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Summon Celestial
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Spells
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
wherever the spell’s level appears in the stat block.
Celestial Spirit
Large celestial
Armor Class 11 + the level of the spell (natural armor) + 2 (Defender only)
Hit Points 40 + 10 for each
spell, choose Avenger or Defender. Your choice determines the creature’s attack in its stat block. The creature disappears when it drops to 0 hit points or when the spell ends.
The creature is an
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
, class features, or proficiencies.
The possession lasts until the target drops to 0 hit points, Gremorly ends it as a bonus action, or Gremorly is turned or forced out by an effect like the Dispel Evil
came to investigate the seemingly abandoned keep, Gremorly murdered them and trapped their ghosts. But fortune recently turned against Gremorly when a behir entered the keep seeking a nest. It slew
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
capabilities (except class features, legendary actions, and lair actions) that the new form has but that it lacks.No creature in Barovia is older than the master of the Abbey of Saint Markovia in Krezk. This
in reuniting Strahd with his lost love and, in so doing, ending Barovia's curse. The Abbot has recently completed work on a flesh golem bride made from the body parts of dead women. While the Belviews
Species
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
Hadozees’ progenitors were mammals no bigger than house cats. Hunted by larger natural predators, they took to the trees and evolved wing-like flaps that enabled them to glide from branch to
branch.
Today, hadozees are sapient, bipedal beings eager to leave behind the fearsome predators of their home world and explore other worlds.
In addition to being natural climbers, hadozees have feet
Species
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
birdfolk. Only when they roost on a branch or walk across the ground is their Humanoid nature clear. Standing upright, aarakocra are typically about 5 feet tall, and they have long, narrow legs that
regardless of the method you use to determine the scores, such as rolling or point buy. The “Quick Build” section for your character’s class offers suggestions on which scores to
Aarakocra
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Elemental Evil Player's Companion
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Beak and Feather
From below, aarakocra look much like large birds. Only when they descend to roost on a branch or walk across the ground does their humanoid appearance reveal itself. Standing
aarakocra. To be grounded, trapped underground, or imprisoned by the cold, unyielding earth is a torment few aarakocra can withstand. Even when perched on a high branch or at rest in their mountaintop
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Class 15 (natural armor)
Hit Points 2 + your Intelligence modifier + five times your artificer level (the defender has a number of Hit Dice [d8s] equal to your artificer level)
Speed 40 ft.
STR
defender gains a +2 bonus to Armor Class. Whenever your steel defender uses its Deflect Attack, the attacker takes force damage equal to 1d4 + your Intelligence modifier.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Class. The adjusted bonuses remain in effect until the start of your next turn, although you must hold the weapon to gain a bonus to AC from it. Conceptopolis Demon Armor (Plate Armor), Defender (Greatsword)
Defender Weapon (Any Melee Weapon), Legendary (Requires Attunement) You gain a +3 bonus to attack rolls and damage rolls made with this magic weapon. The first time you attack with the weapon on each
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
Class 15 (natural armor)
Hit Points 2 + your Intelligence modifier + five times your artificer level (the defender has a number of Hit Dice [d8s] equal to your artificer level)
Speed 40 ft.
STR
: The extra damage and the healing of your Arcane Jolt both increase to 4d6. Your steel defender gains a +2 bonus to Armor Class. Whenever your steel defender uses its Deflect Attack, the attacker takes force damage equal to 1d4 + your Intelligence modifier.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
, but as a bodyguard for gnomes and other clockworks. Stone Defender
Medium construct, unaligned
Armor Class 16 (natural armor)
Hit Points 52 (7d8 + 21)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
19(+4)
DEX
Stone Defender Thick plates of stone riveted onto a stone defender give it substantial protection and allow it to conceal itself against a stony surface. Its chief role isn’t as an ambusher, however
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
defender also perishes if you die.” The steel defender’s stat block has been replaced with the stat block presented here. Steel Defender Medium construct
Armor Class 15 (natural armor)
Hit Points 2
Steel Defender (p. 61) In the first paragraph, the third sentence has been changed to “See this creature’s game statistics in the Steel Defender stat block, which uses your proficiency bonus (PB) in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
its creator wants, and it can be programmed by its creator not to attack certain kinds of creatures. Clockwork Defender
Medium Construct, Unaligned
Armor Class 17 (natural armor)
Hit Points 42
Clockwork Defender A clockwork defender is a mechanical quadruped that vaguely resembles a hound. Its eyes glow and can project intense but harmless beams of light. It tirelessly protects whatever
Druid
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out of sight on a high tree branch in the form of a leopard, a human peers out of the jungle at the strange construction of a temple of Evil Elemental Air, keeping a close eye on the cultists&rsquo
the world from the incursion of aberrations.
