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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Orcus who plundered corpses from necropolises to create the first spawn of Kyuss. Even centuries after Kyuss’s death, his malign disciples continue performing the horrific rites he perfected
worms jump onto nearby Humanoids and burrow into their flesh. A worm that penetrates a Humanoid body makes its way to the creature’s brain. Once inside the brain, the worm kills its host and
Monsters
Quests from the Infinite Staircase
and are usually programmed to take intruders prisoner before resorting to lethal force. Combat robots signal their pursuit with built-in sirens and flashing lights, warning nearby creatures of their
imminent arrival with an intimidating display. Combat robots display a wide range of voices. Some units are clearly designed to intimidate, while others offer canned, upbeat platitudes in pleasant tones
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
, masterminds have a breath weapon—a billowing cloud of poisonous gas. They also have formidable claws and teeth they use to rend foes in close combat.
Dying draconian masterminds are a sight to behold
, as their magical essence coalesces as a ball of lightning that arcs out at those nearby.
On the world of Krynn, draconian masterminds formed from gold dragon eggs are called aurak draconians
Monsters
Quests from the Infinite Staircase
memory web is motionless at the start of combat, it has advantage on its initiative roll. Moreover, if a creature hasn’t observed the memory web move or act, that creature must succeed on a DC
. Some of these memories lodge themselves in the minds of nearby creatures as dreamlike recollections, potentially spurring their inheritors to action. The Memory Web Memories table presents adventure
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
wintry lands, favoring snowy mountains. These hags become more active during winter, using their ice and weather magic to make life miserable for nearby settlements.
A bheur hag’s skin has the
starve. Bheurs use their ability to manipulate weather to batter villages with freezing cold, hoping to instill a despair that turns folk against each other.
In combat, a bheur hag also strives to
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
False Appearance. If the trapper is motionless on a floor, wall, or ceiling at the start of combat, it has advantage on its initiative roll. Moreover, if a creature hasn’t observed the trapper
with its body, making them look like irregularities in the surface. The creature might instead attach itself to a nearby wall or a ceiling, using the remnants as bait; any creature that stops to
Monsters
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 2: Dragonlance Creatures
—but he is best known as the adviser of Dragon Highlord Verminaard, leader of the Red Dragon Army.
Empowered by Takhisis herself, Ember’s innate fire can sear those nearby, and his breath
weapon is a molten storm of ash and flame. In combat, Ember wears a set of magic plate armor that bolsters his already-impressive might, allowing him to annihilate entire cohorts with terrifying
Magic Items
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
;green hags in a Green Hag (Coven Variant);coven
When you damage a target that hasn’t taken a turn in this combat, the target takes an extra 3d10 slashing damage from ghostly blades.
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(Perception) checks from constant whispers of memories and nearby minds.
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The Disappearances of Half Hollow (vomerine tooth of a Large toad)
4 giant toad;giant toads
Your long jump is up to 30
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The Running Kirio is a rare bird of paradise with brilliant red plumage that appears only when an elder spirit is nearby. For the extremely
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This carnivorous flower is characterized by a maw at the center of its array of honey-colored petals. Beekeepers consider the flower an
growing nearby. Brewers seek out lions blume because of the flower’s milky sap as well as its “teeth.”
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Use with caution. Handle with care. You have been warned. Orange slime is highly combustible, even in small globules. It is also quite
orange slime is discovered, there’s usually a designated mage nearby who can be summoned to contain or dispose of it. The substance orange slime is cultivated from larger, living omnivorous
Yuan-ti Pureblood
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
some of their conquered enemies finally loosened the yuan-ti’s hold over nearby lands. The serpent people withdrew to their fortified cities and underground temples, ceding the rest of their
others can be exploited through bribes, favors, or threats.
As creatures devoid of emotion, yuan-ti exhibit behavior and use tactics that exemplify that outlook (or lack of one). Whether in combat
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Rites Cult rituals are intense and often violent, including blood sacrifice and ritual combat. Many cultists consume unnatural substances, seeking a closer communion to aberrations. They perform rituals in Undercommon, though most cultists don’t have a full understanding of the language.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Intro to Stormwreck Isle
an arcane observatory built on a nearby island by wizards long gone, and it hinted at powerful magic hidden there. A small cloister known as Dragon’s Rest also resides on the island. The caretaker of
the cloister’s temple to the dragon god Bahamut, who is a patron of heroes and a champion of justice, must have information regarding the observatory. This Elder Runara can set you on the path to discovering the knowledge your friend never found. View Character Sheet Downloadable PDF
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Intro to Stormwreck Isle
Elf Fighter Shawn Wood Your parents lived in the prosperous village of Thundertree, east of the city of Neverwinter and at the edge of the Neverwinter Wood. But when nearby Mount Hotenow erupted
justice. Maybe Elder Runara can help you determine exactly what your heroic destiny is and set you on the right path to fulfill it, so you can become the hero you know you’re meant to be. View Character Sheet Downloadable PDF
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
a champion of justice. Someone at the cloister may hold the key to the impending doom your deity wishes you to avert. View Character Sheet Downloadable PDF Elf Fighter Shawn Wood Your parents lived
in the prosperous village of Thundertree, east of the city of Neverwinter and at the edge of the Neverwinter Wood. But when nearby Mount Hotenow erupted thirty years ago, your parents fled, perhaps
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
Outdoor Patrol If the party lingers outside the lodge or explores the woods nearby, it finds company. Those with a passive Wisdom (Perception) score of 12 or higher are not surprised by the rush of a
group of two trolls and three ambush drakes (see appendix D for statistics) that has been wandering the area. The combat alerts Talis that she has company. The trolls serve as the lodge’s bouncers, and anyone who is not expected is eaten.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
gold and platinum in the nearby foothills, you came to Phandalin as well, not to earn a living, but to prey on those who struck it rich. You joined a gang calling itself the Redbrands and made some
world a better place. But you have no interest in causing suffering or making things worse than they already are. View Character Sheet Downloadable PDF
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
and ancient rites, but the ability to cast cleric spells relies on devotion and an intuitive sense of a deity’s wishes. Clerics combine the helpful magic of healing and inspiring their allies with
most from a mace to the head, clerics depend on their combat training to let them wade into melee with the power of the gods on their side.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Mogis and regularly hold bloody rites in his honor. Warchanters, the minotaur clergy of Mogis, whip their marauders into a near-mindless frenzy before battle; the ensuing slaughter gives glory to
a single being, the act of war personified. But the inherent tension between honor and brutality in combat led to a dichotomy of purpose too great for a single god to reconcile. Ripping himself apart
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
Outdoor Patrol If the party lingers outside the lodge or explores the woods nearby, it finds company. Those with a passive Wisdom (Perception) score of 12 or higher are not surprised by the rush of a
group of two trolls and three ambush drakes (see appendix D for Statistics) that has been wandering the area. The combat alerts Talis that she has company. The trolls serve as the lodge’s bouncers, and anyone who is not expected is eaten.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
and ancient rites, but the ability to cast cleric spells relies on devotion and an intuitive sense of a deity’s wishes. Clerics combine the helpful magic of healing and inspiring their allies with
most from a mace to the head, clerics depend on their combat training to let them wade into melee with the power of the gods on their side.
