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Yuan-ti Malison (Type 3) Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

their race, allowing them to shed their frail humanity like dead skin. Those that did not transform eventually became slaves or food for the blessed of the serpent gods. The yuan-ti empires withered

’t be bound for long by brute force, and that many creatures will refuse to serve. As a result, yuan-ti first influence other creatures with the promise of wealth and power. Time and again

Orc Legacy

Species Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

order from the encroachments of Fiends and other extraplanar threats. Gruumsh’s blessings have made orcs tireless guardians and mighty allies wherever they are found, even when they turn their

devotion to other gods. Creating Your Character 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

Verdan

Species Acquisitions Incorporated

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

the head with a single ring to keep them from flapping about. Changes in gender are also a known and accepted part of verdan life. These fluid aspects of form and identity are seen as blessings

Bugbear Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

. Gang Mentality Since bugbears aren’t a particularly fecund race, their overall population is small and spread over a wide area. Bugbears live in family groups that operate much like gangs. The

remove opposition or exile weaker or unpopular members to keep the rest of the gang strong. Fortunately for the race as a whole, even young and elderly bugbears have the ability to survive alone in the

Shifter Legacy

Species Eberron: Rising from the Last War

weretouched, as many believe they are the descendants of humans and lycanthropes. Whatever their origins, shifters have evolved into a unique race. They are humanoids with a bestial aspect; while they

shifter might be a massive brute built like a bear. While a shifter’s appearance might remind an onlooker of an animal, they remain clearly identifiable as shifters even when at their most feral

Stat Blocks by Creature Type

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

Sibriex Titivilus Wastrilith White abishai Yagnoloth Yeenoghu Zariel Zuggtmoy Giants Dire troll Ogre battering ram Ogre bolt launcher Ogre chain brute Ogre howdah Rot troll

Spirit troll Venom troll Humanoids Derro Derro savant Drow arachnomancer Drow favored consort Drow house captain Drow inquisitor Drow matron mother Drow shadowblade Duergar

Stat Blocks by Challenge Rating

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

Derro savant Duergar screamer Giff Merrenoloth Ogre chain brute Sword wraith warrior Vampiric mist Challenge 4 (1,100 XP) Deathlock Dybbuk Iron cobra Merregon Ogre battering

Steel predator Titivilus Challenge 17 (18,000 XP) Blue abishai Nagpa Challenge 18 (20,000 XP) Amnizu Drow favored consort Sibriex Challenge 19 (22,000 XP) Bael Red abishai

Gladiator

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

who command huge fees but rarely fight to the death. Gladiator Medium humanoid (any race), any alignment Armor Class 16 (studded leather, shield) Hit Points 112 (15d8 + 45) Speed 30 ft. STR

Senses passive Perception 11 Languages any one language (usually Common) Challenge 5 (1,800 XP) Brave. The gladiator has advantage on saving throws against being frightened. Brute. A melee

Half-Blue Dragon Gladiator

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention

Half-Blue Dragon Gladiator Half-Blue Dragon Gladiator Medium humanoid (any race), any alignment Armor Class 16 (studded leather, shield) Hit Points 112 (15d8 + 45) Speed 30 ft. STR 18

Lightning Senses passive Perception 11 Languages Draconic Any one language (usually Common) Challenge 5 (1,800 XP) Brave. The gladiator has advantage on saving throws against being frightened. Brute

Draegloth

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

part in the welfare of its house, a draegloth can’t rise above the status of a favored slave or a consort to a priestess. Before a draegloth is given any duties, it receives instruction in accepting

suppress its ambitions might abandon its house and strike out on its own. Whether these rebellious draegloths are part of Lolth’s plan for sowing even greater chaos is unclear. Brute Cunning and Dark

Elven Deities

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

on the plane of Arborea. God of the Elves Corellon Larethian is the wise leader of the Seldarine, the god of elves, magic, poetry, rulership, and warcraft. He is thought of as the father of the race

, but he is depicted as female as often as he is depicted as male. Goddess of Wisdom Angharradh, triune goddess of wisdom and the fierce mother-protector of the elf people, is Corellon’s consort. Her

