before bonus devising constantly reveal

Deck of Many Things

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

you occupied when you disappeared. You remain imprisoned until you are found and removed from the sphere. You can’t be located by any Divination magic, but a Wish spell can reveal the location

an ally. As Dungeon Master, you should wait for a dramatically appropriate moment to reveal this enmity, leaving the adventurer guessing who is likely to become a betrayer. Fool. You have

Faerie Dragon (Younger) Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

Superior Invisibility. As a bonus action, the dragon can magically turn invisible until its concentration ends (as if concentrating on a spell). Any equipment the dragon wears or carries is invisible

determine its behavior during the turn: 1–4. The target takes no action or bonus action and uses all of its movement to move in a random direction. 5–6. The target doesn’t move, and the

Faerie Dragon (Older) Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

Superior Invisibility. As a bonus action, the dragon can magically turn invisible until its concentration ends (as if concentrating on a spell). Any equipment the dragon wears or carries is invisible

action or bonus action and uses all of its movement to move in a random direction. 5–6. The target doesn’t move, and the only thing it can do on its turn is make a DC 11 Wisdom saving

Grinning Cat

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

prone condition, the cat can make a Bite attack against it as a bonus action. Fade Away. The grinning cat magically becomes invisible for 1 hour or until it attacks, gradually fading away over the

—wanders by. While trading riddles or witticisms, a cat often decides to reveal its grin, its tail, or sometimes its whole head to confuse or intimidate the creature it’s talking to. A

Book of Secrets

Equipment

determines that person has a hidden secret. If you reveal you know the secret to the figure, you gain a +5 bonus on Charisma checks to influence them for 24 hours. After the book reveals ten secrets in this way, it holds no more secrets of use.

Black Viper

Monsters Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

Cunning Action. On each of her turns, the Black Viper can use a bonus action to take the Dash, Disengage, or Hide action. Evasion. If the Black Viper is subjected to an effect that allows her to make

. When she throws back her cloak to reveal the costume she has put together, most folk toss their purses and flee. If that doesn't work, she usually needs only to draw her dagger. Of course, some of the

Sapphire Sentinel

Monsters Candlekeep Mysteries

failed save, a target can’t use reactions, its speed is halved, and it can’t make more than one attack on its turn. In addition, the target can take either an action or a bonus action on its

. The disk can be removed to reveal the glowing sapphire only when the golem receives a command to use its power from someone whose commands it obeys. Otherwise, the sapphire remains hidden. The

Living Portent

Monsters The Book of Many Things

minions to avert its own demise. Khirad, the Star of Secrets. A blue-white star whose gifts grant insight but also reveal terrible truths. Zhudun, the Corpse Star. A dead star that whispers of the

power to defy death. RadiantChange Shape. The living portent magically transforms into a Humanoid while retaining its game statistics (other than its size and Brilliance trait). The transformation ends if the living portent is reduced to 0 hit points or uses a bonus action to end it.

Elf Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

have been known to retreat from intrusions into their woodland homes, confident that they can simply wait the invaders out. But when the need arises, elves reveal a stern martial side, demonstrating

. Since they are so long-lived, they can enjoy centuries of exploration and discovery. They dislike the pace of human society, which is regimented from day to day but constantly changing over decades, so

King Hekaton

Monsters Storm King's Thunder

target. Hit: 16 (3d10);{"diceNotation":"3d10","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Shipboard Ballista","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage (heavy, loading, two-handed). Sway ship. As a bonus

;t answer prayers, and his divine offspring — the lesser giant gods — were out of touch, constantly waging war against one another on the Outer Planes. Hekaton came to believe that the giants were no longer the rightful masters of the world.Lightning, ThunderCold

Girallon

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

looks like an oversized, four-armed ape with grayish-tan skin and white fur. Its vicious fangs and claws reveal it to be a monstrous predator. Girallons are most common in temperate or warm forest

keep a girallon must always be wary, however, because the creature could revert to its predatory nature at any time.Aggressive. As a bonus action, the girallon can move up to its speed toward a hostile creature that it can see.

