mechanus some with openly alien from for linked

Greater Star Spawn Emissary

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

that area.An emissary’s greater form sheds all pretense of being part of a plane’s reality and openly mocks it. A destructive titan, this form rises in a 25-foot-tall pillar of violent flesh

amalgamating the meat and voices of every form the emissary has ever mimicked. Manifestations of alien hunger erupt from this horror in waves of ravenous organs and mind-breaking psychic assaults

Kalashtar Legacy

Species Eberron: Rising from the Last War

. Kalashtar are often seen as wise, spiritual people with great compassion for others. But there is an unmistakable alien quality to the kalashtar, as they are haunted by the conflicts of their otherworldly

to determine the nature of your linked spirit. Typically, a kalashtar knows the name and nature of their spirit, but some may know nothing of their spirit or the source of their psychic gifts, such as

Chapter 17: Donjon

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things

specimens from across the cosmos. They used strange magic to peer into the minds of their captives and observe them in simulated environments, curious to understand the minds of these alien creatures

. When the first Deck of Many Things was created, the Donjon card was linked to the sphere, sending prisoners there. Jim Zaccaria The collective distress of the sphere’s prisoners ultimately

Creating a Portal

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands

Broken blade, medal 28–30 Clock tower face High Courts Mechanus Metal cog, perfectly balanced scales 31–33 Razorvine trellis Great Foundry Arcadia Rune-inscribed ingot, sprig of grapes 34–36 Temple

Shadowfell Grave dirt, mourner’s veil 91–94 Yew wardrobe Parted Veil Feywild Book of limericks, toadstool 95–98 Human-shaped hole Gastrognome Far Realm Alien fossil, bezoar 99–00 Inn room door Ubiquitous

The God-Brain's Powers and Dominion

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

itself. Overmind. The God-Brain commands untold numbers of mind flayers, intellect devourers, and other creatures. Within Bluetspur, it is constantly telepathically linked with all its servants and

is wracked by extreme electrical storms, and alien vapors rise at the domain’s distant edges and within its hidden tunnels. Rather than barring creatures’ escape, these Mists repress memories. Any non

Outer Planes

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

Chaotic Good, Neutral Good Bytopia Lawful Good, Neutral Good Carceri Chaotic Evil, Neutral Evil Elysium Neutral Good Gehenna Lawful Evil, Neutral Evil Hades Neutral Evil Limbo Chaotic Neutral Mechanus

Celestials. The Lower Planes are the home of Fiends. The planes in between host their own unique denizens: for example, modrons are Constructs that inhabit Mechanus, and slaadi are Aberrations that thrive

Type

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

types, which have no rules of their own. Aberrations are utterly alien beings. Many of them have innate magical abilities drawn from the creature's alien mind rather than the mystical forces of the world

with sentience and capable of independent thought. Golems are the iconic constructs. Many creatures native to the outer plane of Mechanus, such as modrons, are constructs shaped from the raw material

Star Spawn Emissary

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

Star Spawn Emissary Greater Star Spawn Emissary Few understand the full hungry hostility of the multiverse. Star spawn emissaries are the fingers of alien realms, digits that tip the scales of

emissary appears as a roughly bipedal mass of agitated organs, self-cannibalizing alien orifices, and appendages suggestive of forms it has previously assumed. Greater Form An emissary’s greater

Gibbering Mouther

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

keyed to the Far Realm of alien entities—linked to the comet and opened again. And what emerged, ululating profanities, sang unnameable hungers into an unguarded world. —From The Book of the Gate

12. Dynamo

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

like a cocoon. The throne’s base is shaped from a dark, alien metal. Dozens of thick copper wires connect it to plates of a similar metal bolted to the floor. Crystal Screen. When the characters

seen through the eyes of its proprietor, Durnan. Extractor Staff. A thin crystal stand near the throne holds a black metal staff shaped like a warped, alien spinal column. This is Extremiton’s

Type

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

, which have no rules of their own. Aberrations are utterly alien beings. Many of them have innate magical abilities drawn from the creature’s alien mind rather than the mystical forces of the world

, while others are imbued with sentience and capable of independent thought. Golems are the iconic constructs. Many creatures native to the outer plane of Mechanus, such as modrons, are constructs shaped

