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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
will: mage hand, minor illusion
1/day: stinking cloudDuergar despots replace parts of their bodies with mechanical devices that they control through their psionic abilities.
Duergar
Duergar are
that passion rarely manifests as mirth. They bring an emotional intensity to their lives, whether they’re exploring neighboring tunnels, defending their homes, engaging with their families, or
Monsters
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
them from taking certain courses of action in their lives. Her petitioners often learn of a dreadful fate that awaits them but find themselves unable to prevent it due to the cursed terms of their
, part mechanical theater, the outfit makes her look frighteningly tall; without it, she is a hunched and withered bag of bones. She shrouds her wrinkled features behind a gauzy “theater curtain
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer Even the most hardened adventurers watch their steps in Baldur’s Gate, where lives hold prices in copper and greed proves deadlier than dragon fire. Baldur’s Gate has a
somewhere in Baldur’s Gate. Drugs and poisons sit on shelves alongside tinctures and remedies. Trade goods from Chult, mechanical wonders from Neverwinter, tomes of magic from Calimshan, and the most
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
operated openly or secretly, depending on the faction and its goals, as well as how those goals mesh with your own. Becoming an adventurer doesn’t necessarily require you to relinquish membership
provide you with access to a hidden safe house, free room and board, or assistance in finding information. These agents never risk their lives for you or risk revealing their true identities.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer Unit Image/Larian Studios Even the most hardened adventurers watch their steps in Baldur’s Gate, where lives hold prices in copper and greed proves deadlier than dragon fire
price, it’s for sale somewhere in Baldur’s Gate. Drugs and poisons sit on shelves alongside tinctures and remedies. Trade goods from Chult, mechanical wonders from Neverwinter, tomes of magic from
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
individuals in a group typically number fewer than a dozen, consisting of siblings and their mates as well as a handful of offspring and an elder or two. A gang lives in and around a small enclosure
. Bugbears understand that by venerating Hruggek and Grankhul, they also give tribute to Maglubiyet, even though they don’t openly pay homage to their overlord. When bugbears are called to join a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
whatever they earn to support a lavish lifestyle, display their wealth openly as a sign of prosperity, and share their good fortune with family and friends. Each family or clan of Vistani is its own little
are closely knit. They resolve disagreements through contests that end with reconciliatory singing, dancing, and storytelling. The Vistani are quick to act when their lives or traditions are threatened and are merciless when they believe they must be.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
proximity to the secret continent. Its collections of artifacts and scholarly works about ancient Xen’drik and the Dhakaan Empire are unparalleled. In many ways, it lives up to the shining vision of
, but she lives there and spends much of her time in its libraries and museums. As a scholar of the Draconic Prophecy, Flamewind often poses strange questions and sends adventurers on obscure missions
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
. Harpers act openly only as a last resort.
Act I In the first act, the protagonist, Vargan, lives out a peaceful childhood in the village of Wisteria Vale. Vargan is a boy with a penchant for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
! Take these lives and release me!” Amber Monolith. The amber monolith is a rough block of solid amber 8 feet tall, 5 feet wide, and 5 feet thick. Within drifts a smoky wisp, the last lingering vestige of
psychic damage. If the monolith is damaged or if a character openly bears Theodora’s Mark of the Raven, inky tendrils rise from the dark water and attack. These limbs use the statistics for five shadows
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Canyon Shrine Aside from the other dangers of the twisting canyons of Phoberos, followers of Mogis openly worship and offer sacrifices to their dark god in these places. Twisting cave systems run
canyon and convince them to attack a gang of undead about to pass through on their way to attack a village.
