blades blow diffusing choose reason

True Resurrection

Spells Player’s Handbook

You touch a creature that has been dead for no longer than 200 years and that died for any reason except old age. The creature is revived with all its Hit Points. This spell closes all wounds

restored to its non-Undead form. The spell can provide a new body if the original no longer exists, in which case you must speak the creature’s name. The creature then appears in an unoccupied space you choose within 10 feet of you.

Norker

Monsters Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1

and his followers the initial, unwilling recruits into his crusade. Today, hobgoblins chafe at the suggestion that creatures as lazy and untamed as norkers could claim such an honor. For that reason

' strength and ferocity.. For this reason, norkers are likely encountered away from their brethren. Their natural armor and weapons make them dangerous foes even when relegated to menial labor. Only

Norker War Leader

Monsters Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1

norkers could claim such an honor. For that reason alone, hobgoblin warlords are loath to use these creatures, preferring to keep them around as disposable labor in mines and quarries. Nasty, Brutish

defeat goblinoids that underestimate the norkers' strength and ferocity.. For this reason, norkers are likely encountered away from their brethren. Their natural armor and weapons make them dangerous

Citadel Spider

Monsters Vecna: Eve of Ruin

Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the spider fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead. Spider Climb. The spider can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings, without

turn.Absorb Blow. In response to being hit with an attack roll, the spider’s carapace absorbs some of the blow, reducing the damage it takes by 11 (2d10);{"diceNotation":"2d10", "rollType":"roll

Headless Iron Golem

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

iron golem's shape can be worked into any form, though most are fashioned to look like giant suits of armor. Its fist can destroy creatures with a single blow, and its clanging steps shake the earth

beneath its feet. Iron golems wield enormous blades to extend their reach, and all can belch clouds of deadly poison. An iron golem's body is smelted with rare tinctures and admixtures. Though other

Kolyarut

Monsters Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse

Immutable Form. The kolyarut is immune to any spell or effect that would alter its form. Legendary Resistance (4/Day). If the kolyarut fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead. Magic

: automatic hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 24 force damage plus one of the following effects (choose one or roll a d6;{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"roll", "rollAction":"Unerring Blade"}): 1&ndash

Transcendent Order Conduit

Monsters Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse

. If the target is a creature, the conduit can choose one of the following additional effects (up to once per turn each): Incapacitate. The target must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving throw or

reactions per round but only one per turn. Deflect Attack. In response to being hit by an attack roll, the conduit partially deflects the blow. The damage the conduit takes from the attack is reduced by 1d10

College of Whispers

Classes Xanathar's Guide to Everything

against others through extortion and threats. Many other bards hate the College of Whispers, viewing it as a parasite that uses a bard’s reputation to acquire wealth and power. For this reason

other settings of power. College of Whispers Features Bard Level Feature 3rd Psychic Blades, Words of Terror 6th Mantle of Whispers 14th Shadow Lore

College of Whispers (XGtE)

Classes Xanathar's Guide to Everything

against others through extortion and threats. Many other bards hate the College of Whispers, viewing it as a parasite that uses a bard’s reputation to acquire wealth and power. For this reason

other settings of power. College of Whispers Features Bard Level Feature 3rd Psychic Blades, Words of Terror 6th Mantle of Whispers 14th Shadow Lore

True Resurrection Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

You touch a creature that has been dead for no longer than 200 years and that died for any reason except old age. If the creature's soul is free and willing, the creature is restored to life with all

limbs. If the creature was undead, it is restored to its non-undead form. The spell can even provide a new body if the original no longer exists, in which case you must speak the creature's name. The creature then appears in an unoccupied space you choose within 10 feet of you.

