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College of Valor

Classes Player’s Handbook

Sing the Deeds of Ancient Heroes Bards of the College of Valor are daring storytellers whose tales preserve the memory of the great heroes of the past. These Bards sing the deeds of the mighty in

vaulted halls or to crowds gathered around great bonfires. They travel to witness great events firsthand and to ensure that the memory of these events doesn’t pass away. With their songs, they inspire new generations to reach the same heights of accomplishment as the heroes of old.

Black Pudding

Monsters Monster Manual

penalty reaches −5. The penalty can be removed by casting the Mending spell on the weapon. In 1 minute, the pudding can eat through 2 feet of nonmagical wood or metal. Spider Climb. The pudding

":"Dissolving Pseudopod"}, reach 10 ft. Hit: 17 (4d6 + 3);{"diceNotation":"4d6+3", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Dissolving Pseudopod", "rollDamageType":"Acid"} Acid damage. Nonmagical armor worn

Gray Ooze

Monsters Monster Manual

the penalty reaches −5. The penalty can be removed by casting the Mending spell on the weapon. The ooze can eat through 2-inch-thick, nonmagical metal or wood in 1 round.Pseudopod. Melee Attack

Roll: +3;{"diceNotation":"1d20+3", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Pseudopod"}, reach 5 ft. Hit: 10 (2d8 + 1);{"diceNotation":"2d8+1", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Pseudopod", "rollDamageType

Sword of Vengeance

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

attack the creature that damaged you until you drop to 0 Hit Points or it does or until you can’t reach the creature to make a melee attack against it. You can break the curse in the usual

ways. Alternatively, casting Banishment on the weapon forces the vengeful spirit to leave it. The weapon then becomes a +1 Weapon with no other properties.

True Strike

Spells Player’s Handbook

Guided by a flash of magical insight, you make one attack with the weapon used in the spell’s casting. The attack uses your spellcasting ability for the attack and damage rolls instead of using

’s normal damage type, the attack deals extra Radiant damage when you reach levels 5 (1d6), 11 (2d6), and 17 (3d6).

Rust Monster

Monsters Monster Manual

: +3;{"diceNotation":"1d20+3", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Bite"}, reach 5 ft. Hit: 5 (1d8 + 1);{"diceNotation":"1d8+1", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Bite", "rollDamageType":"Piercing

is destroyed if its penalty reaches −5. The penalty can be removed by casting the Mending spell on the armor or weapon. Destroy Metal. The rust monster touches a nonmagical metal object within

War Caster

Feats Player’s Handbook

leaving your reach, you can take a Reaction to cast a spell at the creature rather than making an Opportunity Attack. The spell must have a casting time of one action and must target only that creature

Sea Hag

Monsters Monster Manual

spell’s normal casting time, and using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 11): Augury, Find Familiar, Identify, Locate Object, Scrying, or Unseen Servant. The hag must

Roll: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Claw"}, reach 5 ft. Hit: 10 (2d6 + 3);{"diceNotation":"2d6+3", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Claw", "rollDamageType

Green Hag

Monsters Monster Manual

spell’s normal casting time, and using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 11): Augury, Find Familiar, Identify, Locate Object, Scrying, or Unseen Servant. The hag must

a successful DC 14 Wisdom (Insight) check.Multiattack. The hag makes two Claw attacks. Claw. Melee Attack Roll: +6;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Claw"}, reach 5 ft. Hit

Bard

Classes Player’s Handbook

;Daggers, Musical Instrument of your choice, Entertainer's Pack, and 19 GP; or (B) 90 GP Invoking magic through music, dance, and verse, Bards are expert at inspiring others, soothing hurts

, disheartening foes, and creating illusions. Bards believe the multiverse was spoken into existence and that remnants of its Words of Creation still resound and glimmer on every plane of existence. Bardic

Night Hag

Monsters Monster Manual

Coven Magic. While within 30 feet of at least two hag allies, the hag can cast one of the following spells, requiring no Material components, using the spell’s normal casting time, and using

released. The hag can create a new bag after 7 days.Multiattack. The hag makes two Claw attacks. Claw. Melee Attack Roll: +7;{"diceNotation":"1d20+7", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Claw"}, reach

Hat of Many Spells

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

special Somatic component: you must reach into the hat and “pull” the spell out of it. Unknown Spell. While holding the hat, you can try to cast a level 1+ spell you don’t know. The

its normal casting time, and you can’t use this property again until you finish a Short or Long Rest. On a failed check, you fail to cast the spell and a random effect occurs instead

