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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
legs are insectile.
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You smell like fresh brownies.
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A noticeable, harmless chill surrounds you.
Creating Your Character
At 1st level, you choose whether your character is a
you what your character’s creature type is.
Here’s a list of the game’s creature types in alphabetical order: Aberration, Beast, Celestial, Construct, Dragon, Elemental, Fey, Fiend
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
6. Barracks This cluttered chamber serves as a barracks for Thessalar’s lizardfolk servants. Crude sleeping pallets line the walls, and the place has a foul smell. Creatures Eight lizardfolk are off
duty here, sleeping or leisurely playing at a rudimentary board game using dice and small stones as playing pieces. If they have been alerted to trouble by the lizardfolk in areas 4 or 5, they head
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
does it serve in your game? How big is it? Who lives there? What does it look, smell, and sound like? Who governs it? Who else holds power? Is it part of a larger state? What are its defenses? Where
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Borderlands Quest: Goblin Trouble
an idea, suggest options that might work. Use Your Imagination. Adventures are an outline for your game. Change or add anything that makes the game more fun. What does a monster smell like? That’s up
Tips for Dungeon Masters Rule 0. Rule 0 of D&D is simple: Have fun. It’s fine if everyone agrees to change the rules as long as doing so means the game is more fun for everyone. Be Supportive. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
the ranks before battle. Mountain clan chiefs, wanting to expand their territory, overhunt local game to diminish the yetis’ food supplies, inspiring attacks on humanoid settlements that are swiftly
Languages Yeti
Challenge 9 (5,000 XP)
Fear of Fire. If the yeti takes fire damage, it has disadvantage on attack rolls and ability checks until the end of its next turn.
Keen Smell. The yeti has
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
chicken coop, a heavy wooden trunk, and a pretty wooden cabinet with flowers painted on its doors. In addition to the clucking of the chickens, you hear toads croaking.
The sweet smell of pastries
more attractive for 24 hours. The second elixir, labeled “Laughter,” is a nonmagical red tea that infects the imbiber with cackle fever (see “Diseases” in chapter 8, “Running the Game,” of the Dungeon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
appendage. In addition to providing a keen sense of smell, the trunk can be used to lift and carry even heavy objects. The trunk can be used to carry both food and liquid to the mouth and can even act as
list of options. Your trunk can’t wield weapons or shields or do anything that requires manual precision, such as using tools or magic items or performing the somatic components of a spell. Keen Smell
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
. Consider featuring recurring elements such as these in your game: Community. Introduce a small group or community the characters can think of as their people, like a village, neighborhood, guild, or crew
across several adventures. You hope the characters will connect with the place and treat it as home. As the characters enter the community, they smell something amazing. At this point, you could
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
spell or a successful DC 20 Strength check; hammering on it brings the occupants over to open it, but they might be a surprise. When the door opens, read: Trepsin The door opens and the smell of
drakes (see appendix D for statistics), which the cultists use to track and kill game and intruders. The drakes obey Trepsin as the leader of their pack. Trepsin wears a mossy and filthy cape that he
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
a Huge or smaller version of the animal it represents or a Medium or Small Humanoid, or it returns to its true form. Its game statistics, other than its size, are the same in each form. Any equipment
attack.
Radiant Strike. The animal lord makes one Radiant Ray attack.
You call yourself hunter, but your fear makes you smell like prey.
—Wind and Moon, Wolf Lord
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
spell or a successful DC 20 Strength check; hammering on it brings the occupants over to open it, but they might be a surprise. When the door opens, read: The door opens and the smell of rotting flesh
statistics), which the cultists use to track and kill game and intruders. The drakes obey Trepsin as the leader of their pack. Trepsin wears a mossy and filthy cape that he soaks in water from the well; this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
, Elanithino, Gathakanathi, Kalagiano, Katho-Olavi, Kolae-Gileana, Ogolakanu, Thuliaga, Thunukalathi, Thuunlakalaga Goliath Player Characters With your consent, any player in your game can play a goliath
Perception 18
Languages Common, Giant (can’t speak in bear form)
Challenge 8 (3,900 XP)
Keen Smell. The werebear has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on smell.
