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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
mold and vegepygmies in a peculiar metal dungeon full of strange life. Another story says that explorers found russet mold in a crater left by a falling star, with vegepygmies infesting the forest nearby
poison or cures disease kills the infestation. A creature reduced to 0 hit points by the mold dies. If the dead creature is a Beast, a Giant, or a Humanoid, one or more vegepygmies emerge from its body 24
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
peculiar metal dungeon full of strange life. Another story says that explorers found russet mold in a crater left by a falling star, with vegepygmies infesting the forest nearby.
The mold is found only
start of each of its turns. The creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success. Any magic that neutralizes poison or cures disease kills
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
russet mold came from. One historical account tells of adventurers in a mountain range discovering russet mold and vegepygmies in a peculiar metal dungeon full of strange life. Another story says that
the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success. Any magic that neutralizes poison or cures disease kills the infestation. A creature reduced to 0 hit points by the mold dies
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
;{"diceNotation":"1d10", "rollType":"roll", "rollAction":"Days"} days.
Cultists of Zuggtmoy
Zuggtmoy’s cultists are primarily mindless victims of her children’s strange spores. The spores burrow into
infected with a disease called the spores of Zuggtmoy, which lasts until the creature is cured of the disease or dies. While infected in this way, the creature can’t be reinfected, and it must
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
"} hit points and is freed from any curse, disease, poison, blindness, or deafness.
Change Shape. The Abbot magically polymorphs into a humanoid or beast that has a challenge rating equal to or less
present since birth. The Abbot became consumed with a prideful, obsessive desire to rid the poor Belviews of their lingering imperfections. The Belview family, however, had strange ideas of what it
Firbolg
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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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
wasting illness. A warlock offends some dark power and contracts a strange affliction that spreads whenever he casts spells. A simple outbreak might amount to little more than a small drain on party
resources, curable by a casting of lesser restoration. A more complicated outbreak can form the basis of one or more adventures as characters search for a cure, stop the spread of the disease, and deal
Aarakocra
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Elemental Evil Player's Companion
beyond — from the boundless vistas of the Elemental Plane of Air.
They are immigrants, refugees, scouts, and explorers, their outposts functioning as footholds in a world both strange and alien
back into the air. Those that make it to a world in the Material Plane find it a strange place. They sometimes forget or ignore vertical distances, and they have nothing but pity for those earthbound
Species
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Duergar are dwarves whose ancestors were transformed by centuries living in the deepest places of the Underdark. That chthonic realm is saturated with strange magical energy, and over generations
of a player character in the D&D multiverse is about a century, assuming the character doesn’t meet a violent end on an adventure. Members of some races, such as dwarves and elves, can live
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
from a wasting illness. A warlock offends some dark power and contracts a strange affliction that spreads whenever he casts spells.
A simple outbreak might amount to little more than a small drain
on party resources, curable by a casting of lesser restoration. A more complicated outbreak can form the basis of one or more adventures as characters search for a cure, stop the spread of the disease
Gnome
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Basic Rules (2014)
over time. Gnome names are typically variants on the names of ancestors or distant relatives, though some are purely new inventions. When dealing with humans and others who are “stuffy” about
know that most races don’t share their sense of humor, but they enjoy anyone’s company just as they enjoy everything else they set out to do.
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pages were tales of bold heroes, strange and fierce animals, mighty primitive gods, and a magic that was part and fabric of that distant land.
— Elaine Cunningham, Daughter of the Drow
In the
reckonings of most worlds, humans are the youngest of the common races, late to arrive on the world scene and short-lived in comparison to dwarves, elves, and dragons. Perhaps it is because of their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
pages were tales of bold heroes, strange and fierce animals, mighty primitive gods, and a magic that was part and fabric of that distant land.
— Elaine Cunningham, Daughter of the Drow
In the
reckonings of most worlds, humans are the youngest of the common races, late to arrive on the world scene and short-lived in comparison to dwarves, elves, and dragons. Perhaps it is because of their shorter
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
pages were tales of bold heroes, strange and fierce animals, mighty primitive gods, and a magic that was part and fabric of that distant land.
