both before dangerous charges reach

Phaerimm Elder

Monsters Netheril’s Fall

":"Mind Lash"}, reach 10 ft. or range 120 ft. Hit: 32 (6d8 + 4);{"diceNotation":"6d8+4", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Mind Lash", "rollDamageType":"Psychic"} Psychic damage. Vicious Stinger. Melee

Attack Roll: +9;{"diceNotation":"1d20+9", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Vicious Stinger"}, reach 5 ft. Hit: 11 (2d6 + 4);{"diceNotation":"2d6+4", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Vicious Stinger

Guard (Stranger Things)

Monsters Stranger Things: Welcome to the Hellfire Club

Spear. Melee or Ranged Attack Roll: +3;{"diceNotation":"1d20+3", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Spear"}, reach 5 ft. or range 20/60 ft. Hit: 4 (1d6 + 1);{"diceNotation":"1d6+1", "rollType

their duties vigilantly or distractedly. Some raise alarms at the first sign of danger and defend their charges with their lives. Others flee outright if their compensation doesn’t match the

Flizzlebin

Monsters Stranger Things: Welcome to the Hellfire Club

himself.Dazzling Confetti. Melee or Ranged Attack Roll: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Dazzling Confetti"}, reach 5 ft. or range 60 ft. Hit: 10 (2d6 + 3);{"diceNotation

into dungeons to test their skills. The so-called “Vanishing Gnome’s” favorite game involves hiding within dangerous dungeons and rewarding those who find him with priceless treasures.

Merrow Doublespeaker

Monsters Lorwyn: First Light

: +6;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Spined Tail"}, reach 5 ft. or range 20/60 ft. Hit: 14 (3d6 + 4);{"diceNotation":"3d6+4", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Spined Tail

DC 13): At Will: Command, Mage Hand, Minor IllusionMost Shadowmoor merrow are Merrow Doublespeakers, seeking to trick those not wise to their nature. These merrows’ tail spines are dangerous

Cultist of Bhaal

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

), reach 5 ft. or range 20/80 ft. Hit: 14 (3d6 + 4);{"diceNotation":"3d6+4", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Cursed Blade", "rollDamageType":"Slashing"} Slashing damage. Hit or Miss: The blade magically

ways. Cultists who receive orders from their patron god directly are often the most ambitious and most dangerous.

Cultist of Bane

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

":"to hit", "rollAction":"Gauntlet"}, reach 5 ft. Hit: 17 (3d8 + 4);{"diceNotation":"3d8+4", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Gauntlet", "rollDamageType":"Bludgeoning"} Bludgeoning damage. Oppressive

particularly the city of Baldur’s Gate—in malign ways. Cultists who receive orders from their patron god directly are often the most ambitious and most dangerous.

Biha Babir

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

":"Marine Burst"}, reach 5 ft. or range 60 ft. Hit: 17 (2d10 + 6);{"diceNotation":"2d10+6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Marine Burst", "rollDamageType":"Cold"} Cold damage. Tail (Marid Form

Only). Melee Attack Roll: +10;{"diceNotation":"1d20+10", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Tail"}, reach 15 ft. Hit: 13 (2d6 + 6);{"diceNotation":"2d6+6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Tail

Skylla

Monsters The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

Special Equipment. Skylla carries an eldritch staff (see appendix A) with 10 charges. The staff regains 1d6 + 4;{"diceNotation":"1d6+4","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Charges regained"} expended

charges daily at dawn. If its last charge is expended, roll a d20;{"diceNotation":"1d20","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Last charge"}; on a 1, the staff is destroyed.Multiattack. Skylla makes two

Kelek

Monsters The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

Special Equipment. Kelek wears bracers of defense and carries a staff of striking with 10 charges. The staff regains 1d6 + 4;{"diceNotation":"1d6+4","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Regain expended

charges"} expended charges daily at dawn. If its last charge is expended, roll a d20;{"diceNotation":"1d20","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Last charge expended"}; on a 1, the staff becomes a nonmagical

Ringlerun

Monsters The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

Special Equipment. Ringlerun wields a staff of power. It has 20 charges when fully charged and regains 2d8 + 4;{"diceNotation":"2d8+4","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Regain charges"} expended

charges daily at dawn. If its last charge is expended, roll a d20;{"diceNotation":"1d20","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Last Charge Expended"}. On a 1, the staff retains its +2 bonus to attack and damage

