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Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
powerful, hocked legs carry them over great distances. These good-natured, boisterous Celestials boast their might in contests of strength and rarely back down from a challenge. Tough and courageous
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
hunting dogs. They race in pursuit of their prey, running it down until it’s too exhausted to fight back. Only the threat of dawn drives the pack back into hiding.
A pack of yeth hounds can be
run and torment them before closing in for the kill. Those that fight back discover that mundane weapons partially pass through yeth hounds as if they were made of fog, but magic weapons and silvered
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Mythic Odysseys of Theros
You strive to perfect yourself physically and in execution of everything you do. The thrill of competition lights fire in your blood, and the roar of the crowd drives you forward. Tales of your
exploits precede you and might open doors or loosen tongues.
Whether in one of the poleis, between them, or among the nonhuman peoples of Theros, physical contests and those who pursue them command
Classes
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
believe that life and death are parts of a grand cycle, with one leading to the other and then back again. Death isn’t the end of life, but instead a change of state that sees life shift into a new
death. But these druids believe that the natural cycle is healthiest when each segment of it is vibrant and changing. Undead that seek to replace all life with undeath, or that try to avoid passing to a
Magic Items
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
rolls made with this weapon. If you load no ammunition in the weapon, it produces its own, automatically creating one magic arrow when you pull back the string. The arrow created by the bow vanishes the
. When you take the Attack action using the bow, you can expend 1 charge to replace one of your attacks with a blazing arrow of curative magic, which automatically hits one creature you can see within
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Multiattack. The babau makes two Claw attacks. It can replace one attack with a use of Spellcasting or Weakening Gaze.
Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +6;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6", "rollType":"to hit
. It has leathery skin pulled tight over its gaunt frame and a curved horn protruding from the back of its elongated skull. A babau’s baleful glare can weaken a creature, and its talons gleam with acidic slime.PoisonCold, Fire, Lightning; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks
Magic Items
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
This brass disc of articulated, concentric rings unfolds into an armillary sphere. As a bonus action, you can unfold it into the sphere or back into a disc. When found, it contains the following
can use the charges in the following ways while holding it:
If you spend 1 minute studying the archive, you can expend 1 charge to replace one of your prepared wizard spells with a different spell
Classes
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
believe that life and death are parts of a grand cycle, with one leading to the other and then back again. Death isn’t the end of life, but instead a change of state that sees life shift into a new
death. But these druids believe that the natural cycle is healthiest when each segment of it is vibrant and changing. Undead that seek to replace all life with undeath, or that try to avoid passing to a
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
fishing on Lake Zarovich. On the way back to town, a dire wolf attacked Izek and bit off his right arm. His father carried Izek back to town while his uncle distracted the beast. His sister ran and hid in
grown a new arm to replace the one he had lost.
The new appendage has barbed spines, elongated fingers, and long nails. He can create fire with the snap of his fiendish fingers and has used the flames
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
spider ignores movement restrictions caused by webbing.Multiattack. The spider makes two Ruinous Bite attacks. It can replace one attack with a use of Web.
Ruinous Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +7
. A ruin spider is easily recognizable by anyone familiar with the Deck of Many Things because the pattern on the back of the cards is duplicated on the spider’s carapace.Acid
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
attacks. It can replace one attack with a use of Spellcasting.
Dagger. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Dagger"} to hit, reach 5 ft. or
;s diplomat and mouthpiece—anticipating the dragon’s needs, issuing commands to others on the dragon’s behalf, and reporting information back to the dragon. Such scale sorcerers often
Monsters
Vecna: Eve of Ruin
needing to make an ability check.
Web Walker. The spider ignores movement restrictions caused by webbing.Multiattack. The spider makes two Bite attacks. It can replace one of these attacks with a use
titanic citadel spider serves as a powerhouse weapon and mobile command post. Wedges of chitin atop a citadel spider’s back shield passengers and protect the spider’s biological cannon. A
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Multiattack. The frostmourn makes one Freezing Touch attack and one Icy Axe attack. It can replace one of these attacks with a Polar Ray attack.
