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Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
will of their masters. They wield a deadly combination of unarmed fighting techniques and shadow magic to deceive and defeat their foes. While on secret missions, they wear masks crafted to resemble
Strike or a Dart attack. It can also use Shadow Jaunt once, either before or after one of the attacks.
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Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
damage. A Humanoid reduced to 0 hit points by this attack dies and instantly transforms into a free-willed shadow under the DM’s control.
Light Crossbow. Ranged Weapon Attack: +4;{"diceNotation
vampire’s but doesn’t use them to draw vital fluids from prey, which vampirates consider an unsavory act. Rather, a vampirate drains life energy from another creature by touching it or by
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
","rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage. A Humanoid reduced to 0 hit points by this attack dies and instantly transforms into a free-willed shadow under the DM’s control.
Ray of Cold
use them to draw vital fluids from prey, which vampirates consider an unsavory act. Rather, a vampirate drains life energy from another creature by touching it or by siphoning off its energy from a
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
. A Humanoid reduced to 0 hit points by this attack dies and instantly transforms into a free-willed shadow or vampirate (captain’s choice) under the DM’s control.
Heavy Crossbow. Ranged
parchment. A vampirate has fangs like a vampire’s but doesn’t use them to draw vital fluids from prey, which vampirates consider an unsavory act. Rather, a vampirate drains life energy from
Sahuagin Baron
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Monsters
Monster Manual (2014)
self-styled rulers of sahuagin ocean domains are massive mutant males that grow second sets of arms. They are terrible foes in battle, and all sahuagin bow down before these powerful barons.
Way of
— none can say.
The sahuagin put the malenti to good use as spies and assassins in aquatic elf cities and the societies of other creatures that pose a threat to sahuagin. The mere shadow of the
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
’t build meaningful relationships or establish new lives. Instead, most experience fleeting emotions and follow hollow routines, their existences reduced to shadow plays without weight or substance
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Returned Masks. Adventurers who defeat Returned foes might marvel at their fortune in claiming such rich spoils after a battle. The mask of a Returned is worth approximately 100 gp, based on its
Sahuagin Priestess
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Monsters
Monster Manual (2014)
trenches of the ocean, sahuagin view the entire aquatic realm as their kingdom and the creatures in it as blood sport for their hunting parties.
The self-styled rulers of sahuagin ocean domains are
aquatic elf cities and the societies of other creatures that pose a threat to sahuagin. The mere shadow of the malenti threat incites paranoia and suspicion among aquatic elves, whose resilience is weakened as the prelude to an actual sahuagin invasion.
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
shadow plays without weight or substance.
Returned Masks. Adventurers who defeat Returned foes might marvel at their fortune in claiming such rich spoils after a battle. The mask of a Returned is worth
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
’t build meaningful relationships or establish new lives. Instead, most experience fleeting emotions and follow hollow routines, their existences reduced to shadow plays without weight or substance
.
Returned Masks. Adventurers who defeat Returned foes might marvel at their fortune in claiming such rich spoils after a battle. The mask of a Returned is worth approximately 100 gp, based on its
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
relationships or establish new lives. Instead, most experience fleeting emotions and follow hollow routines, their existences reduced to shadow plays without weight or substance.
Returned Masks. Adventurers
who defeat Returned foes might marvel at their fortune in claiming such rich spoils after a battle. The mask of a Returned is worth approximately 100 gp, based on its composition and craftsmanship
Dhampir
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Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
experiment changed your body, making you reliant on others for vital fluids.
Dhampirs in the Domains of Dread
When creating a dhampir, ask your DM if it makes sense for your character to have ties
to one of the following Domains of Dread (detailed in Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft):
Barovia. In the shadow of Castle Ravenloft, tales flourish of those who love or descend from vampires
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Shadows of Sithicus
Conclusion If the characters defeat Troob, the remaining wisps of shadow coalesce into a shadow raven, caws angrily, and dissipates. The characters can investigate the rest of the complex to find the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
What Dwells Here? The Port of Shadow has been held, claimed, or occupied over the years by duergar, drow, dwarves, crazed wizards, slavers, and pirates. Currently, the town is under the sway of
have permanent residences in the Port of Shadow, and most of the local businesses are presently shut down. The people who do remain in business pay Xanathar for protection. Adventurers can find food
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Interesting Things About the Shadow Marches The untamed Shadow Marches are filled with mysteries. Relics of the daelkyr rest undisturbed in the depths of the swamps, along with foul monsters and
aberrations and other extraplanar threats. Even in defeat, the daelkyr sowed seeds of madness in the Marches. Followers of the Cults of the Dragon Below remain scattered across the region. Some of these
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
techniques and shadow magic to deceive and defeat their foes. While on secret missions, they wear masks crafted to resemble monsters, both to conceal their identities and to strike fear into their foes. An
Hobgoblin Iron Shadow Iron shadows are hobgoblin martial artists who serve fey and mortal courts as secret police, scouts, and assassins. They spy to ferret out treachery, rebellion, and betrayal and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
down corrupt rulers, or saving armies on the brink of defeat. But in just as many other places, the worship of Bane has created or supported cruel dictatorships, aided mercantile monopolies, or brought about the practice of slavery where before it didn’t exist.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
—formed the heart of the kingdom. Although each has a unique cultural identity, they share this unified foundation. Families are spread across the Five Nations; the rulers of the Five Nations descend from
Principalities, the Mror Holds, Q’barra, the Talenta Plains, Thrane, Valenar, and Zilargo. These nations abide by a common set of laws and maintain diplomatic relations. The Demon Wastes and Shadow
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
common foes.
4 An adult shadow dragon and a beholder share a precarious bond, allied against an ancient sapphire dragon neither can defeat alone.
