beast before down carries replaces

Quasit Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

Shapechanger. The quasit can use its action to polymorph into a beast form that resembles a bat (speed 10 ft. fly 40 ft.), a centipede (40 ft., climb 40 ft.), or a toad (40 ft., swim 40 ft.), or back

. Magic Resistance. The quasit has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.Claws (Bite in Beast Form). Melee Weapon Attack: +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4","rollType":"to hit

Imp Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

Shapechanger. The imp can use its action to polymorph into a beast form that resembles a rat (speed 20 ft.), a raven (20 ft., fly 60 ft.), or a spider (20 ft., climb 20 ft.), or back into its true

. Magical darkness doesn't impede the imp's darkvision. Magic Resistance. The imp has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.Sting (Bite in Beast Form). Melee Weapon Attack

Imp (Familiar Variant) Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

Shapechanger. The imp can use its action to polymorph into a beast form that resembles a rat (speed 20 ft.), a raven (20 ft., fly 60 ft.), or a spider (20 ft., climb 20 ft.), or back into its true

the telepathic bond.Sting (Bite in Beast Form). Melee Weapon Attack: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Sting"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d4 + 3

Quasit (familiar variant) Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

Shapechanger. The quasit can use its action to polymorph into a beast form that resembles a bat (speed 10 ft. fly 40 ft.), a centipede (40 ft., climb 40 ft.), or a toad (40 ft., swim 40 ft.), or back

shares the quasit’s Magic Resistance trait. At any time and for any reason, the quasit can end its service as a familiar, ending the telepathic bond.Claws (Bite in Beast Form). Melee Weapon Attack

Polymorph Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

a creature with 0 hit points. The transformation lasts for the duration, or until the target drops to 0 hit points or dies. The new form can be any beast whose challenge rating is 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 statistics, including mental ability scores, are replaced by the statistics of the chosen beast. It

Animal Shapes Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

Your magic turns others into beasts. Choose any number of willing creatures that you can see within range. You transform each target into the form of a Large or smaller beast with a challenge rating

hit points or dies. You can choose a different form for each target. A target's game statistics are replaced by the statistics of the chosen beast, though the target retains its alignment and

Amble

Monsters Locathah Rising

unoccupied space they can see.Change Shape (2/Day). Amble magically polymorphs into a beast with a challenge rating of 1 or less, and can remain in this form for up to 6 hours. Amble's equipment melds with

statistics of the beast, but they retain their alignment, personality, and Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma scores. Amble also retains all their skill and saving throw proficiencies, in addition to

Corrupted Avatar of Lurue

Monsters Candlekeep Mysteries

twisting and dancing at the tip of her black horn, this corrupted avatar of Lurue is instead a nightmare come to life. While tainted by the influence of Malar, the avatar of Lurue carries out the Beast Lord’s will: to slaughter anything that dares to cross its path.Poison

Reborn

Species Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

you like it now? 6 A memory carries a vivid smell or sensation. What are you going to do to recreate that experience? Reborn Origins Reborn might originate from circumstances similar to

body hosts a possessing spirit that shares its memories and replaces your missing appendages with phantasmal limbs. 8 In public, you pass as an unremarkable individual, but you can feel the

Vargouille

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

"}. The vargouille shrieks. Each Humanoid and Beast within 30 feet of the vargouille and able to hear it must succeed on a DC 12 Wisdom saving throw or be frightened of the vargouille until the end of the

of existence, such as Carceri, where they are a menace. Each vargouille carries a disease that creates more of its kind; a flock of vargouilles on the wing is a plague of chaos and evil. Swarms of

Kelek

Monsters The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

Special Equipment. Kelek wears bracers of defense and carries a staff of striking with 10 charges. The staff regains 1d6 + 4;{"diceNotation":"1d6+4","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Regain expended

save DC 14): At will: light, mage hand, prestidigitation 1/day each: dominate beast, fly, mirror image, webArcane Defense (3/Day). When he is hit by an attack, Kelek protects himself with an invisible

