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living, as these aimless killers know only suffering and seek to spread it whenever the opportunity arises. While palamnites might wander the world as dangerous, lone murderers, many gravitate to Odunos
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mock folk who rely on society’s structures or rules to maintain power.
Survival of the Fittest
Among goliaths, any adult who can’t contribute to the tribe is expelled. A lone goliath has
away in the night to seek the cold will of fate.
In some ways, the goliath drive to outdo themselves feeds into the grim inevitability of their decline and death. A goliath would much rather die in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
Introduction: Infinite Doors to Adventure The multiverse is everything known and everything beyond. Encompassing worlds planes, life, and death, the multiverse’s infinite infinities brim with wonder
, terror, secrets, and—above all—possibility. Every D&D adventure takes place in the multiverse. Beyond the lone worlds of the Material Plane are countless other realities and the paths and portals
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
throughout the hierarchy all the time. But, naturally, those in power are determined to put down any threat against them — and the penalty for insubordination is death. As things work out in practice
, has just three options: agonizing death on an altar, virtual enslavement, or fleeing for their lives. Some of those who choose to run succeed in escaping into the Underdark, despite the odds against
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
thing to do, but they are smart enough to realize that the strategic death of an individual can buy valuable time for the rest of the tribe, and each individual reluctantly accepts this need for
sacrifice when it presents itself. This practice contributes to the reason why most common folk (and adventurers) think kobolds are stupid as well as weak; they’ve seen or heard of a lone kobold trying to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Survival of the Fittest Among goliaths, any adult who can’t contribute to the tribe is expelled. A lone goliath has little chance of survival, especially an older or weaker one. Goliaths have little
themselves feeds into the grim inevitability of their decline and death. A goliath would much rather die in battle, at the peak of strength and skill, than endure the slow decay of old age. Few folk
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
Medicine The halflings of House Jorasco have long dominated the business of healing. Most large communities have a Jorasco healing house, and even smaller communities often have a lone Jorasco healer
after death. Opening a channel to Dolurrh can potentially result in a malevolent spirit taking possession of the body; in a general release of hostile ghosts; or even a marut inevitable manifesting and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
C. Svalich Woods Towering trees, whose tops are lost in heavy gray mist, block out all but a death-gray light. The tree trunks are unnaturally close to one another, and the woods have the silence of
characters are following the road on foot, the party member who has the highest passive Wisdom (Perception) score notices something: You catch the scent of death on the air. The character can follow the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
surviving member of a doomed expedition, a guide who has lived in Chult for years, a lone explorer seeking glory or treasure, or someone racing against time to save a loved one affected by the death
Death Curse Understanding how Acererak’s death curse works is vital to running the adventure smoothly. The Soulmonger was activated 20 days ago and remains active until it is destroyed. While the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Beholders True beholders are isolationists that despise others of their kind, but their dreams can give rise to a variety of lesser beholder-like creatures, a few of which are described here. Death
Kiss A death kiss is a lesser beholder that might come into being when a beholder has a vivid nightmare about losing blood. Instead of magical eye rays, it has ten long tentacles, each ending in a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
300-foot stretch of wall is watched over by a lone guard (male or female human). The guards are trained to crouch behind the wall and sound the alarm at any sign of danger. Burgomaster Dmitri Krezkov
does everything he can to expedite the characters’ departure. A character who succeeds on a DC 12 Wisdom (Insight) check can discern that Dmitri is trying to hide the fact that he is distraught. He is grieving over the natural death of his youngest son, Ilya—the last of his children (see area S3).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
fight to the death except for Bayleaf. He fights hard, but as the lone nonbeliever he is not ready to die for his employer. Ogmund, the acolyte, and the cultist call for help and attempt to delay the
place of honor in the cult. The characters might try to trick the survivors into splitting their numbers. Ozymandius refuses to abandon the island, because doing so is deserving of a death sentence
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
) bludgeoning damage.
Returned Palamnite Even death and the loss of their identities can’t erase the rage that inspires Returned palamnites. These Returned led violent lives, existences filled with such
the opportunity arises. While palamnites might wander the world as dangerous, lone murderers, many gravitate to Odunos, where they serve the vicious will of Tymaret the Murder King (see chapter 3
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
hobgoblin warrior, sword in hand, stands before it.
