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Monstrous Compendium Vol. 2: Dragonlance Creatures
Gadget"}. The inventor produces a gadget that emits a screeching wave of sound in a 30-foot cone originating from the inventor. Each creature in that area must make a DC 14 Constitution saving throw
Krynn. Within the mountain, a vibrant community of rock gnome tinkerers and other inventors relentlessly study various scientific pursuits to create mechanical marvels.
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
forms results in its having a slow, awkward gait.
Sound Mimicry. Mongrelfolk have misshapen mouths and vocal cords. They speak fragmented Common mixed with various animal cries and nonsense. They
whose ancestors underwent, horrific magical transformations, to the extent that they retain only a fraction of their original being. Their humanoid bodies incorporate the features of various beasts. For
Monsters
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 2: Dragonlance Creatures
"} psychic damage and be frightened of the mastermind until the start of the mastermind’s next turn.
Thunderscream. This gadget emits a screeching wave of sound in a 30-foot cone originating from
appendages, or both.
Nevermind Gnomes
Mount Nevermind is a hollow, dormant volcano on the island of Sancrist in Krynn. Within the mountain, a vibrant community of rock gnome tinkerers and other inventors relentlessly study various scientific pursuits to create mechanical marvels.
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Breath"}. The dragon exhales a pulse of high-pitched, nearly inaudible sound in a 90-foot cone. Each creature in that area must make a DC 23 Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, the creature
points. The dragon’s most valuable treasures are stored here and in adjoining caves, and the walls of this central chamber are covered in art depicting various battles—many of which the
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
cracks, turns a lifeless gray, and shatters! The monster crumbles to dust—but what clatters to the ground isn’t scale and bone, but hollow stone. The sound of rippling coils precedes the
magical plants and Hythonia’s various treasures. Hythonia encourages such rumors by letting lone survivors escape her realm, letting the ravings of survivors tempt more playthings into her clutches
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
dragon exhales a pulse of high-pitched, nearly inaudible sound in a 60-foot cone. Each creature in that area must make a DC 19 Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, the creature takes 44 (8d10
are stored here and in adjoining caves, and the walls of this central chamber are covered in art depicting various battles—many of which the dragon took part in.A Sapphire Dragon’s Lair
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
devour their kills if they are victorious. Any sound of combat in this area brings the five minotaurs in area 7b as reinforcements. 7b. Northern Cave This cave has the same features as area 7a. Five
minotaurs stand watch in this area and attack in response to any intrusion. The sound of combat here brings the seven minotaurs from area 7a as reinforcements. 7c. Minotaur Graveyard The minotaurs place
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
29. Ruined Stockade This cavern was once a shrine for Baervan Wildwanderer, the gnomish deity known as the Father of Fish and Fungus. Now it belongs to the Pudding King. The sound of dripping water
fills this dark cave, and various oozes slither across the walls and floor. Some sort of fungal wall or partition once divided the cave, but that barrier has been destroyed. Beyond it lies more
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->One Grung Above
Mee’Yah-Ghee 6th-level Albino Dwarf Monk Hermit Way of the Drunken Master A devoted member of the Ytepka Society, Mee’Yah-Ghee spends most of his time occupying various taverns in the Merchant’s
, much like a flute. You can play music with it for entertainment, but the grung also swing it about by a sturdy cord (attached) to create a sound recognizable by other grung, so they know each other’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
. Recurring features include the following elements: Ceilings. Unless otherwise noted, ceilings throughout Motherhorn are 15 feet high. The amphitheater is open to the sky, as are the various stone
balconies. Curtains. The curtains that hang across doorways are made of black fabric, and each curtain has been enchanted so that sound doesn’t pass through it while it is closed. Doors. With the exception
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
various objects upon which continual flame spells have been cast. Scurrying around the room is an otter dressed in a tiny red cassock. The otter mumbles to itself in Common, mentioning something about a
tuning fork. Suddenly, it takes notice of you and stands upright. “Lulu! Wake up! Our guests have arrived!”
