bring beyond defusing certain requiring

Hermit

Backgrounds Player’s Handbook

Kit, Bedroll, Book (philosophy), Lamp, Oil (3 flasks), Traveler's Clothes, 16 GP; or (B) 50 GP You spent your early years secluded in a hut or monastery located well beyond the outskirts of the

nearest settlement. In those days, your only companions were the creatures of the forest and those who would occasionally visit to bring news of the outside world and supplies. The solitude allowed you to spend many hours pondering the mysteries of creation.

Animal Lord (Hunter)

Monsters Monster Manual

Animal Lordship. An animal lord represents a Hunter (DM’s choice), which determines certain traits in this stat block. Legendary Resistance (4/Day). If the animal lord fails a saving throw, it

Only). The animal lord has Advantage on attack rolls against the target until the start of the animal lord’s next turn. Spellcasting. The animal lord casts one of the following spells, requiring

Animal Lord (Forager)

Monsters Monster Manual

Animal Lordship. An animal lord represents a Forager (DM’s choice), which determines certain traits in this stat block. Legendary Resistance (4/Day). If the animal lord fails a saving throw

: The following effect occurs: Fortify (Forager Only). The animal lord gains 20 Temporary Hit Points. Spellcasting. The animal lord casts one of the following spells, requiring no Material

Animal Lord

Monsters Monster Manual

Animal Lordship. An animal lord represents a Animal Lord (Forager);Forager, Animal Lord (Hunter);Hunter, or Animal Lord (Sage);Sage (DM’s choice), which determines certain traits in this stat

. Pesky Swarm (Sage Only). The target has Disadvantage on attack rolls and ability checks until the end of its next turn. Spellcasting. The animal lord casts one of the following spells, requiring no

Animal Lord (Sage)

Monsters Monster Manual

Animal Lordship. An animal lord represents the Sage, which determines certain traits in this stat block. Legendary Resistance (4/Day). If the animal lord fails a saving throw, it can choose to

, requiring no Material components and using Wisdom as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 20): At Will: Animal Friendship, Animal Messenger, Speak with Animals 2/Day Each: Awaken, Greater Restoration 1

Fighter

Classes Player’s Handbook

weapon techniques, and a well-equipped Fighter always has the right tool at hand for any combat situation. Likewise, a Fighter is adept with every form of armor. Beyond that basic degree of familiarity

, each Fighter specializes in certain styles of combat. Some concentrate on archery, some on fighting with two weapons at once, and some on augmenting their martial skills with magic. This combination of

Kundarak Warden

Monsters Eberron: Forge of the Artificer

DC 14). While Grappled, the creature has the Restrained condition. Spellcasting. The warden casts one of the following spells, requiring no Material components and using Intelligence as the

storehouses, and even its infamous prison, Dreadhold. Some also serve as agents of the mysterious Ghorad’din, a secretive group of assassins and spies little known beyond the members of the house. Kundarak wardens are adept at bypassing security measures as well as reinforcing them.

Sammaster (Lich Form)

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

following spells, requiring no Material components and using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 21): At Will: Cone of Cold, Detect Magic, Dispel Magic, Invisibility, Mage Hand

bound dragons to his service, and learned how to drive dragons across Faerûn into a berserk rage. He considered his intellect beyond morality and became paranoid, resentful, and megalomaniacal

Sammaster (Dracolich Form)

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

. Sammaster casts one of the following spells, requiring no Material components and using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 21, +13;{"diceNotation":"1d20+13", "rollType":"to hit

dracoliches, magically bound dragons to his service, and learned how to drive dragons across Faerûn into a berserk rage. He considered his intellect beyond morality and became paranoid, resentful, and

Dead Three Scion

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

scion casts one of the following spells, requiring no Material components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 20): At Will: Detect Thoughts, Dispel Magic 2/Day Each: Dimension

—and often to all three. Sometimes the scion commands a single cult with an uneasy mix of adherents of each god, but a scion might lead separate cults from the shadows, playing them against each other and coordinating their efforts to bring the greatest amount of misery to a region.Necrotic

