begins both doesn cat races

Weapon of Warning

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

sleeping naturally when combat begins. This benefit doesn’t wake a subject from magically induced sleep. Supernatural Readiness. Each subject has Advantage on its Initiative rolls.

Mongrelfolk

Monsters Curse of Strahd

example, one mongrelfolk might have the basic body shape of a dwarf with a head that combines the features of a cat and a lizard, one arm that ends in a crab’s pincer, and one leg that ends in

live on the fringes of civilization in ruins, deserted buildings, or other places that other humanoid races once lived in or built. They tend to be timid and skittish outside their homes and fiercely

Dragonbone Golem

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

saving throws against spells and other magical effects. Unusual Nature. The golem doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep.Multiattack. The golem makes one Pinion attack and two Rend attacks

", "rollDamageType":"poison"} poison damage and be restrained as it begins to turn to stone. The restrained target must repeat the saving throw at the end of its next turn. On a successful save, the effect

Fensir Skirmisher

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

Regeneration. The fensir regains 10 hit points at the start of its turn if it isn’t in sunlight. If the fensir takes acid or fire damage, this trait doesn’t function at the start of the

fensir’s next turn. The fensir dies only if it starts its turn with 0 hit points and doesn’t regenerate. Sunlight Hypersensitivity. When the fensir starts its turn in sunlight, it must

Jammer Leech

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

. On a successful save, the creature takes half as much damage and is incapacitated until the end of its next turn. Unusual Nature. The leech doesn’t require air or sleep.Spiked Tentacle. Melee

":"force"} force damage and be stunned until the end of its next turn.A jammer leech is a barnacle-like creature that begins life as a space-dwelling spore that attaches to the hull of a spelljamming ship

Soul Shaker

Monsters Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

together, whereupon the soul shaker reforms and regains all its hit points. Unusual Nature. The soul shaker doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep.Crushing Grasp. Melee Weapon Attack: +7

escape, the soul shaker reforms over the course of days and begins hunting once more.PoisonNecroticConsume Vitality. The soul shaker targets a creature it is grappling. If the target is not a Construct or

Uthgardt Shaman

Monsters Storm King's Thunder

it doesn’t replace the normal components of a spell. In addition to the spells that all Uthgardt shamans can cast, a shaman of a particular tribe gains additional spells based on tribal

: enhance ability (cat’s grace only), jump Sky Pony: gust of wind, witch bolt Thunderbeast: enhance ability (bull’s strength only), pass without trace Tree Ghost: barkskin, speak with plants

Death's Head

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

death’s head doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep.Gnashing Bite (Gnashing Head Only). Melee Weapon Attack: +3;{"diceNotation":"1d20+3","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Gnashing Bite

be restrained as it begins to turn to stone. The target must repeat the saving throw at the end of its next turn. On a success, the effect ends. On a failure, the target is petrified for 10 minutes.A

Bael

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

doesn’t function at the start of his next turn. Bael dies only if he starts his turn with 0 hit points and doesn’t regenerate.Multiattack. Bael makes two Hellish Morningstar attacks. Hellish

of Fire, say that Bael revealed the invisibility spell to the world, though some scholars of magic hotly refute such claims. Bael is sometimes depicted as a toad, a cat, a human, or some combination of

Fractine

Monsters Monstrous Compendium Vol. 1: Spelljammer Creatures

causing harm to anyone or anything. A fractine that doesn’t consume light or magical energy for ten days begins to flicker. A day later, it folds in on itself and self-destructs, leaving no trace

"} force damage if it ends its turn inside an object. Unusual Nature. The fractine doesn’t require air, drink, or sleep.Extradimensional Touch. Melee Spell Attack: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5

Clockwork Horror

Monsters Monstrous Compendium Vol. 1: Spelljammer Creatures

. Unusual Nature. The horror doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep.Multiattack. The horror makes one Bite attack and two Rotating Saw attacks, or it makes two Lightning Jolt attacks. Bite

already attuned to the helm, that creature’s attunement to the helm ends when the horror’s attunement begins. The horror can operate the helm even though it isn’t a spellcaster. The horror

