more some with only are first for learns

Elder Oblex

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

memory drained beyond the first, the die size increases by one: the d4 becomes a d6, the d6 becomes a d8, and so on until the die becomes a d20, at which point the target becomes unconscious for 1 hour

. The effect then ends. The oblex learns all the languages a memory-drained target knows and gains all its skill proficiencies. Spellcasting (Psionics). The oblex casts one of the following spells

Adult Oblex

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

drained beyond the first, the die size increases by one: the d4 becomes a d6, the d6 becomes a d8, and so on until the die becomes a d20, at which point the target becomes unconscious for 1 hour. The effect

then ends. The oblex learns all the languages a memory-drained target knows and gains all its skill proficiencies. Spellcasting (Psionics). The oblex casts one of the following spells, requiring no

Reduced-threat Aboleth

Monsters Tales from the Yawning Portal

. The diseased creature can breathe only underwater. Probing Telepathy. If a creature communicates telepathically with the aboleth, the aboleth learns the creature's greatest desires if the aboleth

disappears. If the aboleth dies, the first two effects fade over the course of 3d10;{"diceNotation":"3d10","rollType":"roll"} days.

Morkoth

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

, oddities, and castoffs of the multiverse in a massive, ever-growing collection. The first morkoths arose in the Astral Plane when the petrified body of a deity of greed and strife collided with a

are tied to a particular place or group of locales, and still others move erratically through the cosmos. Occasionally, a morkoth learns to direct its island’s movement.A Morkoth’s Lair

Elder Oblex Legacy

Monsters Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes

drained beyond the first, the die size increases by one: the d4 becomes a d6, the d6 becomes a d8, and so on until the die becomes a d20, at which point the target becomes unconscious for 1 hour. The

effect then ends. When an oblex causes a target to become memory drained, the oblex learns all the languages the target knows and gains all its proficiencies, except any saving throw proficiencies.

Adult Oblex Legacy

Monsters Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes

ability check or attack roll it makes. Each time the target is memory drained beyond the first, the die size increases by one: the d4 becomes a d6, the d6 becomes a d8, and so on until the die becomes a

d20, at which point the target becomes unconscious for 1 hour. The effect then ends. When an oblex causes a target to become memory drained, the oblex learns all the languages the target knows and gains all its proficiencies, except for any saving throw proficiencies.

Aboleth Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

. The diseased creature can breathe only underwater. Probing Telepathy. If a creature communicates telepathically with the aboleth, the aboleth learns the creature’s greatest desires if the

can sense, speak, and use telepathy from the image’s position as if present at that position. If the image takes any damage, it disappears. If the aboleth dies, the first two effects fade over the course of 3d10;{"diceNotation":"3d10","rollAction":"Days","rollType":"roll"} days.

Gnome Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

unlikely to find the burrows in the first place. Gnomes who settle in human lands are commonly gemcutters, engineers, sages, or tinkers. Some human families retain gnome tutors, ensuring that their pupils

names, a gnome learns to use no more than three names: a personal name, a clan name, and a nickname, choosing the one in each category that’s the most fun to say. Male Names: Alston, Alvyn

Tortle Legacy

Species The Tortle Package

test, and make new acquaintances. Life of a Tortle A tortle hatches from a thick-shelled egg and spends the first few weeks of its life crawling on all fours. Its parents, old and near death, spend

what little time they have left telling stories to their offspring. Within a year, the young tortle becomes an orphan, though not before it learns to speak and to survive on its own. A young tortle

Kenku Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

enact it. Enraged, the entity imposed three dreadful curses upon them. First, the kenku’s beloved wings withered and fell away from their bodies, leaving them bound to the earth. Second, because

a talent for learning and memorizing details. Thus, ambitious kenku can excel as superb spies and scouts. A kenku who learns of clever schemes and plans devised by other creatures can put them to use

The Relic Lecture

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

much about it yet. She suspects it was used as a magical focus by an ancient wizard she has yet to identify. A character who subtly casts detect magic in class learns the object exudes an aura of

enchantment. The class ends with a reminder that the first Exam is only a few days away and that it will test students on their knowledge of historical relics and the relics’ use in magic. Lorehold professors often use relics they’ve unearthed in their lectures about magical objects

