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Gnoll Hunter

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

viciously barbed heads. Even when a hunter doesn’t kill their target with their first shot, the arrow strike brings so much pain that the victim is hobbled in its attempt to run away. Gnolls

Shifter Legacy

Species Eberron: Rising from the Last War

bear or boar: stoic, stubborn, and thick-skinned. Longtooth shifters typically have lupine traits and prefer to run with a pack. Swiftstride are often predatory and feline, but a swiftstride could

to friends and kin, shifters place great value on self-reliance and freedom. It’s a shifter proverb to “always be prepared for the journey yet to come,” and most shifters strive to be

Kobold Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

strong social structure that stresses devotion to the tribe, are clever with their hands, and viciously work together in order to overcome their physical limitations. In the kobolds’ version of

other useful items, but if they are at risk of discovery, they run away rather than attack anyone in the house. By fleeing before they can be seen or identified, they avoid getting into a situation

Missing Players

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

should strive to keep the character alive and use resources wisely. Run the character yourself. It’s an extra burden for you, but it can work. Decide the character isn’t there. Invent a good reason for

Missing Players How should you deal with the characters of missing players? Consider these options: Have another player run the missing player’s character. The player running the extra character

Absent Players

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

reporting back to the party’s patron. Substitute Player. With the absent player’s consent, have another player run the missing player’s character, or run the character yourself if you feel you can do so

. Whoever runs the character will need a copy of that character’s character sheet and should strive to keep the character alive and use that character’s resources wisely. Give absent characters the

Goblin Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

traps, snares, and nets to catch the unwary, and when their hunting patrols encounter other beings, they always look for ways to capture their foes instead of killing them. Goblins that run up against

two hunters viciously attack. A captured group of invaders might hang in a net while dozens of goblins pass by and pay them no heed until a group of gatherers shows up. Lashers. The closest thing a

Roleplaying Phandalin NPCs

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver

Roleplaying Phandalin NPCs If you’re not sure how to run an NPC, a good way to start is to have the character introduce himself or herself, welcome the adventurers to Phandalin, and ask who they are

impressing your players with your thespian skills (or lack thereof). Get inside the NPCs’ minds. Imagine how they might react to the characters, and strive to be realistic. Mug it up. Scowl, smile, snarl

Skald

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

creativity and freethinking, business owners and celebrities prey on creativity, while performers struggle viciously over paltry opportunities. Vice, criminality, dark bargains, and supernatural predators

Undead goblinoids often emerge from the Goblyn Graves, the former lair of Radaga, an undead witch said to possess powerful magic treasures. House of Illusions This fun house of visual illusions is run by

Keeper Rookeries

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

Keeper Rookeries Keeper cells strive to correspond and share discoveries between communities and domains. To facilitate this, the wereravens have taught some Keepers how to raise messenger ravens

, which is secretly run by wereravens. They must not open the package and must get it out of Barovia swiftly. 6 A character glimpses a raven-like figure. When they investigate, they find only the mysterious talisman that it left behind.

Suggested Characteristics

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

d8 Personality Trait 1 I don’t run from evil. Evil runs from me. 2 I like to read and memorize poetry. It keeps me calm and brings me fleeting moments of happiness. 3 I spend money freely and live

drove away the person I love. I strive to win back the love I’ve lost. 4 A terrible guilt consumes me. I hope that I can find redemption through my actions. 5 There’s evil in me, I can feel it. It must

Murder

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

Baldur’s Gate. In the Outer City, murder is practically a way of life. With neither the Watch nor the Flaming Fist to look after residents, criminals run free in the sprawling district. Criminals use

understand these crimes. What frightens people are the senseless murders. The man found ripped to pieces with his pockets still full of gold, the woman slaughtered so viciously that her grieving husband

Gnolls

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

they fire arrows with viciously barbed heads. Even when a hunter doesn’t kill their target with their first shot, the arrow strike brings so much pain that the victim is hobbled in its attempt to run

great speed and efficiency. In the thick of a fight, they dash across the battlefield, slashing and snarling as they run down stragglers and finish off wounded foes. Gnoll Flesh Gnawer Medium

