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Monsters
Monster Manual
slime on everything that was within 600 feet of it. In 1d20;{"diceNotation":"1d20", "rollType":"roll", "rollAction":"Astral Implosion"} years, the blob reconstitutes on a random world in the Material
Plane.
Legendary Resistance (4/Day). If the blob fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. The blob has Advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
that you can see or hear as your enemy. If there are multiple possible creatures, choose one at random. On each of your turns, you must move as close to the creature as possible and take the Attack
Spells
Player’s Handbook
You alter your physical form. Choose one of the following options. Its effects last for the duration, during which you can take a Magic action to replace the option you chose with a different one
), horns (Piercing), or hooves (Bludgeoning). When you use your Unarmed Strike to deal damage with that new growth, it deals 1d6 damage of the type in parentheses instead of dealing the normal damage for
Spells
Player’s Handbook
Each creature in a 10-foot-radius Sphere centered on a point you choose within range must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw, or that target can’t take Bonus Actions or Reactions and must roll
’t move, and it takes the Attack action to make one melee attack against a random creature within reach. If none are within reach, the target takes no action.
9–10
The target chooses its
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
some fell goal.
The wand is topped with a skull that once belonged to a human hero slain by Orcus. The wand can magically change in size to better conform to the grip of its user. All Holy Water
with it. The wand deals an extra 2d12 Necrotic damage on a hit.
Random Properties. The Wand of Orcus has the following random properties:
2 minor beneficial properties
1 major beneficial property
Spells
Player’s Handbook
object, it must be Large or smaller, and it can’t be held or carried by an unwilling creature.
The destination you choose must be known to you, and it must be on the same plane of existence as
. Each teleporting creature (or the target object) takes 3d10 Force damage, and the DM rerolls on the table to see where you wind up (multiple mishaps can occur, dealing damage each time).
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Monsters
Monster Manual
). If the cataclysm fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Siege Monster. The cataclysm deals double damage to objects and structures.Multiattack. The cataclysm makes two Elemental Burst
effects at random (roll 1d4;{"diceNotation":"1d4", "rollType":"roll", "rollAction":"Cataclymic Event"}):
1: Clinging Flames. Dexterity Saving Throw: DC 23, each creature in a 60-foot-radius Sphere
Magic Items
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
six rays of volatile energy from the crystal at one or more creatures within 60 feet. You can aim the rays at one target or at several. For each ray, choose one of the following effects:
Damage Ray
until the next dawn.
Random Properties. The Artifact has the following random properties (see chapter 7 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide):
1 minor beneficial property
1 major beneficial
Magic Items
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
Cone. When you do, choose Acid, Cold, Fire, Lightning, or Poison. Each creature in the Cone makes a DC 18 Dexterity saving throw, taking 6d6;{"diceNotation":"6d6", "rollType":"roll", "rollAction
the start of its next turn. A creature that succeeds on this save is immune to the aura’s effects for 24 hours.
Flight. You have a Fly Speed of 60 feet and can hover.
Random Properties. The
Monsters
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
Chardalyn Sense. Zlan senses the emotions of anyone touching a piece of chardalyn within 100 miles of itself.
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Zlan fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed
Crenshinibon, better known as the Crystal Shard. Zlan Clervish was one of those seven liches, and that lich’s will predominates in the fused entity. All seven bodies are frozen together with ice and
Equipment
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
vertebrae sword, you can use a bonus action to rake and twist the weapon, breaking off some of the sword’s boney barbs and dealing an extra 1d8 piercing damage. The vertebrae sword can only be used in this way 5 times before it becomes unusable as a weapon.
Magic Items
Acquisitions Incorporated
The coin has absolutely no divination abilities, and its results when you use it are random. But nobody else knows that. When a creature within 10 feet of you flips the coin (after having had its
the user toward a specific course of action. The creature flipping the coin can detect your manipulation with a successful DC 13 Wisdom (Insight) check.
