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Basic Rules (2014)
. Any equipment it is wearing or carrying isn't transformed. It reverts to its true form if it dies.
Ambusher. The doppelganger has advantage on attack rolls against any creature it has surprised
.
Surprise Attack. If the doppelganger surprises a creature and hits it with an attack during the first round of combat, the target takes an extra 10 (3d6);{"diceNotation":"3d6","rollType":"roll
Monsters
Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
devours any metals it encounters. Though normally content to eat raw veins of ore, this creature considers refined and crafted metals to be particularly delectable.
Vexing Scavengers. Khargras are
of its movement. A creature, including the target, can use its action to detach the khargra.
Earth Phasing. Until the end of its next turn, the khargra can fly through nonmagical earth and stone
Species
One Grung Above
THIS IS NONCORE D&D MATERIAL
These game mechanics are usable in your campaign if your DM allows them but not refined by final game design and editing.
Grungs are aggressive froglike
lethargic and compliant. A creature afflicted in this way over a long period of time becomes a shell of its former self and can be restored to normalcy only by magic.
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Tentacles","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage, and the target is grappled (escape DC 14) if it is a Large or smaller creature. Until this grapple ends, the
, and the morkoth can’t use its tentacles on another target.
Hypnosis. The morkoth projects a 30-foot cone of magical energy. Each creature in that area must make a DC 17 Wisdom saving throw. On a
Magic Items
Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
deactivated or if the staff is broken.
Dispel Magic. You can expend 1 of the staff’s charges as a bonus action to cast dispel magic on a creature, an object, or a magical effect that you touch
with the tip of the staff. If the target is an unwilling creature or an object in the possession of such a creature, you must hit the creature with a melee attack using the Blackstaff before you can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Netheril’s Fall: Tales of Terror, Treasure, and Time Travel
magic has been frequently refined, known as empowered force zones, amplify raw magical energy and are typically no more than 300 feet in diameter. When a creature in an empowered force zone rolls damage for a spell or attack that deals Force damage, it treats any 1 or 2 on a damage die as a 3.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
Khargra The bizarre khargra is a flying creature from the Elemental Plane of Earth that devours any metals it encounters. Though normally content to eat raw veins of ore, this creature considers
refined and crafted metals to be particularly delectable. Vexing Scavengers. Khargras are native to the Elemental Plane of Earth, where they are considered annoying pests. They arrive in the Material
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
Doppelganger Doppelgangers are devious shapeshifters that take on the appearance of other humanoids, throwing off pursuit or luring victims to their doom with misdirection and disguise. Few creatures
. It reverts to its true form if it dies.
Ambusher. In the first round of a combat, the doppelganger has advantage on attack rolls against any creature it surprised.
Surprise Attack. If the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
of the deepest despair in the multiverse. Plane of Gloom At the end of each Long Rest taken on the plane, a visitor makes a DC 10 Wisdom saving throw. On a failed save, the creature gains 1
Exhaustion level that can’t be removed while the creature is in Hades. If the creature reaches 6 Exhaustion levels, it doesn’t die. Instead, it permanently transforms into a Larva, whereupon all Exhaustion
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Abominable Yeti Devious mountain folk sometimes use the yetis as unwitting weapons. A warlord might lay down slaughtered sheep or goats to draw yetis into an enemy’s camp, sowing chaos and thinning
yeti targets one creature it can see within 30 feet of it. If the target can see the yeti, the target must succeed on a DC 18 Constitution saving throw against this magic or take 21 (6d6) cold damage
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
hulk attack often remember precious little of the incident, thanks to the umber hulk’s mind-scrambling gaze. Devious Delvers. Umber hulks can burrow through solid rock, forming new tunnels in their
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CHA
10 (+0)
Senses darkvision 120 ft., tremorsense 60 ft., passive Perception 10
Languages Umber Hulk
Challenge 5 (1,800 XP)
Confusing Gaze. When a creature starts its turn within 30
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
remain at the theater. The hag assures Hurly that his talent is becoming more refined and respected with every performance—but the magic mirrors in this room tell him a different story. It’s clear to
enchanted to display an image that corresponds to a performer’s standing with Endelyn. What a creature sees in a mirror depends on how Endelyn feels about that creature: If Endelyn is tolerant or unaware of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Doppelganger Doppelgangers are devious shapeshifters that take on the appearance of other humanoids, throwing off pursuit or luring victims to their doom with misdirection and disguise. Few creatures
few scattered memories. A doppelganger impersonating a specific creature as part of a long-term plot might keep its double alive and close at hand for weeks, probing the victim’s mind daily to learn
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
the flow of the game right back to step 1.
