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Species
Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
Shifters—sometimes called “weretouched”—descend from people who contracted full or partial lycanthropy. Humanoids with a bestial aspect, shifters can’t change shape
. Their facial features have a bestial cast, often with large eyes and pointed ears; most shifters also possess prominent canine teeth. They grow fur-like hair on nearly every part of their bodies. While
Classes
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Bards of the College of Spirits seek tales with inherent power—be they legends, histories, or fictions— and bring their subjects to life. Using occult trappings, these bards conjure
spiritual embodiments of powerful forces to change the world once more. Such spirits are capricious, though, and what a bard summons isn’t always entirely under their control.
Classes
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
Adherents of the College of Eloquence master the art of oratory. Persuasion is regarded as a high art, and a well-reasoned, well-spoken argument often proves more persuasive than facts. These bards
Classes
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
ability to partially change shape.
3
A fey spirit gifted you with the ability to adopt different bestial aspects.
4
An ancient animal spirit dwells within you, allowing you to walk this path.
Barbarians who walk the Path of the Beast draw their rage from a bestial spark burning within their souls. That beast bursts forth in the throes of rage, physically transforming the barbarian.
Such
Classes
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
Adherents of the College of Eloquence master the art of oratory. Persuasion is regarded as a high art, and a well-reasoned, well-spoken argument often proves more persuasive than facts. These bards
Classes
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
ability to partially change shape.
3
A fey spirit gifted you with the ability to adopt different bestial aspects.
4
An ancient animal spirit dwells within you, allowing you to walk this path.
Barbarians who walk the Path of the Beast draw their rage from a bestial spark burning within their souls. That beast bursts forth in the throes of rage, physically transforming the barbarian.
Such
Monsters
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures
their bodies would forever transform to match their hearts’ selfish and bestial natures.
“My people are both bloom and thorn. Our ferocious impulses are as much a part of us as our
skills, our beauty, and our history.”
—Yenna, Redtooth regent
Change Shape. The werefox polymorphs into a fox-elf hybrid, into a fox, or back into its elf form. Its game statistics, other
Baphomet
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Monsters
Out of the Abyss
, the Horned King and the Prince of Beasts. He rules over minotaur;minotaurs and others with savage hearts. He is worshiped by those who want to break the confines of civility and unleash their bestial
. Although filled with bestial bloodlust, there lies within a cruel and cunning intellect devoted to subverting all of civilization.
Baphomet wields a great glaive called Heartcleaver. He sometimes
Classes
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Bards of the College of Spirits seek tales with inherent power—be they legends, histories, or fictions— and bring their subjects to life. Using occult trappings, these bards conjure
spiritual embodiments of powerful forces to change the world once more. Such spirits are capricious, though, and what a bard summons isn’t always entirely under their control.
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
"} hit points and is freed from any curse, disease, poison, blindness, or deafness.
Change Shape. The Abbot magically polymorphs into a humanoid or beast that has a challenge rating equal to or less
meant to be perfect. They didn't want to be ordinary humans. They wanted the eyes of a cat, wings to fly like a bat, the strength of a mule, and the guile of a snake. In short, they craved bestial
Shifter
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races
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Shifters are sometimes called weretouched, as they are descendants of people who contracted full or partial lycanthropy. Humanoids with a bestial aspect, shifters can’t fully change shape, but
facial features have a bestial cast, often with large eyes and pointed ears; most shifters also have prominent canine teeth. They grow fur-like hair on nearly every part of their bodies. While a shifter
Shifter
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Species
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
weretouched, as many believe they are the descendants of humans and lycanthropes. Whatever their origins, shifters have evolved into a unique race. They are humanoids with a bestial aspect; while they
can’t fully change shape, they can temporarily enhance their animalistic features — a state they call shifting. Each shifter walks on the knife’s edge between the wilds and the
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Prismatic shards rain from the sky in a beautiful but dangerous display. Rumors quickly spread that a crystal dragon is responsible.
