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Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
", "rollDamageType":"thunder"} thunder damage and is pushed up to 10 feet away from the bard. On a successful save, a creature takes half as much damage and isn’t pushed.
Spellcasting. The bard casts
Multiattack. The bard makes two Shortsword or Shortbow attacks. It can replace one attack with a use of Spellcasting.
Shortsword. Melee Weapon Attack: +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4", "rollType":"to hit
Monsters
Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
larger, and the professor can push the target horizontally up to 10 feet away.
Spellcasting. The professor casts one of the following spells, requiring no material components and using Intelligence as
properties of growth. Their magic alters and replaces the equations that describe the natural world, including creatures, space, and substance. Through these manipulations, the professors change their size
Monsters
Candlekeep Mysteries
damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
Spellcasting. Quill casts one of the following spells using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (save DC 17):
At will: light
charismatic bard who carries himself with a quiet confidence that doesn't hint at the full extent of his skills or powers. A scar cuts across his handsome face, curving from the top of his left
Magic Items
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
tooth replaces one of your teeth as if you implanted it (potentially replacing another implanted tooth, see below).
Each tooth can only be used once. Track which teeth have been used. If a tooth’s
teeth implanted at one time equal to 1 + your Constitution modifier (minimum of 2 teeth total). If you try to implant more teeth, the newly implanted tooth replaces one of the previous teeth, determined
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Lesser Restoration Level 2 Abjuration (Bard, Cleric, Druid, Paladin, Ranger) Casting Time: Bonus Action
Range: Touch
Components: V, S
Duration: Instantaneous
You touch a creature and end one
condition on it: Blinded, Deafened, Paralyzed, or Poisoned. MARTIN MOTTET A human Druid casts Lesser Restoration to ease the suffering of a friend who was poisoned in battle
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
Magical Inspiration 2nd-level bard feature If a creature has a Bardic Inspiration die from you and casts a spell that restores hit points or deals damage, the creature can roll that die and choose a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Invisibility Level 2 Illusion (Bard, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard) Casting Time: Action
Range: Touch
Components: V, S, M (an eyelash in gum arabic)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour
A
creature you touch has the Invisible condition until the spell ends. The spell ends early immediately after the target makes an attack roll, deals damage, or casts a spell. Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. You can target one additional creature for each spell slot level above 2.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Invisibility Level 2 Illusion (Bard, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard) Casting Time: Action
Range: Touch
Components: V, S, M (an eyelash in gum arabic)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour
A
creature you touch has the Invisible condition until the spell ends. The spell ends early immediately after the target makes an attack roll, deals damage, or casts a spell. Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. You can target one additional creature for each spell slot level above 2.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Uni and the Hunt for the Lost Horn
Invisibility Level 2 Illusion (Bard, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard) Casting Time: Action
Range: Touch
Components: V, S, M (an eyelash in gum arabic)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour
A
creature you touch has the Invisible condition until the spell ends. The spell ends early immediately after the target makes an attack roll, deals damage, or casts a spell. Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. You can target one additional creature for each spell slot level above 2.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
isn’t pushed.
Spellcasting. The bard casts one of the following spells, using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 12):
At will: dancing lights, mage hand, prestidigitation
1/day
Bard Bards are gifted poets, storytellers, and entertainers who travel far and wide. They’re commonly found in taverns or in the company of jolly bands of adventurers, rough-and-tumble mercenaries
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Greater Restoration Level 5 Abjuration (Bard, Cleric, Druid, Paladin, Ranger) Casting Time: Action
Range: Touch
Components: V, S, M (diamond dust worth 100+ GP, which the spell consumes
a cursed magic item Any reduction to one of the target’s ability scores Any reduction to the target’s Hit Point maximum RINA NORDSOL A halfling Cleric casts Guardian of Faith to fend off a ravenous worg
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
immediately reverts to flesh and chastises whoever is responsible. If the aquarium’s plug was removed, the deva replaces it. If any water was drained from the car, the deva uses the decanter to
replenish it. If any fish died, the deva uses raise dead spells to revive one fish per day for ten days. Once all is set right, the deva flies from the train and casts plane shift to return to Mount Celestia, taking the decanter with it.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
-Level Spell Slot. The damage increases by 1d6 for each spell slot level above 3. IGOR GRECHANYI A gnome Bard casts Vicious Mockery to skewer a kobold with magical insults
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
hit. Using the zombies’ average damage (4 Bludgeoning damage), the Fighter takes 8 Bludgeoning damage. After seeing the Fighter mauled by zombies, the Bard casts Shatter, centering the spell on the
Fighter. (The Bard trusts that the Fighter will succeed on the Constitution saving throw and survive the resulting damage.) The spell affects a 10-foot-radius Sphere, and the Targets in Area of Effect
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Apprentice Silverquill Apprentice
Medium or Small Humanoid (Bard), Any Alignment
Armor Class 12 (15 with mage armor)
Hit Points 44 (8d8 + 8)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
10 (+0)
DEX
14 (+2
+ 2) piercing damage plus 9 (2d8) psychic damage.
