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Half-Elf Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

friends and loved ones age while time barely touches them. Others live with the elves, growing restless as they reach adulthood in the timeless elven realms, while their peers continue to live as

. EXCELLENT AMBASSADORS Many half-elves learn at an early age to get along with everyone, defusing hostility and finding common ground. As a race, they have elven grace without elven aloofness and

Adult Time Dragon

Monsters Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse

succeeds on three of these saves.The dragon can take up to three reactions per round but only one per turn. Reactive Rend. After using Legendary Resistance or in response to being hit by an attack

harness the power of time to manipulate the past, present, and future. Time dragon wyrmling;Time dragon wyrmlings are born with shining scales and have horns that are barely more than nubs. As they master

Triton

Species Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Originally from the Elemental Plane of Water, many tritons entered the Material Plane centuries ago in response to the growing threat of evil elementals. Those tritons spread across the worlds&rsquo

” section for your character’s class offers suggestions on which scores to increase. You can follow those suggestions or ignore them, but you can’t raise any of your scores above 20

Ancient Time Dragon

Monsters Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse

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

have horns that are barely more than nubs. As they master the flow of time, their horns grow with branching, rainbow-hued veins suggestive of time’s paths and possibilities. Ancient time

Lizardfolk Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

pity. Born into the world lacking stout scales and sharp teeth, it’s a wonder they have managed to survive for so long. The typical human would barely make it through a day in the swamps. Still

, if other creatures prove useful to lizardfolk, those creatures can trigger a protective response made all the stronger by their apparent weakness. The lizardfolk assess such beings as hatchlings

Wizard Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

, defined and united as a class by the spells they cast. Drawing on the subtle weave of magic that permeates the cosmos, wizards cast spells of explosive fire, arcing lightning, subtle deception, and brute

clump of exotic materials, these surface components barely hint at the expertise attained after years of apprenticeship and countless hours of study. Wizards live and die by their spells. Everything

Hapless Soft Ones

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

survive for so long. The typical human would barely make it through a day in the swamps. Still, if other creatures prove useful to lizardfolk, those creatures can trigger a protective response made all

Haunted Hallway

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

peace. Six alcoves line this hall, each one numbered from one to six. On the floor of each alcove, a lit candle gently flickers. From the hall’s far end drifts a low moan. There, barely visible, sobs

is this talking about?”), she can provide the names of individuals when prompted. For example, if a character asks directly, “What was your mother’s name?” Dolora provides the correct response. She also spells out the name, which is a clue that the spelling is important.

Ankylosaurus Zombie

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

Ankylosaurus Zombie This creature is slow and barely aware of its surroundings. Ankylosaurus Zombie Huge undead, unaligned Armor Class 14 (natural armor) Hit Points 68 (8d12 + 16) Speed 20 ft

Becoming a Calciform Creature

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lorwyn: First Light

a barely living, emotionless husk who eventually gains the Petrified condition. Use this effect to establish a ticking clock for characters who linger in eclipsed realms. At your discretion

, characters who linger in eclipsed realms might lose access to their class features before they gain the Petrified condition. Once characters leave eclipsed realms, any abilities they lost are immediately

Pixie

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild

Pixie Standing barely a foot tall, pixies resemble diminutive elves with gossamer wings like those of dragonflies or butterflies, bright as the clear dawn and as luminous as the full moonrise. Those

who wander through a pixie’s glade might never see the creatures, yet hear the occasional giggle, gasp, or sigh. Pixie Tiny fey, neutral good Armor Class 15 Hit Points 1 (1d4 − 1) Speed 10 ft

Cockatrice

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

, flowers, and small animals such as insects, mice, and frogs — things they can swallow whole. They would be no threat to anything else if not for their fierce and frenzied response to even a hint of

slowly turns to stone from the injury. Cockatrice Small monstrosity, unaligned Armor Class 11 Hit Points 27 (6d6 + 6) Speed 20 ft., fly 40 ft. STR 6 (−2) DEX 12 (+1

Minotaur Living Crystal Statue

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

, unaligned Armor Class 15 (natural armor) Hit Points 136 (16d10 + 48) Speed 30 ft. STR 18 (+4) DEX 9 (-1) CON 16 (+3) INT 6 (-2) WIS 10 (+0) CHA

. Gore. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 8 (1d8 + 4) piercing damage. Reactions Flying Shards. In response to a creature hitting the statue with a melee weapon attack, the statue deals 11 (2d10) piercing damage to the attacker.

