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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
are fiendish trackers and guardians employed by evil powers. They prefer to enter into contracts to guard valuable treasures and important locations. They always do exactly as asked—never any more
, never any less.
With senses sharp enough to pinpoint the locations of nearby invisible creatures, canoloths respond unfailingly to any threat to their charges. Furthermore, they emit a magical
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
and roc;rocs to challenge dragons’ mastery of the sky, storm crabs were meant to battle dragon turtles, bronze dragons, and other aquatic foes. On many worlds, these creatures fiercely guard the
water to crush foes.
Giants on some worlds claim Stronmaus or one of his children created storm crabs in the early years of an ancient empire. Just as behir;behirs were created to fight dragons on land
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
and devastation.
A cradle of the storm scion stirs into action not only when the scion is threatened but also if the scion’s sleep is troubled by nightmares. When roused, the cradle takes on a
elemental might like few other forces in the multiverse can muster: blades of lightning, boulder-sized hailstones, and a storm of churning elements.
Regional Effects
The region surrounding a scion
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
joyful glimpses of an idyllic past to horrific nightmares of torment and devastation.
A cradle of the storm scion stirs into action not only when the scion is threatened but also if the scion’s
from harm it might cause.
If the scion is threatened, it unleashes elemental might like few other forces in the multiverse can muster: blades of lightning, boulder-sized hailstones, and a storm of
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
packs and nest in sprawling subterranean warrens. They are attracted to sources of heat, such as dwarven forges and pools of molten lava, and carve out lairs as close to such locations as possible
Constructs, Elementals, Oozes, and Undead, and they use such creatures to help guard their hive. They are smart enough to barricade some tunnels and dig new ones that keep their neighbors away from their eggs.
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
forges and pools of molten lava, and carve out lairs as close to such locations as possible. As they burrow through the earth, they leave behind tunnels—evidence that is often the first clue to
a single foe, they become frenzied and even more lethal.
Kruthiks abide the presence of Constructs, Elementals, Oozes, and Undead, and they use such creatures to help guard their hive. They are smart enough to barricade some tunnels and dig new ones that keep their neighbors away from their eggs.
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
lairs as close to such locations as possible. As they burrow through the earth, they leave behind tunnels—evidence that is often the first clue to the nearby presence of a kruthik hive
more lethal.
Kruthiks abide the presence of Constructs, Elementals, Oozes, and Undead, and they use such creatures to help guard their hive. They are smart enough to barricade some tunnels and dig new ones that keep their neighbors away from their eggs.
Monsters
Princes of the Apocalypse
sleet storm spell.
Yan-C-Bin controls the surrounding air as an extension of himself. Each creature Yan-C-Bin designates must succeed at a DC 24 Constitution saving throw or be hoisted or flung 3d6
(Athletics) check.
Thunderstorms erupt in a 5-mile radius centered on Yan-C-Bin’s lair, creating deafening cracks of thunder and constant lightning. Every ten minutes the storm rages, creatures standing
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
moonstone dragon has partnered with an androsphinx to guard a precious treasure, taking the place of the sphinx’s slain gynosphinx partner.
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An ancient moonstone dragon is summoned to mediate a
the Ethereal Plane. Moonstone dragons often use locations in the Feywild as their primary residences, locations on the Material Plane for entertaining guests, and locations on the Ethereal Plane for
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
weather, detect thoughts, ice storm
Legendary Resistance (2/Day in This Form). If Auril fails a saving throw, she can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. Auril has advantage on saving throws
lair actions on initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties):
Auril instantly knows the locations and health of all other creatures on the island. She knows how much damage each of these creatures
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
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An adult topaz dragon vies with a storm giant over territory. The giant keeps live seafood in a tide pool, and the dragon keeps drying out the pool in an effort to
chosen scenic locations with anything that isn’t food. They often abandon lairs to seek new vistas, so the interiors of their lairs often feel less finished than those of other dragons. Topaz
Triton
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
and worse, so you know you can count on them in a fight.
— Brego Stoneheart, sea captain
Tritons guard the ocean depths, building small settlements beside deep trenches, portals to the
spread across the world’s oceans and established protectorates to watch over deep sea trenches, portals, undersea caves, and other locations where their enemies might lurk. They defeated their
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
, working for someone who has more than they deserve. But the Guild offered you a way to fix that. You keep doing what you’ve always done — guard work, dock labor, business accounting &mdash
matter what the situation. I never raise my voice or let my emotions control me.
