before bard driven creature rival

Hunting Trap

Equipment

immobile object, such as a tree or a spike driven into the ground. A creature that steps on the plate must succeed on a DC 13 Dexterity saving throw or take 1d4 Piercing damage and have its Speed reduced

As a Utilize action, you can set a Hunting Trap, which is a sawtooth steel ring that snaps shut when a creature steps on a pressure plate in the center. The trap is affixed by a heavy chain to an

Rival Coin

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

This gold coin has a creature embossed on each side. The two depicted creatures must be famous rivals or enemies of each other. For example, a Rival Coin might show Iggwilv the Witch Queen;Iggwilv on

an even number) or tails (on an odd number). The roll also determines the effect: Heads. Target one creature you can see within 60 feet of yourself. The target makes a DC 13 Wisdom saving throw. On a

Vampire Spawn

Monsters Monster Manual

destroyed if a weapon that deals Piercing damage is driven into the vampire’s heart while the vampire has the Incapacitated condition.Sunlight. The vampire takes 20 Radiant damage if it starts its turn

target is a Medium or smaller creature, it has the Grappled condition (escape DC 13) from one of two claws. Bite. Constitution Saving Throw: DC 14, one creature within 5 feet that is willing or that

Instrument of the Bards

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

An Instrument of the Bards is superior to an ordinary instrument in every way. Seven types of these instruments exist, each named after a bard college. The Instruments of the Bards table lists the

spells common to all instruments, as well as the spells specific to each one and its rarity. A creature that attempts to play the instrument without being attuned to it must succeed on a DC 15 Wisdom

Vampire Umbral Lord

Monsters Monster Manual

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 vampire has the

Action Uses: 3 (4 in Lair). Immediately after another creature’s turn, the vampire can expend a use to take one of the following actions. The vampire regains all expended uses at the start of each

Vampire

Monsters Monster Manual

water. Stake to the Heart. If a weapon that deals Piercing damage is driven into the vampire’s heart while the vampire has the Incapacitated condition in its resting place, the vampire has the

);{"diceNotation":"2d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Grave Strike", "rollDamageType":"Necrotic"} Necrotic damage. If the target is a Large or smaller creature, it has the Grappled condition (escape

Wight Lifedrinker

Monsters Heroes of the Borderlands

creature within 5 feet. Failure: 6 (1d8 + 2);{"diceNotation":"1d8+2", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Drink Life", "rollDamageType":"Necrotic"} Necrotic damage, and the wight regains a number of Hit

continues its villainous ways, but it is now driven by a hunger for life. A wight drains living essence through its attacks.PoisonNecrotic

Biha Babir

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

saving throw, she can choose to succeed instead. Wishes. Biha Babir knows the Wish spell but can cast it only on behalf of a non-genie creature who communicates a wish in a way Biha Babir can

understand. If Biha Babir casts the spell for a creature, she suffers none of the spell’s stress. Once Biha Babir has cast it three times, she can’t do so again for 365 days.Multiattack. Biha

Vampire Warden

Monsters Astarion's Book of Hungers

is driven into the vampire’s heart while the vampire has the Incapacitated condition, the vampire has the Paralyzed condition until the weapon is removed. Sunlight. The vampire takes 20 Radiant

smaller creature, it has the Grappled condition (escape DC 16) from one of two claws. Bite. Constitution Saving Throw: DC 16, one creature within 5 feet that is willing or that has the Grappled

Zlan

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

, using the same spellcasting ability as Spellcasting.Legendary Action Uses: 3. Immediately after another creature’s turn, Zlan can expend a use to take one of the following actions. Zlan regains

all expended uses at the start of each of its turns. Retaliation. Zlan makes one Slam or Bewildering Bolt attack. Stoke Paranoia. Wisdom Saving Throw: DC 19, one creature Zlan can see within 30 feet

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

is a Medium or smaller creature, it has the Grappled condition (escape DC 17) from one of two claws. Bite (Imp or Vampire Form Only). Constitution Saving Throw: DC 18, one creature within 5 feet

Bard

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

-foot cube originating from the bard must make a DC 12 Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, a creature takes 9 (2d8);{"diceNotation":"2d8", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Cacophony

