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Monstrous Compendium Vol. 1: Spelljammer Creatures
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Spelljamming Helm Interface. The horror attaches to a spelljamming helm it can see within 5 feet of itself and attunes to the helm instantly. If another creature is
precious metal. They roam Wildspace in commandeered spelljamming ships, gathering the precious metals and crystals they need to build more of their kind. Clockwork horrors have no goal beyond replication
Magic Items
Out of the Abyss
Crafted by the drow, this slim black wand has 7 charges. While holding it, you can use an action to expend 1 of its charges to cause a small glob of viscous material to launch from the tip at one
more of alcohol to the restrained creature dissolves the glob instantly, as does the application of oil of etherealness or universal solvent. The glob also dissolves instantly if exposed to sunlight. No
Magic Items
The Book of Many Things
draw the same card multiple times.
The DM can use the physical cards provided in The Deck of Many Things card set to build a combined Deck of Many Things and Deck of Many More Things, including
Disintegrate spell destroys the chains instantly, freeing you. Another creature can also free you by succeeding on a DC 30 Dexterity check using thieves’ tools.
Ring. A rare or rarer magic ring appears
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Basic Rules (2014)
pages were tales of bold heroes, strange and fierce animals, mighty primitive gods, and a magic that was part and fabric of that distant land.
— Elaine Cunningham, Daughter of the Drow
In the
shorter lives that they strive to achieve as much as they can in the years they are given. Or maybe they feel they have something to prove to the elder races, and that’s why they build their mighty
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
of the sailors by the ear would quickly realize by touch that the ear is pointed, not rounded as it appears. Additionally, any drow character who boards one of these ships instantly takes on the
Discovering the Drow Any character who spends 1 hour observing a ship’s crew can make a DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check. With a successful check, the character notices that most crew members speak
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
, meaning that characters who physically interact with crew members have a chance to notice the illusion. Additionally, any drow character who boards one of these ships instantly takes on the illusory form of a human.
Drow Crews Icingdeath and Twinkle each have a crew of forty neutral drow sailors. Drow have a reputation as evil, subterranean slavers and are not generally trusted by humanoids living on the surface
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Drow of Xen’drik Long ago on the continent of Xen’drik, the first drow fought beside the giants against the other elves. Tens of thousands of years have passed, and drow and other elves remember each
other only as figures in their legends. The Undying Court and the patron ancestors of the Tairnadal remember the drow, but they have little occasion to teach their living descendants about these
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Monster Manual). The flying spiders are giant spiders that have wings and a flying speed of 40 feet. They zip around the cavern and build web nests in the caps of zurkhwood mushrooms. The drow cut down
Cavern Roof. The cavern’s roof is 80 feet high and festooned with dripping stalactites.
Monsters. Patrolling the cavern are four drow elite warriors (two females named Mizreen Abbath and Shynzal
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
priestess’s back is turned. Ilvara instantly turns her attention to eliminating the traitor, distracting her and weakening the drow side if she succeeds. Wanting to deny Ilvara the triumph of recapturing the
Stand and Fight If the characters stand and fight, or if the drow catch them, they’re in for a tough battle. Ilvara alone is a challenge for a group of 8th-level characters, and she is accompanied by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Menzoberranzan The characters might decide to visit Menzoberranzan before heading to Gravenhollow, either to learn what the drow know about the arrival of the demon lords or to assess their
involvement in recent events. March on Menzoberranzan If the characters advance their expeditionary force toward the drow city, word of their approach reaches Menzoberranzan two days before their arrival, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
in their subterranean realm, where they feel secure and in control.
