before both dozen cast races

Witchstalker

Monsters Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures

of itself. It also has advantage on attack rolls against creatures that have cast a spell since the end of the witchstalker’s last turn.Multiattack. The witchstalker makes two Bite attacks

forests of Dunbarrow make for good hunting grounds. The greater the source of magic, the more witchstalkers are drawn to the area. To their dismay, witches have drawn as many as a dozen witchstalkers

Princess Serissa

Monsters Storm King's Thunder

spellcasting ability (spell save DC 17): At will: detect magic, levitate, light 1/day each: control weather (cast as 1 action), water breathingWhen King Hekaton disappears, Princess Serissa finds herself

thumb have abandoned her court and set out to impress the gods in ways that could all but destroy the civilizations of the small folk. Serissa fears warfare among the six giant races as they strive to

Yuan-ti Malison (Type 3) Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components: At will: animal friendship (snakes only) 3/day: suggestion Magic Resistance. The yuan-ti has advantage on saving throws against

or were defeated by those who fought against their cannibalism and slavery, and the serpent folk were left in the ruins of their great capitals, far removed from other races. Cold of Heart. Humanoid

Bugbear Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

One useful trick: if ye face bugbears who have severed heads on spikes as trophies, cast a spell to make the heads speak. After that, ye can cozen the bugbears into doing almost anything. &mdash

; Elminster Bugbears feature in the nightmare tales of many races — great, hairy beasts that creep through the shadows as quiet as cats. If you walk alone in the woods, a bugbear will reach out

Fog Giant

Monsters Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1

Denizen of the Mist. During its turn, the fog giant ignores the effects of fog cloud spells cast by it or other allied fog giants. Keen Smell. The giant has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks

that rely on smell. Innate Spellcasting. The giant’s innate spellcasting ability is Charisma. It can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components: At will: detect magic

Tortle Legacy

Species The Tortle Package

dozen) in a fortified compound enclosed by stone walls that are easily defensible. If no such compound exists, they build one. The parents spend the remainder of their lives guarding the compound

set out on their own. Beliefs Tortles don’t have their own pantheon of gods, but they often worship the gods of other races. It’s not unusual for a tortle to hear stories or legends

Mercenary Veteran

Backgrounds Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide

operate up and down the Sword Coast and throughout the North. Most are small-scale operations that employ a dozen to a hundred folk who offer security services, hunt monsters and brigands, or go to war in

hiring out as mercenaries to whoever in the North would pay them. Since then the mercenary company has broadened its membership to other races, but every member is an exile, criminal, or misfit of some

Human Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

reckonings of most worlds, humans are the youngest of the common races, late to arrive on the world scene and short-lived in comparison to dwarves, elves, and dragons. Perhaps it is because of their

shorter lives that they strive to achieve as much as they can in the years they are given. Or maybe they feel they have something to prove to the elder races, and that’s why they build their mighty

Halfling Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

. They are inclined to be stout, weighing between 40 and 45 pounds. Halflings’ skin ranges from tan to pale with a ruddy cast, and their hair is usually brown or sandy brown and wavy. They have

despite the rise and fall of empires. Many halflings live among other races, where the halflings’ hard work and loyal outlook offer them abundant rewards and creature comforts. Some halfling

Zuggtmoy Legacy

Monsters Out of the Abyss

Innate Spellcasting. Zuggtmoy’s spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 22). She can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components: At will: detect magic, locate

lords mortal enemies, each devoted to destroying and ultimately devouring the other.Zuggtmoy’s Lair Zuggtmoy’s principal lair is her palace on Shedaklah. It consists of two dozen

Shifter Legacy

races Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

facial features have a bestial cast, often with large eyes and pointed ears; most shifters also have prominent canine teeth. They grow fur-like hair on nearly every part of their bodies. While a shifter

typical life span of a player character in the D&D multiverse is about a century, assuming the character doesn’t meet a violent end on an adventure. Members of some races, such as dwarves and

Gnome Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

most have half a dozen or so. A gnome’s mother, father, clan elder, aunts, and uncles each give the gnome a name, and various nicknames from just about everyone else might or might not stick

know that most races don’t share their sense of humor, but they enjoy anyone’s company just as they enjoy everything else they set out to do. Subrace Choose one of the subraces below

