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Player’s Handbook
Master Sophisticated Battle Maneuvers
Battle Masters are students of the art of battle, learning martial techniques passed down through generations. The most accomplished Battle Masters are well
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Player’s Handbook (2014)
Those who emulate the archetypal Battle Master employ martial techniques passed down through generations. To a Battle Master, combat is an academic field, sometimes including subjects beyond battle
such as weaponsmithing and calligraphy. Not every fighter absorbs the lessons of history, theory, and artistry that are reflected in the Battle Master archetype, but those who do are well-rounded fighters of great skill and knowledge.
Compendium
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beyond battle such as weaponsmithing and calligraphy. Not every fighter absorbs the lessons of history, theory, and artistry that are reflected in the Battle Master archetype, but those who do are
Battle Master Those who emulate the archetypal Battle Master employ martial techniques passed down through generations. To a Battle Master, combat is an academic field, sometimes including subjects
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Battle Master Builds Shock Trooper A Martial Archetype option in the Player’s Handbook, the Battle Master showcases just how versatile a fighter can be. The suite of maneuvers you choose, when
combined with a fighting style and feats, allows you to create a broad range of fighters, each with its own flavor and play style. Below are recommendations for how you might build a Battle Master to
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Can a Barbarian/Fighter (Battle Master) use maneuvers while raging? Nothing in the Barbarian’s Rage feature precludes the use of maneuvers.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
Can a non-Battle Master attempt to disarm someone? The Disarming Attack maneuver is designed for the Battle Master Fighter, but any character can try to disarm a foe. Such an attempt would fall under improvising an action not detailed by the rules and would be up to your DM to adjudicate.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
Does a grapple or shove trigger a Battle Master Fighter’s Riposte? No. Many game effects specify triggering when you are hit or missed by an attack roll; the Grapple and Shove options of an Unarmed
Strike don’t use attack rolls. However, many monsters have special attacks that can grapple or shove a creature as part of its effect on a hit. If such a creature misses a Battle Master Fighter with an attack roll, the Battle Master Fighter could then use Riposte.
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
an ally. As Dungeon Master, you should wait for a dramatically appropriate moment to reveal this enmity, leaving the adventurer guessing who is likely to become a betrayer.
Fool. You have
1,000 GP each appear at your feet.
Jester. You have Advantage on D20 Tests for the next 72 hours, or you can draw two additional cards beyond your declared draws.
Key. A Rare or rarer magic weapon with
Monsters
Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
Inquisition—which at the time counted then-mortal Count Strahd von Zarovich as an ally—faced Osybus in battle. Fearing that their master eventually would consume their souls, Osybus’s
Powers.
To rid themselves of this curse, Osybus’s former devotees turned to the same Dark Powers with whom their master had communed. They received a mission: Provide a mighty noble to serve as
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Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
dracoliches, magically bound dragons to his service, and learned how to drive dragons across Faerûn into a berserk rage. He considered his intellect beyond morality and became paranoid, resentful, and
rule Faerûn. His Cult of the Dragon devotes itself to helping evil dragons become dracoliches to bring this evil new age to fruition.
Sammaster was killed in battle, but had prepared contingencies
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Dungeon Masters: Ravenloft Play-Along Pack
Inquisition—which at the time counted then-mortal Count Strahd von Zarovich as an ally—faced Osybus in battle. Fearing that their master eventually would consume their souls, Osybus’s
Powers.
To rid themselves of this curse, Osybus’s former devotees turned to the same Dark Powers with whom their master had communed. They received a mission: Provide a mighty noble to serve as
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Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
allies. This includes all with the Shadowborn name and every member of the Circle.
Ebonbane is a magic weapon, but within Shadowborn Manor, it becomes a creature that can move on its own. Beyond the
wield Ebonbane must endure the Darklord’s constant demands and risk becoming its pawn (see “Sentient Magic Items” in the Dungeon Master’s Guide). If unattended outside Shadowborn
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Dungeon Masters: Ravenloft Play-Along Pack
battle, Caradoc refused to capture her spirit unless Soth bargained with Takhisis to restore Caradoc to life. Enraged, Soth tried to destroy Caradoc as the Mists rose around them.
