call runes groups to her response

Shield Guardian

Monsters Monster Manual

Bound. The guardian is magically bound to an amulet. While the guardian and its amulet are on the same plane of existence, the amulet’s wearer can telepathically call the guardian to travel to

the guardian. Response: The wearer gains a +5 bonus to AC, including against the triggering attack and possibly causing it to miss, until the start of the guardian’s next turn.Poison

Summon Construct

Spells Player’s Handbook

You call forth the spirit of a Construct. It manifests in an unoccupied space that you can see within range and uses the Construct Spirit stat block. When you cast the spell, choose a material: Clay

spell’s level Bludgeoning damage. Reactions Berserk Lashing (Clay Only). Trigger: The spirit takes damage from a creature. Response: The spirit makes a Slam attack against that creature if

Mercion

Monsters The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

against what I hold dear.” Ideal. “Truth begets art and beauty, while deceit does nothing but tear the fabric of our souls.” Bond. “Evildoers beware! Valor’s Call is

administers healing. She uses Radiant Fire against groups of foes when there’s no chance of harming allies or innocent lives, otherwise resorting to hold person spells and Divine Radiance attacks

Night Caller

Magic Items Tales from the Yawning Portal

This whistle is carved from transparent crystal, and it resembles a tiny dragon curled up like a snail. The name Night Caller is etched on the whistle in Dwarvish runes. If a character succeeds on a

DC 20 Intelligence (Arcana or History) check, the character recalls lore that says the duergar made several such whistles for various groups in an age past. If you blow the whistle in darkness or

Tempest Hart

Monsters Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures

as it is grappled. The beanstalks vanish after 1 minute, if the hart has the incapacitated condition, or when the hart dies. Lightning Call. In response to making a saving throw, the hart calls down a

", "rollAction":"Lightning Call", "rollDamageType":"lightning"} lightning damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.Storm giant;Storm giants live high above Eldraine in a cloudy

Dohwar

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

the dohwar's life, often in response to the dohwar experiencing an overwhelming emotion. Instead of wings, it has arms and tiny hands. Dohwars prefer to communicate through a form of telepathy they

call merging, in which two dohwars stay in mental contact while both are telepathically linked with a third creature.

White Maw

Monsters Tales from the Yawning Portal

dealing damage. White Maw can eat through 2-inch-thick, nonmagical metal in 1 round. False Appearance. While White Maw remains motionless, it is indistinguishable from white stone. Killer Response

), the Red Wizards experiment with a process to create sentient oozes. The creature they call White Maw is one of their early achievements—a gray ooze of enormous size that has intelligence and

Glaive

Monsters Vecna: Eve of Ruin

":"Serrated Bolt Removal","rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage.Self-Preservation. In response to being hit by a weapon attack, Glaive reduces the damage by 11 (2d10);{"diceNotation":"2d10

, and fellow blades don’t dare call her anything else. Mournland adventurers, however, refer to the terrifying commander by another name: Kill Switch.PoisonOverdrive (Recharges after Finishing a

White Abishai

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

(1d10 + 3);{"diceNotation":"1d10+3", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Longsword", "rollDamageType":"force"} force damage if used with two hands.Vicious Reprisal. In response to taking damage, the

groups, assassinating targets, and serving in armies. In all cases, abishais are fanatically loyal to Tiamat, ready to lay down their lives if needed. Abishais stand outside the normal hierarchy of the

Halaster Blackcloak

Monsters Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

casting elder runes on them. Halaster’s gates connect the different levels of Undermountain, thus enabling him to bring new monsters into the dungeon to replenish those that die or escape. Even as

groups of adventurers try to gain decisive control of just a small section of Undermountain’s halls, Halaster constantly alters the dungeon’s perils to thwart them. Halaster’s true

Hutijin

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

unoccupied space he can see.Fearful Voice (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"recharge","rollAction":"Fearful Voice"}. In response to taking damage, Hutijin utters a dreadful word of power

rivals. Other archdevils know how much Hutijin despises mortals and have secretly disseminated the means to call him from the Nine Hells in the hope of distracting the archdevil long enough for them to