3
A crystal dragon invites the greatest bards and philosophers
winter wolf;winter wolves loyal to a frost giant, intent on convincing the wolves to change their evil ways.
4
A lonely werebear enjoys long conversations with a young crystal dragon but doesn
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
knowledge, rather than brute force. Harper agents are often proficient in Investigation, enabling them to be adept at snooping and spying. They often seek aid from other Harpers, sympathetic bards and
try to help those in need, no matter what the personal cost. (Good)
3
Change. We must help bring about the changes the gods are constantly working in the world. (Chaotic)
4
Power. I hope
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
? Ah, then what manner of music they would bring to this world!
— Fletcher Danairia, master bard
Bards bring levity during grave times; they impart wisdom to offset ignorance; and they make the
ridiculous seem sublime. Bards are preservers of ancient history, their songs and tales perpetuating the memory of great events down through time — knowledge so important that it is memorized and passed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
Shifter Shifters are sometimes called weretouched, as they are descendants of people who contracted full or partial lycanthropy. Humanoids with a bestial aspect, shifters can’t fully change shape
facial features have a bestial cast, often with large eyes and pointed ears; most shifters also have prominent canine teeth. They grow fur-like hair on nearly every part of their bodies. While a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
Shifter John Thacker Shifters—sometimes called “weretouched”—descend from people who contracted full or partial lycanthropy. Humanoids with a bestial aspect, shifters can’t change shape fully, but
have a bestial cast, often with large eyes and pointed ears; most shifters also possess prominent canine teeth. They grow fur-like hair on nearly every part of their bodies. While a shifter’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
many believe that they are the descendants of humans and lycanthropes. They are humanoids with a bestial aspect; while they cannot fully change shape they can temporarily enhance their animalistic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
many believe they are the descendants of humans and lycanthropes. Whatever their origins, shifters have evolved into a unique race. They are humanoids with a bestial aspect; while they can’t fully
change shape, they can temporarily enhance their animalistic features — a state they call shifting. Each shifter walks on the knife’s edge between the wilds and the world around them. Do they embrace their primal instincts or the path of civilization?
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Bard: College of Eloquence Adherents of the College of Eloquence master the art of oratory. Persuasion is regarded as a high art, and a well-reasoned, well-spoken argument often proves more
persuasive than facts. These bards wield a blend of logic and theatrical wordplay, winning over skeptics and detractors with logical arguments and plucking at heartstrings to appeal to the emotions of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
, and you’ve inherited some of their curse. 2 You are descended from an archdruid and inherited the ability to partially change shape. 3 A fey spirit gifted you with the ability to adopt different bestial
bestial spark burning within their souls. That beast bursts forth in the throes of rage, physically transforming the barbarian. Such a barbarian might be inhabited by a primal spirit or be descended from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes’ Feast: Saving the Children’s Menu
then awakened, Ignis can again be reasoned with. Ignis’s Children Ignis’s children, Flauma and Calor, are noncombatants. Where the children appear later in the adventure, you’ll find guidance for their
interactions with the characters. Use the commoner stat block for them, if necessary. Change their creature type to Giant and increase their Strength to 14 (+2). They’re too young to speak fluently, but they know a few words of Giant (see the “Fire Giant Baby Talk” sidebar later in the adventure).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
to the Harpy The harpy is cruel and hungry for flesh, but it speaks Common and can be reasoned with. It’s not easy to convince the bloodthirsty monster to change its ways and leave the wreck of Compass
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
to fly like a bat, the strength of a mule, and the guile of a snake. In short, they craved bestial traits, and the Abbot, taking pity on them, yielded to their mad desires. Enter Vasili von Holtz. The
Belviews into mongrelfolk—maniacal humans with bestial deformities and traits. The Belviews were happy, albeit insane. Only then did von Holtz reveal himself to be Strahd von Zarovich. Somehow the deva
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
townsfolk. Chaotic neutral (CN) creatures follow their whims, holding their personal freedom above all else. Many rogues and bards are chaotic neutral. Lawful evil (LE) creatures methodically take what
acts according to its bestial nature. Sharks are savage predators, for example, but they are not evil; they have no alignment. TIKA AND ARTEMIS: ALIGNMENT
Tika Waylan is neutral good, fundamentally
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
out one skill or tool proficiency for another doesn’t make a character any stronger or weaker, but doing so can change the flavor of a class in subtle ways. For example, a prominent guild of rogues in
as a proficiency. You could even mandate that skill as one of the choices for rogues who belong to this guild. You can also change armor and weapon proficiencies to reflect certain aspects of your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume Four
bodies would forever transform to match their hearts’ selfish and bestial natures. Redtooth Werefox Medium Monstrosity (Elf), Any Alignment
Armor Class 13
Hit Points 60 (11d8 + 11)
Speed 30 ft. in
werefox’s next turn.
