before boss declare class reflecting

Goblin Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

the foresight to declare a successor, often a child or other family member the boss has been able to trust. But such a declaration doesn’t always prevent a mad scramble for influence and allies

, smelting, forging, and religion. If the tribe has any spellcasters, this caste includes them. Lashers follow the lead of the tribe’s boss, and enforce their will on other goblins with whips

Kalaraq Quori

Monsters Eberron: Rising from the Last War

alignment, Intelligence, Wisdom, Charisma, and immunity to being charmed and frightened. It otherwise uses the possessed target's statistics, but doesn't gain access to the target's knowledge, class

eyebinders — entities formed of pure shadow that is outlined by a nimbus of energy. A host of disembodied eyes whirl around a kalaraq, each reflecting a consciousness the creature has consumed. Kalaraq quori

Shadar-kai

Species Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

’s grim energy. Shadar-kai have ashen skin tones, and while they’re in the Shadowfell, they also become wizened, reflecting the somber nature of that gloomy plane. Like other elves

character’s class offers suggestions on which scores to increase. You can follow those suggestions or ignore them, but you can’t raise any of your scores above 20. Languages Your

Deck of Many Things Legacy

Magic Items Basic Rules (2014)

draw a card, you must declare how many cards you intend to draw and then draw them randomly (you can use an altered deck of playing cards to simulate the deck). Any cards drawn in excess of this number

own avatar of death. A creature slain by an avatar of death can't be restored to life. Avatar of Death Medium undead, neutral evil Armor Class 20 Hit Points half the hit point maximum of its

Classes by Guild

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica

particular guilds, reflecting the traditions and training of those guilds. This section can help you choose a guild if you already know what class you want to play.

Classes by Guild Your character can have any class that appears in the Player’s Handbook (or other sources, with your DM’s permission). Certain classes and subclasses are especially appropriate for

Plasmoid Boss

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Boo’s Astral Menagerie

charm and wit, in addition to their strength and size, to stay in power for long. Plasmoid Boss Large Ooze, Any Alignment Armor Class 11 Hit Points 82 (11d10 + 22) Speed 30 ft. STR 18 (+4

Plasmoid Boss On occasion, due to some biological anomaly, a plasmoid balloons in size upon reaching adulthood (around the age of twenty years). Plasmoids who use their increased size and strength to

Goblin Boss

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

Goblin Boss Goblin Boss Small humanoid (goblinoid), neutral evil Armor Class 17 (chain shirt, shield) Hit Points 21 (6d6) Speed 30 ft. STR 10 (+0) DEX 14 (+2) CON 10

Weapons

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

Weapons Your class grants proficiency in certain weapons, reflecting both the class's focus and the tools you are most likely to use. Whether you favor a longsword or a longbow, your weapon and your

Zil Characters

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

appropriate, reflecting their love of intrigue. Classes that specialize in melee combat are rare among the Zil. The soldiers of Zilargo include rogues, bards, wizards, and artificers. The Trust. In

agent or acquire a particular object from their base. While the spy background is a logical choice for a Trust agent, the agency recruits characters of every class and background. Your class abilities reflect specialized training and granted abilities—the magical equivalent of spy gadgets!

Important Members

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things

Your Campaign” section later in this chapter for more details.) Boss Augustus Medium Monstrosity, Neutral Armor Class 13 Hit Points 150 (20d8 + 60) Speed 30 ft.; 40 ft. in wolf or hybrid form

betrayal. Boss Delour Small Monstrosity, Lawful Evil Armor Class 14 Hit Points 110 (20d6 + 40) Speed 25 ft.; 30 ft. in rat or hybrid form STR 12 (+1) DEX 18 (+4) CON 15 (+2) INT 17

Goblins

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

the foresight to declare a successor, often a child or other family member the boss has been able to trust. But such a declaration doesn’t always prevent a mad scramble for influence and allies, or

-building, beast taming, mining, smelting, forging, and religion. If the tribe has any spellcasters, this caste includes them. Lashers follow the lead of the tribe’s boss, and enforce their will on

Index of Stat Blocks — Monsters and NPCs

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica

offers new race and class options, reflecting the unique character of Ravnica as a Magic setting, and the creatures and characters seen on Magic cards. You can also use this material in any other D&D

setting. Race and class are only the skeleton of a character, though, and chapter 2 is aimed at helping you add flesh to those bones in order to make a character who is an integrated part of Ravnica’s

