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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
;and were imbued with a measure of their masters’ power over winds. Their descendants still command echoes of that power.
From below, aarakocra look like large birds and thus are sometimes called
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Ghosts of Saltmarsh
. (Lawful)
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Invention. Make what you need out of whatever is at hand. (Chaotic)
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Perfection. To measure a being and find it lacking is the greatest disappointment. (Evil)
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point of distraction by shoddy craftsmanship.
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Though I am an excellent crafter, my work tends to look as though it belongs on a ship.
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I am so obsessed with sketching my ideas for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
were imbued with a measure of their masters’ power over winds. Their descendants still command echoes of that power. From below, aarakocra look like large birds and thus are sometimes called birdfolk
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
emotions. When you determine the attitude your warlock character holds toward your patron, also consider how things look from the patron’s perspective. How does your patron behave toward you? Is your
continue to influence the world. 4 Your patron is a strict disciplinarian but treats you with a measure of respect. 5 Your patron tricked you into a pact and treats you as a slave. 6 You are mostly left
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
as squads of zealous mind flayer prophets (see appendix A) led by militant enforcers called brain breakers. Brain breakers look like giant brains with stout legs, and they wear steel armor made from
tasks because the brain breakers fall to fractious infighting without firm leadership. Only by defeating Ghaluzesh can the characters earn a measure of peace for themselves and for the Far Realms allies that support them.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
, a player can simply tell you that an attack hits and how much damage it deals, perhaps adding some narration for good measure (see “Narration in Combat” later in this chapter). In the same way, if you
quick recap of the state of the battle. How many foes are still standing, and how hurt do they look? What’s the most immediate threat to that character? Make Initiative Obvious. Display the Initiative
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
it are a few strange-looking boxes with funnels protruding from them at an angle. Twenty feet opposite the table, a small bucket rests on the floor.
The devices on the table are called wizard
noises when they shoot their spheres. Students joke that the spheres begin to look like gizzards, hence their name. Every term, students collect cast-off wizard gizzards that have grown too
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
customizing how your spells look when you cast them. Your Silverquill spells might be accompanied by visual effects resembling splotches of ink or radiating ripples of golden light. Any auditory
way to succeed. 4 I’ve mastered the art of using humor as a defense, and I always have a charming joke ready. 5 I always wait before speaking, analyzing the situation for whichever angle is most
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
at an angle. Sprouting from her misshapen shoulders are two pairs of arms — her original limbs above those of her brother. She wears a poorly stitched robe made from other garments and designed to fit
polished crystal orb carved to look like a glistening doppelganger eyeball (usable as an arcane focus), and a spell scroll of flesh to stone.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
—an exact likeness of Ireena Kolyana.
Phillip (as Gareth): How old does the painting look?
Maeve (as Mirabella): I’m going to check the books!
Jared: OK, I’ll get to those in a second. Russell
here goes. I got—oh! A 20! For a total of... 20.
Jared: Two things leap out at Gareth about the painting. First, the woman’s clothes look old-fashioned. Second, the paint is flaking in places, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
location while exploring. The tower tilts severely to one side, kept from falling over by magic. When the characters arrive, read: A crumbling stone tower rises out of the swamp, leaning at such an angle
dangles from the tower’s peak. Characters on the roof of the tower can look down into the basket and see the corpse of Wigglewog, the balloon’s bullywug pilot, who died in the crash. At the bottom of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
security mirrors, each one anchored to a wall at a downward angle twelve feet off the floor. A detect magic spell reveals an aura of divination magic around each mirror, which is a Large object with AC 13, 5
walls look natural but were sculpted using stone shape spells. The floors are made of smooth worked stone and are covered with garish rugs. CHEATING
A patron who is caught cheating is escorted by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Careful Lines. A ship must be balanced according to the laws of the universe. (Lawful) 3 Invention. Make what you need out of whatever is at hand. (Chaotic) 4 Perfection. To measure a being and find it
craftsmanship. 3 Though I am an excellent crafter, my work tends to look as though it belongs on a ship. 4 I am so obsessed with sketching my ideas for elaborate inventions that I sometimes forget
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
gamblers can lose everything, and the worst gamblers sometimes win. Regardless, you can always tell gamblers by the look in their eyes. Lady Luck haunts them. d8 Personality Trait
1 I plan
measure of a person. In the end, the only thing that matters is the scoreboard. (Evil)
d6 Bond
1 One person in particular owes me a lot of money, and I need to keep them alive if I want to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
from bandits. Gorge of the Selintan. Soaring cliffs flank the Selintan River for nearly ten miles. Spanning this gorge, 800 feet above the river, is a stone arch bridge sculpted to look like an
extension of the natural bedrock. The bridge allows easy travel between Greyhawk and Grossettgrottell. As a defensive measure, the bridge’s gnome architects hid an iron pin somewhere in the bridge; if this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
17. The Dark Seldarine These temples are dedicated to the Dark Seldarine, a pantheon of drow gods under Lolth. Each room has walls that rise 15 feet, then angle inward to a central point 30 feet
stone altar supports a harp-shaped sculpture. Worked into the harp’s design is a female elf carved to look like she is leaping into the air, carefree, with her head and arms thrown back
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
fitted with transparent crystal magnifying lenses. The telescopes are mounted on steel braces and can be turned and angled to look in different directions, including up or down at a 60-degree angle
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
from somewhere and has a purpose — and nobody can measure out and use that purpose like they can. As Talanatha “reads” fallen foes, she charts her party’s cosmic effects and can even try to smooth out
nostrils. The difference between the index finger and the middle finger. The elasticity of the ear lobe.
