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Spells
Player’s Handbook
of a particular kind, such as a certain kind of apparel, jewelry, furniture, tool, or weapon.
This spell can’t locate an object if any thickness of lead blocks a direct path between you and the object.
Spells
Player’s Handbook
from this spell, the steed is replaced by the new one.
The steed resembles a Large, rideable animal of your choice, such as a horse, a camel, a dire wolf, or an elk. Whenever you cast the spell, choose
the steed’s creature type—Celestial, Fey, or Fiend—which determines certain traits in the stat block.
Combat. The steed is an ally to you and your allies. In combat, it shares your
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
them take on a ghastly appearance and disappear, as well as twist shadow into terrifying bolts of energy that drain the vigor of their victims.
Death Giants
Long ago, a large band of cloud giants
, while others describe a series of increasingly improbable events favoring the Raven Queen in every wager. What is certain is that the giants severely underestimated the Raven Queen. When they lost
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
directly, be it with dramatic manifestations or direct possession of their servant. Although a deity’s words might be steeped in metaphors, should a god wish to make their intentions clear, they
divine omens (such as those presented in chapter 4) might seek out an oracle to gain a clearer vision of the god’s intentions. Finding an oracle, though, or one experienced in interpreting certain types of visions, might prove to be an adventure in its own right.
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
occasional lapses. An observer familiar with the digested creature can recognize the discrepancies with a successful DC 20 Wisdom (Insight) check, or automatically if the podling does something in direct
replaced by a podling can often tell something’s amiss. Roll on the Podling Behavior table to see what unusual habits a podling might demonstrate.
Podling Behavior
d6
Behavior
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Locate Object
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Spells
Basic Rules (2014)
of a particular kind, such as a certain kind of apparel, jewelry, furniture, tool, or weapon.
This spell can't locate an object if any thickness of lead, even a thin sheet, blocks a direct path between you and the object.
Monsters
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
natural leader and a protective caregiver. She has a direct manner that reassures and inspires those around her.
Mercion does not worship a deity, but rather an ideal: that truth gives life to artistry
coming for you.”
Flaw. “My friends would say I’m inflexible. The truth is, I like things done a certain way.”
Combat Notes
Mercion counts on her armor to protect her as she
Monsters
Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
might be set at the top of a flight of stairs to send creatures crashing down. Locks might be jammed with debris, gems replaced with fakes, and prized treasures stolen away. Mites aim to kill only if
threatened with direct violence, content to otherwise take joy in watching mundane or simple tasks become frustrating, painful experiences.
Fey Influence. When mites are about, creatures become
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
conjure an aura of tormented souls for protection.
Death Giants
Long ago, a large band of cloud giants traveled to the Shadowfell in search of a way to preserve their collapsing empire. Desperate to
every wager. What is certain is that the giants severely underestimated the Raven Queen. When they lost their wager, the Shadowfell became their home, and they have grudgingly served the Raven Queen
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
You belong to an order of knights who have sworn oaths to achieve a certain goal. The nature of this goal depends on the order you serve, but in your eyes it is without question a vital and honorable
their completion, and everyone should be praised for their strengths and comforted in their weaknesses.
Knights of Myth Drannor. Long ago, the Knights of Myth Drannor were a famous adventuring band
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
Abbot retains its game statistics and ability to speak, but its AC, movement modes, Strength, Dexterity, and special senses are replaced by those of the new form, and it gains any statistics and
, inbred lepers—came to the abbey seeking salvation. The deva rid them of their diseases, an act for which they were eternally grateful, but could not cure them of certain human defects that had been
Aasimar
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races
Volo's Guide to Monsters
once, twice, three times. The devils’ heads hit the ground, one after another. And thus we learned that an aasimar traveled in our ragtag band.
