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magically turns invisible, along with any equipment it is wearing or carrying, for 1 minute or until it makes an attack roll.Trickster’s Flight. Immediately after a creature the wynling can see
, lured by high-spirited music and sweet foods. Away from their open, wild homes, wynlings cause all manner of mysterious accidents.
Monsters
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 2: Dragonlance Creatures
to its enemies. Even magic cannot tame a traag draconian’s thirst for violence.
A traag draconian’s vestigial wings lack the strength to support its hulking body in true flight, and they
Kenku
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capable of flight, and similar objects provoke a great desire for the kenku to acquire the items for themselves.
Despite their lack of wings, kenku love dwelling in towers and other tall structures
. They settle in places that accept them, usually bleak cities that have fallen on hard times and are overrun with crime.
Dreams of Flight
Above all else, kenku wish to regain their ability to fly
Lizardfolk
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smooth-skins is far greater.
Despite their alien outlook, some lizardfolk make an effort to understand and, in their own manner, befriend people of other races. Such lizardfolk make faithful and
aggression toward creatures that they could defeat in a fight and that can’t be dealt with in some other manner. They are aggressive toward prey they want to eat, creatures that want to harm them, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Dreams of Flight Above all else, kenku wish to regain their ability to fly. Every kenku is born with a desire to take to the air, and those who learn spellcasting do so in hope of mastering spells
that will allow them to fly. Rumors of magic items such as flying carpets, brooms capable of flight, and similar objects provoke a great desire for the kenku to acquire the items for themselves. Despite
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
, lizardfolk behave in a distant manner. They don’t mourn fallen comrades or rage against their enemies. They simply observe and react as a situation warrants. Lizardfolk lack meaningful emotional ties
, over time, learn to respect other creatures’ emotions. The lizardfolk doesn’t share those feelings, but instead assesses them in the same clinical manner. Yes, the fallen dwarf might be most useful
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Hopeless Plagiarists As a result of their lack of creativity, kenku function comfortably as minions of a powerful master. Flock leaders enforce discipline and minimize conflicts, but they fail at
scribes. They can copy books, make replicas of objects, and otherwise thrive in situations where they can produce large numbers of identical items. Few kenku find this work satisfying, since their quest for the freedom of flight makes them ill-suited to settle into a routine.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
of Skullport would like to fix it, but they lack the mutual trust and cooperation required for such a project to succeed. The absence of the hoist hasn’t stopped all manner of nefarious sorts from using their own ropes to haul rowboats and other small craft over the barrier wall.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
ceiling, well hidden by the cobwebs. These items are explained in “Flight of the Vampire” below. Halfway down the hall on the south side is a narrow secret door that can be pulled open to reveal area K31
. Flight of the Vampire Hidden in a compartment above the western set of double doors is a dressed wooden mannequin that looks exactly like Strahd. It wears a black cloak, its fangs are bared, and its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
away — though this manner of expression is merely a metaphor for their shifting influence. When another plane’s influence on the Material Plane is especially strong, the plane is said to be
city of Sharn is located in a manifest zone linked to Syrania that keeps its towers reaching toward the sky and aids flight. Ghosts might linger in a manifest zone associated with Dolurrh, while a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
D1. Switchbacks The approach to the Shrine of the Tender Oath begins as a short but steep flight of steps cut into the side of the gorge. Two of the creeks in the Vale of Dancing Waters meet near the
until it can’t fall due to lack of tension on the tripwire. Reworking the trap this way can be done in a few ways, but checks to do so are no worse than DC 10.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume Two
, a traag draconian is as much of a danger to its allies as it is to its enemies. Even magic cannot tame a traag draconian’s thirst for violence. A traag draconian’s vestigial wings lack the strength to
