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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
graduating to pushing someone down the stairs or setting a house on fire. Eventually, the child’s terrified family and community face painful decisions of what to do about the seemingly remorseless
through brute strength, insults, and superstition.
Iron Token
An annis hag can pull out one of their iron teeth or nails and spend 1 minute shaping and polishing it into the form of a coin, a ring
monsters
until the start of its next turn.Also known as myrmeriks, angels of slaughter serve gods of death (such as Myrkul in the Forgotten Realms setting or Nerull in the Greyhawk setting). Only three angels of
, bones, corpses, and blades. The angel often takes the illusionary form of a giant, a massive beast, or another spectral entity to survey the area the angel is about to decimate. Many mortals
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
beasts hunt alone or in small prides that demonstrate skill at setting ambushes. A single beast will strike and withdraw, luring prey into a densely wooded area where its packmates wait. Packs of
Displacer Beast This monstrous predator takes its name from its ability to displace light so that it appears to be several feet away from its actual location. A displacer beast resembles a sleek
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
. Even in an urban setting, a beast companion makes a solid ally, serving as a guard or a scout when you’re skulking around places you shouldn’t be. Gloom Stalker Gloom Stalkers are often best known for
an Acquisitions Incorporated campaign. Beast Master Any Beast Master understands that a beast companion is far more diligent, friendly, and reliable than most people. This might be doubly true in an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
Preparations The characters need to pick up the supplies for the loggers’ camp before setting out. Harbin Wester has made the necessary arrangements with Barthen’s Provisions in Phandalin. When the
two-wheeled cart pulled by an ox. “The ox’s name is Vincent,” says Barthen. “I’ll expect to see him and the cart returned, thanks.”
The ox (use the cow stat block) is a reliable beast. Each full
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
elusive displacer beast, or the ghosts haunting a house in Mordent might be desperately trying to keep something worse sealed in the basement. Minor twists help setting elements feel distinct and work
Domain Details To reinforce the types of horror your adventures explore and give domains their own malicious personalities, consider these setting elements. Sylvain Sarrailh Those who enter the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
okay to do bad deeds—starting with breaking things or wandering without permission, then graduating to pushing someone down the stairs or setting a house on fire. Eventually, the child’s terrified
other creatures (ogres and trolls appear in the Monster Manual), ruling them through brute strength, insults, and superstition. Iron Token An annis hag can pull out one of their iron teeth or nails
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
domain’s strange science. In the latter case, Lamordia’s sinister steampunk veneer offers a perfect setting for a grotesque flavor of gothic horror, focusing on lives enslaved to machines, the worth of flesh
, icy Fey spirits, or the Sleeping Beast—feel about the land’s exploitation? The monsters that roam Lamordia are lab-crafted horrors or mutated beasts, but use the statistics of creatures from the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
threatened. Before setting out to destroy interlopers, she rallies the green dragon and the werebats, using them to soften up her adversaries. She can also summon six awakened trees from the forest with a
whistle. Wyllow’s displacer beast companion, Crissann, is named after a human mercenary whom the elf befriended many years ago. Before this friendship could blossom into a romance, Halaster intervened and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
her meal. As long as the characters keep their distance, the White Wyrm ignores them. Awakened Beast The frost druids of Icewind Dale use awaken spells to imbue native beasts with an Intelligence
score of 10 and the ability to speak Common or Druidic. The druids use these awakened beasts as spies and messengers. Roll a d8 and consult the Awakened Beast Encounter table to determine what kind of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
into your adventures and setting higher stakes through play, you’ll help characters grow in exciting ways. You can use the DM’s Character Tracker sheet to keep track of key information about each
emerge during play, such as a character’s tendency to one-up a rude innkeeper or their oft-expressed fondness for displacer beast fur. Players often reveal their characters’ motivations through play. If
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
known as the Beast Lord. Malar’s goal is to assume dominance over the forest—particularly the area around the Pool of Eternal Spring—and his agents have been hard at work brutally killing animals of all
werewolves. When the characters arrive on the scene, the cultists’ depredations have corrupted the water of the pool, setting the stage for Malar’s final act in his campaign of terror. Malar believes that
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
roles that protect and sustain the tribe. The strongest kobolds are trained to be hunters and warriors, the most clever are crafters and strategists, the toughest are miners and beast-wranglers, and so
waking time is spent working, adversarial kobolds rarely have opportunities to exchange insults, let alone come to blows over their differences.
