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Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
influenced the types of mysteries you’re interested in. Why was this case so impactful, personal, or traumatic? Whom did it affect besides you? Why and how did you get involved? Was it solved? How
corpse. Ever since, other spectral clients have sought you out to help them find rest.
4
You revealed that the monsters terrorizing your home were illusions created by a cruel mage. The magic-user
Species
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Yuan-ti were originally humans who transformed themselves into serpent folk through ancient rituals. Most yuan-ti were corrupted into monsters by those rites, but some yuan-ti instead became a new
, Elemental, Fey, Fiend, Giant, Humanoid, Monstrosity, Ooze, Plant, Undead. These types don’t have rules themselves, but some rules in the game affect creatures of certain types in different ways. For
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Monsters as NPCs Named monsters that play a significant role in an adventure deserve the same attention you would give to a humanoid NPC, with mannerisms as well as ideals, bonds, flaws, and secrets
the city of Waterdeep. The Xanathar’s spherical body is covered in leathery flesh with a texture similar to cobblestones. Its eyestalks are jointed like the legs of an insect, and some of the stalks
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
encompasses a creature’s training and competence in activities related to that ability. A score of 10 or 11 is the normal human average, but adventurers and many monsters are a cut above average in
most abilities. A score of 18 is the highest that a person usually reaches. Adventurers can have scores as high as 20, and monsters and divine beings can have scores as high as 30. Each ability also has
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
affect characters and monsters. Appendix B is a brief discussion of deities in the game, particularly those in the Forgotten Realms setting. Appendix C describes the five factions in the Forgotten Realms
&D, the rules for spellcasting, and a selection of typical spells available to magic-using characters (and monsters) in the game.
Part 4 is especially for the Dungeon Master. It contains
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
Chapter 2: Bestiary This bestiary provides game statistics and lore for more than 250 monsters, which are suitable for any D&D campaign. The chapter includes old favorites from past editions of the
; the exception has no affect on how a weapon or a spell functions for someone else. Finally, if a stat block contains the name of a class in the monster’s name or in parentheses under the name, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
forces. You can apply one or more regional effects to an observatory to make the place feel otherworldly, or you can invent a new regional effect of your own. These regional effects don’t affect the
challenge rating of monsters encountered around the observatory: Alien Hot Spot. The observatory is an alluring destination for alien stargazers. Extraterrestrial Aberrations are much more likely to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Manticore Winged, Leonine People-Eater Habitat: Arctic, Coastal, Grassland, Hill, Mountain; Treasure: Any Domenico Cava With lionlike claws, leathery wings, and broad jaws filled with rows of sharp
tails bristling with detachable spikes. These monsters launch their tail spikes at their prey, skewering those on the ground or knocking flying creatures from the air. Despite their ravenous tendencies
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
monsters—three Fire Elementals and five Smoke Mephits—that emerge from the flames to fight them. If the characters are able to keep the entire party aloft for 2 miles of travel, they could travel over
fires rage throughout this region. If the characters choose a route that takes them into or near another wildfire, use the guidelines in area V4 to decide how the flames affect them.
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
. Either by design or because of some failing, the shrinking magic doesn’t affect all creatures, as adventurers who explore the castle will discover. THE ORIGINAL MADDGOTH'S CASTLE
Undermountain
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
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Path to Mystery Your first case influenced the types of mysteries you’re interested in. Why was this case so impactful, personal, or traumatic? Whom did it affect besides you? Why and how did you get
missing corpse. Ever since, other spectral clients have sought you out to help them find rest.
4 You revealed that the monsters terrorizing your home were illusions created by a cruel mage. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
2,400 4,900 7,300 10,900 20th 2,800 5,700 8,500 12,700 CHALLENGE RATING
When putting together an encounter or adventure, especially at lower levels, exercise caution when using monsters whose
of 2, but it can kill a 1st-level wizard with a single blow.
