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Monsters
Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
was creating a spore servant from a dead giant octopus to protect the caves while the leader could not. Unlike a living octopus, this guardian has only basic control over its tentacles. Rather than coiling around intruders to immobilize them, the spore servant simply bludgeons them.
"} bludgeoning damage.Spore servants are dead creatures reanimated by the magical spores of a myconid leader. The final act of the myconid leader in Seagrow Caves before lapsing into its current comatose state
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
, after a fashion, but they respond only to brutal training in which they are forced to recognize the trainer as the pack’s undisputed leader. A trained pack then follows its leader without
around the battlefield in a search for safety. Fiends especially prize howlers for this reason, because for a few crucial moments in a battle, their howls can neutralize an enemy.Cold, Fire, Lightning; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks
Magic Items
Storm King's Thunder
In the Year of the Icy Axe (123 DR), the frost giant lord Gurt fell to Uthgar Gardolfsson—leader of the folk who would become the Uthgardt—in a battle that marked the ascendance of
target is human.
The axe sheds light as a torch when the temperature around it drops below 0 degrees Fahrenheit. The light can’t be shut off in these conditions.
As an action, you can cast a
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
the attacker.On occasion, due to some biological anomaly, a plasmoid balloons in size upon reaching adulthood (around the age of twenty years). Plasmoids who use their increased size and strength to
boss around smaller, weaker creatures can easily end up in positions of power, surrounded by loyal underlings, sycophants, and would-be usurpers. A plasmoid boss might be the master of a guild, the
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
venerate Yeenoghu—particularly his gnoll followers—view leucrottas with great respect. Although a leucrotta is unlikely to lead a gnoll war band, it can influence the leader and might
agree to carry the leader into battle and offer advice during the fight. Followers of Yeenoghu also see leucrottas as a form of entertainment. They enjoy watching a leucrotta work almost as much as they
Monsters
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
natural leader and a protective caregiver. She has a direct manner that reassures and inspires those around her.
Mercion does not worship a deity, but rather an ideal: that truth gives life to artistry
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
Intelligence as the spellcasting ability:
1/day each: fly, mislead, sendingAn astral elf aristocrat is a brilliant, highborn leader gifted with magical abilities, including the power to channel sunlight and
citadels in orbit around stars. Astral elves do this for several reasons. Proximity to a star allows the astral elves to forge pacts with solar dragons and to collect starlight, which the elves use to grow
Monsters
Adventure Atlas: The Mortuary
fog in a 30-foot-radius sphere centered on himself. The sphere spreads around corners, and its area is heavily obscured. The fog lasts until the start of Skall’s next turn, and it can’t
only leader the faction has ever had. A popular Duster legend holds that other than the Lady of Pain herself, Skall is Sigil’s oldest resident, the first creature to live and die in the City of
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
Heat Regeneration. If the temperature around it is 100 degrees Fahrenheit or higher, Aurnozci regains 15 hit points at the start of its turn. If it takes cold or radiant damage, this trait doesn
leader, a masked archmage called the Eye of Aurnozci.
Aurnozci’s followers believe the demon lord’s imprisonment is coming to an end, and soon the Caged Worm will shed its current form and
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
damage, and the champion regains 10 hit points.
Hollow Void. The champion summons a hungering rift around a creature it can see within 120 feet of itself. The creature must make a DC 22 Constitution
the oldest and most powerful of the three and embodies all-consuming nothingness. She led the Grim Harrow to the Gardens of Delight long ago and is the nominal leader of all the Undead in the
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
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A sapphire dragon invites warriors to vie for the honor of studying military tactics under the dragon. The front-runner is an infamous bandit leader who will undoubtedly terrorize the area if
has attracted specter;specters and wraith;wraiths to the area around the dragon’s lair.
Lightning, Thunder
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
", "rollAction":"Collapse Distance"}. The seer warps space around one creature it can see within 30 feet of it. That creature must make a DC 19 Wisdom saving throw. On a failed save, the target, along with
often encountered as the leader of a cult dedicated to one or more Elder Evils. Usually, the seer is the only cult member that grasps the full extent of the horror the cult is venerating. The seer
Monsters
Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
Multiattack. The norker war leader makes one greataxe and one bite attack, and also uses Fight On, You Slugs.
