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Monster Manual
Bound. The guardian is magically bound to an amulet. While the guardian and its amulet are on the same plane of existence, the amulet’s wearer can telepathically call the guardian to travel to
the guardian. Response: The wearer gains a +5 bonus to AC, including against the triggering attack and possibly causing it to miss, until the start of the guardian’s next turn.Poison
Spells
Player’s Handbook
You call forth the spirit of a Construct. It manifests in an unoccupied space that you can see within range and uses the Construct Spirit stat block. When you cast the spell, choose a material: Clay
spell’s level Bludgeoning damage.
Reactions
Berserk Lashing (Clay Only). Trigger: The spirit takes damage from a creature. Response: The spirit makes a Slam attack against that creature if
Monsters
Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
dying
1st level (4 slots): divine favor, guiding bolt, healing word, shield of faith
2nd level (3 slots): lesser restoration, magic weapon, hold person, silence, spiritual weapon
3rd level (3 slots
to her, and she employs thugs and enforcers to collect on her loans. If those resources prove inadequate, Istrid can call on her old adventuring companions for assistance.Poison
Monsters
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
(spell save DC 13):
At will: light, spare the dying
2/day each: command, create food and water, cure wounds, faerie fire, hold person, revivify
1/day: death wardMercion strikes the balance of a
against what I hold dear.”
Ideal. “Truth begets art and beauty, while deceit does nothing but tear the fabric of our souls.”
Bond. “Evildoers beware! Valor’s Call is
Monsters
Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
one of the following spells, requiring no material components and using Wisdom as the spellcasting ability:
At will: druidcraft, spare the dying
1/day each: pass without traceWither Burst. When the
by what they call life essence: the ubiquitous energy that runs through living things.
Witherbloom students learn how to concoct magical potions and talismans, in addition to their spellcasting
Monsters
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures
as it is grappled. The beanstalks vanish after 1 minute, if the hart has the incapacitated condition, or when the hart dies.
Lightning Call. In response to making a saving throw, the hart calls down a
", "rollAction":"Lightning Call", "rollDamageType":"lightning"} lightning damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.Storm giant;Storm giants live high above Eldraine in a cloudy
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
the dohwar's life, often in response to the dohwar experiencing an overwhelming emotion. Instead of wings, it has arms and tiny hands.
Dohwars prefer to communicate through a form of telepathy they
call merging, in which two dohwars stay in mental contact while both are telepathically linked with a third creature.
Monsters
Tales from the Yawning Portal
dealing damage.
White Maw can eat through 2-inch-thick, nonmagical metal in 1 round.
False Appearance. While White Maw remains motionless, it is indistinguishable from white stone.
Killer Response
), the Red Wizards experiment with a process to create sentient oozes. The creature they call White Maw is one of their early achievements—a gray ooze of enormous size that has intelligence and
Monsters
Vecna: Eve of Ruin
":"Serrated Bolt Removal","rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage.Self-Preservation. In response to being hit by a weapon attack, Glaive reduces the damage by 11 (2d10);{"diceNotation":"2d10
, and fellow blades don’t dare call her anything else. Mournland adventurers, however, refer to the terrifying commander by another name: Kill Switch.PoisonOverdrive (Recharges after Finishing a
Monsters
Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
.
Spellcasting. The apprentice casts one of the following spells, requiring no material components and using Wisdom as the spellcasting ability:
At will: druidcraft, spare the dying
1/day each: death
—study the cycle of life and death. Their magic is fueled by what they call life essence: the ubiquitous energy that runs through living things.
Witherbloom students learn how to concoct
Hobgoblin
Legacy
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
rank or banner status. Of course, Maglubiyet’s call to conquest is always answered.
