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Monsters
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
ferocious might, cunning ambushes, or fungal poisons. Some adult deep dragons plunder the surface for treasures and lore.
Deep Dragons
Deep dragons slither through the wet and lightless places of the
Underdark. They are stealthy hunters with an affinity for lost lore and fungi that flourish in the depths. As deep dragons age, their smooth, serpentine bodies become riddled with fungal rot, particularly
Monsters
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
hunters with an affinity for lost lore and fungi that flourish in the depths. As deep dragons age, their smooth, serpentine bodies become riddled with fungal rot, particularly around their faces, to
treasure hunting; they might contain the only surviving copies of forgotten lore, fungal ingredients for cures or plagues, or maps to lost Underdark locales.Deep Dragon Lairs
Deep dragons lair in fungus
Monsters
Astarion's Book of Hungers
can’t spend Hit Point Dice at the end of the rest and doesn’t regain Hit Points, Hit Point Dice, or spell slots at the end of the rest.
Tenacious Lore. Within 1 mile of the lair, flame
wearing transforms with it.
While in imp form, the vampire’s game statistics, other than its size and Speed, are unchanged.
While in mist form, the vampire can’t take any actions, speak, or
Monsters
D&D Beyond Drops
.
Shape-Shift. The ooze shape-shift;shape-shifts to resemble a Medium or smaller Humanoid or Beast while retaining its game statistics, or it returns to its true form. Any equipment it is wearing or
who’ve studied the lore of these creatures believe that another factor may also contribute to a sovereign ooze’s creation and its drive to transform the world into the same substance from
Monsters
D&D Beyond Drops
damage only.
Shape-Shift. The ooze shape-shift;shape-shifts to resemble a Medium or smaller Humanoid or Beast while retaining its game statistics, or it returns to its true form. Any equipment it is
sentience and form. These newly formed creatures are sovereign oozes.
Sages who’ve studied the lore of these creatures believe that another factor may also contribute to a sovereign ooze’s
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
Abbot retains its game statistics and ability to speak, but its AC, movement modes, Strength, Dexterity, and special senses are replaced by those of the new form, and it gains any statistics and
forbidden lore plucked from the Amber Temple (chapter 13), then helped the Abbot transform the Belviews into mongrelfolk—maniacal humans with bestial deformities and traits. The Belviews were happy, albeit
Monsters
Divine Contention
’s spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 19). She can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components:
1/day each: invisibility, legend lore, protection from
dragon’s lair serve as the dragon’s eyes and ears. Deer and other large game are strangely absent, hinting at the presence of an unnaturally hungry predator.
If the dragon dies, the rodents
Monsters
Storm King's Thunder
: blight, legend lore (cast as 1 action), locate creature, pass without trace, protection from energy, true seeingClaugiyliamatar can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. Only one
’s eyes and ears. Deer and other large game are strangely absent, hinting at the presence of an unnaturally hungry predator.
If the dragon dies, the rodents and birds lose their supernatural
Monsters
Quests from the Infinite Staircase
creature to take his place.
If the creature accepts, it is transformed into a noble djinni. The creature’s game statistics are replaced by those of Nafas (including this trait), though it
ability (spell save DC 21):
At will: Detect Evil and Good, Detect Magic, Thaumaturgy
3/day each: Create Food and Water (the food is always tasty), Dispel Magic, Invisibility, Legend Lore (as an action
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
Realms, but you might want more. This section provides advice on how to use (or not use!) more than forty years’ worth of Realms lore and addresses specific challenges Realms lore might pose at the game table.
