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Curse of Strahd
was a little girl, her family kidnapped van Richten’s teenage son, Erasmus, and delivered him into the clutches of a vampire. Even today, years later, she can still hear Erasmus’s pleas
for mercy. That event haunted her childhood.
Van Richten tracked down Ezmerelda’s family soon after the kidnapping, but not before the Vistani had sold the boy. Though van Richten could have done
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
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Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
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 Witherbloom College
addition, if you have the Spellcasting or Pact Magic feature, the spells on the Witherbloom Spells table are added to the spell list of your spellcasting class. (If you are a multiclass character with multiple spell lists, these spells are added to all of them.)
Halfling
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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
Curious
Halflings are an affable and cheerful people. They cherish the bonds of family and friendship as well as the comforts of hearth and home, harboring few dreams of gold or glory. Even adventurers
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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
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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
Guild Spells table are added to the spell list of your spellcasting class. (If you are a multiclass character with multiple spell lists, these spells are added to all of them.)
Rakdos Guild Spells
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
one other language that you and your DM agree is appropriate for the character. The Player’s Handbook offers a list of languages to choose from. The DM is free to modify that list for a campaign
Species
Acquisitions Incorporated
of the goblins were places of terror to the new creatures those goblins became, and the verdan quickly fled to the surface and into the sunlight.
When they arrived in the new lands of the surface
, allowing an individual to experience more of the world and grow in empathy and understanding. There is no pattern to any verdan’s mutations, as verdan from the same family can shift in drastically
Minotaur
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Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
tail in the way.
Strength and Zeal
Minotaurs are zealous and love battle. They are found among the Gruul Clans, but the minotaurs of the Ordruun family line, long associated with the Boros Legion
generally quick to anger. They are passionate, loving their friends and partners fiercely, and they laugh loud and long at good jokes.
Family and Guild
Minotaur legends describe a small pantheon of heroes
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Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
you can work your way into a more prominent position.
Regardless of your past and the wealth of your family, your initial status with the guild is near the bottom, until you have proven your value
positions of power.
Orzhov Guild Spells
Prerequisite: Spellcasting or Pact Magic class feature
For you, the spells on the Orzhov Guild Spells table are added to the spell list of your spellcasting class
Species
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
physician. Personas can even be passed down through a family, allowing a younger changeling to take advantage of contacts established by the persona’s previous users.
Creating Your Character
At 1st
your DM agree is appropriate for the character. The Player’s Handbook offers a list of languages to choose from. The DM is free to modify that list for a campaign.
Creature Type
Every creature
Folk Hero
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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
no one can steer me away from my higher calling. (Any)
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Bond
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I have a family, but I have no idea where they are. One day, I hope to see them again.
2
I worked the land
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Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
Though you might have only recently arrived in civilized lands, you are no stranger to the values of cooperation and group effort when striving for supremacy. You learned these principles, and much
constructs of civilization. (Neutral)
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Glory. I must earn glory in battle, for myself and my clan. (Any)
d6
Bond
1
My family, clan, or tribe is the most important thing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
record the current hit points of monsters, as well as other useful notes. A downside of this approach is that you have to remind the players round after round when their turns come up. Visible List You
the monsters’ initiatives on the list at the same time or add them to the list on each monster’s first turn. As a further improvement, use magnets that you can attach to a metal-based whiteboard with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
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
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.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes’ Feast: Saving the Children’s Menu
Arthur’s Death A week ago, when adventurers sent by the River Shining Tavern arrived at Holrow Homestead, they rashly attacked Ignis and her children. Arthur tried to defend his guests but lost his
his parents. She feels relatively safe at the homestead but remains alert for more adventurers who might threaten her family and for giants sent by Invido.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
. You have arrived in Greenest, knowing it’s next on the cult’s list of targets. 10 You have a secret. You once were a gold dragon who served Bahamut. You were too proud and vain, to the point that
raid drove your family from your home, the people of Greenest took you in. Anyone who threatens Greenest is your sworn enemy. 3 Every five nights, you have a strange sequence of apocalyptic dreams. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
