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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
animates the corpse, transforming it into a spawn of Kyuss, which breeds more worms.
Spawn of Kyuss are expressions of Orcus’s intent to replace all life with undeath. Left to its own devices, a
solitary spawn of Kyuss travels aimlessly. If it stumbles across a living creature, the spawn attacks with the sole intent of creating more spawn. Whether spawn are dispersed or clustered, they reproduce exponentially if nothing stops them.Poison
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Cultists Doomsayers and Fanatics Habitat: Any; Treasure: Individual, Relics Aurore Folny A death cultist and his followers summon Orcus, Demon Lord of Undeath Cultists use magic and extreme measures
volcanoes. 5 Remake life on a mass scale, altering other creatures’ bodies or spiritual beings. 6 Summon their deity or its herald, weapon, or realm into their world.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
life with undeath. Left to its own devices, a solitary spawn of Kyuss travels aimlessly. If it stumbles across a living creature, the spawn attacks with the sole intent of creating more spawn
Immunities exhaustion, poisoned
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 8
Languages understands the languages it knew in life but can’t speak
Challenge 5 (1,800 XP) Proficiency Bonus +3
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
the coyotes. If the characters didn’t enter the fields, a moment later, an old man stumbles from amid the crops and falls into the road. Three massive coyotes are soon upon him. In either case, the old
. Personality Trait. “If I can’t get it done, I know someone who can.” Ideal. “Everyone’s life is worth saving.” Bond. “I understand what it is to survive the Rattle—and what you can leave behind there.” Flaw
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
life. Roll a d20 three times per day of game time, checking for encounters each morning, afternoon, and evening or night. An encounter occurs on a roll of 16 or higher. Roll a d20 and check the Port
Forbidden City gives birth to a terrible new god! The snake-men know! They know!” Then he stumbles away into the crowd. Passersby tell the adventurers to ignore the beggar, and that his predictions are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
40. Arcturia’s Chambers Arcturia has cleared out an old dwarven crypt and turned it into her private sanctum. 40a. Sentinel Statue Statue. Standing in the middle of this 30-foot-high room is a life
-size statue of a dwarf in plate armor, wearing a bucket helm and standing at attention atop a block of stone that measures 3 feet on a side.
Secret Door. Set into the north wall is a secret door that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
to seek out the wisdom of the gods from prophets or seers. Warnings leave fear and uncertainty in their wake. An individual might take desperate measures to persuade others to take such a warning
evil ways, turn aside from their self-destructive course, or send heroes to destroy the source of the disaster, the apocalypse is averted, and life can return to normal. Sometimes the coming disaster
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
.” If a hag is forced to resort to such measures, she immediately begins to plot her retaliation against those that caused her to flee. Like a vampire or a demon, a hag has a long life over which to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
highly prized targets, which in turn leads to protective measures, such as valuables hidden in bags of holding or empty treasure containers used to lure the enemy into a trap.
