before buildings devised creatures reasons

Deck of Many Things

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

effect. Comet. The next time you enter combat against one or more Hostile creatures, you can select one of them as your foe when you roll Initiative. If you reduce your foe to 0 Hit Points during that

magic items, are lost to you. Portable property vanishes. Businesses, buildings, and land you own are lost in a way that alters reality the least. If you have a Bastion (see the Dungeon Master’s

Young Deep Dragon

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

dragons demand tribute from these groups in the form of food or treasure. Underdark explorers have many reasons to brave deep dragon lairs beyond treasure hunting; they might contain the only surviving

that Long Rest. Creatures with Immunity to the Poisoned condition are immune to this effect. Verdant Growth. Vegetation and fungi within 1 mile of the dragon’s lair grow faster and cover a

Deep Dragon Wyrmling

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

deep dragons demand tribute from these groups in the form of food or treasure. Underdark explorers have many reasons to brave deep dragon lairs beyond treasure hunting; they might contain the only

finishing that Long Rest. Creatures with Immunity to the Poisoned condition are immune to this effect. Verdant Growth. Vegetation and fungi within 1 mile of the dragon’s lair grow faster and cover

Ancient Deep Dragon

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

Underdark societies, such as kuo-toa. Many deep dragons demand tribute from these groups in the form of food or treasure. Underdark explorers have many reasons to brave deep dragon lairs beyond

reduce its Exhaustion level as a result of finishing that Long Rest. Creatures with Immunity to the Poisoned condition are immune to this effect. Verdant Growth. Vegetation and fungi within 1 mile of the

Adult Deep Dragon

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

often clash with aquatic Underdark societies, such as kuo-toa. Many deep dragons demand tribute from these groups in the form of food or treasure. Underdark explorers have many reasons to brave deep

creature doesn’t reduce its Exhaustion level as a result of finishing that Long Rest. Creatures with Immunity to the Poisoned condition are immune to this effect. Verdant Growth. Vegetation and

Pech

Monsters Quests from the Infinite Staircase

buildings, objects, and raw materials, making them phenomenal excavators—and, if the occasion calls for it, sappers and saboteurs. Pechs enjoy sculpting and carving vast networks of tunnels and warrens

Earth to shape stone to its will, but pechs are stronger together than alone. When in groups, pechs can combine their magic to conjure great curtains of stone and infuse creatures with the fortitude of elemental earth.

Girallon

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

forests and jungles, seem to attract girallons. They see a city’s buildings as a superior sort of forest whose uppermost “branches” can safely support them. The creatures can easily

environments abundant with life. They share apes’ adeptness at climbing, although few trees can support the weight of these half-ton creatures. The ruins of cities, especially those found in deep

Astral Elf Honor Guard

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

to the Astral Plane to be closer to their gods. There, they ceased to age and could exist indefinitely without sustenance. Astral elves were among the first creatures to dwell in the Silver Void. As

citadels. Although the Silver Void is their home, astral elves often venture into Wildspace systems and place their ships and citadels in orbit around stars. Astral elves do this for several reasons

High Fae Impostor

Monsters Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures

mischievous manipulators who delight in disguising themselves with magic to vex other creatures. Their reasons for deception vary, ranging from harmless pranks to malicious infiltration. When a high fae

other means of deception at their disposal. High Fae Ageless and inhuman, high fae are the oldest creatures in Eldraine, embodying the natural splendor and danger of the wilderness. High fae have no

Astral Elf Warrior

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

Long ago, some elves ventured to the Astral Plane to be closer to their gods. There, they ceased to age and could exist indefinitely without sustenance. Astral elves were among the first creatures to

do this for several reasons. Proximity to a star allows the astral elves to forge pacts with solar dragons and to collect starlight, which the elves use to grow crystals and repair their ships. Most

False Lich

Monsters Vecna: Eve of Ruin

nefarious magical copies of themselves to fool enemies, to guard treasure, or for other inscrutable reasons. To create a false lich, a lich binds a shred of its life force to a corpse in a profane

corpse’s eye sockets; the gems allow the false lich to trap creatures’ souls and transfer the souls to its creator. A false lich often gradually gains a sense of self-identity. While many

Zodar

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

exist or where they came from, but the most popular hypothesis is that they are the creations of some long-forgotten god. Zodars interact with other sapient creatures in a manner that goes beyond mere

aloofness. They simply hover in silence. When a zodar finally performs some significant action, the reasons for that action aren’t always clear. One interpretation of this behavior posits that

