before before damage contested rather

Cat

Monsters Monster Manual

Jumper. The cat's jump distance is determined using its Dexterity rather than its Strength.Scratch. Melee Attack Roll: +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Scratch"}, reach 5 ft. Hit: 1 Slashing damage.

Alter Self

Spells Player’s Handbook

your Unarmed Strike, and you use your spellcasting ability modifier for the attack and damage rolls rather than using Strength.

), horns (Piercing), or hooves (Bludgeoning). When you use your Unarmed Strike to deal damage with that new growth, it deals 1d6 damage of the type in parentheses instead of dealing the normal damage for

Book of Exalted Deeds

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

The definitive treatise on all that is good in the multiverse, the Book of Exalted Deeds figures prominently in many religions. Rather than being a scripture devoted to a particular faith, the book

that tries to read from the book takes 24d6 Radiant damage. This damage ignores Resistance and Immunity, and it can’t be reduced or avoided by any means. A creature reduced to 0 Hit Points by

Zhentilar Soldier

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

":"1d20+4", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Shortsword"}, reach 5 ft. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2);{"diceNotation":"1d6+2", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Shortsword", "rollDamageType":"Piercing"} Piercing

damage plus 2 (1d4);{"diceNotation":"1d4", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Shortsword", "rollDamageType":"Poison"} Poison damage. Pistol. Ranged Attack Roll: +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4", "rollType

Narthus

Monsters Heroes of the Borderlands

"}, reach 5 ft. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2);{"diceNotation":"1d6+2", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Vile Mace", "rollDamageType":"Bludgeoning"} Bludgeoning damage plus 3 (1d6);{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType

":"damage", "rollAction":"Vile Mace", "rollDamageType":"Necrotic"} Necrotic damage. Fateful Bolt. Ranged Attack Roll: +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Fateful Bolt

Cultist of Bhaal

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

), reach 5 ft. or range 20/80 ft. Hit: 14 (3d6 + 4);{"diceNotation":"3d6+4", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Cursed Blade", "rollDamageType":"Slashing"} Slashing damage. Hit or Miss: The blade magically

. Cultists of Bhaal sometimes form cabals of assassins or mercenaries, but they perform their brutal slaughter for the perverse love of bloodshed and honor to their sinister god rather than for

Aranea

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

(Hybrid or Spider Form Only). Melee Attack Roll: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Bite"}, reach 5 ft. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3);{"diceNotation":"1d6+3", "rollType":"damage

", "rollAction":"Bite", "rollDamageType":"Piercing"} Piercing damage plus 2 (1d4);{"diceNotation":"1d4", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Bite", "rollDamageType":"Poison"} Poison damage. Slam. Melee Attack

Manshoon

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

":"4d12+6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Arcane Burst", "rollDamageType":"Force"} Force damage. Spellcasting. Manshoon casts one of the following spells, using Intelligence as the spellcasting

. That Manshoon is dead, and the current Manshoon is one of the original’s many clones. Being a magical copy rather than an original doesn’t make Manshoon any less of a threat, as he’s

Sammaster (Dracolich Form)

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

Immunity to Acid, Necrotic, Poison, and Psychic damage. The gem regains all its Hit Points at the end of every turn, but it turns to dust if reduced to 0 Hit Points.Multiattack. Sammaster makes three Rend

", "rollAction":"Rend"}, reach 10 ft. Hit: 18 (2d10 + 7);{"diceNotation":"2d10+7", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Rend", "rollDamageType":"Slashing"} Slashing damage plus 18 (4d8);{"diceNotation":"4d8

Biha Babir

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

":"Marine Burst"}, reach 5 ft. or range 60 ft. Hit: 17 (2d10 + 6);{"diceNotation":"2d10+6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Marine Burst", "rollDamageType":"Cold"} Cold damage. Tail (Marid Form

Only). Melee Attack Roll: +10;{"diceNotation":"1d20+10", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Tail"}, reach 15 ft. Hit: 13 (2d6 + 6);{"diceNotation":"2d6+6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Tail

Sammaster (Lich Form)

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

Tiny object that has AC 20; HP 50; and Immunity to Acid, Necrotic, Poison, and Psychic damage. The gem regains all its Hit Points at the end of every turn, but it turns to dust if reduced to 0 Hit Points

":"1d20+13", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Corrosive Burst"}, reach 5 ft. or range 120 ft. Hit: 38 (5d12 + 6) Acid;{"diceNotation":"5d12+6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Corrosive Burst (Acid

