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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
, wall of forceSeekers of forgotten lore and lost relics, blue abishais are the most cunning and learned of their kind. Their research into occult subjects gleaned from tomes plundered from across the
heads: black, blue, green, red, and white.
Tiamat deploys abishais as her agents, sending them forth to represent her interests in the Hells and across the multiverse. Some have simple tasks, such as
monsters
deep dragons often spend years sequestered among individualized libraries, fungal gardens, or collections of esoterica. When these venerable terrors venture forth to hunt, they can remake Underdark
forms. Many deep dragons collect forgotten tomes or works of art and bully, cajole, or steal collections from drow or duergar sages.
Deep dragons are excellent swimmers. They often clash with aquatic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
forth magical energy from old tomes, and summoning the spirits of long-dead historical figures. Lorehold mages travel far and wide across the world, gathering relics of bygone ages and learning dead languages to unpack the secrets of history.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
promises destruction. Deadly When Summoned. The methods for summoning elder elementals remain hidden in forbidden tomes or inscribed on the walls of lost temples raised to honor the Elder Elemental Eye
. Only casters of superlative skill have even the faintest chance of calling forth one of these monsters, and the spellcaster is often destroyed by the effort. Thus, only the most unhinged and nihilistic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
littered with thick tomes, alchemical vessels, and a complex control panel.
An ancient male human sits behind the desk, with a homunculus perched on his shoulder.
“More of Moghadam’s mercenaries, I
pseudo-dracolich form, the miniature human to revert into a miniature baby that wakes from stasis and starts crying, and so forth.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
, they burst forth to dissolve and devour smaller creatures using their acid-dripping mandibles and sprays of digestive enzymes. Domenico Cava Ankhegs are the bane of farmers whose grazing livestock are
magic tomes.
Arcanaloth Medium Fiend (Yugoloth), Neutral Evil
AC 18 Initiative +5 (15)
HP 175 (27d8 + 54)
Speed 30 ft., Fly 30 ft. (hover)
Ability Score Mod Save Str 17 +3 +3 Dex 12 +1
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
backgrounds, digging into rumors spread by the criminal class, talking to city guards, and so forth. The characters can learn the following details about the castle and the prison beneath it with
, portions were spared the destruction of the lava flow, including an underground chamber called the Vault of Tomes. That undercroft contains some of the most rare and valuable books in Faerûn outside
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
of the books are dull (histories, collections of romantic poems, and so forth), but three are quite noteworthy. These three books bear clear titles on their spines: The Magical Properties of Gemstones
, though finding a buyer for such tomes might require the party to look beyond Saltmarsh. 3. Study This room was once a writing room or study. Against the wall under the windows sits a large wooden
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
type of abishai is associated with one of Tiamat’s five dragon heads: black, blue, green, red, and white. Tiamat deploys abishais as her agents, sending them forth to represent her interests in the
, blue abishais are the most cunning and learned of their kind. Their research into occult subjects gleaned from tomes plundered from across the multiverse enables them to become accomplished
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
best a tedious distraction. He is happiest when surrounded by his tomes of lore and the undead he has called forth to do his bidding. Those who follow Myrkul are either wizards or those who seek to
deceased. Myrkul has the power to call forth the soul of any slain creature and bind it into a wax skull. Myrkul can use this ability only if he claims some part of a creature’s physical body, grinds
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
. Tomes are packed into built-in stone bookshelves, with a tall alcove above each shelf holding a gargoyle. (Two of these sculptures are living gargoyles.) An in-progress game of Dragonchess sits on a
start poking around the room, the gargoyles swoop down and attack. Tomes. Any character who spends an hour searching the bookshelves finds a fat tome titled Flumph Mating Rituals, with an embossed image
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
thoughts the pharaoh sleeps,
In dreamy realms and sky so deep.
The high priest worked a wonder great,
And sealed him up into his fate.
Great Nafik, the priest most high,
Studies tomes that
rites. He was keeper of the tomes of Terbakar, the greatest library in all lands of the golden age.
“Nafik searched, too, for life eternal, and some say he sought to rob the pharaohs of their right
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy
—lightning damage for the water pools, thunder damage for the explosions, and so forth. Any character reduced to 0 hit points during the obstacle course falls unconscious and must sit out the remainder of
doesn’t stop opining until asked to be quiet. His quarters are an absolute mess, featuring half a dozen tables piled high with tomes, curiosities, and devices of unknown purpose.
Mister Blip wears a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
to the higher shelves.
The bookshelves hold hundreds of tomes on topics such as history, warfare, and alchemy. Encounter. Roll on the Death House Encounters table the first time a character enters
secret door lies area D9. D9: Secret Room This secret room contains bookshelves packed with tomes describing Fiend-summoning rituals. Trapped Chest. An unlocked treasure chest stands against the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
unusual. Nothing about his bedroom betrays Victor’s deviant nature or magical proclivities. The books include collections of Barovian fables and tomes about mythology, heraldry, and other innocuous
unlocks the outside door in area N3g, and two keys for the door and the manacles in area N3m. Treasure. The Vallakovich book collection contains old, leather-bound tomes on virtually every subject. Use
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
, and so forth. 11. Throne Room Two sets of three pillars flank a central area where two lizardfolk hatchlings are playing. At the far end of the room, a wooden throne stands on a low, stone dais
other in the southeast corner. A sudden movement in the mud is all the warning you get before six forms leap forth.
If the party arrives from inside the lizardfolk lair, read: You have entered a huge
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
six valuable tomes on underground exploration and natural history (worth 120 gp each). Glyph Key. Sarkalla has a glyph key attuned to this zone, the Immortal Caverns, the Spawning Pools, and the
howling specter emerges from the mirror to attack. Once they have collectively called forth five undead, the mirrors all become dormant for 1 hour. White Gates. The corridor leading west has a white gate
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a1
call the creature forth and hopes to train it to be a loyal servant before it matures. Treasure. Belak has already appealed to the snake’s greed with a small gift. In its nest, the adventurers find
wooden shelves, filled with a scattering of tomes and scrolls, line the north and east walls, and a rough-hewn desk stands in the center of the chamber. Fungus on the ceiling provides light
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Nest of the Eldritch Eye
tomb. Bookshelves carrying various tomes and scholarly implements stand against the walls. At the center is a stone, gold-painted sarcophagus, the sides of which bear a beautiful relief carving of two
leader commands, “Now! Release your secrets unto me! Let the truths hidden in your soul come forth and become stronger!” As if in response, the cultists’ silhouettes warp into two lanky shadowy entities
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
as fine as Snicker-Snack,” and then never speaks again. P28. Library The doors to the adjoining hallway are sealed with lion crown locks (see “Crown Locks” earlier in the chapter). Leather-bound tomes
tomes in a separate library upstairs (area P38), but this room still contains a vast collection of books on all manner of subjects. It exists in a demiplane. Because of the library’s demiplanar nature
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
southwest wall of this room and the eastern wall of area E17, so that instructions could be passed back and forth between the smiths and the engineers operating the canal and lock mechanism in area
tomes that used to run in neat, orderly rows. When the cultists arrived here, they discovered the patch of brown mold that has taken up residence here. After unsuccessfully trying to burn it (which caused
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
contact with the pile of waste (searching through it, falling into it, and so forth) must succeed on a DC 14 Constitution saving throw or contract sewer plague. See “Diseases” in chapter 8 of the
, these tomes deal with common philosophical quandaries and the passive contemplation of nature. The books are old and impressive-looking but have no monetary value. If the characters search the library