beast block driven called race

Polymorph

Spells Player’s Handbook

statistics are replaced by the stat block of the chosen Beast, but the target retains its alignment, personality, creature type, Hit Points, and Hit Point Dice. The target gains a number of Temporary

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

Giant Insect

Spells Player’s Handbook

its movement to avoid danger. Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. Use the spell slot’s level for the spell’s level in the stat block. Giant Insect Large Beast, Unaligned AC 11 + the spell

You summon a giant centipede, spider, or wasp (chosen when you cast the spell). It manifests in an unoccupied space you can see within range and uses the Giant Insect stat block. The form you choose

Summon Beast

Spells Player’s Handbook

for the spell’s level in the stat block. Bestial Spirit Small Beast, Neutral AC 11 + the spell’s level HP 20 (Air only) or 30 (Land and Water only) + 5 for each spell level above 2

You call forth a bestial spirit. It manifests in an unoccupied space that you can see within range and uses the Bestial Spirit stat block. When you cast the spell, choose an environment: Air, Land

Figurine of Wondrous Power

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

until 5 days have passed. Figurine of Wondrous Power (Ebony Fly);Ebony Fly (Rare). This ebony statuette, carved in the likeness of a horsefly, can become a Giant Fly (see the accompanying stat block

) for up to 12 hours and can be ridden as a mount. Once it has been used, it can’t be used again until 2 days have passed. Giant Fly Large Beast, Unaligned AC 11 Initiative +1 (11) HP 19

Boon of Fluid Forms

Feats Forgotten Realms: Heroes of Faerûn

can take a Magic action to shape-shift into a Beast, Humanoid, or Monstrosity with a Challenge Rating no higher than 10. When you shape-shift, you gain a number of Temporary Hit Points equal to the

statistics are replaced by the stat block of the chosen form, but you retain your creature type; alignment; personality; Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma scores; Hit Points; Hit Point Dice; proficiencies

Adult Spirit Dragon

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

dragon casts one of the following spells, requiring no spell components and using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 18): At Will: Detect Magic, Shapechange (Beast or Humanoid form

uses its magic to walk disguised among people. A dragon might hire adventurers to undertake quests into the ruins of its lost homeland. Spirit Dragons Spirit dragons, sometimes called song dragons

Ancient Spirit Dragon

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

(Beast or Humanoid form only, no Temporary Hit Points gained from the spell, and no Concentration or Temporary Hit Points required to maintain the spell), Thunderwave (level 2 version) 1/Day Each

spirit dragon’s personality and outlook are often indistinguishable from that fallen realm’s. Spirit Dragons Spirit dragons, sometimes called song dragons, are powerful dragons whose

Vampire Infernalist

Monsters Astarion's Book of Hungers

. Running Water. The vampire takes 20 Acid damage if it ends its turn in running water. Stake to the Heart. If a weapon that deals Piercing damage is driven into the vampire’s heart while the

laws of the Nine Hells. The greatest hell-bound vampires are masters of hellfire called infernalists, who prey on mages. Vampire infernalists are usually too arrogant to work together; even a large

Archdruid

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

blinded until the start of the druid’s next turn. Spellcasting. The archdruid casts one of the following spells, using Wisdom as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 17): At will: beast

sense, entangle, speak with animals 3/day each: animal messenger, dominate beast, faerie fire, tree stride 1/day each: commune with nature (as an action), mass cure woundsArchdruids watch over the

Summon Beast Legacy

Spells Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

spell slot of 3rd level or higher, use the higher level wherever the spell’s level appears in the stat block. Bestial Spirit Small beast Armor Class 11 + the level of the spell (natural

You call forth a bestial spirit. It manifests in an unoccupied space that you can see within range. This corporeal form uses the Bestial Spirit stat block. When you cast the spell, choose an

Sahuagin Baron Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

, slaughtering the crews of ships and decimating coastal villages. Devils of the Deep. Sahuagin are a predatory, piscine race that ventures from the ocean’s black depths to hunt the creatures of the

driven into a frenzy by the smell of fresh blood. As worshipers of Sekolah, they also have a special kinship with sharks, which they train as attack animals. Even untrained sharks recognize sahuagin

Horncaller

Monsters Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

damage if used with two hands. One with the Worldsoul. The horncaller chooses one beast it can see within 30 feet of it. If the beast can hear the horncaller, the beast uses its reaction to make one melee

attack against a target that the horncaller can see.Specialized shamans called horncallers use their magic to call wild beasts to fight alongside Selesnya troops. In quieter times, they tend the animals associated with Selesnya enclaves and parks.

