before bestial diffusing can reason

Summon Beast

Spells Player’s Handbook

You call forth a bestial spirit. It manifests in an unoccupied space that you can see within range and uses the Bestial Spirit stat block. When you cast the spell, choose an environment: Air, Land

for the spell’s level in the stat block. Bestial Spirit Small Beast, Neutral AC 11 + the spell’s level HP 20 (Air only) or 30 (Land and Water only) + 5 for each spell level above 2

True Resurrection

Spells Player’s Handbook

You touch a creature that has been dead for no longer than 200 years and that died for any reason except old age. The creature is revived with all its Hit Points. This spell closes all wounds

restored to its non-Undead form. The spell can provide a new body if the original no longer exists, in which case you must speak the creature’s name. The creature then appears in an unoccupied space you choose within 10 feet of you.

Demogorgon Spawn

Monsters Stranger Things: Welcome to the Hellfire Club

regains 5 Hit Points at the start of each of its turns if it has at least 1 Hit Point. Running Leap. With a 10-foot running start, the spawn can Long Jump up to 30 feet.Multiattack. The spawn

Grappled, the target has the Blinded condition.Relentless, Faceless Hunters Monstrous offspring of the bestial demon lord Demogorgon, these spawn are lean, bipedal creatures with bulbous

Shifter

Species Eberron: Forge of the Artificer

Shifters—sometimes called “weretouched”—descend from people who contracted full or partial lycanthropy. Humanoids with a bestial aspect, shifters can’t change shape

fully, but they can enhance their animalistic features temporarily in a process they call “shifting.” Shifters resemble humans in height and build but are typically more lithe and flexible

Beast of Malar

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

", "rollType":"roll", "rollAction":"Divine Immortality"} days, reviving with all its Hit Points in a place of Malar’s choosing. Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the beast fails a saving throw, it can

", "rollDamageType":"Slashing"} Slashing damage. If the target is Large or smaller, it has the Prone condition.Malar, god of the bestial hunt, sometimes manifests a spark of primal predation in physical form

Shifter

Monsters Eberron: Rising from the Last War

Shifting (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). As a bonus action, the shifter takes on a more bestial form for 1 minute or until it dies. The shifter gains 5 temporary hit points. It can make a

bite attack when it activates this trait and also as a bonus action on each of its turns while in its bestial form.Shortsword. Melee Weapon Attack: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5","rollType":"to hit

Musteval Guardinal

Monsters Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse

Humanoids with bestial traits. In their daily interactions, guardinals embody the beauty, calm, and righteousness of their home plane. Guardinals can be found throughout the Outlands, especially in Ecstasy

ability: At will: dancing lights 1/day each: disguise self, invisibilitySkirmish Movement. When a creature ends its turn within 5 feet of the musteval, the musteval can move up to half its speed

Path of the Beast (TCoE)

Classes Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

Barbarians who walk the Path of the Beast draw their rage from a bestial spark burning within their souls. That beast bursts forth in the throes of rage, physically transforming the barbarian. Such

a barbarian might be inhabited by a primal spirit or be descended from shape-shifters. You can choose the origin of your feral might or determine it by rolling on the Origin of the Beast table

Path of the Beast

Classes Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

Barbarians who walk the Path of the Beast draw their rage from a bestial spark burning within their souls. That beast bursts forth in the throes of rage, physically transforming the barbarian. Such

a barbarian might be inhabited by a primal spirit or be descended from shape-shifters. You can choose the origin of your feral might or determine it by rolling on the Origin of the Beast table

Norker

Monsters Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1

creature within 5 feet of the norker makes a melee attack against it, the norker can use its reaction to cause 4 piercing damage to it.Cruel, vicious, and lazy even by the standards of goblinoids

and his followers the initial, unwilling recruits into his crusade. Today, hobgoblins chafe at the suggestion that creatures as lazy and untamed as norkers could claim such an honor. For that reason

Pseudodragon (familiar variant) Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

any time and for any reason, the pseudodragon can end its service as a familiar, ending the telepathic bond.Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4","rollType":"to hit","rollAction

other magical effects. Limited Telepathy. The pseudodragon can magically communicate simple ideas, emotions, and images telepathically with any creature within 100 feet of it that can understand a

Sivis Scribe

monsters Eberron: Forge of the Artificer

Words of Reason. Allies in a 10-foot Emanation originating from the scribe have Advantage on saving throws to avoid or end the Charmed or Frightened condition. This trait doesn’t function if

(included in AC), Message 1/Day: SendingWord of Stasis (Recharge 5–6). Constitution Saving Throw: DC 13, each creature in a 20-foot-radius Sphere centered on a point the scribe can see within 60 feet

True Resurrection Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

You touch a creature that has been dead for no longer than 200 years and that died for any reason except old age. If the creature's soul is free and willing, the creature is restored to life with all

limbs. If the creature was undead, it is restored to its non-undead form. The spell can even provide a new body if the original no longer exists, in which case you must speak the creature's name. The creature then appears in an unoccupied space you choose within 10 feet of you.

