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Star Lancer

Monsters Monstrous Compendium Vol. 1: Spelljammer Creatures

;vah’k’rel” in the Gith tongue) and came to realize star lancers are reincarnations of the dead god’s most ardent worshipers. When a star lancer dies, its soul instantly returns

invisible for the duration of the Invisibility Cloak.Drifting in the Astral Sea are the petrified husks of dead gods, their colossal bodies riddled with natural tunnels and caverns. While exploring the

Relentless Slasher Legacy

monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

, unique monstrous slayers. Relentless Origins d6 Origin 1 It was left for dead and granted new life to seek revenge. 2 It was turned into a weapon of vengeance by a family member

into a monster. 5 The killer used its body to contain an evil entity. 6 The killer appears to be an ordinary person who doesn’t realize it turns into a killer when enraged

Vladeska Drakov

monsters

overrun by the dead. A cunning authoritarian, she believes any tactics—no matter how immoral—are permissible in the pursuit of victory. The Mists torment her by keeping her ever on the edge

Yuan-ti Malison (Type 3) Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

their race, allowing them to shed their frail humanity like dead skin. Those that did not transform eventually became slaves or food for the blessed of the serpent gods. The yuan-ti empires withered

are cunning and ruthless tacticians who readily sacrifice lesser yuan-ti if potential victory justifies such losses. They have no sense of honorable combat and strike first in decisive ambush if they

Relentless Juggernaut Legacy

monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

was left for dead and granted new life to seek revenge. 2 It was turned into a weapon of vengeance by a family member’s bargain with sinister forces. 3 It was marked by a fiend before

. 6 The killer appears to be an ordinary person who doesn’t realize it turns into a killer when enraged. Relentless Methods d8 Method 1 Artist. The killer turns its

Lizardfolk Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

utility and importance. Nowhere does this come through as strongly as when lizardfolk deal with the dead. To a lizardfolk, a comrade who dies becomes a potential source of food. That companion might have

beauty have little meaning for them. A sharp sword serves a useful and good purpose, while a dull sword is a dead weight without a whetstone. Lizardfolk see little need to plan more than a season or so

Marine

Backgrounds Ghosts of Saltmarsh

;You enabled the escape of your fellow soldiers, but at great cost to yourself. Some of your past comrades may think you’re dead. 4 Juggernaut. No reasonable explanation can explain

how you survived a particular battle. Every arrow and bolt missed you. You slew scores of enemies single-handedly and led your comrades to victory. 5 Stowaway. For days, you hid in the bilge

Crook of Rao

Magic Items Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

wizard Tasha). Although she was defeated, Iggwilv managed to damage the crook during the battle, infecting it with an insidious curse—and the potential for future victory. In the aftermath, the

crook was again lost. Occasionally it reappears, but the famed artifact is not what it was. Whether or not the artifact’s bearers realize its full threat, few risk using the Crook of Rao&mdash

Paladin

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

watches an orc war band celebrating its recent victory. Silently, he stalks into their midst and whispers an oath, and two orcs are dead before they even realize he is there. Silver hair shining in a shaft

glade before nature spirits and fey beings, or in a moment of desperation and grief with the dead as the only witness, a paladin’s oath is a powerful bond. It is a source of power that turns a devout warrior into a blessed champion.

Paladin

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

watches an orc war band celebrating its recent victory. Silently, he stalks into their midst and whispers an oath, and two orcs are dead before they even realize he is there. Silver hair shining in a shaft

glade before nature spirits and fey beings, or in a moment of desperation and grief with the dead as the only witness, a paladin’s oath is a powerful bond. It is a source of power that turns a devout warrior into a blessed champion.

Paladin

classes Basic Rules (2014)

an orc war band celebrating its recent victory. Silently, he stalks into their midst and whispers an oath, and two orcs are dead before they even realize he is there. Silver hair shining in a shaft

sacred glade before nature spirits and fey beings, or in a moment of desperation and grief with the dead as the only witness, a paladin’s oath is a powerful bond. It is a source of power that

Conclusion

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons

Conclusion Great heroes rebound from losses to fight even harder for the cause they believe in. Thanks to raise dead, a lost battle is a setback, not a defeat. It’s a wake-up call to any players who

assumed that the characters’ victory was assured. The Cult of the Dragon is committed to its goal and will stop at nothing to achieve it. The characters must be even more committed to theirs. The characters gain a level at the end of this event.

