bark being details creature reclusive

Barkskin

Spells Player’s Handbook

You touch a willing creature. Until the spell ends, the target’s skin assumes a bark-like appearance, and the target has an Armor Class of 17 if its AC is lower than that.

Modify Memory

Spells Player’s Handbook

modified memories to take root. Its mind fills in any gaps in the details of your description. If the spell ends before you finish describing the modified memories, the creature’s memory isn

You attempt to reshape another creature’s memories. One creature that you can see within range makes a Wisdom saving throw. If you are fighting the creature, it has Advantage on the save. On a

Summon Elemental

Spells Player’s Handbook

, Fire, or Water. The creature resembles a bipedal form wreathed in the chosen element, which determines certain details in its stat block. The creature disappears when it drops to 0 Hit Points or when

the spell ends. The creature is an ally to you and your allies. In combat, the creature shares your Initiative count, but it takes its turn immediately after yours. It obeys your verbal commands (no

Giant Insect

Spells Player’s Handbook

determines certain details in its stat block. The creature disappears when it drops to 0 Hit Points or when the spell ends. The creature is an ally to you and your allies. In combat, the creature

Only). Constitution Saving Throw: Your spell save DC, one creature the insect can see within 10 feet. Failure: The target has the Poisoned condition until the start of the insect’s next turn.

Summon Aberration

Spells Player’s Handbook

, or Slaad. The creature resembles an Aberration of that kind, which determines certain details in its stat block. The creature disappears when it drops to 0 Hit Points or when the spell ends. The

creature is an ally to you and your allies. In combat, it shares your Initiative count, but it takes its turn immediately after yours. It obeys your verbal commands (no action required by you). If you

Summon Construct

Spells Player’s Handbook

, Metal, or Stone. The creature resembles an animate statue (you determine the appearance) made of the chosen material, which determines certain details in its stat block. The creature disappears when

it drops to 0 Hit Points or when the spell ends. The creature is an ally to you and your allies. In combat, the creature shares your Initiative count, but it takes its turn immediately after yours

Summon Undead

Spells Player’s Handbook

: Ghostly, Putrid, or Skeletal. The spirit resembles an Undead creature with the chosen form, which determines certain details in its stat block. The creature disappears when it drops to 0 Hit Points or

You call forth an Undead spirit. It manifests in an unoccupied space that you can see within range and uses the Undead Spirit stat block. When you cast the spell, choose the creature’s form

Summon Fey

Spells Player’s Handbook

. The creature resembles a Fey creature of your choice marked by the chosen mood, which determines certain details in its stat block. The creature disappears when it drops to 0 Hit Points or when the

spell ends. The creature is an ally to you and your allies. In combat, the creature shares your Initiative count, but it takes its turn immediately after yours. It obeys your verbal commands (no

Summon Beast

Spells Player’s Handbook

, or Water. The creature resembles an animal of your choice that is native to the chosen environment, which determines certain details in its stat block. The creature disappears when it drops to 0 Hit

Points or when the spell ends. The creature is an ally to you and your allies. In combat, the creature shares your Initiative count, but it takes its turn immediately after yours. It obeys your verbal

Summon Celestial

Spells Player’s Handbook

Avenger or Defender. Your choice determines certain details in its stat block. The creature disappears when it drops to 0 Hit Points or when the spell ends. The creature is an ally to you and your allies

. In combat, the creature shares your Initiative count, but it takes its turn immediately after yours. It obeys your verbal commands (no action required by you). If you don’t issue any, it takes

Summon Fiend

Spells Player’s Handbook

. The creature resembles a Fiend of the chosen type, which determines certain details in its stat block. The creature disappears when it drops to 0 Hit Points or when the spell ends. The creature is

an ally to you and your allies. In combat, the creature shares your Initiative count, but it takes its turn immediately after yours. It obeys your verbal commands (no action required by you). If you

Aranea

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

restrictions caused by webs, and it knows the location of any other creature in contact with the same web.Multiattack. The aranea makes two attacks, using Bite, Slam, or Sling in any combination. Bite

components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 12): At Will: Friends, Silent Image 1/Day: Hold PersonAraneas are reclusive shape-shifters. An aranea’s natural form resembles

