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Basic Rules (2014)
. For example, some of the oldest dwarves living in Citadel Felbarr (in the world of the Forgotten Realms) can recall the day, more than three centuries ago, when orcs conquered the fortress and drove
industrious labor, skill in battle, and devotion to the forge.
Individual dwarves are determined and loyal, true to their word and decisive in action, sometimes to the point of stubbornness. Many dwarves
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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
carve their horns to sharpen their edges, etch symbols of power into them, or sheathe them in bronze to prevent them from shattering during battle.
Thick hair extends down minotaurs’ necks and
height or weight randomly, consult the Random Height and Weight table in the Player’s Handbook, and choose the row in the table that best represents the build you imagine for your character.
Triton
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Ah, the tritons. Imagine if the elves spent a few centuries far beneath the sea, where their arrogance and pretension could grow undisturbed. At least the tritons spent that time fighting sahuagin
foes when they found them and drove the rest into hiding.
With their foes banished to the deepest reaches of the sea, tritons settled in to watch for any sign of their return. Over time, the tritons
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
Chapter 7: Argynvostholt When Strahd drove his enemies into the valley long ago, determined to annihilate them, the last thing he expected to encounter was a silver dragon. The dragon, who called
order were told of Lord Argynvost’s true nature. During the war between Strahd and his foes, the Order of the Silver Dragon drove away malefactors searching for the Amber Temple. It also sheltered
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Felbarr (in the world of the Forgotten Realms) can recall the day, more than three centuries ago, when orcs conquered the fortress and drove them into an exile that lasted over 250 years. This
abandon those traditions lightly. Part of those traditions is devotion to the gods of the dwarves, who uphold the dwarven ideals of industrious labor, skill in battle, and devotion to the forge
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Felbarr (in the world of the Forgotten Realms) can recall the day, more than three centuries ago, when orcs conquered the fortress and drove them into an exile that lasted over 250 years. This
abandon those traditions lightly. Part of those traditions is devotion to the gods of the dwarves, who uphold the dwarven ideals of industrious labor, skill in battle, and devotion to the forge
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Monstrous Tactics Monsters, just like player characters, can try anything you can imagine in combat, including the full range of combat options described in the Player’s Handbook. Monsters can use
the Help action to aid each other, they can grapple or shove their enemies, and so on. Some monsters use these options to maximize their advantages in battle; others use them to sow fear among their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
The Three Pillars of Adventure Adventurers can try to do anything their players can imagine, but it can be helpful to talk about their activities in three broad categories: exploration, social
forcing a rout. Combat is the most structured element of a D&D session, with creatures taking turns to make sure that everyone gets a chance to act. Even in the context of a pitched battle, there’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
calling that puts me above the law. (Chaotic) 5 I like to know my enemy’s capabilities and weaknesses before rushing into battle. (Lawful) 6 I’m a monster that destroys other monsters, and anything else
drove away the person I love. I strive to win back the love I’ve lost. 4 A terrible guilt consumes me. I hope that I can find redemption through my actions. 5 There’s evil in me, I can feel it. It must
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
The Winged God Adventure for Level 3 Characters Situation. A few weeks ago, a Red Dragon Wyrmling drove a band of kobolds out of their warren to claim the place as its lair. Now some of the kobolds
Warriors (Neutral) who demand that the merchant surrender his goods. In combat, the kobolds shout things like “For the Winged God!” and “Fight to reclaim our home!” If four of them fall in battle, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
, the lizardfolk were preparing to go to war against a tribe of sahuagin, a brutal horde that a year ago drove the lizardfolk from their original home. Determined to regain their ancestral home, the
humans of Saltmarsh in the battle to come. Now, with the sahuagin threat revealed and new alliances formed, the town council of Saltmarsh once again needs heroes — those accomplished enough to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Seeds of Fear Aside from supernatural sources of dread and monsters who strike terror in their victims, fear is subjective and often quite personal. A battle-hardened warrior and a reclusive scholar
, they shouldn’t be able to do so again until they finish a long rest. For example, imagine that a character has the Seed of Fear “I hate being stuck in tight spaces” and must squeeze through a narrow
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
shape their makers imagine. No matter their design or the rock from which they’re crafted, these golems are strengthened by the magic that animates them, allowing them to follow their creators’ orders
battle with the type of monster that slew the hero it resembles.
