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Monsters
Candlekeep Mysteries
, mage hand, prestidigitation
3/day each: detect magic, dispel magic, faerie fire, hold monster
1/day each: mind blank, teleport
Supreme Mockery. Quill hurls a string of insults laced with enchantments
spent alone with his thoughts in Wisteria Vale has led him to suspect that the Harpers were never going to find a cure, and that they were simply biding their time until he became complacent enough
Monsters
Vecna: Eve of Ruin
, Minor Illusion, Web
2/day each: Dominate Monster, Mass Suggestion, Mirror Image, Telekinesis, TeleportMiska can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. Only one legendary action can
strength is his cunning mind.
History
Ages ago, Miska led the hordes of Chaos against the forces of Law at the behest of his patron, the enigmatic Queen of Chaos. It seemed Miska’s domination
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
can hover.
A Humanoid slain by this necrotic damage rises as a wight (see its entry in the Monster Manual) at the end of the jiangshi’s turn. The wight acts immediately after the jiangshi in
their descendants and the communities they knew in life, sowing terror and taking retribution for the slights or neglected burial rites that led to their cursed resurrections. Rigor mortis notoriously
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
(spell save DC 14):
At will: detect thoughts, mage hand, zone of truth
3/day each: charm person, hold person
1/day each: compulsion, hold monster, sleep (3rd-level version), Tasha's hideous
whom it can speak. It also likes to think out loud and reflect on the events and decisions that led to its great transformation.
Brain Vessels
The brain floats in a jar of solution, pulsating as it
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
saving throw against the caster's spell save DC or fall unconscious for 1 minute.
Siege Monster. The hut deals double damage to objects and structures.Multiattack. The hut makes three attacks with its
floorboards are out of the way, a creature can reach into the cavity and snatch the gem. But if someone attempts this while the hut is alive, the cavity sprouts wooden teeth, becoming a mouth that bites
Magic Items
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
. You can find its statistics in the Monster Manual. If you roll a soul that has already escaped, roll again.
Souls of the Tarokka
d100
Card
Soul
1
Artifact
Flameskull
2
wayfarers from diverse walks and of disparate origins, embracing any who seek to find a home amid the endless roads and vistas hidden amid the mists.
A halfling Vistani, Mother Luba led one of the
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
relentless killer, consider what circumstances led to their transformation and signature methods. Roll or choose options from the Relentless Origins and Relentless Methods tables when creating your own
into a monster.
5
The killer used its body to contain an evil entity.
6
The killer appears to be an ordinary person who doesn’t realize it turns into a killer when enraged
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Relentless killers come into being and undertake their terrifying sprees for a spectrum of reasons. When creating a relentless killer, consider what circumstances led to their transformation and
its birth, and its wicked nature emerged over time.
4
A wicked place or magic relic seeped into its being, turning it into a monster.
5
The killer used its body to contain an evil entity
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Spell (Costs 2 Actions). The drow uses Spellcasting.Among drow followers of Lolth, each noble house is led by a matron mother, an influential priestess of Lolth charged with carrying out the god
"} psychic damage but has advantage on the next attack roll it makes before the end of its next turn.
Summon Servant (1/Day). The drow magically summons a glabrezu or a yochlol (both appear in the Monster
Monsters
Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
)"} mezzoloth;mezzoloths, 1 arcanaloth, or 1 baernaloth (the mezzoloth and arcanaloth appear in the Monster Manual). A summoned yugoloth appears in an unoccupied space within 60 feet of the baernaloth, acts
wounded foes alive, sometimes indefinitely, to prolong their suffering. Even striking against a baernaloth brings misery—they can cause an attacker’s old wounds to painfully reopen. All the
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Intelligence as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 20):
1/day each: dissonant whispers, hold monster, meld into stone, telekinesis, teleportThe dragon can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from
discuss how they might reunite and restore Sardior, the Ruby Dragon.
2
A horde of revenant;revenants led by a death knight has one goal—destroying the ancient sapphire dragon who defeated
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disaster.
3
I stood alone against a terrible monster.
4
I stole from a corrupt merchant to help the poor.
5
I led a militia to fight off an invading army.
6
I broke into a tyrant
after I led a symbolic act of protest against it.
9
A celestial, fey, or similar creature gave me a blessing or revealed my secret origin.