Animated Staff of Frost

Monsters Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

Spells. The staff has 10 charges. As an action, it can expend 1 or more of its charges to cast one of the following spells (save DC 12): cone of cold (5 charges) fog cloud (1 charge) ice storm (4

charges) wall of ice (4 charges). It regains 1d6 + 4;{"diceNotation":"1d6+4","rollType":"roll"} expended charges daily at dawn. If the staff expends its last charge, roll a d20. On a 1, the staff turns

Artus Cimber

Monsters Tomb of Annihilation

;{"diceNotation":"1d20+8","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Bookmark"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d4 + 5);{"diceNotation":"1d4+5","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Bookmark","rollDamageType

":"1d8+2","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Longbow","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage. Ring of Winter. The Ring of Winter has 12 charges and regains all its expended charges daily at dawn

Sapphire Sentinel

Monsters Candlekeep Mysteries

hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 19 (3d8 + 6);{"diceNotation":"3d8+6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Slam","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage. Slow (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation

turn, not both. These effects last for 1 minute. A target can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success. Sapphire. The sapphire has 3 charges

Arkhan the Cruel

Monsters Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

attacks). This extra damage is of the same type as the weapon's damage type. Hand of Vecna. The Hand of Vecna has 8 charges and regains 1d4 + 4;{"diceNotation":"1d4+4","rollType":"roll"} expended charges

daily at dawn. Arkhan can cast the following spells from the hand by expending the specified number of charges (spell save DC 18): finger of death (5 charges), sleep (1 charge), slow (2 charges), and

Vajra Safahr

Monsters Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

many charges the staff has remaining. Magic Resistance. Vajra has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects. Spellcasting. Vajra is an 18th-level spellcaster. Her

":"1d20+7","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Blackstaff"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2);{"diceNotation":"1d6+2","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Blackstaff","rollDamageType

Manshoon Legacy

Monsters Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

":"Special Equipment"} to determine how many charges the staff has remaining. Magic Resistance. While wearing his robe of the archmagi, Manshoon has advantage on saving throws against spells and other

hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 4 (1d4 + 2);{"diceNotation":"1d4+2","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Metal Fist","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage. Staff of Power. Melee Weapon

Zalthar Shadowdusk

Monsters Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

","rollAction":"Longsword"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 11 (1d8 + 7);{"diceNotation":"1d8+7","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Longsword","rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage, or 12

","rollAction":"Longsword","rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage. The sword has 5 charges. If Zalthar scores a critical hit against a creature that has fewer than 100 hit points, it must

Orcus

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

attacks. Wand of Orcus. Melee Weapon Attack: +19;{"diceNotation":"1d20+19", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Wand of Orcus"} to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 24 (3d8 + 11);{"diceNotation":"3d8+11

", "rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage. Tail. Melee Weapon Attack: +16;{"diceNotation":"1d20+16", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Tail"} to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 21 (3d8 + 8

Orrery of the Wanderer

Magic Items Acquisitions Incorporated

planes. Eventually, it would impress upon its owner a desire to open portals into the most cursed and dangerous worlds, including the Far Realm. To prevent the orrery from ever being so used, Lottie

alignment changes to chaotic neutral, and you are compelled to engage with and explore the most dangerous planar realms. Master of Travel. While all six components of the Orrery of the Wanderer are

Orcus Legacy

Monsters Out of the Abyss

Wand of Orcus. The wand has 7 charges, and any of its properties that require a saving throw have a save DC of 18. While holding it, Orcus can use an action to cast animate dead, blight, or speak

with dead. Alternatively, he can expend 1 or more of the wand’s charges to cast one of the following spells from it: circle of death (1 charge), finger of death (1 charge), or power word kill (2

Eye and Hand of Vecna Legacy

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

charges. You can use an action and expend 1 or more charges to cast one of the following spells (save DC 18) from it: clairvoyance (2 charges), crown of madness (1 charge), disintegrate (4 charges

), dominate monster (5 charges), or eyebite (4 charges). The eye regains 1d4 + 4 expended charges daily at dawn. Each time you cast a spell from the eye, there is a 5 percent chance that Vecna tears your soul

Pendragon Beestinger

Monsters Acquisitions Incorporated

): blindness/deafness, cloud of daggers, scorching rayShortsword. Melee Weapon Attack: +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Shortsword"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 5

the Beestinger clan. Now a self-taught mage, he specializes in making use of the dangerous spells and weird trinkets he often comes across in his role as a kind of arcane archaeologist. Seeking out

Galvanice Weird

Monsters Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

Attack: +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Slam"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit:5 (1d6 + 2);{"diceNotation":"1d6+2","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Slam","rollDamageType

destroyed, the ice shatters and lightning crackles outward in a dangerous explosion. Still, most Izzet researchers find that their usefulness outweighs this risk.PoisonCold, Lightning; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks

