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Monsters
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
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Personality
The Manshoon of today retains all his progenitor’s arrogance and duplicity. Manshoon keeps several other clones at hand to activate if necessary. He also employs the Simulacrum spell to
clandestine coup. It’s widely believed he’s turned his attentions elsewhere, but another Manshoon clone lurks in that city, manipulating the Zhentarim behind the scenes to amass
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
target can take only the Attack (inquisitor chooses the target) or Dash action.“Evil lurks everywhere. With our minds, we will unearth it, we will plumb its depths, and we will annihilate it
, 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 specializing in a type of
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
, greater invisibility“Evil lurks everywhere. With our minds, we will unearth it, we will plumb its depths, and we will annihilate it.” With those words, the psychically gifted priest Ulmed
, Ulmed was heartbroken at his friend’s transformation and changed the inquisition’s mission. Instead of focusing on hunting monsters, it would also hunt the seeds of evil that can corrupt a
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
against the attack. If this causes the attack to miss, the attacker is hit by the attack instead.“Evil lurks everywhere. With our minds, we will unearth it, we will plumb its depths, and we will
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
Monsters
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 1: Spelljammer Creatures
one Parasitic Tentacle attack or uses Spellcasting. The lich also uses Psychic Whisper twice.
Parasitic Tentacle. Melee Weapon Attack: +9;{"diceNotation":"1d20+9","rollType":"to hit","rollAction
, the Night Serpent
4
Ghaunadaur
5
Zargon, the Returner
6
That Which Lurks
Necrotic, Poison
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
until it passes. The wolves’ presence also prevents the characters from getting lost or separated. Also crossing the tundra are a pack of 1d6 + 1 wolves, prowling the white in search of food
. Characters who make a successful DC 13 Intelligence (Nature) check note that the wolves are gaunt from starvation. If the winter wolves are with the party, Kanan and Koran growl and bare their teeth, which deters the pack from approaching closer. Terror lurks in the icy depths of this frost giant lodge
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
of these secret places lie crypts dedicated to gods that predate Pharaoh Ankhtepot’s reign. A traitorous Child of Ankhtepot called Senmet also lurks within these passages, seeking ways to depose Ankhtepot and become the new pharaoh.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
tide mark to a rocky pillar.
A hydra lurks underwater in this vicinity. Ras Nsi treats the monster as his beloved pet and regularly feeds it prisoners and subordinates who’ve defied him. The hydra’s
it remains fed, the hydra avoids any boats that ply back and forth. When a rowboat bell is sounded, the hydra surfaces within 1d6 rounds. If it’s not fed immediately, it attacks the boat. The hydra attacks any boats that venture north of area 18. Swimmers are also fair game.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
the Masked Lords into making him the new Open Lord. He also wants to regain control of the Black Network. Manshoon lurks in Kolat Towers, a pair of wizards’ towers in the Trades Ward. This residence is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
War in the Streets Beneath the city streets lurks a criminal underworld, its leader a beholder called Xanathar. Hoping to gain a political foothold in Waterdeep, agents of the Zhentarim (also known
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
secret: behind a facade of respectable messengers and reporters lurks an association of spies and assassins whose existence is barely suspected by the populace at large. Secrecy is both House Dimir’s best
couriers, information brokers, and librarians. But Szadek also used his guild’s expertise at gathering information to build a vast spy network, and before long, the secret operations of the guild
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
duergar are rooting through the collected works, and a single cloaker lurks in the shadows of the vaulted ceiling.