Mountain Born
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
other than what adventurers bring with them. A volcanic lair might have smooth stone walls hollowed out by past eruptions, doors of magically reinforced brass, a smell of sulfur, and light provided by
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
discusses the matter with them in private. Instructor Minexes doesn’t have any new information to share about Murgaxor. When the characters arrive, read or paraphrase the following: The smell of putrefaction
select ones who suit your game. Instructor Minexes, wants to see everyone learn the value of teamwork during detention. After introducing himself and welcoming everyone to the Detention Bog, he
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Domains of Delight: A Feywild Accessory
transformation has no game effects. 3 You smell like swamp gas. No amount of bathing can rid you of this stench. 4 Your shadow does not match your movements, which other creatures find unsettling. 5–6 Your
appearance becomes more rat-like (beady eyes, whiskers, small ears, pointy nose, little hands and feet, and a rat’s tail). This transformation has no game effects. 7 You cast no reflection
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
. But something awoke him early a few years ago, and it was as if the red bastard could smell the gold coming into the island. Although Mintarn had made proper tribute, Hoondarrh landed atop Castle
Dagult. Mintarn had been playing the game well, but now it finds itself backed into a corner with few moves left to make. The coin is no longer flowing into its harbors, and many of its best and brightest
Equipment
erupts in a 20-foot radius. Creatures in the area must make a DC 15 Constitution saving throw or take 28 (8d6) radiant damage and become Blinded for 1 round. The smell of ozone fills the area, and
display of gore, leaving behind only their skeletons and equipment. This doesn’t kill or otherwise harm the affected creatures or change their game statistics. Their flesh, skin, and hair regrow
Equipment
burst of energy erupts in a 20-foot radius. Creatures in the area must make a DC 15 Constitution saving throw or take 28 (8d6) radiant damage and become Blinded for 1 round. The smell of ozone fills the
a horrific display of gore, leaving behind only their skeletons and equipment. This doesn’t kill or otherwise harm the affected creatures or change their game statistics. Their flesh, skin, and
Equipment
energy erupts in a 20-foot radius. Creatures in the area must make a DC 15 Constitution saving throw or take 28 (8d6) radiant damage and become Blinded for 1 round. The smell of ozone fills the area, and
display of gore, leaving behind only their skeletons and equipment. This doesn’t kill or otherwise harm the affected creatures or change their game statistics. Their flesh, skin, and hair
Equipment
erupts in a 20-foot radius. Creatures in the area must make a DC 15 Constitution saving throw or take 28 (8d6) radiant damage and become Blinded for 1 round. The smell of ozone fills the area, and
display of gore, leaving behind only their skeletons and equipment. This doesn’t kill or otherwise harm the affected creatures or change their game statistics. Their flesh, skin, and hair regrow
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
DC Mimic handwriting 15 Duplicate a wax seal 20 Gaming Set Proficiency with a gaming set applies to one type of game, such as Three-Dragon Ante or games of chance that use dice. Components. A gaming
set has all the pieces needed to play a specific game or type of game, such as a complete deck of cards or a board and tokens. History. Your mastery of a game includes knowledge of its history, as
Equipment
erupts in a 20-foot radius. Creatures in the area must make a DC 15 Constitution saving throw or take 28 (8d6) radiant damage and become Blinded for 1 round. The smell of ozone fills the area, and nearby
display of gore, leaving behind only their skeletons and equipment. This doesn’t kill or otherwise harm the affected creatures or change their game statistics. Their flesh, skin, and hair regrow
Equipment
energy erupts in a 20-foot radius. Creatures in the area must make a DC 15 Constitution saving throw or take 28 (8d6) radiant damage and become Blinded for 1 round. The smell of ozone fills the area, and
horrific display of gore, leaving behind only their skeletons and equipment. This doesn’t kill or otherwise harm the affected creatures or change their game statistics. Their flesh, skin, and hair
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
, your weight drops by 1d4 × 5 pounds. 61–65 While attuned to the artifact, you can’t smell. 66–70 While attuned to the artifact, nonmagical flames are extinguished within 30 feet of you. 71–80 While you
. 51–60 When you become attuned to the artifact, you gain a form of long-term madness (see “Running the Game”). 61–65 You take 4d10 psychic damage when you become attuned to the artifact. 66–70 You
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
wooden bunks, with heaped blankets and dirty dishes scattered about. A strong smell of unwashed bodies and rotten meat fills the air. Four tall, furry humanoids are lounging in the mess, barking orders
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
, you can smell the odors of wine and horses that emanate from this central area. This natural clearing serves as a permanent campsite for the Vistani and their dusk elf allies. Map 5.6: Vistani Camp
. Each of these wagons contains three Vistani (CN male and female human bandits). The Vistani are playing a dice game for favors, since they have no money. They respond to sounds of alarm by drawing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
excursion to a distant plane. Until her magic naturally returns, Sarcelle has the game statistics of a neutral mage without Spellcasting. She responds to some questions with cryptic-sounding
.