Incarnation of Vibrance

Monsters Lorwyn: First Light

. Spellcasting. The incarnation casts one of the following spells, requiring no spell components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability: At Will: Daylight, Druidcraft, Plant Growth 1/Day: Blindness

of nature are beyond the ken of most mortal beings—untamable, primal, and awe inspiring. In the realm of Lorwyn-Shadowmoor, these beings take the forms of chimeric behemoths that combine the

Flabbergast

Monsters Acquisitions Incorporated

physical labor, Flabbergast is a bit of a bridge builder in his own way, always striving to bring people together and flexing his diplomatic muscles. A pacifist bureaucrat, he abhors violence, and rarely

certain amount of guilt around being complicit in certain Dran Enterprises' dealings, and helped Acquisitions Incorporated on the side even before taking up an official role with the company. Though Head

Vegepygmy Scavenger

Monsters Quests from the Infinite Staircase

salvage materials from their surroundings. Vegepygmy scavengers use stealth to bring food, tools, and weapons back to the colony. These scavengers leverage their nimbleness and natural camouflage to

killed by russet mold, a poisonous fungus rumored to have originated from beyond the stars. Vegepygmies gather in small bands, communicating with a combination of gestures, hisses, and rhythmic taps

The Abbot

Monsters Curse of Strahd

spells, requiring only verbal components: At will: detect evil and good 1/day each: commune, raise dead Magic Resistance. The Abbot has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical

hundred years ago, the deva was sent from the Upper Planes to honor the legacy of Saint Markovia. He reopened the abbey and began tending to the physically and mentally ill. In so doing, he hoped to bring

Marut

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

). The marut casts plane shift, requiring no material components and using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability. The marut can cast the spell normally, or it can cast the spell on an unwilling

and other inevitables to bring order to dealings between planar folk. A wide array of disparate creatures, including yugoloths, will enter into a contract with inevitables if asked. The Hall of

Symbol Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

; if the object is moved more than 10 feet from where you cast this spell, the glyph is broken, and the spell ends without being triggered. The glyph is nearly invisible, requiring an Intelligence

stepping on the glyph, removing another object covering it, approaching within a certain distance of it, or manipulating the object that holds it. For glyphs inscribed within an object, the most

Way of Mercy Legacy

Classes Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

Monks of the Way of Mercy learn to manipulate the life force of others to bring aid to those in need. They are wandering physicians to the poor and hurt. However, to those beyond their help, they

bring a swift end as an act of mercy. Those who follow the Way of Mercy might be members of a religious order, administering to the needy and making grim choices rooted in reality rather than idealism

Silverquill Professor of Radiance

Monsters Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

casts one of the following spells, requiring no material components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 15): At will: dancing lights, friends 2/day each: bless, command

strike at their foes with searing radiance. These Silverquill teachers seek to inspire greatness in all that they do, pushing their students to look for the good in all things and bring that into the

Android

Monsters Quests from the Infinite Staircase

Specialization"}): 1, aerialist; 2, diplomat; 3, diver; 4, duelist; 5, medic; 6, sentry. This design determines certain traits in this stat block. Lightning Overload. When the android takes lightning

prone condition. Spellcasting (Diplomat and Medic Only). The android casts one of the following spells, requiring no material components and using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability: 2/day each

Auspicia Dran

Monsters Acquisitions Incorporated

Innate Spellcasting (Psionics). Auspicia's innate spellcasting ability is Intelligence. She can innately cast the following spells, requiring no components: At will: detect thoughts 1/day

they happen, often making use of this ability to bring a fight to a standstill that encourages parley. But she has only just begun to explore her full precognitive potential.

Gray Slaad (control gem variant) Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components: At will: detect magic, detect thoughts, invisibility (self only), mage hand, major image 2/day each: fear, fly, fireball

whoever possesses the gem and is immune to being charmed while so controlled. Certain spells can be used to acquire the gem. If the slaad fails its saving throw against imprisonment, the spell can

Death Slaad (control gem variant) Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Innate Spellcasting"} to hit with spell attacks). The slaad can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components: At will: detect magic, detect

Gem. Implanted in the slaad's brain is a magic control gem. The slaad must obey whoever possesses the gem and is immune to being charmed while so controlled. Certain spells can be used to acquire the

Green Slaad (control gem variant) Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

cast the following spells, requiring no material components: At will: detect magic, detect thoughts, mage hand 2/day each: fear, invisibility (self only) 1/day: fireball Magic Resistance. The slaad has

slaad's brain is a magic control gem. The slaad must obey whoever possesses the gem and is immune to being charmed while so controlled. Certain spells can be used to acquire the gem. If the slaad

Oracle

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

, requiring no material components: At will: guidance, light, thaumaturgy 3/day each: bless, guiding bolt, healing word, hold person 1/day each: augury, scryingEldritch Touch. Melee Spell Attack: +5

divine omens (such as those presented in chapter 4) might seek out an oracle to gain a clearer vision of the god’s intentions. Finding an oracle, though, or one experienced in interpreting certain types of visions, might prove to be an adventure in its own right.