10
Recruited into a lord’s army, I rose to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
concerned about Markos and fear his recent studies have led him down a troubled path. One of Markos’s family members hires the characters to travel to Delphi Mansion and stop Markos from doing anything that
gp to each character for delivering The Celestial Codex safely to Vasil Talistrome, plus an extra 150 gp each if the characters bring Markos home. (The family strongly prefers him to be alive but pays to have him raised from the dead if necessary.)
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
suicide 9 Torn apart by an animal or a natural disaster 10 Consumed by a monster 11 Executed for a crime or tortured to death 12 Bizarre event, such as being hit by a meteorite, struck down by an
Friendly 11–12 Indifferent Status 3d6 Status 3 Dead (roll on the Cause of Death table) 4–5 Missing or unknown 6–8 Alive, but doing poorly due to injury, financial trouble, or relationship difficulties 9–12 Alive and well 13–15 Alive and quite successful 16–17 Alive and infamous 18 Alive and famous
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal
to run. A Mysterious Stranger Offers a Quest d8 Objective 1 Recover a particular item 2 Find and return with an NPC or monster 3 Slay a terrible monster or NPC 4 Guard a person while they perform
Secret d8 Secret 1 Intends to betray the party 2 Unwittingly provides false information 3 Has a secret agenda (roll another quest) 4 Is a devil in disguise 5 Has led other parties to their doom 6 Is the charmed thrall of a mind flayer 7 Is possessed by a ghost 8 Is a solar in disguise
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
military actions in consultation with an inner circle of loyal lieutenants, each one a battle-hardened Warrior Veteran (see the Monster Manual) whose alignment matches yours. You start with two lieutenants
personalities to them as you see fit. Recruit: Soldiers. You commission one or more of your lieutenants to assemble a small army. Each lieutenant can muster one hundred Guards (see the Monster Manual) in 7
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Steelshadow V, the Deepking of Gracklstugh (see the adventure Out of the Abyss for more information on this subterranean duergar city). Valtagar’s problems began years earlier, when he led a hunting
. Valtagar’s gesture of self-sacrifice moved Fazrian, who judged him worthy of remaining alive. Valtagar now holds a tenuous position as Lord of the Mines, one of the fallen angel’s advisors. Despite
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Jander’s torturer, Haruman — a fallen Hellrider and one of Zariel’s infernal generals. Lulu eventually realizes she’s made a grave mistake and led the characters to the wrong place. She suggests two
Sword of Zariel is hidden in a place called the Bleeding Citadel. If she’s still alive, Lulu helps them get there. See chapter 4 for details about the Bleeding Citadel.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
the characters move quickly, they have a good chance to retrieve the horses alive. The animals leave a trail through the underbrush that’s easy to follow; a successful DC 10 Wisdom (Survival) check is
sufficient to keep on it. The horses are led away about half a mile to the ettercaps’ lair. If characters charge straight in, they are attacked by three ettercaps and two giant spiders. If they pause
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
the characters move quickly, they have a good chance to retrieve the horses alive. The animals leave a trail through the underbrush that’s easy to follow; a successful DC 10 Wisdom (Survival) check is
sufficient to keep on it. The horses are led away about half a mile to the ettercaps’ lair. If characters charge straight in, they are attacked by three ettercaps and two giant spiders. If they pause
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
. Pharika’s followers include members of several small mystery cults, which embrace varying aspects of her divine nature. The most infamous of these is the Cult of Frozen Faith, led by a medusa. Initiates
receive a lethal dose of poison, become petrified, and then are restored to flesh one year later. Petitioners who have Pharika’s favor emerge alive and healthy; those she doesn’t care for fail to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Chakuna In Valachan, the fall of one Darklord led inevitably to the rise of another. For Chakuna, caught in a cycle of bloodshed and trapped by the forest that lends her power, the tools of the
learned quickly that it takes monstrosity to beat a monster. Chakuna found von Kharkov’s weakness, burned Castle Pantara to the ground, and kept the former Darklord’s head.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
thereafter follows that creature around like its parent, demanding to be fed. If the characters manage to keep the hook horror alive, it eventually reaches adulthood after six months. Track its growth using
(1d6 + 2) piercing damage on a hit; Challenge 2 (450 XP) Adult
(6+ months) Large See the Monster Manual
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
anywhere at all). A sapient monster might parley with the characters in an effort to get out of the situation alive. Suddenly a combat encounter turns into a social interaction as the monster and
chase the character. Move the monsters somewhere else. Hasten a Monster’s Demise If a combat has gone on long enough and the characters’ victory is almost certain, you can simply have the monster drop
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
held only unmoving stars. The great Silence of the gods serves as the backdrop for numerous tales of heroism and sacrifice. Many alive today witnessed the sky go dark and the temples grow quiet. Most
consider the Silence a terrible mistake that led to the rise of the usurper god Xenagos, but followers of Kruphix know that it was a grim necessity to prevent far worse calamity.
