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Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
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1/day each: goodberry, pass without trace, tonguesHailing from Ysgard, bariaurs are centaur-like Celestials with the lower bodies of goats, humanoid torsos, and curved horns
eagerly suggesting gate-town attractions and other points of interest. Throughout their travels, these hardy wanderers absorb ambient planar energies, adapting to the vast and varied terrains of the Outer
Monsters
Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
a cloak or robe, and baaz draconians disguise themselves to spy for the Dragon Armies. The sight of dragons drives baaz draconians into a deadly furor. When baaz draconians die, their bodies turn to
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
carrionette and the target die. A protection from evil and good spell cast on the controlled body drives the carrionette out and returns the consciousness of both creatures to their original bodies
, for a time, a creator might feel blessed by their new companion. But carrionettes aren’t content to live as toys and seek to escape the confines of their diminutive bodies.
Every carrionette
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
its master.A curious impulse drives the gray render. Despite its hulking form and terrible appetite, it wants most of all to bond with an intelligent creature and, once bonded, to give its life to
protect that creature. Great strength and a ferocious nature make gray renders fierce guardians, but they lack a shred of cunning.
Gray renders reproduce by forming nodules on their bodies that, on
Yeenoghu
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Out of the Abyss
, hunched over, and filing their teeth down to points.
Yeenoghu wants nothing more than slaughter and senseless destruction. The gnoll;gnolls are his instruments, and he drives them to ever-greater
magic, creating one or more of the following effects:
Within 1 mile of the lair, large iron spikes grow out of the ground and stone surfaces. Yeenoghu impales the bodies of the slain on these spikes
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
destruction. Gnolls are his favorite instruments, and he drives his gnoll followers to ever-greater atrocities in his name, even imbuing some of their commanders with his powers, which transforms
display of wasteful slaughter.
Spiky Terrain. Within 1 mile of the lair, large iron spikes grow out of the ground and stone surfaces. Yeenoghu impales the bodies of the slain on these spikes.
If
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
-orange and have a cloudy or filmy look. As they age, their scales harden and clarify, becoming translucent and faceted, and ranging from bright yellow to rich amber in color. Their bodies are wider at the
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A pirate ship is found floating on the open sea, the bodies of the crew completely desiccated. The only clue to what happened is a single topaz dragon scale on the deck
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
light, the scales glitter and shine like luminous starbursts. The dragons’ psionic nature is evident in the horn and bone structures of their bodies. Their tail barbs and horn tips are all
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Connected Creatures
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After being robbed by gnomes who had pledged to protect the hoard, a sapphire dragon wyrmling installs new guardians that have no interest in material riches: gelatinous cube
Satyr
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Mythic Odysseys of Theros
civilization with the freedom of wild beasts. Generally, they look similar to humans, with a range of builds and features. But their goatlike horns, pointed ears, and furred lower bodies sharply distinguish
them. Satyrs’ solid horns connect to their heads at the base of their skulls, while their legs end in sturdy hooves. Thick fur covers their bodies from the waist down, shorter at the waist and
Aarakocra
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Elemental Evil Player's Companion
upright, aarakocra might reach 5 feet tall, and they have long, narrow legs that taper to sharp talons.
Feathers cover their bodies. Their plumage typically denotes membership in a tribe. Males are
homes, they appear alert, with eyes moving and bodies ready to take flight.
Homelands
Most aarakocra live on the Elemental Plane of Air. Aarakocra can be drawn into the Material Plane, sometimes to
Tabaxi
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
its secrets and nature have been laid bare.
Tinkers and Minstrels
Curiosity drives most of the tabaxi found outside their homeland, but not all of them become adventurers. Tabaxi who seek a safer
instruments, tell stories, and offer exotic goods in trade for items that spark their interest. Tabaxi reluctantly accept gold, but they much prefer interesting objects or pieces of lore as payment.
These
Yuan-ti Pureblood
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
body, thought, and emotion. Freed from the limitations of their human bodies, the yuan-ti used their new abilities to conquer new lands and expand their borders.
One Race, Many Forms
The bodies of all
interest of maintaining the strength of their personal bloodline.
