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Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
to specific times and places in the multiverse. Using these, they and allied creatures can travel anywhere in time to affect fate-determining moments or to banish threats beyond the flow of time. As
dragon’s hoard might find invaluable historical information from eras past.A Time Dragon’s Lair
Time dragons often lair in the ruins of ancient civilizations or temples to dead gods and do
Monsters
Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
dragons can create temporal gates connected to specific times and places in the multiverse. Using these, they and allied creatures can travel anywhere in time to affect fate-determining moments or to banish
knowledge. Those who stumble upon a time dragon’s hoard might find invaluable historical information from eras past.A Time Dragon’s Lair
Time dragons often lair in the ruins of ancient
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
creatures or objects from bygone ages might be found within a morkoth’s dominion.
Some islands travel a specific route, arriving at the same destinations regularly over a cycle of years. Others
are tied to a particular place or group of locales, and still others move erratically through the cosmos. Occasionally, a morkoth learns to direct its island’s movement.A Morkoth’s Lair
Magic Items
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
adult gold dragon (see its stat block in the Monster Manual) for up to 1 hour. The adult gold dragon;dragon can’t use any legendary actions or lair actions. Once the figurine has become an adult
commands. If you issue no commands, the creature defends itself but takes no other actions.
The creature exists for a duration specific to each form. At the end of the duration, the creature reverts to
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Dragon Personality Traits
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Trait
1
I often fixate on specific historical battles or wars and won’t rest until my
.
3
I secretly look forward to adventurers trying to infiltrate my lair. How else could I try out new defenses?
4
Give me a storied helmet or scimitar over a pile of gold any day.
5
No
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
;{"diceNotation":"1d8","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Trait"}
Trait
1
I often fixate on specific historical battles or wars and won’t rest until my hoard contains that conflict’s most
adventurers trying to infiltrate my lair. How else could I try out new defenses?
4
Give me a storied helmet or scimitar over a pile of gold any day.
5
No creature can outsmart my defenses—if
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
sapphire dragon characters.
Sapphire Dragon Personality Traits
d8;{"diceNotation":"1d8","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Trait"}
Trait
1
I often fixate on specific historical battles
by amassing powerful arms and armor.
3
I secretly look forward to adventurers trying to infiltrate my lair. How else could I try out new defenses?
4
Give me a storied helmet or scimitar
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
"}
Trait
1
I often fixate on specific historical battles or wars and won’t rest until my hoard contains that conflict’s most significant artifacts.
2
I am constantly aware of a
call from beyond this world. I must prepare to answer that call by amassing powerful arms and armor.
3
I secretly look forward to adventurers trying to infiltrate my lair. How else could I try
Magic Items
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
specific place or creature. You don't need to know where your destination is, but it must be a specific destination-not just the nearest river or a red dragon's lair. If the stated destination is within
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Basic Rules (2014)
plane of existence, a destination that moves (such as a mobile fortress), or a destination that isn't specific (such as "a green dragon's lair"), the spell fails.
