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Narzugon

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

against spells and other magical effects.Multiattack. The narzugon makes three Hellfire Lance attacks. It also uses Infernal Command or Terrifying Command. Hellfire Lance. Melee Weapon Attack: +10

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Draconian Mage

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

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

. When draconians die, they do not go quietly. Instead, their lifeless bodies unleash a last act of magical violence.

Draconian Dreadnought

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

flames, scorching everything around them. On the world of Krynn, draconian dreadnoughts formed from silver dragon eggs are called sivak draconians. Draconians Draconians are 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 into a

Draconian Foot Soldier

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

soldiers formed from brass dragon eggs are called baaz draconians. Draconians Draconians are 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 into a draconian army. A single corrupted egg yields several draconians of the same kind. A

Draconian Infiltrator

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

dissolve into pools of acid. On the world of Krynn, draconian infiltrators formed from copper dragon eggs are called kapak draconians. Draconians Draconians are 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 into a draconian army. A single

Vegepygmy Thorny Hunter

Monsters Quests from the Infinite Staircase

saving throw or have the prone condition.Thorny hunters are bestial vegepygmies derived from the corpses of bears, dogs, and other quadrupedal Beasts. Thorny hunters act like bloodhounds, following

long as the climate remains hospitable to their fungal bodies. To learn more about vegepygmies, see Monsters of the Multiverse.Lightning, Piercing

Draconian Mastermind

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

. Draconians Draconians are 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

of draconians have wings. When draconians die, they do not go quietly. Instead, their lifeless bodies unleash a last act of magical violence.

Catoblepas

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

tail is a club that can rattle body and soul if it strikes true, leaving a victim unable to act while the catoblepas feasts on its body. Blighted Territory A catoblepas’s nature as a creature of

, drinking the monsters’ milk and using them as guardians or pets. Other legends say that those of impure heart can tame a catoblepas and whisper of malevolent warlocks and wicked knights who ride them into battle.

Simic Scientist

Backgrounds Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

advancing civilization, nature needs some help from biomancers and terraformers. If, along the way, you happen to create super-soldiers and mutant monsters that can bolster the combine’s defenses

protection and durability 2 Fin Clade, focused on movement 3 Gyre Clade, focused on cyclical patterns and metamagic 4 Guardian Project, focused on creating guard monsters and super

Folk Hero Legacy

Backgrounds Basic Rules (2014)

tyrants and monsters that threaten the common folk everywhere. Skill Proficiencies: Animal Handling, Survival Tool Proficiencies: One type of artisan’s tools, vehicles (land

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

Rakdos Cultist

Backgrounds Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

standard circus-style acrobatics with fire, wrought-iron spikes and hooks, and monsters. You can roll a d8 or choose from the options in the Performance Options table to determine your preferred

. Rakdos Contacts d8 Contact 1 I was part of a two-person act until my former partner moved to a different troupe. 2 My sibling and I ran away from home and joined the Cult

Kalashtar Legacy

Species Eberron: Rising from the Last War

kalashtar communities focus on acts of devotion known as the Path of Light. But the dark powers of Dal Quor have their own plans for Eberron. Through the force known as the Dreaming Dark, these monsters

orphans might use their abilities for personal gain or otherwise act against the virtuous instincts of their quori spirits; this can cause internal conflicts and violent mood swings. Kalashtar Names A

Belashyrra

Monsters Eberron: Rising from the Last War

before moving to make a melee attack against another creature of Belashyrra’s choice within reach. If there are no creatures within reach, the charmed creature can act normally for that turn. A

“I perceive certain types of people — vocations or entire societies — as hideous monsters.” 3 “Someone is watching everything I do.” 4 “When I

Folk Hero - Baldur's Gate

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

their champion, and your destiny calls you to stand against the tyrants and monsters that threaten the common folk everywhere. Skill Proficiencies: Animal Handling, Survival Tool

can spend 2d10 minutes to convince 1d6 commoners to perform a non-illegal act that inconveniences a member of the Watch or Flaming Fist, a patriar, or some other wealthy looking individual.

Draconians

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

Draconians Draconians are 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

kinds of draconians have wings. When draconians die, they do not go quietly. Instead, their lifeless bodies unleash a last act of magical violence.

Tracking Initiative

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

up, and they can start planning their actions in advance. A visible list also removes any uncertainty about when the monsters will act in the fight. A variation on the visible list is to give one

stack. At first, players don’t know the order of play when you use combat cards, and they don’t know where the monsters fall into the order until the monsters act.

L5. Workshop

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

the west. The hooded figure is a zombie, and five crawling claws hide among the other body parts in the baskets. If intruders do anything other than turn back, the monsters attack. The “Lord of

Lance Rock” is Oreioth (see chapter 7), a wild-eyed Tethyrian human with a bristly beard and a shaved head. If the characters moved through area L4 alerting him, they find Oreioth arranging and cleaning

Initiative Legacy

Rules

highest to lowest Initiative. This is the order in which they act during each round. The Initiative order remains the same from round to round.Ties. If a tie occurs, the DM decides the order among

tied monsters, and the players decide the order among tied characters. The DM decides the order if the tie is between a monster and a player character.Sometimes a DM might have combatants use their

Worlds of Adventure

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

Worlds of Adventure The many worlds of the Dungeons & Dragons game are places of magic and monsters, of brave warriors and spectacular adventures. They begin with a foundation of medieval fantasy and

your own. All these worlds share characteristics, but each world is set apart by its own history and cultures, distinctive monsters and races, fantastic geography, ancient dungeons, and scheming

Tracking Initiative

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

aware of the order of play. Players know when their characters’ turns are coming up so they can plan their actions in advance. An open list also lets the players know when the monsters act in the fight, although you can hold off on adding monsters to the list until they take their first turns.

