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Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
of several individuals and their offspring, usually led by a dominant adult that also tends to be the oldest member of the group. When on the hunt away from their lair, girallons use roars and body
out across the world.
Numerous creatures have tried to tame, subjugate, or cooperate with the monsters. For instance, some forest-dwelling peoples capture girallons and train them to serve as sentinels
Magic Items
Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Roiling green mist fills this glass orb, which the exiled Strixhaven mage Murgaxor once used in foul magical experiments. Murgaxor’s spirit has infused the orb, which he uses to spread a
or slap it awake.
Visions of Terror. The cursed creature sees terrifying visions, causing it to view all creatures that aren’t also cursed as dangerous monsters for 10 minutes. The cursed
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
Strahd's armies time and again as they swept across the land. When it became clear that Strahd couldn't be stopped, the knights of the order led hundreds of refugees to Argynvost's valley, but Strahd
memory shrouded by his hate.
Were Vladimir to let go of his hatred, his spirit would find peace and could remember the warmth of love. Were Strahd to be defeated, even temporarily, the mists surrounding
Magic Items
Acquisitions Incorporated
decades or centuries, found by treasure hunters, stolen by monsters, found and stolen again — and moving closer to each other all the time.
Random Properties. The orrery has the following randomly
within 30 feet of you, you gain a +1 bonus to AC.
Into the Void. With or without its components, the attuned orrery infuses your spirit with the tumultuous energy of the planes. Over time, your
Species
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
I am kalashtar, born of two worlds. Over a thousand years ago, my ancestor bound her bloodline to the spirit Kashtai, and I am a child of that union. Kashtai moves within me. Her memories come to
spirits.
Bound to Spirits
Every kalashtar has a connection to a spirit of light, a bond shared by other members of their bloodline. Kalashtar appear human, but their spiritual connection affects them
Backgrounds
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
told you went missing for weeks. When you were found, you had no memory of being gone. Now you search to discover what happened to you.
3
You helped a spirit find peace by finding its missing
corpse. Ever since, other spectral clients have sought you out to help them find rest.
4
You revealed that the monsters terrorizing your home were illusions created by a cruel mage. The magic-user
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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.
3
I stood alone against a terrible monster.
4
I stole from a corrupt merchant to help the poor.
5
I led a militia to fight off an invading army.
6
I broke into a tyrant
Species
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
. Their reasons are often deeply personal. Some seek danger, imagining monsters as personifications of their own hungers. Others pursue revenge against whatever turned them into a dhampir. And still
lineage.
Dhampir Origins
d8
Origin
1
You are the reincarnation of an ancestor who was a vampiric tyrant.
2
Your pact with a predatory deity, fiend, fey, or spirit causes you
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
me for turning the tide.
6
An Izzet scientist resents that I sold a scrapped invention I found in the sewer.
7
My undercity explorations led me into an Orzhov vault, and a spirit thinks I
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
wizard filled the tower’s library with his research and built an impressive menagerie of monsters. One summer, Thalivar stopped visiting the town for supplies. The locals who entered his tower to
the planar beacon and are refurbishing the tower for use as a garrison building. These efforts are led by Gallio Elibro, a powerful wizard and ranking member of the Order of the Many-Starred Cloak
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
The Ssethian Scourges The Ssethian Scourges were three spirit nagas that fought the yuan-ti of the Slitherswamp, eventually claiming victory. Only two spirit nagas remain, Excrutha and Serakath
, along with their thralls and the remnants of the third spirit naga, Hexacali, who was destroyed and transformed into a bone naga by the yuan-ti. The spirit nagas maintain a stable of thralls and use a rod
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
heard as the wall of the workshop collapses to rubble! A fighting force advances through a cloud of dust, led by a most unusual-looking figure.
The other agent arrives with a full complement of a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Phenax’s Villains Servants of Phenax dot the world, largely staying hidden until they are needed to help spin the web of lies that advances his plots. His servants prefer to confront foes using guile
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Giants by Kind On the tables in this section, monsters whose names are followed by an asterisk (*) are found in this chapter, those followed by a dagger (†) are found in Mordenkainen Presents
: Monsters of the Multiverse, and other monsters are found in the Monster Manual. Cloud Giants Giant CR Cloud giant 9 Cloud giant destiny gambler* 19 Cloud giant of Evil Air* 12 Cloud giant smiling one
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
pantheon, his worshipers have quested across the seas to rekindle Ebondeath’s spirit. Led by the death priest Ularan Mortus, they unearthed the dragon’s mausoleum and awakened its slumbering soul, binding
, Ularan Mortus and his cultists have claimed Ebondeath’s mausoleum as their headquarters in the area. Following the “Leilon Besieged” quest, Ebondeath returns to the mausoleum: either in spirit form
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
dozen phantoms cater to the Darklord; each spirit is an emotion he can no longer feel.
