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Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
necromancer or the remains of powerful Undead creatures. Unless it is uprooted and burned while it is still a seedling, the corpse flower grows to enormous size over several weeks, then tears itself free
malevolent bent and despises the living.
With or without corpses nested in its body, a corpse flower exudes a stench of decay that can overwhelm the senses of nearby creatures, causing them to become
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
Tarak Before coming to Dragon’s Rest, Tarak was a criminal, but he has since devoted himself to the study of herbs and medicine. He is usually unarmed, but he keeps several daggers hidden in his cell
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INT
12 (+1)
WIS
14 (+2)
CHA
16 (+3)
Skills Deception +5, Insight +4, Medicine +4, Nature +3
Senses passive Perception 12
Languages Common, Draconic, thieves’ cant
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Scout Scouts are keen archers and acutely aware of their surroundings. They often know several regions particularly well and are familiar with local creatures, landmarks, and perils. Riccardo
, Shortsword
Senses Passive Perception 15
Languages Common plus one other language
CR 1/2 (XP 100; PB +2)
Actions
Multiattack. The scout makes two attacks, using Shortsword and Longbow in any
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
largest kruthik in the hive undergoes a metamorphosis, forming a cocoon around itself and emerging several weeks later as a hive lord — a bigger and smarter kruthik with the ability to spray digestive
acid from its maw. The hive lord claims the largest chamber of the lair and keeps several adult kruthiks nearby as bodyguards. Kruthik Hive Lord
Large monstrosity, unaligned
Armor Class 20
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Dinosaurs The Monster Manual has statistics for several kinds of dinosaurs. This section provides several more. Brontosaurus This massive four-legged dinosaur is large enough that most predators
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STR
21 (+5)
DEX
9 (-1)
CON
17 (+3)
INT
2 (-4)
WIS
10 (+0)
CHA
7 (-2)
Saving Throws Con +6
Senses passive Perception 10
Languages
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Dinosaurs The Monster Manual has statistics for several kinds of dinosaurs. This section provides several more. Brontosaurus This massive four-legged dinosaur is large enough that most predators
(+5)
DEX
9(−1)
CON
17(+3)
INT
2(−4)
WIS
10(+0)
CHA
7(−2)
Saving Throws Con +6
Senses passive Perception 10
Languages —
Challenge 5 (1,800 XP)
Actions
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal
Dread Warrior The Red Wizards (Dead in Thay) make use of several kinds of undead minions, including the special servants known as dread warriors. After being created by a secret ritual, a dread
through the creature’s senses and direct the warrior. Undead Nature. A dread warrior doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep. Dread Warrior Medium undead, neutral evil
Armor Class 18 (chain mail
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
Skeletal Swarm This swarm of bones is made from the remains of several animated skeletons. A skeletal swarm alternates its appearance between partially formed humanoid shapes and a chaotic, swirling
, exhaustion, frightened, paralyzed, petrified, poisoned, prone, restrained, stunned
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 9
Languages —
Challenge 2 (450 XP)
Deafening Clatter. Creatures are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Skeletal Swarm This swarm of bones found rising out of the sand in Isle of the Abbey is made from the remains of several animated skeletons. A skeletal swarm alternates its appearance between
Immunities poison
Condition Immunities charmed, exhaustion, frightened, paralyzed, petrified, poisoned, prone, restrained, stunned
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 9
Languages
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
filling Axeholm’s halls with deathly wails, the dwarves abandoned their stronghold, but not before several dwarves slain by the banshee arose as ghouls to feed on their kin. Ghouls and other creatures
now prowl Axeholm, while the banshee continues to haunt the fortress’s upper halls. The banshee senses the arrival of adventurers with its Detect Life trait. In its twisted spectral mind, they are invaders who must be destroyed for their trespass.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
managed to loot several rooms. But a combination of traps and unexpected monsters has diminished their numbers and dimmed their enthusiasm. Skella is obsessed by artistry and beauty, in stark
she will abide by the terms of any bargain, but she turns against the adventurers if she senses a hint of betrayal. In addition to various treasures plundered from this level, Skella has a dagger she
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Stirge A single stirge is usually little more than an annoyance, but several can be deadly if they attach faster than a victim can remove them. Stirge Tiny Monstrosity, Unaligned
AC 13 Initiative
−1 −1
Cha 6 −2 −2
Senses Darkvision 60 ft.; Passive Perception 9
Languages None
CR 1/8 (XP 25; PB +2)
Actions
Proboscis. Melee Attack Roll: +5, reach 5 ft. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Skum Several poor souls around the Styes have succumbed to an aboleth’s magic through its disease-bearing touch. Transformed into creatures called skum, they barely resemble their past forms, their
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INT
7 (-1)
WIS
12 (+1)
CHA
9 (-1)
Skills Perception +4
Damage Resistances psychic
Senses darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 14
Languages Common, Deep Speech, telepathy
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
. These sounds can often be heard in advance of a kruthik attack. Whenever their lair is invaded, kruthik guards send out an alarm by rapidly tapping the stone floor with their sharp legs. Sharp Senses
, kruthiks prefer live prey. They kill enemies by impaling them on their spiked limbs, then grind up the flesh and bones with mandibles strong enough to chew rock. When several kruthiks gang up on a single
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
curiosity, I once tamed a giant strider. Several potions of fire resistance later, the creature was purring in my lap, and I didn’t feel a thing.
