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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
living. Because they are undying, some wood woads outlive their original purpose. The site a wood woad guards might lose its power or significance over time, or those whom it was assigned to guard
starts its turn with 0 hit points and doesn’t regenerate.
Tree Stride. Once on each of its turns, the wood woad can use 10 feet of its movement to step magically into one living tree within 5 feet
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
tirelessness, which makes them exceptional guards. In the necropoleis, this sees many Returned employed as sentries, though they might also be messengers or laborers. If threatened, groups of these Returned
work well together, sharing the unified goals of overcoming their foes and getting back to the task at hand.
Returned have escaped the Underworld and dwell among the living once more, but their
Monsters
Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
;t being worn or carried take the damage and are pushed as if they were creatures that failed the saving throw.
Spellcasting. Velomachus casts one of the following spells, requiring no material
exploration and discovery through the lens of creating a direct conduit to the past.
She founded Lorehold College to ensure mortals would never forget the lessons of the past. After living for centuries
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
isn’t being worn or carried, the gazer moves it up to 30 feet in any direction. The gazer can also exert fine control on objects with this ray, such as manipulating a simple tool or opening a
beholders with wizard minions insist they take a gazer as a familiar because the beholders can see through the eyes of these creatures.
A wild gazer (one living separately from a beholder) is
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
less that isn’t being worn or carried, the gazer moves it up to 30 feet in any direction. The gazer can also exert fine control on objects with this ray, such as manipulating a simple tool or
pets. Some beholders with wizard minions insist they take a gazer as a familiar because the beholders can see through the eyes of these creatures.
A wild gazer (one living separately from a beholder
Monsters
Tyranny of Dragons
all damage, and he can’t be grappled, petrified, knocked prone, restrained, or stunned. Equipment worn or carried by him remain in his possession.A Mummy Lord’s Lair
A mummy lord watches
; the mummy lord can’t use the same effect two rounds in a row.
Each undead creature in the lair can pinpoint the location of each living creature within 120 feet of it until initiative count 20
Monsters
Candlekeep Mysteries
, petrified, knocked prone, restrained, or stunned. Equipment worn or carried by Valin remain in her possession.Valin Sarnaster has been thoroughly corrupted by visions of a future in which she sees herself
effects; Valin can’t use the same effect two rounds in a row.
Each undead creature in the lair can pinpoint the location of each living creature within 120 feet of it until initiative count 20
Monsters
Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
form. While in whirlwind form, the mummy lord is immune to all damage, and it can't be grappled, petrified, knocked prone, restrained, or stunned. Equipment worn or carried by the mummy lord remain in
living creature within 120 feet of it until initiative count 20 on the next round.
Each undead in the lair has advantage on saving throws against effects that turn undead until initiative count 20 on the
Monsters
Quests from the Infinite Staircase
circumstance, Nafas relies on adventurers—whom he considers the living manifestations of a wish granted—to respond to these calls.
To friendly adventurers and weary travelers along the
, can be heard within 3 miles of the lair as fleeting voices carried on gentle breezes.
If Nafas is destroyed, all these effects end immediately, resuming when he either gains a new body or is replaced
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
that isn’t being worn or carried that it can see within 60 feet of it, and it magically hurls the object at a creature it can see within 60 feet of the object. The target must succeed on a DC 20
their army in battle centuries ago.
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An ancient sapphire dragon guards the phylactery of a lich who helped the dragon establish a lair centuries before becoming Undead.