Black Abishai

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

, requiring no spell components or concentration. Wisdom is its spellcasting ability for this spell. While the spell persists, the abishai can move the area of darkness up to 60 feet as a bonus

whether an abishai follows Tiamat’s orders or Asmodeus’s. There is inherent risk in countermanding an order given by Tiamat, but interfering with Asmodeus’s plans invites certain

Jarl Storvald

Monsters Storm King's Thunder

","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Rock","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage. Spellcasting. Storvald casts one of the following spells, requiring no material components and using Wisdom as

immortality to its wearer, was last seen in the possession of a human adventurer (and former Harper) named Artus Cimber. Guided by magical runes of tracking, Storvald plans to find the ring and bring about the

Githyanki Xenomancer

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

. Spellcasting (Psionics). The githyanki casts one of the following spells, requiring no spell components and using Wisdom as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 16): At will: druidcraft, light, mage

sapient creatures can bring the xenomancer’s diplomatic skills to the forefront, while hostile contact becomes a test of the xenomancer’s survival skills. Sometimes a xenomancer’s

Cloud Giant of Evil Air

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

, requiring no material components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 16): At will: detect magic, fog cloud, light 2/day: telekinesis 1/day: gaseous formGiven their inherent

. As if that weren’t enough, cloud giants often bring tremendous wealth with them, swelling the cult’s coffers to finance more far-reaching operations. A cloud giant dedicated to Evil Air

Green Abishai

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

casts one of the following spells, requiring no material components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 17): At will: alter self, major image 3/day each: charm person, detect

Tiamat, but interfering with Asmodeus’s plans invites certain destruction.Fire, PoisonCold; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks that aren't Silvered

Decaton Modron

Monsters Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse

spells, requiring no material components and using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 13): At will: detect magic, dispel magic, mending (as an action) 1/day each: plane shift (self

modrons hold leadership positions, maintaining order in Mechanus and the realms beyond. For more information on modrons, see the Monster Manual.

Mind Flayer Prophet

Monsters Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

of the following spells, requiring no spell components and using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 16): At will: detect magic, detect thoughts, levitate 1/day each: dominate

monster, plane shift (self only), true seeingSome mind flayers dedicate their lives to channeling abstruse truths from beyond reality. This insight gives them preternatural senses and allows them to

Septon Modron

Monsters Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse

. A stunned creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success. Spellcasting. The septon casts one of the following spells, requiring no

, maintaining order in Mechanus and the realms beyond. For more information on modrons, see the Monster Manual.Lightning, Psychic

Relentless Juggernaut

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

a certain area its territory and visits destruction upon all trespassers. Relentless killers are hateful, revenge-obsessed creatures that enter into pacts with fiends or other nefarious entities

masterpiece at the scenes of its crimes. 3 Avatar. The killer sacrifices its victims, believing it’s a manifestation of a deity or force beyond morality. 4 Doctor. The killer

Star Spawn Grue

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

hopelessness. Star Spawn The Material Plane represents only one small part of the multiverse. Beyond the best-known planes of existence lie realms alien to mortal life. Some are so hostile that even a moment

blasphemous texts, and conduct the mind-searing rituals that guide star spawn into the world. Elder Evil Blessings Disciples of certain Elder Evils can bestow supernatural gifts on those who serve

Duergar Mind Master

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

effect.Wearing fearsome masks, duergar mind masters usually operate as spies, both inside and beyond a duergar stronghold. Their psionically augmented abilities enable them to see through illusions with ease

as joyless, duergar are in fact deeply passionate in all that they do—even if that passion rarely manifests as mirth. They bring an emotional intensity to their lives, whether they’re

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