beings bringing diffusing changes reborn

Incarnation of Vibrance

Monsters Lorwyn: First Light

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

incarnation changes its size to Medium, Large, or Huge. Teleport. The incarnation teleports up to 60 feet to an unoccupied space it can see. The incarnation can’t teleport while it has a creature Grappled.

Incarnation of Transience

Monsters Lorwyn: First Light

condition. Success: Half damage only.The incarnations of transience represent all that is fleeting or ephemeral. Despite their apparent bulk, these incarnations are actually ephemeral beings with only a

through an empty village. Incarnations of Nature Incarnations of nature embody abstract ideas such as curiosity, relief, or terror. Incarnations of nature are beyond the ken of most mortal beings

Reborn

Species Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

veins making it clear that they’ve been touched by death. Other reborn are marvels of magic or science, being stitched together from disparate beings or bearing mysterious minds in manufactured

Death isn’t always the end. The reborn exemplify this, being individuals who have died yet, somehow, still live. Some reborn exhibit the scars of fatal ends, their ashen flesh or bloodless

Doomwake Giant

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

"} necrotic damage and is knocked prone. On a successful save, a creature takes half as much damage and isn’t knocked prone.Belief is a powerful force in Theros, capable of bringing about

terror can manifest as one of these massive Nyxborn beings. Once unleashed, a doomwake giant goes on a rampage, fulfilling the prophecy mortals believed into being. After doing so, these terrors

Nonaton Modron

Monsters Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse

evil and goodWhen modrons act against the will of Primus, nonatons are charged with bringing those rogue units into line. These inspectors also interrogate captured trespassers of Mechanus. Nonatons

have wormlike bodies studded with nine mechanical arms. Modrons Constructed on the plane of Mechanus, modrons are partially mechanical beings that belong to a strict hierarchy. Each modron

Hermit - Baldur's Gate

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

a patriar’s scion in an illegal duel. The family swore revenge, and you fled to the slums rather than risk bringing their wrath down on your kin. 6 You aren’t originally from Baldur

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 uncovered a fact that has long been forgotten, or unearthed some relic of the

Young Deep Dragon Legacy

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

labyrinth of my thoughts. 3 I might disagree with other dragons, but we are superior beings and should not lower ourselves to direct conflict. 4 I have no interest in going to the surface world

things in life by bringing me delicacies like clams or aboleth flesh. 6 I might be willing to exert myself to take out a mind flayer. Those disgusting creatures must be stopped. 7 I dream of

Reborn

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

veins making it clear that they’ve been touched by death. Other reborn are marvels of magic or science, being stitched together from disparate beings or bearing mysterious minds in manufactured bodies. Whatever their origins, reborn know a new life and seek experiences and answers all their own.

Reborn Death isn’t always the end. The reborn exemplify this, being individuals who have died yet, somehow, still live. Some reborn exhibit the scars of fatal ends, their ashen flesh or bloodless

Topaz Dragon Wyrmling

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

the nature of topaz dragons, thanks to the necrotic energy of the Negative Plane that suffuses them. Their psionic power manifests the fundamental entropic principle that mortal beings and their

hone them on other creatures. 8 I secretly enjoy conversing with lesser beings, although I usually do so only to find their weaknesses. Topaz Dragon Ideals d6;{"diceNotation

Deep Dragon Wyrmling Legacy

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

other dragons, but we are superior beings and should not lower ourselves to direct conflict. 4 I have no interest in going to the surface world. It’s where one sends one’s servants

. 5 While the petty squabbles of other creatures bore and irritate me, I might hear out those who demonstrate an appreciation for the finer things in life by bringing me delicacies like clams or

Halaster Blackcloak

Monsters Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

changes. He prefers to remain unseen, skulking about invisibly or peering through scrying sensors that resemble wide-open eyes surrounded by sparkling motes of light. Halaster’s abilities far

, however, Halaster is alert and attentive to the activities and preparations of all beings near him. He never willingly enters combat without first casting mage armor and mind blank on himself.As the