Regardless of the side
in Gehenna can’t be restored to life except through an exceptional ritual, so the sums required to entice one to fight on its home plane are astronomical … and making such a bargain always draws the attention of the ultroloths.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
imprisoned in an undead body drives a spawn of Kyuss insane. Corruption Without End. Spawn of Kyuss are expressions of Orcus’s intent to replace all life with undeath. Left to its own devices, a solitary
spawn of Kyuss travels aimlessly. If it stumbles across a living creature, the spawn attacks with the sole intent of creating more spawn. Whether they are dispersed or clustered, spawn reproduce
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
and S7) where the characters can collect spell components for Professor Lang. Any character who ventures into the swamp on the west side of this islet stumbles into an area of quicksand. See chapter
has rendered much of the journal unreadable, but what remains reveals sinister thoughts. It’s clear that some nefarious personality has been experimenting with life-draining magic in the marsh and has
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
when he mentions Soul Coins. If pressed, Kaylan admits that he feeds off Soul Coins using a special Sword of Life Stealing, which he always keeps with him. If the characters bring him Soul Coins, he’ll
what room is encountered. On a failed check, the leader stumbles into a challenge chamber; roll randomly or choose an option from the Challenge Chambers table to determine which room is encountered
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
see the good life enjoyed before their eyes but are excluded from all but the smallest tastes. The Watch is merciless about turning beggars and malcontents away from the gates, where an erratically
(roll on table B)
17–20 Threat (roll on table C)
Table A: Upper City Harmless Interactions d12 Interaction
1 A pallid maid wearing the livery of House Bormul stumbles into a party
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
see the good life enjoyed before their eyes but are excluded from all but the smallest tastes. The Watch is merciless about turning beggars and malcontents away from the gates, where an erratically
(roll on table B) 17–20 Threat (roll on table C) Table A: Upper City Harmless Interactions d12 Interaction 1 A pallid maid wearing the livery of House Bormul stumbles into a party, whispers “not
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
score, you can use Charisma for Honor and Wisdom for Sanity. Honor Score If your campaign involves cultures where a rigid code of honor is part of daily life, consider using the Honor score as a means
of measuring a character’s devotion to that code. The Honor ability is useful in any campaign that revolves around orders of knights or other warriors who adhere to a formal code. Honor measures not
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
measures to advance his research. Sphinx’s Curse If the characters engage Kwalish successfully, or as an added reward if they rescue him, the inventor can use his skill to remove the curse imposed by the
unkindly to Kwalish’s cavalier attitude toward life, they might decide to confront and attack him. Kwalish first creates a distraction by releasing the mephits and the mind flayer in his lab as an action
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Types of Hauntings The Spirit of
Lady Theodora Halvhrest When the party enters the house, few menaces initially present themselves. As characters explore, though, spirits gradually stir to life
through a wall or character.
10–11 Only a portion of the spirit appears—such as a hand, eye, heart, nervous system, or skull.
12–13 The spirit uses the room as they might have in life. If the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
fractured memory. Each mural measures 10 feet by 10 feet and has a caption below it written in Draconic. The images are described below. Mural A This mural shows three wizards wearing strange hats and
using magic to bring life to a stone golem. The stone golem has a bright blue sapphire in its chest. Ancient script labels each wizard, and a larger inscription is engraved below the scene.
The three
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
of obstacles in the way of an adventuring party. Mechanical and magical traps, wards against divination, and protective magic items are just a few of the security measures available to a resourceful
Villain In contrast to a villain who is a part of the characters’ everyday life, an otherworldly villain isn’t only anonymous but also fundamentally mysterious. It’s not just a question of who the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
voices slowly builds within the wrecked buildings. A stocky humanoid with gray skin and a white beard suddenly stumbles forth, swaying from one side to the other as if intoxicated. It stares at you
. Tiny glowing globes, many of them blinking, flare to life along the walls and ceiling ahead. Hanging from the tunnel roof is an enormous sign, around which more globes of light chase each other, and on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
grim warning. He wishes to atone for his crime and seeks an audience with Kwayothé, the merchant prince who controls the legal sale of fruit. Fearing for his life, Omala asks the adventurers to
view of interference. Seek Wisdom at Orolunga. Eshek (NG male Chultan human acolyte of Savras) stumbles up to the characters in the street and whispers, “Speak to the wise guardian of Orolunga, east of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Trielta Hills In the rolling terrain of the Trielta Hills, scattered with small settlements of gnomes and halflings, life seems pastoral and idyllic. Halfling farmers tend to their plots, and gnome
played out almost before others become aware of them, Trielta has played host to full-on gold rushes from time to time. Someone stumbles on a particularly large vein of ore, and prospectors and fortune
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
what’s frightening him.
1 Ability Checks. Phillip’s character, Gareth, makes a Wisdom (Insight) check to determine whether he reads Ismark’s unspoken cues. Wisdom is the ability that measures
her, yet she clings to life. But I fear she won’t survive another visit!”
