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Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
across the battlefield or aid their allies’ incursions and attacks. They have wings that allow them to glide during a fall.
When draconian mages die, their flesh shrivels away before their bones
bipedal monsters born from dragon eggs that have been corrupted or warped by powerful magic. Most often, this corruption is a deliberate act, the work of an aspiring tyrant seeking to transform stolen eggs
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
, from the bog-dwelling hydras known across the multiverse to massive ironscale hydras that lurk in deep wildernesses. Beyond even these exist serpentine horrors born of the whims of foul gods, like the
their own. Often, they steal lairs from other monsters in prolonged, devastating battles.
Vicious Growth. Soon after a hydra claims a territory, it typically buries itself, entering a period of
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
vampire, Strahd thundered across the lands with Ulmed. Their mission was clear: to destroy the infernal powers that had corrupted the world and to ensure that those powers never rose again. Strahd, Ulmed
, Ulmed was heartbroken at his friend’s transformation and changed the inquisition’s mission. Instead of focusing on hunting monsters, it would also hunt the seeds of evil that can corrupt a
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
days before Count Strahd von Zarovich became the first vampire, Strahd thundered across the lands with Ulmed. Their mission was clear: to destroy the infernal powers that had corrupted the world and to
osybus;priests of Osybus. When Strahd fell into darkness, Ulmed was heartbroken at his friend’s transformation and changed the inquisition’s mission. Instead of focusing on hunting monsters
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
out across the world.
Numerous creatures have tried to tame, subjugate, or cooperate with the monsters. For instance, some forest-dwelling peoples capture girallons and train them to serve as sentinels
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
unleashed its mightiest creations: the warforged colossi. These enormous mechanical warriors thundered across Cyre, crushing everything in their paths and leaving ruin behind them. Meant to end the war
otherwise intact.
“Karrnslayer” (Colossus WX-31) lost its legs but crawls through the Mournland, using its arms to drag its great bulk across the ground. It is always prone and can’t
Monsters
Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
: Monsters of the Multiverse) and punished in brutally decisive fashion.
In cases where the terms of a contract or a foundational truth of an agreement come into question, the Kolyarut sends a component part
are inevitables, beings dedicated to the smooth exaction of laws across the planes. Kolyaruts wield blades with deadly efficiency, allowing them to defend themselves on their excursions and slice
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
, from the bog-dwelling hydras known across the multiverse to massive ironscale hydra;ironscale hydras that lurk in deep wildernesses. Beyond even these exist serpentine horrors born of the whims of foul
territory to claim as their own. Often, they steal lairs from other monsters in prolonged, devastating battles.
Vicious Growth. Soon after a hydra claims a territory, it typically buries itself, entering a
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
;s souls.
In the days before Count Strahd von Zarovich became the first vampire, Strahd thundered across the lands with Ulmed. Their mission was clear: to destroy the infernal powers that had
hunting monsters, it would also hunt the seeds of evil that can corrupt a person.
Ulmed and his friends Cosima, Ansel, and Tristian organized the inquisition into three orders, with each one
Magic Items
Acquisitions Incorporated
scattered the components that powered it, secreting them across the world. But the orrery’s instinct for survival is strong, and its components have a way of inexorably coming together over
decades or centuries, found by treasure hunters, stolen by monsters, found and stolen again — and moving closer to each other all the time.
Random Properties. The orrery has the following randomly
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
one level of exhaustion.Belashyrra makes its lair in the Citadel of Lidless Eyes deep in Khyber, a site that appears to have been molded from molten stone, chitin, and flesh. Across its warped and
“I perceive certain types of people — vocations or entire societies — as hideous monsters.”
3
“Someone is watching everything I do.”
4
“When I
Monsters
Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
corbies range across the Underdark, stripping the tunnels and caverns they traverse of all living things. Even the mightiest creatures of the Underdark hide within fortified lairs or step aside from a dire
travelers prize accurate charts illustrating the movements of these flocks, since trailing a day behind them all but guarantees that the dire corbies will have cleared out many monsters and other threats
Equipment
The brutal warfare and vicious monsters prevalent across Etharis leave many with Grievous Wounds, including missing limbs and other potentially debilitating injuries. The engineers and crafters of
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
out while still getting decent performance out of the slaves. But humanoids and monsters that are especially capable or that provide unusual services find themselves treated like favored (though
-tiered caste system made up of lashers, hunters, gatherers, and pariahs. The status of every family in the tribe is based on its importance to the tribe’s survival. Families that belong to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
Volo’s Guide to Monsters This document corrects and clarifies some text in Volo’s Guide to Monsters. These changes appear in recent printings of the book and have been applied across D&D Beyond.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Su-monsters The party comes across 1d4 + 1 su-monsters (see appendix D). The su-monsters approach cautiously, feigning curiosity. If allowed to get close, each su-monster uses its Psychic Crush in
the hope of stunning an adventurer before attacking with its bite and claws. The su-monsters flee to their treetop lairs if the fight goes against them. The su-monsters might have treasure stashed in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Free City of Greyhawk and other settlements trek across the vast wilderness of Eastern Oerik, slaying monsters and exploring dungeons to find magic items the adventurers can use to defend their homeland and take the fight to their enemies.