4 Consult a hermit who lives in a hidden part of the canyon.
5 Retrieve an item
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
their own reasons to stray from the truth at times, and thus, they also find small ways to seek Phenax’s favor as they go about their daily lives. Formal services to Phenax are conducted at night
preparations for premeditated crimes. Phenax is worshiped openly in the necropoleis of Asphodel and Odunos, though the Returned who are loyal to Erebos’s agent, Tymaret, refuse to worship the god they’re
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
through grotesque theatrical pageants. As payment, she snatches away a portion of each client’s free will, preventing them from taking certain courses of action in their lives. Her petitioners often
elaborate costume. Part dress, part mechanical theater, the outfit makes her look frighteningly tall; without it, she is a hunched and withered bag of bones. She shrouds her wrinkled features behind a gauzy
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation Supplement
door contains a mechanical trap with a magical sensor. When a creature enters this area, giant spring-loaded gears hidden in the walls cause blocks of stone on either side of the hall to slam
creature openly wearing or brandishing a holy symbol of Umberlee comes within 10 feet of the face, its mouth opens wide, creating a 5-foot-diameter opening that allows access to the caves beyond (area 22
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
almost mechanical in nature, and are crafted from repurposed magical-mechanical parts from the planar craft. Large rings seemingly crafted in the same way encircle the devil’s arms and tail. If a monk
attacked or its orders are openly defied, the bone devil orders the characters attacked at once. The Grand Master fights only if directly threatened, or if its bodyguards and monks appear to be losing the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
neighborhood affiliations, doing their best to protect their territories. While this has given some of the city’s people a way of feeling more in control of their lives, it’s also increased the number of
Gate has widely adopted a “do no harm” policy when it comes to faiths and organizations operating in the city. Any group is welcome to operate openly so long as the city’s important citizens aren’t
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
’ lives cheaply. For some nobles, this assessment holds true. These patriars are class-conscious dilettantes who spend their money on frivolous bets, debauched entertainment, and risky business ventures
action that protects the vulnerable groups. They stage robberies on their own property and secretly send the “stolen goods” to sick houses and charities. These patriars know that to act openly is to invite
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
neighborhood affiliations, doing their best to protect their territories. While this has given some of the city’s people a way of feeling more in control of their lives, it’s also increased the number of
adopted a “do no harm” policy when it comes to faiths and organizations operating in the city. Any group is welcome to operate openly so long as the city’s important citizens aren’t harmed. Beyond
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
’ lives cheaply. For some nobles, this assessment holds true. These patriars are class-conscious dilettantes who spend their money on frivolous bets, debauched entertainment, and risky business ventures
action that protects the vulnerable groups. They stage robberies on their own property and secretly send the “stolen goods” to sick houses and charities. These patriars know that to act openly is to invite
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
-mechanical components once here have been stripped out. These were worked into Kwalish’s original experiments or otherwise repurposed. Creatures. These horrid undead are the monastery’s so-called
antimagic field Control room; can activate a force field to seal off that area from the rest of the monastery Charisma (Deception); the brain is openly antagonistic but easy to fool 4 (Dunstan) 8 and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
heresy, when it is expressed openly, is liable to be savagely crushed by the priestesses of Lolth. So most of Vhaeraun’s male followers honor him simply by trying to carve out better lives for themselves
trance just as other elves do, but they do not experience memories of a primal soul or of past lives. Often they recall nothing at all, but simply dwell for a time in darkness and silence, a respite
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
try to enter clandestinely, the place is immense enough that a small group can sneak in with relative ease. If uninvited visitors arrive openly, they can expect a sharp reception from githyanki patrol
befits a society of conquerors, the githyanki have no regard for the victims of their raids. They take lives to assert their dominance, not out of anger or because they feel threatened. From time to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
. Working alone or in small cells, they gather information throughout Faerûn, discern the political dynamics within each region, and help the weak, the poor, and the oppressed, acting openly only as a
