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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

Githzerai Psion

Monsters Monster Manual

choice of (A) the Charmed condition until the start of the githzerai’s next turn or (B) the Prone condition, provided the target is a Large or smaller creature. Spellcasting. The githzerai casts one

InvisibilityPsionic Defense. The githzerai casts Feather Fall or Shield in response to the spell’s trigger, requiring no spell components and using the same spellcasting ability as Spellcasting.

Gate

Spells Player’s Handbook

nearest to the portal. Deities and other planar rulers can prevent portals created by this spell from opening in their presence or anywhere within their domains. When you cast this spell, you can

speak the name of a specific creature (a pseudonym, title, or nickname doesn’t work). If that creature is on a plane other than the one you are on, the portal opens next to the named creature and

Sword of Kas

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

Initiative rolls. Blade of Defense. When you take an action to attack with the sword, you can transfer some or all of its attack bonus to your Armor Class instead. The adjusted bonuses remain in

corrupted by the Eye and Hand of Vecna. Destroying the Sword. A creature attuned to both the Eye of Vecna and the Hand of Vecna can use the Wish property of those combined Artifacts to unmake the Sword of

Khoravar

Species Eberron: Forge of the Artificer

philosophy often become bards, diplomats, mediators, or translators. Others, fascinated by their distant connection to the Fey, seek to build bridges between the Material Plane and the Feywild of

Thelanis. These Khoravar often become druids or warlocks with archfey patrons. Khoravar Traits Creature Type: HumanoidSize: Medium (about 4–6 feet tall) or Small (about 2–4 feet tall), chosen when you select this speciesSpeed: 30 feet

Caldron Magen

Monsters Netheril’s Fall

);{"diceNotation":"1d10", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Extended Fist", "rollDamageType":"Acid"} Acid damage. If the target is a Medium or smaller creature, it has the Grappled condition (escape

", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Acid Spittle", "rollDamageType":"Acid"} Acid damage.Caldron magen are powerful bodyguards that stretch their limbs and spit acid in defense of those they protect.Acid, Poison

Knight Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

warning whenever a nonhostile creature that it can see within 30 feet of it makes an attack roll or a saving throw. The creature can add a d4 to its roll provided it can hear and understand the knight. A

creature can benefit from only one Leadership die at a time. This effect ends if the knight is incapacitated.Parry. The knight adds 2 to its AC against one melee attack that would hit it. To do so, the

Handgun

Equipment

Portable, reliable, and with a generous magazine size, the Handgun is the go-to firearm for self-defense and law enforcement. This weapon has the following mastery property. To use this property

, you must have a feature that lets you use it. Vex. If you hit a creature with this weapon and deal damage to the creature, you have Advantage on your next attack roll against that creature before the end of your next turn.

Flare Gun

Equipment

Less a firearm and more a survival tool, a Flare Gun fires a single white-hot flare, useful for distress signals and last-ditch-effort self-defense. This weapon has the following mastery property

. To use this property, you must have a feature that lets you use it. Slow. If you hit a creature with this weapon and deal damage to it, you can reduce its Speed by 10 feet until the start of your

Dragon Chosen

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

chosen takes damage from a creature within 5 feet of it, it can make a Shortsword attack with advantage against that creature.Dragon chosen are mighty warriors who offer their bodies as vessels for a

foolhardy adventure. Other followers seek to uncover the mysteries of draconic nature and live a life worthy of their dragon’s reward, and they dream of a world where dragons can live among them as their rulers.

Ashen Knight

Monsters Keys from the Golden Vault

Ashen Creature. When the knight drops to 0 hit points, it is reduced to a pile of ash, and any equipment it was wearing or carrying falls to the ground. Brave. The knight has advantage on saving

","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage. Leadership (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). For 1 minute, the knight can utter a special command or warning whenever a nonhostile creature that it

Knight of the Mithral Shield

Monsters Storm King's Thunder

Short or Long Rest). For 1 minute, the knight can utter a special command or warning whenever a nonhostile creature that it can see within 30 feet of it makes an attack roll or a saving throw. The

creature can add a d4;{"diceNotation":"1d4","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Leadership"} to its roll provided it can hear and understand the knight. A creature can benefit from only one Leadership die at a

Bloodfray Giant

Monsters Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

);{"diceNotation":"3d6+6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Rock","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage.Furious Defense. After a creature the giant can see is dealt damage by a foe within 20 feet of the giant, the giant makes a chain attack against that foe.

