before bones deciding class replacing

Wand of Orcus

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

Armor Class while holding the wand. Spells. The wand has 7 charges and regains 1d4 + 3 expended charges daily at dawn. While holding the wand, you can cast one of the spells on the following table

unoccupied spaces within 300 feet of you and obey your commands until they are destroyed or until the next dawn, when they collapse into inanimate piles of bones and rotting corpses. Once you use this

Ebondeath

Monsters Divine Contention

, including gaining access to the target's knowledge, class features, and proficiencies. The possession lasts until the body drops to 0 hit points, Ebondeath ends it as a bonus action, or Ebondeath is turned or

dragon's bones turned to dust.Cold, Necrotic, PoisonAcid, Fire, Lightning, Thunder; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks

Caradoc

Monsters Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

action. He otherwise uses the possessed target’s statistics but doesn’t gain access to the target’s knowledge, class features, or proficiencies. The possession lasts until the body

tongues to spread his lies. However, Caradoc is tethered to his scorched bones, which collect dust in Dargaard Keep. He can leave the accursed castle while possessing the body of a Humanoid, but he

Wand of Orcus Legacy

Magic Items 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

while the wand is attuned to Orcus himself. Protection. You gain a +3 bonus to Armor Class while holding the wand. Spells. The wand has 7 charges. While holding it, you can use an action and expend 1

Wizard Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

circle, bringing a whiff of brimstone from the otherworldly plane beyond. Crouching on the floor in a dungeon intersection, a gnome tosses a handful of small bones inscribed with mystic symbols

, defined and united as a class by the spells they cast. Drawing on the subtle weave of magic that permeates the cosmos, wizards cast spells of explosive fire, arcing lightning, subtle deception, and brute

K67. Hall of Bones

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

K67. Hall of Bones Once a mess hall for the castle guards, this room is now desecrated ground (see “Wilderness Hazards” in chapter 5, “Adventure Environments,” of the Dungeon Master’s Guide). Dark

stains cover the floor of this area. Large oak tables, scarred and beaten, lay scattered like toys about the room, their wood crushed and splintered. Replacing them are furnishings made entirely of

Changing a Skill

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

replacing that skill proficiency with another skill proficiency offered by your class at 1st level. A convenient time for such a change is when you reach a level that grants you the Ability Score Increase

Goblin Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

the tribe. If the creature is dimwitted, like a troll or ogre, the lower-class goblins give it obeisance, but before long the upper-class goblins begin to think that whoever can bend the ear of the

might display more than one of these items. Status Symbols d20 Status Symbol 1 Earrings and notches in an ear 2 Rib bones tied into hair 3 A belt made from raccoon pelts

Modifying a Class

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

make the class over- or underpowered. Ask yourself the following questions about a feature you’re replacing: What impact does replacing the feature have on exploration, social interaction, or combat

? Does replacing the feature affect how long the party can continue adventuring in a day? Does the feature consume resources provided elsewhere in the class? Does the feature work all the time, or is it

Bardic Inspiration

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

it makes. The creature can wait until after it rolls the d20 before deciding to use the Bardic Inspiration die, but must decide before the DM says whether the roll succeeds or fails. Once the Bardic

regain any expended uses when you finish a long rest. Your Bardic Inspiration die changes when you reach certain levels in this class. The die becomes a d8 at 5th level, a d10 at 10th level, and a d12 at 15th level.

Bardic Inspiration

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

it makes. The creature can wait until after it rolls the d20 before deciding to use the Bardic Inspiration die, but must decide before the DM says whether the roll succeeds or fails. Once the Bardic

regain any expended uses when you finish a long rest. Your Bardic Inspiration die changes when you reach certain levels in this class. The die becomes a d8 at 5th level, a d10 at 10th level, and a d12 at 15th level.

Chapter 1: This Is Your Life

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

don’t do is account for all the circumstances that shaped your character during the years between your birth and the start of your career as a member of a class. What did your character accomplish or

experience before deciding to become an adventurer? What were the circumstances of your birth? How large is your family, and what sorts of relationships do you have with your relatives? Which people

How and When to Use the Tables

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

, they don’t occupy a specific place in that process. You can use some of them early on — for instance, it’s possible to determine your parents and other family members immediately after deciding your

character’s race — but you could also wait until later in the process. You might prefer to establish more facts about your character’s game identity — such as your class, ability scores, and alignment — before supplementing that information with what’s offered here.

