both before day calling rituals

Circle of the Moon

Classes Player’s Handbook

Adopt Animal Forms to Guard the Wilds Druids of the Circle of the Moon draw on lunar magic to transform themselves. Their order gathers under the moon to share news and perform rituals. Changeable

as the moon, a Druid of this circle might prowl as a great cat one night, soar over the treetops as an eagle the next day, and then crash through undergrowth as a bear to drive off a trespassing monster. The wild is in the Druid’s blood.

Heralds of Dust Remnant

Monsters Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse

/day each: bane, dimension door, webRemnants are Dusters who sought undeath via rituals but failed. Liaisons and spies, these agents exist in a halfway point between life and death.NecroticPhase (2/Day

Edgin Darvis

Monsters Thieves’ Gallery

spellcasting ability (spell save DC 15): At will: friends, message 3/day each: charm person, disguise self 1/day: suggestionInspiring Words (3/Day). When a creature Edgin can see within 60 feet of

confidence and rakish demeanor make him a natural leader. With carefully chosen words, he inspires the members of his thieves’ crew to greatness. But when his past mistakes come calling, Edgin must

Ogre Chitterlord

Monsters Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures

sense (rats only), druidcraft, entangle 1/day each: animal messenger (rats only), stinking cloudWhen ogres first moved into the wilds of Eldraine, they encountered all manner of unfamiliar creatures

nearby settlements, an ogre chitterlord often leads the way, calling rats from the alleys and sewers to harry townsfolk from within the city while the ogres lay siege to the outer walls. Should their

Uthgardt Shaman

Monsters Storm King's Thunder

: dancing lights, mage hand, message, thaumaturgy 1/day each: augury (cast as 1 action), bestow curse, cordon of arrows, detect magic, speak with dead, spirit guardiansThe Uthgardt are suspicious and

affiliation (see the “Uthgardt Shaman Tribal Spells” sidebar). By communing with their ancestors’ spirits, Uthgardt shamans can also learn secret rituals. These rituals almost always

Aphemia

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

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

bonus action on her subsequent turns to continue singing. She can stop singing at any time. The song ends if Aphemia is incapacitated or dies. Grave Calling Song. Aphemia intones a low, growling

Specter of Night

Monsters Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures

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

, calling to those close to death. Each non-Undead creature within 120 feet of the specter must make a DC 15 Constitution saving throw. On a failure, the creature hears the wail and is marked for death

Omin Dran

Monsters Acquisitions Incorporated

adventure. But adventure of the wrong kind came calling for the trio one day, when an underground ruin they had often explored — actually a creature called the Wandering Crypt — took Auspicia from the

Charmayne Daymore

Monsters Keys from the Golden Vault

Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Charmayne fails a saving throw, she can choose to succeed instead.Multiattack. Charmayne makes three Ashen Burst attacks. She can replace one of these attacks with

Intelligence as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 17): At will: dancing lights, mage hand 3/day: mage armor 1/day each: dispel magic, invisibility, polymorphCharmayne can take up to three

Nafik

Monsters Quests from the Infinite Staircase

Legendary Resistance (2/Day). If Nafik fails a saving throw, he can choose to succeed instead. Magic Resistance. Nafik has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects

spellcasting ability (spell save DC 14): At will: Thaumaturgy 2/day each: Command, Silence 1/day: Insect PlagueIn life, Nafik was the high priest of Amun Sa, the last pharaoh of the land of Bakar

Mister Witch

Monsters The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

, without informing the rest of his family, Urmius bought a run-down carnival and persuaded Naeryx to help him operate it. Naeryx and Urmius—now calling themselves Mister Witch and Mister Light

see the seeds of doubt in the carnival staff.”NecroticBlessing of the Raven Queen (1/Day). Witch magically teleports, along with any equipment he is wearing or carrying, up to 30 feet to an

