before beast dead currents reflecting

Uthgardt Shaman

Monsters Storm King's Thunder

: dancing lights, mage hand, message, thaumaturgy 1/day each: augury (cast as 1 action), bestow curse, cordon of arrows, detect magic, speak with dead, spirit guardiansThe Uthgardt are suspicious and

with one foot in the land of the living and the other in the land of the dead. Those who walk the shadowed path between two lands do so because the spirits of the dead compel them. Other Uthgardt fear

Deva Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

, requiring only verbal components: At will: detect evil and good 1/day each: commune, raise dead Magic Resistance. The deva has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical

"} hit points and is freed from any curse, disease, poison, blindness, or deafness. Change Shape. The deva magically polymorphs into a humanoid or beast that has a challenge rating equal to or less than

Warlock of the Great Old One Legacy

Monsters Volo's Guide to Monsters

, levitate, mage armor (self only), speak with dead 1/day each: arcane gate, true seeing Spellcasting. The warlock is a 14th-level spellcaster. Its spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 15

Hadar, crown of madness, clairvoyance, contact other plane, detect thoughts, dimension door, dissonant whispers, dominate beast, telekinesis, vampiric touch Whispering Aura. At the start of each of the

Stolos

Monsters Infernal Machine Rebuild

, levitate, mage armor (self only), speak with dead 1/day each: arcane gate, true seeing Spellcasting. Stolos is a 14th-level spellcaster. His spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 15, +7

, crown of madness, clairvoyance, contact other plane, detect thoughts, dimension door, dissonant whispers, dominate beast, telekinesis, vampiric touch Whispering Aura. At the start of each of Stolos's

Golgari Agent

Backgrounds Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

Golgari, no fear of death or taboo about the dead, just a fierce affirmation of the cycle. Skill Proficiencies: Nature, Survival Tool Proficiencies: Poisoner’s kit Languages

animate dead, plant growth 4th giant insect, grasping vine 5th cloudkill, insect plague Golgari magic is often accompanied by a sickly green glow and a rotting

Thorny Vegepygmy

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

the infestation. A creature reduced to 0 hit points by the mold dies. If the dead creature is a Beast, a Giant, or a Humanoid, one or more vegepygmies emerge from its body 24 hours later: one from a

+1", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Bite", "rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage.If a Beast such as a dog or a bear dies from russet mold, the result is a bestial moldy called a thorny

Adult Silver Dragon Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

turns, ending the effect on itself on a success. Change Shape. The dragon magically polymorphs into a humanoid or beast that has a challenge rating no higher than its own, or back into its true form

mines, silver dragons covet the lost outposts of humanoid civilization. An abandoned mountaintop citadel or a remote tower raised by a long-dead wizard is the sort of lair that every silver dragon

Jiangshi

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

the initiative order. If this wight slays a Humanoid with its Life Drain, the wight transforms into a jiangshi 5 days later. Change Shape. The jiangshi polymorphs into a Beast, a Humanoid, or an Undead

jiangshi’s choice). It reverts to its true form if it dies.When a soul becomes trapped within its corpse, its bitterness can reanimate its body, creating a jiangshi. These vengeful dead stalk

The Abbot

Monsters Curse of Strahd

spells, requiring only verbal components: At will: detect evil and good 1/day each: commune, raise dead Magic Resistance. The Abbot has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical

"} hit points and is freed from any curse, disease, poison, blindness, or deafness. Change Shape. The Abbot magically polymorphs into a humanoid or beast that has a challenge rating equal to or less

Ancient Silver Dragon Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success. Change Shape. The dragon magically polymorphs into a humanoid or beast that has a challenge rating no higher than its own, or back into its

abandoned mines, silver dragons covet the lost outposts of humanoid civilization. An abandoned mountaintop citadel or a remote tower raised by a long-dead wizard is the sort of lair that every silver

Izek Strazni

Monsters Curse of Strahd

fishing on Lake Zarovich. On the way back to town, a dire wolf attacked Izek and bit off his right arm. His father carried Izek back to town while his uncle distracted the beast. His sister ran and hid in

parents succumbed to their grief, leaving him an orphan. He became a sociopath. Other children ruthlessly mocked him because of his dead family and his missing arm, but he was a large boy and had no