At the sound of her name, a small elephant with golden fur appears from under a pile of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
for one cult member to sound the alarm simply by yelling. If an alarm is raised, the following cult members are tasked with defending the castle: Twelve cultists of various races and genders, who
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
Azorius Creatures Most creatures associated with the Azorius Senate are humanoids (largely humans and vedalken) and various others that serve as familiars, pets, and mounts. Owls are popular
familiars, since they are viewed as symbols of wisdom and sound judgment. Sphinxes and archons are the rare nonhumanoids that play a significant role in the leadership and operation of the guild. Azorius
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Veldyskar the Basilisk When the characters are within a day’s travel of Gravenhollow, they hear someone singing strange tunes in various languages, the voice echoing down adjacent tunnels
. Approaching the sound reveals a basilisk named Veldyskar resting in an intersection. No ordinary basilisk, Veldyskar has an Intelligence of 10 (+0) and speaks Common, Dwarvish, Giant, and Undercommon. A small
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
like to use music, art, or recorded sound effects to help set the mood, and many players and DMs alike adopt different voices for the various adventurers, monsters, and other characters they play in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume Two
study various scientific pursuits to create mechanical marvels. Nevermind Gnome Inventor Brimming with innovative ideas and reckless enthusiasm, the inventors of Mount Nevermind love any chance to
throw or have its speed reduced to 0 until the start of the inventor’s next turn.
Thunderscream Gadget (Recharge 5–6). The inventor produces a gadget that emits a screeching wave of sound in a 30-foot
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
4. Bats and Prisoners A short tunnel leads to a sunken cavern that echoes with the sound of flapping wings. The sound emanates from a naturally formed pit in the cavern’s floor, which is covered with
the cavern include Hiral Mystrum (LG male Tethyrian human commoner), the village’s cowardly priest of Lathander, and six unarmed guards (LN male and female guards of various ethnicities). The guards
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
T6: Occult Library Characters who listen at either entrance to this room notice heavy footfalls within and the sound of furniture being smashed. Jodie Muir A putrid stench greets you here—its source
succeeds on a DC 15 Intelligence (Religion) check discerns that these materials describe various rites practiced by Orcus worshipers. Ghostly Librarian. The spectral figure in the alcove is the Ghost of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
stopped to rest, giving the party the chance to catch them. As the characters come upon the lizardfolk, use the following read-aloud text to set the scene: Ahead of you, the sound of murmuring and hissing
of various ages and size, but two of them bear cages. Each cage contains four humans, and you recognize four of them, by their uniform, as the soldiers you were sent to rescue.
A tall lizardfolk
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a4
approach it closely, as it is reputed to be the haunt of various demons and devils. The occasional disappearance of those who stray too close to the Plume reinforces this belief. Thirteen hundred
the weapons abide with me.
North past forest, farm and furrow
You must go to the feathered mound
Then down away from the sun you’ll burrow
Forget life, forget light, forget sound.
To rescue
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
circuits. Reestablishing the conductor stone paths across Scions Sound and the Mournland is often discussed in the halls of power in the Five Nations, but formidable challenges are involved. How It Works A
up to ten carts without obvious strain, and most trains are configured accordingly. The other carts that make up the train have various purposes. A typical train has a crew cart at each end, with two
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
. Their humanoid bodies incorporate the features of various beasts. For example, one mongrelfolk might have the basic body shape of a dwarf with a head that combines the features of a cat and a lizard, one
mongrelfolk’s mad combination of humanoid and animal forms results in its having a slow, awkward gait. Sound Mimicry. Mongrelfolk have misshapen mouths and vocal cords. They speak fragmented Common mixed with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Version M1. Main Tunnel The mine is dark and damp, and you hear the sound of dripping water echoing from deep within. The light fades faster than it should as you move deeper, until you’re wrapped in
the end has odd divots and alcoves within the rock at various heights.
