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Draconian Mastermind

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

Death Throes. When the draconian is reduced to 0 hit points, its magical essence lashes out as a ball of lightning at the closest creature within 30 feet of it before arcing out to up to two other

. Draconians Draconians are bipedal monsters born from dragon eggs that have been corrupted or warped by powerful magic. Most often, this corruption is a deliberate act, the work of an aspiring tyrant

Mite

Monsters Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1

quickly become a brawl. Heralds of Frustration. Mites are natives of the Feywild that arise when a creature becomes so irritated with a situation or event that it lashes out in violence. That

that wrap around existing passages and chambers. They use these hiding spots to watch the comings and goings of monsters and adventurers, setting traps to vex and annoy whenever possible. A trip wire

Aurak Draconian

Monsters Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

advantage on saving throws made to avoid or end the frightened condition on itself. Death Throes. When the draconian is reduced to 0 hit points, its magical essence lashes out as a ball of lightning at

draconians. When slain, aurak draconians unleash their inherent magic in a deadly burst of lightning. Draconians Draconians are bipedal monsters born from metallic dragon eggs that have been

Kolyarut

Monsters Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse

teleportation circle in the Hall of Concordance in Sigil.Parry. The kolyarut adds 6 to its AC against one attack roll that would hit it. To do so, the kolyarut must see the attacker and be wielding a

: Monsters of the Multiverse) and punished in brutally decisive fashion. In cases where the terms of a contract or a foundational truth of an agreement come into question, the Kolyarut sends a component part

Kalashtar Legacy

Species Eberron: Rising from the Last War

kalashtar communities focus on acts of devotion known as the Path of Light. But the dark powers of Dal Quor have their own plans for Eberron. Through the force known as the Dreaming Dark, these monsters

kalashtar name adds a personal prefix to the name of the quori spirit within the kalashtar. Such names have no relation to the kalashtar’s gender. Kalashtar orphans are unlikely to know the

Cycle of Dread

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

Cycle of Dread Monsters and wild beasts mysteriously appear to menace the people of Yeonido A bitter spirit and strict local traditions trap Yeonido in a cycle of quiet suffering. While spirits

called gwishin are well known among the city’s populace, social mores prevent people from speaking openly about their dead ancestors. One vengeful gwishin takes advantage of this custom to torment the city.

Gothic Horror Villains

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

creating the perfect poison, machine, or lifeform 4 A beloved magnate who abducts commoners to steal their blood for his beauty rituals 5 A celebrity who openly murders innocents but uses

terrible deeds 8 A poisoner who seeks to manipulate history through targeted killings 9 An artist who manufactures terrible accidents to provide inspiration and reference for her art 10 A monster hunter who accuses those they consider sinful of being monsters

Introduction: Ascend to Adventure

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

, iconic monsters, and unforgettable encounters—including one indelible brush with a cute little bunnyoid on a stump in a crashed spaceship—these stories have entertained players since their

Introductions. This anthology weaves together these memorable tales and adds a few new surprises. The Infinite Staircase leads wayfarers from one story to the next. Legends state that by diligently searching

Chapter 3: Spells

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

Chapter 3: Spells Many of the character classes in the Player’s Handbook harness magic in the form of spells. This chapter provides new spells for those classes, as well as for spellcasting monsters

found as treasure. When a DM adds spells to a campaign, clerics, druids, and paladins require special consideration. When characters of those classes prepare their spells, they have access to the

Investigating Rivergard

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

recruit thugs and monsters to join the Cult of the Crushing Wave. When the characters arrive at Rivergard, read the following text: A small castle overlooks the mighty Dessarin River, which is a good half

depends on why the characters are here and how they approach. Peaceful Approach If the characters approach openly and politely ask for admittance for almost any plausible reason, the cultists welcome

Warrior Veteran

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

Warrior Veteran Warrior veterans have participated in numerous battles and can hold their own against lesser rivals and monsters. Warrior Veteran Medium or Small Humanoid, Neutral AC 17 Initiative

. Ranged Attack Roll: +3, range 100/400 ft. Hit: 12 (2d10 + 1) Piercing damage. Reactions Parry. Trigger: The warrior is hit by a melee attack roll while holding a weapon. Response: The warrior adds 2 to its AC against that attack, possibly causing it to miss.

