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Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
long to delirium. As a result, all followers of the Prince of Demons break with reality sooner or later.Demogorgonâs Lair
Demogorgon makes his lair in a palace called Abysm, found on a layer
Demogorgonâs followers are typically lone killers driven by the whispering voice of their master. His most blessed followers gain the Two Minds of Chaos trait.
Two Minds of Chaos. This creature
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
seer nearby. A hulk appears to have little will of its own and is driven to protect its master.
Star Spawn
The Material Plane represents only one small part of the multiverse. Beyond the best
-known planes of existence lie realms alien to mortal life. Some are so hostile that even a momentâs contact is enough to break a mortalâs mind. Yet beings do exist that are native to these
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
;s petrified flesh came back to life as morkoths: tentacled monstrosities brimming with malice and greed.
Morkoths are driven by greed and selfishness mixed with a yearning for conflict. They hoard
island.
A morkoth may allow a visitor to bargain for something or someone it has claimed if that visitor offers the morkoth something it desires more. It shows no mercy, however, to those who break a
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
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Stake to the Heart. If a piercing weapon made of wood is driven into his heart while he is incapacitated in his coffin, he is paralyzed until the stake is removed.
Sunlight Hypersensitivity. While
, provided it has at least 1 hit point remaining. Strahd can, as a bonus action on his turn, break his link to the Heart of Sorrow so that it no longer absorbs damage dealt to him. Strahd can
Shifter
Legacy
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Species
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
personality: a feline shifter may be cool and distant, driven by predatory instincts, while a shifter with a lupine spirit might be drawn to find and protect a pack. When a shifter fully embraces this beast
world around them. Do they embrace their primal instincts or the path of civilization?
The Beast Within
Early in childhood, a shifter forms a bond with a beast within, a totemic force that shapes their
Urchin
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Backgrounds
Playerâs Handbook (2014)
securely for at least ten days. How did you come by that money? What allowed you to break free of your desperate circumstances and embark on a better life?
Skill Proficiencies: Sleight of
shaped by lives of desperate poverty, for good and for ill. They tend to be driven either by a commitment to the people with whom they shared life on the street or by a burning desire to find a better
Backgrounds
Baldurâs Gate: Descent into Avernus
.
You begin your adventuring career with enough money to live modestly but securely for at least ten days. How did you come by that money? What allowed you to break free of your desperate
of desperate poverty, for good and for ill. They tend to be driven either by a commitment to the people with whom they shared life on the street or by a burning desire to find a better life &mdash
Species
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
are strongly influenced by the emotions of those around you.
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You prefer to find nonviolent solutions to problems whenever possible.
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You are driven by a warrior spirit and will fight
orphans might use their abilities for personal gain or otherwise act against the virtuous instincts of their quori spirits; this can cause internal conflicts and violent mood swings.
