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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
., one target. Hit: 14 (2d10 + 3);{"diceNotation":"2d10+3","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Bite","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage. If the target is a humanoid, its Charisma score is
see within 30 feet of it. The target is revived with all its hit points.When Doresain, the King of Ghouls, corrupted a society of elves, he created a new sort of demon—the maurezhi—to lead
Monsters
Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
are otherwise humanlike in appearance. From the waist down, they can manifest either humanlike legs or churning gouts of water. A riverine’s personality reflects the nature of the river it arises
lair. The tracks lead to potential shelters and safe passages across the river’s waters, while also leading away from areas that the riverine prefers to remain undisturbed.
If the riverine dies
Wave
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Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
weapon, Wave happily accepts new converts.
You gain a +3 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with this magic weapon. If you score a critical hit with it, the target takes extra necrotic damage
from sea chanteys to sacred hymns of the sea gods.
Wave zealously desires to convert mortals to the worship of one or more sea gods, or else to consign the faithless to death. Conflict arises if the
Triton
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
arrogant. They see themselves as caretakers of the sea, and they expect other creatures to pay them deep respect, if not complete deference.
This attitude might grate on others, but it arises from a seed
world, and they will fight and die to pay it.
At times their fervor and ignorance of the world can lead them astray. Tritons encountering other creatures for the first time can underestimate them
Species
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
creates a mystical bond between the giver and the receiver of a gift.
On some worlds, such bonds lead hobgoblins to form communities with deep ties to one another. In Eberron and the Forgotten Realms, vast
fantastical race. If you select a fantastical race, follow these additional rules during character creation.
Ability Score Increases
When determining your character’s ability scores, increase one score
Goliath
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Elemental Evil Player's Companion
individual skill. They have a compulsion to keep score, counting their deeds and tallying their accomplishments to compare to others. Goliaths love to win, but they see defeat as a prod to improve their
goliaths. If a king lacks the intelligence or leadership to lead, then clearly the most talented person in the kingdom should take his place. Goliaths rarely keep such opinions to themselves, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Other Quests Chapters 1 and 2 are structured around quests, some of which touch on the major story arcs of the adventure while others merely show off other cool aspects of the setting. In chapter 1
, the adventurers undertake quests that lead them from one Ten-Towns settlement to another. Each town has a problem, and the adventurers get rewards for helping. In chapter 2, rumors spur the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
lots of worthless clutter. The halflings haven’t noticed the secret tunnel that leads to the Xanathar Guild hideout; it’s concealed beneath a large flagstone that requires a Strength score of 10 or
higher to be lifted. Development If the characters ascend out of the cellar and enter the Peabodys’ small house, the halflings are initially alarmed but can be easily calmed. Upon learning of the secret trapdoor, they vow to seal it up again but allow the characters to make use of it if the need arises.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation Supplement
at the south gate is unlocked but can be barred shut if the need arises. Forcing open the barred door requires a successful DC 27 Strength (Athletics) check. The barred door can also be smashed open
are also 15 feet high. Wooden stairs lead down to the beach. The tortle fishing boats are functionally identical to rowboats (see chapter 5 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide for more information on rowboats).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
zombies and vampires). Druids sometimes lead raids against such creatures, especially when the monsters encroach on the druids’ territory. Druids are often found guarding sacred sites or watching over
regions of unspoiled nature. But when a significant danger arises, threatening nature’s balance or the lands they protect, druids take on a more active role in combating the threat, as adventurers.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
and vampires). Druids sometimes lead raids against such creatures, especially when the monsters encroach on the druids’ territory. Druids are often found guarding sacred sites or watching over regions
of unspoiled nature. But when a significant danger arises, threatening nature’s balance or the lands they protect, druids take on a more active role in combating the threat, as adventurers.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
