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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
accelerated their passage through life. No quickling lives longer than 15 years.
The mortal realm is a ponderous place to a quickling’s eye: a hurricane creeps gradually across the sky, a torrent of
constantly paces and shifts in place, as though it can’t wait to be off again.
Quicklings have a capricious nature and are always up to something. A quickling spends most of its time perpetrating
Monsters
Adventure Atlas: The Mortuary
Aura of Death. Creatures within 30 feet of Skall have disadvantage on death saving throws.
Cosmic Annihilation. A creature killed by Skall can be restored to life only by means of a true
: The Mortuary).
After eons of existence, Skall is in an advanced state of deterioration. Once a spry lich with a wrinkled frame, he now drifts listlessly through the Mortuary’s forlorn halls
Yuan-ti Malison (Type 3)
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Monster Manual (2014)
calculated poise, and its deadly strike. Their advanced philosophy taught the virtue of detachment from emotion and of clear, focused thought.
Yuan-ti culture was among the richest in the mortal
emotions are foreign to most yuan-ti, which understand sentiment only as an exploitable weakness. A yuan-ti views the world and the events of its own life with such extreme pragmatism that it is nearly
Species
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
-shaking roars, gives most leonin an air that readily shifts between regal and fearsome. Leonin often act with confidence, which can come off as imperiousness. While this can reassure their allies, it can
gods, but I roll my eyes at each new twist of fate and try to get on with my life.
5
I wish that I could be as naive as humans and other mortals who actually think the gods are looking out for them
Species
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Poised between the worlds of the living and the dead, dhampirs retain their grip on life yet are endlessly tested by vicious hungers. Their ties to the undead grant dhampirs a taste of a vampire
’s deathless prowess in the form of increased speed, darkvision, and a life-draining bite.
With unique insights into the nature of the undead, many dhampirs become adventurers and monster hunters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
The Material Plane The Material Plane is the nexus where the philosophical and elemental forces that define the other planes collide in the jumbled existence of mortal life and mundane matter. All
-wasted desert planets and island-dotted water worlds, worlds where magic combines with advanced technology and others trapped in an endless Stone Age, worlds where the gods walk and places they have abandoned.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
shifts them when students approach, creating space to stand single-file between them. These books are mostly introductory texts, and first-year students are often directed here by their instructors. In
month. Outside those meeting days, the room is used for other official university business or stands empty. B16. Advanced Student Stacks Rooms on the Biblioplex’s second floor can be accessed only
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Auroral Diamond The Auroral Diamond is the heart of the Radiant Citadel. A massive gemstone of unfathomable power, its life-giving magic runs through the entire city; the city’s vegetation, water
, light, and unique artifices depend on the Diamond. The Auroral Diamond changes color for unknown reasons. Sometimes it holds a color for an entire year, while other times it shifts twice in a single
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Radiant Citadel
Auroral Diamond The Auroral Diamond is the heart of the Radiant Citadel. A massive gemstone of unfathomable power, its life-giving magic runs through the entire city; the city’s vegetation, water
, light, and unique artifices depend on the Diamond. The Auroral Diamond changes color for unknown reasons. Sometimes it holds a color for an entire year, while other times it shifts twice in a single
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Strixhaven Stadium, serves as a hub for university life. See the appendix or the poster map for a view of the entire university. Well-maintained roads connect the six campuses, and walking from one to
, making the journey in about 15 minutes. In addition, each campus has multiple permanent teleportation circles, which faculty and more advanced students can use when they require instantaneous travel, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
The Material Plane The Material Plane is the nexus where the philosophical and elemental forces that define the other planes collide in the jumbled existence of mortal life and mundane matter. All
-wasted desert planets and island-dotted water worlds, worlds where magic combines with advanced technology and others trapped in an endless Stone Age, worlds where the gods walk and places they have
Yuan-ti Pureblood
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
keen intellect and magic to discover the secrets of making steel. Its military shattered rival tribes and developed advanced tactics for fighting in forests and open plains.
The civilization grew into a
or in daily life, the following principles guide the yuan-ti in all they do.
