brings both doesn continues rating

Commune with Nature

Spells Player’s Handbook

settings, the radius is limited to 300 feet. The spell doesn’t function where nature has been replaced by construction, such as in castles and settlements. Choose three of the following facts

; you learn those facts as they pertain to the spell’s area: Locations of settlements Locations of portals to other planes of existence Location of one Challenge Rating 10+ creature (DM’s

Polymorph

Spells Player’s Handbook

form can be any Beast you choose that has a Challenge Rating equal to or less than the target’s (or the target’s level if it doesn’t have a Challenge Rating). The target’s game

Animal Messenger

Spells Player’s Handbook

A Tiny Beast of your choice that you can see within range must succeed on a Charisma saving throw, or it attempts to deliver a message for you (if the target’s Challenge Rating isn’t 0

per 24 hours or 50 miles if the Beast can fly. When the Beast arrives, it delivers your message to the creature that you described, mimicking your communication. If the Beast doesn’t reach its

Summon Greater Demon

Spells Xanathar's Guide to Everything

You utter foul words, summoning one demon from the chaos of the Abyss. You choose the demon’s type, which must be one of challenge rating 5 or lower, such as a shadow demon or a barlgura. The

throw if you say its true name. On a failed save, the demon continues to obey you. On a successful save, your control of the demon ends for the rest of the duration, and the demon spends its turns

Gnoll Hunter

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

viciously barbed heads. Even when a hunter doesn’t kill their target with their first shot, the arrow strike brings so much pain that the victim is hobbled in its attempt to run away. Gnolls

Wildspacer

Backgrounds Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

to adapt to zero gravity. Being weightless doesn’t give you disadvantage on any of your melee attack rolls (see “Weightlessness” below). WEIGHTLESSNESS In any location where

gravity isn’t present, the following rules apply: Impeded Melee. When making a melee attack with a weapon, a creature that doesn’t have a flying or swimming speed (either naturally or

True Polymorph Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

the target’s (or its level, if the target doesn’t have a challenge rating). The target’s game statistics, including mental ability scores, are replaced by the statistics of the new

’t affected by this spell. Creature into Creature. If you turn a creature into another kind of creature, the new form can be any kind you choose whose challenge rating is equal to or less than

Asteria

Monsters The Book of Many Things

the first Deck of Many Things. She doesn’t know why this is but surmises her life is tied to that deck; so long as it continues to exist, so will she. She has no way to prove this hypothesis

doesn’t function if Asteria has the incapacitated condition. Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Asteria fails a saving throw, she can choose to succeed instead. Special Equipment. Asteria wears

Cradle of the Stone Scion

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

mountain, the cradle awakens as a bipedal mass of stone and crystals. It brings the weight of the mountain down on the intruder’s head and unleashes an earsplitting roar that can collapse mine

scion continues to pursue the art that ornamented its dreams, seeking to mold and shape stone into beautiful elegance. If it needs more raw materials, the scion can transform a living creature in its

Ancient Amethyst Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

the lower level brings a creature to the upper level. A creature or object dropped down one of the chimneys continues falling endlessly unless it or some outside force has the means to slow or stop it

gravity with flight that doesn’t rely solely upon their great wings, and gravitational force empowers both their devastating breath weapon and the exploding amethyst crystals they spit at their

Scion of Skoraeus

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

crystals. It brings the weight of the mountain down on the intruder’s head and unleashes an earsplitting roar that can collapse mine tunnels. If the cradle is destroyed, the scion of Skoraeus

inside it awakens. At nearly 70 feet tall, it towers over most other creatures and wields a mass of crystal as a club. Once awakened, the scion continues to pursue the art that ornamented its dreams

Adult Amethyst Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

physical laws affect them. They defy gravity with flight that doesn’t rely solely upon their great wings, and gravitational force empowers both their devastating breath weapon and the exploding

magic warps space within the lair. Moving up past the upper level brings a creature to the lower level again, while moving down from the lower level brings a creature to the upper level. A creature or

