building broad diffusing creature races

Orc

Species Player’s Handbook

darkness. Orcs are, on average, tall and broad. They have gray skin, ears that are sharply pointed, and prominent lower canines that resemble small tusks. Orc youths on some worlds are told about their

. Other orcs are happy to leave old tales in the past and find their own way. Orc Traits Creature Type: HumanoidSize: Medium (about 6–7 feet tall)Speed: 30 feet

Sahuagin Baron Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

Blood Frenzy. The sahuagin has advantage on melee attack rolls against any creature that doesn’t have all its hit points. Limited Amphibiousness. The sahuagin can breathe air and water, but he

as allies and don’t prey on them. Elven Enmity. The sahuagin might control the oceans if not for the presence of their mortal enemies, the aquatic elves. Wars between the two races have raged

Sahuagin Priestess Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

Blood Frenzy. The sahuagin has advantage on melee attack rolls against any creature that doesn't have all its hit points. Limited Amphibiousness. The sahuagin can breathe air and water, but she needs

might control the oceans if not for the presence of their mortal enemies, the aquatic elves. Wars between the two races have raged for centuries across the coasts and seas of the world, disrupting

The Archfey Legacy

Classes Player’s Handbook (2014)

Your patron is a lord or lady of the fey, a creature of legend who holds secrets that were forgotten before the mortal races were born. This being’s motivations are often inscrutable, and

Circle of Power Legacy

Spells Player’s Handbook (2014)

Divine energy radiates from you, distorting and diffusing magical energy within 30 feet of you. Until the spell ends, the sphere moves with you, centered on you. For the duration, each friendly

creature in the area (including you) has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects. Additionally, when an affected creature succeeds on a saving throw made against a spell or

Istarian Drone

Monsters Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

", "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

Spit (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"recharge", "rollAction":"Crystalline Spit"}. The drone spits crackling gel in a line 5 feet wide and 20 feet long. Each creature in the line

Lorehold Apprentice

Monsters Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

"} thunder damage. Reduce to Memory (Recharge 6);{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"recharge", "rollAction":"Reduce to Memory"}. Thundering golden energy erupts around a creature the apprentice can

see within 90 feet of it. The creature must make a DC 12 Constitution saving throw, taking 33 (6d10);{"diceNotation":"6d10", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Reduce to Memory", "rollDamageType

Houseward

magic-items

floor of the building it is supposed to protect. If any creature with the Mark of Warding spends 10 minutes touching the Houseward, it can cast Guards and Wards without requiring Material components

creature with the Mark of Warding spends 10 minutes touching the Houseward to end its effects, or if a Houseward is removed from the area it is currently protecting. After being used to cast the spell, the Houseward can’t do so again until the next dawn.

Scrapper

Monsters Misplaced Monsters: Volume One

Electrified Chassis. A creature that hits the scrapper with a melee attack while within 5 feet of it takes 19 (3d12);{"diceNotation":"3d12", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Electrified Chassis

Attack: +8;{"diceNotation":"1d20+8", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Wires"} to hit, reach 20 ft., one Large or smaller creature. Hit: The target has the grappled condition (escape DC 16) and must

Pech

Monsters Quests from the Infinite Staircase

. The pech makes two Fortified Pickaxe attacks. If it hits a Large or smaller creature with both attacks, the target must succeed on a DC 14 Strength saving throw or have the prone condition. Fortified

, where they live in clans and mine precious metals and gems. Small and lithe, pechs have long, thin limbs and broad feet. Their large, pupilless eyes are sensitive to bright light, which they avoid

Ruinstone

Magic Items Divine Contention

A fiery red crystal the size of a human palm. Once per day as a bonus action, a villain can activate the ruinstone to undo one deed they have performed. The possibilities here are broad, but in

, one of the player characters disintegrates. If a creature bound its soul to the ruinstone in the “Thalivar’s Beacon” quest, the artifact explodes when used and the creature who is

Broken King Antigonos

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

","rollAction":"Charge","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage. If the target is a creature, it must succeed on a DC 14 Strength saving throw or be pushed up to 10 feet away and knocked prone

Medium or smaller creature. Hit: 8 (1d8 + 4);{"diceNotation":"1d8+4","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Amphora","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage. If there is not already a creature