When the Mists faded
Nightlund’s lord,” are admitted. Stairs beyond the gate climb several floors to the top of the keep’s walls.Garden. Gardens on the keep’s second floor are overgrown with thorny
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Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
bound dragons to his service, and learned how to drive dragons across Faerûn into a berserk rage. He considered his intellect beyond morality and became paranoid, resentful, and megalomaniacal
. His Cult of the Dragon devotes itself to helping evil dragons become dracoliches to bring this evil new age to fruition.
Sammaster was killed in battle, but had prepared contingencies for his demise
Monsters
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
":"damage","rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage.Those who follow Myrkul are either wizards or those who seek to master the necromantic arts.
Delvers into Lore. Cultists of Myrkul study rituals
are initiates who have not yet mastered arcane magic and rely on their flails in battle. Skull Lasher of Myrkul;Skull lashers are spellcasters who use magic to augment their combat abilities. The
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Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
Grave Magic. When the master of souls cast a spell that deals damage, it can change the spell's damage type to necrotic.
Spellcasting. The master of souls is a 5th-level spellcaster. Its spellcasting
): darkness, misty step, scorching ray (see “Actions” below)
3rd level (2 slots): animate dead, fireballMultiattack. The master of souls attacks twice with its flail.
Silvered Skull Flail. Melee
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Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
"} slashing damage. If the target is a Huge or smaller creature, it is knocked prone.
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":"damage","rollAction":"Battle Tide Breath","rollDamageType":"force"} force damage and 45 (7d12);{"diceNotation":"7d12","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Battle Tide Breath","rollDamageType":"thunder
train from a young age to master weapons and battle tactics. They act to maintain order in their communities and stamp out dangers that threaten those settlements.
Tradvakt who become adventurers do so
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Xanathar's Guide to Everything
master often enjoys playing the fool to bring gladness to the despondent or to demonstrate humility to the arrogant, but when battle is joined, the drunken master can be a maddening, masterful foe.
Way
The Way of the Drunken Master teaches its students to move with the jerky, unpredictable movements of a drunkard. A drunken master sways, tottering on unsteady feet, to present what seems like an
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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
willingly harms its master, but outside battle, it might cause considerable difficulties. It might follow its master despite being told to stay put, destroy its master’s house, burrow holes through a
to bond with an intelligent creature. When one encounters a suitable master, it sings to that creature—a weird, warbling cry accompanied by scratching at the earth and a show of deference. Once
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Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
master the necromantic arts.
Delvers into Lore. Cultists of Myrkul study rituals that allow them to force the souls of the dead into service, compelling them to answer questions and share forgotten
replacing the normal flail’s striking head. Necromite of Myrkul;Necromites are initiates who have not yet mastered arcane magic and rely on their flails in battle. Skull Lasher of Myrkul;Skull
Equipment
Written by Bloodlord Varrox, Battle Master’s Compendium is a military treatise. Each of its thirteen chapters covers a different skill related to military strategy and tactics. The book’s
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Quests from the Infinite Staircase
their master’s orders to hunt prey with deadly ferocity.
Vegepygmies
Also called mold folk, vegepygmies are fungal creatures that spring forth from the body of a Humanoid or Giant killed by
russet mold, a poisonous fungus rumored to have originated from beyond the stars.
Vegepygmies gather in small bands, communicating with a combination of gestures, hisses, and rhythmic taps. While
Half-Orc
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Species
Basic Rules (2014)
, ambition, and self-discipline to go far indeed, as Mhurren had. He was master of a tribe that could muster two thousand spears, and the strongest chief in Thar.
— Richard Baker, Swordmage
Whether
shared elements among these folk.
