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Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
doom than peace and bounty. Some leonin, known as iconoclasts, devote themselves to thwarting the gods by hunting down their followers and all things born of Nyx that impede on Oreskos and the safety of
one another and the land. Only in recent times have some leonin started guardedly looking beyond their homeland and wondering what role they might take in the wider world.
Most leonin hunters are tribal
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
largest of the draconians are the dreadnoughts, who are born from the eggs of silver, blue, or sapphire dragons. They fly on mighty wings over the battlefield to wherever the fighting is the thickest
. Their magical ability to change their appearance to mimic those they’ve slain allows them to sow confusion and despair among their enemies. When dreadnoughts are killed, their bodies burst into
Monsters
Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
. Sivaks can magically change their features to mimic the appearance of those they’ve slain. This allows these cunning soldiers to sow confusion and despair among their enemies. When sivaks are
killed, their crumbling bodies mimic the form of their killers and shriek in agony.
Draconians
Draconians are bipedal monsters born from metallic dragon eggs that have been corrupted by a
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
Bitterwind—have noticed he’s become more reclusive recently, and when he does appear, he’s restless.
Augustus is a natural-born lycanthrope, born to werewolf parents. His parents
curse. And if bargaining doesn’t work, there’s always blackmail. (See the “Using the Moonstalkers in Your Campaign” section in chapter 11 for more details.)Change Shape
Species
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
The Simic Combine uses magic to fuse different life forms together. In recent years, the Simic Combine has extended this research to humanoid subjects, magically transferring the traits of various
called Simic hybrids, though they sometimes refer to themselves as guardians.
Extensive Adaptation
A hybrid’s biological enhancements can change its appearance drastically, though most hybrids
Monsters
Sleeping Dragon’s Wake
a DC 19 Strength saving throw. On a failed save, the creature is pushed 60 feet away from the dragon.
Change Shape. Lhammaruntosz magically polymorphs into a humanoid or beast that has a challenge
Bahamut, which the dragon can use to commune with the deity.
In recent decades Lhammaruntosz has retreated inside the shrine, becoming reclusive due to a attack by a disguised demon which has driven her
Monsters
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
.)
Gleam and Glister were born during such an event, and they are blessed with magical abilities tied to moonlight (Gleam) and sunlight (Glister), respectively. The twins are easily distinguished by
the masks they wear; Gleam wears a crescent moon mask, and Glister wears a sun mask.
Blessed by Corellon, the twins can each change their sex at the end of a long rest, though one twin rarely does so
Tortle
Legacy
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Species
The Tortle Package
born near sandy coastlines, but as soon as they’re able to walk on two legs, they become nomad survivalists eager to explore the wilderness, experience its many wonders, put their skills to the
prefer simple, non-gender-specific names that are usually no more than two syllables. If a tortle doesn’t like its name for whatever reason, it can change it. A tortle might change its name a dozen
Changeling
Legacy
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Species
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
changelings with suspicion.
A Hidden People
Wherever humans live, changelings reside also; the question is whether their presence is known.
Changelings are born to one of three paths. A few are raised
others might change clothes. A casual shape — one created on the spur of the moment, with no depth or history — is called a mask. A mask can be used to express a mood or to serve a
Species
Acquisitions Incorporated
discoveries is that their physical forms change as they age, signifying that the mutative power of That-Which-Endures is not done with them. The first verdan emerged from the Underdark as creatures of goblin
bred by empathy that helps them eventually sort out those who are sincere from those who are not.
Verdan Names
The oldest verdan names spring from goblinoid traditions, but more recent names reflect
Shifter
Legacy
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Species
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
can’t fully change shape, they can temporarily enhance their animalistic features — a state they call shifting. Each shifter walks on the knife’s edge between the wilds and the
also be a cunning rat who darts through the shadows.
Wildhunt shifters are born from any creature that tracks its prey.
