being blends diffusing can respond

Zone of Truth

Spells Player’s Handbook

fails on this save. An affected creature is aware of the spell and can avoid answering questions to which it would normally respond with a lie. Such a creature can be evasive yet must be truthful.

time on a turn or starts its turn there makes a Charisma saving throw. On a failed save, a creature can’t speak a deliberate lie while in the radius. You know whether a creature succeeds or

Telepathic

Feats Player’s Handbook

language. Your communication doesn’t give the creature the ability to respond to you telepathically. Detect Thoughts. You always have the Detect Thoughts spell prepared. You can cast it without a

. You can speak telepathically to any creature you can see within 60 feet of yourself. Your telepathic utterances are in a language you know, and the creature understands you only if it knows that

Grick Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

Stone Camouflage. The grick has advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks made to hide in rocky terrain.Multiattack. The grick makes one attack with its tentacles. If that attack hits, the grick can

blends in with the rock of the caverns it haunts. When prey comes near, its barbed tentacles unfurl to reveal its hungry, snapping beak.Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks

Duergar Hammerer Legacy

Monsters Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes

);{"diceNotation":"1d10","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Engine of Pain"} damage to the hammerer, and the hammerer can respond by using its Multiattack with its reaction. Siege Monster. The hammerer

Engine of Pain. Once per turn, a creature that attacks the hammerer can target the duergar trapped in it. The attacker has disadvantage on the attack roll. On a hit, the attack deals an extra 5 (1d10

Duergar Screamer Legacy

Monsters Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes

(2d10);{"diceNotation":"2d10","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Engine of Pain"} damage to the screamer, and the screamer can respond by using its Multiattack with its reaction.Multiattack. The screamer

Engine of Pain. Once per turn, a creature that attacks the screamer can target the duergar trapped in it. The attacker has disadvantage on the attack roll. On a hit, the attack deals an extra 11

Reduced-threat Otyugh

Monsters Tales from the Yawning Portal

Limited Telepathy. The otyugh can magically transmit simple messages and images to any creature within 120 feet of it that can understand a language. This form of telepathy doesn't allow the

receiving creature to telepathically respond. Reduced Threat. This creature has -2 penalty on all ability checks and saving throws.Multiattack. The otyugh makes three attacks: one with its bite and two with

Zone of Truth Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

succeeds or fails on its saving throw. An affected creature is aware of the spell and can thus avoid answering questions to which it would normally respond with a lie. Such a creature can be evasive in its answers as long as it remains within the boundaries of the truth.

Piercer (Ice variant)

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

from ordinary rock formations. Patient Hunters. Piercers can see, but they can also respond to noise and heat, waiting for living creatures to pass beneath them, then falling to attack. A piercer

False Appearance. While the ice piercer remains motionless on the ceiling, it is indistinguishable from a normal stalactite. Spider Climb. The ice piercer can climb difficult surfaces, including

Canoloth

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Dimensional Lock. Other creatures can’t teleport to or from a space within 60 feet of the canoloth. Any attempt to do so is wasted. Magic Resistance. The canoloth has advantage on saving

throws against spells and other magical effects. Uncanny Senses. The canoloth can’t be surprised unless it’s incapacitated.Multiattack. The canoloth makes one Bite or Tongue attack and one

Neo-Otyugh

Monsters Infernal Machine Rebuild

receiving creature to telepathically respond. Innate Spellcasting (Psionics). The neo-otyugh's innate spellcasting ability is Intelligence (spell save DC 12). It can innately cast the following spells

Limited Telepathy. The otyugh can magically transmit simple messages and images to any creature within 120 feet of it that can understand a language. This form of telepathy doesn't allow the

Narzugon

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

creature isn’t revived before then, only a wish spell or killing the lemure and casting true resurrection on the creature’s original body can restore it to life. Constructs and devils are immune

to this effect. Infernal Command. Each ally of the narzugon within 60 feet of it can’t be charmed or frightened until the end of the narzugon’s next turn. Terrifying Command. Each

Cadaver Collector Legacy

Monsters Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes

. Cadaver collectors respond to a summons from a mortal only when they are called to the scene of a great battle — either where one is in progress, where one is imminent, or where one once took place

that accumulate on the construct's shell aren't just grisly battle trophies. A cadaver collector can summon the spirits of these cadavers to join battle with its enemies and to paralyze more

