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Lyre of Building

Magic Items Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

While holding this lyre, you can cast mending as an action. You can also play the lyre as a reaction when an object or a structure you can see within 300 feet of you takes damage, causing it to be

immune to that damage and any further damage of the same type until the start of your next turn. In addition, you can play the lyre as an action to cast fabricate, move earth, passwall, or summon construct (appears in this book), and that spell can’t be cast from it again until the next dawn.

Tile Chimera

Monsters Tyranny of Dragons

one.Narrow Dodge. When targeted by a melee attack, the tile chimera can take a reaction to turn its narrowest aspect toward the attacker. The attacker has disadvantage on the attack roll.A chimera is a

. The tile chimera acts as a normal chimera magically animated, except it is a construct that doesn’t breathe, drink, eat, or sleep. It makes a clacking noise as it moves, and when injured, it

Yuan-ti Pureblood Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

advisor in human society. The very rare offspring of such a union are always purebloods, although they may appear fully human at birth and for several years afterward. The yuan-ti know rituals that

they don’t believe they have a reasonable chance of success. This reaction isn’t out of cowardice, but practicality—yuan-ti value their own lives much too highly to risk them when the

Skitterwidget Problem

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries

a problem for Candlekeep. Any pair of skitterwidgets—including any left undestroyed in area U6, which survive even if the Barn Door launches into space—can mate and give birth to kiddywidgets. Those

tiny constructs soon grow to be as big as their parents, and they can make kiddywidgets of their own in turn. If the construct population isn’t culled, Candlekeep might one day be overrun by the

Reaction

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

Reaction When a new sorcerer enters the world, either at birth or later when one’s power becomes evident, the consequences of that event depend greatly on how its witnesses react to what they have

seen. When your sorcerer’s powers appeared, how did the world around you respond? Were other people supportive, fearful, or somewhere in between? Reactions d6 Reaction 1 Your powers are seen as a

Lyre of Building

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

Lyre of Building Wondrous item, rare (requires attunement by a bard) While holding this lyre, you can cast mending as an action. You can also play the lyre as a reaction when an object or a structure

as an action to cast fabricate, move earth, passwall, or summon construct (appears in this book), and that spell can’t be cast from it again until the next dawn.

Mighty Servant of Leuk-o

Magic Items Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

Named for the warlord who infamously employed it, the Mighty Servant of Leuk-o is a fantastically powerful, 10-foot-tall machine that turns into an animate construct when piloted. Crafted of a

action, you can command the servant to take one of the actions in its stat block or some other action. When a creature provokes an opportunity attack from the servant, you can use your reaction to command

Duergar Screamer

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

Duergar Screamer A duergar screamer is a construct that uses sonic energy to grind rock into dust. Duergar accused of spreading gossip or plotting against their superiors are trapped within one of

these devices, their beards shorn and their ongoing agony channeled into psionic energy that powers the screamer. Duergar Screamer Medium construct, lawful evil Armor Class 15 (natural armor) Hit

Steel Defender (p. 61)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata

. Repair (3/Day). The magical mechanisms inside the defender restore 2d8 + PB hit points to itself or to one construct or object within 5 feet of it. Reaction Deflect Attack. The defender imposes

reaction on its own, but the only action it takes on its turn is the Dodge action, unless you take a bonus action on your turn to command it to take another action. That action can be one in its stat

Duergar Hammerer

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

duergar’s pain into energy that powers the device, which is typically used to dig tunnels and repel invaders. Duergar Hammerer Medium construct, lawful evil Armor Class 17 (natural armor) Hit Points 33

the hammerer can respond by using its Multiattack with its reaction. Siege Monster. The hammerer deals double damage to objects and structures. Actions Multiattack. The hammerer makes two

Born to Serve

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

githyanki raise their young in hidden crèches that they construct in far-flung places on the Material Plane. Such measures are necessary because birth and growth are impossible on the Astral Plane

implacable master. And they call that liberation? — Adaka Fell Hand, githzerai monk From birth, githyanki are conditioned to fight and die for their queen. Children endure a brutal upbringing that

Skitterwidget

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries

Medium construct Armor Class 18 (natural armor) Hit Points 85 (10d8 + 40) Speed 30 ft., climb 30 ft. STR 16 (+3) DEX 14 (+2) CON 18 (+4) INT 3 (-4

cuter than their parents. A skitterwidget strives to protect nearby kiddywidgets, whether it gave birth to them or not. If it receives a command from its master that would endanger the life of one or

