both before detect constructs refine

Banshee

Monsters Monster Manual

Detect Life. The banshee magically senses the direction of creatures up to 1 mile away that aren’t Constructs or Undead. Incorporeal Movement. The banshee can move through other creatures and

Banshee Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

Detect Life. The banshee can magically sense the presence of creatures up to 5 miles away that aren’t undead or constructs. She knows the general direction they’re in but not their exact

wail has no effect on constructs and undead. All other creatures within 30 feet of her that can hear her must make a DC 13 Constitution saving throw. On a failure, a creature drops to 0 hit points

Bell Branch

Magic Items Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

regains 1d3 expended charges daily at dawn. You can use the charges in the following ways while holding it: As a bonus action, you can expend 1 charge to detect the presence of aberrations, celestials

, constructs, elementals, fey, fiends, or undead within 60 feet of you. If such creatures are present and don’t have total cover from you, the bells ring softly, their tone indicating the creature types present. As an action, you can expend 1 charge to cast protection from evil and good.

Lonelywood Banshee

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

Detect Life. The banshee can magically sense the presence of creatures up to 5 miles away that aren't undead or constructs. She knows the general direction they're in but not their exact locations

constructs and undead. All other creatures within 30 feet of her that can hear her must make a DC 13 Constitution saving throw. On a failure, a creature drops to 0 hit points. On a success, a creature

Constructed Commoner

Monsters Candlekeep Mysteries

makes them look like flesh-and-blood people, and the constructs conduct themselves as convincingly real humanoids who are simply living their lives in Wisteria Vale. Detect magic spells do not reveal

":"Club","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage.To populate the demiplane without endangering any innocents, the Harpers created constructs out of wooden mannequins to act as villagers. Magic

Nagpa Legacy

Monsters Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes

be paralyzed for 1 minute. A paralyzed target can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success. Undead and constructs are immune to this effect

with spell attacks). A nagpa has the following wizard spells prepared: Cantrips (at will): chill touch, fire bolt, mage hand, message, minor illusion 1st level (4 slots): charm person, detect magic

Young Kruthik

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

the dark and can detect vibrations in the earth around them. They take the scent of their own dead as a warning and avoid areas where many other kruthiks have died. Slaying a sufficient number of

Constructs, Elementals, Oozes, and Undead, and they use such creatures to help guard their hive. They are smart enough to barricade some tunnels and dig new ones that keep their neighbors away from their eggs.

Lich Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

following wizard spells prepared: Cantrips (at will): mage hand, prestidigitation, ray of frost 1st level (4 slots): detect magic, magic missile, shield, thunderwave 2nd level (3 slots): acid arrow

, detect thoughts, invisibility, mirror image 3rd level (3 slots): animate dead, counterspell, dispel magic, fireball 4th level (3 slots): blight, dimension door 5th level (3 slots): cloudkill, scrying

Nagpa

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

. Spellcasting. The nagpa casts one of the following spells, using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 20): At will: detect magic, mage hand, message, minor illusion 2/day each: fireball

":"1d6","rollType":"recharge","rollAction":"Paralysis"}. The nagpa forces each creature within 30 feet of it to make a DC 20 Wisdom saving throw, excluding Undead and Constructs. On a failed save, a

Adult Kruthik

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

having an acute sense of smell, kruthiks can see in the dark and can detect vibrations in the earth around them. They take the scent of their own dead as a warning and avoid areas where many other

more lethal. Kruthiks abide the presence of Constructs, Elementals, Oozes, and Undead, and they use such creatures to help guard their hive. They are smart enough to barricade some tunnels and dig new ones that keep their neighbors away from their eggs.