In addition, some monsters have features that might be difficult or impossible for lower-level characters to overcome. For example, a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
castles are haunted by ghosts and prowling monsters. Sensible valley dwellers avoid them. In recent years, four elemental cults have taken over the keeps. The cultists are careful to keep the curious
the Feathergale Knights. These “knights” affect a dashing image and are given to drinking, singing, wearing fashionable clothing, and general revelry. The club is a cover for the Cult of the Howling
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
uncovered. Wherever a passage to Khyber appears, monsters and dark powers can rise up to threaten the world above. Cults of the Dragon Below often have ties to Khyber. Some serve aberrations or fight
dark iron 4 A small journal with leathery pages; any words you write in it slowly disappear 5 A four-sided die carved with strange markings 6 A cameo with the silhouette of an unknown species 7 A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
possibilities: Ambush. Monsters set up an ambush along a route they expect travelers to follow. Attack from Above. Flying monsters swoop down to attack the characters. Distant Sighting. The
characters and monsters spot each other from a distance in open terrain. Found by Chance. The characters happen upon monsters that are camping, eating, hunting, basking in the sun, walking along the same trail
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium
Monsters Is natural armor considered light armor? No. Natural armor doesn’t fit into the categories of light, medium, and heavy armor, and when you have it, it isn’t considered to be an armor you’re
take damage from falling? Yes, that monster is still going to feel the hurt of a fall, because a fall is not a weapon. What actions can monsters use to make opportunity attacks? Are Multiattack and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Cloaker Cloakers earned their names for the resemblance they bear to dark leathery cloaks. Lurking in remote dungeons and caves, these stealthy predators wait to slay lone or injured prey stumbling
sometimes convene with other cloakers for defense or to exchange information about new dangers, suitable hunting grounds, or developments that might affect their habitats. When this convergence is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
. Ability Scores and Modifiers Monsters, like player characters, have the six ability scores. A monster can’t have a score lower than 1 or higher than 30 in any ability. A monster’s score in any
monsters in the Monster Manual and mimic their ability scores. For example, if your monster is roughly as smart as a human commoner, give it an Intelligence of 10 (+0 modifier). If it’s as strong as an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
once again began to affect the watchtower, though nothing remained alive within its walls. Recently, a fell comet streaked through the sky above the abbey. As it did, lingering traces of the Far Realm
weakened and precarious but mostly intact. The chambers within the tower are home to four red slaadi (an equal number of star spawn manglers from Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Abyss to create new demons from other creatures. Over the course of days, they can create vast numbers of rutterkins to protect their lands and to ensure that the plane teems with destructive monsters
, reducing its walking speed by 10 feet. 21–25 The target’s eyes become beacons, filling a 15-foot cone with dim light when they are open. 26–30 A pair of wings, either feathered or leathery, sprout from the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
accompany fools on their descent for cheap. Monsters and unusual pests plague Undersigil and its inhabitants. Screams of terror echo in its deserted halls, muffled by the leathery wings of vargouilles
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
affect a monster’s challenge rating are listed in the Monster Features table. The NPC’s proficiency bonus is determined by its level, just like a character, rather than by its challenge rating. If the
monster you want to use isn’t listed on the table, use the process described below under “Monsters with Classes.”
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
begins a new era in the selected region. How does this person or this era begin to affect the world? Here are several things to consider when determining the leader’s impact on the world: Name one
, or even an adversary to the characters. How does the death of this person affect those formerly under his or her influence? Here are several things to consider when determining the effects of a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
suspended in the air.
In the west side of the room is a black gate, and on the wall near it is a contact stone.
Creatures. One reduced-threat aboleth (see “Reduced-Threat Monsters” above) dwells
glistening green stone. The floor of this chamber is covered with viscous slime that drips from four stalagmites.
Beholder. Thaxalia, a reduced-threat beholder (see “Reduced-Threat Monsters” above
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
circlet causes the illusion to disappear for that character. The illusory monsters can’t harm or otherwise affect characters who aren’t wearing circlets. The circlets’ magic functions only in this room
a Cyclops Sentry in the center of the room, with the illithid hovering in the air above and behind the cyclops. Characters who aren’t wearing circlets can’t affect or perceive these creatures
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
? Does replacing the feature affect how long the party can continue adventuring in a day? Does the feature consume resources provided elsewhere in the class? Does the feature work all the time, or is it
), divide the character’s level in that class by three. This system can be applied to monsters that cast spells using spell slots, but it isn’t recommended that you do so. Tracking spell point expenditures
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
experts share contacts, exchange resources such as materials or tools, and leverage their collective influence to affect politics for their benefit. Alternatively, merchants and other business owners
represent guild patrons. A guild could even embody a more sinister group, such as one that deals in terrifying wares like deadly monsters, dangerous knowledge, or souls. Roll or pick from the Guild Types
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
vrock (see “Reduced-Threat Monsters” above)
Circle D. Ten manes
A bound demon can’t escape from its circle without assistance, and aside from attempts to communicate, nothing it does can affect
talking to Eldrath, a female human vampire spawn that challenges them. If the characters fail to talk their way through or make it obvious in any way that they don’t belong here, the monsters attack. 2
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
of battle and hunting scenes in bas-relief. These carved scenes show giants slaying enemies, hunting dragons and other fearsome monsters, and engaged in similar activities. Torches burn at intervals
near the center of the cavern. Treasure. Loose coins amounting to 500 gp, spilled from a rotted sack, are scattered around the frost giant skeletons. Note that the monsters at area 4B will attack any
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
blights on a successful check. These plant monsters are hungry and fight until destroyed. One round after these blights attack, the twig blights in area U1 join the fray. Treasure. A merchant who once
the individual the title of “Springwarden.” This rank and faction won’t affect this adventure, but it is significant for players who participate in Organized Play events.
U5: Blighted Farmhouse This
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
traps and monsters. 8–9 Adventurers Win. Some adventurers escape the dungeon. 10 Adventurers Win. All the adventurers escape the dungeon. The results of this roll can be influenced by submitting magic
to keep a character playing the game away from Bholmaz’s Fire Aura, Vixsheer’s Fear Aura might affect them. Goading the Fiends. Any character can goad the Fiends into attacking each other by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Monsters (G) Gargoyle Medium Elemental, Chaotic Evil
AC 15 Initiative +2 (12)
HP 67 (9d8 + 27)
Speed 30 ft., Fly 60 ft.
Ability Score Mod Save
Str 15 +2 +2
Dex 11 +0 +0
the Border Ethereal and vice versa, but it can’t affect or be affected by anything on the other plane.
Horrific Visage. Wisdom Saving Throw: DC 13, each creature in a 60-foot Cone that can see the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
large prehistoric monsters are on display here, including the museum’s most famous display: the beautifully preserved body of an allosaurus, its leathery skin appearing supple to the touch. An