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Monstrous Compendium Vol. 1: Spelljammer Creatures
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The body of a clockwork horror is about two feet in diameter, but the legs give it an overall diameter of four feet. Embedded in the front of its head is a crystal that enables the clockwork horror to
see.
Clockwork horrors communicate with each other by means of clicks, whirs, and similar mechanical sounds that imitate the Thri-kreen language perfectly, leading some to speculate the first
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
over a century ago when an upwelling from the lake at the calderaâs center collapsed a portion of the vaults and flooded their halls with boiling water and noxious fumes. The stairwell leading
vaults, keeping one eye on the hallway leading to the flooded stairwell, never quite trusting that some covetous intruder wonât find a way through.
Treasury. The dragon stores the finest
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
halls with boiling water and noxious fumes. The stairwell leading up to the city was sealed to prevent the fumes from spilling into the streets above. Decades later, once the volcanoâs activity
dragon resides in a grand rectangular hall near the center of the vaults, keeping one eye on the hallway leading to the flooded stairwell, never quite trusting that some covetous intruder wonât
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
. They sometimes give guidance to those in need or request help from adventurers to encourage them to greatness.
As a rule, moonstone dragons are not particularly interested in gold or copper
âs life.
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A young moonstone dragon has acquired a powerful magic item belonging to one of the fey courts and is leading the assassin sent to retrieve the item on a chase through the
Hobgoblin
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will result in death if the act will bring glory to the banner or the legion.
Honor the Gods. Hobgoblins give regular recognition to the deities left to them after Maglubiyetâs conquest. Idols
rank or banner status. Of course, Maglubiyetâs call to conquest is always answered.
Suffer nor Give Insult. As befits their warlike nature, hobgoblins believe that any insult demands a response
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs Guide
are the gate-towns: sixteen settlements, each built around a portal leading to one of the Outer Planes. The Gate-Towns of the Outlands table lists all sixteen gate-towns and the Outer Planes they
tremendous variety of planar-themed adventures possible within the boundaries of the Outlands. Adventures in the Outlands often involve the conflicts between opposing planar influences. Itâs much easier for a
Kobold
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undetected and donât give their targets reason to harm them. For example, a group of city kobolds might sneak into a cobblerâs house at night to loot it of knives, leather bits, nails, and
comedic preparations sometimes give rescuers time to locate and free the captives before the kobolds settle down for the main course.
Hatred
Because the gnome god Garl Glittergold trapped the kobold
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Robes, the Red Robes, and the Black Robes, respectively. As it unfolds, give the character the opportunity to choose any order they please. If the character makes a surprising choice, consider asking the
player how they reconcile their choice with their characterâs values. If the character feels strongly about a choice that conflicts with their values or alignment, their player might use this as a
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs Guide
Ending a Campaign A campaignâs ending should conclude the last of the major conflicts and tie up most of the threads of its beginning and middle. (Itâs OK to leave some loose ends for characters to
â individual goals will be fulfilled by the final adventure. Give characters with unfinished goals a chance to finish them before the very end. Once your campaign has ended, a new one can begin. If you intend to
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
positions with each passing day. About once every thousand years, the demons close in on the lower reaches of the Styx and portals leading deeper into the Hells. Invariably, the legions of the Nine Hells
unreliable. Despite the difficulty of escaping the Lower Planes, combatants on both sides find their way to the Material Plane and other realms from time to time. Although the conflicts on these
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
Mount Celestia or contracts originating in the Nine Hells, and itâs never a battleground for the conflicts of Material Plane worlds. On rare occasions, the Lady of Pain drifts through the streets
, hovering above the ground. Creatures that interfere with her are flayed by her stare or vanish into nothingness as she turns to face them. Wise travelers give the Lady a wide berth, finding pressing business
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs Guide
adventures youâre thinking about running to your prospective players. Note the in-world conflicts that might arise, the settingâs overall tone, and the themes youâd like to explore. (The âEvery DM Is Unique
is added, give a copy of the sheet to each player. Players can fill out their sheets anonymously, but ask each of them to add the following information:
