months severe with other are from for like

Grung Elite Warrior

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

warrior typically leads a group of grung and other warriors into battle and is often accompanied by a grung wildling. Grungs Grungs are frog-like folk found in rain forests and tropical jungles

. These amphibians prefer shade and live in trees, but they maintain hatcheries for their offspring in well-guarded ground-level pools. About three months after hatching, a grung tadpole takes on the shape

Grung Wildling

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

growth 2/day: plant growthGifted with druidic magic, a grung wildling typically serves as an advisor, a healer, and a nurturer of crops. Grungs Grungs are frog-like folk found in rain forests and

tropical jungles. These amphibians prefer shade and live in trees, but they maintain hatcheries for their offspring in well-guarded ground-level pools. About three months after hatching, a grung tadpole

Pidlwick II

Monsters Curse of Strahd

love. Her visits to the castle were nonetheless frequent, and she never traveled without her fool, the delightful Pidlwick. The little man was like a ray of sunshine in Castle Ravenloft, and though he

place, the effigy didn't have Pidlwick's abilities, and it failed to entertain anyone. Even though Pidlwick himself had spent months training it, the effigy couldn't speak, and its movements were

Grung

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

. Grungs Grungs are frog-like folk found in rain forests and tropical jungles. These amphibians prefer shade and live in trees, but they maintain hatcheries for their offspring in well-guarded ground

-level pools. About three months after hatching, a grung tadpole takes on the shape of an adult, and after another six months, the grung reaches maturity. Born in a wide range of colors, grungs most often

Death's Head

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

or animal swoops down to rip apart victims with its gnashing teeth. One with the head of monster like a nothic or medusa, though, retains a measure of the power it had in life and can befuddle the

","rollAction":"Death's Head Tree"} death’s heads dangle like foul fruit. The heads detach to protect the tree if it’s threatened. Should the tree be destroyed, the heads scatter and plant

Ezmerelda d'Avenir

Monsters Curse of Strahd

paraphernalia. On one of her less successful adventures, a werewolf bit off her right leg below the knee, and although she avoided being afflicted with lycanthropy, Ezmerelda was sidelined for months. She

he might need help and traveled for months to reach Strahd’s domain. She rode her wagon to Vallaki and learned about an old tower that seemed the sort of place van Richten would use as a base

Trapper

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

, the target is restrained, blinded, and deprived of air. The trapper can smother only one creature at a time.A trapper is a manta-like creature that usually lurks in subterranean environments. It can

with its body, making them look like irregularities in the surface. The creature might instead attach itself to a nearby wall or a ceiling, using the remnants as bait; any creature that stops to

Grung

Species One Grung Above

grung hatchery is maintained in well-guarded ground-level pools. About three months after hatching, a grung tadpole takes on the shape of an adult. It takes another six to nine months for a grung

lookout for creatures they can capture and enslave. Grungs use slaves for all manner of menial tasks, but mostly they just like bossing them around. Slaves are fed mildly poisoned food to keep them

Loxodon

Species Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

, leathery skin. Each of their hands has four thick digits, and their feet are the flat-bottomed, oval-shaped feet of elephants. Like that of an elephant, a loxodon’s trunk is a useful

ingrained that they are often at a loss when they try to impart that knowledge to others. Among the Selesnya, it primarily falls to loxodons to build the guild’s magnificent, cathedral-like arboretum

Marine

Backgrounds Ghosts of Saltmarsh

died, you had a revelation about your existence. 2 Captured. You spent months enduring thirst, starvation, and torture at the hands of your enemy, but you never broke. 3 Sacrifice.

, marines tend to operate best in groups, valuing camaraderie and the companionship of like-minded individuals. D8 PERSONALITY TRAIT 1 I speak rarely but mean every word I say

Kobold Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

sent Kurtulmak to retrieve it. Garl lured his pursuer into a maze-like cavern, then collapsed the exits behind him, trapping Kurtulmak for all eternity. Kurtulmak is a hateful deity, one who despises

network of passages beneath the streets, connecting them to a nearby waterway and greatly improving the town’s sanitation. If the kobolds like the area and aren’t mistreated by the humans

