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Spells
Player’s Handbook
You call forth the spirit of a Construct. It manifests in an unoccupied space that you can see within range and uses the Construct Spirit stat block. When you cast the spell, choose a material: Clay
, Metal, or Stone. The creature resembles an animate statue (you determine the appearance) made of the chosen material, which determines certain details in its stat block. The creature disappears when
Spells
Player’s Handbook
no higher than your level or Challenge Rating. You must have seen the sort of creature before, and it can’t be a Construct or an Undead.
When you cast the spell, you gain a number of Temporary
Hit Points equal to the Hit Points of the first form into which you shape-shift. These Temporary Hit Points vanish if any remain when the spell ends.
Your game statistics are replaced by the stat
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
, or sleep.
The magic that animates an object is dispelled when the construct drops to 0 hit points. An animated object reduced to 0 hit points becomes inanimate and is too damaged to be of much use
number of permanent spell effects on it to make the armor a better castle defender.
The armor understands Common but obeys only the commands of its master.
Lightning, PoisonCold, Fire
Monsters
Candlekeep Mysteries
their true nature, as each construct is shielded by a spell that makes it seem nonmagical.
Though these constructed villagers can physically interact with the environment around them and hold lengthy
village a few days later. If the mannequin is disintegrated or reduced to ashes, it is not replaced and the population of the village permanently decreases by one.Poison
Monsters
Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
on a successful one. If at least one of the creatures that failed this save isn’t a Construct or an Undead, the blight regains 9 hit points.Travelers of Sigil and the Lower Planes take care to
dangerous, in Sigil they sometimes mimic the behaviors of the city’s other inhabitants—for better or worse. At least one blight, known as Patch, spreads copies of itself across the city, creating a spy network of copies with mysterious goals.
Monsters
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Hourglass Coven. Better known as Granny Nightshade, she offers her assistance to those who are haunted by regret. Her deals often result in cruel twists; for example, a petitioner who asks to be reunited
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Personality Trait. “When dealing with outsiders, I present myself as a kindly old grandmother.”
Ideal. “Children are better off working for me than picking up lots of bad habits
Shapechange
Legacy
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Spells
Basic Rules (2014)
You assume the form of a different creature for the duration. The new form can be of any creature with a challenge rating equal to your level or lower. The creature can't be a construct or an undead
replaced by the statistics of the chosen creature, though you retain your alignment and Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma scores. You also retain all of your skill and saving throw proficiencies, in
Knight
Legacy
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Backgrounds
Player’s Handbook (2014)
your line or even a spiritual member of the family?
These details help establish your family and your title as features of the world of the campaign.
A knighthood is among the lowest noble titles in
retainers is replaced by a noble who serves as your squire, aiding you in exchange for training on his or her own path to knighthood. Your two remaining retainers might include a groom to care for your
spells
Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
You summon a special homunculus in an unoccupied space within range. This creature uses the Homunculus Servant stat block. If you already have a homunculus from this spell, the homunculus is replaced
Construct, Neutral
AC 13
HP 5 + 5 per spell level (the homunculus has a number of Hit Dice [d4s] equal to the spell's level)
Speed 20 ft., Fly 30 ft.
Mod
Save
STR
4
Noble
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Basic Rules (2014)
your line or even a spiritual member of the family?
These details help establish your family and your title as features of the world of the campaign.
Skill Proficiencies: History, Persuasion
Tool
) instead of the Position of Privilege feature. One of your commoner retainers is replaced by a noble who serves as your squire, aiding you in exchange for training on his or her own path to knighthood
Charlatan
Legacy
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Backgrounds
Player’s Handbook (2014)
Characteristics
Charlatans are colorful characters who conceal their true selves behind the masks they construct. They reflect what people want to see, what they want to believe, and how they see the
there, I have a child who doesn’t know me. I’m making the world better for him or her.
