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Gnoll Witherling

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

against each other, perhaps to determine who rules a war band or because of extreme starvation. Even under ordinary circumstances, gnolls that are deprived of victims for too long struggle to control

their hunger and violent urges. Eventually, they fight among themselves. The survivors devour the flesh of their slain comrades but preserve the bones. Then, by invoking rituals to Yeenoghu they bring

Podling Legacy

monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

comatose. Over the course of hours, the creature is dissolved and its body repurposed into a podling duplicate. Podlings are near-perfect mimics of the creatures they replace. Despite having the

The podling abandons the habits and hobbies of the creature it’s mimicking. 2 The podling lavishes affection on plants and views houseplants with excessive sympathy. 3 The podling

High Fae Impostor

Monsters Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures

regard for mortal values of honor and law, but they nonetheless operate under inviolable rules of their own: gifts must always be repaid, promises must be honored, and outright lies must never be

, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical AttacksLoot Likeness. The high fae magically transforms into a duplicate of a Small or Medium creature it can see. While transformed, the high fae retains its

Thri-kreen

Species Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

impossible to duplicate. To interact with other folk, thri-kreen rely on a form of telepathy. Creating Your Character When you create your D&D character, you decide whether your character is a

member of the human race or one of the game’s fantastical races. If you create a character using a race option presented here, follow these additional rules during character creation. Ability

Adult Crystal Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

without the boredom. (Chaotic) 6 Control. Everyone is welcome, as long as they follow my rules. (Lawful) Crystal Dragon Adventures The Crystal Dragon Adventure Hooks table offers

university, but the students must travel to the dragon’s mountain lair for class. Crystal Dragon Lairs Crystal dragons seek out frigid, picturesque locations with clear views of the sky

Ancient Crystal Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

is learning, but without the boredom. (Chaotic) 6 Control. Everyone is welcome, as long as they follow my rules. (Lawful) Crystal Dragon Adventures The Crystal Dragon Adventure Hooks

seek out frigid, picturesque locations with clear views of the sky above to build their lairs. Then, like gem cutters seeking the perfect diamond, they spend much of their lives refining, polishing

Kenku Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

adventurers are usually the survivors of a flock that has sustained heavy losses, or a rare kenku who has grown weary of a life of crime. These kenku are more ambitious and daring than their fellows

might sound like fun, but it can prove distracting and could slow down the game. Kenku Names Given that kenku can duplicate any sound, their names are drawn from a staggering variety of

Adventure Overview

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

bargain between the archdevil Zariel, who rules Avernus, and the treacherous High Overseer of Elturel, Thavius Kreeg. Zariel is capturing cities and using their citizens as fodder in the ongoing

After befriending a hollyphant named Lulu, the characters help survivors in Elturel, a city anchored by chains above the River Styx on the first layer of the Nine Hells, and search for Grand Duke

Marks of Mystery

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer

, and they’ve grown increasingly common in recent years. In Eberron: Rising from the Last War, only a character of a particular species could have each dragonmark. Those rules reflected the common

Draconic Prophecy, or it could be an aberrant mark that happens to duplicate an established one. You’ll probably never meet an NPC in the world like you, and House Jorasco might not claim you. To build a

Bodytaker Plant

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

dissolved and its body repurposed into a podling duplicate. Podlings are near-perfect mimics of the creatures they replace. Despite having the knowledge of those they mimic, podlings frequently miss the

mimicking. 2 The podling lavishes affection on plants and views houseplants with excessive sympathy. 3 The podling relishes exposing its skin to the sun. It resents clothing and hair. 4

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

blackness equivalent to darkness (a 2nd-level spell). A hag carefully shepherds her use of weird magic because the items in her repertoire are often impossible to duplicate or replace. To reflect this fact

Gnolls

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

war bands seek to soften up foes with surprise attacks and to leave no survivors alive. Gnoll Flesh Gnawer These gnolls eschew the use of ranged weapons in favor of short blades that they wield with

each other, perhaps to determine who rules a war band or because of extreme starvation. Even under ordinary circumstances, gnolls that are deprived of victims for too long struggle to control their