Realms Lore The first appearance of the Forgotten Realms in Dungeons & Dragons was in 1982, and in the decades since, thousands of writers, artists, editors, DMs, and players have added to Faerûn’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume One: Spelljammer Creatures
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 1: Spelljammer Creatures This bestiary provides game statistics and lore for ten monsters that are suitable for any Dungeons & Dragons campaign. These monsters include old
favorites from past editions of the game as well as monsters created for the current edition. The creatures in this bestiary are organized alphabetically. If you are unfamiliar with the monster stat
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume Two
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 2: Dragonlance Creatures This bestiary provides game statistics and lore for eleven monsters that, while linked to the fantastical and war-gripped Dragonlance setting, are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
Experts at the Table Because the Forgotten Realms has such a long history and so many dedicated fans, it’s possible someone at your game table knows more about Faerûn than you do. This can be
challenging, but you can overcome those challenges with communication and preparation. Talk with Realms lore experts at your table, and share your approach. If you intend to improvise your Forgotten Realms
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
guard Forge a document Recall lore about a craft or trade Win a game of skill Spellcasting Ability Wizards use Intelligence as their spellcasting ability, which helps determine the saving throw DCs of spells they cast.
measures your ability to recall lore about spells, magic items, eldritch symbols, magical traditions, the planes of existence, and the inhabitants of those planes. History Your Intelligence (History) check
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Chapter 3: Bestiary Within this bestiary, you will find game statistics and lore for nearly one hundred monsters suitable for any D&D campaign. Many of these monsters, such as the froghemoth and the
and change their lore to suit your game. Nothing we say here is meant to curtail your creativity. The creatures in this bestiary are organized alphabetically. A few are grouped under a banner heading
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
lore spell, requiring no spell components, naming any person, place, or object within 1 mile of the lair as the spell’s subject.
Crystal Profusion. Amethyst crystals and geodes form along muddy
magically transforms into any creature that is Medium or Small, while retaining its game statistics (other than its size). This transformation ends if the dragon is reduced to 0 hit points or uses a bonus
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
city guard Forge a document Recall lore about a craft or trade Win a game of skill Spellcasting Ability Wizards use Intelligence as their spellcasting ability, which helps determine the saving throw DCs of spells they cast.
measures your ability to recall lore about spells, magic items, eldritch symbols, magical traditions, the planes of existence, and the inhabitants of those planes. History. Your Intelligence (History) check
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Chapter 6: Bestiary This bestiary provides game statistics and lore for more than a hundred monsters suitable for any D&D campaign, including old favorites from past editions of the game as well as
encourage DMs to use it. You can do what you will with these monsters and change their lore to suit your game. Nothing we say here is meant to curtail your creativity. The creatures in this bestiary are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
Your Forgotten Realms The most important thing to know about Realms lore is that you don’t have to know it. Improvisation is the most powerful tool in the DM’s toolbox. When your players visit
. You can ignore or rewrite any of Faerûn’s history to suit your game. Perhaps you want the Red Wizards to be evil necromancers, and you want Thay to be a horrifying realm bent on conquest and populated
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
. Who’s Who
According to game lore, Nolzur belonged to the Company of Seven, a famed group of adventurers whose names are immortalized in spells, artifacts, and magic items such as Keoghtom’s ointment
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
dragon’s magic, creating one or more of the following effects:
Background Check. Once per day, the dragon can cast the legend lore spell, requiring no spell components, naming any person, place, or
retaining its game statistics (other than its size). This transformation ends if the dragon is reduced to 0 hit points or uses a bonus action to end it.
