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Player’s Handbook
the influence of these beings can be felt. In no time, each Warlock is drawn into a binding pact with a powerful patron. Drawing on the ancient knowledge of beings such as angels, archfey, demons
power. Some Warlocks respect, revere, or even love their patrons; some serve their patrons grudgingly; and some seek to undermine their patrons even as they wield the power their patrons have given
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
to 24 hours. The nightmare fights only to defend itself. Once it has been used, it can’t be used again until 5 days have passed.
The figurine has a 10 percent chance each time you use it to
figurine form. When the creature becomes a figurine again, its property can’t be used again until a certain amount of time has passed, as specified in the figurine’s description.
Figurine
Monsters
Stranger Things: Welcome to the Hellfire Club
: DC 11, one creature the scarecrow can see within 30 feet. Failure: The target has the Frightened condition until the end of the scarecrow’s next turn. While Frightened, the target has the
work left undone. Scarecrows might serve those who created them or might defend a place, family, or community from threats—whether physical or to their way of life.PoisonFire
Magic Items
Stranger Things: Welcome to the Hellfire Club
continue to play the pipes each round as a Magic action. While Friendly, the swarm is under your control, obeys your commands, and takes no action other than to defend itself if you issue it no commands
. Once your control ends, the swarm vanishes, and the pipes can’t be used again until the next dawn.
Monsters
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
Fey Ancestry. The drow has Advantage on saving throws it makes to avoid or end the Charmed condition, and magic can’t put the drow to sleep.
Sunlight Sensitivity. While in sunlight, the drow
and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 11):
At Will: Dancing Lights
1/Day: Faerie FireDrow of Lolth defend cities in the Underdark and raid the surface in the name of the
Monsters
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
’s next turn. Success: Half damage only.Young deep dragons establish lairs in familiar hunting grounds and defend their lairs with twisting passages and traps such as deadfalls. They dominate the
local environment, consuming vast quantities of fish and pale crabs and cultivating fungal growths. They bully nearby communities when they can or enter into cautious arrangements with powerful
Species
Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
fully, but they can enhance their animalistic features temporarily in a process they call “shifting.”
Shifters resemble humans in height and build but are typically more lithe and flexible
Shifters—sometimes called “weretouched”—descend from people who contracted full or partial lycanthropy. Humanoids with a bestial aspect, shifters can’t change shape
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
"} piercing damage, and the target is grappled (escape DC 11) if it is a Large or smaller creature. Until this grapple ends, the target is restrained, and the tlincalli can’t use the spiked chain
target can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.Tlincallis, also called scorpion folk, are chitin-covered creatures with a humanlike upper body
Monsters
Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Cunning Action. On each of her turns, the Black Viper can use a bonus action to take the Dash, Disengage, or Hide action.
Evasion. If the Black Viper is subjected to an effect that allows her to make
years ago, but has since returned. The Rosznars' inability to regain the respect they feel they deserve rankles them. The slave trade has continued in Amn and elsewhere, and it's not like other noble
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
they can be trained to serve as mounts and beasts of burden. Gnomes have tried to build spelljamming ships powered by giant space hamster wheels, so far without success.
Space Hamsters
Space
Monsters
Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
24 hours.
Illumination. The archon sheds bright light in a 30-foot radius and dim light for an additional 30 feet.
Incorporeal Movement. The archon can move through creatures and objects as if they
damage.Multiattack. The archon makes two Radiant Strike attacks. It can replace one attack with a use of Teleport.
Radiant Strike. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5", "rollType":"to
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
long-term memories, they generally can’t build meaningful relationships or establish new lives. Instead, most experience fleeting emotions and follow hollow routines, their existences reduced to
. Despite this, even the most languorous Returned defend themselves if threatened and might be pressed into the service of their more willful brethren.
Returned have escaped the Underworld and dwell among
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
","rollAction":"Malfunction"} to determine if it suffers a malfunction:
1–10: “All Fine Here!” No malfunction occurs.
11–12: “My Mind Is Going. I Can Feel It.” The autognome
is incapacitated for 1 minute.
