best become diffusing curious rise

Lorwyn Giant

Monsters Lorwyn: First Light

"} Bludgeoning damage. If the target is a Large or smaller creature, it has the Prone condition.In Lorwyn, giants are curious colossi who roam vast plains, bathe in salty lagoons, and nap against

their homeland in search of wondrous things or simply a place to rest. They are deeply in tune with nature but care little for the smaller denizens around them. At best, this makes a giant aloof and

Drow Priestess of Lolth

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

has the Restrained condition until the start of the drow’s next turn. Success: Half damage only.Lolth’s worship is matriarchal, and only female drow can rise to become priestesses of the

Khoravar

Species Eberron: Forge of the Artificer

Over the course of centuries, those descended from both humans and elves have developed their own communities and traditions in Khorvaire. The rise of House Lyrandar and House Medani has strengthened

philosophy often become bards, diplomats, mediators, or translators. Others, fascinated by their distant connection to the Fey, seek to build bridges between the Material Plane and the Feywild of

Shalvus Martholio

Monsters Storm King's Thunder

entrusted the shepherd Shalvus with an important assignment: to figure out the best way by which Goldenfields can be brought under the Black Network’s control. Shalvus believes that success will ensure

his swift rise through the Zhentarim ranks. Ideal: “I’ll do what it takes to prove myself to the Zhentarim.” Bond: “I love animals, and I’m very protective of them.” Flaw: “I can’t resist taking risks to feed my ambitions.”

Living Blade of Disaster

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

by powerful eldritch forces can give rise to spell effects that become living beings. These so-called living spells haunt the places where they were created, subsisting on ambient magical energy.Poison; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks

Living Bigby's Hand

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

serves as a guardian, attacking creatures that cross its path while remaining loyal to its caster. Areas of wild magic and sites that have been ravaged by powerful eldritch forces can give rise to spell

effects that become living beings. These so-called living spells haunt the places where they were created, subsisting on ambient magical energy.Poison

Barrowghast

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.A hill giant who dies with an empty stomach, full of rage and regret, might become suffused with energy from the Negative Plane and rise as

they feast indiscriminately on any creatures they encounter. When barrowghasts drain Humanoids’ life energy, those Humanoids rise as zombie;zombies.Necrotic, Poison

Lost Sorrowsworn

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

", "rollAction":"Tightening Embrace", "rollDamageType":"psychic"} psychic damage.The Shadowfell turns visitors around until they become marooned in its twisted landscape. Lost sorrowsworn—often

the victim suffers. Sorrowsworn The Shadowfell’s pervasive melancholy sometimes gives rise to strange incarnations of the plane’s bleak nature. Sorrowsworn embody the forms of suffering

Needle Lord

Monsters Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1

damage.A wise ranger knows that the sight of a needle spawn is an ill omen, for it heralds the rise of a dreaded needle lord and a war for the soul of a forest. Roving Corpses. Needle spawn are created

wrap around the corpse to animate it, causing it to rise and lurch about like a zombie. Invasive Species. When a great battle is fought in a fey woodland, the plants of the wood sometimes take on the

Living Demiplane

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

wearing or carrying. Unusual Nature. The living spell doesn't require air, food, drink, or sleep.A living demiplane is a demiplane spell that has become vaguely self-aware. It is a shadowy rectangle, 5

pull that creature into itself, then deposits the victim in an extradimensional chamber. Areas of wild magic and sites that have been ravaged by powerful eldritch forces can give rise to spell effects

Zariel

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

the following spells, requiring no material components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 26): At will: alter self (can become Medium when changing her appearance), detect

’s rise in status came at the expense of Bel, her pit fiend predecessor. Zariel and Bel hate each other. To keep Bel busy and out of her sight, Zariel tasks him with forging weapons, armor, and

Nine-Fingers Keene

Monsters Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

is as feared as she is respected. Keene has become increasingly intolerant of the populous tide turning against her organization. While the occasional rabble-rouser has always impeded criminal

business, the rise of organized crews and vigilantes is interfering with Guild operations. After a carefully coordinated attack on a patriar’s estate fell to pieces when a vigilante clumsily alerted the estate guards, Keene declared open season on do-gooders of all stripes.

