claws rather guardian to her reflect

Alter Self

Spells Player’s Handbook

spell to become quadrupedal, for instance. For the duration, you can take a Magic action to change your appearance in this way again. Natural Weapons. You grow claws (Slashing), fangs (Piercing

your Unarmed Strike, and you use your spellcasting ability modifier for the attack and damage rolls rather than using Strength.

Spore Servant Octopus

Monsters Dragons of Stormwreck Isle

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.

Clockwork Dragon

Monsters Acquisitions Incorporated

Breath","rollDamageType":"fire"} fire damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.These intricately crafted constructs are typically made to reflect the forms of the metallic

dragons. Plated in brass, bronze, copper, or faux gold and silver, they are often taken for fine draconic statues at first glance. A clockwork dragon makes a formidable guardian or defender, with its

Stone Cursed

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

the stone cursed isn’t a statue. Unusual Nature. The stone cursed doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep.Petrifying Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5", "rollType

":"to hit", "rollAction":"Petrifying Claws"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 12 (2d8 + 3);{"diceNotation":"2d8+3", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Petrifying Claws", "rollDamageType":"slashing

Leonin Iconoclast

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

modifier.Multiattack. The leonin makes three weapon attacks. Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: +7;{"diceNotation":"1d20+7","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Claws"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 11 (2d6 + 4

);{"diceNotation":"2d6+4","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Claws","rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage plus 7 (2d6);{"diceNotation":"2d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Claws","rollDamageType

Simic Hybrid

Species Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

animals into humans, elves, and vedalken. The goal of the Guardian Project is to build a Simic army of soldiers perfectly adapted to a variety of combat situations. These hyper-evolved specimens are

retain their basic physical form. All are augmented with characteristics of animals, mostly aquatic, reptilian, or amphibian creatures. These include crab claws, squid tentacles, wings or fins like

Mirror of Reflected Pasts

Magic Items Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

This mirror of elven design allows those who stare into it to reflect on positive memories. The 3-foot-tall mirror weighs 25 pounds, and it has AC 11, 10 hit points, and vulnerability to bludgeoning

memories aren’t real, but rather idealized versions of those occurrences. Nearby observers can glimpse flashes of these memories if looking indirectly at the mirror.

Bronzefume

Monsters Princes of the Apocalypse

Amphibious. The dragon turtle can breathe air and water.Multiattack. The dragon turtle makes three attacks: one with its bite and two with its claws. It can make one tail attack in place of its two

dragon turtle attacks only if she's sure those she meets are intruders, such as if she sees water cultists fighting the characters. Bronzefume prefers to attack boats rather than people. Given a choice between attacking a character and damaging a boat that character is on, she opts for the boat. Fire

Selesnya Initiate

Backgrounds Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

1 I never raise my voice or lose my temper. 2 I feel the pains and joys of everyone around me, friend or foe. 3 I would rather make a friend than thwart an enemy. 4 I’m

. 3 I enjoy comfort and quiet, and prefer to avoid extra effort. 4 I have a fierce temper that doesn’t reflect the inner calm I seek. 5 I’m convinced that everyone else in the

Madam Eva

Monsters Curse of Strahd

): divination, freedom of movement, guardian of faith 5th level (2 slots): greater restoration, raise dead 6th level (1 slot): find the path, harm, true seeing 7th level (1 slot): fire storm

the master of Ravenloft, but she has all the power she desires and doesn’t seek to supplant him. She would rather help Strahd find someone else to succeed him, although she has grave doubts about

Draegloth

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

’s plans to triumph over rivals. A draegloth is an ogre-sized, four-armed biped with purple skin and pale hair. Two of its arms are muscular, tipped with sharp claws; the other two are the size and

training, they typically take out their frustration on their creator’s enemies, rather than on their creator. A draegloth that can’t suppress its ambitions might abandon its creator and

