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Monsters
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
. At first, new redcaps look like tiny, bloodstained mushrooms just pushing their caps out of the soil. When moonlight shines on one of these caps, a creature that looks like a wizened and undersized
awakens, a redcap desires only murder and carnage, and it sets out to satisfy these cravings. Even if a redcap wanted to be stealthy, its iron boots force it to take ponderous, thunderous steps.
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Orcus
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Monsters
Out of the Abyss
. The least of these become ghoul;ghouls and zombie;zombies who serve in his legions, while his favored servants are the cultists and necromancers who murder the living and then manipulate the dead
, emulating their dread master.
Orcus is a bestial creature of corruption with a diseased, decaying look. He has the lower torso of a goat, and a humanoid upper body with a corpulent belly swollen with rot
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
become ghoul;ghouls and zombie;zombies (both appear in the Monster Manual) that serve in his legions, while his favored servants are the cultists and necromancers who murder the living and then manipulate
the dead, emulating their dread master.
Orcus is a bestial creature of corruption with a diseased, decaying look. He has the lower body of a goat and a humanlike upper body with a belly swollen with
Criminal / Spy
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Backgrounds
Basic Rules (2014)
than most people to the world of murder, theft, and violence that pervades the underbelly of civilization, and you have survived up to this point by flouting the rules and regulations of society
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I have a “tell” that reveals when I’m lying.
5
I turn tail and run when things look bad.
6
An innocent person is in prison for a crime that I committed. I’m okay with that.
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
spent a lot of time among other criminals and still have contacts within the criminal underworld. You’re far closer than most people to the world of murder, theft, and violence that pervades the
tail and run when things look bad.
6
An innocent person is in prison for a crime that I committed. I’m okay with that.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Baldur’s Gate. In the Outer City, murder is practically a way of life. With neither the Watch nor the Flaming Fist to look after residents, criminals run free in the sprawling district. Criminals use
Murder Blackmail and theft pay well, but murder is the preferred tool of the ambitious. Murder silences witnesses, disposes of enemies, and clears the path to power. Assassins never lack for work in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
. Since the characters weren’t on the car when the murder occurred, Ignatius doesn’t regard them as suspects and is friendly toward them. Ignatius can speak Common but loathes doing so; the mind flayer
characters in its investigation. If they agree to help, the mind flayer asks them to look for clues and question suspects. (In the meantime, the mind flayer quietly casts detect thoughts, focusing on every
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
Baldur’s Gate. In the Outer City, murder is practically a way of life. With neither the Watch nor the Flaming Fist to look after residents, criminals run free in the sprawling district. Criminals use
Murder Blackmail and theft pay well, but murder is the preferred tool of the ambitious. Murder silences witnesses, disposes of enemies, and clears the path to power. Assassins never lack for work in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
small portion of his power. The least of these become ghouls and zombies who serve in his legions, while his favored servants are the cultists and necromancers who murder the living and then manipulate
the dead, emulating their dread master. Orcus is a bestial creature of corruption with a diseased, decaying look. He has the lower torso of a goat, and a humanoid upper body with a corpulent belly
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
small portion of his power. The least of these become ghouls and zombies who serve in his legions, while his favored servants are the cultists and necromancers who murder the living and then manipulate
the dead, emulating their dread master. Orcus is a bestial creature of corruption with a diseased, decaying look. He has the lower torso of a goat, and a humanoid upper body with a corpulent belly
Yuan-ti Pureblood
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
agents infiltrate enemy governments to discover weaknesses that their leaders can exploit. The yuan-ti look forward to the day when their empire rises again and spreads across the world like venom through
the gods or as food.