Emerald Dragon Wyrmling

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

spellcasting ability (spell save DC 12): At will: mage hand (the hand is invisible), minor illusionEmerald dragons are the most curious, cunning, and manipulative of the gem dragons, wielding

dragon ages. Eventually, the scales become translucent and shimmer in the light, rippling as the dragon moves. The dragon’s horns and spines hover above the body, moving and shifting along the back

Guardian Portrait

Monsters Curse of Strahd

caster's spell save DC or become unconscious for 1 minute. Innate Spellcasting. The portrait's innate spellcasting ability is Intelligence (spell save DC 12). The portrait can innately cast the following

best of their ability, and can act independently to fulfill simple instructions. Some animated objects might converse fluently or adopt a persona, but most are simple automatons. Constructed Nature

Harengon Brigand

Monsters The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

best way to deal with harengon brigands is to outnumber them or give them a good kicking. They flee quickly when the tables are turned against them. Harengons Harengons are rabbit-folk native to the

and the open trail, and find inner peace. Another might become an adventurer with a strong heart and fervent dreams.

Mite

Monsters Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1

quickly become a brawl. Heralds of Frustration. Mites are natives of the Feywild that arise when a creature becomes so irritated with a situation or event that it lashes out in violence. That

threatened with direct violence, content to otherwise take joy in watching mundane or simple tasks become frustrating, painful experiences. Fey Influence. When mites are about, creatures become

Githyanki Gish

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

), message 3/day each: fireball, invisibility, nondetection (self only) 1/day each: dimension door, plane shift, telekinesisGish blend their magical abilities with swordplay to become dangerous foes in

githzerai. These tall, gaunt folk have potent psionic powers and dwell, for the most part, on the Astral Plane. Among the best-known githyanki are the bellicose followers of the Lich Queen Vlaakith. They

Tarandus

races

For millennia, the tarandus have been known as a society of explorers devoted to charting and understanding the world. Their culture prizes discovery, and they believe that their lives are best spent

travelling, observing and creating maps that guide others along safe paths. All tarandus possess antlers that rise roughly a foot above their heads. Their dark-red noses can emit a gentle glow

Cairnwight

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

exclusion of all other tasks, retreating into a spacious cavern and blocking out all distractions. Creating a masterwork can become such a driving obsession that death can’t stop it: a giant who dies

while creating art might rise as a cairnwight and continue the work. Once the artwork is completed, the cairnwight remains as its undying guardian. A cairnwight looks much like an emaciated stone

Halfling Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

Curious Halflings are an affable and cheerful people. They cherish the bonds of family and friendship as well as the comforts of hearth and home, harboring few dreams of gold or glory. Even adventurers

despite the rise and fall of empires. Many halflings live among other races, where the halflings’ hard work and loyal outlook offer them abundant rewards and creature comforts. Some halfling

Korred

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

their hooves and clubs. Korreds typically flee from other creatures but become aggressive when they feel insulted or are annoyed by the sounds of mining. No one knows the ways of stone and earth better

than a korred. Korreds can seemingly smell veins of metal and gems. A korred on the surface can feel the rise and fall of bedrock under the earth and where caves are present, and underground it knows

Orcus Legacy

Monsters Out of the Abyss

creatures whose combined average hit points don’t exceed 500. These undead magically rise up from the ground or otherwise form in unoccupied spaces within 300 feet of Orcus and obey his commands

. The least of these become ghoul;ghouls and zombie;zombies who serve in his legions, while his favored servants are the cultists and necromancers who murder the living and then manipulate the dead

Young Emerald Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

hand is invisible), minor illusion 1/day each: detect thoughts, invisibility, silent imageEmerald dragons are the most curious, cunning, and manipulative of the gem dragons, wielding psionic power to

the dragon ages. Eventually, the scales become translucent and shimmer in the light, rippling as the dragon moves. The dragon’s horns and spines hover above the body, moving and shifting along

