beings becoming defusing common replace

Warlock

Classes Player’s Handbook

multiverse. They often begin their search for magical power by delving into tomes of forbidden lore, dabbling in invocations meant to attract the power of extraplanar beings, or seeking places of power where

the influence of these beings can be felt. In no time, each Warlock is drawn into a binding pact with a powerful patron. Drawing on the ancient knowledge of beings such as angels, archfey, demons

Rogue

Classes Player’s Handbook

to the law, no common criminal or officer of the law can match the subtle brilliance of the greatest Rogues. Becoming a Rogue... As a Level 1 Character Gain all the traits in the Core Rogue

Book of Vile Darkness

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

divined. Nature can’t abide the book’s presence. Ordinary plants wither in its presence, common animals are unwilling to approach it, and the book gradually destroys whatever it touches. Even

, foul rites that allow one to transform into a death knight or lich, or long-lost spells crafted by beings so evil their names ought never to be spoken aloud. Vile Speech. While the book is on your

Eye and Hand of Vecna

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

Vecna the Archlich;Vecna was a mighty wizard who, through magic and conquest, forged a terrible empire. For all his power, however, Vecna feared death and took steps to prevent his demise by becoming

minute. To you, solid objects within that radius appear transparent and don’t prevent light from passing through themselves. The vision can penetrate 1 foot of stone, 1 inch of common metal, or up to

Incarnation of Vibrance

Monsters Lorwyn: First Light

Magic Resistance. The incarnation has Advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.Multiattack. The incarnation makes two Vine attacks and uses Radiant Blast. It can replace

of nature are beyond the ken of most mortal beings—untamable, primal, and awe inspiring. In the realm of Lorwyn-Shadowmoor, these beings take the forms of chimeric behemoths that combine the

Biha Babir

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

Babir makes two Marine Burst attacks. She can replace one of these attacks with a Tail attack. Marine Burst. Melee or Ranged Attack Roll: +10;{"diceNotation":"1d20+10", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction

typically presents as a marid crowned in coral, with her lower half lengthening into a sinewy, eel-like tail. History Before becoming ruler of Maran Saya, Biha Babir worked as a spy. She has

Valindra Shadowmantle

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

three attacks, using Eldritch Burst or Paralyzing Touch in any combination. She can replace two attacks with a use of Spellcasting to cast Lightning Bolt (level 5 version). Eldritch Burst. Melee or

pallor common to liches, she prefers to maintain a magical disguise that allows her to appear as the high elf she was in life. Ever the schemer, Valindra doesn’t use this disguise out of nostalgia

Mercane

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

portfolios revolve around fair commerce. Standing 12 feet tall, they are lanky blue beings who dress in elegant robes and have elongated heads and long, spindly fingers. Mercanes conduct most of their

, for procuring and selling magic items, including artifacts and spelljamming helm;spelljamming helms. It's rare to see more than one mercane at a time, though it's common for a mercane to be accompanied

Otyugh Mutate

Monsters Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

or Tentacle attacks. It can replace one of these attacks with Chitin Slam. Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +7;{"diceNotation":"1d20+7", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Bite"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one

the Underdark. However, their efforts always proved fruitless, and eventually the mind flayers gave up their schemes. Several common types of mutates exist. The individuals with stat blocks presented

Living Portent

Monsters The Book of Many Things

the living portents impact the earth, they carve great craters, yet miraculously, none who live in the impact zone are harmed. These beings of light then assume Humanoid forms to blend in with the

inhabitants of the world. Living portents seek out beings who will play a part in the prophecies they serve, and as the living portents search, they relate fragments of the prophecies to those they

Variant Aasimar

Species Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

celestial beings. These folk generally appear as glorious humans with lustrous hair, flawless skin, and piercing eyes. Aasimar often attempt to pass as humans in order to right wrongs and defend

goodness on the Material Plane without drawing undue attention to their celestial heritage. They strive to fit into society, although they usually rise to the top, becoming revered leaders and honorable heroes.