— Elaine Cunningham, Daughter of the Drow
In the
reckonings of most worlds, humans are the youngest of the common races, late to arrive on the world scene and short-lived in comparison to dwarves, elves, and dragons. Perhaps it is because of their shorter
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Firbolg Names Firbolg adopt elven names when they must deal with outsiders, although the concept of names strikes them as strange. They know the animals and plants of the forest without formal names
, and instead identify the forest’s children by their deeds, habits, and other actions. By the same token, their tribe names merely refer to their homes. When dealing with other races, firbolgs refer
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Lizardfolk 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
smooth-skins is far greater. Despite their alien outlook, some lizardfolk make an effort to understand and, in their own manner, befriend people of other races. Such lizardfolk make faithful and skilled allies.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
sewers. Stop the spread of a deadly drug or strange disease flowing from a well tied to Khyber. Khyber is an ever-present threat. Any deep passage could connect to a realm of fiends or spew out an army
alongside dolgrims and dolgaunts (see chapter 6). Others can unintentionally threaten a community by releasing something from the underworld: an unnatural disease, a malevolent demon, or a strange and
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
then add the creatures, places, and magic that make these worlds unique. The worlds of the Dungeons & Dragons game exist within a vast cosmos called the multiverse, connected in strange and
your own. All these worlds share characteristics, but each world is set apart by its own history and cultures, distinctive monsters and races, fantastic geography, ancient dungeons, and scheming
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
then add the creatures, places, and magic that make these worlds unique. The worlds of the Dungeons & Dragons game exist within a vast cosmos called the multiverse, connected in strange and
your own. All these worlds share characteristics, but each world is set apart by its own history and cultures, distinctive monsters and races, fantastic geography, ancient dungeons, and scheming
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a4
other methods. Ingenuity is required. Super-Tetanus. A creature that contracts the disease of super-tetanus is wracked with pain as its heart races and its muscles spasm hard enough to break its bones
(1d12) damage and must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving throw or contract a disease called super-tetanus (see below). The walls, ceiling, and floor of the area between the pits are covered with a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
Court, and if so, what’s your relationship with them? Do you find dealing with the short-lived races to be a challenge, or are you patient with them? Elf Variants
The Valenar and Aereni are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
healing that provide both mundane and magical services. If it could save a life, it’s probably tied to Jorasco… and it will come with a cost. If you have the gold, Jorasco healers can remove a disease
future generations. While the public face of Jorasco is that of the healer, there are rumors that the house engaged in disturbing experiments during the Last War, working with House Vadalis to develop biological weapons and strange new creatures …
Lizardfolk
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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
smooth-skins is far greater.
Despite their alien outlook, some lizardfolk make an effort to understand and, in their own manner, befriend people of other races. Such lizardfolk make faithful and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
. Myconids don’t speak. They communicate telepathically by emitting their rapport spores. As a result, they live quiet lives. Strange music and singing echoes from the large cavern behind the grove, just loud
serve as a kind of palisade around the grove.
Zuggtmoy’s Spores. This malevolent disease is spread by myconids transformed by Zuggtmoy’s demonic influence (see “Myconids” in appendix C).
A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
spontaneity entranced the methodical surgeon. Viktra was smitten, and with Elise she discovered there might be more to life than chemical reactions. When Elise started exhibiting signs of an incurable disease
the lab and accused the doctor of numerous murders. As Viktra struggled against arrest, smoking chemicals, arcing electricity, and a strange mist filled the laboratory. When the chaos cleared, Viktra
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
varied cultures and races, Faerûn is dominated by human lands, be they kingdoms, city-states, or carefully maintained alliances of rural communities. Interspersed among the lands of humans are old dwarven
cultures, ethnicities, and races. Only in the most cosmopolitan areas does such casual acceptance extend to evil humanoid races — such as goblinoids, orcs, and drow — to say nothing of even more dangerous
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
mortal races. The farther away from nature their actions take them, the more corrupting their influence becomes. As druids, we seek mainly to protect and educate, to preserve the Great Balance, but
embody these natural forces, producing magical phenomena that link them to the spirit of nature and the flow of life. Because of their strange and mysterious power, druids are often revered, shunned
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
, including magic-hungry gremishkas (see chapter 5) and ravenous purple worms. HAZLANI CHARACTERS
Characters from Hazlan have been exposed to strange magic all their lives. People of all descriptions
and races hail from the domain, perhaps living in small communities or having been created by magic. When players create characters from Hazlan, consider asking them the following questions.
What is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
world over find themselves infected with a strange disease. They believe Pharika is collecting their souls to harvest the secrets they hoard. The medusas seek advocates to end Pharika’s plague.
4
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
be heralded by strange effects that afflict the area or the people in it a day or so before they strike the settlement. Gnoll War Band Name d6 Name Part 1 Name Part 2 1 Abyssal Harbingers 2 Dire
Constant, cackling laugh 6 Covered with strange mushroom growths 7 Horrid stench 8 Eyes glow like fire 9 Long, black fangs 10 Albinos Notable Behavior or Tactics d8 Notable Behavior or Tactics 1 Use of
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Nonhuman Deities Certain gods closely associated with nonhuman races are revered on many different worlds, though not always in the same way. The nonhuman races of the Forgotten Realms and Greyhawk
share these deities. Nonhuman races often have whole pantheons of their own. Besides Moradin, for example, the dwarf gods include Moradin’s wife, Berronar Truesilver, and a number of other gods thought
Kobold
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races have little good to say about kobolds, but they do admit that the little reptilians do respectable tunnel work using simple tools. If a band of kobolds is enslaved by more powerful creatures
, sorcerer, miner, or crafter is as likely to be female as male.
Grow Fast, Die Early
Kobolds grow and mature much more swiftly than members of other humanoid races. At 6 years old a kobold is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
to its river access. Sow’s Foot. Here, expatriates from dozens of far-flung nations mingle with races ranging from lizardfolk to svirfneblin among the scents of succulent cooked foods and the calls of
strange animals, banding together against a city that views them as outsiders. Stonyeyes. Just outside the Basilisk Gate that gives it its name, this neighborhood is full of stables and stockyards
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
to its river access. Sow’s Foot. Here, expatriates from dozens of far-flung nations mingle with races ranging from lizardfolk to svirfneblin among the scents of exotic food and the calls of strange
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
other humanoid races. At 6 years old a kobold is considered an adult. Most succumb to violence, accidents, or disease by age 20, but a kobold can live for up to 120 years — a longevity they attribute to
more successful neighbors. As demonstrated by their hatred of gnomes, kobolds have a persecution complex and easily take offense at the actions or deeds of other races. They aren’t forgiving of other