Swanmay

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Beak", "rollDamageType":"Piercing"} Piercing damage. If the target is a Large or smaller creature, it has the Prone condition. Scimitar (Humanoid Form Only). Melee

GrowthSwanmays are members of a reclusive order of wilderness defenders. Each bears a primal blessing that allows them to transform into a swan to watch over the lakes and woods they call home. Swanmays get

Boss Augustus

Monsters The Book of Many Things

(5d6 + 4);{"diceNotation":"5d6+4", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Claw", "rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage. If the target is a creature, it must succeed on a DC 16 Strength saving

Bitterwind—have noticed he’s become more reclusive recently, and when he does appear, he’s restless. Augustus is a natural-born lycanthrope, born to werewolf parents. His parents

Fingerprint Kit

Equipment

you to capture the details of a fingerprint that has been left on an object and match them against another creature. It consists of an inkpad, parchment, and talcum powder.

Ability: Intelligence Utilize: Reveal the fingerprint left behind on an object and sketch a copy (DC 20), or match a copied fingerprint against a humanoid creature’s (DC 15) This item allows

Barkskin Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

You touch a willing creature. Until the spell ends, the target's skin has a rough, bark-like appearance, and the target's AC can't be less than 16, regardless of what kind of armor it is wearing.

Skabatha Nightshade

Monsters The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

creature she sees when she awakens after a long rest. See the stat block for details. Hourglass Coven The Hourglass Coven is a group of three hags, each one bound to an aspect of time: one reflects

Boon of Immortality. Skabatha is immune to any effect that would age her, and she can’t die from old age. Forgetfulness. The first creature that Skabatha sees after she finishes a long rest is

Aartuk Weedling

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

like a five-pointed star and is covered with thick, flexible bark. The tips of its branch-like extremities end in suction cups that allow the creature to climb on vertical surfaces and along ceilings

. The head contains the aartuk’s sensory organs, including a long tongue that the creature uses as a weapon. An aartuk’s preferred method of attack is to shoot forth its gooey tongue and

Hederan

races

Hederans are living embodiments of alpine trees, sentient beings of bark and leaf whose bodies host moss, holly and fungi. Their outer skin is made of thick bark that toughens with age, and beneath

lies a network of green, sap-filled muscle. Twigs and berries sprout unpredictably, with the brightest clusters gathered around their heads. Their leaves and bark vary in colour, and are as diverse as

Wolf-in-Sheep's-Clothing

Monsters Quests from the Infinite Staircase

False Appearance. If the wolf-in-sheep’s-clothing is motionless (except for its lure) at the start of combat, it has advantage on its initiative roll. Moreover, if a creature hasn’t

observed the wolf-in-sheep’s-clothing move or act (except for the lure), that creature must succeed on a DC 18 Intelligence (Investigation) check to discern that the wolf-in-sheep’s-clothing is

Prismari Professor of Perfection

Monsters Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

foes. These teachers stress attention to fine details, drilling their students on the most minuscule points. The perfect foundation ultimately leads to a flawless work of art, and the professors of

feet of any other creature during this bonus action, that creature must succeed on a DC 15 Strength saving throw, or the creature is knocked prone and it can’t take reactions until the start of its next turn. A creature can suffer this effect only once during a turn.

Aartuk Elder

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

covered with thick, flexible bark. The tips of its branch-like extremities end in suction cups that allow the creature to climb on vertical surfaces and along ceilings. Each suction cup houses three

sensory organs, including a long tongue that the creature uses as a weapon. An aartuk’s preferred method of attack is to shoot forth its gooey tongue and use it to drag enemies toward the

Barkburr

Monsters Quests from the Infinite Staircase

False Appearance. If the barkburr is motionless at the start of combat, it has advantage on its initiative roll. Moreover, if a creature hasn’t observed the barkburr move or act, that creature

Barb. Melee Weapon Attack: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Poison Barb"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 5 (1d4 + 3);{"diceNotation":"1d4+3", "rollType":"damage

Aartuk Starhorror

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

star and is covered with thick, flexible bark. The tips of its branch-like extremities end in suction cups that allow the creature to climb on vertical surfaces and along ceilings. Each suction cup

the aartuk’s sensory organs, including a long tongue that the creature uses as a weapon. An aartuk’s preferred method of attack is to shoot forth its gooey tongue and use it to drag enemies

