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Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
1. Choose a Race Every character belongs to a race, one of the many intelligent humanoid species in the D&D world. The most common player character races are dwarves, elves, halflings, and humans
about these races. The race you choose contributes to your character’s identity in an important way, by establishing a general appearance and the natural talents gained from culture and ancestry. Your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
1. Choose a Race Every character belongs to a race, one of the many intelligent humanoid species in the D&D world. The most common player character races are dwarves, elves, halflings, and humans
. Some races also have subraces, such as mountain dwarf or wood elf. The Races section provides more information about these races.
The race you choose contributes to your character’s identity in an
Species
Player’s Handbook
Tieflings are either born in the Lower Planes or have fiendish ancestors who originated there. A tiefling (pronounced TEE-fling) is linked by blood to a devil, a demon, or some other Fiend. This
abyssal legacy. Horns, fur, tusks, and peculiar scents are common physical features of such tieflings, most of whom have the blood of demons coursing through their veins.
Chthonic
Tieflings who have the
Backgrounds
Player’s Handbook
Ability Scores: Dexterity, Constitution, CharismaFeat: SkilledSkill Proficiencies: Deception and Sleight of HandTool Proficiency: Forgery KitEquipment: Choose A or B: (A) Forgery Kit
, Costume, Fine Clothes, 15 GP; or (B) 50 GP
Once you were old enough to order an ale, you soon had a favorite stool in every tavern within ten miles of where you were born. As you traveled the circuit
Backgrounds
Player’s Handbook
Ability Scores: Strength, Dexterity, ConstitutionFeat: Savage AttackerSkill Proficiencies: Athletics and IntimidationTool Proficiency: Choose one kind of Gaming SetEquipment: Choose A
precious few memories of life before you took up arms. Battle is in your blood. Sometimes you catch yourself reflexively performing the basic fighting exercises you learned first. Eventually, you put that training to use on the battlefield, protecting the realm by waging war.
Species
Astarion's Book of Hungers
Dhampirs are living people who possess vampiric prowess but are cursed with macabre hunger. Most dhampirs thirst for blood, but some gain sustenance from dreams, life energy, or other vital sources
. Dhampirs must choose whether to fight to control their hunger or give in to predatory urges.
Dhampirs often arise from encounters with vampires; some are the descendants of a powerful vampire, while
Monsters
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. The beast has Advantage on saving throw;saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Regeneration. The beast regains 20 Hit Points at the
glossy black with red fur around its jaws and claws as though stained by the blood it has spilled.
The beast of Malar has a muscular and unnatural appearance no matter its form; whether it resembles a
Backgrounds
Astarion's Book of Hungers
Ability Scores: Strength, Constitution, CharismaFeat: Vampire’s PlaythingSkill Proficiencies: Persuasion and StealthTool Proficiency: Cook's UtensilsEquipment: Choose A or B: (A) Cook’s
together. The Undead drank your blood more times than you can count. You might have served willingly, perhaps with aspirations of one day becoming a vampire yourself. Or you might have been magically charmed
Monsters
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Sammaster fails a saving throw, he can choose to succeed instead.
Life Suppression. Creatures within 60 feet of Sammaster can’t regain Hit Points.
Magic
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History
Sammaster was a keenly intelligent wizard born centuries ago. A quick study throughout his itinerant apprenticeship, Sammaster primarily studied magic relating to dragons. After learning all
Monsters
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Sammaster fails a saving throw, he can choose to succeed instead.
Life Suppression. Creatures within 60 feet of Sammaster can’t regain Hit Points.
Magic
Sammaster was a keenly intelligent wizard born centuries ago. A quick study throughout his itinerant apprenticeship, Sammaster primarily studied magic relating to dragons. After learning all he could from
Sahuagin Baron
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Monsters
Monster Manual (2014)
Blood Frenzy. The sahuagin has advantage on melee attack rolls against any creature that doesn’t have all its hit points.