Simic Scientist

Backgrounds Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

protection and durability 2 Fin Clade, focused on movement 3 Gyre Clade, focused on cyclical patterns and metamagic 4 Guardian Project, focused on creating guard monsters and super

spellcasting, forming spirals that reflect the mathematical perfection of nature. Suggested Characteristics The bizarre science of the Simic Combine attracts a certain type of personality and encompasses

Auril (Third Form)

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

. 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

loses all the traits and actions of the old form and gains those of the new form. 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 dwells on Solstice, a frozen island hidden among the titanic icebergs in the Sea of Moving Ice. Few creatures know of this

Feral Tiefling

Species Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide

eyes. “You fight it, don’t you? Like a little wildcat, I wager. Every little jab and comment just sharpens your claws.” — Erin M. Evans, Brimstone Angels To be greeted with

reflect their fiendish heritage. And some younger tieflings, striving to find a place in the world, adopt a name that signifies a virtue or other concept and then try to embody that concept. For some

Tiamat

Monsters Tyranny of Dragons

effects. Magic Weapons. Tiamat’s weapon attacks are magical. Multiple Heads. Tiamat can take one reaction per turn, rather than only one per round. She also has advantage on saving throws

the start of her turn.Multiattack. Tiamat can use her Frightful Presence. She then makes three attacks: two with her claws and one with her tail. Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +19;{"diceNotation":"1d20

Auril (Second Form)

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

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

Charlatan - Baldur's Gate

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

one that you’re perfectly willing to use for your advantage. You know what people want and you deliver, or rather, you promise to deliver. Common sense should steer people away from things that

. Suggested Characteristics Charlatans are colorful characters who conceal their true selves behind the masks they construct. They reflect what people want to see, what they want to believe

Verdan

Species Acquisitions Incorporated

. Reality is a descent into chaos punctuated by brief flashes of order, whence we arose and so imagine it to be the norm rather than a distant outlier. That-Which-Endures held entropy back for a mere instant

bred by empathy that helps them eventually sort out those who are sincere from those who are not. Verdan Names The oldest verdan names spring from goblinoid traditions, but more recent names reflect

Vampiric Claws

spells

You sprout wicked claws. When you use your Unarmed Strike to deal damage with the new growth, it deals 1d6 Slashing;{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"(Slashing

)", "rollDamageType":"Slashing"} damage instead of dealing the normal damage for your Unarmed Strike, and you use your spellcasting ability modifier for the attack and damage rolls rather than using Strength. When

Water Weird Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

ends, the target is restrained, the water weird tries to drown it, and the water weird can’t constrict another target.A water weird is an elemental guardian bound to a specific water-filled

interlopers rather than kill them, while a neutral evil water weird kills its victims for pleasure and might turn against its summoner. A water weird loses its evil alignment if its waters are cleansed

Woodwarped

monsters

smaller creature, it has the Grappled condition (escape DC 14) from one of two claws. Thorn Spray (Recharge 5–6);{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"recharge", "rollAction":"Thorn Spray"}. Dexterity

their hosts are sometimes clad in the stolen clothing and armor of their victims, silently wandering the woods with hollow eyes that reflect the unnatural force that binds them to the forest. Cutting

Accursed

races

of the other typical senses of “curse” in the game. Rather, accursed reflects the grim sense of how most other folk in the campaign will view such a character, especially those who don

the accursed heritage to reflect the form and capabilities of a lizardfolk— a heritage that doesn’t canonically exist in Grim Hollow. Whether that accursed character represents a wanderer

Forlarren

Monsters Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1

bound to their fey lord and unable to bargain away their souls. So rather than claim them, Fierna warped and twisted them before returning them to the Feywild, content that the corruption of the satyrs

, set itself up as a petty lord, and rule over all those who fall into its grasp. A Sinister Cycle. A forlarren in its fey aspect demonstrates self-destructive urges that reflect the inherent tension in