Arch-hag

Monsters Monster Manual

Coven Magic. While within 30 feet of at least two hag allies, the hag can cast one of the following spells, requiring no Material components, using the spell’s normal casting time, and using

+14", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Spectral Claw"}, reach 10 ft. or range 60 ft. Hit: 17 (3d6 + 7);{"diceNotation":"3d6+7", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Spectral Claw", "rollDamageType

Genie Magic

Feats Forgotten Realms: Heroes of Faerûn

Magic action, you can cast a level 1 spell of your choice from the Sorcerer spell list that has a casting time of an action. Once you use this benefit, you can’t do so again until you finish a Long

Rest. The spell’s spellcasting ability is the ability increased by this feat. When you reach level 11, the spell you cast with this feat is cast as though using a level 2 spell slot.When you reach level 17, the spell is cast as though using a level 3 spell slot.

Goblin Warrior (Stranger Things)

Monsters Stranger Things: Welcome to the Hellfire Club

Scimitar. Melee Attack Roll: +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Scimitar"}, reach 5 ft. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2);{"diceNotation":"1d6+2", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction

, the better. Goblin raids are often as much opportunities to enjoy setting fires and tormenting livestock as they are parts of more disruptive plots. Goblin warriors excel at causing mischief, but some devote themselves to nobler pursuits.Nimble Escape. The goblin takes the Disengage or Hide action.

Zlan

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

Crenshinibon, better known as the Crystal Shard. Zlan Clervish was one of those seven liches, and that lich’s will predominates in the fused entity. All seven bodies are frozen together with ice and

College of Valor Legacy

Classes Player’s Handbook (2014)

Bards of the College of Valor are daring skalds whose tales keep alive the memory of the great heroes of the past, and thereby inspire a new generation of heroes. These bards gather in mead halls or

from the world. With their songs, they inspire others to reach the same heights of accomplishment as the heroes of old.

Instrument of the Bards Legacy

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

An instrument of the bards is an exquisite example of its kind, superior to an ordinary instrument in every way. Seven types of these instruments exist, each named after a legendary bard college. The

’t be used to cast that spell again until the next dawn. The spells use your spellcasting ability and spell save DC. You can play the instrument while casting a spell that causes any of its

Quandrix Professor of Theory

Monsters Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

":"to hit", "rollAction":"Heuristic Lance"} to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 60 ft., one creature. Hit: 13 (2d8 + 4);{"diceNotation":"2d8+4", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Heuristic Lance

the professor sees another creature within 60 feet of itself casting a spell, the professor can try to nullify the spell’s formation. The creature must succeed on a DC 15 saving throw using the

Coin of Decisionry

Magic Items Acquisitions Incorporated

the user toward a specific course of action. The creature flipping the coin can detect your manipulation with a successful DC 13 Wisdom (Insight) check. Better Odds When you reach rank 3, your

Iggwilv the Witch Queen

Monsters The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

hit","rollAction":"Bewitching Bolt"} to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 120 ft., one target. Hit: 25 (5d6 + 8);{"diceNotation":"5d6+8","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Bewitching Bolt","rollDamageType

, teleport, wishNegate Spell (2/Day). When Iggwilv sees a creature within 60 feet of her casting a spell, she tries to interrupt it. If the creature is casting a spell using a spell slot of 8th level or

Xandala

Monsters Tomb of Annihilation

spell that has a casting time of 1 action, Xandala changes the casting time to 1 bonus action for that casting.Quarterstaff. Melee Weapon Attack: +3;{"diceNotation":"1d20+3","rollType":"to hit

","rollAction":"Quarterstaff"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 3 (1d6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Quarterstaff","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage, or 4 (1d8

Vinx

monsters Heroes of the Borderlands

Multiattack. Vinx makes two attacks, using Shortsword and Sling in any combination. Shortsword. Melee Attack Roll: +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Shortsword"}, reach

damage.This itinerant explorer knows the caves around the Keep on the Borderlands better than anyone else. Vinx frequently delves these caves in search of treasure. Recently, Vinx got caught in a bind while pursuing a stolen family heirloom. When she gets loose, those goblins won’t know what hit them!

