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Dungeon Master’s Guide
The definitive treatise on all that is good in the multiverse, the Book of Exalted Deeds figures prominently in many religions. Rather than being a scripture devoted to a particular faith, the book
’s authors filled the pages with their own visions of true virtue, providing guidance for defeating evil.
The Book of Exalted Deeds rarely lingers in one place. As soon as the book is read, it
Monsters
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
returns to the cultist’s hand immediately after a ranged attack.
Spellcasting. The cultist casts one of the following spells, using Wisdom as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 14):
2/Day
. Cultists of Bhaal sometimes form cabals of assassins or mercenaries, but they perform their brutal slaughter for the perverse love of bloodshed and honor to their sinister god rather than for
Monsters
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
);{"diceNotation":"2d4+3", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Sling", "rollDamageType":"Bludgeoning"} Bludgeoning damage.
Spellcasting. The aranea casts one of the following spells, requiring no Material
Skilled at Crafting …
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Exceptionally comfortable bedding.
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Furniture made of wood and canvas.
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Poisons that are soporific rather than lethal.
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Poultices and unguents
Monsters
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
":"4d12+6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Arcane Burst", "rollDamageType":"Force"} Force damage.
Spellcasting. Manshoon casts one of the following spells, using Intelligence as the spellcasting
, Wall of Force
1/Day Each: Befuddlement, Clone, Finger of Death, Mind Blank (cast before combat), SimulacrumProtective Magic. Manshoon casts Counterspell or Shield in response to the spell’s
Monsters
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
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
", "rollDamageType":"Bludgeoning"} Bludgeoning damage, and if the target is Huge or smaller, it has the Prone condition.
Spellcasting. Biha Babir casts one of the following spells, requiring no Material
Monsters
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
", "rollAction":"Paralyzing Touch", "rollDamageType":"Cold"} Cold damage, and the target has the Paralyzed condition until the start of Sammaster’s next turn.
Spellcasting. Sammaster casts one of the
, Prestidigitation
2/Day Each: Speak with Dead, Wall of Force
1/Day Each: Create Undead (level 8 version), Disintegrate, Power Word KillProtective Magic. Sammaster casts Counterspell or Shield in
Monsters
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
. Sammaster casts one of the following spells, requiring no Material components and using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 21, +13;{"diceNotation":"1d20+13", "rollType":"to hit
efficiently as he can. Sammaster personally checks in on the cult’s most important plots, often surprising his minions with his presence.
Rather than keep a soul jar as liches do, Sammaster keeps
Monsters
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 2: Dragonlance Creatures
foes’ greatest fears. However, all dream eaters share one thing: a gaping, always-smiling mouth, which it reveals before engulfing its prey in a phantasmagorical nightmare.
The key to defeating a
dream eater lies not in brute force but in the ability to pierce its illusions and wrest others from its terrors. As such, bards and other persuasive adventurers find themselves uniquely poised to
College of Lore
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Basic Rules (2014)
Bards of the College of Lore know something about most things, collecting bits of knowledge from sources as diverse as scholarly tomes and peasant tales. Whether singing folk ballads in taverns or
elaborate compositions in royal courts, these bards use their gifts to hold audiences spellbound. When the applause dies down, the audience members might find themselves questioning everything they held
Monsters
Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
":"damage", "rollAction":"Bites", "rollDamageType":"psychic"} psychic damage.
Spellcasting (Psionics). The swarm casts one of the following spells, requiring no spell components and using Intelligence as
points remaining.The cranium rat squeaker;cranium rats squeakers of Sigil have no connection to the mind flayers that created their progenitors. Rather, these magical rodents cooperate with the
Classes
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
force in battle, as well as helpful company for the ranger. Some Swarmkeepers are outcasts or hermits, keeping to themselves and their attendant swarms rather than dealing with the discomfort of others
character’s bond with nature spirits. Take the opportunity to describe the swarm and the ranger’s magic in play. For example, when your ranger casts gaseous form, they might appear to melt
Monsters
Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
damage.
