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Player’s Handbook
or B: (A) Spear, Shortbow, 20 Arrows, Gaming Set (same as above), Healer's Kit, Quiver, Traveler's Clothes, 14 GP; or (B) 50 GP
You began training for war as soon as you reached adulthood and carry
precious few memories of life before you took up arms. Battle is in your blood. Sometimes you catch yourself reflexively performing the basic fighting exercises you learned first. Eventually, you put that training to use on the battlefield, protecting the realm by waging war.
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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
runs low.
Ogres of War
Ogres love to rush headlong into battle, but with enough time and patience, some of them learn to carry out specialized missions. The names they are given—the ogre
bolts are so large that few ogres can carry more than a half dozen at a time, but bolt launchers have been known to uproot small trees or tear beams out of buildings and launch those when their ammunition
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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
as a fighting platform for up to four Small people. Ogre howdahs are most often seen bearing bow- and spear-wielding goblin;goblins into battle, or perhaps kobold;kobolds or deep gnome (svirfneblin
);deep gnomes (all three appear in the Monster Manual), but they might also transport other Small folk.
Ogres of War
Ogres love to rush headlong into battle, but with enough time and patience, some
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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
to halt.
Ogres of War
Ogres love to rush headlong into battle, but with enough time and patience, some of them learn to carry out specialized missions. The names they are given—the
Monsters
Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
"} slashing damage. If the target is a Huge or smaller creature, it is knocked prone.
Battle Tide Breath (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"recharge","rollAction":"Battle Tide Breath
":"damage","rollAction":"Battle Tide Breath","rollDamageType":"force"} force damage and 45 (7d12);{"diceNotation":"7d12","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Battle Tide Breath","rollDamageType":"thunder
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Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
strive to carry themselves as immaculately as possible, seeking to overawe and wrong-foot anyone who would stand against them in debate or in battle. In teaching their students, professors of shadow
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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
their feet. Alternatively, the ogre can swing the chain in a crushing overhead smash.
Ogres of War
Ogres love to rush headlong into battle, but with enough time and patience, some of them learn to
carry out specialized missions. The names they are given—the ogre battering ram;battering ram, the ogre bolt launcher;bolt launcher, the chain brute, and the ogre howdah;howdah—reflect their particular functions. These jobs are tailored to take advantage of an ogre’s strengths.
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Acquisitions Incorporated
adventurer was nearly cut short during a battle of which the bards still sing. Unleashing a devastating attack with the aptly named Apocalypse Dagger, the rogue destroyed a giant single-handedly — and lost
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habitats, such as ice-covered mountains or arctic plains. It has wide paws to stop it sinking into soft snow and thick fur to ward out the cold. The sphinx’s muscular wings carry the same
":"recharge", "rollAction":"Freezing Glare"}. Constitution Saving Throw: DC 13, each creature in a 30- foot Cone. First Failure: The target has the Restrained condition and repeats the save at the end of its
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Monstrous Compendium Vol. 2: Dragonlance Creatures
dream eater lies not in brute force but in the ability to pierce its illusions and wrest others from its terrors. As such, bards and other persuasive adventurers find themselves uniquely poised to
is restrained and blinded, and it takes an additional 10 (3d6);{"diceNotation":"3d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Engulfing Nightmare", "rollDamageType":"psychic"} psychic damage at the start
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Storm King's Thunder
restrained until it escapes the net. Any creature can use its action to make a DC 17 Strength check to free itself or another creature in the net, ending the effect on a success. Dealing 15 slashing damage to
brute strength and skill in battle.
Some adult frost giants are skilled hunters who construct and hurl nets weighted down with fragments of metal or bone.Cold
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Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
take 13 (3d8);{"diceNotation":"3d8", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Mud to Stone", "rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage and have the restrained condition as the mud begins to turn to
skirmishers boast great skill in battle, honed over centuries of endless conflict on the battlefields of Ysgard. They also wield elemental magic of earth and stone. True to their giant heritage, they
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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
become restrained as shadowy tendrils wrap around it for 1 minute. A restrained target can use its action to repeat the saving throw, ending the effect on itself on a success.
