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Monsters
The Book of Many Things
Nine Hells. The self-styled Tempter corrupts mortals’ souls by offering them tantalizing but ruinous boons. To do so, she directs her entourage of loyal succubi and incubi to the Material Plane
in search of vulnerable mortals. When they find a particularly pitiful soul, Hulgaz might visit herself, offering even greater “gifts” to her victims.
As befits a duchess from boggy
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
against Auril, who retreated to the coldest corner of Toril to escape their fury.
After a world-shaking event known as the Sundering, most of the gods withdrew from Toril, leaving mortals to govern
time). Thus, she has no reason to capitulate to mortals’ demands. As the embodiment of winter’s cruelty, she is incapable of showing mercy or compassion. Play her as a supremely cold and
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Sundering, most of the gods withdrew from Toril, leaving mortals to govern their own fates without the gods’ meddling, but the Frostmaiden could not stay away for long. Auril returned to her icy
can’t truly die (although the characters can rid the world of her for a time). Thus, she has no reason to capitulate to mortals’ demands. As the embodiment of winter’s cruelty, she is
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Toril to escape their fury.
After a world-shaking event known as the Sundering, most of the gods withdrew from Toril, leaving mortals to govern their own fates without the gods’ meddling, but the
might prove helpful:
So long as she has mortal worshipers, Auril can’t truly die (although the characters can rid the world of her for a time). Thus, she has no reason to capitulate to mortals
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
to inspire and strengthen the side of good or to rescue heroes from certain death.
Ki-rins are attracted to the worship of deities of courage, loyalty, selflessness, and truth, as well as to the
reach, and only those mortals who have the tenacity to complete the daunting journey to a ki-rin’s lair can prove themselves worthy of speaking with its occupant. Many of those who do end up
Magic Items
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
Not all lingering spirits are tragic souls, lost on their way to the hereafter. Some languish as prisoners, souls so wicked mortals dare not free them upon an unsuspecting afterlife.
Created by a
figure of Vistani legend, Luba’s Tarokka of Souls shaped the destiny of countless heroes. The prophecies of this deck of cards also revealed great evils and guided its creator into the path of
Androsphinx
Legacy
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Monsters
Basic Rules (2014)
, zone of truth
3rd level (3 slots): dispel magic, tongues
4th level (3 slots): banishment, freedom of movement
5th level (2 slots): flame strike, greater restoration
6th level (1 slot): heroes
ancient temple, sepulcher, or vault, within which are hidden divine secrets and treasures beyond the reach of mortals.
Lair Actions
On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), the sphinx can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Fate and Destiny Two closely related concepts loom large in the way mortals think about their place in the world: fate and destiny. The idea of fate is that the course of each mortal’s life is
case of most mortals, it’s thought they plod along their predetermined path from beginning to end, carrying out the tasks appointed for them until they complete their journey to the Underworld. This
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
background, and their places in the world. It also includes a description of the supernatural gifts that set the heroes of Theros above the ordinary mortals of their world. But it begins with the question
makes a hero? Is it a quality of birth that sets some mortals above others? Is it a blessing from the gods? Is it a matter of fate, spun out in the strands of a divine tapestry, charting the course of a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Fate and Destiny Two closely related concepts loom large in the way mortals think about their place in the world: fate and destiny. The idea of fate is that the course of each mortal’s life is
case of most mortals, it’s thought they plod along their predetermined path from beginning to end, carrying out the tasks appointed for them until they complete their journey to the Underworld. This
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
background, and their places in the world. It also includes a description of the supernatural gifts that set the heroes of Theros above the ordinary mortals of their world. But it begins with the question
makes a hero? Is it a quality of birth that sets some mortals above others? Is it a blessing from the gods? Is it a matter of fate, spun out in the strands of a divine tapestry, charting the course of a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Champions and Heroes The champions of the gods number among some of the most influential and inspirational figures in Theros. These mortals have personal relationships with the gods, potentially
create cultural touchstones and shape modern philosophies. They also embody the potential of mortals to be more than mere drops in the raging river of fate. Tales of heroes teach that greatness is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