Katerina Ladon Umberto Noblin Umberto Noblin is a gnome historian who is eager to escape Neverdeath Graveyard. Umberto has the game statistics of a lawful neutral mage without Spellcasting. Umberto’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
. The remnants of butchered game animals hang from crude wooden stakes along the cavern walls, and you spot a pair of orc corpses treated in the same fashion.
The grisly trophies that decorate the room
-hewn timber blocks a small passage to the northeast. Three other passageways wind off toward the south. A heavy animal smell lingers in the air.
A hundred years ago, the orcs besieging Khundrukar
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
with the polar bear statistics) stays in her room. The creature acts as a guard and immediately attacks any intruder, for it can smell the person at the door. The bear makes no noise until it attacks
. One ogre wears a gem (worth 250 gp) on a thong around his neck. The creatures have 381 cp between them as the stakes for their game. The lock on the chest can be opened by a character who succeeds on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
. Kitchen If the characters pause in the corridor near the door to this room, they detect a smell in the air; it reminds them of cooking meat, though with an acrid tang to it. This odor is being emitted
example, the guards in area 32 have beaten a fighting retreat here), twolizardfolk commoners (see appendix C) reside here, playing a game at the table. These lizardfolk try to avoid a fight, preferring to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
examples: “You pests will not stand in my way! I will claim the might of my ancestors!” “Get out of here before I tire of this game and end you all!” “Chromatic dragons are the rightful rulers of this world
access the library’s interior. Stale air heavy with the smell of old parchment floods your nostrils. The walls are lined with shelves stuffed full of old tomes and yellowing scrolls. Glass cases, toppled
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
aboard the Lambent Zenith. Though they can recount the ship’s mission and subsequent crash, these sailors know nothing about the rod piece. Z3: Galley and Pantry The sound of sizzling and the smell of
game of cards.
Zuzanna Wuzyk Daveras
The elf is Daveras, a neutral druid. Daveras joined the camp after his lifeboat crashed into Havock. The remains of his lifeboat rest on the starboard
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
city’s butchers, the facility has a generally adversarial relationship with neighboring establishments, as other herders and hostlers claim the omnipresent smell of blood makes their animals nervous. Yet
game for squatters. Ramshackle wooden tenements, taverns, and shops crowd both sides of the arched stone spans, leaning out over the narrow road between them. Even more cling to the sides of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
accompanying a mind flayer, but the beholder considers anyone else fair game to reach its assigned tally. Mublinesh gushes with gratitude as it fights the characters, explaining how excited it is to
these two friends in the Briny Maze, and they felt lucky to find an isolated place beneath an old storage room, despite the unpleasant smell. They’ve been making occasional raids into other parts of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
card table. Ten wealthy nobles are playing a high-stakes game of Three Dragon Ante. A character can play around by betting 5 gp and making a DC 15 Intelligence check, adding a proficiency bonus if the
Cassalanter livery stands here, absentmindedly examining the regal portraits that adorn the walls and rest on fancy easels in various spots. Fine armchairs arranged throughout the room smell faintly of