Faerie Pathlighter

Monsters Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures

lanterns leading weary travelers to respite. A faerie pathlighter has an almost angelic appearance. Their large, white wings become more translucent toward the edges. Motes of magical light drift around

winged, elfin creatures similar to sprites or pixies. Unpredictable, unreliable, and amoral, they lurk in the wilds and harass travelers they perceive as intruders. OUPHES Ouphes are curious

Naiad

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

personality. Aquatic Collectors. Curious by nature, naiads often seek out what the seas and rivers claim. As a result, they might be found among sunken ruins and shipwrecks, sifting through the remains

-crossed castaway has even been known to become part of such collections. Secret Routes of the Sea. Sailors across the world claim that naiads know all the secret aquatic routes of Theros. Using this

Dullahan

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

become frightened of the dullahan until the end of its next turn. Head Hunt (Costs 3 Actions). The dullahan moves up to its speed without provoking opportunity attacks and makes one Battleaxe attack

a specific location their battlefield. This gives rise to stories of haunted battlegrounds, ruins, roads, river crossings and other strategic locations where a dullahan continues a terrifying

Fast Friends

Spells Acquisitions Incorporated

that can see and hear you, and that can understand you. The creature must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or become charmed by you for the duration. While the creature is charmed in this way, it

undertakes to perform any services or activities you ask of it in a friendly manner, to the best of its ability. You can set the creature new tasks when a previous task is completed, or if you decide to end

Half-Orc Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

marriages, half-orcs are born. Some half-orcs rise to become proud leaders of orc communities. Some venture into the world to prove their worth. Many of these become adventurers, achieving greatness for

Zargash

Monsters The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

; Bond. “Praise Orcus! May he give me the power to spread death, decay, and undeath in his name!” Flaw. “I see living people as the corpses they are doomed to become and t reat them

own evil schemes.Animate Corpse (1/Day). Zargash targets the lifeless corpse of one Humanoid he can see within 30 feet of him and commands it to rise, transforming it into a zombie under his control

Orcus

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

creatures whose combined average hit points don’t exceed 500. These creatures magically rise up from the ground or otherwise form in unoccupied spaces within 300 feet of Orcus and obey his commands

become ghoul;ghouls and zombie;zombies (both appear in the Monster Manual) that serve in his legions, while his favored servants are the cultists and necromancers who murder the living and then manipulate

Nagpa

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

fallen civilizations and great calamities. Nagpas still fear the Raven Queen and do their best to avoid her and her agents. When it’s impossible to do so, they become cringing, fawning things, eager

Zariel Legacy

Monsters Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes

spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 26). She can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components: At will: alter self (can become Medium when changing her appearance

these illusions must succeed on a DC 26 Wisdom saving throw or become frightened of the illusion for 1 minute. A frightened creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending

Moonstone Dragon Wyrmling

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

together form a shape that’s reminiscent of a slender crescent moon. Moonstone dragons are playful and impetuous forces of mischief in their early years, but the best of them mature into wise

teachers and storytellers who anchor Feywild communities. The worst of them are pompous and ill behaved, but even those remain gentle by nature and curious about all things—especially travelers

Gnome Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

habitations in Oeble, that particular tenement had been built for humans, and smaller residents coped with the resulting awkwardness as best they could. But at least the relative largeness of the apartment

his or her appearance. A male gnome’s beard, in contrast to his wild hair, is kept carefully trimmed but often styled into curious forks or neat points. A gnome’s clothing, though usually

Nilbog

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

a chance that a goblin will become possessed by a nilbog, particularly if the goblins have been mistreated by their betters. The possessed goblin turns into a wisecracking, impish creature fearless

possess another goblin. The only way to keep a nilbog from wreaking havoc is to treat it well and give it respect and praise. Among fey courts, the risk of attracting a nilbog has given rise to the

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