Stone Cursed

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

the stone cursed isn’t a statue. Unusual Nature. The stone cursed doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep.Petrifying Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5", "rollType

"} slashing damage. If the target is a creature, it must succeed on a DC 12 Constitution saving throw, or it begins to turn to stone and is restrained until the end of its next turn, when it must

Borthak

Monsters Vecna: Eve of Ruin

;s next turn. Webbed Feet. The borthak can move across icy surfaces without needing to make an ability check. Additionally, difficult terrain composed of ice or snow doesn’t cost it extra

animals rarely survive long in a region a borthak claims as its hunting ground. Once a borthak has depleted an area of flora and fauna, it moves and begins its pillaging anew.Acid, Cold

Neh-thalggu

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

Brain Dump. Whenever the neh-thalggu consumes a brain, it gains the magical ability to speak and understand languages known by the brain’s previous owner. Unusual Nature. The neh-thalggu doesn

pockets in the neh-thalggu’s head. Once it has collected twelve brains in this fashion, it is overcome by an urge to return to the Far Realm and begins devoting all its energy to finding a way home

Euryale

Monsters The Book of Many Things

make a DC 18 Constitution saving throw if it doesn’t have the blinded condition. If the saving throw fails by 5 or more, the creature has the petrified condition. Otherwise, on a failed save, the

creature takes 14 (4d6);{"diceNotation":"4d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Petrifying Gaze", "rollDamageType":"force"} force damage, begins to turn to stone, and has the restrained condition

Theran Chimera

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

. The chimera doesn’t provoke an opportunity attack when it flies out of an enemy’s reach. 4 Swamp Creature. The chimera’s body is that of a swamp creature or a cavern-dweller

roll against any creature that doesn’t have all its hit points. 3 Unicorn Horn. The chimera’s head attack is magical and deals an extra 4 (1d8) radiant damage. 4 Cockatrice Beak

Klauth

Monsters Storm King's Thunder

’s as supple as a cat. His body is covered in old, wicked-looking scars where scales have been torn away and never grown back. He brutally attacks other dragons, seeking to slay any wyrm that

kindness for creatures he doesn’t think can harm him.A Red Dragon’s Lair Red dragons lair in high mountains or hills, dwelling in caverns under snow-capped peaks, or within the deep halls

Hierophant Medusa

Monsters The Book of Many Things

DC 18 Constitution saving throw if it doesn’t have the blinded condition. If the saving throw fails by 5 or more, the creature has the petrified condition. Otherwise, on a failed save, the

creature takes 10 (3d6);{"diceNotation":"3d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Petrifying Gaze", "rollDamageType":"force"} force damage, begins to turn to stone, and has the restrained condition. The

Hythonia

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

failed save the creature begins to turn to stone and is restrained. The restrained creature must repeat the saving throw at the end of its next turn, becoming petrified on a failure or ending the

; Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). If Hythonia is reduced to 0 hit points, she doesn’t die or fall unconscious. Instead, she sheds her skin, regains 199 hit points, and moves up to her speed

Ancient Moonstone Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

":"1d6","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Ideal"} Ideal 1 Curiosity. I might never be able to experience everything in the multiverse—but it doesn’t hurt to try. (Any) 2

nearest unoccupied space. Compulsive Dance. The dragon targets a creature it can see in its lair, and a merry waltz begins to play that only the target can hear. The target must succeed on a DC 15

Strahd von Zarovich

Monsters Curse of Strahd

turn if he has at least 1 hit point and isn’t in running water or sunlight. If he takes radiant damage or damage from Holy Water (flask);holy water, this trait doesn’t function at the start

attacks at the most advantageous moment and from the most advantageous position. Strahd knows when he’s in over his head. If he begins taking more damage than he can regenerate, he moves beyond

Adult Moonstone Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

","rollAction":"Ideal"} Ideal 1 Curiosity. I might never be able to experience everything in the multiverse—but it doesn’t hurt to try. (Any) 2 Nonviolence. Violence need

see in its lair, and a merry waltz begins to play that only the target can hear. The target must succeed on a DC 15 Intelligence saving throw or dance until initiative count 20 on the following round

Sahuagin Baron Legacy