Ancient Sapphire Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

. (Any) 4 Order. An organized hoard makes me happy—and you don’t want to see me unhappy. (Lawful) 5 Preparation. Justice and righteousness do not guarantee victory. Planning and

easily accessible entrances or exits at all, and trespassers who do find their way inside must then contend with a maze of corridors, dead ends, and steep inclines. Sapphire Dragon Lair Features The

Conclusion

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat

Conclusion Great heroes rebound from losses to fight even harder for the cause they believe in. Thanks to raise dead, a lost battle is a setback, not a defeat. It’s a wake-up call to any players who

assumed that the characters’ victory was assured. The Cult of the Dragon is committed to its goal and will stop at nothing to achieve it. The characters must be even more committed to theirs. The characters gain a level at the end of this event.

Goblin Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

cruel in victory, goblins are fawning and servile in defeat, just as in their own society lower castes must scrape before those of greater status and as goblin tribes bow before other goblinoids

made from dead darkmantles 20 Cloaks made of scraps from an elven tapestry Booyahgs Spellcasters of any sort among the goblins are rare. Goblins typically lack the intelligence and

Star Lancer

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume One: Spelljammer Creatures

realize star lancers are reincarnations of the dead god’s most ardent worshipers. When a star lancer dies, its soul instantly returns to the Great Cavern that forms the hollow heart of the dead god

Star Lancer Drifting in the Astral Sea are the petrified husks of dead gods, their colossal bodies riddled with natural tunnels and caverns. While exploring the innards of one of these dead gods

Drakov's Tale

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within

, the dead rose against Drakov, claws scraping against Lekar’s walls before alarms could be raised. Drakov’s brilliant and desperate strategies eventually turned back the zombies during the days-long

First Siege of Lekar, but victory came at the cost of most of her veteran troops. Since then, Drakov has nearly lost her nation. Every moon, a new desperate battle unfolds. She prepares ceaselessly

Pulquería

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

characters enter the tavern, read the following: The pulquería’s walls are painted with murals that depict a series of armed conflicts, with locals celebrating victory at the end. A candlelit altar behind

(detailed in the “San Citlán” section at the end of this adventure). The altar behind the counter is an ofrenda, a memorial made to commune with the dead during the Night of the Remembered festivities

History

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

died so recently that they might not yet fully realize they are dead. 2 The ghost died recently enough that people who knew them in life are still around. 3 The ghost died years ago, and

Cyre 1313, The Mourning Rail

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

engine’s elemental spirit. Yet none of the passengers realize their endless escape is pointless, as Cyre 1313 carries only the dead. Cyre 1313, The Mourning Rail, thunders through domains, ever trying to escape the disaster that slew its passengers

Surprise! Dragon Cultists!

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

Surprise! Dragon Cultists! If the characters rid the dungeon of the worshipers of Bane, Bhaal, and Myrkul, any remaining followers of the Dead Three avoid the dungeon and the bathhouse once they

realize those locations are no longer safe. Ultiss, cultist of Tiamat As the characters exit the dungeon and leave the bathhouse, they have one final encounter in the courtyard (area D1). Read or

Moral Quandaries

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

essential mission. Honor Quandary. A character is forced to choose between victory and a personal oath or code of honor. A paladin who has sworn an oath of virtue might realize that the clearest path to

Borca Campaign Arc

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within

them with an opportunity or exorbitant compensation for a simple task. In the aftermath, the characters discover they have given up something of great value or realize they look like criminals. Levels 4

doppelgangers, cursed family members, or dead nobility—might aid the characters. Against expectations, the characters complete their mission and turn the tables on their foe. Levels 7–8. The characters

Clerics and Champions

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

Athreos, god of passage LE Death, Grave* Crescent moon Ephara, god of the polis LN Knowledge, Light Urn pouring water Erebos, god of the dead NE Death, Trickery Serene face

Heliod, god of the sun LG Light Laurel crown Iroas, god of victory CG War Four-winged helmet Karametra, god of harvests NG Life, Nature Cornucopia Keranos, god of storms CN