Tiefling Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

eyes. “You fight it, don’t you? Like a little wildcat, I wager. Every little jab and comment just sharpens your claws.” — Erin M. Evans, Brimstone Angels To be greeted with

reflect their fiendish heritage. And some younger tieflings, striving to find a place in the world, adopt a name that signifies a virtue or other concept and then try to embody that concept. For some

Charlatan Legacy

Backgrounds Player’s Handbook (2014)

them like they were children’s books. It’s a useful talent, and one that you’re perfectly willing to use for your advantage. You know what people want and you deliver, or rather

Characteristics Charlatans are colorful characters who conceal their true selves behind the masks they construct. They reflect what people want to see, what they want to believe, and how they see the

Tabaxi Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

of the world beyond their home. Barterers of Lore Tabaxi treasure knowledge rather than material things. A chest filled with gold coins might be useful to buy food or a coil of rope, but it’s

wanderers keep to civilized realms, preferring to bargain instead of pursuing more dangerous methods of sating their curiosity. However, they aren’t above a little discreet theft to get their claws

Firbolg Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

heart of the world and monuments to the durability of life. In their role as caretakers, firbolgs live off the land while striving to remain in balance with nature. Their methods reflect common

the group’s needs, but the effect each action will have on the forest and the rest of the natural world. Firbolg tribes would rather go hungry than strain the land during a famine. Hidden

Giant Four-Armed Gargoyle

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

employed as a tomb guardian, rending intruders with its fangs and deadly claws. For more information on gargoyles, see the Monster Manual. Giant Four-Armed Gargoyle Large elemental, chaotic evil Armor

motionless, it is indistinguishable from an inanimate statue. Actions Multiattack. The gargoyle makes five attacks: one with its bite and four with its claws. Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit

Chapter 2: Classes & Subclasses

compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Grim Hollow: Player’s Guide

reflect that. It matters when the characters are fighting Beasts as opposed to Monstrosities. This level of granularity is embraced rather than glossed over in the best dark fantasy games and stories. Lean into those stories—and that game play—to get the most out of the rules presented here.

influenced by dark and sometimes malevolent powers, delving into areas others might avoid. The new class, the Monster Hunter and its subclasses, as well as the other subclasses here, reflect back

T14: Secret Vaults

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves

different statue, a different treasure, and a different guardian for that treasure. A tunnel leads to a five-sided room. A cobweb-covered statue stands in one corner. Vault Contents. Use the

Statues table to determine each statue’s form, the Creatures table to determine the guardian of each vault, and the Treasure table to determine the items stored within (see “Accessing the Vaults’ Treasure

Giant Four-Armed Gargoyle

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

employed as a tomb guardian, rending intruders with its fangs and deadly claws. For more information on gargoyles, see the Monster Manual. Giant Four-Armed Gargoyle Large elemental, chaotic evil Armor

motionless, it is indistinguishable from an inanimate statue. Actions Multiattack. The gargoyle makes five attacks: one with its bite and four with its claws. Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit

Walking a Different Path

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

the Ancestral Guardian Rather than calling upon the spirits of your ancestors, you are in communion with the franchise executives and corporate raiders who have traveled your path before. These paragons

to be of assistance. d6 Spirit Guardian 1 A half-orc enforcer called Joey Plantain, missing his right arm 2 A disgraced tax collector named Nibbin Clutchquill 3 An overly

T14: Secret Vaults

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves

different statue, a different treasure, and a different guardian for that treasure. A tunnel leads to a five-sided room. A cobweb-covered statue stands in one corner. Vault Contents. Use the

Statues table to determine each statue’s form, the Creatures table to determine the guardian of each vault, and the Treasure table to determine the items stored within (see “Accessing the Vaults’ Treasure

General Features

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons

General Features The lodge is built in a comfortable but rustic style, and good tapestries and some hunting trophies festoon its rooms. The wooden floors are heavily scarred by claws. A successful DC

20 Intelligence (Nature) check reveals that these are not the marks of normal hunting hounds, but rather ambush drakes (see appendix D). Ceilings. Most hunting lodge ceilings are 8 feet high. Light

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