Brain in a Jar

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

(spell save DC 14): At will: detect thoughts, mage hand, zone of truth 3/day each: charm person, hold person 1/day each: compulsion, hold monster, sleep (3rd-level version), Tasha's hideous

laughterThrough rituals combining alchemy, necromancy, and grim surgical precision, the brain of a mortal being is encased in a glass jar filled with preserving fluids and the liquefied goop of their body&rsquo

Troll Amalgam

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

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

, or through twisted rituals of wicked spellcasters. Sometimes troll worshipers of Vaprak hear a call to gather in the Underdark and perform a gruesome rite that fuses them into an amalgam that is

Yuan-ti Pureblood Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

; Elminster The serpent creatures known as yuan-ti are all that remains of an ancient, decadent human empire. Ages ago their dark gods taught them profane, cannibalistic rituals to mix their flesh

advisor in human society. The very rare offspring of such a union are always purebloods, although they may appear fully human at birth and for several years afterward. The yuan-ti know rituals that

Leviathan

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the leviathan fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead. Partial Freeze. If the leviathan takes 50 cold damage or more during a single turn, the

. Nihilistic cults have also been known to perform arduous rituals to summon a leviathan to a world, with the aim of using the creature to destroy coastal communities. Those cultists often consider it

Wand of Orcus Legacy

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

spells using 2 fewer charges (minimum of 0). Call Undead. While you are holding the wand, you can use an action to conjure skeleton;skeletons and zombie;zombies, calling forth as many of them as you

until they are destroyed or until dawn of the next day, when they collapse into inanimate piles of bones and rotting corpses. Once you use this property of the wand, you can’t use it again

Retriever

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

, requiring no material components and using Wisdom as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 13): 3/day each: plane shift (only self and up to one incapacitated creature, which is considered willing

cultists to enslave or use in their rituals. The automatons proved so effective and so fearsome that they now perform many different missions. Though retrievers were created to operate only in the Abyss

Fog Giant

Monsters Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1

, fog cloud, light 3/day each: feather fall, misty stepMultiattack. The giant makes two greatsword attacks and casts fog cloud. Greatsword. Melee Weapon Attack: +12;{"diceNotation":"1d20+12

down the gate of a backwater duke’s castle, slaying a dozen or more guards, then calling for parley is a typical fog giant strategy—followed by an offer to leave the duke alive in return

Star Spawn Mangler

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

communication. When the signs are right, cultists gather together, read aloud their blasphemous texts, and conduct the mind-searing rituals that guide star spawn into the world. Elder Evil Blessings

the Lake of Boiling Mud Borem’s Embrace (1/Day). The cultist touches one creature within 5 feet of it. The target must succeed on a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw or be coated in sticky

Hythonia

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

Innate Spellcasting. Hythonia’s spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 18). She can innately cast animate objects once per day requiring no material components. Legendary Resistance

(3/Day). If Hythonia fails a saving throw, she can choose to succeed instead. Petrifying Gaze. When a creature that can see Hythonia’s eyes starts its turn within 30 feet of her, Hythonia can

Star Spawn Grue

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

blasphemous texts, and conduct the mind-searing rituals that guide star spawn into the world. Elder Evil Blessings Disciples of certain Elder Evils can bestow supernatural gifts on those who serve

repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success. Cult of Borem of the Lake of Boiling Mud Borem’s Embrace (1/Day). The cultist touches one

Folk Hero Legacy

Backgrounds Basic Rules (2014)

no one can steer me away from my higher calling. (Any) d6 Bond 1 I have a family, but I have no idea where they are. One day, I hope to see them again. 2 I worked the land

Olhydra

Monsters Princes of the Apocalypse

spells, requiring no material components: At will: wall of ice 3/day: ice storm 1/day: storm of vengeance Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Olhydra fails a saving throw, she can choose to succeed

"} bludgeoning damage, and the target is knocked prone if it fails a DC 19 Strength saving throw. Summon Elementals (1/Day). Olhydra summons up to three water elemental;water elementals and loses 30

