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These strange, curved blades are jagged and deadly weapons made of alchemically strengthened teeth of dead urdefhans. They are typically named for the urdefhan whose teeth were forged into the weapon
and are often carried (and revered) by that urdefhan’s descendants. If you score a Critical Hit against a creature that isn’t a Construct or Undead while using this weapon, you deal an
Epic Boon Feat (Prerequisite: Level 19+, Shadowsteel Ghoul Transformation)
You gain the following benefits.
Ability Score Increase. Increase one ability score of your choice by 1, to a maximum of 30.
Strange Bedfellows. You are no longer affected by the Friendless Transformation Flaw.
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
fantastical race. If you select a fantastical race, follow these additional rules during character creation.
Ability Score Increases
When determining your character’s ability scores, increase
Magic Items
Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
heavily muscled warrior, and its great helm is unusual in that it has no openings — only a broad glass plate in the front with a second piece of glass above it. Strange plates, tubing, and large
crystal.
While wearing this armor, you gain the following benefits:
You have a +1 bonus to AC.
Your Strength score is 18 (this has no effect if your Strength is already 18 or higher).
You have
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Zuggtmoy Ability Score Adjustment: Up to a +4 bonus to Constitution, with an equal penalty to Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma Signature Spells: Ray of sickness (1st level), suggestion (2nd level
), plant growth (3rd level) Zuggtmoy’s followers are primarily mindless victims of her children’s strange spores. The spores burrow into a victim’s brain, turning it into a fanatic servitor. Each victim
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy
Part 2: Like Clockwork! This encounter begins when the characters investigate strange sounds coming from the tyrant ship’s Hollow Deck. The sounds begin after the ship is well underway and millions
of miles from home. Any character on the Command Deck who has a passive Wisdom (Perception) score of 13 or higher hears the clank of metal on stone coming from the hatch in the middle of the floor of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
, and now they exist in a strange state between life and death. Eladrin and shadar-kai are like reflections of each other: one bursting with emotion, the other nearly devoid of it. Shadar-kai Traits
Shadar-kai have the following traits in common, in addition to the traits they share with other elves. Ability Score Increase. Your Constitution score increases by 1. Necrotic Resistance. You have
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
, dangerous wildernesses, or the Underdark. 2 A curse from a powerful hag, vengeful witch, or strange Artifact. 3 An experiment by an aboleth, a mind flayer, or another life-shaping magic-user. 4 A magical
means of escaping disaster or some worse fate. 5 A mutation after exposure to chaotic planar energies or strange Underdark radiations. 6 A punishment from a spiteful god, like Lolth or the Queen of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Astral Plane Halisstra opened her eyes and found herself drifting in an endless silver sea. Soft gray clouds moved slowly in the distance, while strange dark streaks twisted violently through the
her, and saw nothing but more of the strange pearly sky beneath her feet and all around her.
She drew in a sudden breath, surprised by the sight, and felt her lungs fill with something sweeter and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Humanoids, expose them to strange forms of Underdark radiation, and implant new directives into their brains. The process of creating a grimlock rends the creature’s mind such that no semblance of the
Initiative +1 (11)
HP 11 (2d8 + 2)
Speed 30 ft., Climb 30 ft.
Ability Score Mod Save Str 16 +3 +3 Dex 12 +1 +1 Con 12 +1 +1 Ability Score Mod Save Int 9 −1 −1 Wis 8 −1 −1 Cha 6 −2 −2
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
bodies to vocalizations that sound like strange squawks, screams, or clicks. Only hook horrors know the meaning of these noises, but many people who explore the Underdark or live near deep-reaching
.
Ability Score Mod Save
Str 18 +4 +4
Dex 10 +0 +0
Con 15 +2 +4
Ability Score Mod Save
Int 6 −2 −2
Wis 12 +1 +1
Cha 7 −2 −2
Skills
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
. The strange technologies in the Barrier Peaks of the World of Greyhawk have inspired some folk to walk the path of the artificer, and in Mystara, various nations employ artificers to keep airships
, perhaps, by the tinker gnomes of Krynn.