B'rohg

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

damage. Hideous Rend. The b’rohg uses all four of its hands to target one Large or smaller creature it can see within 10 feet of itself. The target must succeed on a DC 16 Dexterity saving

","rollAction":"Hideous Rend","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage at the start of each of its turns. A creature reduced to 0 hit points by this damage is ripped into four pieces.B&rsquo

Lorehold Pledgemage

Monsters Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

"}. Thundering golden energy erupts around a creature the pledgemage can see within 90 feet of it. The creature must make a DC 13 Constitution saving throw, taking 44 (8d10);{"diceNotation":"8d10", "rollType

each: comprehend languages, locate object 1/day each: mage armor, speak with dead, stone shapeLearn from the Past (2/Day). When another creature within 60 feet of the pledgemage misses a target with an

Lorehold Professor of Order

Monsters Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

creature, it must succeed on a DC 15 Strength saving throw or be pushed up to 10 feet directly away from the professor and become restrained until the start of professor’s next turn. Force Barrier

a creature the professor can see within 60 feet of it casts a spell, the professor can magically lock the casting in the moment before completion. The spellcaster must succeed on a DC 15 saving throw

Spiderdragon

Monsters Vecna: Eve of Ruin

spiderlings in a 30-foot cone. Each creature in that area must make a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw, taking 33 (6d10);{"diceNotation":"6d10", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Spiderling Breath

powerful as their black dragon progenitors, though, and they often drain the enclaves’ resources with their selfish demands. Uninterested in building lairs, spiderdragons weave powerful webs and

Lorehold Professor of Chaos

Monsters Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

, reach 30 ft., one target. Hit: 15 (2d10 + 4);{"diceNotation":"2d10+4", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Spectral Scroll", "rollDamageType":"force"} force damage. If the target is a creature, it must

College draw their magical might from the flow of time and fate and the way those forces shape the course of history. Scholars of this broad mystical study divide between those who see history as an unpredictable jumble of chance and those who believe events form a perfect—and predictable—pattern.

Tortle Legacy

Species The Tortle Package

set out on their own. Beliefs Tortles don’t have their own pantheon of gods, but they often worship the gods of other races. It’s not unusual for a tortle to hear stories or legends

watch a frog croaking on a lily pad, or to stand in a crowded human marketplace. Tortles like to learn new skills. They craft their own tools and weapons, and they are good at building structures and

Princess Serissa

Monsters Storm King's Thunder

Strike (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"recharge","rollAction":"Lightning Strike"}. Serissa hurls a magical lightning bolt at a point she can see within 500 feet of her. Each creature

thumb have abandoned her court and set out to impress the gods in ways that could all but destroy the civilizations of the small folk. Serissa fears warfare among the six giant races as they strive to

Baba Lysaga's Creeping Hut

Monsters Curse of Strahd

attacks with its flailing and stomping roots. It can also use its roots to fling large rocks. Hut Interior. The hut is a 15-foot-square, ramshackle wooden building with a gently sloping thatch roof. Its

floorboards are out of the way, a creature can reach into the cavity and snatch the gem. But if someone attempts this while the hut is alive, the cavity sprouts wooden teeth, becoming a mouth that bites

Yuan-ti Malison (Type 3) Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

5 ft., one creature. Hit: 5 (1d4 + 3);{"diceNotation":"1d4+3","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Bite","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage plus 7 (2d6);{"diceNotation":"2d6","rollType":"damage

or were defeated by those who fought against their cannibalism and slavery, and the serpent folk were left in the ruins of their great capitals, far removed from other races. Cold of Heart. Humanoid

Giff

Species Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

Giff are tall, broad-shouldered folk with hippo-like features. Some have smooth skin, while others have short bristles on their faces and the tops of their heads. As beings of impressive size and

character is a member of the human race or one of the game’s fantastical races. If you create a character using a race option presented here, follow these additional rules during character creation

Human Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

reckonings of most worlds, humans are the youngest of the common races, late to arrive on the world scene and short-lived in comparison to dwarves, elves, and dragons. Perhaps it is because of their

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

Knight of the Order

Backgrounds Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide

again in ruins, Dove Falconhand decided to reform the group with the primary goal of building alliances and friendship between the civilized races of the world and goodly people in order to combat evil

