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Kelek

Monsters The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

Defense to bolster his low Armor Class whenever possible, and his challenge rating is a reflection of the likelihood that he will use Fiery Explosion as often as he can. If one or more of his allies

Rahadin

Monsters Curse of Strahd

his attention to building Castle Ravenloft, Rahadin saw to it that wizards and artisans were brought to Barovia. Years later, Strahd appointed Rahadin his castle chamberlain. Rahadin was pleased to do

to put Tatyana out of his mind, Strahd lured more women to the castle, taking several of them as brides before draining their lives and turning them into vampire spawn. Rahadin would see to it that

Swarmkeeper

Classes Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

. Other Swarmkeepers enjoy building vibrant communities that work for the mutual benefit of all those they consider part of their swarm. A Swarmkeeper’s swarm and spells are reflections of the

an exciting opportunity to explore your character’s narrative through their class abilities. For more guidance on customizing spells, see the “Personalizing Spells” section in

Swarmkeeper (TCoE)

Classes Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

. Other Swarmkeepers enjoy building vibrant communities that work for the mutual benefit of all those they consider part of their swarm. A Swarmkeeper’s swarm and spells are reflections of the

an exciting opportunity to explore your character’s narrative through their class abilities. For more guidance on customizing spells, see the “Personalizing Spells” section in

Orc Legacy

Species Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Orcs trace their creation to the one-eyed god Gruumsh, an unstoppable warrior and powerful leader. The divine qualities of Gruumsh resonate within orcs, granting them a reflection of his toughness

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 character can speak, read

Golgari Agent

Backgrounds Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

light of the surface world, so your journey isn’t guaranteed to be safe. Golgari Guild Spells Prerequisite: Spellcasting or Pact Magic class feature For you, the spells on the Golgari Guild

Spells table are added to the spell list of your spellcasting class. (If you are a multiclass character with multiple spell lists, these spells are added to all of them.) Golgari Guild Spells

Izzet Engineer

Backgrounds Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

basic knowledge of the structure of buildings, including the stuff behind the walls. You can also find blueprints of a specific building in order to learn the details of its construction. Such

with the law, the guild can’t shield you from the repercussions. Izzet Guild Spells Prerequisite: Spellcasting or Pact Magic class feature For you, the spells on the Izzet Guild Spells table

Simic Scientist

Backgrounds Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

’t be found. Unearthing the deepest secrets of the multiverse can require an adventure or even a whole campaign. Simic Guild Spells Prerequisite: Spellcasting or Pact Magic class feature For you

, the spells on the Simic Guild Spells table are added to the spell list of your spellcasting class. (If you are a multiclass character with multiple spell lists, these spells are added to all of them

Vargouille Reflection

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Morte’s Planar Parade

disembodied head. Vargouille Reflection Tiny Fiend, Typically Chaotic Evil Armor Class 12 Hit Points 22 (5d4 + 10) Speed 5 ft., fly 40 ft. STR 6 (−2) DEX 15 (+2) CON 14 (+2) INT

Vargouille Reflection Vargouilles are flying Fiends that resemble disembodied Humanoid heads with wings. While most vargouilles roam the planes to curse Humanoids and create more vargouilles, a

Random Buildings

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

9–10 Upper-class home 11–15 Crowded tenement 16–17 Orphanage 18 Hidden thieves’ den 19 Front for a secret cult 20 Lavish, guarded mansion Religious Building d20 Type 1–10 Temple to a good or

Random Buildings Pulse-pounding chases and harrowing escapes within the confines of a town or city can sometimes force characters to dash into buildings. When you need to flesh out a building quickly

Drowned Master

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Locathah Rising

Drowned Master Drowned Master Medium undead, chaotic evil Armor Class 14 (natural armor) Hit Points 157 (21d8 + 63) Speed 30 ft. STR 17 (+3) DEX 12 (+1) CON 16 (+3

master drops to 1 hit point instead. Actions Multiattack. The drowned master makes two attacks: one with its greatsword and one with its Life-Draining Tentacle. Greatsword. Melee Weapon Attack

Goblin Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

goblin tribe has to nobility is the caste of lashers — families of goblins trained in the ways of battle, and also possessed of key skills such as strategy, trap-building, beast taming, mining

the tribe. If the creature is dimwitted, like a troll or ogre, the lower-class goblins give it obeisance, but before long the upper-class goblins begin to think that whoever can bend the ear of the

Creating a Character

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules

Creating a Character You can make a character for Dungeons & Dragons using the building blocks found here. Your character is a combination of game statistics, roleplaying hooks, and your imagination

. You choose a class (such as Fighter or Wizard), a background (such as Soldier or Acolyte), and a species (such as Human or Elf). You also invent the personality and appearance of your character. Once completed, your character serves as your avatar in the D&D multiverse.