","rollAction":"Chain","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage. If the target is a creature, it is grappled (escape DC 17). Until the grapple ends, the target is restrained, and the giant can

Dragon Speaker

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

: calm emotions, charm person, command, comprehend languagesDisarming Words (3/Day). When a creature the speaker can see within 60 feet of it makes a damage roll, the speaker can roll a d6

worthy of their dragon’s reward, and they dream of a world where dragons can live among them as their rulers.

Sahuagin Baron Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

Blood Frenzy. The sahuagin has advantage on melee attack rolls against any creature that doesn’t have all its hit points. Limited Amphibiousness. The sahuagin can breathe air and water, but he

self-styled rulers of sahuagin ocean domains are massive mutant males that grow second sets of arms. They are terrible foes in battle, and all sahuagin bow down before these powerful barons. Way of

Gate Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

possible only by moving through its front. Anything that does so is instantly transported to the other plane, appearing in the unoccupied space nearest to the portal. Deities and other planar rulers can

prevent portals created by this spell from opening in their presence or anywhere within their domains. When you cast this spell, you can speak the name of a specific creature (a pseudonym, title, or

Dream Eater

Monsters Monstrous Compendium Vol. 2: Dragonlance Creatures

Ghastly Visions. Each creature that starts its turn within 30 feet of the dream eater must make a DC 16 Wisdom saving throw. On a failed save, the creature is frightened of the dream eater until the

start of the creature’s next turn. If a creature’s saving throw is successful, the creature is immune to this dream eater’s Ghastly Visions trait for the next 24 hours. Incorporeal

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

Screaming Devilkin

Monsters Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1

Agile Flier. Opportunity attacks against the screaming devilkin have disadvantage while it is flying. Ceaseless Screaming. Any creature other than a screaming devilkin that starts its turn within 30

feet of one or more screaming devilkins and can hear it must make a DC 10 Wisdom saving throw. On a failure the creature is incapacitated until the start of its next turn. On a success, the creature

Sahuagin Priestess Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

Blood Frenzy. The sahuagin has advantage on melee attack rolls against any creature that doesn't have all its hit points. Limited Amphibiousness. The sahuagin can breathe air and water, but she needs

trenches of the ocean, sahuagin view the entire aquatic realm as their kingdom and the creatures in it as blood sport for their hunting parties. The self-styled rulers of sahuagin ocean domains are

Immortal Lotus Monk

Monsters Candlekeep Mysteries

Unarmored Defense. While the monk is wearing no armor and wielding no shield, its AC includes its Wisdom modifier.Multiattack. The monk makes two attacks. Force Strike. Melee Weapon Attack: +6

","rollDamageType":"piercing"} force damage, and if the target is a creature, it must succeed on a DC 14 Dexterity saving throw or be knocked prone. Dart. Ranged Weapon Attack: +6;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6

Assassin Bug

Monsters Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1

","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Bite"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 7 (1d10 + 2);{"diceNotation":"1d10+2","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Bite","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing

continue their horrid life cycle. An Unnatural Plague. Whole settlements along the frontier have been wiped out by plagues of assassin bugs. Without a quickly organized defense, even a single bug can

Kelek

Monsters The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

Special Equipment. Kelek wears bracers of defense and carries a staff of striking with 10 charges. The staff regains 1d6 + 4;{"diceNotation":"1d6+4","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Regain expended

creature in a 20-foot-radius sphere centered on that point must make a DC 14 Dexterity saving throw, taking 35 (10d6);{"diceNotation":"10d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Fiery Explosion

Wyrmskull Throne

Magic Items Storm King's Thunder

Built by dwarven gods and entrusted to the rulers of Shanatar, an ancient dwarven empire, the Wyrmskull Throne was a symbol of dwarven power and pride for ages untold. The throne hovers a foot off

with one of the Ruling Scepters of Shanatar, which she had found in a wreck at the bottom of the Trackless Sea. Only a creature attuned to a Ruling Scepter and in possession of it can harness the powers

