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Vargouille Reflection

Monsters Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse

saving throw is successful or if the effect ends on it, the target is immune to the Horrific Reflection of all vargouille reflections for 1 hour.Vargouille;Vargouilles are flying Fiends that resemble

disembodied Humanoid heads with wings. While most vargouilles roam the planes to curse Humanoids and create more vargouilles, a variant known as the vargouille reflection resides in Undersigil. When a

Balhannoth

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

location sought by one Humanoid whose desires the balhannoth has sensed (see Regional Effects below). The transformation affects nonliving material only and can’t create anything with moving

identify images of places where its prey expects their needs and desires to be met, such as an inn or a temple offering healing. It then warps reality around itself, hiding itself and remaking its

Balhannoth Legacy

Monsters Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes

material only and can’t create anything with moving parts or magical properties. Any object created in this area is, upon close inspection, revealed as a fake. Books are filled with empty pages

the balhannoth’s lair. The balhannoth can sense the strongest desires of any humanoid within 1 mile of it and learns whether those desires involve a place: a safe location to rest, a temple, home, or somewhere else. If the balhannoth dies, these effects end immediately.

Swarmkeeper

Classes Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

. Other Swarmkeepers enjoy building vibrant communities that work for the mutual benefit of all those they consider part of their swarm. A Swarmkeeper’s swarm and spells are reflections of the

into the swarm, instead of a cloud of mist, or the arcane eye spell could create an extension of your swarm that spies for you. Such descriptions don’t change the effects of spells, but they are

Aboleth Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

. The diseased creature can breathe only underwater. Probing Telepathy. If a creature communicates telepathically with the aboleth, the aboleth learns the creature’s greatest desires if the

and are difficult terrain. Water sources within 1 mile of the lair are supernaturally fouled. Enemies of the aboleth that drink such water vomit it within minutes. As an action, the aboleth can create

Swarmkeeper (TCoE)

Classes Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

. Other Swarmkeepers enjoy building vibrant communities that work for the mutual benefit of all those they consider part of their swarm. A Swarmkeeper’s swarm and spells are reflections of the

into the swarm, instead of a cloud of mist, or the arcane eye spell could create an extension of your swarm that spies for you. Such descriptions don’t change the effects of spells, but they are

The Abbot

Monsters Curse of Strahd

traits, and the Abbot, taking pity on them, yielded to their mad desires. Enter Vasili von Holtz. The Abbot's early experiments proved fatal to their subjects, but the Belviews insisted that he keep trying

giving the devil his heart's desire, I bring salvation to him and his land.” Bond. “I love the creatures I create, including my beautiful golems and mongrelfolk.” Flaw. “I can't be corrupted. My

Gnoll Vampire

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

gnolls. Their noses can’t stand the scent of perfumes, and their ears can’t abide words spoken aloud in Celestial. They don’t cast reflections in mirrors unless they want to. Unlike

create a passage through the glacier unknowingly release the starving gnoll vampire from its icy sepulcher. For more information about Tekeli-li’s lair, the Caves of Hunger, see chapter 6. Necrotic; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks

Wish Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

Wish is the mightiest spell a mortal creature can cast. By simply speaking aloud, you can alter the very foundations of reality in accord with your desires. The basic use of this spell is to

duplicate any other spell of 8th level or lower. You don't need to meet any requirements in that spell, including costly components. The spell simply takes effect. Alternatively, you can create one of the

Nafas

Monsters Quests from the Infinite Staircase

normally follow casting the Wish spell to produce an effect other than duplicating another spell.Multiattack. Nafas makes three Storm Shamshir attacks and uses Create Vortex. Storm Shamshir. Melee

"} lightning or thunder damage (Nafas’s choice). Create Vortex. A 10-foot-radius, 60-foot-tall cylinder of swirling cosmic dust forms on a point Nafas can see within 120 feet of him. The vortex

Madam Eva

Monsters Curse of Strahd

from evil and good 2nd level (3 slots): lesser restoration, protection from poison, spiritual weapon 3rd level (3 slots): create food and water, speak with dead, spirit guardians 4th level (3 slots

the master of Ravenloft, but she has all the power she desires and doesn’t seek to supplant him. She would rather help Strahd find someone else to succeed him, although she has grave doubts about

