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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
, any equipment it is wearing or carrying, and any creature it is grappling teleport to an unoccupied space within 500 feet of it, provided that the starting space and the destination are in dim light or
space.
Any other creature the meazel teleports becomes cursed for 1 hour or until the curse is ended by remove curse or greater restoration. Until this curse ends, every Undead and every creature
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
as he can, starting with evil Vistani.
Man with a Plan. Van Richten doesn’t know that his former protégé, a good-aligned Vistana named Ezmerelda d’Avenir, has come to Barovia
cannot go unchallenged.”
Bond. “To protect those I love, I must keep them distant and hidden from my enemies.”
Flaw. “I am cursed. Thus, I will never have peace.”
Meazel
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Monsters
Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes
feet of it, provided that the starting space and the destination are in dim light or darkness. The destination must be a place the meazel has seen before, but it need not be within line of sight. If the
destination space is occupied, the teleportation leads to the nearest unoccupied space.
Any other creature the meazel teleports becomes cursed by shadow for 1 hour. Until this curse ends, every
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whispers out of your grasp, but you have seized both forbidden knowledge and cursed power from them. The deeper you plunge into depravity, the more certainty you feel that you are not there alone.
Forbidden Trinkets table instead of on the normal starting Trinkets table.
Scholar of the Forbidden Trinkets
1d6
Trinket
1
A broken fragment of a stone table carved with symbols that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Plane to her inscrutable ends. Hexblade. What a cool name! So is your sword evil or cursed or something? But you’re evil, right? … Okay, now I don’t like the name. Names aren’t cool if they don’t make
, cone of cold Hexblade’s Curse Starting at 1st level, you gain the ability to place a baleful curse on someone. As a bonus action, choose one creature you can see within 30 feet of you. The target is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Plane to her inscrutable ends. Hexblade. What a cool name! So is your sword evil or cursed or something? But you’re evil, right? … Okay, now I don’t like the name. Names aren’t cool if they don’t make
, cone of cold Hexblade’s Curse Starting at 1st level, you gain the ability to place a baleful curse on someone. As a bonus action, choose one creature you can see within 30 feet of you. The target is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
are key to the story, as well as one of the locations where Strahd can be found. Chapter 1 also outlines Strahd’s goals, and it suggests adventure hooks to draw the player characters into the cursed
realm of Barovia. If the characters are 1st level, the character background in appendix A is available to them, and consider starting their time in Barovia with the mini-adventure “Death House” in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
are key to the story, as well as one of the locations where Strahd can be found. Chapter 1 also outlines Strahd’s goals, and it suggests adventure hooks to draw the player characters into the cursed
realm of Barovia. If the characters are 1st level, the character background in appendix A is available to them, and consider starting their time in Barovia with the mini-adventure “Death House” in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
. Any creatures meazels draw through the shadows are cursed by the meazels’ baleful magic. The curse acts as a beacon; sorrowsworn (which appear in this book), Undead, and other terrors sense where they
Teleport (Recharge 5–6). The meazel, any equipment it is wearing or carrying, and any creature it is grappling teleport to an unoccupied space within 500 feet of it, provided that the starting space and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
. Any creatures meazels draw through the shadows are cursed by the meazels’ baleful magic. The curse acts as a beacon; sorrowsworn (which appear in this book), Undead, and other terrors sense where they
Teleport (Recharge 5–6). The meazel, any equipment it is wearing or carrying, and any creature it is grappling teleport to an unoccupied space within 500 feet of it, provided that the starting space and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
for your campaign. Use them as a starting point for your own ideas. Outcast or Ambassador? Consider how a monstrous character’s native culture views the character. Is the character an outcast, a spy
, an ambassador, or something else? Work with the player to determine how the character ended up as an adventurer. The character’s bond is a great starting point to consider for this question. How did
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
for your campaign. Use them as a starting point for your own ideas. Outcast or Ambassador? Consider how a monstrous character’s native culture views the character. Is the character an outcast, a spy
, an ambassador, or something else? Work with the player to determine how the character ended up as an adventurer. The character’s bond is a great starting point to consider for this question. How did
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
of once). You regain all expended uses when you finish a long rest. Channel Divinity: Path to the Grave Starting at 2nd level, you can use your Channel Divinity to mark another creature’s life force
for termination. As an action, you choose one creature you can see within 30 feet of you, cursing it until the end of your next turn. The next time you or an ally of yours hits the cursed creature with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
Proficiencies When you choose this domain at 1st level, you gain proficiency with heavy armor. You also gain proficiency in the Intimidation or Persuasion skill (your choice). Voice of Authority Starting at 1st
Divinity: Order’s Demand Starting at 2nd level, you can use your Channel Divinity to exert an intimidating presence over others. As an action, you present your holy symbol, and each creature of your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
of once). You regain all expended uses when you finish a long rest. Channel Divinity: Path to the Grave Starting at 2nd level, you can use your Channel Divinity to mark another creature’s life force
for termination. As an action, you choose one creature you can see within 30 feet of you, cursing it until the end of your next turn. The next time you or an ally of yours hits the cursed creature with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
victims to isolated spots and then leave the hapless souls to the designs of whatever horrors lurk there. Creatures that are drawn through the shadows by meazels are cursed by the meazels’ baleful magic
equipment it is wearing or carrying, and any creature it is grappling teleport to an unoccupied space within 500 feet of it, provided that the starting space and the destination are in dim light or darkness
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
Proficiencies When you choose this domain at 1st level, you gain proficiency with heavy armor. You also gain proficiency in the Intimidation or Persuasion skill (your choice). Voice of Authority Starting at 1st
Divinity: Order’s Demand Starting at 2nd level, you can use your Channel Divinity to exert an intimidating presence over others. As an action, you present your holy symbol, and each creature of your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
victims to isolated spots and then leave the hapless souls to the designs of whatever horrors lurk there. Creatures that are drawn through the shadows by meazels are cursed by the meazels’ baleful magic
equipment it is wearing or carrying, and any creature it is grappling teleport to an unoccupied space within 500 feet of it, provided that the starting space and the destination are in dim light or darkness
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Terror from the Sky We praised Pelor when we realized the shapes above us were not dragons. We cursed him when we saw they were the airships of the githyanki.