The surviving hobgoblins lodge in this once-full barrack. A lone Hobgoblin Warrior fiercely defends what few valuables remain. He starts combat
with the characters on sight and fights to the death. If the hobgoblin sentry sounded the alarm in area F1, the two Hobgoblin Warriors from area F5 are also here, ready to intercept the characters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation Supplement
level. If the characters encounter hostile creatures beyond their ability to defeat, give them opportunities to run, hide, negotiate, or otherwise avoid certain death. You can also have other
shipwreck survivors to hunt and eat. The characters encounter 3d6 hostile cannibals (CE male and female Chultan human tribal warriors) who fight to the death. They wear leather masks made from skinned
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
they carry their living acts into the afterlife. A hero in death becomes a hero eternal. Young hobgoblins start soldiering when they can walk and heed the mustering call as soon as they can wield their
they know will result in death if the act will bring glory to the banner or the legion. Honor the Gods. Hobgoblins give regular recognition to the deities left to them after Maglubiyet’s conquest
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
establishing a lair, a young dragon is trying to earn the fear and respect of other creatures living nearby. 10 The approach of a lone giant alarms the people of a town, but the giant is simply
expedition to a famous ruin. Levels 11–16: Masters of the Realm Chase Stone The death of an ancient dragon can shake the foundations of the world The fate of a nation or even the world depends on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
have fallen prey to a pack of werewolves that spills out of the Misty Forest on nights of the full moon, cloaked in crawling mist that seems to follow them wherever they go. The beasts spread death and
autonomy of its members. The Harpers have small cells and lone operatives throughout the Forgotten Realms. They share information with one another from time to time as needs warrant. The Harpers
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
underneath the planks, they can see the kobolds working away cheerily. If a kobold takes damage while clinging to the underside of the walkway, it loses its grip and falls down the shaft to its death
opportunity to attack a lone party member presents itself, the grell swoops in and tries to paralyze its prey, then hauls its catch back here to be devoured. After it feeds, it drops the remains of its victim
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
stormed the area, slew the rebels, and added their corpses to the ship’s larder. All that’s left now of all the rebels are scraps, as the lone survivor (Krell) has consumed the last of them. Trapdoor. A
left port. When the ship was waylaid by the storm, they could not escape from the hold and eventually starved to death. The cultists found the undead when they took control of the ship but viewed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
battle might alert the agents in that area, prompting them to investigate. Treasure. Grottenelle’s table holds a Spell Scroll of Circle of Death, an ornate +2 Dagger, and an assortment of unguents and
Gertrude, a chaotic neutral cyclops who was the lone survivor of an attack on a supply caravan near the ruins of the city of Ched Nasad. Makubli (see area W2) captured Gertrude weeks ago and brought her
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
flame storm usually lasts 2d4 minutes, though the originating storm clouds can persist for days, creating multiple flame storms. Necrotic Tempest. Storms infused with the essence of death roil with
any lone mimic could approximate. A mimic colony can work together to form buildings, bridges, crystal formations, cliff faces, statues, and nearly anything it desires. Entire villages appearing out
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
in death-defying feats. Beneath, on an island of bare stone floating amid a misty expanse, stands a plain archway and a circular desk attended by a well-dressed tiefling. Luminous symbols on a
after they entered but aged by however long they spent in the arena. P4: Fiend’s Ante A lone archway stands atop a cliff overlooking the scorched cities and scourged terrain of a war-wracked world. Nearby
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
hundred frightened survivors of the attack on the High Hall are in hiding here, waiting for their doom. Standing between them and death is a lone acolyte, Pherria Jynks. With all the cathedral’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
javelin.
Creatures. Unless the party is under Ghared’s protection (see area 36), the lone duergar on duty fights to the death to protect his leader, who is in area 40. If the characters engage the
terrible foe would never return. Then they entombed a fierce orc warrior to defend it forever in undeath. The door leading from area 36 bears an inscription in Orc: “Beyond this door the Maker of Death
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
lurks in the upper reaches of the chamber, watching for lone travelers or stragglers it might be able to pick off. The creature quietly drifts down and attacks the rearmost member of a party that is
Battle This room smells of blood and death. The debris of several recent battles is scattered throughout this rough-hewn chamber. A dozen dead warriors, clearly of the earth and water cults, lie amid
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
the party enters this section of the mine, the jelly begins stalking the group, instinctively waiting for an opportunity to attack a lone target. Low Ceiling. Because of the low ceiling in this area
myself. A pity it must end this way.”
Nezznar the Spider is accompanied by two bugbears who defend their leader to the death. If the doppelganger from area W18 retreated to this area, it assumes the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
, a black dragon does anything it can to save itself, but it accepts death before allowing any other creature to claim mastery over it. Foes and Servants. Black dragons hate and fear other dragons
with the stench of death and decay. Lair Actions On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), the dragon takes a lair action to cause one of the following effects; the dragon can’t use the same