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Animate Dead

Spells Player’s Handbook

creature again before the current 24-hour period ends. This use of the spell reasserts your control over up to four creatures you have animated with this spell rather than animating a new creature

Create Undead

Spells Player’s Handbook

this spell on the creature before the current 24-hour period ends. This use of the spell reasserts your control over up to three creatures you have animated with this spell rather than animating new ones

Manshoon

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

. That Manshoon is dead, and the current Manshoon is one of the original’s many clones. Being a magical copy rather than an original doesn’t make Manshoon any less of a threat, as he’s

Spore Servant Octopus

Monsters Dragons of Stormwreck Isle

"} bludgeoning damage.Spore servants are dead creatures reanimated by the magical spores of a myconid leader. The final act of the myconid leader in Seagrow Caves before lapsing into its current comatose state

was creating a spore servant from a dead giant octopus to protect the caves while the leader could not. Unlike a living octopus, this guardian has only basic control over its tentacles. Rather than coiling around intruders to immobilize them, the spore servant simply bludgeons them.

Nine-Fingers Keene

Monsters Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

be able to see the attacker.The current leader of the Guild, Nine-Fingers Keene, disdains flashy garb and illusion magic. She appears to the world as she is: an unassuming woman of middling age and

build. Her forgettable looks have proven her greatest asset as a thief, as her victims have trouble recognizing her even when they meet her again face-to-face. Keene’s leadership over the years

Create Undead Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

hours, you must cast this spell on the creature before the current 24-hour period ends. This use of the spell reasserts your control over up to three creatures you have animated with this spell, rather

Animate Dead Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

for 24 hours, after which it stops obeying any command you've given it. To maintain control of the creature for another 24 hours, you must cast this spell on the creature again before the current 24

-hour period ends. This use of the spell reasserts your control over up to four creatures you have animated with this spell, rather than animating a new one. At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell

The Forest Queen

monsters

peace between people and beasts. But as ages passed, her children grew restless in the shade of her leaves. Her eldest son came to her and said, “Mother, I dream of war! I want to build a fortress

next day the eldest daughter came before the Queen. “Mother, I dream of magic! I want to build a tower and conjure fire!” The Queen replied, “Then leave the wood, but do not cast your

Yuan-ti Nightmare Speaker

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

. Nightmare speakers revel in torturing others, keeping their victims in a constant state of fear and dread. They prefer to terrify rather than kill their opponents. They manipulate communities for

. Any equipment it is wearing or carrying isn’t transformed. If it dies, it stays in its current form.

Auril (Third Form)

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

invincible while underestimating her mortal enemies, even in her current weakened state. Auril’s Three Forms In her current weakened state, Auril can assume three different forms. To destroy her

. A stat block is given for each of Auril’s three forms. These descriptions do not reflect Auril at full power, but rather Auril as she is encountered in this adventure.Lair Actions Auril

Auril (First Form)

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

own flaws. It’s appropriate for Auril to act as though she’s invincible while underestimating her mortal enemies, even in her current weakened state. Auril’s Three Forms In her

current weakened state, Auril can assume three different forms. To destroy her, heroes must reduce each of her forms to 0 hit points one after another. After she’s defeated in her third and final

Giff Legacy

Monsters Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes

rank. Promotions don’t depend on age but are granted by a superior as a reward for valor. Giff are devoted to their children, even as most of their education is geared toward fighting and war

refuse to fight other giff, and will never agree to a contract unless it stipulates that they can sit out a battle rather than wage war against their kin. A giff prizes the reputation of its unit above its

Pidlwick II

Monsters Curse of Strahd

return the courtesy, the duchess commissioned the legendary toymaker Fritz von Weerg to build a clockwork effigy of Pidlwick as a gift for Strahd's family. Although the duchess's heart was in the right

, instead assuming that the guests had died in their sleep. But Strahd was not fooled. He came to realize fairly quickly that the clockwork effigy had begun to display a murderous nature. Rather than have

Young Suneater Owlbear

monsters

damage dealt. Supernova (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). If the owlbear would be reduced to 0 hit points, its current hit point total instead resets to 52 hit points, it recharges its Solar Beam

as the owlbear is alive and within its lair, it can evoke the ambient magic to take lair actions. The DCs and damage of the lair actions and environmental hazards depend on the level at which you run

Water Genasi

races Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

scales. Their hair can resemble seaweed, waving as if in a current, or it can even be like water itself. Genasi Tracing their ancestry to the genies of the Elemental Planes, each genasi can tap into

determine the scores, such as rolling or point buy. The “Quick Build” section for your character’s class offers suggestions on which scores to increase. You can follow those

Adult Suneater Owlbear

monsters

hit points, its current hit point total instead resets to 95 hit points, it recharges its Solar Beam, it immediately uses its Blinding Flash legendary action option (without expending any actions

owlbear is alive and within its lair, it can evoke the ambient magic to take lair actions. The DCs and damage of the lair actions and environmental hazards depend on the level at which you run the hunt

Ancient Suneater Owlbear

monsters

hit points, its current hit point total instead resets to 138 hit points, it recharges its Solar Beam, it immediately uses its Blinding Flash legendary action option (without expending any actions

the owlbear is alive and within its lair, it can evoke the ambient magic to take lair actions. The DCs and damage of the lair actions and environmental hazards depend on the level at which you run

Young Moonstone Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

… oh my goodness, is that circlet made of silver? 7 I find the waking world tedious and mundane and would much rather spend my time asleep, in the realm of dreams. 8 I find the

1 A young moonstone dragon on the cusp of adulthood refuses to settle down and build a lair. To protect the local populace from the dragon’s chaotic activities, a minor deity sends a deva

Auril (Second Form)