Nilbog

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

. Spellcasting. The nilbog casts one of the following spells, using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 12): At will: mage hand, Tasha's hideous laughterReversal of Fortune. In response to

call the possessing spirit, as well as the goblin possessed by it, a nilbog (“goblin” spelled backward), and they revel in the chaos a nilbog sows. Whenever goblinoids form a host, there is

Arasta

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

is a formidable enemy under normal circumstances, but to give characters a truly mythic challenge, you can have her call on her Armor of Spiders. Her use of this trait signals a drastic turn in the

paraphrase the following text when Arasta uses her Armor of Spiders trait: The nightmarish arachnid unleashes a shriek that sounds like a thousand spider carapaces scarring slate. In response, the

Gug

monsters

. Although gugs may seem bestial, they have keen and wicked intellects. Gugs lair far underground, but they sometimes come to the surface to hunt during dark nights, either alone or in small groups. As

prints. Victims are taken to rancid lairs marked with strange runes and sacrificed to the gugs’ wicked gods of blood, darkness, and nightmares. Dire rumors tell of lightless gug cities made of

Gogiteth

monsters

attack the same creature more than once in this way. Skittering Reposition. Trigger: A creature the gogiteth can see moves into a space within 10 feet of them. Response: The gogiteth moves up to

hunt silently without alerting prey. They can also make a high-pitched whistling sound that echoes throughout the caverns where they live. Some Darklands natives report that groups of gogiteths sometimes join together in eerie, discordant songs.Poison

The Crimson Abbot

monsters

. While in sunlight, he has Disadvantage on attack rolls and ability checks.Multiattack. The abbot makes two Sanguine Blade attacks. He can replace one attack with a use of Blood Call. Sanguine Blade

Blade", "rollDamageType":"Slashing"} Slashing damage plus 7 (2d6);{"diceNotation":"2d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Sanguine Blade", "rollDamageType":"Necrotic"} Necrotic damage. Blood Call

Caligni Defender

monsters

DC 12): At Will: Darkness, Detect Magic, Fog Cloud Protective Shove. Trigger: A willing ally within 5 feet of the caligni is hit by a melee attack roll. Response: The caligni adds 3 to the

by supernatural traditions and influences in caligni society. Regardless of their size or role, all calignis are gaunt, with pale flesh and white eyes. Some surface dwellers call the caligni &ldquo

Caligni Priest

monsters

Ward. Trigger: The caligni fails a saving throw against a spell. Response: The caligni draws a simple icon in the air and adds 3 to the result of their save, possibly causing the save to

society. Regardless of their size or role, all calignis are gaunt, with pale flesh and white eyes. Some surface dwellers call the caligni “dark folk,” a term they dislike because it doesn’t reflect either their appearance or character, only their environment.

Caligni Custodian

monsters

, Invisibility, Suggestion, Vampiric Touch (level 3 version) Opportune Step. Trigger: A creature the caligni can see moves into a space within 5 feet of them. Response: The caligni moves up to half

traditions and influences in caligni society. Regardless of their size or role, all calignis are gaunt, with pale flesh and white eyes. Some surface dwellers call the caligni “dark folk,” a

Ygorl, Lord of Entropy

Monsters Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1

Teleport action. Call the Void (Costs 3 Actions). Each creature that is not a construct or undead within 30 feet of Ygorl must make a DC 22 Constitution saving throw against the lord of entropy’s

inscribed across the blade, which can reduce living creatures to ash. The lord of entropy also bears a set of obsidian tablets slung about its waist, upon which it inscribes destructive runes. Living

Nilbog Legacy

Monsters Volo's Guide to Monsters

","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Shortbow","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage.Reversal of Fortune. In response to another creature dealing damage to the nilbog, the nilbog reduces the

this deity and dare not give it one, lest Maglubiyet use its name to ensnare and crush it as he did their other deities. They call the possessing spirit, and the goblin possessed by it, a nilbog (&ldquo

The Barrow King

monsters

the Prone condition. Success: Half damage only.Parry. Trigger: The king is hit by an attack roll while holding a weapon or shield. Response: The king adds 7 to his AC against that attack, possibly

Blade attack. Lord’s Call. The king magically summons two Wight;Wights into unoccupied spaces he can see within 30 feet of himself. The wights obey the king and take their turn immediately after