Orcs regard battle scars as tokens of pride and ornamental scars as things of beauty. Other scars, though, mark an orc or half-orc as a former prisoner or a disgraced
Monsters
Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
scales and have horns that are barely more than nubs. As they master the flow of time, their horns grow with branching, rainbow-hued veins suggestive of time’s paths and possibilities.
Ancient
-determining moments or to banish threats beyond the flow of time. As a result of their ability to travel between ages, time dragons often seem unstuck from the usual flow of time and have a flexible
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Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
wyrmling;Time dragon wyrmlings are born with shining scales and have horns that are barely more than nubs. As they master the flow of time, their horns grow with branching, rainbow-hued veins suggestive
creatures can travel anywhere in time to affect fate-determining moments or to banish threats beyond the flow of time. As a result of their ability to travel between ages, time dragons often seem unstuck
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
arrives from the Abyss. In battle, the demon wraps its slavering jaws around one victim while lashing out with the poisonous stinger on its tail to bring down another. A creature immobilized by the
poison becomes easy pickings for any nearby members of the war band.
Each shoosuva is bonded to a particular worshiper of Yeenoghu and fights alongside its master. A gnoll that has been gifted with a
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Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
their oaths and died in disgrace. Unable to rest, they are now unswervingly loyal to the villains they serve. Should a skeletal knight’s master be destroyed, the knight regains its will and is
free to pursue its own ends.
Skeletal knights are relentless in battle and difficult to destroy. They cling to the sins that curse them, and they fight until their skulls are reduced to shards. Their
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Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures
havoc in the wilds and beyond.
An ogre chitterlord exercises control over the rats that infest Dunbarrow and countless other regions in the wilds of Eldraine. When ogres venture from the wilds to raid
rodent allies fail them, chitterlords can also turn the tide of any battle with their prodigious strength and druidic magic.Call Rats (1/Day). The ogre magically calls 1d4;{"diceNotation":"1d4
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Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
or at any other point during the adventure.
Flames. The Grand Master of the Monastery of the Distressed Body becomes your enemy. The bone devil seeks your ruin, savoring your suffering before
attempting to slay you. If the Grand Master has already been defeated, you gain the enmity of Garret Levistusson’s patron — a similarly powerful devil.
Fool. For the duration of the
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Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures
points for each head regrown this way.
Reactive Heads. For each head the hydra has beyond one, it gets an extra reaction that can be used only for opportunity attack;opportunity attacks.
Wakeful. While
, it’s never long before a hungry or curious creature arrives to investigate, leaping into battle with the hydra’s foes while the hydra makes an opportune exit.
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Adventure Atlas: The Mortuary
boxes with simple fittings to elaborate, gilded sarcophagi and reverent, fabric-lined caskets.
Beyond the City of Doors, animated coffins serve similar—albeit less industrial—roles
sardines
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A groaning mummy
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A patch of yellow mold (see the Dungeon Master’s Guide)
5
A slumbering vampire spawn
6
A portal to the Path of Graves (detailed in Adventure Atlas: The Mortuary)
Poison, Psychic
Martial Adept
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Feats
Player’s Handbook (2014)
You have martial training that allows you to perform special combat maneuvers. You gain the following benefits:
You learn two maneuvers of your choice from among those available to the Battle
Master archetype in the fighter class. If a maneuver you use requires your target to make a saving throw to resist the maneuver's effects, the saving throw DC equals 8 + your proficiency bonus + your
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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
(see the Monster Manual), Bael has proven to be a tactical genius, earning esteem for himself and his master as a result of victory after victory over the abyssal host. Mammon relies on Bael to safeguard
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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Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Some deities inspire their followers to pitch themselves into a ferocious battle fury. These barbarians are zealots — warriors who channel their rage into powerful displays of divine power.
A
, Warrior of the Gods
6th
Fanatical Focus
10th
Zealous Presence
14th
Rage beyond Death