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Lolth the Spider
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
targets a creature or an object not being worn or carried that it can see within 60 feet of it. The target must succeed on a DC 17 Constitution saving throw or take 28 (8d6);{"diceNotation":"8d6
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
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Actions). The dragon targets a creature or an object not being worn or carried that it can see within 60 feet of it. The target must succeed on a DC 19 Constitution saving throw or take 40 (9d8
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
Monsters
Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
living host, assassin bugs generally flee from constructs and undead. Once deposited within a living host, assassin bug eggs immediately hatch into assassin bug maggots that burrow toward their victim's
infested areas, guards patrol with burning brands and flaming swords, ready to set suspect dwellings ablaze. Fire is an effective destroyer of assassin bug maggots, and wild creatures observed running
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stunned. Equipment worn or carried by the mummy lord remain in its possession.A Mummy Lord’s Lair
A mummy lord watches over an ancient temple or tomb that is protected by lesser undead and
undead creature in the lair can pinpoint the location of each living creature within 120 feet of it until initiative count 20 on the next round.
Each undead in the lair has advantage on saving throws
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Ghosts of Saltmarsh
, you can automatically find a safe route to land a boat on shore, provided such a route exists.
HARDSHIP ENDURED
Hardship in your past has forged you into an unstoppable living weapon. This
of an enemy ship, surviving on brackish water and foolhardy rats. At the right moment, you crept up to the deck and took over the ship on your own.
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Leave None Behind. You carried an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
of the wall, carried through the city by porters on foot, and reloaded onto different wagons north of the city for the rest of their journey. No road conveniently bypasses the city — a situation that
new load of exotic goods from somewhere far away, and turn around and head back home, where they can again sell the new goods at a profit. Along with wagons, guards seldom make a continuous journey
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
of the wall, carried through the city by porters on foot, and reloaded onto different wagons north of the city for the rest of their journey. No road conveniently bypasses the city—a situation that
load of exotic goods from somewhere far away, and turn around and head back home, where they can again sell the new goods at a profit. Along with wagons, guards seldom make a continuous journey
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Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
faiths, are relegated to the Outer City’s Twin Songs neighborhood — but new ones arrive constantly, carried by travelers and proselytizers from far-flung lands. A character with this
tolerant (or intolerant) of other faiths and respect (or condemn) the worship of other gods.
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I’ve enjoyed fine food, drink, and high society among my temple’s elite. Rough living grates
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
Exploring the Temple The temple is divided into two main sections. Areas 1 through 23 are the working laboratories where Thessalar resides and operates, along with many lizardfolk guards. Areas 24
through 39 make up the temple section, largely inhabited by priests and others who care for the temple’s statues as well as its living demigod, the thessalkraken. That creature dwells in a deep subterranean lake beyond areas 30 and 39. Numbered locations are keyed to the map on page 29.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
). The west gate is referred to as the Sunset Gate, even though no living person in Vallaki has seen an undimmed sunset. A few abandoned cottages line the road outside this gate. The east gate is also
locked. Two town guards (LG male and female humans) stand just inside each gate. Instead of spears, they carry pikes (reach 10 ft., 1d10 + 1 piercing damage on a hit). These weapons are long enough
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Radiant Citadel
living with mental illness, while inspectors investigate nonviolent crimes and use nonlethal methods of detainment. Theft is uncommon in the city, and rehabilitation and restorative justice are
preferred methods of addressing wrongs. Highly trained local guards mobilize to handle the rare incidents of violence, and citizens are expected to proactively intervene if needed. The worst offenders are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
living with mental illness, while inspectors investigate nonviolent crimes and use nonlethal methods of detainment. Theft is uncommon in the city, and rehabilitation and restorative justice are
preferred methods of addressing wrongs. Highly trained local guards mobilize to handle the rare incidents of violence, and citizens are expected to proactively intervene if needed. The worst offenders are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Rehkotep. The priest claims to speak for Pharaoh Ankhtepot in all matters, and her word is considered both royal decree and divine edict. In truth, though, the pharaoh cares little for the living so long as