Bite. Melee weapon attack: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5","rollType":"to hit","rollAction
","rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage.
Fight On, You Slugs. The norker war leader picks up to three allied goblinoids within 60 feet that can see it. The chosen creatures can each use their reactions to
Hallow
Legacy
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Spells
Basic Rules (2014)
You touch a point and infuse an area around it with holy (or unholy) power. The area can have a radius up to 60 feet, and the spell fails if the radius includes an area already under the effect a
in the area; you can designate whether the effect applies to all creatures, creatures that follow a specific deity or leader, or creatures of a specific sort, such as orcs or trolls. When a creature
Monsters
Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
that wrap around existing passages and chambers. They use these hiding spots to watch the comings and goings of monsters and adventurers, setting traps to vex and annoy whenever possible. A trip wire
mites for a long period of time devolve into chaotic battlegrounds. Even under the control of a strong leader, any faction in such a dungeon can see its members turn against each other as their
monsters
the Crystal Shard was destroyed, its fragments, called chardalyn, still echoed with its creators’ malevolent minds. Fragments of ice and chardalyn drew together around the remains of the seven
darkness
Fetchigrol
Abused authority as a spiritual leader to trade souls for power
First Grandfather Wu
Unleashed a magical contagion that killed a world of billions
Solmé of Gharr
Bugbear
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
individuals in a group typically number fewer than a dozen, consisting of siblings and their mates as well as a handful of offspring and an elder or two. A gang lives in and around a small enclosure
natural state. Thanks to Grankhul, they can use their size and strength to work as stealthy assassins rather than blundering around like ogres.
Bullying, murder, and engaging in battle are all holy
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
up with the family you are part of —there are around seventy-five lineages in Waterdeep, each with its own financial interests, specialties, and schemes. You might be part of the main line of
your family, possibly in line to become its leader one day. Or you might be one of any number of cousins, with less prestige but also less responsibility.
Skill Proficiencies: History
Goblin
Legacy
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
— for goblins, life is short.
Goblins seek to trap and enslave any creatures they encounter, but they flee from opposition that seems too daunting. For miles around their lair, they employ pit
, and thus each group has one leader that exerts autocratic control. But as with many tyrannies, the passing of a leader often results in a chaotic transition to the next. Sometimes a goblin boss has
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
Spore Servant Octopus Spore servants are dead creatures reanimated by the magical spores of a myconid leader. The final act of the myconid leader in Seagrow Caves before lapsing into its current
comatose state was creating a spore servant from a dead giant octopus to protect the caves while the leader could not. Unlike a living octopus, this guardian has only basic control over its tentacles
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
Running This Chapter This chapter can be divided into two parts: the investigations around Phandalin and the hunt for Ruxithid. The goblins left four distinct crime scenes that the characters can
, the goblins’ leader, without whom the goblins’ crimes would cease. Pursuing Ruxithid takes the characters into Zorzula’s Rest. This section is a traditional dungeon crawl, filled with strange secrets to uncover and dangerous enemies to fight.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
exchange also serves as an unofficial records office, registering claims to various streams and excavations around the area. There isn’t any real gold rush in Phandalin, but enough wealth is hidden in the
. Quest: Halia’s Job Offer. If approached by characters she believes she can control, Halia explains that the Redbrands are a problem. She tells how the ruffians loiter around the Sleeping Giant tap
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
also serves as an unofficial records office, registering claims to various streams and excavations around the area. The exchange is a great place to meet people who spend a lot of time in the countryside
describes how the ruffians loiter around the Sleeping Giant tap house and have a base under Tresendar Manor, on the east edge of town. She then offers the characters 100 gp to capture the Redbrands
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
, a reenactor hoots and yells, “Let’s send those Istarian rats running!”
