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Merfolk Skirmisher

Monsters Monster Manual

Amphibious. The merfolk can breathe air and water.Ocean Spear. Melee or Ranged Attack Roll: +2;{"diceNotation":"1d20+2", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Ocean Spear"}, reach 5 ft. or range 20/60

", "rollAction":"Ocean Spear", "rollDamageType":"Cold"} Cold damage. If the target is a creature, its Speed decreases by 10 feet until the end of its next turn. Hit or Miss: The spear magically returns to the merfolk’s hand immediately after a ranged attack.

Planar Ally

Spells Player’s Handbook

exchange for payment, but it isn’t obliged to do so. The requested task could range from simple (fly us across the chasm, or help us fight a battle) to complex (spy on our enemies, or protect us during

task, or when the agreed-upon duration of service expires, the creature returns to its home plane after reporting back to you if possible. If you are unable to agree on a price for the creature’s service, the creature immediately returns to its home plane.

Biha Babir

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

Amphibious. Biha Babir can breathe air and water. Elemental Restoration. If Biha Babir dies outside the Elemental Plane of Water, her body dissolves into brine, and she gains a new body in 1d4

a cunning mind. Biha Babir is politically savvy and prefers to outsmart her opponents rather than battle them, though she doesn’t shy from combat if necessary. Biha Babir covets opulence, but

Sammaster (Dracolich Form)

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

rule Faerûn. His Cult of the Dragon devotes itself to helping evil dragons become dracoliches to bring this evil new age to fruition. Sammaster was killed in battle, but had prepared contingencies

past, but the clever wizard returns each time to steer the Cult of the Dragon into more desperate and sinister plots.Acid, Necrotic, Poison

Sammaster (Lich Form)

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

. His Cult of the Dragon devotes itself to helping evil dragons become dracoliches to bring this evil new age to fruition. Sammaster was killed in battle, but had prepared contingencies for his demise

clever wizard returns each time to steer the Cult of the Dragon into more desperate and sinister plots.Necrotic, PoisonAcid, Cold, Lightning

Planar Ally Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

service in exchange for payment, but it isn't obliged to do so. The requested task could range from simple (fly us across the chasm, or help us fight a battle) to complex (spy on our enemies, or

creature completes the task, or when the agreed-upon duration of service expires, the creature returns to its home plane after reporting back to you, if appropriate to the task and if possible. If you

Sahuagin Priestess Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

Blood Frenzy. The sahuagin has advantage on melee attack rolls against any creature that doesn't have all its hit points. Limited Amphibiousness. The sahuagin can breathe air and water, but she needs

the sahuagin hunting horn — a call to raid and battle. Coastal settlers refer to sahuagin as “sea devils,” for sahuagin have no compassion in them, slaughtering the crews of ships and decimating coastal

Kelpie

Monsters Tales from the Yawning Portal

Amphibious. The kelpie can breathe air and water. Seaweed Shape. The kelpie can use its action to reshape its body into the form of a humanoid or beast that is Small, Medium, or Large. Its

kelpie returns to its true form if it takes a bonus action to do so or if it dies. False Appearance. While the kelpie remains motionless in its true form, it is indistinguishable from normal

Sahuagin Baron Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

Blood Frenzy. The sahuagin has advantage on melee attack rolls against any creature that doesn’t have all its hit points. Limited Amphibiousness. The sahuagin can breathe air and water, but he

it. This is the sound of the sahuagin hunting horn — a call to raid and battle. Coastal settlers refer to sahuagin as “sea devils,” for sahuagin have no compassion in them

Steel Predator

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

predator locates its prey by sight and smell. Once battle is joined, the predator ignores every other threat to attack its target, unless other creatures prevent it from reaching the target. In that

case, it does what it must to fulfill its mission. If all goes according to plan, a steel predator slays its target and then voluntarily returns to Sigil, where it’s broken down into parts that

Storm Crab

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

Amphibious. The crab can breathe air and water.Multiattack. The crab makes two Claw attacks and one Stinger attack. Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +10;{"diceNotation":"1d20+10", "rollType":"to hit

and roc;rocs to challenge dragons’ mastery of the sky, storm crabs were meant to battle dragon turtles, bronze dragons, and other aquatic foes. On many worlds, these creatures fiercely guard the