Spellcasting. The apprentice casts one of the following spells, requiring no material components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
otherwise interacted with. Finally, the target can’t attack or cast spells. Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. You can target one additional creature for each spell slot level above 3. MICHELE GIORGI Otto the Bard casts Gate to open a portal to the Outlands
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Slow Level 3 Transmutation (Bard, Sorcerer, Wizard) Casting Time: Action
Range: 120 feet
Components: V, S, M (a drop of molasses)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
You alter time around
takes the Attack action. If it casts a spell with a Somatic component, there is a 25 percent chance the spell fails as a result of the target making the spell’s gestures too slowly. An affected target repeats the save at the end of each of its turns, ending the spell on itself on a success.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Slow Level 3 Transmutation (Bard, Sorcerer, Wizard) Casting Time: Action
Range: 120 feet
Components: V, S, M (a drop of molasses)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
You alter time around
takes the Attack action. If it casts a spell with a Somatic component, there is a 25 percent chance the spell fails as a result of the target making the spell’s gestures too slowly. An affected target repeats the save at the end of each of its turns, ending the spell on itself on a success.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
weapons. Spellcasting 1st-level Spellcaster feature The sidekick gains the ability to cast spells. (If the creature already has the Spellcasting trait, this feature replaces that trait.) Choose the
Mage Wizard Intelligence Healer Cleric and Druid Wisdom Prodigy Bard and Warlock Charisma Spell Slots. The Spellcaster table shows how many spell slots the sidekick has to cast its Spellcaster
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
) arrives with six bugbears and a gazer (see appendix B). If Noska is dead or otherwise indisposed, the beholder replaces him with Nar’l Xibrindas (see appendix B) and his grell bodyguard. If the
male Turami human bard; see appendix B), Vevette Blackwater (CE female Tethyrian human swashbuckler; see appendix B), and three Zhent thugs. If Agorn and Vevette were killed or otherwise disposed of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Speleosa, the invisible faerie dragon flies into the cavern, becomes visible momentarily as it casts the hallucinatory terrain spell, and turns invisible again as a bonus action. Characters who have
a passive Wisdom (Perception) score of 17 or higher glimpse the wee dragon for a second before it turns invisible. On subsequent turns, Otto flies back to Maddgoth’s castle. Otto’s spell replaces all
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Thieves’ Gallery
Humanoid (Bard), Chaotic Good
Armor Class 14 (leather armor)
Hit Points 110 (17d8 + 34)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
14 (+2)
DEX
16 (+3)
CON
14 (+2)
INT
14 (+2)
WIS
16 (+3)
CHA
18
attack roll it makes before the start of Edgin’s next turn.
Spellcasting. Edgin casts one of the following spells, using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 15):
At will: friends
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
DM might allow a bard to engage in the Raise Morale activity by playing bawdy songs on deck to lift the crew’s spirits. The party’s pace has no effect on the activities they can engage in while
. Forage The character casts fishing lines, keeping an eye out for sources of food, making a Wisdom (Survival) check when the DM calls for it. Raise Morale (First Mate Only) The first mate can manage the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
condition. Success: Half damage only.
Spellcasting. The sphinx casts one of the following spells, requiring no Material components and using Wisdom as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 20
result from the Spy Personas table to inspire a spy’s disguise.