Firbolg Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

We spent three months tracking the green dragon before locating the forest in which it sought refuge. On our second day in that place, we woke to find the dragon’s head placed in the center

world. A few rare firbolgs are entrusted by their clan with an important mission that takes them beyond their homes. These firbolgs feel like pilgrims in a strange land, and usually they wish only to

4. Hook Horror Nest

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

thereafter follows that creature around like its parent, demanding to be fed. If the characters manage to keep the hook horror alive, it eventually reaches adulthood after six months. Track its growth using

; Challenge 0 (0 XP) Young (1–3 months) Small AC 11; 11 (2d6 + 4) hit points; speed 15 ft., climb 15 ft.; Str 12 (+1); hook attacks are +3 to hit, have a reach of 5 ft., and deal 3 (1d4 + 1) piercing

Tortle Legacy

Species The Tortle Package

point, a tortle feels an almost overwhelming urge to venture far away from home and see more of the world. It gathers up its possessions and heads into the wilderness, returning months or years later

regard these settlements as places worth defending with their lives, and they will abandon a settlement when it no longer serves their needs. Most tortles like to see how other creatures live and

Aarakocra Legacy

Species Elemental Evil Player's Companion

. Beak and Feather From below, aarakocra look much like large birds. Only when they descend to roost on a branch or walk across the ground does their humanoid appearance reveal itself. Standing

brightly colored, with feathers of red, orange, or yellow. Females have more subdued colors, usually brown or gray. Their heads complete the avian appearance, being something like a parrot or eagle with

Akharin Sangar Gazetteer

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

over adobe settlements like massive vultures. Akharin Sangar has all but closed its gates to the rest of the world. Outsiders often surmise the city-state is full of zealots as severe as the city’s angel

Inner Blingdenstone

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

Blingdenstone, omitting the second paragraph if they arrive unescorted. You leave the dark tunnel behind and step into what looks like another world. These aren’t sinister drow caverns or harsh, bare stone

threat here. One of the guards escorting you abandons his severe frown to give a deep nod as he prompts you past the inner gate. “Welcome to Blingdenstone, travelers.”

Guh's Gluttony

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

Guh’s Gluttony Chief Guh would like hill giants elevated above their traditional betters. But she’s no brighter than a typical hill giant, so her plan is anything but inspired. She plans to eat until

she grows so enormous that the gods take notice and show her favor. To her, the biggest giant rules. Guh’s gluttony knows no bounds. She has been feasting for several months and has grown to such a

Tabaxi Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

not intrinsically interesting. In the tabaxi’s eyes, gathering wealth is like packing rations for a long trip. It’s important to survive in the world, but not worth fussing over. Instead

mull over the stories and rumors they collected like a miser counting coins. Although material wealth holds little attraction for the tabaxi, they have an insatiable desire to find and inspect ancient

16. Master Bedroom

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

rampant mildew. A chemical smell, like ammonia or medication, lingers here. Loren Halvhrest died here, succumbing to an inexplicable disease after months of illness. With the exception of the bed, the

Appendix B: Gods of the Multiverse

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

subterranean lairs, and shining paladins stand like beacons against the darkness, it’s hard to be ambivalent about the deities and deny their existence. Many people in the worlds of D&D worship

appease Talos when a severe storm blows in—all in the same day. Many people have a favorite among the gods, one whose ideals and teachings they make their own. And a few people dedicate themselves

Observatory Overview

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle

ruin, a crumbled memory overtaken by nature. In recent months, the observatory ruins have become the home of an arrogant blue dragon wyrmling called Sparkrender, a descendant of Runara’s ancient rival

. Like his ancestor, Sparkrender seeks to claim the destructive magic that lingers at the site. Like Runara, Sparkrender has recruited kobolds to join his cause. About five days before the characters

Buried Treasures

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

. The middle-aged innkeeper, Cora Mulphoon (neutral good human commoner), treats her guests like royalty while trying to conceal the fact that she is barely making ends meet. Cora’s Loss. Cora is

with the chores until two months ago. If the characters ask Cora for more information, she says that her son had joined a search party to find Speaker Shalescar after he went missing during a blizzard

