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Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
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
lore of a people that, even after a hydra’s defeat, the beast might reappear as a Nyxborn being and begin its legend anew.Acid
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
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
the minds and lore of a people that, even after a hydra’s defeat, the beast might reappear as a Nyxborn being and begin its legend anew.Acid
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
Rahadin that the king made the dusk elf an honorary member of his family.
Chamberlain. After Barov died, Rahadin continued to fight as one of Strahd's generals. When the wars ended and Strahd turned
desired above all. She told him of a vault of forbidden lore called the Amber Temple, where the secret of gaining immortality was hidden. While Strahd was off exploring the temple, Rahadin handled
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
champions, and train them to fight in a war.
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Tend a sacred beacon fed by the Outer Planes, sending embers of that beacon to the corners of the world to maintain a divine shroud.
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Watch the
often decorated with the petrified bodies of creatures that raised arms against the medusa or its followers. The lair is typically a rich repository of knowledge, with lore both worldly and esoteric
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
behind the life of a soldier for hire, but your skills are undeniably suited for battle, so now you fight on in a different way.
MERCENARIES OF THE NORTH
Countless mercenary companies
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
Folk Hero
Legacy
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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
disaster.
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I stood alone against a terrible monster.
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I stole from a corrupt merchant to help the poor.
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I led a militia to fight off an invading army.
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I broke into a tyrant
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
B | Monsters Details, lore, and statistics for all monsters in the Monster Manual beginning with the letter "B" are detailed below.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
D | Monsters Details, lore, and statistics for all monsters in the Monster Manual beginning with the letter "D" are detailed below.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
E | Monsters Details, lore, and statistics for all monsters in the Monster Manual beginning with the letter "E" are detailed below.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
H | Monsters Details, lore, and statistics for all monsters in the Monster Manual beginning with the letter "H" are detailed below.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
O | Monsters Details, lore, and statistics for all monsters in the Monster Manual beginning with the letter "O" are detailed below.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
V | Monsters Details, lore, and statistics for all monsters in the Monster Manual beginning with the letter "V" are detailed below.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
A | Monsters Details, lore, and statistics for all monsters in the Monster Manual beginning with the letter "A" are detailed below.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
C | Monsters Details, lore, and statistics for all monsters in the Monster Manual beginning with the letter "C" are detailed below.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
F | Monsters Details, lore, and statistics for all monsters in the Monster Manual beginning with the letter "F" are detailed below.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
L | Monsters Details, lore, and statistics for all monsters in the Monster Manual beginning with the letter "L" are detailed below.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
N | Monsters Details, lore, and statistics for all monsters in the Monster Manual beginning with the letter "N" are detailed below.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
P | Monsters Details, lore, and statistics for all monsters in the Monster Manual beginning with the letter "P" are detailed below.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume One: Spelljammer Creatures
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 1: Spelljammer Creatures This bestiary provides game statistics and lore for ten monsters that are suitable for any Dungeons & Dragons campaign. These monsters include old
favorites from past editions of the game as well as monsters created for the current edition. The creatures in this bestiary are organized alphabetically. If you are unfamiliar with the monster stat
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
mystical secrets and possess insight into monsters, legends, omens, and other lore. Mages often gather allies or hire assistants to aid them in their research or to attain magical might. Roll on or
lore. 8 A soothsayer who advises rulers. 9 A war mage who aids soldiers in battle. 10 A witch who shares secret wisdom.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Chapter 1: Monster Lore Volo has encountered many monsters in his day, few as odious or as ornery as the ones described herein. This chapter takes several iconic D&D monsters and provides additional
spark your imagination! The lore in this chapter represents the perspective of Volo and is mostly limited to the Forgotten Realms. In the Realms and elsewhere in the D&D multiverse, reality is more
