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Mister Light

Monsters The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

his time playing in his room. He collected costumes and liked nothing more than to parade around Umbrage Mansion in strange garments and outlandish makeup. Urmius first met Naeryx Krumple at a family

get to know Naeryx better, though it took a while for Naeryx to trust him. After getting his hands on some money, Urmius bought a sad little carnival that was camped on the outskirts of

Firbolg Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

’ presence is marked by an absence of animals and a strange quiet, as if the forest wishes to avoid attracting attention to itself. The faster travelers decide to move on, the better. If these

world. A few rare firbolgs are entrusted by their clan with an important mission that takes them beyond their homes. These firbolgs feel like pilgrims in a strange land, and usually they wish only to

Lizardfolk Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

If you’re considering taking a scaled one along on an adventure, remember this important fact. The strange, inhuman glint in its eyes as it looks you over is the same look you might give a

. For example, humans confronted by an angry troll experience fear on a basic level. Their limbs shake, their thinking becomes panicked and jumbled, and they react by instinct. The emotion of fear takes

Far Traveler

Backgrounds Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide

you might or might not choose to share. Although you will undoubtedly find some of this land’s ways to be strange and discomfiting, you can also be sure that some things its people take for

have heard of the strange skyships the Halruaans sail, and a few know of the tales that even the least of their people can work magic. Halruaans usually make their journeys into Faerûn for

Morkoth

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

attack roll is rerolled against the chosen creature.Ancient and devious, morkoths are voracious collectors. Each one floats through the planes on a strange, mobile island, amassing the valuables

fragments that make up the island’s core are also located. Sections of the lair and its center might be kept dry to better protect and preserve collected objects and creatures, but most of the lair

6. Craft Hall

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

recollection, Gravillok has never seen small folk before. His instinct is to treat them as vermin and smoosh them with his greatclub. If they attempt to parley and he can understand them, he stops

attacking long enough to listen to their words, then discounts them, concluding that the interlopers must be responsible for the strange magic bedeviling his family. The characters will have to work hard

Dragonspear Castle

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

expressed a desire to seek shelter there. As I tell them at such times, it is better to seek shelter inside an opened tomb in these lands, and crawl in to huddle among the warrior dead within, than to seek

inside the castle’s walls and overran the defenders. Then came the Second Dragonspear War, more than a century ago, during which a strange cloak of mist settled over the castle, and the forces of

Hidden Shepherds

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

firbolgs’ presence is marked by an absence of animals and a strange quiet, as if the forest wishes to avoid attracting attention to itself. The faster travelers decide to move on, the better. If these

Re-created by the Doctor

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

provide an opportunity to put players in control of strange creatures or unique bodies. Either as part of an adventure or a longer campaign, the characters might awaken with their minds transplanted into

such possibilities. It’s better to tip your hand about the plot than to lose a player’s investment in the game. When delivering characters into the Darklord’s clutches, employ scenarios where the

The Fiend's Trail

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

back his fiendish urges long enough to resume his human form. He confessed to his mother, then fled his home as he felt himself transforming again. For the better part of the day since, he has flown

Wisdom (Perception) score of 12 or higher notices folk on the street pointing at the sky. If asked, the people say an owl has been flying over the district during daylight—a strange portent on the Night

Mother Lorinda

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

brutish father and brothers resented the girls, whose sufferings grew worse after their mother died. Desiring a better life, the sisters began preying upon travelers who passed by their secluded home

they cleared, unfamiliar mountains in a land called Tepest surrounded the sisters’ simple valley home, and their true nature as vicious hags manifested. From the strange fey of Tepest, the three hags

Weird Magic

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

of the spectrum, even a hag without lofty status is likely to have strange, single-use items that don’t emulate common spells or even follow the normal rules of magic. For inspiration in devising the

, a hag should be able to use weird magic only once or twice per encounter in her lair, or only once per encounter if she is elsewhere. A hag who is expecting a fight might be better prepared and able