Other Lives Are Cheap
Yuan-ti put little value on humanoid lives, even those of their own slaves and cultists. They would
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Lightfoot Halflings For lightfoot halflings, neither the journey nor the destination matters more; the important thing is to keep moving. The life of a lightfoot is one long exploration with each new
foot. Bands consist of loosely related individuals, and when bands meet, membership frequently shifts. Lightfoot halflings typically excel at tasks related to travel — be it navigation, handling pack
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
, showing areas 1 to 22. Manipulating Time Having a mechanical guide spend 1 charge in this area causes the guards to change shifts, leaving for areas 4 and 5. Spending 2 charges also brings the
prisoner back to life. Little Gadai is a lawful neutral human spy. He joins the characters if allowed to, seeking to rescue and rejoin the other thieves to complete their original mission. His knowledge of the temple is limited to areas 1 through 6.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
Background Axel Defois A door to the Barrier Peaks Hundreds of years ago, an advanced society of Humanoid peoples launched a mission to find a replacement for their distant, dying world in the wake
of origin. During the voyage, the ship’s built-in computer went haywire. Core systems of the spacecraft—doors, navigation, and life support—began to degrade, and the robots aboard the vessel began
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
remain there
Alien minerals and samples of rare ores line the shelves of this metallurgist’s laboratory. An advanced detention drone (use the shield guardian stat block) stands in the room’s
brains in the brain room,” Bimbi burbles. “But I knocked over some jars there, and the brains came to life!” If the characters agree to clear the “brain monsters” out of area 21, the flumph gives them its key card.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Adventure Atlas: The Mortuary
Heralds of Dust The Heralds of Dust believe life is a false existence—everything and everyone is already dead. They act as Sigil’s undertakers, meticulously caring for the city’s dead in hopes of
advanced state of decay, he is the founder and oldest “living” member of the Heralds of Dust, a faction rumored to be as old as death itself. Skall generously lingers in this existence to guide souls
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
only when the adventure text instructs you to do so. Dragon’s Blessing When the rulers of Yongjing reach an advanced age, they use potions of longevity to increase their life span. These potions are
rule. End of an Emperor The emperor of Great Xing is dying—he just doesn’t know it yet. In a few months, when he next uses a potion of longevity to extend his life, he’ll learn that the imperial supply
Kenku
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
degradation or shifts in meaning. Human messengers might switch words or phrases and garble a message inadvertently, but the kenku produce perfect copies of whatever they hear.
Kenku Adventurers
Kenku
adventurers are usually the survivors of a flock that has sustained heavy losses, or a rare kenku who has grown weary of a life of crime. These kenku are more ambitious and daring than their fellows
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
advanced intellect and a unique perspective on the world. She might strike a deal with the characters if they agree to find the brains and bring her one, allowing them to summon the ferry without paying her
toll. Restoring Old Debts. If the sphinx is slain, the mechanical items that circle around her (functioning as Ioun stones) might all be released. The life force they contain (in the form of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
his advanced studies into motion, when he joined an ill-fated expedition in search of Daoine Gloine, a legendary city said to be populated by creatures of glass. Though the rest of his party perished
NOTE FROM THE D&D TEAM
In 2017, the D&D team added several projects to the DMs Guild in support of Extra Life (including One Grung Above, The Lost Kenku, and The Tortle Package). The funds raised from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
, architecture, or any other field—you have grand visions of bringing your art to life in a fusion of magic and creativity. Skill Proficiencies: Acrobatics, Performance Tool Proficiencies: One type of musical
elements after your spells are dissipated, as sparks dance in your hair and your touch leaves tracings of frost on whatever you touch. An advanced Prismari student artfully harnesses fire Building a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Life in Djaynai and Janya The following truths are known to people who dwell in Djaynai or Janya, and to travelers who spend time in those realms. Those above and below the sea share similar cultures
and values, though Janya’s aquatic environment drives some differences. Education and Religion Both realms’ culture is tightly tied to Djaynai’s historical roots as an advanced, influential
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
the next generation to live and improves the opportunity for the tribe to escape an overwhelming force. The kobolds in a lair sleep in shifts, and all activities in the warren go on around the clock
hammering nearby, but they still wake quickly at the sound of unusual activity. Survival of the tribe is more important than the life of any particular individual. Even a cowardly kobold might sacrifice
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
undulate and bulge, as though the stone were amorphous. (The effect is unnerving but harmless.)
