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Monsters
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures
Flyby. The faerie doesn’t provoke opportunity attack;opportunity attacks when it flies out of an enemy’s reach.Needle Blade. Melee Weapon Attack: +7;{"diceNotation":"1d20+7", "rollType
":"to hit", "rollAction":"Needle Blade"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d4 + 5);{"diceNotation":"1d4+5", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Needle Blade", "rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing
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
At 1st level, you choose whether your character is a member of the human race or of a fantastical race. If you select a fantastical race, follow these additional rules during character creation
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
live like the cats they resemble, naturally curious and at home in playful environments. In other places, tabaxi live as other folk do, not exhibiting the feline behavior the Cat Lord intended
of the human race or of a fantastical race. If you select a fantastical race, follow these additional rules during character creation.
Ability Score Increases
When determining your character’s
Halfling
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Basic Rules (2014)
, even by the standards of his diminutive race, with the fluff of his curly brown locks barely cresting the three-foot mark, but his belly was amply thickened by his love of a good meal, or several, as
Curious
Halflings are an affable and cheerful people. They cherish the bonds of family and friendship as well as the comforts of hearth and home, harboring few dreams of gold or glory. Even adventurers
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
subterranean cities or settlements, you are probably a member of the race that occupies the place—but you might also have grown up there after being captured and brought below when you were a child
speech, and perhaps even your appearance all mark you as foreign. Curious glances are directed your way wherever you go, which can be a nuisance, but you also gain the friendly interest of scholars and
Species
Acquisitions Incorporated
, particularly those based on physical characteristics such as gender, race, or appearance.
Wide-Eyed and Curious
Verdan are hungry to undertake new challenges and absorb new experiences. When they meet
then passing through the shadow of That-Which-Endures changed them forever. Now the newest race to call Faerûn home, the verdan do their best to find their way in an unfamiliar world
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
. Crouching 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
’ activities. Swinging a blade formed of pure fire, a half-elf charges into a mass of skeletal soldiers, sundering the unnatural magic that gives the foul creatures the mocking semblance of life
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
. Crouching 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
’ activities. Swinging a blade formed of pure fire, a half-elf charges into a mass of skeletal soldiers, sundering the unnatural magic that gives the foul creatures the mocking semblance of life
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
Humanoid. Size. You are Medium or Small. You choose the size when you select this race. Speed. Your walking speed is 30 feet. Darkvision. You can see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it were
produce flame cantrip. Starting at 3rd level, you can cast the burning hands spell with this trait. Starting at 5th level, you can also cast the flame blade spell with this trait, without requiring a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Chapter 2: Character Races Heroes come in many shapes and sizes. This chapter presents character races that are some of the more distinctive race options in the D&D multiverse. They supplement the
consider the implications for their world before adding a new race. Your DM may say yes or no to you using a race or may modifiy it in some way. The following races are detailed in this chapter: Aasimar
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
; activities.
Swinging a blade formed of pure fire, a half-elf charges into a mass of skeletal soldiers, sundering the unnatural magic that gives the foul creatures the mocking semblance of life
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
are Medium or Small. You choose the size when you select this race. Speed. Your walking speed is 30 feet. Darkvision. You can see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it were bright light and in
walking speed on the ground or a floor. Merge with Stone. You know the blade ward cantrip. You can cast it as normal, and you can also cast it as a bonus action a number of times equal to your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
Rakdos Performer By offering a place for those of many different talents, the Cult of Rakdos has seen its numbers swell with performing artists, including blade jugglers, fire eaters, and high wire
humanoid (any race), chaotic evil
Armor Class 13
Hit Points 22 (4d8 + 4)
Speed 40 ft., climb 30 ft.
STR
13(+1)
DEX
17(+3)
CON
12(+1)
INT
10(+0)
WIS
8(−1
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Haevault, Lorekeeper of House Haevault
A memory is a curious thing. One can come into consciousness unbidden, evoked by an unexpected scent or the words spoken by a friend. A memory can also be
vulnerable. Some linger like scars, not always visible but ever-present. Perhaps more so than any other race, elves are familiar with all aspects of memory. From birth, elves don’t sleep but instead
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
other hand, it’s just as easy to say that the gith of Eberron are tied to the setting and have no traffic with the broader multiverse. The gith are a race enslaved by the mind flayers, who overthrew these
Eberron. Are you a githyanki scout gathering information for a future incursion… or a rebel who wants to protect the world from such a fate? Are you here to hunt mind flayers or to oppose the schemes of the daelkyr? Or are you just a curious explorer?
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
the blade of a shortsword poking out its back. (If the frog is cut open, the partially digested body of a halfling is found inside.) 14 A tabaxi spread-eagled on the ground, but with its limbs and head
goblin spears thrust symmetrically through the body. (It was a Red Wizard, judging by the robes. The head is nowhere to be found.) 18 An elf, balanced on a tree branch 40 feet above the ground, arms and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
, 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->Out of the Abyss
Blade Bazaar This marketplace is named after the most abundant goods the duergar offer, but the shops here sell almost everything available in the city, along with stalls set up by visiting merchants
unload some of the treasures they might be carrying. Nonmagical weapons, armor, and shields can be purchased in the Blade Bazaar. Merchant Madness Characters who look around the bazaar notice a number of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
goes on alert. Succubus or Incubus A sometime lover and ally of one of the tower’s wizards, this fiend adopts the form of a slave (your choice of race). Curious to see the inside of Gromph’s sanctum
(your choice of race) are on an errand for their drow mage master when they run into the party by accident. If the characters state that they have legitimate business in Sorcere, the slaves answer
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
another leader — one who is loyal to the Old Ways — will arise among the Gruul before the End-Raze begins.
