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Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Delegation to Kalaman Soon after arriving on shore, the character with the highest passive Wisdom (Perception) score realizes two prominent villagers are missing: Lord Bakaris and his son, Bakaris
the Younger. If the characters ask around, a villager who reached the shore before them mentions that Lord Bakaris and his son headed to Kalaman hours ago, intent on addressing the city’s leaders, but
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Locathah Rising
that is their charge. They dutifully maintain the stores here while they work to carve a passage through the coral, which is turning out to be more difficult than originally thought. The intent is to
ballistae traps hidden behind the fish in the back of this chamber. Thin tripwires have been strung up throughout the area, with the intent of protecting the stores from the nearby undead creatures
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Vogler Militia (see below) Airborne Assassin A kapak draconian (see appendix B) glides overhead from the cliffs, intent on dropping onto one of the characters. Only characters who have a passive Wisdom
feet gouging the dirt. They wave torches and fierce blades above their reptilian heads.
Five baaz draconians (see appendix B) charge toward the wharf, intent on setting buildings ablaze and murdering
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Wisdom (Perception) checks of any active observers, or using an observer’s passive Wisdom (Perception) score as the base DC. A prisoner that fails the check is commanded to relinquish the item, on pain
equipment (normally in Ilvara’s quarters) in an alternate location if the characters are intent on escaping without exploring all of the outpost, such as the elite drow barracks (area 4) or the armory (area 10).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
quick to defend them if they sense any ill intent. Dragon chosen are skilled in close combat, using two weapons to tear at their foes. Dragon Chosen
Medium Humanoid, Any Alignment
Armor Class 17
Str +6, Dex +6, Con +4
Skills Athletics +6, Perception +3
Condition Immunities frightened
Senses passive Perception 13
Languages Common, Draconic
Challenge 3 (700 XP) Proficiency Bonus +2
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
release their grip and plummet, intent on impaling prey in a single strike. If they’re successful, piercers consume their meals and then slowly climb to a new ambush position. If they miss or fail to
Blindsight 30 ft., Darkvision 60 ft.; Passive Perception 8
Languages None
CR 1/2 (XP 100; PB +2)
Traits
Spider Climb. The piercer can climb difficult surfaces, including along ceilings, without
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
. Once inside the brain, the worm kills its host and animates the corpse, transforming it into a spawn of Kyuss, which breeds more worms. Spawn of Kyuss are expressions of Orcus’s intent to replace all
life with undeath. Left to its own devices, a solitary spawn of Kyuss travels aimlessly. If it stumbles across a living creature, the spawn attacks with the sole intent of creating more spawn
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
an enemy with such intent sets foot inside a warded location, the eidolon plunges into a statue specially prepared to house the souls of these protectors. In the form of this sacred statue, an eidolon
, poisoned, prone, restrained
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 18
Languages the languages it knew in life
Challenge 12 (8,400 XP)
Incorporeal Movement. The eidolon can move through
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
understand the difference between an order’s intent and its exact wording. Unlike many constructs, it seeks to fulfill the former rather than slavishly follow the latter. Tactical Cunning. A helmed horror
blinded, charmed, deafened, frightened, paralyzed, petrified, poisoned, stunned
Senses blindsight 60 ft. (blind beyond this radius), passive Perception 14
Languages understands the languages of its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
