before bark defenses creature rules

Barkskin

Spells Player’s Handbook

You touch a willing creature. Until the spell ends, the target’s skin assumes a bark-like appearance, and the target has an Armor Class of 17 if its AC is lower than that.

Find Steed

Spells Player’s Handbook

You summon an otherworldly being that appears as a loyal steed in an unoccupied space of your choice within range. This creature uses the Otherworldly Steed stat block. If you already have a steed

the steed’s creature type—Celestial, Fey, or Fiend—which determines certain traits in the stat block. Combat. The steed is an ally to you and your allies. In combat, it shares your

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

Barkskin Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

You touch a willing creature. Until the spell ends, the target's skin has a rough, bark-like appearance, and the target's AC can't be less than 16, regardless of what kind of armor it is wearing.

Leprechaun

Monsters Quests from the Infinite Staircase

Industrious. The leprechaun is proficient with all artisan’s tools and adds double its proficiency bonus to ability checks made with them. Reluctant Refusal. When a creature offers the

charmed in this way, the leprechaun partakes of the offering, treats the creature as a trusted friend, and seeks to defend it from harm. The charmed condition ends if the creature or any of its allies

Young Dragon Turtle

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"recharge","rollAction":"Steam Breath"}. The dragon turtle exhales steam in a 30-foot cone. Each creature in that area must make a DC 16 Constitution saving throw

includes lair actions and regional effects that can be used for adult or ancient dragon turtles. An ancient dragon turtle is a mythic creature akin to a greatwyrm, combining the power of multiple

Dragon Turtle Wyrmling

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

","rollAction":"Steam Breath"}. The dragon turtle exhales steam in a 15-foot cone. Each creature in that area must make a DC 12 Constitution saving throw, taking 17 (5d6);{"diceNotation":"5d6","rollType":"damage

for adult or ancient dragon turtles. An ancient dragon turtle is a mythic creature akin to a greatwyrm, combining the power of multiple echoes from across the worlds of the Material Plane. Such a

Aartuk Weedling

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

like a five-pointed star and is covered with thick, flexible bark. The tips of its branch-like extremities end in suction cups that allow the creature to climb on vertical surfaces and along ceilings

. The head contains the aartuk’s sensory organs, including a long tongue that the creature uses as a weapon. An aartuk’s preferred method of attack is to shoot forth its gooey tongue and

Hederan

races

Hederans are living embodiments of alpine trees, sentient beings of bark and leaf whose bodies host moss, holly and fungi. Their outer skin is made of thick bark that toughens with age, and beneath

lies a network of green, sap-filled muscle. Twigs and berries sprout unpredictably, with the brightest clusters gathered around their heads. Their leaves and bark vary in colour, and are as diverse as

Wolf-in-Sheep's-Clothing

Monsters Quests from the Infinite Staircase

False Appearance. If the wolf-in-sheep’s-clothing is motionless (except for its lure) at the start of combat, it has advantage on its initiative roll. Moreover, if a creature hasn’t

observed the wolf-in-sheep’s-clothing move or act (except for the lure), that creature must succeed on a DC 18 Intelligence (Investigation) check to discern that the wolf-in-sheep’s-clothing is

Sapphire Dragon Wyrmling

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

out new defenses? 4 Give me a storied helmet or scimitar over a pile of gold any day. 5 No creature can outsmart my defenses—if they do, they obviously cheated. 6 Any creature

"}. The dragon exhales a pulse of high-pitched, nearly inaudible sound in a 15-foot cone. Each creature in that area must make a DC 13 Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, the creature takes 22

Aartuk Elder

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

covered with thick, flexible bark. The tips of its branch-like extremities end in suction cups that allow the creature to climb on vertical surfaces and along ceilings. Each suction cup houses three

sensory organs, including a long tongue that the creature uses as a weapon. An aartuk’s preferred method of attack is to shoot forth its gooey tongue and use it to drag enemies toward the

Young Sapphire Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

over a pile of gold any day. 5 No creature can outsmart my defenses—if they do, they obviously cheated. 6 Any creature that can hold their own against me must teach me how&mdash

Breath (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"recharge", "rollAction":"Debilitating Breath"}. The dragon exhales a pulse of high-pitched, nearly inaudible sound in a 30-foot cone. Each creature

Calm Emotions Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

is hostile toward. This indifference ends if the target is attacked or harmed by a spell or if it witnesses any of its friends being harmed. When the spell ends, the creature becomes hostile again, unless the DM rules otherwise.