Spellcasting. The apprentice casts one of the following spells, requiring no material components and using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 12):
At will: guidance, mage
metaphysics. Their ultimate goal isn’t mastery, however. Rather, in their projects they explore and expand knowledge without expecting concrete answers. Whether students are extrapolating
Book of Exalted Deeds
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Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
The definitive treatise on all that is good in the multiverse, the fabled Book of Exalted Deeds figures prominently in many religions. Rather than being a scripture devoted to a particular faith, the
book’s various authors filled the pages with their own vision of true virtue, providing guidance for defeating evil.
The Book of Exalted Deeds rarely lingers in one place. As soon as the book
Bard
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Basic Rules (2014)
of song, speech, and the magic they contain. Bards say that the multiverse was spoken into existence, that the words of the gods gave it shape, and that echoes of these primordial Words of Creation
still resound throughout the cosmos. The music of bards is an attempt to snatch and harness those echoes, subtly woven into their spells and powers. The greatest strength of bards is their sheer
Monsters
Thieves’ Gallery
"} psychic damage and have disadvantage on the next attack roll it makes before the start of Edgin’s next turn.
Spellcasting. Edgin casts one of the following spells, using Charisma as the
relies on charisma first—rather than magic or muscle—to escape trouble. Once a member of the Harpers, a spy organization dedicated to protecting Faerûn’s common folk, Edgin has
Classes
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
force in battle, as well as helpful company for the ranger. Some Swarmkeepers are outcasts or hermits, keeping to themselves and their attendant swarms rather than dealing with the discomfort of others
character’s bond with nature spirits. Take the opportunity to describe the swarm and the ranger’s magic in play. For example, when your ranger casts gaseous form, they might appear to melt
Monsters
Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
damage.
Spellcasting. The pledgemage casts one of the following spells, requiring no material components and using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 13):
At will: guidance, mage
in the magic of geometry and metaphysics. Their ultimate goal isn’t mastery, however. Rather, in their projects they explore and expand knowledge without expecting concrete answers. Whether
Monsters
Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
successful save. A target that succeeds on the saving throw becomes immune to this githzerai’s Pacifying Touch for 24 hours.
Spellcasting (Psionics). The githzerai casts one of the following
), telekinesisGithzerai uniters espouse wisdom and unity rather than violence. Many uniters are members of the Sha’sal Khou, a group of githyanki and githzerai who band together to reunify the gith
Monsters
Vecna: Eve of Ruin
blood to sow terror rather than for sustenance. If destroyed, Kas revives in 1d100;{"diceNotation":"1d100", "rollType":"roll", "rollAction":"Strength of the Night"} nights in an unoccupied space in
.
In Vecna: Eve of Ruin, Kas fools Tasha and Alustriel, two incredibly powerful wizards. In addition to defeating Vecna, Kas desperately wants the wizards to witness and acknowledge his
monsters
", "rollDamageType":"Cold"} Cold damage.
Spellcasting. The sphinx casts one of the following spells, requiring no Material components and using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC
logic. Although a snow sphinx can speak, it generally greets its prey with claws and teeth rather than riddles or philosophical conversation.
Physically, this fearsome creature is well adapted to harsh
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
(2d10 + 5);{"diceNotation":"2d10+5", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Claw", "rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage.
Spellcasting. The draegloth casts one of the following spells, requiring
training, they typically take out their frustration on their creator’s enemies, rather than on their creator. A draegloth that can’t suppress its ambitions might abandon its creator and
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
);{"diceNotation":"2d10", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Invoke Nightmare", "rollDamageType":"psychic"} psychic damage on a failure.
Spellcasting (Yuan-ti Form Only). The yuan-ti casts one of the following
.
Nightmare speakers revel in torturing others, keeping their victims in a constant state of fear and dread. They prefer to terrify rather than kill their opponents. They manipulate communities for
Monsters
Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
kelubar casts one of the following spells, requiring no material components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 17):
At will: invisibility (self only)
1/day each: dispel
farastu minions—rather than fight directly.
