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Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
the creature has such a feared reputation that stories about it are ingrained in the popular culture. Any rumor of a catoblepas taking up residence nearby is taken to be a bad omen, even if the rumor is
, drinking the monsters’ milk and using them as guardians or pets. Other legends say that those of impure heart can tame a catoblepas and whisper of malevolent warlocks and wicked knights who ride them into battle.
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
vargouilles flap through the caverns and skies of the Abyss. They are given little regard by powerful and intelligent demons since vargouilles can do them no harm. Even the weakest demon, such as a manes
vargouille along for the ride, attached like a tick. The precautions a mortal takes to control a summoned demon rarely account for a stowaway, enabling the vargouille to escape into the world.
Vargouilles
Monsters
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures
surviving populace fleeing into the wilds. A young prince, Will Kenrith, does his best to reunite the shattered realm, but a return to its former glory seems far off.
Even in the shattered remnants of
virtue. They have many responsibilities, from protecting townsfolk to embarking on adventures in the wilds. Knights are often equipped with fine armor and weapons, and they ride noble steeds of various
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
the Underworld. The horrors of the place broke their minds, bodies, and spirits and twisted them into the terrifying archons known as ashen riders. When they ride forth upon the mortal world, terrified
archon overlords toppled, they scattered to the fringes of the world, and their holdings developed into the poleis of today.
Even though the age of archons is long past, many wonder if the few surviving
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
needs warrant. For example, you can have a message carried across a neighborhood, procure a short carriage ride without paying, or have others clean up a bloody mess you left in an alley. The DM
draw the blood of your enemies, or even directly touch their souls.
Suggested Characteristics
Members of the Orzhov Syndicate range from the decadent nobility at the top of the oligarchy to the debt
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
caravan along the way, and others leave according to the dictates of business and fortune. Some travelers ride horses, some walk beside the wagons, and some pay the merchants to ride aboard their wagons
. On several occasions, characters notice the cult teamsters turning away passengers even though they have spare room on their wagons. Nothing identifies the cult’s wagons as anything but typical
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
. A controlled mount can move and act even on the turn that you mount it. In contrast, an independent mount—one that lets you ride but ignores your control—retains its place in the Initiative order
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Officer table offers suggestions for the personality and goals of that officer. Commanding Officer d8 Officer 1 An angry officer who yells every order, reprimands you for even the smallest
believes that your success or failure lies entirely in divine hands and you’re ultimately just along for the ride
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
whichever level the creature specifies. They also heed commands issued from above. They obey only commands having to do with raising and lowering the elevator. The elevator isn’t a smooth ride. The platform
rises or lowers 5 feet per round, and its movements are jerky. If even one clay golem is destroyed, the remaining golems can no longer operate the elevator and remain motionless until attacked. The crates in this room are all empty.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
caravan along the way, and others leave according to the dictates of business and fortune. Some travelers ride horses, some walk beside the wagons, and some pay the merchants to ride aboard their wagons
. On several occasions, characters notice the cult teamsters turning away passengers even though they have spare room on their wagons. Nothing identifies the cult’s wagons as anything but typical
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal
combination of a few drinks and the crowd’s encouragement induces some folk to pay for a brief trip down into Undermountain. Most folk pay in advance for a ride down and immediately back up, though a few
during its quiet hours. Even at such times, there are still a few prying eyes in the taproom, lurkers who carry news of the comings and goings from Undermountain to the Zhentarim, dark cults, criminal gangs, and other interested parties.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
) check can approach a horse without startling it, and can even ride it. Petunia the Cow Between Conyberry and the ranch, the characters spot Petunia the cow in a field a few hundred feet off the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
ride to an adjacent ward. Each ward has its own history, legends, and traditions based around who lived there in the past, famous or infamous events, and the uncanny things that continue to occur
. For example, children (and even some adults) hop on one foot when crossing Asmagh’s Alley in the Castle Ward. Why? Well, Asmagh was an apothecary who poisoned many patients, then buried them upright
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
dragonnels (see appendix B) have been separated from their riders. A character can convince the dragonnels to let the characters ride them out of the city by succeeding on a DC 16 Charisma (Persuasion
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
military ride out to seize a victory. With Marshal Vendri away leading troops further west, Governor Miat approved the strike. Lord Bakaris and his son are leading the attack. Darrett is serving
. I’ll do what I can, but I need your help.
If the characters seek out Governor Miat, he’s busy conducting other business with the city’s guild leaders and won’t be available for hours. Even if the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
and lead to scarcity of food or other resources. Scared innocents, opportunistic scavengers, and leaderless military forces all seek to survive. The hopeless acts of others might even prove more
parts of society have collapsed? Are most common people trying to ride out the disaster, or are they fleeing in search of safety? Who is taking advantage of the disaster? Are they normal people
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
only three action options during that turn: Dash, Disengage, and Dodge. A controlled mount can move and act even on the turn that you mount it. In contrast, an independent mount—one that lets you ride
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
cross. Street Signs Thanks to the Scriveners’, Scribes’, and Clerks’ Guild, Waterdeep has a remarkable custom of labeling its streets, and even many of its alleyways and courts. The method of
usual results.
Most Waterdavians are also slow to take fright unless facing magic or monsters. A swaggering warrior threatening them is quite likely to be stared at calmly, or even sneered at. “The only
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Darrett after they’ve conferred with Mayor Raven and Cudgel (see the “Becklin’s Fear” section). Cudgel Ironsmile. Cudgel wants only to get her troops and bring them back to Vogler. Even if they’re
shares the information in the “Becklin’s Fear” section. The mayor doesn’t like it but grudgingly accepts it’s the only option. If not deterred, Cudgel and Jeyev either ride or sneak out of Vogler to rally
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
Othelstan as the villagers flee. Only the wheelwright Gundalin sticks around to watch, and even he does so from behind a heavy wooden oxcart. Timing the Departure
How long can the characters dawdle? The
, Othelstan and the veteran (his lieutenant) ride a pair of wyverns (see area 3).