You attempt to suppress strong emotions in a group of people. Each humanoid in a 20-foot-radius sphere centered on a point you choose within range must make a Charisma saving throw; a creature can

Silverquill Professor of Shadow

Monsters Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

+ 4);{"diceNotation":"3d8+4","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Ink Lance","rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage. If the target is a creature, it must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving

focus on words that find the tiniest, most invisible cracks in an opponent’s defenses and break them. Silverquill Scholars The scholars of Silverquill College study the power of magic shaped

Barkburr

Monsters Quests from the Infinite Staircase

False Appearance. If the barkburr is motionless at the start of combat, it has advantage on its initiative roll. Moreover, if a creature hasn’t observed the barkburr move or act, that creature

Barb. Melee Weapon Attack: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Poison Barb"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 5 (1d4 + 3);{"diceNotation":"1d4+3", "rollType":"damage

Fraternity of Order Law Bender

Monsters Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse

"} force damage. Power of Authority. The law bender targets a creature it can see within 60 feet of itself. The target must succeed on a DC 16 Intelligence saving throw or take 10 (3d6);{"diceNotation

armor, mage hand, prestidigitationProbability Loophole (3/Day). When the law bender or a creature it can see makes an attack roll, a saving throw, or an ability check, the law bender can cause the roll

Kadroth

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

Ranged Weapon Attack: +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Dagger"} to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 20/60 ft., one creature. Hit: 4 (1d4 + 2);{"diceNotation":"1d4+2","rollType

he's tight with Levistus. He rules the roost by sheer force of personality, though it chafes him that Hethyl Arkorran has more respect and influence within the cult. Kadroth doesn't involve Avarice

Gnoll Witherling

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

against each other, perhaps to determine who rules a war band or because of extreme starvation. Even under ordinary circumstances, gnolls that are deprived of victims for too long struggle to control

creature to 0 hit points with a melee attack on its turn, the gnoll moves up to half its speed and makes one Bite attack.

Lazav

Monsters Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

equipment he is wearing or carrying isn't transformed. Psychic Defenses. Unless Lazav is incapacitated, he is immune to magic that allows other creatures to read his thoughts, determine whether he is

lying, know his alignment, or know his creature type. Creatures can telepathically communicate with Lazav only if he allows it.Multiattack. Lazav makes three shortsword attacks. Shortsword. Melee

Lizardfolk

Species Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

&D, including each player character, has a special tag in the rules that identifies the type of creature they are. Most player characters are of the Humanoid type. A race tells you what your

have lived on the worlds of the Material Plane since the worlds’ creation. Gifted by the gods with remarkable physical defenses and a mystical connection to the natural world, lizardfolk can

Aartuk Starhorror

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

star and is covered with thick, flexible bark. The tips of its branch-like extremities end in suction cups that allow the creature to climb on vertical surfaces and along ceilings. Each suction cup

the aartuk’s sensory organs, including a long tongue that the creature uses as a weapon. An aartuk’s preferred method of attack is to shoot forth its gooey tongue and use it to drag enemies

Cultist (Knights of the Black Sword)

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

thawed, harmed by fire, animated, or raised from the dead.Scimitar. Melee Weapon Attack: +3;{"diceNotation":"1d20+3","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Scimitar"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 4

Levistus, the archdevil who rules Stygia, the sixth layer of the Nine Hells, from the confines of an ice prison from which he cannot escape. Most of the cultists are Icewind Dale natives who would

