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Monster Manual
Multiattack. The cultist makes three attacks, using Dread Scythe or Deathly Ray in any combination.
Dread Scythe. Melee Attack Roll: +7;{"diceNotation":"1d20+7", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction
":"Dread Scythe"}, reach 10 ft. Hit: 9 (1d10 + 4);{"diceNotation":"1d10+4", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Dread Scythe", "rollDamageType":"Slashing"} Slashing damage plus 11 (2d10);{"diceNotation
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Monster Manual
attacks.
Dread Blade. Melee Attack Roll: +9;{"diceNotation":"1d20+9", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Dread Blade"}, reach 5 ft. Hit: 14 (2d8 + 5);{"diceNotation":"2d8+5", "rollType":"damage
-foot Emanation originating from it have Advantage on attack rolls and saving throws. It can’t use this trait if it has the Incapacitated condition.Multiattack. The aspirant makes three Dread Blade
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Monster Manual
three Dread Blade attacks.
Dread Blade. Melee Attack Roll: +11;{"diceNotation":"1d20+11", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Dread Blade"}, reach 5 ft. Hit: 12 (2d6 + 5);{"diceNotation":"2d6+5
", "rollType":"roll", "rollAction":"Undead Restoration"} days, reviving with all its Hit Points. The new body appears in a location significant to the death knight.Multiattack. The death knight makes
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Monster Manual
it uses Dreadful Glare.
Rotting Fist. Melee Attack Roll: +9;{"diceNotation":"1d20+9", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Rotting Fist"}, reach 5 ft. Hit: 15 (2d10 + 4);{"diceNotation":"2d10+4
maximum decreases by 10 (3d6);{"diceNotation":"3d6", "rollType":"roll", "rollAction":"Rotting Fist"} every 24 hours that elapse. A creature dies and turns to dust if reduced to 0 Hit Points by this attack
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Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
combination.
Dread Stinger. Melee Attack Roll: +7;{"diceNotation":"1d20+7", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Dread Stinger"}, reach 5 ft. Hit: 7 (1d6 + 4);{"diceNotation":"1d6+4", "rollType":"damage
Magic Resistance. The phaerimm has Advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.Multiattack. The phaerimm makes three attacks, using Dread Stinger or Mindwarp Ray in any
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Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
their foes long enough to skitter to safety.
Roll or choose a result from the Aranea Crafts table as inspiration for an aranea’s crafting talent.
Aranea Crafts
1d6
The Aranea Is
(Hybrid or Spider Form Only). Melee Attack Roll: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Bite"}, reach 5 ft. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3);{"diceNotation":"1d6+3", "rollType":"damage
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Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
instead.Multiattack. Karas makes two attacks using Dread Dagger or Tyrant’s Blade in any combination.
Dread Dagger. Melee or Ranged Attack Roll: +8;{"diceNotation":"1d20+8", "rollType":"to hit
", "rollAction":"Dread Dagger"}, reach 5 ft. or range 20/60 ft. Hit: 10 (2d4 + 5);{"diceNotation":"2d4+5", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Dread Dagger", "rollDamageType":"Piercing"} Piercing damage plus 4
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Netheril’s Fall
magical effects.Multiattack. The magen makes two attacks, using Hammer Fist or Thunderous Boom in any combination.
Hammer Fist. Melee Attack Roll: +6;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6", "rollType":"to hit
);{"diceNotation":"3d8", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Hammer Fist", "rollDamageType":"Force"} Force damage.
Thunderous Boom. Ranged Attack Roll: +7;{"diceNotation":"1d20+7", "rollType":"to hit
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Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
Aura of Dread. Creatures in a 10-foot Emanation originating from the Zhentilar have their Speeds halved while in the Emanation. The Zhentilar can designate creatures to be unaffected by the
aura.Multiattack. The Zhentilar makes three attacks, using Dooming Blade or Oppressive Ray in any combination. It can replace one attack with a use of Spellcasting.
Dooming Blade. Melee Attack Roll: +5
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Spellcasting.
Arcane Burst. Melee or Ranged Attack Roll: +11;{"diceNotation":"1d20+11", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Arcane Burst"}, reach 5 ft., or range 120 ft. Hit: 32 (4d12 + 6);{"diceNotation
formative influence.