Statue. A deep alcove in the north wall contains a life-size statue whose human features seems to change
inside it. Without significantly changing its mass, the statue shifts form every few seconds, becoming various members of the Shadowdusk family and, every so often, depicting Halaster Blackcloak or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
curse gave the quicklings their amazing speed but also accelerated their passage through life. No quickling lives longer than 15 years. The mortal realm is a ponderous place to a quickling’s eye: a
at rest, a “stationary” quickling constantly paces and shifts in place, as though it can’t wait to be off again. Quicklings have a capricious nature and are always up to something. A quickling spends
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
curse gave quicklings their amazing speed but also accelerated their passage through life — no quickling lives longer than fifteen years. They race themselves to death, and scheme as fast as they run
, which it prefers not to do, can other beings properly see, hear, and comprehend it. Never truly at rest, a “stationary” quickling constantly paces and shifts in place, as though it can’t wait to be off
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Proficiencies and Starting Equipment, Read the Opposition
2 Alchemist’s Insight, Obviator’s Lenses
3 Advanced Preparations, Travel Alchemical Kit
4 Enhanced Lenses, Obviate the
personnel manager of a struggling business and needed to come up with a herbal cure-all that would keep employees awake for eighteen-hour shifts. No one died. Mostly.
7 As the child of a wealthy and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Adventure Atlas: The Mortuary
usually be found examining his orrery of souls (detailed earlier in this supplement). After eons of existence, Skall is in an advanced state of deterioration. Once a spry lich with a wrinkled frame, he
. Subtle social cues are lost on the factol, whose eternal nature has eroded any memory of mortal life. As a result of his decay, Skall’s power has waned considerably, but challenging him in combat is as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
the Lance. Eberron In the aftermath of a deadly war, magically advanced nations rebuild as a cold war threatens lasting peace. Exandria Heroes make names for themselves in the world made popular by the
streaming show Critical Role. Forgotten Realms Larger-than-life heroes and villains struggle to determine the fate of the world as they explore the ruins and dungeons of fallen kingdoms and long
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
calculated poise, and its deadly strike. Their advanced philosophy taught the virtue of detachment from emotion and of clear, focused thought. Yuan-ti culture was among the richest in the mortal world
exploitable weakness. A yuan-ti views the world and the events of its own life with such extreme pragmatism that it is nearly impossible to manipulate, influence, or control by nonmagical means, even as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
ritual site as quickly as possible). When the Keymaster’s true nature is discovered, it shifts to its natural form and engages the characters in combat. The Keymaster uses the doppelganger stat block with
the party in combat and attempting to help the threats of that stage finish them off. The Keymaster bargains for its life if reduced to 35 hit points or fewer, revealing the following if the characters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Secondary Tables These tables add detail to many of the results on the Life Events table. The tables are in alphabetical order. Adventures d100 Outcome 01–10 You nearly died. You have nasty scars
by a diviner. Roll twice on the Life Events table, but don’t apply the results. Instead, the DM picks one event as a portent of your future (which might or might not come true). Boons d10 Boon 1 A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Neverlight Grove. A cavern of peculiar beauty opens up before you, with lights of every color shining from the pure essence of life, diffused and amplified by the glow of faerzress. The glow pulses, and you
can feel the life in the cavern rotting away, bursting with infection. A mushroom grows in the center of the cave, ever larger and taller, pustules forming and seeping as its stem thickens and its cap
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
, creativity, and control. Every test requires a mage to use the most advanced magic they’ve learned—and, sometimes, to push beyond it. Test of Character. The mages of the Conclave need to know the
some cases, the test has lasting consequences for an applicant’s life beyond the order. Renegade Mages If a spellcaster leaves or is thrown out of the Mages of High Sorcery, or they fail the Test of