bones being during class retain

Wand of Orcus

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

Armor Class while holding the wand. Spells. The wand has 7 charges and regains 1d4 + 3 expended charges daily at dawn. While holding the wand, you can cast one of the spells on the following table

unoccupied spaces within 300 feet of you and obey your commands until they are destroyed or until the next dawn, when they collapse into inanimate piles of bones and rotting corpses. Once you use this

Shapechange Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

hit points, you aren't knocked unconscious. You retain the benefit of any features from your class, race, or other source and can use them, provided that your new form is physically capable of doing

, and you must have seen the sort of creature at least once. You transform into an average example of that creature, one without any class levels or the Spellcasting trait. Your game statistics are

Magic Jar Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

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

Drowned Master

Monsters Ghosts of Saltmarsh

turn and contracts bluerot (see the “Bluerot” sidebar).This waterlogged undead, bound to the Pit of Hatred in Tammeraut's Fate, hovers menacingly over the bones of its victims. Its torso, arms, and

head retain their former shapes, but its legs have split into shadowy tentacles. The drowned master is tethered to a source of powerful magic that prevents it from traveling far. It commands other drowned ones, compelling them to serve as agents in its dark plots.Poison

Greater Death Dragon

Monsters Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Cataclysmic Rush", "rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage. A creature can take this damage only once per turn.Some death dragons manage to retain almost all

life. In battle, they are deadly foes, channeling the Cataclysmic fire that limns their bones and fuels their breath. They take cruel delight in snatching foes in their jaws, rushing into the air, then

Ebondeath

Monsters Divine Contention

, including gaining access to the target's knowledge, class features, and proficiencies. The possession lasts until the body drops to 0 hit points, Ebondeath ends it as a bonus action, or Ebondeath is turned or

dragon's bones turned to dust.Cold, Necrotic, PoisonAcid, Fire, Lightning, Thunder; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks

Caradoc

Monsters Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

action. He otherwise uses the possessed target’s statistics but doesn’t gain access to the target’s knowledge, class features, or proficiencies. The possession lasts until the body

tongues to spread his lies. However, Caradoc is tethered to his scorched bones, which collect dust in Dargaard Keep. He can leave the accursed castle while possessing the body of a Humanoid, but he

Wand of Orcus Legacy

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

. Made from bones as hard as iron, the wand is topped with a magically enlarged skull that once belonged to a human hero slain by Orcus. The wand can magically change in size to better conform to the

while the wand is attuned to Orcus himself. Protection. You gain a +3 bonus to Armor Class while holding the wand. Spells. The wand has 7 charges. While holding it, you can use an action and expend 1

Wizard Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

circle, bringing a whiff of brimstone from the otherworldly plane beyond. Crouching on the floor in a dungeon intersection, a gnome tosses a handful of small bones inscribed with mystic symbols

, defined and united as a class by the spells they cast. Drawing on the subtle weave of magic that permeates the cosmos, wizards cast spells of explosive fire, arcing lightning, subtle deception, and brute

Goblin Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

the tribe. If the creature is dimwitted, like a troll or ogre, the lower-class goblins give it obeisance, but before long the upper-class goblins begin to think that whoever can bend the ear of the

might display more than one of these items. Status Symbols d20 Status Symbol 1 Earrings and notches in an ear 2 Rib bones tied into hair 3 A belt made from raccoon pelts

Magic Jar

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

Magic Jar

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

Doppelganger

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

Doppelganger I’m a shapechanger. I have none of the traits of the race I’m imitating, but I retain my class features, background, and alignment. I have darkvision out to a range of 60 feet. I can

Shapechange

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

reduce your normal form to 0 hit points, you aren’t knocked unconscious. You retain the benefit of any features from your class, race, or other source and can use them, provided that your new form is

can’t be a construct or an undead, and you must have seen the sort of creature at least once. You transform into an average example of that creature, one without any class levels or the Spellcasting