Mongrelfolk

Monsters Curse of Strahd

, deafened, frightened, stunned, or knocked unconscious. Mimicry. The mongrelfolk can mimic any sounds it has heard, including voices. A creature that hears the sounds can tell they are imitations

live on the fringes of civilization in ruins, deserted buildings, or other places that other humanoid races once lived in or built. They tend to be timid and skittish outside their homes and fiercely

Dwarf Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

and hardy, dwarves are known as skilled warriors, miners, and workers of stone and metal. Though they stand well under 5 feet tall, dwarves are so broad and compact that they can weigh as much as a

them into an exile that lasted over 250 years. This longevity grants them a perspective on the world that shorter-lived races such as humans and halflings lack. Dwarves are solid and enduring like the

Alustriel Silverhand

Monsters Vecna: Eve of Ruin

Ear of the Chosen. Whenever a creature on the same plane of existence as Alustriel speaks Alustriel’s name, Alustriel hears her name and the next nine words the speaker utters. Legendary

);{"diceNotation":"9d12+7", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Reproving Ray", "rollDamageType":"force"} force damage, and if the target is a creature, it must make a DC 22 Charisma saving throw. On a failed save

Drow Mother of Rebellion

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

effect on itself on a success. Tentacle Rod. Melee Weapon Attack: +9;{"diceNotation":"1d20+9","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Tentacle Rod"} to hit, reach 15 ft., one creature. Hit: 3 (1d6

. Divine Flame (2/Day). A 10-foot-radius, 40-foot-high column of divine fire sprouts in an area up to 120 feet away from the drow. Each creature in the column must make a DC 20 Dexterity saving throw

Rahadin

Monsters Curse of Strahd

Deathly Choir. Any creature within 10 feet of Rahadin that isn't protected by a mind blank spell hears in its mind the screams of the thousands of people Rahadin has killed. As a bonus action

, Rahadin can force all creatures that can hear the screams to make a DC 16 Wisdom saving throw. Each creature takes 16 (3d10);{"diceNotation":"3d10","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Deathly Choir

Giff Legacy

Monsters Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes

Headfirst Charge. The giff can try to knock a creature over; if the giff moves at least 20 feet in a straight line that ends within 5 feet of a Large or smaller creature, that creature must succeed

);{"diceNotation":"1d10+2","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Pistol","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage. Fragmentation Grenade (1/day). The giff throws a grenade up to 60 feet. Each creature within

Kithkin

races Lorwyn: First Light

Kithkin are short folk with stout legs, long arms, and sturdy torsos. Their broad faces; round ears; and large, expressive eyes lend them a vaguely ursine appearance. Most kithkin are linked by an

or treason. Shadowmoor kithkin have Darkvision with a range of 120 feet. Kithkin Traits Creature Type: HumanoidSize: Small (about 2–3 feet tall)Speed: 30 feet

Gnome Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

. Gnomes average slightly over 3 feet tall and weigh 40 to 45 pounds. Their tan or brown faces are usually adorned with broad smiles (beneath their prodigious noses), and their bright eyes shine with

know that most races don’t share their sense of humor, but they enjoy anyone’s company just as they enjoy everything else they set out to do. Subrace Choose one of the subraces below

Elf Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

enjoy simple yet lovely jewelry. A Timeless Perspective Elves can live well over 700 years, giving them a broad perspective on events that might trouble the shorter-lived races more deeply. They are

of many other races. They are slightly shorter than humans on average, ranging from well under 5 feet tall to just over 6 feet. They are more slender than humans, weighing only 100 to 145 pounds

Metallic Dragonborn

Species Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

character is a member of the human race or one of the game’s fantastical races. If you select one of the dragonborn races in this chapter, follow these additional rules during character creation

to modify that list for a campaign. Creature Type Every creature in D&D, including each player character, has a special tag in the rules that identifies the type of creature they are. Most

Triton Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

and worse, so you know you can count on them in a fight. — Brego Stoneheart, sea captain Tritons guard the ocean depths, building small settlements beside deep trenches, portals to the

extended their stewardship over the sea floor from their initial settlements and built outposts to create trade with other races. Despite this expansion, few folk know of them. Their settlements are so

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