Druid of the Old Ways
Medium humanoid (any race), chaotic neutral
Armor Class 14 (hide
): cure wounds, faerie fire, thunderwave
2nd level (3 slots): beast sense, flame blade, pass without trace
3rd level (3 slots): conjure animals, dispel magic, plant growth
4th level (3 slots
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
sporting events. Hareth’s Folly, Middle Dura The King of Fire A comfortable tavern and gambling hall, known as one of the safest places to bet on the Race of Eight Winds and the events at the Hollow Tower
safest establishments in Lower Dura. Callestan, Lower Dura The Broken Mirror A curious tavern owned by a family of changelings, the Broken Mirror changes its appearance and theme every week. It’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Vlaakith’s Dilemma Long gone are the days when the gith race was fully embroiled in conflict. When the githyanki settled Tu’narath and took up residence in the Astral Plane, they no longer had to
smallest pieces of exquisite jewelry. Indolent Dilettantes As a race bred and shaped by the mind flayers for a life of fighting, the githyanki never knew anything else while they were enslaved. Now that they
compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
small pigeon in a cage
38 An Acquisitions Incorporated “Green Flame” foam finger
39 A “C” Team lunchbox
40 A potted plant that grows different fruit on every branch
41 A book of
Radiant Mists
99 An ice cube that never melts
00 An expertly carved sword hilt with the blade snapped cleanly off
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
forget that the Guardians of the Gate have a civilian branch that handles administrative issues and special customs investigations. Tethyn Olar has led that arm of the Sharn Watch for more than a decade
feelings interfere with his duties. Sharn Watch Races d20 Race 1 Changeling 2–4 Dwarf 5–6 Elf 7 Gnome 8–9 Half-elf 10–11 Half-orc 12–13 Halfling 14–16 Human 17 Kalashtar 18 Shifter 19–20 Warforged
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume Four
saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Actions
Multiattack. The high fae makes two Fae Blade attacks and uses Vexing Prank once.
Fae Blade. Melee Weapon Attack: +9 to hit
fae kindguards are in direct service to Talion, the Kindly Lord. Nine times nine have these high fae sworn a binding oath to protect the Kindly Lord, each time pricking their hand on a hawthorn branch
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
and deal 8 (1d6 + 5) slashing damage on a hit. Viln carries four daggers coated with purple worm poison (see “Poisons” in chapter 8 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide). The poison on a dagger’s blade is
answers arouse suspicion or come across as insolent, the drow attack. Slave Abuse The characters see a drow noble flogging one of a handful of slaves (commoners of any race) while 1d4 bugbear
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
race. When their leader Gith perished, she was replaced by her undead adviser, Vlaakith. The lich-queen forbade worship of all beings except herself.
Of all their enemies, the githyanki most hate
, dealing psychic as well as physical damage. A githyanki can’t become a knight until it masters the singular discipline needed to will such a blade into existence. A silver sword is equivalent to a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
in a city or town dominated by another race. Everything Has a Story As do many other races, halflings enjoy accumulating personal possessions. But unlike with most other races, a halfling’s idea of
not dozing off and dreaming of chasing butterflies, halflings spend time on simple creative activities, such as whittling a pipe from a branch, braiding yarn into a thick rope, or composing a jaunty
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume Four
. OUPHES
Ouphes are curious creatures found throughout the wilds of Eldraine. While often seen as foolish, ouphes are magically connected to the natural world and know more about the secret lives of
opportunity attacks when it flies out of an enemy’s reach.
Actions
Needle Blade. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d4 + 5) piercing damage.
Magic Mockery. The faerie hurls
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
forces to win the day. Lady Laeral Silverhand Chaotic good female human wizard Ideals: Creativity, respect (“We cannot stop what we do not understand.”) Interaction Traits: Quiet, curious Pledged
is a stern warrior dedicated to discipline and results. Having risen through the ranks of the Flaming Fist by the might of his blade and the sharpness of his wits, he sometimes lacks sophistication and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
forces to win the day. Lady Laeral Silverhand Chaotic good female human wizard Ideals: Creativity, respect (“We cannot stop what we do not understand.”) Interaction Traits: Quiet, curious Pledged
is a stern warrior dedicated to discipline and results. Having risen through the ranks of the Flaming Fist by the might of his blade and the sharpness of his wits, he sometimes lacks sophistication and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
forces to win the day. Lady Laeral Silverhand Chaotic good female human wizard Ideals: Creativity, respect (“We cannot stop what we do not understand.”) Interaction Traits: Quiet, curious Pledged
a stern warrior dedicated to discipline and results. Having risen through the ranks of the Flaming Fist by the might of his blade and the sharpness of his wits, he sometimes lacks sophistication and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
curious to know more about the source of the discord in Mantol-Derith, leading to a revelation about Fraz-Urb’luu. A rift formed by faerzress opens wide, illuminating a dark tunnel. The rift spits out
demonic face looking back at her. Thoughts of murder and carnage fill her thoughts as she hides the gemstone on her person, draws her shortsword, and coats the blade with poison.
Cyrog Lives! Hail
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
aquatic home through sightings and stories, becoming a guardian of the place and, in effect, a manifestation of its personality. Aquatic Collectors. Curious by nature, naiads often seek out what the
, groups of oreads might race ahead of the destruction, dancing, singing, and doing what they can to maximize the impending devastation. Honor Among Fey. Hearkening back to some ages-old conflict, oreads