The yuan-ti have abandoned their humanity and consider non-serpentine humanoids to be lesser creatures, barely more civilized than
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Gnomes And then the whole thing exploded into a million jillion pieces! [gasp] I never saw anything like it in my life!
— Griballix, gnome of Sigil
Love of discovery is the force that drives the
interest in mechanical devices, the natural world, and magical pursuits; a gnome might seek to invent a new garden tool, collect and categorize every type of butterfly, or develop a new method for cutting gemstones.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Knucklebone without Mad Maggie’s consent, the night hag organizes a posse to run them down and get back what’s hers, plus “interest.” Mad Maggie chases after them in her Scavenger, with Mickey in the passenger
seat behind her while she drives. Barnabas the flameskull operates the Grappling Claw with his mage hand spell, Chukka and Clonk operate the Harpoon Flingers, and six madcaps cling to the outside
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
drives listeners to murder
2 A priest obsessed with creating a shelter that will preserve her through the coming apocalypse
3 The mayor of a town who will do anything to make sure the citizens
being’s emissary
6 A coroner who believes a message is being relayed to him through the bodies he autopsies
7 The head librarian of an ancient sect, who seeks secrets hidden within her peers
8 A spoiled noble who intends to raise a cult to feed to the realm they want access to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Tinkers and Minstrels Curiosity drives most of the tabaxi found outside their homeland, but not all of them become adventurers. Tabaxi who seek a safer path to satisfy their obsessions become
trade for items that spark their interest. Tabaxi reluctantly accept gold, but they much prefer interesting objects or pieces of lore as payment. These wanderers keep to civilized realms, preferring to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
, but I obey them. 3 Ambition. The need to improve my station drives my every action. 4 Conquest. I am equal to the sum of the foes I have defeated in combat. 5 Cunning. Those who can see an advantage
day I will have revenge on those who defied me. 5 If I do my duty, in time I will be rewarded. 6 We don’t corrupt mortals. We teach them enlightened self-interest. Devil Flaws d6 Flaw 1 My
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
controlled body drives the carrionette out and returns the consciousness of both creatures to their original bodies. The swap is also undone if the controlled body takes damage from the carrionette’s Silver Needle.
content to live as toys and seek to escape the confines of their diminutive bodies. Every carrionette possesses a silver needle that pins its soul to its body. By posing as simple toys or hiding
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
power, and you absolutely can take it with you if you’re an undying spirit living in decadent luxury on the ruling council of the Orzhov Syndicate. Built on the crushed dreams and broken bodies of
make tithes and donations. As Ravnica’s principal bank, it stores and secures the riches of the city, collecting interest at high rates to expand its own wealth. Its members truly believe that their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
. He drives his subordinates to catalog every foot of the Northern Wastes in search of the barest scrap of Silvanesti magic. Personality Trait. “I know what’s best for my people, and I lead with logic
best interest of Silvanesti first.” Meeting Zhelsuel Zhelsuel confronts Dalamar and the characters when they arrive. He wants nothing to do with outsiders and sees them as an obstacle to the elves
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
Nolzur’s marvelous pigments would be of special interest to Garret, while Tuerny (creator of the lost artifact The Iron Flask of Tuerny the Merciless) would be of special interest to Mary Greymalkin. The
as a brain host — either individual bodies for each brain, or a single body that houses all the brains at once. Doing so requires a suitable amount of time, access to materials, and a successful DC 16
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
, becoming like the gods in body, thought, and emotion. Freed from the limitations of their human bodies, the yuan-ti used their new abilities to conquer new lands and expand their borders. One Race
, Many Forms The bodies of all yuan-ti have a mix of humanlike and snakelike parts, but the proportion varies from individual to individual. After the initial metamorphosis of the humans, their society
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
, the characters make use of a unique ritual that lets them swap bodies with a group of dwarves heading to the enclave for a wedding. This gives the characters access to the vaults, but the deception
rebuild the orrery. Still, the orrery’s creator — a wizard named Lottie — wishes to meet anyone savvy enough to have come this far, provided they share her interest in ensuring that the orrery’s power
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