Shapechange

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

reduce your normal form to 0 hit points, you aren’t knocked unconscious. You retain the benefit of any features from your class, race, or other source and can use them, provided that your new form is

can’t be a construct or an undead, and you must have seen the sort of creature at least once. You transform into an average example of that creature, one without any class levels or the Spellcasting

Wild Shape

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

following rules apply: Your game statistics are replaced by the statistics of the beast, but you retain your alignment, personality, and Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma scores. You also retain all of your

on a spell you’ve already cast, however, or prevent you from taking actions that are part of a spell, such as call lightning, that you’ve already cast. You retain the benefit of any features from your

Wild Shape

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

rules apply: Your game statistics are replaced by the statistics of the beast, but you retain your alignment, personality, and Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma scores. You also retain all of your

a spell you’ve already cast, however, or prevent you from taking actions that are part of a spell, such as call lightning, that you’ve already cast. You retain the benefit of any features from your

Feral Ashenwight

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

Feral Ashenwight Feral ashenwights retain a fragment of the spark they had in life. However, they are devoid of memories or thoughts beyond a compulsive desire to destroy all living creatures they

encounter. Feral Ashenwight Medium Undead, Typically Neutral Evil Armor Class 16 (natural armor) Hit Points 65 (10d8 + 20) Speed 25 ft. STR 19 (+4) DEX 13 (+1) CON 15 (+2) INT 4

Drowned Master

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

Drowned Master This waterlogged undead, bound to the Pit of Hatred in Tammeraut’s Fate, hovers menacingly over the bones of its victims. Its torso, arms, and head retain their former shapes, but its

agents in its dark plots. Drowned Master Medium undead, chaotic evil Armor Class 14 (natural armor) Hit Points 157 (21d8 + 63) Speed 30 ft. STR 17 (+3) DEX 12 (+1) CON

Anhkolox

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

Anhkolox Anhkoloxes are vicious undead creatures created from the bones of bears and other beasts. Their barbed bones grind and crack, often moving in seemingly impossible ways. Anhkoloxes are driven

about with their claws—they delight in knocking foes into pits full of jagged bones—and their barbed rib cage cracks open like a hunting trap to snap closed around a victim. Anhkolox Huge Undead

Skeletal Juggernaut

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild

Skeletal Juggernaut A skeletal juggernaut is an oversized, bipedal assembly of bones that loses a portion of its mass with each step. These skeletal guardians hold together for only a short time

before disassembling into a gang of individual undead. Skeletal Juggernaut Large undead, lawful evil Armor Class 13 (armor scraps) Hit Points 142 (19d10 + 38) Speed 30 ft. STR 16 (+3

Albino Dwarves

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

armor out of dinosaur hide; shape weapons out of dinosaur bones, flint, and wood; and craft ornate jewelry out of bones, feathers, tusks, and stone beads. Albino dwarves haven’t forgotten how to

forge metal, but they seldom have the means to do so. Albino Dwarf Warrior Medium humanoid (dwarf), any alignment Armor Class 13 (hide armor) Hit Points 30 (4d8 + 12) Speed 25 ft. STR 13

Skeletal Juggernaut

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

Skeletal Juggernaut As seen lumbering across the beaches in Isle of the Abbey, a skeletal juggernaut is an oversized, bipedal assembly of bones that loses a portion of its mass with each step. These

skeletal guardians hold together for only a short time before disassembling into a gang of individual undead. Skeletal Juggernaut Large undead, lawful evil Armor Class 13 (armor scraps) Hit

Karrnathi Undead Soldier

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

significant such zones in Karrnath exist in the cities of Atur and Odakyr (now called Fort Bones). The number of Karrnathi undead soldiers steadily increased over the course of the war, with the losses

opposing forces—including civilians among those forces—unless given explicit instructions to the contrary. A few exceptional Karrnathi undead retain their individuality and the memories of their former

Humanoid Mutate

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

. Its skin becomes clammy and as smooth as a salamander’s. Some intelligent Humanoid mutates retain their personalities from before they were exposed to the Far Realm. Some, driven by the allure of

