monsters some with only are faces for likely

Wizard

Classes Player’s Handbook

explosive fire, arcing lightning, subtle deception, and spectacular transformations. Their magic conjures monsters from other planes of existence, glimpses the future, or forms protective barriers. Their

used across the multiverse. The closest a Wizard is likely to come to an ordinary life is working as a sage or lecturer. Other Wizards sell their services as advisers, serve in military forces, or

Deck of Many Things

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

an ally. As Dungeon Master, you should wait for a dramatically appropriate moment to reveal this enmity, leaving the adventurer guessing who is likely to become a betrayer. Fool. You have

your choice of History, Insight, Intimidation, or Persuasion. In addition, you gain rightful ownership of a small keep somewhere in the world. However, the keep is currently home to one or more monsters

Catoblepas

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

. Degenerate creatures are likely to take up residence near a catoblepas’s territory, as are those seeking to avoid notice. Catoblepases in Folklore Ordinary folk rarely see a catoblepas, but

, 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.

Halfling Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

marauding monsters and clashing armies; a blazing fire and a generous meal; fine drink and fine conversation. Though some halflings live out their days in remote agricultural communities, others form

a while?” Elves. “They’re so beautiful! Their faces, their music, their grace and all. It’s like they stepped out of a wonderful dream. But there’s no telling what&rsquo

Changeling Legacy

Species Eberron: Rising from the Last War

feared, but they will never be destroyed.” Jes agreed, and the traveler gave her his cloak. When she draped it over her children, their old faces melted away and they could be whoever they wanted to

persona and adopt new names as easily as they change faces. The true name of a changeling tends to be simple and monosyllabic; however, there are often accents to a changeling’s name that are

Gladiator Legacy

Backgrounds Player’s Handbook (2014)

Greed. I’m only in it for the money and fame. (Evil) 5 People. I like seeing the smiles on people’s faces when I perform. That’s all that matters. (Neutral) 6 Honesty

. 4 I once satirized a noble who still wants my head. It was a mistake that I will likely repeat. 5 I have trouble keeping my true feelings hidden. My sharp tongue lands me in trouble. 6 Despite my best efforts, I am unreliable to my friends.

Entertainer Legacy

Backgrounds Player’s Handbook (2014)

smiles on people’s faces when I perform. That’s all that matters. (Neutral) 6 Honesty. Art should reflect the soul; it should come from within and reveal who we really are. (Any

likely repeat. 5 I have trouble keeping my true feelings hidden. My sharp tongue lands me in trouble. 6 Despite my best efforts, I am unreliable to my friends.

Centaur Legacy

Species Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

tones and features. Their ears are slightly pointed, but their faces are wider and squarer than those of elves. Below the waist, they have the bodies of small horses, with a similar range of

as well as the guild as a whole. Their love of history and tradition also means that centaurs are more likely than most other Ravnicans to join the same guild that their parents did. Centaur Names

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

Characteristics Members of demonic cults aren’t generally known as the kindest or most mentally stable individuals, so you’re likely to have something in your nature that distinguishes you from the

Wizard Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

-force mind control. Their magic conjures monsters from other planes of existence, glimpses the future, or turns slain foes into zombies. Their mightiest spells change one substance into another, call

the fey) that are steeped in magic. The Lure of Knowledge Wizards’ lives are seldom mundane. The closest a wizard is likely to come to an ordinary life is working as a sage or lecturer in a

Entertainer - Baldur's Gate

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

. (Chaotic) 4 Greed. I’m only in it for the money and fame. (Evil) 5 People. I like seeing the smiles on people’s faces when I perform. That’s all that matters. (Neutral) 6

follow me around. 4 I once satirized a noble who still wants my head. It was a mistake that I will likely repeat. 5 I have trouble keeping my true feelings hidden. My sharp tongue lands me in trouble. 6 Despite my best efforts, I am unreliable to my friends.

