become before defeated carved race

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

the creature, the figurine doesn’t become a creature. The creature is Friendly to you and your allies. It understands your languages, obeys your commands, and takes its turn immediately after

Nezznar the Black Spider Legacy

Monsters Lost Mine of Phandelver

3 (1d6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Spider Staff","rollDamageType":"poison"} poison damage.Drow (dark elves) are a devious, scheming subterranean race that worships Lolth

, the Demon Queen of Spiders. Drow society is strictly matriarchal. Male drow are relegated to servitor roles, and while most train as warriors, a few, such as Nezznar, become skilled wizards.

Yuan-ti Malison (Type 3) Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

their humanity to become like the serpent gods in form, as well as in thought and emotion. Serpent Kings of Fallen Empires. The yuan-ti view their physical transformation as a transcendent moment for

their race, allowing them to shed their frail humanity like dead skin. Those that did not transform eventually became slaves or food for the blessed of the serpent gods. The yuan-ti empires withered

Guild Keyrune

Magic Items Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

own senses. Boros Keyrune (Rare). Carved from red sandstone with white granite elements to resemble a member of the Boros Legion, this keyrune can become a veteran (human) for up to 8 hours. In

Associated with a particular guild, a guild keyrune is a ceremonial, stylized key, about 1 foot long, made from carved stone. Not a literal key, the item is a badge of authority that gives its bearer

Alter Self Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

voice, hair length, coloration, and distinguishing characteristics, if any. You can make yourself appear as a member of another race, though none of your statistics change. You also can't appear as a

creature of a different size than you, and your basic shape stays the same; if you're bipedal, you can't use this spell to become quadrupedal, for instance. At any time for the duration of the spell

Hobgoblin Devastator

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

2/day each: fireball, fly, fog cloud, gust of wind, lightning boltHobgoblins with a prodigious talent for magic sometimes undergo grueling training to become hobgoblin devastators. Devastators are

of the magical arts, they learn the basics of weapon use, and they measure their deeds by the enemies defeated though their magic. They have the respect of other members of the host and receive

Figurine of Wondrous Power Legacy

Magic Items Basic Rules (2014)

doesn't become a creature. The creature is friendly to you and your companions. It understands your languages and obeys your spoken commands. If you issue no commands, the creature defends itself but

has passed, as specified in the figurine's description. Figurine of Wondrous Power (Bronze Griffon);Bronze Griffon (Rare). This bronze statuette is of a griffon rampant. It can become a griffon for up

Gold Canary Figurine of Wondrous Power

Magic Items Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

This gold statuette is carved in the likeness of a canary and is small enough to fit in a pocket. If you use an action to speak the command word and throw the figurine to a point on the ground within

60 feet of you, the figurine becomes a living creature in one of two forms (you choose). If there isn’t enough space for the creature where it would appear, the figurine doesn’t become a

Wood Woad

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

":"4d4+4", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Club", "rollDamageType":"force"} force damage.A wood woad is a powerful bipedal Plant invested with the soul of someone who gave up life to become an

. Any hollow or crook will do, but often a special cavity is carved out of the trunk. The tree is bathed and watered with the blood of the sacrificed victim, and the body is buried among the tree’s

Yakfolk Warrior

Monsters Storm King's Thunder

said that the Forgotten God journeyed to the Elemental Plane of Earth and, through guile and deception, defeated the Grand Khan of the dao. The price of that defeat was harsh: the dao were forced to

communal creches once they are weaned, never to recognize them again. Yakfolk feel no loyalty to their families—only to their god and race. Skin Crawlers. A yakfolk’s most frightening

Yakfolk Priest

Monsters Storm King's Thunder

enslave dao for a time. It is said that the Forgotten God journeyed to the Elemental Plane of Earth and, through guile and deception, defeated the Grand Khan of the dao. The price of that defeat was harsh

parents pack children off to communal creches once they are weaned, never to recognize them again. Yakfolk feel no loyalty to their families—only to their god and race. Skin Crawlers. A yakfolk

