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Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
call upon the spirits of dead creatures. Mages seeking longer-term assistance from ancient spirits have learned to house these spirits in statues, giving them a more permanent residence from which to
assist the living.
Some of these spirit statues bond with and mentor a specific mage, but most serve in a variety of roles for numerous individuals, ranging from research colleagues to martial
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
ground below.
A piercer is the larval form of a roper, and the two creatures often attack in tandem. A rock-like shell encases a piercer's body, giving it the look and texture of a stalactite. That
from ordinary rock formations.
Patient Hunters. Piercers can see, but they can also respond to noise and heat, waiting for living creatures to pass beneath them, then falling to attack. A piercer
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
hadozee halves the damage that it takes from an attack that hits it, provided it can see the attacker.Hadozee warriors make their living as mercenaries, sometimes in the company of pirates. Squads of
. Today, Wildspace is where most of them feel at home. Hadozees are often hired as mercenary crews by other spacefaring folk. Their natural climbing ability comes in handy, as does their ability to glide
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
. Such amalgamated spirits are tormented by their collective pain, endlessly moaning disjointed final thoughts as they lash out at the living. Having known untold deaths, gallows speakers can predict
suffering, foreseeing dooms leveled against them and overwhelming their foes with visions of innumerable violent deaths.
Gallows speakers rarely speak coherently or communicate with the living, instead
Monsters
Candlekeep Mysteries
death, Bak Mei became obsessed with living an unending life. He began collecting texts on the subject, consulting with practitioners of the necromantic arts, and seeking audiences with dark forces.
The
recruit new members. Under Bak Mei’s cruel tutelage and eccentric training methods, the order has grown in power and numbers, living in seclusion while he planned his revenge on his former
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
campaign against the living. In death, dullahans are often rejoined by those who followed them in life, either in the form of lesser undead, like skeleton;skeletons or wight;wights, or terrifying mounts
, like warhorse skeleton;warhorse skeletons or nightmare;nightmares.
Headless Hunts
Dullahans are known for seeking their lost heads, giving rise to regional legends of headless hunters and endless
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
6 levels of exhaustion, it dies and instantly transforms into a living manes (see the Monster Manual) under the sibriex’s control. The transformation of the body can be undone only by a wish
target becomes thin and skeletal, halving its weight.
81–85
The target’s head triples in size.
86–90
The target’s ears become wings, giving it a flying speed of 5
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
power manifests visibly in the gem-like spines that run in a ridge from the crown of the head to the tip of the tail. These spines hover above a living topaz dragon’s back, dancing and shifting with
state but are hung with the dragon’s collection of nautical paintings, mirrors, and sun-colored tapestries. Numerous gold-and-glass hanging lanterns are suspended from the ceiling, giving the
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
dragon’s psionic power manifests visibly in the gem-like spines that run in a ridge from the crown of the head to the tip of the tail. These spines hover above a living topaz dragon’s back
from the ceiling, giving the place a warm, cozy glow. (The lanterns might be magical or maintained by minions.) The floors are covered with plush sand-colored carpets.
Hoard Chamber. A small chamber in
Elf
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.
— Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman, Dragons of Autumn Twilight
Elves are a magical people of otherworldly grace, living in the world but not entirely part of it. They live in places of
enjoy simple yet lovely jewelry.
A Timeless Perspective
Elves can live well over 700 years, giving them a broad perspective on events that might trouble the shorter-lived races more deeply. They are
Species
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
shades, long hair that regrows if cut, and an irremovable living crown. Along with these marks, hexbloods manifest hag-like traits, such as darkvision and a variety of magical methods to beguile the senses
unusual crown, often called an eldercross or a witch’s turn. This living, garland-like part of a hexblood’s body extends from their temples and wraps behind the head, serving as a visible
Species
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
mindless automatons, House Cannith devoted vast resources to improving these steel soldiers. An unexpected breakthrough produced sapient soldiers, giving rise to what some have only grudgingly accepted
-hearted killer, or a visionary in search of meaning.