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I come from a noble family, and one day I’ll reclaim my lands and title from those who
Magic Items
Vecna: Eve of Ruin
chosen creature’s appearance exactly, including its voice. Your size and speed are replaced by the chosen creature’s. You otherwise retain your own game statistics. While in this new form
form. Interactions with you while you are transformed by the crown reveal no illusory magic, nor do they reveal anything other than details about the creature you’re disguised as. You count as
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
determine your inheritance from among the possibilities in the table below. Work with your Dungeon Master to come up with details: Why is your inheritance so important, and what is its full story? You might
prefer for the DM to invent these details as part of the game, allowing you to learn more about your inheritance as your character does.
The Dungeon Master is free to use your inheritance as a story
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
your line or even a spiritual member of the family?
These details help establish your family and your title as features of the world of the campaign.
The patriars of Baldur’s Gate live in the
Position of Privilege feature. One of your commoner retainers is replaced by a noble who serves as your squire, aiding you in exchange for training on his or her own path to knighthood. Your two remaining
Magic Items
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
Named for the warlord who infamously employed it, the Mighty Servant of Leuk-o is a fantastically powerful, 10-foot-tall machine that turns into an animate construct when piloted. Crafted of a
conjecture than fact, often referring to otherworldly beings, the mysterious Barrier Peaks in Oerth, and the supposedly related device known as the Machine of Lum the Mad. The best details on the device
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
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Suggested Characteristics
Charlatans are colorful characters who conceal their true selves behind the masks they construct. They reflect what people want to see, what they want to believe
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Somewhere out there, I have a child who doesn’t know me. I’m making the world better for him or her.
4
I come from a noble family, and one day I’ll reclaim my lands and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
Northlanders (p. 64) In the first paragraph, the sentence “A few tribes of Northlanders ... the present-day denizens of Icewind Dale.” has been replaced with “A few clans of Northlanders explored the
: Northlanders farm, fish, and mine their rugged lands, then shrewdly trade their goods with foreign buyers. Many once-feared tribes have become merchants whose bartering skills are equal to or better
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Summon Construct Level 4 Conjuration (Wizard) HECTOR ORTIZ Construct Spirit (Stone) Casting Time: Action
Range: 90 feet
Components: V, S, M (a lockbox worth 400+ GP)
Duration: Concentration
, up to 1 hour
You call forth the spirit of a Construct. It manifests in an unoccupied space that you can see within range and uses the Construct Spirit stat block. When you cast the spell, choose a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
Upgrading an Airship Privateers, adventurers, and wealthy patrons who acquire an airship of their own may upgrade or personalize its capabilities to better suit their needs. This section details how
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
Conclusion The characters might have pieced together that Luggik was replaced by a slaad spy. If they didn’t, Major Kalar notices the control gem on Zot and Sotu’s armor and makes suggestions until
the characters have the gist of the details from the “Invaders’ Methods” section. Major Kalar then grants the characters access to the gate to Acheron. Afterward, she leads the characters to the
Magic Items
The Book of Many Things
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Balance*
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Beast
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Book
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Bridge
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Campfire
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Cavern
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Celestial
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Comet*
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Construct
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Corpse
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Crossroads
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feet.
