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Monsters
Tyranny of Dragons
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Fire Breath (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"recharge","rollAction":"Fire Breath"}. The dragon head exhales fire in a 15-foot cone. Each creature in that area must make a DC 15
sprays tiles instead of bleeding. It is thin in one dimension and can use that fact to its advantage in combat.Poison, PsychicPiercing
Deep Dragon Wyrmling
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monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
; black-and-gray hide is smooth like a salamander’s, and their eyes are pale. As they age, their spore breath causes fungi to bloom across their skin, especially around the head and neck. Their
An ogre has acquired a deep dragon wyrmling as a pet, ignoring the fact that the dragon is an intelligent creature who will grow extremely large.
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An inquisitive deep dragon wyrmling has made
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
than watch or patrol members are a community’s investigators, who are responsible for solving crimes after the fact. Though such folk are seldom found in rural areas, nearly every settlement of
hell hound without flinching.
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I enjoy being strong and like breaking things.
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I have a crude sense of humor.
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I face problems head-on. A simple, direct solution is the best path to
Species
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
Nothing is perfect. Vedalken not only believe this fact, they rejoice in it. Every imperfection is a chance for improvement, and progress is an endless march toward a state of perfection that can
, standing almost a head taller than humans on average but weighing about the same. Their hairless skin comes in a range of shades of blue. Their eyes are darker shades of blue or violet. They lack
Aasimar
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Species
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
dark eyes
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Starkly colored hair
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An unusual hue tinting your shadow
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A ghostly halo crowning your head
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Rainbows gleaming on your skin
Creating Your Character
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violent end on an adventure. Members of some races, such as dwarves and elves, can live for centuries. If typical members of a race can live longer than a century, that fact is mentioned in the race’s
Dwarf
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Basic Rules (2014)
“Yer late, elf!” came the rough edge of a familiar voice. Bruenor Battlehammer walked up the back of his dead foe, disregarding the fact that the heavy monster lay on top of his elven
to depend on the elves. No telling what an elf will do next; when the hammer meets the orc’s head, they’re as apt to start singing as to pull out a sword. They’re flighty and
Species
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
blossom into hard feelings, loud arguments, and head-butting contests, but they rarely escalate beyond that.
Creating Your Character
When you create your D&D character, you decide whether your
about a century, assuming the character doesn’t meet a violent end on an adventure. Members of some races, such as dwarves and elves, can live for centuries—a fact noted in the description
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
warped into otherworldly shapes, each with a head dominated by a gigantic, unblinking eye. Nothic Medium Aberration, Neutral Evil
AC 15 Initiative +3 (13)
HP 45 (6d8 + 18)
Speed 30 ft
damage. Success: Half damage.
Bonus Actions
Weird Insight (Recharge 6). Wisdom Saving Throw: DC 14, one creature the nothic can see within 120 feet. Failure: The nothic magically learns one fact or secret about the target.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
) score of 15 or higher recognize that the head is actually a person buried up to the neck, and he is unconscious but still alive. That fact is obvious to anyone who approaches within 10 yards, as is the
Payback As the caravan rounds a bend in the road, a human head can be seen sitting in the middle of the road a hundred yards ahead. From a distance, characters with a passive Wisdom (Perception
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
violation of sacred taboo if the adventurers were to kill the giant crocodile on the queen’s behalf. In fact, the queen demands the head of Thousand Teeth be brought to her so that she might add it to her
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
) score of 15 or higher recognize that the head is actually a person buried up to the neck, and he is unconscious but still alive. That fact is obvious to anyone who approaches within 10 yards, as is the
Payback As the caravan rounds a bend in the road, a human head can be seen sitting in the middle of the road a hundred yards ahead. From a distance, characters with a passive Wisdom (Perception
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
bodies of these former scholars are warped into otherworldly shapes, each with a head dominated by a gigantic, unblinking eye. Nothics remember nothing of their past lives and care only for their
feet. Failure: 17 (5d6) Necrotic damage. Success: Half damage.
