before battle during cases require

Planar Ally

Spells Player’s Handbook

exchange for payment, but it isn’t obliged to do so. The requested task could range from simple (fly us across the chasm, or help us fight a battle) to complex (spy on our enemies, or protect us during

our foray into the dungeon). You must be able to communicate with the creature to bargain for its services. Payment can take a variety of forms. A Celestial might require a sizable donation of gold

Planar Ally Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

service in exchange for payment, but it isn't obliged to do so. The requested task could range from simple (fly us across the chasm, or help us fight a battle) to complex (spy on our enemies, or

protect us during our foray into the dungeon). You must be able to communicate with the creature to bargain for its services. Payment can take a variety of forms. A celestial might require a sizable

Path of the Totem Warrior Legacy

Classes Player’s Handbook (2014)

The Path of the Totem Warrior is a spiritual journey, as the barbarian accepts a spirit animal as guide, protector, and inspiration. In battle, your totem spirit fills you with supernatural might

, adding magical fuel to your barbarian rage. In some barbarians’ tribes, a totem animal is considered to be kin to a particular clan. In such cases, it is unusual for an individual to have more than one totem animal spirit, though exceptions exist.

Battle Smith Legacy

Classes Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

Armies require protection, and someone has to put things back together if defenses fail. A combination of protector and medic, a Battle Smith is an expert at defending others and repairing both

material and personnel. To aid in their work, Battle Smiths are usually accompanied by a steel defender, a protective companion of their own creation. Many soldiers tell stories of nearly dying

Cadaver Collector

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Magic Resistance. The collector has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects. Unusual Nature. The collector doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep.Multiattack

great battle—either where one is in progress, where one is imminent, or where one once took place. They encase themselves in the armor and weapons of fallen warriors and impale the corpses of those

Deathlock

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Turn Resistance. The deathlock has advantage on saving throws against any effect that turns Undead. Unusual Nature. The deathlock doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep.Multiattack. The

warlock. The consequences of breaking that pact can be dire and, in some cases, lethal. A warlock who fails to live up to a bargain with an evil patron runs the risk of rising from the dead as a deathlock

Cadaver Collector Legacy

Monsters Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes

. Cadaver collectors respond to a summons from a mortal only when they are called to the scene of a great battle — either where one is in progress, where one is imminent, or where one once took place

that accumulate on the construct's shell aren't just grisly battle trophies. A cadaver collector can summon the spirits of these cadavers to join battle with its enemies and to paralyze more

Sword Wraith Warrior

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Unusual Nature. The warrior doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep.Battleaxe. Melee Weapon Attack: +6;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Battleaxe"} to hit, reach 5

are most often found on ancient battlefields where soldiers were hemmed in and slaughtered without quarter. Sword Wraiths When glory-obsessed warriors die in battle without honor, they might haunt

Deathlock Mastermind

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

. Unusual Nature. The deathlock doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep.Multiattack. The deathlock makes two Deathly Claw or Grave Bolt attacks. Deathly Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +6

forging of a pact between a warlock and a patron is no minor occasion—at least not for the warlock. The consequences of breaking that pact can be dire and, in some cases, lethal. A warlock who fails

Deathlock Wight

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

require air, food, drink, or sleep.Multiattack. The deathlock makes two Life Drain or Grave Bolt attacks. Life Drain. Melee Weapon Attack: +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction

warlock and a patron is no minor occasion—at least not for the warlock. The consequences of breaking that pact can be dire and, in some cases, lethal. A warlock who fails to live up to a bargain

Astral Elf Warrior

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

Fey Ancestry. The elf has advantage on saving throws it makes to avoid or end the charmed condition on itself, and magic can’t put it to sleep. Unusual Nature. The elf doesn’t require

important, astral elves use their time outside the Deep Astral to replenish their numbers by having and raising children. Many astral elves are thousands (in some cases tens of thousands) of years old

Astral Elf Commander

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

’t require sleep.Multiattack. The elf makes two Longsword or Longbow attacks. Longsword. Melee Weapon Attack: +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Longsword"} to

spellcasting ability: 2/day: teleportAn astral elf commander leads warriors into battle and usually has one or more spelljamming ships under their command. A commander channels the radiant energy of