Pirate Admiral

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

the followers of oceanic deities, underwater dwellers, and sea monsters, as well as their fellow scalawags. Pirate Admiral Medium or Small Humanoid, Neutral AC 20 Initiative +10 (20) HP 182 (28d8

: The pirate is hit by a melee attack roll while holding a weapon. Response: The pirate adds 4 to its AC against melee attack rolls (including the triggering attack) until the start of its next turn, possibly causing the attacks to miss.

Xanathar

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

beholders, Xanathar is a paranoid tyrant that charms and bullies its minions into servitude. The Xanathar Guild is made up of some of Waterdeep’s most disreputable folk, as well as monsters forced into

enemies everywhere, and lashes out at anyone it suspects of being a Zhentarim spy or assassin. Adventurers who attract its attention by dealing with known or suspected Black Network operatives are

Using This Book

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

a new class, the artificer, that reflect the flavor of the world. It also presents group patrons, a new concept that adds a shared purpose to your party of adventurers. You can use this material in

includes magic items and other treasures for an Eberron campaign. It also explores the vital role of dragonshards. Chapter 6 presents new monsters and NPCs drawn from the world of Eberron. From mighty

Canyon Shrine

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

Canyon Shrine Aside from the other dangers of the twisting canyons of Phoberos, followers of Mogis openly worship and offer sacrifices to their dark god in these places. Twisting cave systems run

through the canyon walls, offering shelter to both fugitives and monsters, and the darkness within the caverns provides a suitable environment for the bloodthirsty deeds of the god’s most depraved

Arriving at Blingdenstone

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

Arriving at Blingdenstone Blingdenstone has a reputation for being a dangerous ruin inhabited only by monsters and other undesirables. Others think of it as a budding settlement well on its way to

characters help the svirfneblin openly (see “Social Interaction” in chapter 8 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide). Some deeds in Blingdenstone reward the characters with an automatic attitude shift, while others

Random Settlements

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

powerful monster 12 Mysterious, anonymous cabal 13 Contested leadership, open fighting 14 Cabal seized power openly 15 Doltish lout 16 On deathbed, claimants compete for power 17–18 Iron-willed but

Corrupt officials 8–9 Marauding monsters 10 Powerful wizard has moved into town 11 Economic depression (trade disrupted) 12 Flooding 13 Undead stirring in cemeteries 14 Prophecy of doom 15 Brink of war 16

Character Objectives

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

protect might be sentient, cursed, or difficult to transport. Such an encounter might be a combat encounter or an exploration encounter, with either Hostile monsters or a dangerous environment threatening

an Object The adventurers must gain possession of a specific object in the area of the encounter, often with a time limit. This might be a combat encounter, with monsters protecting the object, or an

Mount Ironrot Encounters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

band of Cyran veterans that watches Mercy’s group from the shadows, and a gang of openly hostile warforged that the pilgrims avoid at all costs. This latter group, Mercy explains, is loyal to the Lord of

Veterans The characters encounter three lawful neutral veterans wandering through the mist. Once it’s clear the characters aren’t monsters or violent marauders, the wanderers introduce themselves as

Gladiator

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

Gladiator Competitor and Prizefighter Habitat: Any; Treasure: Armaments, Individual Gladiators are professional fighters who pit themselves against one another, monsters, and other challenges to

melee attack roll while holding a weapon. Response: The gladiator adds 3 to its AC against that attack, possibly causing it to miss. Alejandro Pacheco In an undersea arena, the crowd goes wild as a gladiator triumphs over a giant squid

Blights

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

Blights Blights are malevolent, supernatural plant monsters that try to spread evil wherever they can. Three kinds of blights are described here. Needle Blight In the shadows of a forest, needle

clumps. A needle blight lashes out with these needles or launches them as an aerial assault that can punch through armor and flesh. Needle Blight Medium plant, neutral evil Armor Class 12 (natural

Ogre

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

from it, bumping, jabbing, or prodding it, laughing, making faces, or simply looking at it the wrong way. When its rage is incited, an ogre lashes out in a frustrated tantrum until it runs out of

, especially if the welcoming band is temporarily flush with food and weapons. Whenever possible, ogres gang up with other monsters to bully or prey on creatures weaker than themselves. They associate

Shallow Graves

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

asked, Larmon identifies the tower in the distance as Feathergale Spire. All he knows about the place is that “knights out of Waterdeep come up here sometimes, riding on flying monsters.” He adds, “They keep to themselves.”