order is maintained, leaving Rehkotep to run Muhar largely as she pleases. Those who displease Rehkotep or oppose her priest-guards are thrown into the Mouth of Oru, a pit that connects to the Labyrinth.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
carried to their final resting place in the subterranean lake (where they are consumed by the thessalkraken). The bodies currently upon the platform are four lizardfolk slain during the capture of
guide spend 1 charge in this area results in four lizardfolk guards and a lizardfolk shaman opening the secret door to the south and conveying the bodies down the south corridor before vanishing from sight.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Minotaur Living Crystal Statue Given life through powerful magic, a large, crudely carved crystal minotaur guards the tunnels in Isle of the Abbey. Minotaur Living Crystal Statue
Large construct
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Morte’s Planar Parade
the Concordant Opposition. Rilmani are bipedal, with bodies of living metal that ranges in appearance from cold iron to brilliant gold. Most have smooth faces with few features, and their extraordinary
anatomies often act in defiance of natural forces. Kieran Yanner An aurumach rilmani guards against planar imbalances in the Outlands
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
brightly lit by one or more torches, or by sunlight during the day if the room lacks a ceiling. Tug of the Void. Objects in the castle that weigh 10 pounds or less and aren’t being worn, carried, or held
action, a character can use thieves’ tools to try to unlatch a window from the outside, doing so with a successful DC 17 Dexterity check. Shattering a window is easy enough, but unless the sound is silenced by magic, all guards within 60 feet of the breaking window investigate.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
Someone enters the room, they rise as specters and attack. They pursue anywhere in the castle, but they won’t leave the castle. They attack other living creatures if they can’t get at those who disturbed
their rest, but they prefer the intruders over anyone else. Treasure Most of the paper star charts crumble into dust when touched, but three are still sturdy enough to be carried away. One of these
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
someone enters the room, they rise as specters and attack. They pursue anywhere in the castle, but they won’t leave the castle. They attack other living creatures if they can’t get at those who disturbed
their rest, but they prefer the intruders over anyone else. Treasure Most of the paper star charts crumble into dust when touched, but three are still sturdy enough to be carried away. One of these
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
knights carved from living ice. The queen lives in a glacial palace, and those who overcome her guards and the deadly weather to earn her favor can gain powerful boons. It’s also common knowledge that
expeditions have ventured to the Frostfell, but no one from Khorvaire has set foot in Everice in living memory and returned to speak of it.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Enclave Within the Enclave Horn Enclave is a fully inhabited living space, workshop, and stronghold. Residents. The enclave is home to more than one hundred dwarves, with nearly half of those working as
guards. Clan Horn is led by Lady Kira Horn and Lord Zardak Horn. Zardak is getting on in years, nearly blind, and increasingly defers to Lady Kira’s decisions. Rizwin Horn, their daughter, is a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Odunos The Returned of Odunos despise the living, feeling sparks of pleasure when they destroy whatever the living value, be it property or people. Within their city, armed Returned gangs roam the
, Tymaret the Murder King, a servant of Erebos tasked with returning Phenax to the Underworld. Knowing that Phenax could disguise himself as anyone, Tymaret slaughters all living souls, just to be thorough
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
represents both life and the grave. It is her worshipers that raise young orcs to be warriors, and then, at the end of their lives, take them to Yurtrus and Shargaas to be carried into death and the
until my enemies are dead, no matter the cost.
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I understand the value of civilization and the order that society brings.
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I don’t trust anyone.
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I believe in living to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
shackles are secured by a single chain and lock that can be opened with a key carried by one of the guards or with thieves’ tools and a successful DC 10 Dexterity check. The chain can be broken with a
manned by kobolds, while warriors man the one above. The guards have horns to blow when they must sound an alarm. Prisoners. The cultists’ prisoners are kept at area 1. Currently, only eight prisoners
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
Guardian Giant Most of the giants in the Boros Legion come from a single clan, the Skorskal, that has long been at odds with the Gruul Clans. These giants are guards and gatekeepers, well represented
sentinels, keen-eyed and vigilant, and serve as living walls to protect smaller soldiers fighting alongside them. Skorskal giants look much like enormous humans with huge muscles and comparatively