King Hekaton

Monsters Storm King's Thunder

presided over a court that included representatives of every race of giant, from mighty storm giants to lowly hill giants. He used the power of the Wyrmskull Throne — a gift given to him by his wife

him. But in recent years, King Hekaton had become convinced that the age of the giants was past, as evidenced by the growing distance between the giants and their gods. Annam the All-Father didn&rsquo

Gith Legacy

Species Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes

The story of the gith is rooted in a cruel twist of cosmic fate. Inspired by the great leader for whom the race is named, the gith rose up to overthrow the mind flayers that held them in

can manipulate the stuff of chaos and use it to their benefit; thus, they have carved out a stronghold for themselves on the plane of Limbo that is virtually impervious. Though the githzerai are

Dwarf Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

ye in trouble if I came out an’ looked for ye!” — R. A. Salvatore, The Crystal Shard Kingdoms rich in ancient grandeur, halls carved into the roots of mountains, the echoing of

hunt for vengeance can become a full-blown clan feud. Clans and Kingdoms Dwarven kingdoms stretch deep beneath the mountains where the dwarves mine gems and precious metals and forge items of wonder

Bavlorna Blightstraw

Monsters The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

submerged. As the hours pass between each immersion, her movements become more ponderous and her skin audibly cracks as she moves. Bavlorna lives like a hermit. She is frazzled, impatient, paranoid

Yaga’s adopted daughter, surpassed them in power and carved out a Feywild domain for herself in the guise of an archfey named Zybilna. The hags wormed their way into Iggwilv’s good graces

Archduke Zariel of Avernus

Monsters Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

innate spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 26). She can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components: At will: alter self (can become Medium when changing her

. Matalotok. Zariel recently defeated the demon lord Kostchtchie and took his hammer, Matalotok, which grants Zariel immunity to cold damage. Without this hammer, Zariel has resistance to cold damage

Kalaraq Quori

Monsters Eberron: Rising from the Last War

guide the quori race, and the Devourer of Dreams — the personal emissary of the Dreaming Dark — is of this order. Although the kalaraqs never fight one another overtly, each has its own agenda, and

each hopes to someday seize the throne of the Devourer of Dreams. Because of this internal conflict, it is unusual for a kalaraq to leave Dal Quor to inhabit a mortal vessel and become one of the

Shadar-kai

Species Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

’s grim energy. Shadar-kai have ashen skin tones, and while they’re in the Shadowfell, they also become wizened, reflecting the somber nature of that gloomy plane. Like other elves

, shadar-kai can live to be over 750 years old. Creating Your Character 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

Amulet of the Black Skull

Magic Items Tomb of Annihilation

This amulet is carved from obsidian and shaped like a screaming humanoid skull, with ruby eyes and emeralds for teeth. It hangs from an iron chain necklace. The amulet has 6 charges and regains 1d6

–00 You become petrified. This effect can be ended only with a greater restoration spell or similar magic.

Priest of Osybus (Blazing)

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

death and become an undead creature, potentially cheating the grave over and over. This unholy order of priests was founded centuries ago by Osybus, a mysterious figure of unfathomable ambition and evil

, Osybus gifted them with a trace of his power. Taking the form of a shadowy tattoo, this boon allows the priests to steal souls as their master did and to cheat death and become undead horrors. The

Priest of Osybus (Deathly)

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

. Using this soul power, each priest can defy death and become an undead creature, potentially cheating the grave over and over. This unholy order of priests was founded centuries ago by Osybus, a

cheat death and become undead horrors. The threat posed by Osybus and his disciples raised alarms far and wide. In response, the Ulmist Inquisition and the then-mortal Count Strahd von Zarovich

Priest of Osybus (Dread)

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

priests of Osybus steal the souls of others to fuel the priests’ malevolent magic. Using this soul power, each priest can defy death and become an undead creature, potentially cheating the grave over

shadowy tattoo, this boon allows the priests to steal souls as their master did and to cheat death and become undead horrors. The threat posed by Osybus and his disciples raised alarms far and wide. In

Priest of Osybus

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

; malevolent magic. Using this soul power, each priest can defy death and become an undead creature, potentially cheating the grave over and over. This unholy order of priests was founded centuries ago

master did and to cheat death and become undead horrors. The threat posed by Osybus and his disciples raised alarms far and wide. In response, the Ulmist Inquisition and the then-mortal Count Strahd