Githzerai Enlightened Legacy

Monsters Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes

, plane shift, teleport Psychic Defense. While the githzerai is wearing no armor and wielding no shield, its AC includes its Wisdom modifier.Multiattack. The githzerai makes three unarmed strikes. Unarmed

":"Temporal Strike"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 13 (2d8 + 4);{"diceNotation":"2d8+4","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Temporal Strike","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage

Ancient Time Dragon

Monsters Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse

Breath"}. The dragon exhales a wave of shimmering light in a 90-foot cone. Nonmagical objects and vegetation in that area that aren’t being worn or carried crumble to dust. Each creature in that area

must make a DC 24 Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, a creature takes 52 (8d12);{"diceNotation":"8d12", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Time Breath", "rollDamageType":"force"} force

Mary Greymalkin

Monsters Lost Laboratory of Kwalish

Special Equipment. Mary wears bracers of defense and a ring of protection, and carries a deck of several things (see appendix D). Fey Presence (Recharges after a Short Rest). Mary can cause each

creature within 10 feet of her to succeed on a DC 12 Wisdom saving throw or become charmed or frightened by her (Mary’s choice) until the end of her next turn. Fey Ancestry. Mary has advantage on

Campestri

Monsters The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

Constructs, Elementals, Plants, or Undead. Each other creature in the area must make a DC 10 Wisdom saving throw. On a failed save, the creature is incapacitated and its speed is halved, both for 1 minute. A

creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.Campestris are happy-go-lucky mushroom-like creatures with few cares or worries. They

Githzerai Futurist

Monsters Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse

Psychic Defense. While the githzerai is wearing no armor and wielding no shield, its AC includes its Wisdom modifier.Multiattack. The githzerai makes three Unarmed Strike or Psychic Bolt attacks

", "rollDamageType":"psychic"} psychic damage. Psychic Bolt. Ranged Spell Attack: +7;{"diceNotation":"1d20+7", "rollType":"spell", "rollAction":"Psychic Bolt"} to hit, range 60 ft., one creature. Hit: 21 (4d8 + 3

Martial Arts Adept Legacy

Monsters Volo's Guide to Monsters

Unarmored Defense. While the adept is wearing no armor and wielding no shield, its AC includes its Wisdom modifier.Multiattack. The adept makes three unarmed strikes or three dart attacks. Unarmed

","rollAction":"Unarmed Strike","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage. If the target is a creature, the adept can choose one of the following additional effects: The target must succeed on

Reckoner

Monsters Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

(Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"recharge","rollAction":"Lightning Backlash"}. When a creature hits the reckoner with an attack, the attacker takes lightning damage equal to half the damage

dealt by the attack.Boros reckoners combine physical power and magical prowess, serving as the shock troops of the legion. They are adept at breaking up mobs and organized lines of defense. Sometimes

West Wind

Monsters Lost Laboratory of Kwalish

Unarmored Defense. While the adept is wearing no armor and wielding no shield, its AC includes its Wisdom modifier. West Wind is armed with a longsword that is a blade of the medusa.Multiattack. The

target. Hit: 7 (1d8 + 3);{"diceNotation":"1d8+3","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Unarmed Strike","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage. If the target is a creature, the adept can choose

Havia Quickknife

Monsters Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

Halfling Nimbleness. Havia can move through the space of a Medium or larger creature. Brave. Havia has advantage on saving throws against being frightened. Unarmored Defense. While she is wearing

);{"diceNotation":"1d8+3","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Unarmed Strike","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage. If the target is a creature, the adept can choose one of the following additional

Whymsee (Kraken Priest Variant)

Monsters Locathah Rising

, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 27 (5d10);{"diceNotation":"5d10","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Thunderous Touch","rollDamageType":"thunder"} thunder damage. Ink Cloud. While underwater, Whymsee can

expel an ink cloud in a 20-foot radius. The cloud spreads around corners, and that area is heavily obscured to creatures other than kraken priest;kraken priests or a kraken. Each creature other than a

Krull

Monsters Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

, vampiric touch 4th level (3 slots): banishment, blight, death ward, divination, locate creature 5th level (2 slots): antilife shell, cloudkill, contagion, greater restoration 6th level (1 slot): create

":"damage","rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage. Shell Defense. Krull withdraws into his shell. Until he emerges as a bonus action, he has a +4 bonus to AC and has advantage on Strength and

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