Fathomer

Monsters Princes of the Apocalypse

the serpent form during the change, inaccessible until the fathomer returns to its true form. The fathomer reverts to its true form after 4 hours, unless it can expend another use of this trait. If the

fathomer is knocked unconscious or dies, it also reverts to its true form. While in serpent form, the fathomer gains a swimming speed of 40 feet, the ability to breathe underwater, immunity to poison

Lantern Archon

Monsters Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse

place within the Celestial hierarchy. When faced in battle, archons radiate the full fury of the Upper Planes, bolstering their allies and cowing their foes.Lightning, RadiantBludgeoning, Piercing

, and Slashing from Nonmagical AttacksShift Radiance. The archon reduces its Illumination to shed only dim light in a 5-foot radius, or it returns the light to full intensity.

Snapping Hydra

Monsters Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures

Amphibious. The hydra can breathe air and water. Multiple Heads. The hydra has five heads. Whenever the hydra takes 30 or more damage in a single turn, one of its heads dies. If all its heads die

, it’s never long before a hungry or curious creature arrives to investigate, leaping into battle with the hydra’s foes while the hydra makes an opportune exit.

Deep Scion

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Amphibious (Hybrid Form Only). The deep scion can breathe air and water.Multiattack. The deep scion makes two Battleaxe attacks, or it makes one Bite attack and two Claw attacks. Battleaxe. Melee

;s desires. Sometimes a deep scion returns to their former home—unexpectedly found alive when all hope was lost. At other times the deep scion takes on a new identity. In any case, it is the

Plasmid

monsters

Amphibious. The plasmid can breathe air and water. Receptive Telepathy. The plasmid is considered a shark for the purpose of being magically controlled by any sahuagin’s Shark Telepathy trait

while retaining its game statistics, or it returns to its true amorphous form. Any equipment it is wearing or carrying isn’t transformed.

Adult Blue Dragon Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

that make up its lair if that lair is invaded. The dragon then burrows out, leaving its attackers to be crushed and suffocated. When it returns later, it collects its possessions — along with the

unable to breathe or stand up. A creature can take an action to make a DC 10 Strength check, ending the buried state on a success. A cloud of sand swirls about in a 20-foot-radius sphere centered on a

Grung Elite Warrior

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Amphibious. The grung can breathe air and water. Poisonous Skin. Any creature that grapples the grung or otherwise comes into direct contact with the grung’s skin must succeed on a DC 12

warrior typically leads a group of grung and other warriors into battle and is often accompanied by a grung wildling. Grungs Grungs are frog-like folk found in rain forests and tropical jungles

Bakunawa

Monsters Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

Amphibious. The bakunawa can breathe air and water. Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the bakunawa fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.Multiattack. The bakunawa

call home. Iridescent scales crackling with lightning cover a bakunawa’s fearsome serpentine body, and the sharp movements of its mighty wings echo with thunderous winds. Known for their mercilessness in battle, bakunawa swallow whole any who challenge them.Lightning, Thunder

Sahuagin Claw of Sha'argon

monsters

Blood Frenzy. The sahuagin has Advantage on attack rolls against any creature that doesn’t have all its Hit Points. Limited Amphibiousness. The sahuagin can breathe air and water, but it must

sahuagin into battle, the Claws of Sha’argon are the spiritual leaders of the Eternal Dominion who lead its inquisitions and crush its enemies with claw and spell. Claw and Tentacle. The powerful

Carrionette

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

carrionette and the target die. A protection from evil and good spell cast on the controlled body drives the carrionette out and returns the consciousness of both creatures to their original bodies

. The swap is also undone if the controlled body takes damage from the carrionette’s Silver Needle.Carrionettes arise from innocent intentions. Heartfelt wishes breathe life into a beloved toy and

Way of the Ascendant Dragon (FToD)

Classes Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

who follow this tradition augment their prowess in battle, bolster their allies, and can even soar through the air on draconic wings. But all this power is in service of a greater goal: achieving a

written in Draconic that contained inspiring new techniques. 6 After a dream featuring a five-handed dragonborn, you awoke with the mystical breath of dragons.