Continuing the Adventure

compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->One-Shot Wonders: Holiday Adventure Pack

the fabric of reality. Powerful mages conjure incredible constructs and terrifying entities. Beings from other realms stray into the world, bringing miracles and mischief with them. Around every bend is a new wonder to behold.

completely without threat. The realm is rich with magic, bringing both boons and peril to daily life. Marvellous creatures soar overhead and lurk in dark caverns. Ancient curses and strange prophecies shape

Ancient Deep Dragon Legacy

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

dragons, but we are superior beings and should not lower ourselves to direct conflict. 4 I have no interest in going to the surface world. It’s where one sends one’s servants. 5

While the petty squabbles of other creatures bore and irritate me, I might hear out those who demonstrate an appreciation for the finer things in life by bringing me delicacies like clams or aboleth

Adult Deep Dragon Legacy

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

dragons, but we are superior beings and should not lower ourselves to direct conflict. 4 I have no interest in going to the surface world. It’s where one sends one’s servants. 5

While the petty squabbles of other creatures bore and irritate me, I might hear out those who demonstrate an appreciation for the finer things in life by bringing me delicacies like clams or aboleth

Realigning the Multiverse

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel

accordance with the new arrangement of the plane of absolute law. Depending on how the characters’ mimir affected the liberated modrons, the axiomatic beings affect the multiverse in one of the following ways

their home plane, the modrons report their data, which results in incremental refinements to Mechanus’s workings. No precipitable changes to the status quo of the multiverse occur. No other creatures

Chapter 1: Witchlight Carnival

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

Chapter 1: Witchlight Carnival The Witchlight Carnival is a fairground of kaleidoscopic tents and wagons crewed by wondrous beings, including many denizens of the Feywild. This is no ordinary

time you run it. The Witchlight Carnival visits a world once every eight years, bringing wonder and whimsy to the Material Plane

Ramya Vasavadan

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

Reeva denied their sister the honors befitting a maharani, dumping Ramya’s corpse into the sea. As they did, a terrible monsoon struck the Harvest Peninsula, bringing with it walls of supernatural mist

that closed around Kalakeri. The storm lashed Kalakeri for weeks, and when it reached its height, Ramya emerged from her watery grave. Reborn with terrifying power, she called upon those who had been

Mythic Monsters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

Mythic Monsters This section describes three of Theros’s most infamous terrors, beings whose might and dreadful deeds set them apart as menaces of legendary proportions. While many of Theros’s

twist that changes the way the monster behaves, restores its resources, or provides it with new actions to use. As a result, the battle becomes deadlier and rages on for longer than most combat

Classic Monsters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

Classic Monsters Numerous creatures hold special places in the lives and myths of Theros’s people. Some are beings said to have been created by the gods—often for special purposes or as divine

elsewhere in the multiverse, those differences are noted here. Should those differences be significant enough to alter a creature’s statistics, those changes are detailed here, as well. If a monster is from a collection other than the Monster Manual, its source is listed in its description.

Serving Zariel

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

Elturel. As a sign of favor, she bestows a charm upon each character (see “Archdevil Charms”). Characters who die in Zariel’s service are reborn as lemures from the River Styx. They lose all memories of

their previous lives, and their alignment changes to lawful evil. If a character pleased Zariel with their loyalty in life, she might allow them to keep their memories as she promotes them to an NPC

Tsien Chiang's Daughters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

Tsien Chiang’s Daughters In her desperation to be reunited with her daughters, Tsien Chiang used the Nightingale Bell to wish her murdered children back into being. To her shock, each daughter reborn

abilities are radically different. Chiang shuns them, but doesn’t do them harm. Now these four strange beings wander I’Cath, curious about the city and eager to please their mother. Every dusk they

Chaos Incarnate

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

accumulates changes to its form due to interaction with the energies of the Abyss. These long-lived demons often become demon lords, beings of such power that they can hold sway over entire realms within the

best serves the lord’s desires. Of course, keeping control of a layer involves fighting off other demons that are looking to expand their domains. From time to time, a layer changes hands or is

Cultists

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

comfortable lies of reality, revealing forgotten or terrible truths. 3 Expand their faith though mind control or supernatural coercion. 4 Make global changes, like sinking the land or awakening

volcanoes. 5 Remake life on a mass scale, altering other creatures’ bodies or spiritual beings. 6 Summon their deity or its herald, weapon, or realm into their world.