Stirge

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild

Stirge This horrid flying creature looks like a cross between a large bat and an oversized mosquito. Stirges feed on the blood of living creatures, attaching and draining them slowly. Although they

pose little danger in small numbers, packs of stirges can be a formidable threat, reattaching as quickly as their weakening prey can pluck them off. Stirge Tiny beast, unaligned Armor Class 14

Jiangshi

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

rise as life-hungry corpses and might turn into jiangshi themselves if they feed upon the living. Jiangshi Medium Undead Armor Class 16 (natural armor) Hit Points 119 (14d8 + 56) Speed 20 ft

Weaknesses. The jiangshi has the following flaws: Fear of Its Own Reflection. If the jiangshi sees its own reflection, it immediately uses its reaction, if available, to move as far away from the

Chapter 1: Step-By-Step Characters

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

statistics, roleplaying hooks, and your imagination. You choose a race (such as human or halfling) and a class (such as fighter or wizard). You also invent the personality, appearance, and backstory of

rogue who likes hand-to-hand combat, or a sharpshooter who picks off enemies from afar. Do you like fantasy fiction featuring dwarves or elves? Try building a character of one of those races. Do you

Chapter 1: Step-By-Step Characters

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

statistics, roleplaying hooks, and your imagination. You choose a race (such as human or halfling) and a class (such as fighter or wizard). You also invent the personality, appearance, and backstory of

rogue who likes hand-to-hand combat, or a sharpshooter who picks off enemies from afar. Do you like fantasy fiction featuring dwarves or elves? Try building a character of one of those races. Do you

Stirge

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

its next meal. Stirges feed on the blood of living creatures, attaching and draining them slowly. Although they pose little danger in small numbers, packs of stirges can be a formidable threat

its pincer legs to latch on to the victim. Once the stirge has sated itself, it detaches and flies off to digest its meal. Stirge Tiny beast, unaligned Armor Class 14 (natural armor) Hit Points 2

Astral Blights

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis

the “Trouble at the Docks” encounter when they arrive. Hole Up. If the characters try to barricade themselves in a building or find somewhere else in the settlement to hide, the increasingly violent

outskirts of the settlement, see “Danger in the Streets” below. Astral Blight Medium Plant, Unaligned Armor Class 12 (natural armor) Hit Points 26 (4d8 + 8) Speed 10 ft. STR 16 (+3

Companion Encounter Balance

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Flee, Mortals! Rule Primer

Companion Encounter Balance Unless a caregiver has the beastheart class (found in Beastheart and Monstrous Companions), the GM should consider a companion as akin to a powerful combat-focused magic

item when building encounters. A companion gives a party a significant power boost, not just by dishing out more damage and providing more hit points for enemies to target, but also by creating

Chapter 2: Creating a Character

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook

& Dragons using the building blocks in this book. Your character is a combination of game statistics, roleplaying hooks, and your imagination. You choose a class (such as Fighter or Wizard), a

Bow's End Tavern

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

Bow’s End Tavern Bow’s End Tavern is Strixhaven’s most popular late-night hangout. It opens at 6:00 p.m. and closes at 11:00 p.m. on class nights and 2:00 a.m. on weekends. The tavern is a squat but

comfortable-looking building, its gleaming wooden exterior carved in overlapping Strixhaven star motifs. The interior is dim and cozy (if loud), featuring rich mahogany floors and well-worn furniture

Drowned Master

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

agents in its dark plots. Drowned Master Medium undead, chaotic evil Armor Class 14 (natural armor) Hit Points 157 (21d8 + 63) Speed 30 ft. STR 17 (+3) DEX 12 (+1) CON

, the drowned master drops to 1 hit point instead. Actions Multiattack. The drowned master makes two attacks: one with its greatsword and one with its Life-Draining Tentacle. Greatsword. Melee

50. Mirror of Life Trapping

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

30 feet of the mirror that sees its reflection must succeed on a DC 15 Charisma saving throw or be imprisoned within one of the mirror’s twelve extradimensional cells, along with anything it is wearing

invisible stalker and the troll. The stirge attacks A’tan, killing him in 1 round. After draining A’tan’s blood, the stirge flies away to digest its meal. The doppelganger tries to flee but doesn’t go far

