monsters stretches with only aren from for led

Giant Strider

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

","rollDamageType":"fire"} fire damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. The fire spreads around corners, and it ignites flammable objects in that area that aren’t being worn

or carried.These fierce and majestic monsters exhibit attributes of both birds and reptiles, but are truly neither. Giant striders have a supernatural affinity to fire and can spit gouts of flame at

Bozak Draconian

Monsters Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

DC 12): 1/day each: enlarge/reduce, invisibility, stinking cloud, webBozak draconians are born from bronze dragon eggs and wield magic to aid their allies in battle. Their wings aren’t strong

. Draconians Draconians are bipedal monsters born from metallic dragon eggs that have been corrupted by a combination of warped alchemy and the Dragon Queen’s foul magic. The Dragon Armies

Girallon

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

Naiad

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

for whatever catches their eye. Living creatures aren’t exempt from this curiosity, either. Naiads are known to befriend aquatic creatures, or even to keep modest menageries. The occasional star

belief, and certainly numerous reports tell of charmed nymphs leading lost seafarers home. Yet, if tales of naiad-led galleys appearing amid the headwaters of mountain rivers are true, only the nymphs

Murgaxor's Orb

Magic Items Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

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

Inquisitor of the Tome

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

":"damage","rollAction":"Implode","rollDamageType":"force"} force damage and be knocked prone and moved to the unoccupied space closest to the sphere’s center. Large and smaller objects that aren&rsquo

hunting monsters, it would also hunt the seeds of evil that can corrupt a person. Ulmed and his friends Cosima, Ansel, and Tristian organized the inquisition into three orders, with each one

Demilich Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

turns, ending the curse on a success.A Demilich’s Lair A demilich hides its earthly remains and treasures in a labyrinthine tomb guarded by monsters and traps. At the heart of this labyrinth rests

creature enters the tomb’s area, the creature takes 16 (3d10);{"diceNotation":"3d10","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Lair Trait","rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage. Monsters in the

Mark of Handling Human

Species Eberron: Rising from the Last War

; there’s a lot of turnover at the bulette ranch. But these exotic creatures aren’t enough to satisfy the most innovative members of the house, leading to the practice of magebreeding. Using

rumors claim that Vadalis has crafted monsters of its own. Some rumors even insist that Vadalis is trying to magebreed better humans.

Demilich (Variant) Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

hit points.A Demilich’s Lair A demilich hides its earthly remains and treasures in a labyrinthine tomb guarded by monsters and traps. At the heart of this labyrinth rests the demilich’s

the tomb’s area, the creature takes 16 (3d10);{"diceNotation":"3d10","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Lair Trait","rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage. Monsters in the tomb have

Folk Hero Legacy

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

Hobgoblin Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

to keep the knowledge fresh for new generations. When hobgoblins aren’t waging war, they farm, they build, and they practice both martial and arcane arts. These trappings of civil society do

its officers. For instance, the captains of the highest-ranking banners can expect their orders to be followed by the captains of any banners of lower rank. Rank and responsibility aren’t

Rakdos Cultist

Backgrounds 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

Characteristics Members of demonic cults aren’t generally known as the kindest or most mentally stable individuals, so you’re likely to have something in your nature that distinguishes you from the

Hermit - Baldur's Gate

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

number of personal choices or ill-fated circumstances might have led you to turn away from society. You may, if you wish, choose or roll an origin event from the Hermit Origins table. d8 Life

of Seclusion 1 You led an ill-fated expedition into the Riverveins. Your friends were swept away by flooding, and you’ve never been able to shake the guilt of causing their deaths over

Golgari Agent

Backgrounds Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

coins Feature: Undercity Paths You know hidden, underground pathways that you can use to bypass crowds, obstacles, and observation as you move through the city. When you aren’t in combat, you

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

Satyr Legacy

Species Mythic Odysseys of Theros

raucous revels his people had ever known. However, when fate led him to discover the nature of the gods and how they were beholden to mortals for their very existence, the whole order of the world

get out of hand aren’t fun for anybody. What satyr wants the responsibility of being a god anyway?

