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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
-shifting prowess allow it to take on the semblance of a vast trove of treasures, not just a single object. Like smaller mimic;mimics, hoard mimics exude adhesive goo to trap prey. They can also vent a
fine, caustic mist from their pores that burns and blinds creatures caught in it.
Hoard mimics are so named because many enter into partnerships with dragons, each one serving as a false hoard in a
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
easily manipulated into serving their more forceful brethren. Having purpose forced upon them, these Returned perform simple, artless tasks with middling efficiency. Their one virtue is their
. Convincing a merchant to buy a Returned mask, or dealing with the ramifications of such a sale, might prove to be an adventure in itself.
Returned Nature. The Returned are undead. They need water
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
ancient dragon resemble glowing white or pale lavender orbs. Crystalline horns reminiscent of amethyst chunks hover behind their heads, held there by telekinetic force and shifting with their moods
disputes when I can. (Good)
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Power. Knowledge is power, power must be used, and I use it. Your concerns are irrelevant. (Evil)
Amethyst Dragon Adventures
The Amethyst Dragon Adventure Hooks
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
dragon ages. Eventually, the scales become translucent and shimmer in the light, rippling as the dragon moves. The dragon’s horns and spines hover above the body, moving and shifting along the back
for the information I glean, I don’t care what others do with it. (Evil)
Emerald Dragon Adventures
The Emerald Dragon Adventure Hooks table offers suggestions for stories and adventures
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
visibly in the gem-like spines that run in a ridge from the crown of the head to the tip of the tail. These spines hover above a living topaz dragon’s back, dancing and shifting with the dragon
Adventures
The Topaz Dragon Adventure Hooks table offers suggestions for stories and adventures involving topaz dragons.
Topaz Dragon Adventure Hooks
d8;{"diceNotation":"1d8","rollType":"roll
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
reminiscent of amethyst chunks hover behind their heads, held there by telekinetic force and shifting with their moods.
Cosmological Study
Many amethyst dragons are fascinated by the existence of
used, and I use it. Your concerns are irrelevant. (Evil)
Amethyst Dragon Adventures
The Amethyst Dragon Adventure Hooks table offers suggestions for stories and adventures involving amethyst
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
the dragon ages. Eventually, the scales become translucent and shimmer in the light, rippling as the dragon moves. The dragon’s horns and spines hover above the body, moving and shifting along
paid for the information I glean, I don’t care what others do with it. (Evil)
Emerald Dragon Adventures
The Emerald Dragon Adventure Hooks table offers suggestions for stories and
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
spines that run in a ridge from the crown of the head to the tip of the tail. These spines hover above a living topaz dragon’s back, dancing and shifting with the dragon’s mood.
Embodiment of
Adventure Hooks table offers suggestions for stories and adventures involving topaz dragons.
Topaz Dragon Adventure Hooks
d8;{"diceNotation":"1d8","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Adventure Hook
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
glowing white or pale lavender orbs. Crystalline horns reminiscent of amethyst chunks hover behind their heads, held there by telekinetic force and shifting with their moods.
Cosmological Study
Many
)
6
Power. Knowledge is power, power must be used, and I use it. Your concerns are irrelevant. (Evil)
Amethyst Dragon Adventures
The Amethyst Dragon Adventure Hooks table offers
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
an ancient dragon resemble glowing white or pale lavender orbs. Crystalline horns reminiscent of amethyst chunks hover behind their heads, held there by telekinetic force and shifting with their moods
Adventure Hooks table offers suggestions for stories and adventures involving amethyst dragons.
