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the training rules in the Player’s Handbook to acquire proficiency, assuming that they have enough ammunition to keep the weapons working while mastering their use.
This weapon has the
the start of your next turn. If the creature is hit more than once by weapons that have this property, the Speed reduction doesn’t exceed 10 feet.
Equipment
the training rules in the Player’s Handbook to acquire proficiency, assuming that they have enough ammunition to keep the weapons working while mastering their use.
This weapon has the
the start of your next turn. If the creature is hit more than once by weapons that have this property, the Speed reduction doesn’t exceed 10 feet.
Equipment
the training rules in the Player’s Handbook to acquire proficiency, assuming that they have enough ammunition to keep the weapons working while mastering their use.
This weapon has the
the start of your next turn. If the creature is hit more than once by weapons that have this property, the Speed reduction doesn’t exceed 10 feet.
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
, as though accustomed to being obeyed.The sword’s purpose is to consume souls. It doesn’t care whose souls it eats, including the wielder’s. The sword believes that all matter and
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
blood. If the sword doesn’t taste blood on its blade within 1 minute of being drawn from its scabbard, its wielder makes a DC 15 Charisma saving throw. On a successful save, the wielder takes
cast a spell, you can’t cast that spell again from it until the next dawn.
Spirit of Kas. While the sword is on your person, you gain the following benefits:
Battle Hunger. You add 1d10 to your
Classes
Player’s Handbook
, a Cleric can reach out to the divine magic of the Outer Planes—where gods dwell—and channel it to bolster people and battle foes.
Because their power is a divine gift, Clerics typically
associate themselves with temples dedicated to the deity or other immortal force that unlocked their magic. Harnessing divine magic doesn’t rely on specific training, yet Clerics might learn
Classes
Player’s Handbook
talents of sorcery appear as a fluke. People who have this magical power soon discover that it doesn’t like to stay quiet. A Sorcerer’s magic wants to be wielded.
Becoming a Sorcerer...
As a
Gain the Hit Point Die from the Core Sorcerer Traits table.
Gain the Sorcerer’s level 1 features, which are listed in the Sorcerer Features table. See the multiclassing rules to determine
Monsters
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
a cunning mind. Biha Babir is politically savvy and prefers to outsmart her opponents rather than battle them, though she doesn’t shy from combat if necessary.
Biha Babir covets opulence, but
again until the start of her next turn.Scheming Marid Ruler
The calculating Biha Babir rules the pelagic city of Maran Saya in Calimshan. Though her physical form is as fluid as the ocean itself, she
Monsters
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
;ve outlived their usefulness. Manshoon doesn’t care who suffers so long he’s able to crush his many enemies and force his subjects into paranoid and eager obedience.
History
The
. That Manshoon is dead, and the current Manshoon is one of the original’s many clones. Being a magical copy rather than an original doesn’t make Manshoon any less of a threat, as he’s
Monsters
Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
opponent in battle.
Kender Taunts
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Taunt
1
“Should I pretend to be scared? You seem like you really need
this.”
2
“I wish I could be like you and just not care how I look … or smell … or dress. So brave.”
3
“Did the Cataclysm have a face? Because I think you
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
in the eternal battle.
The transformation that created fensirs left them with an odd quirk to their regenerative powers: their regeneration doesn’t function in sunlight, and in fact, sunlight can turn these creatures to stone.
Regeneration. The fensir regains 10 hit points at the start of its turn if it isn’t in sunlight. If the fensir takes acid or fire damage, this trait doesn’t function at the start of the
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Devil’s Sight. Magical darkness doesn’t impede the amnizu’s darkvision.
Magic Resistance. The amnizu has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical
24 hours.Amnizus lead infernal legions into battle and command guardians at the gateways to the Hells. Amnizus are arrogant, bullying, and ruthless, but they’re also highly intelligent
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
, contradictory, or unenforceable terms. Beyond that, it doesn’t care whether both parties understand what they’re agreeing to.PoisonThunder; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks
Resistance. The marut has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Unusual Nature. The marut doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep.Multiattack. The marut makes two
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Devil’s Sight. Magical darkness doesn’t impede the amnizu’s darkvision.