Living Steel and Stone
Warforged are formed from a blend of organic and inorganic materials. Root-like cords infused with alchemical fluids serve as
Kobold
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
, the kobolds are usually put to work enlarging their masters’ living area and protecting vital areas of the lair with traps and other defenses.
Some human communities hire kobolds to dig their
might make occasional nighttime forays up to the surface. Roughly one quarter of the towns and cities in the world have kobold communities living under them, but the kobolds are so good at staying
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Skill and Precision Rogues devote as much effort to mastering the use of a variety of skills as they do to perfecting their combat abilities, giving them a broad expertise that few other characters
can match. Many rogues focus on stealth and deception, while others refine the skills that help them in a dungeon environment, such as climbing, finding and disarming traps, and opening locks. When it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Skill and Precision Rogues devote as much effort to mastering the use of a variety of skills as they do to perfecting their combat abilities, giving them a broad expertise that few other characters
can match. Many rogues focus on stealth and deception, while others refine the skills that help them in a dungeon environment, such as climbing, finding and disarming traps, and opening locks. When it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Monster Manual, but the quaggoth is a humanoid predator with a climbing speed. You could borrow the quaggoth stat block for your new monster, changing nothing but the creature’s name. You can also
hybrid by giving the normal goblin the Spider Climb special trait, turn an ordinary troll into a two-headed troll by giving it the Two Heads special trait, or turn an owlbear into a flying owlbear by giving it wings and a giant owl’s flying speed.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
similar one. For example, a Potion of Climbing could become a Potion of Swimming. Altered Form You can alter a magic item’s form while leaving its properties intact. For example, you can turn a Ring of
into a single helmet. This makes the item more powerful (and probably increases its rarity), but it won’t break your game. Special Features and Sentience Chapter 7 has rules for giving magic items interesting histories, minor properties, quirks, and sentience.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
could deal lightning damage instead of fire, for example. One capability can replace another, so a potion of climbing can easily become a potion of stealth.
You can also modify an item by fusing it
powerful (and probably increases its rarity), but it won’t break your game.
Finally, remember the tools that are provided for modifying items in chapter 7, "Treasure." Giving an item an interesting minor property, a quirk, or sentience can alter its flavor significantly.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Morte’s Planar Parade
Petitioners Petitioners are former mortals. They’ve lived, ceased living, and now exist on the Outer Planes. They typically inhabit a plane that shares their alignment or the realm of a deity they
worship. Some, however, become lost and wander the planes or make new homes for themselves elsewhere on the Great Wheel. You can make any creature that isn’t a Celestial or Fiend a petitioner by giving
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
the pit leads to a narrow tunnel and is flanked by mounds of fungi and offal.
The pit is 15 feet deep, and the ledge that overlooks it is lined with pointy bits of scrap metal to make any climbing
duergar and four grimlocks. The grimlock zombies are drawn to noise, while the duergar zombies attack any living creatures they see in the pit. Meanwhile, the derro uses its crossbow to take shots at any
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Boo’s Astral Menagerie
Monster Manual creatures. Practically any terrestrial creature can be turned into an astral-dwelling creature, whether it requires air or not. For example, a stone giant living on an asteroid might rely
life in Wildspace. You can turn any terrestrial creature into a Wildspace-dwelling variant by giving it the following trait, if nothing else: Unusual Nature. The creature doesn’t require air.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
communicate with the living, instead being entirely obsessed with their memories of death. These undead endlessly mutter to themselves, giving voice to final curses, regrets, pleas, and apologies. Those who
knows death in myriad forms. Such amalgamated spirits are tormented by their collective pain, endlessly moaning disjointed final thoughts as they lash out at the living. Having known untold deaths
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
. Living on natural stone shelves inside the crevasse are eight quaggoths that serve the drow.
