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The Book of Many Things
enough to contain the creature. While encased, the creature doesnât need to breathe, eat, or drink, and it doesnât age. Nothing can pass through the orb, nor can any creature teleport or use
mechanical animal or plant.
This Construct doesnât have a control amulet and canât be controlled like other shield guardian;shield guardians.Poison
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
all others. Over time, such a resident nymph often becomes connected with their aquatic home through sightings and stories, becoming a guardian of the place and, in effect, a manifestation of its
and aid those who live off the land, while others embody violent aspects of nature. In either case, nymphs generally avoid other sapient creatures, preferring to mind the cycles of nature, the daily
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
everlasting guardian.
The ritual to create a wood woad is a primeval secret passed down through generations of forest-dwelling societies and druid circles. Performing the ritual isnât necessarily an
to nature and that protect and respect the land, such as druid;druids and treant;treants (both appear in the Monster Manual). Some treants have wood woad servants by virtue of age-old pacts with druids
Tortle
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The Tortle Package
discover new customs and new ways of doing things. The urge to procreate doesnât kick in until the end of a tortleâs life, and a tortle can spend decades away from its native land without
put to use when building forts to contain their offspring.
Although they spend a considerable portion of their lives in isolation, tortles are social creatures that like to form meaningful
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
always reliably connect to the Ghost Orchid Tepui. With the tepuiâs magic and guardian restored, the nightmares and Far Realm incursions plaguing Atagua cease. If the characters return to Atagua
later, people across the land know of their heroics, and theyâre celebrated wherever they go. Some may seek out the heroes, hoping they can solve other threats facing the land.
Yuan-ti Pureblood
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
territory to their former minions. The yuan-ti crawled away and hid in a matter of weeks, all but disappearing from the world. Yuan-ti structures throughout the land were torn down to celebrate liberation
youâre roleplaying a yuan-ti, the following tables contain possible inspiration. They suggest characteristics that a yuan-ti might possess.
Yuan-ti Personality Traits
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Personality
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
to this wretched land. If the characters try to befriend him, he is suspicious of their intentions. He would like to retrieve his dead masterâs staff and spellbook, but otherwise he has no interest in
-down V hidden under his robes. Of exquisite design, the amulet is worth 1,000 gp. It is the control amulet for the shield guardian in area X35. Although he can tell that the amulet is magical, he
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
between the segments contain a multitude of hungry astral predators. The creatures trapped in the segments donât traverse the wreck for this reason. When the characters enter one of these areas, roll on
lock himself in his quarters, where one of the safe roomâs ward runes is located. Characters approaching this wreck segment can land on either the sterncastle deck (area Z1a) or in the companionway
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs Guide (2014)
acquire. The gate spell is more reliable, assuming the caster knows of the demiplane. A demiplane can be as small as a single chamber or large enough to contain an entire realm. For example, a
Mordenkainenâs magnificent mansion spell creates a demiplane consisting of a foyer with multiple adjoining rooms, while the land of Barovia (in the Ravenloft setting) exists entirely within a demiplane under
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs Guide
Gate spell is more reliable, assuming the caster knows of the demiplane. A demiplane can be as small as a single chamber or large enough to contain an entire realm. For example, a Mordenkainenâs
Magnificent Mansion spell creates a demiplane consisting of a foyer with multiple adjoining rooms, while the land of Barovia exists entirely within a demiplane under the sway of its vampire lord, Strahd
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
Magic Initiate feat to learn a little druidic magic. Most of these traditions work with the druidic Circles of Land, Moon and Shepherd; Beast Totem barbarians; clerics with the Nature domain; or rangers
threats, such as aberrations and fiends. They maintain ancient wards that bind the daelkyr in Khyber. Horizon Walker rangers and Ancestral Guardian barbarians fit in here. The Ashbound are champions
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurerâs Guide
