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Partridge feathers and a scarlet hood give this predominantly dull-brown leather armour some brighter detailing. Intricate embossing around the waist tells the story of a lonely bird.
You have a +1
bonus to Armour Class while wearing this armour. Twice per day, when an enemy moves within 5 ft of you, you can fly up to 10 ft away from them in a flurry of feathers as a Reaction without provoking opportunity attack;opportunity attacks.
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Partridge feathers and a scarlet hood give this predominantly dull-brown leather armour some brighter detailing. Intricate embossing around the waist tells the story of a lonely bird.
You have a +1
bonus to Armour Class while wearing this armour. Twice per day, when an enemy moves within 5 ft of you, you can fly up to 10 ft away from them in a flurry of feathers as a Reaction without provoking opportunity attack;opportunity attacks.
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are replaced by the statistics of the creature, though you retain your alignment and your Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma scores. You retain the benefit of your own class features. If the target
has any class levels, you can't use any of its class features.
Meanwhile, the possessed creature's soul can perceive from the container using its own senses, but it can't move or take actions at all
magic-items
Partridge feathers and a scarlet hood give this predominantly dull-brown leather armour some brighter detailing. Intricate embossing around the waist tells the story of a lonely bird.
You have a +1
bonus to Armour Class while wearing this armour. Twice per day, when an enemy moves within 5 ft of you, you can fly up to 10 ft away from them in a flurry of feathers as a Reaction without provoking opportunity attack;opportunity attacks.
magic-items
Partridge feathers and a scarlet hood give this predominantly dull-brown leather armour some brighter detailing. Intricate embossing around the waist tells the story of a lonely bird.
You have a +1
bonus to Armour Class while wearing this armour. Twice per day, when an enemy moves within 5 ft of you, you can fly up to 10 ft away from them in a flurry of feathers as a Reaction without provoking opportunity attack;opportunity attacks.
Magic Items
Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
whose name you uttered. The recipient must be on the same plane of existence as you, otherwise the bird turns into ash as it takes flight.
The bird is an object that has 1 hit point, an Armor Class of
After you write a message of fifty words or fewer on this magic sheet of parchment and speak a creature’s name, the parchment magically folds into a Tiny paper bird and flies to the recipient
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
otherwise uses the controlled body’s statistics, but doesn’t gain access to the target’s knowledge, class features, or proficiencies.
If the carrionette’s body is destroyed, both the
carrionette and the target die. A protection from evil and good spell cast on the controlled body drives the carrionette out and returns the consciousness of both creatures to their original bodies
Species
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
that there are as many kenku origin stories as there are kenku. Some of them paint their genesis as a curse, being a flightless bird people doomed to mimic other people’s creations. Other kenku
as rolling or point buy. The “Quick Build” section for your character’s class offers suggestions on which scores to increase. You can follow those suggestions or ignore them, but
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
damage, and the target can’t take reactions until the end of Malaxxix’s next turn. Hit or Miss: The hammer then magically returns to Malaxxix’s hand.
Whip. Melee Weapon Attack: +12
leviathan of screeching gears made up of hundreds of tireless mezzoloths. It is a unique vehicle and Gargantuan object with the following statistics:
Armor Class: 20
Hit Points: 250
Speed: 50 ft
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whistles to the hawk that circles high above him, calling the bird back to his side. Whispering instructions in Elvish, he points to the owlbear he’s been tracking and sends the hawk to distract
Senses 10 4 3 3 3 1 19th +6 Ability Score Improvement 11 4 3 3 3 2 20th +6 Foe Slayer 11 4 3 3 3 2 Class Features As a ranger, you gain the following class features.
Species
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
characteristic if none of the suggestions below fit your character.
Fey Characteristics
d8
Characteristic
1
Your wings are like those of a bird.
2
You have shimmering, multicolored
regardless of the method you use to determine the scores, such as rolling or point buy. The “Quick Build” section for your character’s class offers suggestions on which scores to increase
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
with the law, the guild can’t shield you from the repercussions.
Izzet Guild Spells
Prerequisite: Spellcasting or Pact Magic class feature
For you, the spells on the Izzet Guild Spells table
are added to the spell list of your spellcasting class. (If you are a multiclass character with multiple spell lists, these spells are added to all of them.)