Aarakocra Legacy

Species Elemental Evil Player's Companion

it hard not to pluck the treasure and bring it back to their settlement to beautify it. An aarakocra who spends years among other races can learn to inhibit these impulses. Confinement terrifies the

lies on the slopes of the Star Mounts’ southernmost mountains. At the headwaters of the Unicorn Run, the Last Aerie is home to several dozen aarakocra. Recently, aarakocra elders detected

Goblin Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

;t understand the goblins’ social system are sometimes surprised by how different castes interact with them. A single human warrior might frighten away a dozen gatherers, only to be shocked when

patience needed to learn and practice wizardry, and they fare poorly even when given access to the necessary training and knowledge. Sorcerers are less prevalent among them than in many other races, and

Ancient Crystal Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

future. 2 An ancient crystal dragon is stalked by a villainous ranger who has already claimed a dozen draconic trophies. 3 An ancient crystal dragon follows a pod of whales from one sea to

places where natural light can shine on the crystals. Icy Sight. Ice and quartz within 6 miles of the lair become conduits for the dragon’s psionic presence. As an action, the dragon can cast

Deep Gnomes (Svirfneblin)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

other races. Some find their purpose living among other subterranean races, and a few make their way to the surface. Those who study the arcane arts of illusion in particular often range far from home

innate spellcasting ability of your ancestors. This ability allows you to cast nondetection on yourself at will, without needing a material component. You can also cast each of the following spells

12. Dead Man's Corner

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

12. Dead Man’s Corner A sea hag named Olive Stillwater sells human zombies out of this dilapidated shop. She appears as an old woman covered with snails and barnacles. Olive keeps a dozen human

buyer’s head. She owns a pair of rusty iron shears that can be used to draw blood and cut hair. After consuming this payment, Olive gains the innate ability to cast the animate dead spell once per day for

Creating a Race or Subrace

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

Creating a Race or Subrace This section teaches you how to modify existing races, as well as create new ones. The most important step in customizing or designing races for your campaign is to start

the race compelling from a storytelling standpoint? What is the race’s relationship to the other playable races? What classes and backgrounds are well suited to members of the race? What are the race’s

Suggested Characteristics

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

your motivation for fighting. MERCENARIES OF THE NORTH Countless mercenary companies operate up and down the Sword Coast and throughout the North. Most are small-scale operations that employ a dozen

broadened its membership to other races, but every member is an exile, criminal, or misfit of some sort looking for a fresh start and a new family among the bold Bloodaxes.

Faerzress

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

. Areas suffused with faerzress can range in size from a few dozen feet across to several miles in diameter, and feature the following effects: Areas suffused with faerzress are always filled with dim light

Constitution saving throw to cast the spell. Failing this save means the spell is wasted and has no effect. Any creature attempting to teleport into, within, or out of a faerzress-suffused area must

Proficiency Bonus

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

recording on your character sheet: Attack rolls using weapons you’re proficient with Attack rolls with spells you cast Ability checks using skills you’re proficient in Ability checks using tools

you’re proficient with Saving throws you’re proficient in Saving throw DCs for spells you cast (explained in each spellcasting class) Your class determines your weapon proficiencies, your saving throw

28. Hospital and Armory

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

28. Hospital and Armory Drow in the service of House Auvryndar come here to equip themselves for battle and to have their wounds treated. 28a. Hospital This chamber contains two dozen wooden cots in

against being charmed, and magic can’t put them to sleep. They have darkvision out to a range of 120 feet. They can innately cast dancing lights at will, and darkness and faerie fire each once per day

Kobold Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

Kobolds are a lot less cute when they learn how to cast fireballs. — Volo Kobolds are often dismissed as cowardly, foolish, and weak, but these little reptilian creatures actually have a

races have little good to say about kobolds, but they do admit that the little reptilians do respectable tunnel work using simple tools. If a band of kobolds is enslaved by more powerful creatures

The Infernal Machine of Lum the Mad

Magic Items Infernal Machine Rebuild

150 feet but lose all other movement. You are blinded. 02 You can cast the speak with animals spell at will, but can use it to speak with only one animal of your choice. All animals despise

feels unnaturally tight. Unless you go naked, roll a d4 each time you are attacked and subtract the number rolled from your AC. 04 You can cast the legend lore spell three times. Whenever you