domain appropriate to that deity for their Divine Domain feature. Often, heroes choose to devote themselves to particular gods either out of piety or self-interest. Sometimes, though, the gods choose
champions who might not be entirely willing. Heliod, for example, takes pride in selecting only the best mortals to be his champions. He doesn’t care how the mortals feel about being chosen, and his
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
domain appropriate to that deity for their Divine Domain feature. Often, heroes choose to devote themselves to particular gods either out of piety or self-interest. Sometimes, though, the gods choose
champions who might not be entirely willing. Heliod, for example, takes pride in selecting only the best mortals to be his champions. He doesn’t care how the mortals feel about being chosen, and his
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Divine Intervention In some campaigns, gods are fond of meddling in mortal affairs, and heroes sometimes call on the gods for aid beyond what divine magic ordinarily provides. The gods sometimes also
send dreams, omens, or emissaries to direct mortals along a certain path. Keep these two principles in mind to guide your use of divine intervention in your campaign: Don’t Eliminate Character Choice
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Divine Intervention In some campaigns, gods are fond of meddling in mortal affairs, and heroes sometimes call on the gods for aid beyond what divine magic ordinarily provides. The gods sometimes also
send dreams, omens, or emissaries to direct mortals along a certain path. Keep these two principles in mind to guide your use of divine intervention in your campaign: Don’t Eliminate Character Choice
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Champions and Heroes The champions of the gods number among some of the most influential and inspirational figures in Theros. These mortals have personal relationships with the gods, potentially
create cultural touchstones and shape modern philosophies. They also embody the potential of mortals to be more than mere drops in the raging river of fate. Tales of heroes teach that greatness is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
planes — and they lost. The gods were slain or driven into exile, leaving Athas under the dominion of elemental beings who took little interest in the affairs of mortals. In the grim age that
only the strongest survive. One of the hallmarks of the Dark Sun setting is that the heroes don’t need to seek out forgotten dungeons to find adventure — mere survival is adventure enough. But there is no reason you can’t successfully adapt Princes of the Apocalypse to your Dark Sun campaign.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
planes — and they lost. The gods were slain or driven into exile, leaving Athas under the dominion of elemental beings who took little interest in the affairs of mortals. In the grim age that
only the strongest survive. One of the hallmarks of the Dark Sun setting is that the heroes don’t need to seek out forgotten dungeons to find adventure — mere survival is adventure enough. But there is no reason you can’t successfully adapt Princes of the Apocalypse to your Dark Sun campaign.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
as fires, monster infestations, or a spate of accidental deaths. The more the characters intervene, the more dire these events become as the god’s servants overcorrect to account for the heroes
correct things in order to appease the god. Likewise, the heroes might invoke the other gods’ support to deflect Klothys’s wrath. Boldest of all, the characters might determine what device allowed the god
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
as fires, monster infestations, or a spate of accidental deaths. The more the characters intervene, the more dire these events become as the god’s servants overcorrect to account for the heroes
correct things in order to appease the god. Likewise, the heroes might invoke the other gods’ support to deflect Klothys’s wrath. Boldest of all, the characters might determine what device allowed the god
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Realms of Gods and Mortals What is the farthest explored point on the known world?” Elspeth asked.
“In the east, beyond the leonin lands, there’s another forest,” Daxos told her. “Larger even than
off the edge and into the void below.”
“My home was beyond your infinite forest,” she said.
—Jenna Helland, Godsend
Soaring above the polis of Meletis in their flying chariot, heroes
of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Gods and Devotion The central conflict in Theros is among gods, striving against each other over the devotion of mortals. Mortal devotion equates to divine power: when people fervently pray to a god
beings—heroes and monsters alike—often become unwitting pawns in the contests of the gods. Having a powerful champion is an indication of a god’s power—and can potentially increase the god’s own power. A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Dark Fantasy Plots Adventures in dark fantasy domains involve unlikely or reluctant heroes (or rival villains) striking back against the evil at work in the land. This might involve taking on a world
it’s revealed the beloved ruler is a lich.