Index of Stat Blocks — Monsters and NPCs

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica

Member Golgari Shaman Guardian Giant Horncaller Hybrid Brute Hybrid Flier Hybrid Poisoner Hybrid Shocker Hybrid Spy Indentured Spirit Isperia Jarad Vod Savo Kraul Death Priest

offers new race and class options, reflecting the unique character of Ravnica as a Magic setting, and the creatures and characters seen on Magic cards. You can also use this material in any other D&D

Githyanki

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

Astral Plane with the Dragon Queen’s red dragon consort Ephelomon, who proclaimed that his kind would forever act as allies to the githyanki. Not all red dragons honor the alliance kindled so long ago

Bugbears

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

aren’t a particularly fecund race, their overall population is small and spread over a wide area. Bugbears live in family groups that operate much like gangs. The individuals in a group typically number

unpopular members to keep the rest of the gang strong. Fortunately for the race as a whole, even young and elderly bugbears have the ability to survive alone in the wild, and the cast-off members of a gang

Daughters of Sora Kell

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

the whole thing and still be hungry. She binds the souls of her victims to their skulls, which she keeps in her lair. Though many stories depict her as merely a brute, she is a clever strategist and

and prosperity, they could become envoys of the Daughters in the Five Nations or help to fight their enemies in Droaam. A character of a monstrous race could even become a warlord of Droaam. Even if

Yuan-ti

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

Codo Vidak Serpent Kings of Fallen Empires. The yuan-ti view their physical transformation as a transcendent moment for their race, allowing them to shed their frail humanity like dead skin. Those

it seeks to control other creatures through terror, pleasure, and awe. Yuan-ti know that the world they hope to rule can’t be bound for long by brute force, and that many creatures will refuse to serve

Orc Lairs

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

and one that is wholly or partly underground, an orc chieftain typically opts for the latter. If the surface location happens to be a ruin left behind by another race, orcs are more likely to use it

their differences or engage in contests of strength. War Chief’s Quarters Adjacent to the main chamber is the room where the war chief resides, holds council, and hands out blessings or punishments

N9. Vistani Camp

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

exhausted their supply of wine and are eager to obtain more. Characters who help them with either problem earn the Vistani’s respect. Dusk Elves. The dusk elf race is all but forgotten, and the few

scream again. Standing in the bigger man’s shadow is a third man also clad in studded leather. “Easy, brother,” he says to the whip-wielding brute. “I think Alexei has learned his lesson.” The two men in

The Dark Seldarine

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

once presumed was theirs. — Tezzeryn, Head Consort of House Bhaerynden, instructing his son The ideal of what a male drow can become, Keptolo is handsome, stylish, witty, hedonistic, an outrageous

— who is also a true disciple of Keptolo. In most myths, Keptolo resides in the Demonweb Pits alongside Lolth, whom he serves as consort, more than a plaything but much less than an equal. Keptolo is

Annam and the Ordning

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

Annam retreated from the Material Plane. The saga of her effort to claim her full divine inheritance is a popular tale among giants who value guile and trickery over brute strength or magical might

Hiatea, ranging from simple blessings at the kindling of a hearth fire to thanksgivings at the conclusion of a successful hunt or harvest. She is the most popular god of the Ordning among goliaths and

City Celebrations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

City Celebrations At many times of year, hardly a tenday can pass in Waterdeep without the staging of some rite, race, or rousing ceremony of civic pride. Here I briefly summarize the most widely

Plowing and Running take the role of the dragons’ slayers, with the champion of the chariot race representing Athar and the champion of the horse race playing Piergeiron. Flamerule 1: Founders’ Day

Goblins

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

know they are a weak, unsophisticated race that can be easily dominated by bigger, smarter, more organized, more ferocious, or more magical creatures. Their god was conquered by Maglubiyet, after all

sometimes makes his presence or his desires known through wrathful signs and magical blessings: the crack of a whip without a visible source, chains or ropes that move of their own accord, or a glowing

Roleplaying a Giant

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

mastery of our traditional crafts. (Good) 3 Strength. No other race can match the strength of giants, and none should dare to try. (Evil) 4 Lordship. Giants are the rightful rulers of the world. All

arrival of Thrym’s blue-skinned, icy children. Ordning of Might Position within the frost giant ordning is determined by sheer, brute strength. Frost giants know that those that use cunning, agility, and

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