Reduced-threat Aboleth

Monsters Tales from the Yawning Portal

. The diseased creature can breathe only underwater. Probing Telepathy. If a creature communicates telepathically with the aboleth, the aboleth learns the creature's greatest desires if the aboleth

it within minutes. As an action, the aboleth can create an illusory image of itself within 1 mile of the lair. The copy can appear at any location the aboleth has seen before or in any location a

Sinister Reflections

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

Sinister Reflections A Darklord’s memories, desires, mistakes, and evil deeds shape the domain’s twisted lands, inhabitants, and features. You need not create these in a vacuum, though. When creating

’ characters can be a source of inspiration for a Darklord. Consider a Darklord a sinister reflections of those characters. If you explore this connection, have your players create characters then

Chapter 2: Creating an Archfey

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Domains of Delight: A Feywild Accessory

Chapter 2: Creating an Archfey Archfey are among the most powerful beings in the Feywild. Consciously or unconsciously, they transform their Feywild homes into reflections of their desires and

Baphomet

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

want to break the confines of civility and unleash their bestial natures, for Baphomet envisions a world without restraint, where creatures live out their most bloodthirsty desires. Cults devoted to

Baphomet use mazes and complex knots as their emblems. They create secret places to indulge themselves, including labyrinths of the sort their master favors. Bloodstained crowns and weapons of iron and

Illusions

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules

Illusions Spells and other effects sometimes create magical illusions. Such an effect defines what the illusion does and which senses or mental faculties it deceives. If an illusion manifests in

visual illusion of a creature casts shadows and reflections, and wind appears to affect the illusory creature. Similarly, an audible illusion echoes in an echoey space.

Illusions

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook

Illusions Spells and other effects sometimes create magical illusions. Such an effect defines what the illusion does and which senses or mental faculties it deceives. If an illusion manifests in

visual illusion of a creature casts shadows and reflections, and wind appears to affect the illusory creature. Similarly, an audible illusion echoes in an echoey space.

Lorinda's Torment

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

Lorinda’s Torment Lorinda endures various miseries, the following chief among them: Lorinda desires to have a family, but her inherently controlling, murderous nature leads her to destroy whatever

she creates. She constantly doubts the adoration she receives from her daughters and worshipers. Lorinda requires constant proof of their love. Lorinda can create hexblood children for others, but any

Scaena

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

while the crowd roared their approval. As the show ended, the playhouse broke from Dementlieu, and Scaena was formed. Comprising a single playhouse, the domain can create any reality Lemont desires upon

Singing Sands Magic

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

Sands into physical objects as it desires. If the creature succeeds on a DC 10 Charisma (Performance) check, the creature can form up to a 5-foot cube of the sand into any shape. The resulting object is

. Alternatively, the creature can create a permanent crystal version of a simple or martial melee weapon with the light property, or a crystal version of an object worth up to 10 gp from the

Balhannoth

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

location sought by one Humanoid whose desires the balhannoth has sensed (see Regional Effects below). The transformation affects nonliving material only and can’t create anything with moving parts or

identify images of places where its prey expects their needs and desires to be met, such as an inn or a temple offering healing. It then warps reality around itself, hiding itself and remaking its

Vampires

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

and sate that hunger by drinking the blood of the living. Vampires abhor sunlight, for its touch burns them. They never cast shadows or reflections, and any vampire wishing to move unnoticed among the

living keeps to the darkness and far from reflective surfaces. Dark Desires. Whether or not a vampire retains any memories from its former life, its emotional attachments wither as once-pure

Vargouille Reflection

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Morte’s Planar Parade

Vargouille Reflection Vargouilles are flying Fiends that resemble disembodied Humanoid heads with wings. While most vargouilles roam the planes to curse Humanoids and create more vargouilles, a

until the vargouille loses concentration (as if concentrating on a spell). If the target’s saving throw is successful or if the effect ends on it, the target is immune to the Horrific Reflection of all vargouille reflections for 1 hour. Adrián Ibarra Lugo

Wish

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

very foundations of reality in accord with your desires. The basic use of this spell is to duplicate any other spell of 8th level or lower. You don’t need to meet any requirements in that spell

, including costly components. The spell simply takes effect. Alternatively, you can create one of the following effects of your choice: You create one object of up to 25,000 gp in value that isn’t a magic