Seelie Market

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things

it out discover a bustling market where fey folk peddle fruit, haggle over bargains, and seal sinister deals. This is Seelie Market. To determine how the party first learns of Seelie Market, you can

Life of a Tortle

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation Supplement

Life of a Tortle A tortle hatches from a thick-shelled egg and spends the first few weeks of its life crawling on all fours. Its parents, old and near death, spend what little time they have left

telling stories to their offspring. Within a year, the young tortle becomes an orphan, though not before it learns to speak and to survive on its own. A young tortle and its siblings inherit whatever

9. Boss Hark's Cave

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

enter the cave for the first time, Hark and his bodyguards are gleefully watching the rats feed on the corpse of a slain villager (Darthag Ulgar, the proprietor of the Lionshield Coster trading post

make it back to Nandar Keep, Daphne fled to the Dripping Caves with the other villagers—a decision she has come to regret. If she learns that Lady Nandar is dead, Daphne becomes inconsolable. Dealing

Gathering Intelligence

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault

the basic layout of the vault’s first floor, as shown on map 8.1. The guard also answers simple questions about Vidorant and her physical appearance, the guard uniforms, and other information every

guard would know. If the check succeeds by 5 or more, the character also learns one of the following pieces of information: The basic layout of the vault’s second floor, as shown on map 8.1 The

Carousel

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

tags. One unicorn in each pair has some letters missing from its name tag, but players who are familiar with the proverbs can fill in the missing letters. First Pair. The first two unicorns are named

rider: The character learns which hag has the lost thing they’re looking for (Bavlorna Blightstraw, Skabatha Nightshade, or Endelyn Moongrave). The character is told that Bavlorna’s lair is a rambling

Cult Retaliation

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

temple complexes. A temple is overcome when its prophet is defeated or the monsters in its shrine are eliminated. After the characters defeat the first prophet, run “Dire Tidings” when they return to

, elemental cultists used a devastation orb to attack one of the towns in the area. The party learns the news when they arrive at any settlement in the Sumber Hills region. If the characters don’t venture

9. Ice Spider Tunnels

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

easternmost tunnel branch opens into the back wall of a giant dormitory (area 8). Tunnel Intersections. The first time one or more party members reach a tunnel intersection, four ice spiders come

. The first one contains the exsanguinated corpse of a mountain goat. The second one holds a dead shield dwarf prospector wearing a tattered fur cloak and clutching a miner’s pick close to his chest

Vault Keys

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

success. If the check fails by 5 or more, the main villain learns of the search and sends lackeys to attack the characters and, if possible, wrest the Stone of Golorr from them: Xanathar sends either

, either Vevette Blackwater or Agorn Fuoco, if they’re still alive (see chapter 8, area E8). Vault Keys (roll three times, once for each key) d6 First Key Second Key Third Key 1 Adamantine bar

Snack Sampling

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

available at any given table. All these dishes include magical ingredients meant to give the dishes a little extra flair. The first time a creature samples any of these dishes, it must succeed on a DC 12

) check also learns that the sick student was summoned to Dean Tullus’s office earlier in the day, shortly before the reception. During the meeting, Dean Tullus addressed the student’s chronic lateness to class; the student recalls that the conversation was brief and cordial.

23. Bottled Genie

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

. At first, she orders the characters to release her. If they refuse, she tries to bargain with them (see “Roleplaying the Dao” below). While trapped inside the bottle, Keshma can’t attack or cast spells

refuse her commands. At first, Keshma promises the characters riches in exchange for freedom — the sapphires coiled through her braided hair and the platinum armbands (see “Treasure” below). Such

Adult and Elder Oblexes

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

ability check or attack roll it makes. Each time the target is memory drained beyond the first, the die size increases by one: the d4 becomes a d6, the d6 becomes a d8, and so on until the die becomes a

d20, at which point the target becomes unconscious for 1 hour. The effect then ends. When an oblex causes a target to become memory drained, the oblex learns all the languages the target knows and

By Land

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

marsh. He and his advisor, Arrp, inspected the treasure. When the king learns of the party’s presence, he and Arrp stage a competition to see who can waylay the tasty interlopers. Frog Waves. The party

bullywugs arrive shortly after the first wave is defeated. They make a grand show of battling the characters, and Arrp grins at the king whenever he is effective in combat. Wave 3. Gulpa’Gor (bullywug