Devourer

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Unusual Nature. A devourer doesn’t require air, drink, or sleep.Multiattack. The devourer makes two Claw attacks and can use either Imprison Soul or Soul Rend, if available. Claw. Melee Weapon

appear in the Monster Manual) are particularly attracted to the presence of a devourer. Devourers hunt Humanoids with the intent of consuming them body and soul. After a devourer brings a target to the

Baernaloth

Monsters Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse

wounded foes alive, sometimes indefinitely, to prolong their suffering. Even striking against a baernaloth brings misery—they can cause an attacker’s old wounds to painfully reopen. All the

hovering at death’s door. The challenge rating of a baernaloth is 18 (20,000 XP) when it’s encountered in its lair. Lair Actions On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), a

Mass Polymorph

Spells Xanathar's Guide to Everything

challenge rating is equal to or less than the target’s (or half the target’s level, if the target doesn’t have a challenge rating). The target’s game statistics, including

Infernal Calling

Spells Xanathar's Guide to Everything

Uttering a dark incantation, you summon a devil from the Nine Hells. You choose the devil’s type, which must be one of challenge rating 6 or lower, such as a barbed devil or a bearded devil

returns to you to report having done so. If your concentration ends before the spell reaches its full duration, the devil doesn’t disappear if it has become immune to your verbal commands

Slithering Tracker

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

the same time, a slithering tracker flows into places where a normal creature can’t go and brings its own brand of watery death down on its quarry. The ritual for creating a slithering tracker

revenge against its target doesn’t end a slithering tracker’s existence or its hunger for blood. Some slithering trackers remain aware of their purpose and extend their quest for vengeance to

Dullahan

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

Headless Summoning (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). If the dullahan is reduced to 0 hit points, it doesn’t die or fall unconscious. Instead, it regains 97 hit points. In addition, it

the dullahan after it uses Headless Summoning. Legendary Resistance (2/Day). If the dullahan fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead. Unusual Nature. The dullahan doesn’t require

Arasta

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

Armor of Spiders (Mythic Trait; Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). If Arasta is reduced to 0 hit points, she doesn’t die or fall unconscious. Instead, she regains 200 hit points. In

her hatred of the gods and their servants. She doesn’t do so alone, though, as innumerable arachnids fawn over her, serving as her eyes throughout the wilderness, disposing of victims trapped

Adult Gold Dragon Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

polymorphs into a humanoid or beast that has a challenge rating no higher than its own, or back into its true form. It reverts to its true form if it dies. Any equipment it is wearing or carrying is absorbed

beautiful, opalescent mist manifest within 6 miles of the dragon’s lair. The mist doesn’t obscure anything. It assumes haunting forms when evil creatures are near the dragon or other non-evil

Adult Silver Dragon Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

turns, ending the effect on itself on a success. Change Shape. The dragon magically polymorphs into a humanoid or beast that has a challenge rating no higher than its own, or back into its true form

is warped by the dragon’s magic, which creates one or more of the following effects. Once per day, the dragon can alter the weather in a 6-mile radius centered on its lair. The dragon doesn

Rictavio

Monsters Curse of Strahd

as he can, starting with evil Vistani. Man with a Plan. Van Richten doesn’t know that his former protégé, a good-aligned Vistana named Ezmerelda d’Avenir, has come to Barovia

looking for him. He taught her many of his monster-hunting techniques, but she doesn’t know all of his tricks and disguises. So far, their paths haven’t crossed. In the event that van

Demogorgon

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

sight. 3–4: Confusing Gaze. The target suffers the effect of the confusion spell without making a saving throw. The effect lasts until the start of Demogorgon’s next turn. Demogorgon doesn

named Aameul and Hathradiah. Their gaze brings bewilderment and confusion to any who confront them. Similarly, the spiraling Y sign of Demogorgon’s cult drives those who contemplate it for too

Ancient Bronze Dragon Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

failed save, the creature is pushed 60 feet away from the dragon. Change Shape. The dragon magically polymorphs into a humanoid or beast that has a challenge rating no higher than its own, or back

can alter the weather in a 6-mile radius centered on its lair. The dragon doesn’t need to be outdoors; otherwise the effect is identical to the control weather spell. Underwater plants within