Hobgoblin Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

rank or banner status. Of course, Maglubiyet’s call to conquest is always answered. Suffer nor Give Insult. As befits their warlike nature, hobgoblins believe that any insult demands a response

death becomes a hero eternal. Young hobgoblins start soldiering when they can walk and heed the mustering call as soon as they can wield their weapons capably. Every legion in the hobgoblins&rsquo

Kenku Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

groups called flocks. A flock is led by the oldest and most experienced kenku with the widest store of knowledge to draw on, often called Master. Although kenku can’t create new things, they have

kenku make an easy living serving as messengers, spies, and lookouts for thieves’ guilds, bandits, and other criminal cartels. A network of kenku can relay a bird call or similar noise across the

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

in the presence of Skiggaret. Talking about such acts might call him back. Blessings of the Bugbear Gods Bugbears have no use for priests or shamans. No one needs to tell them what their gods want

Elder Runes

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

hazards. Appendix B presents several elder runes on paper cards that you can photocopy and cut out to create an Elder Runes Deck. When circumstances call for the appearance of an elder rune, a card is

Elder Runes Elder runes are ancient symbols imbued with magical power. With years of study, any creature that can cast the symbol spell can learn an elder rune and add it to the selection of symbols

Elder Runes

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

hazards. Appendix B presents several elder runes on paper cards that you can photocopy and cut out to create an Elder Runes Deck. When circumstances call for the appearance of an elder rune, a card is

Elder Runes Elder runes are ancient symbols imbued with magical power. With years of study, any creature that can cast the symbol spell can learn an elder rune and add it to the selection of symbols

Paladin Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

of the world, but even fewer people can claim the true calling of a paladin. When they do receive the call, these warriors turn from their former occupations and take up arms to fight evil. Sometimes

their oaths lead them into the service of the crown as leaders of elite groups of knights, but even then their loyalty is first to the cause of righteousness, not to crown and country. Adventuring

Benefits of Renown

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

. Other members of the group are Friendly toward the character by default and provide the character with lodging and food in dire circumstances. Rank Some groups have hierarchies that characters can ascend

as they improve their Renown Scores. Other groups have positions of honor that characters can apply for if their Renown Score is high enough. Characters can earn promotions as their Renown Scores

Benefits of Renown

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

. Other members of the group are Friendly toward the character by default and provide the character with lodging and food in dire circumstances. Rank Some groups have hierarchies that characters can ascend

as they improve their Renown Scores. Other groups have positions of honor that characters can apply for if their Renown Score is high enough. Characters can earn promotions as their Renown Scores

Rune Carver

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

Rune Carver What we call rune magic is the palest imitation of Annam’s creative work. He shaped worlds from the primal elements; we struggle to bind the merest scraps of elemental power into the

mystic shapes of our runes. —Diancastra You’ve dedicated your life to studying runecraft. Whether you were taught by a master rune carver or learned by poring over ancient engravings, you can tap into

Rune Carver

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

Rune Carver What we call rune magic is the palest imitation of Annam’s creative work. He shaped worlds from the primal elements; we struggle to bind the merest scraps of elemental power into the

mystic shapes of our runes. —Diancastra You’ve dedicated your life to studying runecraft. Whether you were taught by a master rune carver or learned by poring over ancient engravings, you can tap into

Rules Discussions

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

Rules Discussions You might need to set a policy on rules discussions at the table. Some groups don’t mind putting the game on hold while they hash out different interpretations of a rule. Others

prefer to let the DM make a call and continue with the action. If you gloss over a rules issue in play, make a note of it (a good task to delegate to a player) and return to the issue later.

Rules Discussions

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

Rules Discussions You might need to set a policy on rules discussions at the table. Some groups don’t mind putting the game on hold while they hash out different interpretations of a rule. Others

prefer to let the DM make a call and continue with the action. If you gloss over a rules issue in play, make a note of it (a good task to delegate to a player) and return to the issue later.

Saving Throws

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

Saving Throws In contrast to an ability check, a saving throw is an instant response to an effect and is almost never made by choice. A saving throw makes the most sense when something bad threatens

what kind of saving throw is involved and providing a DC for it. In other situations that call for a saving throw, it’s up to you to decide which ability score is involved. The Abilities, Ability Checks, and Saving Throws table offers suggestions.

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