrow at night. The hill is haunted by the restless spirits of the dead.” “Neverwinter Wood has become
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Giants of the Star Forge
Battle on the Crater Rim On the rim of the Star Forge’s crater, four fire giants harry the adult red dragon Akaanvaerd. The five combatants move around the crater’s rim while fighting, effectively
party must make a group Dexterity (Stealth) check. The DC is 23 to avoid the notice of Akaanvaerd. On a failed check, Akaanvaerd spots the characters, but he doesn’t pursue them immediately. At your
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
sentry atop the watchtower spots suspicious individuals—such as those not wearing Dragon Army uniforms—they blow a horn to alert the patrols and gate guards in area I2. I4: Prisoner Cages Four
I: Camp Carrionclay The Red Dragon Army established this outpost to serve as a waypoint for its supply lines as it travels across the Northern Wastes. Characters might visit this location to rescue
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
-freezing cry rings from the sky above, followed by the baneful sound of leathery wings. A red dragon soars overhead. Leering hungrily at the valley below, it spots you and swoops down for the kill
workshop explodes, causing area F8 to cave in and dealing 70 (20d6) bludgeoning damage to any creatures still in that room. Death from Above Olivier Bernard The pitiless red dragon Grisdelfawr delights in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
successful DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check. If characters haven’t been warned about the rearguard, someone spots a face peering down from above with a successful DC 20 Wisdom (Perception) check, but not
until the characters are within 20 yards. If players state that they’re watching for potential ambush spots, give them advantage when making these checks. The rearguard has a twofold mission. It must
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
successful DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check. If characters haven’t been warned about the rearguard, someone spots a face peering down from above with a successful DC 20 Wisdom (Perception) check, but not
until the characters are within 20 yards. If players state that they’re watching for potential ambush spots, give them advantage when making these checks. The rearguard has a twofold mission. It must
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
is nowhere to be found. As the characters flee, narrate the city crumbling around them. Use any of the following encounters to highlight the chaos of their escape. Escaped Dragonnels Four Dragon Army
appendix B for both stat blocks) spots the characters and attacks. At the end of the first round of combat, roll a die. If you roll an even number, a random draconian is affected as if by the levitate
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
group Dexterity (Stealth) check or a flight of six Dragon Army dragonnels (see appendix B) spots the party and approaches. If the characters have disguised themselves as Dragon Army soldiers, the
Flight of the Dragonnels As Clystran and the characters fly above the battlefield, read the following text: The clash between the Dragon Army and Kalaman’s defenders rages below. The city’s walls
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
matching red goggles. An oversized birdcage dangles from her broom.”
The dragon is Renesnuprah, now a time dragon wyrmling (see Morte’s Planar Parade) reduced to 10 hit points. The dragon quickly spots
? Like, a hundred? How hard could it be to steal something from a city with only a hundred folks in it?”
–Master Thief Hie Akee, before his disappearance
In these encounters, a dragon disconnected
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
ship. Young Silver Dragon Dalanyrr, a female silver dragon barely twenty years old, is flitting among the clouds when she spots the airship. Her curiosity piqued, she tries to land on deck and speak
giant 12–13 Mounted Uthgardt 14–17 Strong winds 18–19 1 young green dragon 20 1 young silver dragon Aarakocra These intelligent avians fly close to the airship to get a better look. They have had
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
direct result of the dragon’s attack. Dragon Damage. The dragon takes no damage. Target 8: Bremen As the dragon flies over Maer Dualdon, it spots many of Bremen’s residents crossing the lake in boats and
Dragon’s Flight Path Map 4.1 shows the dragon’s flight path, which should not be shared with your players unless the characters studied Xardorok’s attack plan in the previous chapter. The dragon is
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
tasked with carving abstract designs into the roof of this empty cave. To reach the ceiling, Obsidia rides on her brother’s broad shoulders. She is using a chisel to smooth out some of the rough spots
of bat fur to polish amber gemstones.
