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Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
turn with 0 Hit Points and doesn’t regenerate.Multiattack. The beast makes three attacks, using Bite or Claws in any combination.
Bite. Melee Attack Roll: +9;{"diceNotation":"1d20+9", "rollType
":"to hit", "rollAction":"Bite"}, reach 5 ft. Hit: 23 (4d8 + 5);{"diceNotation":"4d8+5", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Bite", "rollDamageType":"Piercing"} Piercing damage.
Claws (Land or Sky Form
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
.
Magic Resistance. The eater of hope has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.Multiattack. The eater of hope makes two attacks with its claws.
Claws. Melee Weapon Attack
: +7;{"diceNotation":"1d20+7","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Claws"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 8 (1d8 + 4);{"diceNotation":"1d8+4","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Claws","rollDamageType
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
they obey that being’s orders to the best of their ability.
In combat, stony claws that drip with thick, gray sludge emerge from a stone cursed’s fingers. This alchemical sludge
the stone cursed isn’t a statue.
Unusual Nature. The stone cursed doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep.Petrifying Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5", "rollType
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
other magical effects.Multiattack. The hag makes two Nightmare Touch attacks.
Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Claws"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2);{"diceNotation":"1d6+2","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Claws","rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage.
Nightmare Touch. Melee Spell Attack: +7;{"diceNotation":"1d20+7
Dragonborn
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best attributes of dragons and humanoids. Some dragonborn are faithful servants to true dragons, others form the ranks of soldiers in great wars, and still others find themselves adrift, with no clear
, gold, or copper-green. They are tall and strongly built, often standing close to 6½ feet tall and weighing 300 pounds or more. Their hands and feet are strong, talonlike claws with three
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
looks like an oversized, four-armed ape with grayish-tan skin and white fur. Its vicious fangs and claws reveal it to be a monstrous predator.
Girallons are most common in temperate or warm forest
organize members to work together to make a big kill, however. If they succeed, everyone in the group shares the spoils, with the best parts going to those caring for their young.
Girallons’ strange
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
level or lower, the spell has no effect on the chimera and instead targets the caster.Multiattack. The chimera makes three attacks: one with its claws, one with its head, and one with its tail. When its
breath weapon is available, it can use the breath in place of its head or its claws.
Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: +7;{"diceNotation":"1d20+7","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Claws"} to hit, reach 5
Half-Elf
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, Dragons of Autumn Twilight
Walking in two worlds but truly belonging to neither, half-elves combine what some say are the best qualities of their elf and human parents: human curiosity
.
EXCELLENT AMBASSADORS
Many half-elves learn at an early age to get along with everyone, defusing hostility and finding common ground. As a race, they have elven grace without elven aloofness and
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
, the target also takes 7 (2d6);{"diceNotation":"2d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Claw", "rollDamageType":"psychic"} psychic damage.
Flurry of Claws (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6
","rollType":"recharge","rollAction":"Flurry of Claws"}. The mangler makes six Claw attacks. Either before or after these attacks, it can move up to its speed without provoking opportunity attack;opportunity
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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
astral clouds.
Githyanki who reside in the Astral Plane can live indefinitely.
Creating Your Character
At 1st level, you choose whether your character is a member of the human race or of a fantastical
Player’s Handbook, and choose the row in the table that best represents the build you imagine for your character.
Species
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
With ever-changing appearances, changelings reside in many societies undetected. Each changeling can supernaturally adopt any face they like. For some changelings, a new face is only a disguise. For
character’s height or weight randomly, consult the Random Height and Weight table in the Player’s Handbook, and choose the row in the table that best represents the build you imagine for your character.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
, green, gray, and death slaadi requires a successful DC 12 Intelligence (Arcana) check. Defusing Slaad Confrontations. Writing short essays about commonly accepted ways to keep slaadi calm during
can use a gland under one of their claws to implant an egg into a Humanoid. The egg eventually becomes a tadpole that bursts from the host’s body and transforms into a full-grown blue slaad, or a green
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
bonus action, Belashyrra can teleport up to 30 feet to an unoccupied space it can see.Multiattack. Belashyrra makes two attacks with its claws and uses its Eye Ray once.
Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +14
minute or until the target takes damage. Belashyrra can issue telepathic commands to the charmed creature (no action required), which it does its best to obey.
3. Mind-Weakening Ray. The target must
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Monsters Ghosts, mind flayers, werewolves—every monster is a story. Consider which monsters complement or contrast a Darklord’s story. In a few sentences, describe which monsters best represent the
Darklord’s evil and which might work against the Darklord’s schemes. For example, a wicked scientist Darklord might be aided by flesh golems and crawling claws, but they are opposed by dryads and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
adapt and thrive in almost any environment. Every encampment is divided along lines of worship. Those who revere Gruumsh, Ilneval, Bahgtru, and Luthic are given the best parts of the lair, while the
in a best-of-both-worlds situation, able to take over occupancy of an underground space voluminous enough to accommodate all the factions in the tribe and within raiding distance of a steady supply
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
. They keep the warriors in line and defend the nursery (area 16). If they are not alerted to the characters’ approach, the two are talking in Draconic, discussing how to best torture new mind flayer
area extends under area 22, as indicated on map 16. The rough-walled chamber contains the following: Warriors. Ten githyanki warriors (five females and five males) reside here. If they have not been
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Crawling Claw “Makes you wonder what can be done with all those other murderer parts, doesn’t it?”
—Evangeliza Lavain, necromancer
Crawling claws are the severed hands of murderers animated by
dark magic so that they can go on killing. Wizards and warlocks of a dark bent use crawling claws as extra hands in their labors. Magical Origins. Through dark necromantic rituals, the life force of a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
prey serve as their beds and playgrounds.
Owlbears attack with their razor-sharp beaks and claws.
Many scholars believe a kooky wizard created the first owlbear in a breeding experiment gone awry
-biologists believe they quell the creatures’ rumbling acid reflux.
Owlbears respond best to training that mimics exactly what their trainer wishes them to do. Crawling on one’s hands and knees is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
documenting them in a series of published guides, the best known of which is Van Richten’s Guide to Vampires. In kinder days, Rudolph lived with his wife, Ingrid, and son, Erasmus, but he lost them both to
a wicked vampire. In the process of hunting the vampire, Rudolph came under a terrible curse: “Live you always among monsters, and see everyone you love die beneath their claws.” In the decades since
Kobold
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actions contribute to the survival of the group. The tribe practices for the eventuality of defending the lair against intruders, and their plans always include knowing the best escape routes and who is
against the wall can become a miniature storm of fangs and claws as it desperately tries to defend its life. Likewise, kinship to their own tribe can prompt kobolds to battle another kobold tribe for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
The Ring of Winter After reclaiming Svardborg, Jarl Storvald used rune magic to divine how best to find the Ring of Winter — what the frost giants call the Ice That Never Melts. The runes told
identifies the location of the nearest creature that has Artus’s blood flowing through its veins. Artus has many living relatives, and a few of those reside in the North. The blod stone has pointed Storvald
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
. Although a sea hag can hide her true form under a veil of illusion, the hag is cursed to forever appear ugly. Her illusory form appears haggard at best. Covens. A sea hag that is part of a coven
creature that averts its eyes has disadvantage on attack rolls against the hag.
Actions
Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 10 (2d6 + 3) slashing damage.
