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Spells
Player’s Handbook
creatures you can see immunity to a single spell or other magical effect for 8 hours.
Sudden Learning. You replace one of your feats with another feat for which you are eligible. You lose all the benefits of
the old feat and gain the benefits of the new one. You can’t replace a feat that is a prerequisite for any of your other feats or features.
Roll Redo. You undo a single recent event by forcing
Monsters
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
in any combination. It can replace two attacks with a use of Spellcasting.
Slam. Melee Attack Roll: +11;{"diceNotation":"1d20+11", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Slam"}, reach 10 ft. Hit: 12 (3d4
direct action when an oblique or hidden action will suffice. Its plans always contain fallbacks and contingencies. One of these contingencies—one the other liches who constitute its new form failed
Monsters
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
three attacks, using Corrosive Burst or Paralyzing Touch in any combination. He can replace two attacks with a use of Spellcasting.
Corrosive Burst. Melee or Ranged Attack Roll: +13;{"diceNotation
.
Sammaster’s travels brought him into contact with people who revered dragons as icons of primeval might. Masquerading his desire to dominate dragonkind as devotion, Sammaster established himself
Monsters
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
attacks. He can replace one attack with a use of Spellcasting to cast Blight or Ray of Sickness (level 6 version).
Rend. Melee Attack Roll: +14;{"diceNotation":"1d20+14", "rollType":"to hit
megalomaniacal.
Sammaster’s travels brought him into contact with people who revered dragons as icons of primeval might. Masquerading his desire to dominate dragonkind as devotion, Sammaster
Bard
Legacy
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Basic Rules (2014)
of song, speech, and the magic they contain. Bards say that the multiverse was spoken into existence, that the words of the gods gave it shape, and that echoes of these primordial Words of Creation
set bards apart from their fellows. Only rarely do bards settle in one place for long, and their natural desire to travel—to find new tales to tell, new skills to learn, and new discoveries
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
abomination makes three attacks using Claw, Acidic Spit, or a combination of them. It can replace one of the attacks with a Tail attack.
Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +7;{"diceNotation":"1d20+7", "rollType
abomination is the final stage of a grafter’s transformation—a hulking monster whose corrupted brain is ablaze with desire for treasure. Its abhorrent transformation erases the last
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
creature or object if it is within 1 mile of the banderhobb.Multiattack. The banderhobb makes one Bite attack and one Tongue attack. It can replace one attack with a use of Shadow Step.
Bite. Melee Weapon
brief existence, a banderhobb attempts to carry out its creator’s bidding. It accomplishes its mission with no concern for the harm it suffers or causes. Its only desire is to serve and succeed. A
Species
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Where wishing fails, ancient magic can offer a heart’s desire—at least, for a time. Hexbloods are individuals infused with eldritch magic, fey energy, or mysterious witchcraft. Some who
with a hag. You are the result of that arrangement.
2
Fey kidnappers swapped you and your parents’ child.
3
A coven of hags lost one of its members. You were created to replace the
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
. The juggernaut doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep.Multiattack. The juggernaut makes two attacks. It can replace one attack with Deadly Shaping if it is ready.
Executioner’s Pick
its birth, and its wicked nature emerged over time.
4
A wicked place or magic relic seeped into its being, turning it into a monster.
5
The killer used its body to contain an evil entity
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
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
her ability to locate such an individual.
None of Madam Eva’s Vistani kin know her true identity or purpose. They puzzle over her desire to remain in Barovia.
Madam Eva’s Traits
Ideal
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
magic set bards apart from their fellows. Only rarely do bards settle in one place for long, and their natural desire to travel — to find new tales to tell, new skills to learn, and new discoveries
Learning from Experience True bards are not common in the world. Not every minstrel singing in a tavern or jester cavorting in a royal court is a bard. Discovering the magic hidden in music requires
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
magic set bards apart from their fellows. Only rarely do bards settle in one place for long, and their natural desire to travel — to find new tales to tell, new skills to learn, and new discoveries
Learning from Experience True bards are not common in the world. Not every minstrel singing in a tavern or jester cavorting in a royal court is a bard. Discovering the magic hidden in music requires
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Music and Magic In the worlds of D&D, words and music are not just vibrations of air, but vocalizations with power all their own. The bard is a master of song, speech, and the magic they contain
. Bards say that the multiverse was spoken into existence, that the words of the gods gave it shape, and that echoes of these primordial Words of Creation still resound throughout the cosmos. The music of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Music and Magic In the worlds of D&D, words and music are not just vibrations of air, but vocalizations with power all their own. The bard is a master of song, speech, and the magic they contain
. Bards say that the multiverse was spoken into existence, that the words of the gods gave it shape, and that echoes of these primordial Words of Creation still resound throughout the cosmos. The music of
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
to customize it further, while results from the Hex Blast table replace that action in the stat block. If the results of multiple tables conflict, chose your preferred result.
The results of these
tables are meant to be broad, so feel free to describe the details of an unspeakable horror’s form and the interplay between its parts however you desire. The more discordant and unexpected a
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
has one of four body compositions, determined by rolling on the Body Composition table. You can roll on the Limbs to customize it further, while results from the Hex Blast table replace that action in
horror’s form and the interplay between its parts however you desire. The more discordant and unexpected a horror’s parts, the more unsettling it might be.
Mist Horrors
Some who wander into
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
the Limbs to customize it further, while results from the Hex Blast table replace that action in the stat block. If the results of multiple tables conflict, chose your preferred result.
