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Can damage be reduced to 0 by Resistance or another form of damage reduction? Yes, it is possible to reduce damage to 0 but no lower.
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
This magic weapon has 3 charges, and it regains 1d3 expended charges daily at dawn. While you carry it, you can expend 1 charge to cast Dominate Beast (save DC 15) from it on a Beast that has a Swim Speed.
Spells
Player’s Handbook
Target a Beast that you can see within range. The target must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or have the Charmed condition for the duration. If you or one of your allies deals damage to the target
, the spell ends.
Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. You can target one additional Beast for each spell slot level above 1.
Spells
Player’s Handbook
You touch a willing Beast. For the duration, you can perceive through the Beast’s senses as well as your own. When perceiving through the Beast’s senses, you benefit from any special senses it has.
Spells
Player’s Handbook
A Tiny Beast of your choice that you can see within range must succeed on a Charisma saving throw, or it attempts to deliver a message for you (if the target’s Challenge Rating isn’t 0
per 24 hours or 50 miles if the Beast can fly.
When the Beast arrives, it delivers your message to the creature that you described, mimicking your communication. If the Beast doesn’t reach its
Monsters
Monster Manual
Avoidance. If the displacer beast is subjected to an effect that allows it to make a saving throw to take only half damage, it instead takes no damage if it succeeds on the save and half damage if it
fails. It can’t use this trait if it has the Incapacitated condition.
Displacement. Attack rolls against the displacer beast have Disadvantage, since it projects an illusion that makes it
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
regains 1d3 expended charges daily at dawn. While you carry it, you can expend 1 charge to cast Dominate Beast (save DC 20) from it on a Beast that has a Swim Speed.
Globe of Invulnerability. While
Held in the dungeon of White Plume Mountain, Wave is engraved with images of waves, shells, and sea creatures.
You gain a +3 bonus to attack rolls and damage rolls made with this magic weapon. When
Spells
Player’s Handbook
You attempt to transform a creature that you can see within range into a Beast. The target must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or shape-shifting;shape-shift into Beast form for the duration. That
form can be any Beast you choose that has a Challenge Rating equal to or less than the target’s (or the target’s level if it doesn’t have a Challenge Rating). The target’s game
Monsters
Monster Manual
Compression. The octopus can move through a space as narrow as 1 inch without expending extra movement to do so.
Water Breathing. The octopus can breathe only underwater.Tentacles. Melee Attack Roll
while underwater. Response: The octopus releases ink that fills a 5-foot Cube centered on itself, and the octopus moves up to its Swim Speed. The Cube is Heavily Obscured for 1 minute or until a strong current or similar effect disperses the ink.
Monsters
Monster Manual
Rapier. Melee Attack Roll: +3;{"diceNotation":"1d20+3", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Rapier"}, reach 5 ft. Hit: 5 (1d8 + 1);{"diceNotation":"1d8+1", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Rapier
", "rollDamageType":"Piercing"} Piercing damage.Parry. Trigger: The noble is hit by a melee attack roll while holding a weapon. Response: The noble adds 2 to its AC against that attack, possibly causing it to miss.
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
lid closes. The lid can’t otherwise be opened.
Roll on the Cube of Summoning table to determine which spell the cube casts to summon the creature. The spell is cast at level 5 (save DC 17, +9
attack bonus) and doesn’t require Concentration, but you otherwise function as the spell’s caster.
Once the cube summons a creature, the cube can’t do so again until the next dawn
Spells
Player’s Handbook
Choose any number of willing creatures that you can see within range. Each target shape-shifting;shape-shifts into a Large or smaller Beast of your choice that has a Challenge Rating of 4 or lower
. You can choose a different form for each target. On later turns, you can take a Magic action to transform the targets again.
A target’s game statistics are replaced by the chosen Beast’s
Monsters
Monster Manual
. Trigger: A creature the goblin can see hits it with an attack roll. Response—Wisdom Saving Throw: DC 13, the triggering creature. Failure: The attack misses instead.
Multiattack. The goblin makes two Hex Stick attacks. It can replace one attack with a use of Spellcasting.
Hex Stick. Melee or Ranged Attack Roll: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5", "rollType":"to hit
Monsters
Monster Manual
Beast of Burden. The mule counts as one size larger for the purpose of determining its carrying capacity.Hooves. Melee Attack Roll: +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction
":"Hooves"}, reach 5 ft. Hit: 4 (1d4 + 2);{"diceNotation":"1d4+2", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Hooves", "rollDamageType":"Bludgeoning"} Bludgeoning damage.
Monsters
Monster Manual
Multiattack. The aarakocra makes two Wind Staff attacks, and it can use Spellcasting to cast Gust of Wind.
