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Balhannoth Legacy

Monsters Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes

in the area reshapes to assume the appearance of a location sought by one intelligent creature whose mind the balhannoth has read (see Regional Effects below). The transformation affects nonliving

the balhannoth’s lair. The balhannoth can sense the strongest desires of any humanoid within 1 mile of it and learns whether those desires involve a place: a safe location to rest, a temple, home, or somewhere else. If the balhannoth dies, these effects end immediately.

Madam Eva Legacy

monsters Curse of Strahd

through her veins. Mother Night. Over four hundred years ago, Katarina came to Barovia and insinuated herself into Strahd’s court, working as a maid in Castle Ravenloft. She came to know the

the master of Ravenloft, but she has all the power she desires and doesn’t seek to supplant him. She would rather help Strahd find someone else to succeed him, although she has grave doubts about

Wave Legacy

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

, and a Charisma of 18. It has hearing and darkvision out to a range of 120 feet. The weapon communicates telepathically with its wielder and can speak, read, and understand Aquan. It can also speak

from sea chanteys to sacred hymns of the sea gods. Wave zealously desires to convert mortals to the worship of one or more sea gods, or else to consign the faithless to death. Conflict arises if the

Charlatan Legacy

Backgrounds Player’s Handbook (2014)

You have always had a way with people. You know what makes them tick, you can tease out their hearts’ desires after a few minutes of conversation, and with a few leading questions you can read

Gem Dragonborn

Species Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

, and topaz—gleam in these dragonborn’s scaled skin and course through their veins. Theirs are the wonders of the mind, the force of will, the brilliant light of insight, and the resounding

those suggestions or to ignore them. Whichever scores you decide to increase, none of the scores can be raised above 20. Languages Your character can speak, read, and write Common and one other

Azuredge

Magic Items Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

out to a range of 120 feet. The weapon communicates telepathically with its wielder and can speak, read, and understand Common. It has a calm, delicate voice. The weapon can sense the presence of non

-lawful creatures within 120 feet of it. Personality. Azuredge is sworn to protect Waterdeep, and it desires to be wielded by a law-abiding person willing to dedicate everything to the city’s

Charlatan - Baldur's Gate

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

can tease out their hearts’ desires after a few minutes of conversation, and with a few leading questions you can read them like they were children’s books. It’s a useful talent, and

Sword of Zariel

Magic Items Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

. It desires a wielder who embodies bravery and heroism. Attunement. The sword allows you to attune to it immediately, without having to take a short rest. The first time you attune to the sword, you

transformation. Your alignment becomes lawful good, and you gain the following traits: Angelic Language. You can speak, read, and write Celestial. Celestial Resistance. You have resistance to necrotic and

Earth Genasi

Species Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

of stone and earth or a human skin tone with glittering sparkles like gem dust. Some earth genasi have lines marking their skin like cracks, either showing glimmering gemlike veins or a dim, yellowish

or ignore them, but you can’t raise any of your scores above 20. Languages Your character can speak, read, and write Common and one other language that you and your DM agree is appropriate

Reborn Legacy

Species Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

veins making it clear that they’ve been touched by death. Other reborn are marvels of magic or science, being stitched together from disparate beings or bearing mysterious minds in manufactured

any Ability Score Increase you previously had with these. Languages Your character can speak, read, and write Common and one other language that you and your DM agree is appropriate for the character

Getting Started

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands

Getting Started This cave is connected to cave G via the stairs east of area K5 (see map K). If the characters approach from outside the cave, read the following boxed text aloud to begin: A foul

draft issues from this cave. Red strata intertwine with bulging black veins running through the hewn rock. A sinister crimson light dances deep in the cave. The stench issues from the rotting ogre in area K2.

Surprise Development

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

Surprise Development When the failed Wish spell transports the characters to Alustriel’s sanctum, read or paraphrase the following: With a flash of multicolored light, the world winks out of

existence. Nothingness envelops your senses, though you feel the thrum of magic rushing like an electric spark through your veins. When you regain focus, you stand in a plush, candlelit parlor. A stately

Superstitions

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

believe that spirits inhabit the plants and animals of the world, and the barbarians look to them for omens and power. Other barbarians trust only in the blood that runs in their veins and the steel

trouble. Never sleep with a magic object within ten feet of you. 5 When you walk through a graveyard, be sure to wear silver, or a ghost might jump into your body. 6 If an elf looks you in the eyes, she’s trying to read your thoughts.