Spy Personas 1d4 The Spy Disguises Themself As...
1 A bard or traveling performer.
2 A captive or servant of a monster
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
named Yaliek Iltizmar (N female Rashemi bard; see appendix B), who is also a member of the Harpers. She pays close attention to characters who nose around backstage, then shares any interesting
dragon casts mirror image on itself, turns visible, and addresses the characters telepathically. It demands a share of the hoard (at least 5,000 gp), threatens to tip off the City Watch if the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Silverquill
Gargantuan Dragon (Bard), Neutral
Armor Class 21 (natural armor)
Hit Points 363 (22d20 + 132)
Speed 40 ft., fly 80 ft.
STR
25 (+7)
DEX
14 (+2)
CON
23 (+6
Shadrix’s next turn. On a successful save, a creature takes half as much damage and isn’t blinded.
Spellcasting. Shadrix casts one of the following spells, requiring no material components and using
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
feet of the target to take 9 (2d6 + 2) force damage.
Spellcasting. The apprentice casts one of the following spells, requiring no material components and using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability
, and the pledgemage can cause one creature it can see within 30 feet of the target to take 10 (2d6 + 3) force damage.
Spellcasting. The pledgemage casts one of the following spells, requiring no
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
, on your turn you could say something like this: “I ready Dispel Magic, and if the high priest casts a spell on anyone, I cast Dispel Magic on the target if the spell takes hold.” If the high priest
the those of the beast form? Polymorph replaces only the target’s character sheet or stat block with the stat block of the chosen form. Other effects, such as other spells, still exist. What kinds of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
(Insight) check discerns only that Windfall is concealing information. Windfall Medium Humanoid (Tiefling, Bard), Chaotic Evil
Armor Class 19 (studded leather armor)
Hit Points 323 (34d8 + 170
frightened condition until the start of Windfall’s next turn. On a successful save, the target takes half as much damage only.
Spellcasting. Windfall casts one of the following spells, requiring no
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
.
Cloud Giant Destiny Gambler Huge Giant (Bard), Any Alignment
Armor Class 15 (natural armor)
Hit Points 337 (27d12 + 162)
Speed 40 ft., fly 40 ft. (hover)
STR
27 (+8)
DEX
12 (+1)
CON
or Miss: The staff magically returns to the giant’s hand immediately after a ranged attack.
Spellcasting. The giant casts one of the following spells, requiring no material components and using
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
one.
Spellcasting. Quill casts one of the following spells using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (save DC 17):
At will: light, mage hand, prestidigitation
3/day each: detect magic, dispel
is cold and fresh. A hostile roc takes up much of the room and attacks intruders on sight. It’s sustained by magic and is too big to leave the room. If killed, the roc is not replaced. The Bard and the Beholder
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
. Two magic items are displayed here as well. Anstruth Harp. An exquisitely crafted harp sized for a human rests on a shelf. This instrument of the bards was acquired from a human bard who counseled
mood. He is a cloud giant, with the following changes: Thullen’s alignment is neutral good. When Thullen casts barkskin on himself, his AC improves to 16. He has an Intelligence score of 18 (+4) and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium
cast dispel magic on a staff of power, the spell fails to disrupt the staff’s magical properties, but if the staff’s wielder casts hold monster from the staff, dispel magic can end that spell if cast on
, on your turn you could say something like this: “I ready dispel magic, and if the high priest casts a spell on anyone, I cast dispel magic on the target if the spell takes hold.” If the high priest
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
powers of ice and cold. To gain the frigid power of elemental water, the shiver removes one eye and replaces it with a frosty white orb that can blast foes with an icy ray. When the orb isn’t in use, the
Actions
Dagger. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 20/60 ft., one target. Hit: 4 (1d4 + 2) piercing damage.
Eye of Frost. The one-eyed shiver casts ray of frost from its missing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium
fight use the rules for Dexterity (Stealth) checks. If a wizard casts a spell like fireball during a surprise round, do the enemies get disadvantage on their saving throw? Being surprised has no effect
have an action readied, you can make an opportunity attack, which causes you to stop readying. Can a bonus action be used as an action or vice versa? For example, can a bard use a bonus action to grant