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

Worlds of Adventure

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

Worlds of Adventure The many worlds of the Dungeons & Dragons game are places of magic and monsters, of brave warriors and spectacular adventures. They begin with a foundation of medieval fantasy and

your own. All these worlds share characteristics, but each world is set apart by its own history and cultures, distinctive monsters and races, fantastic geography, ancient dungeons, and scheming

Kruphix's Villains

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

Kruphix’s Villains Kruphix doesn’t often act in the world, but when he does, his agenda is often morally ambiguous, and his servants’ sacred quests can look like villainous schemes from other points

discovered knowledge mortals were not meant to know and works to silence them. Kruphix’s Monsters Kruphix is rarely associated with monsters, but those most likely to serve him appear on the

Orc Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

. But even these orcs are trained in combat, and all of them are expected to act like warriors if the lair is attacked or threatened. Their numbers are augmented by any orogs in the tribe, which are

battle skills. 3 I always appear like I am about to kill everyone around me. 4 I love a good brawl. 5 I drink the blood of monsters to consume their power. 6 I chant orcish war

Initiative

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

with the lowest. This is the order (called the initiative order) in which they act during each round. The initiative order remains the same from round to round. If a tie occurs, the DM decides the order

can have the tied characters and monsters each roll a d20 to determine the order, highest roll going first.

Initiative

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

with the lowest. This is the order (called the initiative order) in which they act during each round. The initiative order remains the same from round to round. If a tie occurs, the DM decides the order

can have the tied characters and monsters each roll a d20 to determine the order, highest roll going first.

Narzugon

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse

Narzugon Paladins who make deals with devils and carry their twisted sense of honor into the afterlife are especially valuable to the archdukes of the Nine Hells. These narzugons act as horrific

). Every lance bears the marks of both a narzugon and its master. Each narzugon claims a nightmare (see the Monster Manual) as its mount. These steeds are bound by infernal tack (see below) and must

Goblin Legacy

Species 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

new leader can act as the real boss. If the creature brushes aside such manipulation, the tribe falls into line behind the new tyrant—better to abide the new rule than conspire against it and be

Weapon Properties

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

of 60 feet. Silvered Weapons Some monsters that have immunity or resistance to nonmagical weapons are susceptible to silver weapons, so cautious adventurers invest extra coin to plate their weapons

without making it less effective. Special Weapons Weapons with special rules are described here. Lance. You have disadvantage when you use a lance to attack a target within 5 feet of you. Also, a

Demelin

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

doesn’t know who these troops are or what plans they have. She shares what she’s seen of the invaders’ movements. Patrols of soldiers and monsters roam the city, focusing much of their activity on the

“Exploring the City” section). She shares the information from the “History of the City” section. Demelin and the Lance If the characters ask Demelin about Knight Sarlamir’s lance, she says she’s seen

Demonic Boons

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

Demonic Boons Wicked folk who seek power from demons are scattered across the multiverse. Some of them gather in cults, but many of them act on their own or in small groups. Whatever their

organization, they are united in their desire to draw power from the bottomless evil of the Abyss. The following entries outline boons that a DM can grant to monsters and NPCs dedicated to a particular demon

Running Combat

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules

monsters act in the fight, although you can hold off on adding monsters to the list until they take their first turns. Tracking Monsters’ Hit Points During a combat encounter, you or a player should

Sorcerer does so with Advantage. If the doppelganger rolls well, it might still act before the Sorcerer’s spell goes off, reflecting the monster’s ability to anticipate the spell. Using Initiative Scores

Keranos's Villains

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

. Keranos’s Monsters Keranos is associated with creatures that act as extensions of his volatile temper or his sudden, blinding insights. Adventures that bring characters into conflict with Keranos’s

agents might pit them against monsters such as these. The Keranos’s Monsters table presents just a few foes likely to serve the god’s will. Keranos’s Monsters Challenge Creature Source 2

Rolling Initiative

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

spell, everyone rolls Initiative, and the Sorcerer does so with Advantage. If the doppelganger rolls well, it might still act before the Sorcerer’s spell goes off, reflecting the monster’s ability to

characters, just for monsters, or for both. Initiative Scores for Characters. A character’s Initiative score is typically 10 plus all modifiers to the character’s Initiative roll (including their Dexterity

Travel in Anauroch

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

, scouts looking for food, or bandits hoping to raid merchant caravans that try to shortcut their way across the desert rather than circumnavigate it. The Bedine nomads can act as guides for lost characters, offer clues for stuck players, and provide food and water for adventurers in desperate need.

Missing Players

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

character fade into the background. This solution requires everyone to step out of the game world a bit and suspend disbelief, but might be the easiest solution. You act as if the character’s not there

, but don’t try to come up with any in-game explanation for this absence. Monsters don’t attack the character, who returns the favor. On returning, the player resumes playing as if he or she was never gone.

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