Suffer nor Give Insult. As befits their warlike nature, hobgoblins believe that any insult demands a response
the dreams that inspire them. Its horrors don’t feature in their nightmares. Cowardice is more terrible to hobgoblins than dying, for they carry their living acts into the afterlife. A hero in
Monsters
Acquisitions Incorporated
spells prepared:
Cantrips (at will): guidance, sacred flame, spare the dying, thaumaturgy
1st level (4 slots): bless, command, divine favor, shield of faith
2nd level (3 slots): enhance ability, hold
in matters of love, and hopeless in games of chance. Omin is also often accused of being one of the Masked Lords of Waterdeep, though this bit of fancy earns little more than a chuckle in response
Nilbog
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Shortbow","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage.Reversal of Fortune. In response to another creature dealing damage to the nilbog, the nilbog reduces the
this deity and dare not give it one, lest Maglubiyet use its name to ensnare and crush it as he did their other deities. They call the possessing spirit, and the goblin possessed by it, a nilbog (&ldquo
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
unoccupied space he can see.Fearful Voice (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"recharge","rollAction":"Fearful Voice"}. In response to taking damage, Hutijin utters a dreadful word of power
rivals. Other archdevils know how much Hutijin despises mortals and have secretly disseminated the means to call him from the Nine Hells in the hope of distracting the archdevil long enough for them to
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
.
Spellcasting. The nilbog casts one of the following spells, using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 12):
At will: mage hand, Tasha's hideous laughterReversal of Fortune. In response to
call the possessing spirit, as well as the goblin possessed by it, a nilbog (“goblin” spelled backward), and they revel in the chaos a nilbog sows.
Whenever goblinoids form a host, there is
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
Devotion’s Call (1/Day). The medusa can cast the Resurrection spell, requiring no material components and using Wisdom as the spellcasting ability.
Legendary Resistance (4/Day). If the medusa
.
Spellcasting. The medusa casts one of the following spells, requiring no material components and using Wisdom as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 20):
At will: Light, Spare the Dying, Thaumaturgy
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
is a formidable enemy under normal circumstances, but to give characters a truly mythic challenge, you can have her call on her Armor of Spiders. Her use of this trait signals a drastic turn in the
paraphrase the following text when Arasta uses her Armor of Spiders trait:
The nightmarish arachnid unleashes a shriek that sounds like a thousand spider carapaces scarring slate. In response, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Saving Throws In contrast to an ability check, a saving throw is an instant response to an effect and is almost never made by choice. A saving throw makes the most sense when something bad threatens
what kind of saving throw is involved and providing a DC for it. In other situations that call for a saving throw, it’s up to you to decide which ability score is involved. The Abilities, Ability Checks, and Saving Throws table offers suggestions.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
rainbow spectrum. This color can change at unpredictable times in the dohwar’s life, often in response to the dohwar experiencing an overwhelming emotion. Instead of wings, it has arms and tiny hands
.
Dohwars prefer to communicate through a form of telepathy they call merging, in which two dohwars stay in mental contact while both are telepathically linked with a third creature.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
The God-Brain The scope of what mind flayers call history exists on a cosmic scale. Through ages of empire and conflict, the illithid elder brains indulged experiments without comparison or reference
existence. Or so they thought. From a place without time or reality, the Dark Powers plucked the dying elder brain and planted it upon a tormented world. Ever since, the God-Brain of Bluetspur has
Orc
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
hatred of the civilized races of the world and their need to satisfy the demands of their deities, the orcs know that if they fight well and bring glory to their tribe, Gruumsh will call them home to
. It is also not unheard of for an exceptionally strong and charismatic evil human to lead stray orcs that no longer have a tribe to call their own.
When Tribes Team Up
An orc tribe typically has no
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
Ghouls have surrounded a hospital cart. People are dying, but the distraction is giving nearby allied units an opportunity to advance.
3 A mounted group of Neverwinter knights prepare to charge
characters to disciplinegroup of deserters hiding out in a nearby barn.
