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Shapechange
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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
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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
Ranger
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ranger’s true calling is to defend the outskirts of civilization from the ravages of monsters that press in from the wild. In some places, rangers gather in secretive orders or join forces with
Senses 10 4 3 3 3 1 19th +6 Ability Score Improvement 11 4 3 3 3 2 20th +6 Foe Slayer 11 4 3 3 3 2 Class Features As a ranger, you gain the following class features.
Species
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
dangerous those dragons can be and help others defend against draconic destruction.
Whatever their relationship to dragons, kobold scales tend to be rust colored, although the occasional kobold sports
character’s class offers suggestions on which scores to increase. You can follow those suggestions or ignore them, but you can’t raise any of your scores above 20.
Languages
Your character
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
from the nest, and feed primarily on offal and one another. Within a month, the survivors become young kruthiks large enough to hunt and defend themselves. Young Kruthik
Small monstrosity, unaligned
Armor Class 16 (natural armor)
Hit Points 9 (2d6 + 2)
Speed 30 ft., burrow 10 ft., climb 30 ft.
STR
13(+1)
DEX
16(+3)
CON
13(+1)
INT
4(−3)
WIS
10(+0
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
Archer Archers defend castles, hunt wild game on the fringes of civilization, serve as artillery in military units, and occasionally make good coin as brigands or caravan guards. Some renowned
Vrock feathers 9 Peryton feathers 10 Dryad leaf vanes 11 Drake scale vanes 12 Stirge wing vanes Archer
Medium Humanoid, Any Alignment
Armor Class 16 (studded leather)
Hit Points 75 (10d8 + 30
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Merfolk Salvager Merfolk Salvager
Medium humanoid (merfolk), neutral
Armor Class 12
Hit Points 22 (4d8 + 4)
Speed 10 ft., swim 40 ft.
STR
12 (+1)
DEX
14 (+2)
CON
12
Constitution saving throw or be paralyzed until the end of its next turn.
Veterans of scouring the wrecks and ruins found in the deepest waters, these skilled warriors help defend their kin with rapier
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Boo’s Astral Menagerie
Astral Elf Warrior Astral elf warriors operate elven spelljamming ships and defend elven strongholds throughout the Astral Plane. Astral Elf Warrior
Medium Humanoid, Any Alignment
Armor Class 16
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
. Though they’re not violent by nature, lava children fiercely defend territory they claim as their own. Many intruders have been fooled by a lava child’s smile, believing themselves welcome when in
defend itself and forage on its own. Lava children eat meat, bones, paper, plants, and just about anything else not made of metal or stone. Cooked meat is their favorite. Lava Child
Medium humanoid
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
quick to defend them if they sense any ill intent. Dragon chosen are skilled in close combat, using two weapons to tear at their foes. Dragon Chosen
Medium Humanoid, Any Alignment
Armor Class 17
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
on their own, carving out territories they viciously defend. Aurumvorax
Small Monstrosity, Unaligned
Armor Class 15 (natural armor)
Hit Points 36 (8d6 + 8)
Speed 30 ft., burrow 20 ft.
STR
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Conflagration, the border region between those two planes. They retain none of the skills and motivation of their giant ancestors; they simply want to burn as much as they can until their own flames are
extinguished. When a cinder hulk dies, it collapses into a billowing cloud of searing smoke. Cinder Hulk Large Elemental, Typically Chaotic Evil
Armor Class 16 (natural armor)
Hit Points 84 (8d10 + 40
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
transformed them into Elementals. They are little more than clouds of gravel and dust, barely maintaining a cohesive form. When a dust hulk dies, it disperses into a cloud of dust. Dust hulks retain
hardly fair to the giants who still survive and thrive in the world, heirs of tremendous glory.