Russell: “All right, Ismark. You bought us drinks and told us about the Devil Strahd and your sister. How can we help
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
defensive measures. When needed, the spellcasters of the Stoneheart Enclave serve as extraplanar diplomats, forging occasional agreements with xorn and galeb duhr to aid Blingdenstone. The enclave’s
. In the last year, a handful of svirfneblin youths have been training in secret under the rather terrifying care of the veteran Burrow Warden Jadger, who lingers on as a ghost. In life, Jadger was an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Keen senses, luck Trickery Burning boot print
Cyrrollalee LG Hearth, home Life An open door
Sheela Peryroyl NG Agriculture, nature, weather Nature, Tempest A flower
Urogalan LN
Earth, death Death, Grave,* Knowledge Silhouette of a dog’s head
Yondalla LG Primary goddess of halflings Life Cornucopia
*Appears in Xanathar’s Guide to Everything
Yondalla The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
warehouse, three members of the Waterdeep City Watch stand guard. No one else is on the street, except a seemingly inebriated halfling who stumbles toward you.
Gray Hands Spy The stumbling figure is Otis
lying low after a failed assassination attempt in the South Ward the previous night (see the “Life in Waterdeep” sidebar earlier in this episode), and pretends to be Jolly’s assistant. A successful DC
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
of the sinkhole is strewn with debris — the remains of wrecked ships picked clean by the hulking crabs in area 5. The walls are covered with coral and other ocean life. Five flooded passageways lead to
areas 2, area 5, area 6, area 8, and area 11. Level 2 This level is 50 feet above the sinkhole floor. A rocky, uneven ledge clings to the outer wall of the hole and has coral, plant life, and the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
simple. Their effects include poisoned needles that spring out when a lock is tampered with, blasts of fire that fill a room, poison gas, and other lethal measures. Saving throws — usually Dexterity
denizens — assuming the residents know about the trap and how to avoid setting it off. Accidents can happen, but if a goblin stumbles inside its den and activates an alarm trap, there’s no real harm done. The alarm sounds, the guards arrive, they punish the clumsy goblin, and they reset the trap.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
about ancient plant life.
One guard patrols this area. Hallways to the north and south connect to area V4. Alarms. The short hallways that connect this area to the grand entrance (area V1) have
Cultures Exhibit Glass display cases boast objects related to life in ancient Varkenbluff. Clay pots, stone tools, and scraps of leather clothes are interspersed with informational placards about their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
. Believing that Thiru-taya was among the generals who exiled her, Zalkoré defaced all the statues and portraits of him in Nangalore. She learned he had stayed true to her all his life, through decades of
-life stone faces are mounted between the arches.
A wild profusion of plants grows on the upper terraces, and multicolored parrots and canaries flit and sing among them. To the north, a dilapidated
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Arn to meet with the chieftain of the Wyrmdoom goliaths, though he insists that any such meeting take place at Skytower Shelter. Any conversation with Kaniaka awakens her son, who stumbles out of his
advantage if the character accepts Rahi’s guidance. If the check fails, the character is unable to tame the griffon. If the check succeeds, the character tames the griffon and bonds with it for life
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
area that the galeb duhr can animate using its Animate Boulders action. Mudlump the cyclops searches for his missing queen bee Cyclops Beekeeper A cyclops beekeeper named Mudlump stumbles upon the
won’t come off while the wind blows.”
The kite, which was created and brought to life by Endelyn, is a Small animated object (see the animate objects spell for its statistics). The bows can’t be removed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
vassals. Cruel Tyrants. Whenever Bane’s followers gain power, they institute draconian measures to ensure that their rule is unquestioned. They stamp out all opposition while richly rewarding those who
by dousing the wax skull with holy water. Myrkul is calculating, distant, and self-centered. He cares only for the acquisition of knowledge and finds that managing the daily affairs of life is at
compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
Rakdos
Guild versus Guild Interguild conflict is such a fundamental aspect of life on Ravnica that the player characters’ guild membership is an easy starting point for choosing an adventure villain
of the campaign might force them to take more extreme measures to curb the legion’s excesses.
Boros Character Goals The Boros Legion sends individuals or small parties on small-scale military
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
never used. The book on the table, Power Politics by Abel Mackie, is written in Common. It discusses the trickier and more devious side of political life. It can be sold for 5 gp. THE COOPERATIVE
special (nonlethal) measures against a sahuagin attack. The lizardfolk’s reaction to intrusions by other creatures is to try incapacitating them with their clubs, rather than killing them outright