Blade Lieutenant

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

Construct (Warforged), Typically Lawful Evil Armor Class 16 (natural armor) Hit Points 153 (18d8 + 72) Speed 30 ft. STR 18 (+4) DEX 13 (+1) CON 19 (+4) INT 14 (+2) WIS 14 (+2

target can see or hear the lieutenant, the target can make one melee attack using its reaction, if available, and has advantage on the attack roll. Rally the Troops (1/Day). The lieutenant ends the

4. Mosaic Chamber

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons

to attack in melee until it can breathe again. CUSTOMIZATION: ANIMATED TILE CREATURE An animated tile creature acts like the creature it resembles, except it is a construct that doesn’t breathe

collected and kept separate from the rest of the creature’s tiles. A tile creature gains the following reaction. Narrow Dodge. When targeted by a melee attack, the tile creature can take a reaction

Homunculus Servant

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

bonus (PB) in several places. In combat, the homunculus shares your initiative count, but it takes its turn immediately after yours. It can move and use its reaction on its own, but the only action it

its heart in its space. Homunculus Servant Tiny construct Armor Class 13 (natural armor) Hit Points 1 + your Intelligence modifier + your artificer level (the homunculus has a number of Hit Dice

Homunculus Servant (p. 62)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata

changed to read as follows: “In combat, the homunculus shares your initiative count, but it takes its turn immediately after yours. It can move and use its reaction on its own, but the only action it takes

heart in its space.” The homunculus servant’s stat block has been replaced with the stat block presented on this page. Homunculus Servant Tiny construct Armor Class 13 (natural armor) Hit Points 1

Homunculus Servant

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron

stat block. In combat, the homunculus shares your initiative count, but it takes its turn immediately after yours. It can move and use its reaction on its own, but the only action it takes on its turn

points if the mending spell is cast on it. If it dies, it vanishes, leaving its heart in its space. Homunculus Servant Tiny construct, neutral Armor Class 13 (natural armor) Hit Points equal the

4. Mosaic Chamber

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat

to attack in melee until it can breathe again. CUSTOMIZATION: ANIMATED TILE CREATURE An animated tile creature acts like the creature it resembles, except it is a construct that has no need to

tiles are collected and kept separate from the rest of the creature’s tiles. A tile creature gains the following reaction. Narrow Dodge. When targeted by a melee attack, the tile creature can take a

Battle Smith

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

initiative count, but it takes its turn immediately after yours. It can move and use its reaction on its own, but the only action it takes on its turn is the Dodge action, unless you take a bonus action on

you have smith’s tools with you. If you already have a defender from this feature, the first one immediately perishes. The defender also perishes if you die. Steel Defender Medium construct Armor

Homunculus Servant

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

bonus (PB) in several places. In combat, the homunculus shares your initiative count, but it takes its turn immediately after yours. It can move and use its reaction on its own, but the only action it

its heart in its space. Homunculus Servant Tiny construct Armor Class 13 (natural armor) Hit Points 1 + your Intelligence modifier + your artificer level (the homunculus has a number of Hit Dice

Battle Smith

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

count, but it takes its turn immediately after yours. It can move and use its reaction on its own, but the only action it takes on its turn is the Dodge action, unless you take a bonus action on your

have smith’s tools with you. If you already have a defender from this feature, the first one immediately perishes. The defender also perishes if you die. Steel Defender Medium construct Armor

Battle Smith

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer

Battle Smith Command a Construct Guardian Michael Broussard Battle Smith Subclass A Battle Smith is a combination of protector and medic, an expert at defending others and repairing both

Friendly to you and your allies and obeys you. It vanishes if you die. The Defender in Combat. In combat, the defender acts during your turn. It can move and take its Reaction on its own, but the

Drow House Captain

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse

Battle Command. Choose one creature within 30 feet of the drow that the drow can see. If the chosen creature can see or hear the drow, that creature can use its reaction to make one melee attack or

weapon. House captains will do anything to protect their family—whether that’s their birth house or their platoon of scrappy rebels. I’d do anything for my (sometimes infuriating) mother and for my chosen family, so I admire their dedication. TASHA

4. Pretty Big Hate Machine

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

construct with immunity to poison and psychic damage, as well as the blinded, deafened, charmed, frightened, paralyzed, and poisoned conditions. It has a walking speed of 40 feet. Its main body (saucer and

reaction to detach it from its main body. Whenever one of its legs is disabled, Shockerstomper’s walking speed is reduced by 10 feet. The whole contraption topples over and shuts down if four of its seven