Shadar-kai

Species Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

’s grim energy. Shadar-kai have ashen skin tones, and while they’re in the Shadowfell, they also become wizened, reflecting the somber nature of that gloomy plane. Like other elves

, Beast, Celestial, Construct, Dragon, Elemental, Fey, Fiend, Giant, Humanoid, Monstrosity, Ooze, Plant, Undead. These types don’t have rules themselves, but some rules in the game affect creatures

Vellynne Harpell

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

laughter 2nd level (3 slots): darkvision, hold person, ray of enfeeblement 3rd level (3 slots): animate dead, Leomund's tiny hut, vampiric touch (see “Actions” below) 4th level (2 slots

of a beast. Spellbook. Vellynne’s spellbook has black leather covers around pages of ragged parchment, all wrapped in a crimson sash. The necromancer’s personal sigil is written in goat

Vegepygmy Chief

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

. If the dead creature is a Beast, a Giant, or a Humanoid, one or more vegepygmies emerge from its body 24 hours later: one from a Small corpse, two from a Medium corpse, four from a Large corpse, eight

Sea Elf

Species Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Sea elves fell in love with the wild beauty of the ocean in the earliest days of the multiverse. While other elves traveled from realm to realm, sea elves navigated the currents and explored the

what your character’s creature type is. Here’s a list of the game’s creature types in alphabetical order: Aberration, Beast, Celestial, Construct, Dragon, Elemental, Fey, Fiend

Planar Philosopher

Backgrounds Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse

(such as a bag of golden tea leaves or the tooth of a planar beast), a manifesto of your guiding philosophy, a set of common clothes in your faction’s style, and a pouch containing 10 gp worth of

only when everything is acting in harmony, whether it wants to or not. Heralds of Dust. Everyone is already dead; the entirety of the multiverse is an afterlife. Undeath holds the key to the next

Avarice

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

Icy Doom. When Avarice dies, her corpse freezes for 9 days, during which time it can’t be thawed, harmed by fire, animated, or raised from the dead. Special Equipment. Avarice wields a staff

the Monster Manual but is a fiend instead of a beast. Spellbook. Avarice’s spellbook has white leather covers and vellum pages. The tiefling’s personal sigil is burned into the front cover

Aspect of Bahamut

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

regains 71 (13d10);{"diceNotation":"13d10","rollType":"heal","rollAction":"Exalting Breath"} hit points, and each creature in that area of the aspect’s choice that has been dead for no longer

Beast, while retaining his game statistics (other than his size). This transformation ends if the aspect is reduced to 0 hit points or if he uses a bonus action to end it.

Vegepygmy

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

poison or cures disease kills the infestation. A creature reduced to 0 hit points by the mold dies. If the dead creature is a Beast, a Giant, or a Humanoid, one or more vegepygmies emerge from its body 24

Strahd, Master of Death House

Monsters Vecna: Eve of Ruin

. Spellcasting. Strahd casts one of the following spells, using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 18): At will: Detect Thoughts, Fog Cloud, Mage Hand 2/day each: Animate Dead (as an

dies. When transforming into a new form, Strahd chooses one of the following options: Beast Form. Strahd transforms into a Tiny bat (flying speed 30 ft.) or a Medium wolf (speed 40 ft.). While in that

Sea Elf

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

Sea Elf Sea elves fell in love with the wild beauty of the ocean in the earliest days of the multiverse. While other elves traveled from realm to realm, the sea elves navigated the deepest currents

any beast that has an innate swimming speed. Languages. You can speak, read, and write Aquan. SAHUAGIN: DANGER FROM THE DEPTHS The sea elves face as many perils in their watery world as other elves

Goblin Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

. Beast Masters and Slave Drivers Goblins know they are a weak, unsophisticated race that can be easily dominated by bigger, smarter, more organized, more ferocious, or more magical creatures. Their god

goblin tribe has to nobility is the caste of lashers — families of goblins trained in the ways of battle, and also possessed of key skills such as strategy, trap-building, beast taming, mining

Uthgardt Shaman (p. 243)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata

: augury (cast as 1 action), bestow curse, cordon of arrows, detect magic, speak with dead, spirit guardians The first paragraph of descriptive text has been replaced by the following: The Uthgardt are

shaman is to stand with one foot in the land of the living and the other in the land of the dead. Those who walk the shadowed path between two lands do so because the spirits of the dead compel them

