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Reincarnate
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had in its original form, except it exchanges its original race for the new one and changes its racial traits accordingly.
body. If the target's soul isn't free or willing to do so, the spell fails.
The magic fashions a new body for the creature to inhabit, which likely causes the creature's race to change. The GM rolls
The Celestial
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Xanathar's Guide to Everything
with that being allows you to experience the barest touch of the holy light that illuminates the multiverse.
Being connected to such power can cause changes in your behavior and beliefs. You might
find yourself driven to annihilate the undead, to defeat fiends, and to protect the innocent. At times, your heart might also be filled with a longing for the celestial realm of your patron, and a
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
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
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Acquisitions Incorporated
then passing through the shadow of That-Which-Endures changed them forever. Now the newest race to call Faerûn home, the verdan do their best to find their way in an unfamiliar world
-encompassing power of entropy — the force that unknowingly and uncaringly changes order into chaos, and that breaks matter and time down into its component parts so that all can be rebuilt. Some
Species
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
, their features almost devoid of detail. It is rare to see a changeling in that form, for a typical changeling changes their shape the way others might change clothes. A casual shape—one created
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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Deck of Many Things
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-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
Aarakocra
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Elemental Evil Player's Companion
changes in the prevailing winds that they regarded as a bad omen.
Unlike the aarakocra of other worlds on the Material Plane, the aarakocra of the Realms rarely travel to the Elemental Plane of Air
the Wind Dukes long ago to defeat the Queen of Chaos’s monstrous champion, Miska the Wolf-Spider.
When plunged into Miska’s body, the chaos in his blood sundered the rod and scattered its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
creature recalls its former life and experiences. It retains the capabilities it had in its original form, except it exchanges its original race for the new one and changes its racial traits accordingly.
the target’s soul isn’t free or willing to do so, the spell fails. The magic fashions a new body for the creature to inhabit, which likely causes the creature’s race to change. The DM rolls a d100 and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
creature recalls its former life and experiences. It retains the capabilities it had in its original form, except it exchanges its original race for the new one and changes its racial traits accordingly.
the target’s soul isn’t free or willing to do so, the spell fails. The magic fashions a new body for the creature to inhabit, which likely causes the creature’s race to change. The DM rolls a d100 and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
to defeat or destroy creatures of a particular kind, such as fiends, shapechangers, trolls, or wizards. 3 Protector: The item seeks to defend a particular race or kind of creature, such as elves or
purpose or roll on the following table. d10 Purpose 1 Aligned: The item seeks to defeat or destroy those of a diametrically opposed alignment. (Such an item is never neutral.) 2 Bane: The item seeks
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
Changeling Traits As a changeling, you have the following racial traits. Creature Type. You are a Fey. Size. You are Medium or Small. You choose the size when you select this race. Speed. Your
, Performance, or Persuasion. Shapechanger. As an action, you can change your appearance and your voice. You determine the specifics of the changes, including your coloration, hair length, and sex. You can also
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
way to modify an existing race is to change its appearance. Changes to a race’s appearance need not affect its game elements. For example, you could transform halflings into anthropomorphic mice
Creating a Race or Subrace This section teaches you how to modify existing races, as well as create new ones. The most important step in customizing or designing races for your campaign is to start
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
. You can also adjust your height and weight, but not so much that your size changes. You can make yourself appear as a member of another race, though none of your game statistics change. You can’t
base walking speed is 30 feet. Shapechanger. As an action, you can change your appearance and your voice. You determine the specifics of the changes, including your coloration, hair length, and sex
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
much that your size changes. You can make yourself appear as a member of another race, though none of your game statistics change. You can’t duplicate the appearance of a creature you’ve never seen
action, you can change your appearance and your voice. You determine the specifics of the changes, including your coloration, hair length, and sex. You can also adjust your height and weight, but not so
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
githyanki and githzerai who seek to reunify the gith races. By helping the githyanki defeat a common foe, Yrlakka hopes to demonstrate the merits of a single unified gith race — not only to the evil
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
to the sewers. He is a wererat, with these changes: Roscoe is Small and has 27 (6d6 + 6) hit points. He has these racial traits: He can move through the space of a Medium or larger creature. He has
advantage on saving throws against being frightened. He speaks Common and Halfling, and he knows thieves’ cant. Development If the characters defeat Roscoe or slip past him, they can make their way up
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
temple complexes. A temple is overcome when its prophet is defeated or the monsters in its shrine are eliminated.
After the characters defeat the first prophet, run “Dire Tidings” when they return to
abandon its shrine, run the “Race to Destruction” encounter. Parties that stay in the dungeon and choose not to return to town might be oblivious to the villains’ retaliations. If the characters never
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
manifestations of the gods. The more religious members of the Stoneheart Enclave cast augury and commune spells within the circle, interpreting the responses to their entreaties through subtle changes
them. They must defeat these servants until the gem awakens three temple guardians, at which point the temple will be cleansed and the characters can leave. Once the characters accomplish this task
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
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
once they are weaned, never to recognize them again. Yakfolk feel no loyalty to their families—only to their god and race.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
appropriate roleplaying or a DC 16 Charisma (Persuasion) check, Banrion accepts that the characters mean her no harm. If the hags are still at large, she beseeches the characters to help her defeat
territories in Greyhawk’s world of Oerth.
