before being dragon calling rely

Orb of Dragonkind

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

. Their magic has been warped over the centuries. Their primary purpose of calling dragons still functions, but they also allow some measure of control over dragons. Each orb contains the essence of

an evil dragon, a presence that resents any attempt to coax magic from it. Those who try to wield an orb’s magic but lack sufficient force of personality might find themselves under the orb&rsquo

Young Red Shadow Dragon Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

the Hide action as a bonus action. Sunlight Sensitivity. While in sunlight, the dragon has disadvantage on attack rolls, as well as on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight.Multiattack. The

Living Shadow. While in dim light or darkness, the dragon has resistance to damage that isn’t force, psychic, or radiant. Shadow Stealth. While in dim light or darkness, the dragon can take

Orb of Dragonkind Legacy

Magic Items Basic Rules (2014)

(or Dragon Orbs) to help them defeat the dragons. One orb was taken to each of the five wizard towers, and there they were used to speed the war toward a victorious end. The wizards used the orbs to

magic has been warped and twisted over the centuries, so although their primary purpose of calling dragons still functions, they also allow some measure of control over dragons. Each orb contains the

Kobold Dragonshield

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Dragon’s Resistance. The kobold has resistance to a type of damage based on the color of dragon that invested it with power (choose or roll a d10;{"diceNotation":"1d10","rollType":"roll

(green). Heart of the Dragon. If the kobold is frightened or paralyzed by an effect that allows a saving throw, it can repeat the save at the start of its turn to end the effect on itself and all

Kobold Scale Sorcerer

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

. Sunlight Sensitivity. While in sunlight, the kobold has disadvantage on attack rolls, as well as on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight.Multiattack. The kobold makes two Dagger or Chromatic Bolt

typically fill the role of advisor, and when threatened, a scale sorcerer lashes out with colorful magic. A scale sorcerer who resides in or near a dragon’s lair may serve as that dragon&rsquo

Kobold Dragonshield Legacy

Monsters Volo's Guide to Monsters

Dragon's Resistance. The kobold has resistance to a type of damage based on the color of dragon that invested it with power (choose or roll a d10): 1–2, acid (black); 3–4, cold (white); 5–6, fire

(red); 7–8, lightning (blue); 9–10, poison (green). Heart of the Dragon. If the kobold is frightened or paralyzed by an effect that allows a saving throw, it can repeat the save at the start of its turn

Umbraxakar

Monsters Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

Sensitivity. While in sunlight, the dragon has disadvantage on attack rolls, as well as on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight.Multiattack. The dragon can use its Frightful Presence. It then

Amphibious. The dragon can breathe air and water. Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the dragon fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead. Living Shadow. While in dim light or darkness

Sperm Whale

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

rely on hearing.Multiattack. The whale makes two attacks: one with its bite and one with its tail. Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +11;{"diceNotation":"1d20+11","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Bite"} to

to 70 feet long. Their natural predators include whalers and fellow leviathans, such as dragon turtle;dragon turtles and kraken;krakens.

Nurvureem

Monsters Princes of the Apocalypse

Sensitivity. While in sunlight, the dragon has disadvantage on attack rolls, as well as on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight.Multiattack. The dragon can use its Frightful Presence. It then

Amphibious. The dragon can breathe air and water. Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the dragon fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead. Living Shadow. While in dim light or darkness

Countess Sansuri

Monsters Storm King's Thunder

Keen Smell. Sansuri has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on smell.Multiattack. Sansuri makes two spear attacks. Spear. Melee Weapon Attack: +12;{"diceNotation":"1d20+12","rollType

wizard, is searching for something more: a long-lost trove of dragon magic, hidden away by her ancestors. Once cloud giants knock storm giants from the pinnacle of the ordning, she plans to use her

Amethyst Dragon Wyrmling

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

Amphibious. The dragon can breathe both air and water.Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +6;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Bite"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 9

", "rollDamageType":"force"} force damage. Singularity Breath (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"recharge", "rollAction":"Singularity Breath"}. The dragon creates a shining bead of