Character Objectives

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

opportunity to introduce a smaller objective that moves the quest forward. Encounters during the trip might see the adventurers accosted by enemies determined to steal the relic, or by monsters that are

. This objective is similar to retrieving an object insofar as reaching the exit is a higher priority than killing opponents in the area. A time limit adds a complication, as does a decision point that

Erebos's Influence

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

sometimes sends agents to retrieve those he has particular interest in. Erebos’s Goals Erebos wants above all to maintain his position of absolute authority over the realm of the dead. He lashes out at

realm on occasion. When the other gods displease him, he sends mortal agents or Nyxborn monsters to kill the worshipers of the offending gods and spread despair. Many of Erebos’s schemes target those

Dark Six

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

worshiped openly elsewhere in Khorvaire; the gods’ shrines are hidden, and it’s more common to find a cult devoted to a single member of the Six than a temple dedicated to the entire pantheon. The Six

said to be Aureon’s shadow, given malign life when Aureon mastered magic. The Shadow is the maker of monsters and the keeper of forbidden secrets, and it offers malevolent spells to warlocks and wizards

1b. Buppido's Lair

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

, replace him with a carrion crawler feeding on the dead remains. Development When the monsters are defeated, the ghost of a deep gnome named Pelek pokes its head up out of the ground, blinks, and then

wearing an obsidian ring. If the characters need more reasons to go to Blingdenstone, Pelek adds that the svirfneblin who live there know many ways to the surface. Treasure Scattered around the floor are 10

The Guild

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

, with the most competent and cutthroat members rising to favored status. Some kingpins keep strictly to the shadows, but others operate more openly. Particularly in the Outer City, citizens often know

, thieves’ cant Challenge 5 (1,800 XP) Cunning Action. On each of her turns in combat, Nine-Fingers can use a bonus action to take the Dash, Disengage, or Hide action. Dagger Thrower. Nine-Fingers adds

Kolyarut

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Morte’s Planar Parade

judges the needs of planar beings seeking uniquely binding terms and forges ironclad agreements. Those who break these contracts are pursued by maruts (detailed in Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the

latter option, the targeted creature must succeed on a DC 18 Charisma saving throw or be sent to a teleportation circle in the Hall of Concordance in Sigil. Reactions Parry. The kolyarut adds 6

Introduction

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

, talk with other characters, battle fantastic monsters, and discover fabulous magic items and other treasure. One player, however, takes on the role of the Dungeon Master (DM), the game’s lead

adventurers grow in might as the campaign continues. Each monster defeated, each adventure completed, and each treasure recovered not only adds to the continuing story, but also earns the adventurers

Introduction

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

with other characters, battle fantastic monsters, and discover fabulous magic items and other treasure. One player, however, takes on the role of the Dungeon Master (DM), the game’s lead storyteller

adventurers grow in might as the campaign continues. Each monster defeated, each adventure completed, and each treasure recovered not only adds to the continuing story, but also earns the adventurers new

Star Spawn Emissary

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

form sheds all pretense of being part of a plane’s reality and openly mocks it. A destructive titan, this form rises in a 25-foot-tall pillar of violent flesh amalgamating the meat and voices of every

can make a Lashing Maw attack. Psychic Lash (Costs 3 Actions). The emissary targets a creature it can see within 30 feet of it and psychically lashes at that creature’s mind. The target must succeed

Mite

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1

a creature becomes so irritated with a situation or event that it lashes out in violence. That creature experiences strange dreams the next time it sleeps, then sleepwalks to the nearest tree or

and goings of monsters and adventurers, setting traps to vex and annoy whenever possible. A trip wire might be set at the top of a flight of stairs to send creatures crashing down. Locks might be

Dragon Hunters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

hunters or adventurers. If the characters approach openly, the group’s leader waves them over. When the characters are within earshot, the leader introduces himself as follows: “Hail travelers! I’m Paolo

the profits with the characters. To anyone who speaks out against hunting the bakunawa, Paolo laughs and says: “Yes, yes. I hear those who speak of the monsters as though they’re gods. But Pangil ng

Monsters (K)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules

Monsters (K) Knight Medium or Small Humanoid, Neutral AC 18 Initiative +0 (10) HP 52 (8d8 + 16) Speed 30 ft. Ability Score Mod Save Str 16 +3 +3 Dex 11 +0 +0 Con 14

) Radiant damage. Reactions Parry. Trigger: The knight is hit by a melee attack roll while holding a weapon. Response: The knight adds 2 to its AC against that attack, possibly causing it to miss

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