before blessed diffusing cunning remains

Blessed Stake

Equipment

successful attack with the Blessed Stake kills the Vampire. If the Vampire is CR 10 or lower, the Vampire instantly crumbles to dust. If the Vampire is more powerful, its form remains whole for one year

A Blessed Stake is a necessary tool in the arsenal of vampire hunters everywhere. This wooden spike, roughly a foot in length, has been blessed by a servant of an Arch Seraph in a special ceremony

Stone Cursed Legacy

Monsters Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes

Cunning Opportunist. The stone cursed has advantage on the attack rolls of opportunity attacks. False Appearance. While the stone cursed remains motionless, it is indistinguishable from a normal

Yuan-ti Malison (Type 3) Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

their race, allowing them to shed their frail humanity like dead skin. Those that did not transform eventually became slaves or food for the blessed of the serpent gods. The yuan-ti empires withered

are cunning and ruthless tacticians who readily sacrifice lesser yuan-ti if potential victory justifies such losses. They have no sense of honorable combat and strike first in decisive ambush if they

Sewer King

Monsters Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures

remains until it dies, the sewer king dies, or until the sewer king dismisses it as an action.Sewer kings are hulking, monstrous rats empowered by fiendish blood. This unholy influence gives sewer kings

their enormous size, supernatural strength, wicked cunning, and ability to speak. Deep in the bowels of towns and cities, sewer kings reign over underground vermin, dreaming of the day when rats will

Trapper

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

cunning enough to change its color to match and then conceal itself under a thin layer of vegetation or actual snow. A trapper that lurks on the floor of its hunting grounds can cover any remains there

territory. It remains motionless as it waits for prey to come close. When a target is within its reach, it peels itself away from the surface and wraps around its prey, crushing, smothering, and then

Baba Lysaga

Monsters Curse of Strahd

feet of Baba Lysaga and acts as her ally. It remains until it dies or until Baba Lysaga dismisses it as an action.Two women gave life to Strahd von Zarovich. The first was Queen Ravenovia van Roeyen

her beloved boy, who, in her mind, is eternally blessed. Despite the horrors Strahd has wrought, Lysaga still envisions him as the perfect child she delivered into the world. Strahd is the only thing in

Boss Augustus

Monsters The Book of Many Things

target doesn’t have. During any night when there’s a full moon in the sky, the target becomes an NPC under the DM’s control and remains so until the night ends. A Remove Curse spell

transformed. He reverts to his humanoid form if he dies. Cunning Action. Augustus takes the Dash, Disengage, or Hide action.

Boss Delour

Monsters The Book of Many Things

under the DM’s control and remains so until the night ends. A Remove Curse spell or similar magic ends this curse. Shortsword (Humanoid or Hybrid Form Only). Melee Weapon Attack: +8

hybrid, a Medium giant rat, or his humanoid form. His statistics, other than his size and speed, are the same in each form. Any equipment he is wearing or carrying isn’t transformed. He reverts to his humanoid form if he dies. Cunning Action. Delour takes the Dash, Disengage, or Hide action.

Forlarren

Monsters Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1

, chaotic, and temperamental nature they all share. When its diabolical aspect shines through, a forlarren is a cunning, calculating, and brutal enemy. It might use its natural charm to worm its way

. Unfortunately, when it reaches that breaking point, its diabolical nature asserts itself, and it remains in this scheming, dominating mindset until its plans are foiled and it faces defeat. Then, overwhelmed

Selesnya Initiate

Backgrounds Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

You are a member of a blessed community, built on the ideals of harmony. Here, nature and civilization coexist peacefully, living and growing in accordance with the will of the Worldsoul, Mat&rsquo

public argument with an Izzet chemister, and neither of us is allowed back into that restaurant. 7 I paid off my debt to the Orzhov Syndicate, but my good friend was not so lucky and remains

Bugbear Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

. Cunning Grankhul is the younger one, and in the stories bugbears tell, he gifted them with stealth but in return he sapped their vigor, so that bugbears sleep in his stead while he remains eternally alert

Ki-rin

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

following magical effects is possible for travelers to encounter in the vicinity: Blessed Nature. Beasts, Plants, and Celestials within 3 miles of the ki-rin’s lair grow more vigorous as they evolve

’t gain this benefit, falling as normal. When the ki-rin dies, all these effects disappear immediately, although the invigorating effect on flora and fauna remains for 3 years.Poison