While the beast within certainly has a physical impact on a shifter, it has a
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
: In recent years, the Zhentarim have become more visible in the world at large, as the group works to improve its reputation among the common people. The faction draws employees and associates
try to help those in need, no matter what the personal cost. (Good)
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Change. We must help bring about the changes the gods are constantly working in the world. (Chaotic)
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Power. I hope
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
few miles from where they were born.
You aren’t one of those folk.
You are from a distant place, one so remote that few of the common folk in the North realize that it exists, and chances are
;n. Recent events in your homeland have led to the abolition of slavery, and a corresponding increase in the traffic between Mulhorand and the distant parts of Faerûn.
Those who leave behind
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
inventive. You can help spur their creativity with a few questions about their characters: Are you a native, born and raised in the area? If so, who’s your family? What’s your current occupation? Are you
a recent arrival? Where did you come from? Why did you come to this area? Are you tied to any of the organizations or people involved in the events that kick off the campaign? Are they friends or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
are the tool you will use to change reality. Practiced by many kalashtar, the Path of Light seeks to change reality by first bringing change within, using meditation to focus the mind and athletic
people out of darkness. Inspire people to be better than they are. Even the smallest change is a victory, yet lightbringers—the followers of this path—hope that this is merely a step on a greater journey
Kalashtar
Legacy
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Eberron: Rising from the Last War
I am kalashtar, born of two worlds. Over a thousand years ago, my ancestor bound her bloodline to the spirit Kashtai, and I am a child of that union. Kashtai moves within me. Her memories come to
evil spirits that dominate it. The rebel quori believe that through meditation and devotion, they can change the fundamental nature of Dal Quor, shifting the balance from darkness to light. Most
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
there are few such places in the North. A small community was growing near the Kingdom of Many Arrows, but the recent war with the orcs of that realm caused this burgeoning population to disperse
city, whether they were born there, arrived overland from elsewhere on the continent, or entered the city by way of ships bringing trade.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Verdan Names The oldest verdan names spring from goblinoid traditions, but more recent names reflect the character of the different cultures these folk have encountered since coming out into the
sunlight. When a group of verdan live near dwarves, they might take on more dwarven-sounding names, only to change those names when they wander into a human area. A verdan is also not hesitant to change
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Cackling Chasm, like all gnolls, were born in this fashion. But a rift has formed between the creator and its creations. The fang of Yeenoghu, Chyzka, is being blamed for the pack’s recent misfortunes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
been spent in recent years, though Tarina has enough squirreled away to ensure she never goes hungry. She’s also in good standing with Nine-Fingers, guildmaster of the local thieves’ guild, who gives
should be in charge with Ulder Ravengard gone.” “With Ravengard out of the way, who’ll be the next grand duke, I wonder? My money’s on Thalamra Vanthampur. Practically born in the sewers, she was, and more vicious than a swarm of rats.”
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Shadow Dragon Template Only a true dragon can transform into a shadow dragon, and only if it is born in the Shadowfell or remains there for several years. A dracolich can’t be turned into a shadow
that rely on sight.
New Action: Bite. If the dragon deals acid, cold, fire, lightning, or poison damage with its bite, change that damage type to necrotic.