Asmodeus

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

such souls put to good use against the demonic hordes, a power that if unchecked would scour the universe of all lawfulness and goodness? He further asserted that he was bound to the rules and

least as Asmodeus views such a thing. Of course, as he sees it, Asmodeus is the only being with the charisma, strength, and insight necessary to shepherd in this ideal future. His rivals are inferiors

Lambent Zenith Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

wreckage. Terrors of Space. The areas beyond the wreck are teeming with hungry astral predators. The survivors are too afraid of these predators to risk traveling between the segments. The camp has also

been plagued recently by aberrant monsters such as cloakers, though the survivors don’t know why. Ralph Horsley Ilren If asked for specifics, Lysan and Zastra share a look before directing the

Haayon the Punisher

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

outposts and lairs far from the Haunted Keeps, and survivors of the party’s attacks are scattered and leaderless without direction. New leaders arise to gather the dispersed cultists and reestablish the

guard. Five Crushing Wave reavers and a Howling Hatred priest wearing a balloon pack watch the outer camp. (See chapter 7 for the cultists’ statistics and rules for the balloon pack.) The figures

Other Routes

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

(leaving the mage and eight drow to staff the outpost). Use the drow pursuit rules in chapter 2, and assume a pursuit level of 4. Drow Patrol B The characters encounter a drow elite warrior and 1d8

forming an alliance. Characters can keep their distance and avoid the altercation. However, any drow who survive the battle head to the nearest drow outpost 1d4 miles away. After hearing the survivors

Factions of Gracklstugh

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

laird, who rules over his or her own holdings and directs the clan in dedicating its efforts toward a particular trade or craft. A caste of priests called thuldar officiate all rituals and record the

Uniting War against the Deepkingdom, but were swiftly crushed, and the survivors brought back to Gracklstugh in chains. Though their status as slaves was eventually set aside, the derro have always been

Dwarven Religion

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

that they could almost duplicate Moradin’s level of skill. The Dwarf Deities table lists the members of the Morndinsamman. For each god, the table notes alignment, province (the god’s main areas of

improve a clan’s capabilities. Berronar Truesilver The Matron of Home and Hearth is the patron of family, honor, and law. She lays out the rules for managing a dwarf clan. Berronar’s code establishes the

On Board The Maverick

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

together that has enabled Bracus to get a sense of the party’s activities through the orrery components in his possession.) Dran Enterprises normally views taking over failed Acquisitions Incorporated

bandits with it — a pair of guards held back from previous encounters, and who are now the last survivors of the Six’s forces. In battle, Szorrulax uses Mind Blast on as many characters as possible

City Inhabitants

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

city, patrol its streets, and send raiding parties into the surrounding jungle. Ras Nsi rules over them, but traitorous priests plot his downfall. Salida’s Treachery. One of the guides presented in

Ras Nsi’s forces nearly wiped them out in a night raid. Those who survived the attack continue to search the ruins for the Soulmonger. The survivors include four Red Wizards (LE male and female Thayan

Southern Isles

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

smokepowder and magical gewgaws in Lantan exploded, one by one, just as great waves washed over the island. Within a terrifyingly short time, Lantan was no more. Or so the stories of survivors went. It

pirates hold to their own code of conduct, the folk of Nelanther care nothing for rules, honor, or even good, neighborly sense: they attack each another as often and as viciously as they do any

Specific Spells

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata

resumes if it has not expired or been removed. Can you use a Shield with Mage Armor? Mage Armor works with a Shield. Shields are grouped with armor in the equipment rules in the Player’s Handbook, but

Wish to duplicate a spell of level 0–8, there are no detrimental effects. However, if you do anything other than duplicate a spell of level 0–8, you suffer the stress described in the final paragraph of

23. Fazrian's Court

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

and good judgment, Fazrian now seeks to destroy any creature it believes is undeserving of continued existence. Fazrian’s views are a mockery of what they once were. Every creature is guilty of

command word. The current command word is “Yuraj,” but Halaster changes it every few days. The rules of this gate are as follows: The gate opens for 1 minute if a creature speaks the proper command word

7. Clammersham Palace

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

in the west wall is one of Halaster’s magic gates (see “Gates”). Its rules are as follows: The gate opens for 1 minute if a creature stands within 5 feet of the arch and either sings a D note or plays

views as his domain. The biggest obstacles to his success are the hobgoblins that keep stealing his scrap metal.