Podling

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

comatose. Over the course of hours, the creature is dissolved and its body repurposed into a podling duplicate. Podlings are near-perfect mimics of the creatures they replace. Despite having the

knowledge of those they mimic, podlings frequently miss the nuances of interactions between sapient beings. These duplicates make excuses about their odd behavior, but those familiar with an individual

Avoral Guardinal

Monsters Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse

’t provoke an opportunity attack when it flies out of an enemy’s reach.Multiattack. The avoral makes two Talon attacks. It can replace one attack with a use of Spellcasting. Talon. Melee

and slow to anger, their supernatural virtue puts them at odds with the evil beings of the Lower Planes. Guardinals abhor wickedness and strike out against injustice and villainy without hesitation, determined to eradicate forces that threaten beauty and peace.Radiant

Cloaker Mutate

Monsters Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

the Underdark. However, their efforts always proved fruitless, and eventually the mind flayers gave up their schemes. Several common types of mutates exist. The individuals with stat blocks presented

in this section are found in the preceding adventure, although other mutates exist. Some creatures are more prone to becoming Far Realm mutates, such as the cloaker and otyugh mutate;otyugh. Mutates

Humanoid Mutate

Monsters Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

have tried to create armies of mutates to sweep through the Underdark. However, their efforts always proved fruitless, and eventually the mind flayers gave up their schemes. Several common types of

mutates exist. The individuals with stat blocks presented in this section are found in the preceding adventure, although other mutates exist. Some creatures are more prone to becoming Far Realm mutates

Hexblood

Species Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

with a hag. You are the result of that arrangement. 2 Fey kidnappers swapped you and your parents’ child. 3 A coven of hags lost one of its members. You were created to replace the

considered a gift from the town’s patron deity, who is known as Mother. BECOMING A HAG Hags can undertake a ritual to irreversibly transform a hexblood they created into a new hag, either one of

Deathwolf

Monsters Vecna: Eve of Ruin

takes no falling damage.Multiattack. The deathwolf makes one Bite attack and two Claw attacks. It can replace one of these attacks with Phantom Deathwolf if available. Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +10

combines the might of a werewolf, the unholy powers of undeath, and the magic of the full moon. Deathwolves are most common on Krynn but occasionally are found in other locations where lycanthropy and

Hermit Legacy

Backgrounds Player’s Handbook (2014)

case stuffed full of notes from your studies or prayers, a winter blanket, a set of common clothes, an herbalism kit, and 5 gp Life of Seclusion What was the reason for your isolation, and what

seclusion. It might be a great truth about the cosmos, the deities, the powerful beings of the outer planes, or the forces of nature. It could be a site that no one else has ever seen. You might have

Baba Lysaga's Creeping Hut

Monsters Curse of Strahd

roots. It can replace one of these attacks with a rock attack. Root. Melee Weapon Attack: +12;{"diceNotation":"1d20+12","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Root"} to hit, reach 60 ft., one target. Hit: 30

floorboards are out of the way, a creature can reach into the cavity and snatch the gem. But if someone attempts this while the hut is alive, the cavity sprouts wooden teeth, becoming a mouth that bites

Winter Eladrin

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

throw, ending the effect on itself on a success.Multiattack. The eladrin makes two Longsword or Longbow attacks. It can replace one attack with a use of Spellcasting. Longsword. Melee Weapon Attack

":"cold"} cold damage.When sorrow distresses eladrin, they enter the winter season, becoming figures of melancholy. Frozen tears drop from their cheeks, and their palpable sadness emanates from them as icy

Mind Flayer Lich (Illithilich) Legacy

Monsters Volo's Guide to Monsters

":"1d10","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Rejuvenation"} days, regaining all its hit points and becoming active again. The new body appears within 5 feet of the phylactery. Spellcasting. The lich is an 18th

options, which replace all of the lich’s legendary actions. Tentacles. The lich makes one attack with its tentacles. Extract Brain (Costs 2 Actions). The lich uses Extract Brain. Mind Blast

Great Fir Drake

monsters

attacks. It can replace one attack with a use of (A) Incandescent Breath or (B) Spellcasting to cast Color Spray. Rend. Melee Attack Roll: +9;{"diceNotation":"1d20+9", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction

replenish their forest’s soil and promote the growth of their beloved fir trees. Over the centuries, villagers and townsfolk have learned to live in peace with these largely benevolent beings

Cradle of the Fire Scion

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

. Veins of precious metals and ore are more common within 6 miles of the scion. Desertification. Precipitation is almost nonexistent within 6 miles of the scion, parching the land and withering most

giants’ gods are enormously powerful beings who infuse the world around them with primeval magic. In many worlds, they slumber and have become part of the landscape. In this case, each scion is

