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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
feel like a Beast or a Humanoid it has seen or to return to its true form. Any equipment the giant is wearing or carrying is absorbed by the new form. Its statistics, other than its size, don’t
consider beneath their dignity.
Smiling ones take their name from the strange two-faced masks they wear. The smiling half of the face often looks more like a smirk or a triumphant sneer than a
Outlander
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Backgrounds
Player’s Handbook (2014)
Origin
You’ve been to strange places and seen things that others cannot begin to fathom. Consider some of the distant lands you have visited, and how they impacted you. You can roll on the following
Monsters
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
nothing as a child, Urmius found himself surrounded by family members, caretakers, and teachers who were uniformly cold, callous, and mean-spirited. He grew tired of being seen as nothing more than the
his time playing in his room. He collected costumes and liked nothing more than to parade around Umbrage Mansion in strange garments and outlandish makeup.
Urmius first met Naeryx Krumple at a family
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
While some might think it strange to find hermits in a bustling city, others know that sometimes the most profound solitude exists in the midst of a crowd. Baldur’s Gate holds a handful of
fortunately, maintaining that deception might require you to stay in hiding until you actually are.
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You study the puzzles of mortal natures. You’ve seen followers of evil deities perform
Genasi
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Elemental Evil Player's Companion
flowing through their veins manifests differently in each genasi, often as magical power.
Seen in silhouette, a genasi can usually pass for human. Those of earth or water descent tend to be heavier
, seeing them as accidents. Many feel nothing for their genasi children at all.
Some genasi live as outcasts, driven into exile for their unsettling appearance and strange magic, or assuming leadership
Aarakocra
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Elemental Evil Player's Companion
beyond — from the boundless vistas of the Elemental Plane of Air.
They are immigrants, refugees, scouts, and explorers, their outposts functioning as footholds in a world both strange and alien
back into the air. Those that make it to a world in the Material Plane find it a strange place. They sometimes forget or ignore vertical distances, and they have nothing but pity for those earthbound
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
anchored just off the marsh. City folk no doubt, but why they’ve stopped here is anybody’s guess. Strange thing is, the crew have only been seen out at night.” (If the characters investigate the site, see
“Crazy Gallio has been locked up in his tower for weeks now. The sergeant says he doesn’t let anyone up to the top floor anymore, and strange lights have been seen from his windows at night.”(If the characters investigate the site, see “Thalivar’s Beacon.”)
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Dreams and Portents Strange dreams are common in Atagua, the result of psychic energies from the Feywild and Far Realm. Whenever a character sleeps or meditates while in Atagua, roll on the Dreams in
Atagua table to determine if they have a strange vision. Dreams in Atagua d10 Dream 1–4 No dream 5 You are swimming up a sky-high waterfall. 6 Orchids speak to you in the voices of fallen friends
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
, they experienced many odd occurrences: missing tools, strange chills, and spooky whispers. The ghost manifested as an old man with wild hair and burning eyes. They were working on the tower’s third
around in his nightgown and muttering to himself. Strange Sighting Nearing the top of the crag, the characters spot a figure watching from the crest of the hill: a dark-skinned Turmish woman wearing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
in the North. Senya, a server at the Watchful Knight, noticed a strange monk who wore a golden mask observing the Mirabarrans closely while they stayed at the Watchful Knight. The monk left a few hours
before the delegation set out and hasn’t been seen since. A cattle drover met the delegation on the Dessarin Road about ten miles south of town, a few hours after they left. Later that day he saw a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Stranger Things
. It is a strange and dreadful creature with eight heads surrounding a large circular mouth rimmed with jagged teeth. Its maw drips with acid, and its tail ends in a pair of sharp pincers. Tristan asks
the characters to get rid of this menace. The thessalhydra was last seen going into caverns belonging to an unfriendly tribe of troglodytes. The characters must enter the caverns and deal with the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
, but by the influence of the planes. Such tieflings may be born in manifest zones when planes are coterminous. Planar tieflings are isolated oddities, often seen as exotic and strange, but not
Tieflings Tieflings are rarely seen in Eberron, but there are a few paths for a tiefling characters. Many tieflings are born to the Carrion Tribes, the barbarians who live in the Demon Wastes. Such
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
chambers and walls are circular when seen from inside. This strange incongruity is another manifestation of Xonthal’s ability to manipulate space.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
ask about these events at nearby booths, other market vendors initially claim not to have seen anything strange. If a character succeeds on a DC 10 Charisma (Persuasion) check, a vendor says, “Market
Seafood, no strange events unfold while they’re nearby. Investigations using magic also reveal nothing out of the ordinary.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
for 1d6 hours 26–35 1 roc 36–40 A herd of 3d20 + 60 caribou (deer) moving through the snow 41–50 1d4 mammoths 51–60 1d8 + 1 trolls 61–65 A mile-wide frozen lake in which the preserved corpses of strange
creatures can be seen 66–75 2d4 young remorhazes 76–80 A crumbling ice castle littered with the frozen bodies of blue-skinned humanoids 81–90 1 adult white dragon 91–96 1d8 + 1 frost giants 97–99 1d4 remorhazes 00 1 ancient white dragon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
seen before: a weremouse, a weremoose, or even a wereooze. Thessalar is extremely interested in studying this new lycanthropy. Alternatively, Mack might have been a normal human when he came to the temple, only to have Thessalar impose this strange lycanthropy upon him.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
read at the Tower of the Heavens. Whether the prophecies are real remains to be seen, but the characters are curious or desperate enough to pay a visit. The characters might also be researching
visible wounds. The characters are hired by a mourning family to investigate these deaths and put a stop to them. The characters’ encounter with the cause of these deaths—a strange predator called a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