leaders know that the founder of their organization is Slarkrethel, a magic-using kraken that lives in the depths of the Trackless Sea. Krakens are forsaken creations of the gods, left behind after a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
fewer than a dozen, consisting of siblings and their mates as well as a handful of offspring and an elder or two. A gang lives in and around a small enclosure, often a natural cave or an old bear den
, they also give tribute to Maglubiyet, even though they don’t openly pay homage to their overlord. When bugbears are called to join a host, bugbears believe Maglubiyet has again corralled the brothers
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
the nobility. Amphailans are by their nature suspicious of and quiet around folk who openly display wealth or status, having learned early in their lives that nobles are folk who like to throw their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
side of the plateau. She is the only survivor — too stringy or too wily for the predators. She lives on the roots in her garden and the few birds and lizards she catches in snares. If asked her name, she
(see “Pterafolk Nest” below), and then to become her meals for several months. She’s not likely to attack them openly. She’d rather get them off their guard and pick them off one by one, as she did with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
/320 feet and deals 6 (1d8 + 2) piercing damage. A male drow mage stands watch on the rooftop. Characters who have House Freth escorts or who wear clever drow disguises can approach the fortress openly
. The goblins cower and beg for their lives when faced with possible harm. Despite their pitiable appearance, they can’t be trusted and will do anything to survive, including betraying and eating
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
on the floor. Four mechanical constructs resembling wolf-sized, dog-headed cockroaches march in a circle around the perimeter of the cylinders.
The constructs are four skitterwidgets (see the end of
the room find a 4-inch-tall mechanical owlbear figurine (750 gp) tucked in the pocket of a leather apron. The key used for winding the figurine sticks out of the owlbear’s back. Using an action to wind
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
. Makers and vendors of weapons sell their wares openly in the markets, experts who can hurl or juggle weapons show off their skills, and the wards compete in wrestling and boxing matches. The most
inventions of the Gondar are revealed on this day and paraded through the city. These devices range from something as humble as new cabinet hinges to massive mechanical constructs that walk or roll about
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
most of them bear up with reptilian stoicism. Snapjaw is one of the few who has suggested rebelling against the hated bullywugs and the cultists. He hasn’t done so openly, because that would invite
humans, humanoids, yuan-ti, crocodiles, and just about every other creature that lives in the mere. The skulls hang from withered trees and from spikes driven into the ground. Both dragons’ lairs are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
restore the cloud giants’ keep to its original glory, turning it into a flying fortress that he can ride into battle. If a character is carrying Zikran’s Zephyrean Tome openly, Zikran offers the
characters a chance to surrender and give up the book in exchange for their lives. If the party refuses this offer or if Zikran is unaware that the characters have the book, the genasi archmage and his
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
reptilian stoicism. Snapjaw is one of the few who has suggested rebelling against the hated bullywugs and the cultists. He hasn’t done so openly, because that would invite retribution from the
, humanoids, yuan-ti, crocodiles, and just about every other creature that lives in the mere. The skulls hang from withered trees and from spikes driven into the ground. Both dragons’ lairs are heavily guarded
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
mysterious places unprepared. He isn’t eager to risk his companions’ lives without the priest Yearkal’s guidance. However, Ishvern fears Yearkal might be lost forever. If others might aid him in fulfilling
hours, three water weirds rise from the water between the pillars. They are hostile toward any Humanoid who doesn’t openly bear the symbol of Habbakuk. The water weirds cease attacking and vanish if a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Landro’s throat. Above, a tangle of metal dangles like a mechanical uvula.
If she still lives, Glaive has set a trap here for the characters. She tore out the weapons system from area L27 and moved it
mechanical guts of what must have been a magical cannon were torn out of the platform in this room. To the south, a three-foot-tall ledge is all that separates this chamber from the open air. If not for the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
remaining books. The three of them attack intruders at once and gladly throw away their lives for Stonky’s cause. Each wields their heavy broom as a weapon, using the statistics for the cultist’s
contraptions. Characters who compare those drawings with Stonky’s skitterwidgets can tell where the gnome got the inspiration for his mechanical creations. Navigation Notes. A slip of paper tucked into