5 An adult shadow dragon is gathering a
Shadow Dragon Adventures The Shadow Dragon Adventure Hooks table offers suggestions for stories and adventures involving shadow dragons. Shadow Dragon Adventure Hooks d8 Adventure Hook
1 A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Shadow Crossing Sylphene, the baron’s firstborn daughter, was a tortured soul. After she was interred, her grave became a shadow crossing—a gateway to the Shadowfell. To use this gate, the characters
circular and 300 feet in diameter, is home to a host of creatures that attack the characters in waves: Two gargoyles roost atop a stone mausoleum located 30 feet north of the shadow crossing. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Shadows of Sithicus
Mists engulf you again, and Inza steps forward. “You’ve defeat the last shadow, and all is well for the time being. I can send you back to your homes if you wish. Otherwise, you will return to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
Lum the Mad (so named after its last owner). Yet with the defeat of Baron Lum, his Infernal Machine was said to have been destroyed as well. Currently, the archdevils Zariel and Bel both have designs
, both devils require a number of missing components — former control buttons vital to the machine’s operation. Zariel and Bel have both planted agents in the world, tasking those agents with finding
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
hungry purple worms. They might encounter and even defeat a powerful adult dragon that has established a lair and a significant presence in the world. At this tier, adventurers make their mark on the
construct fortresses on land deeded them by local rulers. They found guilds, temples, or martial orders. They take on apprentices or students of their own. They broker peace between nations or lead them into war. And their formidable reputations attract the attention of very powerful foes.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
House Thuranni The story of the Shadow Schism that sundered House Thuranni from its kindred in House Phiarlan is a tangled knot of mystery. The surface details of the tale seem simple enough. About
wicked plot that would have ended the Last War and exterminated the leaders of the other dragonmarked houses, leaving the Paelions as absolute rulers of Khorvaire.
Was the Paelion plot real or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
eloquent than even their words can describe. Embrose Lu, Dean of Shadow Dean Embrose Lu (lawful neutral human Silverquill professor of shadow) is a master poet whose ink magic is merciless. Scant with
the owlin. Breena, the Demagogue Breena (neutral good owlin Silverquill professor of shadow) has a talent for getting her way. If she wants you to do something, you won’t just do it—you’ll be sure it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
light. Violence is never the answer, and the only way to defeat evil is to redeem it. Lightbringers seek to inspire those who live in fear and enlighten those whose evil is driven by ignorance. The
faith has followed this path for over a thousand years, but now a splinter sect advocates greater action. These shadow watchers believe that evil must be fought, that sources of darkness that poison
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
arrive after the party leaves and give Zalto the iron flask. On their first turns in combat, both Draac and Taal attempt to summon a shadow demon. If defeat seems likely, Draac orders the remainder of his force to cover his escape while he flees with the iron flask.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Shadow Magic You are a creature of shadow, for your innate magic comes from the Shadowfell itself. You might trace your lineage to an entity from that place, or perhaps you were exposed to its fell
energy and transformed by it. The power of shadow magic casts a strange pall over your physical presence. The spark of life that sustains you is muffled, as if it struggles to remain viable against the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
appearance of loyalty toward rival terrors. Every part of Kalakeri holds secrets and dangers, and nowhere is untouched by its rulers’ war for dominance. When planning adventures in Kalakeri, consider
secrets of lost rulers to the practices of forbidden magical sects. Without a steady, reliable presence on the throne, ancient cults, deadly beasts, and opportunistic demagogues are free to unleash
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Shadows of Sithicus
hours. It’s also taken control of various predators along the way, making it even more dangerous. The family tells the characters that if they wait on this path, the shadow and the predators it puppets
, so maybe they can defeat the enemies! Ambush. To hide and set up an ambush, the characters must all take Hide actions and succeed on a group DC 15 Dexterity (Stealth) check. A character can replace
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
the cosmos,
The teeming worlds, full of wonders.
“Six sons, goddess-born, you sanctioned as rulers
To govern the mortal multitudes.
Boorish and bumbling, they bungled the task!
Surely I am
,
Perfectly imperfect and unformed.
You cannot perfect potential.”
Laughter filled Annam’s hall, loud as thunder,
Shaking floor and firmament.
The All-Father acquiesced, admitting defeat,
And
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
one competitor Hazlik was unable to defeat: the Red Wizard Indreficus. Hazlik gradually came to fixate on Indreficus as his true rival. Indreficus shared Hazlik’s genius and arrogance, and they spent
impress his people’s rulers and gain their patronage. Instead, the zulkirs revealed that Indreficus had not betrayed him. Rather, the zulkirs had watched the pair’s ascent and, wary of their potential
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
arrives on a dark night, its darker shadow against the starlight the only indication of its presence. The people of Phandalin don’t initially realize the Nematode is anything other than a cloud passing
Nematode writhing 500 feet above the town like a malevolent cloud. The creature is far too large to defeat by conventional attacks or spells, so the characters must once again explore the Nematode from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Shadow Cabinet. The members of this cabal are nobles but not kings; they are powerful industrialists, but not dragonmarked barons. They are determined to become the true rulers of Khorvaire, whether
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
stage crew step up in the background to deal with lesser threats as other props animate and begin to fly around the stage. Once the characters defeat the owlbear, it turns back into a wooden prop and
the magic infecting other objects in the area ends. Ending the Threat If all the characters fall unconscious during this fight, Professor Johenne Totsky (neutral human Silverquill professor of shadow
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
shared foundation. Families are spread across the Five Nations; the rulers of the Five Nations are tied to the Wynarns, the royal bloodline of Galifar. Despite their differences, an Aundairian has
Principalities, the Mror Holds, Q’barra, the Talenta Plains, Thrane, Valenar, and Zilargo. These nations abide by a common set of laws and maintain diplomatic relations. The Demon Wastes and Shadow