both both desire could reach

Monk

Classes Player’s Handbook

to fuel their determination and discipline. Monks generally view adventures as tests of their physical and mental development. They are driven by a desire to accomplish a greater mission than merely

. 19 +6 Epic Boon 1d12 19 +30 ft. 20 +6 Body and Mind 1d12 20 +30 ft. Monk Class Features As a Monk, you gain the following class features when you reach the specified Monk levels. These features are listed in the Monk Features table.

Sammaster (Lich Form)

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

":"1d20+13", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Corrosive Burst"}, reach 5 ft. or range 120 ft. Hit: 38 (5d12 + 6) Acid;{"diceNotation":"5d12+6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Corrosive Burst (Acid

). Paralyzing Touch. Melee Attack Roll: +13;{"diceNotation":"1d20+13", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Paralyzing Touch"}, reach 5 ft. Hit: 16 (3d6 + 6);{"diceNotation":"3d6+6", "rollType":"damage

Sammaster (Dracolich Form)

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

", "rollAction":"Rend"}, reach 10 ft. Hit: 18 (2d10 + 7);{"diceNotation":"2d10+7", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Rend", "rollDamageType":"Slashing"} Slashing damage plus 18 (4d8);{"diceNotation":"4d8

megalomaniacal. Sammaster’s travels brought him into contact with people who revered dragons as icons of primeval might. Masquerading his desire to dominate dragonkind as devotion, Sammaster

Feral Ashenwight

Monsters Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

, reach 5 ft. or range 60 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d6 + 4);{"diceNotation":"1d6+4", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Necrotic Shard", "rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage. If the target is a

or thoughts beyond a compulsive desire to destroy all living creatures they encounter. Ashenwights When a Humanoid consumed by cruelty and rage dies in an area corrupted by the Far Realm, the

Wasteland Dragonnel

Monsters Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

Attack: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Rend"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 10 (2d6 + 3);{"diceNotation":"2d6+3", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Rend

closely related to 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

Dragon Army Dragonnel

Monsters Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

Attack: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Rend"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 10 (2d6 + 3);{"diceNotation":"2d6+3", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Rend

Dragonnels are distantly related to chromatic and metallic dragons and resemble them in basic form. Intelligent enough to understand speech but incapable of speaking themselves, they are willful creatures largely motivated by the desire for food.Fire

Dragonnel

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Rend"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 10 (2d6 + 3);{"diceNotation":"2d6+3", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Rend", "rollDamageType

themselves, they are willful creatures motivated by the desire for food and entertainment. In the wild, they are picky eaters with mercurial moods, inclined to toy with their prey before going in for the

Nupperibo

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Bite"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3);{"diceNotation":"1d6+3","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Bite","rollDamageType

(see the Monster Manual), and other vermin surround them in a terrifying, reeking sheath that torments any non-devil that draws near. A nupperibo knows nothing but the desire to destroy non-Fiends

Icewind Kobold

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

":"1d20+4","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Dagger"} to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 20/60 ft., one target. Hit: 4 (1d4 + 2);{"diceNotation":"1d4+2","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Dagger

","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage. Javelin. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +0;{"diceNotation":"1d20+0","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Javelin"} to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 30/120 ft., one target

Madcap

Monsters Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

","rollAction":"Wicked Sickle"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 9 (2d4 + 4);{"diceNotation":"2d4+4","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Wicked Sickle","rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage

been. A redcap’s desire to slay is rooted in its will to survive. VARIANT: MADCAPS A madcap is a redcap that soaks its hat in demon ichor instead of blood. Contact with demon ichor makes the

The Abbot

Monsters Curse of Strahd

effects.Multiattack. The Abbot makes two melee attacks. Mace. Melee Weapon Attack: +8;{"diceNotation":"1d20+8","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Mace"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d6 + 4

present since birth. The Abbot became consumed with a prideful, obsessive desire to rid the poor Belviews of their lingering imperfections. The Belview family, however, had strange ideas of what it

Frostmourn

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

;{"diceNotation":"1d20+10", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Freezing Touch"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 18 (4d8);{"diceNotation":"4d8", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Freezing Touch

