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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
to these creatures, thus preserving the information they gain.
Pursuit of knowledge drives everything berbalangs do. Although they mostly learn their secrets from the dead, they aren’t above
material components and using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability:
At will: speak with dead
1/day: plane shift (self only)Berbalangs creep across the petrified remains of dead gods adrift on the
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these creatures, thus preserving the information they gain.
Spectral Spy. The pursuit of knowledge drives everything berbalangs do. Although they mostly learn their secrets from the dead, they aren&rsquo
, requiring no material components:
At will: speak with dead
1/day: plane shift (self only)Multiattack. The berbalang makes two attacks: one with its bite and one with its claws.
Bite. Melee Weapon
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Storm King's Thunder
: dancing lights, mage hand, message, thaumaturgy
1/day each: augury (cast as 1 action), bestow curse, cordon of arrows, detect magic, speak with dead, spirit guardiansThe Uthgardt are suspicious and
with one foot in the land of the living and the other in the land of the dead. Those who walk the shadowed path between two lands do so because the spirits of the dead compel them. Other Uthgardt fear
Knowledge Domain
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tremendous power if they unlock the secrets of the multiverse. Followers of these gods study esoteric lore, collect old tomes, delve into the secret places of the earth, and learn all they can. Some gods
Spells
1st
command, identify
3rd
augury, suggestion
5th
nondetection, speak with dead
7th
arcane eye, confusion
9th
legend lore, scrying
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tremendous power if they unlock the secrets of the multiverse. Followers of these gods study esoteric lore, collect old tomes, delve into the secret places of the earth, and learn all they can. Some gods
Spells
3rd
augury, command, identify, suggestion
5th
nondetection, speak with dead
7th
arcane eye, confusion
9th
legend lore, scrying
Monsters
Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
of its faculties. When such an event occurs, the creature's scream echoes through the Feywild. If it echoes at just the right angle between a rocky outcropping in the dead of night, the scream gains
. Predators in the area learn that the devilkin's screeching is a sure sign that easy prey draws near.
Opportunistic Alliances. A flock of screaming devilkins can appreciate vicious cruelty in other
Monsters
Keys from the Golden Vault
. Now that his parents are dead, he is determined to hold on to his estate and will do whatever it takes to keep what he has left.
Sythian has attuned to Golden Axe so that he can learn and exercise
Magic Items
Acquisitions Incorporated
within 5 feet of a creature killed within the past 24 hours, you can cast the augury spell. The course of action you inquire about with the spell does not need to have any connection to the dead creature
. This property of the occultant abacus can’t be used again until the next dawn.
Bring Out Your Dead
Also at rank 2, you regain the use of your Read the Kill feature after you finish a short or
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
Special Equipment. In addition to his sword cane, Rictavio wears a hat of disguise and a ring of mind shielding, and he carries a spell scroll of raise dead.
Spellcasting. Rictavio is a 9th-level
): augury, lesser restoration, protection from poison
3rd level (3 slots): magic circle, remove curse, speak with dead
4th level (3 slots): death ward, freedom of movement
5th level (1 slot): dispel
Equipment
cannot touch you. You can ask the spirit up to five questions, as the speak with dead spell. The spirit knows only what it knew in life, including the languages it knew. Answers are usually brief
, cryptic, or repetitive, and the spirit is under no compulsion to offer a truthful answer if you are hostile to it or if it recognizes you as an enemy. The spirit can’t learn new information, doesn
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
utility and importance. Nowhere does this come through as strongly as when lizardfolk deal with the dead. To a lizardfolk, a comrade who dies becomes a potential source of food. That companion might have
once been a warrior or hunter, but now the body is just freshly killed meat.
A lizardfolk who lives among other humanoids can, over time, learn to respect other creatures’ emotions. The
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master in your fields of study.