Izzet Guild Spells
Spell Level
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
Paper Bird Wondrous item, uncommon After you write a message of fifty words or fewer on this magic sheet of parchment and speak a creature’s name, the parchment magically folds into a Tiny paper bird
and flies to the recipient whose name you uttered. The recipient must be on the same plane of existence as you, otherwise the bird turns into ash as it takes flight. The bird is an object that has 1
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Paper Bird Wondrous item, uncommon After you write a message of fifty words or fewer on this magic sheet of parchment and speak a creature’s name, the parchment magically folds into a Tiny paper
bird and flies to the recipient whose name you uttered. The recipient must be on the same plane of existence as you, otherwise the bird turns into ash as it takes flight. The bird is an object that has 1
Magic Items
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
lazuli to resemble a noble bird of prey. It can become a giant eagle for up to 1 hour. While the transformed eagle is within 1 mile of you, you can communicate with it telepathically. As an action, you
over someone’s body, either to impersonate that person for a brief time or to extract secrets from their mind. When the mission is complete, the creature returns to you, reports its success
compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->One-Shot Wonders: Holiday Adventure Pack
embossing around the waist tells the story of a lonely bird.
You have a +1 bonus to Armour Class while wearing this armour. Twice per day, when an enemy moves within 5 ft of you, you can fly up to 10 ft
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Axe Beak An axe beak is a tall flightless bird with strong legs and a heavy, wedge-shaped beak. It has a nasty disposition and tends to attack any unfamiliar creature that wanders too close. Axe Beak
Large beast, unaligned
Armor Class 11
Hit Points 19 (3d10 + 3)
Speed 50 ft.
STR
14 (+2)
DEX
12 (+1)
CON
12 (+1)
INT
2 (−4)
WIS
10 (+0)
CHA
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
university, but the students must travel to the dragon’s mountain lair for class.
Crystal Dragon Lairs
Crystal dragons seek out frigid, picturesque locations with clear views of the sky
the lair returns to normal levels over the course of 1d10;{"diceNotation":"1d10", "rollType":"roll", "rollAction":"Days"} days. The increased Hit Die recovery ends immediately. The existing abundance of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
wizard or other individual can bypass the ward by assuming the form of a Tiny bird. The Avowed don’t discuss this flaw with outsiders, but anyone who can see the gulls flying over Candlekeep can
collection is magically protected against theft. Any such work that is removed from the keep disappears and immediately returns to its proper place in the library. This ward also has a flaw that the Avowed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
gifts them one of the community’s few treasures: a folded paper kingfisher that functions as a Quaal’s feather token (bird). Characters gain no rewards for a loss.
At the end of the scenario
, Darrett is reeling from Becklin’s defeat and returns with the characters to Vogler. You can run any encounters from the “Invasion of Vogler” section as the characters escape the village, or you can skip ahead to “The Final Boat” section.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Safe by Day Once the undead are dealt with, the coming of the dawn’s first light means that the characters can finally rest with no fear of another assault. Raserhill’s ferry returns about an hour
, read: The sultry day is silent except for the sounds of the sea. A lone bird circles in lazy loops in the sky overhead. Eventually it descends and alights on a nearby rock. It’s a gull, and an old one
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
wandered in a delirium before coming upon two odd, birdlike humanoids dressed in patchwork armor and standing next to a strange infernal vehicle. The bird creatures were equipped with odd weapons and tools
remembers meeting a pair of “bird folk” named Chukka and Clonk. Based on descriptions furnished by Lulu and Ravengard, the characters can conclude that Chukka and Clonk are kenku. Lulu remembers that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Roc Roc
Gargantuan monstrosity, unaligned
Armor Class 15 (natural armor)
Hit Points 248 (16d20 + 80)
Speed 20 ft., fly 120 ft.
STR
28 (+9)
DEX
10 (+0)
CON
20 (+5
other bird of prey. As it descends, however, its unearthly size becomes terrifyingly clear. In flight, a roc’s wingspan spreads two hundred feet or more. At rest, perched upon the mountain peaks that are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
replaced by the statistics of the creature, though you retain your alignment and your Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma scores. You retain the benefit of your own class features. If the target has any
class levels, you can’t use any of its class features. Meanwhile, the possessed creature’s soul can perceive from the container using its own senses, but it can’t move or take actions at all. While
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Cockatrice The cockatrice looks like a hideous hybrid of lizard, bird, and bat, and it is infamous for its ability to turn flesh to stone. These omnivores have a diet that consists of berries, nuts
slowly turns to stone from the injury.