Wind Staff. Melee or Ranged Attack Roll: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5", "rollType":"to hit
", "rollAction":"Wind Staff"}, reach 5 ft. or range 120 ft. Hit: 7 (1d8 + 3);{"diceNotation":"1d8+3", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Wind Staff", "rollDamageType":"Bludgeoning"} Bludgeoning damage
Monsters
Monster Manual
a creature. Response: The triggering creature takes 3 (1d6);{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Mind Corrosion", "rollDamageType":"Psychic"} Psychic damage.Acid, Cold, Fire, Psychic
Amorphous. The ooze can move through a space as narrow as 1 inch without expending extra movement to do so.Pseudopod. Melee Attack Roll: +3;{"diceNotation":"1d20+3", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction
Monsters
Monster Manual
":"Shortsword", "rollDamageType":"Piercing"} Piercing damage.Uncanny Dodge. Trigger: The performer is hit by an attack roll. Response: The performer halves the damage (round down) it takes from that attack.
Shortsword. Melee Attack Roll: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Shortsword"}, reach 5 ft. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3);{"diceNotation":"1d6+3", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction
Spells
Player’s Handbook
that don’t pertain to survival or companionship, but at minimum, a Beast can give you information about nearby locations and monsters, including whatever it has perceived within the past day.
For the duration, you can comprehend and verbally communicate with Beasts, and you can use any of the Influence action’s skill options with them.
Most Beasts have little to say about topics
Monsters
Monster Manual
Lightning or Slashing damage. Response: The jelly splits into two new Ochre Jellies. Each new jelly is one size smaller than the original jelly and acts on its Initiative. The original jelly’s Hit Points are divided evenly between the new jellies (round down).Lightning, SlashingAcid
Amorphous. The jelly can move through a space as narrow as 1 inch without expending extra movement to do so.
Spider Climb. The jelly can climb difficult surfaces, including along ceilings, without
Monsters
Monster Manual
Water Breathing. The octopus can breathe only underwater. It can hold its breath for 1 hour outside water.Tentacles. Melee Attack Roll: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction
":"Tentacles"}, reach 10 ft. Hit: 10 (2d6 + 3);{"diceNotation":"2d6+3", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Tentacles", "rollDamageType":"Bludgeoning"} Bludgeoning damage. If the target is a Medium or
Spells
Player’s Handbook
You gain the service of a familiar, a spirit that takes an animal form you choose: Bat, Cat, Frog, Hawk, Lizard, Octopus, Owl, Rat, Raven, Spider, Weasel, or another Beast that has a Challenge Rating
of 0. Appearing in an unoccupied space within range, the familiar has the statistics of the chosen form, though it is a Celestial, Fey, or Fiend (your choice) instead of a Beast. Your familiar acts
Monsters
Monster Manual
: 10 (2d6 + 3);{"diceNotation":"2d6+3", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Greatsword", "rollDamageType":"Slashing"} Slashing damage.
Heavy Crossbow. Ranged Attack Roll: +3;{"diceNotation":"1d20+3
", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Heavy Crossbow"}, range 100/400 ft. Hit: 12 (2d10 + 1);{"diceNotation":"2d10+1", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Heavy Crossbow", "rollDamageType":"Piercing
Monsters
Monster Manual
"}. Trigger: A creature the cyclops can see makes an attack roll against it. Response: The cyclops imposes Disadvantage on the roll, and the cyclops gains Advantage on attack rolls against the target until the end of the cyclops’s next turn.
"}, reach 10 ft. Hit: 16 (3d6 + 6);{"diceNotation":"3d6+6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Stone Club", "rollDamageType":"Bludgeoning"} Bludgeoning damage. If the target is a Huge or smaller creature
Monsters
Monster Manual
", "rollAction":"Claw"}, reach 5 ft. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3);{"diceNotation":"1d6+3", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Claw", "rollDamageType":"Slashing"} Slashing damage plus 5 (2d4);{"diceNotation":"2d4
", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Claw", "rollDamageType":"Psychic"} Psychic damage.
Spellcasting. The quaggoth casts one of the following spells, requiring no spell components and using Wisdom as
Monsters
Monster Manual
5 ft. or range 60 ft. Hit: 18 (4d6 + 4);{"diceNotation":"4d6+4", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Beguiling Strike", "rollDamageType":"Psychic"} Psychic damage, and the target has the Charmed
save DC 16):
At Will: Mage Armor (included in AC), Mage Hand, Minor Illusion 1/Day Each: Befuddlement, Detect Thoughts, Fly, Scrying, Shatter (level 7 version)Shield (2/Day). The noble casts Shield in response to that spell’s trigger, using the same spellcasting ability as Spellcasting.