For the duration, as long as you are on
This spell allows you to find the shortest, most direct physical route to a specific fixed location that you are familiar with on the same plane of existence. If you name a destination on another
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features, such as changing the color of their skin, hair, and eyes and reshaping their ears and facial features. The balm doesn’t allow a creature to take on another specific creature’s
(Arcana) or Wisdom (Medicine) check can create a recipe for it. Using the recipe, a character can create one dose of balm with 8 hours of work at a cost of 125 gp. Using slime collected from an olothec lair or a dead olothec as a reagent reduces the cost by half.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Gardmore Abbey Locations The ruined abbey is too expansive to be completely detailed here. Instead, an overview of each area summarizes the terrain and any threats to be found there. Create specific
encounters based on the actions your characters take, using the monsters listed and adding additional ones as you think appropriate. Two maps are provided: map 16.1, an overview of the entire ruined abbey, and map 16.2, a more detailed map of Mekkalath’s lair at the top of the hill.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Citadel Subterrene Below Mount Makab stretches the hive-like lair of the illithids. This mind flayer metropolis comprises innumerable interconnected compounds—laboratory vaults, custom prison
within the citadel maddening, like trying to find a specific point within a writhing knot of worms. Locations are inaccessible to creatures reliant upon basic terrestrial mobility or without the ability
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
object from the location you wish to find) Duration: Concentration, up to 1 day This spell allows you to find the shortest, most direct physical route to a specific fixed location that you are familiar
with on the same plane of existence. If you name a destination on another plane of existence, a destination that moves (such as a mobile fortress), or a destination that isn’t specific (such as “a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
object from the location you wish to find) Duration: Concentration, up to 1 day This spell allows you to find the shortest, most direct physical route to a specific fixed location that you are familiar
with on the same plane of existence. If you name a destination on another plane of existence, a destination that moves (such as a mobile fortress), or a destination that isn’t specific (such as “a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
further rewards, as discussed below: Home Ownership. Knowing a creature’s true name may entitle the characters to that creature’s property, such as a parcel of land, lair, or stronghold. Slayer’s
Weapon. A master smith might be able to work the true name of a creature into an arrow of slaying or other target-specific magic item.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Creatures A dragon’s presence can alter the behavior or physical characteristics of creatures dwelling near the dragon’s lair. The presence of a gem dragon draws specific kinds of creatures to dwell
Regional Effects My favorite lair I’ve ever visited was a crystal dragon’s. It turned everyone’s voice into a high-pitched squeak. Remember, not all lair shenanigans are devastating!
-Fizban
The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
time, they see one of Halaster’s scrying eyes floating in the middle of the cavern (see “Halaster’s Lair”). It studies the characters for a minute or two before disappearing.
Blood. The floor is
, and carved out their own kingdom on the Astral Plane under the rulership of Vlaakith the Lich-Queen. The altar conveniently omits any mention of the githzerai, but specific mention is made of Gith
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
or their thralls can use — a sensible security measure to keep enemies from turning the illithids’ own creations against them. Mind Blade Weapon (any sword), rare (requires attunement by a specific
individual) Mind flayers can turn any nonmagical sword into a mind blade. Only one creature can attune to it: either a specific mind flayer or one of its thralls. In the hands of any other creature
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
too limited in intellect to complete anything but the simplest tasks. In general, non-humanoids found in the company of mind flayers are those that the illithids have created or bred for specific
purposes. A few types of these creatures warrant special mention. Intellect Devourers Almost every mind flayer colony creates intellect devourers and seeds the areas around its lair with a few to keep
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
islands travel a specific route, arriving at the same destinations regularly over a cycle of years. Others are tied to a particular place or group of locales, and still others move erratically through the
something specific the morkoth has or knows. The creature shows no mercy to those that try to steal from it, but it can be bargained with by a visitor that offers the morkoth something it desires. No
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
A: Kobold Lair A band of kobolds recently stole a dragon egg and brought it to these caves to eat. But when the egg hatched and a screeching dragon wyrmling emerged, the kobolds quickly realized
.
Boxed Text. Text that appears in a box like the one in this section is meant to be read aloud or paraphrased for the players when their characters first arrive at a location or under a specific
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
-like scars. This ray and the telekinetic ray are the basis for a beholder’s ability to shape its lair to its very specific and exacting needs, whether sculpting rooms or fabricating traps.