— Lord Kedrek Thoroden,
Marshal of
differentiate their language by how they write it. Githyanki write a tir’su clockwise, starting at the top. Githzerai use the same letter symbols but write their tir’su counterclockwise, starting from the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Terror from the Sky We praised Pelor when we realized the shapes above us were not dragons. We cursed him when we saw they were the airships of the githyanki.
— Lord Kedrek Thoroden,
Marshal of
differentiate their language by how they write it. Githyanki write a tir’su clockwise, starting at the top. Githzerai use the same letter symbols but write their tir’su counterclockwise, starting from the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
out as many of Strahd’s spies as he can, starting with evil Vistani. Man with a Plan. Van Richten doesn’t know that his former protégé, a good-aligned Vistana named Ezmerelda d’Avenir, has come to
I love, I must keep them distant and hidden from my enemies.” Flaw. “I am cursed. Thus, I will never have peace.” Rictavio
Medium humanoid (human), lawful good
Armor Class 12 (leather armor
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
out as many of Strahd’s spies as he can, starting with evil Vistani. Man with a Plan. Van Richten doesn’t know that his former protégé, a good-aligned Vistana named Ezmerelda d’Avenir, has come to
I love, I must keep them distant and hidden from my enemies.” Flaw. “I am cursed. Thus, I will never have peace.” Rictavio
Medium humanoid (human), lawful good
Armor Class 12 (leather armor
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
customers, and so on. This is a way to make this location truly feel like home, and to give each player a personal investment in it. This location becomes an automatic starting point for adventures, the
, damaged during the war or thought to be cursed or haunted. 10 A shuttered tavern, which is a failed business tied to the family of one of the adventurers. 11 If one of the adventurers is a noble, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
customers, and so on. This is a way to make this location truly feel like home, and to give each player a personal investment in it. This location becomes an automatic starting point for adventures, the
, damaged during the war or thought to be cursed or haunted. 10 A shuttered tavern, which is a failed business tied to the family of one of the adventurers. 11 If one of the adventurers is a noble, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
wake of the catastrophe, another horror plagued the village as people began to disappear, starting with the survivors—not all at once, however. One or two would vanish in a single night, then a
sight. With no one willing to keep the mine open and the disappearances leading to fears that Vermeillon might be cursed, merchants and other travelers stopped visiting the village. The end of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
wake of the catastrophe, another horror plagued the village as people began to disappear, starting with the survivors—not all at once, however. One or two would vanish in a single night, then a
sight. With no one willing to keep the mine open and the disappearances leading to fears that Vermeillon might be cursed, merchants and other travelers stopped visiting the village. The end of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
, kept alive by the magic of her crown. In her current state, she is stunned. A character who succeeds on a DC 12 Wisdom (Medicine) check can tell that Ivira is still alive. Her crown is cursed (see
peace.” Cursed Crown. Ivira can’t remove the crown from her head. Any other creature that touches it must succeed on a DC 17 Wisdom saving throw or become charmed by it and use its next action to don
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
, kept alive by the magic of her crown. In her current state, she is stunned. A character who succeeds on a DC 12 Wisdom (Medicine) check can tell that Ivira is still alive. Her crown is cursed (see
peace.” Cursed Crown. Ivira can’t remove the crown from her head. Any other creature that touches it must succeed on a DC 17 Wisdom saving throw or become charmed by it and use its next action to don
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
breathing. After earning the tribe’s trust, Rasqel altered the terms of the deal in stages, starting by offering less money in a “slow market,” then taking the algae with a promise to pay later, saying his
can choose a living humanoid within 5 feet of it once per day, making a Charisma check contested by the target’s Charisma check. If the cursed victim wins, the curse transfers to the new target. If
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
breathing. After earning the tribe’s trust, Rasqel altered the terms of the deal in stages, starting by offering less money in a “slow market,” then taking the algae with a promise to pay later, saying his
can choose a living humanoid within 5 feet of it once per day, making a Charisma check contested by the target’s Charisma check. If the cursed victim wins, the curse transfers to the new target. If
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
at 8-foot intervals, starting about 5 feet from Feenia’s end of the string and ending 5 feet away from the kite. Feenia’s goblin parents, Specklenose and Zolt, live and work in Motherhorn. Three days
ago, Feenia was caught stealing theater props, but Endelyn Moongrave promised not to punish her as long as Feenia agreed to fly the hag’s kite. Feenia did so and is now unable to let go of the cursed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
at 8-foot intervals, starting about 5 feet from Feenia’s end of the string and ending 5 feet away from the kite. Feenia’s goblin parents, Specklenose and Zolt, live and work in Motherhorn. Three days
ago, Feenia was caught stealing theater props, but Endelyn Moongrave promised not to punish her as long as Feenia agreed to fly the hag’s kite. Feenia did so and is now unable to let go of the cursed