Depend on Deceit
Yuan-ti have no sense of honorable combat. They are naturally stealthy, and if they can sneak up on enemies, either in an ambush or to murder them in their sleep
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
realize what the party is up to, they immediately suspect the characters are out to make them look bad. In that case, they become surly and tight-lipped. All the militia guards have been assured by
superiors and fellow guards, and she doesn’t need any more trouble in that area. If she’s reassured that the characters aren’t trying to make the militia look bad, Jute gives a frank account of her
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
. At first, new redcaps look like tiny bloodstained mushrooms just pushing their caps out of the soil. When moonlight shines on one of these caps, a creature that looks like a wizened and undersized
awakens, a redcap cares only for murder and carnage, and it sets off to satisfy these cravings. To sustain its unnatural existence, a redcap must soak its hat in the fresh blood of its victims. When a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Domains of Delight: A Feywild Accessory
moon, if it shone on you.
No, master! He turned to stone.
You have lit my lantern wick, that’s for sure! I am aflame.
But I am your son!
You! Fetch my steed!
Murder! Oh, murder!
’Tis said
?
Tomorrow should dawn merrier.
The words catch in my throat. I cannot speak them!
My hope is shriveled like a grape. Let us make wine of it!
That is a goatish look you have upon your face
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
the moon, if it shone on you.
No, master! He turned to stone.
You have lit my lantern wick, that’s for sure! I am aflame.
But I am your son!
You! Fetch my steed!
Murder! Oh, murder!
’Tis
?
Tomorrow should dawn merrier.
The words catch in my throat. I cannot speak them!
My hope is shriveled like a grape. Let us make wine of it!
That is a goatish look you have upon your face
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
remarkable, but there, in the midst of a wilderness with nothing to set it apart for greatness, a mortal man murdered Bhaal, the god of murder. This is no tall tale. Even a century after Bhaal’s blood was
incursion. And maybe there is something sinister about this place where a god of murder died and a god of lies is honored. For my part, I sympathize with the young firebrands, and I counseled those to whom
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
history, many believed that all drow were beings of inherent and irredeemable evil. In truth, most drow do align with evil, engaging in torture, slavery, murder, and other nefarious activities in the
in sunlit shallows. They have been at war with the sahuagin throughout their history.
Star Elves. The star elves, or Ruar’Tel’Quessir, look much like tall moon elves. They dwell on the demiplane of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
admire Andrella and enjoy her goodhearted mentorship.
Rumors
“A dastardly bandit, Pral, accosts travelers along the trail. Apparently he’s quite handsome; I’m sure he’ll look even better behind
the other side.
Murder Holes. Guards atop the gatehouse can thrust spears down at invaders through holes in the ceiling of the archway.
Gatehouse Services The gatehouse offers the following
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
sellswords can get away with atrocities, including murder, but only if such crimes are committed in the pursuit of their contracts. Should one of these ruffians steal from or harm you or your loved ones
something back. A character who talks to Germaine privately and succeeds on a DC 13 Charisma (Persuasion) check gets her to reveal that she sometimes takes money from the Boromar Clan to look into crimes, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
ground. At first, new redcaps look like tiny bloodstained mushrooms just pushing their caps out of the soil. When moonlight shines on one of these caps, a creature that resembles a wizened and
moment redcaps awaken, they desire only murder and carnage, and they constantly seek to satisfy these cravings. Redcaps lack subtlety. They live for direct confrontation and the mayhem of mortal combat
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
, one or more redcaps might appear where fresh blood soaks the ground. At first, new redcaps look like tiny, bloodstained mushrooms just pushing their caps out of the soil. When moonlight shines on
material, heavy iron boots, and a heavy bladed weapon. From the moment it awakens, a redcap desires only murder and carnage, and it sets out to satisfy these cravings. Even if a redcap wanted to be
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Mysteries A mystery is a form of event-based adventure that usually focuses on the adventurers’ efforts to solve a crime, usually a robbery or murder. Unlike the writer of a mystery novel, a Dungeon
crime. A random killing might be just as mysterious, but it lacks that emotional connection. Also look for a connection between the victim and one or more of the adventurers. One surefire way to draw
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
, defended herself from the unjust arrest, and was charged with attempted murder as a result. She fled to the Indigo Desert and joined an outlaw band, quickly climbing the ranks to become the leader. While
wrapped up tight. They looked like twin death, they did. I’ll never forget their hissing and their slithering, horrid tongues. As a mercy, the body they were dragging looked like it was already dead. I rode on, I tell you. I didn’t look back.”