Amethyst Dragon Adventure Hooks
d8;{"diceNotation":"1d8","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Adventure
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
. Eventually, the scales become translucent and shimmer in the light, rippling as the dragon moves. The dragon’s horns and spines hover above the body, moving and shifting along the back and tail
information I glean, I don’t care what others do with it. (Evil)
Emerald Dragon Adventures
The Emerald Dragon Adventure Hooks table offers suggestions for stories and adventures involving
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
scales become translucent and shimmer in the light, rippling as the dragon moves. The dragon’s horns and spines hover above the body, moving and shifting along the back and tail to mirror the
, I don’t care what others do with it. (Evil)
Emerald Dragon Adventures
The Emerald Dragon Adventure Hooks table offers suggestions for stories and adventures involving emerald dragons
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
power manifests visibly in the gem-like spines that run in a ridge from the crown of the head to the tip of the tail. These spines hover above a living topaz dragon’s back, dancing and shifting with
Dragon Adventures
The Topaz Dragon Adventure Hooks table offers suggestions for stories and adventures involving topaz dragons.
Topaz Dragon Adventure Hooks
d8;{"diceNotation":"1d8
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
, dancing and shifting with the dragon’s mood.
Embodiment of Decay
While generally not malicious, topaz dragons embody decay. They view destruction as a natural means of clearing the way for new
. (Lawful)
Topaz Dragon Adventures
The Topaz Dragon Adventure Hooks table offers suggestions for stories and adventures involving topaz dragons.
Topaz Dragon Adventure Hooks
d8
Species
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
they can temporarily enhance their animalistic features by entering a state they call shifting.
Shifters are similar to humans in height and build but are typically more lithe and flexible. Their
choose the kind of lycanthrope in your past, or you can determine it randomly by rolling on the Lycanthrope Ancestor table. The table also provides a suggestion for the Shifting option you might have
Species
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
before their birth. Many hexbloods turn to lives of adventure, seeking to discover the mysteries of their magic, to forge a connection with their fey natures, or to avoid a hag that obsesses over them
unusual crown, often called an eldercross or a witch’s turn. This living, garland-like part of a hexblood’s body extends from their temples and wraps behind the head, serving as a visible
Species
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
changelings today—even in those changelings who have never set foot in the fey realm. Each changeling decides how to use their shape-shifting ability, channeling either the peril or the joy of the
end on an adventure. Members of some races, such as dwarves and elves, can live for centuries. If typical members of a race can live longer than a century, that fact is mentioned in the race’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Adventures Giants often appear in adventures that aren’t about giants, serving as powerful enemies or allies to adventurers. This section offers inspiration if you want to make giants or the realms
they inhabit a central element of an adventure. This section has two parts: “Adventure Models” outlines five categories of adventures to help you think about the role you want giants to play. “Giant
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Running This Chapter This chapter focuses on the characters’ exploration of the ice caves. There’s a good chance that Vellynne Harpell is present as well, serving as an NPC guide. If she died earlier
in the adventure, the characters can use Professor Skant as a substitute guide, assuming they retrieved Vellynne’s professor orb from Auril’s island in chapter 5. If neither Vellynne nor Professor
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
. Lurking Undead, tormented spirits, and Strahd’s other servants haunt the vast castle, each serving the count’s schemes; reflecting some aspect of his depraved past; or protecting his coffin, which lies
hidden within the castle’s vast catacombs. Mementos of lost times and fallen heroes lie scattered throughout the count’s home. Strahd keeps these relics close, but that might hold the key to his undoing. Castle Ravenloft is detailed in the adventure Curse of Strahd.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
The Fiend of Hollow Mine An Adventure for 4th-Level Characters A deadly magical curse called sereno is killing people in the arid borderlands around the city of San Citlán. After an encounter with an
outlaw in the village of Milpazul, the characters learn the source of the curse is a tlacatecolo—a shape-shifting fiend. Fearing for the folk under her protection, the outlaw directs the characters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hold Back The Dead
Overview This adventure is designed to unfold in three to four hours of play and is split into the following parts: First Wave. The characters learn of Szass Tam’s threat, take up arms, and contend
defense, the army seeks to eliminate the characters by hurling monsters onto the battlements. Siege Weapon Sabotage. While the characters rest, a shape-shifting spy and its minions try to sabotage