Theophilian
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
Brain in a Jar A brain in a jar is the undead consciousness of a sapient creature, kept alive by magical means. Some brains in jars take up that state willingly to continue the work they did in life
/day each: charm person, command, hold person
1/day each: compulsion, hold monster, sleep (cast at 3rd level), Tasha’s hideous laughter
Actions
Mind Blast (Recharge 5-6). The brain in a jar
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
believed, that he is the master of his own fate. When he was alive, Strahd could admit to letting his emotions get the better of him from time to time. Now, as a vampire, he is more monster than man
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
constantly, but even their ministrations can’t keep such a creature alive forever. Whenever the fish dies, panic spreads through the occupants of the lair as minions try to replace the fish before Xanathar
information that led to the discovery of a dwarven vault under Waterdeep. Xanathar was able to open the vault, but was forced out by the dragon inside the place. Recently, someone stole the Stone of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
target. Hit: 44 (10d6 + 9) piercing damage.
Disgorge Allies (Recharge 6). Crokek’toeck opens its mouth and disgorges 1d4 barlguras, 3d6 gnolls led by 1 gnoll fang of Yeenoghu, 6d6 dretches, or 1d3
vrocks (see the Monster Manual for these creatures’ stat blocks). Each creature it disgorges appears in an unoccupied space within 30 feet of Crokek’toeck’s mouth, or the next closest unoccupied space.
Crokek’toeck
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
oozes similar to the dungeon scavengers described in the Monster Manual. As their name suggests, though, these creatures are most often found in the bags carried by giants, where they feed on whatever
knows that food left in a bag too long sometimes comes alive. “Eat it before it eats you.” That’s my motto.
—Diancastra
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Monster Behavior The attitudes, motivations, and behavior of the monsters in an encounter help determine how a social interaction plays out (and whether it might erupt into combat) and influence the
1d6 for a predatory monster, 1d6 + 3 for ordinary travelers, or 1d6 + 6 for kindhearted individuals. Monster Personality If an encounter involves a significant individual, use the guidance in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
drow gunslingers (see appendix B), and six drow. Manshoon sends four Zhent martial arts adepts (see appendix B). There’s a 50 percent chance that these Zhents are led by one of Manshoon’s lieutenants
, either Vevette Blackwater or Agorn Fuoco, if they’re still alive (see chapter 8, area E8). Vault Keys (roll three times, once for each key) d6 First Key Second Key Third Key 1 Adamantine bar
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
castle’s walls. Calling them cowards, Mara drove her troops harshly on, suffering daily ambushes and desertions. When Castle Laventz finally came into view, Mara led less than a dozen irresolute knights
Mara and her followers the hollow walls where they’d be buried alive. Mara’s troops pleaded for their lives. Wickedly, the warlord promised to spare them if they watched their leader’s entombment and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
same result as a previous roll, feel free to reroll or choose a different encounter. Random Ziggurat Encounters d12 Encounter 1 1 rust monster 2 2 giant centipedes 3 1 owlbear 4 1d4 hobgoblins
the characters to their leader in area B25. 12 1d6 cultists of Zargon declare that the characters must be sacrificed to the Returner and attempt to capture them alive.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
timepiece stayed behind, and remains in the possession of the survivor still buried alive in the rubble. Only two of the townsfolk have any information regarding the attack on Tresendar Manor. Ditch
adventurers either blew themselves up or summoned a monster they couldn’t control. But she knows that Dran Enterprises is sending a team to clean up the mess and claim the manor. For more on these two, see the “People of Phandalin” section.