— Geldon Parl, Of the Tyranny of
;provides guidance to the aasimar, though this connection functions only in dreams. As such, the guidance is not a direct command or a simple spoken word. Instead, the aasimar receives visions, prophecies
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
ocean to the void of the Astral Plane. Anything on or within a certain distance of a morkoth’s isle is drawn with it in its journey through the planes. Thus, people from lost civilizations and
are tied to a particular place or group of locales, and still others move erratically through the cosmos. Occasionally, a morkoth learns to direct its island’s movement.A Morkoth’s Lair
races
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Planes, each genasi can tap into the power of one of the elements. Air, earth, fire, and water—these are the four pillars of the Material Plane and the four types of genasi. Some genasi are direct
, Humanoid, Monstrosity, Ooze, Plant, Undead. These types don’t have rules themselves, but some rules in the game affect creatures of certain types in different ways. For example, the cure wounds
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
of creation.
5
To experience a thing is to truly understand it. Direct and personal experience is the most valuable form of knowledge.
6
I see a far more kaleidoscopic reality than you do
an end to the restriction.
4
An amethyst dragon recruits a group of adventurers to psychically trade bodies with adventurers from another world, so that each can carry out certain tasks before
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
a large outfit such as the Zhentarim or the soldiers of Mintarn, or a smaller band of sell-swords, maybe even more than one. (See the “Mercenaries of the North” sidebar for a collection of
a crude sense of humor.
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I face problems head-on. A simple, direct solution is the best path to success.
d6
Ideal
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Greater Good. Our lot is to lay down our lives in
races
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
the power of one of the elements. Air, earth, fire, and water—these are the four pillars of the Material Plane and the four types of genasi. Some genasi are direct descendants of a genie, while
, Plant, Undead. These types don’t have rules themselves, but some rules in the game affect creatures of certain types in different ways. For example, the cure wounds spell doesn’t work on a
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Outer Planes, ki-rins in service to benevolent deities take a direct role in the eternal struggle between good and evil. In the mortal world, ki-rins are celebrated far and wide as harbingers of destiny
to inspire and strengthen the side of good or to rescue heroes from certain death.
Ki-rins are attracted to the worship of deities of courage, loyalty, selflessness, and truth, as well as to the
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
be certain that they will be reborn when they perish.
In an effort to rid themselves of this curse, they devoted themselves to the same Dark Powers with whom their master had communed. They were
replaced by that of a flameskull, but it retains its Tattoo of Osybus trait, and all fire damage it deals becomes necrotic damage. The Tattoo of Osybus now appears carved into the skull’s forehead
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
;that their immortality would fail them when they least expected it and that he himself would become one of the Dark Powers. As a result of that curse, a priest of Osybus can’t be certain that they
also increases by 10 feet.
4
Priest of Osybus (Blazing);Blazing. The priest sloughs off its flesh, and its skeleton crumbles away, leaving only its skull. Its stat block is replaced by that of a
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
and that he himself would become one of the Dark Powers. As a result of that curse, a priest of Osybus can’t be certain that they will be reborn when they perish.
In an effort to rid themselves
. The priest sloughs off its flesh, and its skeleton crumbles away, leaving only its skull. Its stat block is replaced by that of a flameskull, but it retains its Tattoo of Osybus trait, and all fire
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
. Direct and personal experience is the most valuable form of knowledge.
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I see a far more kaleidoscopic reality than you do … or than any of your selves do, really.
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It is not my place
adventurers to psychically trade bodies with adventurers from another world, so that each can carry out certain tasks before swapping back.
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A cult devoted to a Great Old One of the Far Realm
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
immortality would fail them when they least expected it and that he himself would become one of the Dark Powers. As a result of that curse, a priest of Osybus can’t be certain that they will be
increases by 10 feet.
4
Priest of Osybus (Blazing);Blazing. The priest sloughs off its flesh, and its skeleton crumbles away, leaving only its skull. Its stat block is replaced by that of a flameskull
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
himself would become one of the Dark Powers. As a result of that curse, a priest of Osybus can’t be certain that they will be reborn when they perish.