Murder

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer

Baldur’s Gate. In the Outer City, murder is practically a way of life. With neither the Watch nor the Flaming Fist to look after residents, criminals run free in the sprawling district. Criminals use

understand these crimes. What frightens people are the senseless murders. The man found ripped to pieces with his pockets still full of gold, the woman slaughtered so viciously that her grieving husband

Gnolls

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

arrows with viciously barbed heads. Even when a hunter doesn’t kill its target with its first shot, the arrow strike brings so much pain that the victim is hobbled in its attempt to run away. When a

use of ranged weapons in favor of short blades that they wield with speed and efficiency. In the thick of a fight, they are capable of dashing across the field, slashing and snarling as they run down

Giants and Other Ancients

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

giants and chromatic dragons. Or war might be raging between dragons and elves while giants strive to protect smaller peoples from the fallout. Other peoples and monsters might be involved. The war might

thousand years for good reason: neither giants nor dragons were ever particularly numerous, and actual skirmishes between giants and dragons were rare. For this reason, you could run a campaign where battles

Greyhawk Conflicts

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

Greyhawk Conflicts Although Greyhawk lends itself well to any D&D adventure you might want to run, the default setting features conflicts with three major villainous groups: chromatic dragons

attention. Levels 11–16. Finally, the characters discover an ancient Temple of the Elder Elemental Eye deep beneath the cults’ separate temples, and they strive to contain the damage wrought by the cults

Flavors of Fantasy

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

contribute too; they must be willing to embrace the mood. Whether you want to run a full-fledged horror campaign or a single creepy adventure, discuss your plans with the players ahead of time

greater importance than combat. Make sure your players know ahead of time that you want to run this kind of campaign. Otherwise, a player might create a combat-focused character, only to feel out of place

City Celebrations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

sense of shared activities of plowing fields and moving (or “running”) livestock. But within the city, the holiday is celebrated with a series of races. Foot, horse, and chariot races are run through

. Kythorn 1: Trolltide On this day commemorating Waterdeep’s victory in the Second Trollwar, children run through the city acting like trolls, banging on doors and growling, from highsun till dusk. Home and

NPCs

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

Harpers who survives using her wits and wiles. She looks like a homeless waif, but she’s a survivor who shies away from material wealth. Ideal: “We should all strive to help one another.” Bond: “I’ll

, he cut all ties to the city and moved north to be a campground caretaker. Ideal: “You can run from your past, but you can’t hide from it.” Bond: “I’ve made a new life in Triboar. I’m not gonna

Goblins

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

when their hunting patrols encounter other beings, they always look for ways to capture their foes instead of killing them. Goblins that run up against the fringes of a society first test its defenses

dozen gatherers, only to be shocked when two hunters viciously attack. A captured group of invaders might hang in a net while dozens of goblins pass by and pay them no heed until a group of gatherers

Locations R - U

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

Master’s Guide). Secomber This town of farmers, fishers, brewers, and stonecutters is perched on three hills located near the confluence of the Unicorn Run and the Delimbiyr River. Beneath these hills

routes: the Long Road and Evermoor Way. It’s a popular way station for caravans and rangers. See chapter 2 for more information on this location. If the adventure didn’t begin in Triboar, you can run

Appendix D: Roleplaying Cards

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

. Alignment. Chaotic good. Personality Trait. “I click my fingers at those around me when I want something.” Ideal. “I strive to bring beauty and wonder into this world with the power of my voice.” Bond

CHAPTER 5: PALACE OF HEART’S DESIRE Iggwilv was a brilliant, calculating figure hardly prone to emotional outbursts, but as Zybilna, she allows her emotions to run rampant and is more likely to

Appendix: Roleplaying Cards

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Domains of Delight: A Feywild Accessory

. Chaotic good. Personality Trait. “I click my fingers at those around me when I want something.” Ideal. “I strive to bring beauty and wonder into this world with the power of my voice.” Bond

CHAPTER 5: PALACE OF HEART’S DESIRE Iggwilv was a brilliant, calculating figure hardly prone to emotional outbursts, but as Zybilna, she allows her emotions to run rampant and is more likely to find

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