Beast. You immediately transform into a random Beast with a CR of 5 or lower. Your game statistics—including your ability scores, hit points, and possible actions—are replaced by the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
level or Challenge Rating. You must have seen the sort of creature before, and it can’t be a Construct or an Undead. When you shape-shift, you gain a number of Temporary Hit Points equal to the Hit
Points of the form. The spell ends early if you have no Temporary Hit Points left. Your game statistics are replaced by the stat block of the chosen form, but you retain your creature type; alignment
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
level or Challenge Rating. You must have seen the sort of creature before, and it can’t be a Construct or an Undead. When you cast the spell, you gain a number of Temporary Hit Points equal to the
Hit Points of the first form into which you shape-shift. These Temporary Hit Points vanish if any remain when the spell ends. Your game statistics are replaced by the stat block of the chosen form, but
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
Sir Ursas The warrior Sir Ursas strikes an imposing figure—a massive, muscular warrior with one arm replaced with a grizzly bear’s paw grafted at the elbow. He grows his dark hair long and shaggy
temple. Ursas is aware that Lynx has knowledge of other missing components that might relate to the Tomb of Horrors. Mechanical Guide Sir Ursas offers the characters the services of a magical construct
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume Four
In This Collection Monstrous Compendium: Eldraine Creatures contains details of twenty-five denizens of Eldraine, presented in alphabetical order. The following table shows all these creatures and
allows you to sort them by creature type and challenge rating. Eldraine Creatures CR Creature Creature Type 1/2 Faerie Borrower Fey 1/2 Gingerbrute Construct 1 Faerie Pest Fey 2 Faerie Pathlighter
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
the mannequin is disintegrated or reduced to ashes, it is not replaced and the population of the village permanently decreases by one. Constructed Commoner Constructed Commoner
Medium construct
their true nature, as each construct is shielded by a spell that makes it seem nonmagical. Though these constructed villagers can physically interact with the environment around them and hold lengthy
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
and phase spiders in the keep, using the rules for encounter building in the Dungeon Master’s Guide to create an appropriate challenge. Weaker Construct. The stone golem in area 4 can be replaced with
a clay golem, a shield guardian, or another weaker Construct. Ghostly Allies. When the characters battle the behir, their ghostly allies harry and distract the creature, giving it disadvantage on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
, something creepy with something cute, dead with alive, threatening with welcoming. Mix details together in unexpected ways, the more unnatural or off-putting the better. Rationalize and Normalize
similar to settings that appear in your Darklord’s past, or take inspiration from the Settings tables in the “Genres of Horror” section later in this chapter. Combine Locations and Visceral Details
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
defender also perishes if you die.” The steel defender’s stat block has been replaced with the stat block presented here. Steel Defender Medium construct
Armor Class 15 (natural armor)
Hit Points 2
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Repair (3/Day). The magical mechanisms inside the defender restore 2d8 + PB hit points to itself or to one construct or object within 5 feet of it.
Reaction
Deflect Attack. The defender imposes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
business; you’ve been too busy going to the best parties. Just the other day, you were dancing with druids, and they summoned an Archfey from Thelanis. You don’t remember all the details — it was one of
those parties — but it seems like you made a deal with the fey prince. You’re not sure what you agreed to; you’d better find out! Guild Artisan Bard. You ran the finest bar in Cyre, until the Mourning
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Khorvaire, the Flotket Alps of Wildemount, or some other mountain range while preserving the plot elements. You can also strip out the story about an evil duergar building a dragon construct and have
the duergar doing something else instead. Alternatively, you could jettison everything but the map of the fortress, populating it with new creatures that better suit your campaign. Sometimes a good map is all a DM needs!
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
outside the temple see the demiplane beyond as a shifting space of glowing crystals. The demiplane does not enter into the adventure, and its full details are left to your determination. VALIN’S VICTIMS
If a creature dies after one of its vital organs is replaced by Valin’s organs, it can be returned to life by a wish spell or in one of the ways described below.
Rite of Reclamation. A ritual known
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Anvilwrought You were forged in the fires of Purphoros’s forge. Your appearance bears a metallic sheen and visible joints. The Anvilwrought Characteristics table suggests details of your life or
serve him.
3 I was created decades ago and, fearing that I’m growing obsolete, recently fled Mount Velus.
4 Purphoros regrets my creation and wants to reforge me into something better
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
more often he encounters the characters, the better. The characters can and should meet him multiple times before the final encounter, which most likely takes place in the location determined by the
card reading. His combat details are available in appendix D. When Strahd wants to terrorize the characters, he pays them a visit, either under the cloak of night or beneath overcast skies during the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Descent into the Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth
tantalizing details about Iggwilv the Witch Queen—perhaps better known as the archmage Tasha, famous for her Hideous Laughter spell. This adaptation pays homage to the original by including a score sheet for competitive play.






