brush back diffusing calls reclusive

Aranea

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 12): At Will: Friends, Silent Image 1/Day: Hold PersonAraneas are reclusive shape-shifters. An aranea’s natural form resembles

humanoid-spider hybrid form, or back into its true spider form. Its game statistics are the same in each form, except where noted. Any equipment it is wearing or carrying isn’t transformed.

Cadaver Collector

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

of a conquering army on the Material Plane. These fearsome Constructs obey their summoners until they are dismissed back to Acheron, but if a summoner comes to a bad end, a cadaver collector might

time.Necrotic, Poison, Psychic; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks that aren't AdamantineSummon Specters (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). The collector calls up the

Cadaver Collector Legacy

Monsters Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes

collector calls up the enslaved spirits of those it has slain; 1d6;{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Summon Specters"} specter;specters (without Sunlight Sensitivity) arise in

back to Acheron, but if a summoner comes to a bad end, a cadaver collector might wander the Material Plane for centuries, collecting corpses while searching for a way to return home. Sweeping the Dead

Heralds of Dust Exorcist

Monsters Adventure Atlas: The Mortuary

calls throughout Sigil and the planes beyond. The vagaries of undeath make spirits difficult to predict. Nevertheless, exorcists are well equipped for their work. Molded by experiences with

apparitions and their ilk, exorcists channel the forces of death to preserve the living, commune with the dead, and drive evil spirits back to their graves. They can also fire versatile bolts of necrotic or

Tloques-Popolocas

Monsters Tales from the Yawning Portal

needing to make an ability check. Shapechanger. If Tloques-Popolocas isn't in sunlight or running water, it can use its action to polymorph into a Tiny bat, or back into its true form. While in bat

","rollAction":"Berserker Battleaxe","rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage if used with two hands. Children of the Night (1/Day). Tloques-Popolocas magically calls 2d4;{"diceNotation":"2d4","rollType

Adult Green Dragon Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

the dragon uses this lair action again or when the dragon dies. A wall of tangled brush bristling with thorns springs into existence on a solid surface within 120 feet of the dragon. The wall is up

fire damage, resistance to bludgeoning and piercing damage, and immunity to psychic damage. The wall sinks back into the ground when the dragon uses this lair action again or when the dragon dies

Ancient Green Dragon Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

away when the dragon uses this lair action again or when the dragon dies. A wall of tangled brush bristling with thorns springs into existence on a solid surface within 120 feet of the dragon. The wall

, vulnerability to fire damage, resistance to bludgeoning and piercing damage, and immunity to psychic damage. The wall sinks back into the ground when the dragon uses this lair action again or when the dragon

Vampire Warrior Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

Shapechanger. If the vampire isn't in sunlight or running water, it can use its action to polymorph into a Tiny bat or a Medium cloud of mist, or back into its true form. While in bat form, the

or until the vampire is destroyed, is on a different plane of existence than the target, or takes a bonus action to end the effect. Children of the Night (1/Day). The vampire magically calls 2d4

Zorak Lightdrinker

Monsters Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

Shapechanger. If Zorak isn't in sunlight or running water, he can use his action to polymorph into a Tiny bat or a Medium cloud of mist, or back into his true form. While in bat form, Zorak can't

is a giant). Hit or Miss: If thrown, the weapon flies back to Zorak's hand after the attack. Multiattack. (Vampire Form Only). Zorak makes two attacks, only one of which can be a bite attack. Unarmed

Vampire Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

Shapechanger. If the vampire isn’t in sunlight or running water, it can use its action to polymorph into a Tiny bat or a Medium cloud of mist, or back into its true form. While in bat form

, or takes a bonus action to end the effect. Children of the Night (1/Day). The vampire magically calls 2d4;{"diceNotation":"2d4","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Children of the Night"} swarm of bats

Vampire Spellcaster Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

Shapechanger. If the vampire isn't in sunlight or running water, it can use its action to polymorph into a Tiny bat or a Medium cloud of mist, or back into its true form. While in bat form, the

vampire is destroyed, is on a different plane of existence than the target, or takes a bonus action to end the effect. Children of the Night (1/Day). The vampire magically calls 2d4;{"diceNotation":"2d4

Folk Hero - Baldur's Gate

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

their champion, and your destiny calls you to stand against the tyrants and monsters that threaten the common folk everywhere. Skill Proficiencies: Animal Handling, Survival Tool

dozen adopted grandparents inviting you in for a meal. 3 Seeing a lost patriar after dark in the Outer City, you guided the wayward noble through back streets to safety. The patriar repaid your

