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Barbarian
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Basic Rules (2014)
by walls and crowds. They thrive in the wilds of their homelands: the tundra, jungle, or grasslands where their tribes live and hunt.
Barbarians come alive in the chaos of combat. They can enter a
fraught with peril: rival tribes, deadly weather, and terrifying monsters. Barbarians charge headlong into that danger so that their people don’t have to.
Their courage in the face of danger makes
Bugbear
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
. Bugbears understand that by venerating Hruggek and Grankhul, they also give tribute to Maglubiyet, even though they don’t openly pay homage to their overlord. When bugbears are called to join a
in a cowardly fashion; a bugbear that knows or feels itself to be in mortal danger is affected by a form of madness and will do anything, including trying to flee, in order to stay alive. Bugbears
Kalashtar
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Eberron: Rising from the Last War
me in dreams, and at times her voice whispers in the silence of my mind. As long as at least one of my sisters is alive, Kashtai will survive — and as long as she lives, she will fight il
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
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.
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
Orc
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
, and no orc will leave an elf alive. Orcs become so frenzied in combat against elves that they forget all about taking loot and valuables back to the tribe — the only trophies of any worth are
battle skills.
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I always appear like I am about to kill everyone around me.
4
I love a good brawl.
5
I drink the blood of monsters to consume their power.
6
I chant orcish war
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
destroyed, and they dissipate into mist when defeated, leaving no remains behind. The fog covering the area vanishes 1 minute after the gargoyles appear. If the gargoyles are still alive, they vanish
stoically go about their business again as if nothing had happened. If asked about the fog, the monsters, or other occurrences within the fog, they react with bewilderment. Locals have had their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
Chapter 9: Discord and Diplomacy To build a coalition against the Xaryxian Empire, the characters came to terms with a mercane named Vocath and fought monsters for his amusement. At the end of the
final battle, Prince Xeleth of the Xaryxian Empire appeared on a dragon, determined to take Princess Xedalli into his clutches!
The session opens with Princess Xedalli trying to keep her hopes alive
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Ghost Story Torments Whether they’re living monsters or ghosts, Darklords in ghost story settings are the architects of their own tragedies. Ghost Story Torments d8 Torment
1 The Darklord
being alive, the Darklord is cursed with the inability to convince anyone they’re not a spirit.
6 All spirits obey a Darklord who can’t touch anyone without stealing their soul.
7 The
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
should strive to keep the character alive and use resources wisely. Run the character yourself. It’s an extra burden for you, but it can work. Decide the character isn’t there. Invent a good reason for
, but don’t try to come up with any in-game explanation for this absence. Monsters don’t attack the character, who returns the favor. On returning, the player resumes playing as if he or she was never gone.
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
the characters left any of the monsters aboard the ship alive, those creatures try to escape the Emperor before it goes under. Krell and the ettercaps are intelligent enough to seek safety. They rush
Octopus Attack The octopus’s attack shakes and tilts the ship so violently that moving around the ship becomes difficult. Any surviving monsters panic and seek to escape the ship, attacking the
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
executions serve the greater good and impose necessary order, but make it clear that zombies aren’t the realm’s only monsters. Only Bad Decisions. There is one simple truth in Falkovnia: the dead are
behaves as if it’s their last day alive—because it probably is. Closing the Borders. Unlike most Darklords, Vladeska Drakov can’t open her domain’s borders, so Falkovnia’s borders are usually closed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
in-game explanation. Monsters don’t attack the character, who returns the favor. On returning, the player resumes playing as if the absence never happened. Narrative Contrivance. Decide the character
. Whoever runs the character will need a copy of that character’s character sheet and should strive to keep the character alive and use that character’s resources wisely. Give absent characters the
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->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
captured an orc warrior left for dead by its comrades and brought it back for questioning. Under the influence of a charm person spell, the orc divulged the location of the monsters’ lair, a lonely
hill called the Stone Tooth. The mayor offers a bounty of 25 gp per orc, dead or alive, and the gratitude of the townsfolk to any who can permanently end the threat. THE MINING TOWN OF BLASINGDELL
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
. Harpers act openly only as a last resort.