", "rollAction":"Icy Axe"} to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 19 (3d8 + 6);{"diceNotation":"3d8+6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Icy Axe", "rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage plus 7 (2d6

Harpy Matriarch

Monsters Ghosts of Saltmarsh

, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 13 (3d6 + 3);{"diceNotation":"3d6+3","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Claws","rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage. Fleeting Form. The matriarch can magically

that successfully saves is immune to this matriarch's song for the next 24 hours. Visage of Desire (1/Day). The matriarch projects a vision into the minds of creatures within 30 feet of it that aren't

Dragonflesh Abomination

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

":"to hit", "rollAction":"Claw"} to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 8 (1d8 + 4);{"diceNotation":"1d8+4", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Claw", "rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage plus 5

", "rollAction":"Tail"} to hit, reach 15 ft., one target. Hit: 10 (1d12 + 4);{"diceNotation":"1d12+4", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Tail", "rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage. If the target

Abhorrent Overlord

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

claws. Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: +9;{"diceNotation":"1d20+9","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Claws"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 14 (2d8 + 5);{"diceNotation":"2d8+5","rollType":"damage

in Theros—the Underworld's a big place with room for all the incarnate wickedness you desire. PoisonCold, Necrotic

Amnizu

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

", "rollAction":"Taskmaster Whip"} to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 9 (1d8 + 5);{"diceNotation":"1d8+5", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Taskmaster Whip", "rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing

have no personalities or memories; they’re driven only by the desire to commit evil. The amnizus that patrol here drill the rules of the Nine Hells into the new arrivals’ minds and marshal

Needle Lord

Monsters Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1

the same target more than twice during its turn. Raking Vine. Melee Weapon Attack: +6;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Raking Vine"} to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit

implacable foe. Driven only by a desire to conquer and rule, it wages endless war with its army of mobile dead against all creatures it views as a threat to its domination. It might even forge treaties with

Walnut Dankgrass

Monsters Acquisitions Incorporated

Scimitar). Melee Weapon Attack: +6;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Foremother"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d6 + 4);{"diceNotation":"1d6+4","rollType":"damage

blade (with the latter option more prevalent by far). But when tragedy struck the enclave, Walnut's clan was destroyed to the last — leaving her with nothing but the all-consuming desire to seek out

Slithering Tracker

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

ceilings, without needing to make an ability check.Slam. Melee Weapon Attack: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Slam"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 8 (1d10 + 3

driven by the desire for blood; after fulfilling its duty, the overwhelmed creature attacks indiscriminately until it is destroyed.Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical AttacksCold

Banderhobb

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Attack: +8;{"diceNotation":"1d20+8", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Bite"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 15 (3d6 + 5);{"diceNotation":"3d6+5", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Bite

’t use its Bite attack or Tongue attack on another target. Tongue. Melee Weapon Attack: +8;{"diceNotation":"1d20+8", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Tongue"} to hit, reach 15 ft., one creature

Monk Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

, knocking their blows aside and sending them reeling, until at last she stands alone. Taking a deep breath, a human covered in tattoos settles into a battle stance. As the first charging orcs reach him, he

seriously, approaching their adventures as personal tests of their physical and spiritual growth. As a rule, monks care little for material wealth and are driven by a desire to accomplish a greater

Nightmare Shepherd

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

attacks: one with its claws and one with its staff. Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: +8;{"diceNotation":"1d20+8","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Claws"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 13 (2d8 + 4

","rollDamageType":"necrotic"} necrotic damage. Staff. Melee Weapon Attack: +8;{"diceNotation":"1d20+8","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Staff"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 11 (2d6 + 4);{"diceNotation

Radiant Idol

Monsters Eberron: Rising from the Last War

Weapon Attack: +10;{"diceNotation":"1d20+10","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Flail"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 10 (1d8 + 6);{"diceNotation":"1d8+6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Flail

down to the Material Plane. One sin led to their fall: the desire to be worshiped by mortals. Now in the mortal realm, most radiant idols gather cults of devoted followers. Fallen Angels. The insatiable