imprisoned in an undead body drives a spawn of Kyuss insane. Corruption Without End. Spawn of Kyuss are expressions of Orcus’s intent to replace all life with undeath. Left to its own devices, a solitary
spawn of Kyuss travels aimlessly. If it stumbles across a living creature, the spawn attacks with the sole intent of creating more spawn. Whether they are dispersed or clustered, spawn reproduce
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
pincers and tentacles. When an adult carrion stalker detects movement, it bursts from its corpse-cradle to attack, intent on implanting its young into the living and starting its species’ life cycle anew
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WIS
13 (+1)
CHA
6 (−2)
Skills Stealth +7
Condition Immunities blinded
Senses tremorsense 60 ft., passive Perception 11
Languages —
Challenge 3 (700 XP) Proficiency Bonus +2
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
down a well, an echo of that wish becomes lodged in a stone buried deep in the earth of the Feywild. Brigganocks seek out these wish stones, discarding the ones that contain wishes of ill intent and
, Con +4
Condition Immunities exhaustion
Senses passive Perception 10
Languages Common, Sylvan
Challenge 1/8 (25 XP) Proficiency Bonus +2
Fey Ancestry. The brigganock has advantage on saving
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
particularly attracted to the presence of a devourer. Devourers hunt Humanoids with the intent of consuming them body and soul. After a devourer brings a target to the brink of death, it pulls the victim’s
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CHA
16 (+3)
Damage Resistances cold, fire, lightning
Damage Immunities poison
Condition Immunities poisoned
Senses darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 10
Languages Abyssal, telepathy
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
in petty pranks to amuse themselves, passing the time at their hosts’ expense. Although a boggle’s antics might cause distress and unintentional harm, mischief—not mayhem is usually its intent. If
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CON
13 (+1)
INT
6 (−2)
WIS
12 (+1)
CHA
7 (−2)
Skills Perception +3, Sleight of Hand +6, Stealth +6
Damage Resistances fire
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Army, intent on finding the City of Lost Names and restoring it to the skies. Lohezet employs the strategies of extinct poisonous predators in battle. His magical toxins wear down even the strongest
Skills Arcana +9, History +9, Medicine +6
Damage Immunities poison
Condition Immunities poisoned
Senses passive Perception 12
Languages Common, Dwarvish, Elvish, Infernal
Challenge 12 (8,400 XP
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
share with unsuspecting sleepers. Dusk Hag Prophecies d10 Prophecy 1 “A red hat approaches with ill intent. Be wary.” 2 “A ship comes on a sea of bones, but treasure waits behind a silver skull
., passive Perception 16
Languages Common, Giant, Infernal
Challenge 6 (2,300 XP)
Innate Spellcasting. The hag’s spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 15). She can innately cast the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
presence of a devourer. Tormentors of Souls. Devourers hunt humanoids, with the intent of consuming them body and soul. After a devourer brings a target to the brink of death, it pulls the victim’s
Immunities poison
Condition Immunities poisoned
Senses darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 10
Languages Abyssal, telepathy 120 ft.
Challenge 13 (10,000 XP)
Actions
Multiattack. The devourer
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal
a pillar composed of thick, red, ooze-like stuff. The creature is actually inside the pillar, and when it is roused, it emerges with evil intent. Undead Nature. The Ooze Master doesn’t require air
nonmagical attacks
Damage Immunities acid, cold, poison
Condition Immunities blinded, charmed, deafened, exhaustion, frightened, paralyzed, poisoned, prone
Senses blindsight 120 ft., passive Perception
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
threatened, the ceremorphs react with deadly intent; otherwise, they shun combat. Roleplaying the Gnome Squidlings The gnome squidlings have a blind hunger for brains that often overrides their common sense
to bury its immense bulk in the snow.