Skill Proficiencies: Arcana, History
Languages: Two of your choice
Equipment: A bottle of black ink, a quill, a small knife, a letter from a dead
Wizard’s apprentice
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Scribe
FEATURE: RESEARCHER
When you attempt to learn or recall a piece of lore, if you do not know that information, you often know where and from whom you
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Decay
While generally not malicious, topaz dragons embody decay. They view destruction as a natural means of clearing the way for new creation and growth, much as a forest fire clears dead wood
dead sahuagin on the beach, unwittingly incurring the wrath of the sahuagin’s community.
3
A flock of harpy;harpies enjoy taunting a young topaz dragon who has moved into their territory
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Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
a frivolous lark. You’ve maintained a solitary vigil outside the cavern entrance ever since.
2
You crossed the Guild in a bad way. Fortunately, its members think you’re dead. Less
contradictions, fills your hours.
4
You tend to some part of the city’s forgotten history: the unmarked graves in Cliffside Cemetery, the crumbling remains of dead patriar families’ manors, or
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Tomb of Annihilation
desensitized to violence.
5
I would risk life and limb to discover a new culture or unravel the secrets of a dead one.
6
When I arrive at a new settlement for the first time, I must learn all its
humanoids interacting with one another for at least 1 day, after which you learn a handful of important words, expressions, and gestures — enough to communicate on a rudimentary level.
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Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
Proficiencies: Arcana, History
Languages: Two of your choice
Equipment: A bottle of black ink, a quill, a small knife, a letter from a dead colleague posing a question you have not yet been able to
: RESEARCHER
When you attempt to learn or recall a piece of lore, if you do not know that information, you often know where and from whom you can obtain it. Usually, this information comes from a
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Tomb of Annihilation
no qualms about stealing from the dead.
5
I’m happier in a dusty old tomb than I am in the centers of civilization.
6
Traps don’t make me nervous. Idiots who trigger traps make
exhilarating than a narrow escape from the jaws of death. (Chaotic)
4
Dignity. The dead and their belongings deserve to be treated with respect. (Lawful)
5
Immortality. All my
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forces of annihilation and corruption. Whether sworn before a god’s altar, in a sacred glade before nature spirits, or in a moment of desperation and grief with the dead as the only witnesses, a
Paladin’s oath is a powerful bond. It is a source of power that turns a devout warrior into a blessed champion.
Paladins train to learn the skills of combat, mastering a variety of weapons and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
The Hunt for Hekaton The characters might kill Lord Drylund before he can be interrogated. If Lord Drylund dies before the characters learn King Hekaton’s whereabouts, they can still learn where the
storm giant king is being held by casting a speak with dead spell on Lord Drylund’s corpse. If that option is unavailable to them, they can raise Lord Drylund from the dead. If they lack the means to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
long-dead foe and learn how they’re keeping you from being magically resurrected.
8 Discover a secret from an infamous member of your family who became a typhon (see chapter 6).
9 Save a
Coerce a night hag into granting a morbid prophecy by stealing its eye.
14 Learn a secret way to escape the Underworld from one of the titans.
15 Find the lost secret of a long-dead
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
you do … or than any of your selves do, really.
7
It is not my place to interfere. I merely seek to observe, learn, and understand.
8
With a true understanding of metaphysics
. They prize locations with a combination of open space, connecting tunnels, and dead ends to make the most of their natural and magical mobility, using flight and teleportation to navigate obstacles in
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
your selves do, really.
7
It is not my place to interfere. I merely seek to observe, learn, and understand.
8
With a true understanding of metaphysics, anything is possible—including
, preferring caverns with at least one entrance submerged underwater. They prize locations with a combination of open space, connecting tunnels, and dead ends to make the most of their natural and
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
. Even the smallest village contains myriad stories of love, loss, triumph, and betrayal. There is always more to learn about people. (Any)
6
Espionage. Once I get paid for the information I glean
pit fiend to buy back the soul of a legendary hero.
2
A group of adult red dragon;adult red and adult silver dragon;silver dragons set aside their differences to learn wisdom from an ancient
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an orc war band celebrating its recent victory. Silently, he stalks into their midst and whispers an oath, and two orcs are dead before they even realize he is there.
