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Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
speakers arise from places of mass death or sites where creatures regularly meet their doom. Over time, pain-wracked phantoms and lingering souls combine into an entity that knows death in myriad forms
suffering, foreseeing dooms leveled against them and overwhelming their foes with visions of innumerable violent deaths.
Gallows speakers rarely speak coherently or communicate with the living, instead
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
. The swap is also undone if the controlled body takes damage from the carrionette’s Silver Needle.Carrionettes arise from innocent intentions. Heartfelt wishes breathe life into a beloved toy and
porcelain dolls are the most common, all manner of deadly stuffed animals, crawling jack-in-the-boxes, bloodthirsty poppets, murderous jewelry box ballerinas, and so forth might be carrionettes. These
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
, claws, and organs that dire trolls tear from their victims and graft onto themselves in this manner.
Trolls
Trolls that are nearly obliterated but survive and regenerate from mere scraps of flesh can
display bizarre features. Radically transformed trolls like the rot troll;rot trolls, spirit troll;spirit trolls, and venom troll;venom trolls that follow are especially likely to arise when trolls
Monsters
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures
Speak with Rats. The ogre can verbally communicate simple concepts to ordinary rats and giant rats.Multiattack. The ogre makes two Club attacks, two Rat-Tail Whip attacks, or one of each.
Club
sense (rats only), druidcraft, entangle
1/day each: animal messenger (rats only), stinking cloudWhen ogres first moved into the wilds of Eldraine, they encountered all manner of unfamiliar creatures
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
speak any languages but can approximate words and sentences it hears, mimicking them in a high-pitched, mocking manner. Beholders find gazers amusing and tolerate their presence like spoiled pets. Some
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
exist or where they came from, but the most popular hypothesis is that they are the creations of some long-forgotten god. Zodars interact with other sapient creatures in a manner that goes beyond mere
struggling to find their new role.
A zodar can cause speech to issue from the air around it on three occasions in its lifetime. When it feels compelled to speak, it chooses its words wisely. It can
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
’t speak any languages but can approximate words and sentences it hears, mimicking them in a high-pitched, mocking manner. Beholders find gazers amusing and tolerate their presence like spoiled
Monsters
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
, dispel magic, hellish rebuke, invisibility, major image, speak with dead, suggestion
1/day each: banishment, demiplane, dominate person, fly, forcecage, geas, plane shift, true seeing
Magic Weapons
can be permanently slain. Mahadi acts as the eyes and ears of Asmodeus in Avernus. As a deal broker and moderator, he’s privy to all manner of dealings that might otherwise escape the attention
races
. Dhampirs must choose whether to fight to control their hunger or give in to predatory urges.
Dhampirs often arise from encounters with vampires; some are the descendants of a powerful vampire, while
others are partially transformed by a vampire’s bite. All manner of macabre bargains and necromantic influences might also give rise to a dhampir. Regardless of their origins, dhampirs exhibit
Backgrounds
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
through a fey crossing by chance during a twilight stroll in the woods. Perhaps you were kidnapped by evil Fey but escaped from their clutches. Whatever the manner of your disappearance, you gradually fell
understand, even if the Feywild visitor can’t speak that language normally.
Feywild Visitor
d8
Visitor
1
Awakened creature (a Beast or an ordinary plant that has had the awaken
Monsters
Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
terrors bear stunted humanoid limbs hinting at the bizarre ceremonies that created them.
Dangerous Cultivation. While the exact origins of the assassin bug are uncertain, rumors speak of an ancient sect
limited language ability suggests that the druids might have engaged in self-sacrifice to achieve their creation.
Horrific Egg Layers. An assassin bug attacks with a paralytic bite to first
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Spells
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details of the event, or create a memory of some other event.
You must speak to the target to describe how its memories are affected, and it must be able to understand your language for the modified
modified memory too nonsensical to affect a creature in a significant manner.
A remove curse or greater restoration spell cast on the target restores the creature's true memory.
At Higher Levels
Aasimar
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Species
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
wounds, and unleash the fury of the heavens. Aasimar can arise among any population of mortals.
They resemble their parents, but they live for up to 160 years and often have features that hint at their
. You can follow those suggestions or ignore them, but you can’t raise any of your scores above 20.
Languages
Your character can speak, read, and write Common and one other language that you and
Species
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
or raw meat
3
Cerebral spinal fluid
4
Psychic energy
5
Dreams
6
Life energy
Dhampir Origins
Dhampirs often arise from encounters with vampires, but all manner of
Tabaxi
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
stories, artifacts, and lore. Those who survive this period of wanderlust return home in their elder years to share news of the outside world. In this manner, the tabaxi remain isolated but never ignorant
with, you speak quickly and never pause and others can’t understand you.
9
You are a font of random trivia from the lore and stories you have discovered.
10
You can’t help but pocket interesting objects you come across.
Species
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
vibrations. Plasmoids can stiffen the outer layers of their bodies to maintain a humanlike shape, so they can wear clothing and accessories. They speak by forcing air out of tubular cavities that
the scores can be raised above 20.
Languages
Your character can speak, read, and write Common and one other language that you and your DM agree is appropriate for the character. The Player’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Dhampir Origins Dhampirs often arise from encounters with vampires, but all manner of macabre bargains, necromantic influences, and encounters with mysterious immortals might have transformed your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
, Nikya soon discovered her natural gifts with magic. She can summon enormous constricting vines from the ancient layers of Ravnica’s crust. She has little love for Borborygmos, and she believes that
another leader — one who is loyal to the Old Ways — will arise among the Gruul before the End-Raze begins.