Eater of Hope

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

: +7;{"diceNotation":"1d20+7","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Claws"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 8 (1d8 + 4);{"diceNotation":"1d8+4","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Claws","rollDamageType

, feel free to use whatever fiends you wish when telling stories in Theros—the Underworld’s a big place with room for all the incarnate wickedness you desire. PoisonCold, Necrotic

Kenku Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

. Every kenku is born with a desire to take to the air, and those who learn spellcasting do so in hope of mastering spells that will allow them to fly. Rumors of magic items such as flying carpets, brooms

capable of flight, and similar objects provoke a great desire for the kenku to acquire the items for themselves. Despite their lack of wings, kenku love dwelling in towers and other tall structures

Amnizu (Summoner Variant)

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

", "rollAction":"Taskmaster Whip"} to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 9 (1d8 + 5);{"diceNotation":"1d8+5", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Taskmaster Whip", "rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing

desire to commit evil. The amnizus that patrol here drill the rules of the Nine Hells into the new arrivals’ minds and marshal them into legions.Fire, PoisonCold; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks that aren't Silvered

Balhannoth

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Attack: +7;{"diceNotation":"1d20+7", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Bite"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 19 (3d10 + 3);{"diceNotation":"3d10+3", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Bite

", "rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage. Tentacle. Melee Weapon Attack: +7;{"diceNotation":"1d20+7", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Tentacle"} to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 10 (2d6

Star Spawn Grue

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

grue.Confounding Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +3;{"diceNotation":"1d20+3", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Confounding Bite"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (2d4 + 1);{"diceNotation":"2d4+1

Elder Evils are far older than most of the mortal peoples and always inimical to such creatures’ minds. However much they might desire to enter and dominate the Material Plane, the Elder Evils are

Balhannoth Legacy

Monsters Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes

to four tentacle attacks. Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +7;{"diceNotation":"1d20+7","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Bite"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 25 (4d10 + 3);{"diceNotation":"4d10+3

, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 10 (2d6 + 3);{"diceNotation":"2d6+3","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Tentacle","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage, and the target is grappled (escape DC

Mahadi the Rakshasa

Monsters Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

. Mahadi’s weapon attacks are magical.Multiattack. Mahadi makes four claw attacks. Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +7;{"diceNotation":"1d20+7","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Claw"} to hit, reach 5

existence, catering to their every whim and desire. While he is equally cordial to all guests of the Wandering Emporium, those entering his establishment fall under a special contract and therefore

Nilbog

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

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

of reprisal. This nilbog also gains strange powers that drive others to do the opposite of what they desire. Attacking the possessed goblin is foolhardy, and killing them just prompts the spirit to

Madam Eva

Monsters Curse of Strahd

, regenerate 8th level (1 slot): earthquakeDagger. Melee Weapon Attack: +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Dagger"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 2 (1d4);{"diceNotation

her ability to locate such an individual. None of Madam Eva’s Vistani kin know her true identity or purpose. They puzzle over her desire to remain in Barovia. Madam Eva’s Traits Ideal

Adult Time Dragon

Monsters Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse

":"1d20+13", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Rend"} to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 14 (2d6 + 7);{"diceNotation":"2d6+7", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Rend", "rollDamageType":"slashing

their utmost to preserve these historical sites. A time dragon’s insatiable desire for knowledge means it’s likely to have more than one such lair. The challenge rating of an ancient time

Nilbog Legacy

Monsters Volo's Guide to Monsters

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

fearless of reprisal. It gives the goblin strange powers that drive others to do the opposite of what they desire. Attacking a goblin possessed by a nilbog is foolhardy, and killing the creature just

Obzedat Ghost

Monsters Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

can choose to succeed instead.Life Drain. Melee Weapon Attack: +8;{"diceNotation":"1d20+8","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Life Drain"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 18 (4d8);{"diceNotation

Obzedat function as a unit, driven by their shared desire to accumulate ever more wealth for the guild. In times of disagreement, the eldest of the council exerts his seniority to bend the council to

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