before beyond deciding climbing replace

Moonblade

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

+1 bonus to attack rolls and damage rolls made with this magic weapon. Each rune beyond the first grants the Moonblade an additional property. The DM chooses each property or determines it randomly by

. You control this entity, deciding how it acts and moves. It remains until it drops to 0 Hit Points or you dismiss it as a Magic action.

Wight Lifedrinker

Monsters Heroes of the Borderlands

combination. It can replace one attack with a use of Drink Life. Necrotic Sword. Melee Attack Roll: +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Necrotic Sword"}, reach 5 ft. Hit: 6 (1d8 + 2

Points equal to the Necrotic damage taken.Wights are the withered corpses of relentless warriors whose wickedness sustains them beyond death. After dying and returning from the grave, a wight

Kundarak Warden

Monsters Eberron: Forge of the Artificer

Magic Resistance. The warden has Advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.Multiattack. The warden makes two Arcane Whip attacks. It can replace one attack with a use of

storehouses, and even its infamous prison, Dreadhold. Some also serve as agents of the mysterious Ghorad’din, a secretive group of assassins and spies little known beyond the members of the house. Kundarak wardens are adept at bypassing security measures as well as reinforcing them.

Incarnation of Vibrance

Monsters Lorwyn: First Light

Magic Resistance. The incarnation has Advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.Multiattack. The incarnation makes two Vine attacks and uses Radiant Blast. It can replace

of nature are beyond the ken of most mortal beings—untamable, primal, and awe inspiring. In the realm of Lorwyn-Shadowmoor, these beings take the forms of chimeric behemoths that combine the

Sammaster (Dracolich Form)

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

attacks. He can replace one attack with a use of Spellcasting to cast Blight or Ray of Sickness (level 6 version). Rend. Melee Attack Roll: +14;{"diceNotation":"1d20+14", "rollType":"to hit

dracoliches, magically bound dragons to his service, and learned how to drive dragons across Faerûn into a berserk rage. He considered his intellect beyond morality and became paranoid, resentful, and

Sammaster (Lich Form)

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

three attacks, using Corrosive Burst or Paralyzing Touch in any combination. He can replace two attacks with a use of Spellcasting. Corrosive Burst. Melee or Ranged Attack Roll: +13;{"diceNotation

bound dragons to his service, and learned how to drive dragons across Faerûn into a berserk rage. He considered his intellect beyond morality and became paranoid, resentful, and megalomaniacal

Moonblade Legacy

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

first rune always grants a +1 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with this magic weapon. Each rune beyond the first grants the moonblade an additional property. The DM chooses each property or

this creature, deciding how it acts and moves. It remains until it drops to 0 hit points or you dismiss it as an action. 00 The moonblade functions as a vorpal sword. Sentience A

Relentless Juggernaut

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

. The juggernaut doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep.Multiattack. The juggernaut makes two attacks. It can replace one attack with Deadly Shaping if it is ready. Executioner’s Pick

masterpiece at the scenes of its crimes. 3 Avatar. The killer sacrifices its victims, believing it’s a manifestation of a deity or force beyond morality. 4 Doctor. The killer

Duergar Mind Master

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

disadvantage on attack rolls, as well as on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight.Multiattack. The duergar makes two Mind-Poison Dagger attacks. It can replace one attack with a use of Mind Mastery

effect.Wearing fearsome masks, duergar mind masters usually operate as spies, both inside and beyond a duergar stronghold. Their psionically augmented abilities enable them to see through illusions with ease

Theran Chimera

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

, and Tail Attacks tables replace those respective actions in the stat block. Theran chimeras always have the Claws action. If the results of multiple tables conflict, chose your preferred result. Body

, such as a giant lizard or spider. The chimera gains a climbing speed equal to its walking speed and it can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings, without needing to make an ability

Creating a Magic Item

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

could deal lightning damage instead of fire, for example. One capability can replace another, so a potion of climbing can easily become a potion of stealth. You can also modify an item by fusing it

Modifying a Magic Item

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

Modifying a Magic Item You can create a new magic item by tweaking one or more existing ones. Suggestions are provided in the sections that follow. Altered Capabilities One capability can replace a

similar one. For example, a Potion of Climbing could become a Potion of Swimming. Altered Form You can alter a magic item’s form while leaving its properties intact. For example, you can turn a Ring of