Kalashtar Names
A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
personality takes shape. The beast within is a pool of powerful instincts, and its influence is revealed by a shifterâs personality: a feline shifter may be cool and distant, driven by predatory instincts
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
takes shape. The beast within is a pool of powerful instincts, and its influence is revealed by a shifterâs personality: a feline shifter may be cool and distant, driven by predatory instincts, while
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
fearsome claws, crushing horns, and fiery breath, chimeras are tempests of ferocity, driven by their three headsâ conflicting instincts. Their heads agree on little but their desires to feed and to drive
, and claws. Owing to their draconic instincts, chimeras are greedy creatures that hoard treasures within cavernous lairs. Theyâre undiscerning about what they collect, gathering shiny objects
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldurâs Gate Gazetteer
vigilante or hired mercenary will break an accused commoner out of prison in order to ensure the accusedâs safety until the trial date. Minor crimes, such as creating a public disturbance, petty theft
are a sign that one canât manage oneâs baser instincts. Patriars have been known to pay huge bribes or promise outsized favors to protect a rebellious heir from being charged with a minor crime
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
vigilante or hired mercenary will break an accused commoner out of prison in order to ensure the accusedâs safety until the trial date. Minor crimes, such as creating a public disturbance, petty theft
are a sign that one canât manage oneâs baser instincts. Patriars have been known to pay huge bribes or promise outsized favors to protect a rebellious heir from being charged with a minor crime
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
1,000 gp if they promise not to speak of what they have learned about Dragonâs Blessing and his eventual death. If the characters break their promise, rumors spread quickly, but the emperor does not
seemed driven by a desire to keep the empire safeâeven if she did keep his impending death a secret. He favors exiling her but will consider whatever the characters propose.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
buildersâ circle leader is a pioneering would-be architect and a supporter of Sovereign Phylo. Already driven mad by Zuggtmoyâs spores, Gasbide dreams of bizarre, elaborate structures no myconids
fungal tower âeven greater than Yggmorgus.â It hopes to break through the Underdark to the surface world, possibly âwith the aid of Araumycos.â Gasbide has no conscious knowledge of what Araumycos is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
) check. No ability check is required if the characters use a rope or climbing gear. A goblin clan driven from the Ardeep Forest by wood elves took refuge in the Dripping Caves a little over a month ago
instincts for self-preservation outweigh any natural animosity he feels toward his enemies or his prey. Characters can negotiate with Hark and avoid unnecessary bloodshed (see area 9), or they can kill Hark
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
The Emerald Enclave Members of the Emerald Enclave are spread far and wide across the Sword Coast and the North. They usually operate in isolation, relying on their own abilities and instincts to
corruption of nature. Its members are well aware that the newly seen demonic corruption will not be contained within the Underdark for long. Eventually it will break through to the surface and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
studies are driven by a desire to manipulate reality. Flames Your magical ability stems from a gamble you made with a Fiendâthough youâre not sure if you won or lost. Fool You use your arcane prowess to
A loved one is cursed, and youâre determined to break that curse. Puzzle You live for the pursuit of arcane secrets and lost legends. Rogue Someone you trust is actually a monster, such as a dragon or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
â and incarcerated here, where the monks attempt to break their wills and return them to servitude. Cells. The cells are all repurposed metal containers from the planar craft, and are all locked. A
Barrier Peaks if left to their own devices. Immured Ones. These three unfortunate prisoners have been driven mad by their incarceration and abuse. If freed, each attacks the nearest target unless a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
peace. The conflicts, the anger, and the pain of the long war remain, however, and the new nations seek every advantage as they prepare for the next war to break out on the continent. Dragonmarked
humans and lycanthropes, a union that grants them limited bestial abilities and feral instincts. The warforged are a constructed race created during the Last War, seeking to find its place in a post
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
water farther out bubbles and begins to foam. A thick, oily tentacle bursts forth, followed by another. Then two monstrous heads break the surface, both resembling hideous, angry baboons with wickedly
decide how they intend to escape. Escape by Land. Fleeing by land requires dodging terrified kuo-toa, and even fighting fish-folk driven to a killing frenzy against the characters for having drawn this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
insurmountable odds, and Karametraâs taming of nature all run the risk of inspiring ambitious mortals who lust for ever more power and strain to break away from their proper place in the cosmos. Klothys
relationships with Erebos and Athreos are complicated. Ages spent in the Underworld with Erebos have driven home for her how arrogant and tyrannical he is, as ready to commit the same sins as Heliod if given the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