Silverquill Apprentice

Monsters Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

pledgemage;pledgemages—cut imposing figures on campus. Dressed in smartly trimmed black-and-white uniforms, these budding mages practice bolstering speeches and wield inky blades. Some Silverquill

students prefer the benevolent side of language, using their words to uplift their friends and illuminate harsh truths about those in power. Others, though, choose to wield words more ruthlessly and

Silverquill Pledgemage

Monsters Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

;apprentices and then as pledgemages—cut imposing figures on campus. Dressed in smartly trimmed black-and-white uniforms, these budding mages practice bolstering speeches and wield inky blades

. Some Silverquill students prefer the benevolent side of language, using their words to uplift their friends and illuminate harsh truths about those in power. Others, though, choose to wield words more

Geryon

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Geryon fails a saving throw, he can choose to succeed instead. Magic Resistance. Geryon has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects

abilities. Members of his cult can gain the Crushing Blow trait. Cult leaders can also gain the Indomitable Strength trait. Crushing Blow (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). As a bonus action, the

Hermit Legacy

Backgrounds Player’s Handbook (2014)

changed to allow you to end your solitude? You can work with your DM to determine the exact nature of your seclusion, or you can choose or roll on the table below to determine the reason behind your

case stuffed full of notes from your studies or prayers, a winter blanket, a set of common clothes, an herbalism kit, and 5 gp Life of Seclusion What was the reason for your isolation, and what

Geryon (Variant)

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Geryon fails a saving throw, he can choose to succeed instead. Magic Resistance. Geryon has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects

abilities. Members of his cult can gain the Crushing Blow trait. Cult leaders can also gain the Indomitable Strength trait. Crushing Blow (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). As a bonus action

Control Winds

Spells Elemental Evil Player's Companion

You take control of the air in a 100-foot cube that you can see within range. Choose one of the following effects when you cast the spell. The effect lasts for the spell’s duration, unless you

the cube, continually blowing in a horizontal direction you designate. You choose the intensity of the wind: calm, moderate, or strong. If the wind is moderate or strong, ranged weapon attacks that

Rod of Lordly Might Legacy

Magic Items Basic Rules (2014)

opposite the rod's flanged head (you choose the type of sword). If you press button 2, the rod's flanged head folds down and two crescent-shaped blades spring out, transforming the rod into a magic

Auril (Second Form)

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

. Legendary Resistance (2/Day in This Form). If Auril fails a saving throw, she can choose to succeed instead. Magic Resistance. Auril has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical

thin cloak of mist forms around her. Blades of ice grow out of her body at odd angles, breaking off before they get too long. When she moves, her body crackles. In this form, Auril creates weapons of

Relentless Juggernaut

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the juggernaut fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead. Regeneration. The juggernaut regains 20 hit points at the start of its turn. If the juggernaut

weapons with which they can slaughter prey. Sharp iron fences, crushing stalagmites and blades of glass all conveniently appear in order to aid a juggernaut’s brutality. Every juggernaut considers

Air Genasi

Species Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

with bluish-white energy spilling out. An air genasi’s hair might blow in a phantom wind or be made entirely of clouds or vapor. Genasi Tracing their ancestry to the genies of the Elemental

At 1st level, you choose whether your character is a member of the human race or of a fantastical race. If you select a fantastical race, follow these additional rules during character creation

Tromokratis

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

destroyed. Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Tromokratis fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead. Magic Weapons. Tromokratis’s weapon attacks are magical. Siege Monster. Tromokratis

to assert its claim. Often, before a journey, sailors blow conch-shell horns in the belief that the sound will soothe nearby krakens. The Horn of Humenades. Legend speaks of a magic horn that the

Hutijin

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Infernal Despair. Each creature within 30 feet of Hutijin that isn’t a devil makes saving throws with disadvantage. Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Hutijin fails a saving throw, he can choose

figure, known only to the most learned infernal scholars. He has no cults of his own, and his servants are few in number. The reason is simple: Hutijin hates mortals. When summoned from the Hells, he

Gar Shatterkeel (Noncore)

Monsters Locathah Rising

Amphibious. Gar can breathe air and water. Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Gar fails a saving throw, he can choose to succeed instead. Spellcasting. Gar is a 13th-level spellcaster. His

), and doesn’t require Gar to maintain concentration. Gar Shatterkeel and any creatures he designates are immune to this effect. Up to five corpses that Gar can see within 60 feet rise up as drowned blade;drowned blades and attack anyone Gar directs them to on his turn. Cold

Scion of Stronmaus

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

choose to succeed instead. Magic Resistance. The scion has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects. Siege Monster. The scion deals double damage to objects and

elemental might like few other forces in the multiverse can muster: blades of lightning, boulder-sized hailstones, and a storm of churning elements. Regional Effects The region surrounding a scion