Otto. Otto the faerie dragon shows up to create mischief shortly after the characters arrive.
If Speleosa detects intruders in her home, she grabs loose rocks
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
, have the character make a DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check. If the check succeeds, the character spots the trap (a hidden, spring-loaded catapult) and its triggering mechanism (a tripwire or pressure
of greater healing. Development Kakarol believes that Acererak is going to transform him into a dragon. As such, the kobold is arrogant, greedy, and vain — traits that can be used against him. He
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
and her horn are visible, and only to characters who have a passive Wisdom (Perception) score of 17 or higher. Any character who searches that corner of the room spots the dragon automatically. Iymrith
wall (see “Dragon Bolt-Holes”). Unless Iymrith was drawn to the surface and defeated there, the ancient blue dragon is lurking under the pile of sand in the southeast corner of the room. Only her eyes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Legends of Greyhawk: Saviors of Safeton
beg for the grace of thy presence.”
Handout: Verdigrim If a character asks Aeldwyn what Verdigrim is, she’ll casually say, “Oh, a dragon” like it’s nothing. A few moments after a character calls out
to Verdigrim, he emerges. Read or paraphrase the following: The huge serpentine head of a green dragon parts the waterfall on a long, sinuous neck. Verdigrim, Emerald Sovereign of the Welkwood, looks
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
dragons. Wyrmspeaker Rezmir favors them over all other types. Second, a detailed search coupled with a successful DC 10 Wisdom (Perception) check spots that many of the black dragon carvings have holes
9. Dragon Shrine This cave is a shrine to Tiamat, but with an emphasis on her black dragon head and on black dragons in general. It also contains many Cult of the Dragon icons, and a devious trap for
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Strange Riders Later in the day (likely while the characters are on the streets or walls), the character with the highest passive Wisdom (Perception) score spots a dragonnel ridden by two figures
flying over the city toward the spires of Castle Kalaman. At a glance, the character doesn’t see any Dragon Army colors on the distant figures. The characters can learn more about these visitors by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
appear to be black dragons. Wyrmspeaker Rezmir favors them over all other types. Second, a detailed search coupled with a successful DC 10 Wisdom (Perception) check spots that many of the black dragon
9. Dragon Shrine This cave is a shrine to Tiamat, but with an emphasis on her black dragon head and on black dragons in general. It also contains many Cult of the Dragon icons and a devious trap for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
black dragon. Here she has built her hoard, having slowly collected most of the remaining loot from Khundrukar. From the lake, Nightscale can swim to the Sinkhole, climb up to the Glitterhame, or fly
up to the Foundry through the chasm there. The troglodytes fear and worship the dragon. The duergar have negotiated an uneasy truce with Nightscale, paying her a modest tribute to leave them alone
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
: “Enter the Dragon.” Event 6. Rolling Thunder As the characters catch their breaths, the cultists of Talos unleash a magical storm on the town. Read the following boxed text aloud: Word reaches you
drummers or move to reinforce the town square. The party attacks the drummers. Go to Event 8: “Thunder Drums.” The party reinforces the town square. Go to Event 7: “Enter the Dragon.” Event 7. Enter
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Captain Dapplewing’s time. On the northern wall, a plaque holds the heads of a black and a red dragon, each clearly constructed from metallic crafting supplies. This device is a strange magic curiosity
, each dragon head has blindsight out to a range of 30 feet and is blind beyond that distance. On initiative count 20, the black dragon head exhales a glob of acid while the red dragon exhales a fiery
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a1
upright dragon. In the dragon’s mouth rests an empty tray.
