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Forgotten Realms: Heroes of Faerûn
can take a Magic action to shape-shift into a Beast, Humanoid, or Monstrosity with a Challenge Rating no higher than 10. When you shape-shift, you gain a number of Temporary Hit Points equal to the
statistics are replaced by the stat block of the chosen form, but you retain your creature type; alignment; personality; Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma scores; Hit Points; Hit Point Dice; proficiencies
Monsters
Locathah Rising
statistics of the beast, but they retain their alignment, personality, and Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma scores. Amble also retains all their skill and saving throw proficiencies, in addition to
unoccupied space they can see.Change Shape (2/Day). Amble magically polymorphs into a beast with a challenge rating of 1 or less, and can remain in this form for up to 6 hours. Amble's equipment melds with
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
take 13 (3d8);{"diceNotation":"3d8", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Mud to Stone", "rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage and have the restrained condition as the mud begins to turn to
. They retain prominent noses and a hint of green in their skin but otherwise resemble relatively small frost or stone giants. They use armor and weapons similar to what other combatants on Ysgard use
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
saving throw or have the stunned condition until the end of its next turn.Mind flayer;Mind flayers, which are described in the Monster Manual, are created through ceremorphosis, a process that begins
ceremorphs serve mind flayer colonies, protecting the elder brain;elder brains that rule the communities and guarding their treasures. They retain no memory of their previous existence as ettins.Psychic
Dwarf
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have a strong sense of justice, and they are slow to forget wrongs they have suffered. A wrong done to one dwarf is a wrong done to the dwarf’s entire clan, so what begins as one dwarf’s
subraces or one from another source.
DUERGAR
In cities deep in the Underdark live the duergar, or gray dwarves. These vicious, stealthy slave traders raid the surface world for captives, then sell
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
the god Keranos sought to test Nylea’s favorite champion, Renata of Setessa, by creating a beast so deadly that even she would balk at trying to hunt it. When Renata slayed this lion-ram-dragon
creation effortlessly, Keranos created another combination of deadlier beasts to challenge her. She slayed that beast, too. Despite countless attempts, Keranos was unable to create a beast that Renata
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
rules apply: Your game statistics are replaced by the statistics of the beast, but you retain your alignment, personality, and Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma scores. You also retain all of your
Wild Shape Starting at 2nd level, you can use your action to magically assume the shape of a beast that you have seen before. You can use this feature twice. You regain expended uses when you finish
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
following rules apply: Your game statistics are replaced by the statistics of the beast, but you retain your alignment, personality, and Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma scores. You also retain all of your
Wild Shape Starting at 2nd level, you can use your action to magically assume the shape of a beast that you have seen before. You can use this feature twice. You regain expended uses when you finish
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
Ranger’s Companion (p. 93) The following sentence has been added to the end of the first paragraph: “Like any creature, the beast can spend Hit Dice during a short rest.” A new third paragraph has
been inserted: “If you are incapacitated or absent, the beast acts on its own, focusing on protecting you and itself. The beast never requires your command to use its reaction, such as when making an
compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->One-Shot Wonders: Holiday Adventure Pack
be the best Winterfest yet! But, the Great Fir Drake hasn’t come to bless the village this year, and a local druid fears disaster. Can the party find the beast before the festival begins?
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Locathah Rising
form using a bonus action on their turn.
