before before deals carries resolves

Hew Legacy

Magic Items Lost Mine of Phandelver

You have a +1 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with this magic weapon. Hew is a +1 battleaxe that deals maximum damage when the wielder hits a plant creature or an object made of

wood. The axe’s creator was a dwarf smith who feuded with the dryads of a forest where he cut firewood. Whoever carries the axe feels uneasy whenever he or she travels through a forest.

Shalvus Martholio

Monsters Storm King's Thunder

Sneak Attack (1/Turn). Shalvus deals an extra 7 (2d6);{"diceNotation":"2d6","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Sneak Attack"} damage when he hits a target with a weapon attack and has advantage on the

","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Hand Crossbow","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage. Shalvus carries ten crossbow bolts. Roleplaying Information Nalaskur Thaelond of Bargewright Inn has

Urgala Meltimer

Monsters Storm King's Thunder

Giant Slayer. Any weapon attack that Urgala makes against a giant deals an extra 7 (2d6);{"diceNotation":"2d6","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Giant Slayer"} damage on a hit.Multiattack. Urgala makes

carries a quiver of twenty arrows. Roleplaying Information A retired adventurer, Urgala owns a respectable inn, the Northshield House, and she doesn’t want to see it or her neighbors&rsquo

Ogre Battering Ram

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Siege Monster. The ogre deals double damage to objects and structures.Multiattack. The ogre makes two Bash attacks. Bash. Melee Weapon Attack: +6;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6", "rollType":"to hit

creature. If the attack hits, the target’s speed is reduced to 0 until the start of the ogre’s next turn.An ogre battering ram carries an enormous club that’s primarily used for bashing

Drannin Splithelm

Monsters Princes of the Apocalypse

Action Surge (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). Drannin takes an additional action on his turn. Brute. A melee weapon deals one extra die of its damage when Drannin hits with it (included in

points. Special Equipment. Drannin wears a control amulet for his shield guardian and a ring of cold resistance. He also carries a potion of frost giant strength.Multiattack. Drannin makes three

Darz Helgar

Monsters Storm King's Thunder

Sneak Attack (1/Turn). Darz deals an extra 7 (2d6);{"diceNotation":"2d6","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Sneak Attack"} damage when he hits a target with a weapon attack and has advantage on the

":"1d4+2","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Sling","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage. Darz carries twenty sling stones. Roleplaying Information In his youth, Darz was a member of the

Torogar Steelfist

Monsters Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

hostile creature or taken damage since his last turn. While raging, Torogar gains the following benefits: He has advantage on Strength checks and Strength saving throws. He deals an extra 3 damage when he

. Without the belt, his Strength is 21. He also carries a soul coin.Multiattack. Torogar makes three attacks: two with his scimitars and one with his horns. Scimitar. Melee Weapon Attack: +11

Mister Witch

Monsters The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

Fey Ancestry. Witch has advantage on saving throws against being charmed, and magic can’t put him to sleep. Special Equipment. Witch carries and is attuned to the Witchlight watch.Multiattack

as he deals with staff and keeps the carnival running on schedule. A smile on his visage is a rare event, and it fades quickly. Mister Witch dresses with panache, though in muted tones, and always

Duergar Spy

Monsters Tales from the Yawning Portal

Short or Long Rest). The spy magically turns invisible until it attacks, deals damage, casts a spell, or uses its Enlarge, or until its concentration is broken, up to 1 hour (as if concentrating on a spell). Any equipment the spy wears or carries is invisible with it. Poison

Duergar Soulblade Legacy

Monsters Out of the Abyss

wears or carries is invisible with it. Soulblade. Melee Weapon Attack: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Soulblade"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3

","rollDamageType":"force"} force damage while enlarged. If the soulblade has advantage on the attack roll, the attack deals an extra 3 (1d6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Soulblade","rollDamageType":"force"} force damage.Poison

True Polymorph Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

before it transformed. If it reverts as a result of dropping to 0 hit points, any excess damage carries over to its normal form. As long as the excess damage doesn’t reduce the creature’s

’s statistics and resolves all of its actions and movement. If the spell becomes permanent, you no longer control the creature. It might remain friendly to you, depending on how you have

