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Sammaster (Dracolich Form)

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

Success: Sammaster can’t take this action again until the start of his next turn.Lich Founder of a Dracolich Cult Sammaster founded and led the Cult of the Dragon, a secret, evil organization

dracoliches, magically bound dragons to his service, and learned how to drive dragons across Faerûn into a berserk rage. He considered his intellect beyond morality and became paranoid, resentful, and

Sammaster (Lich Form)

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

’t take this action again until the start of his next turn.Lich Founder of a Dracolich Cult Sammaster founded and led the Cult of the Dragon, a secret, evil organization dedicated to

bound dragons to his service, and learned how to drive dragons across Faerûn into a berserk rage. He considered his intellect beyond morality and became paranoid, resentful, and megalomaniacal

Star Spawn Grue

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

hopelessness. Star Spawn The Material Plane represents only one small part of the multiverse. Beyond the best-known planes of existence lie realms alien to mortal life. Some are so hostile that even a moment

Elder Evils are far older than most of the mortal peoples and always inimical to such creatures’ minds. However much they might desire to enter and dominate the Material Plane, the Elder Evils are

Star Spawn Mangler

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

summon these creatures to serve as guards and assassins, two roles at which they excel. Star Spawn The Material Plane represents only one small part of the multiverse. Beyond the best-known planes

much they might desire to enter and dominate the Material Plane, the Elder Evils are unable or unwilling to leave their realms. Some are imprisoned in their dimensions by external forces, some are

Feral Ashenwight

Monsters Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

or thoughts beyond a compulsive desire to destroy all living creatures they encounter. Ashenwights When a Humanoid consumed by cruelty and rage dies in an area corrupted by the Far Realm, the

Star Spawn Seer

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

often encountered as the leader of a cult dedicated to one or more Elder Evils. Usually, the seer is the only cult member that grasps the full extent of the horror the cult is venerating. The seer

other creatures. Star Spawn The Material Plane represents only one small part of the multiverse. Beyond the best-known planes of existence lie realms alien to mortal life. Some are so hostile that

Star Spawn Larva Mage

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

original cultist’s personality survives the transformation; what emerges is wholly alien. Star Spawn The Material Plane represents only one small part of the multiverse. Beyond the best-known

. However much they might desire to enter and dominate the Material Plane, the Elder Evils are unable or unwilling to leave their realms. Some are imprisoned in their dimensions by external forces, some

Star Spawn Hulk

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

seer nearby. A hulk appears to have little will of its own and is driven to protect its master. Star Spawn The Material Plane represents only one small part of the multiverse. Beyond the best

. However much they might desire to enter and dominate the Material Plane, the Elder Evils are unable or unwilling to leave their realms. Some are imprisoned in their dimensions by external forces, some

The Great Old One Legacy

Classes Player’s Handbook (2014)

Your patron is a mysterious entity whose nature is utterly foreign to the fabric of reality. It might come from the Far Realm, the space beyond reality, or it could be one of the elder gods known

Lurks; Tharizdun, the Chained God; Dendar, the Night Serpent; Zargon, the Returner; Great Cthulhu; and other unfathomable beings.

Zargon the Returner

Monsters Quests from the Infinite Staircase

save, it takes half as much damage.Zargon the Returner is an elder evil—an undying abomination from eons past with an insatiable appetite. A tentacled, slime-covered horror with a cyclopic red

another plane—or another reality entirely. When Asmodeus ascended the infernal hierarchy, he and his legions wiped out most of the plane’s earlier inhabitants, but Zargon proved beyond even

Bard Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

set bards apart from their fellows. Only rarely do bards settle in one place for long, and their natural desire to travel—to find new tales to tell, new skills to learn, and new discoveries

of song, speech, and the magic they contain. Bards say that the multiverse was spoken into existence, that the words of the gods gave it shape, and that echoes of these primordial Words of Creation

Splugoth the Returned

Monsters Acquisitions Incorporated

":"1d4+2","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Dagger","rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage. Word From Beyond (1/day). Splugoth remembers and repeats aloud a few words from a place he entered while

trust Omin Dran. Wait, that’s two pieces of advice. You owe me. Sometimes a goblin can’t catch a break. First, you fall in with a cult that works for the release of a death god. Then