few walled enclosures that contain several such dwellings can occasionally be found a short distance away from the roads and rivers that run through or near the Fields. The folk of this land are kind
wind almost always blows here, and it isnât uncommon to smell salt in the air even dozens of leagues inland. Though this land is uncivilized, it isnât barren. Even if many monsters hide in the tall
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation Supplement
native land without feeling homesick. Tortles embrace a simple view of the world. It is a place of wonder, and tortles see beauty in the ordinary. They live for the chance to hear a soft wind blowing
learning skills they can put to use when building forts to contain their offspring. Although they spend a considerable portion of their lives in isolation, tortles are social creatures that like to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Cities and Sites The clans of the Shadow Marches primarily live in small towns and villages, their huts raised above the swamps on stilts. The Shadow Marches contain many manifest zones tied to
the Marches travel by ship to the port city of Zarashâak. Built on stilts and known for its cuisine and music, Zarashâak offers the rare exports of the land without the difficulty of navigating the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
contain the creature. While encased, the creature doesnât need to breathe, eat, or drink, and it doesnât age. Nothing can pass through the orb, nor can any creature teleport or use planar travel to enter
. Drone Patrols d6 Patrol Composition 1â2 1d6 quadrones 3 1d4 suits of animated armor 4â5 2 helmed horrors 6 1 shield guardian
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
guardian
11 1d6 entertainers (commoners)
12 1 gladiator leading an ox, which is hauling a prison wagon that contains a medusa wearing a burlap hood over her head and shackles on her wrists
destination by sea
7 make money to travel elsewhere by land
8 start an innovative business venture
9 buy a rare text then travel on to Candlekeep
10 undertake a criminal venture
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldurâs Gate Gazetteer
hire (thugs) 8 1d6 religious pilgrims (acolytes) 9 1d6 Guild agents (bandits) 10 1 archmage accompanied by a shield guardian 11 1d6 entertainers (commoners) 12 1 gladiator leading an ox, which is
illegal in other communities 6 resupply then head to a distant destination by sea 7 make money to travel elsewhere by land 8 start an innovative business venture 9 buy a rare text then travel on to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
You fall 2d4x10 feet and land in a passing skycoach. Do you crush an innocent passenger?
4 You fall 4d4x5 feet and strike an outcropping, flagpole, or projecting statue. If you survive, youâre
that was drawn to the city. This cushions your fall⊠but now youâre on top of an air elemental.
9 A guardian angel manifests and catches you. Is this sheer luck due to Sharnâs proximity to Syrania
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
DARE-et HIGH-wah-ter Human Knight of Solamnia in training Chapter 3 Demelin dem-ME-lin Elf high mage of the city of Onyari Chapter 6 Duskwalker DUSK-wahl-ker Treant guardian of the City of Lost Names
adventurer Chapter 3 Istar ISS-tar Land destroyed during the Cataclysm Chapter 6 Jeyev Veldrews jay-EV VELL-drews Human mercenary scout commander Chapter 3 Kalaman KAL-ah-man Walled trade city in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
scholarly Preed family, whose members believe the land has grown angry and will soon swallow Siabsungkoh whole. Avyrn Mountain Centuries ago, a young sorcerer named Phi Maymoon scaled Avyrn Mountain and
and provide nourishment to the sorcerer. They believe Phiâs pact with the spirits protects them still. Beyond this memorial is the domain of the mountainâs spirits. The mountain guardian, Saan, resides
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
.
Child of a Savage Land. You were born into a lawless realm where violence was the only constant. How have you adapted to life on the other side of the Labyrinth? Are you superstitious, refusing to adapt
wards. Who knows what ancient artifacts and treasures it might contain? Blood Crescent House Tharashk established this tiny port at the end of the Last War. The house hopes to gain access to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs Guide (2014)
available, possibly from an inn or a trading post. Other goods are available from traveling merchants. Organizations: A village might contain one or two temples or shrines, but few or no other organizations
dispersed around a large area of land. Farmers live on their land, which spreads them widely around the village center. At the heart of the village, a handful of structures cluster together: a well, a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
furnishings include an unmade bed, a drafting table, and an iron safe (see âIron Safeâ below).
Alcoves. Alcoves to the south contain a poorly draining privy and a modest kitchenette where food molders in
playing a tinny tune.
