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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
or carried.These fierce and majestic monsters exhibit attributes of both birds and reptiles, but are truly neither. Giant striders have a supernatural affinity to fire and can spit gouts of flame at
adopt them whenever possible. They provide for stables of these creatures in their lairs, and in return, the giant striders voluntarily serve as mounts for firenewt warrior;firenewt warriors.Fire
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
warriors often adopt colorful names, such as the Soaring Hadozees, the Jammin’ Wingbats, and the Night Howlers.
Hadozees
Hadozees are slender, highly adaptive Humanoids with simian features
. When stretched taut between outstretched limbs, these membranes enable a hadozee to glide.
On Yazir, their home world, hadozees lived high up in the trees to avoid large predators that walk on land
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
, and van Richten has lived with the horror of his family’s destruction ever since. After destroying Baron Metus in turn, van Richten sought revenge against the Vistani and took up a life of
hunting evil monsters.
The Waiting Game. Van Richten isn’t a young man anymore. He knows his road is coming to an end, but his work isn't done. He has come to Barovia to kill Strahd von Zarovich
Half-Orc
Legacy
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Species
Basic Rules (2014)
exile. Any half-orc who has lived among or near orcs has scars, whether they are marks of humiliation or of pride, recounting their past exploits and injuries.
The Mark of Gruumsh
The one-eyed god
name for a human name. Some half-orcs with human names decide to adopt a guttural orc name because they think it makes them more intimidating.
Male Orc Names: Dench, Feng, Gell, Henk, Holg, Imsh, Keth
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
: SOCIAL VENGEANCE
You’ve lived your entire life in the Lower or Outer City of Baldur’s Gate. You grew up seeing arrogant patriars flaunt their wealth while your hardworking neighbors
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Level 8: Slitherswamp Slitherswamp is designed for four 10th-level characters, and characters who defeat the monsters on this level should gain enough XP to reach halfway to 11th level. This level
consists of muck-filled caverns and decaying temples dedicated to evil deities of the yuan-ti. The serpent folk lived here until they were defeated by nagas known as the Ssethian Scourges. Afterward, Halaster replaced the yuan-ti with a bullywug tribe governed by a cruel death slaad overlord.
Goblin
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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
occasionally abused) pets.
Virtually any kind of creature that can be browbeaten into service might be found with a goblin tribe, but rats and wolves are nearly always present. Both have lived in concert
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
home were forced to adopt new lives in the other three cities, but the memory of the lost city of Manivarsha remains. No further catastrophes happened for centuries. But now the conclusion of the most
eternal honor directly caused the destruction of Manivarsha. Having lived a cursed life as a pride-obsessed fiend in the depths of the swamps for centuries, Jijibisha has recently heard of a rival that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Cities and Sites In the past, particular creatures dominated the communities of Droaam. The harpy flights lived in mountain peaks, while the medusas remained isolated in the citadel of Cazhaak Draal
border to Breland. Though dominated by monsters and ruled by a mind flayer, Graywall is both a center for trade and a haven for deserters and fugitives. The dragonmarked houses maintain outposts in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
documenting them in a series of published guides, the best known of which is Van Richten’s Guide to Vampires. In kinder days, Rudolph lived with his wife, Ingrid, and son, Erasmus, but he lost them both to
a wicked vampire. In the process of hunting the vampire, Rudolph came under a terrible curse: “Live you always among monsters, and see everyone you love die beneath their claws.” In the decades since
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Living the Giant Life Giants are exceptionally long-lived compared to humans, but none are immortal. A peaceful death from old age is a common occurrence among cloud giants and storm giants and isn’t
unusual among stone giants and fire giants. It’s the exception among hill giants and frost giants, most of which die violently in battle against humans, dragons, other monsters, or their own kind
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
it will displace wildlife that has lived there for millennia.
4 A soldier begins killing people who have committed terrible crimes but have been acquitted because of loopholes in the judicial
work that they deem antithetical to proper society.