This pattern holds whether the adventurers are cautiously exploring a ruin, talking to a devious prince, or locked in mortal combat against a mighty dragon
game. Sometimes, a DM might lay out a map and use tokens or miniature figures to represent each creature involved in a scene to help the players keep track of where everyone is.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Borderlands Quest: Goblin Trouble
particularly tough and devious goblin called Sprika. She has tamed and trained a Giant Centipede to act as bodyguards. She carries a gnarled staff that glows with a sickly green light, which she calls her
the spot at the back of the second room. Whenever a creature is pushed into the forge or starts its turn there, it takes 2d6 Fire damage. The goblins and centipedes do not use this tactic. Treasure
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
. Weretigers grow to enormous size in animal and hybrid form, but they fight in their more refined humanoid form when they can. They don’t like to pass on their curse, because every new weretiger means
Form Only). If the weretiger moves at least 15 feet straight toward a creature and then hits it with a claw attack on the same turn, that target must succeed on a DC 14 Strength saving throw or be
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Improved Cunning Strike 6d6 12 +4 Ability Score Improvement 6d6 13 +5 Subclass feature 7d6 14 +5 Devious Strikes 7d6 15 +5 Slippery Mind 8d6 16 +5 Ability Score Improvement 8d6 17 +6 Subclass feature 9d6
distraction. Once per turn, you can deal an extra 1d6 damage to one creature you hit with an attack roll if you have Advantage on the roll and the attack uses a Finesse or a Ranged weapon. The extra
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Improved Cunning Strike 6d6 12 +4 Ability Score Improvement 6d6 13 +5 Subclass feature 7d6 14 +5 Devious Strikes 7d6 15 +5 Slippery Mind 8d6 16 +5 Ability Score Improvement 8d6 17 +6 Subclass feature 9d6
distraction. Once per turn, you can deal an extra 1d6 damage to one creature you hit with an attack roll if you have Advantage on the roll and the attack uses a Finesse or a Ranged weapon. The extra
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
Expert class, a creature must have at least one language in its stat block that it can speak. A sidekick gains the following class features as it gains levels, as summarized on the Expert table. The
Expert feature The sidekick is adept at fighting in concert with a companion. When the sidekick uses its Helpful feature to aid an ally in attacking a creature, that target can be up to 30 feet away from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
walking statue becomes inanimate if deactivated or if the staff is broken. Dispel Magic. You can expend 1 of the staff’s charges as a bonus action to cast dispel magic on a creature, an object, or a
magical effect that you touch with the tip of the staff. If the target is an unwilling creature or an object in the possession of such a creature, you must hit the creature with a melee attack using
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
refined it at an academy dedicated to wielding the mind’s power as both weapon and shield. High Elf Psi Warrior Psionic Power 3rd-level Psi Warrior feature You harbor a wellspring of psionic energy
). The powers below use your Psionic Energy dice. Protective Field. When you or another creature you can see within 30 feet of you takes damage, you can use your reaction to expend one Psionic Energy die
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
, invisibility, or some other magic, a beholder can lurk in the dark and shoot any creature it can see within the range of its darkvision. A dark room with a 120-foot ceiling allows it to use this tactic
blur or invisibility, and causing opponents using magical flight to plummet to the ground. The cone is wide enough that the beholder can usually redirect it toward any particular creature trying to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
with its worshipers can becalm rough seas and bring a bounteous harvest of fish to the faithful. However, the devious mind of a kraken is ancient beyond reckoning, and is ultimately bent to the
.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +17 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 23 (3d8 + 10) piercing damage. If the target is a Large or smaller creature grappled by the kraken, that creature is swallowed, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
Morkoth Ancient and devious, morkoths are voracious collectors. Each one floats through the planes on a strange, mobile island, amassing the valuables, oddities, and castoffs of the multiverse in a
target is grappled (escape DC 14) if it is a Large or smaller creature. Until this grapple ends, the target is restrained and takes 15 (3d8 + 2) bludgeoning damage at the start of each of its turns, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
