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Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Multiattack. The tlincalli makes one Longsword or Spiked Chain attack and one Sting attack.
Longsword. Melee Weapon Attack: +6;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Longsword
":"1d10+3", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Longsword", "rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage if used with two hands.
Spiked Chain. Melee Weapon Attack: +6;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
draconic devil to serve at her pleasure in the Nine Hells. Each type of abishai is associated with one of Tiamat’s five dragon heads: black, blue, green, red, and white.
Tiamat deploys
outside the normal hierarchy of the Nine Hells, having their own chain of command and ultimately answering to Tiamat (and Asmodeus, when he chooses to use them). Other archdevils can command abishais to
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Fey Ancestry. The shadar-kai has advantage on saving throws against being charmed, and magic can’t put it to sleep.Multiattack. The shadar-kai makes three Spiked Chain attacks. It can use
Shadow Jump after one of these attacks.
Spiked Chain. Melee Weapon Attack: +6;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Spiked Chain"} to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 10 (2d6 + 3
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
abishai was once a mortal who somehow won Tiamat’s favor before death and, as a reward, found its soul transformed into a draconic devil to serve at her pleasure in the Nine Hells. Each type of
armies. In all cases, abishais are fanatically loyal to Tiamat, ready to lay down their lives if needed.
Abishais stand outside the normal hierarchy of the Nine Hells, having their own chain of command
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
before death and, as a reward, found its soul transformed into a draconic devil to serve at her pleasure in the Nine Hells. Each type of abishai is associated with one of Tiamat’s five dragon
, ready to lay down their lives if needed.
Abishais stand outside the normal hierarchy of the Nine Hells, having their own chain of command and ultimately answering to Tiamat (and Asmodeus, when he
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
destruction on the battlefield.
Abishais
Each abishai was once a mortal who somehow won Tiamat’s favor before death and, as a reward, found its soul transformed into a draconic devil to serve at her
Nine Hells, having their own chain of command and ultimately answering to Tiamat (and Asmodeus, when he chooses to use them). Other archdevils can command abishais to work for them, but most archdevils
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
somehow won Tiamat’s favor before death and, as a reward, found its soul transformed into a draconic devil to serve at her pleasure in the Nine Hells. Each type of abishai is associated with
, abishais are fanatically loyal to Tiamat, ready to lay down their lives if needed.
Abishais stand outside the normal hierarchy of the Nine Hells, having their own chain of command and ultimately answering
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
, polymorph
5th level (3 slots): cloudkill, cone of cold, hold monster, scrying
6th level (2 slot): chain lightning, circle of death, create undead
7th level (2 slot): finger of death, forcecage
her ancestors, Lady Illmarrow has a more important goal: restoring her dragonmark and unlocking godlike powers. The agents of the Emerald Claw who serve her fight either for the good of Karrnath or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
. The devils that serve under Kovik do so willingly because the chain devil has earned their trust. Newly disenfranchised devils regularly flock to Kovik’s banner. The chain devil’s emblem is the
Princeps Kovik This particularly cruel chain devil commanded the Nine Hells’ 8th Infantry Legion, “Terror Incarnate,” which was crushed on the banks of the River Styx by the demon lord Kostchtchie
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
metal to coerce prisoners into betraying themselves. Many serve powerful devils, wrenching secrets from imprisoned souls using deadly, animate chains. Left to their own devices, chain devils
Chain Devil Devil of Pain and Control Habitat: Planar (Nine Hells); Treasure: Implements Also known as kytons, chain devils consider themselves morbid artisans who use deception, menace, and vicious
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
Bloodfray Giant Giants in the Cult of Rakdos act as enforcers, bouncers, and sometimes even pillars, holding the mobile platforms that serve as stages for Rakdos performances. Like other members of
8(−1)
CHA
9(−1)
Saving Throws Str +9, Con +8, Wis +2
Skills Athletics +9, Perception +2
Senses passive Perception 12
Languages Giant
Challenge 6 (2,300 XP)
Actions
Chain. Melee
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
tapestries and curtains, intermixed with humanoid bones and broken bits of stone, serve as beds for the manticores.
