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Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
, as hobgoblins place the norkers at the bottom of the goblinoid ranks, yet the norkers' ferocity, tough hides, and sharp fangs allow them to rise up and defeat goblinoids that underestimate the norkers
' strength and ferocity.. For this reason, norkers are likely encountered away from their brethren. Their natural armor and weapons make them dangerous foes even when relegated to menial labor. Only
Monsters
Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
, and Short. Even goblins bully and harass norkers, as hobgoblins place the norkers at the bottom of the goblinoid ranks, yet the norkers' ferocity, tough hides, and sharp fangs allow them to rise up and
defeat goblinoids that underestimate the norkers' strength and ferocity.. For this reason, norkers are likely encountered away from their brethren. Their natural armor and weapons make them dangerous
Monsters
Princes of the Apocalypse
— bad weather, strong tides, and increasing aggression from dangerous sea life.
Violent downpours become frequent within 10 miles of the lair. A downpour occurs once every 2d12;{"diceNotation
":"2d12","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Violent downpours"} hours, and lasts 1d3 hours. Downpours are so heavy that creatures moving overland travel at half normal speed.
Within 5 miles of the lair
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Returned palamnites. These Returned led violent lives, existences filled with such pain and hatred that violence now suffuses their deathless bodies. Such makes them exceptionally dangerous to the
living, as these aimless killers know only suffering and seek to spread it whenever the opportunity arises. While palamnites might wander the world as dangerous, lone murderers, many gravitate to Odunos
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
oreads number among the most dangerous nymphs, as they embody the wild might of flames, volcanism, and the hidden forces of the earth. These creatures typically dwell in remote mountain crags and near
the magic of Nyx. Some are benevolent and aid those who live off the land, while others embody violent aspects of nature. In either case, nymphs generally avoid other sapient creatures, preferring to
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
priest of Lolth in an unholy, dangerous ritual in which it is infused with the fey essence of the creator and the fiendish essence of a glabrezu. This ritual rarely succeeds, but Lolth’s
have a draegloth of its own.
Although draegloths plays an important part in the plans of Lolth’s cult, a draegloth can’t rise above the status of a favored servant to a priest in that cult
Species
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
court of the Queen of Air and Darkness, one of the Feywild’s archfey. Goblins thrived in her dangerous domain thanks to a special boon from her—a supernatural knack for finding the weak
inhabited before Maglubiyet’s rise. Now many goblins pursue their own destinies, escaping the plots of both archfey and gods.
Creating Your Character
At 1st level, you choose whether your
Species
Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
character might be nocturnal. Or perhaps your character is simply prone to rise later, embodying the common nickname of night owl.
Creating Your Character
If you create an owlin character, follow these
Construct type.
Life Span
The typical life span of a player character in D&D is about a century, assuming the character doesn’t meet a violent end on an adventure.
Height and Weight
Player
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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
dangerous those dragons can be and help others defend against draconic destruction.
Whatever their relationship to dragons, kobold scales tend to be rust colored, although the occasional kobold sports
is about a century, assuming the character doesn’t meet a violent end on an adventure. Members of some races, such as dwarves and elves, can live for centuries. If typical members of a race can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Appendix C: Adapting to Other Worlds Old as creation itself, Elemental Evil has arisen in a thousand different worlds across the ages of the multiverse. Princes of the Apocalypse describes the rise
multiverse. In this appendix, we take a look at how you can adapt this adventure to some of the well-known settings for the D&D game, or to your own campaign world.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
. Alternatively, the setting might exhibit the effects of a disaster—perhaps an event that gave rise to brutal powers. Such scars appear both upon the setting and upon its inhabitants. Dark Fantasy Settings d8
Dark Fantasy Settings Sinister individuals leave their marks upon dark fantasy domains, whether as oppressive architecture, unavoidable propaganda, or scars upon an exploited environment
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Limbo to contact a wizened githzerai sage. Planes of existence define the extremes of strange and often dangerous environments. The most bizarre locations present settings undreamed of in the natural
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
evil. Just as some terrible fates might cause a tormented individual to rise as an undead creature, so might supernatural evil and violent emotions manifest more generally as one or more haunted traps
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Dark Fantasy Torments For Darklords in dark fantasy settings, power is at the root of their suffering. Perhaps their rise to dominance led them to sacrifice what mattered to them most, or they
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
potentially dangerous traditions flourish in isolated or private communities. Perversion of Community. Communities in folk horror stories often are a grim mirror of an aspect of accepted society. They often
a demonic force to combat a greater evil. 3 The townspeople protect a violent hag, whom they call “grandmother.” 4 After an estate party, the residents adopt the characters, refusing to let them
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
dangerous world, but they too offer opportunities for adventure. Encounters with monsters might seem unlikely within a city’s walls, but urban settings have their own villains and perils. Evil, after all
, takes many forms, and urban settings aren’t always the safe havens they seem to be. This chapter provides an overview of these three environments plus a few unusual environments, taking you through the process of creating an adventure location, with plenty of random tables to inspire you.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Religion Baldurians are permitted to worship whatever deities they wish, so long as they refrain from violent acts and practices that disrupt trade. While multiple temples rise within the city walls
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
refuse to acknowledge the authority of the Ghaal’dar hobgoblins; these clans are especially dangerous and violent. Lhesh Haruuc united the Ghaal’dar clans and seized control of Darguun nearly three decades