Lhammaruntosz

Monsters Sleeping Dragon’s Wake

rating no higher than her own, or back into her true form. She reverts to her true form if she dies. Any equipment she is wearing or carrying is absorbed or borne by the new form (Lhammaruntosz's choice

Bahamut, which the dragon can use to commune with the deity. In recent decades Lhammaruntosz has retreated inside the shrine, becoming reclusive due to a attack by a disguised demon which has driven her

Rak Tulkhesh

Monsters Eberron: Rising from the Last War

Tulkhesh magically polymorphs into a humanoid, beast, or giant that has a challenge rating no higher than his own, or back into his true form. He reverts to his true form if he dies. Any equipment he

cities, the hatred against warforged and Cyran refugees, the calls for a return to war — all these things bear the mark of Rak Tulkhesh's malign influence. Minions of Rak Tulkhesh. Any organization that

Claugiyliamatar (possessed)

Monsters Divine Contention

uses this lair action again or when the dragon dies. A wall of tangled brush bristling with thorns springs into existence on a solid surface within 120 feet of the dragon. The wall is up to 60 feet long

, resistance to bludgeoning and piercing damage, and immunity to psychic damage. The wall sinks back into the ground when the dragon uses this lair action again or when the dragon dies. Magical fog billows

Tromokratis

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

fall unconscious. Instead, the damage creates cracks in its carapace, revealing its hearts. Tromokratis has four hearts: two on its chest, one on its back, and one at the base of its tail. A heart has an

encounter with the kraken truly legendary, Tromokratis might use its Hearts of the Kraken mythic trait. When this happens, it calls upon a reserve of strength just as it appears to be vanquished. After

Claugiyliamatar

Monsters Storm King's Thunder

check and succeeds. The roots and vines wilt away when the dragon uses this lair action again or when the dragon dies. A wall of tangled brush bristling with thorns springs into existence on a solid

of wall has AC 5, 15 hit points, vulnerability to fire damage, resistance to bludgeoning and piercing damage, and immunity to psychic damage. The wall sinks back into the ground when the dragon uses

Ranger Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

of steel, cutting down one enemy after another. After tumbling away from a cone of freezing air, an elf finds her feet and draws back her bow to loose an arrow at the white dragon. Shrugging off the

whistles to the hawk that circles high above him, calling the bird back to his side. Whispering instructions in Elvish, he points to the owlbear he’s been tracking and sends the hawk to distract

Imix

Monsters Princes of the Apocalypse

within a volcano on the Elemental Plane of Fire. This fortress-palace is known as the Temple of Ultimate Consumption. Imix is quick to answer calls from the Material Plane, since he hungers eternally

form intermittent portals to the Elemental Plane of Fire, allowing elemental creatures into the mortal world to dwell near those points. If Imix is destroyed or banished back to his home plane

Ironspine Keep

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hold Back The Dead

to trim these back, and the high brush conceals the horde’s movements. Map 1.1 shows the critical north end of Ironspine Keep, which faces the invading horde; the keep extends off the map to the south. Damien Mammoliti Map 1.1: Ironspine Keep View Unlabeled Version

once-fitted stones are uneven. Tough weeds sprout throughout the fortress. Thick brush has grown far closer to the walls than any reasonable defender would permit. The new occupants haven’t had time

Ironspine Keep

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hold Back The Dead

to trim these back, and the high brush conceals the horde’s movements. Map 1.1 shows the critical north end of Ironspine Keep, which faces the invading horde; the keep extends off the map to the south. Damien Mammoliti Map 1.1: Ironspine Keep View Unlabeled Version

once-fitted stones are uneven. Tough weeds sprout throughout the fortress. Thick brush has grown far closer to the walls than any reasonable defender would permit. The new occupants haven’t had time

Ironspine Keep

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hold Back The Dead

to trim these back, and the high brush conceals the horde’s movements. Map 1.1 shows the critical north end of Ironspine Keep, which faces the invading horde; the keep extends off the map to the south. Damien Mammoliti Map 1.1: Ironspine Keep View Unlabeled Version

once-fitted stones are uneven. Tough weeds sprout throughout the fortress. Thick brush has grown far closer to the walls than any reasonable defender would permit. The new occupants haven’t had time

Ancient Dragon Turtle

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

a bridge on a major trade road, terrifying travelers. 3 After an unwise attack from a whaling ship, a dragon turtle pursued the ship back to harbor and now attacks any ship that tries to leave