Viari

Monsters Acquisitions Incorporated

increases by 5 feet. Sneak Attack (1/Turn). Viari deals an extra 14 (4d6);{"diceNotation":"4d6","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Sneak Attack"} damage when he hits a target with a weapon attack and has

attacker.A product of life on a small-town farm, the rogue known as Viari carries fond memories of those childhood days and his loving family. (Well, except for that thing where his parents insist on

Wereraven

Monsters Curse of Strahd

already higher. Attack and damage rolls for the wereraven’s bite are based on whichever is higher of the character’s Strength and Dexterity. The bite of a wereraven in raven form deals 1

piercing damage (no ability modifier applies to this damage) and carries the curse of lycanthropy; see the “Player Characters as Lycanthropes” sidebar in the lycanthropes entry in the Monster Manual for details.

Jarlaxle Baenre

Monsters Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

ring of truth telling (see appendix A). He wields a rapier, +3 and carries a portable hole and a wand of web. His hat is adorned with a feather of diatryma summoning (see appendix A). Evasion. If he is

/Turn). Jarlaxle deals an extra 24 (7d6);{"diceNotation":"7d6","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Sneak Attack"} damage when he hits a target with a weapon attack and has advantage on the attack roll, or

Reghed Chieftain

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

Brave. The chieftain has advantage on saving throws against being frightened. Brute. A melee weapon deals one extra die of its damage when the chieftain hits with it (included in the attack

chieftain (the most powerful of whom often carries the title of king or queen). A clan might set up its camp for a tenday or two, then dismantle it and go back on the move, allowing the clan to stay close to a migrating herd of reindeer as it travels across the tundra.

Shemeshka

Monsters Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse

effects. Special Equipment. Shemeshka carries a magic crown called the Razorvine Tiara. In the hands of anyone other than Shemeshka, the Razorvine Tiara functions as a tentacle rod that deals slashing

Smiler the Defiler

Monsters Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects. Equipment. Smiler wears leather, +2;+2 leather armor. He carries seven soul coin;soul coins in a bag and a shortsword, +1;+1

companions abandoned him. He has spent the past seventy years roaming Avernus, making deals with fiends to survive. Smiler eventually sold his soul to a pit fiend, who gave him the means to topple a

Reghed Great Warrior

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

Brave. The great warrior has advantage on saving throws against being frightened. Brute. A melee weapon deals one extra die of its damage when the great warrior hits with it (included in the attack

with its own chieftain (the most powerful of whom often carries the title of king or queen). A clan might set up its camp for a tenday or two, then dismantle it and go back on the move, allowing the

Ruinblade

Magic Items Infernal Machine Rebuild

Ruinblade is a unique weapon possessed by Moghadam, the architect of the Tomb of Horrors. A symbol of his authority, Moghadam carries the weapon during the time frame of the adventure to intimidate

deals an extra 1d8 force damage. In addition, the weapon has the following properties: Blighted Ruin. You can cast the blight spell from the weapon (DC 15). Once used, this property of the weapon

Xardorok Sunblight

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

concentrating on a spell). Any equipment Xardorok wears or carries is invisible with him.Hellish Rebuke (2/Day). When Xardorok is damaged by a creature within 60 feet of him that he can see, the creature

) Xardorok has the following additional trait: Psychic Conquest. Xardorok deals an extra 5 (1d10);{"diceNotation":"1d10","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Psychic Conquest","rollDamageType":"psychic

Draconic Shard

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

wears or carries the inhabited object, the shard can grant the creature the following benefits: Each of the creature’s attacks deals an extra 1d8;{"diceNotation":"1d8", "rollType":"roll

Euryale

Monsters The Book of Many Things

Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Euryale fails a saving throw, she can choose to succeed instead. Special Equipment. Euryale carries one half of a pair of Sending Stones; the other half of the pair

, the attack deals an extra 16 (3d10);{"diceNotation":"3d10", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Venomous Strike", "rollDamageType":"poison"} poison damage.When she retired from adventuring, Euryale

Ogre Battering Ram

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

Ogre Battering Ram An ogre battering ram carries an enormous club used primarily for bashing doors into kindling, but which also works well for smashing foes. These ogres are drilled in two simple

Languages Common, Giant Challenge 4 (1,100 XP) Siege Monster. The ogre deals double damage to objects and structures. Actions Bash. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 15