4 Vampiric spirits keep the Darklord forever young, but physical sensation fled them long ago.
5 Despite
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
province of Nightlund. Ancient Bastion. Kalaman is a thriving trade city known for its strong walls, castle, and harbor beacons, all of which predate the Cataclysm. Rulers. The city is led by a
governor, a council of prominent guild leaders, and a military marshal. Military. Kalaman maintains a significant military force to deter raiders from Estwilde and monsters from the Dargaard Mountains. Vingaard Port. The city sits at the mouth of the Vingaard River, about thirty miles downriver from Vogler.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
Location Overview The wizard Thalivar built a tower at the heart of Leilon as a laboratory to study the monsters of the cosmos. Using a device called a planar beacon, Thalivar lured his prey into the
the town, and the monsters lurking within the tower were released. A local adventuring party, the Swords of Leilon, died trying to stop them from spilling out into the town below. Since then, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Misplaced Monsters: Volume One
, described, and illustrated six fantastic new monsters. We’re thrilled to see these wonderful kids sharing their creative spark and philanthropic spirit with the world, and we can’t wait to use their
Misplaced Monsters: Volume One In support of D&D Extra Life This bestiary provides game statistics and lore for a selection of monsters suitable for any Dungeons & Dragons campaign. Using the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
vicinity of Conyberry catch glimpses of Wyvern Tor to the south as they go. The tor was formerly the home of a large and dangerous nest of wyverns, but a band of bold adventurers dealt with the monsters
years ago. Though the wyverns never returned, other creatures lair here from time to time—including a band of orc raiders that set up camp a couple of months ago. Led by an orc named Brughor Axe-Biter
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
Shown the Door When the characters are ready to enter Little Lockford, they’re led to the town’s fortified entrance by Sergeant Yombad Cragknuckle (neutral good deep gnome), the highest ranked of the
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Scions of Elemental Evil
Para-elemental Queen Ulsedra Vox recently learned from the Elder Elemental Eye how to activate the portal in the Temple of Elemental Evil’s high altar. The portal led to the buried Primordial Nexus
500 feet underground. Vox excavated the nexus; now, she uses its power to summon evil elemental monsters to do her destructive bidding. By the time the characters confront her, Vox has called forth her
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
, which use it to attack any potential threats. Use the statistics for the oaken bolter (from Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes) and the kobold inventor (from Volo’s Guide to Monsters). 3 The characters’ tunnel
between passageways. Negotiating with it successfully allows access to a secret tunnel that cuts days off the characters’ journey. 5 Roving outlaws (five to ten thugs led by a bandit captain) heading to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
society.
9 In life, the ghost’s efforts to do good led them to be cursed by a hag, fiend, or powerful spirit.
10 The ghost foils their victim’s efforts to do good.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
, god of storms, led by their champion Fheralai Stormsworm. The cult’s headquarters are inside a death knight dreadnaught, an undead galleon, which prowls the coast looking for trade ships to plunder
. Ularan Mortus, a priest of Myrkul, god of death, and his followers are raising an army of undead to lay siege to the city of Neverwinter. The spirit of the dead black dragon Chardansearavitriol
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
The Price of Beauty, Sylvarie Silversong, after visions bestowed by Sune led her to a hot spring infused with fey magic. Ten years ago, a coven of green hags calling themselves the Fetid Gaze tricked
the bathhouse are the coven’s wicked minions in disguise, but also here are an undercover Harper agent, a water spirit, and a cursed kobold—all potential allies who can reveal the coven’s malicious machinations. Azirssa, Greensong, and Morganna
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
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
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
creatures as their charges. They ward off monsters that threaten them, rebuke hunters who kill more prey than necessary, and prevent civilization from encroaching on rare animal habitats and on sites
them. Circle of the Shepherd Features Druid Level Feature 2nd Speech of the Woods, Spirit Totem 6th Mighty Summoner 10th Guardian Spirit 14th Faithful Summons Speech of the Woods At 2nd level
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
in great abundance, rich spices, silks, and other goods rare or unknown in western lands — alongside tales of shapechanging spirit-people, horned giants, and nightmare monsters absent in Faerûn.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
and protect the living. When a barbarian who follows this path rages, the barbarian contacts the spirit world and calls on these guardian spirits for aid. Barbarians who draw on their ancestral
their ancestors’ deeds. These tattoos tell sagas of victories against terrible monsters and other fearsome rivals. So ancestors are people who did the procreation thing to make more people before you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
come to the Stone Tooth in search of a reputed cache of Durgeddin’s superior blades and find the stronghold inhabited by dangerous monsters. The complex consists of the following five sections: The
Mountain Door. The Mountain Door comprises the uppermost level of the cavern complex. It is currently inhabited by a tribe of fierce orcs, led by a brutal ogre known as Great Ulfe. The Glitterhame. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
The Order of the Silver Dragon The death of Argynvost enraged the spirit of Vladimir Horngaard, the greatest of the dragon’s knights. Horngaard returned as a revenant and swore to avenge the
receiving that news, Vladimir ceased his advance and led his knights back to Argynvostholt. He realized that Strahd had already died and been damned to a hell of his own creation. With nowhere else to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Chapter 6: Bestiary This bestiary provides game statistics and lore for more than a hundred monsters suitable for any D&D campaign, including old favorites from past editions of the game as well as
original creations. Among those returning to the fold are the berbalang, the iron cobra, the spirit troll, the meazel, and the vampiric mist, all of which trace their lineage back to the original
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a4
moving through the door to the north. The monsters will pursue enemies that flee to the south, but they won’t climb the stairs that led to area 6. If the characters answer the riddle correctly, events