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The first thing I do in a new place is note the locations of everything valuable—or where such things
Kobold
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against the wall can become a miniature storm of fangs and claws as it desperately tries to defend its life. Likewise, kinship to their own tribe can prompt kobolds to battle another kobold tribe for
rock outcroppings, creating warrens above the water line.
Kobolds reside most commonly in hilly or mountainous terrain. Such locations usually have natural caves suitable for living space, plenty of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
criminals who stole a horn of blasting from a storm giant king. Helmdar completed his mission but was killed by Zikzokrishka and turned into an undead thrall to guard her lair. Treasure The horn of
locations indicated on the map, ready to attack anyone who climbs the nearest steps. The wights chant a word in Netherese (“Meat!”) in a rasping chorus as they advance. If fighting breaks out at
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Denizens The Maelstrom Roster table summarizes the locations of the inhabitants when the characters approach and indicates how those creatures react when intruders are detected. Loud noises in one
area of the stronghold can be heard in adjacent areas, even if there’s water or a door between the locations. Princess Serissa is the supreme authority in Maelstrom during her father’s absence. She
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Chapter 3: Avernus - Other Locations Some locations marked on the players’ map of Avernus lie outside the two quest paths. Others, like the Wandering Emporium and Zariel’s Flying Fortress, move
around. These locations are summarized below and described in the sections that follow. Stygian Dock. A river dock where flying fortresses can undergo repairs while siphoning souls from the Styx. Styx
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragon’s Wake
ones to pursue, and experience encounters in Leilon. While Leilon is described in Storm Lord’s Wrath, the settlers from Neverwinter have continued to rebuild the town, adding new locations the characters
describe the town where the adventure begins. Knowing Leilon well will ensure a smooth start to the adventure. SLEEPING DRAGON AS A STAND-ALONE
Some sections of this adventure reference Storm Lord’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Appendix A: Linked Adventures Wizards of the Coast has published other D&D adventures that can serve as springboards for Storm King’s Thunder, not only getting characters to 5th level but also
directing the characters toward one of the three locations described in chapter 2. If any of the characters are affiliated with a faction, such as the Harpers, you can guide them toward Bryn Shander
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
pursue, and experience encounters in Leilon. While Leilon is described in Storm Lord’s Wrath and Sleeping Dragon’s Wake, the settlers from Neverwinter have now finished their reconstruction of the town
, adding new locations the characters can visit. The “Adventure Background” section describes the events leading up to the adventure and the main threats the characters will face. The “Welcome to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Finding Iymrith The storm giants bear the burden of finding the dragon so that the characters can focus on preparing themselves for the final showdown. Hekaton and Serissa know that blue dragons
favor desert surroundings, and it doesn’t take much research for them to discover that Iymrith has a reputation in the North. The storm giants learn the following facts about their nemesis: Iymrith is an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
Desert Creatures CR Creatures 1/8 Young kruthik 1/2 Firenewt warrior 1 Meazel, stone cursed, vargouille 2 Adult kruthik, berbalang, guard drake, yuan-ti broodguard 3 Leucrotta 4 Dybbuk, yuan-ti
wizard, rot troll, war priest 10 Githyanki gish, githzerai enlightened, orthon, summer eladrin 12 Boneclaw, eidolon, githyanki kith’rak, ki-rin, oinoloth, yuan-ti anathema 14 Githyanki supreme commander, retriever 15 Skull lord 16 Phoenix, storm giant quintessent 17 Nagpa 20 Nightwalker 22 Zaratan
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
, they learn the general exterior layout, including the locations of the main door, balcony door, and windows. They also get a good look at the guard uniforms—dark blue with gold stitching—which can
unobstructed. Small windows glint from high on the vault’s stone walls. Two guards keep watch on the second-floor balcony, while another guard patrols around the structure at ground level.
Vidorant’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
the roiling storm, and the sound of the sand is nearly deafening. Scoured bones litter the ground beneath it, and the stone of the nearby ruins has been gouged by its ceaseless winds.