8. Sculptors' Workroom

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

carries torches in two hands to provide light for the sculptors. With the other two, it hands out hammers, chisels, and other tools as needed. The girallon challenges the characters unless they bear

one of Moghadam’s magical passes. In combat, it uses the implements it holds as weapons. Use the statistics for the girallon’s claw attack, but a hammer attack deals bludgeoning damage and a chisel

Climbing the Shrine

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragon’s Wake

carries. If the characters engage in battle, set off a trap, shout, or otherwise make loud noises on this level, the Scaly Eye members in areas B2 and B4 investigate the disturbance. Rage of Bahamut. If

a creature kills Lhammaruntosz or a Scaly Eye member while inside the temple, a spectral dragon appears and attacks the creature. The dragon makes an attack roll with a +10 bonus to hit and deals 22

True Polymorph

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

. If it reverts as a result of dropping to 0 hit points, any excess damage carries over to its normal form. As long as the excess damage doesn’t reduce the creature’s normal form to 0 hit points, it

and your companions. It acts on each of your turns. You decide what action it takes and how it moves. The DM has its statistics and resolves its actions and movement. If the spell becomes permanent

True Polymorph

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

reverts as a result of dropping to 0 hit points, any excess damage carries over to its normal form. As long as the excess damage doesn’t reduce the creature’s normal form to 0 hit points, it isn’t

companions. It acts on each of your turns. You decide what action it takes and how it moves. The DM has its statistics and resolves its actions and movement. If the spell becomes permanent, you no

Cult of Mammon

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

, noble, spy, thug Signature Spells: Mending (cantrip), Tenser’s floating disk (1st level), arcane lock (2nd level), glyph of warding (3rd level) Mammon’s greed overwhelms everything else. He deals with

carries great wealth. Until the end of this creature’s next turn, those allies gain advantage on all attack rolls against the target.

Ogres of War

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse

launcher, the chain brute, and the howdah—reflect their particular functions. These jobs are tailored to take advantage of an ogre’s strengths. Ogre Battering Ram An ogre battering ram carries an

XP) Proficiency Bonus +2 Siege Monster. The ogre deals double damage to objects and structures. Actions Multiattack. The ogre makes two Bash attacks. Bash. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit

NPCs

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

damage, or 7 (1d10 + 2) bludgeoning damage if used with two hands. Heavy Crossbow. Ranged Weapon Attack: +2 to hit, range 100/400 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d10) piercing damage. Augrek carries ten

target. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3) piercing damage. Dart. Ranged Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, range 20/60 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d4 + 3) piercing damage. Sirac carries six darts. Reactions Parry. Sirac

5. Choose Equipment

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

character’s AC equals 10 + his or her Dexterity modifier. If your character wears armor, carries a shield, or both, calculate your AC using the rules in the Equipment section. Record your AC on your

damage. His attack bonus is his Strength modifier (+3) plus his proficiency bonus (+2), for a total of +5. The battleaxe deals 1d8 slashing damage, and Bruenor adds his Strength modifier to the damage

14. Venom Distillery

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

pureblood, bottles and blends the venom to create deadly new strains. Five human zombies serve Xopal as laborers. Xopal carries a bronze syringe containing three doses of a poison cocktail. As an

action, he can make a melee weapon attack with the syringe (+3 to hit), which deals 1 piercing damage and injects one dose of poison on a hit. Any creature injected with a dose of poison must make a DC 14

L11. Family Tree

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

L11. Family Tree The door to L10 is closed but not locked, and the doors to areas L6 and L13 are both locked. Granny Nightshade carries keys to both of these doors (see “Skabatha’s Ring of Keys

thorny brambles. The prick deals no damage, but the portraits change to match the pricked creature and up to four of its closest family members.

The Zhentarim

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

Resources: Zhentarim thugs Graceful and elegant as a blade, Davra Jassur ostensibly recruits promising new talent for the Zhentarim. But she also deals with internal problems, ensuring those problems

is key to the plan, and though she ultimately won’t withhold that access from the adventurers, she intends to make sure it’s not given away for free. Davra deals with the adventurers directly — and

Duergar Spy

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

Rest). The spy magically turns invisible until it attacks, deals damage, casts a spell, or uses its Enlarge, or until its concentration is broken, up to 1 hour (as if concentrating on a spell). Any equipment the spy wears or carries is invisible with it.

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