Poltergeist Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

Incorporeal Movement. The poltergeist can move through other creatures and objects as if they were difficult terrain. It takes 5 (1d10);{"diceNotation":"1d10","rollType":"damage","rollAction

":"Incorporeal Movement","rollDamageType":"force"} force damage if it ends its turn inside an object. Sunlight Sensitivity. While in sunlight, the poltergeist has disadvantage on attack rolls, as well as on

Sword of Wounding Legacy

Magic Items Basic Rules (2014)

Hit points lost to this weapon's damage can be regained only through a short or long rest, rather than by regeneration, magic, or any other means. Once per turn, when you hit a creature with an

attack using this magic weapon, you can wound the target. At the start of each of the wounded creature's turns, it takes 1d4 necrotic damage for each time you've wounded it, and it can then make a DC 15

Broom of Animated Attack

Monsters Curse of Strahd

","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Broomstick","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage.Animated Attack. If the broom is motionless and a creature grabs hold of it, the broom makes a Dexterity check

contested by the creature's Strength check. If the broom wins the contest, it flies out of the creature's grasp and makes a melee attack against it with advantage on the attack roll.Animated objects

Sphere of Annihilation Legacy

Magic Items Basic Rules (2014)

that passes through it. Artifacts are the exception. Unless an artifact is susceptible to damage from a sphere of annihilation, it passes through the sphere unscathed. Anything else that touches the

sphere but isn't wholly engulfed and obliterated by it takes 4d10 force damage. The sphere is stationary until someone controls it. If you are within 60 feet of an uncontrolled sphere, you can use an

Spy Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

":"roll","rollAction":"Sneak Attack"} damage when it hits a target with a weapon attack and has advantage on the attack roll, or when the target is within 5 feet of an ally of the spy that isn't

","rollAction":"Shortsword"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2);{"diceNotation":"1d6+2","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Shortsword","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage. Hand Crossbow

Snicker-Snack

Magic Items The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

You gain a +3 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with this magic vorpal sword. In addition, the weapon ignores resistance to slashing damage. When you use this weapon to attack a creature that has

effect if it is immune to slashing damage, it doesn’t have or need a head, it has legendary actions, or the DM decides that the creature is too big for its head to be cut off with this weapon. Such

War Caster Legacy

Feats Player’s Handbook (2014)

concentration on a spell when you take damage. You can perform the somatic components of spells even when you have weapons or a shield in one or both hands. When a hostile creature's movement

provokes an opportunity attack from you, you can use your reaction to cast a spell at the creature, rather than making an opportunity attack. The spell must have a casting time of 1 action and must target only that creature.

Kiddywidget

Monsters Candlekeep Mysteries

: +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Bite"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 4 (1d4 + 2);{"diceNotation":"1d4+2","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Bite","rollDamageType

":"piercing"} piercing damage. If the target is a creature, it is grappled by the kiddywidget (escape DC 8). Tail. Melee Weapon Attack: +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Tail

Samara Strongbones

Monsters Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

"} damage when it hits a target with a weapon attack and has advantage on the attack roll, or when the target is within 5 feet of an ally of the spy that isn't incapacitated and the spy doesn't have

., one target. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2);{"diceNotation":"1d6+2","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Shortsword","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage. Hand Crossbow. Ranged Weapon Attack: +4;{"diceNotation

Water Weird Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

. Melee Weapon Attack: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Constrict"} to hit, reach 10 ft., one creature. Hit: 13 (3d6 + 3);{"diceNotation":"3d6+3","rollType":"damage

","rollAction":"Constrict","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage. If the target is Medium or smaller, it is grappled (escape DC 13) and pulled 5 feet toward the water weird. Until this grapple

Spore Servant Octopus

Monsters Dragons of Stormwreck Isle

","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Tentacles"} to hit, reach 15 ft., one target Hit: 7 (1d8 + 3);{"diceNotation":"1d8+3","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Tentacles","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning

was creating a spore servant from a dead giant octopus to protect the caves while the leader could not. Unlike a living octopus, this guardian has only basic control over its tentacles. Rather than coiling around intruders to immobilize them, the spore servant simply bludgeons them.