The results of
these tables are meant to be broad, so feel free to describe the details of an unspeakable horror’s form and the interplay between its parts however you desire. The more discordant and
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
, determined by rolling on the Body Composition table. You can roll on the Limbs to customize it further, while results from the Hex Blast table replace that action in the stat block. If the results of
between its parts however you desire. The more discordant and unexpected a horror’s parts, the more unsettling it might be.
Mist Horrors
Some who wander into the Land of the Mists seek to stay
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
can roll on the Limbs to customize it further, while results from the Hex Blast table replace that action in the stat block. If the results of multiple tables conflict, chose your preferred result
.
The results of these tables are meant to be broad, so feel free to describe the details of an unspeakable horror’s form and the interplay between its parts however you desire. The more discordant
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
critical factor, of course; the best ones make the best music, and some bards are continually on the lookout for an improvement. Perhaps just as important, though, is the instrument’s own entertainment
can afford right now. Or, if your first instrument was gifted to you, it might be of a more elaborate sort. Are you satisfied with the instrument you have, or do you aspire to replace it with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
firmly in the world by associating the class with a particular race or culture. For example, you might decide that bards, sorcerers, warlocks, and wizards represent the magical traditions of four
. You could break that down still further: bards of the College of Lore could be high elves, and bards of the College of War could be wood elves. Gnomes discovered the school of illusion, so all wizards
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Bard Subclass A Bard subclass is a specialization that grants you features at certain Bard levels, as specified in the subclass. Bards form loose associations, which they call colleges, to preserve
their traditions. This section presents the College of Lore subclass. College of Lore Plumb the Depths of Magical Knowledge Bards of the College of Lore collect spells and secrets from diverse sources
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium
. You can use Cutting Words to reduce the damage from any effect that calls for a damage roll (including magic missile) even if the damage roll is not preceded by an attack roll. Can a bard replace
spells gained through Magical Secrets? When you gain a level in the bard class, the class’s Spellcasting feature lets you replace one bard spell you know with another bard spell of an appropriate level. A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
organization, they are united in their desire to draw power from the bottomless evil of the Abyss. The following entries outline boons that a DM can grant to monsters and NPCs dedicated to a particular demon
lord. The entries also list signature spells associated with a demon lord. If the monster or NPC can cast spells, you can replace any of those spells with spells from that list, as long as the new spell
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
Bard Bards are gifted poets, storytellers, and entertainers who travel far and wide. They’re commonly found in taverns or in the company of jolly bands of adventurers, rough-and-tumble mercenaries
Shortsword or Shortbow attacks. It can replace one attack with a use of Spellcasting.
Shortsword. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2) piercing damage.
Shortbow
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Bard Subclasses A Bard subclass is a specialization that grants you features at certain Bard levels, as specified in the subclass. Bards form loose associations, which they call colleges, to preserve
Harmony with the Cosmos Bards of the College of Dance know that the Words of Creation can’t be contained within speech or song; the words are uttered by the movements of celestial bodies and flow
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
unknown organization seems to be at work in Yartar. None of the reports that reach the Bargewright Inn contain any hint of the truth, but the troublemakers are members of the Kraken Society, trying to
destabilize Yartar so they can replace the current waterbaron with their own stooge. Then the new waterbaron can swiftly fix the troubles and thereby win local support. The Black Network is an incidental
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
gymnasium, a music or dance hall, or a cleverly built gauntlet of traps and hazards. It might contain inanimate targets (for weapon practice), padded mats, and other equipment. One of the facility’s
can replace that trainer with another one from the table. Expert Trainers Trainer Type Empower Effect Battle Expert When you take damage from an attack made with an Unarmed Strike or a weapon, you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
; for example, the “Orcs” section contains stat blocks for various kinds of orcs, including tanarukks (demonic orcs). Immediately following this chapter are two appendices that contain additional stat
chapter, the lore and maps in chapter 1 might inspire you. Similarly, the racial traits in chapter 2 can be applied to the stat blocks in appendix B to create such memorable NPCs as goliath champions, kenku master thieves, and tabaxi bards.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Frostmourn When a frost giant is murdered in a dishonorable manner—perhaps poisoned, stabbed in the back, or killed while sleeping—the slain giant can rise as a frostmourn. Driven by its desire for
(5,900 XP) Proficiency Bonus +4
Actions
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Dragonflesh Abomination A dragonflesh abomination is the final stage of a grafter’s transformation—a hulking monster whose corrupted brain is ablaze with desire for treasure. Its abhorrent
. The abomination makes three attacks using Claw, Acidic Spit, or a combination of them. It can replace one of the attacks with a Tail attack.
Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 10 ft., one
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Roleplaying Gnolls and Cultists of Yeenoghu When you’re roleplaying a cultist or gnoll of Yeenoghu, the following tables contain possible inspiration. They suggest characteristics that the NPC might
flee from opponents that can match my strength. 3 My supposed allies are my first victims. 4 Deep down inside, I am terrified I will fail Yeenoghu. 5 My desire to torment my foes sometimes gives them the opportunity to outwit me. 6 My arrogance causes me to overlook opportunities.
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
diplomacy. They care only for satisfying their insatiable desire for battle, to smash their foes and appease their gods.
Booming Birth Rate
In order to replenish the casualties of their endless warring
return from a raid.
The gaze of the One Eye brings madness to many an orc.
— Elminster
Roleplaying an Orc
When you’re roleplaying an orc, the following tables contain possible