Immersive Storytelling

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

against the player’s better judgment, because “that’s what the character would do.” Since combat isn’t the focus, game rules take a back seat to character development. Ability check modifiers and skill

hidden object, investigating a strange feature of a dungeon, deciphering clues, solving puzzles, and bypassing or disabling traps can all be part of exploration. Sometimes exploration is an incidental

Adventure Summary

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild

’ corruption. Either way, the characters come across a fallen clock tower containing a strange set of magical components, which appear to manipulate time within a localized area. Discovery of these components

statue of Moloch featured on the cover of the first edition Players Handbook from 1978. This version of the dungeon features Thessalar, a figure rumored to have created many of the game’s strange

Interesting Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron

and spirits in Sharn… and maybe Khorvaire. From Lhazaar mead to the fermented honey-milk favored by the shifters of the Eldeen Reaches, if it’s strong and strange you can find it at the Drunken

barristers in Sharn, though certainly one of the most expensive. Kavv’s is quieter than the Drunken Dragon, but the food is far better. Saza and Taji Kavv are immigrants from the city of Stormreach in

Manor Locations (C11-C20)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

Captain Dapplewing’s time. On the northern wall, a plaque holds the heads of a black and a red dragon, each clearly constructed from metallic crafting supplies. This device is a strange magic curiosity

. Inside one of the drawers is a gem of brightness with 10 charges remaining. C17. Grand Lounge This spacious lounge is decorated to an arcano-biologist’s tastes. Paintings of strange magic creatures

Vistani

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

traditions, many Vistani travel between domains, learning much of hidden lands, the many faces of evil, and the strange wonders of the Mists. A people unto themselves, Vistani refuse to be captives of a

same world as Barovia, many Vistani look toward the future, learning from their traditions and from one another to better face whatever lies ahead. Vistani bands consist primarily of one or more

Lekar

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

abandoned farms, but their harvests are never enough for the city’s survivors. Though bitter and desperate, soldiers live better than civilians, assured of rations and housing in the Bastion Ward—the

. Tales say the wood is haunted and these trees’ roots reach into the realm of the dead. Willow Watch The hastily constructed Willow Watch tower was built on the ruins of a church of Ezra. The Talons here report strange lights in the nearby forest and sounds from the catacombs below.

Mind Flayers

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

the ulitharid’s imagination. Extremiton intends to enslave the population of Waterdeep, but not before it fully understands this strange city and its people. The telepathic communications the

captive audience reacts. Meanwhile, it continues to use its telepathy to reach out to the Waterdavians in the city above, gathering more information to better realize its version of the city.

Quest: Priestly Duties

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands

postpones their trip, uneasy about what their journey might bring. Occult Symbol Last night, a vandal defaced the temple with a strange symbol. Fazzir doesn’t recognize the symbol. He asks the party to

admire Andrella and enjoy her goodhearted mentorship. Rumors “A dastardly bandit, Pral, accosts travelers along the trail. Apparently he’s quite handsome; I’m sure he’ll look even better behind

Domain Details

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

better in your game. Isolation Isolation can take multiple forms in a domain. Character Isolation. In the Domains of Dread, the characters are often the land’s only opposition to a domain’s evil and

in your adventures. If you highlight the strange nature of a domain often, the land feels surreal and haunted. If you do so more rarely, the domain feels more realistic. You might even change the pace

Where Are You From?

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

mountains all around, the magocracy of Halruaa is a bizarre land to most in Faerûn who know about it. Many folk have heard of the strange skyships the Halruaans sail, and a few know of the tales that

are on a pilgrimage to understand the gods that others worship, so that you might better appreciate your own deities. The Underdark. Though your home is physically closer to the Sword Coast than the

Chwinga

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

with strange masks, spindly limbs, and wild hair. Their appearance is sometimes foreshadowed by cool breezes, the sweet smell of flowers, and dancing fireflies. Their mere presence makes a natural

, use tools, and cook food. When a chwinga encounters one or more humanoids, its curiosity sometimes gets the better of it, and it shadows those creatures for a short time to observe them. If it takes a

Layout of the District

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

tossed out with the trash. High Quarter The seat of local government in better days, this quarter is the southeast section of the Styes. Most of the buildings here were once municipal offices, but only

a few are still in operation. All the rest are either deserted or have been rented to strange and furtive eccentrics. This section of the district is the least populated, and its often-empty streets

