before blows diffusing change replaces

Gunvald Halraggson

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

Indomitable (3/Day). Gunvald can reroll a saving throw he fails. He must use the new roll. Menacing Blows (1/Turn). Gunvald deals an extra 6 (1d12);{"diceNotation":"1d12","rollType":"roll

","rollAction":"Menacing Blows"} damage when he hits a target with a weapon attack. If the target is a creature, it must succeed on a DC 14 Wisdom saving throw or be frightened until the start of Gunvald's next

Quandrix Professor of Substance

Monsters Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

properties of growth. Their magic alters and replaces the equations that describe the natural world, including creatures, space, and substance. Through these manipulations, the professors change their size

merely intellectual concepts, but that they exist physically in all things. Professors of substance teach their students to wield magic practically, creating tangible change in the world around them

Moonlight Guardian

Monsters Vecna: Eve of Ruin

true form, it is forced into its true form and can’t change forms until the end of the guardian’s next turn. On a successful save, a creature takes half as much damage only. “Thought

into its blows. It can also unleash searing blasts of lunar energy that can expose shapeshifters by forcing them into their true forms.Poison, RadiantBludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks

Ancient Brass Dragon Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

damage or someone uses an action to wake it. Change Shape. The dragon magically polymorphs into a humanoid or beast that has a challenge rating no higher than its own, or back into its true form. It

initiative ties), the dragon takes a lair action to cause one of the following effects: A strong wind blows around the dragon. Each creature within 60 feet of the dragon must succeed on a DC 15

Ancient Silver Dragon Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success. Change Shape. The dragon magically polymorphs into a humanoid or beast that has a challenge rating no higher than its own, or back into its

fog cloud spell. The fog lasts until initiative count 20 on the next round. A blisteringly cold wind blows through the lair near the dragon. Each creature within 120 feet of the dragon must succeed on

Adult Silver Dragon Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

turns, ending the effect on itself on a success. Change Shape. The dragon magically polymorphs into a humanoid or beast that has a challenge rating no higher than its own, or back into its true form

spell. The fog lasts until initiative count 20 on the next round. A blisteringly cold wind blows through the lair near the dragon. Each creature within 120 feet of the dragon must succeed on a DC 15

Stalagma Steelshadow

Monsters Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success. Change Shape. The dragon magically polymorphs into a humanoid or beast that has a challenge rating no higher than its own, or back into

dragon creates fog as if it had cast the fog cloud spell. The fog lasts until initiative count 20 on the next round. A blisteringly cold wind blows through the lair near the dragon. Each creature within

Larine Arneza

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

working on a solo synchronized swimming routine that replaces the other students with a shoal of fish. Rehearsals aren’t going well. As an employee of the Strixhaven Performing Arts Society, Larine is

a ticket taker, a job she’s recently switched to as a result of struggling to give correct change while working at the box office. Extracurriculars: Intramural Water-Dancing Club Job: Strixhaven

Ominous Arrival

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes’ Feast: Saving the Children’s Menu

them to be quiet, then closes the trapdoor and replaces the crate on top of it. Anyone looking outside sees three fire giants heading for the house. Two enormous hell hounds (change their size to

Kobold Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

waking time is spent working, adversarial kobolds rarely have opportunities to exchange insults, let alone come to blows over their differences. Kobolds choose mates primarily for convenience. Their

, kobold females aren’t exempted from war or work. Furthermore, kobolds can slowly change sex. If most males or females of a tribe are killed, some survivors change over several months until the

Moonlight Guardian

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

moonlight guardian’s body is infused with magical moonlight that the creature can channel into its blows. It can also unleash searing blasts of lunar energy that can expose shapeshifters by forcing them into

save, a creature takes 22 (5d8) radiant damage, and if it isn’t in its true form, it is forced into its true form and can’t change forms until the end of the guardian’s next turn. On a successful save, a creature takes half as much damage only. Nikki Dawes

Armorer

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

you can retract or deploy the helmet as a bonus action. The armor replaces any missing limbs, functioning identically to a limb it replaces. You can doff or don the armor as an action. The armor

attack with that weapon, you can add your Intelligence modifier, instead of Strength or Dexterity, to the attack and damage rolls. You can change the armor’s model whenever you finish a short or long

Book Description

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

, and to accepting ourselves.” Mirror Magic When any creature holds The Price of Beauty and gazes into the mirror, the image of Sune replaces their own reflection and speaks in a soft voice, saying

mentions a desire to change something about itself, or that it feels unwell, tired, or unhappy, the illusion responds, “If rest, relaxation, or transformation is what you need, then follow the lilies

Diana

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Uni and the Hunt for the Lost Horn

Rest, you can change the kind of weapon to another eligible kind. (You have selected Quarterstaffs, which have the following mastery property.) Topple. If you hit a creature with this weapon, you can

: Flurry of Blows, Patient Defense, and Step of the Wind, each of which is detailed below. When you spend a Focus Point, it is unavailable until you finish a Short or Long Rest, at the end of which you

Elemental Plane of Fire

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

cinder storms away from the City of Brass, but elsewhere in the plane, the wind always blows, sometimes rising to hurricane force during the worst storms. The heat on the Plane of Fire is comparable to

hangout for ballooning enthusiasts. Plane of Fire Adventures Fire represents vibrancy, passion, and change. At its best, fire reflects the light of inspiration, the warmth of compassion, and the flame

Reghed Nomads

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

tries to be honorable, but he is often merciless and doesn’t change his mind easily. He has trouble relating to Ten-Towners, so he avoids them. His perspective on townsfolk might change if they helped

