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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
ravines or shallow caves, or hide in ruined sites while waiting for prey to come near. A girallon is surprisingly stealthy, considering its size and its lack of camouflage.
Girallons form loose bands
organize members to work together to make a big kill, however. If they succeed, everyone in the group shares the spoils, with the best parts going to those caring for their young.
Girallons’ strange
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Tremors While the characters explore the Sumber Hills, they experience first-hand the strange phenomena and dangerous monsters plaguing the area. Use this reprisal any time the characters travel
between towns or search the hills for sites of interest.
You are trudging along through the barren countryside when you hear a low, distant rumbling. A moment later, the ground beneath your feet
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Kuo-toa Sanctuaries Kuo-toa typically organize their communities around sites they believe to be important to their deities. These might be structures or series of caverns, and most feature both air
-filled and submerged chambers. Important places within these sites suggest the rituals of kuo-toa faiths, the demands of kuo-toa deities, or the whims of omen-seeking archpriests. As with kuo-toa
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
brilliance led him along a stranger path: seeking to escape the Mists into the “true realities” beyond. Firan keeps the basis for his strange theories secret, but his ambitions drive him to travel
the domains; visit accursed sites; and investigate inscrutable prophecy cycles, temporal conjunctions, and an unknown figure he calls “the escapee.” For all his arrogance, Firan dreads the Mists and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Cities and Sites The clans of the Shadow Marches primarily live in small towns and villages, their huts raised above the swamps on stilts. The Shadow Marches contain many manifest zones tied to
Xoriat and Kythri (see chapter 4 for descriptions of both), the planes of madness and chaos. Time moves strangely in places in the deep swamps, which twists mundane beasts and plants into strange shapes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
was close. Carp thinks the bandits have a secret lair under the old manor house. He also saw some strange goblins with “glowing hands” duck into the tunnel. Carp can take the characters to the tunnel
realizes the characters are looking for specific sites in the area, such as Cragmaw Castle, she suggests the characters visit Reidoth and ask for her help, “since there’s not an inch of the land the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
the faithful of Cyric once taught that their god killed Leira, but now they espouse the strange idea that somehow she is his daughter. Leira isn’t viewed as malicious or as a trickster but is seen as
continent are usually disguised as other kinds of sites, marked with signs that only the faithful would recognize.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
times. When roused to action—particularly when sites of ancient wonder or their homes are threatened—stone giants can unleash the might of mountains and crush foes with the force of an avalanche. Stone
. 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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a7
entrance to his halls, and went to reside in his final haunt, while his soul roamed strange planes unknown to even the wisest of sages. If the characters gain access to the innermost part of the tomb
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Eberron. Appropriate sites for the tomb in Eberron include the Ashen Spires of Karrnath, or among the tors in the Vile Marsh between Droaam and the Shadow Marches. among Shargon’s Teeth. Eberron’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Noteworthy Sites Godsbreath is bounded by the treacherous waters of Nightwater Cove and the dangerous expanse of the Rattle. The Nightwater Isles The Nightwater Isles rise from the waters of the
whisper of strange magic that manifests without warning, causing unusual weather and reshaping the soil. Some believe these effects might be connected to ancient magics affecting the land or the will
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
. Consciously or not, young dragons establishing lairs for the first time often seek to establish them in sites of magical resonance. A dragon might look for a place where multiple ley lines of flowing
magical energy intersect, a site where a meteorite crashed to earth or a strange mystical crystal lies buried underground, or a place where long-forgotten wizards of an ancient magocratic empire saturated
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
to this new world, or are you doing your best to learn the ways of this strange realm?
Why Did You Leave? You began your life as a servant of darkness. Have you embraced the light? Are you fighting
the servants of your former master? Or are you a pawn in a conflict between overlords? You might serve an evil force, but the cultists you fight serve even darker powers.
Cities and Sites
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Adventure Synopsis The adventure begins when the characters arrive in the town of Red Larch, a small settlement on the western side of the Dessarin Valley. Strange rumors and ominous signs have the
to visit sacred dwarven sites before continuing on to Goldenfields. They were last seen at the west end of the Stone Bridge, turning south to proceed overland through the heart of the Sumber Hills
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
“Rumors of Evil” clues and events. Trouble in Red Larch When the characters arrive in Red Larch, a few minutes of conversation with any NPC reveals that the townsfolk are concerned about strange events
their own, allow them to explore the site whenever they find it. If the adventurers don’t find the tomb or explore other sites nearby first, the tomb’s secret is revealed by the appearance of a large
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
unfortunate NPC whose choices have set the adventure in motion. A year ago, a group of adventurers led by a dwarf named Caerhan Coalsmith found a strange object buried in the remains of a ruined tower. The
classic adventure locations and exploring a number of brand-new sites. Map 1.1 shows the sites and locations featured in “The Orrery of the Wanderer.”