Gremishka

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

spontaneously created swarms can rapidly turn a single annoying gremishka into a chittering, magic-reflecting wave of teeth and claws. Gremishka Tiny Monstrosity Armor Class 12 Hit Points 10 (4d4

. The swarm uses the gremishka’s initiative. Swarm of Gremishkas Medium Swarm of Tiny Monstrosities Armor Class 12 Hit Points 24 (7d6) Speed 25 ft. STR 12 (+1) DEX 14 (+2

Carousing

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

a workweek of fine food, strong drink, and socializing. A character can attempt to carouse among lower-, middle-, or upper-class folk. A character can carouse with the lower class for 10 gp to cover

expenses, or 50 gp for the middle class. Carousing with the upper class requires 250 gp for the workweek and access to the local nobility. A character with the noble background can mingle with the

Kakkuu Spyder-Fiend

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

most numerous and least intelligent spyder-fiends. In large conflicts, they serve as foot soldiers, but they prefer to avoid more powerful Fiends, who boss them around. Left on their own, kakkuus lurk

in ambush and use their webs to snare prey. Kakkuu Spyder-Fiend Medium Fiend (Demon), Typically Chaotic Evil Armor Class 15 (natural armor) Hit Points 91 (14d8 + 28) Speed 30 ft., climb 30 ft

Flumph

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

Flumph The mysterious flumphs drift through the Underdark, propelled through the air by the jets whose sound gives them their name. A flumph glows faintly, reflecting its moods in its color. Soft

of dungeon survival Flumph Small aberration, lawful good Armor Class 12 Hit Points 7 (2d6) Speed 5 ft., fly 30 ft. STR 6 (−2) DEX 15 (+2) CON 10 (+0) INT

Spell Attacks

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

? Even though the duration of each of these spells is instantaneous, you choose the targets and resolve the attacks consecutively, not all at once. If you want, you can declare all your targets before

—options such as Attack, Dash, and Magic—or you choose from among the special actions you’ve gained from a class or another source. To cast a spell on your turn, you take the Magic action. Doing so means

Weapons

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

Weapons Your class grants proficiency in certain weapons, reflecting both the class’s focus and the tools you are most likely to use. Whether you favor a longsword or a longbow, your weapon and your

Peryton

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

humanoid rather than reflecting the creature’s physical form. Sages postulate that the first perytons were humans transformed by a hideous curse or magical experiment, but bards tell a different tale

nobles often hire adventurers to eliminate peryton nests. Peryton Medium monstrosity, chaotic evil Armor Class 13 (natural armor) Hit Points 33 (6d8 + 6) Speed 20 ft., fly 60 ft. STR

Derro

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

years old, but they mature and breed quickly. When their elders deem that their numbers are becoming unmanageable, the derro declare war on some other race and surge forth in a reckless horde, fighting

until their population dwindles to a tolerable size. These ghastly purges weed out the weak among the derro and are referred to as “Uniting Wars.” Second-Class Citizens. Derro create no settlements of

Valenar Animals

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

elves as companions, reflecting a bond between the ancestors of elf and animal. To be chosen by a Valenar animal is a great honor, and any such elf is treated with respect and reverence. Still, on the

, and it leaves behind no tracks or other traces of its passage. Valenar Hawk Tiny fey, neutral Armor Class 14 Hit Points 10 (4d4) Speed 10 ft., fly 60 ft. STR 8 (–1) DEX 18 (+4

Dragon Relationships

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

these companions, who can become disillusioned when the dragon’s true nature is revealed. Crime Boss A dragon takes charge of a criminal enterprise, accumulating wealth through illegal activities that

lieutenants—which might include younger dragons or half-dragons related to the boss—might hold responsibility over particular segments of the criminal enterprise. Emperor Rather than existing on the

Ranger: Drakewarden

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

vanishes. Once you summon the drake, you can’t do so again until you finish a long rest, unless you expend a spell slot of 1st level or higher to summon it. Drake Companion Small Dragon Armor Class

your drake is summoned, you and the drake gain the following benefits: Drake Mount. The drake grows to Medium size. Reflecting your special bond, you can use the drake as a mount if your size is Medium

Fortune-Telling

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things

this deck from a riffler in the Feywild many years ago (rifflers are presented in chapter 21). Oddlewin doesn’t declare the number of card draws when he uses the deck for fortune-telling, so the cards

against a disastrous financial decision. That person then helps the character in gratitude. Oddlewin Small Fey (Goblinoid), Chaotic Neutral Armor Class 13 (leather armor) Hit Points 21 (6d6