Dawdling and Resting. Any party that spends an hour or more in the village asking questions, getting a meal or rest
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
any passengers who might ride along. Passengers don’t generally engage in running a ship, but they also don’t need to be mere bystanders. Seasick merchants and marines thoroughly capable of facing
menaces from the deep both count as passengers. Cargo capacity notes the maximum amount of cargo a ship can carry. A vessel can’t move — or might even start taking on water — if its cargo exceeds this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
Captain Othelstan as the villagers flee. Only the wheelwright Gundalin sticks around to watch, and even he does so from behind a heavy wooden oxcart. TIMING THE DEPARTURE
How long can the characters
guards, and three dragonclaws (see appendix D for statistics). In addition, Othelstan and the veteran (his lieutenant) ride a pair of wyverns (see area 3).
Dawdling and Resting. Any party that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
. Hobgoblin cavalry use trained worgs as steeds, in the same way that goblins ride wolves. Some tribes even keep carnivorous apes as fighting beasts.
Hobgoblin
Medium humanoid (goblinoid), lawful
. However, they hate elves and attack them first in battle over any other opponents, even if doing so would be a tactical error.
Legions often supplement their ranks with less reliable and more
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Getting to the Island The characters can reach Auril’s island in any of the following ways: Hitch a ride on Angajuk, the awakened sperm whale (see “Angajuk’s Bell”). Travel to Revel’s End (see
the longstanding feud between the goliaths of Skytower Shelter and the goliaths of Wyrmdoom Crag. Skytower Shelter’s griffons are safe to ride, but they are trained to return home after delivering the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
them. Without him, the cultists’ attacks are uncoordinated and hesitant. Their situation becomes even worse if they are fighting against rebellious lizardfolk. In that case, without Borngray to egg
them on, they are most likely to barricade themselves in the upper levels of the southwest tower or the library and try to ride out the slaughter.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
caverns and skies of the Abyss. They are given little regard by powerful and intelligent demons since vargouilles can do them no harm. Even the weakest demon, such as a manes or a dretch, fears
another. Because of their hunger for living prey, vargouilles are eager to escape the Lower Planes. On rare occasions, summoning a demon to another plane can bring a vargouille along for the ride
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
100 gp for the ride, but he allows the characters free passage if one of them beats him in a sea-urchin-eating contest. This contest (see the “Contests” section) requires a participating character to
succeed on at least two DC 17 Constitution ability checks. Even if a character loses, they earn Bkol’s respect, and he reduces his price to 50 gp. Once Bkol and the Courier are hired, they and their crew of eight rowers (chaotic good guards) are ready to leave at the characters’ convenience.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
of a tiny community of Khoravar living in an unexpected place, such as Droaam, Darguun, or even the Demon Wastes. Your people strive to find common ground with the native population. 9 You are
associated with House Lyrandar or House Medani, but you’re more interested in the role the house plays in supporting Khoravar communities than in the work of its guilds. 10 You ride with the Valenar, hoping one day to prove that you are worthy of taking on a patron ancestor.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
. Any rumor of a catoblepas taking up residence nearby is taken to be a bad omen, even if the rumor is proven false. In some lands, the silhouette of a catoblepas, with its tail extended over its body
impure heart can tame a catoblepas and whisper of malevolent warlocks and wicked knights who ride them into battle. Catoblepas
Large Monstrosity, Unaligned
Armor Class 14 (natural armor)
Hit Points
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
sharing a fine bottle of wine. Given the fact that you can ride a horse in the Outlands from a heaven to a hell, a planar-themed campaign can be set there without the need for planar travel. The
of all kinds are bought and sold here. The city is the domain of the inscrutable Lady of Pain, a being as old as gods and with purposes unknown to even the sages of her city. Is Sigil her prison? Is she the fallen creator of the multiverse? No one knows. Or if they do, they aren’t telling.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
. Without him, the cultists’ attacks are uncoordinated and hesitant. Their situation becomes even worse if they are fighting against rebellious lizardfolk. In that case, without Borngray to egg them on
, they are most likely to barricade themselves in the upper levels of the southwest tower or the library and try to ride out the slaughter.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
have wronged them. Efreet don’t see themselves in this light, naturally, and regard their race as fair and orderly, even as they admit to an enlightened sense of self-interest. Spiteful Enslavers
dwell in fiery regions such as volcanoes and the burning expanses of the world’s deserts. Their love of the desert brings them into conflict with the djinn that ride the desert whirlwinds, and with the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
drawbridge is lowered, they ride to the square and call out for Kella Darkhope. If the characters raised the drawbridge, the Zhents call out for someone to lower it. If she’s still alive, Kella tries to let
village is mostly abandoned. Xolkin is in love with Kella and would do just about anything for her, even though he knows that she doesn’t feel the same way about him. If Kella is a prisoner, Xolkin tries
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
help the pair get the infernal machine running, the kenku express their pleasure to Mad Maggie, who becomes even more likely to help the characters in their quest. Mickey the Flesh Golem Shortly after
Ride, the bigger one a Tormentor. The wheels of the Devil’s Ride are missing. The Tormentor is missing its harpoon flinger, and its armor plating is corroded as though eaten by acid, reducing the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
rest and recuperate on their journeys. Even during the dark times when Helm ceased showing signs to his faithful, the priests and people at Helm’s Hold kept their doors open and their eyes on the road
, providing refuge to any who came in peace. This outlook was recently sorely tested, and I’m uncertain if Helm’s Hold passed or failed the test. Even though the Watcher was destroyed just prior to the