Map 1.1 Campaign Area
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
shallow caves, or hide in ruined sites while waiting for prey to come near. A girallon is surprisingly stealthy, considering its size and its lack of camouflage. Girallons form loose bands of several
to work together to make a big kill, however. If they succeed, everyone in the group shares the spoils, with the best parts going to those caring for their young. Girallons’ strange appearance and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
perimeter tower overhead, allowing only a narrow slice of sky to illuminate the pool’s silvery surface. The pool is surrounded by a circle of huge standing stones, all inscribed with strange writing
where it fits in the longer process of perfecting a portalometer or eliminating possible ritual sites. Depending on the goal, Garalel can allow the characters to use the pool’s divination power to seek
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
deepest secrets and often control strange relics, mystical sites, and monstrous servants. Cultist Hierophant Medium or Small Humanoid, Neutral
AC 16 Initiative +8 (18)
HP 144 (17d8 + 68)
Speed 30 ft
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Sites and Ruins Of all the bizarre and horrific spectacles of the Mournland, perhaps the greatest tragedy is represented by the ruins of the once-glittering cities of Cyre. Some have been reduced to
warforged. Because of these wonders, Eston is an irresistible attraction for treasure hunters hoping to access the vaults of House Cannith. Reports suggest, however, that it has become a strange and deadly
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
elevated to godhood or a deity whose arrival was foretold by prophets and leaders of new religions. In cosmopolitan places such as Waterdeep and Calimshan, small shrines and temples to strange gods spring
powerful magic. When a god withdraws from a pantheon, divine magic stops flowing to the faithful, and miracles and omens associated with that god cease, that deity’s priesthood loses faith, and holy sites
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
fur or feathers for a short while.
Nature in Unlikely Places Even the most urban of locations feature sites of natural beauty and primal energy. You quickly become familiar with all such locations
A ruined section of the city that has been reclaimed by nature
7 A zoo overseen by a strange but powerful fellow druid
8 A private park that charges a fee for entrance, ensuring that only
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
locations along the Sword Coast might make an interesting stop for the characters. Each location offers the potential to gain information regarding sites known for planar disturbances or strange magic, or to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
Sites Scent and sound are handy guides in Sylvania, a rustic hodgepodge of architectural styles joined by winding footpaths and noisy parades. Establishments are caricatures of the splendors within, from
festivities, but since then, strange, sumptuous feasts have appeared on the toppled stone, covered end to end like a table of pale, calcified rock. Birds and woodland creatures avoid the lifeless site. Wayward
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
all the time. Pirates affiliated with the Sea Princes, along with independent marauders, prey on ships that attempt to cross the ocean. Strange monsters, including vicious dinosaurs from the Amedio
have the magic, cunning, and courage needed to loot them. (The sites are not marked on the map, giving you the flexibility to place them where you want and change any of their particulars.) Sinker
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
Supernatural Regions Not all lands thrive as nature intended. Magical forces, strange interlopers, or tragic events can alter an area’s destiny, fundamentally changing the land. While the flora
a rest in the region must succeed on a DC 12 Charisma saving throw, or it gains no benefit from finishing the rest. It instead finds strange scrawls, stacked stones, or its belongings arranged in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
miss were it not for the excavation sites and abandoned tents surrounding them.
The Sunward Fortress was once a hermitage for those seeking to commune with Sirrion’s greatest flame: the sun. The
Dexterity saving throw or take 3 (1d6) fire damage. A bridge falls into the chasm 3 rounds after it ignites. Virruza. Changed by days of strange experiments involving draconian blood and exposure to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
despair, sites where giants delved too deeply into necromantic magic, or areas where the Negative Plane’s life-consuming influence seeps into the world.
Death Giant Encounters d10† Encounter
encounters that can occur in underground regions or at surface locations suffering an invasion from the depths. These encounters also fit well for places warped by the strange corruption of the Far
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
workers. Rumors of Evil. If the characters ask Thorsk about strange customers, the busy wagonmaker recalls an Amnian merchant heading north on the Long Road who stopped for a wagon repair. His goods
were marked by a strange symbol, like a bowl. The Amnian merchant paid Thorsk well and talked about a big gathering of druids he was heading to, hoping to sell kegs of beer and various trinkets
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
life in the city. Currently Sigil has twelve ascendant factions. The following sections present these factions, along with notes on their leaders, sites in Sigil that serve as their headquarters
stead. Bleakers tend to those overcome by the strange realities of the Outer Planes, which exert their influence on travelers who wander past their boundaries. The Bleak Cabal rehabilitates creatures
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
depicting sites along the modrons’ endless march. The distance between areas varies from yards to miles. Feel free to add additional encounters between areas, to change their order, or to have the
follow a deliberate route through the cave. Each of the geometrically shaped beings scans the strange terrain around them before vanishing into tunnels ahead.
The characters arrive on a ledge
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
faces a creature twisted by the daelkyr—an aberration or another creature bearing a daelkyr’s corruption—consider rolling on the Daelkyr Modifications table to add strange cosmetic details to the creature
specific mortals. Belashyrra’s warlocks serve as its envoys in the world and are often directed to seek out creatures and sites that the daelkyr wishes to see through their eyes. Belashyrra’s Cults. The Lord
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
information on this location. Fallen Lands Countless ruins dot this rugged, barren land, where ancient cities once stood and great battles once raged. Strange witchlights float around the ruins at night
perished in search of these ancient sites, for the High Moor is home to many monsters. High Road This well-traveled highway follows the coast from Luskan to Waterdeep, connecting with Neverwinter along