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume Two
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 2: Dragonlance Creatures This bestiary provides game statistics and lore for eleven monsters that, while linked to the fantastical and war-gripped Dragonlance setting, are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
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
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
precedes it. Describing Monsters. Give yourself permission to dwell on a monster’s description. Monstrous Tactics. Monsters that fight dirty—or in a particularly fearsome way—have more impact
Horror Monsters For adventurers who regularly face terrifying monsters, it’s easy for familiarity to sap the frightfulness from terrible foes. Restoring mystery and menace to even the most ordinary
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Fighting Players who enjoy fantasy combat like kicking the tar out of villains and monsters. They look for any excuse to start a fight, favoring bold action over careful deliberation. Engage players
who like fighting by… springing unexpected combat encounters on them. vividly describing the havoc their characters wreak with their attacks and spells. including combat encounters with large numbers of weak monsters. interrupting social interaction and exploration with combat.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
remained. Since that attack, various bandits and monsters have squatted in the abandoned temple. Sometime after the mind flayers’ reign, aspiring lore-seekers brought one piece of the shattered obelisk
magic resonating in the crypt. The lore-seekers lost all interest in scholarship and abandoned the fragments.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
monster to a handful of Hit Points, assume the monster is killed or otherwise taken out of the fight. Monster Mobs. Divide a large number of identical monsters into smaller mobs and spread their turns
Tips Follow these tips to smooth a combat encounter with a large number of monsters: Damage. Use the average damage specified in a monster’s stat block. Hit Points. If a spell or attack reduces a
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Mogis’s Villains Unquestionably, Mogis makes an excellent villain. His lust for bloodshed and willingness to fight all comers makes him easy to build a campaign around if you want a straightforward
. Mogis’s Villains d8 Villain
1 A petty tyrant (gladiator) rules his populace through threats and intimidation. His favorite pastime is forcing unwilling subjects to fight in gladiatorial blood
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
“Random Encounters” (earlier in this chapter) for guidelines on how the giant ice toads respond to intruders. The characters’ best chance to avoid a fight in this area—and to keep the toads from
Arauthator understands the workings of Oyaviggaton as well as Marfulb, who knows the contents and value of every pack, chest, and heap of coins in the iceberg down to the last copper piece. Marfulb’s Lore
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
treat each character as being of that level for the purpose of selecting appropriate monsters. The above guidelines are designed to create a fight that will challenge a party while still being winnable
make an easy encounter for a party of five characters, put them up against monsters that would be a tough fight for three characters. Likewise, you can treat the party as up to half again larger to
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
North of Waterdeep table are those the characters must fight. At the same time, NPC members of the escort are dealing with additional monsters not listed here. Assume that monsters and the travelers are
. Roll a d20 each day and use the indicated encounter. Add 2 to the roll on days 8, 9, and 10. Remember that the characters are just part of the convoy escort. The monsters listed on the Encounters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
respond by putting things back to the way they were before. For example, if a character takes the Disengage action to move away from a group of monsters, don’t respond by having those same monsters
chase the character. Move the monsters somewhere else. Hasten a Monster’s Demise If a combat has gone on long enough and the characters’ victory is almost certain, you can simply have the monster drop
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
other features might draw the characters’ attention, either before or during the fight? Why are monsters lurking in this area to begin with — does it offer good hiding places, for instance? To add
personality or behavior of the monsters, perhaps determining whether they can be communicated with or whether they’re all acting in concert. Other possible factors include the nature of the physical
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
captive by yuan-ti in the Serpent Hills, the characters can fight the yuan-ti and negotiate to take custody of the cultist. The Sea of Moving Ice Maccath the Crimson, a tiefling sorcerer of the Arcane
valuable dragon lore, they deal a blow to the cult and might gain the Arcane Brotherhood as allies in the process. The Cult Strikes Back (Part 1) The cult’s leaders aren’t oblivious to the damage being
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Mind Flayer Monsters Mind flayers hardly ever use non-humanoid creatures as thralls or develop other relationships with them. Most of them are either too big and strong to keep penned up for long or
’ psionic power. See chapter 3 of this book for more information on mindwitnesses. Neothelids These horrors, hated by mind flayers, sometimes come into being when those ignorant of mind flayer lore destroy