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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
spying on the living to take knowledge from them as well. A berbalang can create a spectral duplicate of itself and send the duplicate out to gather information on other planes by watching places where
duplicate of itself in an unoccupied space it can see within 60 feet of it. While the duplicate exists, the berbalang is unconscious. A berbalang can have only one duplicate at a time. The duplicate
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Monsters
Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes
Spectral Duplicate (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). As a bonus action, the berbalang creates one spectral duplicate of itself in an unoccupied space it can see within 60 feet of it. While the
;t above spying on the living to take knowledge from them as well. A berbalang can create a spectral duplicate of itself and send the duplicate out to gather information on other planes by watching
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
descendants. Unfortunately, in his view, these modern Vistani are neither as noble nor as enlightened as their forebears. Not one to press the issue, Kasimir hopes to outlive the present leadership and see
led her down a path of evil and deceit. For that reason, Kasimir wants to see the vampire destroyed so that his sister can be rescued from her eternal damnation.
Secrets of the Amber Temple. Patrina
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
published in Baldur’s Mouth, you can surmise a great deal about Baldurians’ secrets — who’s practicing necromancy, who’s involved in spying or smuggling, who would purchase or
back.
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Flaw
1
I am easily distracted by the promise of information.
2
Most people scream and run when they see a demon. I stop and take notes on its anatomy.
3
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
knowledge, rather than brute force. Harper agents are often proficient in Investigation, enabling them to be adept at snooping and spying. They often seek aid from other Harpers, sympathetic bards and
, empathizing with them and always working toward peace.
3
I see omens in every event and action. The gods try to speak to us, we just need to listen.
4
Nothing can shake my optimistic
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
dragon uses Psychic Step or Spellcasting.
Starlight Strike (Costs 3 Actions). The dragon releases a searing beam of starlight at a creature that it can see within 60 feet of it. The target must
. The oldest crystal dragons have scales of perfect clarity that bend and refract light, sometimes making them difficult to see clearly.
The radiant energy of the Positive Plane shimmers in crystal
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
, the golem has been pressed into service. The Undertakers are aware that bugbears and goblins are spying on them (see “Xanathar Guild” below). If they encounter adventurers whom they can’t extort or
. These disguises are elaborate and convincing (including wigs, theatrical clothing, makeup, fake fangs, and fake nails), but adventurers can see through the ruse with a successful DC 14 Wisdom (Insight
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Border Ethereal From the Border Ethereal, a traveler can see into whatever plane it overlaps, but that plane appears muted and indistinct, its colors blurring into each other and its edges turning
fuzzy. Ethereal denizens watch the plane as though peering through distorted and frosted glass, and can’t see anything beyond 30 feet into the other plane. Conversely, the Ethereal Plane is usually
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
by touching it with a unicorn horn while speaking the creature’s true name. (Nicknames and aliases won’t work.) Zybilna’s faithful butler, Thinnings (see area P15), learned this fact after spying on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
“Crime Syndicate”). 2 Dragonmarked Affairs. The job involves some dragonmarked house concern (see “Dragonmarked House”). 3 Espionage. Someone requires some spying or sabotage (see “Espionage Agency
those descriptions to flesh out job opportunities available through your guild. Guild Adventures d10 Adventures 1 Crime. You have to break the law to administer justice or thwart a criminal act (see
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
creates a dancing mote of green flame around a creature it can see within 60 feet of it. The target must succeed on a DC 17 Dexterity saving throw or take 31 (9d6);{"diceNotation":"9d6", "rollType
.
8
An emerald dragon has been spying for a villainous cabal, ensuring the villains remain one step ahead of the adventurers.
Connected Creatures
Emerald dragons generally go out of
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
mote of green flame around a creature it can see within 60 feet of it. The target must succeed on a DC 20 Dexterity saving throw or take 42 (12d6);{"diceNotation":"12d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction
emerald dragon has been spying for a villainous cabal, ensuring the villains remain one step ahead of the adventurers.