6 Townsfolk call for the characters’ aid as the shrine of Tymora goes up in flames.
7 A cart carrying medical supplies
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Cairngorm Caverns. Though the stone giant is short on pleasantries, he gives the characters what information he can in response to their questions, including ways to return to the “dreamlands,” as the
stone giants call the surface world. Because he has never left the Underdark, the paths he knows have come to him only as whispers through the stone. As such, you can easily shape his advice to your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal
White Maw In their laboratories inside the Doomvault (Dead in Thay), the Red Wizards experiment with a process to create sentient oozes. The creature they call White Maw is one of their early
indistinguishable from white stone.
Killer Response. Any creature that starts its turn in White Maw’s space is targeted by a pseudopod attack if White Maw isn’t incapacitated.
Actions
Pseudopod. Melee Weapon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
elsewhere as she passes by. Some locals claim that the Lady’s features occasionally take on a golden or steely sheen. Whether this is in response to threats to her city or other influences is a
mystery. Residents of Sigil view the Lady of Pain with fearful awe. A distant guardian, she leaves the city’s daily governance to the many factions that call it home. She has no residence, and no temples
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
be in response to a petty slight or a true injustice, and the acknowledgment of Hoar might be a short prayer said aloud or might be written down somewhere. It’s generally believed that the more
on crusades of vengeance, few truly revere Hoar, and he is served by fewer still who would call themselves priests. Temples or shrines of Hoar are almost nonexistent except for ancient sites in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Boo’s Astral Menagerie
dohwar’s life, often in response to the dohwar experiencing an overwhelming emotion. Instead of wings, it has arms and tiny hands. Dohwars prefer to communicate through a form of telepathy they call
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
on my watch—unless they stand against what I hold dear.” Ideal. “Truth begets art and beauty, while deceit does nothing but tear the fabric of our souls.” Bond. “Evildoers beware! Valor’s Call is
save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
Spellcasting. Mercion casts one of the following spells, using Wisdom as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 13):
At will: light, spare the dying
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Wisdom checks. Animal Handling. When there is any question whether you can calm down a domesticated animal, keep a mount from getting spooked, or intuit an animal’s intentions, the DM might call for a
mannerisms. Medicine. A Wisdom (Medicine) check lets you try to stabilize a dying companion or diagnose an illness. Perception. Your Wisdom (Perception) check lets you spot, hear, or otherwise detect the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Wisdom checks. Animal Handling When there is any question whether you can calm down a domesticated animal, keep a mount from getting spooked, or intuit an animal’s intentions, the DM might call for a
. Medicine A Wisdom (Medicine) check lets you try to stabilize a dying companion or diagnose an illness. Perception Your Wisdom (Perception) check lets you spot, hear, or otherwise detect the presence
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
, up to 1 hour
You call forth the spirit of a Construct. It manifests in an unoccupied space that you can see within range and uses the Construct Spirit stat block. When you cast the spell, choose a
spirit takes damage from a creature. Response: The spirit makes a Slam attack against that creature if possible, or the spirit moves up to half its Speed toward that creature without provoking Opportunity Attacks.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
, relive their shared history through the call-and-response Awakening Song, and settle regional disputes at the communal and annual summit known as the Meet, where canny traders and powerful pacts seek to gain influence.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
than a chuckle in response. And even if the rumor were true, Omin would never leverage such a position for greater financial gain and power. Because that would be wrong … Omin Dran
Medium humanoid
dying, thaumaturgy
1st level (4 slots): bless, command, divine favor, shield of faith
2nd level (3 slots): enhance ability, hold person, magic weapon, silence, spiritual weapon
3rd level (3 slots
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
rule. End of an Emperor The emperor of Great Xing is dying—he just doesn’t know it yet. In a few months, when he next uses a potion of longevity to extend his life, he’ll learn that the imperial supply
in the political vacuum. In response, Wei has set her considerable network of agents to covertly work toward two goals: Preserving the Emperor. Assuring the emperor’s continued rule is the easiest way
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
planes of existence, especially on the Lower Planes. Many paladins and non-paladins have joined the order in response to its call to cast fiendish incursions out of the world. In recent years, many have