support its hulking body in true flight, and they only minimally help to slow a falling traag’s descent. Its metallic scales are coated in a sickly patina. In battle, the draconian can charge its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
plainspoken manner and lack of pretense. Alone and outside the political maelstrom, she acts more like an adventurer than a city official. If the characters inquire about the letter, she shows it to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
devotion of a wide variety of criminals, rascals, and ne’er-do-wells across a multitude of worlds. He continues to meet his quota of souls, both despite his lack of mobility and because of it. Being
, administration, or commerce, but Stygia is an expanse of untamed, unimproved territory. Even so, it has its uses. All manner of unlikely beasts wander the frozen terrain and swim the seas, including
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
this strange lack of courage in their great warlord? Has age finally taken its toll? In reality, a band of duergar thieves posing as merchants recently stole Azrok’s dagger of blindsight and fled
) as a manner of protocol. After Azrok guarantees their safety in his settlement, Lurkana takes them aside and offers a reward for the safe return of her husband’s magic dagger. She emphasizes that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
, rerolling duplicates. Mountain Encounters d8 Encounter 1 Border Patrol 2 Dragon Flight 3 Fire Giant 4 Gnome Vale 5 Hermit 6 Rockslide 7 Troll Cave 8 Wyvern Roost Border Patrol A group of human
a story in return. If the characters camp with the soldiers, the soldiers keep watch so they don’t have to. Dragon Flight Berythrach, a young blue dragon, recently made her lair in a rugged valley
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
in flight, the rush of the wind, and sounds of howling or cackling laughter that have no discernible source. Non-gnoll Cultists Few creatures aside from gnolls worship Yeenoghu, and those that do
mimic gnolls in their actions and beliefs. Yeenoghu’s cultists are folk who lack all hope and have descended into nihilism. One might have suffered a tremendous personal loss, been banished from its home
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
during their flight from Blingdenstone to Mithral Hall. Only the memory of their valiant effort remains today — and even that is fading due to the deep gnomes’ penchant for forgetting their own history
the closed-off areas of Blingdenstone and set up court, summoning all manner of oozes along the way and rendering portions of the ruined city uninhabitable and dangerous to outsiders. Utterly insane and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Adult and Elder Oblexes Newly formed oblexes lack the capabilities of their older kin. They seek only to feed on memories and grow until they can impersonate their victims. Older oblexes, called
prey into danger or to infiltrate settlements so they can feed on superior victims. Mind flayers unleash all manner of foul experiments upon the planes with little thought for the consequences. Here
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
look for signs in the stars, in the patterns of flocks of birds in flight, in the shapes of clouds, in the organs of sacrificed animals, in the sounds of thunder, in the designs left by waves on sand
uncomfortably hot.
4 88 An animal moves in a mechanical manner.
5 89 Huge plumes of smoke rise from the horizon.
6 90 The earth shakes in a deliberate rhythm.
7 91
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
formed oblexes lack the capabilities of their older kin. They seek only to feed on memories and grow until they can impersonate their victims. Oblex Spawn
Tiny Ooze, Typically Lawful Evil
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all manner of foul experiments upon the planes with little thought for the consequences. Here, though, I suspect another influence: Juiblex.
—Mordenkainen
Adult Oblex Adult Oblex
Medium Ooze
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
initially harmless, their appearance and lack of reaction are unnerving. Pantry. The foodstuffs and supplies that once filled the pantry have been ransacked, and a large cupboard stands open. A trapdoor in
and manner shifting erratically. Use the following points to guide the conversation: Kianna confirms she’s the person the party seeks. She’s saddened at any talk of Aunt Dellie having sent the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
, and fear not—your heroes have arrived!
“I, Knight Caradoc, bring word that the Knights of Solamnia are, at this very moment, en route with all manner of pomp and mustache wax and whatever else they
floor. Beyond the opening, a steep flight of stairs descends below ground. Violet light and the sound of crackling flames emanate from below.
