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Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures
disadvantage if it can see the rider, ending the condition on itself on a success.Legends told in the courts of Eldraine suggest that the deathless riders serve a warlock-queen, known simply as the Shadow
unexplained phenomenon.
In either case, deathless riders are undeniably real. They are undead knights, once human, who ride undead steeds through the remotest parts of the wilds. They are sometimes
Goblin
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
occasionally abused) pets.
Virtually any kind of creature that can be browbeaten into service might be found with a goblin tribe, but rats and wolves are nearly always present. Both have lived in concert
with goblins for at least as long as humans have worked with dogs and horses, and in goblin society those two animals serve similar purposes.
Family Matters
A goblin tribe is organized in a four
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
places where such creatures are willing to live side by side.
Some beholderkin serve Belashyrra as guards and agents, while others spend their lives in deep meditation, pursuing inner visions known only
close my eyes, I see my past misdeeds.”
5
“I don’t trust my sight. I have no idea what’s real and what’s a hallucination.”
6
“Something watches the world through my eyes. To thwart them, I keep my eyes closed or covered.”
Poison, Psychic
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
tactics do. (Lawful)
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Companionship. Sure, my hoard brings me great joy. But the real treasures are the guests who stop by to see it. (Good)
Sapphire Dragon Adventures
The Sapphire
sapphire dragon lair shown in map 5.12 is a series of natural tunnels and chambers the dragon has adapted to serve as a lair. The lair has few natural entrances, so whole sections are inaccessible
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
that exist (or existed) in the real world. You can find descriptions of these creatures in dictionaries or other educational sources, or you might create new roles for them in your D&D worlds. Use these
represent a buffalo. Any of these stat blocks might also serve as fantastical animals with distinctive names and cosmetic details unique to your D&D adventures. Fantastic Animals
The following stat
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
appropriate for use in a D&D game, divorced from their historical context in the real world and united into pantheons that serve the needs of the game.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
appropriate for use in a D&D game, divorced from their historical context in the real world and united into pantheons that serve the needs of the game.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Dragon Armies Regroup 351 AC With virtually all of eastern Ansalon under their control, the Dragon Armies have spent much of the last year regrouping and consolidating their power. The Blue and Red
lands with armies on the march. How do we live through a year with no harvest?
I don’t know how long we’ll hold out or who’ll read this. I hope only these words serve as a warning to someone.
Ollen Nahled,
Commander at Wheelwatch Outpost
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Klothys’s Villains Klothys emerged from the Underworld in order to restore the natural order on Theros, creating a number of Nyxborn agents to aid her. Virtually anyone could end up a target of the
Insulted satyr revelers (see chapter 6) channel Klothys’s magic to drive a polis’s priests into embarrassing debauchery.
5 An oracle (see chapter 6) knows it is a character’s destiny to serve
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
that kuo-toa all look the same sleeping as awake — and virtually all kuo-toa sleepwalk, making things even more confusing. There is a 25 percent chance that any individual kuo-toa the party encounters
particular moment. The mysterious monk could serve as an ace in the hole to help the party out, or he could just as easily cause trouble with his stubborn refusal to acknowledge his fellow kuo-toa’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Fortified Outpost Military outposts across Khorvaire serve a variety of purposes during and after the war: rest stops for platoons on the move, garrisons for inactive troops, armories where weapons
adventure, virtually anything can happen in or around it. Fortified Outpost Features This outpost, as shown on map 4.5, is a simple building holding barracks, officers’ quarters, and storage areas encased
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
everything done yourself. Delegation is key. And the consequences for fumbling a simple task should be real, immediate, and serve as a lesson to others who serve you. No dessert for a tenday! That’ll teach ’em.
— Rosie Beestinger
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
against itself (real or imaginary), planning attacks against known rivals, and preparing its defenses against all possible threats. It considers itself the center of the world, in a narcissistic way
purpose, giving them the opportunity to serve as guards, spies, or assassins against a rival. Refusal means, at best, servitude as a charmed minion, and at worst, disintegration.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
carved into the likenesses of gargoyles appear in the architecture of countless cultures to frighten away trespassers. Although such sculptures are only decorative, real gargoyles can hide among them
else that involves minimum effort and maximum pain and carnage. Gargoyles sometimes serve demons for their propensity for wanton chaos and destruction. Powerful spellcasters can also easily enlist
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
aren’t as unvarying as the first-year garb. Two Counselors. Upon choosing a college, a student is assigned two professors to serve as counselors to help the student plan a course of studies. The two
students, having chosen a college, spend virtually all their remaining school years on that campus and study with those professors, diving into their preferred area of study and related fields. Other
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
are virtually unknown. It’s common, however, for rural folk to erect a post and mount antlers on it at the site of some roadside accident or murder. In cities, where antlers are hard to come by and
either form, serve as warnings to others about places of ill fortune. More formal shrines to Beshaba exist in places where folk frequently hope to ward off misfortune. These sites tend to be posts or
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
, my hoard brings me great joy. But the real treasures are the guests who stop by to see it. (Good)
Sapphire Dragon Adventures
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of natural tunnels and chambers the dragon has adapted to serve as a lair. The lair has few natural entrances, so whole sections are inaccessible without excavation or magic, as the dragon can simply
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
also create Nyxborn creatures to serve as messengers or emissaries. Gods grant their clerics the ability to cast spells, and they can effortlessly duplicate the effect of any spell they could grant (any
mountains. The power of the gods exceeds that of any mortal being. Even so, a god killing another god—let alone a mortal attempting the task—is virtually inconceivable. Any kind of direct confrontation
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
friend of mine. She can sell you armor and weapons.” (True)
“A real soldier can sleep off any injury. After a battle, I usually rent a bed at the inn. I always sleep better there.” (True)
Inner Bailey
Features The inner bailey has the following features:
Cavalry Stable. The bailey contains a stable with thirty horses. These war-trained horses serve as mounts for the keep’s cavalry.