Greyhawk’s Premise The year is 576 CY (Common Year). Evil is ascendant across the lands of Eastern Oerik. If something isn’t done to curtail the growing threat, Eastern Oerik will fall to tyrants
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
Exploring the Wilderness Wilderness encounters occur across large tracts of unmapped backcountry. The text tells you when to use a map and monsters; otherwise, you can resolve encounters using words
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
swept across Krynn centuries ago. The apocalypse destroyed nations, unleashed monsters, and cast Krynn into a dark age. War Torn. Recently, war has spread across Krynn. Infamous warlords such as the elf
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
presence in the dungeon. For large groups of monsters encountered across multiple chambers, motivation could apply to the entire group, or each subgroup could have conflicting goals. Monster Motivation
Monsters and Motivations See chapter 3, “Creating Adventures” for guidance on creating encounters with monsters. To foster variety and suspense, be sure to include encounters of varying difficulty
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
the slaves. But humanoids and monsters that are especially capable or that provide unusual services find themselves treated like favored (though occasionally abused) pets. Virtually any kind of
such a whip is enough to elevate a goblin to the master caste of lashers. Often the secret is guarded by one family in a tribe, which enjoys prestige and influence because it controls the supply of whips
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
whiteboard on a wall or propped up nearby A battle mat you use for miniatures Folded index cards for each character and each group of identical monsters, placed like tents in Initiative order across the top of
monsters, placed in Initiative order in a stack you cycle through A hidden list allows you to track combatants who haven’t been revealed yet, and you can use the list as a place to record the current
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
bent could appear anywhere in Khorvaire. House Tharashk brokers the services of Droaamish monsters across the continent. Some of these monsters can appear in traditionally aggressive roles, as mercenary
different monsters can work together in unusual ways and how their special abilities could be used outside combat. Droaam offers a way to introduce monsters into any adventure, and for characters to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
Services Any and every service is for sale in the Cage. Courier services staffed by mephits, imps, and lantern archons (see Morte’s Planar Parade) carry messages across planar boundaries. Brave
bodies safe and preserved, and resurrecting them when trouble has died down, sometimes years or decades later. Travelers from across the multiverse flood the city, whose establishments cater to a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
monsters, and more than its share of otherworldly phenomena. Traveling across the desert by day is not recommended. Use the extreme heat rules in the Dungeon Master’s Guide for daytime travel in Anauroch
. Traveling in the cool of the night is the best way to journey across the desert, but explorers should beware of nocturnal creatures hunting for prey. The Bedine travel mostly by night, along the ancient
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Bestiary (A-C) Across the worlds of the Material Plane and beyond, draconic creatures appear in myriad varieties. This chapter introduces the family of gem dragons, cousins to the chromatic and
metallic dragons presented in the Monster Manual. It also includes additional creatures of the Dragon type and creatures often associated with dragons or found in their lairs. These monsters are arranged
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
Illithinoch Illithinoch was originally a stronghold of the mind flayer empire that rose to prominence across the Underdark and fell into obscurity centuries ago. The stronghold languished in
lost grandeur, and many mind flayers transformed themselves into tormented monsters called nothics. The few mind flayers able to maintain their wits and their focus have lacked the ability to seize the might of the old mind flayer empire—until recently.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Scions of Elemental Evil
500 feet underground. Vox excavated the nexus; now, she uses its power to summon evil elemental monsters to do her destructive bidding. By the time the characters confront her, Vox has called forth her
first minions. The characters must defeat Vox and these monsters before the minions become an army. Ulsedra Vox, Para-elemental Queen
Ulsedra Vox leads the Primordial Alliance. Murderous and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
across the world. This chapter provides stat blocks for many of the creatures that can play a role in an Eberron campaign, including enemies that might overrun a town, powerful entities threatening all
Khorvaire, and NPCs that can serve as either friends or foes. The chapter’s monsters appear first in a bestiary. They’re followed by a collection of generic NPCs—various people who can populate your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Tayyib Empire The Tayyib Empire recently emerged from a brutal civil war, but its peace is fragile. Monsters roam the hinterland, and people vie for power to stave off desperation during the recovery
unliving horrors. Chaos ruled the land until the emperor’s youngest daughter, Firuzeh, defeated her siblings and ascended the throne. She inherited a nation stretched to the limit. But across war-torn
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
) accuses the characters of murder and banditry.
8 A cabal of Mogis’s cult fanatics have almost succeeded in finding a way to summon Mogis’s warhound to their service.
Mogis’s Monsters Mogis is
associated with vicious monsters bent on wholesale destruction. He isn’t at all concerned with subtlety, but rather with creating mayhem. Adventures that bring characters into conflict with agents of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Average Results Whenever you would otherwise make a number of D20 Tests for identical monsters, the Mob Results table can help you determine the number of successful D20 Tests the monsters get
without having to roll dice. Follow these steps: Step 1. Determine the minimum d20 roll the monsters need to succeed on the D20 Test using the following formula: Roll needed = target number − monster’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Circle, their heroics known across the Shadowlands and in other domains. Yet despite their victories, the foes and failures of these knights are ever drawn back to the Shadowlands, filling it with
vengeful souls and monsters. These include villains such as the necromancer Morgoroth; the fallen paladin Elena Faith-hold; and Ebonbane, Kateri Shadowborn’s accursed sword.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Random Encounters Chult is home to an immense variety of plants, beasts, monsters, and intelligent beings. Random encounters with the local wildlife are inevitable and help to make the party’s
well. Where undead are concerned, traveling by river is safer than traveling by land, both because undead are poor swimmers at best and because it’s easier to pour on speed in canoes and escape across the water than to flee through tangled jungle.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
and sleepy villages follow tales of strange, glorious, faraway places. Good maps and clear trails can take even an inexperienced youth with dreams of glory far across the world, but these paths are
never safe. Fell magic and deadly monsters are the perils one faces when traveling in the Realms. Even farms and freeholds within a day’s walk of a city can fall prey to monsters, and no place is safe from the sudden wrath of a dragon.