Young Topaz Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

Amphibious. The dragon can breathe both air and water.Multiattack. The dragon makes one Bite attack and two Claw attacks. Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +6;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6", "rollType":"to hit

(Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"recharge", "rollAction":"Desiccating Breath"}. The dragon exhales yellowish necrotic energy in a 30-foot cone. Each creature in that area must make a DC 13

Topaz Dragon Wyrmling

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

Amphibious. The dragon can breathe both air and water.Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Bite"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d10

", "rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage. Desiccating Breath (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"recharge", "rollAction":"Desiccating Breath"}. The dragon exhales yellowish necrotic

Young Amethyst Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

Amphibious. The dragon can breathe both air and water.Multiattack. The dragon makes one Bite attack and two Claw attacks. Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +9;{"diceNotation":"1d20+9", "rollType":"to hit

(Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"recharge", "rollAction":"Singularity Breath"}. The dragon creates a shining bead of gravitational force in its mouth, then releases the energy in a 30-foot

Kobold Tinkerer

Monsters Dragons of Stormwreck Isle

rolls, as well as on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight.Dagger. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Dagger"} to hit, reach 5 ft. or

Humanoids that often revere dragons. Physically weak, they find strength in numbers. A few kobolds are born with leathery wings and can fly, which is often seen as a gift from dragon gods.

Failed Dragonpriest

Monsters Tales from the Yawning Portal

Keen Smell. The Failed Dragonpriest has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on smell. Regeneration. The Failed Dragonpriest regains 5 hit points at the start of its turn. If the Failed

target. Hit: 11 (2d6 + 4);{"diceNotation":"2d6+4","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Claw","rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage.This dragonpriest delved into magic that the dragon cult deemed

Ancient Amethyst Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

Amphibious. The dragon can breathe both air and water. Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the dragon fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.Multiattack. The dragon makes one Bite

":"damage", "rollAction":"Claw", "rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage. Singularity Breath (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"recharge", "rollAction":"Singularity Breath"}. The dragon

Adult Amethyst Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

Amphibious. The dragon can breathe both air and water. Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the dragon fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.Multiattack. The dragon makes one Bite

":"damage", "rollAction":"Claw", "rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage. Singularity Breath (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"recharge", "rollAction":"Singularity Breath"}. The dragon

Adult Topaz Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

’s weapon attacks that rely on Strength deal half damage. On a successful save, the creature takes half as much damage and isn’t weakened. Spellcasting (Psionics). The dragon casts one of the

Amphibious. The dragon can breathe both air and water. Fabricate (1/Day). The dragon can cast fabricate, requiring no spell components and using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability. Legendary

Duke Zalto

Monsters Storm King's Thunder

ancient enemies: dragons. Duke Zalto has set his minions to the task of finding and unearthing fragments of a dragon-slaying colossus called the Vonindod (“titan of death”). Pieces of it were lost in

fire primordial trapped in the subterranean dwarven fortress-city of Gauntlgrym, and trap it within Ironslag's adamantine forge. The dwarves rely on Maegera to heat their own forges. Hesitant to

Ancient Topaz Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

creature’s weapon attacks that rely on Strength deal half damage. On a successful save, the creature takes half as much damage and isn’t weakened. Spellcasting (Psionics). The dragon casts one

Amphibious. The dragon can breathe both air and water. Fabricate (1/Day). The dragon can cast fabricate, requiring no spell components and using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability. Legendary

Dragonborn Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

calling in life. Proud Dragon Kin Dragonborn look very much like dragons standing erect in humanoid form, though they lack wings or a tail. The first dragonborn had scales of vibrant hues matching the

indifference of a dragon in Clanless Mehen’s face. But the shift of scales, the arch of a ridge, the set of his eyes, the gape of his teeth—her father’s face spoke volumes. But every scale of

Liondrake

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

the next 24 hours.A liondrake is a solitary and territorial predator with the long neck and wings of a brass dragon and the head and body of a lion (including a luxurious mane on males). Sometimes known

as dragonnes, liondrakes rely on their ferocity and their frightful roar to overcome prey and drive off rivals. Liondrakes are voracious hunters that range across well-established territories. They