Manshoon made many enemies and sought to preserve his power by crafting several clones. A magical accident decades ago caused all his clones to activate at once and fight against
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
with duties related to that rank, and all are expected to sacrifice themselves to protect the colony’s choldriths. Every chitine has spinnerets and slowly produces webbing that is used to build
floors, walls, structures, objects, and traps that benefit the colony. A warrior might be responsible for crafting web armor (which is as tough as hide or leather), while a group of workers might be
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Candlekeep Mysteries
with her.Three Green Hag (Coven Variant);green hags named Dread Morgan, Vile Sazha, and Auntie Greenbones were once rivals who dwelled in an area of the Feywild coterminous with the High Forest. A
. The covetous hags each knew part of a ritual for crafting magic paintings that could bind mortal creatures with a terrible curse. After agreeing to share their knowledge and work together, they
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Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
mark of the bargain between hag and hexblood, a debt owed, or a change to come.
Hexblood Origins
A bargain with a hag or other eerie forces transformed your character into a magical being. Roll on
changed you and forced you from your home.
6
A slighted druid transformed you and bound you to live only so long as a sacred tree bears fruit.
Hexbloods in the Domains of Dread
When
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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
predilection to hunt frost salamanders. Venturing into the Frostfell, they use large fires to lure these creatures into traps, then kill them and collect their hides and fangs for use in crafting
weapons and armor.
Although frost salamanders can burrow their way through loose soil, they prefer to dig into ice. They roll around in piles of broken chunks of ice, allowing it to scratch their backs
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Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
, silent stretches. Occasionally, though, in a moment of peace, stress, or excitement, a reborn gains a glimpse of what came before. When you desire to have such a dreamlike vision, roll on the Lost
itchy straw stuffing inside you.
Reborn in the Domains of Dread
When creating a reborn, consult with your DM to see if it’s appropriate to tie your origins to one of the following Domains
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Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
sustenance from the living. Roll on or choose an option from the Dhampir Hungers table to determine what tempts your character to feed.
Dhampir Hungers
d6
Hunger
1
Blood
2
Flesh
changed your body, making you reliant on others for vital fluids.
Dhampirs in the Domains of Dread
When creating a dhampir, ask your DM if it makes sense for your character to have ties to
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Mountain Born. The goliath is acclimated to high altitude, including elevations above 20,000 feet.
Powerful Build. The goliath counts as one size larger when determining its carrying capacity and
damage taken by 9 (1d12 + 3);{"diceNotation":"1d12+3","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Stone"}.Goliaths inhabit the Spine of the World, where their mettle is tested against orc;orcs, ogre;ogres, frost
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Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Mountain Born. Aruk is acclimated to high altitude, including elevations above 20,000 feet.
Powerful Build. Aruk counts as one size larger when determining his carrying capacity and the weight he can
);{"diceNotation":"1d12+3","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Stone"}.Goliaths inhabit the Spine of the World, where their mettle is tested against orc;orcs, ogre;ogres, frost giant;frost giants, remorhaz;remorhazes
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Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Strength saving throw or have the prone condition. After the stalker throws the rock, roll a d6;{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"roll", "rollAction":"Rock"}; on a roll of 3 or lower, the stalker has
as his hunting grounds. Stone giants can become mesmerized by the demon lord’s mazes and enter his service. These giants can continue pursuing art by crafting mazes, while satiating their
Monsters
Vecna: Eve of Ruin
;{"diceNotation":"1d100", "rollType":"roll", "rollAction":"Undying"} years. Vecna’s new body appears within 100 miles of where he was slain. When the new body is complete, Vecna regains all his hit
reactions per round but only one per turn.
Dread Counterspell. Vecna utters a dread word to interrupt a creature he can see that is casting a spell. If the spell is 4th level or lower, it fails and
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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
consort with Fiends and Undead, and they reject many of the goodly things from their former lives.
Blackguards often adorn their armor and weapons with dread accoutrements or are marked by eerie
phenomena. You may choose a blackguard’s accoutrement or roll on the Blackguard Accoutrements table to determine it.
Blackguard Accoutrements
d8;{"diceNotation":"1d8", "rollType":"roll
Pirate
Legacy
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under the sway of a dread pirate, a ruthless cutthroat who taught you how to survive in a world of sharks and lawlessness. You’ve indulged in larceny on the high seas and sent more than one
you may roll for a random trinket on the Trinkets table in chapter 5 of the Player’s Handbook), a set of common clothes, and a pouch containing 10 gp
Feature: Bad Reputation
No matter where
Sailor
Legacy
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with a hole in the center (or you may roll for a random trinket on the Trinkets table in chapter 5 of the Player’s Handbook), a set of common clothes, and a pouch containing 10 gp
Feature: Ship
You spent your youth under the sway of a dread pirate, a ruthless cutthroat who taught you how to survive in a world of sharks and savages. You’ve indulged in larceny on the high seas and sent
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Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
): blur, flaming sphere
3rd level (1 slot): fireball
Tattoo of Osybus. If the priest drops to 0 hit points, roll on the Boons of Undeath table for the boon the priest receives. The priest dies if it
shared his dread secrets with them and demanded their worship. In time, his goal was achieved: he became a lich of almost godly power. Acknowledging the role that his disciples played in his ascension
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Deathly Boon. It can cast animate dead and create undead once per day each, using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability.