Star Spawn Larva Mage

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 16): At will: mage hand, message, minor illusion 1/day: dominate monsterFeed on Weakness. When a creature within 20 feet of the mage fails a saving throw

available for communication. When the signs are right, cultists gather together, read aloud their blasphemous texts, and conduct the mind-searing rituals that guide star spawn into the world. Elder Evil

Dwarf Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

. For example, some of the oldest dwarves living in Citadel Felbarr (in the world of the Forgotten Realms) can recall the day, more than three centuries ago, when orcs conquered the fortress and drove

command or inspiration of a deity, a direct calling or simply a desire to bring glory to one of the dwarf gods. Clan and ancestry are also important motivators. A dwarf might seek to restore a clan

Star Spawn Hulk

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

available for communication. When the signs are right, cultists gather together, read aloud their blasphemous texts, and conduct the mind-searing rituals that guide star spawn into the world. Elder Evil

Borem of the Lake of Boiling Mud Borem’s Embrace (1/Day). The cultist touches one creature within 5 feet of it. The target must succeed on a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw or be coated in sticky

Choldrith

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

, thaumaturgy 1/day each: bane, hold person Web (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"recharge", "rollAction":"Web"}. Ranged Weapon Attack: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5", "rollType":"to hit

dedicated solely to her, but the devotees performed no such ritual. As revenge for the devotees’ betrayal, the Spider Queen manipulated the creation rituals so that they sometimes created

Ogrémoch

Monsters Princes of the Apocalypse

innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components: At will: meld into stone, move earth, wall of stone Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Ogrémoch fails a saving throw, he can

","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage. If the target is a creature, it must succeed on a DC 23 Strength saving throw or be knocked prone. Summon Elementals (1/Day). Ogrémoch

Anthropologist

Backgrounds Tomb of Annihilation

, rituals, religious beliefs, languages, and art, you have learned how tribes, empires, and all forms of society in between craft their own destinies and doom. This knowledge came to you not only through

humanoids interacting with one another for at least 1 day, after which you learn a handful of important words, expressions, and gestures — enough to communicate on a rudimentary level.

Far Traveler

Backgrounds Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide

strong code of honor or sense of propriety that others don’t comprehend. 4 I express affection or contempt in ways that are unfamiliar to others. 5 I begin or end my day with small

traditional rituals that are unfamiliar to those around me. 6 Sarcasm and insults are my weapons of choice. d6 Ideal 1 Open. I have much to learn from the kindly folk I meet

Star Spawn Seer

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

aloud their blasphemous texts, and conduct the mind-searing rituals that guide star spawn into the world. Elder Evil Blessings Disciples of certain Elder Evils can bestow supernatural gifts on those

target can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success. Cult of Borem of the Lake of Boiling Mud Borem’s Embrace (1/Day). The cultist

Inheritor

Backgrounds Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide

. (Neutral) 6 Destiny. Nothing and no one can steer me away from my higher calling. (Any) d6 Bond 1 I have a family, but I have no idea where they are. One day, I hope to see

Religion

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer

during the day, their faith usually becomes secondary in their lives. Ostentatious adherence to religious rituals is seen as a privilege of the wealthy. Some Baldurians even think outwardly displaying

temples, with clergy and daily rituals, are in the Upper City, which precludes commoners from worshiping after dark, when only residents are allowed to remain in the Upper City. Since most commoners work

Religion

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

during the day, their faith usually becomes secondary in their lives. Ostentatious adherence to religious rituals is seen as a privilege of the wealthy. Some Baldurians even think outwardly displaying

temples, with clergy and daily rituals, are in the Upper City, which precludes commoners from worshiping after dark, when only residents are allowed to remain in the Upper City. Since most commoners work

Suggested Characteristics

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

never be set free. 6 I have a child to protect. I must make the world a safer place for him (or her). Flaws d6 Flaw 1 I have certain rituals that I must follow every day. I can never break them. 2

calling that puts me above the law. (Chaotic) 5 I like to know my enemy’s capabilities and weaknesses before rushing into battle. (Lawful) 6 I’m a monster that destroys other monsters, and anything else

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