Kolyan Indirovich's Letter (version 2)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

nights bitten by a vampyr. For over four hundred years, this creature has drained the life blood of my people. Now, my dear Ireena languishes and dies from an unholy wound caused by this vile beast

. He has become too powerful to conquer. So I say to you, give us up for dead and encircle this land with the symbols of good. Let holy men call upon their power that the devil may be contained within

2. What Is Dead May Never Die

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Locathah Rising

2. What Is Dead May Never Die As the characters descend into the lower decks of this ship, read or paraphrase the following boxed text: As you proceed belowdecks, it becomes much easier to swim as

the hull protects you from the the strong currents outside. Many boxes and barrels are present here, somewhat waterlogged but largely intact. This ship served as a tender vessel, bringing supplies to

Uthgardt Shaman

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

to the spirit world. To be a shaman is to stand with one foot in the land of the living and the other in the land of the dead. Those who walk the shadowed path between two lands do so because the

spirits of the dead compel them. Other Uthgardt fear and respect a shaman’s power. An Uthgardt shaman must possess a sacred bundle to cast spells. A sacred bundle is made up of sticks, bones, feathers

Creating a Portal

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands

infirmary, tattered paper fan 10–12 Sewer pipe Infinite Well The Abyss Celestial blood, demon ichor 13–15 Cell door Prison Carceri Broken key, length of chain 16–18 Open grave Dead Nations Hades

window Heart’s Fire Mount Celestia Angel feather, holy water 37–39 Ornate mirror Hall of Speakers Bytopia Garden trowel, pair of twins 40–42 Reflecting pool Gatehouse Elysium Tears of joy, white lily

Encounters (A-C)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

weapon. If this encounter occurs on the Sea of Moving Ice, the characters see the dragon erupt from the water nearby with a dead walrus in her mouth; then she flies back to the Reghed Glacier to devour

her meal. As long as the characters keep their distance, the White Wyrm ignores them. Awakened Beast The frost druids of Icewind Dale use awaken spells to imbue native beasts with an Intelligence

Redcloak Battalion

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

reflecting your status in the organization. The standard-issue uniform for the Redcloaks is a hooded crimson cloak of protection bearing two badges: the seal of the Brelish crown on the left shoulder and a

snarling displacer beast surrounded by the words, “First in battle, last to fall”—the Redcloak insignia and motto—on the right. Allies. As part of Breland’s military forces, the Redcloaks can count on

Beastlands

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

necessarily in a fierce, predatory way but with respect to their physical substance and fundamental needs. The spirits of the dead on the Beastlands typically take animal forms or part-animal forms (such

as centaurs). Among the greatest inhabitants of this plane are the primal spirits called animal lords. Whenever a visitor slays a Beast native to the plane, the slayer must succeed on a DC 10

Traveling the Outer Planes

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

unpredictable currents and eddies of the river. For a price, these pilots are willing to carry passengers from plane to plane. Some of them are fiends, while others are the souls of dead creatures from

Regional Effects

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

cackling. The creatures are trapped there for a minute or two, and then returned to the place where they vanished from. Intelligent creatures see hallucinations of dead friends, family members, and even

1 mile of her lair: Most surfaces are covered by a thin film of slime, which is slick and sticks to anything that touches it. Currents and tides are exceptionally strong and treacherous. Any ability

Warlock of the Great Old One

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

innately cast the following spells (spell save DC 15), requiring no material components: At will: detect magic, jump, levitate, mage armor (self only), speak with dead 1/day each: arcane gate, true

(3 5th-level slots): armor of Agathys, arms of Hadar, crown of madness, clairvoyance, contact other plane, detect thoughts, dimension door, dissonant whispers, dominate beast, telekinesis, vampiric

Neronvain

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat

they have learned that an elf seen with the green dragon appeared to command the beast. Both Prince Alagarthas and Delaan Winterhound of the Emerald Enclave believe that more attacks are imminent, and

son of King Melandrach, exiled by his people and long thought dead. They now seek the adventurers’ help to find this dragon master.

Survivors' Tales

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons

regalia of the Cult of the Dragon followed the dragon, killing all those they found. The village’s priest stepped out to lead others in fighting the dragon, but the beast swallowed him whole. Some

an elf. With the priest dead, the village’s warden, Galin, has become the leader of Altand. Though he was in the thick of the fight, he survived unscathed, and has been a potent force for rallying the

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