Guard
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
real-life Pidlwick, who lies entombed in the catacombs. The dark paint on his face is soot. If the characters see Pidlwick II in bright light, read: It’s obvious that you’re looking not at a small
the characters show kindness to the clockwork effigy, it accompanies them and tries its best to be helpful and entertaining. It knows its way around the castle and can serve as a silent guide. If one
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
an evil god, who sent her to corrupt these peaceful woods. Since her arrival, the dark-hearted unicorn has hunted goodly fey into near extinction, with the help of evil creatures that now serve her
.”
The Dryads’ Offer The three mothers offer to serve as guides, leading the characters safely through the woods to their original destination. But in exchange, they ask for assistance in defeating
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
the Gatekeepers, and you’re on a quest to combat a daelkyr-related threat beyond the bounds of the Shadow Marches. 2 House Tharashk recruited you from the Marches to serve as a mercenary in the Last
War. 3 You’re a simple hunter, but you’ve decided to seek your fortune or a real challenge in the world beyond the Marches. 4 Your village was destroyed by monsters from Droaam, so you’re looking for a
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->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
cast nondetection on him every 8 hours. Sergeant Luggik. Luggik looks like an armored human woman and behaves like a veteran solider. In fact, the real Luggik was replaced by a gray slaad (see the
the soldiers are polite, they both have duties to perform and are watchful of the gate. Invaders’ Methods The invading Acheron forces serve a warlord named Thalir Heartbane, a goblin warlord favored
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Bearded Devil (Barbazu) Bearded devils serve archdevils as shock troops, fighting shoulder-to-shoulder and reveling in the glory of battle. They respond with violence to any slight, real or imagined
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
fill out the ranks of aspirants and initiates. Since members of the group are drawn from all walks of life, virtually any Humanoid stat block can serve the same purpose, from commoners and thugs to
to aid the Heralds of the Comet. Virtually any Aberration could fill the same role, such as an aboleth, a beholder, or a mind flayer. Humanoid Cultists. The cultist and cult fanatic stat blocks can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
Religious Order Sure, serve that religious order, and soon you’ll be doing a thousand loads of your high priest’s laundry, because—conveniently—it’s divine will.
Tasha
Your group acts in the
stave off otherworldly invasions, to protect the powerless from oppression, or to spread the teachings of your religion in a hostile land. Or perhaps you serve a corrupt hierarchy by making its
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
disappears while contained in an antimagic field. No other magic has any effect on it. If the skull sees any creature other than the real Halaster in the room, it screams, “You’re not me!” When this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Tyrants Campaign Themes The primary theme of the Tyrants is mystery. In dealing with the Tyrants, there is always a question of what is real and what the true objective actually is. With the Tyrants
adventurers, thereby tricking them into carrying out questionable tasks. The Tyrants can also serve as a group patron for a party of adventurers, as described in chapter 1, especially if the party
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
, the beholder has used its reality-altering dreams to create a twin of Quill that feels real to the touch. A detect magic spell reveals an aura of illusion magic around the fake Quill, which otherwise
looks and behaves exactly like the real Quill. The fake Quill can’t do anything except move and talk, and it is dispelled if it takes damage from a spell or a magic weapon. No other magic or damage
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
. Hero’s Epilogue Most adventurers hope their lives come to an end with some worthy conclusion. Sometimes in the heat of battle, though, that end can be abrupt and without real resolution. An epilogue
afterlife awaiting them can be powerful. From a personal standpoint, this sort of interlude can serve to reinforce a character’s choices and actions or offer a warning of what’s to come if their priorities
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
. Githyanki Bonds d4 Bond 1 There is no greater duty than to serve the Revered Queen. 2 Humanity thrives only because we conquered the illithids. Therefore, what is theirs is ours. 3 Without battle, life
-githyanki as a real threat. 3 I follow orders, regardless of their implications. 4 I start projects but never finish them. Githzerai Names, Male d10 Name d10 Name 1 Dak 6 Kalla 2 Duurth 7 Muurg 3
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
the combatants.
The inscriptions are written in Old Omuan. The one above the mosaic reads, “Nangnang teaches us to serve only ourselves.” The inscriptions below tell how Nangnang (a grung) stole a
spear belonging to Shagambi (a kamadan). For details, see “Legend of the Nine Gods." While the treasures remain in the shrine, they look and feel real. If a character removes a treasure from the shrine
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
expedition, the enhanced sphinx was subsequently repaired with magical-mechanical parts — and (unknown to it) programmed by Kwalish to serve his needs and guard this location. The sphinx’s head is also
question. This might be something inherent to their characters’ own knowledge, or something completely outside the context of the game. If this is a question pertaining to the real world, you might tell
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
murders, but the real culprit is something else.
Connected Creatures Shadow dragons often attempt to blunt their despair by dragging others into their gloomy lives with them. These are generally
wyrmlings. They believe (wrongly) that they can raise these wyrmlings to serve them.
3 A shadow dragon wyrmling is training a colony of darkmantles to guard the lair the creatures all share