Sword Wraith Commander

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Turning Defiance. The commander and any other sword wraiths within 30 feet of it have advantage on saving throws against effects that turn Undead. Unusual Nature. The commander doesn’t require

their praises. Sword Wraiths When glory-obsessed warriors die in battle without honor, they might haunt the site as sword wraiths.PoisonNecrotic; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical

Wersten Kern

Monsters Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

success, Wersten drops to 1 hit point instead. Unusual Nature. Wersten doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep.Multiattack. Wersten makes three Banner Pike attacks and uses Terrifying

. In battle, she wields a wicked pike that flies Soth’s black rose standard, and her cries can stop mighty warriors’ hearts. Wersten staunchly follows Soth’s commands, and she will serve him until she faces a second doom.Poison

Astral Elf Honor Guard

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

’t require sleep.Multiattack. The elf makes two Longsword or Radiant Ray attacks. Longsword. Melee Weapon Attack: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Longsword

their time outside the Deep Astral to replenish their numbers by having and raising children. Many astral elves are thousands (in some cases tens of thousands) of years old. Whatever their disposition

Skeletal Knight

Monsters Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

critical hit. On a success, the skeletal knight drops to 1 hit point instead. Unusual Nature. The skeletal knight doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep.Multiattack. The skeletal knight makes

free to pursue its own ends. Skeletal knights are relentless in battle and difficult to destroy. They cling to the sins that curse them, and they fight until their skulls are reduced to shards. Their

Steel Predator

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Magic Resistance. The steel predator has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects. Unusual Nature. The steel predator doesn’t require air, food, drink, or

predator locates its prey by sight and smell. Once battle is joined, the predator ignores every other threat to attack its target, unless other creatures prevent it from reaching the target. In that

Red Abishai

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

abishais when it comes to leadership ability and raw power. Red abishais lead other devils into battle or take charge of troublesome cults to ensure that they continue to carry out Tiamat’s commands

. Some have simple tasks, such as delivering a message to cultists. Others have greater responsibilities, such as leading large groups, assassinating targets, and serving in armies. In all cases

Vampiric Mist

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

doesn’t require air or sleep.Life Drain. The mist touches one creature in its space. The target must succeed on a DC 13 Constitution saving throw (Undead and Constructs automatically succeed

. In battle, a mist focuses its attacks on injured targets, since open wounds are a more ready source of blood.PoisonAcid, Cold, Lightning, Necrotic, Thunder; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks

Strahd's Animated Armor

Monsters Curse of Strahd

to fulfill simple instructions. Some animated objects might converse fluently or adopt a persona, but most are simple automatons. Constructed Nature. An animated object doesn't require air, food, drink

or value to anyone. The armor that Strahd wore into battle when he was alive lives on today as a headless, animated suit of plate armor. The armor is painted burgundy and adorned with golden angelic

Astral Elf Aristocrat

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

chain. Unusual Nature. The elf doesn’t require sleep.Multiattack. The elf makes two Scimitar attacks and uses Radiant Beam (if available). Scimitar. Melee Weapon Attack: +5;{"diceNotation

some cases tens of thousands) of years old. Whatever their disposition, their longevity gives astral elves a perspective on time that few other kinds of creatures can appreciate. Whether they choose to

Astral Elf Star Priest

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

’t require sleep.Multiattack. The elf makes two Morningstar attacks. It can use Rain of Radiance in place of one of these attacks. Morningstar. Melee Weapon Attack: +3;{"diceNotation

thousands (in some cases tens of thousands) of years old. Whatever their disposition, their longevity gives astral elves a perspective on time that few other kinds of creatures can appreciate

Kobold Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

creatures wouldn’t feel safe. Kobolds take advantage of their size by creating small-diameter tunnels that they can easily pass through, but that require larger creatures to hunch over or even

abandon this careful approach. First, because of their hatred of gnomes, city kobolds often go out of their way to target gnomes’ houses and shops. Even in such cases, the kobolds’ fear of

Book of Vile Darkness Legacy

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

added their own input to its catalog of vile knowledge. Their additions are clear, for the writers of later works stitched whatever they were writing into the tome or, in some cases, made notations

the book. Dark Magic. Several spells of horrific evil of the DM’s design and choosing could be in the book. Spells could impose dreadful curses, disfigure others, require human sacrifice, afflict creatures with crippling pain, spread vile plagues, and so on.