Two carrion crawlers, Vorryn’s trained pets, scuttle through the snow near the ship. Characters who have passive Wisdom (Perception) scores of 11 or higher are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
that no enemy can gain a foothold against the gods’ cause through defilement or violence within these sites. If an enemy with such intent sets foot inside a warded location, the eidolon plunges into a
Immunities cold, necrotic, poison
Condition Immunities charmed, exhaustion, frightened, grappled, paralyzed, petrified, poisoned, prone, restrained
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 18
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
frightening sounds to startle cows and sour their milk, or hiding a baby in an attic. Although a boggle’s antics might cause distress and unintentional harm, mischief — not mayhem — is usually its intent. If
Resistances fire
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive perception 13
Languages Sylvan
Challenge 1/8 (25 XP)
Boggle Oil. The boggle excretes nonflammable oil from its pores. The boggle chooses
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
of druids (possibly in service to Malar or Talos) who cultivated the first of these creatures. However, it remains unknown whether their intent was to create a benign means of breaking down monstrous
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CHA
6(−2)
Skills Perception +3, Stealth +4
Damage Resistances poison
Condition Immunities paralyzed
Senses darkvision 60ft., passive Perception 13
Languages understands Druidic but
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
hiding a baby in an attic. Although a boggle’s antics might cause distress and unintentional harm, mischief—not mayhem—is usually the intent. If threatened, a boggle flees rather than stand and fight
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 15
Languages Sylvan
Challenge 1/8 (25 XP) Proficiency Bonus +2
Actions
Pummel. Melee Weapon Attack: +1 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 2 (1d6
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
wilderness, she has returned to Zinda intent on vengeance. Kala entered into a pact with a biza, a type of vengeful spirit versed in sinister magic. In exchange for Kala murdering people for the biza to
herbalist who works the stall coughing as he attacks a man on the ground. Characters who have a passive Wisdom (Perception) score of 14 or higher also notice a dissipating pink cloud around the figures
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
tables. He is currently intent on claiming the legendary axe Orcsplitter, the weapon buried with King Torhild Flametongue of Besilmer many centuries ago. The secret doors and puzzles of the Halls of
+4
Damage Resistances cold, poison
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 9
Languages Common, Dwarvish
Challenge 7 (2,900 XP)
Action Surge (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
in Death-at-Sunset’s old lair (see “Death-at-Sunset’s Lair”), and he suspects the wyrmling is to blame for the forest’s corruption. If the characters haven’t already expressed their intent to kill the
Kaynen for a few minutes, a Venomous Snake slithers toward the tree, partially hidden by its roots. A character with a Passive Perception of 13+ notices the snake, which is a spy for Marilissa, the yuan-ti
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
them with hostile intent. Ishvern and the sea elves use the scout stat block with the following changes: They have advantage on saving throws against being charmed, and magic can’t put them to sleep
who has a passive Wisdom (Perception) score of 16 or higher notices a design on its lid resembling the layout of the shrine. Although the crypt has no other visible exits, the room on the map
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
marching order who have a passive Wisdom (Perception) score of 14 or higher spot the ooze following them. Raiders This group of raiders from the surface ventured into the Underdark looking for riches and
of them (their concerns are with the Underdark, after all). If the characters seem intent on reaching the surface, a society member might suggest they look for a guide in one of the Underdark’s larger
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
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CHA
8 (−1)
Skills Perception +4, Stealth +6, Survival +2
Condition Immunities frightened
Senses darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 14
Languages telepathy 120 ft.
Challenge Rating 2
., passive Perception 17
Languages Deep Speech, Undercommon, telepathy 120 ft.
Challenge 10 (5,900 XP)
Magic Resistance. The alhoon has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
intent of making it linger in the area and perform an act related to its associated emotion. The effect lasts 24 hours. The following list notes some of the most common emotional echoes, where they tend to
(+1)
INT
10 (+0)
WIS
13 (+1)
CHA
10 (+0)
Skills Stealth +3
Damage Immunities acid
Condition Immunities prone
Senses darkvision 60 ft., Passive Perception 11
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
intent, the bosuns welcome them to the Lambent Zenith and call for Ilren, who stepped in as the camp’s interim leader when the ship’s first mate fell ill. The githyanki explain that they haven’t heard
survivors long ago burned the deceased’s bodies on the ship’s decks. Z7: Storage Unused rigging and dusty old sails fill this old storage closet.
Characters who have a passive Wisdom (Perception) score
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
120 ft., passive Perception 16
Languages Deep Speech, Undercommon, telepathy 120 ft.
Challenge 9 (5,000 XP) Proficiency Bonus +4
Magic Resistance. Qunbraxel has advantage on saving throws against
Qunbraxel considers worthy, the mind flayer hopes to join the Ilvaash fanatics and receive power and insight from the Far Realm. The mind flayer fanatics had little intent on welcoming Qunbraxel into