child will run

Annis Hag

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

with terror, so folk never venture out at night, strangers are met with suspicion and anger, and parents warn their children: “Be good, or the annis will get you.” When an annis feels

especially cruel, the hag adopts the appearance of a kindly elder, approaches a child in a remote place, and gives them an iron token (described below), through which the child can magically confide in the

Mister Light

Monsters The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

spell attacks): At will: dancing lights, polymorph (after casting, roll a d8;{"diceNotation":"1d8","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Witchlight vane"}; on a roll of 3 or 8, Light can’t cast the spell

nothing as a child, Urmius found himself surrounded by family members, caretakers, and teachers who were uniformly cold, callous, and mean-spirited. He grew tired of being seen as nothing more than the

Auspicia Dran

Monsters Acquisitions Incorporated

Innate Spellcasting (Psionics). Auspicia's innate spellcasting ability is Intelligence. She can innately cast the following spells, requiring no components: At will: detect thoughts 1/day

Auspicia Dran had her life torn apart as a child when she was seized by a mysterious creature called the Wandering Crypt. Having spent long years in a kind of dark dream within the crypt, she was

Pendragon Beestinger

Monsters Acquisitions Incorporated

following wizard spells prepared: Cantrips (at will): acid splash, light, mage hand, poison spray, shocking grasp 1st level (4 slots): detect magic, mage armor, magic missile, sleep 2nd level (3 slots

Brahma Lutier left the group. In fact, his first assignment was to assist in the team's attempts to apprehend the wandering bard. An adopted child of the “C” Team's Rosie Beestinger, Pendragon is his

Bavlorna Blightstraw

Monsters The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

within 10 feet of Bavlorna uses at least 10 feet of movement to run in place counterclockwise, Bavlorna is overcome by a fit of sneezing and can’t cast spells until the end of her next turn. In

as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 14): At will: detect magic 2/day each: create food and water, polymorph, remove curse 1/day: plane shift (self only)Younger than Skabatha and older than

Doric

Monsters Thieves’ Gallery

", "rollAction":"Sling", "rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage. Spellcasting. Doric casts one of the following spells, using Wisdom as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 15): At will

child, and she guards her adoptive community with nature’s ferocity. The Circle of the Moon has taught her to heed her primal instincts, which rarely lead her astray. She can be brusque, but

Môrgæn

Monsters Acquisitions Incorporated

the following spells, requiring no material components: At will: mage hand Spellcasting. Môrgæn is a 9th-level spellcaster. Her spellcasting ability is Wisdom (spell save DC 12, +4;{"diceNotation

coworkers. Famously, she is the only member of Acquisitions Incorporated known to be paid in advance, lest a missed invoice lead to dire repercussions. A child of the forest, Môrgæn defends the natural world

Space Clown

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

spellcasting ability: At will: friends, mage hand, prestidigitation 1/day each: mirror image, spider climbSpace clowns are the inhabitants of a Wildspace system known as Clownspace. The humans who once

makes it look like some other creature of its size or smaller (such as a child) or an object small enough to fit in the clown’s space (such as a floating balloon). Maintaining this effect

Winter Eladrin

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Intelligence as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 16): At will: fog cloud, gust of wind, sleet stormFrigid Rebuke. When the eladrin takes damage from a creature the eladrin can see within 60 feet

, while others run through the emotional spectrum each week. Changeable Natures Whenever one of the eladrin presented here finishes a long rest, they can associate themself with a different season

Mister Witch

Monsters The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

save DC 13, +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5","rollType":"spell","rollAction":"Spellcasting"} to hit with spell attacks): At will: fire bolt, invisibility (after casting, roll a d8;{"diceNotation":"1d8

, without informing the rest of his family, Urmius bought a run-down carnival and persuaded Naeryx to help him operate it. Naeryx and Urmius—now calling themselves Mister Witch and Mister Light

Spring Eladrin

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

will: Tasha's hideous laughter 1/day each: major image, suggestionTheir hearts filled with joy, spring eladrin cavort through their sylvan realms, their songs and laughter filling the air. These

others run through the emotional spectrum each week. Changeable Natures Whenever one of the eladrin presented here finishes a long rest, they can associate themself with a different season, provided