Atagua Gazetteer

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

have shaped this land and blessed its people with resilience. They live, work, and tell stories in villages built on platforms or in sprawling hacienda estates surrounded by sugarcane fields or cacao

threats and engineered by the ancient Flood People who first settled these lands. Yet danger remains. In some years, the rains that end the dry season are late, increasing the risk of wildfires. Bulettes

Mimic

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

Mimic Mimics are shapeshifting predators able to take on the form of inanimate objects to lure creatures to their doom. In dungeons, these cunning creatures most often take the form of doors and

assumes its amorphous form and on parts the mimic uses to move itself. Cunning Hunters. Mimics live and hunt alone, though they occasionally share their feeding grounds with other creatures. Although most

Orog

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

Orog Orogs are orcs blessed with a surprisingly keen intellect that ordinary orcs believe is a gift from the orc goddess Luthic. Like Luthic, orogs prefer to live underground, although the scarcity

of food often brings them to the surface to hunt. Orcs respect an orog’s strength and cunning, and a lone orog might command an orc war band. Stronger and Smarter. An orog uses its strength to bully

Infamy

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

has a signature accessory. 3 Infamy. Your group is linked to an infamous crime, one that remains the talk of the town. 4 Idols. A certain type of person finds criminals alluring, and your band has

acquired a group of such hangers-on. They’re not criminals themselves, just outsiders who admire you for your brutality, cunning, or flair. 5 Legitimate. The Boromar Clan has a legitimate front, though

The Ghaal'dar

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

Lhesh Haruuc remains as the ruler of Darguun, and many fear that his death could throw the region into chaos. As a Ghaal’dar goblinoid, you hold your place through cunning and strength. You may have

S4. Pool and Shrine

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

, bare-chested man, its paint chipped and faded, stands in the gazebo with arms outstretched, as though waiting to be embraced. The pool is fed by an underground spring and was blessed long ago by Saint

the years.) The water otherwise tastes sweet and fresh. The gazebo is so frail that it wouldn’t take more than a strong wind to knock it over. It remains standing because it’s protected from the

Lich

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

own corpses as they pursue ambitions free from mortal bonds. Liches possess exceptional cunning and magical prowess, and they use their unnatural immortality to pursue arcane secrets few could grasp in

into an insidious inferno that burns a mage hollow until only the desire for more magical power remains. —Rudolph van Richten, Van Richten’s Guide to Liches

Mimic

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild

Mimic Mimics are shapeshifting predators able to take on the form of inanimate objects to lure creatures to their doom. In dungeons, these cunning creatures most often take the form of doors and

remains motionless, it is indistinguishable from an ordinary object. Grappler. The mimic has advantage on attack rolls against any creature grappled by it. Actions Pseudopod. Melee Weapon

Orc Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

created the orcs and continues to direct their destiny. He is aided and abetted by the other warrior deities, Bahgtru and Ilneval, who bring strength and cunning to the battlefield. The followers of all

she uses this power and tends to frown upon the one so “blessed.” Future Warriors Young orcs must mature quickly in order to survive their perilous upbringing. Their early years are

Treant

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

table to inspire what mysteries a treant protects. Treant Secrets 1d6 The Treant Is... 1 Blessed by a god and grows magic fruit. 2 Growing atop the entrance to a dungeon or portal to the Feywild

lacks this action. The tree takes its turn immediately after the treant on the same Initiative count, and it obeys the treant. A tree remains animate for 1 day or until it dies, the treant dies, or it is more than 120 feet from the treant. The tree then takes root if possible.

Rakshasa

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

, but legends tell of blessed warriors felling them with crossbow bolts, arrows, or similar weapons. Rakshasas’ appearances combine humanlike bodies with the features of animals and monsters. All

rakshasas have a physical oddity that remains when they adopt magical disguises, such as palms where the backs of the hands would be on humans. Rakshasa Medium Fiend, Lawful Evil AC 17 Initiative +8 (18

8. The Ruby in the Rough

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

Cunning, and Innate Spellcasting features of a deep gnome). Despite the desecration of the drow invasion and the decades of scavenging and raiding in its aftermath, the old city’s honored dead still rest

Pelek’s spirit to rest by placing his remains in the catacombs. If they do this, the ghost of Burrow Warden Jadger appears before them. Burrow Warden Jadger Jadger’s ghost greets the characters but