The Greyhawk Setting

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

does your campaign’s calendar look like? The more your campaign calendar resembles the one that’s familiar to you and your players, the easier it will be to remember and use. Familiar names for months

internalize but reminds them they’re in a fantasy world. The Greyhawk calendar has twelve months and seven-day weeks like the Gregorian calendar, but gives unique names to months and days and

Appendix B: Gods of the Multiverse

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

sacrifices in subterranean lairs, and shining paladins stand like beacons against the darkness, it’s hard to be ambivalent about the deities and deny their existence. Many people in the worlds of D&D worship

to appease Talos when a severe storm blows in—all in the same day. Many people have a favorite among the gods, one whose ideals and teachings they make their own. And a few people dedicate themselves

Born to Serve

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

, with no adult staying longer than a few months and none ever returning for a second stint. The instruction that young githyanki undergo is unrelenting and unforgiving. As a crop of youngsters grows

older, more and more is demanded from each student, and the penalties for failing to keep up become more and more severe. In the early stages, combat practice lasts only until a wound is scored. Later

Tracking Time

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

specific days of each month, like the ides, nones, and calends of the Roman calendar? Physical Cycles Determine when the seasons fall, marked by the solstices and equinoxes. Do the months correspond to

world of the Forgotten Realms uses the Calendar of Harptos, named after the long-dead wizard who invented it. Each year of 365 days is divided into twelve months of thirty days each, which roughly

Planar Influences

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

the Outer Planes for months or years. Creatures influenced by a plane can have as many or as few of these traits as you choose. CoupleofKooks “Anything you think you know about critters from the

Material Plane doesn’t apply in the Outlands, Chief. Your dog back home ain’t nothing like a hound from the Nine Hells or Mount Celestia. Only thing those planar sorts have in common is that neither wants to hear about how you’re ‘totally a dog person.’” –Morte

Entémoch's Boon

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

, the eggs hatch in 1d4 + 1 months. An infant basilisk that emerges imprints on the first creature it sees. It thereafter follows that creature around like its parent, demanding to be fed. If the

characters manage to keep the basilisk alive, it reaches adulthood after twelve months. Track its growth using the Basilisk Maturation table. Basilisk Maturation Age Size Notes Infant (up to 3 months

The Friendly Dragon

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

Harbor. He has spent the past several months scouring wrecks at the bottom of the harbor for treasure and stashing precious baubles in a hidden underwater cave. Recently, he noticed a strange craft

with the Eyecatcher, Zelifarn would like them to find out all they can about the underwater vessel without raising suspicion. The dragon promises to meet them again after they have completed their

Foreword

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

. We’ve visited Waterdeep before, but not like this. Clever heroes will respect the city’s rules. Those who get on the city’s bad side are in for a rough time, as the City of Splendors is home to some of

the most powerful figures in the Forgotten Realms. Charlie Sanders, a lifelong D&D player, brought his experience writing for television to the project by helping flesh out the story bible months

Crimes and Punishment

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

and evil, but tinged with elven sensibilities. When someone takes the life of another, for instance, the elves have a unique way of delivering justice. Like most civilized beings, elves consider

engaged in. Of these, exile is the most severe punishment. The surface elves’ attitude toward murder — which some races see as bordering on blasé — is carried to the extreme by the drow, who have elevated

Dealing with Tarina

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

not her real name). After serving Captain Murosko Sessprin of the Uncivil Serpent faithfully for months, she stole loot from her fellow pirates and fled before they could stop her. Most of that loot has

described in “With Friends Like These”). Characters who loiter in the tavern can overhear patrons talking about the current happenings in Baldur’s Gate and the rumors from Elturel: “I’ll bet my last copper

Current Events

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

the peace. Six months ago, an insidious new threat began to grow in the area, unsuspected by the locals or any passing adventurers. Dreams and visions drew four elemental prophets, one by one, to the

Fane of the Eye beneath the Sumber Hills. Each prophet began to gather like-minded followers. Strangers trickled into the Dessarin Valley in ones or twos. Some were already cultists of Elemental Evil

Dragon Dilemma

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves

secret ingredient produced by a gold dragon Fill is raising behind closed doors. In recent months, Fill has struggled to keep the growing dragon, whose name is Briochebane, hidden from the public

Briochebane is like good bread: crusty on the outside but soft on the inside. He reiterates his fervent request that the characters not harm her.

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