Spellcasting. The
lesser creatures to help them carry out their missions, becoming the masterminds behind vast conspiracies and intrigues that culminate in the accomplishment of great acts of evil.
Deathlocks
The
Armor Class
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Your Armor Class (AC) represents how well your character avoids being wounded in battle. Things that contribute to your AC include the armor you wear, the shield you carry, and your Dexterity
modifier. Not all characters wear armor or carry shields, however.
Without armor or a shield, your character's AC equals 10 + his or her Dexterity modifier. If your character wears armor, carries a shield
Half-Orc
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shared elements among these folk.
Orcs regard battle scars as tokens of pride and ornamental scars as things of beauty. Other scars, though, mark an orc or half-orc as a former prisoner or a disgraced
Gruumsh—lord of war and fury—created the first orcs, and even those orcs who turn away from his worship carry his blessings of might and endurance. The same is true of half-orcs. Some half
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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
", "rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage, and the target is grappled (escape DC 16) if it is a Large or smaller creature. Until this grapple ends, the target is restrained, and the banderhobb can
restrained, it has total cover against attacks and other effects outside the banderhobb, and it takes 10 (3d6);{"diceNotation":"3d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Swallow", "rollDamageType":"necrotic
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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
agree to carry the leader into battle and offer advice during the fight. Followers of Yeenoghu also see leucrottas as a form of entertainment. They enjoy watching a leucrotta work almost as much as they
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Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
and restrained, and it has total cover against attacks and other effects outside the bakunawa. At the start of each of the bakunawa’s turns, each swallowed creature takes 10 (3d6
prone in a space within 15 feet of the bakunawa. If the bakunawa dies, a swallowed creature is no longer restrained by it and can escape from the corpse by using 15 feet of movement, exiting
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
is grappled (escape DC 19) and is restrained until this grapple ends. The greatwyrm can have only one creature grappled in this way at a time.
Breath Weapon (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6
;re being worn or carried. Each targeted creature must succeed on a DC 26 Strength saving throw or be restrained in the greatwyrm’s telekinetic grip. At the end of a creature’s turn, it can
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Quests from the Infinite Staircase
damage on a successful one.The kagu-svirfneblin’s most prized invention is the maschin-i-bozorg: a dome-shaped, steam-powered battle construct propelled by a multitude of wheels along its flat
":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage and has the prone condition.
If the maschin-i-bozorg remains in the prone creature’s space, the creature also has the restrained condition until it’s no longer in
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
is grappled (escape DC 19) and is restrained until this grapple ends. The greatwyrm can have only one creature grappled in this way at a time.
Breath Weapon (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6
;re being worn or carried. Each targeted creature must succeed on a DC 26 Strength saving throw or be restrained in the greatwyrm’s telekinetic grip. At the end of a creature’s turn, it can
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
is grappled (escape DC 19) and is restrained until this grapple ends. The greatwyrm can have only one creature grappled in this way at a time.
Breath Weapon (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6
;re being worn or carried. Each targeted creature must succeed on a DC 26 Strength saving throw or be restrained in the greatwyrm’s telekinetic grip. At the end of a creature’s turn, it can
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Eberron: Rising from the Last War
":"Stomp","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage and fall prone. Until the colossus uses its Stomp again or moves, the creature is restrained. While restrained in this way, the creature (or
longer restrained.
Structures, as well as nonmagical objects that are neither being worn nor carried, take the same amount of damage if they are in the cylinder (no save).
Incinerating Beam
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
is grappled (escape DC 19) and is restrained until this grapple ends. The greatwyrm can have only one creature grappled in this way at a time.