Hermit Legacy

Backgrounds Player’s Handbook (2014)

changed to allow you to end your solitude? You can work with your DM to determine the exact nature of your seclusion, or you can choose or roll on the table below to determine the reason behind your

case stuffed full of notes from your studies or prayers, a winter blanket, a set of common clothes, an herbalism kit, and 5 gp Life of Seclusion What was the reason for your isolation, and what

Norker War Leader

Monsters Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1

","rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage. Fight On, You Slugs. The norker war leader picks up to three allied goblinoids within 60 feet that can see it. The chosen creatures can each use their reactions to

make a single melee attack.Defensive Rebuke. If a creature within 5 feet of the norker makes a melee attack against it, the norker can use its reaction to cause 6 piercing damage to it.Cruel, vicious

Summon Beast Legacy

Spells Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

You call forth a bestial spirit. It manifests in an unoccupied space that you can see within range. This corporeal form uses the Bestial Spirit stat block. When you cast the spell, choose an

spell slot of 3rd level or higher, use the higher level wherever the spell’s level appears in the stat block. Bestial Spirit Small beast Armor Class 11 + the level of the spell (natural

Quasit (familiar variant) Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

shares the quasit’s Magic Resistance trait. At any time and for any reason, the quasit can end its service as a familiar, ending the telepathic bond.Claws (Bite in Beast Form). Melee Weapon Attack

Shapechanger. The quasit can use its action to polymorph into a beast form that resembles a bat (speed 10 ft. fly 40 ft.), a centipede (40 ft., climb 40 ft.), or a toad (40 ft., swim 40 ft.), or back

Echo of Demogorgon

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

transform into powerful tentacles, and the heads take on a more bestial appearance. The transformation leaves the echo frenzied with rage; the two heads shout and howl at each other with a fury that

, attacking their allies.Cold, Fire, LightningDiscordant Screams. The echo directs its frenzied howls at one creature it can see within 60 feet of itself. The target must succeed on a DC 13 Wisdom saving

Vegepygmy Thorny Hunter

Monsters Quests from the Infinite Staircase

saving throw or have the prone condition.Thorny hunters are bestial vegepygmies derived from the corpses of bears, dogs, and other quadrupedal Beasts. Thorny hunters act like bloodhounds, following

vegepygmies can sustain themselves by absorbing nutrients from soil and other organic matter, they prefer a carnivorous diet achieved through hunting and scavenging. Vegepygmies can live indefinitely so

Equinal Guardinal

Monsters Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse

, they use their iron-hard fists to pound evil to a pulp. Equinals can also bellow a mighty shout that stops their foes in their tracks. Guardinals Nomadic and peaceful, guardinals are animalistic

Celestials who hail from Elysium. Guardinals resemble Humanoids with bestial traits. In their daily interactions, guardinals embody the beauty, calm, and righteousness of their home plane. Guardinals

B'rohg

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

damage. Hideous Rend. The b’rohg uses all four of its hands to target one Large or smaller creature it can see within 10 feet of itself. The target must succeed on a DC 16 Dexterity saving

throw or be grappled (escape DC 16). Until this grapple ends, the b’rohg can’t make Fist attacks or Rock attacks, and the target takes 49 (8d10 + 5);{"diceNotation":"8d10+5","rollType":"damage

Snow Sphinx

monsters

whips around a feline face, revealing piercing blue eyes that can freeze foes with a single glance. Compared to its desert-dwelling cousins, this sphinx is far less likely to be defeated with reason or

Inscrutable. No magic can observe the sphinx remotely or detect its thoughts without its permission. Wisdom (Insight) checks made to ascertain its intentions or sincerity are made with

Baphomet

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Labyrinthine Recall. Baphomet can perfectly recall any path he has traveled, and he is immune to the maze spell. Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Baphomet fails a saving throw, he can choose to

minute. A frightened creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success. These later saves have disadvantage if Baphomet is within line of

