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Player’s Handbook
mercenaries—as Fighters, they all share an unparalleled prowess with weapons and armor. And they are well acquainted with death, both meting it out and defying it.
Fighters master various
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Action Surge (one use), Tactical Mind
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Classes
Player’s Handbook
prayers and rites that help them draw on power from the Outer Planes.
Not every member of a temple or shrine is a Cleric. Some priests are called to a simple life of temple service, carrying out their
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Classes
Player’s Handbook
, individual Druids gain their magic from nature, a nature deity, or both, and they typically unite with other Druids to perform rites that mark the passage of the seasons and other natural cycles
to determine your available spell slots.
Druid Features
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Wild Shape
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Monsters
Curse of Strahd
capabilities (except class features, legendary actions, and lair actions) that the new form has but that it lacks.No creature in Barovia is older than the master of the Abbey of Saint Markovia in Krezk. This
meant to be perfect. They didn't want to be ordinary humans. They wanted the eyes of a cat, wings to fly like a bat, the strength of a mule, and the guile of a snake. In short, they craved bestial
Species
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Yuan-ti were originally humans who transformed themselves into serpent folk through ancient rituals. Most yuan-ti were corrupted into monsters by those rites, but some yuan-ti instead became a new
by 1. Follow this rule regardless of the method you use to determine the scores, such as rolling or point buy. The “Quick Build” section for your character’s class offers
Cleric
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Classes
Basic Rules (2014)
to those chosen to fulfill a high calling.
Harnessing divine magic doesn’t rely on study or training. A cleric might learn formulaic prayers and ancient rites, but the ability to cast cleric
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Class Features
As a cleric, you gain the following class features.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Bat Bat
Tiny beast, unaligned
Armor Class 12
Hit Points 1 (1d4 – 1)
Speed 5 ft., fly 30 ft.
STR
2 (–4)
DEX
15 (+2)
CON
8 (–1)
INT
2 (–4)
WIS
12
(+1)
CHA
4 (–3)
Senses Blindsight 60 ft., passive Perception 11
Languages —
Challenge 0 (10 XP)
Echolocation. While it can’t hear, the bat has no Blindsight.
Keen Hearing. The bat
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Giant Bat Giant Bat
Large beast, unaligned
Armor Class 13
Hit Points 22 (4d10)
Speed 10 ft., fly 60 ft.
STR
15 (+2)
DEX
16 (+3)
CON
11 (+0)
INT
2 (−4
)
WIS
12 (+1)
CHA
6 (−2)
Senses blindsight 60 ft., passive Perception 11
Languages —
Challenge 1/4 (50 XP)
Echolocation. The bat can’t use its blindsight while deafened.
Keen
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Bat Bat
Tiny beast, unaligned
Armor Class 12
Hit Points 1 (1d4 − 1)
Speed 5 ft., fly 30 ft.
STR
2 (−4)
DEX
15 (+2)
CON
8 (−1)
INT
2 (−4)
WIS
12 (+1
)
CHA
4 (−3)
Senses blindsight 60 ft., passive Perception 11
Languages —
Challenge 0 (10 XP)
Echolocation. The bat can’t use its blindsight while deafened.
Keen Hearing. The bat has
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Quasit Quasit
Tiny fiend (demon, shapechanger), chaotic evil
Armor Class 13
Hit Points 7 (3d4)
Speed 40 ft. (10 ft., fly 40 ft. in bat form; 40 ft., climb 40 ft. in centipede form; 40 ft
Abyssal, Common
Challenge 1 (200 XP)
Shapechanger. The quasit can use its action to polymorph into the beast form of a bat, centipede, or toad, or into its demon form. Its statistics are the same in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
Stirge This horrid flying creature looks like a cross between a large bat and an oversized mosquito. Stirges feed on the blood of living creatures, attaching and draining them slowly. Although they
pose little danger in small numbers, packs of stirges can be a formidable threat, reattaching as quickly as their weakening prey can pluck them off. Stirge
Tiny beast, unaligned
Armor Class 14
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
. In these lands, ecclesiastical positions are dominated by a few bloodlines and preserved over generations. Why do so many celestial things have bird wings and infernal things have bat wings? It seems
arbitrary. There should be a bat angel!
Divine Soul Features Sorcerer Level Feature 1st Divine Magic, Favored by the Gods 6th Empowered Healing 14th Otherworldly Wings 18th Unearthly Recovery
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Swarm of Bats Swarm of Bats
Medium swarm of Tiny beasts, unaligned
Armor Class 12
Hit Points 22 (5d8)
Speed 0 ft., fly 30 ft.