Ephara’s Monsters Ephara isn’t often associated with monsters. Even so, a few monsters common in urban settings might be involved with the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
or an Intelligence (Nature) check to impress Zakia with knowledge about rare herbs or monsters. A person who is Friendly toward a character helps decipher clues in the song lyrics and imparts the
called the Rattle. We sometimes call its bald hills ‘hills of gold’ because of their color. The phrase ‘beyond the settled land’ must refer to the Rattle—a land of monsters.” Hurch Henley Hurch Henley
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
giants who raised you as one of their own. Or perhaps you lived in a lost prehistoric pocket of the world, surrounded by giants and fearsome behemoths or hulking dinosaurs. Something about your
, and you have lived with them underground ever since. 3 You were lost or abandoned as a child in a jungle that teemed with ravenous dinosaurs. There, you found an equally lost frost giant; together
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
Gibbet Crossing Gibbet Crossing is a forlorn place. It was once a crossroads of the Underdark where drow, duergar, and svirfneblin communities lived in uneasy peace. The duergar had a lucrative
mind flayers attacked the area long ago, the groups didn’t fight alongside one another and were individually annihilated. Only monsters live in the crossroads region today. Humanoids rarely travel
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
monsters on this level. Award XP for these creatures as if the characters had defeated them in combat. The level is named after a miniature, one-twelfth-scale fortress in one of its caverns. This
: Maddgoth’s Castle, written by Steven E. Schend and published in 1996, was the second of three modules in the short-lived “Dungeon Crawl” series of adventures designed for the second edition D&D game
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
like to use music, art, or recorded sound effects to help set the mood, and many players and DMs alike adopt different voices for the various adventurers, monsters, and other characters they play in the
while a second examines an esoteric symbol engraved on a wall and a third keeps watch for monsters. The players don’t need to take turns, but the DM listens to every player and decides how to resolve
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
Giant Strider These fierce and majestic monsters exhibit attributes of both birds and reptiles, but are truly neither. Giant striders have a supernatural affinity to fire and can spit gouts of flame
to adopt them whenever possible. They provide for stables of these creatures in their lairs, and in return, the giant striders voluntarily serve as mounts for firenewt warriors (in this book). Out of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
, the best known of which is Van Richten’s Guide to Vampires. In fairer days, Rudolph lived with his wife, Ingrid, and son, Erasmus, in their family home outside Rivalis in the domain of Darkon. Brash
their criminal operation, and brought Irena to justice, but not before suffering her curse: “Live you always among monsters, and see everyone you love die beneath their claws.” In the weeks that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
, sacrifices to strange gods or placations to lurking monsters are everyday events. For outsiders, though, these practices reveal the subjectivity of normalcy, societal truth, and taboos. Folk horror explores
stories are rarely tolerant of nonbelievers. Outsiders might be given a chance to adopt the community’s ways, but otherwise are considered heretics or corrupting elements. Assuredly, their ancient
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
, but legends tell of blessed warriors felling them with crossbow bolts, arrows, or similar weapons. Rakshasas’ appearances combine humanlike bodies with the features of animals and monsters. All
rakshasas have a physical oddity that remains when they adopt magical disguises, such as palms where the backs of the hands would be on humans. Rakshasa Medium Fiend, Lawful Evil
AC 17 Initiative +8 (18
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation Supplement
told stories about terrifying sea monsters, great ship battles, and magnificent island palaces. The tortles built the Typhoon Palace for her so that she could feel at home on the island.
The captain
and her crew lived in the palace for the rest of their lives. The last of them perished more than fifty years ago.
The palace is dilapidated and haunted. Young tortles occasionally explore the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
, traps, monsters, and magical wards. Best case scenario: the adventure concludes with the destruction of the Soulmonger and the heroes’ daring escape from the tomb. Worst case scenario: the characters
precious time. Mostly he likes to watch them suffer and die as a result of their magical pursuits and folly.