Druid of the Old Ways
Medium humanoid (any race), chaotic neutral
Armor Class 14 (hide
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Conflict A sentient item has a will of its own, shaped by its personality and alignment. If its wielder acts in a manner opposed to the item’s alignment or purpose, conflict can arise. When such a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Gehenna A volcanic mountain dominates each of the four layers of Gehenna, and lesser volcanic earthbergs drift in the air and smash into the greater mountains. The rocky slopes of the plane make
that vent noxious fumes or searing flames. Gehenna is the birthplace of yugoloths, greedy and selfish Fiends that dwell here in great numbers. Layers of Gehenna Layer Description Khalas Lava
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
Skeleton Skeletons arise when animated by dark magic. They heed the summons of spellcasters who call them from their stony tombs and ancient battlefields, or rise of their own accord in places
Condition Immunities exhaustion, poisoned
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 9
Languages understands all languages it knew in life but can’t speak
Challenge 1/4 (50 XP)
Actions
Shortsword
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
aberrations, fiends, and all manner of monsters. Any time someone descends below the surface of the world, they enter Khyber. But the underworld takes two very different forms. First is the natural realm
. Anything is possible in Khyber, and these “worlds within” are home to all manner of terrors. The demiplanes of Khyber are not concretely tied to the world above. You could discover a passage in Breland
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Astral Adventurer’s Guide
vibrations. Plasmoids can stiffen the outer layers of their bodies to maintain a humanlike shape, so they can wear clothing and accessories. They speak by forcing air out of tubular cavities that constrict
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Swarm of Crawling Claws Swarms of crawling claws are typically animated by depraved necromancers. Occasionally, these grotesque swarms arise from mass graves or after tragedies, refusing to let their
Languages Understands Common but can’t speak
CR 3 (XP 700; PB +2)
Traits
Swarm. The swarm can occupy another creature’s space and vice versa, and the swarm can move through any opening large
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
Sentience Aphelion is a sentient artificial intelligence programmed with an affable personality, a straightforward voice, and an obliging manner. It has an Intelligence of 20, a Wisdom of 10, and a
Charisma of 16. Aphelion can speak and read all languages. It appears as a shifting, face-like arrangement of complex, technological shapes. Aphelion has extensive knowledge of astronomy, spacefaring
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Manes Vaporspawn Vaporspawn arise from evil souls shattered by unspeakable torments or the depredations of more powerful demons. These distorted manes undergo endless, painful contortions, and they
Immunities Poison; Charmed, Exhaustion, Frightened, Grappled, Poisoned, Restrained
Senses Darkvision 60 ft.; Passive Perception 9
Languages Understands Abyssal but can’t speak
CR 1 (XP 200; PB +2
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
greater punishment. If the characters approach her in a friendly manner, Violence tells them to leave before the headmaster returns, and recommends that they speak to Turbulence, her sister, who’s in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
slay any who glimpse them or hear their baleful wails. Although any tormented soul can arise as a banshee, some elven communities particularly fear them and believe that those who hoard or destroy
beauty—natural or otherwise—risk returning as a banshee.
All manner of torments might give rise to a banshee. Roll on or choose a result from the Banshee Sorrows table to inspire how a banshee’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Hades The layers of Hades are called the Three Glooms — places without joy, hope, or passion. A gray land with an ashen sky, Hades is the destination of many souls that are unclaimed by the gods of
Perception 10
Languages understands the languages it knew in life but can’t speak
Challenge 0 (10 XP)
Actions
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +1 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 1 (1d4 - 1) piercing damage.
compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Astarion's Book of Hungers
sources. Dhampirs must choose whether to fight to control their hunger or give in to predatory urges. Dhampirs often arise from encounters with vampires; some are the descendants of a powerful vampire
, while others are partially transformed by a vampire’s bite. All manner of macabre bargains and necromantic influences might also give rise to a dhampir. Regardless of their origins, dhampirs exhibit
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
trail winds deeper into the trees. Heavy vines and thick layers of moss drape the branches, and the air is noticeably colder than it was in the ruined village. Rounding a bend in the trail, you see a
they’ve come for, they will be able to speak with the banshee. When the characters enter the shelter, read the following: A home of sorts is sheltered within the dome of woven branches. It is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
a friendly manner. If the characters ask for directions, one of the bullywugs tries to be helpful while the others gaze about listlessly. If the characters require any further assistance or
information, the helpful bullywug suggests that they speak to King Gullop XIX and points the way to his Royal Majesty (area D6). Each lily pad can hold up to 250 pounds without sinking. Bavlorna’s Cottage. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
claims. 5 All except one member of a local clan are replaced by doppelgangers. Those who live near the clan have noticed them acting differently, but no one wishes to speak ill of them. 6 The
the lives of fifteen members of a Yeonido clan. The lone survivor begs the characters for help dealing with the fifteen gwishin (specters) that arise in the aftermath.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
a Kingdom A virulent plague ravages the countryside. The only cure is a specific mushroom, but all accounts speak of it growing in a swamp that doesn’t exist. The characters must use the Forest
has been hostile to the druids in the past. Creatures from the Megafauna World Encounters table in chapter 3 spontaneously arise in the city and wreak havoc as the settlement transforms.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Domains of Delight: A Feywild Accessory
Appendix: Stagefright’s Lines Did you speak? I thought ’twas the braying of an ass.
You dare speak of this, rascal?
Not even otyughs would dine on this.
On the contrary, I acknowledge all your
bumps to come!
What manner of ghoul is this I see before me?
I feel I have inherited much from this meeting.
Knaves, footpads, and liars. I am in good company!
Stop saying that! Are you a