STR
5 (−3)
DEX
15 (+2)
CON
10 (+0
bat. The swarm can’t regain hit points or gain temporary hit points.
Actions
Bites. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 0 ft., one creature in the swarm’s space. Hit: 5 (2d4) piercing damage, or 2 (1d4) piercing damage if the swarm has half of its hit points or fewer.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Emerald Claw. The Odakyr Rites. The nation of Karrnath has a proud martial heritage, and its soldiers are unmatched in discipline. But in the early years of the Last War, Karrnath was crippled by famine and
as cannon fodder. Over decades, a high priest named Malevanor worked with the necromancers of the Blood of Vol to develop the Odakyr Rites, which grant Karrnathi undead the ability to make tactical
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Cockatrice The cockatrice looks like a hideous hybrid of lizard, bird, and bat, and it is infamous for its ability to turn flesh to stone. These omnivores have a diet that consists of berries, nuts
slowly turns to stone from the injury.
Cockatrice
Small monstrosity, unaligned
Armor Class 11
Hit Points 27 (6d6 + 6)
Speed 20 ft., fly 40 ft.
STR
6 (−2)
DEX
12 (+1
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Stirge This horrid flying creature looks like a cross between a large bat and an oversized mosquito. Its legs end in sharp pincers, and its long, needle-like proboscis slashes the air as it seeks
its pincer legs to latch on to the victim. Once the stirge has sated itself, it detaches and flies off to digest its meal. Stirge
Tiny beast, unaligned
Armor Class 14 (natural armor)
Hit Points 2
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
might work openly under a tyrant, or they might be the leaders of religious sects hidden in the shadows of good society, overseeing depraved rites. A priest typically has one or more acolytes to help
with religious ceremonies and other sacred duties. Priest
Medium humanoid (any race), any alignment
Armor Class 13 (chain shirt)
Hit Points 27 (5d8 + 5)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
10 (+0)
DEX
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
strange traps and logic-defying puzzles, along with a legion of brainwashed servitors and countless xills. As to the fate ofthe individuals seized by the xills, they perhaps form the bulk of
monstrosity, lawful evil
Armor Class 16 (natural armor)
Hit Points 33 (6d8 + 6)
Speed 40 ft.
STR
14(+2)
DEX
18(+4)
CON
13(+1)
INT
11(+0)
WIS
14(+2)
CHA
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
Kraul Death Priest The death priests occupy the highest roles in kraul society. They lead the buzzing chants of the kraul rites. Their inscrutable clicks and buzzing can summon crippling necromantic
of the kraul is a death priest named Mazirek. Kraul Death Priest
Medium humanoid (kraul), neutral evil
Armor Class 18 (natural armor)
Hit Points 65 (10d8 + 20)
Speed 30 ft., climb 30 ft., fly
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Lizardfolk Shaman Lizardfolk Leaders. Lizardfolk respect and fear magic with a religious awe. Lizardfolk shamans lead their tribes, overseeing rites and ceremonies performed to honor Semuanya. From
Medium humanoid (lizardfolk), neutral
Armor Class 13 (natural armor)
Hit Points 27 (5d8 + 5)
Speed 30 ft., swim 30 ft.
STR
15 (+2)
DEX
10 (+0)
CON
13 (+1)
INT
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
, picking from the Replicable Items tables below. A table’s title tells you the level you must be in the class to choose an item from the table. Alternatively, you can choose the magic item from among the
levitation Yes Boots of speed Yes Bracers of defense Yes Cloak of the bat Yes Dimensional shackles No Gem of seeing Yes Horn of blasting No Ring of free action Yes Ring of protection Yes Ring of the ram Yes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
, leaving his allies to fend for themselves. Zargash
Medium Humanoid (Cleric, Human), Chaotic Evil
Armor Class 13 (chain shirt)
Hit Points 45 (7d8 + 14)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
14 (+2)
DEX
to 1 hit point.
Special Equipment. Zargash wears a bat-shaped amulet that has the properties of a ring of feather falling.
Actions
Warhammer. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
intended it. They mastermind elaborate schemes and perform dark rites in the hope of one day ruling the world. Yuan-ti Abomination
Large monstrosity (shapechanger, yuan-ti), neutral evil
Armor Class 15
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
: Servants of Living Stars
Some stars in the sky are Elder Evils, alien beings of godlike power from the reality-defying Far Realm. A living portent can be a fragment of these beings’ will. These
.