Aasimar Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

receives visions and guidance from celestial entities via dreams. These dreams help shape an aasimar, granting a sense of destiny and a desire for righteousness. Each aasimar can count a specific

secrecy they desire is never worth endangering the innocent. Aasimar Guides An aasimar, except for one who has turned to evil, has a link to an angelic being. That being—usually a deva&mdash

Eldritch Lich

Monsters Monstrous Compendium Vol. 1: Spelljammer Creatures

. Immediately after taking damage, the lich, along with any equipment it is wearing or carrying, magically teleports up to 60 feet to an unoccupied space it can see.From beyond the stars, a Great Old

, the Night Serpent 4 Ghaunadaur 5 Zargon, the Returner 6 That Which Lurks Necrotic, Poison

Mark of Sentinel Human

Species Eberron: Rising from the Last War

forces, House Deneith brokers the services of a wide range of soldiers, including Valenar war bands and the goblins of Droaam. Beyond the battlefield, the Defender’s Guild provides exceptional

Khorvaire. The Sentinel Marshals hold the honor of the house in their hands. Being a Marshal is a privilege, and it comes with high expectations. Despite its might and the desire of some house members

Wish Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

be made with advantage or disadvantage, and you can choose whether to use the reroll or the original roll. You might be able to achieve something beyond the scope of the above examples

spell might simply fail, the effect you desire might only be partly achieved, or you might suffer some unforeseen consequence as a result of how you worded the wish. For example, wishing that a villain

Adult Time Dragon

Monsters Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse

to specific times and places in the multiverse. Using these, they and allied creatures can travel anywhere in time to affect fate-determining moments or to banish threats beyond the flow of time. As

their utmost to preserve these historical sites. A time dragon’s insatiable desire for knowledge means it’s likely to have more than one such lair. The challenge rating of an ancient time

Sapphire Dragon Wyrmling

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

call from beyond this world. I must prepare to answer that call by amassing powerful arms and armor. 3 I secretly look forward to adventurers trying to infiltrate my lair. How else could I try

sapphire dragon serves as general to a fanatical cult—and claims the spoils of the cult’s victories. 2 A sapphire dragon is bound by an ancient pact to advise a monarchy on matters of

Learning from Experience

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

magic set bards apart from their fellows. Only rarely do bards settle in one place for long, and their natural desire to travel — to find new tales to tell, new skills to learn, and new discoveries

Learning from Experience True bards are not common in the world. Not every minstrel singing in a tavern or jester cavorting in a royal court is a bard. Discovering the magic hidden in music requires

Learning from Experience

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

magic set bards apart from their fellows. Only rarely do bards settle in one place for long, and their natural desire to travel — to find new tales to tell, new skills to learn, and new discoveries

Learning from Experience True bards are not common in the world. Not every minstrel singing in a tavern or jester cavorting in a royal court is a bard. Discovering the magic hidden in music requires

Orcus

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

known as the Blood Lord. While he takes pleasure in the sufferings of the living, he far prefers the company and service of Undead. His desire is to see all life quenched and the multiverse transformed

", "rollType":"roll", "rollAction":"Days"} days. Cultists of Orcus Orcus grants his rank-and-file cultists the Undying Soul trait, and his cult leaders can gain the Aura of Death trait. Undying Soul

Ancient Sapphire Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

hoard contains that conflict’s most significant artifacts. 2 I am constantly aware of a call from beyond this world. I must prepare to answer that call by amassing powerful arms and armor

":"Adventure Hook"} Adventure Hook 1 Posing as an avatar of an evil earth elemental-god, a sapphire dragon serves as general to a fanatical cult—and claims the spoils of the cult’s

Ancient Time Dragon

Monsters Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse

threats beyond the flow of time. As a result of their ability to travel between ages, time dragons often seem unstuck from the usual flow of time and have a flexible view of what is, what was, and

civilizations or temples to dead gods and do their utmost to preserve these historical sites. A time dragon’s insatiable desire for knowledge means it’s likely to have more than one such lair. The