Demodands
Demodands, also called gehreleths, are Fiends from the Tarterian Depths of Carceri. Cast into the prison plane long ago for forgotten
Monsters
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
","rollDamageType":"radiant"} radiant damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
Spellcasting. Mercion casts one of the following spells, using Wisdom as the spellcasting ability
natural leader and a protective caregiver. She has a direct manner that reassures and inspires those around her.
Mercion does not worship a deity, but rather an ideal: that truth gives life to artistry
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
","rollAction":"Ray of Cold","rollDamageType":"cold"} cold damage.
Spellcasting. The mage casts one of the following spells, using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 13):
At will: mage hand
use them to draw vital fluids from prey, which vampirates consider an unsavory act. Rather, a vampirate drains life energy from another creature by touching it or by siphoning off its energy from a
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
);{"diceNotation":"3d8","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Longbow","rollDamageType":"cold"} cold damage.
Spellcasting. The eladrin casts one of the following spells, requiring no material components and using
, provided they aren’t incapacitated. When the eladrin makes this change, they use the stat block of the new season rather than their old stat block. Any damage the eladrin sustained in their
Monsters
Vecna: Eve of Ruin
condition. All vines immediately wither and disappear when the dryad is reduced to 0 hit points.
Spellcasting. The dryad casts one of the following spells, requiring no material components and using
, it becomes stronger and more violent, and it typically gains a renewed dedication to protecting its now-fetid domain. Most deadbark dryads would rather fight to the death than allow any intrusion into
Bugbear
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
rather than perform the work or confront the foe. Even when subsumed into a goblinoid host and drawn into war, bugbears must often be roused from naps and bribed to get them to do their duties.
This
natural state. Thanks to Grankhul, they can use their size and strength to work as stealthy assassins rather than blundering around like ogres.
Bullying, murder, and engaging in battle are all holy
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
","rollDamageType":"psychic"} psychic damage.
Spellcasting. The eladrin casts one of the following spells, requiring no material components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 16):
At
they aren’t incapacitated. When the eladrin makes this change, they use the stat block of the new season rather than their old stat block. Any damage the eladrin sustained in their previous form
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
total) for defeating the greatwyrm after its Gem Awakening activates.
Legendary Resistance (4/Day). If the greatwyrm fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Unusual Nature. The
Telekinesis","rollDamageType":"force"} force damage to each of them.
Spellcasting (Psionics). The greatwyrm casts one of the following spells, requiring no spell components and using Intelligence as
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
total) for defeating the greatwyrm after its Gem Awakening activates.
Legendary Resistance (4/Day). If the greatwyrm fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Unusual Nature. The
Telekinesis","rollDamageType":"force"} force damage to each of them.
Spellcasting (Psionics). The greatwyrm casts one of the following spells, requiring no spell components and using Intelligence as
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
total) for defeating the greatwyrm after its Gem Awakening activates.
Legendary Resistance (4/Day). If the greatwyrm fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Unusual Nature. The
Telekinesis","rollDamageType":"force"} force damage to each of them.
Spellcasting (Psionics). The greatwyrm casts one of the following spells, requiring no spell components and using Intelligence as
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
total) for defeating the greatwyrm after its Gem Awakening activates.
Legendary Resistance (4/Day). If the greatwyrm fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Unusual Nature. The
Telekinesis","rollDamageType":"force"} force damage to each of them.
Spellcasting (Psionics). The greatwyrm casts one of the following spells, requiring no spell components and using Intelligence as
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
total) for defeating the greatwyrm after its Gem Awakening activates.
Legendary Resistance (4/Day). If the greatwyrm fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Unusual Nature. The
Telekinesis","rollDamageType":"force"} force damage to each of them.
Spellcasting (Psionics). The greatwyrm casts one of the following spells, requiring no spell components and using Intelligence as
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
casts one of the following spells, requiring no spell components and using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability:
At will: dancing lights, guidanceShimmering with radiant energy and brimming with
rain from the sky in a beautiful but dangerous display. Rumors quickly spread that a crystal dragon is responsible.
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A crystal dragon invites the greatest bards and philosophers to partake in