Mercenary Veteran

Backgrounds Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide

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

) 4 Might. In life as in war, the stronger force wins. (Evil) 5 Live and Let Live. Ideals aren’t worth killing over or going to war for. (Neutral) 6 Nation. My city, nation, or

Orc Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

numbers. Theirs is a life that has no place for weakness, and every warrior must be strong enough to take what is needed by force. Orcs aren’t interested in treaties, trade negotiations or

, orcs breed prodigiously (and they aren’t choosy about what they breed with, which is why such creatures as half-orcs and ogrillons are found in the world). Females that are about to give birth are

Gruul Anarch

Backgrounds Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

effects, such as flames smoldering behind your eyes or dancing over your hands. Suggested Characteristics Gruul ways aren’t the ways of civilized folk, and the Gruul have little patience for

siblings or ancestors.] Flaws d6 Flaw 1 If you question my courage, I will never back down. 2 HrrrGGGAAAARRuuuh! [My anger in battle led to the death of a loved one

Far Traveler

Backgrounds Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide

few miles from where they were born. You aren’t one of those folk. You are from a distant place, one so remote that few of the common folk in the North realize that it exists, and chances are

;n. Recent events in your homeland have led to the abolition of slavery, and a corresponding increase in the traffic between Mulhorand and the distant parts of Faerûn. Those who leave behind

Introduction: Witness Netheril's Doom

compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Netheril’s Fall: Tales of Terror, Treasure, and Time Travel

stretches today, lived magic-obsessed creatures called phaerimm. The Netherese’s weakening of the Weave also weakened the phaerimm, even limiting their lifespans, and the phaerimm hated the empire as a

of phaerimm began strategically striking aboveground targets. These operations were so devastating that few victims survived. The Netherese became terrified of the phaerimm. The phaerimm’s magic led to

Approaching the Tower

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

Approaching the Tower The Svalich Woods have swallowed up the road that once led to the tower. Now only a wide dirt trail remains. You come to a cold mountain lake enclosed by misty woods and rocky

bluffs. Thick fog creeps across the dark, still waters. The trail ends at a grass-covered causeway that stretches a hundred yards across the lake to a flat, marshy island with a stone tower on it. The

Knowledge of Kalaman

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.

Campaign Overview

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons

Faerûn’s western shore—the Sword Coast. A thin strip of civilization stretches down this coast, where widely spaced cities are arranged like beads on a string. Roads loosely connect the cities that

monsters and magic items not described in this book. Both of these supplements are available as free downloads on DungeonsandDragons.com.

Location Overview

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

Wyvern Tor

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

Para-elemental Queen

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

Shown the Door

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

Campaign Overview

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen

Faerûn’s western shore—the Sword Coast. A thin strip of civilization stretches down this coast, where widely spaced cities are arranged like beads on a string. Roads loosely connect the cities that

monsters and magic items not described in this book. Both of these supplements are available as free downloads on DungeonsandDragons.com.

Campaign Overview

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat

Faerûn’s western shore—the Sword Coast. A thin strip of civilization stretches down this coast, where widely spaced cities are arranged like beads on a string. Roads loosely connect the cities that

monsters and magic items not described in this book. Both of these supplements are available as free downloads on DungeonsandDragons.com.

Cavern Encounters

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

It's Your World

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

the “Here there be dragons” notations? What if great empires cover huge stretches of countryside, with clearly defined borders between them? The Five Nations of the Eberron setting were once part of

a great empire, and magically aided travel between its cities is commonplace. Monsters Are Uncommon. What if monsters are rare and terrifying? In the Ravenloft setting, horrific domains are governed

The Forgotten Realms

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

across the world, but these paths are never safe. Fell magic and deadly monsters are among the perils one faces when traveling in the Realms. Even farms and freeholds within a day’s walk of a city can

fall prey to monsters, and no place is safe from the sudden wrath of a dragon. Icewind Dale, featured in this adventure, is located in a region called the Far North, which is dominated by the Spine of

Inside the Syndicate

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica

Inside the Syndicate The Orzhov are ruled by the iron-fisted Obzedat, a council consisting of the oldest and most powerful undead oligarchs. A vast hierarchy stretches out beneath them, so most of

might be passing instructions down from on high or just using you to pursue their own agendas of greed and ambition. Orzhov churches and basilicas are scattered across the city, each one led by a

Adventure Synopsis

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

Annam's Cradle Adventures

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

to the cavern’s ceiling is the petrified body of a primordial giant. The figure’s arm stretches up, breaching the cavern ceiling, and its fingers emerge on the surface above as Dreamer’s Reach (in this

giants of especially immense stature led by a hill giant avalancher (see chapter 6) venerate and guzzle the waters. They violently defend the waterfall with beasts of war from the Megafauna World Encounters or Dinosaur World Encounters table in chapter 3.

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