Bonus Actions
Weird Insight (Recharge 6). Wisdom Saving Throw: DC 14, one creature the nothic can see within 120 feet. Failure: The nothic magically learns one fact or secret about the target.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
vampirate. Topolah fears that the crew of the Second Wind might be discouraged by learning this fact before they meet Gargenhale in person. A character who succeeds on a DC 15 Wisdom (Insight) check
continue without Topolah, she lets out a wistful sigh and hangs her head in disappointment. After giving Krux the directions to Gargenhale’s fleet, she tips her hat at the characters and returns to her tower for a much-needed nap.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
on a folded gray blanket, and the slimy, decapitated head of a mind flayer whose headless body has bled out on the floor nearby. The corpse is being feasted on by maggots.
Old Trap. The double door
recently, Arcturia had a mind flayer assistant. She tore off its head to study the psychic energy stored in its brain. Next to the head is a long pair of steel tweezers and a ladle. The 1-foot black cube
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
that the characters will gain levels over the course of the adventure, as well as acquire allies and powerful magic items that can tip the scales in their favor. Characters who head directly to Castle
Ravenloft without first increasing their power will likely die. You can award experience points for the defeat of foes, use milestone awards, or a mixture of both. Given the fact that much of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
Uncle Longteeth’s Wagon If the characters head a mile spireward out of town or follow Sincerity’s sunflies, they find Uncle Longteeth’s wagon. Read or paraphrase the following when they arrive: An
from Sincerity and rudely tells visitors to go away. He attacks if his wagon is broken into or if he’s presented with evidence that he’s involved with Sincerity’s crimes—such as the fact that her
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
he shared his information. Rezmir considered it an amazing stroke of luck that Leosin was captured during the raid. In fact, it wasn’t luck at all, at least not for Rezmir. Leosin had studied their
. Tying up a dead or unconscious cultist (preferably a half-elf) in his place assures the intruders a two-hour head start before the escape is noticed.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
strategy of picking up a rock and letting it fly. Few activities, in fact, seem to give them as much satisfaction as the simple act of tossing boulders. Most of the games that giants play involve
use smaller stones, about the size of a human head, that can kill an elk or a bear without smashing it into pulp.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
information. Rezmir considered it an amazing stroke of luck that Leosin was captured during the raid. Leosin Erlanthar In fact, it wasn’t luck at all, at least not for Rezmir. Leosin had studied their
. Tying up a dead or unconscious cultist (preferably a half-elf) in his place assures the intruders a two-hour head start before the escape is noticed.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
(now 4th level) head to Luskan, seeking to find that organization’s secret headquarters, infiltrate it, and determine what Dran Enterprises is up to — and what plans they have for the Orrery of the
fact has nothing to do with the attacks against the two Acquisitions Incorporated franchises. Moreover, Dran Enterprises is also aware of the dark power of the Orrery of the Wanderer — and its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
Vedalken
MATT STEWART
Nothing is perfect. Vedalken not only believe this fact, they rejoice in it. Every imperfection is a chance for improvement, and progress is an endless march toward a state
. Vedalken are tall and slender, standing almost a head taller than humans on average but weighing about the same. Their hairless skin comes in a range of shades of blue. Their eyes are darker shades of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
cap with ear and neck flaps to cover his shaved, tattooed head. It’s not an especially effective disguise; characters who make a successful DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check notice the edges of the
they are not entirely strange on the Sword Coast. If questioned, Jos claims to be just another Thayan expatriate trying to find refuge while his country is controlled by undead monsters. In fact, other
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy
hornlike protrusion on its head. An armored figure rides on its back. The rider says, “Hail to you. I’ve come to retrieve something that is of interest to my employer. Please produce the human named Miken
fact that Miken is not aboard, Qitru and the star lancer attack. Spoiling for a Fight If combat ensues, Qitru and the star lancer close to melee range. When Qitru or the star lancer has fewer than 20
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