Proficiency Bonus

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

. BUILDING BRUENOR, STEP 2 Bob imagines Bruenor charging into battle with an axe, one horn on his helmet broken off. He makes Bruenor a fighter and notes the fighter’s proficiencies and 1st-level class

Proficiency Bonus The table that appears in your class description shows your proficiency bonus, which is +2 for a 1st-level character. Your proficiency bonus applies to many of the numbers you’ll be

Megapede

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

cavernous underground chambers. A megapede’s bite is poisonous. In addition, the creature has magical abilities that make it a superior predator. It can exude an invisible aura of life-draining energy, or it

, Unaligned Armor Class 15 (natural armor) Hit Points 175 (13d20 + 39) Speed 40 ft., climb 40 ft. STR 22 (+6) DEX 10 (+0) CON 17 (+3) INT 1 (−5) WIS 10 (+0

Strigoi

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

outlandish scientific experiments, and from stirges draining well-fed vampires. When a strigoi arises, the unnatural creature is overwhelmed by instinctual hunger that drives it to undertake

any who balk at their grotesque gentility. Strigoi Medium Monstrosity Armor Class 16 (natural armor) Hit Points 52 (7d8 + 21) Speed 30 ft., fly 40 ft. STR 17 (+3) DEX 14 (+2

NPC Support

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

the dragon to provide a distraction, allowing the character to move to a safer location or use a class feature that relies on an ally being near the dragon (such as Sneak Attack). What Can Vellynne Do

, Vellynne can’t drop below 1 hit point. If she is reduced to 1 hit point, she either retreats to somewhere safe or uses her next action to cast vampiric touch, draining the life force of her nearest

Razorvine Blight

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Morte’s Planar Parade

.” –Morte Razorvine Blight Medium Plant, Typically Neutral Evil Armor Class 12 Hit Points 27 (5d8 + 5) Speed 30 ft., climb 30 ft. STR 10 (+0) DEX 15 (+2) CON 13 (+1) INT 5 (−3

target is missing any of its hit points), reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2) slashing damage. Life-Draining Vines (Recharge 6). Snaking vines erupt from the blight. Each creature within 10

Far Realm Explorers

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

changes: A brain breaker has an Armor Class of 14 due to the strange ring mail it wears. A brain breaker has a speed of 30 feet and has a magical flying speed of 30 feet. It can hover. A brain

. Ilvaash wants to punish the characters’ friends as much as the characters themselves. The characters can quell these attacks only by finding and draining the Shallows of Sudden Thought, a miles-wide dead

20. Drow Town

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

be empty rooms. The rest are described below. 20a. Kitchen Odor. The smell of meat stew wafts from this building. Servants and Guards. Inside, a manacled bugbear and three goblins shackled together

Quarters Two male drow guards named Krivven and Yazdriirn stand outside the door. They deny entry to all but T’rissa and immediately attack intruders. The building holds the following features: Stuffed

5. Choose Equipment

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

instead. BUILDING BRUENOR, STEP 5 Bob writes down the starting equipment from the fighter class and the folk hero background. His starting equipment includes chain mail and a shield, which

5. Choose Equipment Your class and background determine your character’s starting equipment, including weapons, armor, and other adventuring gear. Record this equipment on your character sheet. All

Weapons

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

melee weapon that has the thrown property, such as a handaxe, can use your Strength modifier instead. BUILDING BRUENOR, STEP 5 Bob writes down the starting equipment from the fighter class and the

folk hero background. His starting equipment includes chain mail and a shield, which combine to give Bruenor an Armor Class of 18. For Bruenor’s weapons, Bob chooses a battleaxe and two handaxes. His

Spectator

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver

service has ended, the creature returns to its home dimension. Otherwise, it never abandons its post. Spectator Medium aberration, lawful neutral Armor Class 14 (natural armor) Hit Points 39

spectator creates enough food and water to sustain itself for 24 hours. Reactions Spell Reflection. If the spectator makes a successful saving throw against a spell, or a spell misses it, the

Mirror Shade

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

Mirror Shade Medium Undead, Typically Chaotic Evil Armor Class 13 Hit Points 91 (14d8 + 28) Speed 40 ft. STR 8 (−1) DEX 17 (+3) CON 14 (+2) INT 10 (+0) WIS 13 (+1) CHA

creature’s own reflection. Mirror Movement. The mirror shade can move along the surface of reflective or translucent objects, such as mirrors, without provoking opportunity attacks. It can move through

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