dragon disappears behind a cloud, taking its strange caravan with it, and is seen no more. But sometimes the dragon makes a gentle, spiraling descent into a forest or another secluded area. Those who seek
roll on the Seelie Market Introductions table or choose the most fitting option. Seelie Market Introductions d6 Introduction 1 A strange trail of toadstools leads off the beaten path into the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
chambers and walls are circular when seen from inside. This strange incongruity is another manifestation of Xonthal’s ability to manipulate space.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
trunk during orientation, seen belched out by the frogs before the Firejolt Café race, or spotted on the cauldrons in Bow’s End Tavern. If she hasn’t already entered the scene, Professor Totsky arrives
while the characters examine the substance. She initially shrugs it off as irrelevant, given that its magic has already faded. But if the characters explain everything they’ve seen at the past year’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
, building towns and working with steel. If you were raised in one of the clans, the ways of civilization aren’t that strange to you; you’ve seen the city of Zarash’ak and worked with House Tharashk. By
nations are blinded by their civilized ways. You have heard the truth in the voices of croaking frogs and seen it in the shadows shifting on the water. Whether you’re loyal to the Gatekeepers, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
them. The elemental blood flowing through their veins manifests differently in each genasi, often as magical power. Seen in silhouette, a genasi can usually pass for human. Those of earth or water
their mortal offspring, seeing them as accidents. Many feel nothing for their genasi children at all. Some genasi live as outcasts, driven into exile for their unsettling appearance and strange magic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
onto another plane, matter is warped into alien shapes that defy understandable geometry and biology. Aberrations such as mind flayers and beholders are either from this plane or shaped by its strange
forming pacts with entities there. Anyone who has seen the Far Realm mutters about eyes, tentacles, and horror. The Far Realm has no well-known portals, or at least none that are still viable. Ancient
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
aren’t aware of the Dragon Armies’ threat beyond vague rumors. Roll or choose a result from the Wartime Rumors table whenever characters hear a rumor regarding the Dragon Armies or strange happenings
who will fight for them, promising wealth and glory not seen since before the Cataclysm. (True) 5 A deadly band of mercenaries has trained flying, dragon-like creatures called dragonnels to serve them
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
gently. Mary hid her beloved daughter, Gertruda, in this house for the girl’s entire life. Gertruda, now a teenager, broke out of the house a week ago and has not been seen since. Her mother fears the
worst—and is justified in doing so. See area K42 in chapter 4 for more information on Gertruda’s fate. The malformed doll has a strange leer and wears a sackcloth dress. It belonged to Mary in her youth
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
and other travelers are bewildered by the strange weather but do their best to ignore it or joke to hide their insecurity. If asked about the fog, locals say they’ve never seen anything like this. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
symbol seen on Sarah’s uniform—a lemon tree with the rising sun behind it. A character who has the noble background, who has an extensive knowledge of Waterdeep, or who succeeds on a DC 14
the diary, dated just over five years earlier, change in tone as Sarah worries about the strange conduct of Lord Yellowcrest, and his habit of spending too much time with ancient books in his study
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Distressed Magistrate As the characters question the locals or otherwise demonstrate that they’ve experienced a strange event, a local magistrate notices them. The magistrate approaches if the
claim to have seen the fog and creatures within it as well, Ahn-Jun is relieved and shares the following details with the party: No one else in the city has seen the fog, but it’s been rising and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
. Lope’s research suggested killing the fiend will end the curse for all those suffering from sereno. Scouts have seen owls and strange figures going in and out of a mine near the supposedly abandoned
revolutionaries’ leaders. Personality Trait. “I’ve seen much and have a story for every occasion.” Ideal. “I lost most of my life to others’ corruption. I’ll risk what I have left to bring an end to it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
them in front of the group. She asks if anyone saw anything strange happening in the town as they were evacuating. One of the stonemasons claims that she saw something strange happening in the water
out on the swampland, past the marsh islands, but then she picked up her tools and ran as the soldiers ordered her to evacuate. Another stonemason claims to have seen heard some of the returning
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
of psychic forces has begun to affect the local fauna in strange ways.
Sapphire Dragon Lairs
Sapphire dragons make their lairs in enormous caverns and complex tunnel systems. As they grow
, and secret chambers that allow them to traverse the entire lair without ever being seen by intruders. The best-defended sapphire dragon lairs have no easily accessible entrances or exits at all, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Hermit While some might think it strange to find hermits in a bustling city, others know that sometimes the most profound solitude exists in the midst of a crowd. Baldur’s Gate holds a handful of
You study the puzzles of mortal natures. You’ve seen followers of evil deities perform miracles for the helpless at Twin Songs, and you’ve seen patriars who worship good deities turn their backs on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
Hermit While some might think it strange to find hermits in a bustling city, others know that sometimes the most profound solitude exists in the midst of a crowd. Baldur’s Gate holds a handful of
puzzles of mortal natures. You’ve seen followers of evil deities perform miracles for the helpless at Twin Songs, and you’ve seen patriars who worship good deities turn their backs on the poor daily
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
hasn’t seen her yet. Characters who investigate further and ask those nearby about the attack learn that the strange farmers all worked in the Rattle—a dangerous but fertile farming region haunted by
yet, but this is a mark of the soul shaker’s control (see the “Soul Shaker” section at the end of this adventure). The festival-goers closest to the strange farmers panic and flee. Unless the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
recently seen more visitors than usual. The first was the modron R04M, which stopped at the castle and learned much about the Outlands. More recently, though, a host of Fiends discovered and occupied the
they might be working for Shemeshka through intermediaries seeking to track R04M. When the characters come within sight of the walking castle, read the following description: Amid a grove of strange