Pendragon Beestinger

Monsters Acquisitions Incorporated

Echo Spell (1/day). Pendragon can cast the spell he cast on his last turn, whose casting time becomes 1 bonus action. This bonus casting uses a spell slot as normal. Spellcasting. Pendragon is a 4th

): blindness/deafness, cloud of daggers, scorching rayShortsword. Melee Weapon Attack: +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Shortsword"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 5

Mister Light

Monsters The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

":"Witchlight Vane"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3);{"diceNotation":"1d6+3","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Witchlight Vane","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage plus 4

spell attacks): At will: dancing lights, polymorph (after casting, roll a d8;{"diceNotation":"1d8","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Witchlight vane"}; on a roll of 3 or 8, Light can’t cast the spell

Oblex Spawn

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d4 + 3);{"diceNotation":"1d4+3","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Pseudopod","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage plus 2 (1d4);{"diceNotation":"1d4

, the oblex—a slime capable of assaulting the minds of other creatures. These pools of jelly are cunning hunters that feed on thoughts and memories. The sharper the mind, the better the meal, so

Dream Eater

Monsters Monstrous Compendium Vol. 2: Dragonlance Creatures

effects.Multiattack. The dream eater makes two Ensnaring Shriek attacks. Ensnaring Shriek. Melee or Ranged Spell Attack: +8;{"diceNotation":"1d20+8", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Ensnaring Shriek"} to hit, reach

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

Vecna the Archlich

Monsters Vecna: Eve of Ruin

Attack: +13;{"diceNotation":"1d20+13", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Afterthought"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d4 + 5);{"diceNotation":"1d4+5", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction

reactions per round but only one per turn. Dread Counterspell. Vecna utters a dread word to interrupt a creature he can see that is casting a spell. If the spell is 4th level or lower, it fails and

Alustriel Silverhand

Monsters Vecna: Eve of Ruin

: +12;{"diceNotation":"1d20+12", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Staff of Silverymoon"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 14 (2d8 + 5);{"diceNotation":"2d8+5", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction

/day each: Telepathy, Teleport, Time Stop Shining Counterspell. Alustriel interrupts a creature she can see within 60 feet of herself that is casting a spell. If the spell is 5th level or lower

Screaming Devilkin

Monsters Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1

attack: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Barbed Tail"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d4 + 3);{"diceNotation":"1d4+3","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Barbed

denizens of the Feywild. Sages believe that their appearance derives from the primal fear inspired by fiendish creatures, while bards assert that panic, being such a repulsive emotion, is embodied by an

Hellfire Engine

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

action to scrape off the burning fuel. 3–4: Lightning Flail. Melee Weapon Attack: +10;{"diceNotation":"1d20+10","rollType":"to hit"} to hit, reach 15 ft., one creature. Hit: 18 (3d8 + 5

wish spell or killing the lemure and casting true resurrection on the creature’s original body can restore it to life. Constructs and devils are immune to this effect.Hellfire engines are

Night Hag (Coven Variant) Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

For casting these spells, each hag is a 12th-level spellcaster that uses Intelligence as her spellcasting ability. The spell save DC is 15, and the spell attack bonus is +7;{"diceNotation":"1d20+7

","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Spellcasting"}.Claws.(Hag Form Only). Melee Weapon Attack: +7;{"diceNotation":"1d20+7","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Claws"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 13

Green Hag (Coven Variant) Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

, counterspell, lightning bolt 4th level (3 slots): phantasmal killer, polymorph 5th level (2 slots): contact other plane, scrying 6th level (1 slot): eyebite For casting these spells, each hag is

":"Spellcasting"}.Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: +6;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Claws"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 13 (2d8 + 4);{"diceNotation":"2d8+4","rollType

Athar Null

Monsters Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse

hit, reach 5 ft. or range 20/60 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d4 + 3);{"diceNotation":"1d4+3", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Force Dagger", "rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage plus 13 (3d8

ranged attack.Nullify Spell (3/Day). The null utters a magical word of cancelation to interrupt a creature it can see that is casting a spell. If the spell is 3rd level or lower, it fails and has no

Viari

Monsters Acquisitions Incorporated

with his shortsword and two attacks with his rapier. +1 Shortsword. Melee Weapon Attack: +9;{"diceNotation":"1d20+9","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"1 Shortsword"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target

":"to hit","rollAction":"Rapier"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 9 (1d8 + 5);{"diceNotation":"1d8+5","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Rapier","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage

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