Deathless Rider

Monsters Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures

Mounted Adept. While mounted and without the incapacitated condition, the rider has advantage on melee attack rolls against any unmounted creature smaller than its mount, the rider and its mount have

. Hit: 13 (2d8 + 4);{"diceNotation":"2d8+4", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"", "rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage. Fell Glare. The rider gazes at a creature within 30 feet of itself

Wood Woad

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

roots. After three days, a sprout emerges from the ground at the base of the tree and swiftly grows into a bipedal form. This new body, armored in tough bark and bearing a gnarled club and shield, is

at once ready to perform its duty. The one who performed the ritual sets the wood woad to its task, and the creature follows those orders unceasingly. A wood woad has a hole where its heart would be

Owlin

Species Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

, has a special tag in the rules that identifies the type of creature they are. Most player characters, including owlin, are of the Humanoid type. Creature types don’t have rules themselves, but

some rules in the game affect creatures of certain types in different ways. For example, the text of the cure wounds spell specifies that the spell doesn’t work on a creature that has the

Cult Fanatic (Knights of the Black Sword)

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

":"1d20+4","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Dagger"} to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 20/60 ft., one creature. Hit: 4 (1d4 + 2);{"diceNotation":"1d4+2","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Dagger

","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage.The Knights of the Black Sword are a secret society of cultists devoted to Levistus, the archdevil who rules Stygia, the sixth layer of the Nine Hells, from the

Ancient Dragon Turtle

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

":"damage","rollAction":"Tail","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage. If the target is a creature, it must succeed on a DC 24 Strength saving throw or be knocked prone. Steam Breath (Recharge 5

–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"recharge","rollAction":"Steam Breath"}. The dragon turtle exhales steam in a 90-foot cone. Each creature in that area must make a DC 24 Constitution saving throw

Ancient Sapphire Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

creature can outsmart my defenses—if they do, they obviously cheated. 6 Any creature that can hold their own against me must teach me how—whether they want to or not. 7 I

Breath"}. The dragon exhales a pulse of high-pitched, nearly inaudible sound in a 90-foot cone. Each creature in that area must make a DC 23 Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, the creature

Harengon

Species Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

languages to choose from. The DM is free to modify that list for a campaign. Creature Type Every creature in D&D, including each player character, has a special tag in the rules that identifies the

creature types in alphabetical order: Aberration, Beast, Celestial, Construct, Dragon, Elemental, Fey, Fiend, Giant, Humanoid, Monstrosity, Ooze, Plant, Undead. These types don’t have rules

Aarakocra

Species Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

creature in D&D, including each player character, has a special tag in the rules that identifies the type of creature they are. Most player characters are of the Humanoid type. A race tells you what

At 1st level, you choose whether your character is a member of the human race or of a fantastical race. If you select a fantastical race, follow these additional rules during character creation

Satyr

Species Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

, has a special tag in the rules that identifies the type of creature they are. Most player characters are of the Humanoid type. A race tells you what your character’s creature type is. Here&rsquo

member of the human race or of a fantastical race. If you select a fantastical race, follow these additional rules during character creation. Ability Score Increases When determining your character

Shadar-kai

Species Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

free to modify that list for a campaign. Creature Type Every creature in D&D, including each player character, has a special tag in the rules that identifies the type of creature they are. Most

race, follow these additional rules during character creation. Ability Score Increases When determining your character’s ability scores, increase one score by 2 and increase a different score

Water Genasi

Species Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

player character, has a special tag in the rules that identifies the type of creature they are. Most player characters are of the Humanoid type. A race tells you what your character’s creature

whether your character is a member of the human race or of a fantastical race. If you select a fantastical race, follow these additional rules during character creation. Ability Score Increases When

Shapechange Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

You assume the form of a different creature for the duration. The new form can be of any creature with a challenge rating equal to your level or lower. The creature can't be a construct or an undead

, and you must have seen the sort of creature at least once. You transform into an average example of that creature, one without any class levels or the Spellcasting trait. Your game statistics are

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