Freezing Touch. Melee Weapon Attack: +10
manner—perhaps poisoned, stabbed in the back, or killed while sleeping—the slain giant can rise as a frostmourn. Driven by its desire for vengeance, the frostmourn can turn the living into
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
make an ability check.Multiattack. The ooze makes two Pseudopod attacks. The ooze can replace one Pseudopod attack with its Slime Breath, if available.
Pseudopod. Melee Weapon Attack: +7;{"diceNotation
for long and soon collapses into an amorphous heap. Similarly, it tries to manifest a breath weapon but manages only to spew forth part of its own body that it then reels back in.Acid, Cold, Fire, Lightning, Poison
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
effects.
Two Heads. Demogorgon has advantage on saving throws against being blinded, deafened, stunned, or knocked unconscious.Multiattack. Demogorgon makes two Tentacle attacks. He can replace one attack
named Aameul and Hathradiah. Their gaze brings bewilderment and confusion to any who confront them.
Similarly, the spiraling Y sign of Demogorgon’s cult drives those who contemplate it for too
Entertainer
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Player’s Handbook (2014)
any place that features combat for entertainment — perhaps a gladiatorial arena or secret pit fighting club. You can replace the musical instrument in your equipment package with an inexpensive
)
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Bond
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My instrument is my most treasured possession, and it reminds me of someone I love.
2
Someone stole my precious instrument, and someday I’ll get it back
Monsters
Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
spell gave the crab folk an insatiable love for silver. When they see it, all crab folk feel an irresistible urge to seize it and carry it back to their lairs. If necessary, they resort to violence to
crab folk have little sense of what drives them, but they understand that the effigy represents a mother and creator who must be obeyed. Legend holds that the green hag preferred to travel in the
Monsters
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Eldritch Staff attacks. She can replace one of the attacks with a use of Spellcasting.
Eldritch Staff. Melee Weapon Attack: +2;{"diceNotation":"1d20+2","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Eldritch Staff"} to
their back on me.”
Ideal. “Power is what I crave. One can never have too much of it.”
Bond. “Baba Yaga is my patron, and she has taught me to be self-reliant. Nevertheless, I
Yuan-ti Malison (Type 3)
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Monsters
Monster Manual (2014)
Shapechanger. The yuan-ti can use its action to polymorph into a Medium snake, or back into its true form. Its statistics are the same in each form. Any equipment it is wearing or carrying isn&rsquo
individual who attains enough power can devour and replace one of the yuan-ti gods. The yuan-ti strive for ascension and are willing to commit the darkest atrocities to achieve it.Poison
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
can survive on meat but prefers to sustain itself with power drained from magic objects. If starved of magic for several weeks, it is forced back to its home plane, so it constantly seeks new items
magic items it is expected to guard.
A beholder (see the Monster Manual) usually drives away or kills any gauths that enter its territory, but it might choose to force them to serve it as lieutenants
Monsters
Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
or Tentacle attacks. It can replace one of these attacks with Chitin Slam.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +7;{"diceNotation":"1d20+7", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Bite"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one
fell powers they worship. Creatures that become mutates often inexplicably change back to their previous forms once the Far Realm influence abates.
Forcing a transformation on creatures inexplicably
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
their bodies and the spines and horns that hover close to their heads and backs. These horns shift with the dragon’s mood: bristling with anger, lying back with fear or suspicion, and rippling
rain from the sky in a beautiful but dangerous display. Rumors quickly spread that a crystal dragon is responsible.
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A crystal dragon invites the greatest bards and philosophers to partake in
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Tulkhesh magically polymorphs into a humanoid, beast, or giant that has a challenge rating no higher than his own, or back into his true form. He reverts to his true form if he dies. Any equipment he
impulses that drives many mortals to battle. Fear, greed, hatred — these are seeds that the Rage of War sows in the hopes of producing a bloody harvest.
Rak Tulkhesh typically takes the form of a vaguely
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Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
pit fighting club. You can replace the musical instrument in your equipment package with an inexpensive but unusual weapon, such as a trident or net.
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me of someone I love.
2
Someone stole my precious instrument, and someday I’ll get it back.
3
I want to be famous, whatever it takes.