Bugbear Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

. Gang Mentality Since bugbears aren’t a particularly fecund race, their overall population is small and spread over a wide area. Bugbears live in family groups that operate much like gangs. The

is tight-knit, and its members cooperate well when hunting or bullying other creatures. But when the fortunes of a gang turn sour, the individuals become selfish, and might sabotage one another to

Priest of Osybus (Ectoplasmic)

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

points.Necromancers of deep evil, the priests of Osybus steal the souls of others to fuel the priests’ malevolent magic. Using this soul power, each priest can defy death and become an undead creature

power. Taking the form of a shadowy tattoo, this boon allows the priests to steal souls as their master did and to cheat death and become undead horrors. The threat posed by Osybus and his disciples

Priest of Osybus (Spectral)

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

, the priests of Osybus steal the souls of others to fuel the priests’ malevolent magic. Using this soul power, each priest can defy death and become an undead creature, potentially cheating the

of a shadowy tattoo, this boon allows the priests to steal souls as their master did and to cheat death and become undead horrors. The threat posed by Osybus and his disciples raised alarms far and

Priest of Osybus (Vampiric)

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

’ malevolent magic. Using this soul power, each priest can defy death and become an undead creature, potentially cheating the grave over and over. This unholy order of priests was founded

as their master did and to cheat death and become undead horrors. The threat posed by Osybus and his disciples raised alarms far and wide. In response, the Ulmist Inquisition and the then-mortal Count

Iggwilv the Witch Queen

Monsters The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

and across planes to escape the worst of them. She eventually took a page from her mother’s book and sequestered herself in the Feywild, where she assumed the guise of an archfey and carved out

of Prismeer. Alignment. Chaotic neutral. Personality Trait. “I have become more temperamental in my old age.” Ideal. “I used to believe that emotions and kindness were signs of

Earth Genasi

Species Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

glow. Earth genasi hair can appear carved of stone or crystal or resemble strands of spun metal. Genasi Tracing their ancestry to the genies of the Elemental Planes, each genasi can tap into the

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. Ability Score Increases When

Githzerai

Species Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

and reforming without purpose or direction, until a creature exerts deliberate will to stabilize it. Through their potent psionic power, githzerai carved a home for themselves amid the chaos. As the

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. Ability Score

Lhammaruntosz

Monsters Sleeping Dragon’s Wake

creature of Lhammaruntosz's choice that is within 120 feet of her and aware of her must succeed on a DC 17 Wisdom saving throw or become frightened for 1 minute. A creature can repeat the saving throw at the

of metallic dragons, in a cliff overlooking the sea. The shrine’s face is carved in Lhammaruntosz’s likeness and includes quarters for the rest of the Scaly Eye and a magic statue of

Gray Dwarf (Duergar) Legacy

Species Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide

artistic value. Few duergar become adventurers, fewer still on the surface world, because they are a hidebound and suspicious race. Those who leave their subterranean cities are usually exiles. Check

thus made them into the superior race. Duergar have no appreciation for beauty, that ability having been erased from their minds by the mind flayers long ago and any thought of recapturing it

Aasimar Legacy

Species Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

celestial heritage. These often begin subtle and become more obvious when the aasimar gains the ability to reveal their full celestial nature. The Aasimar Celestial Features table has examples you can

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. Ability

Blackstaff

Magic Items Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

The Blackstaff is a sentient, rune-carved staff set with thin silver veins. It is the symbol of office for the Blackstaff, the highest-ranking wizard in Waterdeep. As the rightful owner of the

Blackstaff, Vajra Safahr is the only one who can become attuned to it. The staff can, however, choose a new owner (see “Personality” below). The Blackstaff has the magical properties of a staff

Deck of Many Things Legacy

Magic Items Basic Rules (2014)

-handedly defeat the next hostile monster or group of monsters you encounter, you gain experience points enough to gain one level. Otherwise, this card has no effect. Donjon. You disappear and become

30 feet of you. The fighter is of the same race as you and serves you loyally until death, believing the fates have drawn him or her to you. You control this character. Moon. You are granted the

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