Sahuagin Priestess Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

villages. Devils of the Deep. Sahuagin are a predatory, piscine race that ventures from the ocean's black depths to hunt the creatures of the shallows and shore. Though they dwell in the deepest

female sahuagin are deemed worthy of channeling the god's power, and priestesses hold tremendous sway in sahuagin communities. Sahuagin are driven into a frenzy by the smell of fresh blood. As

Doric

Monsters Thieves’ Gallery

: animal messenger, beast sense, speak with animals 2/day each: cure wounds, entangle, faerie fire, thunderwaveFiery Rebuke (3/Day). When Doric is damaged by a creature that she can see within 60 feet

Neverwinter targeted her woodland home for its resources, Doric rallied the resistance.FireChange Shape (5/Day). Doric magically transforms into a Beast with a challenge rating of 3 or less or into an

Gingwatzim

Monsters Candlekeep Mysteries

its statistics, and it is indistinguishable from the thing it is imitating. In beast form, it retains its hit points but otherwise uses the stat block of the beast it is imitating. When it dies, the

as a book, dagger, or gemstone) that its creator is carrying or wearing when the gingwatzim is conjured. The other form can be any Tiny beast. Once these alternate forms are chosen, they can’t

Armanite

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

", "rollAction":"Lightning Lance", "rollDamageType":"lightning"} lightning damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.Great herds of armanites race across the blasted fields of

the Abyss, bent on slaughter and death, driven by unrestrained bloodlust. Whether they’re controlled by more powerful demons or charging into battle for the sake of it, armanites use their

Bavlorna Blightstraw

Monsters The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

","rollType":"recharge","rollAction":"Create Lornlings"}. Bavlorna creates one or two 1-foot-tall duplicates of herself, called lornlings (use the Quickling stat block in appendix C). Each lornling appears

Endelyn, Bavlorna is called Slack-jawed Lorna because her wide mouth is prone to hang agape. Flies flit in and out of it. She is the hag of the present, the here and now, the moment to moment. Those

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

Frost Druid

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Ice Sickle","rollDamageType":"cold"} cold damage. Maul (Beast Form Only). Melee Weapon Attack: +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Maul"} to hit

into a beast form—fox, mountain goat, owl, or wolf—or back into its humanoid form. Any equipment it is wearing or carrying is absorbed or borne by the beast form (the druid’s choice

Undercity Medusa

Monsters Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

medusas of Ravnica, often called gorgons, are a monstrous race of creatures that appear superficially similar to human women. In place of hair, a gorgon has a writhing mass of black, serpentine

Oath of the Ancients Legacy

Classes Player’s Handbook (2014)

The Oath of the Ancients is as old as the race of elves and the rituals of the druids. Sometimes called fey knights, green knights, or horned knights, paladins who swear this oath cast their lot with

Thri-kreen Gladiator

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

, particularly the gythka (a two-handed polearm with a blade at each end) and a light thrown weapon called a chatkcha (a flat, triangular wedge with three serrated blades). Gythkas typically have shafts

of bone and obsidian blades, while chatkchas are usually made of sharpened bone or crystal. A generic thri-kreen stat block appears in the Monster Manual. This section provides a few more options.Leap. The thri-kreen leaps up to 20 feet in any direction, provided its speed isn’t 0.

Endelyn Moongrave

Monsters The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

called the Orrery of Tragedies clicks and turns day and night, giving Endelyn glimpses of her terrible fate. Alignment. Neutral evil. Personality Trait. “I have foreseen not only this moment but

of a symbolic depiction of one. See the stat block for details. Hourglass Coven The Hourglass Coven is a group of three hags, each one bound to an aspect of time: one reflects the past, another

Demogorgon

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

":"necrotic"} necrotic damage. Cast a Spell (Costs 2 Actions). Demogorgon uses Spellcasting.Prince of Demons, the Sibilant Beast, and Master of the Spiraling Depths, Demogorgon is the embodiment of

long to delirium. As a result, all followers of the Prince of Demons break with reality sooner or later.Demogorgon’s Lair Demogorgon makes his lair in a palace called Abysm, found on a layer