Warforged Colossus

Monsters Eberron: Rising from the Last War

Immutable Form. The colossus is immune to any spell or effect that would alter its form. Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the colossus fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead. Magic

is built to carry wizards, artificers, magewrights, and elite troops. For this reason, these constructs are largely hollow on the inside, with tunnels, ladders, storage areas, and observation decks

Grim Champion of Bloodshed

Monsters The Book of Many Things

Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the champion fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.Multiattack. The champion makes four Blazing Morningstar attacks. It can replace one of these

conjures a churning storm of spectral blades that fills a 20-foot cube centered on a point it can see within 120 feet of itself. The storm lasts until the start of the champion’s next turn. While the

Cradle of the Storm Scion

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

occupied and uses the cradle’s initiative count. Legendary Resistance (5/Day). If the cradle fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead. Magic Resistance. The cradle has advantage on

from harm it might cause. If the scion is threatened, it unleashes elemental might like few other forces in the multiverse can muster: blades of lightning, boulder-sized hailstones, and a storm of

Enchanting Infiltrator

Monsters The Book of Many Things

Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the infiltrator fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead. Veiled Presence. The infiltrator’s AC includes its Wisdom modifier, and the infiltrator

illusory duplicate of itself in its space, then teleports, along with any equipment it is wearing or carrying, to an unoccupied space within 15 feet of itself. The image flings illusory blades at two

Demilich (Variant) Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

damage if it fails. Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the demilich fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead. Turn Immunity. The demilich is immune to effects that turn undead.Howl (Recharge

its existence. Few liches seek to become demiliches, for it means an end to the existence they hoped to preserve by becoming undead. However, time can erode the lich’s reason and memory, causing

Tortle Legacy

Species The Tortle Package

related to a god and choose to worship that deity. In the Forgotten Realms, tortles are especially fond of Eldath, Gond, Lathander, Savras, Selûne, and Tymora. In the Greyhawk setting, they

. Tortles often choose such days to leave their homes and begin a wilderness expedition, or perform some other task they know to be dangerous. Adventurers at Heart Tortles have a saying: “We wear

Fighter Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

and his companion, knocking the deadly blow aside. His companion, a half-elf in scale armor, swings two scimitars in a blinding whirl as she circles the ogre, looking for a blind spot in its defenses

be Constitution, or Intelligence if you plan to adopt the Eldritch Knight martial archetype. Second, choose the soldier background. The Fighter Table Level ProficiencyBonus

Auril (Third Form)

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

point in this form, each creature within 10 feet of her takes 10 cold damage at the start of each of her turns. Legendary Resistance (1/Day in This Form). If Auril fails a saving throw, she can choose

time). Thus, she has no reason to capitulate to mortals’ demands. As the embodiment of winter’s cruelty, she is incapable of showing mercy or compassion. Play her as a supremely cold and

Criminal / Spy Legacy

Backgrounds Basic Rules (2014)

. Even criminals who operate outside of such organizations have strong preferences for certain kinds of crimes over others. Choose the role you played in your criminal life, or roll on the table below

I can’t do it. 8 I blow up at the slightest insult. d6 Ideal 1 Honor. I don’t steal from others in the trade. (Lawful) 2 Freedom. Chains are meant to

Zhentarim Mercenary

backgrounds Forgotten Realms: Heroes of Faerûn

Ability Scores: Strength, Dexterity, CharismaFeat: Zhentarim Ruffian Skill Proficiencies: Intimidation and PerceptionTool Proficiency: Forgery KitEquipment: Choose A or B: (A) Club, Dagger, Forgery

you’re just good at getting the job done by any means necessary. Whatever your reason, you enlisted with the Zhentarim, the most notorious mercenary guild in the Realms. Though the Zhentarim&rsquo

Auril (First Form)

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

weather, detect thoughts, ice storm Legendary Resistance (2/Day in This Form). If Auril fails a saving throw, she can choose to succeed instead. Magic Resistance. Auril has advantage on saving throws

can’t truly die (although the characters can rid the world of her for a time). Thus, she has no reason to capitulate to mortals’ demands. As the embodiment of winter’s cruelty, she is

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