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Sample file 1 Special Thanks Credits Legendary Hunts Lead Designer: Vall Syrene My wonderful partner who tolerated my late nights and hard work Editor: Joshua Barbeau for the past year, my incredible fans, (whom without this book Adventure Writers: Blue Maelstrom, Jimmy Meritt, Vall Syrene wouldn’t have been possible), the DMsGuild creative community, Creature Lore: Ayla Finnegan, Blue Maelstrom, Jimmy Meritt, Devi Ishtar for her Atropos lore ideas, Laura Hirsbrunner for her Joshua Barbeau, Vall Syrene cover layout insight, Bryan Holmes for being the greatest hype-man Stat Block Design: Darren Kenny, Vall Syrene I could ask for, and Steve Fidler, R.P. Davis and Nathanaël Roux for Magical Items: BornToDoStuff, Vall Syrene their Indesign advice keeping my sanity intact. 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I still keep your daughter alive in my memories every single day, and now I do so for you, too.” Playtesters - Joshua Barbeau, 2020 Angus McQuarrie, Ayla Finnegan, Brian Poel, Caitlin O’Sullivan, Eric Cairns, Mark Ando, Mark Dreessen, Matthew Braithwaite, Mike Horstmanshof, Russ Lindsay, Tony Parker, Vall Syrene On the cover: A lone adventurer stands ready to deliver the killing Disclaimer: This handbook contains a host of titanic, destructive, world blow to a monstrous oceanic titan in this beautiful shattering monsters, awesome magical weapons and fantastic coastal critters for your D&D painting by Johannes Holm. games. Vall Does DnD does not take any responsibility for TPKs or character deaths result- ing from, but not limited to: Challenging the deep dweller to a one on one combat, taking a swim in a suspicious looking coral reef, stealing gold from a bathyal beholder or befriending floating critters at sea. DUNGEONS & DRAGONS, D&D, Wizards of the Coast, Forgotten Realms, Ravenloft, Eberron, the dragon ampersand, and all other Wizards of the Coast product names, and their respective logos are trademarks of Wizards of the Coast in the USA and other countries. SampleThis work contains material that is copyright Wizards of the Coast and/or other authors. Such material is used withfile permission under the Community Content Agreement for Dungeon Masters Guild. All other original material in this work is copyright 2020 by Vall Syrene, Jimmy Meritt, Joshua Barbeau, Darren Kenny, BornToDoStuff, Ayla Finnegan and Blue Maelstrom, and published under the Community Content Agreement for the Dungeon Masters Guild. 2 Contents Introduction 4 Chapter 9: Coastal Critter Bestiary 138 What are Legendary Hunts? 4 Abyssal Fireworm 139 Using This Supplement 4 Aqua Vespid 141 Harvesting Creature Parts 5 Atropos 142 Encounter Icons 6 Blood Lash 144 Burrow Worm 145 Chapter 1: The Deep Dweller 8 Colossal Greenjacket 148 Deep Dweller Stat Blocks 11 Corpse Harvester 151 Harvesting Table 13 Death Leech 153 Crafted Magical Items 14 Deep Crawlers 154 Legendary Hunt: The Devil of the Deep 17 Driftwood Mimic 157 Drowned Spectre 158 Chapter 2: Umbrafang 22 Fata Morgana 159 Umbrafang Stat Blocks 25 Fossil Golem 161 Harvesting Table 27 Gibberfish 162 Crafted Magical Items 29 Infested Avian 164 Legendary Hunt: A Waterborne Watcher 31 Inflated Triodrodrilus 165 Lonely Husk 168 Chapter 3: The Abyss Maw 36 Macrophytic Ooze 169 Abyss Maw Stat Blocks 40 Parasights 170 Harvesting Table 42 Sand Raptor 172 Crafted Magical Items 44 Sandwyrm 173 Legendary Hunt: A Deadly Harvest 47 Schlorvakk 175 Sea Trident 176 Chapter 4: The Bathyal Beholder 52 Shredder Swarm 178 Bathyal Beholder Stat Block 58 Shrieking Steps 179 Bathyal Tyrant Stat Block 59 Softshell Mind-Eater 182 Harvesting Table 60 Stalking Zuzu 183 Crafted Magical Items 61 Tide Hopper 185 Legendary Hunt: The Menace Beneath The River 65 Watchlin 186 Coastal Creature Scale Chart 187 Chapter 5: Ophelia The Death Crab 70 Creature and Magical Item Index 190 Ophelia Stat Blocks 73 Harvesting Table 75 Creature Index (Alphabetical) 190 Crafted Magical Items 77 Creature Index (By Challenge Rating) 191 Legendary Hunt: Death Crab For Cutie 81 Magical Items and Vehicle Index 192 Chapter 6: The Sea Flayer 89 Sea Flayer Stat Blocks 91 Harvesting Table 93 Crafted Magical Items 95 Legendary Hunt: Hunter Killers 98 Chapter 7: The Reef Swarm 104 Reef Swarm Stat Blocks 107 Harvesting Table 109 Crafted Magical Items 111 Legendary