Monsters
Monster Manual
. Strength Saving Throw: DC 15, one creature within 5 feet that the gladiator can see. Failure: 9 (2d4 + 4);{"diceNotation":"2d4+4", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Shield Bash", "rollDamageType
":"Bludgeoning"} Bludgeoning damage. If the target is a Medium or smaller creature, it has the Prone condition.Parry. Trigger: The gladiator is hit by a melee attack roll while holding a weapon. Response: The gladiator adds 3 to its AC against that attack, possibly causing it to miss.
Monsters
Monster Manual
(2d10);{"diceNotation":"2d10", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Rend", "rollDamageType":"Force"} Force damage.
Teleport. The nalfeshnee teleports up to 120 feet to an unoccupied space it can
see.Pursuit. Trigger: Another creature the nalfeshnee can see ends its move within 120 feet of the nalfeshnee. Response: The nalfeshnee uses Teleport, but its destination space must be within 10 feet of the
Monsters
Monster Manual
"}, reach 5 ft. Hit: 5 (1d4 + 3);{"diceNotation":"1d4+3", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Rend", "rollDamageType":"Slashing"} Slashing damage plus 7 (2d6);{"diceNotation":"2d6", "rollType":"damage
", "rollAction":"Rend", "rollDamageType":"Radiant"} Radiant damage.Burst of Ingenuity (2/Day). Trigger: The sphinx or another creature within 30 feet makes an ability check or a saving throw. Response: The sphinx adds 2 to the roll.Necrotic, Psychic, Radiant
Monsters
Monster Manual
"}, reach 5 ft. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3);{"diceNotation":"1d6+3", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Scimitar", "rollDamageType":"Slashing"} Slashing damage.
Pistol. Ranged Attack Roll: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5
", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Pistol"}, range 30/90 ft. Hit: 8 (1d10 + 3);{"diceNotation":"1d10+3", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Pistol", "rollDamageType":"Piercing"} Piercing damage.Parry
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Monster Manual
"}, reach 5 ft. Hit: 16 (3d6 + 6);{"diceNotation":"3d6+6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Scimitar", "rollDamageType":"Slashing"} Slashing damage plus 7 (2d6);{"diceNotation":"2d6", "rollType":"damage
", "rollAction":"Scimitar", "rollDamageType":"Poison"} Poison damage, and the target suffers one of the following effects of the pirate’s choice:
Awestruck. The target has the Charmed condition
Monsters
Monster Manual
);{"diceNotation":"2d6+4", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Psi Strike", "rollDamageType":"Bludgeoning"} Bludgeoning damage plus 13 (3d8);{"diceNotation":"3d8", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Psi
Strike", "rollDamageType":"Psychic"} Psychic damage.
Spellcasting. The githzerai casts one of the following spells, requiring no spell components and using Wisdom as the spellcasting ability (spell
Monsters
Monster Manual
range 120 ft. Hit: 26 (4d10 + 4);{"diceNotation":"4d10+4", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Psychic Warp", "rollDamageType":"Psychic"} Psychic damage, and the target has the githzerai’s
InvisibilityPsionic Defense. The githzerai casts Feather Fall or Shield in response to the spell’s trigger, requiring no spell components and using the same spellcasting ability as Spellcasting.
Monsters
Monster Manual
":"Greatsword"}, reach 5 ft. Hit: 19 (4d6 + 5);{"diceNotation":"4d6+5", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Greatsword", "rollDamageType":"Slashing"} Slashing damage. The warrior also creates one of the following
effects:
Sap. The target has Disadvantage on its next attack roll before the start of the warrior’s next turn.
Maneuver. One ally who can see or hear the warrior can take a Reaction to move up
Monsters
Monster Manual
":"damage", "rollAction":"Fiendish Blood", "rollDamageType":"Acid"} Acid damage, and the target is cursed until it finishes a Short or Long Rest. While cursed, the target can’t benefit from the
Blood Frenzy. The sahuagin has Advantage on attack rolls against any creature that doesn’t have all its Hit Points.
Limited Amphibiousness. The sahuagin can breathe air and water, but it must
Monsters
Monster Manual
finish a Long Rest before using this trait to cast that spell again.
Vile Appearance. Wisdom Saving Throw: DC 11, any Beast or Humanoid that starts its turn within 30 feet of the hag and can see the hag
":"Slashing"} Slashing damage.
Death Glare (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"recharge", "rollAction":"Death Glare"}. Wisdom Saving Throw: DC 11, one Frightened creature the hag can see within