. You have arrived in Greenest, knowing it’s next on the cult’s list of targets. 10 You have a secret. You once were a gold dragon who served Bahamut. You were too proud and vain, to the point that
raid drove your family from your home, the people of Greenest took you in. Anyone who threatens Greenest is your sworn enemy. 3 Every five nights, you have a strange sequence of apocalyptic dreams. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
have arrived in Greenest, knowing it’s next on the cult’s list of targets. 10 You have a secret. You once were a gold dragon who served Bahamut. You were too proud and vain, to the point that Bahamut
drove your family from your home, the people of Greenest took you in. Anyone who threatens Greenest is your sworn enemy. 3 Every five nights, you have a strange sequence of apocalyptic dreams. The world
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Monsters by Challenge Rating The following list organizes the monster stat blocks in this book by Challenge Rating.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
your players to use Initiative scores, have them record those scores on their character sheets, and keep your own list of those scores. Initiative Scores for Monsters. A monster’s stat block includes
and each group of identical 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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
nothing more than a list of monsters, a list of treasures, and a list of one or two key elements for each dungeon area.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Monsters by Creature Type The following list organizes the monster stat blocks in this book by creature type.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
Creatures by Guild This section is a list of creatures in this chapter and in the Monster Manual that are associated with each guild. Each guild’s entry includes a brief discussion of the monsters
from the Monster Manual that could be found among the guild’s members, and it includes a table showing monsters sorted by challenge rating. Most of these monsters are in this source (GGR) or the Monster
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
with goblins for at least as long as humans have worked with dogs and horses, and in goblin society those two animals serve similar purposes.
Family Matters
A goblin tribe is organized in a four
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
world. You have done a lot of business with Eda Oweland’s family and are on good terms with her. Dwarven Artisans You arrived in town as part of a mercantile concern associated with the Copperlocks
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Preparing Spells If you have a list of level 1+ spells you prepare, your spellcasting feature specifies when you can change the list and the number of spells you can change, as summarized in the
a Long Rest One Ranger Finish a Long Rest One Sorcerer Gain a level One Warlock Gain a level One Wizard Finish a Long Rest Any Most spellcasting monsters don’t change their lists of prepared spells, but the DM is free to alter them.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Preparing Spells If you have a list of level 1+ spells you prepare, your spellcasting feature specifies when you can change the list and the number of spells you can change, as summarized in the
a Long Rest One Ranger Finish a Long Rest One Sorcerer Gain a level One Warlock Gain a level One Wizard Finish a Long Rest Any Most spellcasting monsters don’t change their lists of prepared spells, but the DM is free to alter them.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Borderlands Quest: Goblin Trouble
(see the list below). Step 3. Reference the monsters (open monster entries or bookmark physical books). They all appear in the 2024 Monster Manual or D&D Beyond Basic Rules (available for free on D&D
Beyond). Here’s a list of the stat blocks needed to run the adventure: Bandit Giant Centipede Goblin Warrior Here are the premade characters you may want to use for the adventure: Shiela, Human Rogue
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
Dead Adventurers If the characters recount the horrors of Delphi Mansion to Markos’s family, the family makes arrangements to rid the mansion of any remaining monsters. The bodies of adventurers who
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Phylunds are a Tashlutar family that captures and sells monsters. Monsters that can’t be trained as pets or guard beasts are sold to arenas or harvested for their meat, bones, and skins. The Phylunds
background from the Player’s Handbook or the Waterdavian noble background from the Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide. House Amcathra. The Amcathras are a Tethyrian family that specializes in horse breeding
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
threats that are meant to be stopped: rampaging demons, conniving devils, soul-sucking undead, summoned elementals — the list goes on. This book contains ready-to-play, easy-to-run monsters of all
by this definition. The term also applies to humans, elves, dwarves, and other folk who might be friends or rivals to the player characters. Most of the monsters that haunt the D&D world, however, are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
, including bards and sorcerers, have a limited list of spells they know that are always fixed in mind. The same thing is true of many magic-using monsters. Other spellcasters, such as clerics and wizards
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
, including bards and sorcerers, have a limited list of spells they know that are always fixed in mind. The same thing is true of many magic-using monsters. Other spellcasters, such as clerics and wizards
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
player characters investigate the disappearance of a Candlekeep sage and disrupt the plans of an ambitious oracle bent on domination. The Canopic Being arrived at Candlekeep nine months ago, wrapped
forge a dark connection between donor and recipient. The end of the book contains a list of those recipients—which includes the names of all the characters.