4
I idolize a hero of the old tales and
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
starlight between their bodies and the spines and horns that hover close to their heads and backs. These horns shift with the dragon’s mood: bristling with anger, lying back with fear or
Prismatic shards rain from the sky in a beautiful but dangerous display. Rumors quickly spread that a crystal dragon is responsible.
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A crystal dragon invites the greatest bards and philosophers
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
castle like the back of her hand, and she was present for the wedding of Sergei and Tatyana. After Strahd went mad and murdered his brother, she fled the castle and took refuge with the Vistani. Later
domain, in hopes that they will find a way to destroy the vampire or set Strahd free.
For the Love of Strahd. The Dark Powers of Ravenloft would consider Madam Eva a worthy choice to replace Strahd as
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
being charmed, and magic can’t put it to sleep.Multiattack. The shadar-kai makes three Shadow Spear attacks. It can replace one attack with a use of Spellcasting.
Shadow Spear. Melee or Ranged
saturated with raw emotion.
Shadar-kai encountered outside the Shadowfell are often on quests to find the most sorrow-touched items they can find to bring back to their queen’s gloomy castle.Necrotic
Tabaxi
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
We had a tabaxi come through once, a few winters back. She kept the taproom packed each night with her stories and spent most days napping in a chair in front of the fireplace. We thought she was
its secrets and nature have been laid bare.
Tinkers and Minstrels
Curiosity drives most of the tabaxi found outside their homeland, but not all of them become adventurers. Tabaxi who seek a safer
Monsters
Storm King's Thunder
with a mangled corpse hanging from her mouth. Other dragons rarely remain in Kryptgarden Forest for long, because Claugiyliamatar drives them out.
Claugiyliamatar rarely meddles in the affairs of small
of wall has AC 5, 15 hit points, vulnerability to fire damage, resistance to bludgeoning and piercing damage, and immunity to psychic damage. The wall sinks back into the ground when the dragon uses
Monsters
Divine Contention
Claugiyliamatar drives them out.
Claugiyliamatar rarely meddles in the affairs of small folk. Even so, her collection of crystal balls allows her to stay abreast of events happening in the world.
Ebondeath
, resistance to bludgeoning and piercing damage, and immunity to psychic damage. The wall sinks back into the ground when the dragon uses this lair action again or when the dragon dies.
Magical fog billows
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
effects.Multiattack. Graz’zt makes two Wave of Sorrow attacks. He can replace one attack with a use of Spellcasting.
Wave of Sorrow (Greatsword). Melee Weapon Attack: +13;{"diceNotation":"1d20
, LightningChange Shape. Graz’zt transforms into a form that resembles a Medium Humanoid or back into his true form. Aside from his size, his statistics are the same in each form. Any equipment he is wearing or carrying isn’t transformed.
Monsters
Vecna: Eve of Ruin
attacks. He can replace one of these attacks with Blighted Fire if available.
Death Strike. Melee Weapon Attack: +9;{"diceNotation":"1d20+9", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Death Strike"} to hit
;s control.
Change Shape. Strahd transforms into a new form or back into his true form. Anything he is wearing transforms with him, but nothing he is carrying does. He reverts to his true form if he
Compendium
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devastating blows, withstand peril, and garner glory. Whether in athletic contests or bloody battle, Champions strive for the crown of the victor. Level 3: Improved Critical Your attack rolls with weapons and
Style feat of your choice. Level 10: Heroic Warrior The thrill of battle drives you toward victory. During combat, you can give yourself Heroic Inspiration whenever you start your turn without it. Level
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become bards, diplomats, mediators, or translators. Others, fascinated by their distant connection to the Fey, seek to build bridges between the Material Plane and the Feywild of Thelanis. These
end the Charmed condition. Fey Gift. You know the Friends cantrip. Whenever you finish a Long Rest, you can replace that cantrip with a different cantrip from the Cleric, Druid, or Wizard spell list
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
; scales. It glows like starlight between their bodies and the spines and horns that hover close to their heads and backs. These horns shift with the dragon’s mood: bristling with anger, lying back
bards and philosophers to partake in “the Great Dialogue” in the dragon’s mountaintop lair. But only the dragon knows that the Great Dialogue has no end, and no one can leave the lair