Racial Traits

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

Racial Traits The game traits of the monstrous races are given here. Refer to chapter 1 for their cultural and roleplaying notes. Some of these races are more or less powerful than the typical D&D

races—a reason for the monstrous races to be used in a campaign with care. Bugbear Traits Your bugbear character has the following racial traits. Ability Score Increase. Your Strength score increases by

22. Potion Brewery

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

22. Potion Brewery Odor. This chamber reeks of chemical admixtures. Furnishings. Arranged in the northern half of the room are a dozen fat stone cauldrons and cupboards full of ingredients in jars

leave the basin or if a purify food and drink spell is cast on the toxic brew. A creature takes 10 (3d6) poison damage at the start of each of its turns while grappled by a poison weird.

Bugbears

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

Bugbears Bugbears feature in the nightmare tales of many races — great, hairy beasts that creep through the shadows as quiet as cats. If you walk alone in the woods, a bugbear will reach out of the

who have severed heads on spikes as trophies, cast a spell to make the heads speak. After that, ye can cozen the bugbears into doing almost anything. — Elminster Gang Mentality Since bugbears

Dreams and Nightmares

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons

Dreams and Nightmares That night, each of the adventurers are targeted by a customized version of the dream spell, cast and crafted by Red Wizard illusionists. Each character is confronted in a

experiences a similar nightmare. He or she is paralyzed and magically bound within a mystic cauldron among animated chains and tentacles. A dozen Red Wizards observe placidly while three more Red Wizards

Dreams and Nightmares

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat

Dreams and Nightmares That night, each of the adventurers are targeted by a customized version of the dream spell, cast and crafted by Red Wizard illusionists. Each character is confronted in a

nightmare. He or she is paralyzed and magically bound within a mystic cauldron among animated chains and tentacles. A dozen Red Wizards observe placidly while three more Red Wizards subject the helpless

Wilderness Features

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

Wilderness Features No wilderness map is complete without a few settlements, strongholds, ruins, and other sites worthy of discovery. A dozen such locations scattered over an area roughly 50 miles

across is a good start. Monster Lairs A wilderness area approximately 50 miles across can support roughly a half-dozen monster lairs, but probably no more than one apex predator such as a dragon. If you

If It Exists In D&D, There's A Place for It in Eberron

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron

into Eberron, but that doesn’t mean that there needs to be a kenku nation or that kenku have played a significant role in history; it may be that a dozen kenku were thrown out of the Faerie Court of

that’s ever been suggested. Chapter 3 provides advice on adding new races to Eberron. Here’s a few other ways that you can add something into Eberron with minimal impact on the setting. It comes from

2. Vast Cavern

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

from the constructs’ tail stingers. Arbalests. A dozen arbalests (use quadrone statistics) flit around the arch. Each arbalest resembles an oversized repeating crossbow with mechanical wings and

over. The Simulacrux warps magic in its proximity. Any spell cast within 30 feet of the arch automatically triggers a wild magic surge, the effect of which is determined by rolling percentile dice

Mind Flayer Magic

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

after death would its consciousness be cast into oblivion. Two divine entities have long been associated with mind flayers by the scholars of other races. These aren’t deities, but rather

power. Since they are capable of planar travel, illithids don’t view the afterlife and the Outer Planes in the mythic way that most other races do. Illithids don’t believe they possess souls whose

Witchstalker

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume Four

for good hunting grounds. The greater the source of magic, the more witchstalkers are drawn to the area. To their dismay, witches have drawn as many as a dozen witchstalkers. Witchstalkers resemble

sense the presence and location of magic within 120 feet of itself. It also has advantage on attack rolls against creatures that have cast a spell since the end of the witchstalker’s last turn

Rakshasa

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

Rakshasa Millions of years before the rise of the humanoid races, the rakshasas of Eberron ruled a civilization that spanned Khorvaire. Masters of combat, the rakshasas of Eberron wield their weapons

) Innate Spellcasting. The rakshasa’s innate spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 11). The rakshasa can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components: At will: detect

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