Living Portent Small or Medium Celestial, Typically Lawful Neutral
Armor Class 15 (natural armor)
Hit Points 65 (10d8 + 20)
Speed 30 ft., fly 30 ft. (hover)
STR
14 (+2)
DEX
16 (+3)
CON
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
, picking from the Replicable Items tables below. A table’s title tells you the level you must be in the class to choose an item from the table. In the tables, an item’s entry tells you whether the item
Yes
Boots of levitation Yes
Boots of speed Yes
Bracers of defense Yes
Cloak of the bat Yes
Dimensional shackles No
Gem of seeing Yes
Horn of blasting No
Ring of free action Yes
Ring of protection Yes
Ring of the ram Yes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
, picking from the Replicable Items tables. A table’s title tells you the level you must be in the class to choose an item from the table. Alternatively, you can choose the magic item from among the common
Artificer) Magic Item Attunement Amulet of health Yes Belt of hill giant strength Yes Boots of levitation Yes Boots of speed Yes Bracers of defense Yes Cloak of the bat Yes Dimensional shackles No
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Nycaloth The elite airborne shock troops of the yugoloths, nycaloths look like muscular gargoyles. Powerful bat wings bear them swiftly aloft in battle, and the razor-sharp claws of their hands and
reward for doing so is extreme. Nycaloth
Large fiend (yugoloth), neutral evil
Armor Class 18 (natural armor)
Hit Points 123 (13d10 + 52)
Speed 40 ft., fly 60 ft.
STR
20 (+5)
DEX
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
devoted to deities of gloom and night, such as that of Shar in the Forgotten Realms, perform unholy rites to summon shadow mastiffs to work as temple sentinels and bodyguards. Shadow Mastiff
Medium
Monstrosity, Typically Neutral Evil
Armor Class 12
Hit Points 33 (6d8 + 6)
Speed 40 ft.
STR
16 (+3)
DEX
14 (+2)
CON
13 (+1)
INT
5 (−3)
WIS
12 (+1
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
Lizardfolk Shaman Lizardfolk shamans lead their tribes, overseeing rites and ceremonies performed to honor Semuanya, the lizardfolk god. Lizardfolk Shaman
Medium humanoid (lizardfolk), neutral
Armor Class 13 (natural armor)
Hit Points 27 (5d8 + 5)
Speed 30 ft., swim 30 ft.
STR
15(+2)
DEX
10(+0)
CON
13(+1)
INT
10(+0)
WIS
15(+2)
CHA
8(−1
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
Monsters O - S Ooze-Folk
Medium ooze, unaligned
Armor Class 10 (natural armor)
Hit Points 19 (2d8 + 10)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
14(+2)
DEX
3(−4)
CON
20(+5)
INT
1(−5
fiend (demon, shapechanger), chaotic evil
Armor Class 13
Hit Points 7 (3d4)
Speed 40 ft.
STR
5(−3)
DEX
17(+3)
CON
10(+0)
INT
7(−2)
WIS
10(+0)
CHA
10
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
expands to assault other creatures. The seer’s goal is to tap the energy sources and master the rites that will enable it to extend a bridge between the vulnerable sanity of the Material Plane and the
Class 17 (natural armor)
Hit Points 153 (18d8 + 72)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
14(+2)
DEX
12(+1)
CON
18(+4)
INT
22(+6)
WIS
19(+4)
CHA
16(+3)
Saving Throws Dex
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
, sowing terror and taking retribution for the slights or neglected burial rites that led to their cursed resurrections. Rigor mortis notoriously afflicts the limbs of jiangshi, causing them to hold
rise as life-hungry corpses and might turn into jiangshi themselves if they feed upon the living. Jiangshi
Medium Undead
Armor Class 16 (natural armor)
Hit Points 119 (14d8 + 56)
Speed 20 ft
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
willies.”
— A merchant’s account of his experience with the lizardfolk tribes of the Lizard Marsh
Lizardfolk
Medium humanoid (lizardfolk), neutral
Armor Class 15 (natural armor, shield
taste for humanoid flesh. Prisoners are often taken back to their camps to become the centerpieces of great feasts and rites involving dancing, storytelling, and ritual combat. Victims are either
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Minotaur A minotaur’s roar is a savage battle cry that most civilized creatures fear. Born into the mortal realm by demonic rites, minotaurs are savage conquerors and carnivores that live for the
children in the world. Minotaur
Large monstrosity, chaotic evil
Armor Class 14 (natural armor)
Hit Points 76 (9d10 + 27)
Speed 40 ft.
STR
18 (+4)
DEX
11 (+0)
CON
16
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
days equal to his or her current renown multiplied by 10, the character’s renown increases by 1. Performing Sacred Rites A pious character can spend time between adventures performing sacred rites in
a temple affiliated with a god he or she reveres. Between rites, the character spends time in meditation and prayer. A character who is a priest in the temple can lead these rites, which might