Connected Creatures
Emerald dragons generally go out of their way to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
lair. During those spying sessions, Rezmir discovered the dragon’s secret twin. To protect this area, Rezmir enlisted the service of four gargoyles. They perch day and night on the four corners of the
keep’s roof, where they can be seen from the ground and where they can see through windows into the observatory. Only Rezmir and Borngray know the gargoyles are alive. If anyone enters the observatory
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
offspring (whether adopted or birthed). Hags often appear unlooked-for, in moments of great need, because they have been spying and see an opportunity to aid now to set up darker mischief later.
— Elminster
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
abjurers, members of this school are sought when baleful spirits require exorcism, when important locations must be guarded against magical spying, and when portals to other planes of existence must be
Ward Starting at 6th level, when a creature that you can see within 30 feet of you takes damage, you can use your reaction to cause your Arcane Ward to absorb that damage. If this damage reduces the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
encountered anywhere on the peninsula. Characters have a small chance of meeting Artus and Dragonbait as a random encounter (see appendix B).
If Artus and Dragonbait don’t appear as a random encounter
, here are a few places where they might be found:
Camp Righteous (exploring the ruins) The Heart of Ubtao (spying on the Red Wizards) Jahaka Anchorage (trying to free prisoners trapped in the pirates
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
lair. During those spying sessions, Rezmir discovered the dragon’s secret twin. To protect this area, Rezmir enlisted the service of four gargoyles. They perch day and night on the four corners of the
keep’s roof, where they can be seen from the ground and where they can see through windows into the observatory. Only Rezmir and Borngray know the gargoyles are alive. If anyone enters the observatory
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
’ Alliance, Khalessa has been spying on the drow for years — so long, in fact, that her superiors are beginning to wonder if she’s a defector. Khalessa is a loyal alliance spy with the following
drow, and she wears a piwafwi (see appendix B). Khalessa urges the characters to turn back. If they don’t, she fears that the drow force will overwhelm them. Having blown her cover to warn the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
. Unfortunately, in his view, these modern Vistani are neither as noble nor as enlightened as their forebears. Not one to press the issue, Kasimir hopes to outlive the present leadership and see a
down a path of evil and deceit. For that reason, Kasimir wants to see the vampire destroyed so that his sister can be rescued from her eternal damnation. Secrets of the Amber Temple. Patrina has told
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
do. Although they mostly learn their secrets from the dead, they aren’t above spying on the living to take knowledge from them as well. A berbalang can create a spectral duplicate of itself and send
Spectral Duplicate (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). The berbalang creates one spectral duplicate of itself in an unoccupied space it can see within 60 feet of it. While the duplicate exists, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
to Kella Darkhope, who is spying on the room through the gaping hole in her bedroom floor (see area 8f). A character who inspects the corpse and succeeds on a DC 10 Wisdom (Medicine) check can
only guest at the time: Kella Darkhope, a Zhentarim spy posing as a traveling monk. Kella has nefarious plans for Nightstone and has no intention of abandoning the settlement (see area 8f for details
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
fills the interior of each cell. The doors to the cells, which stand outside the range of the antimagic fields, are magically locked. Any creature that carries a Stardock rod (see “Stardock Rods”) can
composure and tries to kill the illithids with his bare hands. He doesn’t trust anyone who would ally with such creatures. Ezria was caught spying on the githyanki in the Crystal Labyrinth. They have been
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
is considered a form of indefinite madness (see “Madness” in chapter 8 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide). This madness befell Zilch long before the demon lords arrived, and has only gotten worse since
waiting to see how the violence plays out. If the characters seem approachable, Zilch offers to help them get inside the drow warehouse. If the characters take a short or long rest and Zilch is with them
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
knowledge drives everything berbalangs do. Although they mostly learn their secrets from the dead, they aren’t above spying on the living to take knowledge from them as well. A berbalang can create a