This passage descends into the catacombs beneath Castle Kalaman.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Wizzy Fotz, the gnome leader of the Order of the Stout Half-Pint. When the tiefling Talanatha appeared out of nowhere in her flight from the attack on Tresendar Manor, Hoobur’s minions took her alive
you want the characters to claim the construct, it fights until destroyed. Wizzy also joins the fray, but he moves in a stilted and exaggerated manner that shows he’s not acting of his own free will
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
hall is a short flight of stone steps that lead down to a sunken cellar with walls of frozen, hard-packed earth. The cellar has been converted into a sheriff’s office and an adjoining jail cell. The
), doesn’t meddle in his clients’ affairs. The accommodations are meager, and the few private rooms lack hearths and are bitterly cold at night. Most of the clientele sleeps in the spacious common room
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
difficult terrain. Additionally, each flight of steps is trapped at its midpoint with a magical rune that can be detected only with a successful DC 13 Intelligence (Investigation) or Wisdom (Perception
from happening. At your discretion, you might also limit how many times Splugoth can be returned to life in this manner.
During the fight, feel free to reward player ingenuity. Maybe a character
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
by the Shadovar of returned Netheril, or were in flight. The vaunted Black Network was shredded. Cells of Zhentarim agents were cut loose, and without connections or direction, they dissolved or were
known as Darkhold. The lich was called Varalla, and supposedly she conjured all manner of evil creatures to serve her, sending them out to dominate the lands beyond and establish an empire of evil
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
-long iron key that weighs 25 pounds. This key unlocks the cages in area 8. The cabinets contain all manner of spell components and trinkets accumulated by Sansuri over the years. Characters can find
, and commands the griffons to take flight and circle the castle, attacking intruders on sight and returning here when she calls them off. A simple clasp mechanism, 10 feet above the floor, secures each
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
, the cleverest of Annam’s offspring. But Memnor isn’t only clever, he’s sly and deceitful. Tales of his exploits emphasize his charisma, his smooth manner, and his ability to manipulate and mislead
can match, but the giants’ understanding of strategy is rudimentary. This deficiency isn’t born from a lack of ability, but has its roots in tradition. In ages past, when the giants worked together
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
fire opal in the manner of a watch fob (worth 500 gp). 16. Armory and Smithy Stacks of giant arms and armor, either newly made or in need of repair, clutter this place. The alcove north of the
temple is an altar of pale, yellow-gray translucent stone. It feels greasy to the touch but has no obvious effect upon those who touch it. Behind this altar is a flight of low, uneven stairs that lead
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
in an orderly manner.
Several sharks eye you hungrily as you enter.
Five shell sharks (see appendix C) swim above the racks in this room. They have not been fed in some time and attack the
and bone-crushing bites. They are settling a major grievance in the traditional sahuagin manner: a duel to the death, using only nature’s weapons. They have no possessions. Observing the Action. If the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
normal mind flayer. The most obvious difference is the lack of the mind flayer’s ever-present mucus coating. Without that protection, an alhoon’s skin becomes dry and cracked. Its eyes might appear
perceived in this manner.
Innate Spellcasting (Psionics). The elder brain’s innate spellcasting ability is Intelligence (spell save DC 18). It can innately cast the following spells, requiring no
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
find hard to comprehend. Humans lack true awareness, and most wouldn’t know an omen if it walked up and kissed them on the lips. A storm giant attunes itself to the world and glimpses the future in all
flight of a flock of birds, the patterns in sand left by a receding tide, the shapes of clouds, or any number of other natural phenomena. Storm giants that receive the greatest number of such messages
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
possibility. For a speedier journey through the streets, House Orien manages a system of carriages for hire. Taking an Orien carriage cuts travel time in half and costs 2 cp per ward traveled. Flight
shopping district is patronized by those with gold to spare. All manner of fine jewelry and expensive clothing can be found here, along with aristocratic food and lodging. Upper Tavick’s Landing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Asharra knows a ritual called the Dance of the Seven Winds, which temporarily grants magical flight to as many as ten nonflying creatures. The ritual, which takes 10 minutes to complete, can only be
door. Flowers and offerings of food are placed at its feet. The statue is obviously very old and carved in the stylized Chultan manner, so a successful DC 15 Intelligence (Religion) check is needed to