Gnolls

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

other, perhaps to determine who rules a war band or because of extreme starvation. Even under ordinary circumstances, gnolls that are deprived of victims for too long can’t control their hunger and

violent urges. Eventually, they fight among themselves. The survivors devour the flesh of their slain comrades but preserve the bones. Then, by invoking rituals to Yeenoghu, they bring the remains back to a

Tu'narath

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

equivalent of a labor camp. The glathk district, named after the Gith word for “farmer” — a term of derision — is where githyanki are taken when they violate society’s rules. Punishments are nonlethal

get a foothold in Tu’narath by stealthily entering the district and blending in with a community of survivors.

Creating a Horror Campaign

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

the following questions: Collective Misfortune. Do the characters gather to mourn the death of a loved one? Does fate bring them together as the survivors of a disaster, such as a shipwreck or

inspired to act by another’s sacrifice? When thinking about the answers to these questions, avoid changing the rules of the game—these should remain the stable, agreed-on underpinnings of the game

The Greyhawk Setting

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

an organization might come with concrete benefits such as access to an organization’s information, equipment, magic, and other resources. See “Renown” in chapter 3 for rules you can use to track

the Suloise lands to ashes, creating the Sea of Dust. In retaliation, Suloise survivors invoked their own magic to devastate the Baklunish lands. What magic was responsible for the Rain of Colorless

Specific Spells

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium

armor in the equipment rules in the Player’s Handbook, but various game features distinguish between the armor you wear and a shield you wield. Take a look at the monk’s Unarmored Defense feature and

shove option in the combat rules, the sanctuary spell does end on you, since you have made an attack. Can I hand a shadow blade to another PC? It only says the blade dissipates as I throw or drop it. No

The Grand Dame

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

character who wins the contest can board the ship without raising suspicion. If Storn wins the contest, he views the character as suspicious and demands an explanation for the individual’s presence. Storn

rules Yartar as its Waterbaron. He also receives occasional telepathic static from the kraken Slarkrethel, which leaves him with crushing headaches that last for hours. Lord Drylund’s cabin is a testament

High Fae

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume Four

, embodying the natural splendor and danger of the wilderness. High fae have no regard for mortal values of honor and law, but they nonetheless operate under inviolable rules of their own: gifts must always

, minor illusion 1/day each: enthrall, Nystul’s magic aura Bonus Actions Loot Likeness. The high fae magically transforms into a duplicate of a Small or Medium creature it can see. While transformed

Necropolis Locations (Y1-Y9)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

. The rival team is composed of six galvan magen in white garments. All these magen are magically summoned to the field. The rules of Chain Lightning are summarized in the accompanying sidebar. If the

characters aren’t familiar with the rules, they have disadvantage on all skill checks made to play the game. (A written copy of the game’s rules can be found in area Y9.) When the game ends, the

Ascendant Factions

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands

break them under the right circumstances. Alix Branwyn According to the Guvners, there are three types of regulations. The lowest of these are Rules, the laws that govern people’s behavior. Next

views, there’s peace—the perfect state of the multiverse—but disagreements breed conflict and instability. Members of the Harmonium believe their purpose is to unify the multiverse into peace, no

Spaceship Locations, Level 2

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

to a sparring session. If the character refuses to enter the ring, the android informs them that the character has opted for “street rules” and attacks. During combat, the androids critique the

area S61). The android lowers its volume settings when discussing Aphelion. Survivors. At least one scientist retreated to the stasis chamber (area S64) during the outbreak. If the ship is

21. Azrok's Hold

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

strength. If they’re being massacred, the survivors flee to area 23a. 21i. Visitors’ Quarters Visitors who are on friendly terms with Azrok and Lurkana can rest here. The door has no lock. The chamber

”). The keystone of this arch is carved to look like a gold dragon wyrmling, its mouth agape. The rules of this gate are as follows: The gate opens for 1 minute when a gemstone worth at least 100 gp is

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