Lord Soth

Monsters Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

Undead. Unless Soth is incapacitated, he and Undead creatures of his choice within 60 feet of him are immune to features that turn Undead. Unusual Nature. Soth doesn’t require air, food, drink

. In battle, Soth is a terror, wielding the last remnant of the Cataclysm’s fires to devastating effect. He usually uses his spellcasting ability only as part of his legendary actions.Necrotic, Poison

Greater Death Dragon

Monsters Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the dragon fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead. Unusual Nature. The dragon doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep.Multiattack. The

life. In battle, they are deadly foes, channeling the Cataclysmic fire that limns their bones and fuels their breath. They take cruel delight in snatching foes in their jaws, rushing into the air, then

Rak Tulkhesh

Monsters Eberron: Rising from the Last War

form. The stat blocks provided here reflect the powers they would wield if they were ever unleashed upon the world. Immortal Nature. An overlord doesn't require air, food, drink or sleep. It also

impulses that drives many mortals to battle. Fear, greed, hatred — these are seeds that the Rage of War sows in the hopes of producing a bloody harvest. Rak Tulkhesh typically takes the form of a vaguely

Crafting

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

the Player’s Handbook). Having to improvise tools doubles the crafting time, and some items require materials that are hard to find in the Underdark, including wood and other surface-world plants

. Leather, bone, or zurkhwood (see “Fungi of the Underdark” later in this chapter) might substitute in some cases. Crafting can include modifying scavenged or salvaged items to fit other needs, such as creating a makeshift suit of armor from gathered pieces of armor and other materials.

Book of Vile Darkness (Variant)

Magic Items Keys from the Golden Vault

added their own input to its catalog of vile knowledge. Their additions are clear, for the writers of later works stitched whatever they were writing into the tome or, in some cases, made notations

. Several spells of horrific evil of the DM’s design and choosing could be in the book. Spells could impose dreadful curses, disfigure others, require human sacrifice, afflict creatures with crippling pain, spread vile plagues, and so on.

Modrons

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

rank or the ranks immediately above and below them. Those more than one rank away tend to be either too advanced or too simple for them to understand. Modrons excel at tasks that require patience and

. In rare cases, a modron goes rogue and develops its own will. In these cases, other modrons are sent to recover or destroy their malfunctioning kin. The guide swore “beep boop” meant “hello, friend.” I don’t know why they’re after us! —A planar explorer learning modrons have no sense of humor

Using This Book

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

ongoing campaign, or as a series that forms a campaign, bringing characters from level 1 to a climactic conclusion at level 12. These adventures are designed to require minimal preparation (see

ready to play. Or maybe your group needs a break or a diversion from the ongoing campaign. In any of these cases, you can pick an adventure from this book and run it. In an Ongoing Campaign Maybe

Skeletons

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

guardians, soldiers, or laborers. In rare cases, skeletons are reanimated but given no particular direction. Roll on or choose a result from the Skeleton Pantomimes table to inspire how undirected

skeletons behave. Skeleton Pantomimes 1d6 Left to Its Own Devices, the Skeleton... 1 Delivers meal salvers or ages-old correspondence to the crypt of its dead master. 2 Endlessly trains in battle

Task List

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

other ideas that might help, such as asking for aid from the stone giants of Gracklstugh or stealing magic weapons from the drow. Some quests might take time to complete, since they require travel

through the Underdark. See the “Benefits for Completing Tasks” sidebar for benefits that the characters gain during the Battle of Blingdenstone if they complete certain tasks.

Planar Ally

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

could range from simple (fly us across the chasm, or help us fight a battle) to complex (spy on our enemies, or protect us during our foray into the dungeon). You must be able to communicate with the

creature to bargain for its services. Payment can take a variety of forms. A celestial might require a sizable donation of gold or magic items to an allied temple, while a fiend might demand a living

Planar Ally

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

could range from simple (fly us across the chasm, or help us fight a battle) to complex (spy on our enemies, or protect us during our foray into the dungeon). You must be able to communicate with the

creature to bargain for its services. Payment can take a variety of forms. A celestial might require a sizable donation of gold or magic items to an allied temple, while a fiend might demand a living

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