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Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
be blinded until the start of the hamster’s next turn.The first space hamsters were created by wizards who used magic to shrink giant space hamster;giant space hamsters to wee size, leading
their creators to refer to them as miniature giant space hamsters. The magic also made the space hamsters smarter and telepathic.
These benign rodents are native to Wildspace, though countless numbers of
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
polymorphs into a humanoid, beast, or giant that has a challenge rating no higher than her own, or back into her true form. She reverts to her true form if she dies. Any equipment she is wearing or
surrounding magic, from malevolent warlocks to mad wizards, from deadly curses to magical power that draws those who wield it deeper into darkness.
Sul Khatesh is subtler than the Rage of War. She
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Appendix A: Linked Adventures Wizards of the Coast has published other D&D adventures that can serve as springboards for Storm King’s Thunder, not only getting characters to 5th level but also
, Goldenfields, or Triboar by having a representative of that faction give them a quest. With the growing threat of giants in the North, the quest might be as straightforward as protecting the location against a possible giant attack.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Iriolarthas. He was obsessed with finding relics and magic from Faerûn’s ancient past.
2 Ythryn was governed by a group of eight arcanists known as the Wizards of the Ebon Star. Their names and faces
are immortalized in the city’s museum.
3 The city’s creators used giant mimics as construction tools and beasts of burden.
4 Apprentice mages would graduate from the House of the Arcane and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Boo’s Astral Menagerie
Space Hamster The first space hamsters were created by wizards who used magic to shrink giant space hamsters to wee size, leading their creators to refer to them as miniature giant space hamsters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
, Elvish, Giant, and Primordial). His oni bodyguard, disguised as a half-ogre named Dumara, stands beside him.
Bookshelves. Tall bookshelves packed with soft-covered notebooks line the northeast and
canisters. The books cover subjects of interest to wizards, including spell component harvesting, ruminations on the Weave, biographies of famous wizards and liches, tips for creating realistic illusions
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
Important Nonplayer Characters Skyreach Castle is home to the cloud giant Blagothkus, a pair of stone giants named Wiglof and Hulde (allies of the cloud giant), Wyrmspeaker Rezmir of the Cult of the
Dragon, two Red Wizards of Thay (Rath Modar and Azbara Jos), a vampire named Sandesyl Morgia, and an adult white dragon named Glazhael the Cloudchaser. These adversaries do not entirely trust one
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Random Encounters in Sorcere Inside Sorcere, the characters might encounter drow wizards as well as their apprentices, familiars, and other magical creatures. If they enter with Quenthel Baenre’s
Encounter 1–6 1d4 drow mages 7–8 1 giant spider 9–10 1 invisible quasit 11–12 1 mad drow mage 13–14 1 shadow demon 15–18 1d4 slaves 19–20 1 succubus or incubus Drow Mages There is a 50 percent
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
greater healing potion, a potion of frost giant strength, and a spell scroll of earthquake to sweeten the deal. This price could go up considerably if the party negotiates agreeable terms from the
other factions for the Zhentarim’s support — up to an additional 25,000 gp, at your discretion. Follow-Up: Mission to Thay Any alliance with the Red Wizards is a mixed blessing. More pragmatic factions
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
Important Nonplayer Characters Skyreach Castle is home to the cloud giant Blagothkus, a pair of stone giants named Wiglof and Hulde (allies of the cloud giant), Wyrmspeaker Rezmir of the Cult of the
Dragon, two Red Wizards of Thay (Rath Modar and Azbara Jos), a vampire named Sandesyl Morgia, and an adult white dragon named Glazhael the Cloudchaser. These adversaries do not entirely trust one
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
greater healing, a potion of frost giant strength, and a spell scroll of earthquake to sweeten the deal. This price could go up considerably if the party negotiates agreeable terms from the other
factions for the Zhentarim’s support—up to an additional 25,000 gp, at your discretion. Follow-Up: Mission to Thay Any alliance with the Red Wizards is a mixed blessing. More pragmatic factions and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
shadows of the distant past. When the elves fled to Aerenal, the drow remained on Xen’drik as subjects of the giants, and they were caught in the collapse of giant civilization. Today they linger on
a scorpion god called Vulkoor. They hunt giants and other dangers in their lands. Led by powerful druids and wizards, the Sulatar cling to traditions of elemental shaping that date back to the Age of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
individual encounter entry marked with an asterisk. Abyssal Prisons* d4 Encounter 1 1 reduced-threat hezrou 2 2d8 manes 3 1d4 quasits 4 1 reduced-threat vrock Blood Pens d4 Encounter 1 2d6 giant
centipedes 2 1d4 giant spiders 3 Thayan patrol (roll on Thayan Patrol table) 4 1 shambling mound* Masters’ Domain d4 Encounter 1 1d4 shadows 2–4 Dread Legion patrol (roll on Dread Legion Patrol
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
magic, and they work for evil wizards and hags in exchange for useful magic items.