13–14: “You’ve Disarmed Me!” One of the autognome’s arms falls off, reducing the number of Shock attacks it can make by 1 until a creature
Monsters
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
Chameleon Skin. The hybrid has advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks made to hide.
Spider Climb. The hybrid can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings, without needing to make
soldiers to help defend the guild. These hybrids (also called guardians, after the name of the project) are created from human, vedalken, and elf guild members who volunteer to be transformed.
Monsters
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
Amphibious. The hybrid can breathe air and water.Multiattack. The hybrid makes two claw attacks.
Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +6;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Claw"} to hit
created soldiers to help defend the guild. These hybrids (also called guardians, after the name of the project) are created from human, vedalken, and elf guild members who volunteer to be transformed.
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muscles, and each of their fingers ends in a retractable claw. Respect is hard to gain from a canisar, but they will defend their friends with tenacity and devotion.
Canisars are covered in coarse fur that
can vary between deep brown, grey, white, orange or black, which often comes with facial stripes or ringed markings. Most canisars live in woodland burrows, hidden beneath thick vegetation, mud or
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
lives of pure whimsy. When forced to defend their friends and homes, satyr thornbearers are quick to take up their bows and strike against danger. Particularly amid the dense trees of the Skola Vale
neither naive nor defenseless. Some satyrs delightedly torment stuffy individuals or pull pranks on the unwary, pastimes that can predictably lead to scuffles. If a satyr can't talk their way out of a
Monsters
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 1: Spelljammer Creatures
":"lightning"} lightning damage.
Spelljamming Helm Interface. The horror attaches to a spelljamming helm it can see within 5 feet of itself and attunes to the helm instantly. If another creature is
already attuned to the helm, that creature’s attunement to the helm ends when the horror’s attunement begins. The horror can operate the helm even though it isn’t a spellcaster. The horror
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
it was created from, but with a wingless, squat, muscular build. A drake can’t reproduce, nor can its scales be used to make other guard drakes.Lightning
that can follow simple commands.
Tiamat’s cult practices the ritual to create guard drakes, as do other groups that are skilled in arcana and associated with Dragons. The ritual requires a
Urchin
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Backgrounds
Player’s Handbook (2014)
, and a pouch containing 10 gp
FEATURE: CITY SECRETS
You know the secret patterns and flow to cities and can find passages through the urban sprawl that others would miss. When you
are not in combat, you (and companions you lead) can travel between any two locations in the city twice as fast as your speed would normally allow.
Suggested Characteristics
Urchins are
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
trained to do.
A guard drake resembles the type of dragon it was created from, but with a wingless, squat, muscular build. A drake can’t reproduce, nor can its scales be used to make other guard drakes.Poison
Amphibious. The guard drake can breathe air and water.Multiattack. The guard drake makes one Bite attack and one Tail attack.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5","rollType":"to
Monsters
Storm King's Thunder
temple-farm is adequately defended. At first she regarded the task as a punishment, but now she appreciates the peace and quiet.
Ideal: “There’s no problem that can’t be solved with
magic.”
Bond: “I have great respect for Lady Laeral Silverhand of Waterdeep. She and the Lords’ Alliance are going to bring some much-needed order to this lawless land.”
Flaw: “I’m too smart to be wrong about anything.”
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
":"piercing"} piercing damage.Archers defend castles, hunt wild game on the fringes of civilization, serve as artillery in military units, and occasionally make good coin as brigands or caravan guards.
Some
Dryad leaf vanes
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Drake scale vanes
12
Stirge wing vanes
Archer’s Eye (3/Day). Immediately after making an attack roll or a damage roll with a ranged weapon, the archer can
Troglodyte
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Monsters
Monster Manual (2014)
pictographs painted in blood or dung.
Perhaps the most loathsome of all humanoids, troglodytes eat anything they can stomach. They dwell in filth. The walls of their cavern homes are smeared with grime, oily
in a frenzy.