Sumber Hills

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

Sumber Hills The Sumber Hills are windswept badlands sparsely covered in dry grass. Many of the hills have exposed rock faces or steep escarpments. While the hills are dry, countless tiny streams

become homes to bandits and monsters. Those who quarry the Sumber Hills for building stones and gravel often trade tales of finding gemstones and rich veins of ore in the hills — but for the most part

Mercenary Veteran

Backgrounds Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide

greater rewards as an adventurer. Your experience makes you familiar with the ins and outs of mercenary life, and you likely have harrowing stories of events on the battlefield. You might have served with

operate up and down the Sword Coast and throughout the North. Most are small-scale operations that employ a dozen to a hundred folk who offer security services, hunt monsters and brigands, or go to war in

Adventure Summary

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

roaming monsters or the patrols of the rival nations, and perhaps encounter friendly faces as they search for the entrance to the Lost Caverns. Danger-filled caverns await the characters in Iggwilv’s former

lair. Bloodthirsty monsters and the deadly remnants of the archmage’s power stand between the characters and the Witch Queen’s hoard, which is guarded by the greatest of Iggwilv’s treasures—her daughter, the vampire warrior Drelnza.

Monstrous Tactics

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

Monstrous Tactics Monsters, just like player characters, can try anything you can imagine in combat, including the full range of combat options described in the Player’s Handbook. Monsters can use

the Help action to aid each other, they can grapple or shove their enemies, and so on. Some monsters use these options to maximize their advantages in battle; others use them to sow fear among their

Changeling Names

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron

Changeling Names A changeling might use a different name for each mask and persona and adopt new names as easily as they develop new faces. The true name of a changeling tends to be simple and

monosyllabic; however, there are often accents to a changeling’s name that are expressed through shapeshifting, something single-skins will likely miss. So, two changelings might have the name Jin, but one

Changeling Names

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

Changeling Names A changeling might use a different name for each mask and persona and adopt new names as easily as they change faces. The true name of a changeling tends to be simple and

monosyllabic; however, there are often accents to a changeling’s name that are expressed through shapeshifting, something single-skins will likely miss. So, two changelings might have the name Jin, but one is

Monster Tactics

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer

Monster Tactics Flying monsters such as dragons, rocs, wyverns, and harpies sometimes attack airships—or, more often, the people aboard them. A monster that’s looking for food is most likely to try

likely to ever deal enough damage to cause real harm to the ship. If it can’t hurt the ship, it might turn its attention to a crew station or crew members instead.

Shown the Door

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault

presence of monsters there. (Normally kept at bay by the clockwork automatons, monsters are likely to have ventured from their hidey-holes and into the streets. Gricks are a particular nuisance.) Healing

move quickly and quietly through the town, doing their best to avoid Tockworth’s automatons. Avoid Cavemouth. The sergeant suggests the characters avoid the Cavemouth district due to the likely

The Forgotten Realms

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak

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.

Kruphix's Villains

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

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

Kruphix’s Monsters table. Kruphix’s Monsters Challenge Creature Source 1/4 Blink dog MM 1/2 Cockatrice MM 2 Nothic MM 3 Phase spider MM 6 Invisible stalker MM

Volothamp “Volo” Geddarm

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

copies of his new book, Volo’s Guide to Monsters, to the merchant princes (some of whom he knows well, and others he claims to know well), and to promote his latest work. Characters are most likely to

a particular monster described in the book, give them useful tidbits from Volo’s Guide to Monsters. Do not impart game statistics, since such information would not be available in-world. If this reference is unavailable, use the information in appendix D.

Introduction

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath

Introduction If the characters played Dragon of Icespire Peak, they have already saved the area around Phandalin from many threats, large and small, and they are likely 7th level, ready for their

nefarious schemes and terrible monsters await. Storm Lord’s Wrath is a D&D adventure designed for 7th-level characters. You can run this adventure for as few as one or as many as six players. By the time the

Athreos's Villains

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

shouldn’t exist. Athreos’s Monsters Most creatures that serve Athreos aid the god in destroying the undead. Beyond that, the Athreos’s Monsters table presents a few creatures likely to serve the

god. Athreos’s Monsters Challenge Creature Source 1 Giant vulture MM 2 Two-headed cerberus MOoT 3 Hell hound MM 3 Lampad MOoT 6 Invisible stalker MM 6 Underworld cerberus MOoT 8 Spirit naga MM 9 Phylaskia MOoT