Magic Resistance. The amnizu has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical
, the attacker is immune to the amnizu’s Instinctive Charm for 24 hours.Amnizus lead infernal legions into battle and command guardians at the gateways to the Hells. Amnizus are arrogant, bullying
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Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
use in the eternal battle.
The transformation that created fensirs left them with an odd quirk to their regenerative powers: their regeneration doesn’t function in sunlight, and in fact, sunlight can turn these creatures to stone.
Death Curse. When the fensir starts its turn with 0 hit points and doesn’t regenerate, it releases a curse on those around it. Each creature within 30 feet of the fensir when it dies must
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
to inspire your portrayal of distinctive dragon turtle characters, and use the Dragon Turtle Spellcasting table to help select spells for a spellcasting dragon. (Though the Monster Manual doesn’t
explicitly include dragon turtles in the variant rules for making a dragon a spellcaster, you can apply those rules to these aquatic dragons.)
Dragon Turtle Personality Traits
d8
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The Book of Many Things
damage if he fails, provided he doesn’t have the incapacitated condition.
Nimbleness. Delour can move through the space of a Medium or larger creature.
Regeneration. Delour regains 10 hit points
at the start of his turn. If he takes damage from a silver weapon, this trait doesn’t function at the start of his next turn. Delour dies only if he starts his turn with 0 hit points and doesn
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
characters, and use the Dragon Turtle Spellcasting table to help select spells for a spellcasting dragon. (Though the Monster Manual doesn’t explicitly include dragon turtles in the variant rules for
making a dragon a spellcaster, you can apply those rules to these aquatic dragons.)
Dragon Turtle Personality Traits
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Trait
Backgrounds
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
gravity isn’t present, the following rules apply:
Impeded Melee. When making a melee attack with a weapon, a creature that doesn’t have a flying or swimming speed (either naturally or
to adapt to zero gravity. Being weightless doesn’t give you disadvantage on any of your melee attack rolls (see “Weightlessness” below).
WEIGHTLESSNESS
In any location where
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Magic Resistance. The collector has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Unusual Nature. The collector doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep.Multiattack
great battle—either where one is in progress, where one is imminent, or where one once took place. They encase themselves in the armor and weapons of fallen warriors and impale the corpses of those
Species
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
, Ooze, Plant, Undead. These types don’t have rules themselves, but some rules in the game affect creatures of certain types in different ways. For example, the cure wounds spell doesn’t work
carve their horns to sharpen their edges, etch symbols of power into them, or sheathe them in bronze to prevent them from shattering during battle.
Thick hair extends down minotaurs’ necks and
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Storm King's Thunder
breathing
Roleplaying Information
Vaasha is a skilled hunter and tracker who doesn’t charge into danger without first assessing the risks. She’s not afraid to speak her mind, even to her
: “I’ll protect this beautiful world from the ravages of evil with my dying breath.”
Flaw: “I don’t care if my words hurt others’ feelings.”Lightning, ThunderCold
Monsters
Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
overwhelming waves. In the heat of battle, individual jermlaine gladly throw themselves on their enemies' weapons to clear the way for their allies' attacks.
Hidden Threat. The jermlaine's skin is rough
their assumption that any who meet them seek to harvest them for such experiments.
Secret Lairs. Because they are hunted for food or for their skin, jermlaine take care to hide their lairs away from
Monsters
Candlekeep Mysteries
. The skitterwidget doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep.Multiattack. The skitterwidget makes two attacks: one with its bite and one with its tail.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +6
or not. If it receives a command from its master that would endanger the life of one or more kiddywidgets in its care, a skitterwidget can make a DC 5 Charisma saving throw, ignoring the command and all other commands from its master for 1 minute on a success.Lightning, Poison
Sahuagin Baron
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Blood Frenzy. The sahuagin has advantage on melee attack rolls against any creature that doesn’t have all its hit points.