Wood Woad

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

roots. After three days, a sprout emerges from the ground at the base of the tree and swiftly grows into a bipedal form. This new body, armored in tough bark and bearing a gnarled club and shield, is

at once ready to perform its duty. The one who performed the ritual sets the wood woad to its task, and the creature follows those orders unceasingly. A wood woad has a hole where its heart would be

Modify Memory Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

You attempt to reshape another creature's memories. One creature that you can see must make a Wisdom saving throw. If you are fighting the creature, it has advantage on the saving throw. On a failed

details of the event, or create a memory of some other event. You must speak to the target to describe how its memories are affected, and it must be able to understand your language for the modified

Memory Web

Monsters Quests from the Infinite Staircase

3 The details of an unfinished quest 4 A revelation about an impending upheaval FireDrain Memories. The memory web targets one creature grappled by it. The target must make a DC 12

Damage Transfer. While it is grapple;grappling a creature, the memory web takes only half the damage dealt to it, and the creature grappled by the web takes the other half. False Appearance. If the

Storm Giant Tempest Caller

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

":"Tempest Call (Thunder)", "rollDamageType":"thunder"}. On a successful save, a creature takes half as much damage.While most storm giants care little for the intricate details of ranking in the ordning

Rune). The giant creates an elemental vortex that fills a 60-foot-radius sphere centered on itself. Each creature in that area other than the giant must make a DC 21 Dexterity saving throw. On a

Murgaxor's Orb

Magic Items Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

, and a Charisma of 16, as well as hearing and darkvision out to a range of 30 feet. The orb can speak, read, and understand Common, and it can communicate telepathically with any creature touching it

. At any time during your turn, the orb can cast the suggestion spell (save DC 17), targeting you or one other creature that touched the orb within the last 24 hours. This isn’t a power of the

Unspeakable Horror

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

in this stat block. Amorphous (Malleable Mass Only). The horror can move through any opening at least 1 inch wide without squeezing. Bile Body (Oozing Organs Only). Any creature that touches the

). The horror can move through the space of another creature. The first time on a turn that the horror enters a creature’s space during this move, the creature must succeed on a DC 16 Strength

Unspeakable Horror (Malleable Mass)

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Corrosive Pseudopod","rollDamageType":"acid"} acid damage. Grasping Tentacle. The horror’s limb is a grasping tentacle. When the horror hits a creature with

this limb, the creature is also grappled (escape DC 16). The limb can have only one creature grappled at a time. Poisonous Limb. The horror’s limb deals piercing damage instead of bludgeoning

Unspeakable Horror (Aberrant Armor)

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

. The horror’s limb is a grasping tentacle. When the horror hits a creature with this limb, the creature is also grappled (escape DC 16). The limb can have only one creature grappled at a time

. Poisonous Limb. The horror’s limb deals piercing damage instead of bludgeoning damage. In addition, when the horror hits a creature with this limb, the creature must succeed on a DC 15

Wereraven

Monsters Curse of Strahd

Mimicry. The wereraven can mimic simple sounds it has heard, such as a person whispering, a baby crying, or an animal chattering. A creature that hears the sounds can tell they are imitations with a

piercing damage (no ability modifier applies to this damage) and carries the curse of lycanthropy; see the “Player Characters as Lycanthropes” sidebar in the lycanthropes entry in the Monster Manual for details.

Unspeakable Horror (Loathsome Limbs)

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

in this stat block. Relentless Stride (Loathsome Limbs Only). The horror can move through the space of another creature. The first time on a turn that the horror enters a creature’s space

during this move, the creature must succeed on a DC 16 Strength saving throw or be knocked prone.Multiattack. The horror makes two Limbs attacks. Limbs. Melee Weapon Attack: +8;{"diceNotation":"1d20+8

Unspeakable Horror (Oozing Organs)

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

in this stat block. Bile Body (Oozing Organs Only). Any creature that touches the horror or hits it with a melee attack takes 5 (1d10);{"diceNotation":"1d10","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Bile

damage. Grasping Tentacle. The horror’s limb is a grasping tentacle. When the horror hits a creature with this limb, the creature is also grappled (escape DC 16). The limb can have only one creature

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