Troglodytes make little and build less, scavenging their possessions from their prey. They understand the value of metal weapons and armor, and fight among one another for the right to
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
trained to do.
A guard drake resembles the type of dragon it was created from, but with a wingless, squat, muscular build. A drake can’t reproduce, nor can its scales be used to make other guard drakes.Acid
Amphibious. The guard drake can breathe air and water.Multiattack. The guard drake makes one Bite attack and one Tail attack.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5","rollType":"to
Monsters
Storm King's Thunder
restrained until it escapes the net. Any creature can use its action to make a DC 17 Strength check to free itself or another creature in the net, ending the effect on a success. Dealing 15 slashing damage to
the net (AC 12) destroys the net and frees the target.Frost giants are creatures of ice and snow, with hair and beards of pale white or light blue, and flesh as blue as glacial ice. They respect only
Monsters
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
Special Equipment. The mage wears a spies' murmur (see chapter 5).
Innate Spellcasting (Psionics). The mage's spellcasting ability is Intelligence (spell save DC 16). It can innately cast the
the aura of mystery that shrouds them and their work. Their ability to read and alter memories commands respect from the other members of House Dimir and makes them useful in the full spectrum of the guild's activities. Many mind mages lead cells of their own.
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
it was created from, but with a wingless, squat, muscular build. A drake can’t reproduce, nor can its scales be used to make other guard drakes.Fire
that can follow simple commands.
Tiamat’s cult practices the ritual to create guard drakes, as do other groups that are skilled in arcana and associated with Dragons. The ritual requires a
Monsters
Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
misses the wynling with an attack roll, the wynling can move up to 30 feet. This movement doesn’t provoke opportunity attack;opportunity attacks.Playful and mischievous, wynlings defend
magically turns invisible, along with any equipment it is wearing or carrying, for 1 minute or until it makes an attack roll.Trickster’s Flight. Immediately after a creature the wynling can see
Conjure Woodland Beings
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Spells
Basic Rules (2014)
You summon fey creatures that appear in unoccupied spaces that you can see within range. Choose one of the following options for what appears:
One fey creature of challenge rating 2 or lower
Two
any verbal commands that you issue to them (no action required by you). If you don't issue any commands to them, they defend themselves from hostile creatures, but otherwise take no actions.
The GM has
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
it was created from, but with a wingless, squat, muscular build. A drake can’t reproduce, nor can its scales be used to make other guard drakes.Cold
that can follow simple commands.
Tiamat’s cult practices the ritual to create guard drakes, as do other groups that are skilled in arcana and associated with Dragons. The ritual requires a
Monsters
Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Spider Climb. The drone can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings, without needing to make an ability check.
Unusual Nature. The drone doesn’t require air, food, drink
", "rollDamageType":"lightning"} lightning damage. If the target is a Medium or smaller creature, it is grappled (escape DC 15). The drone has two claws, each of which can grapple only one target.
Crystalline
Monsters
Storm King's Thunder
Amphibious. The giant can breathe air and water.Multiattack. The giant makes two Greatsword attacks.
Greatsword. Melee Weapon Attack: +14;{"diceNotation":"1d20+14","rollType":"to hit","rollAction
lightning bolt at a point it can see within 500 feet of it. Each creature within 10 feet of that point must make a DC 17 Dexterity saving throw, taking 54 (12d8);{"diceNotation":"12d8","rollType":"damage
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
chosen takes damage from a creature within 5 feet of it, it can make a Shortsword attack with advantage against that creature.Dragon chosen are mighty warriors who offer their bodies as vessels for a
dragon’s might. They serve as enforcers of their masters’ will; they often accompany dragon speakers—and are quick to defend them if they sense any ill intent. Dragon chosen are
Monsters
Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage if the kender used the hoopak’s sling to make a ranged attack.
Taunt. The kender launches a barrage of insults at a creature it can see within 60 feet of itself
. If the target can hear the kender, the target must succeed on a DC 12 Wisdom saving throw or have disadvantage on attack rolls until the end of its next turn.Kender skirmishers are fearless fighters