Rosie Beestinger

Monsters Acquisitions Incorporated

can't use this trait if she's incapacitated. Shadow Step. When Rosie is in dim light or darkness, she can use a bonus action to teleport 60 feet to an unoccupied space she can see that is also in dim

endless movements and intricate patterns of the sky. However, the Beestinger clan has a less metaphysical reputation in the eyes of many people, as constantly swirling rumors attempt to connect the

Smiler the Defiler

Monsters Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

Fey Step (Recharge 4–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"recharge","rollAction":"Fey Step"}. As a bonus action, Smiler can teleport up to 30 feet to an unoccupied space that he can see or to the

has an unnerving smile — hence his name. A more apt name for this eladrin would be Smiler the Beguiler, as he’s constantly trying to intoxicate others with his relentless optimism and

Duergar Mind Master

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

works of grand but melancholic beauty, while in others, it manifests as rage. Like many who dwell in the Underdark, duergar must constantly be on guard against the raids and plots of their neighbors. To

carrying. While reduced, the duergar is Tiny, reduces its weapon damage to 1, and makes attack rolls, ability checks, and saving throws with disadvantage if they use Strength. It gains a +5 bonus to all

Kas the Betrayer

Monsters Vecna: Eve of Ruin

Shape bonus action.Multiattack. Kas makes three Vengeful Sword attacks. He can replace one of these attacks with a Bite attack. Vengeful Sword. Melee Weapon Attack: +15;{"diceNotation":"1d20+15

. It lasts for 1 hour, until Kas dies, or until Kas dismisses it as a bonus action. Kas can’t have more than two specters summoned at a time.The Betrayer, the Bloody Handed, the Destroyer&mdash

Cradle of the Frost Scion

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

frigid air to freeze foes in place. If the cradle is destroyed, its icy body shatters to reveal the awakened scion of Thrym inside it. Forming a double-bladed axe in its hand, the 70-foot-tall scion

in the area without immunity or resistance to cold damage have disadvantage on Strength and Dexterity checks. Empowered Frost Giants. Frost giants within 1,000 feet of the scion gain a +7 bonus to

Greater Star Spawn Emissary

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

feet of that creature. The gibbering mouther;gibbering mouthers act right after the emissary on the same initiative count, gaining a +7 bonus to their attack and damage rolls, and fighting until they are

lost all hope, do emissaries reveal their actual, impossible forms. Forms of the Emissary Star spawn emissaries can assume two forms: a Lesser Star Spawn Emissary;lesser form suited to infiltration and

Scion of Memnor

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

turn.A slumbering scion of Memnor appears as a dense, slowly drifting tower of clouds that never dissipates. Often, this cloud lingers over a remote valley, creating a constantly overcast sky. Sapient

once by this compulsion. Empowered Cloud Giants. Cloud giants within 1,000 feet of the scion gain a +8 bonus to attack and damage rolls. Mischievous Whispers. Whispers can be heard on the wind within

Fraz-Urb'luu

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

to greater and greater atrocities in the name of their cause, only to eventually reveal his true nature and claim their souls as his own.Fraz-Urb’luu’s Lair Fraz-Urb’luu’s

-Urb’luu grants his cultists the Liar’s Eye trait. Liar’s Eye. This creature has advantage on Wisdom (Insight or Perception) checks. As a bonus action, the creature detects the

Scion of Thrym

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

, its icy body shatters to reveal the awakened scion of Thrym inside it. Forming a double-bladed axe in its hand, the 70-foot-tall scion rushes at any foe that dares to challenge it. Emulating sagas of

disadvantage on Strength and Dexterity checks. Empowered Frost Giants. Frost giants within 1,000 feet of the scion gain a +7 bonus to attack and damage rolls. Thriving Wildlife. Beasts reproduce

Mudslick Tower

Magic Items Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

this way. The tower bristles with muddy knobs that constantly extrude and retract across its surface, as though the tower were breathing through a coating of thick mud. Each creature in the area where

small door on the side facing you. The door opens only at your command, which you can speak as a bonus action. It is immune to the knock spell and similar magic, such as that of a chime of opening

Baphomet

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

frightened and disoriented, as though constantly under threat of being hunted, and might lash out or panic even when no visible threat is nearby. If Baphomet dies, these effects fade over the course of

traveled. Unerring Tracker. As a bonus action, this creature magically creates a psychic link with one creature it can see. For the next hour, as a bonus action this creature learns the current

Tsucora Quori

Monsters Eberron: Rising from the Last War

target's statistics, but doesn't gain access to the target's knowledge, class features, or proficiencies. The possession lasts until the body drops to 0 hit points, the quori ends it as a bonus action, or

. Relentless Schemers. Constantly jockeying for position, each tsucora hopes to be reincarnated as a more powerful servant of the Dreaming Dark. As such, their plans are as often focused on the ruination of