Fog Giant

Monsters Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1

that rely on smell. Innate Spellcasting. The giant’s innate spellcasting ability is Charisma. It can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components: At will: detect magic

down the gate of a backwater duke’s castle, slaying a dozen or more guards, then calling for parley is a typical fog giant strategy—followed by an offer to leave the duke alive in return

Cleric Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

to those chosen to fulfill a high calling. Harnessing divine magic doesn’t rely on study or training. A cleric might learn formulaic prayers and ancient rites, but the ability to cast cleric

his axe in wide swaths to cut through the ranks of orcs arrayed against him, shouting praise to the gods with every foe’s fall. Calling down a curse upon the forces of undeath, a human lifts

Ranger Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

of steel, cutting down one enemy after another. After tumbling away from a cone of freezing air, an elf finds her feet and draws back her bow to loose an arrow at the white dragon. Shrugging off the

wave of fear that emanates from the dragon like the cold of its breath, she sends one arrow after another to find the gaps between the dragon’s thick scales. Holding his hand high, a half-elf

Goliath Legacy

Species Elemental Evil Player's Companion

skills. This dedication to competition has a dark side. Goliaths are ferocious competitors, but above all else they are driven to outdo their past efforts. If a goliath slays a dragon, he or she might

elements that can tip the balance one way or the other. Goliaths happily rely on such benefits, but they are careful to remember that such an advantage can always be lost. A goliath who relies too

Sorcerer Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

chaos of Limbo, or a glimpse into the inner workings of reality. Sorcerers have no use for the spellbooks and ancient tomes of magic lore that wizards rely on, nor do they rely on a patron to grant

those who lack such power. Perhaps your power links you to a powerful individual in the world—the fey creature that blessed you at birth, the dragon who put a drop of its blood into your veins

Tanazir Quandrix

Monsters Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

","rollAction":"Diminution Breath","rollDamageType":"psychic"} psychic damage and is weakened until the start of Tanazir’s next turn. While weakened, it has disadvantage on the following rolls that rely

, when it or Tanazir dies, or when she uses this action again.The dragon Tanazir Quandrix is one of the most potent masters of the magic that governs physical reality and theoretical abstraction. Through

Thri-kreen

Species Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

impossible to duplicate. To interact with other folk, thri-kreen rely on a form of telepathy. Creating Your Character When you create your D&D character, you decide whether your character is a

creature types in alphabetical order: Aberration, Beast, Celestial, Construct, Dragon, Elemental, Fey, Fiend, Giant, Humanoid, Monstrosity, Ooze, Plant, Undead. These types don’t have rules

Xardorok Sunblight

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

disadvantage on attack rolls, as well as on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight.Multiattack. Xardorok attacks twice with a weapon or casts eldritch blast twice. Spiked Gauntlet. Melee Weapon

forge a dragon, which he plans to unleash upon Ten-Towns. See the sidebar for more information about chardalyn. Father of Nine. Xardorok has been married three times and has sired nine children

Dwarf Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

command or inspiration of a deity, a direct calling or simply a desire to bring glory to one of the dwarf gods. Clan and ancestry are also important motivators. A dwarf might seek to restore a clan

can make a human friend. And watch them go! They set their hearts on something, they’ll get it, whether it’s a dragon’s hoard or an empire’s throne. You have to admire that

Healers and Warriors

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

gods don’t grant this power to everyone who seeks it, but only to those chosen to fulfill a high calling. Harnessing divine magic doesn’t rely on study or training. A cleric might learn formulaic prayers

Healers and Warriors

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

gods don’t grant this power to everyone who seeks it, but only to those chosen to fulfill a high calling. Harnessing divine magic doesn’t rely on study or training. A cleric might learn formulaic prayers

Shadow Dragon Template

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

that rely on sight. New Action: Bite. If the dragon deals acid, cold, fire, lightning, or poison damage with its bite, change that damage type to necrotic. New Action: Shadow Breath. Any damage

Shadow Dragon Template Only a true dragon can transform into a shadow dragon, and only if it is born in the Shadowfell or remains there for several years. A dracolich can’t be turned into a shadow

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