Vellynne Harpell

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

Special Equipment. Vellynne wears bracers of defense and carries a wand of magic missiles (see “Actions” below). Spellcasting. Vellynne is an 8th-level spellcaster. Her spellcasting

of a beast. Spellbook. Vellynne’s spellbook has black leather covers around pages of ragged parchment, all wrapped in a crimson sash. The necromancer’s personal sigil is written in goat

Noble - Baldur's Gate

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

authority that title carries. A noble title doesn’t stand on its own—it’s connected to an entire family, and whatever title you hold, you will pass it down to your own children. Not only do

almost all the nobility of Baldur’s Gate. As a result, for those who wish to play patriars, the Patriar feature below replaces the Position and Privilege feature of the noble background. Those who

Primal Awareness

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

Primal Awareness 3rd-level ranger feature, which replaces the Primeval Awareness feature You can focus your awareness through the interconnections of nature: you learn additional spells when you

Spells Ranger Level Spell 3rd speak with animals 5th beast sense 9th speak with plants 13th locate creature 17th commune with nature You can cast each of these spells once without expending a spell slot. Once you cast a spell in this way, you can’t do so again until you finish a long rest.

Animal Shapes

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

creatures that you can see within range. You transform each target into the form of a Large or smaller beast with a challenge rating of 4 or lower. On subsequent turns, you can use your action to

. A target’s game statistics are replaced by the statistics of the chosen beast, though the target retains its alignment and Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma scores. The target assumes the hit points

Animal Shapes

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

creatures that you can see within range. You transform each target into the form of a Large or smaller beast with a challenge rating of 4 or lower. On subsequent turns, you can use your action to

. A target’s game statistics are replaced by the statistics of the chosen beast, though the target retains its alignment and Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma scores. The target assumes the hit points

Giant Centipede

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands

its venomous bite carries a painful sting. Giant Centipede Small Beast, Unaligned AC 14 Initiative +2 (12) HP 9 (2d6 + 2) Speed 30 ft., Climb 30 ft. Ability Score Mod Save Str 5

Wild Shape

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

Wild Shape Starting at 2nd level, you can use your action to magically assume the shape of a beast that you have seen before. You can use this feature twice. You regain expended uses when you finish

a short or long rest. Your druid level determines the beasts you can transform into, as shown in the Beast Shapes table. At 2nd level, for example, you can transform into any beast that has a

Imp

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

Senses Darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 11 Languages Infernal, Common Challenge 1 (200 XP) Shapechanger. The imp can use its action to polymorph into the beast form of a rat, a raven, or a

(Bite in Beast Form). Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 5 (1d4 + 3) piercing damage, and the target must make a DC 11 Constitution saving throw, taking 10 (3d6) poison

Polymorph

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

transformation lasts for the duration, or until the target drops to 0 hit points or dies. The new form can be any beast whose challenge rating is 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 statistics, including mental ability scores, are replaced by the statistics of the chosen beast. It retains its alignment and personality. The target

Wild Shape

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

Wild Shape Starting at 2nd level, you can use your action to magically assume the shape of a beast that you have seen before. You can use this feature twice. You regain expended uses when you finish

a short or long rest. Your druid level determines the beasts you can transform into, as shown in the Beast Shapes table. At 2nd level, for example, you can transform into any beast that has a

Polymorph

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

transformation lasts for the duration, or until the target drops to 0 hit points or dies. The new form can be any beast whose challenge rating is 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 statistics, including mental ability scores, are replaced by the statistics of the chosen beast. It retains its alignment and personality. The target

Ranger

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

of information. There is a 50 percent chance that the ranger has a riding horse, one or more beast companions, or both. A ranger with neither travels alone on foot. Two sample rangers are presented

Tod, which she freed from an abusive owner. Saarvin (CN male dragonborn scout) travels on foot and carries his own gear. He was born in Fireshear and is the self-proclaimed King of the Frozenfar. He

Quasit

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

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

saving throws against spells and other magical effects. Actions Claws (Bite in Beast Form). Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d4 + 3) piercing damage. If the target is