Amble’s game statistics are replaced by the statistics of the beast, but they retain their alignment, personality, and Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma
movement
5th level (2 slots): greater restoration, mass cure wounds
6th level (1 slot): conjure fey
Actions
Change Shape (2/Day). Amble magically polymorphs into a beast with a challenge rating of 1
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
communicate simple ideas to any Beast that has a swimming speed. It can understand your words, though you have no special ability to understand it in return. Keen Senses. You have proficiency in the
Perception skill. Trance. You don’t need to sleep, and magic can’t put you to sleep. You can finish a long rest in 4 hours if you spend those hours in a trancelike meditation, during which you retain
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
abandoned chambers of the hermitage in Tammeraut’s Fate, these giant serpents feed on any creature that crosses their path. Giant Coral Snake
Large beast, unaligned
Armor Class 13
Hit Points 90 (12d10
succeed on a DC 12 Constitution saving throw or be stunned until the end of its next turn. On a failed save, the target begins to hallucinate and is afflicted with a short-term madness effect (determined
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
in town hear the screams of the young men as the tiger escapes. The tiger flees the stockyard without harming the Wachters and begins to prowl the streets, looking for an escape. Reports of a tiger
of the damage. If he is still alive, Izek Strazni gathers six town guards and hunts down the beast with the intention of killing it. Meanwhile, Rictavio does his best to lure the beast back to his
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
you to do so. Beast Shapes Druid Level Known Forms Max CR Fly Speed 2 4 1/4 No 4 6 1/2 No 8 8 1 Yes Rules While Shape-Shifted. While in a form, you retain your personality, memories, and ability
Elemental Fury 3 4 18 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 — 16 +5 Ability Score Improvement 3 4 18 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 — 17 +6 — 4 4 19 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 18 +6 Beast Spells 4 4 20 4 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 19 +6 Epic Boon 4 4 21 4 3 3 3
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
another leader — one who is loyal to the Old Ways — will arise among the Gruul before the End-Raze begins.
Druid of the Old Ways
Medium humanoid (any race), chaotic neutral
Armor Class 14 (hide
): cure wounds, faerie fire, thunderwave
2nd level (3 slots): beast sense, flame blade, pass without trace
3rd level (3 slots): conjure animals, dispel magic, plant growth
4th level (3 slots
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
campaign. If you are replacing your race with a lineage, you retain any languages you had and gain no new languages. Creature Type Every creature in D&D, including every player character, has a special
list of the game’s creature types in alphabetical order: Aberration, Beast, Celestial, Construct, Dragon, Elemental, Fey, Fiend, Giant, Humanoid, Monstrosity, Ooze, Plant, Undead. These types don’t
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
you to do so. Beast Shapes Druid Level Known Forms Max CR Fly Speed 2 4 1/4 No 4 6 1/2 No 8 8 1 Yes Rules While Shape-Shifted. While in a form, you retain your personality, memories, and
Elemental Fury 3 4 18 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 — 16 +5 Ability Score Improvement 3 4 18 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 — 17 +6 — 4 4 19 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 18 +6 Beast Spells 4 4 20 4 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 19 +6 Epic Boon 4 4 21 4 3 3 3
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
her meal. As long as the characters keep their distance, the White Wyrm ignores them. Awakened Beast The frost druids of Icewind Dale use awaken spells to imbue native beasts with an Intelligence
score of 10 and the ability to speak Common or Druidic. The druids use these awakened beasts as spies and messengers. Roll a d8 and consult the Awakened Beast Encounter table to determine what kind of
Kobold
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
roles that protect and sustain the tribe. The strongest kobolds are trained to be hunters and warriors, the most clever are crafters and strategists, the toughest are miners and beast-wranglers, and so
comedic preparations sometimes give rescuers time to locate and free the captives before the kobolds settle down for the main course.
