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Monsters
Monster Manual
spellcasting ability (spell save DC 15):
At Will: Detect Thoughts, Gaseous Form (self only), Web1/Day: Dominate PersonToxic Escape. Trigger: The yochlol is hit by an attack roll. Response: The yochlol
-Shift. The yochlol shape-shifting;shape-shifts into a Medium Humanoid or a Medium spider or back into its true form. Its game statistics are the same in each form. Any equipment it is wearing or carrying isn’t transformed.
Red Dragon Wyrmling
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Monsters
Basic Rules (2014)
surrounds a red dragon, whose swept-back horns and spinal frill define its silhouette. Its beaked snout vents smoke at all times, and its eyes dance with flame when it is angry.Fire
Young Red Dragon
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Basic Rules (2014)
","rollAction":"Fire Breath","rollDamageType":"fire"} fire damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.The odor of sulfur and pumice surrounds a red dragon, whose swept-back horns
and spinal frill define its silhouette. Its beaked snout vents smoke at all times, and its eyes dance with flame when it is angry.Fire
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
obsessed with treasure. Their greed compels them to gather any gold or gems they can. After taking this treasure back to their lairs, they gaze for hours on end at their glittering trinkets and golden
Monsters
Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
, whose swept-back horns and spinal frill define its silhouette. Its beaked snout vents smoke at all times, and its eyes dance with flame when it is angry.
Fire
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
damage.Vengeful Strike. In response to a gnoll being reduced to 0 hit points within 30 feet of the witherling, the witherling makes one Bite or Spiked Club attack.Sometimes the gnolls of Yeenoghu turn
the remains back to a semblance of life in the form of a gnoll witherling.
Witherlings travel with their comrades and try to kill anything in their path. They don’t eat and aren’t motivated
Ancient Red Dragon
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Basic Rules (2014)
","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage and be knocked prone. The dragon can then fly up to half its flying speed.The odor of sulfur and pumice surrounds a red dragon, whose swept-back
horns and spinal frill define its silhouette. Its beaked snout vents smoke at all times, and its eyes dance with flame when it is angry.A Red Dragon’s Lair
Red dragons lair in high mountains or
Monsters
Vecna: Eve of Ruin
":"Serrated Bolt Removal","rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage.Self-Preservation. In response to being hit by a weapon attack, Glaive reduces the damage by 11 (2d10);{"diceNotation":"2d10
blighted region. Among the blades, Glaive is best known for her talent at self-modification. “Glaive” is etched onto the back of her neck-plate. It is the only name Glaive has ever known
Monsters
Vecna: Eve of Ruin
turn.Absorb Blow. In response to being hit with an attack roll, the spider’s carapace absorbs some of the blow, reducing the damage it takes by 11 (2d10);{"diceNotation":"2d10", "rollType":"roll
titanic citadel spider serves as a powerhouse weapon and mobile command post. Wedges of chitin atop a citadel spider’s back shield passengers and protect the spider’s biological cannon. A
Adult Red Dragon
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Basic Rules (2014)
","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage and be knocked prone. The dragon can then fly up to half its flying speed.The odor of sulfur and pumice surrounds a red dragon, whose swept-back horns and
spinal frill define its silhouette. Its beaked snout vents smoke at all times, and its eyes dance with flame when it is angry.A Red Dragon’s Lair
Red dragons lair in high mountains or hills
Monsters
Candlekeep Mysteries
","rollType":"heal","rollAction":"Heal Self"} hit points, and all levels of exhaustion end on her.Deflect Missile. In response to being hit by a ranged weapon attack, Jade Tigress deflects the missile. The
for dead.”
Flaw. “My pride won’t let me back down from a challenge or forgive any insult.”PoisonNimble Escape. Jade Tigress takes the Disengage or Hide action.
Monsters
Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
are content to lead peaceful lives as hunters and gatherers, the magic that created the crab folk sometimes compels them to lash out in fearsome raids when the conditions are right.
Aquatic Vassals
spell gave the crab folk an insatiable love for silver. When they see it, all crab folk feel an irresistible urge to seize it and carry it back to their lairs. If necessary, they resort to violence to
Monsters
Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
only.The incarnate can take up to three reactions per round but only one per turn.
Searing Gaze. In response to being hit by an attack roll, the incarnate turns its magical gaze toward one creature it
otherwise antithetical forces, then merge back into their plane of origin.
Planar incarnates are akin to natural disasters that work to protect and further the virtues and vices of the planes they
Entertainer
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Backgrounds
Player’s Handbook (2014)
routines or roll on the table below to define your expertise as an entertainer.
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Entertainer Routine
1
Actor
2
Dancer
3
Fire-eater
4
Jester
5
Juggler
)
d6
Bond
1
My instrument is my most treasured possession, and it reminds me of someone I love.
2
Someone stole my precious instrument, and someday I’ll get it back
Monsters
Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
damage only.The incarnate can take up to three reactions per round but only one per turn.
Searing Gaze. In response to being hit by an attack roll, the incarnate turns its magical gaze toward one
or otherwise antithetical forces, then merge back into their plane of origin.
Planar incarnates are akin to natural disasters that work to protect and further the virtues and vices of the planes
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
;
Entertainer Routines
A good entertainer is versatile, spicing up every performance with a variety of different routines. Choose one to three routines or roll on the table below to define your expertise as an
me of someone I love.