Hunt: Problem Players 114 Chapter 8: The Endraleth 120 Endraleth Stat Blocks 124 Harvesting Table 126 Crafted Magical Items 128 LegendarySample Hunt: The Monster’s Nightmare 131 file 3 Using This Supplement Introduction Many of the legendary creatures in this book have been written as There are many terrible fables told to sailors when at sea. Most unique monsters. Some are balanced to be fought against by a ship are nothing but tall tales, fabricated by malicious captains to keep and crew on the high seas, while others are designed for smaller their motley crews in line. Those with a shred of truth once began adventuring parties of varying level. Each hunt is divided into its believable, but have since became more fantastical with each own chapter, presenting a full color image of the legendary creature, retelling. Others, however, are very real. Tales of ancient titans who lore, tall tales, and particular habits it is said to have, before outlining dwell beneath the crashing waves of the sea, and monstrous creatures the regional and local effects the appearance of such a creature brings of legendary repute that, to this day, still remain a deadly threat to all with it. Each chapter ends with a short quest involving the monster, who brave the terrors of the briny deep. various plot hooks to introduce it to your D&D games, a harvest table, and items a player can craft from harvested parts. What Are Legendary Hunts? This supplement also assumes you have access to, or basic Legendary hunts are short monster hunting adventures a knowledge of the Monster Manual, Player’s Handbook, Dungeon Master’s Dungeon Master can use to populate their DUNGEONS & Guide, and Ghosts of Saltmarsh. Sometimes a quest in this book refers DRAGONS campaigns. Each hunt focuses on a particular creature of to one of the above supplements. These references are abbreviated as legend, from the mighty and colossal deep dweller, to the strange and follows: twisted bathyal beholder. Many of these creatures may exist at the Monster Manual: (MM) same time, and overcoming each one can grant rare and powerful Player’s Handbook: ( ) items. The fanged teeth of the deep dweller, for example, can be PHB Dungeon Master’s Guide: (DMG) harvested and transformed into fearsome weapons, while segments Ghosts of Saltmarsh: ( ) of the bathyal beholder’s shell can be turned into armor with unique GoS magical properties. If you see a creature’s name in bold, that is an indication its stat block Each legendary hunt has a number of stages characters must go can be found in the Monster Manual, unless specified otherwise. through before encountering the creature itself. Some While these creatures have been designed as unique encounters for legendary creatures, for example, require the characters to sail to nautical and coastal adventures, this doesn’t mean you can’t tweak a particular location and speak a mysterious shanty in order to their origins or lore to fit in a different setting. The bathyal beholder, summon it. Others might only appear on certain days, or must be for example, could be changed to be the head of a cult located in a lured out with an item or body part from a particular creature. Once mysterious swamp, or inserted as a random summoned, a legendary creature fights with a monstrous ferocity and encounter characters might come across in an ancient dungeon. intelligence that can challenge even the bravest of characters. Sample file 4 Harvesting Creature Parts Table Guide: Each legendary hunt in this supplement lists certain body parts that • Body Part: The part of the body that is being harvested, and how may be harvested from the creature therein, be them suckers, teeth, many pieces may be obtained from a successful harvest attempt. mandibles, blood, flesh or anything else as noted in their chapter. If • Harvest DC: This details the ability check and DC required to the idea of harvesting pieces of dead monsters and turning them into successfully harvest the chosen part and any storage requirements useful items is appropriate for your campaign, the harvesting table the part has. Each body part may only be successfully harvested in each chapter will tell you what body parts may be harvested, how once, unless specified otherwise, after which the body part is difficult they are to craft, and the resulting item it can be turned into.