Swarm of Scarabs

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

Swarm. The swarm can occupy another creature’s space and vice versa, and the swarm can move through any opening large enough for a Tiny scarab. The swarm can’t regain hit points or gain

exoskeleton). Spider Climb. The swarm can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings, without needing to make an ability check.Ravenous Bites. Melee Weapon Attack: +4;{"diceNotation

Swarm of Maggots

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

Swarm. The swarm can occupy another creature’s space and vice versa, and the swarm can move through any opening large enough for a Tiny maggot. The swarm can’t regain hit points or gain

can’t be removed until the disease ends. The creature dies if its hit point maximum drops to 0. 5–6. The creature has disadvantage on ability checks and attack rolls until it finishes its

Howler

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

enough to stand up against them. These nightmare creatures are native to Pandemonium, but they can be found on most of the Lower Planes, where they are trained as war hounds. Howlers can be domesticated

, after a fashion, but they respond only to brutal training in which they are forced to recognize the trainer as the pack’s undisputed leader. A trained pack then follows its leader without

Cadaver Collector

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

wander the Material Plane for centuries, collecting corpses while searching for a way to return home. Cadaver collectors respond to a summons from a mortal only when they are called to the scene of a

can summon the spirits of these cadavers to battle against its enemies. Although these specters are individually weak, a cadaver collector can call up an almost endless supply of them, if given enough

Mark of Sentinel Human

Species Eberron: Rising from the Last War

The Mark of Sentinel warns and protects. It heightens senses and reflexes, allowing an heir to respond to threats with uncanny speed. It can shield its bearer from harm. Whether on the battlefield or

bodyguards for those who can afford their services. House Deneith is also renowned for its Sentinel Marshals, agents who hold the authority to pursue criminals and enforce the law across the length of

War Magic

Classes Xanathar's Guide to Everything

A variety of arcane colleges specialize in training wizards for war. The tradition of War Magic blends principles of evocation and abjuration, rather than specializing in either of those schools. It

response: “What good is being able to throw a mighty fireball if I die before I can cast it?” War Magic Features Wizard Level Feature 2nd Arcane Deflection, Tactical Wit 6th Power Surge 10th Durable Magic 14th Deflecting Shroud

War Magic (XGtE)

Classes Xanathar's Guide to Everything

A variety of arcane colleges specialize in training wizards for war. The tradition of War Magic blends principles of evocation and abjuration, rather than specializing in either of those schools. It

response: “What good is being able to throw a mighty fireball if I die before I can cast it?” War Magic Features Wizard Level Feature 3rd Arcane Deflection, Tactical Wit 6th Power Surge 10th Durable Magic 14th Deflecting Shroud

Urban Bounty Hunter

Backgrounds Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide

the doings of thieves’ guilds and street gangs. You might be a “velvet mask” bounty hunter, one who blends in with high society and noble circles in order to catch the criminals that

it more difficult to pursue a personal agenda that doesn’t fit with the group’s objectives — but on the other hand, you can take down much more formidable targets with the help of

Telepathic Legacy

Feats Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

doesn’t give the creature the ability to respond to you telepathically. You can cast the detect thoughts spell, requiring no spell slot or components, and you must finish a long rest before you

You awaken the ability to mentally connect with others, granting you the following benefits: Increase your Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma score by 1, to a maximum of 20. You can speak

Planar Wanderer

Feats Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse

use this benefit on that portal again until you finish a long rest. On a successful check, you can force the portal open or closed for 1 hour. For that duration, the portal doesn’t respond to

You can draw on the forces of the multiverse to survive cosmic extremes and to traverse its infinite realms, granting you these benefits: Planar Adaptation. When you finish a long rest, you gain

Emerald Dragon Wyrmling

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

Tunneler. The dragon can burrow through solid rock at half its burrowing speed and can leave a 10-foot-diameter tunnel in its wake.Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4", "rollType

psionic power to weave illusions to deceive and disorient. They cloak their own presence so they can observe other creatures without being discovered as they collect information on everything from local

