Describe or name a creature that is familiar to you. You sense the direction to the creature’s location if that creature is within 1,000 feet of you. If the creature is moving, you know the direction of its movement. The spell can locate a specific creature known to you or the nearest creature of a specific kind (such as a human or a unicorn) if you have seen such a creature up close—within 30…

Level 4 Divination (Bard, Cleric, Druid, Paladin, Ranger, Wizard) Casting Time: Action Range: Self Components: V, S, M (fur from a bloodhound) Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour Describe or name a creature that is familiar to you. You sense the direction to the creature’s location if that creature is within 1,000 feet of you. If the creature is moving, you know the direction of its movement.…

About the time the characters finish their exploration of the laboratories level and begin to investigate the prison level, Dorianna’s condition gets suddenly worse. She sleepwalks most of the time and is unaware of events around her, as though seeing the world in a hazy dream. Her right hand withers for no discernible reason. Mayor Menhemes takes his daughter to Vandy Banderdash at the…

Describe or name a specific kind of Beast, Plant creature, or nonmagical plant. You learn the direction and distance to the closest creature or plant of that kind within 5 miles, if any are present. Spell Tags: Detection Available For: Bard (Legacy), Druid (Legacy), Ranger (Legacy), Bard, Druid, Ranger, Cleric - Hunt Domain, Ranger - Field Researcher

This appendix describes creatures that appear in the adventures, presenting them in alphabetical order. The introduction of the Monster Manual explains stat block terminology and gives rules for various monster traits. Monsters are presented here in alphabetical order.

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.

Describe or name an object that is familiar to you. You sense the direction to the object’s location if that object is within 1,000 feet of you. If the object is in motion, you know the direction of its movement. The spell can locate a specific object known to you if you have seen it up close—within 30 feet—at least once. Alternatively, the spell can locate the nearest object of a particular…

npc with zombies The stench of death fills this pillared hall. Two ten-foot ladders lean against the west wall. A rotting figure in a crimson robe clings to each ladder, clumsily painting the wall with a brush, while another animated corpse stands at the bottom of each ladder, holding it steady. It’s hard to tell what the zombies are painting. A scowling woman with pallid skin stands in the…

Level 2 Divination (Bard, Druid, Ranger) Casting Time: Action or Ritual Range: Self Components: V, S, M (fur from a bloodhound) Duration: Instantaneous Describe or name a specific kind of Beast, Plant creature, or nonmagical plant. You learn the direction and distance to the closest creature or plant of that kind within 5 miles, if any are present.

Level 2 Divination (Bard, Cleric, Druid, Paladin, Ranger, Wizard) Casting Time: Action Range: Self Components: V, S, M (a forked twig) Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes Describe or name an object that is familiar to you. You sense the direction to the object’s location if that object is within 1,000 feet of you. If the object is in motion, you know the direction of its movement. The…

Dragonmark Feat (Prerequisite: Eberron Campaign, Can’t Have Another Dragonmark Feat) You gain the following benefits. Hunter’s Intuition. When you make a Wisdom (Perception or Survival) check, you can roll 1d4 and add the number rolled to the ability check. Finder’s Magic. You always have the Hunter’s Mark spell prepared. You can cast it once without a spell slot, and you regain the ability to…

Night creatures are fiendish spirits bound into vampire-blood-tainted corpses through profane rituals. The hulking brutes are fanatically loyal to their creators, a fact some vampire overlords learn too late when those they employ to create the night creatures develop ambitions of their own. Secrets. Night creatures are quickly undone by the purity of salt if wiped on a weapon and driven into a…

The following list organizes the monster stat blocks in this book by creature type.

A spore of Moander is a rotting mass of vegetation infused with the divine power of Moander, dead god of corruption and decay. Spores arise on the Material Plane where Moander’s influence can still be felt: primordial swamps, ancient forests, and miasmic lagoons touched by Abyssal evil. A spore of Moander has no grand agenda beyond spreading death and sorrow. Still, cultists of Moander look on…

Level 9 Bastion Facility Prerequisite: Membership in the Lords’ Alliance Space: Vast Hirelings: 1 Order: Recruit You maintain a luxurious apartment fit for the ruler of a city such as Neverwinter, Waterdeep, or Baldur’s Gate. Your hireling is a butler who tends to the resident’s needs. After spending a Long Rest in your Noble Residence, you gain Heroic Inspiration. Recruit: Visiting Noble. When…

Four serpentine creatures with humanoid upper bodies mill about restlessly, and straw mats and personal tokens lie strewn across the floor. Murals showing humans laboring in the gardens decorate the walls of these three connected chambers. Four Yuan-ti Malisons (Type 3) lair in these chambers, which once belonged to humans conscripted to help the githyanki build and maintain the gardens. The…

In this bestiary of Dungeons & Dragons monsters, you’ll find game statistics for monsters: all sorts of creatures—whether friend or foe—controlled by the DM. You may use these monsters—along with the rules for monster customization and encounter building in the Dungeon Master’s Guide—to build your own adventures.

Aversion to Fire. If the creature takes Fire damage, it has Disadvantage on attack rolls and ability checks until the end of its next turn. Battle Ready. The creature has Advantage on Initiative rolls. Beast Whisperer. The creature can communicate with Beasts as if they shared a common language. Death Jinx. When the creature dies, one random creature within 10 feet of the dead creature is…

You can alter a creature’s size and creature type as you please. For example, you can use an Ogre stat block for a human bully—just make it a Medium Humanoid instead of a Large Giant.

Magic items are presented in alphabetical order. If a magic item description capitalizes a creature’s name and presents it in bold type, that’s a visual cue pointing you to the creature’s stat block. How to read and use a stat block is explained in “ How to Use a Monster ” and to a lesser degree in the “ Rules Glossary ”.