6 You take a long, careful look, and then decide based on which fellow franchisee has been nice
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
few inches deep, and the larger pools measure 2 feet at their deepest. In the subterranean darkness, the pools look black. Light sources reflect off the water as if it were a dark mirror, and the
chamber that holds worn picks, rusty shovels, and two hand carts filled with debris and rags.
The tools were left behind by the workers in the wake of the disaster. Characters who look up see scores of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
rising from them.
Each pool is 15 feet deep. Submerged in the northern pool is a full-grown remorhaz coiled around a cluster of eight remorhaz eggs, which look like oversized snowballs from a distance
. H30. Vlagomir’s Spark This cavern has a fifteen-foot-high ceiling and a smaller, dead-end cave at the back of it. Sticking out of the larger cave’s floor at a sixty-degree angle is a giant-sized
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
measure of Orestes’s oracular gifts. If blood is spilled on the lid, it turns black if the blood’s owner is destined to become a Returned. Most of the time, spilled blood doesn’t change color. If a
), a cloak clasp (worth 35 gp), and a broad armband bearing green tourmalines etched to look like serpentine eyes (worth 150 gp). Additionally, Orestes’s clay burial mask is sculpted with a look of wide
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
character convinces the guard to look for trouble elsewhere. If the check fails, the guard becomes hostile and behaves as described above, and the character can’t repeat the check on that particular
successful DC 20 Dexterity check, or force open the door by succeeding on a DC 20 Strength (Athletics) check. The characters can learn about this security measure by attending the gala (see the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
measure to the shameful lack of effort on the part of the rulers of the city to protect its people. Upper City The Upper City of Baldur’s Gate is the enclosed haven of the city’s nobility — the
patriars. Sitting atop their hill, the patriars look down on the rest of Baldur’s Gate in every real sense, wielding their wealth and influence to push the Council of Four to protect their lifestyle
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
of battle and bringing a measure of strategy to the assault. Blades of Ilneval are fearsome opponents, seeming to have an uncanny sense of when to move and when to strike, able to exploit the
chief might call upon the cultists of Shargaas to assassinate an enemy leader, kidnap an influential hostage, or steal a valuable item. Gruumsh doesn’t always look kindly on acts of subterfuge and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
the wall. A character with a passive Wisdom (Perception) score of 15 or higher notices it. Otherwise, the characters have to look in the right place. Crude holds are cut into the pillar and the wall
Skulls This chamber sits at the high point of this part of the fire node. Both passages leading into it (from area W2 and area W7) rise toward it at a thirty-degree angle. A bizarre play of multicolored
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
his general utility in a fight, Brawn has a way with people, a winning smile, and a sharp tongue. If the characters look at him as a potential employee, he makes a good retainer for the franchise
, and she takes only what she needs to survive. Development. Characters might be asked to look into the missing livestock, or they can do so on their own to get on the good side of the locals
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
higher prices. Magnifying Glass. This lens allows a closer look at small objects. It is also useful as a substitute for flint and steel when starting fires. Lighting a fire with a magnifying glass
scale includes a small balance, pans, and a suitable assortment of weights up to 2 pounds. With it, you can measure the exact weight of small objects, such as raw precious metals or trade goods, to help
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
asks them to create a distraction so some Flaming Fist soldiers stop harassing a newly arrived family of refugees he’s helping.
12 A merchant and gate guard argue over how to accurately measure
mystery, but as of yet, none have discovered any sinister angle to her work. In fact, Mother Aramina has been known to hire empathic intermediaries to help extricate the needful from destructive
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
family of refugees he’s helping. 12 A merchant and gate guard argue over how to accurately measure and compare the sizes of an unusually small donkey and an exceptionally large peacock. They ask for a
offers free room and board in her facility is something of a mystery, but as of yet, none have discovered any sinister angle to her work. In fact, Mother Aramina has been known to hire empathic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
giantkind is eternal. Everything I do is to glorify my ancestors and make my descendants proud. 5 Dragons are my mortal enemies. Everything I do is to ensure their destruction. 6 I measure a creature’s
make my way among the lesser creatures of the world. 6 Humans have proven their worth in the world and earned a measure of respect from giantkind. Giant Flaws d6 Flaw 1 The ordning is too restrictive
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
. 2. Guard Post This bare, spartan room has a stone bench along the south wall that continues around the angle to the west wall. A chain-and-pulley mechanism is mounted on the north wall, next to the
open by a character who makes a successful DC 18 Strength (Athletics) check. 13. Slave Pen If the characters look into this room from the other side of the gate, read: A long, narrow room stretches
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
. Magnifying Glass. This lens allows a closer look at small objects. It is also useful as a substitute for flint and steel when starting fires. Lighting a fire with a magnifying glass requires light as
includes a small balance, pans, and a suitable assortment of weights up to 2 pounds. With it, you can measure the exact weight of small objects, such as raw precious metals or trade goods, to help determine
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
1 is an exception, bringing the characters back automatically.) Eventually, the characters find the portal leading to Dran Enterprises’ headquarters in this way. As an advanced security measure, the
suddenly, and you are standing in a hot and humid warehouse filled with crates stacked to the ceiling. Windows high up on the walls let in light and reveal what look like tropical trees outside. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
giants encountered on the fringes of their territory look and behave like primitives. First, personal adornment has little value in the ordning of stone giants, so their clothing tends to be simple
interest in how soon Annam’s return comes to pass — they all want to live to see it. Some individuals gain a measure of immortality for themselves by merging with elemental forces. These storm giant
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
with an intricate puzzle lock, requiring the body and lid of the jar to be moved at the exact right place and angle to open. A character can open the lock by succeeding on a DC 15 Intelligence
, every character must make a DC 16 Wisdom (Perception) check. On a failed check, a character is surprised by the gricks as the creatures attack. Crystal Sully The gricks in the crystal cavern look