Special Traits

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

Spellcasting class feature has a spellcaster level and spell slots, which it uses to cast its spells of 1st level and higher (as explained in the Player’s Handbook). The spellcaster level is also used

for any cantrips included in the feature. The monster has a list of spells known or prepared from a particular class. The list might also include spells from a feature in that class, such as the

Special Traits

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

5th-level spell slots. You can change the spells that a monster knows or has prepared, replacing any spell on its spell list with a spell of the same level and from the same class list. If you do so

Spellcasting class feature has a spellcaster level and spell slots, which it uses to cast its spells of 1st level and higher. The spellcaster level is also used for any cantrips included in the

Orc Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

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

corpse’s ears for three days to ward off any retribution, and then bury or burn them. Three ravens is always a good sign. It is good luck to spit where you are about to sleep. Gnome bones can

First-Year Student

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

a student has selected a college, they trade their plain gray first-year uniforms for the trappings of their chosen school and begin honing—or even replacing—the magic they learned in their initial

year with other skills. First-Year Student Medium or Small Humanoid (Wizard), Any Alignment Armor Class 11 Hit Points 33 (6d8 + 6) Speed 30 ft. STR 8 (−1) DEX 12 (+1) CON

Anhkolox

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

Anhkolox Anhkoloxes are vicious undead creatures created from the bones of bears and other beasts. Their barbed bones grind and crack, often moving in seemingly impossible ways. Anhkoloxes are driven

about with their claws—they delight in knocking foes into pits full of jagged bones—and their barbed rib cage cracks open like a hunting trap to snap closed around a victim. Anhkolox Huge Undead

Albino Dwarves

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

armor out of dinosaur hide; shape weapons out of dinosaur bones, flint, and wood; and craft ornate jewelry out of bones, feathers, tusks, and stone beads. Albino dwarves haven’t forgotten how to

forge metal, but they seldom have the means to do so. Albino Dwarf Warrior Medium humanoid (dwarf), any alignment Armor Class 13 (hide armor) Hit Points 30 (4d8 + 12) Speed 25 ft. STR 13

Skeletal Juggernaut

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

Skeletal Juggernaut As seen lumbering across the beaches in Isle of the Abbey, a skeletal juggernaut is an oversized, bipedal assembly of bones that loses a portion of its mass with each step. These

skeletal guardians hold together for only a short time before disassembling into a gang of individual undead. Skeletal Juggernaut Large undead, lawful evil Armor Class 13 (armor scraps) Hit

Skeletal Juggernaut

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

Skeletal Juggernaut A skeletal juggernaut is an oversized, bipedal assembly of bones that loses a portion of its mass with each step. These skeletal guardians hold together for only a short time

before disassembling into a gang of individual undead. Skeletal Juggernaut Large undead, lawful evil Armor Class 13 (armor scraps) Hit Points 142 (19d10 + 38) Speed 30 ft. STR 16 (+3

Walruses

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

, fat, skin, bones, and tusks. Walrus Large beast, unaligned Armor Class 9 Hit Points 22 (3d10 + 6) Speed 20 ft., swim 40 ft. STR 15 (+2) DEX 9 (−1) CON 14 (+2) INT

specimen weighs at least 12,000 pounds. Giant Walrus Huge beast, unaligned Armor Class 9 Hit Points 85 (9d12 + 27) Speed 20 ft., swim 40 ft. STR 22 (+6) DEX 9 (−1) CON 16 (+3

Skeleton

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver

Skeleton Assemblages of bones animated by dark magic, skeletons heed the summons of those who create them or rise of their own accord in places saturated with deathly magic. Skeleton Medium undead

, lawful evil Armor Class 13 (armor scraps) Hit Points 13 (2d8 + 4) Speed 30 ft. STR 10 (+0) DEX 14 (+2) CON 15 (+2) INT 6 (−2) WIS 8 (−1) CHA