Quick Build You can make an artificer quickly by following these suggestions. First, put your highest ability score in Intelligence, followed by Constitution
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Humanoid, Neutral
AC 12 Initiative +1 (11)
HP 9 (2d8)
Speed 30 ft.
Ability Score Mod Save
Str 11 +0 +0
Dex 12 +1 +1
Con 10 +0 +0
Ability Score Mod Save
Int
Initiative +2 (12)
HP 44 (8d8 + 8)
Speed 30 ft.
Ability Score Mod Save
Str 11 +0 +0
Dex 14 +2 +2
Con 12 +1 +1
Ability Score Mod Save
Int 10 +0 +0
Wis 14
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
. Those who confine themselves to the Underdark often regard the surface world and its inhabitants as dreams imagined into being by slumbering primordials, strange gods, or other entities. Stone Giant
Huge Giant, Neutral
AC 17 Initiative +5 (15)
HP 126 (11d12 + 55)
Speed 40 ft.
Ability Score Mod Save
Str 23 +6 +6
Dex 15 +2 +5
Con 20 +5 +8
Ability Score Mod
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Eyes of Blood After the characters have engaged with the local festival as much as they please, the character who has the highest passive Wisdom (Perception) score notices a group of celebrants
yet, but this is a mark of the soul shaker’s control (see the “Soul Shaker” section at the end of this adventure). The festival-goers closest to the strange farmers panic and flee. Unless the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
massive pincers before rendering foes helpless with their paralytic tentacles. Chuuls don’t age and can lie dormant in hidden places for millennia before threats, ancient orders, or strange
compulsions awaken them. Chuul Large Aberration, Chaotic Evil
AC 16 Initiative +0 (10)
HP 76 (9d10 + 27)
Speed 30 ft., Swim 30 ft.
Ability Score Mod Save
Str 19 +4 +4
Dex 10 +0 +0
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Pacts 1d6 The Lamia Compels the Bargainer To... 1 Bring it a possession from a ruler or noble. 2 Create a map of a dungeon or ruin. 3 Escort it through a nearby community’s gate. 4 Place a strange
(13d10 + 26)
Speed 40 ft.
Ability Score Mod Save Str 16 +3 +3 Dex 13 +1 +1 Con 15 +2 +2 Ability Score Mod Save Int 14 +2 +2 Wis 15 +2 +2 Cha 16 +3 +3
Skills Deception +7, Insight +4
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
come within reach. Shambling mounds bury those they catch within their own forms as compost. Strange circumstances might give rise to shambling mounds, transforming vegetation into hulks with
AC 15 Initiative −1 (9)
HP 110 (13d10 + 39)
Speed 30 ft., Swim 20 ft.
Ability Score Mod Save Str 18 +4 +4 Dex 8 −1 −1 Con 16 +3 +3 Ability Score Mod Save Int 5 −3 −3 Wis 10 +0 +0 Cha
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
during your studies, and followers of Kruphix sought you out and recruited you to keep the knowledge within their ranks.
4 Beset by strange dreams, you consulted an oracle of Kruphix. Since
everyone else. (Evil)
6 Mystery. The cosmos is more beautiful if its greatest truths remain unknown. (Any)
Earning and Losing Piety You increase your piety score to Kruphix when you expand
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
), Lawful Evil
AC 21 Initiative +15 (25)
HP 402 (23d20 + 161)
Speed 40 ft., Fly 80 ft., Swim 40 ft.
Ability Score Mod Save
Str 27 +8 +8
Dex 12 +1 +8
Con 25 +7 +7
Ability Score Mod Save
Int 20 +5 +5
Wis 17 +3 +10
Cha 22 +6 +6
Skills Deception +13, Perception +17, Persuasion +13, Stealth +8
Immunities Poison; Poisoned
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
with eyes, teeth, and strange organs. These mind-bending terrors sing and scream, laugh and cry with a cacophony of voices ranging from disturbingly unnatural to shockingly familiar. They exist only to
vengeful deity. Gibbering Mouther Medium Aberration, Chaotic Neutral
AC 9 Initiative −1 (9)
HP 52 (7d8 + 21)
Speed 20 ft., Swim 20 ft.
