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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
Paladin
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an orc war band celebrating its recent victory. Silently, he stalks into their midst and whispers an oath, and two orcs are dead before they even realize he is there.
Silver hair shining in a shaft
. Although the class features related to your oath don’t appear until you reach 3rd level, plan ahead for that choice by reading the oath descriptions at the end of the class. Are you a devoted
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
delivering presentations in class. When she orates, one can almost imagine a hardened general marshaling her bloodied and exhausted troops for a final push against a far superior foe.
Rubina is part
of the Strixhaven Show Band Association and has moved from playing to conducting. No previous student conductor has demanded and received such unwavering respect as Rubina. With merely a look and a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Morte’s Planar Parade
Equinal Guardinal The horselike equinals are among the strongest of the guardinals. Equinals have long faces and crested manes, and their powerful, hocked legs carry them over great distances. These
. Equinals can also bellow a mighty shout that stops their foes in their tracks. Equinal Guardinal Large Celestial, Typically Neutral Good
Armor Class 15 (natural armor)
Hit Points 93 (11d10 + 33
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
construct senses is known to its master, even over great distances, provided both are on the same plane. Functioning as a spy, a scout, an emissary, or a messenger, a homunculus is an invaluable servant for
a spellcaster engaged in secret experimentation or adventuring. Homunculus
Tiny construct, neutral
Armor Class 13 (natural armor)
Hit Points 5 (2d4)
Speed 20 ft., fly 40 ft.
STR
4 (−3
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
after a Yeenoghu-worshiping war band achieves a great victory, emerging from a billowing, fetid cloud of smoke as it arrives from the Abyss. In battle, the demon wraps its slavering jaws around one
victim while lashing out with the poisonous stinger on its tail to bring down another. A creature immobilized by the poison becomes easy pickings for any nearby members of the war band. Each shoosuva
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Oaken Bolter No ordinary ballista, an oaken bolter is a construct capable of striking at long distances. The bolts it launches can rend flesh, destroy armor, or drag enemies toward traps or melee
-oriented clockworks — and at shorter ranges, burst with explosive force. Oaken Bolter
Medium construct, unaligned
Armor Class 16 (natural armor)
Hit Points 58 (9d8 + 18)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
12
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Gnolls A gnoll war band might include one or more of the special kinds of gnolls described in this section. When gnolls are weakened, they seek out isolated settlements, maim and disable its
inhabitants, and feed upon them as they rest and regain strength.
— Elminster
Flind A flind is an exceptionally strong and vicious gnoll that commands and directs the war band it is a part of. It wields a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal
Champion One of the most remote locations inside White Plume Mountain is the hideout of a band of criminals led by the fallen champion Sir Bluto, an alleged mass murderer and a fugitive. Sir Bluto
and his companions will do everything in their power to ensure that anyone who happens upon their sanctum doesn’t live to tell of it. Champion Medium humanoid (any race), any alignment
Armor Class 18
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
motivated by hunger, leaving more flesh for the rest of the war band. Gnoll Witherling
Medium Undead, Typically Chaotic Evil
Armor Class 12 (natural armor)
Hit Points 11 (2d8 + 2)
Speed 30 ft
Monstrosity, Typically Chaotic Evil
Armor Class 14 (studded leather)
Hit Points 22 (4d8 + 4)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
12 (+1)
DEX
14 (+2)
CON
12 (+1)
INT
8 (−1)
WIS
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
Flind When the demon lord Yeenoghu (appears in this book) wants to create a particularly fearsome war band leader, he transforms an exceptionally strong and vicious gnoll into a demonic warrior known
as a flind. A war band of demon-worshiping gnolls typically contains only one flind, and that creature sets the war band’s path. Because of its special connection to Yeenoghu, a flind uses demonic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Spell Restrictions Many spells have altered effects when cast in the Tomb of the Nine Gods, including spells cast from magic items or artifacts, and class abilities that duplicate the effects of