Lock the door, blow out the light; The hungry oni haunts the night.
Hide and tremble, little one; The oni
Large giant, lawful evil
Armor Class 16 (chain mail)
Hit Points 110 (13d10 + 39)
Speed 30 ft., fly 30 ft.
STR
19 (+4)
DEX
11 (+0)
CON
16 (+3)
INT
14 (+2
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
an odd, tattered hat. With a successful DC 15 Intelligence (Investigation) check, a character recalls the hats worn by the wizards on the murals in the Hall of Rainbows. (One or more players might
the remains of the Consortium of Three, the Netherese wizards who were loyal to Prince Hamukai. After establishing the refuge at Haruun, they honed their magic and vowed to return to Azumar to defeat
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
magical energy intersect, a site where a meteorite crashed to earth or a strange mystical crystal lies buried underground, or a place where long-forgotten wizards of an ancient magocratic empire saturated
in an ancient war where thousands of soldiers were annihilated in a devastating magical assault.
8 Gravity does not function as expected in the area, which might manifest as giant floating earth
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
appendix C) if Auril is in Ythryn
66–70 1d4 + 1 gargoyles, or a frost giant skeleton (see appendix C) accompanied by 1d3 winter wolves if Auril is in Ythryn
71–75 1d4 + 1 demos magen and 1d4
galvan magen (see appendix C for their statistics)
76–80 1d4 + 1 demos magen and 1d4 hypnos magen (see appendix C for their statistics)
81–90 1d6 nothics (former Netherese wizards) that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Arcane Brotherhood The Arcane Brotherhood is a cabal of powerful wizards that operates out of the Hosttower of the Arcane, a multi-spired structure that towers above Luskan (a city south of Icewind
Dale on the Sword Coast). The brotherhood’s leadership consists of five renowned archmages who handpick the other members, favoring wizards of great accomplishment. Every year, scores of wizards from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Roleplaying a Giant Giving a giant a personality trait, an ideal, a bond, and a flaw helps to create a more vibrant NPC. You can also give a character background to a giant. The noble background, for
example, could apply to a cloud giant. Giant Personality Traits d8 Personality Trait 1 The brutality of my peers is a relic of a bygone era that should be stamped out. I seek a more enlightened
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
their islands with traps and attack outsiders out of hunger, boredom, or fear. Hostile Island Leader d6 Leader 1 Cloud giant 2 Hill giant 3 Oni 4 Spirit naga 5 Werewolf 6 A chromatic dragon of the
pirate captain (see appendix C), 1 pirate bosun (see appendix C), 2d4 pirate deck wizards (see appendix C), and 8d10 bandits 3 1d6 flesh golems, 1d4 priests, and 2d10 acolytes 4 2d4 veterans, 2d10
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
. Young stone giants practice tirelessly, hoping to prove themselves worthy of assisting the tribe’s best carvers. A stone giant master carver might devote years to finding the best stone before
. But even where boulder tossing is concerned, artistry is fundamental to the effort. A stone giant hurling a boulder isn’t only performing a feat of strength but is also striving to display consummate
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
the sea. Because the dock was scaled for frost giant longships, characters approaching by water must climb to reach the top of it. Those without magic or climbing gear can do so with a successful DC
15 Strength (Athletics) check. At the back of the dock, giant-sized steps climb to the top of the 50-foot-high cliffs. A 20-foot-wide path made from bricks of ice leads from the dock to the fortress of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
allows them to influence the dreams of others, sending messages or inflicting nightmares with a touch. Tales talk of ambitious wizards, frantic monarchs, and desperate heroes undertaking quests or making
., passive Perception 16
Languages Common, Giant, Infernal
Challenge 6 (2,300 XP)
Innate Spellcasting. The hag’s spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 15). She can innately cast the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
giant machine of wonderful complexity — a banquet for a curious gnomish mind. Many renowned astronomers, wizards, and extraplanar travelers are gnomes, having undertaken those disciplines in the hope
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
particularly interested in those who can bring unique skills, abilities, or spells to the mix. Several of the older and more seasoned wizards in Waterdeep consider Vajra an upstart, but they are smart enough
