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Forgotten Realms: Heroes of Faerûn
off harm and allow the Bladesinger to channel magic into devastating attacks and a cunning defense. Many who have observed a Bladesinger at work remember the display as one of the more beautiful
Monsters
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
Blood-Soaked Resolve. While Bloodied, the cultist has Advantage on saving throws.Multiattack. The cultist makes three Cursed Blade attacks. It can replace one of these attacks with a use of
financial recompense. These cunning serial killers and mass murderers remain a step ahead of investigators, at least until the cultists’ zealous bloodlust overwhelms their senses.
Cultists
The
Monsters
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
Babir makes two Marine Burst attacks. She can replace one of these attacks with a Tail attack.
Marine Burst. Melee or Ranged Attack Roll: +10;{"diceNotation":"1d20+10", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction
a cunning mind. Biha Babir is politically savvy and prefers to outsmart her opponents rather than battle them, though she doesn’t shy from combat if necessary.
Biha Babir covets opulence, but
Monsters
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
Cunning Action. On each of her turns in combat, Nine-Fingers can use a bonus action to take the Dash, Disengage, or Hide action.
Dagger Thrower. Nine-Fingers adds double her proficiency bonus to the
build. Her forgettable looks have proven her greatest asset as a thief, as her victims have trouble recognizing her even when they meet her again face-to-face. Keene’s leadership over the years
Classes
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
elven ways.
In combat, a bladesinger uses a series of intricate, elegant maneuvers that fend off harm and allow the bladesinger to channel magic into devastating attacks and a cunning defense. Many
Monsters
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Special Equipment. Kelek wears bracers of defense and carries a staff of striking with 10 charges. The staff regains 1d6 + 4;{"diceNotation":"1d6+4","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Regain expended
quarterstaff.Multiattack. Kelek makes three attacks using Sorcerer’s Bolt, Staff of Striking, or a combination of them. He can replace one of the attacks with a use of Spellcasting.
Sorcerer
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Multiattack. The babau makes two Claw attacks. It can replace one attack with a use of Spellcasting or Weakening Gaze.
Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +6;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6", "rollType":"to hit
appearance helped rout Glasya and secured Graz’zt’s place as one of the preeminent demon lords of the Abyss.
A babau demon has the cunning of a devil and the bloodthirstiness of a demon
Bladesinging
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Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
elven ways.
In combat, a bladesinger uses a series of intricate, elegant maneuvers that fend off harm and allow the bladesinger to channel magic into devastating attacks and a cunning defense. Many
Monsters
Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
wealth and power with a bitter mix of longing, regret, and shame, seeking always to replace the grandest treasures they once possessed. Simple coins, gems, or trade goods do nothing to satisfy the
reward once they return to their proper station, a fog giant lures desperate criminals, cunning bandits, and other raiders into their service in the dismal wilds they inhabit. These giants prefer to
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
, sleep
2nd level (2 slots): blur, cloud of daggers, invisibilityMultiattack. The hoplite makes three weapon attacks. It can replace one weapon attack with ray of frost.
Spear. Melee or Ranged Weapon
use a combination of cunning, faith, and magic to defend their coastal home. Most of these skilled soldiers serve in the Reverent Army, the defenders of Meletis, which uses an array of proven strategies
Monsters
Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
Psychic Defense. While the githzerai is wearing no armor and wielding no shield, its AC includes its Wisdom modifier.Multiattack. The githzerai makes three Unarmed Strike or Psychic Bolt attacks. It
can replace any of these attacks with one use of its Pacifying Touch.
Unarmed Strike. Melee Weapon Attack: +6;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Unarmed Strike"} to hit
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
rolls, as well as on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight.Multiattack. The drow makes three Scimitar or Arcane Eruption attacks. The drow can replace one of the attacks with a use of
claim the throne themselves.
Those favored consorts who prove their cunning gain the ear, and perhaps even the heart, of their priestess and are relied on to provide useful advice. No position of
Monsters
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures
Multiattack. The witch makes two Poison Dagger attacks. It can replace one of these attacks with Spellcasting.
Poison Dagger. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5", "rollType
, while others animate furniture, weapons, or other objects.
Feel free to build encounters with witches that include additional creatures such as animated armor, a flying sword, a rug of smothering, or a Tiny Beast acting as a spy.
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Multiattack. The nagpa makes three Staff or Deathly Ray attacks. It can replace one attack with a use of Spellcasting.
Staff. Melee Weapon Attack: +8;{"diceNotation":"1d20+8","rollType":"to hit
to please and thereby escape further attention from her cold gaze. All the original thirteen remain alive, thanks to their cunning and their willingness to do whatever is necessary to survive
Monsters
Vecna: Eve of Ruin
ignores movement restrictions caused by webbing.Multiattack. The phisarazu makes one Bite attack and two Claw attacks. It can replace one of these attacks with Scintillating Spray if available.
Bite
into a hierarchy based on might and cunning, with higher-ranked spyder-fiends dominating lower ranks. Spyder-fiends of equivalent rank scheme against each other for advancement and eagerly turn against
Yuan-ti Malison (Type 3)
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Monsters
Monster Manual (2014)
are cunning and ruthless tacticians who readily sacrifice lesser yuan-ti if potential victory justifies such losses. They have no sense of honorable combat and strike first in decisive ambush if they
individual who attains enough power can devour and replace one of the yuan-ti gods. The yuan-ti strive for ascension and are willing to commit the darkest atrocities to achieve it.Poison
Rogue
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Classes
Basic Rules (2014)
skills that help them in a dungeon environment, such as climbing, finding and disarming traps, and opening locks. When it comes to combat, rogues prioritize cunning over brute strength. A rogue
. QUICK BUILD You can make a rogue quickly by following these suggestions. First, Dexterity should be your highest ability score. Make Intelligence your next-highest if you want to excel at
Barbarian
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Basic Rules (2014)
violated, or a coup that removed you from a position of authority.
