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Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
’s head. Its demon lord can speak and see through the serpent head; this master also uses the molydeus to guard treasures, slay foes, and terrify troops into obedience.
A molydeus’s demon
Spellcasting.The fearsome molydeus speaks for the demon lord it serves and enforces its master’s will. This demon is 12 feet tall, and its bipedal body has a slavering wolf’s head and a fanged serpent
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
bipedal body has a slavering wolf’s head and a fanged serpent’s head. Its demon lord can speak and see through the serpent head; this master also uses the molydeus to guard treasures, slay
Magic Items
Quests from the Infinite Staircase
An ornate carving of a serpent adorned with a coursing river spirals down the length of this redand-gold staff. While you’re holding it, you can use an action to produce one of the following
location.
If you use a bonus action to speak the command word again, or if the snake is reduced to 0 hit points, the snake reverts to staff form in its current space.
Thunderclap. You point the
Species
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Yuan-ti were originally humans who transformed themselves into serpent folk through ancient rituals. Most yuan-ti were corrupted into monsters by those rites, but some yuan-ti instead became a new
suggestions on which scores to increase. You can follow those suggestions or ignore them, but you can’t raise any of your scores above 20.
Languages
Your character can speak, read, and write Common and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
25 Strength (Athletics) check. When the characters peer inside, read: Gleaming scimitars, serpent helms, and suits of scale armor cram the racks of this vault. Large bones and horned skulls litter
the floor, and a shield made from the shell of a tortoise hangs on the far wall.
A large skeletal serpent slithers out from behind the racks, raises its head, and says in Common, “They will tell us
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
the Night Serpent and destroy the world. The yuan-ti believe there’s a locked gate somewhere under the Peaks of Flame that prevents the Dendar from entering the world. Acererak has promised to help Ras
Nsi unlock the gate and bring forth the Night Serpent. In return, Ras Nsi defends the Tomb of the Nine Gods. Nine stone puzzle cubes are needed to enter the Tomb of the Nine Gods. Ras Nsi doesn’t
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Domains of Delight: A Feywild Accessory
Appendix: Stagefright’s Lines Did you speak? I thought ’twas the braying of an ass.
You dare speak of this, rascal?
Not even otyughs would dine on this.
On the contrary, I acknowledge all your
?
Tomorrow should dawn merrier.
The words catch in my throat. I cannot speak them!
My hope is shriveled like a grape. Let us make wine of it!
That is a goatish look you have upon your face
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
she approaches you. Cradled in her arms is a green book. “Please forgive the interruption,” she says. “My name is Pelk, and I speak for the Avowed. You’re adventurers, are you not?”
Pelk is a
have become less and less active, and the supply of food has been all but cut off. To make things worse, rumors have arisen about serpent creatures being seen near the Cloakwood and the grippli
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Appendix E: Stagefright’s Lines Did you speak? I thought ’twas the braying of an ass.
You dare speak of this, rascal?
Not even otyughs would dine on this.
On the contrary, I acknowledge all
?
Tomorrow should dawn merrier.
The words catch in my throat. I cannot speak them!
My hope is shriveled like a grape. Let us make wine of it!
That is a goatish look you have upon your face
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
Staff of Ruling Staff, Rare (Requires Attunement) An ornate carving of a serpent adorned with a coursing river spirals down the length of this red-and-gold staff. While you’re holding it, you can use
attack your enemies or guard a location. If you use a bonus action to speak the command word again, or if the snake is reduced to 0 hit points, the snake reverts to staff form in its current space
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
14. Moa’s Tomb Skulls crusted with dried mud glower from niches cut into the walls of this tomb. A stone sarcophagus stands at the center of the chamber, its lid adorned with a coiled serpent carved
green flame. With a shattering crash, the crystal box explodes and the skull levitates into the air.
Nepartak has the statistics of a flameskull but doesn’t speak, instead communicating using
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
seems to go on to the horizon in every direction. Regular travelers through the area speak of the “whispers of the dead,” the popular term for the sound that results when a breeze rustles the grass. The
. Small bands of nomadic humanoids traverse these grasslands, as do monsters from out of the Wood of Sharp Teeth to the south, the Trollclaws to the north, or the serpent kingdom of Najara to the east
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
, giving him an Intelligence of 10 and the ability to speak Common. After serving him for the duration of the enchantment, the serpent slithered off and found its way to Omu. Azi Mas has a good memory; he
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a7
Boneyard could hide the tomb and thus speak to Acererak’s enmity for Eberron’s dragons.