—Bigby
Dust Hulk Large Elemental, Typically Chaotic Neutral
Armor Class 16 (natural armor)
Hit
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Giants of the Star Forge
Conflagration, the border region between those two planes. They retain none of the skills and motivation of their giant ancestors; they simply want to burn as much as they can until their own flames are
extinguished. When a cinder hulk dies, it collapses into a billowing cloud of searing smoke. Cinder Hulk Large Elemental, Typically Chaotic Evil
Armor Class 16 (natural armor)
Hit Points 84 (8d10 + 40
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
dragonnels are inured to fire, and their vicious teeth and claws flare with embers. Dragon Army Dragonnel
Large Dragon, Typically Lawful Evil
Armor Class 16 (breastplate barding)
Hit Points 58 (9d10
copper dragons. Wasteland dragonnels are lithe and quick, with scales the color of dull copper. These playful creatures defend their territory by flying out of a foe’s reach and spitting potent acid, in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
turn. They are encrusted with sand but unhindered by it, so they retain their normal speed while in the dunes. For example: The characters enter a numbered square marked “7.” Seven skeletons rise and
defend that square until they are destroyed. Once all the skeletons in a square have been destroyed, that square is cleared of buried skeletons (but other skeletons could still pursue the party into
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
weapons with their tails or clawed feet, su-monsters prefer to rend prey with their claws. Adult su-monsters can also project blasts of psionic energy that leave enemies stunned and unable to flee or defend
Medium monstrosity, chaotic evil
Armor Class 12
Hit Points 27 (5d8 + 5)
Speed 30 ft., climb 30 ft.
STR
14 (+2)
DEX
15 (+2)
CON
12 (+1)
INT
9 (–1)
WIS
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
strive to defend the weak and oppose evil. Your honor is as important to you as your life. Skill Proficiencies: Athletics, Survival Languages: Two of your choice Equipment: An insignia of rank, a
Solamnia provide you free, modest lodging and food at any of their fortresses or encampments.
Building a Knight of Solamnia Character Any class that has martial prowess can be a good fit in the Knights
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
trudges are roused to defend themselves or drive off rivals, their punishing tusks laced with deadly fungus spores can make short work of the unwary. Trudges are also notoriously difficult to slay; the
energies of life and death within them allow them to survive harrowing injuries. Brackish Trudge
Large Plant, Unaligned
Armor Class 12 (natural armor)
Hit Points 68 (8d10 + 24)
Speed 30 ft
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume Two
Thanoi Hunter Thanoi are walrus-like beings who dwell in the frozen wastelands of Krynn. They sport thick, ivory tusks, which they use both to defend themselves and to poke breathing holes in sea
Armor Class 14 (hide armor)
Hit Points 32 (5d8 + 10)
Speed 30 ft., swim 30 ft.
STR
18 (+4)
DEX
14 (+2)
CON
15 (+2)
INT
12 (+1)
WIS
16 (+3
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume Four
shape (sometimes with actual whipped cream) as soldiers to defend their wicked cauldrons. The same magic that animates a gingerbrute also makes it extra scrumptious. Those who have eaten a gingerbrute
report feeling a burst of energy like a long-lasting sugar rush. Gingerbrute Tiny Construct, Typically Chaotic Neutral
Armor Class 14
Hit Points 18 (4d4 + 8)
Speed 60 ft.
STR
13 (+1)
DEX
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
, general command, such as to fetch a key, stand watch, or stack some books. If you issue no commands, the servant does nothing other than defend itself against hostile creatures. Once given an order
Armor Class 15 (natural armor)
Hit Points 10 (4d4)
Speed 30 ft., climb 30 ft.
STR
4(-3)
DEX
16(+3)
CON
10(+0)
INT
2(-4)
WIS
10(+0)
CHA
1(−5
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Morte’s Planar Parade
diagnostic data to decatons. Octons have eight mechanical tentacles which they use to manipulate objects and defend themselves, spinning them in a bludgeoning whirlwind. Octon Modron Large Construct
, Typically Lawful Neutral
Armor Class 18 (natural armor)
Hit Points 187 (22d10 + 66)
Speed 30 ft., fly 30 ft. (hover), swim 30 ft.
STR
18 (+4)
DEX
14 (+2)
CON
17 (+3)
INT
17 (+3)
WIS