. Look for ways to raise the stakes of a scene, so players feel that every decision matters. This could be driven by the consequences of failure: through your actions, youâre protecting your friends
have limitations: the Keeper of the Flame loses her powers if she leaves her citadel. The mighty great druid is⊠well⊠a tree. Most of the powerful people in the setting are driven by selfish goals. If
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
demoralize. Silverquill Students Stylish and driven, the students of Silverquill Collegeâfirst as apprentices and then as pledgemagesâcut imposing figures on campus. Dressed in smartly trimmed black-and
and debilitating inky shadow. Whether weaving their magic through spoken incantations and scathing insults or through shadows, these teachers break down the resolve of their foes. The professors strive
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs Guide
control of the governing council. 3 Bandit activity signals efforts to revive an evil cult long ago driven from the region. 4 A pack of gnolls is rampaging dangerously close to local farmlands. 5 A
giants has driven its preyâenormous beastsâinto pastureland. 3 An adult dragonâs lair is transforming an expanse into an environment inhospitable to the other creatures living there. 4 A long-lost
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
their emotions and instincts rather than out of reason and logic. Only certain charismatic orcs, those who have been directly touched by the will and might of Gruumsh, have the capacity to control the
signifies acceptance into his inner circle. Those who are visited by Gruumsh are transformed psychologically and often physically by the experience. Some are driven to the brink of madness, reduced to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
wizard hurling over Tser Falls (area H). The wizard, his staff and spellbook lost, survived the fall and retreated into the mountains, hoping to regain his power, only to be driven mad by the
shouts, âTell your dark masters they can break my body, but never my spirit!â He then tries to escape. Under normal circumstances, a greater restoration spell cast on the Mad Mage would restore his wits
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
who confront them. Similarly, the spiraling Y sign of Demogorgonâs cult drives those who contemplate it for too long to delirium. As a result, all followers of the Prince of Demons break with reality
Demogorgonâs followers are typically lone killers driven by the whispering voice of their master. His most blessed followers gain the Two Minds of Chaos trait. Two Minds of Chaos. This creature has advantage on all Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma saving throws.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
closer to their goal. Rangers who have encountered halflings or lived among them know of this effect, and they learn to trust their other senses and their instincts rather than relying on sight. A typical
, over time, halflings who pursue a dark path â especially those who break too many oaths or hurt other halflings along the way â lose the protection of Yondalla and the other halfling gods. Some say
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
: tentacled monstrosities brimming with malice and greed. Morkoths are driven by greed and selfishness mixed with a yearning for conflict. They hoard vast stores of treasure, knowledge, and captives on
something or someone it has claimed if that visitor offers the morkoth something it desires more. It shows no mercy, however, to those who break a deal or try to steal from it. A morkoth knows every
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Summerlast. Their armor is covered in the ichor of Yeenoghuâs demons. The ichor has driven the guards mad, making them hunger for humanoid flesh. When they notice the characters, the guards attack. If a
enters your mind. âNice work. Take a break. Youâve got an hour before the really bad stuff happens.â
The characters can spend the next hour interacting with Luluâs memory of Idyllglen. They can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
becoming a brain in a jar (see appendix C). The three wizards have been driven mad by their undead existence. Dispelling the illusion drives them into a furious rage. Visitors who ruin the ball in any
, which he keeps in his study. She proposes that the characters break into Iriolarthasâs study, steal his staff, and bring it to her. She declines to accompany them, on account of the likely danger. If
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs Guide
characters are driven by a higher purpose than selfish gain or ambition. Characters might struggle with moral quandaries, fighting the evil tendencies within themselves as well as the evil that
heroes whose actions turn the tide of battle. The characters carry out specific missions: capture a magical standard that empowers undead armies, gather reinforcements to break a siege, or cut through
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
characters are in a residence, Strahdâs creatures break through doors and windows to reach them, or crawl up through the earth, or swoop down the chimney. The vampire spawn (all thatâs left of a party
point remaining. Strahd can, as a bonus action on his turn, break his link to the Heart of Sorrow so that it no longer absorbs damage dealt to him. Strahd can reestablish his link to the Heart of Sorrow
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs Guide (2014)
. Parts of the layer break off from time to time, creating deadly and deafening avalanches of stone. The inhabitants of Malbolge live in crumbling fortresses and great caves carved into the mountainside
demeanor. He trades in souls, as do other archdevils, but he rarely gives his time to any creatures not worthy of his personal attention. His instincts are as razor sharp as Caniaâs frigid winds, and