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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
speaks through the token, the holder can hear the hag’s whisper but not any other sounds at the hag’s location. Similarly, the hag can hear the holder of the token but not the noise around
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Your Campaign Setting Called? Choose an evocative name for your setting. It can be a word or phrase that reflects the theme and tone of the game, or just a made-up name that sounds cool to you. Keep a
Campaign Setting Just like an adventure’s setting (as described in chapter 4), a campaign setting is an essential part of a campaign’s premise, shaping the kinds of stories that unfold there. As the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
Stoyanovich’s mate, sleeps here. She reacts quickly to sounds of alarm, attacking any intruders she sees. Z5b. North Cave Wensencia, a werewolf in wolf form, sleeps here with Kellen, a ten-year-old
to look like a zombie. A tiny slogan etched into the zombie doll reads, “Is No Fun, Is No Blinsky!” When an alarm sounds, Wencensia takes Kellen to area Z7, locks him in one of the empty cages, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
check. Chapter 8, "Running the Game," provides guidelines for setting the DC. Locked Doors. Characters who don’t have the key to a locked door can pick the lock with a successful Dexterity check (doing
or similar magic. Chapter 8 provides guidelines for setting the DCs and assigning statistics to doors and other objects. Barred Doors. A barred door is similar to a locked door, except that there’s no
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
wish. After the second encounter, the characters hear loud clanking sounds from the north—something large and metal is moving toward them. This is the boilerdrak they’ll encounter in the “Escape from
feet gouging the dirt. They wave torches and fierce blades above their reptilian heads.
Five baaz draconians (see appendix B) charge toward the wharf, intent on setting buildings ablaze and murdering
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Otto leaves to torment the stone giants or wander the castle, Maddgoth’s homunculus sneaks in here to trash the place. 43a. “Homunculi Unwelcome” The characters hear crashing sounds as they approach
tries to get at a hard-to-reach item has a 50 percent chance of setting into motion a Rube Goldberg-esque cascade of tables and baubles. When everything comes tumbling down, every creature in the room
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->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
, provided the creature and the hag are within 10 miles of each other. When the hag speaks through the token, the holder can hear the hag’s whisper but not any other sounds at the hag’s location. Similarly
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
use your Intelligence modifier when setting the saving throw DC for a wizard spell you cast and when making an attack roll with one. Spell save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Intelligence
spellbook involves reproducing the basic form of the spell, then deciphering the unique system of notation used by the wizard who wrote it. You must practice the spell until you understand the sounds
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
use your Intelligence modifier when setting the saving throw DC for a wizard spell you cast and when making an attack roll with one. Spell save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Intelligence
spellbook involves reproducing the basic form of the spell, then deciphering the unique system of notation used by the wizard who wrote it. You must practice the spell until you understand the sounds or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
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
alone: from somewhere nearby ahead, they hear gruff voices growling and roaring. It’s easy for the characters to sneak toward the sounds for a closer look. The following boxed text corresponds to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
-eye to smaller creatures—unless angry
5 Uses Draconic words and phrases even when speaking other languages
6 Punctuates speech with bestial sounds—growls, roars, croaks, chirps, or
Shakespearean English) and doesn’t understand contemporary slang and idioms
13 Prone to uttering terrifying, guttural sounds, which are actually laughter
14 Enjoys mimicking Humanoid voices
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
at rank 1, you are given use of an Acquisitions Incorporated sending stone, an uncommon magic item that resembles a gemstone in a bold setting. It functions like a normal sending stone, except that
. DUNBAR OF SPRECK
Sun Elf Secretarian (Barbarian)
Spreck isn’t a real place, but Dunbar knows most people won’t check. They’ll see the “of” in there and think, “Spreck, you say! Sounds fancy
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Rock Gnomes A visitor’s first steps into a rock gnome warren are accompanied by the sounds of industry — hammers rapping on metal, chisels chewing wood, cauldrons bubbling, and a host of assorted
as those introduced in Xanathar’s Guide to Everything). TINKER GNOMES
On the world of Krynn in the Dragonlance setting, rock gnomes take invention to extreme heights and are known for being
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
constantly being refined for greater authenticity. Within “Alterdeep,” the ulitharid takes on various personas and quietly observes how creatures that are projected into the setting by the psipods interact
with each other and the fake creatures and objects around them.
Alterdeep looks, sounds, smells, and feels like Waterdeep. Prolonged exposure to this alternate world, however, increases the
compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Netheril’s Fall: Tales of Terror, Treasure, and Time Travel
Eileanar Locations The locations detailed here are among some of Eileanar’s most famous landmarks. Use these locations when setting adventures in the city. Eileanar is shown on Map: Eileanar. Arcane
the Coliseum of Karsus This circular structure of black stone is open to the sky. By day, it resounds with throaty cheers, agonized wails, and the sounds of a bloodthirsty throng stamping and roaring in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
sounds of battle draw his attention, Ozymandias (priest) is in this room discussing survival tactics with a guard (veteran). The room serves as Ozymandias’s bedroom, office, and storeroom. If the
of setting their precious books and scrolls alight. The bedrolls are made of scratchy blankets and hold nothing of interest or value. Bookshelves. The majority of the books and scrolls are merely
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
denizens — assuming the residents know about the trap and how to avoid setting it off. Accidents can happen, but if a goblin stumbles inside its den and activates an alarm trap, there’s no real harm done. The alarm sounds, the guards arrive, they punish the clumsy goblin, and they reset the trap.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
succeeds on a DC 10 Wisdom (Perception) check hears the villains playing a game of knucklebones. Rattling sounds are followed by shouts and groans, and then a gabble of voices as wagers are paid. If the
gp. R11: Wizard’s Workshop Faint bubbling and dripping sounds can be heard through either door of this room with a successful DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check. This room appears to be a wizard’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
fight, as soon as the characters enter. Development. If the characters have avoided combat to this point, the lizardfolk in areas 2 and 3 join the officer in this room when they hear sounds of combat
. Banquet Hall Five unarmed lizardfolk are preparing this area for a feast, setting tables with wood and stone utensils.
Several long wooden tables are placed end to end in the center of the hall, with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
. If you want your campaign to move at a quick pace, run only these encounters. In doing so, you don’t have to worry about random encounters and setting up details of the journey such as who keeps
. Either way, he doesn’t look up as he speaks in a voice that sounds like a goat choking on sawdust.
“Fortune has strange and wonderful and terrible things in store for you. So I am here as fortune’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
to be watching this area, but they aren’t paying attention. However, if the characters make a lot of noise here—for example, loudly arguing about what to do next, setting up camp, cutting down brush
into the room (see “Development” below). Goblins in nearby caves normally ignore the sounds of growling wolves, but if the characters fight the wolves, 1d4 goblins come to investigate in 2 rounds. A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
setting. The innkeeper is a courteous little man named Avgar Filroy (N male Chondathan human commoner), who has permanent unseen servants to help with cleaning. He is a little delusional and speaks of the
appendix C) of the Sky Pony tribe emerge from the northwest edge of the woods, having been drawn here by sounds of combat. They rush forward and attack. Treasure The cultists’ stone breastplates are treated