Exercise discernment when deciding the golem’s appearance, as your creation is likely to long outlive its model.
—Manual of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Adjudicating Areas of Effect When the characters are fighting a large number of monsters, it’s not always practical to use miniatures on a battle grid or some other visual aid. So how do you
the area, then read down until you find its size. Then check the rightmost column to see about how many creatures are caught in the area. If you imagine that the targets are spread out, decrease the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
the vaults below and drove them out. The angels refuse to abandon their posts and are content to wait as long as it takes for Mekkalath to depart. The remains of the abbey’s temple—surrounded by fires
Mekkalath’s hoard is a Deck of Many Things. If the characters reach the hoard by defeating the dragon in battle or through stealth—perhaps while the dragon is distracted by food, the githyanki embassy
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
prevent its detection and theft. But five hundred years ago, a vengeful army laid siege to the abbey. The outcome of the battle was still in doubt when the captain of the abbey, Havarr Nenlast, drew
his lair. Adventurers reassembling the scattered deck killed a beholder trapped in the abbey’s watchtower, but Mekkalath drove the adventurers off and seized the deck. Eventually Mekkalath outgrew the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
capitalize on it. In recent years, a Northlander woman calling herself the Storm Maiden arose as a battle leader among them, which was unusual because Northlanders don’t allow women to raid or fish. Said to
ago, she seemed to be consumed by the power of Umberlee, and she drove her followers on a mad quest to control the Sea of Swords. When at last she was defeated at sea, she and her ship vanished into the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
The Forgotten Realms Just like a fantasy novel or movie, an adventure is set in a larger world. In fact, the world can be anything that the DM and players can imagine. It could be a swords-and
-sorcery setting at the dawn of civilization, where barbarians battle evil sorcerers, or a post-apocalyptic fantasy where elves and dwarves wield magic amid the wreckage of a technological civilization. Most
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Mogis turned a herd of cattle into catoblepases). The gods can assume any form they choose. They most commonly appear as humanoids—the form in which the people of Theros most easily imagine them—but
into a physical form that doesn’t fill the sky (perhaps something similar to an empyrean or the tarrasque), which could enable adventurers to battle the god, especially if they have access to a divine
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
. Empyreans don’t age but can be slain. Because few empyreans can imagine their own demise, they fight fearlessly when drawn into battle, refusing to believe that the end is upon them even when
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
back Gauntlgrym. Lost half my foot to an orc’s blade, and slew every damned one that got in my way marching home. If I want to sit and enjoy my old age now that we finally drove the orcs back, I’ll do
, every fine blade or crushing warhammer forged, every kingdom and battle — won or lost — in defense of their people and the folk around them. The name is as much a battle cry and a badge of honor as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
such as ankhegs or bulettes, normally too stupid and ravenous to be trained, submit to the will of the Black Earth. The monsters allow themselves to be herded or ridden into battle against the enemies of
common courtesy as a way for the weak to put limits on the behavior of the strong, and they scorn empathy or friendship as weakness. In battle, Black Earth cultists are brutal and straightforward. They
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
Strahd’s tyranny, but he underestimated Strahd’s hold over the land and the creatures in it. After a battle between the two in Castle Ravenloft, Strahd drove the Mad Mage to the mountains and sent the
heroism (see “Supernatural Gifts” in chapter 7 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide). Fortunes of Ravenloft If your card reading reveals that the Mad Mage is the party’s ally in the battle against Strahd
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
. Hill dwarves view their mountain cousins as overly grim shut-ins who refuse to believe that life is anything but a constant battle for survival. Mountain dwarves view their hill-dwelling relatives as
Bhaerynden did so two millennia before the drow conquered the place. They put the blame for its fall on the complacency that drove their ancestors to leave. “Gold dwarves endure. Shield dwarves adapt