Stone Defender

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

, but as a bodyguard for gnomes and other clockworks. Stone Defender Medium construct, unaligned Armor Class 16 (natural armor) Hit Points 52 (7d8 + 21) Speed 30 ft. STR 19(+4) DEX

, and if the target is Large or smaller, it is knocked prone. Reactions Intercept Attack. In response to another creature within 5 feet of it being hit by an attack roll, the stone defender gives

Pentadrone

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

Pentadrone Pentadrones oversee Mechanus’s worker populace and can improvise in response to new situations. Pentadrone Large construct, lawful neutral Armor Class 16 (natural armor) Hit Points

Tower Hand

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

possessions. Julie Dillon Tower Hand Medium Humanoid, Any Alignment Armor Class 14 (Unarmored Defense) Hit Points 22 (4d8 + 4) Speed 40 ft. STR 10 (+0) DEX 14 (+2) CON 12 (+1) INT

damage. Reactions Deflect Missile. In response to being hit by a ranged weapon attack, the tower hand deflects the missile. The damage it takes from the attack is reduced by 7 (1d10 + 2).

Skum

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

Skum Several poor souls around the Styes have succumbed to an aboleth’s magic through its disease-bearing touch. Transformed into creatures called skum, they barely resemble their past forms, their

whim. Skum Medium aberration, lawful evil Armor Class 14 (natural armor) Hit Points 93 (11d8 + 44) Speed 20 ft., swim 40 ft. STR 19 (+4) DEX 11 (+0) CON 18 (+4

Jermlaine

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1

Jermlaine Jermlaine prove that terrible things can come in tiny packages. Their tiny, foot-tall forms can barely contain the cruelty and malevolence that courses through them. Deep in the Underdark

, jermlaine take care to hide their lairs away from prying eyes. They dig tunnels barely large enough to fit their 1-foot tall frames, making it almost impossible for their enemies to pursue them. Jermlaine

Time Dragons

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Morte’s Planar Parade

Time Dragons These sleek dragons harness the power of time to manipulate the past, present, and future. Time dragon wyrmlings are born with shining scales and have horns that are barely more than

past. Ancient Time Dragon Gargantuan Dragon, Typically Neutral Armor Class 22 (natural armor) Hit Points 536 (29d20 + 232) Speed 40 ft., climb 40 ft., fly 80 ft. STR 28 (+9) DEX 14 (+2

Casting a Spell

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

Casting a Spell When a character casts any spell, the same basic rules are followed, regardless of the character’s class or the spell’s effects. Each spell description in Chapter 11 begins with a

time of 1 action. Reactions Some spells can be cast as reactions. These spells take a fraction of a second to bring about and are cast in response to some event. If a spell can be cast as a reaction

Pixie

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

Pixie “Petal gowns and acorn caps are so last summer!” — Rivergleam, pixie fashionista Standing barely a foot tall, pixies resemble diminutive elves with gossamer wings like those of dragonflies

or butterflies, bright as the clear dawn and as luminous as the full moonrise. Curious as cats and shy as deer, pixies go where they please. They like to spy on other creatures and can barely contain

Meeting Eldemere

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves

slain by Anthradusk. I sifted this egg from her ashes, but Anthradusk returned before I could learn more about his plans. I barely escaped before he sealed and magically locked Haskasori’s gates. “My

surface. In response, the water rises, taking the shape of city ruins nestled inside a mountain. “Haskasori began as a cavern where desert travelers could take shelter, grew into a trade hub, and

Bone Naga

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

Bone Naga In response to the long history of conflict between the yuan-ti and the nagas, yuan-ti created a necromantic ritual that could halt a naga’s resurrection by transforming the living naga

into a skeletal undead servitor. A bone naga retains only a few of the spells it knew in life. Bone Naga Large undead, lawful evil Armor Class 15 (natural armor) Hit Points 58 (9d10 + 9) Speed 30

Actions

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

, Investigation, Nature, or Religion) check. Utilize Use a nonmagical object. Player characters and monsters can also do things not covered by these actions. Many class features and other abilities provide