Limited Amphibiousness. The sahuagin can breathe air and water, but he
":"piercing"} piercing damage if used with two hands to make a melee attack.Across fog-shrouded coasts or endless ocean swells, an ominous drone sounded on a conch shell chills the blood of all who hear
Sahuagin Priestess
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Monsters
Monster Manual (2014)
Blood Frenzy. The sahuagin has advantage on melee attack rolls against any creature that doesn't have all its hit points.
Limited Amphibiousness. The sahuagin can breathe air and water, but she needs
","rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage.Across fog-shrouded coasts or endless ocean swells, an ominous drone sounded on a conch shell chills the blood of all who hear it. This is the sound of
Monsters
Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
-Draining Vines (Recharge 6);{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"recharge", "rollAction":"Life-Draining Vines"}. Snaking vines erupt from the blight. Each creature within 10 feet of it must make a DC 12
Dexterity saving throw, taking 9 (2d8);{"diceNotation":"2d8", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Life-Draining Vines", "rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage on failed save, or half as much damage
Monsters
Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Blood Aegis. The AC of Murgaxor includes his Constitution modifier while he isn’t wearing armor or wielding a shield.
Oriq Mask. Murgaxor wears an Oriq mask. While wearing the mask, Murgaxor
other phenomena that would prevent sight.Multiattack. Murgaxor makes two Blood Lash attacks.
Blood Lash. Melee Spell Attack: +9;{"diceNotation":"1d20+9", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Blood Lash
Monsters
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
":"3d10+4","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Ironbound Pursuit","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage and be knocked prone.A redcap is a homicidal fey creature born of blood lust
. Although small, redcaps have formidable strength.
In the Feywild, or in places where that plane touches another plane at a fey crossing, one or more redcaps might appear where fresh blood soaks the ground
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
ground it courses over, seeking any trace of its prey. To kill, a slithering tracker rises up and enshrouds a creature, attempting to drown the creature while also draining it of blood.
Achieving
revenge against its target doesn’t end a slithering tracker’s existence or its hunger for blood. Some slithering trackers remain aware of their purpose and extend their quest for vengeance to
Magic Items
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
The hilt of this sword bears a carnelian engraved with the blood rune.
You can add your Constitution modifier (minimum of +1) to the damage rolls of attacks made with this weapon.
Invoking the Rune
then spend and roll one of your unspent Hit Dice and add the number rolled to the attack roll. You can choose to invoke the rune after rolling the d20.
If this attack hits, you can also spend and roll
Monsters
Storm King's Thunder
resentful of most kinds of magic. Seldom do they choose to become shamans. Instead, the role is thrust upon those who are born with a strong connection to the spirit world. To be a shaman is to stand
require some sort of blood sacrifice, and their effects are usually transformative. For example, some Black Raven shamans know a ritual that allows them to hatch giant ravens from normal raven eggs, and
Monsters
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
Blood Witch Dance. The witch can use a bonus action to control the movement of one creature cursed by its hex spell that it can see within 30 feet of it. The creature must succeed on a DC 15 Charisma
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
saga further claims that trolls were born similarly when Vaprak’s blood was spilled. Whatever the truth of their origin, trolls embody life’s steadfast determination to grow and thrive
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the amalgam fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. The amalgam has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Acidic Blood. When the hydra takes piercing or slashing damage, each creature within 5 feet of the hydra takes 9 (2d8);{"diceNotation":"2d8","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Acidic Blood
, from the bog-dwelling hydras known across the multiverse to massive ironscale hydras that lurk in deep wildernesses. Beyond even these exist serpentine horrors born of the whims of foul gods, like the
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
results of similar spellcraft, as the byproducts of outlandish scientific experiments, and from stirges draining well-fed vampires. When a strigoi arises, the unnatural creature is overwhelmed by
instinctual hunger that drives it to undertake bloodthirsty rampages along with swarms of emboldened, bloodsucking pests.