Lady Illmarrow

Monsters Eberron: Rising from the Last War

). Illmarrow has the following wizard spells prepared: Cantrips (at will): chill touch (see “Actions” below), fire bolt, mage hand, prestidigitation, ray of frost 1st level (4 slots): magic

child born of dragon and elf could become a godlike avatar of death. Illmarrow Rises. Even as dragons and elves fought to destroy the line of Vol, a child was born to the house: Erandis. A scion of elf

Baba Lysaga

Monsters Curse of Strahd

"} to hit with spell attacks). Baba Lysaga has the following wizard spells prepared: Cantrips (at will): acid splash, fire bolt, light, mage hand, prestidigitation 1st level (4 slots): detect magic

her beloved boy, who, in her mind, is eternally blessed. Despite the horrors Strahd has wrought, Lysaga still envisions him as the perfect child she delivered into the world. Strahd is the only thing in

Iggwilv the Witch Queen

Monsters The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

emotions to run rampant and is more likely to find herself in the grip of happiness, anger, or melancholy. This is the price she pays to exert control over the Feywild and impose her will on the domain

): At will: detect magic, disguise self, invisibility, light, mage hand, message, prestidigitation, Tasha's hideous laughter 3/day each: dispel magic, fly, polymorph 1/day each: maze, telekinesis

Autumn Eladrin

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

): At will: hold person 2/day each: cure wounds (as a 5th-level spell), lesser restoration 1/day each: greater restoration, revivifyFoster Peace. If a creature charmed by the eladrin hits with an

different seasonal aspects, with behaviors and abilities that change with their forms. Some eladrin might remain in a particular aspect for years, while others run through the emotional spectrum each

Mahadi the Rakshasa

Monsters Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

spell attacks). He can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components: At will: detect thoughts, disguise self, mage hand, minor illusion 3/day each: charm person, detect magic

at Infernal Rapture. If they possess a talent for sales, they might eventually obtain a business to run within the Wandering Emporium.Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical AttacksPiercing from Magic Weapons Wielded by Good Creatures

Emerald Dragon Wyrmling

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

spellcasting ability (spell save DC 12): At will: mage hand (the hand is invisible), minor illusionEmerald dragons are the most curious, cunning, and manipulative of the gem dragons, wielding

I repeat what others have said back to them to make sure I have remembered it correctly. 2 I might not like you, but I will endeavor to treat you with respect, if not kindness. 3 I like

Tromokratis

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

settlements. Whether it acts at the command of the god Thassa or to sate its own hunger, Tromokratis numbers among the most feared threats in the sea, having no fixed lair and wandering where it will

to assert its claim. Often, before a journey, sailors blow conch-shell horns in the belief that the sound will soothe nearby krakens. The Horn of Humenades. Legend speaks of a magic horn that the

Young Emerald Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

. Spellcasting (Psionics). The dragon casts one of the following spells, requiring no spell components and using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 14): At will: mage hand (the

1 I repeat what others have said back to them to make sure I have remembered it correctly. 2 I might not like you, but I will endeavor to treat you with respect, if not kindness. 3 I

Adult Topaz Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

power manifests visibly in the gem-like spines that run in a ridge from the crown of the head to the tip of the tail. These spines hover above a living topaz dragon’s back, dancing and shifting with

dragon to tolerate the djinni’s presence by driving off a clan of cyclops;cyclopes harassing the dragon. 4 Reunited after years apart, an adult topaz dragon parent and young dragon child

Ancient Topaz Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

dragon’s psionic power manifests visibly in the gem-like spines that run in a ridge from the crown of the head to the tip of the tail. These spines hover above a living topaz dragon’s back

adult bronze dragon has ignored the petitions of townsfolk to deal with an ancient topaz dragon killing livestock and farmers alike. But now the topaz dragon has killed the bronze dragon’s child

Strahd von Zarovich

Monsters Curse of Strahd

":"Spellcasting"} to hit with spell attacks). He has the following wizard spells prepared: Cantrips (at will): mage hand, prestidigitation, ray of frost 1st level (4 slots):comprehend languages, fog cloud

intelligently and do everything you can to make him a terrifying and cunning adversary for the player characters. When you run an encounter with Strahd, keep the following facts in mind: Strahd

Adult Emerald Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

Intelligence as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 17): At will: mage hand (the hand is invisible), minor illusion 1/day each: detect thoughts, dispel magic, invisibility, major imageThe dragon can

what others have said back to them to make sure I have remembered it correctly. 2 I might not like you, but I will endeavor to treat you with respect, if not kindness. 3 I like to impress

Ancient Emerald Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

ability (spell save DC 20): At will: mage hand (the hand is invisible), minor illusion 1/day each: detect thoughts, dispel magic, etherealness, major image, misleadThe dragon can take 3 legendary

said back to them to make sure I have remembered it correctly. 2 I might not like you, but I will endeavor to treat you with respect, if not kindness. 3 I like to impress visitors by

Charlatan Legacy

Backgrounds Player’s Handbook (2014)

there’s money involved. 5 I can’t resist swindling people who are more powerful than me. 6 I hate to admit it and will hate myself for it, but I’ll run and preserve my own hide if the going gets tough.