Random Encounters

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

-bones icons are likely to have random encounters with undead. The likelihood of an undead encounter increases in territories marked with red skull-and-bones icons. Most guides know these territories

2. Choose a Class

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

2. Choose a Class bruenor Every adventurer is a member of a class. Class broadly describes a character’s vocation, what special talents he or she possesses, and the tactics he or she is most likely

to employ when exploring a dungeon, fighting monsters, or engaging in a tense negotiation. The character classes are described in chapter 3, "Classes." Your character receives a number of benefits

Level 5: Wyllowwood

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

Level 5: Wyllowwood Wyllowwood is designed for four 8th-level characters. Those who defeat the monsters on this level should gain enough XP to reach 9th level. In some cases, defeating a monster can

be accomplished without slaying it. If the characters strike a truce with a creature, award them XP as if they had defeated it in combat. The characters will most likely arrive here by way of the

Wandering Monsters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

Wandering Monsters If Muiral survives his first encounter with the adventurers, he begins patrolling areas 1 through 5 and areas 7 through 12, looking for signs of other intrusion. The characters

to high-level adventurers, but they help reinforce the danger that Muiral represents. Adventurers exploring areas 13 through 30 are likely to encounter one or more drow patrols, each consisting of 1d4

Inspiration for the DM

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things

Inspiration for the DM Another way to use the inspiration deck is to make its effects available to monsters and villains. In this variant, each time a player expends inspiration, the DM also draws a

players are likely to follow your example, so if you want them to use their inspiration cards freely, you should do so as well.

Step 3: Determine Numbers and Challenge Ratings

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

15th 20 19 18 16th 21 20 19 17th 22 21 20 18th 22 21 20 19th 23 22 21 20th 24 23 22 If your encounter features multiple monsters, balancing it takes a little more work. Refer to the Multiple Monsters

each expression is the number of characters of the given level. The second number tells how many monsters of the listed challenge rating those characters are equivalent to. For example, reading the row

An Unexpected Message

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons

your help. Rescue me from the cult’s clutches, and I will deliver to you the prize of prizes: the Blue Dragon Mask. Without it, Severin faces an insurmountable setback in his effort to call Tiamat back

, and if I’m discovered, I’ll surely be killed. Please hurry, for the sake of everyone and everything you value.” The adventurers are likely to be suspicious of Iskander, intuiting that his offer is

Ephara's Villains

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

few foes likely to serve the god’s will. Ephara’s urn is a fountain of blessings (NOAH BRADLEY) Ephara’s Monsters Challenge Creature Source 1/8 Guard MM 1/2 Anvilwrought raptor MOoT

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

Pharika's Villains

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

poisonous creatures number among Pharika’s favorite servants, and medusas and basilisks hold special places in her esteem. The Pharika’s Monsters table presents just a few foes likely to serve the god’s will

ingredient. 6 An archmage devotee of Pharika manages to shrink monsters to a size so small that they effectively behave as viruses. Pharika’s Monsters Serpents, rare magical beings, and

Phenax's Villains

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

and individuals that use cleverness and guile to overcome foes. The Phenax’s Monsters table presents just a few foes likely to serve the god’s will. Phenax’s Monsters Challenge Creature Source

missing then turn up with no memory of their disappearance. Phenax cult fanatics are brainwashing these souls for use as sleeper agents. Phenax’s Monsters Phenax is often associated with monsters

Iroas's Villains

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

just a few foes likely to serve the god’s will. Iroas’s Monsters Challenge Creature Source 1/8 Guard MM 1 Nyx-fleece ram MOoT 2 Griffon MM 3 Akroan hoplite MOoT 3 Fleecemane lion MOoT 5 Gladiator MM 7 Stone giant MM 11 Roc MM

Iroas. The champion demands recompense, and the orator needs support against this threat. Iroas’s Monsters Iroas is associated with warriors of all backgrounds. Most of the creatures in his

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