Psychic Step. The dragon magically teleports to an unoccupied space it can see within 60 feet of it.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
game. Many problems can be solved or even prevented with honest conversation. Ask questions and solicit feedback after or between sessions. It’s OK to Make Mistakes. If you overlook or misrepresent
something, correct yourself and move on. No one expects you to memorize every rule or detail. Even if you don’t realize your mistake until after a game session is over, it’s OK to acknowledge the mistake
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Chapter 2: Bestiary This bestiary provides game statistics and lore for more than 250 monsters, which are suitable for any D&D campaign. The chapter includes old favorites from past editions of the
game as well as creatures created for the current edition. This chapter is a companion to the Monster Manual and adopts a similar presentation. If you are unfamiliar with the monster stat block format
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Misplaced Monsters: Volume One
Misplaced Monsters: Volume One In support of D&D Extra Life This bestiary provides game statistics and lore for a selection of monsters suitable for any Dungeons & Dragons campaign. Using the
Miracle Network Hospitals. We hope you find a suitable place for these monsters in your game! D&D Misplaced Monsters, Vol. 1 was created in partnership with Extra Life©, a fundraising program of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
(see chapter 3), and feature half-understood images from their occult studies and Barovian lore. These markings include symbols from the tarokka deck, which carry the same meanings as they do upon
features séances employing a spirit board. When making use of this game prop, you take the role of the forces guiding the planchette. Move the planchette subtly to reveal mysterious messages appropriate to your adventures.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
venture outside Port Nyanzaru under any circumstances. If the characters buy a copy of Volo’s book (50 gp for a durable hardcover edition), they can put it to use. Any time they want to know lore about
a particular monster described in the book, give them useful tidbits from Volo’s Guide to Monsters. Do not impart game statistics, since such information would not be available in-world. If this reference is unavailable, use the information in appendix D.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Bard Core Bard Traits Primary Ability Charisma Hit Point Die D8 per Bard level Saving Throw Proficiencies Dexterity and Charisma Skill Proficiencies Choose any 3 skills (see “Playing the Game
, working magic, and making jests. A Bard’s life is spent traveling, gathering lore, telling stories, and living on the gratitude of audiences, much like any other entertainer. But Bards’ depth of
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
through their lairs in multiple ways and set traps leading to yawning chasms or pools and flows of lava.
Emerald dragons take great pains to hide the chambers that house their hoards and collected lore
Shape. The dragon magically transforms into any creature that is Medium or Small, while retaining its game statistics (other than its size). This transformation ends if the dragon is reduced to 0 hit
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
to hide the chambers that house their hoards and collected lore, often using illusion magic and subtle construction around the natural features of their lairs to conceal their central hoard chambers
, but new ones form at a normal rate.Fire, PsychicChange Shape. The dragon magically transforms into any creature that is Medium or Small, while retaining its game statistics (other than its size). This
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
Why Are You Here? As a resident of Clifftop, you’ve got a reputation. What is it, and how did you earn it? Are you a new prodigy, or an old retired hero who’s just getting back into the game? As
sage you could be considered an expert in arcane lore or the history of Xen’drik, giving lectures at Morgrave University in your spare time. One question to consider is if you’re part of the Clifftop
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Dispater The cosmos is a grand game. He who knows its rules the best shall win the prize.
— Dispater
Dispater is the foremost arms dealer of the Nine Hells, and perhaps the greatest weapons
best, with no guarantee that any correspondence truly reaches him. The Greatest Game Dispater’s trade in souls is concerned mainly with the acquisition of secrets. His imps scour the Material Plane in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
action going. We might face a setback, but we’re never completely out of the game. We can load from a save point, restart from level 1, or kick off a new campaign. If you’ve ever had someone close to
support. Every dollar is one step closer to the next level. Game on! Mike Mearls November, 2019 ON FIENDS AND FOLIOS
Since a treacherous, former servant of mine thought it wise to release my collected
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
the bards, each of which is named after one of the colleges. See chapter 7 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide for the game statistics of these magic instruments. Long ago, bards who sought the rank of
, yielded a faculty able to revive the college, and the House of the Harp adopted the Fochlucan name once again. Most of its bards study and practice the methods of the College of Lore, as described
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
little of what the University district has to offer. Detention. This tavern celebrates its reputation as a watering hole for the worst students in Morgrave. There’s always an exotic drinking game or
. Devoted to the Sovereign of Law and Lore, this grand temple is an architectural marvel as well as a sacred site. Many scholars and sages make the pilgrimage and spend one night in the Great Hall
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
combat Dexterity and Wisdom High Paladin Defense Strength and Charisma Average Ranger Survival Dexterity and Wisdom Average Rogue Stealth Dexterity Low Sorcerer Power Charisma High Warlock Occult lore
Charisma High Wizard Spellbooks Intelligence Average A Balanced Party
The classic D&D party comprises a Cleric, Fighter, Rogue, and Wizard. Those four classes have the longest history in the game