-colored liquid will surely cure that unseemly rash, this ointment — nothing more than a bit of fat with a sprinkle of silver dust — can restore youth and vigor, and there’s a bridge in the

Gray Slaad (control gem variant) Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components: At will: detect magic, detect thoughts, invisibility (self only), mage hand, major image 2/day each: fear, fly, fireball

fragment of itself in the slaad’s brain. This fragment takes the form of a magic gem roughly the size and shape of a human child’s fist. The gem is the same color as the slaad. Another

Charlatan - Baldur's Gate

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

resist taking a risk if there’s money involved. 5 I can’t resist swindling people who are more powerful than me. 6 I hate to admit it and will hate myself for it, but I’ll run and preserve my own hide if the going gets tough.

sound too good to be true, but common sense seems to be in short supply when you’re around. The bottle of pink-colored liquid will surely cure that unseemly rash, this ointment — nothing

Pirate Legacy

Backgrounds Player’s Handbook (2014)

board—boatswain, captain, navigator, cook, or some other position? Who were the captain and first mate? Did you leave your ship on good terms with your fellows, or on the run? You spent your youth

you go, people are afraid of you due to your reputation. When you are in a settlement, you can get away with minor criminal offenses, such as refusing to pay for food at a tavern or breaking down doors at a local shop, since most people will not report your activity to the authorities.

Sailor Legacy

Backgrounds Player’s Handbook (2014)

board—boatswain, captain, navigator, cook, or some other position? Who were the captain and first mate? Did you leave your ship on good terms with your fellows, or on the run? Skill

relations with (perhaps one captained by a former crewmate). Because you’re calling in a favor, you can’t be certain of a schedule or route that will meet your every need. Your Dungeon

Urchin Legacy

Backgrounds Player’s Handbook (2014)

will run away from a fight. 2 Gold seems like a lot of money to me, and I’ll do just about anything for more of it. 3 I will never fully trust anyone other than myself. 4 I&rsquo

Tiefling Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

“But you do see the way people look at you, devil’s child.” Those black eyes, cold as a winter storm, were staring right into her heart and the sudden seriousness in his voice

ancient sin, for which they and their children and their children’s children will always be held accountable. Infernal Bloodline Tieflings are derived from human bloodlines, and in the broadest

Criminal - Baldur's Gate

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

Guild. If either of them ever finds out, your life as you know it will be over. 6 A close friend or relative joined the Guild and vanished mysteriously. You’ve worked your way into the lower

ranks hoping to find out what happened to them. 7 You’ve always wanted to be a member of the Guild. As a child, you looked up to the Guild members’ swagger, their flashy dress, and

Criminal / Spy Legacy

Backgrounds Basic Rules (2014)

be broken, as are those who would forge them. (Chaotic) 3 Charity. I steal from the wealthy so that I can help people in need. (Good) 4 Greed. I will do whatever it takes to become wealthy

important was taken from me, and I aim to steal it back. 4 I will become the greatest thief that ever lived. 5 I’m guilty of a terrible crime. I hope I can redeem myself for it. 6

Haunted One

Backgrounds Curse of Strahd: Character Options

You are haunted by something so terrible that you dare not speak of it. You’ve tried to bury it and run away from it, to no avail. Whatever this thing is that haunts you can’t be slain

words and images are burned into your psyche. 9 A fiend possessed you as a child. You were locked away but escaped. The fiend is still inside you, but now you try to keep it bottled up. 10

Kalashtar

Species Eberron: Rising from the Last War

I am kalashtar, born of two worlds. Over a thousand years ago, my ancestor bound her bloodline to the spirit Kashtai, and I am a child of that union. Kashtai moves within me. Her memories come to

me in dreams, and at times her voice whispers in the silence of my mind. As long as at least one of my sisters is alive, Kashtai will survive — and as long as she lives, she will fight il

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