, though some dragon turtles prefer coastal lairs with easier access to settlements they can trade with—or prey upon. Particularly reclusive dragon turtles seek lairs in even more remote locales

Keresta Delvingstone

Monsters Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

Shapechanger. If Keresta isn't in sunlight or running water, she can use her action to polymorph into a Tiny bat or a Medium cloud of mist, or back into her true form. While in bat form, Keresta

the target, or takes a bonus action to end the effect. Children of the Night (1/Day). Keresta magically calls 2d4;{"diceNotation":"2d4","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Children of the Night"} swarm

Young Sapphire Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

their rivals. The sonic pulse of their breath weapon sows weakness, leaving the victims unable to fight back. Luminous Blue Sapphire dragons’ scales and wing membranes show varied shades of

and tactics with the dragon. 6 A kuo-toa archpriest believes a young sapphire dragon is a god named Sliploopdreegoo, and calls on other kuo-toa to worship the dragon. Lightning, Thunder

Crook of Rao

Magic Items Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

within 1 mile of you. Any fiend with a challenge rating of 19 or higher is unaffected. Each banished fiend is sent back to its home plane and can’t return to the plane the Crook of Rao banished it

;s name in Iggwilv’s voice, doing so until the gate calls on every fiend ever banished by the Crook of Rao. If the fiend still exists, it is drawn through the gate. This process takes eighteen

Arriving at the House

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

Arriving at the House When the characters seek the source of the light, read or paraphrase the following description: Gradually the haze and brush give way, revealing a bald hilltop. There stands a

characters don’t disguise their approach, one of the investigators calls out, identifies themselves, and welcomes the company. They invite the party inside to meet with their partner. Ultimately, if

Arriving at the House

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

Arriving at the House When the characters seek the source of the light, read or paraphrase the following description: Gradually the haze and brush give way, revealing a bald hilltop. There stands a

characters don’t disguise their approach, one of the investigators calls out, identifies themselves, and welcomes the company. They invite the party inside to meet with their partner. Ultimately, if

Arriving at the House

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

Arriving at the House When the characters seek the source of the light, read or paraphrase the following description: Gradually the haze and brush give way, revealing a bald hilltop. There stands a

characters don’t disguise their approach, one of the investigators calls out, identifies themselves, and welcomes the company. They invite the party inside to meet with their partner. Ultimately, if

Recluse

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

abandoned. Some wander the world, hoping to learn as much of its ways as they can; others are hermits who seek spiritual enlightenment in solitude. Some reclusive giants enjoy their solitude, while others

are desperately lonely or eager to find a settlement where they can live among their own kind. The Recluses table offers adventure hooks you can use to launch an adventure with a reclusive giant

Recluse

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

abandoned. Some wander the world, hoping to learn as much of its ways as they can; others are hermits who seek spiritual enlightenment in solitude. Some reclusive giants enjoy their solitude, while others

are desperately lonely or eager to find a settlement where they can live among their own kind. The Recluses table offers adventure hooks you can use to launch an adventure with a reclusive giant

Recluse

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

abandoned. Some wander the world, hoping to learn as much of its ways as they can; others are hermits who seek spiritual enlightenment in solitude. Some reclusive giants enjoy their solitude, while others

are desperately lonely or eager to find a settlement where they can live among their own kind. The Recluses table offers adventure hooks you can use to launch an adventure with a reclusive giant

Yuan-ti Pureblood Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

’ serpent gods into their religions. These victories sent a constant influx of food, ore, and slaves back to the home cities. The wealth of the empire allowed the ruling elite plenty of time to

of evil that calls for them to butcher or eradicate all who oppose them. In keeping with their goal of domination, the yuan-ti would rather capture potentially useful opponents than kill them. They use

Xeleth's Big Entrance

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis

spectators and causing shards of crystal to fall like rain. A serpentine dragon with scintillating scales and nebulous wings sweeps down through the hole. Mounted on its back is an armored figure whose

face is hidden behind a visor. The figure calls out, “I am Prince Xeleth of the Xaryxian Empire. I’ve come for my sister, Xedalli. Surrender her to me, you rats, or be annihilated.” Here ends chapter 8.

Xeleth's Big Entrance

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis

spectators and causing shards of crystal to fall like rain. A serpentine dragon with scintillating scales and nebulous wings sweeps down through the hole. Mounted on its back is an armored figure whose

face is hidden behind a visor. The figure calls out, “I am Prince Xeleth of the Xaryxian Empire. I’ve come for my sister, Xedalli. Surrender her to me, you rats, or be annihilated.” Here ends chapter 8.

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