Underdark Cities. The drow build fantastic cities in enormous caverns where food and water are abundant. Their ability to sculpt
Drow Children of Lolth. The drow worship Lolth, a deity who resides in the Abyss. Known as the Spider Queen or the Demon Queen of Spiders, she is the figure around which the drow have built their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
hear a whispering voice from behind it. The voice says in Elvish, “This way.” Behind each secret door is a dusty, dead-end hallway containing a 10-foot-tall statue of a drow that radiates an aura of
touches the statue in area 6a is instantly teleported to an unoccupied space near the statue in area 6b, and vice versa, along with everything it is wearing or carrying. (Vlonwelv Auvryndar used a ritual
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
magic item that's meant to be worn can fit a creature regardless of size or build. Many magic garments are made to be easily adjustable, or they magically adjust themselves to the wearer. Rare
exceptions exist. If the story suggests a good reason for an item to fit only creatures of a certain size or shape, you can rule that it doesn't adjust. For example, drow-made armor might fit elves only
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
pages were tales of bold heroes, strange and fierce animals, mighty primitive gods, and a magic that was part and fabric of that distant land.
— Elaine Cunningham, Daughter of the Drow
In the
lives that they strive to achieve as much as they can in the years they are given. Or maybe they feel they have something to prove to the elder races, and that’s why they build their mighty empires on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
pages were tales of bold heroes, strange and fierce animals, mighty primitive gods, and a magic that was part and fabric of that distant land.
— Elaine Cunningham, Daughter of the Drow
In the
lives that they strive to achieve as much as they can in the years they are given. Or maybe they feel they have something to prove to the elder races, and that’s why they build their mighty empires on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
wrath. Soon thereafter, the delusional gargoyle laid eyes on a drow assassin named Kinyel Druu’giir and was instantly smitten by her. The gargoyle gave her the black gem as a token of its devotion
Yantha argued, one of Yantha’s apprentices tried to hide the gem for his mistress but succumbed to its evil power. The apprentice, Flink, took the gem to the drow enclave, hoping to trade it for some
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
21. Drow Statues This cave is filled with thirty statues of drow warriors, all standing as if on guard. In her madness, Neheedra turned these warriors of her house to stone. Over long years
, and xorn) that come in contact with Ogrémoch’s Bane instantly fall under the cloud’s sway. The effect lasts as long as the enslaved elementals and Ogrémoch’s Bane are on the same plane of existence
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Demon Queen of Spiders. On occasion, Lolth pits chitines against dark elves — even though both groups worship her — as a way of punishing the drow, who created the chitines but displeased their
, reach 5 ft. or range 20/60 ft., one target. Hit: 4 (1d4 + 2) piercing damage.
Unnatural Origin. Long ago, the drow first subjected elf prisoners to horrible rituals that transformed the captives into
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Draconic Drow* +2 Dex, +1 Cha Fey Ancestry, Innate Spellcasting feature of the drow, Sunlight Sensitivity; darkvision 120 ft.; speaks Elvish and Undercommon Dwarf* +2 Str or Wis, +2 Con Dwarven Resilience
can build the NPC as you would a player character, as discussed in the Player’s Handbook. If you decide to build an NPC the same way you build a player character, you can skip choosing a background and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume One: Spelljammer Creatures
, gathering the precious metals and crystals they need to build more of their kind. Clockwork horrors have no goal beyond replication and will stop at nothing to create new clockwork horrors. The time it
takes for a clockwork horror to build another of its kind, assuming it has the requisite materials, is approximately ten days. The body of a clockwork horror is about two feet in diameter, but the legs
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
drow who have forsaken the evil ways of their kind. I give these stories no credit, though Elminster himself swears they have validity. Never trust a drow, or the word of an archmage.
Descent into
become irresistible. It pulled the queen, and all who were under her sway, into the Shadowfell, where she was instantly killed. From her ruined mind and body, the Raven Queen was born. The Creation of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
, Halaster tapped into his immense power to summon beings from other planes of existence to help him build a wizard’s tower to dwarf all other wizard’s towers. But as the seasons wore on, the Seven saw
Waterdeep. The architects of the Underhalls, the Melairkyn clan, had long ago been killed or dispersed, and warring duergar and drow had settled in the ruins. Halaster began a crusade against both the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Variant: Customizing Ability Scores At your Dungeon Master’s option, you can use this variant for determining your ability scores. The method described here allows you to build a character with a set
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Charisma Measures: Confidence, eloquence, leadership
Important for: Bard, sorcerer, warlock
Racial Increases:
Half-elf (+2)
Drow (+1)
Lightfoot halfling (+1)
Dragonborn (+1)
Tiefling (+2
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
cases, a magic item that’s meant to be worn can fit a creature regardless of size or build. Many magic garments are made to be easily adjustable, or they magically adjust themselves to the wearer. Rare
exceptions exist. If the story suggests a good reason for an item to fit only creatures of a certain size or shape, you can rule that it doesn’t adjust. For example, armor made by the drow might fit
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
drow warrior stands behind the desk against one wall. Burning red candles are set about the room in holders made from skeletal hands.