, Int +12, Wis +7, Cha +5
Skills Arcana +10, History +10
Senses passive Perception 10
Languages Common, Dwarvish, Elvish, Giant, Halfling, Undercommon
Challenge 13 (10,000 XP)
Special
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
include a soft bed, a rug, a bookshelf, and a large, compartmentalized chest containing folded clothing and ordinary personal effects. 21. Library Like most wizards, Sansuri has acquired books covering a
gp each and weighing 50 pounds each) and a one-of-a-kind book of original plays written in Dethek, the Dwarvish script, with Common translations, by a legendary and long-deceased cloud giant poet
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
and decorated with faintly glowing constellations. Rime-covered statues of human wizards stand in front of this building, gazing outward from atop three-foot-high stone pedestals. The building and
statues were sculpted by magic and that, given their costuming, they depict Netherese wizards. A character can do the same with a successful DC 15 Intelligence (History) check. Hiding behind the two
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
several rounds later. Crag Cats. The crag cats hide in the snow and attempt to surprise the party. Frost Giants. If a lone giant is encountered, it has a winter wolf companion. The frost giants are
characters ask them about giant sightings, there is a 25 percent chance that the scouts have come across frost giant tracks in the past twelve hours, in which case they can steer the characters toward them
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
raven’s feet as offerings. At dusk, giant ravens gather to feast on the remains. After devouring the carrion, the giant ravens perch on timber roosts and squawk at one another until nightfall, when they
fly off. Warriors of the Black Raven tribe sometimes ride these giant ravens into battle. Surrounding Raven Rock are four 50-foot-tall menhirs that the Uthgardt shamans use to track the changing of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
Predator Pools The Red Wizards’ plans involve the disruption and control of the Sword Coast’s trade. To that end, the Thayans are spawning an aquatic army. Locations in the Predator Pools are
dreams that, after weeks or months of exposure, improve combat skill and imbue most creatures with strong devotion to the Red Wizards. Reactions. Creatures in this sector usually hesitate to attack those
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
Golem Laboratories In these formerly cursed temples and workshops, the Red Wizards create golems. Locations in the Golem Laboratories are identified on map 5.10. Map 5.10: Golem Laboratories Golems
Mortuaries Red Wizards bind and reanimate dead flesh and bone in these halls. 86. Hall of Teleportation The walls of this massive hall are carved with reliefs of humanoid monarchs adorned with jeweled
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
damage.
Change Shape. Rak Tulkhesh magically polymorphs into a humanoid, beast, or giant that has a challenge rating no higher than his own, or back into his true form. He reverts to his true form
magic, from malevolent warlocks to mad wizards, from deadly curses to magical power that draws those who wield it deeper into darkness. Sul Khatesh is subtler than the Rage of War. She empowers warlocks
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
not for long. If pressed for details, Talis reveals that castle belongs to a cloud giant allied with the cult. The castle, she says, is hidden near the village of Parnast, which is under the cult’s
, a handsome dragon of the pure northern breed.” She sounds like a fanatic when discussing dragonkind. She doesn’t know much about the Red Wizards but reveals that a Red Wizard liaison has been sent
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
in the “Everlund” section earlier in this chapter. Its resident archmage, Krowen Valharrow, is well aware of “the giant problem.” If the characters approach him, Krowen warns them that the giants
work. If the characters explain that they’re trying to thwart the giants, Krowen grants the party free access to a secret network of teleportation circles that he and his fellow Harper wizards use for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
pressed for details, Talis reveals that castle belongs to a cloud giant allied with the cult. The castle, she says, is hidden near the village of Parnast, which is under the cult’s control. If all
dragon of the pure northern breed.” She sounds like a fanatic when discussing dragonkind. She doesn’t know much about the Red Wizards but reveals that a Red Wizard liaison has been sent to help arrange