Nafas

Monsters Quests from the Infinite Staircase

Dimensionally Bound. Nafas can’t leave the Infinite Staircase or be trapped within a container (such as an Iron Flask). Attempts to transport Nafas to another plane are wasted. Last Wish. When

, he can choose to succeed instead. Magic Resistance. Nafas has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects. Noble Genie. Nafas doesn’t suffer any of the penalties that

Lizardfolk Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

aggression toward creatures that they could defeat in a fight and that can’t be dealt with in some other manner. They are aggressive toward prey they want to eat, creatures that want to harm them, and

once been a warrior or hunter, but now the body is just freshly killed meat. A lizardfolk who lives among other humanoids can, over time, learn to respect other creatures’ emotions. The

Ranger Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

grouse and whine about the hardships of the wild, rangers respond with some mixture of amusement, frustration, and compassion. But they quickly learn that other adventurers who can carry their own weight

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

Goblin Lair Features

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands

and soiled clothes, which are strewn about the cave. Doors and Secret Door. Doors in the cave are made of rough wood. The secret door in area D5 blends in with the surrounding wall. As a Search action

, a character can make a DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check to scan that area for a secret door, noticing it on a successful check. Lighting. Torches in wall sconces throughout the cave fill it with Bright Light.

Young Emerald Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

Tunneler. The dragon can burrow through solid rock at half its burrowing speed and can leave a 10-foot-diameter tunnel in its wake.Multiattack. The dragon makes one Bite attack and two Claw attacks

weave illusions to deceive and disorient. They cloak their own presence so they can observe other creatures without being discovered as they collect information on everything from local cultural

Goblin Lair Features

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands

and soiled clothes, which are strewn about the cave. Doors and Secret Door. Doors in the cave are made of rough wood. The secret door in area D5 blends in with the surrounding wall. As a Search action

, a character can make a DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check to scan that area for a secret door, noticing it on a successful check. Lighting. Torches in wall sconces throughout the cave fill it with Bright Light.

Goblin Lair Features

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands

and soiled clothes, which are strewn about the cave. Doors and Secret Door. Doors in the cave are made of rough wood. The secret door in area D5 blends in with the surrounding wall. As a Search action

, a character can make a DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check to scan that area for a secret door, noticing it on a successful check. Lighting. Torches in wall sconces throughout the cave fill it with Bright Light.

Lair Features

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves

All secret doors in Nakari’s lair are magical and marked on the map. Each secret door blends seamlessly with the surrounding wall (DC 20 to notice). Nakari can open any secret door as a Bonus Action

the area. The music, which blends woodwinds and bells, is faint and has no discernible source. Breakaway Roofs Where denoted in area descriptions, certain parts of the lair have 5-foot-thick breakaway

47. Roof and Battlements

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

47. Roof and Battlements The roof offers little in the way of a view, since the surrounding cavern is all but lost in darkness. The echoes that a single shout can create are astonishing, though. Four

which Otto the faerie dragon comes and goes from the castle. The trapdoor blends in with the surrounding stonework, and detecting it requires a successful DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check. Tiny letters

Chapter 3: The Outlands

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands

Chapter 3: The Outlands The Outlands are a plane of concordant opposition—a disk-shaped plane of perfect neutrality at the center of the Outer Planes. Anything and everything can flourish on the

impartial and balanced canvas of the Outlands: a broad region whose boundless terrain blends to match the extreme forces that shape it. Arid, flame-scarred plains give way to heroic mountain ranges

Lair Features

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves

All secret doors in Nakari’s lair are magical and marked on the map. Each secret door blends seamlessly with the surrounding wall (DC 20 to notice). Nakari can open any secret door as a Bonus Action

the area. The music, which blends woodwinds and bells, is faint and has no discernible source. Breakaway Roofs Where denoted in area descriptions, certain parts of the lair have 5-foot-thick breakaway

47. Roof and Battlements

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

47. Roof and Battlements The roof offers little in the way of a view, since the surrounding cavern is all but lost in darkness. The echoes that a single shout can create are astonishing, though. Four

which Otto the faerie dragon comes and goes from the castle. The trapdoor blends in with the surrounding stonework, and detecting it requires a successful DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check. Tiny letters

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