Scrying Eye. If the characters leave after killing the manticores and later return
search of the manticores’ nests yields the following: a chain shirt, a flail, a wooden flute (2 gp), a pouch containing 14 sp and 29 cp, a pouch containing 21 gp, and a silver necklace with a bloodstone pendant (250 gp).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
party, while others serve as lieutenants. Likewise, the adventurers might appoint some of the NPCs to command positions. Without a clear chain of command, information might not go to the right people
within their own ranks, members of any faction might bristle at having to work alongside (much less take orders from) members of other factions. Chain of Command In addition to deciding how the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
kill or chain up those they can’t magically enslave. Shortly after the Ssethian Scourges defeated their yuan-ti foes, a tribe of bullywugs led by a death slaad appeared in the Slitherswamp
. Frustrated by this new obstacle to their dominance of the level, the nagas now seek allies to slay the bullywugs and their leader. The nagas know the locations of all the magic gates on this level, as well as how to activate them. They share that information with creatures that willingly serve them.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
cult’s ranks through macabre rituals, conscripting the dead to serve the cult’s depraved goals. Narthus Medium Humanoid (Human), Chaotic Evil
AC 13 Initiative +0 (10)
HP 22 (4d8 + 4)
Speed 30 ft
Medicine +4, Religion +2
Gear Chain Shirt, Mace
Senses Passive Perception 12
Languages Common
CR 1 (XP 200; PB +2)
Actions
Multiattack. Narthus makes two attacks using Vile Mace or Fateful
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
adjoining caverns. The two southernmost caves serve as barracks for the rank-and-file drow warriors of the outpost. Six warriors dwell in each barracks, each set up with a pallet, a small zurkhwood
the resting drow is stored under his pallet: a shortsword, a hand crossbow with a case of 20 hand crossbow bolts, a chain shirt, and a 100-foot coil of silk rope with a small grappling hook at the end
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal
Thayan Warrior The Red Wizards have a number of helpers that perform tasks in the Doomvault (Dead in Thay). Thayan warriors provide muscle when it’s needed and often serve beside Thayan apprentices
. Thayan Warrior Medium humanoid (human), any non-good alignment
Armor Class 16 (chain shirt, shield)
Hit Points 52 (8d8 + 16)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
16 (+3)
DEX
13 (+1)
CON
14 (+2)
INT
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
great hunters, and respect others with such skills. If a tlincalli encounters a more powerful hunter, such as a blue dragon, they carefully weigh whether to serve the superior hunter, move on, or
Languages Tlincalli
Challenge 5 (1,800 XP) Proficiency Bonus +3
Actions
Multiattack. The tlincalli makes one Longsword or Spiked Chain attack and one Sting attack.
Longsword. Melee Weapon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Winter Encounter Chain Now is the winter of Waterdeep’s discontent. The Zhents who serve Manshoon believe their master to be all-powerful, which has made them reckless. Against a frigid backdrop
(encounter 4, “Mausoleum”). Weather Effects Until the encounter chain is complete, the following weather effects are in play. Blizzard. Shrieking wind and falling snow impose disadvantage on Wisdom
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Boon option produces a special creature or an object that reflects your patron’s nature.
Pact of the Chain. Your familiar is more cunning than a typical familiar. Its default form can be a
.
Pact of the Blade. If your patron is the Archfey, your weapon might be a slender blade wrapped in leafy vines. If you serve the Fiend, your weapon could be an axe made of black metal and adorned with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Boo’s Astral Menagerie
Astral Elf Star Priest Star priests draw their strength from the pantheon of elven gods and oversee religious practices in astral elf society. It’s common for them to serve aboard spelljamming ships
, not only as emissaries of the gods but also as spelljammers. Astral Elf Star Priest
Medium Humanoid (Cleric), Any Alignment
Armor Class 13 (chain shirt)
Hit Points 90 (20d8)
Speed 30 ft
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Boon option produces a special creature or an object that reflects your patron’s nature.
Pact of the Chain. Your familiar is more cunning than a typical familiar. Its default form can be a
.
Pact of the Blade. If your patron is the Archfey, your weapon might be a slender blade wrapped in leafy vines. If you serve the Fiend, your weapon could be an axe made of black metal and adorned with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Defense One hundred trained warriors serve in the town guard. Each of them wears studded leather armor marked with a town guard’s badge — the green reed of Saltmarsh — and is armed with a club while
the town guard is Eliander Fireborn. The guard also patrols the area around Saltmarsh on horseback. Groups assigned to this duty are more heavily armed and armored; they wear chain mail and wield
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume Four
Deathless Rider Igor Krstic “Headed to the wilds? Beware the dead riders who serve the Shadow Queen.”
—Scalan, Edgewall innkeeper
Legends told in the courts of Eldraine suggest that the
deathless riders serve a warlock-queen, known simply as the Shadow Queen, who rules from a castle called Dynnistan. It isn’t known whether these legends are based on any true experience or are simply the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
45. Halaster’s Sanctuary These areas serve as Halaster’s private abode on this level, though the Mad Mage himself is not present. 45a. Spectral Skull The single door leading to this room opens inward
room. 45b. Halaster’s Study Desk. A black crystal desk covered with melted candles and empty ink jars stands in the middle of the room.