wounded. In fact, the knight and the bandits are four succubi in magical disguise, testing the party’s integrity on behalf of Hulgaz. The knight cries out for help, apparently assailed by the bandits. How
charms, Hulgaz shakes her head ruefully. She says that if she can’t convince the characters to accept the Nine Hells’ invitations, she’ll have to send them there herself. Hulgaz then launches into a frenzied assault, attacking with reckless abandon.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Parade Ambush As the parade nears the jetty, read the following description: Grasping weeds and vines erupt from the cobblestone street beneath the carriage at the head of the parade. The ox pulling
them. The biza goes on to accuse the Kings of Coin of killing it, revealing that it is the spirit of Proud Edun—a fact Kala never learned.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
with ear and neck flaps to cover his shaved, tattooed head. It’s not an especially effective disguise; characters who make a successful DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check notice the edges of the tattoos
are not entirely strange on the Sword Coast. If questioned, Jos claims to be just another Thayan expatriate trying to find refuge while his country is controlled by undead monsters. In fact, other than
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
the family? Are you the heir to the head of the family? Have you already inherited the title? How do you feel about that responsibility? Or are you so far down the line of inheritance that no one
cares what you do, as long as you don’t embarrass the family? How does the head of your family feel about your adventuring career? Are you in your family’s good graces, or shunned by the rest of your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
divine image, and is usually random or nonsensical. One of the most revered gods of the kuo-toa is Blibdoolpoolp the Sea Mother, who takes the form of a female human with a crayfish head, a crayfish’s
claws, and an articulated shell covering her shoulders. Blibdoolpoolp was likely invented by a kuo-toa that improved on a broken human statue by adding the limbs and head of a crustacean. In sudden
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
named Ghom. As punishment, the king’s sorcerers banished Ch’gakare and Ghom to the Nine Hells, but the two fought their way back home. On his return, Ch’gakare chopped off the king’s head and turned
mastodon statue is facing the entrance. The statue’s lifelike qualities owe to the fact that this is Ghom, whose body was preserved in magical iron and covered with a thin layer of hammered gold, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
along by magical means. Zariel first soars above Elturel to within reach of the corrupted Companion. She closes her eyes, raises her sword above her head, takes a deep, centering breath, and brings
. Lulu nudges Zariel, then gestures toward you with her trunk. Zariel strides toward you, bowing her head in solemn gratitude. “This dark chapter has at last come to an end, and it is a brighter end
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
bald head. Topsy is by far the more social of the two. Turvy constantly mumbles and mutters darkly, with Topsy repeating or translating what her brother says. Topsy and Turvy hide the fact that they are
him a wide berth. If any of the characters speak to him, however, the quaggoth replies in urbane Elvish. He explains that he is not, in fact, a quaggoth, but a gold elf prince polymorphed into
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
to Head Office. Decisionists are also concerned with franchise morale and teamwork, helping all members of the franchise work together effectively. All decisionists vary in their approach to the task
and Starting Equipment As a rank 1 decisionist, you gain proficiency with a musical instrument (horn). Head office also grants you the use of a musical instrument (your choice of horn), a voting kit
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
the family? Are you the heir to the head of the family? Have you already inherited the title? How do you feel about that responsibility? Or are you so far down the line of inheritance that no one
cares what you do, as long as you don’t embarrass the family? How does the head of your family feel about your adventuring career? Are you in your family’s good graces, or shunned by the rest of your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
secret door is hidden.
Altar. What appears at first viewing to be a glistening altar of variegated gray stone is, in fact, a hollow glass altar with three psychic gray oozes sealed inside it.
The
wall is missing its head (behind it is a secret door that won’t budge).
Only an undead creature or a creature possessed by one can open this secret door without the aid of a knock spell or similar
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
did we see any old men or women. Indeed, I hesitate to say that any man among the Northlanders we met had a single gray hair on his head or in his beard. This strange fact, and the Rocklanders’ weird