Opposing him was his former general, Leuk-O, who discovered a second artifact—a “relic of a visiting race of space travelers.” This magic suit of powered armor
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Losser Mirklav is a lightfoot halfling mage, with these changes: He is chaotic evil and has 31 (9d6) hit points. He has these racial traits: He is Small, and his walking speed is 25 feet. He can move
padlocked door in area B8 and 4d10 gp in a pouch made of elf skin and cinched with a rope made of woven dwarf hair. Losser has made several changes to the complex: Area B6 contains three beds — two
Goblin
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
cruel in victory, goblins are fawning and servile in defeat, just as in their own society lower castes must scrape before those of greater status and as goblin tribes bow before other goblinoids
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Beast Masters and Slave Drivers
Goblins know they are a weak, unsophisticated race that can be easily dominated by bigger, smarter, more organized, more ferocious, or more magical creatures. Their god
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
abilities to assign scores to Strength, Dexterity, Constitution, Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma. Afterward, make any changes to your ability scores as a result of your race choice. After assigning your
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Optional Encounter If the characters are struggling or you worry about their ability to defeat the dracolich at the end of the adventure, this encounter adds a “here comes the cavalry” possibility to
dragon turtle stat block with the following changes: It speaks Draconic and Terran. It lacks a swimming speed and the Amphibious trait. Its breath weapon is a 60-foot cone of abrasive sand instead of
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
. On the smallest scale, these are local gang bosses, pirate captains, and brigands. A leader in art or culture is a virtuoso whose work reflects the spirit of the age and changes the way people think
becomes the prevailing trait that defines the era, the characteristic for which it is remembered. Name the person (or people) whose death, defeat, or loss opened the door for this leader to take power
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
, trolls, or wizards. 3 Protector: The item seeks to defend a particular race or kind of creature, such as elves or druids. 4 Crusader: The item seeks to defeat, weaken, or destroy the servants of a
defeat or destroy those of a diametrically opposed alignment. (Such an item is never neutral.) 2 Bane: The item seeks to defeat or destroy creatures of a particular kind, such as fiends, shapechangers
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy
Freeing Miken If the characters leave the ship and race toward the cadet quarters, they hear sounds of musket fire as they get closer to Miken’s quarters. (See the inset map in the Spelljammer
to 0 hit points, and a follow-up swing with a greatsword is enough to decapitate him. If the characters defeat the githyanki before Miken can be killed, Miken crumples to the ground and weeps like a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
with some secondary villains, culminating in a bloody confrontation at a noble estate. In chapter 4, the characters race to find the gold. The encounters in this chapter and the order in which they
or more of these lairs in the course of the adventure. Thwarting the villains doesn’t require the characters to invade their lairs or defeat them in combat, so it’s possible to complete the adventure
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
sporting events. Hareth’s Folly, Middle Dura The King of Fire A comfortable tavern and gambling hall, known as one of the safest places to bet on the Race of Eight Winds and the events at the Hollow Tower
safest establishments in Lower Dura. Callestan, Lower Dura The Broken Mirror A curious tavern owned by a family of changelings, the Broken Mirror changes its appearance and theme every week. It’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
. Extremiton is also gathering thralls of every race to help defend the colony if the neothelid is destroyed or fails in its task. City of the Mind Extremiton can sense intelligent creatures within 2 miles of it
character it wants. Its favorite role to play is that of Durnan, the gruff, tight-lipped proprietor of the Yawning Portal. Extremiton can make any environmental changes to Alterdeep and observe how its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
behest of their leader, a psionic goblin who calls himself Ruxithid the Chosen. To keep the town safe, the characters must travel to Zorzula’s Rest, defeat Ruxithid, and rescue the kidnap victims. Once
Underdark. Chapter 6 Summary Armed with knowledge from Ruxithid’s lair, the heroes race against forces allied with the mind flayer fanatics to retrieve three shattered obelisk pieces. One piece lies in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
their ranks are researching how to defeat the demon lords and their kind. For long years, the Harpers have sworn to put an end to unbridled evil in all its forms — especially evil that wields dark
character has the amulet. If the amulet changes hands, so too does the shield guardian and its stat card. If the characters attack Zelraun, use the archmage statistics in the Monster Manual to represent him.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
and add the features listed in the NPC Features table. If the NPC’s AC, hit points, attack bonus, or damage changes, recalculate its challenge rating. NPC Features Race Ability Modifiers Features
Player’s Handbook, equipping NPCs with magic items, and swapping armor, weapons, and spells. If you want to take an NPC stat block and adapt it for a specific monster race, apply the ability modifiers
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
bliss. Your pact with that being allows you to experience the barest touch of the holy light that illuminates the multiverse. Being connected to such power can cause changes in your behavior and beliefs
. You might find yourself driven to annihilate the undead, to defeat fiends, and to protect the innocent. At times, your heart might also be filled with a longing for the celestial realm of your