In an effort to rid themselves of this
priest sloughs off its flesh, and its skeleton crumbles away, leaving only its skull. Its stat block is replaced by that of a flameskull, but it retains its Tattoo of Osybus trait, and all fire damage it
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
that curse, a priest of Osybus can’t be certain that they will be reborn when they perish.
In an effort to rid themselves of this curse, they devoted themselves to the same Dark Powers with whom
, leaving only its skull. Its stat block is replaced by that of a flameskull, but it retains its Tattoo of Osybus trait, and all fire damage it deals becomes necrotic damage. The Tattoo of Osybus now
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
become one of the Dark Powers. As a result of that curse, a priest of Osybus can’t be certain that they will be reborn when they perish.
In an effort to rid themselves of this curse, they
its flesh, and its skeleton crumbles away, leaving only its skull. Its stat block is replaced by that of a flameskull, but it retains its Tattoo of Osybus trait, and all fire damage it deals becomes
classes
Basic Rules (2014)
druidic circles. Many rangers, though, are independent almost to a fault, knowing that, when a dragon or a band of orcs attacks, a ranger might be the first—and possibly the last—line of
skills as part of a band of rangers affiliated with a druidic circle, trained in mystic paths as well as wilderness lore. You might be self-taught, a recluse who learned combat skills, tracking, and even
races
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
the power of one of the elements. Air, earth, fire, and water—these are the four pillars of the Material Plane and the four types of genasi. Some genasi are direct descendants of a genie, while
, Plant, Undead. These types don’t have rules themselves, but some rules in the game affect creatures of certain types in different ways. For example, the cure wounds spell doesn’t work on a
races
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
power of one of the elements. Air, earth, fire, and water—these are the four pillars of the Material Plane and the four types of genasi. Some genasi are direct descendants of a genie, while others
, Undead. These types don’t have rules themselves, but some rules in the game affect creatures of certain types in different ways. For example, the cure wounds spell doesn’t work on a
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
experience a thing is to truly understand it. Direct and personal experience is the most valuable form of knowledge.
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I see a far more kaleidoscopic reality than you do … or than any of
restriction.
4
An amethyst dragon recruits a group of adventurers to psychically trade bodies with adventurers from another world, so that each can carry out certain tasks before swapping back.
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compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heliana’s Guide to Monster Hunting: Part 2
Swarm Biomancy* cantrip (*can be replaced with conjuration) Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 90 feet
Components: V, S, M (a spider sac)
Duration: 1 round
Class: Druid, Sorcerer, Warlock
Choose
the end of its next turn. This spell deals poison damage on a failed saving throw when you reach certain levels. When you reach 5th level, a creature takes 1d10 poison damage; at 11th level this increases to 2d10; and at 17th level this increases to 3d10.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
skills as part of a band of rangers affiliated with a druidic circle, trained in mystic paths as well as wilderness lore. You might be self-taught, a recluse who learned combat skills, tracking, and even
a magical connection to nature through the necessity of surviving in the wilds. What’s the source of your particular hatred of a certain kind of enemy? Did a monster kill someone you loved or destroy
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
skills as part of a band of rangers affiliated with a druidic circle, trained in mystic paths as well as wilderness lore. You might be self-taught, a recluse who learned combat skills, tracking, and even
a magical connection to nature through the necessity of surviving in the wilds. What’s the source of your particular hatred of a certain kind of enemy? Did a monster kill someone you loved or destroy
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
skills as part of a band of rangers affiliated with a druidic circle, trained in mystic paths as well as wilderness lore. You might be self-taught, a recluse who learned combat skills, tracking, and even
a magical connection to nature through the necessity of surviving in the wilds. What’s the source of your particular hatred of a certain kind of enemy? Did a monster kill someone you loved or destroy
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
Alignment in the Multiverse (p. 122) The first three paragraphs have been replaced with the following: For many thinking creatures, alignment is a moral choice. Humans, dwarves, elves, and other
part of the nature of celestials and fiends. Both types of creatures are associated with metaphysical planes of existence—specifically the Outer Planes—that embody certain alignments. For example