Hi all. This thread is less of a Q&A situation and more of an "I found this to be useful and you may also". I've compiled a list of monster abilities that either directly stem from class levels, or are thematically very similar. This reference should help others to simply add class abilities to monster stat blocks. To avoid IP violations, I'll settle for simply giving the name of the ability an a link to the relevant monster, but I'll use a link to the SRD/basic version where possible. Abilities that aren't directly linked to the relevant class are marked with an asterisk.
Hi all. This thread is less of a Q&A situation and more of an "I found this to be useful and you may also". I've compiled a list of monster abilities that either directly stem from class levels, or are thematically very similar. This reference should help others to simply add class abilities to monster stat blocks. To avoid IP violations, I'll settle for simply giving the name of the ability an a link to the relevant monster, but I'll use a link to the SRD/basic version where possible. Abilities that aren't directly linked to the relevant class are marked with an asterisk.
Artificer
Master Attuner (Jarlaxle Baenre)
Master Chemister (Niv-Mizzet)
Barbarian
Aggressive* (orc)
Bladed Hide (bristled moorbounder)
Brute* (bugbear)
Frighten Foe* (warlord)
Rage (Torogar Steelfist)
Reckless (berserker)
Relentless* (boar)
Unarmored Movement (sacred stone monk)
Bard
Bardic Inspiration (Garret Levistusson)
Battlefield Inspiration* (battleforce angel)
Inspire* (tabaxi minstrel)
Song of Rest (bard)
Supreme Mockery (Arrant Quill)
Taunt* (bard)
Cleric
Channel Divinity: Turn Undead (Erky Timbers)
Channel Divinity: War God's Blessing (Omin Dran)
Divine Strike (Omin Dran)
Feed on Death* (Golgari shaman)
Guided Strike (priest)
Druid
Change Shape (archdruid) - equivalent to wild shape
Speak with Beasts and Plants* (dryad)
Spores* (vrock)
Tree Stride* (dryad)
Wild Shape (Walnut Dankgrass)
Fighter
Action Surge (Drannin Splithelm)
Brave* (gladiator)
Brute* (gladiator)
Command Ally* (warlord)
Hold the Line* (Akroan hoplite)
Improved Critical (Langdedrosa Cyanwrath)
Indomitable* (champion)
Leadership* (knight)
Parry (knight)
Second Wind (champion)
Shield Bash* (gladiator)
Survivor (warlord)
Monk
Deflect Missile (martial arts adept)
Stunning Strike (Hlam)
Quick Step (Hlam)
Quivering Palm (Hlam)
Shadow Blend (shadow mastiff)
Shadow Step (drow shadowblade)
Slow Fall (Hlam)
Unarmored Defense (martial arts adept)
Unarmed Strike (martial arts adept)
Wholeness of Body (Hlam)
Paladin
Angelic Weapons* (planetar)
Champion Challenge (Donaar Blit’zen)
Divine Awareness* (planetar)
Divine Eminence* (priest)
Divine Health (Dragonbait)
Dreadful Aspect (blackguard)
Healing Touch* (planetar)
Sense Alignment* (Dragonbait)
Ranger
Ambush* (star spawn mangler)
Archer's Eye* (archer)
Ethereal Jaunt* phase spider
Evasion (assassin)
Keen Hearing and Sight* (scout)
Mask of the Wild* (wood elf scout)
Stone Camouflage* stone giant - can replace with any other terrain
Uncanny Dodge (Black Viper)
Undead Slayer* (Rictavio) - stand-in for favored enemy
Rogue
Assassinate (assassin)
Cunning Action (spy)
Evasion (assassin)
Lightfooted* (swashbuckler)
Second-Story Work (Viari)
Sneak Attack (spy)
Suave Defense* (swashbuckler)
Uncanny Dodge (Black Viper)
Sorcerer
Empowered Spell (cosmotronic blastseeker)
Sorcery Points (kobold scale sorcerer) - includes metamagic
Warlock
Alien Mind (Belashyrra)
Armor of Shadows (Narrak)
Awakened Mind (K’thriss Drow’b)
Dark One's Own Luck (warlock of the fiend)
Misty Escape (warlock of the archfey)
One with Shadows (Narrak)
Whispering Aura* (warlock of the great old one)
Wizard
Arcane Ward (abjurer)
Benign Transposition (conjurer)
Displacement (illusionist)
Focused Conjuration (Tarul Var)
Grim Harvest (necromancer)
Illusory Self (Rath Modar)
Instinctive Charm (enchanter)
Portent (diviner)
Potent Cantrips (Azbara Jos)
Sculpt Spells (evoker)
Swift Animation (Oreioth)
Transmuter's Stone (transmuter)
War Magic* (githyanki gish)
noice will use (currently using for a skill stealing boss monster for obvious reasons)
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