Ancient Gold Dragon Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

polymorphs into a humanoid or beast that has a challenge rating no higher than its own, or back into its true form. It reverts to its true form if it dies. Any equipment it is wearing or carrying is

beautiful, opalescent mist manifest within 6 miles of the dragon’s lair. The mist doesn’t obscure anything. It assumes haunting forms when evil creatures are near the dragon or other non

Ancient Silver Dragon Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success. Change Shape. The dragon magically polymorphs into a humanoid or beast that has a challenge rating no higher than its own, or back into its

doesn’t need to be outdoors; otherwise the effect is identical to the control weather spell. Within 1 mile of the lair, winds buoy non-evil creatures that fall due to no act of the dragon

Adult Bronze Dragon Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

failed save, the creature is pushed 60 feet away from the dragon. Change Shape. The dragon magically polymorphs into a humanoid or beast that has a challenge rating no higher than its own, or back into

can alter the weather in a 6-mile radius centered on its lair. The dragon doesn’t need to be outdoors; otherwise the effect is identical to the control weather spell. Underwater plants within 6

Troll Amalgam

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

amalgam, except for the following: it is Medium, it has 45 hit points, its speed is 30 ft., it doesn’t have a challenge rating or Legendary Resistance, and the only action it can take is the Attack

Juiblex

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

. Regeneration. Juiblex regains 20 hit points at the start of its turn. If it takes fire or radiant damage, this trait doesn’t function at the start of its next turn. Juiblex dies only if it

starts its turn with 0 hit points and doesn’t regenerate. Spider Climb. Juiblex can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings, without needing to make an ability check.Multiattack

Aurnozci

Monsters The Book of Many Things

Heat Regeneration. If the temperature around it is 100 degrees Fahrenheit or higher, Aurnozci regains 15 hit points at the start of its turn. If it takes cold or radiant damage, this trait doesn

’t function at the start of its next turn. Aurnozci dies only if it starts its turn with 0 hit points and doesn’t regenerate. Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Aurnozci fails a saving throw, it

Demogorgon Legacy

Monsters Out of the Abyss

the confusion spell without making a saving throw. The effect lasts until the start of Demogorgon’s next turn. Demogorgon doesn’t need to concentrate on the spell.Demogorgon can take 2

apelike torso, surmounted by two hideous simian heads, named Aameul and Hathradiah, both equally mad. Their gaze brings madness and confusion to any who confront it. Similarly, the spiraling Y sign of

Draconic Shard

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

. The shard doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep.Multiattack. The shard makes two Telekinetic Rend attacks. Telekinetic Rend. Melee or Ranged Spell Attack: +12;{"diceNotation":"1d20+12

. In this vessel, a draconic shard continues to pursue the interests and struggles that drove the dragon, perhaps even accompanying adventurers in the guise of an intelligent magic item and steering

Dragon Turtle Wyrmling

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

characters, and use the Dragon Turtle Spellcasting table to help select spells for a spellcasting dragon. (Though the Monster Manual doesn’t explicitly include dragon turtles in the variant rules for

the wyrmling brings the hag “visitors” by capsizing fishing boats. 2 A school of hunter shark;hunter sharks try to drive a dragon turtle wyrmling out of their waters. 3 A

Staff of the Forgotten One

Magic Items Tomb of Annihilation

(History) checks is doubled. You can’t be blinded, charmed, deafened, frightened, petrified, or stunned. Undead with a challenge rating of 2 or lower will neither threaten nor attack you unless

destroys both the staff and the life force trapped within it. The staff doesn’t explode if destroyed in this manner, but its destruction causes the sphere to be destroyed as well.

Orc Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

created the orcs and continues to direct their destiny. He is aided and abetted by the other warrior deities, Bahgtru and Ilneval, who bring strength and cunning to the battlefield. The followers of all

swallow a stone. A tribute of elf ears brings favor from Gruumsh. If you bury five stones at dawn before a long journey, you will always find your way back to the war hearth. Stomping your foot three

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