Class Features
As a druid, you gain the following class features.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
12. Residential Caves
Map 6.3: Inner Blingdenstone These caverns branch off into smaller caves serving as hovels for families of svirfneblin. Tunnels lead to secondary chambers that branch out
into more hovels. Deep gnome hovels have no doors. The locals are willing to talk with the characters, pointing them toward a particular cave that was recently evacuated. A “ghost” manifested there and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Defender Weapon (Any Melee Weapon), Legendary (Requires Attunement) You gain a +3 bonus to attack rolls and damage rolls made with this magic weapon. The first time you attack with the weapon on each
of your turns, you can transfer some or all of the weapon’s bonus to your Armor Class. For example, you could reduce the bonus to your attack rolls and damage rolls to +1 and gain a +2 bonus to Armor
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
the form of animals. More creative artificers craft iron defenders in the shape of hybrid animals or other fantastical creatures. Iron Defender
Medium construct, neutral
Armor Class 17 (natural
like mechanical birds or sprites. Expeditious Messenger
Tiny construct, neutral
Armor Class 13
Hit Points 7 (2d4 + 2)
Speed 25 ft., fly 60 ft.
STR
6 (–2)
DEX
16 (+3)
CON
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
) Lieutenant (civilar) Captain (senior civilar) Multiple command positions, some perennial (Seneschal of Castle Waterdeep, Defender of the Harbor, Master of the North Towers, Master of the South
, Laeral Silverhand. The Griffon Cavalry is a special branch of the City Guard whose members are veteran soldiers trained to fly griffon mounts. Griffon Cavalry Rider
Medium humanoid (any race), any
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Defender Weapon (any sword), legendary (requires attunement) You gain a +3 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with this magic weapon. The first time you attack with the sword on each of your turns
, you can transfer some or all of the sword’s bonus to your Armor Class, instead of using the bonus on any attacks that turn. For example, you could reduce the bonus to your attack and damage rolls to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
Warrior Warrior
1st-level Medium humanoid
Armor Class 16 (chain shirt, shield)
Hit Points 13 (2d8 + 4)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
15 (+2)
DEX
13 (+1)
CON
14 (+2)
INT
Martial Role. The warrior has one of the following traits of your choice:
Attacker. The warrior gains a +2 bonus to attack rolls.
Defender. The warrior gains the Protection reaction below
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
Warrior Warrior
7th-level Medium humanoid
Armor Class 20 (plate, shield)
Hit Points 52 (8d8 + 16)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
16 (+3)
DEX
14 (+2)
CON
14 (+2)
INT
10
one of the following traits of your choice:
Attacker. The warrior gains a +2 bonus to attack rolls.
Defender. The warrior gains the Protection reaction below.
Second Wind (Recharges after a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
stat block. Celestial Spirit
Large celestial
Armor Class 11 + the level of the spell (natural armor) + 2 (Defender only)
Hit Points 40 + 10 for each spell level above 5th
Speed 30 ft., fly 40
Defender. Your choice determines the creature’s attack in its stat block. The creature disappears when it drops to 0 hit points or when the spell ends. The creature is an ally to you and your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Boo’s Astral Menagerie
Aartuk Elder Aartuk Elder
Large Plant, Typically Lawful Evil
Armor Class 16 (natural armor)
Hit Points 75 (10d10 + 20)
Speed 20 ft., climb 20 ft.
STR
18 (+4)
DEX
10 (+0
Spider Climb. The aartuk can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings, without needing to make an ability check.
Actions
Multiattack. The aartuk makes two Branch attacks, two Radiant
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Boo’s Astral Menagerie
Aartuk Weedling Aartuk Weedling
Medium Plant, Typically Lawful Evil
Armor Class 15 (natural armor)
Hit Points 38 (7d8 + 7)
Speed 20 ft., climb 20 ft.
STR
14 (+2)
DEX
12 (+1
Spider Climb. The aartuk can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings, without needing to make an ability check.
Actions
Multiattack. The aartuk makes two Branch attacks, two
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
Warrior Warrior
11th-level Medium humanoid
Armor Class 21 (plate, shield)
Hit Points 78 (12d8 + 24)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
18 (+4)
DEX
14 (+2)
CON
14 (+2)
INT
choice:
Attacker. The warrior gains a +2 bonus to attack rolls.
Defender. The warrior gains the Protection reaction below.