Breath Weapon (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6
;re being worn or carried. Each targeted creature must succeed on a DC 26 Strength saving throw or be restrained in the greatwyrm’s telekinetic grip. At the end of a creature’s turn, it can
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
is grappled (escape DC 19) and is restrained until this grapple ends. The greatwyrm can have only one creature grappled in this way at a time.
Breath Weapon (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6
;re being worn or carried. Each targeted creature must succeed on a DC 26 Strength saving throw or be restrained in the greatwyrm’s telekinetic grip. At the end of a creature’s turn, it can
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Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
grappled by the vampire, incapacitated, or restrained. Hit: 7 (1d6 + 4);{"diceNotation":"1d6+4","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Bite","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage plus 7 (2d6
. They rarely trust their own agents, though, and often follow their cell members to make sure those members carry out missions as ordered. The most suspicious vampires might even siphon thoughts from their subordinates to detect any hint of betrayal.Necrotic
Yeenoghu
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Out of the Abyss
5 or more, the target falls prone.
Savage (Costs 2 Actions). Yeenoghu makes a bite attack against each creature within 10 feet of him.The Beast of Butchery appears as a great battle-scarred gnoll
atrocities in his name. Yeenoghu takes pleasure in causing fear before death, and he sows sorrow and despair through destroying beloved things. He doesn’t parlay; to meet him is to do battle with him
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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
, it is grappled (DC 24) and it is restrained until the grapple ends. Geryon can grapple one creature at a time. If the target is already grappled by Geryon, the target takes an extra 27 (6d8
use this opportunity to replace his hated rival.
Among the archdevils, Geryon is known for his martial prowess. He is a ferocious hunter and a relentless tracker. He often joins his troops in battle
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Mythic Odysseys of Theros
, or belligerent. The truth is that many leonin simply enjoy fighting, whether verbal or physical. They take pleasure in argument, wrestling, sparring, and even battle, enjoying the opportunity to
exercise their minds and bodies. It follows, too, that leonin aren’t inclined to carry grudges. A warrior might react with sudden violence to an insult, but when the fight is over (and the leonin
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abishais when it comes to leadership ability and raw power. Red abishais lead other devils into battle or take charge of troublesome cults to ensure that they continue to carry out Tiamat’s commands
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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
, it is grappled (DC 24) and it is restrained until the grapple ends. Geryon can grapple one creature at a time. If the target is already grappled by Geryon, the target takes an extra 27 (6d8
opportunity to replace his hated rival.
Among the archdevils, Geryon is known for his martial prowess. He is a ferocious hunter and a relentless tracker. He often joins his troops in battle; he loves
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Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
throw. On a failed save, a creature takes 60 (11d10);{"diceNotation":"11d10", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Lava Wave", "rollDamageType":"fire"} fire damage and has the restrained condition from
plume of smoke to rise, sometimes lit from below by fiery bursts of lava. As the scion dreams of battle—perhaps a battle to rouse Annam from seclusion by uniting the giants or a war to conquer
Orc
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
tribe to the death.
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Every serious choice I make must be decided by signs or omens from the gods.
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I carry the teeth of a great warrior. They inspire me to commit great deeds in battle
the plane of Acheron. It is there in the afterlife where the chosen ones will join Gruumsh and his armies in their endless extraplanar battle for supremacy.
Gods of the Orcs
Orcs believe their gods
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Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
amalgam forms when multiple trolls fuse together during regeneration. This sometimes occurs when many trolls are slain in a single battle, when troll parts are thrown into charnel pits or mass graves
action, which it can use only to grapple.
Until this grapple ends, the target has the restrained condition and takes 25 (4d8 + 7);{"diceNotation":"4d8+7", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Fling
Hobgoblin
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
the dreams that inspire them. Its horrors don’t feature in their nightmares. Cowardice is more terrible to hobgoblins than dying, for they carry their living acts into the afterlife. A hero in
greatest respect is reserved for those who earn their glory in battle. In theory, the fortunes of war can elevate the lowest-ranking banner in a legion to the highest status. In practice, warlords are