Armor Class 14 Hit Points 65 (10d8 + 20) Speed 30 ft., fly 30 ft. STR 12 (+1) DEX 18 (+4) CON 14 (+2) INT 11 (+0) WIS 13 (+1) CHA 15 (+2) Skills Perception +3, Stealth

Walruses

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

, fat, skin, bones, and tusks. Walrus Large beast, unaligned Armor Class 9 Hit Points 22 (3d10 + 6) Speed 20 ft., swim 40 ft. STR 15 (+2) DEX 9 (−1) CON 14 (+2) INT

specimen weighs at least 12,000 pounds. Giant Walrus Huge beast, unaligned Armor Class 9 Hit Points 85 (9d12 + 27) Speed 20 ft., swim 40 ft. STR 22 (+6) DEX 9 (−1) CON 16 (+3

Skeleton

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver

Skeleton Assemblages of bones animated by dark magic, skeletons heed the summons of those who create them or rise of their own accord in places saturated with deathly magic. Skeleton Medium undead

, lawful evil Armor Class 13 (armor scraps) Hit Points 13 (2d8 + 4) Speed 30 ft. STR 10 (+0) DEX 14 (+2) CON 15 (+2) INT 6 (−2) WIS 8 (−1) CHA

Mr. Dory

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

that creates skum, though Dory’s condition is not as severe, and he has managed to retain his free will. Mr. Dory Medium aberration, chaotic evil Armor Class 18 (leather armor and shield) Hit

Dragonbone Golem

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

Dragonbone Golem A dragonbone golem is composed of dragon bones linked together with adamantine wire into the form of a dragon, animated by drawing on the bones’ inherent magic. Most dragonbone

golems are created by powerful dragons from the bones of vanquished rivals. Each bone is etched with intricate glyphs that allow animating power to flow through the golem’s form. Dragonbone golems

Bone Roc

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

Bone Roc Brynn Metheney Bone rocs often serve as flying mounts for undead soldiers A bone roc is a birdlike Undead that can incorporate the bones of multiple flying creatures. Despite their name

, bone rocs aren’t always reanimated skeletons of rocs. You may customize a bone roc by rolling on the Bone Roc Sources table to determine the type of bones used and how that affects its stat block. Bone

Druid

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium

class’s story since the class first appeared in Eldritch Wizardry (1976) and the original Player’s Handbook (1978). The idea is that druids prefer to be protected by animal skins, wood, and other

of a material other than metal, the druid might wear it. If you feel strongly about your druid breaking the taboo and donning metal, talk to your DM. Each class has story elements mixed with its game

Wizard

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

the circle, bringing a whiff of brimstone from the otherworldly plane beyond. Crouching on the floor in a dungeon intersection, a gnome tosses a handful of small bones inscribed with mystic symbols

, defined and united as a class by the spells they cast. Drawing on the subtle weave of magic that permeates the cosmos, wizards cast spells of explosive fire, arcing lightning, subtle deception, and

Knucklehead Trout

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

, weighing about 50 pounds. Both are prized for their ivory-like bones. Knucklehead Trout Small beast, unaligned Armor Class 12 Hit Points 7 (2d6) Speed 0 ft., swim 30 ft. STR 14 (+2

Berbalang

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse

Berbalang Berbalangs creep across the petrified remains of dead gods adrift on the Astral Plane. Obsessed with gathering secrets, both from the gods they inhabit and from the bones of dead creatures

the hope of learning secrets. They record their stories on the bones that once belonged to these creatures, thus preserving the information they gain. Pursuit of knowledge drives everything berbalangs

Blood Drinker Vampire

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

they remain capable of experiencing all the delights of their corporeal forms. In contrast to Orzhov spirits, they also retain their personalities, which are almost uniformly cruel. Blood Bond

Class 16 (natural armor) Hit Points 90 (12d8 + 36) Speed 40 ft., fly 40 ft. (hover) STR 16(+3) DEX 18(+4) CON 17(+3) INT 16(+3) WIS 13(+1) CHA 19(+4

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