7 Banish a spirit haunting the moon.
8 Uncover the identity of an otherworldly coward who’s hiding among mortals, avoiding the destructive search of the immortals they fled.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Realms of Gods and Mortals What is the farthest explored point on the known world?” Elspeth asked.
“In the east, beyond the leonin lands, there’s another forest,” Daxos told her. “Larger even than
off the edge and into the void below.”
“My home was beyond your infinite forest,” she said.
—Jenna Helland, Godsend
Soaring above the polis of Meletis in their flying chariot, heroes
of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Dark Fantasy Plots Adventures in dark fantasy domains involve unlikely or reluctant heroes (or rival villains) striking back against the evil at work in the land. This might involve taking on a world
it’s revealed the beloved ruler is a lich.
7 Banish a spirit haunting the moon.
8 Uncover the identity of an otherworldly coward who’s hiding among mortals, avoiding the destructive search of the immortals they fled.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
ventures into the darkness to retrieve the soul of her lost love. Calling on their divine parentage, a group of demigods undertake twelve labors to win the gods’ blessings for other mortals. A mythic-fantasy
— misbegotten offspring of a philandering god. Adventures might lead the heroes through a series of trials to the realms of the gods in search of a gift or favor. Such a campaign can draw on the myths and legends of any culture, not just the familiar Greek tales.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Gods and Devotion The central conflict in Theros is among gods, striving against each other over the devotion of mortals. Mortal devotion equates to divine power: when people fervently pray to a god
beings—heroes and monsters alike—often become unwitting pawns in the contests of the gods. Having a powerful champion is an indication of a god’s power—and can potentially increase the god’s own power. A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
ventures into the darkness to retrieve the soul of her lost love. Calling on their divine parentage, a group of demigods undertake twelve labors to win the gods’ blessings for other mortals. A mythic-fantasy
— misbegotten offspring of a philandering god. Adventures might lead the heroes through a series of trials to the realms of the gods in search of a gift or favor. Such a campaign can draw on the myths and legends of any culture, not just the familiar Greek tales.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
might end with heroes confronting Karametra or finding some other way to appease her. Karametra’s Divine Schemes The Karametra’s Divine Schemes tables explores ways in which the god’s whims might
one seems to know what has caused the god of fertility to withdraw her blessings from the world, but the problem must be solved if life is to endure.
2 Karametra judges that mortals have over
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
might end with heroes confronting Karametra or finding some other way to appease her. Karametra’s Divine Schemes The Karametra’s Divine Schemes tables explores ways in which the god’s whims might
one seems to know what has caused the god of fertility to withdraw her blessings from the world, but the problem must be solved if life is to endure.
2 Karametra judges that mortals have over
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
madness.
Great was its ruin, and slaughtered were all who did not heed my warning.
Brighter the future I now foretell, of beginnings, not endings:
Heroes are coming, who strive against fate’s stern
.
—Jenna Helland, Godsend
The caprice of the gods. The destiny of heroes. Great journeys into monster-infested wilds, and mythic odysseys to the edge of the world and back. These elements of adventure
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
madness.
Great was its ruin, and slaughtered were all who did not heed my warning.
Brighter the future I now foretell, of beginnings, not endings:
Heroes are coming, who strive against fate’s stern
.
—Jenna Helland, Godsend
The caprice of the gods. The destiny of heroes. Great journeys into monster-infested wilds, and mythic odysseys to the edge of the world and back. These elements of adventure
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
mortals
(MAGALI VILLENEUVE) As exemplified by the labors of Anthousa, the exploits of Haktos the Unscarred, the wondrous inventions of Dalakos, and Elspeth’s escape from the Underworld, the heroes of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
and conquered all who stood before him, mortals and deities alike. Gods and heroes who wouldn’t bend to his will were broken and discarded. He put his foot on the neck of mighty Khurgorbaeyag, bound