Book of Vile Darkness Legacy

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

example of blackest magic he came across or devised. Vecna covered every vile topic he could, making the book a gruesome catalog of all mortal wrongs. Other practitioners of evil have held the book and

forked tongue, or some other feature the DM chooses. The mark of darkness grants you advantage on Charisma (Persuasion) checks made to interact with evil creatures and Charisma (Intimidation) checks

Astral Elf Commander

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

Plane to be closer to their gods. There, they ceased to age and could exist indefinitely without sustenance. Astral elves were among the first creatures to dwell in the Silver Void. As other explorers

the Silver Void is their home, astral elves often venture into Wildspace systems and place their ships and citadels in orbit around stars. Astral elves do this for several reasons. Proximity to a

Prisoner 13

Monsters Keys from the Golden Vault

her role as an agent, so she devised a plan to take power for herself. Over five years she took careful stock of Clan Axebreaker’s wealth and, in one fell swoop, used her network of lieutenants to

, the tips following the angles of her collarbones. River. Swirling green and blue waters form a cascading river across her stomach, with scaly creatures leering from the water. Power and Plunder

Delerium Fragment Legacy

Equipment

tones, and glow brightly at night or when exposed to magic. Deposits are found throughout Drakkenheim, often fused into stone streets and buildings like crystalline moss. A typical delerium fragment is

1 Gravity breaks within a 100-foot radius area for 1 hour. Creatures levitate in midair, and must move by pushing or pulling against a fixed object or surface within reach (such as a wall

Astral Elf Star Priest

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

sustenance. Astral elves were among the first creatures to dwell in the Silver Void. As other explorers have reached for the stars, astral elves have had to reckon with violent neighbors and strange

their ships and citadels in orbit around stars. Astral elves do this for several reasons. Proximity to a star allows the astral elves to forge pacts with solar dragons and to collect starlight, which the

Astral Elf Aristocrat

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

elves were among the first creatures to dwell in the Silver Void. As other explorers have reached for the stars, astral elves have had to reckon with violent neighbors and strange visitors. Over the

citadels in orbit around stars. Astral elves do this for several reasons. Proximity to a star allows the astral elves to forge pacts with solar dragons and to collect starlight, which the elves use to grow

Halfling Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

might be a wagon jostling along a dirt road or a raft floating downriver. Small and Practical The diminutive halflings survive in a world full of larger creatures by avoiding notice or, barring

among them usually venture into the world for reasons of community, friendship, wanderlust, or curiosity. They love discovering new things, even simple things, such as an exotic food or an unfamiliar

Delerium Chip Legacy

Equipment

tones, and glow brightly at night or when exposed to magic. Deposits are found throughout Drakkenheim, often fused into stone streets and buildings like crystalline moss. A typical delerium fragment is

1 Gravity breaks within a 100-foot radius area for 1 hour. Creatures levitate in midair, and must move by pushing or pulling against a fixed object or surface within reach (such as a wall

Delerium Geode Legacy

Equipment

tones, and glow brightly at night or when exposed to magic. Deposits are found throughout Drakkenheim, often fused into stone streets and buildings like crystalline moss. A typical delerium fragment is

1 Gravity breaks within a 100-foot radius area for 1 hour. Creatures levitate in midair, and must move by pushing or pulling against a fixed object or surface within reach (such as a wall

Delerium Massive Cluster Legacy

Equipment

tones, and glow brightly at night or when exposed to magic. Deposits are found throughout Drakkenheim, often fused into stone streets and buildings like crystalline moss. A typical delerium fragment is

1 Gravity breaks within a 100-foot radius area for 1 hour. Creatures levitate in midair, and must move by pushing or pulling against a fixed object or surface within reach (such as a wall

Delerium Crystal Legacy

Equipment

tones, and glow brightly at night or when exposed to magic. Deposits are found throughout Drakkenheim, often fused into stone streets and buildings like crystalline moss. A typical delerium fragment is

1 Gravity breaks within a 100-foot radius area for 1 hour. Creatures levitate in midair, and must move by pushing or pulling against a fixed object or surface within reach (such as a wall

Delerium Shard Legacy

Equipment

tones, and glow brightly at night or when exposed to magic. Deposits are found throughout Drakkenheim, often fused into stone streets and buildings like crystalline moss. A typical delerium fragment is