New Action: Shadow Breath. Any damage
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
elsewhere and change shifts every six hours. Servants The Vanthampurs employ four full-time live-in servants (all neutral human commoners): Fendrick Gray, a decrepit seventy-year-old butler Sarvinder
Peck, a salty fifty-two-year-old groundskeeper and stable master Gabourey D’Vaelan, a fussy thirty-five-year-old cook Ambra Fallwater, a plainspoken nineteen-year-old maid Ambra is a recent hire to replace the previous maid, whom Duke Vanthampur threw down the stairs for breaking a vase.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
are born the serpent cults, groups of devout mortals who serve the yuan-ti either directly or in foreign outposts. Fanatical in their ideals, these cultists are willing to die for the yuan-ti and their
have a ritual that can change a human into a pureblood. They sometimes use the promise of this ritual as an enticement for power-hungry followers or a reward for their most devoted cultists. In
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Yarana Born nearly one thousand years ago in Atagua, Yarana (neutral good, human scout) was the most talented of the elite Cababa warriors of ancient times. Days before becoming her people’s chief
and Nene and restored them to be protectors of the spirit’s mountain. Over ages, Yarana has protected Chimagua and learned the ways of the Feywild. But everything changed in recent days when beings
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Borderlands Quest: Goblin Trouble
entrance, with very recent goblin tracks leading in. If a character succeeds on a DC 15 Wisdom (Perception or Survival) check, they also notice a pair of human-sized boot tracks leading into the cave
them while they wait. As a Dungeon Master, you control the story, so you have the power to change the world around them to spur them to action.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Trapper A trapper is a manta-like creature that lurks in subterranean and natural environments. It can change the color and texture of its tough, outward-facing side to help it blend in with its
outer side to match its surroundings. It can blend in with any surface made of stone, earth, or wood, masking its presence to any but the most rigorous scrutiny. It can’t change its texture to that of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Draconian Dreadnought The largest of the draconians are the dreadnoughts, who are born from the eggs of silver, blue, or sapphire dragons. They fly on mighty wings over the battlefield to wherever
the fighting is the thickest. Their magical ability to change their appearance to mimic those they’ve slain allows them to sow confusion and despair among their enemies. When dreadnoughts are killed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
and the land. Only in recent times have some leonin started guardedly looking beyond their homeland and wondering what role they might take in the wider world. Most leonin hunters are tribal warriors
deities are more likely to spread doom than peace and bounty. Some leonin, known as iconoclasts, devote themselves to thwarting the gods by hunting down their followers and all things born of Nyx that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Jander Sunstar Born on the world of Toril, the high elf Jander Sunstar was an adventurer tragically transformed into a vampire. After defeating his master, he wandered far, struggling against his
followed, Jander wandered as a mysterious adventurer, secretly seeking a cure for vampirism. He’s discovered multiple remedies, but none work for him. In recent decades, his attempt to save a fellow
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
the underworld of Khyber, the source of many aberrations and monsters. It’s the result of recent experiments by one of the dragonmarked houses or a mad artificer. It comes from one of the planes and
slipped into the world during a recent convergence. Not everything has to exist in Eberron. You can find a place in Eberron for anything. But it’s also possible to say that something doesn’t exist in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
embellishments shouldn’t change the actual effects of spells or magic items. Prison of Souls Everyone among the Domains of Dread is a prisoner. The Darklords number among the most prominent captives, but
Powers fashion them as living puppets—individuals who live unremarkable lives that reinforce the status quo, culture, and frustration that torment a domain’s Darklord. Bright Souls. Individuals born in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Green Slaad Green slaadi are surprisingly intelligent and possess innate spellcasting ability. A green slaad can change its shape to appear as a humanoid. If it was born of a humanoid host, the slaad
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
from this table to determine the characters’ interactions. Reception Activities d6 Activity 1 Catching Up. The student wants to talk about their recent break, which they spent reading everything by
later in this adventure. Third-Year Rumor Mill d6 Rumor Accuracy 1 Some professors seek to change Mage Tower for the sake of student safety. Many students oppose this. False 2 There’s a ailment
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
characters, “From time to time, the great stones change position when no one is watching. That is how they talk to us. They show us signs of coming danger and warn us when we make bad choices.” The old
carpenter knows much about the Believers’ influence in Red Larch over the years. The recent involvement with “the earth priests” who help them to understand the moving stones is something he idly mentions
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
or the Silent Roar. The Brightguard approaches them first, but characters might change their loyalties. How the characters manage relationships with these factions affects how the adventure unfolds
agent of the Sunweaver—deemed service in the Brightguard a holy calling, the group’s ranks swelled. Most members have unshakable resolve, but recent revolutionary acts have the order on edge. The