Death Glare
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
the living, yet they are utterly loyal to whoever performed the ritual to animate them, and they obey that being’s orders to the best of their ability. In combat, stony claws that drip with thick, gray
sludge emerge from a stone cursed’s fingers. This alchemical sludge transforms those slashed by the claws into statues. As part of the ritual used to create a stone cursed, a fist-sized obsidian
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
malevolent drive to slay the living, yet they are utterly loyal to whoever performed the ritual to animate them, and they obey that being’s orders to the best of their ability. In combat, stony claws
that drip with thick, gray sludge emerge from a stone cursed’s fingers. This alchemical sludge transforms those slashed by the claws into statues. A Strange Harvest. As part of the ritual used to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
lets out a demonic hiss as a black cat darts out of the shadows, trying its best to avoid you. This familiar is searching for its mistress (a Barovian witch). It wants nothing to do with the
knife blades for claws and retractable teeth. 2 A smiling jester marionette with tangled strings and tiny copper bells sewn into its cap. 3 A wooden puzzle box, 6 inches on a side, carved with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
, sheltering it as best they can with their leafless boughs. Guardian Treant The largest tree growing in front of the entrance is a treant. It awakens when one or more creatures approach the entrance and
Uld, crushing him.) Guarding his remains are six crawling claws made from the hands of murderers who were sentenced to death by Uld. These undead hands spring out and attack when the lid is lifted or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
peasants, but it doesn’t mention the Cyran special forces and elite war mages who now reside in High Walls. As Brelish, we all want to show compassion to the truly innocent, but let us never forget that
you can participate in the Sacrament of the Blood or consult with a priest. It’s also the best place to find a skilled necromancer, or to hear rumors about the latest schemes of the Order of the Emerald Claw.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Locathah Rising
strangeness remains unknown. The Turmish and Thayans are too busy with their conflicts to notice, and so it is up to you brave heroes to travel into the darkening and discover what evil has come to reside so
best to remain at least one hundred feet away from them, the sahuagin immediately attack. Otherwise, they follow and watch from a distance, allowing the characters to spring any potential traps or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
, the best known of which is Van Richten’s Guide to Vampires. In fairer days, Rudolph lived with his wife, Ingrid, and son, Erasmus, in their family home outside Rivalis in the domain of Darkon. Brash
their criminal operation, and brought Irena to justice, but not before suffering her curse: “Live you always among monsters, and see everyone you love die beneath their claws.” In the weeks that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
abhorrent overlord has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Actions
Multiattack. The abhorrent overlord makes two attacks with its claws.
Claws. Melee Weapon Attack
own best interests. Eater of Hope
Large fiend, lawful evil
Armor Class 17 (natural armor)
Hit Points 90 (12d10 + 24)
Speed 30 ft., fly 60 ft.
STR
19 (+4)
DEX
17 (+3)
CON
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
-legged in the hollow of a tree at the entrance to this realm.
The pixie introduces himself as Jeremy Plum and does his best to persuade the characters that the Pixie Kingdom is the best attraction the
of blackberry wine and flower blossoms. Eight brightly painted doorways are nestled in the bark at the bases of the surrounding trees.
Twelve pixies reside here during carnival hours. They are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
three most common are the Great Wheel, the World Tree, and the World Axis, but you can create or adapt whatever model works best for the planes you want to use in your game. The Great Wheel The default
Midgard. Similarly, one vision of the planes where the deities of the Forgotten Realms reside situates a number of celestial planes in the branches of a World Tree, while the fiendish planes are linked by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Girallon A girallon looks like an oversized, four-armed ape with gray skin and white fur. Its fangs and claws set it apart from a normal ape, revealing it to be a monstrous predator.
Girallon
: one with its bite and four with its claws.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 7 (1d6 + 4) piercing damage.
Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 10 ft
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
and claws of giant crabs feature heavily in the architecture.
If the characters get to shore without causing a conflict with the yuan-ti, they can move freely (if carefully) around the village. (The
this area is damp and soft at best. Staying dry is difficult to impossible. The dozen or so grippli warriors (see the end of the adventure for their stat block) remaining in the village are there
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
claws. They also maintain rough maps of the Sea of Moving Ice based on reports from the Ice Hunter villagers. At regular intervals, their temporary records are transferred to more permanent form. See
“Random Encounters” (above) for guidelines on how the giant ice toads respond to intruders. The characters’ best chance to avoid a fight in this area — and to keep the toads from alerting the ice