Cockatrice
Small monstrosity, unaligned
Armor Class 11
Hit Points 27 (6d6 + 6)
Speed 20 ft., fly 40 ft.
STR
6 (−2)
DEX
12 (+1
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
replaced by the statistics of the creature, though you retain your alignment and your Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma scores. You retain the benefit of your own class features. If the target has any
class levels, you can’t use any of its class features. Meanwhile, the possessed creature’s soul can perceive from the container using its own senses, but it can’t move or take actions at all. While
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
an elemental creature in the form of a majestic bird. Whatever its origin, an arclight phoenix looks like a bird of prey formed entirely of electrical energy. Lightning fans out behind it as it bolts
. Elemental Nature. An arclight phoenix doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep. Arclight Phoenix
Medium elemental, chaotic neutral
Armor Class 16
Hit Points 142 (19d8 + 57)
Speed 0 ft
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Spell Restrictions Many spells have altered effects when cast in the Tomb of the Nine Gods, including spells cast from magic items or artifacts, and class abilities that duplicate the effects of
cast in the tomb or if its intended destination is inside the tomb. Augury This spell returns false readings if cast in the tomb. Banishing smite Any creature banished by this spell appears in area 57
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
quick to defend them if they sense any ill intent. Dragon chosen are skilled in close combat, using two weapons to tear at their foes. Dragon Chosen
Medium Humanoid, Any Alignment
Armor Class 17
) slashing damage. Hit or Miss: The handaxe magically returns to the chosen’s hand immediately after a ranged attack.
Shortsword. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d6
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Deathlock Mastermind Though deathlocks exist to serve their patrons, they retain some freedom when it comes to devising particular tactics and carrying out their plans. Powerful deathlocks recruit
. Deathlock Mastermind
Medium undead, neutral evil
Armor Class 13 (16 with mage armor)
Hit Points 110 (20d8 + 20)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
11(+0)
DEX
16(+3)
CON
12(+1)
INT
15
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
atop it. Paintings on the chariot’s body show a tall bird with a long, sharp beak. On the south wall, a bronze shield bears the embossed image of a Chultan warrior carrying a spear, below an inscription
(see "Spirits of the Nine Trickster Gods"). When Papazotl’s spirit manifests, read: Strange shadows shift across the walls, forming the outline of a long-legged bird. Its beak stabs at you as a voice
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
Master Thief Calling Cards table to determine what a master thief leaves behind. Master Thief Calling Cards d10 Calling Card 1 Tiny, folded paper cat 2 Red bird feather 3 Rose petal 4 Figurine made from
, resembling a tent 9 Worthless coin with a bite mark in it 10 Chalk or charcoal sketch of a domino mask Master Thief
Medium Humanoid, Any Alignment
Armor Class 16 (studded leather)
Hit Points 84
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
don’t follow orders; I give them.”
NA’S TRAITS
Ideal. “I want to become an aarakocra and learn how to fly like a bird!”
Bond. “I love my sister and the aarakocra. They mean everything to me
.”
Flaw. “I know nothing of the world.”
Mwaxanaré
Medium humanoid (human), lawful neutral
Armor Class 10
Hit Points 13 (3d8)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
6 (–2)
DEX
10 (+0)
CON
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume Two
Armor Class 14 (hide armor)
Hit Points 32 (5d8 + 10)
Speed 30 ft., swim 30 ft.
STR
18 (+4)
DEX
14 (+2)
CON
15 (+2)
INT
12 (+1)
WIS
16 (+3
Attack: +6 to hit, reach 10 ft. or range 20/60 ft., one target. Hit: 8 (1d8 + 4) piercing damage. Hit or Miss: The harpoon returns to the hunter’s hand.
Tusk. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d4 + 4) slashing damage.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
evil
Armor Class 15 (natural armor)
Hit Points 75 (10d10 + 20)
Speed 40 ft.
STR
18 (+4)
DEX
17 (+3)
CON
14 (+2)
INT
16 (+3)
WIS
15 (+2)
CHA
16
Challenge 8 (3,900 XP)
Rejuvenation. If it dies, the naga returns to life in 1d6 days and regains all its hit points. Only a wish spell can prevent this trait from functioning.
Spellcasting. The