Actions

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

, Investigation, Nature, or Religion) check. Utilize Use a nonmagical object. Player characters and monsters can also do things not covered by these actions. Many class features and other abilities provide

White Maw

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal

neutral Armor Class 5 Hit Points 217 (14d20 + 70) Speed 10 ft. STR 18 (+4) DEX 1 (–5) CON 20 (+5) INT 12 (+1) WIS 10 (+0) CHA 3 (–4) Damage Resistances acid, cold, fire

indistinguishable from white stone. Killer Response. Any creature that starts its turn in White Maw’s space is targeted by a pseudopod attack if White Maw isn’t incapacitated. Actions Pseudopod. Melee Weapon

Martial Arts Adept

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

of combat to master. A few become bodyguards, trading their combat prowess and loyalty for food and lodging. Martial Arts Adept Medium humanoid (any race), any alignment Armor Class 16 Hit

. Dart. Ranged Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, range 20/60 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d4 + 3) piercing damage. Reactions Deflect Missile. In response to being hit by a ranged weapon attack, the adept

Martial Arts Adept

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal

animation and reveal themselves to be monks of considerable capability. Martial Arts Adept Medium humanoid (any race), any alignment Armor Class 16 Hit Points 60 (11d8 + 11) Speed 40 ft. STR

/60 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d4 + 3) piercing damage. Reactions Deflect Missile. In response to being hit by a ranged weapon attack, the adept deflects the missile. The damage it takes from the

Dohwar

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Boo’s Astral Menagerie

dohwar’s life, often in response to the dohwar experiencing an overwhelming emotion. Instead of wings, it has arms and tiny hands. Dohwars prefer to communicate through a form of telepathy they call

merging, in which two dohwars stay in mental contact while both are telepathically linked with a third creature. Dohwar Small Fey, Any Alignment Armor Class 11 Hit Points 10 (3d6) Speed 20 ft

Transcendent Order Conduit

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Morte’s Planar Parade

border on precognition, allowing them to unconsciously act before their foes. Transcendent Order Conduit Small or Medium Humanoid, Any Alignment Armor Class 18 (Unarmored Defense) Hit Points 97

. Deflect Attack. In response to being hit by an attack roll, the conduit partially deflects the blow. The damage the conduit takes from the attack is reduced by 1d10. Don’t Be There. When the conduit

Paladin Orders

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

against dangerous and wild forces, particularly unnatural creatures. Of the options in the Sacred Oath class feature, the Oath of the Crown (described below) and the Oath of Devotion (described in the

planes of existence, especially on the Lower Planes. Many paladins and non-paladins have joined the order in response to its call to cast fiendish incursions out of the world. In recent years, many have

Dementlieu

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

their shops in the morning. The members of the true middle class pretend to be titled aristocracy, but they wear much-patched and mended clothes, and starve for a week to host a ball that barely

Dementlieu sweats to get by, but admitting to reality means social ruin. The poorest citizens struggle to maintain a middle-class appearance, scrounging through garbage heaps at night to find wares to sell in

Warforged Titan

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

Warforged Titan Warforged titans are hulking constructs built to wreak paths of destruction through enemy armies. Some of the most feared combatants of the Last War, warforged titans are barely

, lawful neutral Armor Class 20 (natural armor) Hit Points 125 (10d12 + 60) Speed 40 ft. STR 23 (+6) DEX 8 (–1) CON 22 (+6) INT 3 (–4) WIS 11 (+0) CHA

Dust Hulk

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

transformed them into Elementals. They are little more than clouds of gravel and dust, barely maintaining a cohesive form. When a dust hulk dies, it disperses into a cloud of dust. Dust hulks retain

hardly fair to the giants who still survive and thrive in the world, heirs of tremendous glory. —Bigby Dust Hulk Large Elemental, Typically Chaotic Neutral Armor Class 16 (natural armor) Hit

Cinder Hulk

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

around their barely cohesive physical forms. Cinder hulks live in isolated enclaves in fiery locations on the Material Plane, in the Elemental Planes of Air and Fire, and especially in the Great

extinguished. When a cinder hulk dies, it collapses into a billowing cloud of searing smoke. Cinder Hulk Large Elemental, Typically Chaotic Evil Armor Class 16 (natural armor) Hit Points 84 (8d10 + 40

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