Senses passive Perception 10 Languages Common Challenge 5 (1,800 XP) Indomitable (3/Day). Gunvald can reroll a saving throw he fails. He must use the new roll. Menacing Blows (1/Turn

Life and Outlook

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

blows over their differences. Kobolds choose mates primarily for convenience. Their lack of emotional bonding means they have no concept of marriage or permanent family relationships. Their eggs are

. Because they lay eggs, and the eggs don’t require much tending, kobold females aren’t exempted from war or work. Furthermore, kobolds can slowly change sex. If most males or females of a tribe are

Quandrix Scholars

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

philosophy, manipulating physical dimensions and properties of growth. Their magic alters and replaces the equations that describe the natural world, including creatures, space, and substance. Through these

manipulations, the professors change their size and the physical form of others, manipulate nature into rapid growth, travel instantaneously, and even fold space into deadly edges. These professors

42. The Chapel of Kukulkan

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3

stands a statue of a warrior. The stairs to the east, across the room, are partly obscured by shadow. The southern staircase is luminescent, appearing to change colors in the light. Tucked into each nook

light, which can’t be made brighter by any means. Any character who mounts the stairs falls down and rolls back onto the floor, taking 3 (1d6) bludgeoning damage. The southern stairs change color

Blue Dragon Lairs

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

) check to disbelieve it. A creature who disbelieves the illusion sees it as a vague image superimposed on the underlying terrain. Sandstorm. A sandstorm blows constantly within 1 mile of the dragon’s lair

her physical form and becoming a god. Iymrith often appears as a storm giant using her special Change Shape trait. In this guise, she infiltrates storm giant settlements and insinuates herself into

Mysterious Visitors

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

Mysterious Visitors The details of this adventure hook assume that your D&D campaign is based in or near Daggerford, a town on the Sword Coast in the Forgotten Realms, but you can change the location

count Lady Morwen as a friend and a benefactor. A cool autumn breeze blows through the streets as you make your way to the keep. As you dine on hot, spicy soup and tenderly cooked pheasant, you can

Specific Spells

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

enhanced with Shillelagh just as it is for a normal one. Do the effects of Storm of Vengeance stack? Or do the effects change each turn? In the spell Storm of Vengeance, each new effect replaces the

the those of the beast form? Polymorph replaces only the target’s character sheet or stat block with the stat block of the chosen form. Other effects, such as other spells, still exist. What kinds of

Meeting the Inhabitants

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle

of which runs across her left eye, which is milky and blind. An elegant prosthetic made from wood and metal replaces her right leg below the knee. Varnoth was a feared general at the head of a

working in the temple recently, she witnessed a ship change course and crash into the rocks to the north (see “Cloister Quests”). Varnoth is indifferent to visitors, but a character can shift her attitude

Feywild Features

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Domains of Delight: A Feywild Accessory

happily sunning itself on the rock’s surface. Time and distance in the Feywild are mutable, as is the plane’s geography. Roads are uncommon, and those that exist are as likely to change as the land around

touches. 8 A howling wind blows through the party, and each party member must roll a d8. Anyone who rolls an 8 has a trinket or some other tiny, nonmagical item (such as a coin) stolen from them by

Specific Spells

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

accomplish while the cloud lingers. Do the effects of storm of vengeance stack? Or do the effects change each turn? In the spell storm of vengeance, each new effect replaces the effect of the previous

effects of polymorph have other spell effects on them, or are those game statistics also replaced by the those of the beast form? Polymorph replaces only the target’s character sheet or stat block with the

Giants

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

: +12 to hit, range 60/240 ft., one target. Hit: 30 (4d10 + 8) bludgeoning damage. The attack deals an extra 14 (4d6) damage if the giant has advantage on the attack roll. Change Shape. The giant

, its elemental weapons disappear. Forsaken Form. A storm giant quintessent can revert to its true giant form on a whim. The change is temporary but can be maintained long enough for the giant to

Crushing Wave Cultists

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

, or back into its true form. Anything the fathomer is wearing or carrying is subsumed into the serpent form during the change, inaccessible until the fathomer returns to its true form. The fathomer

powers of ice and cold. To gain the frigid power of elemental water, the shiver removes one eye and replaces it with a frosty white orb that can blast foes with an icy ray. When the orb isn’t in use, the

Metallic Dragons

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

. This effect ends for a creature if the creature takes damage or someone uses an action to wake it. Change Shape. The dragon magically polymorphs into a humanoid or beast that has a challenge rating

20 (losing initiative ties), the dragon takes a lair action to cause one of the following effects: A strong wind blows around the dragon. Each creature within 60 feet of the dragon must succeed on a DC

Ascendant Factions

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

revels in danger and decay. Pentar has come to blows with Harmonium patrols on many occasions. She toys with the idea of aligning with the Hands of Havoc, hoping to toss a spark into the mass of dry

change, they set fire to outdated and oppressive institutions, letting the ashes pave the way for something new. Wreakers vehemently oppose rigid laws, especially those that serve bureaucracies more

The Foundry

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2

Charisma (Persuasion) check. The characters can change her attitude to indifferent, reducing the check DC to 10, with a suitable bribe (at least 100 gp). Ghared can share any of the following information if

personal quarters. Nimira has appropriated the room for her own use. This room appears to be a bedchamber. In one corner to the south stands a large wooden sleeping platform, badly gouged by axe blows

Locations on the Fortress Level

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a1

blows up from below, bringing with it the scent of dust and a faint trace of rot. 3. Crumbled Courtyard The narrow stairs empty into a small courtyard, apparently the top of what was once a

the kobolds within to unbar the door. Otherwise, the kobolds open the door only when guards return to the room for a shift change. Several small but smoky fires light this wide and high chamber

D&D Beyond

Search Results