The room once held items of importance to the old dragon cult. The remaining features are dust-covered and worthless. 47. Belak’s Laboratory Two
rows of dragon-carved marble columns march the length of the hall, most completely covered in luminescent fungus. The cobbled floor is cracked and stained, and on it sit many small wooden tables. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
the “Heart’s Hollow Quests” section. Not-Quite-Abandoned Lair The cave was carved by a blue dragon that abandoned it long ago. It now houses a family of dwarves who were captured in the south by the
Dragon Army but have since escaped. They claimed the cave as a home away from the war. In a stroke of terrible luck for the dwarves, the Dragon Army leader Belephaion recently identified the place as a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
can’t be opened. Two female frost giants stand guard here and watch over the dragon in area 4E. They are eager to spill blood and attack intruders on sight. They have instructions not to harm the
dragon unless it harms them first. Treasure. Each frost giant carries a sealskin sack containing 3d6 × 100 sp, 1d6 × 100 gp, and 1d3 mundane items, determined by rolling on the Items in a Giant’s Bag
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
toward intruders, but it’s also naive. Rather than alerting the other kobolds when it spots the characters, it marches toward them and asks what they want.
Attitudes. Every creature has a starting
following text aloud:
This chamber contains barrels and sacks of dried and salted meats, grains, and vegetables. A dragon wyrmling with copper scales sits on a scant pile of coins and eggshell fragments
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
long been keeping his eye out for mercenaries in the city that could be bent to his service. If he spots the characters, he might take an interest in them. See “Themberchaud’s Lair” for information on the Wyrmsmith’s motivations and possible setups for an additional encounter with the red dragon.
that the dragon is possessed by a demon lord. 7–8 A merchant who accuses the characters of theft and calls out for a duergar patrol to arrest them. 9–10 A weaponsmith convinced that one of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
spans a chasm that falls away into darkness. At the bridge’s far end loom the gates of Haskasori—massive stone doors engraved with dragon-like figures.
The chasm floor lies 150 feet below the bridge
extends in all directions beneath Haskasori’s rocky foundation. Anthradusk burrows through the sandy substratum here to circumvent the sealed main gate. The dragon emerges at a similar sinkhole
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
made while searching this area finds a spell scroll of conjure fey jammed into a compartment in one of the lecterns. H5. Dragon Fresco The floor of this room is covered with filth and moldering debris
, and reeks of untold generations of rats. A faded fresco on the back wall depicts several human, elf, and dwarf wizards battling a black dragon.
The floor of this room is so covered with detritus
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
. The giant spider hides in a dust-filled depression in the floor. A successful DC 17 Wisdom (Perception) check spots the arachnid before it springs from its hiding place to attack. Any characters who are
smaller stalagmites in the southeast section of the cavern. Any character who succeeds on a DC 14 Wisdom (Perception) check spots him hiding there. A character who succeeds on a DC 10 Wisdom (Insight
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a1
collapsed, filling the southern section with rubble. The western wall is in much better shape than the other walls, and it holds a stone door with a rearing dragon carved in relief on it. The door has
a single keyhole, situated in the rearing dragon’s open mouth.
Dragon Door. The door that is carved to look like a dragon has a mechanical lock as well as an arcane lock spell cast on it. The
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
young black dragon Dunwater River The Dunwater River meanders its way into the Azure Sea. It is a broad, slow-moving body of water, choked with reeds and too shallow in many spots to allow boats other
shambling mounds 18 1 troll 1d3 mummies 1d4 oni 19 2d6 hobgoblins 1d4 + 1 shadows 1 adult green dragon 20 1d3 ogres 1 vampire 1 death knight Drowned Forest Perched at the edge of the Hool Marshes, the
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
entangled in melee, and they don’t hesitate to turn on each other to save themselves. Neither knows that Iymrith is a blue dragon in disguise. If Iymrith’s true nature is exposed, each sister blames the other
for colluding with a dragon. Each feigns innocence while blaming the other for conspiring with Iymrith to murder their mother and dispose of their father. If things go badly and the sisters have
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
nearest berserker. If someone spots the berserker, read: You startle a wild-looking figure caked in gray mud and clutching a crude stone axe. Whether it’s a man or a woman, you can’t tell.
The
set these traps hoping to thin out the wolf population, but Strahd’s wolves are too clever to be caught in them. If none of the characters in the front rank spots the hidden trap, one random party