Ancient Blue Dragon Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

that make up its lair if that lair is invaded. The dragon then burrows out, leaving its attackers to be crushed and suffocated. When it returns later, it collects its possessions — along with

unable to breathe or stand up. A creature can take an action to make a DC 10 Strength check, ending the buried state on a success. A cloud of sand swirls about in a 20-foot-radius sphere centered on

Way of the Ascendant Dragon

Classes Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

who follow this tradition augment their prowess in battle, bolster their allies, and can even soar through the air on draconic wings. But all this power is in service of a greater goal: achieving a

written in Draconic that contained inspiring new techniques. 6 After a dream featuring a five-handed dragonborn, you awoke with the mystical breath of dragons.

Orc Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

the plane of Acheron. It is there in the afterlife where the chosen ones will join Gruumsh and his armies in their endless extraplanar battle for supremacy. Gods of the Orcs Orcs believe their gods

gather and celebrate, dwell the followers of Yurtrus, the god of disease and death, and Shargaas, the god of darkness and the unknown. Orcs too weak for battle (because of bodily weakness, malformation

Deck of Many Things Legacy

Magic Items Basic Rules (2014)

you, warning all others that you must win the battle alone. The avatar fights until you die or it drops to 0 hit points, whereupon it disappears. If anyone tries to help you, the helper summons its

apply it. The Void. This black card spells disaster. Your soul is drawn from your body and contained in an object in a place of the GM's choice. One or more powerful beings guard the place. While your

Iymrith

Monsters Storm King's Thunder

that lair is invaded. The dragon then burrows out, leaving its attackers to be crushed and suffocated. When it returns later, it collects its possessions — along with the wealth of the dead

","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Collapsing Ceiling","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage and be knocked prone and buried. The buried target is restrained and unable to breathe or

Ancient Sapphire Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

seeks adventurers to lead into battle against the mind flayer;mind flayers that usurped the dragon’s lair. 4 Powerful infernal creatures have opened a portal in the middle of a city square

their army in battle centuries ago. 3 An ancient sapphire dragon guards the phylactery of a lich who helped the dragon establish a lair centuries before becoming Undead. 4 Lolth the Spider

Book of Vile Darkness (Variant)

Magic Items Keys from the Golden Vault

the book’s contents, provided that those modifications advance evil and expand the lore already contained within. Whenever a non-evil creature attunes to the Book of Vile Darkness, that creature

banished using magic such as the dispel evil and good spell. The banished spirit returns to the book. Adjusted Ability Scores. After you spend the requisite amount of time reading and studying the book

Powered Armor

Magic Items Lost Laboratory of Kwalish

). Translate any writing you can see in any nonmagical language, to a total of one thousand words over 1 minute (1 charge or 5 hit points). Fill the armor with air, allowing you to breathe normally in

approached. Battle of Wills. When donned by a new user, the armor deems itself superior and attempts to take possession of that user. The user must succeed on a DC 13 Charisma saving throw or be

Elegy for the First World

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

heart of creation. Breathe, dragons; sing now of Tiamat, raging in battle with no hope of victory. She would not flee or surrender, fighting as death reached its cold claws toward her. War

Elegy for the First World Breathe, dragons; sing of the First World, forged out of chaos and painted with beauty. Sing of Bahamut, the Platinum, molding the shape of the mountains and rivers

Elegy for the First World

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

heart of creation. Breathe, dragons; sing now of Tiamat, raging in battle with no hope of victory. She would not flee or surrender, fighting as death reached its cold claws toward her. War

Elegy for the First World Breathe, dragons; sing of the First World, forged out of chaos and painted with beauty. Sing of Bahamut, the Platinum, molding the shape of the mountains and rivers

Elegy for the First World

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

heart of creation. Breathe, dragons; sing now of Tiamat, raging in battle with no hope of victory. She would not flee or surrender, fighting as death reached its cold claws toward her. War

Elegy for the First World Breathe, dragons; sing of the First World, forged out of chaos and painted with beauty. Sing of Bahamut, the Platinum, molding the shape of the mountains and rivers

A Fateful Morning

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

A Fateful Morning Mayor Raven spends the night and next morning conferring with members of the community in the common room of the Brass Crab. The morning after the battle at High Hill, two things

happen: The characters (or local scouts) return with news of an armed camp. Cudgel Ironsmile returns with information from the mercenary camp.

A Fateful Morning

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

A Fateful Morning Mayor Raven spends the night and next morning conferring with members of the community in the common room of the Brass Crab. The morning after the battle at High Hill, two things

happen: The characters (or local scouts) return with news of an armed camp. Cudgel Ironsmile returns with information from the mercenary camp.

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