Tattoo of Osybus. If the priest drops to 0 hit points, roll on the Boons
disciples who also wished to defy life and death. He shared his dread secrets with them and demanded their worship. In time, his goal was achieved: he became a lich of almost godly power. Acknowledging the
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The Book of Many Things
attack.Legends describe the dread being Malaxxix as the child of one of the night hags who created the first yugoloths. Malaxxix is often lumped in with such Fiends, perhaps because it too has a grand
intellect and self-centered agenda.
Malaxxix’s machinations are many, but it is most infamous for crafting cursed armaments and distributing them throughout the multiverse in the hope that they
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Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
bone, which deals slashing damage instead of bludgeoning damage. In addition, it scores a critical hit on a roll of 19 or 20 and rolls the damage dice of a crit three times, instead of twice.
Corrosive
unique, misshapen bodies untethered from the laws of reason or reality. Such unspeakable horrors might continue to haunt the misty netherworld between the Domains of Dread, or they might slink forth into
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"} bludgeoning damage.
Bone Blade. The horror’s limb ends in a blade made of bone, which deals slashing damage instead of bludgeoning damage. In addition, it scores a critical hit on a roll of 19 or 20 and
netherworld between the Domains of Dread, or they might slink forth into other realms to slake unnameable hungers.
Customizing a Horror
An unspeakable horror has one of four body compositions
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Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
in a blade made of bone, which deals slashing damage instead of bludgeoning damage. In addition, it scores a critical hit on a roll of 19 or 20 and rolls the damage dice of a crit three times
, forcing them into unique, misshapen bodies untethered from the laws of reason or reality. Such unspeakable horrors might continue to haunt the misty netherworld between the Domains of Dread, or they
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Boon of Dread. Eerie whispers can now be heard around the priest. Any non-Undead creature that starts its turn within 30 feet of the priest must succeed on a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw or be
frightened of the priest until the start of the creature’s next turn.
Tattoo of Osybus. If the priest drops to 0 hit points, roll on the Boons of Undeath table for the boon the priest receives. The
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Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
a critical hit on a roll of 19 or 20 and rolls the damage dice of a crit three times, instead of twice.
Corrosive Pseudopod. The horror’s limb attack deals an extra 9 (2d8);{"diceNotation":"2d8
horrors might continue to haunt the misty netherworld between the Domains of Dread, or they might slink forth into other realms to slake unnameable hungers.
Customizing a Horror
An unspeakable horror
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Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
made of bone, which deals slashing damage instead of bludgeoning damage. In addition, it scores a critical hit on a roll of 19 or 20 and rolls the damage dice of a crit three times, instead of twice
into unique, misshapen bodies untethered from the laws of reason or reality. Such unspeakable horrors might continue to haunt the misty netherworld between the Domains of Dread, or they might slink
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Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
within 60 feet of it for 1 minute. If the mite is hidden, using this ability does not reveal its location. While the creature is affected by this hex, whenever it makes an attack roll, an ability check
, or a saving throw, it must roll a d6 and subtract the number rolled from the d20 roll. On any turn in which it suffers the effect of the hex, the target can attack an ally as a reaction, ignoring the
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Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures
throw or transform into a creature, as if under the effects of a polymorph spell, transforming into one of the following forms (roll a d4;{"diceNotation":"1d4", "rollType":"roll", "rollAction
, while others animate furniture, weapons, or other objects.
Feel free to build encounters with witches that include additional creatures such as animated armor, a flying sword, a rug of smothering, or a Tiny Beast acting as a spy.
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Shadar-kai are the elves of the Shadowfell, originally drawn to that dread realm by the Raven Queen. Over the centuries, some of them have continued to serve her, while others have ventured into the
by 1, or increase three different scores by 1. Follow this rule regardless of the method you use to determine the scores, such as rolling or point buy. The “Quick Build” section for your