The dome of
swirling sand is 80 feet thick. The properties of the sandstorm are as follows: Any creature that enters the sandstorm for the first time on a turn or starts its turn in the storm takes 55 (10d10
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
’ mastery of the sky, storm crabs were meant to battle dragon turtles, bronze dragons, and other aquatic foes. On many worlds, these creatures fiercely guard the underwater strongholds of storm giants
Storm Crab Storm crabs are colossal crustaceans with four monstrous claws and a poisonous stinger. Equally adept underwater or on shore, they can exhale a jet of pressurized water to crush foes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
Arrival The undead galleon is surrounded by a 500-foot-radius fogbank at the eye of the storm. Entering this area, the wind drops to a dead calm and vision is restricted to just 10 feet. Ships that
can mop up any crew left alive on deck (see “Dreadnaught Locations” for information on both these defenses). Characters whose ship was destroyed earlier are instead “rescued” by the galleon. When the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
Travel to the Inn One morning, the adventurers awake to a beautiful, sunny day. To the north, however, in the direction of the Wayside Inn, storm clouds are gathering: very strange storm clouds in
decided not to risk trying to complete the journey to the inn, but the other soldier sent to guard the caravan agreed to stay and keep an eye on the situation.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
, giant strider, kobold dragonshield, kobold scale sorcerer, meazel, stone cursed 2 Adult kruthik, aurochs, duergar hammerer, duergar kavalrachni, duergar mind master, duergar stone guard, duergar xarrorn
, guard drake, ogre bolt launcher, ogre howdah, quetzalcoatlus 3 Duergar screamer, ogre chain brute, vampiric mist 4 Barghest, clockwork iron cobra, clockwork stone defender, ogre battering ram
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
“Attending the Gala” section). Guards. After hours, Maryam Bikram is stationed at the entrance to the gala. Eleven other museum guards watch the areas indicated in the Guard Locations After Hours table. Guards
the nearby city watch headquarters. If all the characters are caught, their mission is unsuccessful and the adventure ends. Guard Locations After Hours Area Guards V1 2 V3 1 V4 1 V8 1 Area
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Aarakocra Aarakocra range the Howling Gyre, an endless storm of mighty winds and lashing rains that surrounds the tranquil realm of Aaqa in the Elemental Plane of Air. Making aerial patrols, these
birdlike humanoids guard the windy borders of their home against invaders from the Elemental Plane of Earth, such as gargoyles, their sworn enemies.
Enemies of Elemental Evil. In service to the Wind
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Chapter 9: Castle of the Cloud Giants For as long as giants have walked the world, cloud giants have been one step below storm giants in power and influence. Now, with the ordning dissolved, a few
cloud giant nobles have seized the opportunity to rise above the storm giants and thereby fulfill their lifelong dream of becoming the true, undisputed aristocrats among giants. One such noble is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Boo’s Astral Menagerie
Astral Elf Honor Guard The safety of important individuals and locations is entrusted to astral elf honor guards, highly trained warriors who are more than capable of holding their own in combat
. Astral Elf Honor Guard
Medium Humanoid, Any Alignment
Armor Class 17 (half plate)
Hit Points 93 (17d8 + 17)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
14 (+2)
DEX
15 (+2)
CON
12 (+1)
INT
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
three locations described in chapter 2. Appendix A suggests ways in which you can transition characters from the D&D Starter Set adventure or one of several other D&D adventures to chapter 2 of Storm
complex north of the village. The chapter concludes with the characters rescuing the villagers and gaining a quest that leads them to one of three locations: Bryn Shander, Goldenfields, or Triboar
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
cloud or storm giants. Giant-sized locations have the following features: Ceilings. Comfortable ceilings for giants must exceed 20 feet at minimum. Most ceilings are 30 feet high, with luxurious or
Giant Enclave General Features Locations built, repurposed, or furnished by giants have a grand scale. A giant’s castle contains massive thrones, dining tables that could serve as the foundation for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
Eldritch Machines In a Cannith enclave, a team of artificers maintain the creation forge that produces the warforged. In the Shadow Marches, druids guard the seals that hold the Daelkyr at bay. In
the sewers below Sharn, a mad genius puts the final touches on a device that will turn the people of the city into undead monstrosities. All of these are eldritch machines. They are wondrous locations