Ladders. Sliding iron ladders on rails allow access to the tallest shelves, which top
poring over the archives can, with a successful DC 15 Intelligence check, discern the location of the temple of Dumathoin (area 15). The character also gains advantage on ability checks to find secret doors on this level.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
47. Spider in Hiding Creature. In a web-covered opening in the wall of the steeply inclined chute, 30 feet above the where the lower end meets the ceiling of area 45, lurks a giant spider. The
paralyzes its prey, it retreats into its lair with the prey to feed. In the Chute. The cramped quarters of the tunnel impose disadvantage on weapon attack rolls. Also, a creature in the chute struck by the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Ghost Story Villains While the villains in ghost stories are often spirits or haunted places, they might also be the individuals who provoked a haunting to begin with. Ghost Story Villains d10
clients—and then charges to remove the undead
10 The spirit of an evil captain who lurks near their shipwreck, harassing vessels and crews that pass
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
fluctuates with the roiling of the Ruinous Sea (choose or roll a d4): 1, acid; 2, lightning; 3, necrotic; or 4, radiant. In addition to that danger, the Ruinous Sea is also inhabited by evil chaos krakens
(a chaos kraken uses the kraken stat block but is immune to the Ruinous Sea’s damage). A chaos kraken named Vashishax lurks in the Ruinous Sea near the beach. Vashishax considers this war among
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Trapper A trapper is a manta-like creature that lurks in subterranean and natural environments. It can change the color and texture of its tough, outward-facing side to help it blend in with its
absorbs the fleshy parts, leaving a scattering of bones, metal, treasure, and other indigestible bits in the place where the creature had been. A trapper that lurks on the floor of its hunting grounds can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Summer Is Coming Slaying Auril or her roc prevents the Frostmaiden from casting her nightly spell, ending her everlasting winter. The characters can also counteract the Frostmaiden’s everlasting
should be a priority. Until its master sends it on another rampage, it lurks inside the forge where it was created (see chapter 3). Characters who help rebuild Ten-Towns might be asked to take up the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
to visit these places and experience them firsthand. Be aware, also, that there is a great deal more to the North than what is presented here. There are ruins without names, and settlements so small as
to not even warrant mention in this tome. What lurks in the uncharted areas, waiting to tantalize or perhaps terrorize, is all the more formidable because it can’t be anticipated.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Princes of the Apocalypse. The first part of the adventure is largely about uncovering the hidden evil that lurks in the region’s small towns and frontier strongholds. You have ample ways to play up the
four cults. Have the cults lean harder on the leadership of the communities scattered across the region, threatening, blackmailing, and corrupting them so they do the cults’ bidding. Eberron is also
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
choose a result from the Uncontrolled Invisible Stalkers table to inspire why one of these monsters lurks in an area without a direct command.
Uncontrolled Invisible Stalkers 1d6 The Invisible
start of each of the stalker’s turns.
As detectives, we seek truth by eliminating the impossible, ever mindful that the impossible might also be seeking to eliminate us.
—The Casebook of Alanik Ray
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Gargoyle The inanimate gargoyles that perch atop great buildings are inspired by these malevolent creatures of elemental earth that resemble grotesque, fiendish statues. A gargoyle lurks among
else that involves minimum effort and maximum pain and carnage. Gargoyles sometimes serve demons for their propensity for wanton chaos and destruction. Powerful spellcasters can also easily enlist
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Astarion's Book of Hungers
escapes. Conclusion. If Astarion escapes, he rewards the characters with a Manual of Gainful Exercise, and each character also earns a bonus 4,700 XP. If the characters are killed or knocked unconscious
, Astarion is subdued and brought back to Cazador’s palace. A particularly reckless breed of sailors frequents Rat’s Run.To them, death lurks around every corner, whether it’s on the stormy sea or here
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
, called That Which Lurks; Tharizdun, the Chained God; Dendar, the Night Serpent; Zargon, the Returner; Great Cthulhu; and other unfathomable beings. Expanded Spell List The Great Old One lets you choose
finish a short or long rest. Thought Shield Starting at 10th level, your thoughts can’t be read by telepathy or other means unless you allow it. You also have resistance to psychic damage, and whenever a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
place where evil lurks in the shadows. So you sneak around in the dark? You know most everything but humans can see in the dark, right? We all see you. Tiptoeing doesn’t turn you invisible.