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

her current weakened state. Auril’s Three Forms In her current weakened state, Auril can assume three different forms. To destroy her, heroes must reduce each of her forms to 0 hit points one

forms. These descriptions do not reflect Auril at full power, but rather Auril as she is encountered in this adventure.Lair Actions Auril dwells on Solstice, a frozen island hidden among the titanic

Tuned Koboldzilla

monsters

Apotheosis (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). If the koboldzilla would be reduced to 0 hit points, its current hit point total instead resets to 462 hit points, it recharges its Dragon Breath

hit points. Lair Actions Until the koboldzilla is destroyed, the kobolds’ collective belief manifests as the following lair actions. The DCs and damage of the lair actions depend on the level

Koboldzilla

monsters

Apotheosis (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). If the koboldzilla would be reduced to 0 hit points, its current hit point total instead resets to 310 hit points, it recharges its Dragon Breath

twice as many hit points. Lair Actions Until the koboldzilla is destroyed, the kobolds’ collective belief manifests as the following lair actions. The DCs and damage of the lair actions depend

Pygmy Rakshasa Kingpin

monsters

0 hit points, its current hit point total instead resets to 237 hit points and it gains 100 temporary hit points as deformed, tumorous growths sprout from its skin. Additionally, the rakshasa can use

to take lair actions. The saving throw DCs and damage of the lair actions depend on the level at which you run the hunt. Variable Lair Action Statistics Hunt Level VDC Vdam Weave Snap

Pygmy Rakshasa

monsters

0 hit points, its current hit point total instead resets to 153 hit points and it gains 50 temporary hit points as deformed, tumorous growths sprout from its skin. Additionally, the rakshasa can use

to take lair actions. The saving throw DCs and damage of the lair actions depend on the level at which you run the hunt. Variable Lair Action Statistics Hunt Level VDC Vdam Weave Snap

Yuan-ti Pureblood Legacy

races Volo's Guide to Monsters

the blood, as it once did. Because their population is so small, the yuan-ti are aware they are vulnerable in open warfare. Instead, their current plans assume they will never rule outwardly in

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

Giff

races Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

divine beings who created giff have likewise been forgotten. Their titanic petrified bodies drift on the Astral Sea, isolated and unrecognizable in their current forms. Although they don’t realize

. 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 character’s class offers suggestions on which

Lizardfolk Legacy

races Volo's Guide to Monsters

pleasurable creatures and things are ones that allow lizardfolk to assess more situations as benign rather than fearsome. Cold and Calculating Most humanoids describe cold-blooded people as lacking in

rage against their enemies. They simply observe and react as a situation warrants. Lizardfolk lack meaningful emotional ties to the past. They assess situations based on their current and future

Janky Koboldzilla

monsters

Apotheosis (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). If the koboldzilla would be reduced to 0 hit points, its current hit point total instead resets to 145 hit points, it recharges its Dragon Breath

hit points. Lair Actions Until the koboldzilla is destroyed, the kobolds’ collective belief manifests as the following lair actions. The DCs and damage of the lair actions depend on the

Pygmy Rakshasa Mewling

monsters

0 hit points, its current hit point total instead resets to 65 hit points and it gains 40 temporary hit points as deformed, tumorous growths sprout from its skin. Additionally, the rakshasa can use

actions. The saving throw DCs and damage of the lair actions depend on the level at which you run the hunt. Variable Lair Action Statistics Hunt Level VDC Vdam Weave Snap Damage 6th

Izzet Engineer

Backgrounds Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

protocols will lead us toward progress more surely than any belief system. (Lawful) 5 Fun. I love my job! Despite the dangerous working conditions, there’s nothing I’d rather do

it was sabotage that destroyed my first laboratory and killed many of my friends, and I seek revenge against whoever did it. 4 I have the schematics for an invention that I hope to build one day

Courtier

Backgrounds Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide

In your earlier days, you were a personage of some significance in a noble court or a bureaucratic organization. You might or might not come from an upper-class family; your talents, rather than the

gain access to the records and inner workings of any noble court or government you encounter. You know who the movers and shakers are, whom to go to for the favors you seek, and what the current

Valaara

monsters

the Crawling Queen are described in detail in chapter 3. Valaara doesn’t use dolgaunt;dolgaunts or dolgrim;dolgrims; rather, it often transforms humanoids into insect forms. These creatures use

hive behavior. Valaara exerts its dominance over animals in its domain. All Beasts within 1 mile of the passage have the Charmed condition while in that area. These regional effects build over time. If

Human Legacy

races Basic Rules (2014)

shorter lives that they strive to achieve as much as they can in the years they are given. Or maybe they feel they have something to prove to the elder races, and that’s why they build their mighty

build cities to last for the ages, and great kingdoms that can persist for long centuries. An individual human might have a relatively short life span, but a human nation or culture preserves

Stat Blocks

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

NPCs, use the stat block indicated for them in the Student NPC Stat Blocks table, where the stat blocks depend on the student’s year during the current adventure. These stat blocks can be found in

Trade Discal

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Radiant Citadel

nations or major trading companies, rather than individual sellers or producers, which is enforced by its high taxes and fees. Large quantities of goods, such as entire herds of animals or tons of metal

severe for both the Radiant Citadel and the civilizations that depend on it. Adventurers are sometimes hired to oversee the transport of commodities to and from the Citadel or to negotiate on behalf of a

Trade Discal

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

nations or major trading companies, rather than individual sellers or producers, which is enforced by its high taxes and fees. Large quantities of goods, such as entire herds of animals or tons of metal

severe for both the Radiant Citadel and the civilizations that depend on it. Adventurers are sometimes hired to oversee the transport of commodities to and from the Citadel or to negotiate on behalf of a

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