Better Odds
When you reach rank 3, your
Monsters
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
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Personality Trait. “When dealing with outsiders, I present myself as a kindly old grandmother.”
Ideal. “Children are better off working for me than picking up lots of bad habits
Hourglass Coven. Better known as Granny Nightshade, she offers her assistance to those who are haunted by regret. Her deals often result in cruel twists; for example, a petitioner who asks to be reunited
Monsters
Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Legendary Resistance (5/Day). If Vecna fails a saving throw, he can choose to succeed instead.
Special Equipment. Vecna carries a magic dagger named Afterthought. In the hands of anyone other than
response to being hit by an attack, Vecna utters a fell word, dealing 10 (3d6);{"diceNotation":"3d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Fell Rebuke", "rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage to
Monsters
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Eldritch Staff","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage when used with two hands, and Skylla can expend up to 3 of the staff’s charges, dealing an
into allowing her to serve as the primary liaison between the League of Malevolence and the Hourglass Coven, claiming her pact with Baba Yaga made her better suited for the role than anyone else
Teleport
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Basic Rules (2014)
you target an object, it must be able to fit entirely inside a 10-foot cube, and it can't be held or carried by an unwilling creature.
The destination you choose must be known to you, and it must be
you want to.
Off Target. You and your group (or the target object) appear a random distance away from the destination in a random direction. Distance off target is 1d10 × 1d10 percent of the
Monsters
Out of the Abyss
Legendary Resistance (1/Day). If Yestabrod fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.Slam. Melee Weapon Attack: +3;{"diceNotation":"1d20+3","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Slam"} to
random form of indefinite madness (determined by rolling on the Madness of Zuggtmoy table in appendix D) that lasts until the creature is cured of the disease or dies. While infected in this way, the
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
", "rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage. If the target is a creature, it must succeed on a DC 13 Constitution saving throw or suffer one random effect (roll a d6;{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType
":"roll", "rollAction":"Bite (Random Effect)"}):
1–2: Confusion. On its next turn, the target must use its action to make one weapon attack against a random creature it can see within 30 feet
Confusion
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This spell assaults and twists creatures' minds, spawning delusions and provoking uncontrolled action. Each creature in a 10-foot-radius sphere centered on a point you choose within range must
that turn.
d10
Behavior
1
The creature uses all its movement to move in a random direction. To determine the direction, roll a d8 and assign a direction to each die face. The creature
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the githyanki fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.Multiattack. The githyanki makes two Silver Greatsword attacks.
Silver Greatsword. Melee Weapon
a critical hit against a target in an astral body (as with the astral projection spell), the githyanki can cut the silvery cord that tethers the target to its material body, instead of dealing damage
Spells
Xanathar's Guide to Everything
effect on itself on a success.
Whenever the affected creature chooses another creature as a target, it must choose the target at random from among the creatures it can see within range of the attack
Plane Shift
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unoccupied spaces next to the circle.
You can use this spell to banish an unwilling creature to another plane. Choose a creature within your reach and make a melee spell attack against it. On a hit, the
creature must make a Charisma saving throw. If the creature fails this save, it is transported to a random location on the plane of existence you specify. A creature so transported must find its own way back to your current plane of existence.
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.Multiattack. The champion makes two Blight Staff attacks, two Plague Bolt attacks, or one of each.
Blight Staff. Melee Weapon Attack: +9
Undead in the Grim Harrow, considering himself better than all of them and unjustly condemned to the Gardens of Decay for an act of altruism.
Though the weakest of the Harrow’s three leaders
Monsters
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
creatures that can’t reproduce. A few multiply and become part of the guild’s standard menagerie.
Creating a Krasis
To create a krasis, choose the appropriate stat block: category 1
(Medium), category 2 (Large), or category 3 (Huge). Then roll once on the Major Adaptations table and once on the Minor Adaptations table (or choose an option from each table) to determine its additional
Prismatic Wall
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the wall into a sphere up to 30 feet in diameter centered on a point you choose within range. The wall remains in place for the duration. If you position the wall so that it passes through a space
damage on a successful one. While this layer is in place, nonmagical ranged attacks can't pass through the wall. The layer can be destroyed by dealing at least 25 cold damage to it.