A moment later, a trumpet blast signals the start of the battle. “For Istar!” yells the mercenaries’ leader, a tall half-ogre
among several mounted soldiers. The mock Istarian troops assault the hill. Around you, the Vogler militia charges to meet them.
As the two groups charge, have each character make a Wisdom
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
undetected, the ettins assume them to be more stupid human cultists doing stupid human things. They ignore the characters as they go back to pushing each other around. With a bit of clever roleplaying, the
characters might be able to incite the ettins to fight one another. This costs each ettin 21 hit points and keeps them busy for 10 minutes as they wrestle and shout. The leader of the ettins is a female
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
undetected, the ettins assume them to be more stupid human cultists doing stupid human things. They ignore the characters as they go back to pushing each other around. With a bit of clever
roleplaying, the characters might be able to incite the ettins to fight one another. This costs each ettin 21 hit points and keeps them busy for 10 minutes as they wrestle and shout. The leader of the ettins is
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
into this role by its peers — is just hoping to slow down the invaders long enough to give the rest of the tribe time to prepare a lethal trap, an ambush, or a quick getaway. The tribe’s leader is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
zurkhwood mushrooms obscure your view of the cavern’s ceiling, but luminescent fungi there give off a shimmering aura. With each step taken on the soggy ground, a rank scent of decay rises around you
eventually allowed to rot and join the cavern’s detritus bed. Loobamub. The circle leader of the hunters, this tall and lean myconid shares Basidia’s concerns about Phylo’s new way, though it is still
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
important records. The current townmaster is a human banker named Harbin Wester, a cheerful and well-liked, but timid leader. Completely intimidated by the Redbrands, Harbin initially claims that they’re
encourages the characters to keep up the pressure on the Cragmaw goblins. He offers the party a 500 gp reward if they can locate Cragmaw Castle and defeat or drive off the band’s leader. Sildar suggests
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Flee, Mortals! Rule Primer
effect or target multiple creatures at once. Leader A leader is an action-oriented creature who fights alongside underlings. For more information, see the “Action-Oriented Creatures” section. Minion
Soldiers are well-armored creatures who draw the attacks of their foes, freeing allies to move around the battlefield. These trained warriors typically have higher attack bonuses and AC. Solo A solo
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Boo’s Astral Menagerie
Plasmoid Boss On occasion, due to some biological anomaly, a plasmoid balloons in size upon reaching adulthood (around the age of twenty years). Plasmoids who use their increased size and strength to
boss around smaller, weaker creatures can easily end up in positions of power, surrounded by loyal underlings, sycophants, and would-be usurpers. A plasmoid boss might be the master of a guild, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
Ravenous While the characters are exploring the area around Faunel or headed back from the portal to the Beastlands, they happen on the following scene: From ahead comes the sounds of voracious
blocks) are members of the Vile Hunt, a group of poachers murdering animals around Faunel. On noticing the characters, the gnolls attack. If four or more gnolls are killed, the survivors flee. If Razak is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
exceptionally intelligent leader, Marfulb.
Feeding on seals, sea birds, and fish caught for them by the Ice Hunters, Oyaviggaton’s ice toads are not automatically hostile to strangers. Once
move on all fours, but their webbed front feet are surprisingly dexterous. Some carry tools and useful items in pouches slung around their necks.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Gurt’s Greataxe Weapon (greataxe), legendary (requires attunement) In the Year of the Icy Axe (123 DR), the frost giant lord Gurt fell to Uthgar Gardolfsson—leader of the folk who would become the
extra 2d12 slashing damage if the target is human. The axe sheds light as a torch when the temperature around it drops below 0 degrees Fahrenheit. The light can’t be shut off in these conditions. As an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
courtly intrigue. A monarch presides over the group, though regime changes are frequent and often bloody. The current leader is Gullop XIX, who won the throne by boiling his predecessor, Molubb XVI
, in oil. The community is small, but plots abound. A violent coup is always just around the corner. Whenever there’s a commotion anywhere in Downfall, bullywug courtiers clamor to find out what’s