", "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

Bard Legacy

Monsters Volo's Guide to Monsters

on its turn to target one creature within 30 feet of it. If the target can hear the bard, the target must succeed on a DC 12 Charisma saving throw or have disadvantage on ability checks, attack rolls

Spellcasting. The bard is a 4th-level spellcaster. Its spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 12, +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Spellcasting"} to hit with

Valenar High Elf

Species Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron

to Khorvaire over the years and have integrated with the cultures of the Five Nations. As a whole, elves are driven by tradition and respect for the past. Where humans value innovation, elves strive

particular rival who channels the same ancestor, or one who channels a rival of your ancestor? It’s also important to think about why you are traveling with a group of player characters

Basilisk Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

Petrifying Gaze. If a creature starts its turn within 30 feet of the basilisk and the two of them can see each other, the basilisk can force the creature to make a DC 12 Constitution saving throw if

the basilisk isn't incapacitated. On a failed save, the creature magically begins to turn to stone and is restrained. It must repeat the saving throw at the end of its next turn. On a success, the

Hunting Trap Legacy

Equipment

immobile object, such as a tree or a spike driven into the ground. A creature that steps on the plate must succeed on a DC 13 Dexterity saving throw or take 1d4 piercing damage and stop moving. Thereafter

When you use your action to set it, this trap forms a saw-toothed steel ring that snaps shut when a creature steps on a pressure plate in the center. The trap is affixed by a heavy chain to an

Arrant Quill

Monsters Candlekeep Mysteries

at a creature he can see within 60 feet of him. If the creature can hear Quill (though it need not understand him), it must succeed on a DC 17 Wisdom saving throw or take 66 (12d10);{"diceNotation

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

Windharrow

Monsters Princes of the Apocalypse

is Charisma (spell save DC 13, +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Spellcasting"} to hit with spell attacks). Windharrow knows the following bard spells: Cantrips (at will

","rollAction":"Rapier"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 7 (1d8 + 3);{"diceNotation":"1d8+3","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Rapier","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage.

Nupperibo

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Cloud of Vermin","rollDamageType":"acid"} acid damage. A creature within the areas of two or more nupperibos makes the saving throw with disadvantage. Driven

Cloud of Vermin. Any creature, other than a devil, that starts its turn within 20 feet of one or more nupperibos must succeed on a DC 11 Constitution saving throw or take 5 (2d4);{"diceNotation":"2d4

Eyedrake

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

", "rollAction":"Antimagic Breath"}. The eyedrake emits a magic wave in a 30-foot cone. Each creature in that area must make a DC 14 Constitution saving throw, taking 39 (6d12);{"diceNotation":"6d12

Rays"} (reroll duplicates), each ray targeting one creature it can see within 60 feet of it: 1: Freezing Ray. The target must make a DC 14 Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, the target

Ghoul Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +2;{"diceNotation":"1d20+2","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Bite"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 9 (2d6 + 2);{"diceNotation":"2d6+2","rollType":"damage

(2d4 + 2);{"diceNotation":"2d4+2","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Claws","rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage. If the target is a creature other than an elf or undead, it must succeed on a DC

Valenar Wood Elf

Species Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron

to Khorvaire over the years and have integrated with the cultures of the Five Nations. As a whole, elves are driven by tradition and respect for the past. Where humans value innovation, elves strive

particular rival who channels the same ancestor, or one who channels a rival of your ancestor? It’s also important to think about why you are traveling with a group of player characters

Nothic Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

being charmed.A nothic is a monstrous creature with terrible talons and a single great eye. When driven to violence, it uses its horrific gaze to rot the flesh from its enemies’ bones.