Goliaths

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

a result, few goliaths live to see old age. Goliath Names Every goliath has three names: a birth name assigned by the newborn’s mother and father, a nickname assigned by the tribal chief, and a

family or clan name. Birth Names: Aukan, Eglath, Gae-Al, Gauthak, Ilikan, Keothi, Kuori, Lo-Kag, Manneo, Maveith, Nalla, Orilo, Paavu, Pethani, Thalai, Thotham, Uthal, Vaunea, Vimak Nicknames: Bearkiller

Mighty Servant of Leuk-o

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

powerful, 10-foot-tall machine that turns into an animate construct when piloted. Crafted of a gleaming black alloy of unknown origin, the servant is often described as a combination of a disproportioned

can use your reaction to command the servant to make one Destructive Fist attack against that creature. While there are no attuned creatures inside the servant, it is an inert object. Ghost in the

Purphoros's Champions

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

at the moment of your birth, signifying Purphoros’s blessing of the event. 2 As a young artist, you breathed the intoxicating fumes of a volcano and found mystical inspiration. 3 You are

While you are standing and an effect would push you 1 foot or more, you can use your reaction to not be pushed. Champion of the Forge Piety 50+ Purphoros trait You can increase your Strength or Intelligence score by 2 and also increase your maximum for that score by 2.

Duergar

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

against their enemies while urging them to acts of brutality, all the while concealing his identity. Duergar Hammerer The hammerer is a bipedal construct with a duergar strapped inside it. One of its arms

invaders. Duergar Hammerer Medium construct, lawful evil Armor Class 17 (natural armor) Hit Points 33 (6d8 + 6) Speed 20 ft. STR 17 (+3) DEX 7 (−2) CON 12 (+1) INT

Xaos

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands

alive—a hovering, sapient Construct that feeds on Xaos’s disorderly residents. Periodically, Automata deploys modrons to recover the lost unit, but they are swallowed just the same, absorbed into the

mysterious geometric pillar, their victims become unwilling incubators for hideous slaad tadpoles that erupt from their hosts at birth. Adventures in Xaos The Xaos Adventures table offers suggestions for

Hobgoblins

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules

. Longbow. Ranged Attack Roll: +4, range 150/600 ft. Hit: 6 (1d8 + 2) Piercing damage plus 5 (2d4) Poison damage. Homunculus Tiny Construct, Neutral AC 13 Initiative +2 (12) HP 4 (1d4 + 2

. For each head the hydra has beyond one, it gets an extra Reaction that can be used only for Opportunity Attacks. Actions Multiattack. The hydra makes as many Bite attacks as it has heads. Bite. Melee Attack Roll: +8, reach 10 ft. Hit: 10 (1d10 + 5) Piercing damage.

Monsters (I)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules

, reach 5 ft. or range 30/120 ft. Hit: 14 (2d8 + 5) Piercing damage plus 10 (3d6) Cold damage. Until the end of its next turn, the target can’t take a Bonus Action or Reaction, its Speed decreases by 10

takes 7 (2d6) Thunder damage at the start of each of the stalker’s turns. Iron Golem Large Construct, Unaligned AC 20 Initiative +9 (19) HP 252 (24d10 + 120) Speed 30 ft. Ability Score Mod

College of Creation

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

takes its turn immediately after yours. It can move and use its reaction on its own, but the only action it takes on its turn is the Dodge action, unless you take a bonus action on your turn to command

dancing item from this feature, the first one immediately becomes inanimate. Dancing Item Large or smaller construct Armor Class 16 (natural armor) Hit Points 10 + five times your bard level Speed

Using Miniatures

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

easier to run with visual aids, the most common of which are miniatures and a grid. If you like to construct model terrain, build three-dimensional dungeons, or draw maps on large vinyl mats, you

facing as a reaction when any other creature moves. A creature can normally target only creatures in its front or side arcs. It can’t see into its rear arc. This means an attacker in the creature’s

Warforged Colossus

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

. When the original warforged colossus took its first thunderous footsteps, it was met with a reaction of equal parts awe and horror — and it was almost immediately sent north toward Metrol, where

smashed through a wall, then pour out through hatches once the colossus was in position. Docent Network. Controlling a construct of such size proved to be a great challenge for the Cannith artificers

Duergar

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse

) Proficiency Bonus +2 Cavalry Training. When the duergar hits a target with a melee attack while mounted, the mount can use its reaction to make one melee attack against the same target. Duergar

60 feet of it. The target must succeed on a DC 12 Intelligence saving throw, or the duergar causes it to use its reaction, if available, either to make one weapon attack against another creature the

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