Details In a horror story, there’s no telling where danger might be lurking. A leering gargoyle might be a monster in disguise, or merely a fiendish sculpture. A mirror hanging on a wall might have
the story. Allow the character who has the highest passive Wisdom (Perception) score to see, hear, or smell something that no one else can perceive.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
it. Other times, a situation arises that clearly calls for a saving throw, especially when a character is subjected to a harmful effect that can’t be hedged out by armor or a shield. It’s up to you to
decide which ability score is involved. The Saving Throws table offers suggestions. Saving Throws Ability Used For… Strength Opposing a force that would physically move or bind you Dexterity
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
this way, the constant vigilance and lack of truly peaceful rest would lead to a dangerous level of psychosis, but a beholder’s mind accepts this attitude as normal and necessary — it is always alert
the beholder’s genius-level intelligence. Where another creature would ignore the occurrence of two seemingly unrelated events as merely coincidental, a beholder imagines multiple ways they could be
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
people out of darkness. Inspire people to be better than they are. Even the smallest change is a victory, yet lightbringers—the followers of this path—hope that this is merely a step on a greater journey
enter the world, it will lead to a tidal shift: the age of il-Lashtavar will end and usher in the time of il-Yannah, the great light. Some followers of this faith believe that meditation alone is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Spiders Giant spider webs are easily concealed in Chult’s dense jungles and swamps. Any character with a passive Wisdom (Perception) score of 13 or higher spots the webs in time to alert the other
characters to an encounter with 1d6 giant spiders. Otherwise, the spiders attack with surprise when the lead party member blunders into a sticky web and becomes grappled by it (escape DC 12). Hundreds of baby giant spiders crawl through the webs, but they are harmless.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Modron Tridrone Tridrones oversee lesser modrons and lead them in battle. They’re suspicious of any data provided by non-modrons. Modron Tridrone Medium Construct, Lawful Neutral
AC 15 Initiative
+1 (11)
HP 16 (3d8 + 3)
Speed 30 ft.
Ability Score Mod Save
Str 12 +1 +1
Dex 13 +1 +1
Con 12 +1 +1
Ability Score Mod Save
Int 9 −1 −1
Wis 10 +0
compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Netheril’s Fall: Tales of Terror, Treasure, and Time Travel
Manifestations table to inspire what happens right before an eldritch eddy arises. Eldritch Eddy Manifestations 1d6 Right Before an Eddy Manifests … 1 Brightly colored sparks fly through the air like
places in ancient Netheril [Tooltip Not Found] Large Construct, Chaotic Neutral
AC 11Initiative +1 (11)
HP 144 (17d10 + 51)
Speed 10 ft.; Fly 40 ft. (hover)
Ability Score Mod Save Str 10
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
character in the lead spots the trap automatically if his or her passive Wisdom (Perception) score is 12 or higher. Otherwise, the character must succeed on a DC 12 Wisdom (Perception) check to notice the
creature moves across it. The character in the lead spots the hidden pit automatically if his or her passive Wisdom (Perception) score is 15 or higher. Otherwise, the character must succeed on a DC 15
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Hobgoblin Captain Hobgoblin captains are battlefield tacticians. They lead their allies to victory by employing martial skill and rallying others with orders and threats. Hobgoblin captains usually
oversee hobgoblin battle groups or gangs of weaker monsters. Hobgoblin Captain Medium Fey (Goblinoid), Lawful Evil
AC 17 Initiative +4 (14)
HP 58 (9d8 + 18)
Speed 30 ft.
Ability Score Mod
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
party is actively involved, not merely abducted in their sleep. Consider using any of the following events that might lead to plots involving Dr. Mordenheim. Overwhelmed. Constructs created by Dr
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Githzerai Psion These powerful psions oversee githzerai sanctuaries, study enigmatic planar events, and lead rrakkma—hostile forays into mind flayer colonies to slay illithids and uncover secrets of
how the ancient gith were transformed. Githzerai Psion Medium Aberration (Gith), Lawful Neutral
AC 18 Initiative +8 (18)
HP 169 (26d8 + 52)
Speed 40 ft., Fly 40 ft. (hover)
Ability Score
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Knight Knights frequently lead troops in combat or work in units that dominate the battlefield. They’re often attended by squires, who might be less skilled soldiers or commoners. Brian Valenzuela
Knight Medium or Small Humanoid, Neutral
AC 18 Initiative +0 (10)
HP 52 (8d8 + 16)
Speed 30 ft.
Ability Score Mod Save
Str 16 +3 +3
Dex 11 +0 +0
Con 14 +2 +4
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Kuo-toa Whip The servants of kuo-toa archpriests, kuo-toa whips—so named for their role in enforcing order among other kuo-toa—lead war bands in carrying out the commands of their superiors. In
-toa Whip Medium Aberration, Neutral Evil
AC 11 Initiative +0 (10)
HP 45 (7d8 + 14)
Speed 30 ft., Swim 30 ft.