Tabaxi Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

of the world beyond their home. Barterers of Lore Tabaxi treasure knowledge rather than material things. A chest filled with gold coins might be useful to buy food or a coil of rope, but it’s

mull over the stories and rumors they collected like a miser counting coins. Although material wealth holds little attraction for the tabaxi, they have an insatiable desire to find and inspect ancient

Young Sapphire Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

or wars and won’t rest until my hoard contains that conflict’s most significant artifacts. 2 I am constantly aware of a call from beyond this world. I must prepare to answer that call

":"1d8","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Adventure Hook"} Adventure Hook 1 Posing as an avatar of an evil earth elemental-god, a sapphire dragon serves as general to a fanatical cult—and

Adult Topaz Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

sun and have no desire to get wet, beyond enjoying a bit of sea spray in the air. But they love being able to see the water, so they build their lairs on the heights of seaside cliffs or near perfect

almost never show them to anyone else. Topaz Dragon Lairs Topaz dragons are happiest by the sea. They spend most of their time basking in the sun and have no desire to get wet, beyond enjoying a bit of

Monk Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

seriously, approaching their adventures as personal tests of their physical and spiritual growth. As a rule, monks care little for material wealth and are driven by a desire to accomplish a greater

important mission beyond the cloister? Perhaps you were cast out because of some violation of the community’s rules. Did you dread leaving, or were you happy to go? Is there something you hope to

Aurnozci

Monsters The Book of Many Things

worshipers to enact its will beyond the Abyss. The exact nature of the curse that binds Aurnozci to Xulregg is its cult’s most closely guarded secret, fully known only to the faith’s enigmatic

Zargon the Returner

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

Zargon the Returner Kevin Glint In the days of Cynidicea’s Fall, Zargon fed on the panicking masses, devouring any who denied it worship Zargon the Returner is an elder evil—an undying abomination

of the plane’s earlier inhabitants, but Zargon proved beyond even Asmodeus’ might. No matter what blistering wrath Asmodeus brought to bear on Zargon, the aberration continually re-formed from its horn

Cult of Fierna

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

become beloved leaders at the head of a band of fanatics are drawn to striking bargains with her. Her cultists can gain the Infernal Loyalty trait. Cult leaders can also gain the Loyalty beyond Death

Cult of Fierna Goals: Control over the emotions of others, turning them into puppets and playthings Typical Cultist: Acolyte, archmage, bandit captain, cult fanatic, cultist, knight, noble, priest

Selesnya Initiate

Backgrounds Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

fervent desire to share the joy you have experienced with Ravnica. Along with the rest of the conclave, you are committed to resisting the ambitions of the other guilds — with military force if

always straining to peer into another reality that seems to be just beyond my senses. 5 I’m uneasy if I can’t see plants growing or feel soil beneath my feet. 6 Seeing illness

Bard

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica

Bard In Ravnica, bards are commonly found among the Azorius Senate, the Cult of Rakdos, and the Selesnya Conclave, serving in a variety of capacities as lore keepers and entertainers. Bard Subclass

Warlock Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

relationship between warlock and patron is like that of a cleric and a deity, though the beings that serve as patrons for warlocks are not gods. A warlock might lead a cult dedicated to a demon

, while poring over tomes of forbidden lore, a brilliant student’s mind is opened to realities beyond the material world and to the alien beings that dwell in the outer void. Once a pact is made, a

Elder Evil Blessings

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

privilege. Any creature that serves a cult of Elder Evil, including a star spawn, can be given one of these rewards — usually as compensation for faithful service, but sometimes as a chance for a creature

that breached the cult’s laws to redeem itself. The following powers are unique to specific cults, and typically a creature has no more than one of them. Cult of Borem of the Lake of Boiling Mud Borem’s

Expanded Ziggurat

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

Expanded Ziggurat In the days of Cynidicea’s fall, the elder evil Zargon slithered up into the city and fed on the panicking masses. As its cult took over the city, Zargon returned to the tunnels

characters of all levels, though unseasoned adventurers determined to face the Returner in combat are almost certainly doomed to fail. Characters killed by Zargon might be resurrected on the Infinite

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