QUICK BUILD
You can make a barbarian quickly by following these suggestions. First, put your highest ability score in Strength
Rage, Unarmored Defense
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Monk
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Basic Rules (2014)
lawful in alignment. QUICK BUILD You can make a monk quickly by following these suggestions. First, make Dexterity your highest ability score, followed by Wisdom. Second, choose the hermit background
Defense, Martial Arts 2nd +2 1d4 2 +10 ft. Ki, Unarmored Movement 3rd +2 1d4 3 +10 ft. Monastic Tradition, Deflect Missiles
Monsters
Vecna: Eve of Ruin
attacks. He can replace one of these attacks with Blighted Fire if available.
Death Strike. Melee Weapon Attack: +9;{"diceNotation":"1d20+9", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Death Strike"} to hit
legendary action option can be used at a time and only at the end of another creature’s turn. Strahd regains spent legendary actions at the start of his turn.
Cunning Escape. Strahd moves up to
Shifter
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Species
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
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
different in personality. With any shifter, identifying the beast within is a crucial part of understanding the character.
Similar and Diverse
Shifters are similar to humans in height and build but are
Hobgoblin
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
to keep the knowledge fresh for new generations. When hobgoblins aren’t waging war, they farm, they build, and they practice both martial and arcane arts.
These trappings of civil society do
Maglubiyet, the greater god allows them to retain a measure of their influence over the hobgoblins because their philosophies are in line with his own.
Hobgoblins don’t build temples to their gods, lest
Ranger
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Basic Rules (2014)
defense. This fierce independence makes rangers well suited to adventuring, since they are accustomed to life far from the comforts of a dry bed and a hot bath. Faced with city-bred adventurers who
relief from solitude that they offer? QUICK BUILD You can make a ranger quickly by following these suggestions. First, make Dexterity your highest ability score, followed by Wisdom. (Some rangers who
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Gilded Rumors The clerics of the abbey would not build such a defense to guard musty tomes and simple acolytes. Something precious rests in the belly of that place: a golden statue, a staff made from
Druid
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.
Whether calling on the elemental forces of nature or emulating the creatures of the animal world, druids are an embodiment of nature’s resilience, cunning, and fury. They claim no mastery over
? Perhaps your homeland was befouled by evil, and you took up an adventuring life in hopes of finding a new home or purpose.
QUICK BUILD
You can make a druid quickly by following these suggestions
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Orlumbor to supply ships for its defense, making the island a wealthy and well-protected place in return. When Lord Neverember sank Waterdeep’s navy in his fight against pirates, he arranged to hire
mercenary ships to replace the force, funneling ill-gotten proceeds into his own pockets, and leaving both the coffers and the shipyards of Orlumbor high and dry. After Neverember’s ouster
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
coterminous or it might only be possible to build it in a manifest zone. Ultimately, eldritch machines are plot devices. Their powers are far beyond the standard level of what is possible in Eberron, but such
a device can reflect the culmination of a villain’s master plan or a last defense against evil that must be protected at all costs.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hold Back The Dead
Mithral Hall (Northwest) The siege weapon in Mithral Hall’s defense zone (see Map 1.3) is a modified catapult that launches iron canisters of superheated metal that explode on impact. A cunning
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
beholder can kill them whenever it wants and it is in their best interest to stop resisting and just obey the beholder’s orders. Minions build walls in the beholder’s lair, distribute food to other
last line of defense against foes that threaten the inner sanctum. Pets A beholder often has one or more pets in its lair, mainly because (for whatever reason) it enjoys the company of such creatures
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
or Long Rest, you can replace the chosen option with the other one. Colossus Slayer. Your tenacity can wear down even the most resilient foes. When you hit a creature with a weapon, the weapon deals an
turn. Level 7: Defensive Tactics You gain one of the following feature options of your choice. Whenever you finish a Short or Long Rest, you can replace the chosen option with the other one. Escape the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Monk Unarmed combat Dexterity and Wisdom High Paladin Defense Strength and Charisma Average Ranger Survival Dexterity and Wisdom Average Rogue Stealth Dexterity Low Sorcerer Power Charisma High Warlock
the game, but more importantly, they bring a balanced mix of capabilities to adventures. You’re welcome to use that party setup or modify it using these guidelines:
Cleric: Replace with Bard or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
combat Dexterity and Wisdom High Paladin Defense Strength and Charisma Average Ranger Survival Dexterity and Wisdom Average Rogue Stealth Dexterity Low Sorcerer Power Charisma High Warlock Occult lore
, but more importantly, they bring a balanced mix of capabilities to adventures. You’re welcome to use that party setup or modify it using these guidelines:
Cleric: Replace with Bard or Druid
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
become bards, diplomats, mediators, or translators. Others, fascinated by their distant connection to the Fey, seek to build bridges between the Material Plane and the Feywild of Thelanis. These
end the Charmed condition. Fey Gift. You know the Friends cantrip. Whenever you finish a Long Rest, you can replace that cantrip with a different cantrip from the Cleric, Druid, or Wizard spell list
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Quick Build You can make a rogue quickly by following these suggestions. First, Dexterity should be your highest ability score. Make Intelligence your next-highest if you want to excel at
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Expertise, Sneak Attack, Thieves’ Cant
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Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
weapon and its best defense, and much of the guild’s work is hidden even from other members. Dimir agents leave no trace of their covert activities, warping the memories of witnesses to their crimes
couriers, information brokers, and librarians. But Szadek also used his guild’s expertise at gathering information to build a vast spy network, and before long, the secret operations of the guild