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
Religion Baldurians are permitted to worship whatever deities they wish, so long as they refrain from violent acts and practices that disrupt trade. While multiple temples rise within the city walls
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
your needs, which has the added benefit of challenging your players’ expectations. The D&D Settings table describes several established campaign settings. D&D Settings Setting Description Dark Sun
-forgotten empires. Greyhawk As tensions rise among warring nations, heroes plunder dungeons to gain the magic and might they need to defeat the growing forces of evil. Planescape Sigil, the City of Doors
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
through the dangerous rocks, because the granite cliffs beyond them rise directly out of the water, offering no place to land or come ashore. Only the sandy area at the southernmost tip of the island
General Features The island is little more than a slab of rock rising from the ocean. The sea has battered its crumbling cliffs so that almost the entire island is surrounded by dangerous rocky
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
civilization, and wizards are the classic villains of these settings. Magic items are therefore rare and often dangerous. Certain Dungeons & Dragons novels follow in the footsteps of classic sword-and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
in the court of the Queen of Air and Darkness, one of the Feywild’s archfey. Goblins thrived in her dangerous domain thanks to a special boon from her—a supernatural knack for finding the weak spots in
before Maglubiyet’s rise. Now many goblins pursue their own destinies, escaping the plots of both archfey and gods.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
caves of the Thunder Cliffs as a base of operations in the area, turning the place into a graveyard for ships and sailors alike. The anchorites used magic to install dangerous reefs in the area, proving
the twisted rites that honor their violent god, or to feed the monsters that share the caves with them.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Chakuna In Valachan, the fall of one Darklord led inevitably to the rise of another. For Chakuna, caught in a cycle of bloodshed and trapped by the forest that lends her power, the tools of the
for sport. Over untold years, the hunt grew in complexity, and von Kharkov sought out the rarest, most dangerous prey. Chakuna’s people, the Oselo, became his favorite targets. The Oselo are hunters and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
Daask … is led by monsters from Droaam. … is based in the Cogs but has been recently expanding into the lower wards. … specializes in violent crime and extortion. … is aggressively targeting the
powerful and dangerous force below. It’s a simple organization with few traditions or layers of leadership. Having ties to Daask gives you allies in the undercity and few restrictions. But it sets you against the Boromar Clan and makes you complicit in Daask’s increasing aggression.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
lowland valleys, feasting on cattle and those who tend herds. They often lair in dangerous mountain caves or volcanoes. Akroans revere red dragons and employ their images in the design of their armor
favor and protection. Immortal Perspective Despite their arrogance and viciousness, dragons are long-lived and perceptive. Their age and patience allows them to divine signs amid violent weather and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
of its old fortress. The tiny island, 800 feet long by 400 feet wide, is a mixture of scrubby woodland and rocky hills. Three stony peaks rise above the grass and shrubs. The tallest stands more than
noisy birds, and various tide pool creatures. But now the stink of corpses in area 14 has drawn additional scavengers from the surrounding waters and the mainland — including a dangerous monster.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Blingdenstone”) are gathered here, making combat a dangerous proposition and likely inspiring the characters to accept Chipgrin’s peaceful parley. The wererat boss climbs a set of stairs to the top of
a natural rise (area 26), bidding the characters to follow him. Chipgrin is a svirfneblin wererat with 45 hit points and AC 14 (studded leather).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
spell might not fix a city ruined by an earthquake or a world ravaged by plagues. The disasters in your horror adventures need not be natural. Magical disruptions, temporal shifts, and violent
, monsters, or another threat? Does everyone believe in the danger of the disaster? Has the disaster given rise to extreme behaviors, such as paranoia, cultic beliefs, or cannibalism? Will the world ever be the same again?
Goblin
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
appreciation for the finer things!
— Volo
Goblins occupy an uneasy place in a dangerous world, and they react by lashing out at any creatures they believe they can bully. Cunning in battle and
; and the word is part of the name they give to any of its practitioners. A goblin with access to booyahg becomes a member of the lashers and can often rise to the role of boss.
“Booyahg&rdquo
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
, where humans and orcs have coexisted for centuries. With the rise of the dragonmarked House Tharashk, orcs and half-orcs have spread out through the Five Nations and beyond. Overall, the people of the
aren’t inherently EVIL. People may be afraid of you because they think you’re a dangerous bounty hunter, but there’s no immediate assumption that you’re cruel or bloodthirsty... Most of the time.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
Clock Tower Bridge As the characters make their way toward Banrion’s lair, they come across the ruins of an old clock tower, which make an unusual and dangerous bridge. The trees part to reveal the
chasm.
The chasm fully circles an isolated plateau of rock at its center. More ruins rise atop this plateau, including sections of walls held together by the roots of stunted trees. On the near side
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Frost Giant Giant of the Ice and Snow Habitat: Arctic, Mountain; Treasure: Armaments Robson Michel From glacial mountain heights and vast tundras rise the homes of frost giants. These giants have
, bolstering their allies with chilling war cries. Frost giants often travel far to find food and goods. This leads many to become raiders and earn violent reputations. Others live more peaceably by hunting
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
the lizardfolk’s enmity or their respect. If they proceed cautiously and without violent intent, they will likely be taken to an audience with the queen, Othokent. Depending on how they have conducted
suggestions for where you can place this adventure in other campaign settings.
Eberron. The appearance of lizardfolk near Saltmarsh in the Basura Swamp endangers the town’s access to profitable