Although he has lived on many worlds and crafted countless demiplanes, Acererak spends most
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
earthquake, the travelers are thankful for the characters’ help. Their leader introduces herself as Ameyali. Ameyali Ameyali (neutral good, human priest) has lived in Etizalan for years. After fire elementals
region around Etizalan is suffering a spate of earthquakes and incursions from fiery monsters. Three days ago, Ameyali sent four of the town’s best warriors to seek insight from the Watchers of the Ashes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
fearsome foes such as dragons, and build friendships forged amid fantastical dangers. Fueled by imagination and rules, D&D invites you to adopt a fantasy persona—a mighty Fighter, a cunning Rogue, a faithful
Cleric, a magical Wizard, or something else—and then solve problems, fight monsters, and visit wondrous places. There’s no winning and losing in D&D, at least not the way those terms are usually
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
vicious villains or terrifying monsters. But in Valachan, the land is the greatest threat, and the domain’s murderous Darklord hones that threat like a weapon. The Trial of Hearts anchors the terror
Adventure
1 The Oselo joyously adopt a new member into their community, but the ceremony erupts in strife when Chakuna appears and demands that all newcomers participate in the Trial of Hearts
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
, which include biology and necromancy. Brewing strange concoctions with medicinal properties, exploring the anatomies of monsters, and cataloging swamp flora are the kinds of studies you might pursue at
healing tincture or riding zombified swamp beasts through the bayou. The Witherbloom Personality Traits table suggests a variety of traits you might adopt for your character. Witherbloom Personality
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
adopt it, and gave it a name: Halastron. The modron considers Halaster its friend and follows his orders to the best of its ability. Its orders are as follows: Remember its name. Defend itself. Attack
is Zarn Kassifax. Petrified Creatures Area Creature(s) 25b 4 bullywugs 25c 3 gricks 25d 2 drow 25e 4 rust monsters 25f 5 troglodytes 25g 6 goats 25i 1 boar 25j 1 constrictor snake 25k 1 kenku 25l
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
?
Not everyone exploring the Domains of Dread comes from those grim lands. Work with the DM to determine your character’s origins. Has your character lived their entire life among the Mists? Or do they
, collaborate with the DM to determine how you came to the Land of the Mists. As they’re familiar with true terrors, inhabitants of the Domains of Dread rarely mistake characters from even the most outlandish worlds for actual monsters.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
the characters view the villagers as victims or monsters? The following section, “Viktal and the Tithe,” explores how to draw characters into the village’s eerie traditions. Beyond Viktal, the
on their properties and claim it’s being spread by strange fungus-covered bipeds (myconids).
2 A hermit who once lived in the abandoned fortress on Cas Island hires the party to retrieve an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Misdirection. I work vigorously to keep others from realizing my flaws or misdeeds.
7 Obsession. I’ve lived this way for so long that I can’t imagine another way.
8 Obligation. I owe it to my people
.
6 The world has been convinced of a terrible lie. It’s up to me to reveal the truth.
7 I deeply miss someone and am quick to adopt people who remind me of them.
8 A great evil dwells
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
monsters began, I felt the weight of time on my weary shoulders. Today I am a man who has simply lived too long. Like a regretful lich, I find myself inexorably bound to an existence I sought out of
you always among monsters, and see everyone you love die beneath their claws!” Even now, so many years later, I can hear her words with painful clarity. A short time later, I found my dear Erasmus made
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
council, as well as the owner of three large fishing boats. She has lived in Saltmarsh all her life and has been elected to the council three times. She is a gruff, pragmatic woman whose graying hair is cut
short and whose face bears the marks of a life lived outdoors. Eda is keenly interested in expanding Saltmarsh’s fishing industry, her sights set on a wild section of the coast where she hopes to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
to spawn from the lonely and fractured souls of the grove’s other Undead inhabitants—adopt the shapes of moths or butterflies, and flitter through the thick mist. This grove is also home to flocks of
in the pale vines of a strangler fig. This tree is an ancient entity named Magtubo. (Use the treant stat block for Magtubo, but its type is Undead instead of Plant.) Magtubo has lived in the Gardens
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Demelin Demelin Demelin (neutral, elf archmage) is hundreds of years old, one of a handful of Silvanesti elves old enough to have lived through the Cataclysm. She commonly wears a bone mask that
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