Limits. Using an X for a hard limit or a
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs Guide (2014)
the roads, including trade routes leading beyond the village and roads that connect outlying farms to the village center. Note the location of the village center. If the adventurers visit specific
be important: the lordâs keep, significant temples, and the like. For cities, add internal walls and think about the personality of each ward. Give the wards names reflecting their personalities
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richtenâs Guide to Ravenloft
certainty is born of unchecked privilege and vanity. These flashes of clarity frustrate her, leading her to impose cruel edicts and public displays of her superiority, such as city-spanning punishments and
who show their obedience are my true subjects. All others have a chance to prove their loyalty. Is that not mercy?â Flaw. âI will let everything rot in the streets before I give up one bit of what I was given.â
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Howling Iceberg Adventures Here are sample adventure hooks to bring characters to the Howling Iceberg or to give them missions to pursue there. Frigid Depths A horde of merrow and sahuagin use the
death slaad leading other slaadi emerges from the portal to Pandemonium. Along with creatures from the Fiendish Incursion Encounters table (see chapter 3), all driven wild by the winds, they maraud nearby settlements.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs Guide
use these conflicts, look for opportunities in your adventures to introduce creatures in service to the three villainous groups. Give goals to these villains that bring their operatives into conflict
Greyhawk Conflicts Although Greyhawk lends itself well to any D&D adventure you might want to run, the default setting features conflicts with three major villainous groups: chromatic dragons
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
adventures youâre thinking about running to your prospective players. Note the in-world conflicts that might arise, the settingâs overall tone, and the themes youâd like to explore. (The âEvery DM Is Unique
elements of the game might run up against some playersâ limits, list those elements in this box. See the âHard and Soft Limitsâ section for examples.
Once the above information is added, give a copy of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
View of the City A door in Demelinâs apartment opens to a path leading up to the street above at the location marked âPath of Memoriesâ on map 6.2. As the characters emerge outdoors, read or
, a delicate tower of sharp marble and graceful buttresses rises into the sky. Itâs made all the taller by its rocky foundation, which floats off the ground.
Give the players a few moments to ask questions about the city before continuing with the following section.
Orc
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herself and claw Maglubiyetâs beady eyes from his face to prevent him from taking them from her. The cosmic battle between the two pantheons has raged for eons without resolution, leading those
, orcs breed prodigiously (and they arenât choosy about what they breed with, which is why such creatures as half-orcs and ogrillons are found in the world). Females that are about to give birth are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
that Tiamat will play him for a fool â a notion fairly close to the truth. Two of the leading dracolich traditionalists â a dragonsoul named Jorgen Pawl and his trusted lieutenant Iskander â have been
most vocal in their objections. As the time of the summoning ritual approaches, Severin understands that he canât risk losing loyal troops to infighting and insurrection. He has thus agreed to give
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
that Tiamat will play him for a foolâa notion fairly close to the truth. Two of the leading dracolich traditionalistsâa dragonsoul named Jorgen Pawl and his trusted lieutenant Iskanderâhave been most
vocal in their objections. As the time of the summoning ritual approaches, Severin understands that he canât risk losing loyal troops to infighting and insurrection. He has thus agreed to give Jorgen
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
knowledge and power the book represents are dangerous in anyoneâs hands â especially Vizeran DeVirâs, given what the characters know of him. However, the drow archmage doesnât give up the grimoire
willingly. Finding a means to get rid of Gromphâs grimoire once and for all could be the basis for continued adventures, perhaps even leading characters into the Abyss (see âInto the Demonweb Pits
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
8. Operation: Eat Them All The mind flayers have spawned a neothelid and trapped it behind magic walls of force controlled from area 16c. The illithids are waiting for Extremiton to give the order to
unleash the savage creature on their githyanki enemies in Seadeeps and the Crystal Labyrinth. 8a. Neothelidâs Cave Magic walls of force seal off all tunnels leading to this enormous cavern (see
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
goliaths look like stone giants, while others resemble fire giants. Whatever giants they count as kin, goliaths have forged their own path in the multiverseâunencumbered by the internecine conflicts that
Giant). When you hit a Large or smaller creature with an attack roll and deal damage to it, you can give that target the Prone condition.