Everyone Has Regrets

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

volunteered for mystical experiments. These may be responsible for your class abilities, but you might experience side effects. Why Do You Need 200 Gold Pieces? A regret helps shape your personality as an

bounty off your head. It’s also an opportunity to establish an element that can be part of a character moving forward. If you’re trying to reclaim a magic item from a pawnshop, you declare that your

Manshoon

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

blackmailing the Masked Lords, he hopes to oust Laeral Silverhand as Open Lord and take her place, kill the Blackstaff, reduce the Masked Lords to mere vassals, and declare himself the Wizard-King of

humanoid (human), lawful evil Armor Class 19 (robe of the archmagi, staff of power) Hit Points 126 (23d8 + 23) Speed 30 ft. STR 10(+0) DEX 14(+2) CON 12(+1) INT 23(+6

Spell Attacks

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

attack rolls? Even though the duration of each of these spells is instantaneous, you choose the targets and resolve the attacks consecutively, not all at once. If you want, you can declare all your

options available to everyone—options such as Attack, Cast a Spell, and Dash—or you choose from among the special actions you’ve gained from a class, a feat, or another source. If you want to cast a spell

Cragmaw Hideout Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

there right now! Two goblins and one goblin boss are stationed here. If the goblins notice intruders in area H1, they open fire with their bows, shooting through the thickets and probably catching

them. Development. When the goblin boss is defeated, any remaining goblins attempt to flee to area H3 and release the wolves there. Treasure. The goblin boss has a belt pouch containing 16 sp. H3

Quori

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

aberration, lawful evil Armor Class 17 (natural armor) Hit Points 99 (18d8 + 18) Speed 40 ft. STR 12 (+1) DEX 14 (+2) CON 13 (+1) INT 18 (+4) WIS 16

possessed 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

Deck of Many Things

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

, but the rest have twenty-two. Before you draw a card, you must declare how many cards you intend to draw and then draw them randomly (you can use an altered deck of playing cards to simulate the deck

a wish spell or divine intervention can end the NPC’s hostility toward you. Avatar of Death Medium undead, neutral evil Armor Class 20 Hit Points half the hit point maximum of its summoner

Deck of Many Things

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

, but the rest have twenty-two. Before you draw a card, you must declare how many cards you intend to draw and then draw them randomly (you can use an altered deck of playing cards to simulate the deck

enmity, leaving the adventurer guessing who is likely to become a betrayer. Avatar of Death Medium undead, neutral evil Armor Class 20 Hit Points half the hit point maximum of its summoner

Creating a Monster Stat Block

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

use the proficiency bonus in later steps, so jot it down now or remember it. Step 7. Armor Class A monster’s Armor Class has a direct bearing on its challenge rating, and vice versa. You can

determine your monster’s Armor Class in one of two ways. Use the Table. You can choose an appropriate AC based on the monster’s expected challenge rating, as shown in the Monster Statistics by Challenge

Palace of Spires Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

reflecting pool dances with the twilight colors of the sky above. Luminous butterflies flit above vivid flower beds that stand to the left and right of the pool. Just outside the gatehouse stands a

perpetually in full bloom. The reflecting pool is 1 foot deep. Sundial. The sundial here functions identically to the one in the hedge maze (area G21), but the leaves required to operate it don’t grow within

Hive Ward

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

frequent in the Hive than elsewhere in Sigil, reflecting the ward’s dismal mood. When it falls, gutters ooze sludge into brackish pools of oil and rainwater, their surfaces disturbed by scurrying

webbing. The building belongs to the Spite Spinners, a gang of arachnid bandits and their boss, a darkweaver (see Morte’s Planar Parade). Hive Ward Factions The following factions are headquartered

Chromatic Dragons

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

and blasted ruins that are its home. Ancient Black Dragon Ancient Black Dragon Gargantuan dragon, chaotic evil Armor Class 22 (natural armor) Hit Points 367 (21d20 + 147) Speed 40 ft., fly 80

dragon, chaotic evil Armor Class 19 (natural armor) Hit Points 195 (17d12 + 85) Speed 40 ft., fly 80 ft., swim 40 ft. STR 23 (+6) DEX 14 (+2) CON 21 (+5) INT 14

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