Guardian. Rex, a shield guardian painted with gold stars and crescent moons, stands next to the table.
Loose Pages. The floor is strewn with sheets of parchment bearing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs Guide (2014)
-powered gnomish contraption doesnât travel at a normal rate, since the magic, engine, or wind doesnât tire the way a creature does and the air doesnât contain the types of obstructions found on land. When a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richtenâs Guide to Ravenloft
struggle to contain. Guardian monasteries are hidden in multiple domains, with the best known being Watchersâ Stronghold in Darkon. Power-hungry groups and unscrupulous lore seekers, such as the Kargat and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
guardian naga named Jyada lives in the garden and serves as its protector. Should a creature try to sneak into the garden or pluck a flower without Euryaleâs permission, Jyada attacks. Cair Ophidian
Many Things gathered from around the multiverse. Some of these decks are incomplete or contain unusual cards; a few take alternative forms, such as a die with twenty-two sides or a collection of twenty-two runestones.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
than one piece
8 Floating in an unstable parallel reality
(SAM BURLEY) Abandoned Temple Adventures An abandoned temple might contain records, special items, and humanoid remains, any
guardian.
6 Consult with a hermit who lives in the temple.
7 Stop cultists from performing a destructive ritual in the temple.
8 Restore the temple to receive the patron deityâs blessing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Wood Woad A wood woad is a powerful plant in humanoid form invested with the soul of someone who gave up life to become an eternal guardian. Born of Sacrifice. The ritual to create a wood woad is a
land, such as druids and treants. Some treants have wood woad servants by virtue of age-old pacts with druids or fey that performed the rituals, while others acquire the services of freed wood woads
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
of a guardian naga and baits other creatures to kill the dragonâs naga captor.
4 Giant apes raised from birth by an adult green dragon now serve as the dragonâs hunting party.
5 Mind
unicorns.
2 An ancient green dragon prevents would-be rescuers from reaching a cursed realm whose people are magically asleep and hidden behind a forest of thorns.
3 A once-peaceful land
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
Wood Woad A wood woad is a powerful bipedal Plant invested with the soul of someone who gave up life to become an everlasting guardian. The ritual to create a wood woad is a primeval secret passed
beauty or fey influence to watch over. Wood woads are drawn to creatures that have close ties to nature and that protect and respect the land, such as druids and treants (both appear in the Monster Manual
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
creature flying from one floor to land on another must succeed on a DC 10 Dexterity (Acrobatics) check or fall prone upon landing. Ranged Attacks. Due to the weird gravity, creatures have disadvantage on
, read: The skull turns to black ash that floats away, and the eight gems embedded in it fall to the ground.
The gems that contain souls gleam with inner light. If such a gem is crushed, the soul is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
Chapter 13: The Amber Temple A secret society of good-aligned wizards built the Amber Temple in the Balinok Mountains more than two thousand years ago. They needed a vault in which to contain the
with them. When Strahd later murdered his brother Sergei, that pact was sealed with blood. Strahd transformed into a vampire, and the Dark Powers turned his land into a prison. Strahd has returned to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs Guide (2014)
uncivilized area might have a single trading post that stands at the edge of a wild frontier, but no larger settlements. In addition to settlements, a province might contain ruined villages and towns
an area depends on the dominant society, the population, the strategic importance or vulnerability of the region, and the wealth of the land. Weird Locales Weird locales make the fantastic and the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
, which contain their belongings but nothing of value. The Dancing Fire Stanimir introduces himself and welcomes the characters to his camp. If they deliver Duchess Morwenâs warning, read: Stanimir laughs
bonfireâs core.
âWe come from an ancient land whose name is long forgottenâa land of kings. Our enemies forced us from our homes, and now we wander the lost roads.â
The dark shape in the fire takes the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
. Should the characters free the Bedroll from the ice and search it, within they find a control amulet for a Shield Guardian. The guardian it controls is in the south alcove of the trophy cave (area D16
). A character who takes a Study action and makes a successful DC 16 Intelligence (Arcana) check knows basic information about this guardian: It follows the orders of whoever wears its amulet. The