Dhampir Traits

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

feet. Ancestral Legacy. If you replace a race with this lineage, you can keep the following elements of that race: any skill proficiencies you gained from it and any climbing, flying, or swimming

Climb. You have a climbing speed equal to your walking speed. In addition, at 3rd level, you can move up, down, and across vertical surfaces and upside down along ceilings, while leaving your hands free

Approaching the Chasm

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

beyond the range of the characters’ light sources and darkvision.) A search of the surrounding area reveals a cave mouth near the south end of the chasm (area Z1). Within the cave mouth are steps

leading down to area Z2, which leads to the uppermost ledge of the chasm. Alternatively, characters can use magic or climbing gear to lower themselves down into the chasm. Map 2.4: cackling chasm View Player Version

Modifying a Monster

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

Monster Manual, but the quaggoth is a humanoid predator with a climbing speed. You could borrow the quaggoth stat block for your new monster, changing nothing but the creature’s name. You can also

might need to change, as shown later. Switching Weapons If a monster wields a manufactured weapon, you can replace that weapon with a different one. For example, you could replace a hobgoblin’s

Humanoids and the Gods

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

cataclysmic shift to replace him. With that in mind, consider the role of the gods in your world and their ties to different humanoid races. Does each race have a creator god? How does that god shape that

ignored by the gods, or are those races the deciding factor that can tilt the balance of power in favor of one god or another?

Beast of Grakenok

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel

, culminating in an assault by a massive elder whirlwyrm. This giant whirlwyrm uses the behir stat block with these adjustments: Replace its climbing speed with a swimming speed of 60 feet. It slithers

Wight Lifedrinker

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands

Wight Lifedrinker Life-Leeching Corpse Warrior Wights are the withered corpses of relentless warriors whose wickedness sustains them beyond death. After dying and returning from the grave, a wight

Multiattack. The wight makes two attacks, using Necrotic Sword or Necrotic Bow in any combination. It can replace one attack with a use of Drink Life. Necrotic Sword. Melee Attack Roll: +4, reach 5 ft. Hit

Scriptoria Collections Features

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

from a society of diviners. Most are situated along the northern wall in the middle and to the west, near the hearth. Magically enchanted to help the director see into other worlds and beyond, the

. Bookshelves. The sturdy bookshelves here are bolted in place. Climbing a bookshelf requires a successful DC 12 Strength (Athletics) check. Ceiling. The ceiling is 30 feet high. Door. Only one door

Nightstone

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

, beyond which you see a windmill, a tall steeple, and the high-pitched rooftops of several other buildings. Apart from the ringing of the bell, you detect no other activity in the village. The trail

ends before a lowered drawbridge that spans the moat. Beyond the drawbridge, two stone watchtowers flank an open gap in the palisade. South of the village and surrounded by the river moat is a cone

Neighborhoods

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

, maintains its barracks and stable, and keeps a few jail cells. Beyond the Citadel, this neighborhood includes many shops and the comparatively modest, though still grand, houses that belong to the few non

their lineages back to Balduran’s day. Climbing gardens, fountained courtyards, and private orchards adorn many of these elegant homes. Temples. Grand cathedrals and shrines shape the skyline in this

Neighborhoods

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer

, maintains its barracks and stable, and keeps a few jail cells. Beyond the Citadel, this neighborhood includes many shops and the comparatively modest, though still grand, houses that belong to the few non

their lineages back to Balduran’s day. Climbing gardens, fountained courtyards, and private orchards adorn many of these elegant homes. Temples. Grand cathedrals and shrines shape the skyline in this

Deck of Many More Things

Magic Items The Book of Many Things

immediately gain the benefits of finishing a long rest. Cavern. You gain a climbing speed equal to your walking speed. You also gain the ability to move up, down, across vertical surfaces, and along ceilings

spellcasting ability (your choice). Tower. Draw two additional cards beyond your declared number of draws. The magic of these cards doesn’t immediately take effect; instead, choose one of the two

Targos

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

to get to the unfrozen lake beyond the harbor walls. Almost all the towns in Icewind Dale make their living off the lakes, but nowhere is that fact more evident than in Targos. The town has always