Orc War Chief

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

Orc War Chief The war chief of an orc tribe is its strongest and most cunning member. The reign of a war chief lasts only as long as it commands the fear and respect of other tribe members, whose

slivers of his savagery. A war chief so blessed finds that his weapons cut deeper into his enemies, allowing him to inflict more carnage. Orc War Chief Medium humanoid (orc), chaotic evil Armor

“Old White Death”

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

tribes known as the Ice Hunters, because of the many enemies Arauthator has frozen into the icy walls of the berg’s hollowed interior. In addition to his size, cunning, and ferocity, Arauthator wields

Arauthator seeks a way to gain her commitment. At one time, Arveiaturace served a wizard named Meltharond, whose corpse remains strapped to a saddle on the dragon’s back. She has never accepted his death

Shambling Mound

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

rudimentary cunning. Such conditions include strikes from magical lightning, nature defending itself, or druidic curses. Roll on or choose a result from the Shambling Mound Cultivation table to inspire a

with vermin or fungi. 4 Made up of knotty vines entangling skeletons. 5 Mutated and leaking glowing pollution. 6 The remains of an ancient tree or a treant. Shambling Mound Large Plant, Unaligned

Beholders: Bad Dreams Come True

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

beholder’s mind remains semiconscious even as it dreams. As a result, on rare occasions when a beholder dreams of another beholder, the dream-reality becomes warped and takes on physical form, becoming

. Think ye weave cunning schemes and elaborate intrigues with fallback plans and positions? Beholders change, refine, discard, and spin anew scores of such plans, all the time. To the average beholder, human intrigues are the fumblings of babies. — Elminster

Sewer King

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume Four

, monstrous rats empowered by fiendish blood. This unholy influence gives sewer kings their enormous size, supernatural strength, wicked cunning, and ability to speak. Deep in the bowels of towns and cities

king’s commands, and takes its turn immediately after the sewer king’s. The swarm remains until it dies, the sewer king dies, or until the sewer king dismisses it as an action. Bonus Actions Skitter. The sewer king moves up to its speed without provoking opportunity attacks.

“Old White Death”

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

tribes known as the Ice Hunters, because of the many enemies Arauthator has frozen into the icy walls of the berg’s hollowed interior. In addition to his size, cunning, and ferocity, Arauthator wields

Arauthator seeks a way to gain her commitment. At one time, Arveiaturace served a wizard named Meltharond, whose corpse remains strapped to a saddle on the dragon’s back. She has never accepted his death

Adventures in Bluetspur

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

within the shattered remains of a fluid-filled tube deep in Citadel Subterrene. They have no idea how they arrived there. 2 A cavern the characters were exploring seamlessly abuts with Bluetspur

only surviving creature in the wreck is a cunning displacer beast. 4 The characters find a strange but adorable creature trapped within an abandoned alien installation. The being is a lovable

Trapper

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

surroundings, while its soft, inward-facing side clings to the floor, wall, or ceiling in its hunting territory. It remains motionless as it waits for prey to come close. When a target is within its reach

can’t change its texture to that of a grassy or snow-covered surface, but it is just cunning enough to change its color to match and then conceal itself under a thin layer of vegetation or actual

Northedge

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

crypts until their remains can be transported to Aerenal. Shae Lias, Upper Northedge Nightshade An apothecary dealing in exotic herbs and salves, Nightshade is also a tavern specializing in lightly

to be a priest, many believe that Daca is blessed and guided by Boldrei. High Hope, Middle Northedge The Bear’s Rest A modest inn maintained by a beasthide shifter named Leara, who usually gives a

Victoro Cassalanter

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

contract states, “one shy of a million gold coins and the sacrifice of one shy of a hundred unfortunate souls.” Victoro is well schooled, suave, slow to anger, and blessed with good health, long life

other devils. It remains for 1 minute, until it or Victoro dies, or until Victoro dismisses it as an action.

Features of Meletis

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

a splendid view of the sky, renowned as a place to study Nyx, the home of the gods. Special crystals shaped by thaumaturges and blessed by the oracles of the gods enhance the view, making it easier

defeating his armies and striking the archon down. From their victory rose the polis of Meletis and the use of magic among mortals. Agnomakhos’s fall remains a point of honor in the minds of Meletis’s people, a moment immortalized in relief upon countless civic buildings throughout the polis.

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