Arcturia

Monsters Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

the following wizard spells prepared: She can cast the alter self spell at will. Cantrips (at will): mage hand, prestidigitation, ray of frost 1st level (4 slots): detect magic, magic missile

, shield, thunderwave 2nd level (3 slots): detect thoughts, enlarge/reduce, Melf's acid arrow, mirror image 3rd level (3 slots): counterspell, dispel magic, fireball, slow 4th level (3 slots): blight

Elder Oblex Legacy

Monsters Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes

components: At will: charm person (as 5th-level spell), detect thoughts, hold person 3/day each: confusion, dimension door, dominate person, fear, hallucinatory terrain, hold monster, hypnotic pattern

","rollDamageType":"psychic"} psychic damage and become memory drained until it finishes a short or long rest or until it benefits from the greater restoration or heal spell. Constructs, oozes, plants, and

Adult Oblex Legacy

Monsters Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes

each: charm person (as 5th-level spell), color spray, detect thoughts, hold person (as 3rd-level spell) Sulfurous Impersonation. As a bonus action, the oblex can extrude a piece of itself that assumes

greater restoration or heal spell. Constructs, oozes, plants, and undead succeed on the save automatically. While memory drained, the target must roll a d4 and subtract the number rolled from any

Kruthik Hive Lord

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

floor with their sharp legs. In addition to having an acute sense of smell, kruthiks can see in the dark and can detect vibrations in the earth around them. They take the scent of their own dead as a

a single foe, they become frenzied and even more lethal. Kruthiks abide the presence of Constructs, Elementals, Oozes, and Undead, and they use such creatures to help guard their hive. They are smart enough to barricade some tunnels and dig new ones that keep their neighbors away from their eggs.

Valindra Shadowmantle Legacy

Monsters Tomb of Annihilation

(at will): mage hand, prestidigitation, ray of frost 1st level (4 slots): detect magic, magic missile, shield, thunderwave 2nd level (3 slots): acid arrow, detect thoughts, invisibility, mirror image

reflects its keen mind and wicked cunning, including the magic and mundane traps that secure it. Undead, constructs, and bound demons lurk in shadowy recesses, emerging to destroy those who dare to disturb

Elder Oblex

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Memories", "rollDamageType":"psychic"} psychic damage and become memory drained until it finishes a short or long rest or until it benefits from the greater restoration or heal spell. Constructs, Oozes

, requiring no spell components and using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 18): At will: charm person (as 5th-level spell), detect thoughts 3/day each: dimension door, dominate

Adult Oblex

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

", "rollDamageType":"psychic"} psychic damage and become memory drained until it finishes a short or long rest or until it benefits from the greater restoration or heal spell. Constructs, Oozes, Plants, and

spell components and using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 15): 3/day each: charm person (as 5th-level spell), detect thoughts, hypnotic patternOlder oblexes, called adults

Banshee (p. 23)

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

Banshee (p. 23) Saving throws: Cha +5 [was +4]. Detect Life: “living creatures up to 5 miles away” is now “creatures up to 5 miles away that aren’t undead or constructs.”

Bell Branch

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

can expend 1 charge to detect the presence of aberrations, celestials, constructs, elementals, fey, fiends, or undead within 60 feet of you. If such creatures are present and don’t have total cover

21. Hall of Mirrors

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

area of a detect magic spell. When a humanoid passes between the two westernmost mirrors, a shadowy duplicate of that creature emerges from each of those mirrors. These duplicates are hostile toward

duplicates use the shadow statistics, with these changes: The duplicates are unaligned constructs similar in size to the creature that spawned them. (Each duplicate’s hit points stay the same regardless

Banshee

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak

Languages Common, Elvish Challenge 4 (1,100 XP) Detect Life. The banshee can magically sense the presence of creatures up to 5 miles away that aren’t undead or constructs. She knows the

banshee’s Horrifying Visage for the next 24 hours. Wail (1/Day). The banshee releases a mournful wail, provided that she isn’t in sunlight. This wail has no effect on constructs and undead. All other

Constructed Commoners

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries

makes them look like flesh-and-blood people, and the constructs conduct themselves as convincingly real humanoids who are simply living their lives in Wisteria Vale. Detect magic spells do not reveal

Constructed Commoners To populate the demiplane without endangering any innocents, the Harpers created constructs out of wooden mannequins to act as villagers (see the accompanying stat block). Magic

Kruthiks

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

. In addition to having an acute sense of smell, kruthiks can see in the dark and can detect vibrations in the earth around them. They take the scent of their own dead as a warning and avoid areas

foe, they become frenzied and even more lethal. Shared Lair. Kruthiks abide the presence of constructs, elementals, oozes, and undead, and use such creatures to help guard their hive. Kruthiks are