Adulthood

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

Adulthood The Drawing of the Veil marks an elf’s passage into adulthood, which typically occurs at the end of the first century of life. Losing access to one’s primal memories can be a traumatic

adult elf learns how to control the memories that bubble up during trance, choosing to recall experiences from its waking life that enhance its training or give it solace in bad times. This is the stage

The Chamber

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

pawns in an ancient game. First and foremost, the dragons of the Chamber are observers, gathering information about new aspects of the Prophecy and sharing it with their elders in Argonnessen. They are

their fiendish overlords. It also leads them to recruit or eliminate any humanoid who learns too much about the Prophecy. The Chamber is loosely organized. Each dragon monitors its own small corner of

Deciphering the Mask

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

would transpire here. As a result, his prophecy and the resulting legend of Phenax’s Silence foreshadowed the memories the god lost when returning from the Underworld and the first step to giving

Titans from the Underworld. Mortals killed him to save themselves. The gods let him escape the Underworld to save themselves. What will Phenax do if he learns of his true destiny? 2 A secret

The Challenge

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

. Allow characters to spend the intervening time as they please, likely with their first day of studies or other responsibilities. A character who spends time seeking information about Furygale easily

learns the details in the “Furygale” section of chapter 1. The characters can arrive at the Furygale Repository whenever they please and find it empty—no one is using the storage site this early in the

Rumors and Legends

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish

percentile dice and consult the table below to determine what the character learns. False rumors are in italics. Also see appendix F for even more potential rumors of the Barrier Peaks. Barrier Peaks

ways. If you want to find the Kwalish construct, you need to first find a temple to Ioun. 51–65 A monastery is hidden somewhere in the Barrier Peaks, though its followers care little for piety. Criminals

Adult Oblex

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild

roll a d4 and subtract the number rolled from any ability check or attack roll it makes. Each time the target is memory drained beyond the first, the die size increases by one: the d4 becomes a d6, the

oblex learns all the languages the target knows and gains all its proficiencies, except for any saving throw proficiencies.

The Darklord's Betrayal

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

allies, the Darklord learns of noteworthy characters before they hear of him. By manufacturing a chance encounter, Harkon takes the opportunity to be impressed by or indebt himself to the characters

curses protégés with lycanthropy to force them into a circle of confidence. During the first full moon after a character receives Harkon’s Bite, the Darklord lingers nearby to “discover” their

Bowl Bandits

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Borderlands Quest: Goblin Trouble

goes first, and the characters act in descending order. The bandits act on Initiative 11. Take Turns. On each of their turns, the characters and bandits can move up to a distance equal to their

15 Wisdom (Perception) check. On a success, a character learns the information in the "Bandit Plans" section below. On a failure, the sound is still indecipherable. Can Everyone Sneak? Sometimes more

Preface

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

outweigh his villainy? Do you think him capable of saving a soul? Does he seem like someone who’d even care? Perhaps it’s no accident that this book contains Mordenkainen’s first expression of the

he learns of this small betrayal on my part, Mordenkainen will see that disseminating the results of his scholarship serves his ends. If more people understood his quest, surely his work would be

Oblexes

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse

target is memory drained beyond the first, the die size increases by one: the d4 becomes a d6, the d6 becomes a d8, and so on until the die becomes a d20, at which point the target becomes unconscious

for 1 hour. The effect then ends. The oblex learns all the languages a memory-drained target knows and gains all its skill proficiencies. Spellcasting (Psionics). The oblex casts one of the

Dragon's Pride Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

, as well as religious and historical texts written in Draconic. A character who spends 10 minutes studying these items learns the following: The First World. Tiamat worked alongside the platinum

dragon Bahamut to shape the Material Plane in the form of a single First World. An unknown cataclysm sundered this First World, resulting in the numerous universes now occupying the Material Plane. The

Roleplaying Bel

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

distractions to keep them apart. When Bel learns of the characters’ intentions, he decides to use them as pawns to tarnish and ultimately overthrow Zariel. Bel outwardly plays the role of Zariel’s loyal

characters directly unless they attack him first, in which case he casts imprisonment on a party member (Lulu being his first choice). If the spell works, Bel vows to release his prisoner once the nine

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