ravens that roost here are harmless, but they watch the characters with great interest. If the characters look out the windows, you can use the following text to describe what they see in the distance. To
a reminder of all that was once good and noble about the knightly order to which they once belonged. They let go of their hatred and their corporeal bodies, leaving corpses behind as their spirits
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Morte’s Planar Parade
Bariaur Wanderer Hailing from Ysgard, bariaurs are centaur-like Celestials with the lower bodies of goats, humanoid torsos, and curved horns. Some bariaurs sate their wanderlust by exploring their
interest. Throughout their travels, these hardy wanderers absorb ambient planar energies, adapting to the vast and varied terrains of the Outer Planes and frequently taking on aspects of those planes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Gray Render A curious impulse drives the gray render. Despite its hulking form and terrible appetite, it wants most of all to bond with an intelligent creature and, once bonded, give its life to
on their bodies that, upon reaching maturity, break off to begin life as young gray renders. These monstrosities feel no obligation to their young, and they have no inclination to gather with others of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
them, infecting them with a pernicious destiny that Klothys herself tore from the natural order. None can say what terrible destiny the Smoking Strand drives its possessor toward, but the ruins within
which it lies might give some hint—caverns burrowed deep into a mountain of petrified bodies, the twisted obsidian corpses of humanoids and animals alike.
Twins at War. The newly formed gods
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
Gray Render A curious impulse drives the gray render. Despite its hulking form and terrible appetite, it wants most of all to bond with an intelligent creature and, once bonded, to give its life to
protect that creature. Great strength and a ferocious nature make gray renders fierce guardians, but they lack a shred of cunning. Gray renders reproduce by forming nodules on their bodies that, on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Grell Bizarre Hunter That Travels between Worlds Habitat: Underdark; Treasure: None Domenico Cava With barbed tentacles sprouting from their brain-shaped bodies, grells hunt the lightless depths
typically cooperate with one another only to defeat more powerful prey. Most demonstrate no interest in creating things or in communicating with other creatures, including their own kind. Many grells
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
humanoid civilization with the freedom of wild beasts. Generally, they look similar to humans, with a range of builds and features. But their goatlike horns, pointed ears, and furred lower bodies
sharply distinguish them. Satyrs’ solid horns connect to their heads at the base of their skulls, while their legs end in sturdy hooves. Thick fur covers their bodies from the waist down, shorter at the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
underground, and within easy reach of humanoids and their succulent brains. No two lairs are the same, as the resident elder brain drives the form and function of each one. The lair shown in the
much greater depth. Cleansing Chambers Freshly captured victims are processed in the cleansing chambers. Their gear is removed and either destroyed or kept if it is of interest, their hair is shaved
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
beneath the alley under cover of night. He was discovered, and some say that as many as eighty bodies were subsequently pulled up from holes under the alley’s wide flagstones. Though this happened over a
wealth. Yet nothing drives residents to identify with their wards as much as festivals and sport. Nearly every race and parade in the city features a competition between wards as part of the festivities
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
die, so does your symbiote. If you are subsequently returned to life, your symbiote revives as well. Sustained Symbiosis. Your symbiote has a vested interest in your survival and takes steps to ensure
, the symbiote can’t use it again until you finish a long rest. Symbiotic Agenda. Your symbiote has an agenda that drives it, and it expects you to assist it in achieving those goals. How permissive or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
dragon statues in this area is a clockwork dragon (see appendix B), and is indistinguishable from a metal statue until it moves. If the characters are possessing the bodies of the dwarf wedding
destroy it … well, then, you have piqued my interest.
My name is Lottie. Find me if
you can. Loose Ends If the characters kill the clockwork dragons without talking to them, the constructs are able
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
are not described below are assumed to contain nothing of interest. 1: Captain’s Chair An impressive chair is posed at the end of a catwalk so its occupant can look down onto the bridge floor. Green
that the characters shouldn’t trust a word it says, nor should they free it. 14: Cargo Hold This cargo hold looks and smells like a slaughterhouse. Bodies lie strewn about the deck, and the floor is






