One creature you can see within range must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or have the Charmed condition for the duration. The target has Advantage on the save if you or your allies are fighting it. Whenever the target takes damage, it repeats the save, ending the spell on itself on a success. You have a telepathic link with the Charmed target while the two of you are on the same plane of…

Level 8 Enchantment (Bard, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard) Casting Time: Action Range: 60 feet Components: V, S Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour One creature you can see within range must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or have the Charmed condition for the duration. The target has Advantage on the save if you or your allies are fighting it. Whenever the target takes damage, it repeats the…

Every monster is a font of adventure. In this bestiary, you’ll discover the weird, the whimsical, the majestic, and the macabre. Choose your favorites, and make them part of your D&D play.

One Beast you can see within range must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or have the Charmed condition for the duration. The target has Advantage on the save if you or your allies are fighting it. Whenever the target takes damage, it repeats the save, ending the spell on itself on a success. You have a telepathic link with the Charmed target while the two of you are on the same plane of…

A mind flayer’s hunger for brains is outmeasured only by its thirst for dominance, and it embraces any plot that allows it to indulge both. Mind Flayers Scattered survivors of a world-ruining, multiversal empire, mind flayers lurk in secret conclaves hidden deep within Material Plane worlds. Within their alien sanctuaries, these wicked masterminds—also known as illithids—reshape the Underdark and…

A mind flayer’s hunger for brains is outmeasured only by its thirst for dominance, and it embraces any plot that allows it to indulge both.

One Humanoid you can see within range must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or have the Charmed condition for the duration. The target has Advantage on the save if you or your allies are fighting it. Whenever the target takes damage, it repeats the save, ending the spell on itself on a success. You have a telepathic link with the Charmed target while the two of you are on the same plane of…

Level 5 Enchantment (Bard, Sorcerer, Wizard) Casting Time: Action Range: 60 feet Components: V, S Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute One Humanoid you can see within range must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or have the Charmed condition for the duration. The target has Advantage on the save if you or your allies are fighting it. Whenever the target takes damage, it repeats the save,…

Weapon (Trident), Uncommon (Requires Attunement) This magic weapon has 3 charges, and it regains 1d3 expended charges daily at dawn. While you carry it, you can expend 1 charge to cast Dominate Beast (save DC 15) from it on a Beast that has a Swim Speed.

Medium Aberration, Typically Lawful Evil AC 17 Initiative +2 (12) HP 97 (15d8 + 30) Speed 30 ft.

Level 4 Enchantment (Druid, Ranger, Sorcerer) Casting Time: Action Range: 60 feet Components: V, S Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute One Beast you can see within range must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or have the Charmed condition for the duration. The target has Advantage on the save if you or your allies are fighting it. Whenever the target takes damage, it repeats the save, ending…

Draw on the Might of Ancient Wild Terrors Legends tell that the most ancient and bloodthirsty terrors lurk deep within the old places of the earth. Hollow Wardens venerate and draw power from such beings, transforming themselves into merciless and monstrous guardians that stalk jagged coastlines, steep mountain crags, and other dark and wild places. Level 3: Hollow Warden Spells When you reach a…

Blossoming tendrils of chaotic shadow-stuff dart and weave through the air along with a chorus of whispers, like the sultry hum of sweet nothings lulling in your ears. Coalescing into a briefly coherent form, the being you perceive is strangely familiar, taking the shape of your very heart’s desire. You see within the oscillating mass the image of all you love and strive towards, every ambition…

Wondrous Item, Legendary (Requires Attunement by a Bard, Paladin, Sorcerer, or Warlock) Bone-white antlers, the tips stained with dried blood, are mounted on a tanned leather headband stained with the black ichor that oozes from the bases of the antlers. While wearing this headband, you gain the following benefits. Devil’s Sight. You can see normally in Dim Light and Darkness —both magical and…

Kindred Feat (Prerequisite: Level 4+, Kindred Class) You learn the basic concepts of a vampiric Discipline from another clan or bloodline. You gain the following Discipline. Dominate. You gain proficiency in the Deception and Intimidation skills. If you already have proficiency in that skill, you gain Expertise in it. Repeatable. You can take this feat more than once, but you must choose a…

Rust monsters roam the Underdark searching for ferrous metal. When they find this material—whether natural veins, subterranean structures, or creatures’ equipment—these beetle-like scavengers rush to feed. Using their feathery antennae, rust monsters dissolve metals such as iron and steel into rusted scrap. They easily gnaw through this corroded metal using their mandibles. Rust monsters usually…

Enormous, iridescent cones, about ten feet high and ten feet wide at the base, and made up of some ridgy, scaly, semi-elastic matter. From their apexes projected four flexible, cylindrical members, each a foot thick, and of a ridgy substance like that of the cones themselves. These members were sometimes contracted almost to nothing, and sometimes extended to any distance up to about ten feet.…

You gain a Monster Hunter subclass of your choice. The Carver Guild, Devourer Guild, Occultist Guild, and Trapper Guild subclasses are detailed below. A subclass is a specialization that grants you features at certain Monster Hunter levels. The guild you choose grants you features when you reach Monster Hunter levels 3, 7, 10, 15, and 18.

Your Monster Grimoire is further expanded by your encounters and studies. You can select a fourth creature type to add to your Monster Grimoire from the following list: Aberrations, Beasts, Constructs, Celestials, Dragons, Elementals, Fey, Fiends, Giants, Monstrosities, Oozes, Plants, or Undead. You can’t choose a monster type you have chosen before. All the benefits you gain from your Monster…