Ability Score Mod Save Str 10 +0 +0 Dex 8 −1 −1
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
-toa might abandon its community to live as a hermit or wanderer. Such kuo-toa might know much about the Underdark, but they live in fear of the strange gods they forsook.
Eric Belisle Kuo-toa
Kuo-toa Medium Aberration, Neutral Evil
AC 13 Initiative +0 (10)
HP 18 (4d8)
Speed 30 ft., Swim 30 ft.
Ability Score Mod Save Str 13 +1 +1 Dex 10 +0 +0 Con 11 +0 +0 Ability Score
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Flesh Golem Dead Flesh Given New Life Habitat: Any; Treasure: Arcana Flesh golems are roughly human-shaped collections of body parts bound together by misused magic or strange science. They serve
engines.
Bjorn Hurri
Flesh Golem Medium Construct, Neutral
AC 9 Initiative −1 (9)
HP 127 (15d8 + 60)
Speed 30 ft.
Ability Score Mod Save
Str 19 +4 +4
Dex 9 −1
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
realizes that while most of the mechanism could be reassembled from the remaining pieces, the winch’s drum is missing. Characters who have a passive Wisdom (Perception) score of 15 or higher also hear a
vandals as “strange folk, bit bigger than me, with long flat ears, big heads, and hands that glowed with strange magic.” Dry Well. Since the attack, the well has been dry. Ander suspects the vandals dammed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
hag) are found in great profusion. Beasts that have an Intelligence score of 2 or lower are charmed by the hag and directed to be aggressive toward intruders in the area. Strange carved figurines
intruders. A buried creature is restrained and has to hold its breath until it is dug out. Strange laughter, sounding like that of children or the hag herself, occasionally pierces the silence. Small
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
outside, possibly on Kalaman’s walls or the city streets. The character with the highest passive Wisdom (Perception) score sees a strange violet light in the sky. After they react, read the following
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Strange Riders Later in the day (likely while the characters are on the streets or walls), the character with the highest passive Wisdom (Perception) score spots a dragonnel ridden by two figures
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
have a combined Strength score of 20 or higher to force it open. 16C. Chamber of Command An empty pedestal stands in the middle of this chamber. Six statues face it from alcoves on the walls. They
this occurs, read: The pedestal rotates, and an ornate stone cube emerges from a hatch on its surface.
The characters can now safely take the puzzle cube. 16D. Hidden Room A strange grid is etched
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
related to each. Either one could be positive or negative: you might work hard to overcome a low score, for example, or be cocky about your high score. Ideals Describe one ideal that drives your
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
walls of the passage below. The spiders immediately scuttle away from any noise or light. 2. Altar to Lolth A rough stone altar dominates this cabin. Strange markings cover its surface, dried mud cakes
the starboard side of the room. At the same time, four swarms of insects (spiders) crawl through the deck from below. Any character who has a passive Perception score of 14 or lower is surprised. (In
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
for defeating Lyzzie Calderos in area E29 of the Temple of Eternal Flame and again for defeating Vanifer. Settle a Score Marauders in stony armor robbed the character’s friends or family and left the
character for dead. Now it’s time to even the score. The character earns inspiration for defeating the Black Earth cultists in area M9 of the Sacred Stone Monastery and again for defeating Hedorm in
Magic Items
Infernal Machine Rebuild
This strange device was once thought to have been built by gods long forgotten and to have survived the eons since their passing, for it is incredibly ancient and crafted by means unlike anything
through difficult terrain, your speed is reduced by 10 feet until the end of your next turn.
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You increase one ability score of your choice by 2. You can increase an ability score above 20
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
join the ceremony. Any character who does so takes up the chant, and has their Constitution score reduced by 1 each round on initiative count 0. A character reduced to 0 hit points while under this
of a grinning skull). A greater restoration or wish spell can end the petrified condition for one victim, restoring them and their gear. Altar This block of strange material glows with an inner light
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
break the psyche of a character who uses or becomes attuned to them.
Resisting a madness-inducing effect usually requires a Wisdom or Charisma saving throw. If your game includes the Sanity score (see
ability checks. 71–75 The character does whatever anyone tells him or her to do that isn’t obviously self-destructive. 76–80 The character experiences an overpowering urge to eat something strange such as