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
Lost Laboratory of Kwalish You can make use of this adventure in conjunction with 2018’s Extra Life adventure Lost Laboratory of Kwalish in one of two ways. If you want to use Infernal Machine
Rebuild as a prelude to Lost Laboratory of Kwalish, the conclusion of this adventure can involve the characters learning that one of the functions of the Infernal Machine leads to Kwalish and his hidden
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
modrons are caught in the shifting realm of Gzemnid, a beholder god of deception, gases, and obscurement. Shemeshka discovered the modrons in Tyrant’s Spiral, an ever-shifting part of Gzemnid’s Realm
escape into Sigil. This portal’s location is up to you. Use this opportunity to return to a favorite site in the adventure or to help characters acclimate to their new powers. The R04M’s Portal table
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
Adventure Summary “The Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth” begins with a meeting between the characters and an agent serving the margrave of a nation whose rivals surround the Yatil Mountains, where the Lost
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
-shifting and organizations. “Followers” explores the relationships between dragons and the various creatures that might serve their interests. “Dragon Encounters” offers suggestions for building encounters
that feature dragons, whether you want such an encounter to be the climax of an adventure or an obstacle in a larger narrative. “Dragon Adventures” looks at the different roles a dragon can play in an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Book Description The Canopic Being has a cover and spine made of thin crystal sheets, with gems that represent eyes embedded in them. Every so often, the eyes move, shifting their gaze between
the custodian of Valin’s heart) Xemru Thaal, the high priest who sent the book to Candlekeep (now a golem serving Valin) Zeren Zoradius, a human mage (who now serves Valin as a golem) Okuzor, a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
highly intelligent and can help the characters arrive at a solution. You, as the DM, can use them to keep the adventure from grinding to a halt. Both Vellynne and Avarice will do almost anything to
helpful as Vellynne nor as dangerous as Avarice, but he’s just as greedy and self-serving. Roleplay him accordingly.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
adventure to begin: The fishing village of Vogler clings to a spit of land reaching into the Vingaard River. Wooded cliffs overlook the community, and the only path from the north descends past the ivy
than half the river’s width before giving way to a series of ropes and tethered rafts serving as ferries.
On the river itself, dozens of small boats drift along the slow, murky waters as the fishers
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
adventure in the jungles of Q’barra. Or you hunt Emerald Claw agents on the lightning rail, creeping through one train car after another. Or you chart another adventurous course on the war-torn continent of
serving a dragonmarked house. Artificer. You have the option of choosing the artificer as your character’s class, becoming an unmatched magical inventor. Group Patron. Working with the other players
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
Neo-Noir Intrigue While Eberron embraces the swashbuckling action of pulp adventure, it also draws inspiration from neo-noir and hardboiled fiction. It’s a world where stories don’t always end well
the heroes from the villains. Good people can do terrible things, while cruel or heartless people may be serving the greater good. An inquisitor may torture innocents in a quest to root out a cult of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Yugoloths Yugoloths are fickle fiends that inhabit the planes of Acheron, Gehenna, Hades, and Carceri. They act as mercenaries and are notorious for their shifting loyalties. They are the embodiments
of avarice. Before serving under anyone’s banner, a yugoloth asks the only question on its mind: What’s in it for me? Spawn of Gehenna. The first yugoloths were created by a sisterhood of night hags
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Quests d6 Adventure Goal
1 Rob or defend a gambling parlor.
2 Destabilize or aid the government of the local polis.
3 Form or foil a heretical cult of Heliod to bring discord to
one of the necropoleis in expanding or dealing with various threats. Plots and schemes are Phenax’s lifeblood, suggesting a complex, shifting campaign full of surprises and twists. For example, a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
a superior form of devil. That’s how, over ages, a lemure might become a pit fiend. But devils do more than corrupt. They also fight in the Blood War. Asmodeus attests that serving in his infernal
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This adventure features the Nine Hells, which is described in chapter 2 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide. Devils, being the primary inhabitants of the Nine Hells, play prominent
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
adventure, the characters are guiding Kalaman’s troops toward battle with the Dragon Army. The characters should frequently split from the troops, then meet back up with them, serving as scouts and handling