The Well of Dragons

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat

lives come to the Well of Dragons to die, and have been doing so for millennia. The caldera of a long-dead volcano rises from an ashen plane ahead. Along the cinder cone’s steeply sloped sides, thousands

, but are quarreling and posturing for each other before the battle. In the past, the number of cultists at the Well of Dragons seldom exceeded one hundred. Now, with ultimate victory near at hand, their

Meeting in the Mists

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

, realize that they’ve all just witnessed the same thing, learn that they all received similar messages, and raise questions they have no answers for. The Mists of Ravenloft have subtly claimed them

, and why they’ve been brought together is a mystery they might never fully understand. One thing they are likely to realize, though, is that all of them just came from home, which is supposedly back the

The Well of Dragons

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons

lives come to the Well of Dragons to die, and have been doing so for millennia. The caldera of a long-dead volcano rises from an ashen plane ahead. Along the cinder cone’s steeply sloped sides, thousands

, but are quarreling and posturing for each other before the battle. In the past, the number of cultists at the Well of Dragons seldom exceeded one hundred. Now, with ultimate victory near at hand, their

Druids' Ritual

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

druids are able to chant on their turn, the ritual is ruined and must be started anew. If the Gulthias tree (area Y4) has been reduced to 0 hit points, the ritual won’t work. Druids who realize that

are present when the druids complete the ritual, read: A thirty-foot-tall plant creature bursts out of the statue, sending twigs and earth flying. The creature resembles a dead treant with green

Fight or Flight

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

behalf of the group. When creatures that are already engaged in battle realize they’re likely to lose, they usually try to exit that battle. A monster is likely to flee if either of the following is true

: The monster starts its turn Bloodied and more than half its allies are dead or have the Incapacitated condition, while no one is dead or Incapacitated on the other side. The monster starts its turn

In the Ruins

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

Tonalli, the other Watchers soon find his body. They entreat the characters to rush the dead scholar back to Xoxotla, where he can be resurrected. Once saved or revived, Tonalli is thankful for the

: Jademount. Tonalli regrets sending Ameyali’s people to the Gate of Illumination—he didn’t realize the danger. He asks the characters to travel to the shrine to check on the warriors and seek signs of the tlexolotl.

The Tower Falls

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

free to re-imprison Miska. Forces Disperse. Creatures left standing on the tower’s floor are in full view of Lolth’s forces. The nearby troops, realizing their general is dead and their only

fortification is destroyed, throw down their banners and retreat across Pandesmos. Spyder-Fiends Falter. The spyder-fiends can’t capitalize on this sudden victory, since their raklupis battle-leaders (see

Adult Sapphire Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

happy—and you don’t want to see me unhappy. (Lawful) 5 Preparation. Justice and righteousness do not guarantee victory. Planning and tactics do. (Lawful) 6 Companionship. Sure

trespassers who do find their way inside must then contend with a maze of corridors, dead ends, and steep inclines. Sapphire Dragon Lair Features The sapphire dragon lair shown in map 5.12 is a series

Neronvain

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons

green dragon’s master might be one of the cult’s wyrmspeakers. But what neither realize is that the Green Wyrmspeaker is actually Alagarthas’s own half-brother Neronvain—the disgraced second son of

King Melandrach, exiled by his people and long thought dead. They now seek the adventurers’ help to find this dragon master.

Mogis's Influence

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

Mogis’s Influence Mogis, like his brother, governs the sphere of warfare. But while Iroas thrives on the glory of honorable victory, Mogis revels in sadism, destruction, and the utter humiliation of

the vanquished. He drives warriors to acts of cruelty and malice in their pursuit of victory. Only those who have experienced the terror and violence of war truly understand the seductive nature of

Lord of Blades Campaign Themes

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

dead land of Cyre continue to fight as if the war had not ended, launching raids out of the “dead-gray mist” to the neighboring lands — including, of course, Thrane. Proclaiming allegiance to something

depth to the conflict. Perhaps a squad of warforged attacks a foundry in Sharn. After repelling the attack, the adventurers realize that the owners are mistreating the warforged who work the forges

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