Strigoi drain the blood, marrow, and soft tissues from their victims, leaving behind
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Illmarrow fails a saving throw, she can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. Illmarrow has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical
island domain.
Long ago, it was revealed that the elven line of Vol — a house that practiced the art of necromancy and bore the Dragonmark of Death — was engaged in secret blood rites
Monsters
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures
Goose Mother is real.
Centuries ago, an enterprising witch created a frothy stew composed of hydra’s blood and goose feathers. It is from this noxious slurry that the Goose Mother was born. Within
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the Goose Mother fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Multiple Heads. The Goose Mother has five heads. Whenever the Goose Mother takes 25 or more
Monsters
Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage.
Blood Boiling Hex (Recharge 6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"recharge","rollAction":"Blood Boiling Hex"}. The mite places a hex on a creature it can see
next morning, the creature feels strangely refreshed. Then on the night of the next new moon, the dug-up earth stirs and a pack of mites emerges. Born of frustration and anger, these creatures exist
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
injured and his blood spilled on the ground. The saga further claims that trolls were born similarly when Vaprak’s blood was spilled. Whatever the truth of their origin, trolls embody life&rsquo
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Blood Rune. The fomorian has a blood rune inscribed on an effigy or some other object in its possession. While holding or wearing the object bearing the rune, the giant can use its Corrupting Hex
action and Poisoning Rebuke reaction.
The object bearing the blood rune has AC 15; 30 hit points; and immunity to necrotic, poison, and psychic damage. The object regains all its hit points at the end
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Legendary Resistance (2/Day). If the necrichor fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Rejuvenation. Unless its lifeless remains are splashed with Holy Water (flask);holy water or
":"necrotic"} necrotic damage, and the target can’t regain hit points until the start of the necrichor’s next turn.
Blood Puppeteering (Recharge 6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Acidic Blood. When Polukranos takes piercing or slashing damage, each creature within 5 feet of Polukranos takes 10 (3d6);{"diceNotation":"3d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Acidic Blood
","rollDamageType":"acid"} acid damage.
Hold Breath. Polukranos can hold its breath for 1 hour.
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Polukranos fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Multiple
Backgrounds
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
You strive to perfect yourself physically and in execution of everything you do. The thrill of competition lights fire in your blood, and the roar of the crowd drives you forward. Tales of your
While many athletes practice various games and events, most excel at a single form of competition. Roll or choose from the options in the Favored Event table to determine the athletic event in which you
Species
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
others were born to non-genasi parents who lived near a place suffused by a genie’s magic.
A typical genasi has a life span of 120 years.
Creating Your Character
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.
Ability Score Increases
When
Spells
Elemental Evil Player's Companion
Flames race across your body, shedding bright light in a 30-foot radius and dim light for an additional 30 feet for the spell’s duration. The flames don’t harm you. Until the spell ends
there takes 1d10 fire damage.
You can use your action to create a line of fire 15 feet long and 5 feet wide extending from you in a direction you choose. Each creature in the line must make a
Alter Self
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Spells
Basic Rules (2014)
You assume a different form. When you cast the spell, choose one of the following options, the effects of which last for the duration of the spell. While the spell lasts, you can end one option as an
voice, hair length, coloration, and distinguishing characteristics, if any. You can make yourself appear as a member of another race, though none of your statistics change. You also can't appear as a
Monsters
Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Immutable Form. The statue is immune to any spell or effect that would alter its form.
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the statue fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.Multiattack
actions at the start of its turn.
Bite. The statue makes one bite attack.
Blood Reaper. All creatures currently cursed by the statue and within 20 feet of it take 5 necrotic damage.
Move. The statue moves up to its speed without provoking opportunity attacks.Lightning, PoisonForce
Monsters
Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the titan fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Pact of Suffering. Using a 10-minute long ritual, the titan can forge a magical bond with a willing
the titan doesn’t heal.Daemogoth titans are towering monsters that blight the land around them. A daemogoth grows in power over the course of decades spent feeding on sorrow and draining life from