—Mordenkainen
Giant Strider
Large Elemental
(−2)
Damage Immunities fire
Senses passive Perception 11
Languages —
Challenge 1 (200 XP) Proficiency Bonus +2
Fire Absorption. Whenever the giant strider is subjected to fire damage, it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
mouther’s body is an amorphous mass of mouths and eyes that propels itself by oozing forward, fastening several mouths to the ground and pulling its bulk behind. Though it moves slowly, it swims
through water, mud, and quicksand with ease. Horrifying Cacophony. When a gibbering mouther senses prey, its mouths begin to murmur and chatter, each with a different voice: deep or shrill, wailing or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
uncharacteristically violent villagers, hoping the three will come to their senses. The Fourth Infection Once the fight ends, the townspeople restrain any surviving members of the trio so they can’t do more
. They can feel it intruding on their thoughts as well as changing their body. Goblins Again. Several days ago, Wheel-of-Fortune found goblins in the cellar of the Sleeping Giant. Wheel-of-Fortune also
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
D13. Big Barkless Several holes dot the trunk of a gnarled old tree that grows on the shore of the lake. The tree has lost all its bark, and a few withered leaves cling to the ends of its twisted
, knotted branches. One end of a clothesline is tied to a high branch on the northwest side of the tree. Several old garments hang from the clothesline, the other end of which disappears into the fog
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
bulezau, for all its rage and violence, has the head of a goat. I always respond, have you met a goat? They’re stubborn, they’re vicious, and they rarely go down without bashing you several times in the
poison
Condition Immunities charmed, frightened, poisoned
Senses darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 9
Languages Abyssal, telepathy 60 ft.
Challenge 3 (700 XP) Proficiency Bonus +2
Rotting
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
lodge themselves firmly in each character’s memory. Memory 1: Initiation Day The world around you blurs for a moment, and everything fades to black. When your senses return, you find yourself in a hazy
ferry at the Tower of the Heavens (detailed later in this adventure). Memory 2: The Star Foretold The scene shifts. The sage has aged by several years. Distraught, he paces in a starlit observatory
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
. They prefer thrown spears above all other weapons, and a verbeeg usually has several spears for that purpose. Marauders. Verbeeg conduct themselves like brigands, robbing people they come across in
+7, Stealth +5
Senses passive Perception 12
Languages Common, Giant
Challenge 5 (1,800 XP)
Innate Spellcasting. The verbeeg’s innate spellcasting ability is Wisdom. It can innately cast the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
grows to enormous size over several weeks, then tears itself free of the earth and begins scavenging humanoid corpses from battlefields and graveyards. Using its fibrous tentacles, it stuffs the remains
a stench of decay that can overwhelm the senses of nearby creatures, causing them to become nauseated. The stench, which serves as a defense mechanism, fades 2d4 days after the corpse flower dies
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
flower grows to enormous size over several weeks, then tears itself free of the earth and begins scavenging Humanoid corpses from battlefields and graveyards. Using its fibrous tentacles, it stuffs the
can overwhelm the senses of nearby creatures, causing them to become nauseated. The stench, which serves as a defense mechanism, fades 2d4 days after the corpse flower dies. Corpse Flower
Large
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
ago, Jalester left the Dales and traveled to Waterdeep with several other members of the company, one of whom — Faerrel Dunblade — would become his best friend and lover. The wizard Elminster
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STR
14(+2)
DEX
14(+2)
CON
13(+1)
INT
12(+1)
WIS
14(+2)
CHA
13(+1)
Saving Throws Str +4, Con +3
Skills Athletics +4, Survival +4
Senses passive
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
sentence has been changed to read: “See this creature’s game statistics in the Homunculus Servant stat block, which uses your proficiency bonus (PB) in several places.” The fourth paragraph has been