creates one spectral duplicate of itself in an unoccupied space it can see within 60 feet of it. While the duplicate exists, the berbalang is unconscious. A berbalang can have only one duplicate at a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
incident from a few months ago. She reported a former friend and Dran Enterprises operative named Arla Razortongue to her bosses for speaking out about the organization’s unethical practices. (See
’ intentions. A character notices Rakeem spying on the group with a successful DC 13 Wisdom (Insight or Perception) check. Rakeem is not eager to fight, though, and once confronted, he can be
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Border Ethereal, a traveler can see into whatever plane it overlaps, but that plane appears grayish and indistinct, its colors blurring into each other and its edges turning fuzzy, limiting visibility to
scouting, spying on opponents, and moving around without being detected. The Ethereal Plane also disobeys the laws of gravity; a creature there can freely move in any direction. Deep Ethereal To reach the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Waterdeep and joined the Guild of Chandlers and Lamplighters. Until recently, Fenerus supplemented his income by spying for the city of Luskan and providing his contacts with information on the political
showed up to collect the stone and were waylaid by invisible duergar hiding in the alley. The duergar were members of the Xanathar Guild that had been sent by Nar’l Xibrindas (see appendix B) to retrieve
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
a chance that characters searching the area find something of interest or value. Roll a d20 and consult the table below to see what, if anything, they find. Ambusher Lair Discoveries d20 Discovery
encounter. d6 Encounter 1–2 1d4 gas spores 3–4 1d4 shriekers 5–6 1d4 violet fungi There’s a 25 percent chance that a gas spore carries a memory fragment from a dead beholder in its spores (see the gas
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
general setup, but you can add additional encounters as the characters make their way through the ward as you see fit. Maps and Poshuns As the adventurers make their way through the streets of Dock Ward
Zhentarim (see the “Skeleton Crew” encounter below). A successful DC 15 Wisdom (Insight) check is needed to see through the skilled lies of the gnome. If you wish, Jerr can become a recurring character in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
(see the “Ash Zombies” sidebar) lurk in the shadows in this building, slumped against the walls or under the bar. When living creatures enter, the zombies groan and stir, slowly climbing to their
feet (spending half their speed to do so—see the “Being Prone” section in the Basic Rules). They pursue any characters they see, attacking until destroyed. The eastern half of the building is the old
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
unkind words to Stella that she went mad, and Fiona had to lock her daughter away (see area N4n). Lady Wachter’s latest scheme to gain control of Vallaki is far more diabolical. She has started a cult
. The staircase climbs 15 feet to the upstairs hall (area N2l). N4c. Kitchen The house cook (see area N4h) rushes about this spotless kitchen most of the day, preparing meals or cleaning up after
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
use magic. Characters who smash their way into the carriage alert Zargash (see area P30), who investigates the noise. The carriage is a Huge object with AC 13, 50 hit points, vulnerability to
Feywild, but the carriage and its glass pegasi shatter if the vehicle leaves the Feywild. P12. Hall of Stars The double door on the south side of this area is sealed with a hart crown lock (see “Crown Locks
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
ash zombies (see the “Ash Zombies” sidebar) lurk in the shadows in this building, slumped against the walls or under the bar. When living creatures enter, the zombies groan and stir, slowly climbing to
their feet. They pursue any characters they see, attacking until destroyed. The eastern half of the building was the old common room, while the western portion held the kitchens and the brewer’s vats
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
develop these outlying areas as you see fit. Map 2.3: Triboar View Player Version C. Cottage Each of these plain stone cottages is home to 1d4 adult commoners and 1d4 - 1 children (noncombatants) of
protector, which depicts three black boars running toward the head of the banner on a blood-red field. The current Lord Protector of Triboar is Darathra Shendrel (see appendix D), a Harper agent from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Dungeon Master’s Guide to determine the contents of each dragon’s trove. Aurilssbarg See the “Ice Peak” section. Bargewright Inn Once a hilltop wayside inn, this site has become a walled community of
loot. Characters who explore the hills south of Beliard might find an old tower containing a female hill giant who recently lost her mate (see the “Old Tower” section at the end of this chapter