Conclave Dryad

Monsters Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

the dryad. The mount remains for 8 hours, until it or the dryad dies, or until the dryad dismisses it as an action. The mount uses the stat block of an elk (see the Monster Manual) with these changes

: it is a plant instead of a beast, it has an Intelligence of 6, and it understands Sylvan but can’t speak. While within 1 mile of the mount, the dryad can communicate with it telepathically

Guild Keyrune

Magic Items Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

enough space for the creature, the keyrune doesn’t transform. See the Monster Manual for the creature’s stat block — the name of which is given in bold in the keyrune’s

. Gruul Keyrune (Rare). This crude keyrune is cobbled together from bits of rubble, broken glass, bone, and animal hair. One end resembles a horned beast. On command, the keyrune transforms into a

Thorny Vegepygmy

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

+1", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Bite", "rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage.If a Beast such as a dog or a bear dies from russet mold, the result is a bestial moldy called a thorny

that live in simple bands, hunting for sustenance and spreading the spores by which they reproduce. Also called mold folk or moldies, vegepygmies inhabit dark, moist areas, so they’re most

Skabatha Nightshade

Monsters The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

of her limbs. Skabatha roams Thither on her flying rocking horse (see chapter 3 for its stat block), which creaks horribly as it moves. Skabatha’s Weakness Skabatha always forgets the first

creature she sees when she awakens after a long rest. See the stat block for details. Hourglass Coven The Hourglass Coven is a group of three hags, each one bound to an aspect of time: one reflects

Thri-kreen Hunter

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

, thri-kreen rely on a form of telepathy. Thri-kreen often use weapons of their own design, particularly the gythka (a two-handed polearm with a blade at each end) and a light thrown weapon called a

-kreen stat block appears in the Monster Manual. This section provides a few more options.Chameleon Carapace. The thri-kreen changes the color of its carapace to match the color and texture of its

Thri-kreen Mystic

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

weapon called a chatkcha (a flat, triangular wedge with three serrated blades). Gythkas typically have shafts of bone and obsidian blades, while chatkchas are usually made of sharpened bone or crystal. A

generic thri-kreen stat block appears in the Monster Manual. This section provides a few more options.Chameleon Carapace. The thri-kreen changes the color of its carapace to match the color and

Magewright

Monsters Eberron: Rising from the Last War

, while a blacksmith uses mending to perform minor repairs and guidance to help inspire their work. Those who work minor magic into their labors are called magewrights. Far more limited in magical power

form of dragonshards. Creating a Magewright The magewright stat block provides the baseline statistics for a magewright. You then add to that baseline by choosing a specialty from the Magewright

Arasta

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

; petty rivalries, Arasta was once one of Nylea’s most beloved dryad companions. Phenax’s bitterness saw her transformed into an arachnid monstrosity and driven into the darkest depths of the

in an enormous, gnarled olive tree called Enorasi, which was planted millennia ago by Klothys. It is said that those who eat of its fruit can see glimpses of the future. Eating the fruit brings with

Yeenoghu Legacy

Monsters Out of the Abyss

5 or more, the target falls prone. Savage (Costs 2 Actions). Yeenoghu makes a bite attack against each creature within 10 feet of him.The Beast of Butchery appears as a great battle-scarred gnoll

. Those that ate of great Yeenoghu’s kills became gnoll;gnolls, emulating their master’s ways. Few others worship the Beast of Butchery, but those who do tend to take on a gnoll-like aspect

Yeenoghu

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

a separate Bite attack against each creature within 10 feet of him.The Beast of Butchery appears as a great scarred gnoll, towering 14 feet tall. Yeenoghu is the Gnoll Lord, and his creations are

others worship the Beast of Butchery, but those who do tend to take on a gnoll-like aspect, hunching over and filing their teeth down to points. Yeenoghu wants nothing more than slaughter and senseless

Aarakocra

Species Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

;and were imbued with a measure of their masters’ power over winds. Their descendants still command echoes of that power. From below, aarakocra look like large birds and thus are sometimes called

At 1st level, you choose whether your character is a member of the human race or of a fantastical race. If you select a fantastical race, follow these additional rules during character creation

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