Ability Score Mod Save
Str 14 +2 +2
Dex 10 +0 +0
Con 14
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Scout Captain Scout captains are experienced explorers and sharpshooters. They might lead bands of other scouts or disappear into the wilds alone for months at a time. Scout Captain Medium or Small
Humanoid, Neutral
AC 15 Initiative +5 (15)
HP 66 (12d8 + 12)
Speed 30 ft., Climb 30 ft.
Ability Score Mod Save
Str 11 +0 +0
Dex 16 +3 +5
Con 12 +1 +1
Ability
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
Knight Battle Master and Heroic Wanderer Knights frequently lead troops in combat or work in units that dominate the battlefield. They’re often attended by squires, who might be less skilled soldiers
or commoners. Knight Medium or Small Humanoid, Neutral
AC 18 Initiative +0 (10)
HP 52 (8d8 + 16)
Speed 30 ft.
Ability Score Mod Save
Str 16 +3 +3
Dex 11 +0 +0
Con 14
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Kuo-toa Monitor Eric Belisle A kuo-toa whip and kuo-toa monitor lead a midnight raid Kuo-toa monitors control the day-to-day life of weaker kuo-toa, directing their work and worship. They also train
electricity channeled through their bizarre whips. Kuo-toa Monitor Medium Aberration, Neutral Evil
AC 13 Initiative +0 (10)
HP 65 (10d8 + 20)
Speed 30 ft., Swim 30 ft.
Ability Score Mod Save
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
from the Underdark offers the final opportunity for them to confront their pursuers and settle the score. The possibility that her prey might escape drives Ilvara onward. In turn, she relentlessly
the adventurers just before they reach the uppermost level of the Underdark. The adventurers can choose to lead the drow on a risky chase, or stand and fight.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Aasimar Traits Your aasimar character has the following racial traits. Ability Score Increase. Your Charisma score increases by 2. Age. Aasimar mature at the same rate as humans, but they can live up
by the powers of good to guard the weak, to strike at evil wherever it arises, and to stand vigilant against the darkness. From a young age, a protector aasimar receives advice and directives that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
that humans do, but after many of their prides suffered depravities at the hands of the tyrant Agnomakhos, most leonin rejected the gods. It’s not that they deny the existence of deities; they merely see
about it among other leonin, but I actually revere the gods and try to please them by my actions.
Leonin matrons lead the prides of Oreskos, protecting the plains from interlopers
(STEVE PRESCOTT
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
settlement, start adding these local features so that it begins to feel a little more like a home base, albeit a temporary one. Let the settlement develop as the need arises. Home Base A settlement
settlements aren’t merely rest stops but locations where adventures unfold. In a settlement that doubles as an adventure location, detail the intended adventure areas, such as towers and warehouses
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
entertain audiences. While some compete merely to survive, others love the thrill of performing—and all gladiators know the importance of theatrics in keeping audiences excited. Roll on or choose an
.
Ability Score Mod Save Str 18 +4 +7 Dex 15 +2 +5 Con 16 +3 +6 Ability Score Mod Save Int 10 +0 +0 Wis 12 +1 +4 Cha 15 +2 +2
Skills Athletics +10, Performance +5
Gear Shield, Spears (3
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
committed. How a spell like Remove Curse affects a curse that’s part of your adventure is up to you—the spell might merely suppress the effects of the curse for a time. Regardless, narrative curses should
Possession is one example of an environmental curse. Demonic Possession Demonic Possession arises from the chaos and evil of the Abyss and commonly besets creatures that interact with demonic objects or linger
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
adventure is up to you—the spell might merely suppress the effects of the curse for a time. Regardless, narrative curses should feel like rare, potent magic rooted in the lore of your campaign
Possession arises from the chaos and evil of the Abyss and commonly besets creatures that interact with demonic objects or linger in desecrated locations, where demonic spirits await victims. A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
this magic weapon. If you score a critical hit with it, the target takes extra necrotic damage equal to half its hit point maximum. The weapon also functions as a trident of fish command and a weapon
worship of one or more sea gods, or else to consign the faithless to death. Conflict arises if the wielder fails to further the weapon’s objectives in the world. The trident has a nostalgic attachment to