distances are similarly foiled. These alterations are summarized in the Modified Spells table. Spells not included in the table might suffer similar alterations, at your discretion. Magic that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal
Sharwyn Hucrele A young adventurer whose group ran afoul of a band of goblins, Sharwyn Hucrele now finds herself enslaved deep inside the Sunless Citadel, an unwitting supplicant of the Gulthias Tree
Hucrele Medium humanoid (human), neutral evil
Armor Class 16 (Barkskin trait)
Hit Points 13 (2d8 + 4)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
11 (+0)
DEX
13 (+1)
CON
14 (+2)
INT
16 (+3)
WIS
14 (+2
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
accompany the war band and attack whatever creatures the gnolls fall upon. Maw Demon
Medium fiend (demon), chaotic evil
Armor Class 13 (natural armor)
Hit Points 33 (6d8 + 6)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
alongside its master. A gnoll that has been gifted with a shoosuva is second only to a flind in status within a war band. Shoosuva
Large fiend (demon), chaotic evil
Armor Class 14 (natural armor
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
likely to be nearby. They communicate through eerie, keening howls that travel long distances through caves and tunnels but are difficult to identify or locate in a typical echo-filled cavern. Choker
Small Aberration, Typically Chaotic Evil
Armor Class 16 (natural armor)
Hit Points 13 (3d6 + 3)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
16 (+3)
DEX
14 (+2)
CON
13 (+1)
INT
4 (-3
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Boo’s Astral Menagerie
communicate with one another over long distances by sending flashes of light from their eyes and draw their nourishment from the light of suns and stars. A kindori is large enough to have its own gravity
are peaceful creatures but have many natural enemies, including lunar dragons, solar dragons, and various peoples that inhabit Wildspace. Kindori
Gargantuan Celestial, Unaligned
Armor Class 11
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Roc Roc
Gargantuan monstrosity, unaligned
Armor Class 15 (natural armor)
Hit Points 248 (16d20 + 80)
Speed 20 ft., fly 120 ft.
STR
28 (+9)
DEX
10 (+0)
CON
20 (+5
and storm giants sometimes tame these great birds, rocs treat even giants as potential prey. They fly great distances in search of food, soaring high above the clouds to reach their favored hunting
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
world to another. The Grim Harrow—a band of Undead beings created by the Deck of Many Things (see chapter 19)—seeks out harrow hawks, capturing them and training them as hunting animals. The Grim
Hawk Tiny Undead, Unaligned
Armor Class 13
Hit Points 25 (10d4)
Speed 10 ft., fly 60 ft.
STR
5 (−3)
DEX
16 (+3)
CON
10 (+0)
INT
2 (−4)
WIS
14 (+2)
CHA
7 (−2)
Skills
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
bones. This macabre crafting is the height of ogre culture. Ogre
Large giant, chaotic evil
Armor Class 11 (hide armor)
Hit Points 59 (7d10 + 21)
Speed 40 ft.
STR
19 (+4)
DEX
8
, attacking anything that crosses its path. Only after an ogre has depleted an area of food does it move on.
Ogre Gangs. Ogres sometimes band together in small, nomadic groups, but they lack a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
that allows them to share basic ideas such as hunger, curiosity, or affection. When it bonds with a companion, a pseudodragon can communicate what it sees and hears even over long distances. A
. Pseudodragon
Tiny dragon, neutral good
Armor Class 13 (natural armor)
Hit Points 7 (2d4 + 2)
Speed 15 ft., fly 60 ft.
STR
6 (−2)
DEX
15 (+2)
CON
13 (+1)
INT
10 (+0
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
where one creature is found, others are likely to be nearby. They communicate through eerie, keening howls that travel long distances through rock but are difficult to identify or locate in a typical
need for a ladder. Choker
Small aberration, chaotic evil
Armor Class 16 (natural armor)
Hit Points 13 (3d6 + 3)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
16(+3)
DEX
14(+2)
CON
13(+1
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
plants and animals. Such treants can animate plants, using them to ensnare and trap intruders. They can call wild creatures to aid them or carry messages across great distances. Protectors of the Wild
careless with fire, those who poison the forest, and those who destroy great trees, especially a tree close to awakening, face the treant’s wrath. Treant
Huge plant, chaotic good
Armor Class 16
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
can make the substance slippery or sticky. The oil dries up and disappears an hour after the boggle expels it. A boggle can create magical openings that enable it to travel short distances or to
Chaotic Neutral
Armor Class 14
Hit Points 18 (4d6 + 4)
Speed 30 ft., climb 30 ft.