Forgotten Realms. The tomb could be in the Serpent Hills or the Trielta Hills on Faerûn. It could be in the High Moor
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
. Issar does not deign to speak to the captives under his command. Instead, he’s chosen a Chultan boy named Khoti to translate his subtle, unspoken gestures. A twitch of the tail could be interpreted as an
healthy, but their wills have been broken by mental trauma and tranquilizing drugs. Their emotions surface only during rest, when the dreams of the Night Serpent wrench them screaming from their troubled
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
the same winged serpent with its fanged mouth open. A character who succeeds on a DC 15 Intelligence (Religion) check recognizes the statues as depictions of Sseth, a yuan-ti deity. Flickering torches
Kuketh can be summoned from area 20 to devour them. 19b. Narthex A 10-foot-tall statue of a winged serpent stands at the entrance of the temple between two submerged stone ramps. The ramps are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Malice Inhaled 250 gp Midnight tears Ingested 1,500 gp Oil of taggit Contact 400 gp Pale tincture Ingested 250 gp Purple worm poison Injury 2,000 gp Serpent venom Injury 200 gp Torpor Ingested 600 gp
half as much damage on a successful one. Serpent Venom (Injury). This poison must be harvested from a dead or incapacitated giant poisonous snake. A creature subjected to this poison must succeed on a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
with mending cantrips; each casting of the spell repairs one break in the staff. If the staff is made whole, it transforms from an object into an animated jade serpent that has the statistics of a giant
poisonous snake, with these changes: The serpent is a construct that understands and obeys whoever was holding the staff when it transformed. It has immunity to poison damage and the poisoned
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
, called That Which Lurks; Tharizdun, the Chained God; Dendar, the Night Serpent; Zargon, the Returner; Great Cthulhu; and other unfathomable beings. Expanded Spell List The Great Old One lets you choose
at 1st level, your alien knowledge gives you the ability to touch the minds of other creatures. You can telepathically speak to any creature you can see within 30 feet of you. You don’t need to share a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
head. Its demon lord can speak and see through the serpent head; this master also uses the molydeus to guard treasures, slay foes, and terrify troops into obedience. A molydeus’s demon lord bestows on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
stars (area T13) Sacred scimitar dedicated to serpent spirits (area T17) Set of copper tablets engraved with incantations (area T19) Crystal orb used in rituals (area T23) Blue silk sash used in
) check. Marian’s Secret. When the characters speak at length with Marian, they notice the mage speaks enthusiastically, but somewhat guiltily, about Acererak. If the characters remark on or ask about this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
. Serpent Venom (Injury). This poison must be harvested from a dead or incapacitated giant poisonous snake. A creature subjected to this poison must succeed on a DC 11 Constitution saving throw, taking 10
. The poisoned creature can’t knowingly speak a lie, as if under the effect of a zone of truth spell. Wyvern Poison (Injury). This poison must be harvested from a dead or incapacitated wyvern. A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Dragon Wyrmling Connections d6 Connected Creatures
1 Captured by a band of gnolls, a brass dragon wyrmling is patiently trying to teach the gnolls to speak Draconic.
2 Grieved by the
dragon’s hoard than left alone in some crumbling ruin.
6 A half-brass dragon yuan-ti abomination leads other yuan-ti in worshiping an adult brass dragon as a serpent god, much to the dragon’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
and worn, her dark green skin covered in bark and fungus. Insects crawl across her and hide in the thick braid of white hair that curls around her shoulders like a serpent. Anyone who stares into her
took over. The scarecrows are disguised as attractive humanoids. They don’t speak in their roles as bathhouse staff, but they nod and smile if spoken to. Two gargoyles act as the guardians for the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
, and pigs scamper through the town, chased by a demon with the lower body of a great serpent and the upper body of a six-armed gnoll clutching a wicked sword in each of its clawed hands.
The terrified
explore the town, extinguish fires, speak to Jhessa Brightstar in the temple of Lathander (area I3), or take a short rest. During this time, the fields continue to burn, and the occasional scream is heard
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
recruiter for the Black Network. He’s proud of his affiliation: he lost an eye in combat several years ago and wears a red eye patch emblazoned with the black serpent symbol of the Zhentarim. Urlam is rarely
seen without his suave bodyguard, Valken Naspeer (N male half-elf assassin). Although Urlam and Valken are good-humored and speak highly of the local authorities, they know that the lord protector
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragon’s Wake
the third round of combat. Green moss grows over the remains of three headless ghouls stuffed into an alcove in the south. GNAWBONES DRUIDS
The Gnawbones are lawful evil female human druids who speak
slightly in the middle. A creature that moves the mat disturbs the swarm of poisonous snakes guarding the poisons. In addition to the snakes, the pit contains three vials of serpent venom, two vials of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
appendix C for both). If the sahuagin become aware of the party, they abandon their work and attack. Victim. The locathah on the rack is named Borgas. He can speak Common as well as Aquan. He has no
. Decay-Filled Cell The water in this is cell is fouled by the rotting corpse of a large sea serpent of some kind. A stone slab along the north wall lies askew and partially broken on the unfinished
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Immunities charmed, frightened, poisoned
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 9
Languages understands Abyssal but can’t speak
Challenge 1/8 (25 XP)
Actions
Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: +2 to
me tell you.”
— Nelumé, a young half-elf wizard, chronicling her
one and only visit to the Temple of Elemental Evil
Terrible to behold, a marilith has the lower body of a great serpent and the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
the creature, the creature falls as normal. T17: Jade Serpent Guardians’ Chamber A jade statue stands between this room’s two exits. The statue depicts an armored, feminine figure from the waist up
but is a Construct. This central statue controls the two cobra statues; each cobra statue uses the spirit naga stat block but is a Construct. The statues speak Common. The statues are hostile toward
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
stone, carved in the shape of a coiled serpent with great wings. The altar represents Elrem, the Great Worm. Here, the tribal warriors make sacrifices to the Great Worm in honor of Uthgar. Doing so
events, whereas others have not occurred — at least, not yet. The ghosts speak mostly nonsense, but some of what they say might offer clues to past or future happenings. Dominating the skyline is the