Chair. Behind the desk, attached to a thin iron chain and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Dripskillet, are holed up in this chamber, which is shaped like a cube. The ceiling is 100 feet high, and the walls are lined with niches that serve as residences and storage spaces. Levitating crystal
Master’s Guide). Gabble keeps a crystal coffer in her niche. The coffer is worth 100 gp, and it contains a black sapphire pendant on a silver chain worth 5,000 gp. She offers the pendant as a reward to the party for saving her enclave.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Drow Favored Consort Nearly all priestesses of Lolth, including the powerful matron mothers, take attractive drow as their consorts. Often these individuals serve no purpose beyond pleasure, breeding
): counterspell, fireball, haste
4th level (3 slots): dimension door, Otiluke’s resilient sphere
5th level (2 slots): cone of cold
6th level (1 slot): chain lightning
Sunlight Sensitivity
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
(area K2) or lifted by an iron chain from the upper floor of the gatehouse (area K3). One bandit stands watch on the wall section just north of the gatehouse. If he spots the party approaching, he
gatehouse features doors that lead out to the tops of the walls to the north and to the east. Stairs lead down to the floor below. A chain mechanism in the northern half of the room positioned over the main
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Types of Cultists Aurore Folny An aberrant cultist and an elemental cultist clash, unleashing the magic of their otherworldly patrons Cults can organize around any mystical tradition, but many serve
spellcasting ability as Spellcasting.
Death Cultist Death cultists revel in nihilistic forces, embracing them as paths to undeath, multiversal purity, or entropic inevitability. These cultists serve
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
. 25 GP Bottle, Glass 2 lb. 2 GP Bucket 2 lb. 5 CP Burglar’s Pack 42 lb. 16 GP Caltrops 2 lb. 1 GP Candle — 1 CP Case, Crossbow Bolt 1 lb. 1 GP Case, Map or Scroll 1 lb. 1 GP Chain 10 lb. 5 GP Chest
lb. 20 GP Rod 2 lb. 10 GP Staff (also a Quarterstaff) 4 lb. 5 GP Wand 1 lb. 10 GP Backpack (2 GP) A Backpack holds up to 30 pounds within 1 cubic foot. It can also serve as a saddlebag. Ball Bearings
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Pack 42 lb. 16 GP Caltrops 2 lb. 1 GP Candle — 1 CP Case, Crossbow Bolt 1 lb. 1 GP Case, Map or Scroll 1 lb. 1 GP Chain 10 lb. 5 GP Chest 25 lb. 5 GP Climber’s Kit 12 lb. 25 GP Clothes, Fine 6 lb. 15 GP
Wand 1 lb. 10 GP Backpack (2 GP) A Backpack holds up to 30 pounds within 1 cubic foot. It can also serve as a saddlebag. Ball Bearings (1 GP) As a Utilize action, you can spill Ball Bearings from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
, stuffed canvas flesh golem (AC 11) A 7-foot-tall, painted wooden statue of an owlbear on its hind legs (AC 15) While the animated props serve as a distraction, Skylla stuffs Golmo in the lantern and
quickly falls asleep. He would like very much to be allowed to return to Brigganock Mine. As an action, a character using thieves’ tools can try to pick the lock on Golmo’s chain, doing so with a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
rigidly ordered force or a blood-soaked throng. Roll or pick from the Military Force Types table to determine the general type of military patron you serve. Military Force Types d6 Military
force. 2 Mercenary Company. Hard-bitten veterans of numerous conflicts, mercenaries serve an employer for coin rather than out of loyalty. 3 Expeditionary Force. This military force is far from home
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
responsible for keeping guard over the gate that separates the entrance from the rest of the lair. The gate is normally closed and down. It is raised and lowered by means of a chain and pulley mechanism
. 2. Guard Post This bare, spartan room has a stone bench along the south wall that continues around the angle to the west wall. A chain-and-pulley mechanism is mounted on the north wall, next to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
, and often take on such fanciful titles as Duke of Robbery, Baron of Bandits, or Lord of Larceny. fog giant
Huge giant, neutral evil
Armor Class 16 (chain mail)
Hit Points 200 (16d12 + 96
., one target. Hit: 30 (4d10 + 8) bludgeoning damage.
Petty Tyrant (Recharge 6). The fog giant shouts bloodcurdling threats at the creatures that serve it. Each medium or smaller ally of the giant within 120 feet of it that can see or hear it can use its reaction to make a melee attack.