, poisoned
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 10 + (PB × 2)
Languages understands the languages you speak
Challenge —Proficiency Bonus (PB) equals your bonus
Evasion. If the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal
darkens to a deep crimson. In the Temple of Blood inside the Doomvault (Dead in Thay), several clouds of vampiric mist appear and attempt to engulf any who don’t escape the place quickly. Undead Nature. A
attacks
Damage Immunities poison
Condition Immunities charmed, exhaustion, grappled, paralyzed, petrified, poisoned, prone, restrained
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 11
Languages
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
structures around and on top of several of the statues, believing them to be little more than landmarks at this point. In their inanimate state, the statues pose little danger — but any structures
, exhaustion, frightened, paralyzed, petrified, poisoned, stunned
Senses truesight 120 ft., passive Perception 10
Languages —
Challenge 18 (20 ,000 XP)
Crumbling Colossus. When the statue
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
shoulders. This predator uses innate magic to displace light so it appears to be several feet away from its actual location. Displacer beasts hunt not just to feed but because they enjoy killing. Once
Mod Save
Int 6 −2 −2
Wis 12 +1 +1
Cha 8 −1 −1
Senses Darkvision 60 ft.; Passive Perception 11
Languages Understands Sylvan but can’t speak
CR 3 (XP 700; PB +2
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
several places.” The second paragraph has been change to read as follows: “In combat, the defender shares your initiative count, but it takes its turn immediately after yours. It can move and use its
Immunities charmed, exhaustion, poisoned
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 10 + (PB × 2)
Languages understands the languages you speak
Challenge —Proficiency Bonus (PB) equals your bonus
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
considering the late hour, the walk across campus is unusually quiet. But as you round a corner, a flickering magical lantern illuminates several bewildered students standing in the path.
These three
can’t take me!” but also more useful information like “This isn’t the way to Archaeo Hall! What are you doing?!” A student who is either incapacitated or knocked unconscious comes to their senses when
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
of spirits of earth and fire. Upon reaching adulthood, a lava child gains the ability to procreate by itself. An adult lava child lays several eggs in its lifetime, which is roughly fifty years
10(+0)
Skills Athletics +6, Survival +2
Damage Immunities fire; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from metal weapons
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 10
Languages Common, Ignan
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
, they can cross over into the dark realms of the world. Ravenous Lurkers. Shadow mastiffs hunt in packs on the Shadowfell, so when one of them enters a rift between the planes, several more are sure to
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
typical svirfneblin enclave contains several hundred deep gnomes and is strongly fortified. Secret tunnels lead to and from the settlement, and the deep gnomes use these as evacuation routes when the
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STR
15 (+2)
DEX
14 (+2)
CON
14 (+2)
INT
12 (+1)
WIS
10 (+0)
CHA
9 (−1)
Skills Investigation +3, Perception +2, Stealth +4
Senses darkvision 120
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
bonus (PB) in several places. In combat, the homunculus shares your initiative count, but it takes its turn immediately after yours. It can move and use its reaction on its own, but the only action it
Throws Dex +2 plus PB
Skills Perception +0 plus PB × 2, Stealth +2 plus PB
Damage Immunities poison
Condition Immunities exhaustion, poisoned
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 10 + (PB
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
bonus (PB) in several places. In combat, the homunculus shares your initiative count, but it takes its turn immediately after yours. It can move and use its reaction on its own, but the only action it
Throws Dex +2 plus PB
Skills Perception +0 plus PB × 2, Stealth +2 plus PB
Damage Immunities poison
Condition Immunities exhaustion, poisoned
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 10 + (PB