Silver hair shining in a shaft
sacred glade before nature spirits and fey beings, or in a moment of desperation and grief with the dead as the only witness, a paladin’s oath is a powerful bond. It is a source of power that
Goblin
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made from dead darkmantles
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Cloaks made of scraps from an elven tapestry
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Spellcasters of any sort among the goblins are rare. Goblins typically lack the intelligence and
patience needed to learn and practice wizardry, and they fare poorly even when given access to the necessary training and knowledge. Sorcerers are less prevalent among them than in many other races, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
The Astral Plane By researching in the Sigil sanctum or talking with the wizards, the characters can learn the following information about the Astral Plane and the Astral Sea: Planar Nature. The
. Creatures can also traverse the Astral Plane using vessels called spelljamming ships. Dead Gods. Scattered throughout the Astral Sea are the remains of dead and dying gods who are here either because
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Learn who’s organizing the local dinner parties before more epicureans die of autophagia.
2 Stop whatever is stealing the livers from the town’s guard.
3 Find out what is causing the
children of the city to transform into misshapen statues.
4 Stop whatever is killing the sea life and transforming them into monsters.
5 End the curse that is leaving the beasts of forests dead
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
Preparation Before running the adventure, prepare as follows: Step 1. Read the “Adventure Background” section. Step 2. Review “Frost Giant Factions” and the Key NPCs table to learn about individuals
Giant (Neutral) D4 Challidax (a.k.a. Shivering Death) Primary antagonist Adult White Dragon D16 Elakdras Dead frost giant druid — D16 Enstavva Petrified frost giant Frost Giant (Neutral) D8 Finkleton Dead
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
living tomb where the dead are interred, cremated, or raised to serve the Heralds of Dust. Surely, someone in the City of Doors can help the characters learn about their pasts, but the characters must first escape their gloomy prison before its wardens lay them to rest.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
learn the magical properties of the shard dropped dead without warning, and her soul became trapped in the shard. 3 A group of bandits received the shard as ransom. That night, a sickly green light
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
them of their humanity. Here are some ways in which the characters might learn about this place: A tale in Ten-Towns spurs the characters to visit the cave (see “Tall Tales in Ten-Towns”). A ring
taken off a dead berserker (see “Chardalyn Berserkers”) teleports the characters to area Q1. A goliath werebear encountered in the wild (see “Goliath Werebear”) or King Gunvald Halraggson of the Bear
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
What the Dead See In the wake of the battle with the Returned, the characters have an opportunity to continue along their way. Before they can, though, all of them witness an incredible sight: an
DC 16 Intelligence check. On a successful check, the character deciphers the simplest part of the cipher: “Hid from eyes of mortals and gods/Lies wither in Orestes’s rot.” On a failure, they learn
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
discover a new culture or unravel the secrets of a dead one. 6 When I arrive at a new settlement for the first time, I must learn all its customs. d6 Ideal 1 Discovery. I want to be the first person to
learn to understand ourselves. (Any) 4 Power. Common people crave strong leadership, and I do my utmost to provide it. (Lawful) 5 Protection. I must do everything possible to save a society facing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Godefroy eagerly seeks news of anyone with the ability to exorcise spirits, learn secrets from those long dead, or slip beyond the boundaries of the Mists. His most useful contact in learning news and
. From the House on Gryphon Hill, Godefroy forces throngs of the dead to serve his will and to seek out a path to their true, final deaths. Lord of the Dead. After 24 hours, the spirit of anyone who
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
Vanquish the Orc Raiders In the mining town of Blasingdell, the characters learn that orc raiders have been pillaging isolated farmsteads and camps in the hills north of the town. The local militia
captured an orc warrior left for dead by its comrades and brought it back for questioning. Under the influence of a charm person spell, the orc divulged the location of the monsters’ lair, a lonely