2. Orange. The
Species
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
personality to any great degree. Years of dealing with mistrust does leave its mark on most tieflings, and they respond to it in different ways. Some choose to live up to the wicked stereotype, but others
, Excellence, Fear, Glory, Hope, Ideal, Music, Nowhere, Open, Poetry, Quest, Random, Reverence, Sorrow, Temerity, Torment, Weary
MUTUAL MISTRUST
People tend to be suspicious of tieflings, assuming
Monsters
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
":"Confusing Burble"} to determine what it does during its current turn:
1–2. The creature does nothing.
3. The creature does nothing except use all its movement to move in a random direction.
4. The
creature either makes one melee attack against a random creature it can see or does nothing if no visible creature is within its reach.
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the jabberwock fails a saving
Monsters
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
reproduce. A few multiply and become part of the guild’s standard menagerie.
Creating a Krasis
To create a krasis, choose the appropriate stat block: category 1 (Medium), category 2 (Large), or
category 3 (Huge). Then roll once on the Major Adaptations table and once on the Minor Adaptations table (or choose an option from each table) to determine its additional characteristics. The potency
Monsters
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
creatures that can’t reproduce. A few multiply and become part of the guild’s standard menagerie.
Creating a Krasis
To create a krasis, choose the appropriate stat block: category 1
(Medium), category 2 (Large), or category 3 (Huge). Then roll once on the Major Adaptations table and once on the Minor Adaptations table (or choose an option from each table) to determine its additional
Wand of Orcus
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Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
.
Made from bones as hard as iron, the wand is topped with a magically enlarged skull that once belonged to a human hero slain by Orcus. The wand can magically change in size to better conform to the
as a magic mace that grants a +3 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with it. The wand deals an extra 2d12 necrotic damage on a hit.
Random Properties. The Wand of Orcus has the following random
Astral Dreadnought
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Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes
astral dreadnought fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Weapons. An astral dreadnought's weapon attacks are magical.
Sever Silver Cord. If the astral dreadnought scores a
critical hit against a creature traveling through the Astral Plane by means of the astral projection spell, the dreadnought can cut the target's silver cord instead of dealing damage.Multiattack. The astral
Monsters
Keys from the Golden Vault
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Charmayne fails a saving throw, she can choose to succeed instead.Multiattack. Charmayne makes three Ashen Burst attacks. She can replace one of these attacks with
reactions per round but only one per turn.
Elemental Rebuke. In response to being hit by an attack, Charmayne utters a word in Ignan, dealing 10 (3d6);{"diceNotation":"3d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction
Monsters
Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Strahd fails a saving throw, he can choose to succeed instead.
Master of the House. When Strahd is reduced to 0 hit points, he dissolves into mist and immediately
teleports to his lair in Castle Ravenloft. After 1d4;{"diceNotation":"1d4", "rollType":"roll", "rollAction":"Master of the House"} hours, Strahd re-forms in a random unoccupied space within his lair
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
numerous invaders, including psurlons, mind flayers, and githyanki. When dealing with others, astral elves customarily cover their faces with ornate visors, becoming faceless extensions of their gods
. Whatever their disposition, their longevity gives astral elves a perspective on time that few other kinds of creatures can appreciate. Whether they choose to live in quiet contemplation or strike
Phoenix
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Monsters
Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes
destroys the phoenix’s body and leaves behind an egg-shaped cinder that weighs 5 pounds. The cinder is blazing hot, dealing 21 (6d6);{"diceNotation":"6d6","rollType":"damage","rollDamageType":"fire
choose to succeed instead.
Siege Monster. The phoenix deals double damage to objects and structures.Multiattack. The phoenix makes two attacks: one with its beak and one with its fiery talons.
Beak