Class Training

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

of existence and my place in the world. 3 I stumbled into a portal to the Shadowfell and took refuge in a strange monastery, where I learned how to defend myself against the forces of darkness. 4 I

or a thief wronged me, so I focused my training on mastering the skills of my enemy to better combat foes of that sort. 3 An experienced rogue saw something in me and taught me several useful tricks

Fierna and Belial

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

, Fierna and Belial rule in strange tandem. They are variously thought of by mortals as mother and son, daughter and father, wife and husband, or ruler and consort, but none of those terms can capture

mortal’s emotions to her will, as a way to better understand the workings of mortal hearts and minds. What she or Belial intends to do with their accumulated knowledge none can definitively say, but

Outer Planes

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

or other powerful forces that dwell on the plane, which can remake the realm completely, erasing and rebuilding existence to better fulfill those forces’ needs. Distance is a virtually meaningless

might feel strange urges to perform deeds of kindness or compassion, while visitors to the Lower Planes might find themselves drawn to acts of cruelty or betrayal. Those who spend time on Mechanus and

Personal Characteristics

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

Entreri’s bond is a strange, almost paradoxical relationship with Drizzt Do’Urden, his equal in swordplay and grim determination. In his first battle with Drizzt, Artemis recognized something of

antihero, driven by his rivalry with Drizzt. His bond might be phrased as “I will not rest until I have proved myself better than Drizzt Do’Urden.” Each of these characters also has an important

Mister Light

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

. He collected costumes and liked nothing more than to parade around Umbrage Mansion in strange garments and outlandish makeup. Urmius first met Naeryx Krumple at a family dinner and didn’t think much

of the clock tower keeper at first. But Urmius found himself taken aback by Naeryx’s ability to find even a small amount of joy in his work. He was eager to get to know Naeryx better, though it took

Trench of Love Lost Locations

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

what brought the characters here so it can better understand the value of the site and the magical relics it has discovered. If the characters reveal what they seek, Ylch realizes the value of the

, the walls are lined with strange, rusted weapons and the stone shelves of a library. Soon after the characters enter the room, the friendly haint Derek appears—he’s joined by Violette if the battle

Counsel of Despair

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

clearing. They each wear a brown patch on their cloaks or tunics as they stand listening to a trio of hooded priests who are leading them in strange prayer to “the Black Earth.” The three hooded priests

little better than poorly treated servants desperately trying to keep up with the hill giant’s appetite. Herivin and his staff want the villains dead. When confronted, Dreyon orders the commoners to drive out the characters. If that fails, he then tries to use the Westbridgers as living shields.

Warlock's Crypt

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

stone scattered about the site are not natural terrain, but are the shards of that disc. My Only Visit I have been to the Warlock’s Crypt but once, in the days of my youth before I knew better. I was

smooth black stone, form a perimeter around the heart of the Crypt — which can be seen only from a terrifyingly close vantage. Obscured and protected by the towers are several strange plots of land

Roleplaying a Hag

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

she gains leverage (whether over the deal-maker or someone else). When a hag is presented with an unusual spell, a rare magic item, or a person who has a strange magical gift, she will sniff it, shake

stakes. 4 I laugh at my own jokes — the darker, the better. 5 I never volunteer information, and I respond only to questions. 6 I offer generous terms in my deals, but the cost for defaulting is

Adventure Models

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

and a dragon are oblivious to the destruction they’re causing Delve into the Past The best reason for delving into the past is to discover a path to a better future. —Diancastra In the world of

, revealing huge structures at its bottom. 2 A sinkhole releases strange monsters into the surface world, and characters who investigate discover a ruined stronghold in its depths. 3 An eccentric aristocrat

Broken Silence

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

divine calling to learn about their deity’s goals and become one of their chosen. You may alter any of this prelude’s elements to better match individual gods’ virtues and identities. Before you begin

have no recollection of anything strange happening. Any attempt to return to the ruined temple fails, as if it was never there.

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