Howler

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

around the battlefield in a search for safety. Fiends especially prize howlers for this reason, because for a few crucial moments in a battle, their howls can neutralize an enemy.Cold, Fire, Lightning; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks

enough to stand up against them. These nightmare creatures are native to Pandemonium, but they can be found on most of the Lower Planes, where they are trained as war hounds. Howlers can be domesticated

Barovian Witch

Monsters Curse of Strahd

the shadows and can see in the dark. When traveling in the open, they use alter self spells to assume less conspicuous forms. They also use these spells to grow long, sharp claws with which they can

attack. Brothers and Sisters of Strahd. Barovian witches have no scruples. They will deal with anyone in return for power. They will also betray anyone for the same reason. The only thing they fear is

Avoral Guardinal

Monsters Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse

’t provoke an opportunity attack when it flies out of an enemy’s reach.Multiattack. The avoral makes two Talon attacks. It can replace one attack with a use of Spellcasting. Talon. Melee

, guardinals are animalistic Celestials who hail from Elysium. Guardinals resemble Humanoids with bestial traits. In their daily interactions, guardinals embody the beauty, calm, and righteousness of

Vertebrae Sword

Equipment

construction is the reason it’s not often a weapon seen on land, though when used by a skilled fighter, it most certainly can be a formidable tool. When you successfully hit a creature with a

The jagged vertebrae sword of a fishfolk warrior can barely be called a sword. Locals would say it’s better described as a makeshift weapon crafted from a fish skeleton and sea trash. Its poor

The Abbot

Monsters Curse of Strahd

","rollDamageType":"radiant"} radiant damage (included in the attack). Innate Spellcasting. The Abbot's spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 17). The Abbot can innately cast the following

meant to be perfect. They didn't want to be ordinary humans. They wanted the eyes of a cat, wings to fly like a bat, the strength of a mule, and the guile of a snake. In short, they craved bestial

Darkling Legacy

Monsters Volo's Guide to Monsters

, and doing so wizens the creature, much like the effect of rapid aging. For this reason, darklings cover every part of their body with clothing when exposure to light is a risk. The light a darkling

for the beauty of art. A darkling might risk taking a peek at a sunset or lighting a tiny candle to glimpse the colors in a painting or a jewel. Elder Transformation. A wise and respected darkling can

Darkling Elder Legacy

Monsters Volo's Guide to Monsters

, if the creature can see the light, is blinded until the end of its next turn.If the saving throw is successful, the creature takes half the damage and isn't blinded.Multiattack. The darkling elder

. The Killing Light. The Summer Queen's curse causes a darkling's body to absorb light, and doing so wizens the creature, much like the effect of rapid aging. For this reason, darklings cover every

Shifter Legacy

races Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Shifters are sometimes called weretouched, as they are descendants of people who contracted full or partial lycanthropy. Humanoids with a bestial aspect, shifters can’t fully change shape, but

they can temporarily enhance their animalistic features by entering a state they call shifting. Shifters are similar to humans in height and build but are typically more lithe and flexible. Their

Baphomet Legacy

Monsters Out of the Abyss

. Innate Spellcasting. Baphomet’s spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 18). He can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components. At will: detect magic 3/day

each: dispel magic, dominate beast, hunter's mark, maze, wall of stone 1/day each: teleport Labyrinthine Recall. Baphomet can perfectly recall any path he has traveled, and he is immune to the maze

Caradoc

Monsters Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

’s swiftly pulled back if caught beyond its walls without a host. Personality Trait. “I might be dead, but there’s no reason I can’t live it up a little.” Ideal. &ldquo

must succeed on a DC 15 Charisma saving throw or vanish and reappear in an unoccupied space within the keep. Incorporeal Movement. Caradoc can move through other creatures and objects as if they were

Draegloth

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Fey Ancestry. The draegloth has advantage on saving throws against being charmed, and magic can’t put it to sleep.Multiattack. The draegloth makes one Bite attack and two Claw attacks. Bite

shape of an elf’s arms, capable of delicate movements. Although the creature is heavily muscled, it is graceful like an elf. Its bestial face features glowing red eyes, a doglike snout, and a

Khargra

Monsters Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1

Iron Scent. The khargra can scent the location of ferrous metal within 30 feet of it.Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +3;{"diceNotation":"1d20+3","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Bite"} to hit, reach 5 ft

shield takes a permanent and cumulative −1 penalty to the AC it offers. Armor reduced to an AC of 10 or a shield that drops to a +0 bonus is destroyed. The khargra can detach itself by spending 5 feet

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