Hatred
Because the gnome god Garl Glittergold trapped the kobold
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
you?” as it fights to the death. The oni has a pet displacer beast kitten (see the accompanying stat block) named Star, which it abandons if its curse is ended. Characters who aided Dirlagraun in the
of the Feywild reluctantly agrees to return Star to his parent, but only if the characters help him free the remaining children that are trapped in Loomlurch. Displacer Beast Kitten Small Monstrosity
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
mist must succeed on a DC 13 Constitution saving throw or become infected with blue mist fever. An infected creature begins seeing vivid hallucinations of blue monkeys 1d6 hours after failing the save
village of Mbala. A powerful witch is rumored to dwell there. According to local legends, the witch forged a pact with the Lord of Bones, a god who granted her the power to create zombies that retain
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Deathlock Mastermind Though deathlocks exist to serve their patrons, they retain some freedom when it comes to devising particular tactics and carrying out their plans. Powerful deathlocks recruit
, detect thoughts, dissonant whispers, hunger of Hadar, Tasha’s hideous laughter, phantasmal force
Deathlock Mastermind
Archfey patron: blink, dominate beast, dominate person, faerie fire, greater
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Ettin Ceremorph Mind flayers, which are described in the Monster Manual, are created through ceremorphosis, a process that begins with the implantation of an illithid tadpole in the brain of a
their treasures. They retain no memory of their previous existence as ettins. Ettin Ceremorph Large Aberration, Typically Lawful Evil
Armor Class 15 (natural armor)
Hit Points 104 (11d10 + 44
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
retain their heightened intelligence for as long as the swarm persists. The swarm also awakens latent psionic abilities implanted within each cranium rat by its mind flayer creators, bestowing upon
the illithids can always make more if they so desire. Cranium Rat
Tiny beast, lawful evil
Armor Class 12
Hit Points 2 (1d4)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
2(−4)
DEX
14(+2)
CON
10(+0
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium
only languages that appear in an elemental’s stat block, but the intent (RAI) is that druids retain their knowledge, including of languages, when they transform and can speak the languages they know if
an adopted form can speak. If a druid in elemental form can speak, can the druid cast spells? A druid can cast spells in a Wild Shape form only upon gaining the Beast Spells feature at 18th level. If a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
turn. They are encrusted with sand but unhindered by it, so they retain their normal speed while in the dunes. For example: The characters enter a numbered square marked “7.” Seven skeletons rise and
skeletons. Once they slay twenty or more skeletons, phase two begins. Phase Two. All the skeletons within 2 squares of the party animate and attack. Rather than assail the characters individually, half the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
it. To your left, two figures are bound and gagged on the floor while a blue-skinned hag looms over them. The captives appear to be dryads.
The night hag is focused on tormenting her captives and
can be taken by surprise if the characters succeed on a DC 15 Dexterity (Stealth) group check. Lanedrie begins by using her claws and spells to teach the interlopers a lesson, but if the characters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
, but it makes a daunting guardian beast. Because of this use, basilisk eggs are highly prized. Gaze of Stone. Basilisks are ponderous for hunting creatures, but they needn’t chase prey. Meeting a
isn’t incapacitated. On a failed save, the creature magically begins to turn to stone and is restrained. It must repeat the saving throw at the end of its next turn. On a success, the effect ends. On a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Locathah Rising
. Trident of Fish Command This trident is a magic weapon. It has 3 charges. While you carry it, you can use an action and expend 1 charge to cast dominate beast (save DC 15) from it on a beast that has an
and your companions within range if any of you are sleeping naturally when combat begins. Cap of Water Breathing While wearing this cap underwater, you can speak its command word as an action to create
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
starry form, rather than transforming into a beast. While in your starry form, you retain your game statistics, but your body becomes luminous; your joints glimmer like stars, and glowing lines connect
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
arrive before dusk, the camp is empty and they can explore it safely. No random encounters bother characters while they’re in the campsite. As the sun begins to set, nine lizardfolk paddle up in
lizardfolk captives. On an even roll, Snapjaw persuades that lizardfolk to join his little revolt. On an odd roll, that NPC refuses to cooperate under any circumstance.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
treasure and captives. The warlocks take the choicest loot as a tithe to Imix, and then those who participated in the raid divide the rest according to merit. Prisoners that have no apparent usefulness
for them, so ’tis also one for ye.
— Elminster
Giant Striders. Firenewts have a close relationship with a type of monstrous beast they believe Imix sent to aid them — borne out by the creatures
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
? Running Wild Branding is everything. Whenever you take on a wild shape form, you do so with a unique bit of personal style that lets folks know you’re a beast to be reckoned with. Distinguishing Features
the silhouette of Omin Dran
5 You always have twigs, leaves, and other refuse tangled in your fur or hair.
6 When you switch back to your normal form, one hand always manages to retain its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Lohezet ordered an outpost established there. A servant of the Dragon Queen and a fervent antiquarian, Lohezet sought to discover the forgotten ruin’s secrets. Dragon Army soldiers and captives worked
throughout the ruin are covered in clear footprints of booted Dragon Army soldiers, captives wearing foot-wrappings, draconian claws, and slaadi claws. They go in every direction and don’t suggest