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
person soaks the ground. At first, new redcaps look like tiny bloodstained mushrooms just pushing their caps out of the soil. When moonlight shines on one of these caps, a creature that looks like a
. From the moment it awakens, a redcap desires only murder and carnage, and it sets out to satisfy these cravings. Redcaps lack subtlety. They live for direct confrontation and the mayhem of mortal
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
, with metal covers that are 5 feet tall, 4 feet wide, and 1 inch thick. Each book weighs 150 pounds. A large wooden table, its legs carved to look like rearing pegasi, dominates the room. An ornate
the room. Cut into the floor in one corner of the room are six murder holes, each one big enough for a Small character to squeeze through. Next to the murder holes is a glass vat holding 30 gallons
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
characters’ investigation. En route to the tavern, “Blood in the Streets” is a chance for characters to see the City Watch in action. If the characters decide to look around, “Searching the Dock Ward” gives
appendix B), are likely to be accused of murder. They coldly catch the eye of anyone who passes by, but the City Watch won’t let the characters anywhere near the prisoners. Searching the Dock Ward The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Machil’s possessions have been stored away since his death. Anything of value was sold off years ago, but a few “worthless journals and letters” remain. She offers to let the characters look through her
pockets a random trinket (determined by rolling on the Trinkets table in the Player’s Handbook). On a failed check, the character sends a pile of dusty items spilling to the floor and earns a stern look
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
the characters to spare Serapio and bring him to her, promising to look after him until she can find him help. She doesn’t know where he has gone, though. If the characters name or describe Itzmin
his confession to his mother. Itzmin reassures the youth that after he attends to some business, they can return to Hollow Mine. That unnamed business is the murder of Doña Rosa, whom Itzmin believes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
just to help their companion. Avoid focusing adventures on one character too often, and look for opportunities to have character-focused adventures for each character from time to time. Setting New
characters’ tavern out of business. Another might use the tavern as the setting for a murder mystery. Downloadable PDF
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Dead Three murder squad (see the “More Dead Three Encounters” sidebar)
5 Press gang of 1d4 + 1 half-ogres
6 1d6 Guild operatives (spies)
7 2d4 street brawlers (thugs)
8 1d6
Flaming Fist mercenaries (veterans) who don’t like the look of adventurers
9 1 ghost from Harborside Hospital
10 1d4 mimics posing as cargo
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
murder spree 5 Press gang of 1d4 + 1 half-ogres 6 1d6 Guild operatives (spies) 7 2d4 street brawlers (thugs) 8 1d6 Flaming Fist mercenaries (veterans) who don’t like the look of adventurers 9 1 ghost from Harborside Hospital 10 1d4 mimics posing as cargo
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
contains a rusty iron key that unlocks the padlock in area C16. C5. Den Light enters this spacious room through a bulge in the north wall, where cracked and broken windows look out over a foggy vale
for different reasons (see area C12 for details). A hag stole Heluthe’s corpse a few years ago and replaced it with a scarecrow and two crawling claws that try to murder anyone who releases them. If
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
fisher committed the murder he was arrested for, she describes Jarme’s remorse as far more compelling — and far more believable — than that of any other troubled person she has ever worked with. If
locked door, at which she offers a word of caution. “This wing is where the worst of our cases are kept. I beg you not to look into any of the other cells. We’ve given succor to many folk over the years
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
closer than most people to the world of murder, theft, and violence that pervades the underbelly of civilization, and you have survived up to this point by flouting the rules and regulations of society
money. 3 If there’s a plan, I’ll forget it. If I don’t forget it, I’ll ignore it. 4 I have a “tell” that reveals when I’m lying. 5 I turn tail and run when things look bad. 6 An innocent person is in
compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
the ideals of the Circle of Eight are self-serving, merely a way for them to justify murder and plunder?
I cannot do so. Mordenkainen has no need for ever more magic and treasure. He is not a cruel
of elves and duergar, and a vast array of other creatures from throughout the planes of existence. The appendix lets you look up stat blocks in this book by challenge rating, creature type, and