Bak Mei

Monsters Candlekeep Mysteries

Legendary Resistance (2/Day). If Bak Mei fails a saving throw, he can choose to succeed instead. Special Equipment. Bak Mei carries a staff of striking with 10 charges. Unarmored Defense. While Bak

Strike. Melee Weapon Attack: +9;{"diceNotation":"1d20+9","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Thunder Strike"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 15 (2d10 + 4);{"diceNotation":"2d10+4","rollType

Thorn Slinger

Monsters Tales from the Yawning Portal

hit","rollAction":"Thorns"} to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 30 ft., one target. Hit: 8 (2d6 + 1);{"diceNotation":"2d6+1","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Thorns","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing

damage.A corridor inside The Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan is the site of a long, narrow pit with a number of large bushes along its floor. Though they might appear harmless at first, these thorn slingers are doubly dangerous, as anyone who falls into the pit or tries to traverse it soon discovers.

Dohwar

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

: +3;{"diceNotation":"1d20+3","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Bite"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 3 (1d4 + 1);{"diceNotation":"1d4+1","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Bite","rollDamageType

affairs in secrecy, preferring to meet in dark alleys and out-of-the-way places even when their business isn't illegal or dangerous. They tend to dress in a garish mishmash of clothing, but many of them

Bleak Cabal Void Soother

Monsters Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse

Multiattack. The void soother makes two Mace or Void Bolt attacks. Mace. Melee Weapon Attack: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Mace"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target

curses and the negative effects of the planes. These warriors go to dangerous planes and areas torn by conflict to provide relief to those they find there.Soothing Word (3/Day). The void soother

Alhoon

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 14 (4d6);{"diceNotation":"4d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Chilling Grasp", "rollDamageType":"cold"} cold damage, and the alhoon regains 14 hit points. Arcane

alhoon targets one creature it can see within 60 feet of it that is casting a spell. If the spell is 3rd level or lower, the spell fails, but any spell slots or charges are not wasted.Mind flayers that

Vellynne Harpell

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

): arcane eye, blightVampiric Touch (3rd-Level Spell; Requires a Spell Slot). Melee Spell Attack: +6;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Vampiric Touch"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one

. Wand of Magic Missiles. While holding this wand, Vellynne can expend 1 or more of its 7 charges to cast the magic missile spell from it. She can expend 1 charge to cast the 1st-level version of the

Withers

Monsters Tomb of Annihilation

with 6 charges. Spellcasting. Withers is a 9th-level spellcaster. His spellcasting ability is Intelligence (spell save DC 13; +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5","rollType":"to hit","rollAction

","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Life Drain"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2);{"diceNotation":"1d6+2","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Life Drain","rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic

Canoloth

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Claw attack. Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +7;{"diceNotation":"1d20+7", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Bite"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d6 + 4);{"diceNotation":"1d6+4", "rollType

. Melee Weapon Attack: +7;{"diceNotation":"1d20+7", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Claw"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d6 + 4);{"diceNotation":"1d6+4", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction

Oshundo the Alhoon

Monsters Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

Attack: +8;{"diceNotation":"1d20+8", "rollType":"spell", "rollAction":"Chilling Grasp"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 14 (4d6);{"diceNotation":"4d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Chilling

within 60 feet of itself that is casting a spell. If the spell is 3rd level or lower, the spell fails, but any spell slots or charges aren’t wasted.Oshundo lived in Illithinoch at the height of the

Mercane

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

. Psi-Imbued Blade. Melee Weapon Attack: +6;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Psi-Imbued Blade"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 10 (2d6 + 3);{"diceNotation":"2d6+3

special form of telepathy that enables them to communicate with one another across the multiverse. A mercane often uses this ability to warn another mercanes about individuals who are dangerous or

Merregon

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

effects.Multiattack. The merregon makes three Halberd attacks. Halberd. Melee Weapon Attack: +6;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Halberd"} to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 9

backbone of many devils’ protective retinues. They shrink from no task, no matter how dangerous. Unless ordered to fall back, they never retreat from a fight.Fire, PoisonCold; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks that aren't Silvered

Strixhaven Campus Guide

Monsters Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

, drink, or sleep.Multiattack. The guide makes two Slam attacks. Slam. Melee Weapon Attack: +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Slam"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 6

of the guide. The target doesn’t move into obviously dangerous ground, such as a fire or a pit. Whenever the charmed target takes damage, it can repeat the saving throw, ending the effect on

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