Choker

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

. Tentacle. Melee Weapon Attack: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Tentacle"} to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d4 + 3);{"diceNotation":"1d4+3", "rollType":"damage

", "rollAction":"Tentacle", "rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage. If the target is a Large or smaller creature, it is grappled (escape DC 15). Until this grapple ends, the target is restrained

Prisoner 237

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

ft., one creature. Hit: 9 (2d8);{"diceNotation":"2d8","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Shocking Grasp","rollDamageType":"lightning"} lightning damage, and the target can't take reactions until the

his criminal ventures by capturing him. Rather than put Gant to death for his crimes in Icewind Dale, the Council of Speakers in Ten-Towns made a deal with representatives of the Lords' Alliance to have

Sword of Kas Legacy

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

grants a +3 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with it. It scores a critical hit on a roll of 19 or 20, and deals an extra 2d10 slashing damage to undead. If the sword isn’t bathed in blood

within 1 minute of being drawn from its scabbard, its wielder must make a DC 15 Charisma saving throw. On a successful save, the wielder take 3d6 psychic damage. On a failed save, the wielder is

Cranium Rat Squeaker Swarm

Monsters Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse

, reach 0 ft., one target in the swarm’s space. Hit: 14 (4d6);{"diceNotation":"4d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Bites", "rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage, or 7 (2d6

);{"diceNotation":"2d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Bites", "rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage if the swarm has half of its hit points or fewer, plus 22 (5d8);{"diceNotation":"5d8", "rollType

Ancient Gold Dragon Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

., one target. Hit: 21 (2d10 + 10);{"diceNotation":"2d10+10","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Bite","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage. Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +17;{"diceNotation":"1d20+17

","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Claw"} to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 17 (2d6 + 10);{"diceNotation":"2d6+10","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Claw","rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing

Arcane Hand Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

with it. Clenched Fist. The hand strikes one creature or object within 5 feet of it. Make a melee spell attack for the hand using your game statistics. On a hit, the target takes 4d8 force damage

. Forceful Hand. The hand attempts to push a creature within 5 feet of it in a direction you choose. Make a check with the hand's Strength contested by the Strength (Athletics) check of the target. If the

Tetherhook

Equipment

A tetherhook is a martial melee weapon with the reach, two-handed, and Special: Hookpull properties. It is comprised of a hook attached to a chain or strap and deals 1d8 piercing damage on a hit

’s reach. Make a Strength (Athletics) check contested by the target’s Strength (Athletics) or Dexterity (Acrobatics) check (the target chooses the ability to use). If you succeed, the

Adult Gold Dragon Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

., one target. Hit: 19 (2d10 + 8);{"diceNotation":"2d10+8","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Bite","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage. Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +14;{"diceNotation":"1d20+14

","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Claw"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 15 (2d6 + 8);{"diceNotation":"2d6+8","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Claw","rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage

Mirror of Reflected Pasts

Magic Items Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

damage. It shatters and is destroyed if reduced to 0 hit points. While holding the mirror upright, you can use an action to speak its command word and activate it. While activated, the mirror hovers

memories aren’t real, but rather idealized versions of those occurrences. Nearby observers can glimpse flashes of these memories if looking indirectly at the mirror.

Orvex Ocrammas

Monsters Tomb of Annihilation

":"roll","rollAction":"Sneak Attack"} damage when he hits a target with a weapon attack and has advantage on the attack roll, or when the target is within 5 feet of an ally of his that isn't

":"Shortsword"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2);{"diceNotation":"1d6+2","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Shortsword","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage. Hand Crossbow. Ranged

Quandrix Apprentice

Monsters Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

hit, reach 5 ft. or range 60 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2);{"diceNotation":"1d6+2", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Exponential Lash", "rollDamageType":"force"} force damage, and the apprentice

can cause one creature it can see within 30 feet of the target to take 9 (2d6 + 2);{"diceNotation":"2d6+2", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Exponential Lash", "rollDamageType":"force"} force

Bigby's Hand Legacy

Spells Player’s Handbook (2014)

with it. Clenched Fist. The hand strikes one creature or object within 5 feet of it. Make a melee spell attack for the hand using your game statistics. On a hit, the target takes 4d8 force damage

. Forceful Hand. The hand attempts to push a creature within 5 feet of it in a direction you choose. Make a check with the hand's Strength contested by the Strength (Athletics) check of the target. If the

Firbolg Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

the group’s needs, but the effect each action will have on the forest and the rest of the natural world. Firbolg tribes would rather go hungry than strain the land during a famine. Hidden

Shepherds As caretakers of the land, firbolgs prefer to remain out of sight and out of mind. They don’t try to dominate nature, but rather seek to ensure that it prospers and survives according to its

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