Bone Brambles

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

Bone Brambles Your future is written in your blood. She’ll open your veins to paint the story hidden in your heart. — The Cartographer When the characters arrive at this location, read or paraphrase

The Waters of Lyth

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

The Waters of Lyth Eventually, the party crosses a vale not noted on Khea’s map. Read or paraphrase the following description: A shallow valley lies amid the rise and fall of the Katachthon foothills

Pool of Lyth. Tales tell that the pool’s sweet blue waters grant visions of the drinker’s deepest desires and sometimes even fulfill those desires. Pool of Lyth There’s truth to the tales of the

Phenax

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

the situation calls for, Phenax is a consummate actor. His incisive wit and cunning enable him to read the desires of his marks, adjusting his approach to suit the moment. In his rare moments of candor

Spiral of the Horned King

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

overhead. Patches of glowing fungi cling to the walls and fill the chamber with dim light. Columns of stone support the ceiling, the rock marbled with veins of glittering crystal. Across the chamber, a

of the gods are scrawled around the cleft in dried blood, and continue on down the tunnel walls. Anyone who can read the Abyssal tongue can tell that this place has been consecrated in the name of

Confronting Garra

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

Confronting Garra When the characters peer into the foremost cabin of the first-class car, read or paraphrase the following: An eight-foot-tall muscular woman with a tusked, protruding jaw lounges on

items are written in a coded magical language. She only knows that Niho Koi desires the items. Garra holds the key to her chest, which weighs 50 pounds. A character who makes a successful DC 13

Thornwall Keep

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

Thornwall Keep Veins of bronze-colored ivy cling to Thornwall Keep’s ancient three-story stone tower, the tallest structure in Vogler. From its crenelated roof rises an elaborate device resembling a

away to her quarters for a moment. When she returns, read the following: Becklin reenters the room carrying a shallow wooden box, approximately three feet to a side. She sets it down gently on a table

Entering the Sanctum

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

Entering the Sanctum When the characters enter the sanctum, read or paraphrase the following: The doors of the lift open to reveal a massive sanctum built of obsidian stone. Two waterfalls of lava

is depicted on map 5.6. Mike Schley Map 5.6: Indigo Sanctum View Player Version Ruxithid the Chosen stands on the mezzanine behind the statue. When the characters confront Ruxithid, read the

Wave

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

telepathically with its wielder and can speak, read, and understand Aquan. It can also speak with aquatic animals as if using a speak with animals spell, using telepathy to involve its wielder in the

conversation. Personality. When it grows restless, Wave has a habit of humming tunes that vary from sea chanteys to sacred hymns of the sea gods. Wave zealously desires to convert mortals to the

E2. Blood of the Vine Tavern

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

precariously askew, proclaiming this to be the Blood on the Vine tavern. The tavern building is about 60 feet square. Close inspection of the sign reveals that it originally read “Blood of the Vine.” (An

knows that, for some unknown reason, Strahd is attracted to Ireena and desires her above all others. If you used the “Plea for Help” adventure hook and the characters show Ismark the letter they received

Doppelganger

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

intend to impersonate, studying them and probing their minds for secrets. A doppelganger can read a creature’s surface thoughts, allowing it to glean that creature’s name, desires, and fears, along with a

attacks. Slam. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d6 + 4) bludgeoning damage. Read Thoughts. The doppelganger magically reads the surface thoughts of one creature

Aboleth

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

from their subjects. When they consume other creatures, aboleths add the knowledge and experiences of their prey to their eternal memories. Aboleths use their telepathic powers to read the minds of

creatures and know their desires. An aboleth uses this knowledge to gain a creature’s loyalty, promising to fulfill such wants in exchange for obedience. Within its lair, the aboleth can further use its