Cradle of the Cloud Scion

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

a constantly overcast sky. Sapient creatures who live beneath this cloud often display superstitious and duplicitous behavior, almost unconsciously leaving gifts for “rain spirits” while

. A creature can be affected only once by this compulsion. Empowered Cloud Giants. Cloud giants within 1,000 feet of the scion gain a +8 bonus to attack and damage rolls. Mischievous Whispers

Azuredge

Magic Items Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

, electrum, and steel alloys whose edges constantly shimmer with a deep blue luminescence. You gain a +3 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with this magic weapon. The shield spell provides no

Shield of the Hidden Lord

Magic Items Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

shield’s appearance, so that its celestial motif and designs have become twisted into a fiendish face that subtly moves in disturbing ways. While holding this shield, you gain a +2 bonus to AC and

on its own. The pit fiend won’t reveal its true nature, referring to itself only as the Hidden Lord. It drops hints and subtle suggestions that it is an angel trapped in an unholy prison. If

Izzet Engineer

Backgrounds Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

solutions. (Chaotic) 3 Discovery. Every experiment has the potential to reveal more secrets of the multiverse. (Any) 4 Science. A rigorous application of logical principles and

I’m incapable of admitting a flaw in my logic. Contacts The laboratories of the Izzet League are constantly starting up new projects and dissolving old ones, so it’s easy for

The Infernal Machine of Lum the Mad

Magic Items Infernal Machine Rebuild

make an Intelligence check or use divination magic to learn something about a creature, that knowledge comes with added trivia of the DM’s devising. 05 You emanate a weak magnetic aura

, causing those creatures to recall their saddest memories. 08 You have a +1 bonus to Wisdom (Insight checks) involving creatures you can see. Your body is ghostly and translucent except for your

Yeenoghu Legacy

Monsters Out of the Abyss

. When Yeenoghu reduces a creature to 0 hit points with a melee attack on his turn, Yeenoghu can take a bonus action to move up to half his speed and make a bite attack.Multiattack. Yeenoghu makes three

constantly starting fights in the hope of seeing bloodshed.” 81–00 “I keep trophies from the bodies I have slain, turning them into adornments.” Poison; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical AttacksCold, Fire, Lightning

Deck of Many Things Legacy

Magic Items Basic Rules (2014)

you are found and removed from the sphere. You can't be located by any divination magic, but a wish spell can reveal the location of your prison. You draw no more cards. Euryale. The card's medusa

Persuasion skill, and you double your proficiency bonus on checks made with that skill. In addition, you gain rightful ownership of a small keep somewhere in the world. However, the keep is currently

Keresta Delvingstone

Monsters Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

the target, or takes a bonus action to end the effect. Children of the Night (1/Day). Keresta magically calls 2d4;{"diceNotation":"2d4","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Children of the Night"} swarm

commands. The beasts remain for 1 hour, until Keresta dies, or until Keresta dismisses them as a bonus action.Keresta can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. Only one legendary

Belashyrra

Monsters Eberron: Rising from the Last War

bonus action, Belashyrra can teleport up to 30 feet to an unoccupied space it can see.Multiattack. Belashyrra makes two attacks with its claws and uses its Eye Ray once. Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +14

Dungeon Master’s Guide has more information on madness. Madness of Belashyrra d6 Flaw (lasts until cured) 1 “I constantly see shapes moving in the shadows.” 2

Aarakocra Legacy

Species Elemental Evil Player's Companion

. Beak and Feather From below, aarakocra look much like large birds. Only when they descend to roost on a branch or walk across the ground does their humanoid appearance reveal itself. Standing

than a few dozen aarakocra live away from the nests of their families. Those that do are usually rangers or fighters, constantly patrolling for outside threats.

Sword of Zariel

Magic Items Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

favorite religious hymn that I constantly hum. 2 I must keep a written record of my beliefs and the sins that I witness. When finished, this book will be my gift to the multiverse. 3 I have

have disadvantage on attack rolls made within the weapon’s radius of bright light. As a bonus action, you can intensify the sword’s light, causing it to shed bright light in a 15-foot

Ancient Amethyst Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

. (Any) 3 Self-Improvement. I am a complex gem, and I constantly polish and refine my many facets to make the whole that much more perfect. (Any) 4 Responsibility. Having knowledge and

magically transforms into any creature that is Medium or Small, while retaining its game statistics (other than its size). This transformation ends if the dragon is reduced to 0 hit points or uses a bonus

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