easier to run. In the safety of its lair, outside the view of any would-be enemies, a beholder can use any of its eye rays whenever it wants to. Many of them serve as tools. Antimagic Cone The magic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
, Blazutranc, Infernexus, Meteoranzym, Smoakcant, and Zolcharrx. Astyrranthor Ashtyrranthor can’t treat Stardock as her lair, so she has no lair actions here. However, she has the following Innate Spellcasting
gaseous form, misty step, and passwall spells to enter hard-to-reach locations. Ashtyrranthor also keeps a specific watch over areas 12f, 13, and 16a from outside the asteroid. If she sees trouble or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
with a pair of Redbrands. They didn’t see him, but it was close. Carp thinks that the bandits have a secret lair under the old manor house. He can take the characters to the tunnel or provide them
characters are looking for specific sites in the area, such as Cragmaw Castle or Wave Echo Cave, she suggests that they visit Reidoth and ask for his help, “since there’s not an inch of the land he doesn’t
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Personality Traits d8 Trait
1 I often fixate on specific historical battles or wars and won’t rest until my hoard contains that conflict’s most significant artifacts.
2 I am constantly aware of
a call from beyond this world. I must prepare to answer that call by amassing powerful arms and armor.
3 I secretly look forward to adventurers trying to infiltrate my lair. How else could I
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
was close. Carp thinks the bandits have a secret lair under the old manor house. He also saw some strange goblins with “glowing hands” duck into the tunnel. Carp can take the characters to the tunnel
realizes the characters are looking for specific sites in the area, such as Cragmaw Castle, she suggests the characters visit Reidoth and ask for her help, “since there’s not an inch of the land the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Mind Flayer Augmentations Some mind flayer colonies augment their thralls with nonmagical gear to make them more effective as lair guardians and bodyguards. Two examples of mind flayer augmentations
surgical amputation. Each set of flensing claws is designed for a specific creature and can’t be used by anyone else. A creature equipped with flensing claws can use its action to make one melee weapon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
, a ruined tower, or a menacing cave entrance that resembles a skull. Whether naturally or by manufactured means, the lair is well defended from intrusion. It might be reachable only by a steep
mountain path, or it might be surrounded by a fence the hag builds out of posts capped with magically warded skulls. Often, a lair reflects the outlook of its primary inhabitant — a murderous hag’s home
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
islands travel a specific route, arriving at the same destinations regularly over a cycle of years. Others are tied to a particular place or group of locales, and still others move erratically through the
attack roll is rerolled against the chosen creature.
A Morkoth’s Lair A morkoth claims dominion over an entire island, and it also maintains a central sanctum on that isle. This lair is most often
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
beholder’s specific actions will vary with each encounter, the creature’s behavior is largely governed by the tactics discussed below. Stay out of Range and Sight A beholder’s natural ability to fly is
essential to many of its defenses and habits. Portions of its lair — especially the remote part where it sleeps — usually aren’t reachable on foot, which makes it harder for its minions to take over the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
whisper. “New information pointing to the whereabouts of the Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth—the former lair of Iggwilv, the so-called Witch Queen—has surfaced.”
The agent produces a rolled-up scroll bound
(History) check recognizes the symbol. Lost Caverns. The Lost Caverns were once the lair of an archmage named Iggwilv. The archmage is long gone, but her treasure remains. Most who set out to find the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
ability to move directly from one world to another in the Material Plane. Normally, travelers must venture to Sigil, a city in the Outer Planes, and find a doorway leading to the specific world they seek
mobile lair. A colony that uses a nautiloid in this way is much more aggressive than other colonies, since it can effectively carry out hit-and-run attacks and can vacate an area that has been depleted
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
. Chapter 4 discusses dragon lairs and hoards, examining what a lair means to a dragon and exploring the correlation between a dragon’s magical might and the value of the dragon’s hoard. It also provides
provides inspiration to help DMs craft dragon personalities and dragon-themed adventures, including sample lair maps. Chapter 6 includes stat blocks and lore for a variety of new Dragons and dragon-oriented
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
, you can speak a different command word and the figurine becomes an adult gold dragon (see its stat block in the Monster Manual) for up to 1 hour. The dragon can’t use any legendary actions or lair
your languages and obeys your spoken commands. If you issue no commands, the creature defends itself but takes no other actions. The creature exists for a duration specific to each form. At the end