STR
8 (−1)
DEX
18 (+4)
CON
13 (+1)
INT
6 (−2)
WIS
12 (+1)
CHA
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
use oxen and horses to transport goods and weaponry over long distances. They communicate with each other using trained ravens, and keep vicious wolves to guard prisoners and protect hobgoblin camps
evil
Armor Class 18 (chain mail, shield)
Hit Points 11 (2d8 + 2)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
13 (+1)
DEX
12 (+1)
CON
12 (+1)
INT
10 (+0)
WIS
10 (+0)
CHA
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
that they better reflect such a setting. For example, when the characters use spells or special abilities that teleport them short distances, they actually make high-flying acrobatic leaps. Ability
actions in the game don’t change the nuts and bolts of the rules, but they make all the difference in the feel of a campaign. Similarly, a class doesn’t need new rules to reflect a cultural influence; a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
class of magewrights, professional spellcasters who master a small handful of rituals or cantrips. The magical services available in Khorvaire are discussed in more detail in chapter 2, along with the
path of conductor stones. The rail links most major cities and is a simple way to travel long distances.
An elemental airship uses a fire or air elemental, bound into a ring that holds the ship
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
their first decade. Physically weak, they are easy prey for predators. This vulnerability forces them to band together. Their superior numbers can win battles against powerful adversaries, but often
), lawful evil
Armor Class 12
Hit Points 5 (2d6 − 2)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
7 (−2)
DEX
15 (+2)
CON
9 (−1)
INT
8 (−1)
WIS
7 (−2)
CHA
8 (−1)
Senses
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
of food often brings them to the surface to hunt. Orcs respect an orog’s strength and cunning, and a lone orog might command an orc war band. Stronger and Smarter. An orog uses its strength to bully
. Orog
Medium humanoid (orc), chaotic evil
Armor Class 18 (plate)
Hit Points 42 (5d8 + 20)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
18 (+4)
DEX
12 (+1)
CON
18 (+4)
INT
12 (+1)
WIS
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
. The gnolls don’t command the demons, which simply accompany the war band and attack whatever creatures the gnolls fall upon. Because maw demons are indiscriminate in their hunger, their stomachs
it might’ve devoured such a find, but I’m not complaining.
Tasha
Maw Demon
Medium Fiend (Demon), Typically Chaotic Evil
Armor Class 13 (natural armor)
Hit Points 33 (6d8 + 6)
Speed 30 ft
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Thieves’ Gallery
, Edgin. After Holga was exiled from her clan, she wandered unmoored and craving connection. Now that she has forged a new home with Edgin and his band of thieves, she won’t lose another family without a
fight. Holga Kilgore Medium Humanoid, Chaotic Good
Armor Class 15 (Unarmored Defense)
Hit Points 120 (16d8 + 48)
Speed 40 ft.
STR
19 (+4)
DEX
14 (+2)
CON
16 (+3)
INT
11 (+0
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Yawning Portal. Three months ago, out of boredom, Meloon accompanied a fledgling band of adventurers on an expedition to Undermountain. There, his luck ran out. While resting in the dungeon, the
Medium humanoid (human), neutral evil
Armor Class 18 (plate)
Hit Points 143 (22d8 + 44)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
20(+5)
DEX
15(+2)
CON
14(+2)
INT
10(+0)
WIS
14(+2
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Morte’s Planar Parade
Githzerai Uniter Githzerai uniters espouse wisdom and unity rather than violence. Many uniters are members of the Sha’sal Khou, a group of githyanki and githzerai who band together to reunify the
gith people. Capable martial artists, uniters are more inclined to disarm and subdue their opponents than destroy them. Githzerai Uniter Medium Aberration (Gith), Any Alignment
Armor Class 16 (Psychic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
creating a Tairnadal character, including a Valenar elf, think about your patron ancestor. Most Tairnadal pursue the same class as their patron, so if your character is a wizard, your ancestor was
whose patron ancestor was a bitter rival of yours? Also consider why you are traveling with a group of player characters (who are presumably not also members of your war band) instead of serving with the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Build Your Group A military unit, like most adventuring parties, incorporates a range of useful skills while covering each member’s weaknesses with another’s strengths. Thus, characters of any class
band of infantry has its leader, even if that person isn’t a officer. The Commander earns that position through some combination of high Charisma and Intelligence—the ability to inspire and the capacity
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Akroan society are the lektoi, the large warrior class of Akros. Members of this class claim descent from the seven warriors who first established the Kolophon after the fall of the archons. Though the
ornamentation, and some lektoi even wear their hair braided into stylized ram horns. Although the lektoi claim descent from heroes, membership in this noble class isn’t strictly hereditary. Anyone can earn