, earning the loyalty of many local fishers. His cordial, down-to-earth demeanor contributed to his swift rise to power, enabling him to replace a town speaker who was well liked but didn’t want the job

Orc Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

special significance beyond that is imparted to it. At 4 years old an orc is considered a juvenile, and by age 12 it is a fully functioning adult. Most orcs don’t live past the age of 25 due to

everywhere in the world around them, and the priests of a tribe are entrusted with the responsibility of identifying these signs and omens — both good and bad — and deciding how the tribe should

Way of Mercy

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

physicians to the poor and hurt. However, to those beyond their help, they bring a swift end as an act of mercy. Those who follow the Way of Mercy might be members of a religious order, administering to the

restore a number of hit points equal to a roll of your Martial Arts die + your Wisdom modifier. When you use your Flurry of Blows, you can replace one of the unarmed strikes with a use of this feature

Mithral Tower

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

busy scions climbing into skycoaches, hosting opulent parties, and showing off their latest purchases at all hours of the day. Unicorn Estate has a grand unicorn statue and unicorn-shaped topiaries

adorning the yard beyond an open, wrought-iron gate. Flanking this gate are two guards in House Orien livery. Each wears a beautiful helm shaped like the head of a unicorn. The magnificent marble

Reaching the Tomb

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault

pitons, rope, and a successful DC 15 Strength (Athletics) check for every 100 feet climbed. On a failed check, a character falls 50 feet before they’re caught by their climbing rope, taking 17 (5d6

iron bars, which the characters must bypass to enter the corridor beyond. As an action, a character can try to bend or break the rusty bars, doing so with a successful DC 17 Strength (Athletics) check

Fortress Features

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hold Back The Dead

from the first wave of the attack, magical fog surrounds the fortress. This fog begins at the edge of the map and extends several hundred feet beyond the map’s edge. The area within the fog is Heavily

needed. A character can take a Utilize action to lower or raise a rope ladder. Walls. The fortress walls have few handholds, so climbing them requires a successful DC 10 Strength (Athletics) check. Siege

Approaching the Fortress

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

around in the peaks. Beyond the snowy foothills, low-lying clouds obscure the icy peaks of the gargantuan mountains that form the Spine of the World. Eventually, you get above the clouds and behold a sheer

climbing up a shaft that leads from the forge level to the fortress’s summit. The doors at the top of the shaft remain open until the dragon returns or until someone closes them by using the levers in

Hexblood Traits

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

. Ancestral Legacy. If you replace a race with this lineage, you can keep the following elements of that race: any skill proficiencies you gained from it and any climbing, flying, or swimming speed

Stage 4: Revenge for the “C” Team

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

interior doors, all of which lead to the shared study beyond. The Fallen Investigation of the members of the “C” Team confirms that they are truly dead. No magic available to the characters can return them

nothing of value in any of the bedrooms. Eldritch Horror When any door into the shared study is opened, the characters see the horror that waits beyond. The far wall of the study is filled by a giant

34. Maddgoth's Suite

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

deep snoring coming from beyond it. 34a. Master Bedchamber Maddgoth slept as little as possible and spent almost no time here. The room’s features are as follows: Decor. The wood-paneled walls are

portraits magically spring from their paintings, gaining the statistics of flying swords, and remain detached from the paintings thereafter. Replace the wands’ Longsword action option with the

Meeting Gallio Elibro

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention

, Storm Lord’s Wrath, likely saved Gallio when Thalivar’s restless spirit possessed him. If Gallio died during that quest, replace him with one of his colleagues from the Order of the Many-Starred Cloak

using it to trap and bind monsters from beyond this plane of existence. Once bound, such monsters could serve as useful tools if the town is invaded. However, Gallio needs the characters’ help to trap

Encephalon Cluster

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

5 (−3) WIS 17 (+3) CHA 7 (−2) Damage Resistances psychic Condition Immunities blinded Senses blindsight 60 ft. (can’t see beyond this radius), passive Perception 13 Languages

saving throws against spells and other magical effects. Actions Multiattack. The cluster makes two Slam attacks. It can replace one of these attacks with Spawn Progeny if available. Slam. Melee

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