Athreos as Campaign Villain

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

Athreos as Campaign Villain Athreos sees his responsibilities as necessary, but doesn’t cherish them. Were there a more efficient way to maintain the cycle of life and death, or to create some sort

have desires beyond his responsibilities to the dead, he would likely keep them secret and act with slow, nearly invisible, deliberateness. The Athreos’s Divine Schemes table suggests just a few of the

Lamia

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

sometimes work with bandits to abduct travelers, releasing captives only if they accept a dangerous bargain. Roll on or choose a result from the Lamia Pacts table to inspire a lamia’s desires. Lamia

Pacts 1d6 The Lamia Compels the Bargainer To... 1 Bring it a possession from a ruler or noble. 2 Create a map of a dungeon or ruin. 3 Escort it through a nearby community’s gate. 4 Place a strange

Golems

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

, and knows no remorse. An unstoppable juggernaut, it exists to follow its creator’s orders, and it protects or attacks as that creator demands. To create a golem, one requires a manual of golems (see

of its body, requiring great command of the craft of sculpting, stonecutting, ironworking, or surgery. Sometimes a golem’s creator is the master of the art, but often the individual who desires a

Adventures in Kartakass

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

Adventures in Kartakass The desires and secrets of Kartakass’s people run in parallel with those of the lycanthropes that flourish here. The domain’s residents consider lycanthropes to be legendary

spontaneously manifest in people who can’t control their passions. Use or customize the lycanthropes in the Monster Manual to create cursed individuals transformed by desire and vice into bestial hybrids

Wish

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

very foundations of reality in accord with your desires. The basic use of this spell is to duplicate any other spell of 8th level or lower. You don’t need to meet any requirements in that spell

, including costly components. The spell simply takes effect. Alternatively, you can create one of the following effects of your choice: You create one object of up to 25,000 gp in value that isn’t a magic

Berbalang

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

knowledge drives everything berbalangs do. Although they mostly learn their secrets from the dead, they aren’t above spying on the living to take knowledge from them as well. A berbalang can create a

master’s desires. Limited Immortality. A boneclaw can’t be destroyed while its master lives. No matter what happens to a boneclaw’s body, it re-forms within hours and returns to whatever duty its

Coming and Going

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Domains of Delight: A Feywild Accessory

if the caves were near-perfect reflections of each other. Fey Crossings d8 Fey Crossing 1 Altar. This stone altar might be found atop a lonely plateau, behind a waterfall, inside a cave, or in

. A Fey creature hides under this ancient stone bridge. In exchange for treasure or some other gift, this Fey can use its innate magic to create a portal atop the bridge that serves as a fey crossing

Life in Siabsungkoh

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

meditate on reflections in the water. Some forgo the duties of family, seeking to attune with nature and work the will of the spirits at the Temple of Ember. Many animals are believed to be messengers

of the spirits. Of particular mystical prominence are tut-krogh caterpillars—which create stunning iridescent silk before they transform into tea-moths—and pangolins, which are said to comfort souls in

Djinni

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

the air, the djinn ride powerful whirlwinds that they create and direct on a whim, and which can even carry passengers. Creatures that stand against a djinni are assaulted by wind and thunder, even as

employ, treat them kindly, and part with them reluctantly. A mortal who desires the brief service of a djinni can entreat it with fine gifts, or use flattery to bribe it into compliance. Powerful wizards

A Balhannoth's Lair

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

intelligent creature whose mind the balhannoth has read (see Regional Effects below). The transformation affects nonliving material only and can’t create anything with moving parts or magical

whatever they desire most. The sensation grows stronger the closer the creatures come to the balhannoth’s lair. The balhannoth can sense the strongest desires of any humanoid within 1 mile of it and

The Abbot

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

to fly like a bat, the strength of a mule, and the guile of a snake. In short, they craved bestial traits, and the Abbot, taking pity on them, yielded to their mad desires. Enter Vasili von Holtz. The

sickness. By giving the devil his heart’s desire, I bring salvation to him and his land.” Bond. “I love the creatures I create, including my beautiful golems and mongrelfolk.” Flaw. “I can’t be corrupted. My heart is pure, my intentions noble and good.”

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