Second Wind (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). The warrior can use
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragon’s Wake
Warrior Warrior
9th-level Medium humanoid
Armor Class 20 (plate, shield)
Hit Points 65 (10d8 + 20)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
18 (+3)
DEX
14 (+2)
CON
14 (+2)
INT
attack rolls.
Defender. The warrior gains the Protection reaction below.
Second Wind (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). The warrior can use a bonus action on its turn to regain hit points equal
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Boo’s Astral Menagerie
Aartuk Starhorror Aartuk Starhorror
Medium Plant, Typically Lawful Evil
Armor Class 14 (natural armor)
Hit Points 52 (8d8 + 16)
Speed 20 ft., climb 20 ft.
STR
12 (+1)
DEX
10
two Branch attacks, two Radiant Pellet attacks, or one of each.
Branch. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 8 (2d6 + 1) bludgeoning damage.
Radiant Pellet. Ranged Spell
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Defender Weapon (any sword), legendary (requires attunement) You gain a +3 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with this magic weapon. The first time you attack with the sword on each of your turns
, you can transfer some or all of the sword’s bonus to your Armor Class, instead of using the bonus on any attacks that turn. For example, you could reduce the bonus to your attack and damage rolls to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
, knotted branches. One end of a clothesline is tied to a high branch on the northwest side of the tree. Several old garments hang from the clothesline, the other end of which disappears into the fog
garments fall into the lake. The line can support up to 200 pounds of additional weight. Tree Blight Huge Plant, Typically Neutral Evil
Armor Class 15 (natural armor)
Hit Points 92 (8d12 + 40)
Speed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
Class 15 (natural armor)
Hit Points 92 (8d12 + 40)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
23 (+6)
DEX
10 (+0)
CON
20 (+5)
INT
6 (–2)
WIS
10 (+0)
CHA
3 (–4
Multiattack. The blight makes one Branch attack and one Grasping Root attack.
Branch. Melee Weapon Attack: +9 to hit, reach 15 ft., one target. Hit: 16 (3d6 + 6) bludgeoning damage.
Grasping
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume One: Spelljammer Creatures
Armor Class 11 (natural armor)
Hit Points 11 (2d8 + 2)
Speed 10 ft., fly 60 ft. (hover)
STR
12 (+1)
DEX
10 (+0)
CON
14 (+2)
INT
1 (−5)
WIS
6 (−2
makes two Branch attacks.
Branch. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 3 (1d4 + 1) slashing damage.
Wrap. The gadabout enters the space of a willing Medium or Small creature
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Kysh (Triton) Kysh
Medium humanoid (triton), lawful good
Armor Class 13
Hit Points 27 (5d8 + 5)
Speed 30 ft., swim 30 ft.
STR
14 (+2)
DEX
16 (+3)
CON
12 (+1
(1d6 + 2) piercing damage, or 6 (1d8 + 2) piercing damage if used with two hands to make a melee attack.
A prisoner of the sahuagin in The Final Enemy, Kysh is a defender of the deep sea realms who
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
. Because the Silver Flame is Thrane’s state religion, characters of any class from that nation might work toward the Silver Flame’s ends. The Emerald Enclave The Wardens of the Word or the Gatekeepers
Lords’ Alliance The Twelve or the Aurum The Twelve serves as the defender of civilization much as the Lords’ Alliance does, and its members are similarly vulnerable to occasional bouts of rivalry and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
the following class features as it gains levels in this class, as summarized on the Warrior table. The Warrior Level Proficiency Bonus Features 1st +2 Bonus Proficiencies, Martial Role 2nd +2
options: Attacker. The sidekick gains a +2 bonus to all attack rolls. Defender. The sidekick can use its reaction to impose disadvantage on the attack roll of a creature within 5 feet of it whose target
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
, spells, and class features can have their source in the power of dragons. A character of any class can have strong ties to dragonkind. The Draconic Character Ties table provides ideas you might draw on
, rogue, sorcerer, warlock)
5 I use my class features to take on draconic characteristics. (Barbarian, sorcerer)
6 I have a dragon tooth, horn, claw, or scale that I use as a focus for my
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
riveted onto a stone defender give it substantial protection. Its chief role is as a bodyguard. Clockwork Stone Defender
Medium Construct, Unaligned
Armor Class 16 (natural armor)
Hit Points 105
segmented body remains buried. If detected, it sends electrical shocks through the ground toward pursuers while it retreats. Clockwork Bronze Scout
Medium Construct, Unaligned
Armor Class 13
Hit