Amble

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Locathah Rising

movement 5th level (2 slots): greater restoration, mass cure wounds 6th level (1 slot): conjure fey Actions Change Shape (2/Day). Amble magically polymorphs into a beast with a challenge rating of 1

form using a bonus action on their turn. Amble’s game statistics are replaced by the statistics of the beast, but they retain their alignment, personality, and Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma

The Corrupted Avatar

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries

, this corrupted avatar of Lurue is instead a nightmare come to life. While tainted by the influence of Malar, the avatar of Lurue carries out the Beast Lord’s will: to slaughter anything that dares

Kobold Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

dominated by his emotions—intelligent, but not wise. Arrogant and prone to gloating, he carries grudges, has a huge chip on his shoulder, and spends a lot of time fashioning elaborate revenge scenarios

roles that protect and sustain the tribe. The strongest kobolds are trained to be hunters and warriors, the most clever are crafters and strategists, the toughest are miners and beast-wranglers, and so

Lycanthropes

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

Lycanthropes One of the most ancient and feared of all curses, lycanthropy can transform the most civilized humanoid into a ravening beast. In its natural humanoid form, a creature cursed by

rises, the curse becomes too strong to resist, transforming the individual into its beast form — or into a horrible hybrid form that combines animal and humanoid traits. When the moon wanes, the beast

Imp

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 11 Languages Infernal, Common Challenge 1 (200 XP) Shapechanger. The imp can use its action to polymorph into a beast form that resembles a rat (speed 20

throws against spells and other magical effects. Actions Sting (Bite in Beast Form). Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d4 + 3) piercing damage, and the target must

The Lantern Ghost Murders

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

The Lantern Ghost Murders To feed the growing kraken’s ravenous hunger, Sgothgah has coerced its cultist allies into supplying the beast with beggars, drunks, urchins, and other sweepings from the

brutal murders, fueling dread in the district. Jarme carries a lantern on all his grisly nocturnal harvests, and his horrible work has long been attributed to a faceless terror called “the Lantern

Adventures in Kartakass

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

threats, but in truth any resident who gives in to their vices might be consumed by the beast within. Numerous types of lycanthropes might flourish in Kartakass, or the curse of lycanthropy could

when planning adventures in this domain. Kartakass Adventures d8 Adventure 1 The characters arrive in Kartakass and immediately meet a friendly local: Harkon Lukas. 2 A foe carries an

Random Encounters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5

table) Far Realm Cysts* d4 Encounter 1 1 gibbering mouther 2 1 grell 3 1d4 gricks 4 1 otyugh Forests of Slaughter* d4 Encounter 1 1d2 hook horrors 2 1d4 cockatrices 3 1 displacer beast 4 1

), Superior Healing (6) 8 Invisibility Red Wizards. Each Red Wizard encountered in the adventure carries 4d10 gp. A Red Wizard also carries 1d4–2 (minimum 0) spell scrolls, each containing a random arcane

Little Oak

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

you?” as it fights to the death. The oni has a pet displacer beast kitten (see the accompanying stat block) named Star, which it abandons if its curse is ended. Characters who aided Dirlagraun in the

of the Feywild reluctantly agrees to return Star to his parent, but only if the characters help him free the remaining children that are trapped in Loomlurch. Displacer Beast Kitten Small Monstrosity

Kelek

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

Perception 11 Languages Common, Draconic, Elvish Challenge 5 (1,800 XP) Proficiency Bonus +3 Special Equipment. Kelek wears bracers of defense and carries a staff of striking with 10 charges. The

): At will: light, mage hand, prestidigitation 1/day each: dominate beast, fly, mirror image, web Reactions Arcane Defense (3/Day). When he is hit by an attack, Kelek protects himself with an

8. Gray Alchemist

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

tunnel leads to the Darklake Docks. DUERGAR ALCHEMIST A duergar alchemist carries two vials of acid and two flasks of alchemist’s fire. It uses the normal duergar stat block but replaces the Javelin

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