Adult Deep Dragon
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
of far-off lands. Many seek out new insights and tricks that they can use against other denizens of the Underdark, preferring social manipulation and crafty dealmaking to exerting themselves in combat
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An adult deep dragon craves the knowledge stored in an aboleth;aboleth's nearby lair.
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A spirit naga desperately wants to claim the key to a mysterious underground door from the hoard
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
the area’s radius is 1,000 feet. The saving throw DC is 15. As the tremor ends, a young purple worm with 184 hit points (challenge rating 13) burrows out of the ground. Driven into a frenzy by the quake, it attacks other living creatures nearby. It retreats rather than perishing in combat.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
blackguard cultist yells for a worthy enemy to face them in single combat.
10 A group of routed defenders are busy looting a house, supply cart, or command tent.
11 Nearby troops waver in
Ghouls have surrounded a hospital cart. People are dying, but the distraction is giving nearby allied units an opportunity to advance.
3 A mounted group of Neverwinter knights prepare to charge
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
deity, or both, and they typically unite with other Druids to perform rites that mark the passage of the seasons and other natural cycles. Druids are concerned with the delicate ecological balance that
arises, Druids take a more active role as adventurers who combat the threat. Becoming a Druid... As a Level 1 Druid Gain all the traits in the Core Druid Traits table. Gain the Druid’s level 1 features
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
, individual Druids gain their magic from nature, a nature deity, or both, and they typically unite with other Druids to perform rites that mark the passage of the seasons and other natural cycles. Druids are
unspoiled nature, but when a significant danger arises, Druids take a more active role as adventurers who combat the threat. Becoming a Druid... As a Level 1 Druid Gain all the traits in the Core
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
signal their pursuit with built-in sirens and flashing lights, warning nearby creatures of their imminent arrival with an intimidating display. Combat robots display a wide range of voices. Some units
Combat Robot Combat robots are designed for security or military action. They make able sentries and are usually programmed to take intruders prisoner before resorting to lethal force. Combat robots
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
Narrative Combat Instead of resolving the battle with miniatures, you’ll guide your players through a series of tough dilemmas, each leading to a different battlefield encounter. Their actions on the
field determine the overall success or failure of the battle. Use the Battle Flowchart provided nearby to guide your players through the conflict. Each box on the chart introduces a different mission
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
. The change in climate is very stark; the portal and a nearby lodge are buffeted by chill winds, and the surrounding countryside is heavily forested. The portal is one of several that predate the Cult of
the lodge. They might also bargain and make a deal with Talis, striking against those who oppose her ascension. If they do the latter, she helps the party reach the nearby village of Parnast and aboard
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
. The change in climate is very stark; the portal and a nearby lodge are buffeted by chill winds, and the surrounding countryside is heavily forested. The portal is one of several that predate the Cult of
the lodge. They might also bargain and make a deal with Talis, striking against those who oppose her ascension. If they do the latter, she helps the party reach the nearby village of Parnast and aboard
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
characters are locked in battle with another foe. Or maybe the noise of the ongoing combat attracts the attention of nearby dungeon denizens. The new combatant might attack both the characters and
Keeping Combat Moving Sometimes even the best-planned combat encounter can turn into a slog, where no one’s moving and neither side is hitting or dealing much damage to the other. When that happens
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
replaced. When a shadow mastiff pack is hungry and senses prey nearby, the alpha lets loose a howl that strikes fear into the hearts of nearby beasts and humanoids. Its howl is also a signal to the rest of
tolerate bright light, but they shun sunlight. Summoned for Service. Some faiths devoted to deities of gloom and night, such as Shar in the Forgotten Realms, perform unholy rites to summon shadow mastiffs
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
begun to move prisoners from area 17 up to the temple. Additionally, a dragonfang, 5 dragonclaws, and 2 guard drakes working nearby arrive within 2 rounds if a disturbance breaks out. (See appendix D for
characters are free to make use of these allies any way they see fit. If sent into combat, they quickly perish.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
occupants of this area are tenuous allies. The duergar attack anyone they don’t recognize, and the xorn assist as best they can. If the duergar are defeated, the xorn disengage from combat on their
next turn and flee by burrowing into the walls. If the xorn escape, the characters can encounter them again in other nearby chambers at your discretion. The xorn become indifferent toward characters who