This tunnel ends abruptly. The miners intended to keep digging here, but it was abandoned after the collapse occurred. M4
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
, worth 1 gp each Eleven pewter serving pieces of small worth Twenty-four various weapons (a +2 dagger among them) Nine shields Eight suits of armor (including a silvered set of +2 chain mail) Twenty
map also shows a passage leading south from this chamber (along the way now blocked by rubble), which after some 60 feet reaches a complex of caves and caverns, including various barracks room, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
for Witherbloom students and faculty doing research in Sedgemoor. Moss and fungi harvesting kits can be found here. Each kit weighs 1 pound, consists of various cutting and collecting tools, and
spring flows here. If the characters are quiet for a moment when they are within 20 feet of this area, they can hear the spring burbling (and tell which direction the sound is coming from). After the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
provides information on how the occupants of various areas might react as the mission unfolds. On this table, sahuagin is abbreviated as “sah.” Sahuagin Roster, Level 1 Area Occupants at Start Notes 1
slab is shattered, the sound brings the sahuagin from 50 plus 12 sahuagin and 2 coral smashers from 60, arriving 5 minutes later. 53 Makaht (sahuagin blademaster*), 49 sahuagin, 5 sahuagin champions
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Inner Circles Various special quests in chapter 2 can lead adventurers to Moongleam Tower in the city of Everlund. If the characters receive none of these quests, you can still use this encounter by
propped up in a chair, sound asleep. Loudwater Circle The teleportation circle in Loudwater is located in a 30-foot-square cellar under a tavern called the Smiling Satyr. Tucked underneath a wooden
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
male and female humans of mixed ethnicity), a hired mage (N male or female Illuskan human), ten scouts (N male and female humans of various ethnicities) hidden behind arrow slits, and thirty well
-trained guards (N male and female humans of various ethnicities). The gatehouse castellan is a Waterdhavian noble who is appointed by the Masked Lords of Waterdeep and holds the post for a year, beginning
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
laughter echoes through the chasm as you look around, the sound ricocheting off the walls that make its origin impossible to pinpoint.
Chyzka, the fang of Yeenoghu, encourages internal fighting
various caves is slick with ice, cautious characters can move on it without falling. Every loud noise in the chasm can be heard in the surrounding caves, and vice versa. Characters who make enough
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
forms the perimeter of a large hole, while east of the building is a larger wooden structure covered with creeping vines.
As you come a bit closer, the sound of voices suddenly emerges from the shack
still barred). Ten of them hold single specimens of various animals—a baboon, a hyena, a boar, an ape, a vulture, a blood hawk, an eagle, a giant rat, a hawk, and an owl. All of them are weakened from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
court of King Hekaton!” HEKATON’S CONCHS
King Hekaton crafted magic conch shells and gave them to various giant lords so that they could appear before him at his imperial summons. When he wanted to
summon the lords to his stronghold, he would transmit through the conchs the sound of crashing waves. The lords would then be expected to use the teleportation power of their conchs to travel to Maelstrom
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
immunity to fire damage), and four young fire giants (use the ogre statistics, plus immunity to fire damage). All are armed with various weapons, even the young, and there are twenty throwing rocks
adults have 100 gp each hidden in their personal effects. 6. Smithy As the characters approach the natural cavern on the west side of the stronghold, they hear an intermittent hammering sound, made by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
examples of phenomena that could serve as omens of the various gods. Although they each have their own areas of concern, any god can manipulate the natural world as they please. You can choose a god to
of Purphoros d8 d100 Omen of Purphoros
1 85 The sound of a hammer rings in the air.
2 86 Noxious gas suddenly vents from underground.
3 87 The ground or a metal object becomes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
in the muck. When a bubble touches something edged, such as a twig or a blade of grass, it pops, releasing its gas with a sound of stifled laughter. The gas smells like old cheese. As the characters
hear rustling in the vegetation ahead of them. The sound foreshadows the arrival of six Humanoid creatures on stilts. The stilts allow these creatures to move more easily through the muck and to stay
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
admiral in the Keoland Navy. The young half-dragon is merciless, and her greed is as strong as that of any red dragon. She alone can sound the dragon’s horn, a monstrous instrument mounted to the prow of
slaves to clean and repair his magic automatons. Dreadnaught's crew includes twelve automatons (animated armor) brought to life by Vigr’s magic. Various tools, weapons, and implements (flying swords) flit