Bonus Actions
Change Shape. The werefox polymorphs into a fox-elf hybrid, into a fox, or back into its elf form. Its game statistics, other than its speed, are the same in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
and change their lore to suit your game. Nothing we say here is meant to curtail your creativity. The creatures in this bestiary are organized alphabetically. A few are grouped under a banner heading
chapter, the lore and maps in chapter 1 might inspire you. Similarly, the racial traits in chapter 2 can be applied to the stat blocks in appendix B to create such memorable NPCs as goliath champions, kenku master thieves, and tabaxi bards.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
curse, a lycanthrope retains its normal alignment and personality while in humanoid form. It lives its life as it always has, burying deep the bestial urges raging inside it. However, when the full moon
form or hybrid form at will. Most lycanthropes that embrace their bestial natures succumb to bloodlust, becoming evil, opportunistic creatures that prey on the weak. PLAYER CHARACTERS AS LYCANTHROPES
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Bard: College of Spirits Bards of the College of Spirits seek tales with inherent power—be they legends, histories, or fictions—and bring their subjects to life. Using occult trappings, these bards
conjure spiritual embodiments of powerful forces to change the world once more. Such spirits are capricious, though, and what a bard summons isn’t always entirely under their control. Guiding Whispers
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
, leaving them semi-bestial until their full transformation when they reach old age. These wretches are hidden until their final change, to keep the secret of the Purple Rocks.
Kraken priests
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
claimed it.
2 Prismatic shards rain from the sky in a beautiful but dangerous display. Rumors quickly spread that a crystal dragon is responsible.
3 A crystal dragon invites the greatest bards
crystal dragon has captured a pack of winter wolves loyal to a frost giant, intent on convincing the wolves to change their evil ways.
4 A lonely werebear enjoys long conversations with a young
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
townsfolk. Chaotic Neutral. (CN) creatures follow their whims, holding their personal freedom above all else. Many rogues and bards are chaotic neutral. Lawful Evil. (LE) creatures methodically take
choice and acts according to its bestial nature. Sharks are savage predators, for example, but they are not evil; they have no alignment.
TIKA AND ARTEMIS: ALIGNMENT
Tika Waylan is neutral good
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
-eye to smaller creatures—unless angry
5 Uses Draconic words and phrases even when speaking other languages
6 Punctuates speech with bestial sounds—growls, roars, croaks, chirps, or
. Consider these examples: Change Shape. You can decide that a dragon acquires this action at a younger age than usual, particularly if you want to feature a dragon in Humanoid form in your campaign. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
, Dodge, or Help action using its Bonus Action. In addition, whenever it hits with an attack roll and deals damage, it can deal your choice of Force damage or its normal damage type. Level 11: Bestial
sprout from your head.
6 Your skin and hair change color each dawn.
Level 3: Otherworldly Glamour Whenever you make a Charisma check, you gain a bonus to the check equal to your Wisdom