Stoneâs Endurance (Stone Giant). When you take damage, you can
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Playerâs Handbook
conflicts that have ravaged giantkind for agesâand seek heights above those reached by their ancestors. Goliath Traits Creature Type: Humanoid
Size: Medium (about 7â8 feet tall)
Speed: 35 feet
As a
Tumble (Hill Giant). When you hit a Large or smaller creature with an attack roll and deal damage to it, you can give that target the Prone condition.
Stoneâs Endurance (Stone Giant). When you take
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Annamâs Cradle Adventures Here are sample adventure hooks to bring characters to Annamâs Cradle or to give them missions to pursue within the cavern. Dreams in Stone A great pillar of rock reaching
the petrified form to terrorize the inhabitants of the cavern below. Or they could climb to the surface at Dreamerâs Reach, leading the characters into Annamâs Cradle to find their source. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Star Forge Adventures Here are sample adventure hooks to bring characters to the Star Forge or to give them missions to pursue there. A Star Is Reborn Thieves damaged the Giant runes stabilizing the
golem fueled by radiant energy and other creatures from the Giant Construct Encounters table in chapter 3. Guiding Whispers A voice whispers into a characterâs dreams, leading the character toward the
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Thundering Observatory Adventures Here are sample adventure hooks to bring characters to the Thundering Observatory or to give them missions to pursue there. Collateral Damage Factions consisting of
leading to the observatory. Creatures from the Giant Construct Encounters table in chapter 3, fueled by magical lightning, deny entrance to the turret when the characters escort the gnome there to study.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Dragon Factions Draconic factions and the conflicts between them can provide a useful framework to organize your entire campaign around. Characters might swear their allegiance to a dragon or trade
dragons. These overlords are the oldest and most powerful of their kinds, and all other dragons of the same kind owe allegiance to them. In addition, Humanoids who know whatâs good for them give their
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
magic button to bring things back to the way they should be, this person you love so much restored to who they really are rather than what cancer is grinding them down into. Itâs easy to give in to
notes on the great conflicts of the multiverse, I have been deluged with requests to reveal more of my hard earned, well-guarded secrets.
Nonsense, I say. A secret shared is a secret no more. My
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
fumes. The stairwell leading up to the city was sealed to prevent the fumes from spilling into the streets above. Decades later, once the volcanoâs activity had subsided, the dragon moved in. The lair
the center of the vaults, keeping one eye on the hallway leading to the flooded stairwell, never quite trusting that some covetous intruder wonât find a way through. Treasury. The dragon stores the
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Locathah Rising
11. Olhydraâs Canal When the characters look into the wreckage of this small ship, read or paraphrase the following boxed text: You see gently sloping sand, leading up the length of this sunken
, this one has been cleared completely of debris, forming a seemingly easy path forward. Unfortunately, itâs a trap. While there are no outward signs for characters to notice that might give this fact
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
few moments, a different redcap says, âWe donât have a password!â All the redcaps fall over in peals of mirth. The redcaps on guard duty give the characters a difficult time, asking them to do
returns, leading a tall creature wearing a long, tattered shift covered in mud, blood, mold, and worse. The hagâs eyes seem to move independently of each other as she approaches, her straggly brown hair
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
clawed reptilian feet the characters canât identify. The tracks wind north through the woods. Following the tracks takes more than an hour, leading the characters from the woods into rugged hills. In
a valley, they see the following: The woods give way to a ledge overlooking a shallow valley. In the distance, dozens of low fires illuminate hundreds of red tents. Among them move patrols of shadowy
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs Guide (2014)
questions: Why does my campaign need the race to be playable? What does the race look like? Where do the members of this race live? Are there interesting conflicts built into the raceâs history that make
have darkvision. Instead of resistance to fire damage, we give them resistance to radiant damage to reflect their celestial nature. However, radiant damage isnât as common as fire damage, so we give