Act I In the first act, the protagonist, Vargan, lives out a peaceful childhood in the village of Wisteria Vale. Vargan is a boy with a penchant for
Rathmore leaves Vargan alive as a witness to his village’s punishment, but not before slashing him across the face with a crystal dagger. The event changes Vargan forever, and he vows to bring down
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
those newcomers. Barovians have a tendency to stare openly, in silence, thereby expressing their disapproval of anything that isn’t familiar to them. Barovians aren’t talkative with strangers, to the
pouring into the valley, they trade in old coins that bear the profile of their dark lord, Strahd, as he looked when he was alive. They hide their precious baubles in their houses and dress plainly
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Monster Behavior The attitudes, motivations, and behavior of the monsters in an encounter help determine how a social interaction plays out (and whether it might erupt into combat) and influence the
“Nonplayer Characters” section of chapter 3 to flesh out the details of that individual’s personality and aims. For a group of nameless monsters, you can decide on a personality based on the monsters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
with enemies or healing magic to keep everyone alive). You can compensate by reducing the number of monsters in a combat encounter or by giving the party resources they need, such as Potions of
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
constantly, but even their ministrations can’t keep such a creature alive forever. Whenever the fish dies, panic spreads through the occupants of the lair as minions try to replace the fish before Xanathar
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
entrance corridors in area 12A as four su-monsters (see appendix D) are teleported into the room, clinging to the statue like startled children to a protective parent. The su-monsters leap down and attack
. Once the su-monsters appear, taking the puzzle cube doesn’t trigger the masks’ curses. The summoned su-monsters are real, and their bodies don’t disappear when they die. Masks. Characters who
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
monsters with glaives and snakelike beards. The fiends are laughing darkly.
Three bearded devils named Blass, Nodd, and Thunn have infiltrated the city and are looking to wreak havoc. Harkina Hunt and
had enough reserves of food and water to keep them alive for a time. When those provisions ran out, the family was forced to creep from safety to search for more. The city has been split in two
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
baleful eye. The monsters begin to gibber and drool as they shake their manacles, eager to be set free.
Once the atropal has fed on enough souls, Acererak plans to baptize it in the blood of a
the Sewn Sisters while patrolling the jungle. If set free, he requests an escort back to Camp Vengeance (see chapter 2). The night hags’ magic keeps the prisoner alive and unconscious. With a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
defeat each dungeon when they kill its prophet or eliminate the monsters in the elemental shrine in these locations: Temple of Howling Hatred: area A19 Temple of the Crushing Wave: area C25 Temple of
temples while its elemental prophet is still alive, the prophet gathers reinforcements and sends them to attack the intruding party. The prophets can organize this strike even if they have retreated
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
forces on the Sword Coast that some of those who assaulted the Bloodgate are alive but captive in the Doomvault. Maybe Syranna snatches heroes from somewhere in the world near another magic gateway
scours Thay while the lich lord ignores all concerns other than his quest to become a god. If his mad plans are left to run their course, none will be left alive here to worship him.
“This is a
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->Lost Mine of Phandelver
has “tall, furry monsters with big ears” (bugbears) working for him. Side Quest: Mirna’s Heirloom. Though her family has nothing to offer as a reward, Mirna tells the characters that she might know
decide to explore the ruins of Thundertree, see part 3 of the adventure. Awarding Experience Points Divide 200 XP equally among the characters if the party defeats the ruffians. Divide 100 XP equally among the characters if the Dendrars make it back to town alive.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
monsters began, I felt the weight of time on my weary shoulders. Today I am a man who has simply lived too long. Like a regretful lich, I find myself inexorably bound to an existence I sought out of
the vampire, Baron Metus. Something inside me snapped. I released the zombies, and the entire tribe was eaten alive.
Yet the story has not ended. Before she died, the leader cursed me, saying, “Live
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
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