Kobolds choose mates primarily for convenience. Their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Dewlight A narrow path leads north from Polvarth Plateau, wending its way between densely packed trees. Less than an hour after setting out, the characters reach their next stop: Moss-covered trees
through the forest of late, and Wheeldoli fears they are disciples of Malar the Beast Lord (see the “Cult of Malar” section later in the adventure). The disturbances to the north, he says, seem to be
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
plot point gets to add some element to the setting or situation that the group (including you) must accept as true. For example, a player can spend a plot point and state that his or her character
has found a secret door, an NPC appears, or a monster turns out to be a long-lost ally polymorphed into a horrid beast. A player who wants to spend a plot point in this way should take a minute to
Magic Items
Infernal Machine Rebuild
random Huge beast appears next to you (chosen by the DM) as if with the conjure animals spell. You have a telepathic link to this beast, such that you can give it commands even if it can’t hear
you.
A random Huge beast appears next to you (chosen by the DM) and attacks at once.
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You have 1 luck point, which you can use as if you had taken the Lucky feat. If you have taken that feat
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Greyhawk Conflicts Although Greyhawk lends itself well to any D&D adventure you might want to run, the default setting features conflicts with three major villainous groups: chromatic dragons
transplant it into Greyhawk or any other setting. Iuz the Evil North of the Free City of Greyhawk, a demigod named Iuz has reclaimed the vast tract of land he lost after being imprisoned under Castle
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
clever are crafters and strategists, the toughest are miners and beast-wranglers, and so on. Even a stupid or physically weak kobold is given a role in the tribe, whether something as simple as picking
this sentiment is much fainter than any comparable human emotion. Since most of their waking time is spent working, adversarial kobolds rarely have opportunities to exchange insults, let alone come to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Villain 1 Beast or monstrosity with no particular agenda 2 Aberration bent on corruption or domination 3 Fiend bent on corruption or destruction 4 Dragon bent on domination and plunder 5 Giant bent on
tables that can help you establish the important elements of a dungeon, wilderness area, or urban setting. 4. Find the Ideal Introduction An adventure can begin with a social interaction encounter in which
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
gold.
Halaster placed Haungharassk here, setting up the trap in area 8c both to confine the creature and to prevent others from killing it. The giant snail is an unaligned Huge beast with AC 6, 52
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Diseases
A plague ravages the kingdom, setting the adventurers on a quest to find a cure. An adventurer emerges from an ancient tomb, unopened for centuries, and soon finds herself suffering
. Sight Rot This painful infection causes bleeding from the eyes and eventually blinds the victim. A beast or humanoid that drinks water tainted by sight rot must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
other legions when a host forms. The warlords of rival legions don’t seek to depose the leader of the host unless the fortunes of war create the opportunity. Each legion records all the insults directed
on each head that direct the beast by controlling the view of its blinkered eyes. Former slaves, often soldiers who once fought against the host, who now fight alongside the host to gain better
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Domains of Delight: A Feywild Accessory
to the plane’s mutability. For them, it’s no more peculiar than the sun rising and setting on a Material Plane world. Other features of the Feywild are described in the sections that follow. Think of
laced with bawdy insults and lewd gestures. Only on rare occasions do things get physical, and even then, the Fey do little more than bite, scratch, and hurl mud at each other. Every now and then, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
by the pterafolk of Firefinger. If questioned about the stolen item, Azaka responds only that it’s a family heirloom: a wooden mask carved to resemble a tiger’s face. It is actually a mask of the beast
covers up the scaly patches of skin that betray her true nature. Salida is skilled at crafting colorful insults and concocting believable lies to cover her true background. Her wit makes her an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium
. You can’t move farther than 30 feet away from the caster of compelled duel by any means, including teleportation. Is the damage dealt by a beast from conjure animals considered magical? The stat
can disintegrate you. What happens if a druid using Wild Shape is reduced to 0 hit points by disintegrate ? Does the druid simply leave beast form? The druid leaves beast form. As usual, any leftover
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
inside of her spherical home, they’ve said nothing publicly about it. The God Catcher looking in the background The Griffon The walking statue called the Griffon is shaped like the beast for which it is
doffed its shield, setting it point down on the ground and upright by its side. It then ceased motion in this position, facing southwest toward the harbor, and looking for all the world like a castle
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
able to warn halfling adventurers of danger while in her incorporeal form. Halflings who favor Charmalaine are usually adventurers or those who pursue other risky professions such as hunting, beast
rowboat becomes the setting for a swashbuckling adventure. And for some — the youngsters who are said to “have a bit of Brandobaris in them” — that play-acting is the prelude to a life of living as