Cannon

Equipment

Smoothbore, muzzleloading Cannons are common fixtures on pirate ships and defensive fortifications, capable of splintering wood and reducing stone to gravel with a thunderous boom. Larger siege

use it. Explode. When you take the Attack action, you can replace one of your attacks with an explosion from this weapon’s projectile. This explosion is a 5-foot-radius Sphere centered on a

Scion of Skoraeus

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

has the petrified condition.A scion of Skoraeus typically slumbers deep in the heart of a towering mountain, almost becoming one with the earth. While the scion dreams, the mountain’s minerals

.) Scions of giants’ gods are enormously powerful beings who infuse the world around them with primeval magic. In many worlds, they slumber and have become part of the landscape. In this case

Astral Elf Star Priest

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

priests draw their strength from the pantheon of elven gods and oversee religious practices in astral elf society. It’s common for them to serve aboard spelljamming ships, not only as emissaries

ornate visors, becoming faceless extensions of their gods. Their fierce devotion to the pantheon of elven deities is repaid with divine power. For example, the gods invest astral elf warriors with the

Cradle of the Stone Scion

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

, almost becoming one with the earth. While the scion dreams, the mountain’s minerals are transformed into fine carving stones and brilliant gems. If a miner tunnels too close to the heart of the

“Giants of Myth” in chapter 3 for additional inspiration.) Scions of giants’ gods are enormously powerful beings who infuse the world around them with primeval magic. In many worlds

Scion of Surtur

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

the giant’s magic, creating one or more of the following effects: Abundant Ore. Veins of precious metals and ore are more common within 6 miles of the scion. Desertification. Precipitation is

“Giants of Myth” in chapter 3 for additional inspiration.) Scions of giants’ gods are enormously powerful beings who infuse the world around them with primeval magic. In many worlds

Hulgaz

Monsters The Book of Many Things

her finger is a well-rehearsed ploy, a gesture she has weaponized to put her targets off guard. Hulgaz is a charmer in both the common and magical sense. She effortlessly ingratiates herself

martyrs pique Hulgaz’s interest because she loves the challenge of twisting and defiling the souls of such noble beings. She responds to unwavering do-gooders by redoubling her efforts to corrupt

Half-Elf Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

. EXCELLENT AMBASSADORS Many half-elves learn at an early age to get along with everyone, defusing hostility and finding common ground. As a race, they have elven grace without elven aloofness and

Haunted One

Backgrounds Curse of Strahd: Character Options

, common;set of common clothes, and 1 sp. Harrowing Event Prior to becoming an adventurer, your path in life was defined by one dark moment, one fateful decision, or one tragedy. Now you feel a darkness

Juvenile Kraken

Monsters Ghosts of Saltmarsh

feet of movement to escape from nonmagical restraints or being grappled.Multiattack. The kraken makes two tentacle attacks, each of which it can replace with one use of Fling. Bite. Melee Weapon

the kraken’s next turn.Hidden in a deep, dark underwater pit near the Styes, this creature bears the mark of the dark god Tharizdun’s madness. Becoming more independent every day, it

Relentless Juggernaut

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

. The juggernaut doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep.Multiattack. The juggernaut makes two attacks. It can replace one attack with Deadly Shaping if it is ready. Executioner’s Pick

dissects victims or harvests their organs for the sake of medical understanding. 5 Mask. The killer wears a distinctive disguise, its visage becoming a symbol of its crimes. 6 Penitent. The

Fog Giant

Monsters Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1

treasure plundered fall to the bottom of the ordning, becoming outcasts known as fog giants. Cut off from their proper place in society, they become raiders and marauders who seek to reclaim their

wealth and power with a bitter mix of longing, regret, and shame, seeking always to replace the grandest treasures they once possessed. Simple coins, gems, or trade goods do nothing to satisfy the

Young Topaz Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

the necrotic energy of the Negative Plane that suffuses them. Their psionic power manifests the fundamental entropic principle that mortal beings and their creations are ultimately doomed to death and

-orange and have a cloudy or filmy look. As they age, their scales harden and clarify, becoming translucent and faceted, and ranging from bright yellow to rich amber in color. Their bodies are wider at the

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