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Miniatures Often, players can rely on your descriptions to imagine where their characters are in relation to their surroundings and their enemies. Certain combat encounters, however, can benefit from
having visual aids or physical props, the most common of which are miniatures and a battle grid. Miniatures are typically used in conjunction with model terrain, modular dungeon tiles, or maps drawn
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
or phrases, tics and habitual gestures, vices and pet peeves, and whatever else you can imagine. Each background presented in this chapter includes suggested characteristics that you can use to spark
Entreri’s bond is a strange, almost paradoxical relationship with Drizzt Do’Urden, his equal in swordplay and grim determination. In his first battle with Drizzt, Artemis recognized something of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
laugh or feel emotionally engaged and to incorporate those things into your roleplaying. Being the NPC Imagine how a character or monster you bring to life would react to the adventurers. Consider what it
effect, be ready to shout out a battle cry or speak in a conspiratorial whisper. Also, characters and monsters with distinctive voices are memorable. If you’re not a natural mimic or actor, borrowing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
proclaimed that githyanki who proved themselves skilled in battle would ascend to an even greater paradise. A long lifetime of service would earn any githyanki a journey to the boundless delights of her
innermost court — the wondrous realm that Gith discovered in her journeys, and where she awaits those who have proven themselves worthy. Imagine you lack any concept of family. You’re constantly told that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
. Death Tyrants As a beholder ages, it spends more and more time worrying about its mortality. The dreams of such a death-fearing beholder might reach into strange corners of reality and imagine
experience after an encounter with a vampire or after being severely wounded in battle. Gazers are “born” out of a poisoned or ill beholder’s feverish dreams, in which its sense of perspective and scale
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
examples of such strangely mutated forms. Troll Amalgam A troll amalgam forms when multiple trolls fuse together during regeneration. This sometimes occurs when many trolls are slain in a single battle
just keep reminding myself that the gods delight in the variety of their creations, new wonders are revealed every day, and the multiverse is much larger than I can imagine. And that’s a good thing!
—Bigby
Excellent. But these trolls are loathsome.
—Diancastra
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
following tools: A whiteboard on a wall or propped up nearby A battle mat you use for miniatures Folded index cards for each character and each group of identical monsters, placed like tents in
monsters. If you aren’t using miniatures or other visual aids, one way to track your monsters is to assign them unique features. For example, imagine that you’re running an encounter with three Ogres
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
nautiloid’s battle prow. He waves his arms to get their attention and seems to be in distress. If one or more characters enter the nautiloid’s air envelope, he introduces himself as Benoto Kralazar and
battle damage and has 220 hit points remaining. The nautiloid is also missing its spelljamming helm and its ballistae, and its mangonel is broken. Nautiloid Deck PlansView Unlabeled Version The Lucent
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
character’s favorite words or phrases, tics and habitual gestures, vices and pet peeves, and whatever else you can imagine.
Each background presented later in this chapter includes suggested
battle with Drizzt, Artemis recognized something of himself in his opponent, some indication that if his life had gone differently, he might have led a life more like the heroic drow’s. From that moment
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume Four
prowess, moving with a speed and grace others can only imagine. Their tall stature, large wings, elaborate horns, and massive weapons give them a truly intimidating silhouette. The most trusted high
, magically negotiating themselves advantages in battle. Like many high fae, these mages draw power from the latent energy found throughout the wilds of Eldraine. However, high fae mages also form strong bonds
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
with a river
Tethrin Veraldé NG Battle, sword fighting War Crossed swords beneath a quarter moon and above a full moon
Vandria Gilmadrith LN War, grief, justice, vigilance Grave,* War
, to try new things, to imagine what they desire and then pursue it, and to be kind to others. In return for this freedom from the usual requirements of religion, Corellon expects them to address