Putting the Planes Together

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

Midgard. Similarly, one vision of the planes where the deities of the Forgotten Realms reside situates a number of celestial planes in the branches of a World Tree, while the fiendish planes are linked by

Celestia, the strange city of Mechanus, the fortress of Acheron, and so on. All the planes are locations in the world, reachable by ordinary means of travel — though extraordinary effort is required, for

The Monastery

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish

sinister site. The overall sense of the place — as evidenced in the alien geometries of its buildings and its exposed technology — should be one of a brooding, otherworldly environ where nothing

remotely that it could accomplish close up, including making physical ability checks and attacks. Because they are linked to the planar craft, teleportation-field devices function only in the monastery

14. Obelisk

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

connect the different levels of the mesa up to the height of its two topmost tiers, which are linked by a sturdy bridge. Atop one of those tiers sits a large red egg. Atop the other stands a 50-foot

. Obelisk Made from a black metal of alien origin, this monolith is perfectly smooth except for the cracks and chipped-off edges where it was splintered by some unknown force. The obelisk is 15 feet per

Sorcerer Subclasses

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook

Sorcery, Draconic Sorcery, and Wild Magic Sorcery subclasses. Aberrant Sorcery Wield Unnatural Psionic Power An alien influence has wrapped its tendrils around your mind, giving you psionic power

arises from Mechanus or a realm like it—a plane of existence shaped entirely by clockwork efficiency. You or someone from your lineage might have become entangled in the machinations of modrons, the

The Dark Seldarine

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

. Malyk is associated with rebellion because when a wild mage’s true nature is revealed, the individual often has no recourse but to openly attack others and create chaos. Most other drow vie to receive

, or who have no chance to rise in rank, can beseech Selvetarm for prowess in battle without suffering any shame. Anyone of high standing or who hopes to attain high standing shies away from openly

Hrakhamar

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

doesn’t know how many firenewts are inside, or where they might be hiding. When the forge was operated by the dwarves, it was linked by trade roads to Shilku Bay and other points on the peninsula. Although

the chamber is noisy, so the firenewts are surprised unless characters move around openly or otherwise draw attention to themselves. The central pit contains molten iron. The smaller pool contains

Hive Ward

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands

with a tiny cog for a cap. When placed on a flat surface, the cap rotates like the gears of Mechanus. Golden Gout. Imported from the Nine Hells, this spiced whiskey burns all the way down. Imbibers

within 30 feet of each other to communicate telepathically for 1 hour. Make It Snappy. This rolling seafood cart sports a bottomless tank linked to an aquatic demiplane. Buyers who fish their own catch

Tour of the Planes

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

manifest zones linked to that plane. Daanvi, the Perfect Order Daanvi embodies absolute order, along with the ideals of law and discipline and their impact on civilization. The perfectly ordered, immaculate

person’s nightmare. In this utterly alien environment, beings whose appearance can shatter a person’s sanity live in cities crafted from gargantuan, fleshy tumors. Seas of protoplasm, in a shade of purple

Spaceship Locations, Level 1

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

. Mold and alien weeds sprout from their remains. Crew and passengers once dined in these spacious mess halls. Strewn about the floor are moldy food trays, ruined furnishings, and the brittle skeletons

the poisoned condition for 1 hour 2 Moldy egg salad sandwich that vegepygmies find delicious 3 Dehydrated ration in a metallic wrapper 4 Colorful package of freeze-dried ice cream 5 Pulsing alien fruit

Faerûn

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

hope, as tenacious civilizations and peoples rebuild, reclaim, and create anew. Amn. A nation led by the representatives of five noble families, Amn is a place where the wealthy rule, openly and without

is inextricably linked to Cormyr. A strong realm bolstered by its loyal army (the Purple Dragons), a cadre of magical defenders and investigators (the War Wizards), and numerous wealthy and influential

Daoine Gloine

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish

mechanical effects reproduce the magic of certain magic items: a folding boat, wings of flying, and a bag of tricks (tan) Kwalish’s powered armor (see appendix B and appendix D) The “Alien Technology

centerpiece in a complex mechanical clock in a central square The characters find themselves inside a variant version of the apparatus of Kwalish, wandering the plane of Mechanus. Characters cannot leave the

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