8. Park-and-Ride

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

8. Park-and-Ride The duergar searched area 8a for treasure but didn’t find anything of interest. They also failed to detect the secret door to area 8b. 8a. Donkey Dummies Frescoes. The walls are

secret door that leads to area 8b.) Wooden Donkeys. Standing around the room are five crude wooden constructs resembling donkeys. Each of these magic dummies has a body made of a wooden keg turned on

Mythals

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

Mythals Mythals are some of the most powerful magic in the world of Toril, constructs that bind and shape the Weave in a particular location, sometimes so powerfully that the rules of magic or even

MAGIC Certain spells allow casters to perceive or manipulate the effects of the Weave in particular ways. The Weave itself also has irregularities that affect spells. Detect Magic. Detect magic

Banshee

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

, grappled, paralyzed, petrified, poisoned, prone, restrained Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 10 Languages Common, Elvish Challenge 4 (1,100 XP) Detect Life. The banshee can

magically sense the presence of creatures up to 5 miles away that aren’t undead or constructs. She knows the general direction they’re in but not their exact locations. Incorporeal Movement. The banshee

Banshee

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

1,100; PB +2) Traits Detect Life. The banshee magically senses the direction of creatures up to 1 mile away that aren’t Constructs or Undead. Incorporeal Movement. The banshee can move through

14. The Runestone

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

around the stalagmite, but a few occasionally escape its notice. A character who examines the cavern floor around the spire with a detect magic spell finds 1d4 fragments. Without such magical aid, a

character can find one fragment with a 1-hour search and a successful DC 20 Wisdom (Perception) check. Halaster has discovered a process for implanting Runestone fragments in constructs to imbue them with

Mind Flayer Lairs

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

staffed by heavily armed thralls, constructs, and other watchers. The inhabitants of these rooms attack strangers on sight and sound an alarm. Any entrance to a lair is always hidden by a secret door, an

study the organs to refine their experiments. Failed experiments from the transformation chamber eventually are brought here to be dissected so that their organs can be added to the library’s

17. Spellcasting Hall

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

sister Violence to escape. Statues The room’s three statues are life-size carvings of robed human wizards. They are used for testing the spellcasting abilities of pupils. A detect magic spell reveals

all other creatures in the room. Roll initiative for each statue separately. While animated, the statues are archmages, with these changes: The statues are unaligned constructs that speak only when

Adult and Elder Oblexes

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

, requiring no components: 3/day each: charm person (as 5th-level spell), color spray, detect thoughts, hold person (as 3rd-level spell) Sulfurous Impersonation. As a bonus action, the oblex can extrude a

greater restoration or heal spell. Constructs, oozes, plants, and undead succeed on the save automatically. While memory drained, the target must roll a d4 and subtract the number rolled from any

Nagpa

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

casts one of the following spells, using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 20): At will: detect magic, mage hand, message, minor illusion 2/day each: fireball, fly, hold person

Undead and Constructs. On a failed save, a target is paralyzed for 1 minute. A paralyzed target can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.

Adult Oblex

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

). It can innately cast the following spells, requiring no components: 3/day each: charm person (as 5th-level spell), color spray, detect thoughts, hold person (as 3rd-level spell) Sulfurous

short or long rest or until it benefits from the greater restoration or heal spell. Constructs, oozes, plants, and undead succeed on the save automatically. While memory drained, the target must

Seeking the Ritual Site

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

seek lore and materials to refine the operation of the characters’ portalometer. Candlekeep The many towers of the largest and most storied library in all Faerûn are the perfect place to search for

Ishaldra, who studies how evil magic can alter locations in the world. She can help the characters learn how to detect powerful magical essences, but only if they can elude Claugiyliamatar and the other

Rock Gnomes

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

visitors interact with their toys, while they scribble notes on how to refine their creations. Celestial toys can do just about anything. Many of these objects have properties not unlike those of wondrous

gnome might make snapping critter constructs with sharp teeth and claws. Gnome artificers can become famous, with their works highly sought after by nobles, wizards, and other collectors. An

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