2
Someone stole my precious instrument, and someday I’ll get it back.
3
I want to be famous, whatever it takes.
4
I idolize a hero of the old tales and
Monsters
Storm King's Thunder
damage and be knocked prone. Klauth can then fly up to half his flying speed.The odor of sulfur and pumice surrounds a red dragon, whose swept-back horns and spinal frill define its silhouette. Its
’s as supple as a cat. His body is covered in old, wicked-looking scars where scales have been torn away and never grown back. He brutally attacks other dragons, seeking to slay any wyrm that
Orc
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
to be invincible. They see the principles that define them and their deities at work every day in the world around them — nature rewards the strong and mercilessly eliminates the weak and the
raid just as another group returns, laden with severed heads, sacks of loot, and armfuls of food. Warriors also serve as scouts, bringing back detailed reports about the surrounding area so that the
Monsters
Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
hours or until the dragon’s concentration ends (as if concentrating on a spell). The portal has a front and a back on each plane where it appears. Travel through the portal is possible only by
Legendary Resistance or in response to being hit by an attack roll, the dragon makes one Rend attack.
Slow Time. Immediately after a creature the dragon can see ends its turn, the dragon targets a creature
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
your own Darklord, consider the relationship that will define their evil in your adventures: their conflict with your players’ characters. Just as a Darklord is the inspiration for a domain, players
. Opposite Reflections. For each favored personal characteristic, imagine and write down its opposite—specifically, a version that compels characters into conflict. For example, transform “I idolize a
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
raised alarms far and wide. In response, the Ulmist Inquisition and the then-mortal Count Strahd von Zarovich faced the lich in battle. Their bravery would have been for naught if Osybus’s
within 5 feet of the priest, it can turn back into a tattoo as an action, reappearing on the priest’s flesh and regaining all its hit points.
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
wide. In response, the Ulmist Inquisition and the then-mortal Count Strahd von Zarovich faced the lich in battle. Their bravery would have been for naught if Osybus’s disciples hadn’t
the creature is within 5 feet of the priest, it can turn back into a tattoo as an action, reappearing on the priest’s flesh and regaining all its hit points.
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
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
’s mental commands (no action required) and takes its turn immediately after the priest. If the creature is within 5 feet of the priest, it can turn back into a tattoo as an action, reappearing on the priest’s flesh and regaining all its hit points.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
outside. As Olanthius moves through the catacombs, he compels any ghosts he encounters to fight at his side. Any ghosts that the characters summoned from the urns in the funerary chambers (area C2
. If freed, the demon lord is sure to want its weapon back, which should create the diversion that Olanthius needs. The Arches of Ulloch can transport the characters to Kostchtchie’s Maw, where the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
learn more about the character’s deity. Back to Vogler After the wounded are tended to, Mayor Raven and Becklin urge the villagers to return to Vogler so they can organize a proper response. Raven and
Response Mayor Raven thanks the characters for defending her people, fearing things would have gone far worse if they hadn’t. She promises to reward the characters, but at the moment, she’s focused
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
. Ready Prepare to take an action in response to a trigger you define. Search Make a Wisdom (Insight, Medicine, Perception, or Survival) check. Study Make an Intelligence (Arcana, History
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
. Ready Prepare to take an action in response to a trigger you define. Search Make a Wisdom (Insight, Medicine, Perception, or Survival) check. Study Make an Intelligence (Arcana, History
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
response, the Ulmist Inquisition and the then-mortal Count Strahd von Zarovich faced the lich in battle. Their bravery would have been for naught if Osybus’s disciples hadn’t betrayed him
can turn back into a tattoo as an action, reappearing on the priest’s flesh and regaining all its hit points.
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
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
mental commands (no action required) and takes its turn immediately after the priest. If the creature is within 5 feet of the priest, it can turn back into a tattoo as an action, reappearing on the priest’s flesh and regaining all its hit points.
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
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
action required) and takes its turn immediately after the priest. If the creature is within 5 feet of the priest, it can turn back into a tattoo as an action, reappearing on the priest’s flesh and regaining all its hit points.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
universal effect of their experimentation, grafters become obsessed with treasure. Their greed compels them to gather any gold or gems they can. After taking this treasure back to their lairs, they gaze
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
stumbling back from a horrid event, consider giving the character inspiration for their fear-focused reaction (see “Inspiration” in the Player’s Handbook). Once a character gains inspiration in this way
crack in a cave wall to continue an adventure. If the player portrays the character’s response in a way that reinforces that fear, such as refusing and finding another way around, taking time and making
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
in towns and cities, but their appearance marks them as outsiders. In response to being ostracized, half-orcs either embrace their otherness and take pride in their physical superiority, pull back and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
and Akros, no villages or military outposts mark Setessan territory, but a few key features in the Nessian Wood define the area under Setessan control. Amatrophon The Amatrophon encompasses a large
the forest. Myth of Nikaia the First Caryatid
A Setessan archer named Nikaia claimed that she could outshoot anyone, even Nylea. Word of this unwise boast spread, and in response Nylea appeared at
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
specific creature from the plane the gate leads to, hoping to interact with it. Or you might have a creature Kwalish previously met through the gate arrive in response to it being opened. That
. A follow-up successful DC 15 Intelligence (Religion) check can then trigger ritual magic that reverses the flood of ooze and sends it back to the Slime Pits. However, if this check is failed by 5 or