Gloom
weapon’s damage type. Umbral Sight At 3rd level, you gain darkvision out to a range of 60 feet. If you already have darkvision from your race, its range increases by 30 feet. You are also adept at
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Wisdom (Perception) check uncovers a gilded spyglass worth 1,000 gp. A2: Ventricle Chamber Brian Valeza Deep in the heart of Havock lurks a creature called a
hertilod, which has swallowed a piece of
. Retrieving the Rod Piece. The rod piece is deep within the hertilod’s gullet. If the hertilod is forced to regurgitate creatures in its gullet, roll a d6. On a roll of 4 or higher, the rod piece is also
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
. The characters can’t proceed into the temple without some means of breathing underwater, such as caps of water breathing or the potions found in area T6. Potions of water breathing are also readily
opens up inside the temple is hundreds of feet deep and pitch black below the uppermost 20 feet. But the creature that lurks within is much closer than that. The juvenile kraken (see appendix C
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
that provided the well with its water but also awoke a grumpy otyugh that was feasting on refuse beneath the town. Crime Scene When the characters investigate this crime scene, read the following: The
realizes that while most of the mechanism could be reassembled from the remaining pieces, the winch’s drum is missing. Characters who have a passive Wisdom (Perception) score of 15 or higher also hear a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
her husband, Larlow, were apothecaries. They also grew flowers, as evidenced by the small flower gardens and many flowerpots around their home. When a rock fell on the front room of their house
Agganor, the village’s tiefling midwife, and her adult son, Grin. The cottage has locked shutters over its windows. The door, which is also locked, has row upon row of ornate runes burned into it. Most
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
of Dendar’s hiss and the dry rasp of her scales when they first realize their potential. Ghaunadaur, That Which Lurks, Underdark god of aberrations, also known as the Elder Eye. It is worshiped (if
a wind storm. Hyrsam, the Prince of Fools, is thought to be the first satyr. He can sing the shine off gold, and his jokes and antics can cause stones to cry with laughter. Yet Hyrsam is also the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
stronghold in exchange for treasure and the occasional gift of fresh meat. Still, the nothic is untrustworthy. The nothic lurks near the west ends of the two bridges. If it notices intruders entering the
whispers and throwing in some mad cackles and bits of gibberish. Also be sure to mention that the creature isn’t actually talking but rather filling the characters’ heads with its foul murmurings and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
lack status and are desperate to achieve it. A small sacrifice and a prayer to That Which Lurks might simply go unnoticed by Ghaunadaur, or it might punish the petitioner, but there is also a chance
Lurks, because uttering its real name risks attracting its attention. Its actual form, if it even has one, is unknown; it’s most often represented as an ooze-like creature with many tentacles or a purple
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
wyrmling, Kaynen asks them to do so. Kaynen also warns the characters about a strange, angry elf who lurks around the lair’s entrance (area R4).
Slithering Spy. After the characters talk with
, Kaynen becomes Friendly. He answers questions to the best of his ability and gladly allows the characters to harvest a tree bark sample.
The dryad has heard rumors that a dragon wyrmling lurks down
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
. Schnella refused to leave and died fending off Tockworth’s clockwork defenders. Her restless soul lurks in this building, manifesting as a troublesome specter known as a poltergeist (see the “Variant
Poots—as if Poots were standing right next to her. (Ignus doesn’t know that “Poots” is also the command word to bypass the alarm spell on Tockworth’s safe.)
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
some great secret with their inscrutable neighbors. A wary-looking peasant woman lurks behind the tallest stone, a rusty lantern clutched in one gnarled hand and a dagger clutched in the other. The
, and that it still holds some measure of power. They can also sense one of its properties, namely that creatures within the circle can’t be targeted by any divination magic or perceived through magical
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
environment that is harsh and inhospitable to mortals. Each layer also reflects the entropic nature of the Abyss. Much of the plane seems to be in a decaying, crumbling, or corroded state, and its corruption
figure into the schemes of the Spider Queen. Lolth’s servants also build dungeons amid the webbing, trapping and hunting Lolth’s hated enemies within crisscrossing corridors of web-mortared stone. Far