The quaggoths can climb the crevasse without having to make an ability check, as can other creatures with a
natural climbing speed. A successful DC 10 Strength (Athletics) check is needed otherwise. Moving across the trunk without slipping or falling requires a successful DC 10 Dexterity (Acrobatics) check
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
shared glimpses of the Realms in the pages of Dragon magazine, giving D&D players their first tales from the wizard Elminster, the old sage of Shadowdale, who occasionally found his way through a portal
between Faerûn and our world and into Ed’s living room. When TSR, the company that owned D&D at the time, sought a new campaign world to expand the D&D multiverse, they chose the Forgotten Realms, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
house these spirits in statues, giving them a more permanent residence from which to assist the living. Some of these spirit statues bond with and mentor a specific mage, but most serve in a variety
Delerium Fragment
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or a ceiling), which allows them to move as if they were climbing. Unattended objects float around randomly.
2
The nearest creature is affected by a hideous laughter spell (Save DC 15) but
humanoid corpses within 120 feet animate as hostile haze husk;haze husks. The shrieking undead beg frantically for forgiveness as they rip apart the living.
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Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
get back to her wife Urgala, whom she hasn’t seen in a decade. When last they were together, Urgala and Darribeth were living in Amphail, a town north of Waterdeep. In the intervening years, Urgala
, Halfling, and Undercommon. Darribeth has a rope of climbing that belonged to a colleague who perished in the Underdark. She offers it as payment for getting her back to the surface. In addition, if any
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or a ceiling), which allows them to move as if they were climbing. Unattended objects float around randomly.
2
The nearest creature is affected by a hideous laughter spell (Save DC 15) but
humanoid corpses within 120 feet animate as hostile haze husk;haze husks. The shrieking undead beg frantically for forgiveness as they rip apart the living.
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The shadow;shadows of 1d6 random
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or a ceiling), which allows them to move as if they were climbing. Unattended objects float around randomly.
2
The nearest creature is affected by a hideous laughter spell (Save DC 15) but
humanoid corpses within 120 feet animate as hostile haze husk;haze husks. The shrieking undead beg frantically for forgiveness as they rip apart the living.
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Delerium Massive Cluster
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or a ceiling), which allows them to move as if they were climbing. Unattended objects float around randomly.
2
The nearest creature is affected by a hideous laughter spell (Save DC 15) but
humanoid corpses within 120 feet animate as hostile haze husk;haze husks. The shrieking undead beg frantically for forgiveness as they rip apart the living.
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Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
piercer is the larval form of a roper, and the two creatures often attack in tandem. A rock-like shell encases a piercer’s body, giving it the look and texture of a stalactite. That shell protects a soft
rock formations. Patient Hunters. Piercers can see, but they can also respond to noise and heat, waiting for living creatures to pass beneath them, then falling to attack. A piercer that misses its
Delerium Crystal
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or a ceiling), which allows them to move as if they were climbing. Unattended objects float around randomly.
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The nearest creature is affected by a hideous laughter spell (Save DC 15) but
humanoid corpses within 120 feet animate as hostile haze husk;haze husks. The shrieking undead beg frantically for forgiveness as they rip apart the living.
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Delerium Shard
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or a ceiling), which allows them to move as if they were climbing. Unattended objects float around randomly.
2
The nearest creature is affected by a hideous laughter spell (Save DC 15) but
humanoid corpses within 120 feet animate as hostile haze husk;haze husks. The shrieking undead beg frantically for forgiveness as they rip apart the living.
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Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
rise to deadly rivalries. Resistance to lawful authority can become tyranny of another sort. And when passions become inflamed, giving in to them can lead to tragedy rather than triumph. Purphoros’s
Purphoros turns to Mogis to enhance his craft, engaging in bloody rituals to produce exquisite cursed weapons.
2 An aging veteran seeks to replace her body with living bronze and enlists a genius
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
this way, the journal becomes a living chronicle of the campaign in flight. Foreshadowing Foreshadowing is a storytelling technique that never goes out of style. Players love it when something happens
foreshadowing easier because you can reread your notes from earlier game sessions and identify things that could resurface in upcoming sessions, giving past events greater weight or a bigger payoff