Assignments

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

for bringing it back. You have the freedom to chart your own destiny, while still letting the patron shape the nature of your group and the adventures you undertake. It might help to think of the

you assignments or reward you for achieving certain objectives, but it doesn’t dictate your activities. Adventurers’ guilds, heads of state, immortal beings, inquisitive agencies, religious orders

Elves

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

, who developed subraces in the world, elves brought their divisions with them, settling into separate kingdoms by type. Beings of immense power, the first elves explored and settled the world, bringing

9. Metal Pools

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

removed from a pool, its depth never changes. Metal removed from the pool solidifies instantly, becoming as strong and immutable as wrought iron or cold steel. The metal instantly hardens upon leaving the

-foot cube, and hang weightless in the air at the edge of the pool, where anyone can grab it. The act of bringing forth one of these cubes is magically tiring, and a creature that does so gains one level

A Race Divided

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

through no matter which form the entity took. Corellon loved wholeheartedly, broke oaths without reservation, and took pleasure from every encounter with the other divine beings of the multiverse

, a new elf god was born. One of these beings, although privileged to be elevated above the rest of the primal elves, was not satisfied with being one of Corellon’s trusted underlings. She — for she

Ancient Red Dragon

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

Ancient Red Dragon Ancient red dragons number among the most feared and destructive beings in the multiverse. Few can withstand the wrath of an ancient red dragon that turns its mind toward

other planes of existence, bringing servants from the Elemental Plane of Fire or the Lower Planes into their service. Joshua Raphael Even the bravest souls flee the onslaught of an ancient red dragon

Incarnations of Nature

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lorwyn: First Light

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 features of

eclipsed realm Incarnation of Transience The incarnations of transience represent all that is fleeting or ephemeral. Despite their apparent bulk, these incarnations are actually ephemeral beings with only

Escaping Tyrant's Spiral

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel

only a quarter of the modrons by succeeding on a DC 20 Charisma (Persuasion) check, or they might bribe Gzemnid with the promise of bringing it a more tempting meal—for example, it has always wanted

outlandish schemes or entreat otherworldly beings to help the modrons escape. Debts and ramifications accrued here can provide springboards to future adventures. Abandonment or Sacrifice The

Creating a Deep Dragon

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

we are superior beings and should not lower ourselves to direct conflict. 4 I have no interest in going to the surface world. It’s where one sends one’s servants. 5 While the petty

squabbles of other creatures bore and irritate me, I might hear out those who demonstrate an appreciation for the finer things in life by bringing me delicacies like clams or aboleth flesh. 6 I might be

Orc Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

raid just as another group returns, laden with severed heads, sacks of loot, and armfuls of food. Warriors also serve as scouts, bringing back detailed reports about the surrounding area so that the

or less intact, the orcs leave themselves the option of returning to raid the community over and over. When orcs fight elves, all of that changes. The enmity between the two races cuts to the core

Beneath the Waves

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

Beneath the Waves Schools of silvery fish swarm around the characters as they descend through the first few hundred feet of the Nightsea. Life in the sunlight zone begins to thin as the water changes

) score spots something unexpected: The water begins to churn. From the darkness below glides a glowing, translucent longship, its oars bringing it just below you. A cloudiness covers the deck

Green Hag

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

. Obsession with Tragedy. Green hags revel in the failings and tragedies of other creatures. They derive joy from bringing people low and seeing hope turn into despair, not just for individuals but also

magical illusion that makes her look like another creature of her general size and humanoid shape. The illusion ends if the hag takes a bonus action to end it or if she dies. The changes wrought by

Xulregg

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things

chrysalises develop, bulge, and pop is called the Scabbery. Not simply a disgusting moniker, the Scabbery’s name is also a reference to the way that demons reborn here emerge harder, stronger, and crueler than

behemoths with freakish powers emerge from Whitemarsh. Most such beings flee Xulregg or are captured and sacrificed to Aurnozci, though a few have been allowed to live and serve the Caged Worm as honored guardians.

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