door is connected to the lightning grid in area 7c. Unless the creatures in area 7c have been destroyed, the door emits a soft hum when approached. A creature that touches the humming door must make a
DC 10 Dexterity saving throw, taking 10 (3d6) lightning damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. A creature wearing metal armor has disadvantage on the saving throw. Log
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
vitality of a lovely fey creature. As long as he wore the ring, his imperfections vanished and no one could resist his physical charms — until the day the ring transformed Marlos into a medusa. The
soul is refined cruelty. He can be driven to fits of blind, unreasoning jealousy if he is outshone by another urbane and attractive individual. Enemies and Allies The Black Earth cultists are highly
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
a set of iron jaws that springs shut when stepped on, clamping down on a creature’s leg. The trap is spiked in the ground, leaving the victim immobilized. Trigger. A creature that steps on the bear
trap triggers it. Effect. The trap makes an attack against the triggering creature. The attack has a +8 attack bonus and deals 5 (1d10) piercing damage on a hit. This attack can’t gain advantage or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
psipod is a byproduct of this connection. The residue is sticky and foul-smelling, but harmless. It dissolves after a few hours. Any creature that enters a psipod’s bronze cylinder must succeed on a DC
17 Constitution saving throw or fall unconscious, lulled into that state by a soothing psionic vibration that the ulitharid produces. A creature that succeeds on the saving throw must repeat it at the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Morkoth Ancient and devious, morkoths are voracious collectors. Each one travels the planes, amassing the valuables, oddities, and castoffs of the multiverse to make its collection ever more complete
something specific the morkoth has or knows. The creature shows no mercy to those that try to steal from it, but it can be bargained with by a visitor that offers the morkoth something it desires. No
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
); your choice of a vial of acid, a flask of alchemist’s fire, or a vial of antitoxin; and a hunting trap. Read the Opposition Also at rank 1, you can attempt to get a reading on one creature you can
see, trying to learn useful information about it. As a bonus action, make a DC 15 Wisdom (Insight) check. On a success, you learn three details of your choice about the creature. Once you use this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
9. Dragon Shrine This cave is a shrine to Tiamat, but with an emphasis on her black dragon head and on black dragons in general. It also contains many Cult of the Dragon icons and a devious trap for
intricate patterns and knots that flow across the walls. The creature portrayed in the northwest corner stands out: a five-headed dragon, rising from an erupting volcano. Other dragons, which seem dwarfed by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Neogi Neogi are hateful slavers that consider most other creatures, even weaker neogi, to be servants and prey. A neogi looks like an outsize spider with an eel’s neck and head. The creature can
, neogi consider doing so to be entirely appropriate. Their society makes no distinction between individuals, aside from the ability that a given creature has to control others, and they don’t comprehend
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Gruumsh in between.
— Elminster
Orc Blade of Ilneval Ilneval is Gruumsh’s battle captain, a devious strategist who directs Gruumsh’s soldiers with boldness. Among orcs, warriors that venerate Ilneval
a hostile creature that it can see.
Foe Smiter of Ilneval. The orc deals an extra die of damage when it hits with a longsword attack (included in the attack).
Actions
Multiattack. The orc makes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Superiority Your experience on the battlefield has refined your fighting techniques. You learn maneuvers that are fueled by special dice called Superiority Dice. IGNATIUS BUDI Battle Master Subclass
choice from the skills available to Fighters at level 1. Level 7: Know Your Enemy As a Bonus Action, you can discern certain strengths and weaknesses of a creature you can see within 30 feet of yourself
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
9. Dragon Shrine This cave is a shrine to Tiamat, but with an emphasis on her black dragon head and on black dragons in general. It also contains many Cult of the Dragon icons, and a devious trap for
knots that flow across the walls. The creature portrayed in the northwest corner stands out: a five-headed dragon, rising from an erupting volcano. Other dragons, which seem dwarfed by the five-headed