A Balhannoth's Lair

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

intelligent creature whose mind the balhannoth has read (see Regional Effects below). The transformation affects nonliving material only and can’t create anything with moving parts or magical

whatever they desire most. The sensation grows stronger the closer the creatures come to the balhannoth’s lair. The balhannoth can sense the strongest desires of any humanoid within 1 mile of it and

K'thriss Drow'b

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

spells such as thorn whip. And when enemies hear K’thriss whisper the deep truths of the Ur — typically something about how on a geologic time scale, everyone’s desires are meaningless — they remember it

., passive Perception 12 Languages Celestial, Common, Elvish, Undercommon; can read all writing Challenge 3 (700 XP) Special Equipment. K’thriss wears a robe of stars (accounted for in his

Azuredge

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

a Charisma of 15. It has hearing and darkvision out to a range of 120 feet. The weapon communicates telepathically with its wielder and can speak, read, and understand Common. It has a calm, delicate

voice. The weapon can sense the presence of non-lawful creatures within 120 feet of it. Personality. Azuredge is sworn to protect Waterdeep, and it desires to be wielded by a law-abiding person

Elk and Tiger

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

Elk Tribe, who received a vision about the characters’ journey to the Reghed Glacier. Elk Tribe Escort Several hours before the party reaches the glacier, read: As you crest another ridge, you spot a

them to a rocky alcove where both parties can enjoy a reprieve from the wind. Mjenir proceeds to explain his vision and warns of grave danger ahead: “Tigers with ice in their veins come to spill your

Madam Eva

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

. Madam Eva knows she is Strahd’s half-sister but has told no one of the royal blood flowing through her veins. Mother Night. Over four hundred years ago, Katarina came to Barovia and insinuated

of Ravenloft would consider Madam Eva a worthy choice to replace Strahd as the master of Ravenloft, but she has all the power she desires and doesn’t seek to supplant him. She would rather help

The Ultimate Sacrifice

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

like a bonfire in the darkness — and Zariel desires it. Such a character is likely destined to pass into the Upper Planes after death, and as such, they make a handsome prize for an archdevil to shape

choose not to try, read: Zariel grabs the sword by the blade and lets her fiendish blood cascade down its edge, snarling in pain. “With this final rite, I discharge my divine duty. Let my name be forever

Demon Lords

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

decadent desires with subjects and consorts alike, among whom incubi and succubi are often his favorites. Juiblex The demon lord of slimes and oozes, Juiblex is a stew of noxious fluids that lurks in

cone of slime striated with veins of black and green. Baleful red eyes swim within its gelatinous body, while dripping pseudopods of ooze lash out hungrily at any creature they can reach. Lolth The Demon

Wave

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Locathah Rising

, read, and understand Aquan. It can also speak with aquatic animals as if using a speak with animals spell, using telepathy to involve its wielder in the conversation. Personality. When it grows

restless, Wave has a habit of humming tunes that vary from sea chanteys to sacred hymns of the sea gods. Wave zealously desires to convert mortals to the worship of one or more sea gods, or else to

Mind Flayer

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

near the center of a mind flayer community. From its pool, an elder brain telepathically dictates its desires to each individual mind flayer within 5 miles of it, for it is able to hold multiple mental

mind flayers need to write something down, they do so in Qualith. This system of tactile writing (similar to braille) is read by an illithid’s tentacles. Qualith is written in four-line stanzas and is

Charlatan

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

Charlatan You have always had a way with people. You know what makes them tick, you can tease out their hearts’ desires after a few minutes of conversation, and with a few leading questions you can

read them like they were children’s books. It’s a useful talent, and one that you’re perfectly willing to use for your advantage. You know what people want and you deliver, or rather, you promise to

Spire of Iriolarthas (Y19a-Y19h)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

brightly lit by continual flame spells cast in wall sconces. Y19a. Main Entrance If the characters reach this area by ascending the strut at area Y6, read: Near the apex of the strut, the ceiling of

stern-looking owl’s head carved into its top. Staff 2 is a smooth, polished length of blue-tinted wood that’s as strong as steel, with black veins running through it and an octopus carved into its top

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