Gaze. The nothic targets one creature it can see within 30 feet of it. The target must succeed on a DC 12 Constitution saving throw against this magic or take 10 (3d6);{"diceNotation":"3d6","rollType

Basilisk (Young)

Monsters Out of the Abyss

Petrifying Gaze. If a creature starts its turn within 15 feet of the basilisk and the two of them can see each other, the basilisk can force the creature to make a DC 12 Constitution saving throw if

the basilisk isn't incapacitated. On a failed save, the creature magically begins to turn to stone and is restrained. It must repeat the saving throw at the end of its next turn. On a success, the

Garret Levistusson

Monsters Lost Laboratory of Kwalish

one chosen creature (other than him) a d6 inspiration die. The chosen creature must be within 60 feet of Garret and able to hear him. Once within the next 10 minutes, the creature can roll the die and

add the number rolled to one ability check, attack roll, or saving throw it makes. The creature can use the inspiration die after the roll is made but before the DM says whether it succeeds or fails

Kalain

Monsters Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

(spell save DC 12, +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Spellcasting"} to hit with spell attacks). She has the following bard spells prepared: Cantrips (at will): friends, mage

paintings and causes its subject to spring forth, becoming a creature of that kind provided its CR is 3 or lower. The creature appears in an unoccupied space within 5 feet of the painting, which becomes

Lacedon

Monsters Tales from the Yawning Portal

Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +2;{"diceNotation":"1d20+2","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Bite"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 9 (2d6 + 2);{"diceNotation":"2d6+2","rollType":"damage

(2d4 + 2);{"diceNotation":"2d4+2","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Claws","rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage. If the target is a creature other than an elf or undead, it must succeed on a DC

Brahma Lutier

Monsters Acquisitions Incorporated

(spell save DC 13, +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Spellcasting"} to hit with spell attacks). She has the following bard spells prepared: Cantrips (at will): mage hand

to target one creature she can see within 30 feet of her. If the target can hear Brahma, it must succeed on a DC 13 Charisma saving throw or have disadvantage on ability checks, attack rolls, and

Nupperibo Legacy

Monsters Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes

damage. Hunger-Driven. In the Nine Hells, the nupperibos can flawlessly track any creature that has taken damage from any nupperibo's Cloud of Vermin within the previous 24 hours.Bite. Melee Weapon

Cloud of Vermin. Any creature, other than a devil, that starts its turn within 20 feet of the nupperibo must make a DC 11 Constitution saving throw. A creature within the areas of two or more

Reduced-threat Basilisk

Monsters Tales from the Yawning Portal

save. If the basilisk sees its reflection within 30 feet of it in bright light, it mistakes itself for a rival and targets itself with its gaze. Reduced Threat. This creature has -2 penalty on all

Petrifying Gaze. If a creature starts its turn within 30 feet of the basilisk and the two of them can see each other, the basilisk can force the creature to make a DC 10 Constitution saving throw if

Instrument of the Bards Legacy

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

An instrument of the bards is an exquisite example of its kind, superior to an ordinary instrument in every way. Seven types of these instruments exist, each named after a legendary bard college. The

following table lists the spells common to all instruments, as well as the spells specific to each one and its rarity. A creature that attempts to play the instrument without being attuned to it must

Anhkolox

Monsters Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

":"piercing"} piercing damage. If the target is a Large or smaller creature, it must succeed on a DC 18 Strength saving throw or be pushed up to 20 feet in a horizontal direction of the anhkolox’s

":"5d6+6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Entrapping Rend", "rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage, and if the target is a Large or smaller creature, the target must succeed on a DC 18 Strength

Portentia Dran

Monsters Acquisitions Incorporated

actions, and lair actions) that the new form has but that she lacks.Now the owner and driving force behind Dran Enterprises — perhaps Acquisitions Incorporated's most notable rival in the adventuring-for

her sister Auspicia into exploring the depths of the Wandering Crypt. And she would have been successful in arranging for Omin to be claimed by that creature as well if he hadn't fled immediately in

Mind Flayer Nothic

Monsters Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

Blast (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"recharge", "rollAction":"Mind Blast"}. The nothic magically emits psychic energy in a 30-foot cone. Each creature in that area must succeed on a

until the end of its next turn. Weird Insight. The nothic targets one creature it can see within 30 feet of it. The target must contest its Charisma (Deception) check against the nothic’s Wisdom

Treefolk

Monsters Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures

Vine", "rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage. If the target is a creature, it has the grappled condition (escape DC 18). While grappled, the creature also has the restrained condition. The

/day: commune with nature (as an action)The wise and ancient treefolk thrive in the depths of Eldraine’s forested wilds. Though many treefolk rival members of the high fae in age, they rarely

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