Continual flame spells have been cast on the dozen candles in the
to assess and manipulate its magic. Beyond it lies a dark void that can’t be dispelled or destroyed. Anyone or anything that touches the void is instantly transported to a labyrinthine demiplane
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
strength measured in fields and pastures. It prospered for a time but was plagued by trolls and giants. The dwarves were obliged to build a stronghold underground, carving out the fortress-city of Tyar
Second Trollwars, and finally a series of vicious drow raids. By the year 942 DR, human settlements in the Dessarin Valley had been all but wiped out, and the Knights of the Silver Horn were no more
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
relaxed and open attitude toward the outside world. Because they dwell in regions that lack the towering peaks that their mountain kin favor, they build stone fortresses that start above ground and end in
ambitious assault to reclaim even a single miner captured by attackers. Even the cruel drow are reluctant to raid mountain dwarf settlements, since they know a single attack will ignite the flames of war
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
giants.” The adventurers fight their way up the ordning until their final confrontation with the fire giant king—and the revelation that the giants are merely pawns in the schemes of some sinister drow
,” both in chapter 2). The Against the Giants table offers suggestions for adventure hooks you can use to build an adventure following this theme. On the world I call home, three linked mountain ranges
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
decorations, torture chambers, and quarters for enslaved creatures might be common features in a vault built by drow, telling something about that location and its occupants. The Dungeon Creator table includes
creatures that typically build dungeons. You can choose a creator from the table or roll randomly, or choose some other dungeon builder appropriate for your campaign. Dungeon Creator d20 Creator
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
. You could build an entire campaign in the shadow of such a conflict, which is basically taking the ideas described under “Clash of Titans” earlier in this chapter and extending them through many
be a largely subterranean clash between stone giants and mind flayers while dwarves and drow seek to escape the earth-shaking and cavern-collapsing aftershocks of battles. Or storm giants might
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
your ability scores. The method described here allows you to build a character with a set of ability scores you choose individually.
You have 27 points to spend on your ability scores. The cost of
Important for
Bard, sorcerer, warlock
Racial Increases
Half-elf (+2), Drow (+1), Lightfoot halfling (+1), Dragonborn (+1), Tiefling (+2), Human (+1)
Ability Scores and Modifiers Score
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
characters if they bring her evidence of such corruption that has escaped the eyes of her warriors. The characters can build a case if they witness odd events throughout Gracklstugh, such as some of the
days imprisoned and then are sold back to the drow. Xalith and her squad meet up with Ilvara and then return to Velkynvelve, if the characters can’t manage to escape from their captors. If the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
mine. When they delved too deeply, the dwarves there discovered the presence of a great being of flame, sealed the mines, and left. Only later, when the humans begged the Delzoun dwarves to build one
the city from below, and no one is quite sure who or what — aside from the drow — had tried to occupy Gauntlgrym, but in the end, the dwarven armies prevailed, and Bruenor claimed the victory. King
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
especially resents any mortals that dare to remove valuable metal or stone from the earth, and those who shape or build things of stone. He notices each nugget of gold or raw gemstone removed from areas
space within 15 feet of him. The chunk of rock instantly transforms into a gargoyle and acts on the same initiative count as Ogrémoch. Ogrémoch can’t use this action if he has 50 hit points or fewer
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
secret door that opens only with a key held by the drow high priestess at area 12. Cell 5C. Two noble centaurs imprisoned here are bound for torture and execution. They offer help to any who free them
can tolerate their habits. Cell 8C. The cell is empty. Cell 9C. In this cell sits a troll that is used for torture practice from time to time. It is mindless and enraged, so it will attack instantly