1 Gravity breaks within a 100-foot radius area for 1 hour. Creatures levitate in midair, and must move by pushing or pulling against a fixed object or surface within reach (such as a wall

Mighty Fortress

Spells Xanathar's Guide to Everything

A fortress of stone erupts from a square area of ground of your choice that you can see within range. The area is 120 feet on each side, and it must not have any buildings or other structures on it

. Any creatures in the area are harmlessly lifted up as the fortress rises. The fortress has four turrets with square bases, each one 20 feet on a side and 30 feet tall, with one turret on each corner

Sea Spawn

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

of their former selves. Coral encrusts them. Barnacles cling to their cold skin. Lungs that once filled with air can now breathe in water as well. Tales provide myriad reasons for these strange

transformation in order to keep the secret of the Purple Rocks. Kraken priest;Kraken priests tend to the kraken’s flock. Most of the priests are island natives, but some are other sorts of creatures that

Ogrémoch

Monsters Princes of the Apocalypse

creatures standing on the ground in that radius must succeed on a DC 23 Dexterity saving throw or fall prone. Create Gargoyle (Costs 3 Actions). Ogrémoch’s hit points are reduced by 50 as he

damage for every 5 feet it moves there. Creatures that are knocked prone in the area also take this damage. A violent tremor shakes the lair in a 120-foot-radius around Ogrémoch. Each creature

Relentless Juggernaut

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

a certain area its territory and visits destruction upon all trespassers. Relentless killers are hateful, revenge-obsessed creatures that enter into pacts with fiends or other nefarious entities

Relentless killers come into being and undertake their terrifying sprees for a spectrum of reasons. When creating a relentless killer, consider what circumstances led to their transformation and

Relentless Slasher

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

creatures that enter into pacts with fiends or other nefarious entities. Their bargains transform them into vicious butchers that exist only to indulge their endless bloodlust. While some who become

fear into innocents across lands and over ages. Creating a Relentless Killer Relentless killers come into being and undertake their terrifying sprees for a spectrum of reasons. When creating a

Deck of Many Things Legacy

Magic Items Basic Rules (2014)

property vanishes. Businesses, buildings, and land you own are lost in a way that alters reality the least. Any documentation that proves you should own something lost to this card also disappears

Challenge -- (0 XP) Incorporeal Movement. The avatar can move through other creatures and objects as if they were difficult terrain. It takes 5 (1d10) force damage if it ends its turn inside an object

Kenku Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

a talent for learning and memorizing details. Thus, ambitious kenku can excel as superb spies and scouts. A kenku who learns of clever schemes and plans devised by other creatures can put them to use

structures that would collapse beneath a human or an orc. Some thieves’ guilds use kenku as lookouts and messengers. The kenku dwell in the tallest buildings and towers the guild controls

Book of Vile Darkness (Variant)

Magic Items Keys from the Golden Vault

example of blackest magic he came across or devised. Vecna covered every vile topic he could, making the book a gruesome catalog of all mortal wrongs. Other practitioners of evil have held the book and

other feature the DM chooses. The mark of darkness grants you advantage on Charisma (Persuasion) checks made to interact with evil creatures and Charisma (Intimidation) checks made to interact with non

Delerium Fragment

Equipment

tones, and glow brightly at night or when exposed to magic. Deposits are found throughout Drakkenheim, often fused into stone streets and buildings like crystalline moss. A typical delerium fragment is

within a 100-foot radius area for 1 hour. Creatures levitate in midair and must push or pull against a fixed object or surface within reach (such as a wall or a ceiling) to move as if climbing

Delerium Shard

Equipment

tones, and glow brightly at night or when exposed to magic. Deposits are found throughout Drakkenheim, often fused into stone streets and buildings like crystalline moss. A typical delerium fragment is

within a 100-foot radius area for 1 hour. Creatures levitate in midair and must push or pull against a fixed object or surface within reach (such as a wall or a ceiling) to move as if climbing

Delerium Geode

Equipment

tones, and glow brightly at night or when exposed to magic. Deposits are found throughout Drakkenheim, often fused into stone streets and buildings like crystalline moss. A typical delerium fragment is

within a 100-foot radius area for 1 hour. Creatures levitate in midair and must push or pull against a fixed object or surface within reach (such as a wall or a ceiling) to move as if climbing

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