Limited Amphibiousness. The sahuagin can breathe air and water, but he
it. This is the sound of the sahuagin hunting horn — a call to raid and battle. Coastal settlers refer to sahuagin as “sea devils,” for sahuagin have no compassion in them
Goliath
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Elemental Evil Player's Companion
seek out a larger, more powerful wyrm to battle. Few goliath adventurers reach old age, as most die attempting to surpass their past accomplishments.
Fair Play
For goliaths, competition exists only
mock folk who rely on society’s structures or rules to maintain power.
Survival of the Fittest
Among goliaths, any adult who can’t contribute to the tribe is expelled. A lone goliath has
Monsters
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures
among the fae, magically negotiating themselves advantages in battle.
Like many high fae, these mages draw power from the latent energy found throughout the wilds of Eldraine. However, high fae mages
, embodying the natural splendor and danger of the wilderness. High fae have no regard for mortal values of honor and law, but they nonetheless operate under inviolable rules of their own: gifts must
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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Unusual Nature. The warrior doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep.Battleaxe. Melee Weapon Attack: +6;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Battleaxe"} to hit, reach 5
are most often found on ancient battlefields where soldiers were hemmed in and slaughtered without quarter.
Sword Wraiths
When glory-obsessed warriors die in battle without honor, they might haunt
Lizardfolk
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
hold and controls their actions. In contrast, lizardfolk see emotions as traits assigned to other creatures, objects, and situations. A lizardfolk doesn’t think, “I’m scared.&rdquo
lizardfolk doesn’t share those feelings, but instead assesses them in the same clinical manner. Yes, the fallen dwarf might be most useful as a meal, but hacking the body into steaks provokes aggression
Monsters
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures
half damage if it fails, provided it doesn’t have the incapacitated condition.
Magic Resistance. The high fae has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.Multiattack
operate under inviolable rules of their own: gifts must always be repaid, promises must be honored, and outright lies must never be spoken (though misdirection and riddles are always welcome). To
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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
doesn’t function at the start of his next turn. Bael dies only if he starts his turn with 0 hit points and doesn’t regenerate.Multiattack. Bael makes two Hellish Morningstar attacks.
Hellish
his holdings because of Bael’s battle acumen. During a time when so many other archdevils have lost their positions, Mammon has never been ousted, which is a testament to Bael’s skill on
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Mythic Odysseys of Theros
death. They care nothing for morbid reunions with their lost bodies or Returned remnants.
Of the various types of eidolons, flitterstep eidolons are the most common and wander without purpose.
Undead
Nature. An eidolon doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep.PoisonNecrotic; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks
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Curse of Strahd
doesn’t function at the start of the wereraven’s next turn. The wereraven dies only if it starts its turn with 0 hit points and doesn’t regenerate.Multiattack (Human or Hybrid Form
, modestly give money to charity. They take steps to keep magic items out of evil hands by stashing them in secret hiding places.
Characters as Wereravens. The Monster Manual has rules for characters
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The Book of Many Things
doesn’t function if Asteria has the incapacitated condition.
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Asteria fails a saving throw, she can choose to succeed instead.
Special Equipment. Asteria wears
moves up to her speed. This movement doesn’t provoke opportunity attack;opportunity attacks.
Cast a Spell (Costs 2 Actions). Asteria uses Spellcasting.Though she now travels alone, Asteria
Hobgoblin
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
.
Uphold the Legion. Hobgoblins care more for the survival of their legion than they do for others of their own kind. Two legions might battle over territory, resources, or power, or out of simple
a force numbers just twenty. One banner might have four warriors mounted on worgs led by a fist, while a fist in another banner of the same legion might lead ten mounted warriors. If any rank doesn