Dragonbone Golem

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

Dragonbone Golem A dragonbone golem is composed of dragon bones linked together with adamantine wire into the form of a dragon, animated by drawing on the bones’ inherent magic. Most dragonbone

golems are created by powerful dragons from the bones of vanquished rivals. Each bone is etched with intricate glyphs that allow animating power to flow through the golem’s form. Dragonbone golems

Bone Roc

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

Bone Roc Brynn Metheney Bone rocs often serve as flying mounts for undead soldiers A bone roc is a birdlike Undead that can incorporate the bones of multiple flying creatures. Despite their name

, bone rocs aren’t always reanimated skeletons of rocs. You may customize a bone roc by rolling on the Bone Roc Sources table to determine the type of bones used and how that affects its stat block. Bone

Tarkanan Assassin

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

. Tarkanan Assassin Medium humanoid (any race), any non-good alignment Armor Class 15 (studded leather) Hit Points 45 (7d8 + 14) Speed 30 ft. STR 12 (+1) DEX 16 (+3) CON 14

mark, replacing the spells in the stat block’s Innate Spellcasting trait. Aberrant Dragonmark Innate Spells d6 At Will 1/Day 1 Fire bolt (2d10) Burning hands (3d6) 2 Shocking

Additional Crew Stations

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

station takes 14 days of work. Replacing an existing crew station with a different one halves the cost of the new crew station. An airship’s Helm can’t be removed or replaced. At the DM’s discretion

, most of the siege equipment shown in the Dungeon Master’s Guide can also be installed on an airship as a crew station. Elemental Thrusters (7,500 GP) Huge Object Armor Class: 18 Hit Points: 20 Boost

Minor Alterations

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

scores can alter a monster’s attack bonus, damage, Armor Class, or Hit Points, which in turn can alter its Challenge Rating. Languages You can change any or all of the languages the creature knows. You

stat block has spells, you can replace any of its spells with a different spell of the same level. Avoid replacing a spell that deals damage with one that doesn’t and vice versa. Attacks You can

Knucklehead Trout

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

, weighing about 50 pounds. Both are prized for their ivory-like bones. Knucklehead Trout Small beast, unaligned Armor Class 12 Hit Points 7 (2d6) Speed 0 ft., swim 30 ft. STR 14 (+2

Orc Culture and Beliefs

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

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 react to them. As a race, orcs

then bury or burn them. Three ravens is always a good sign. It is good luck to spit where you are about to sleep. Gnome bones can ward off diseases if they are worn. Don’t stand inside a ring of

Meloon Wardragon

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

adventuring party was attacked by monsters unleashed by Xanathar — including a number of intellect devourers. One of the creatures succeeded in magically devouring and replacing Meloon’s brain, turning the

Medium humanoid (human), neutral evil Armor Class 18 (plate) Hit Points 143 (22d8 + 44) Speed 30 ft. STR 20(+5) DEX 15(+2) CON 14(+2) INT 10(+0) WIS 14(+2

Wizard

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

the circle, bringing a whiff of brimstone from the otherworldly plane beyond. Crouching on the floor in a dungeon intersection, a gnome tosses a handful of small bones inscribed with mystic symbols

, defined and united as a class by the spells they cast. Drawing on the subtle weave of magic that permeates the cosmos, wizards cast spells of explosive fire, arcing lightning, subtle deception, and

Fighter

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

class is that no two fighters ply their craft in quite the same way; their weapons, armor, and tactics differ across a vast spectrum. On the other hand, regardless of the tools and methods one uses, at

may break my bones, but swords will never hurt me — as long as I stay really high and shoot down at an angle.

Skeleton

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

Skeleton Animated Dead. Whatever sinister force awakens a skeleton infuses its bones with a dark vitality, adhering joint to joint and reassembling dismantled limbs. This energy motivates a skeleton

the bones of other creatures besides humanoids, giving rise to a host of terrifying and unique forms. Obedient Servants. Skeletons raised by spell are bound to the will of their creator. They follow

Minotaur Skeleton

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

Minotaur Skeleton While most skeletons are the animated remains of dead humans and other humanoids, skeletal undead can be created from the bones of other creatures besides humanoids, giving rise to

a host of terrifying and unique forms. Minotaur Skeleton Large undead, lawful evil Armor Class 12 (natural armor) Hit Points 67 (9d10 + 18) Speed 40 ft. STR 18(+4) DEX 11(+0

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