collective rise gain to her retreats

Wand of Orcus

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

2 minor detrimental properties 1 major detrimental property The detrimental properties of the Wand of Orcus are suppressed while the wand is attuned to Orcus. Protection. You gain a +3 bonus to

). Call Undead. While holding the wand, you can take a Magic action to conjure 15 Skeleton;Skeletons and 15 Zombie;Zombies. These Undead magically rise up from the ground or otherwise form in

Gallows Speaker

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

. Such amalgamated spirits are tormented by their collective pain, endlessly moaning disjointed final thoughts as they lash out at the living. Having known untold deaths, gallows speakers can predict

gallows speaker might gain insight into any of its many deaths.Necrotic, PoisonBludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks

Swarm of Cranium Rats

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Swarm. The swarm can occupy another creature’s space and vice versa, and the swarm can move through any opening large enough for a Tiny rat. The swarm can’t regain hit points or gain

communicating telepathically “speaks” as one creature, often referring to itself using the collective pronouns “we” and “us.” Some mind flayer colonies use cranium

Fire Hellion

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

, hoping to learn tactics the devils have fine-tuned over millennia and to acquire magical gifts to help the giant rise in the ordning. Over time, the giant is corrupted, becoming a Fiend in its own right

this way, the devil stands to gain a constant supply of souls from the giant’s enemies, as well as the promise that the giant will serve the devil as a smith in the Nine Hells after death. The

Juiblex

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

horror, Juiblex is a mass of bubbling slime, swirling black and green, with glaring red eyes floating and shifting within it. It can rise up like a 20-foot hill, lashing out with dripping pseudopods to

layer of the Abyss, which is also known as Shedaklah, is a bubbling morass of fetid sludge. The landscape is covered in vast expanses of caustic slimes, and strange organic forms rise from the oceans of

Zariel

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

’s rise in status came at the expense of Bel, her pit fiend predecessor. Zariel and Bel hate each other. To keep Bel busy and out of her sight, Zariel tasks him with forging weapons, armor, and

: Hellscape. The area within 9 miles of the lair is filled with screaming voices and the stench of burning meat. Pyres. Once every 60 feet within 1 mile of the lair, 10-foot-high gouts of flame rise from the

Orcus

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

creatures whose combined average hit points don’t exceed 500. These creatures magically rise up from the ground or otherwise form in unoccupied spaces within 300 feet of Orcus and obey his commands

kill. Orcus needn’t see the creature, but he must be aware that the individual is in the lair. Grasp of the Dead. Orcus causes skeletal arms to rise from an area on the ground in a 20-foot square

Frost Giant Ice Shaper

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

giant’s commands. The wolves gain a +6 bonus to their attack and damage rolls while they are within 30 feet of the giant. The wolves disappear after 1 minute, when the giant dies, or when the

to a meteoric rise in the giants’ ordning. Many of them end up as jarls, leading their communities, or as advisers to jarls—often the true power behind the throne. They are usually devoted

Hexblood

Species Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

enter into bargains with hags gain their deepest wishes but eventually find themselves transformed. These changes evidence a hag’s influence: ears that split in forked points, skin in lurid

and avoid the same. While many hexbloods gain their lineage after making a deal with a hag, others reveal their nature as they age—particularly if a hag influenced them early in life or even

Cloistered Scholar

Backgrounds Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide

of knowledge. The most well known of Faerûn’s fonts of knowledge is Candlekeep. The great library is always in need of workers and attendants, some of whom rise through the ranks to

: LIBRARY ACCESS Though others must often endure extensive interviews and significant fees to gain access to even the most common archives in your library, you have free and easy access to the

Scion of Surtur

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

plume of smoke to rise, sometimes lit from below by fiery bursts of lava. As the scion dreams of battle—perhaps a battle to rouse Annam from seclusion by uniting the giants or a war to conquer

almost nonexistent within 6 miles of the scion, parching the land and withering most plant life. Empowered Fire Giants. Fire giants within 1,000 feet of the scion gain a +8 bonus to attack and damage

Cradle of the Fire Scion

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.A scion of Surtur slumbering at the peak of a volcano causes an unending plume of smoke to rise, sometimes lit from below by fiery bursts of

plant life. Empowered Fire Giants. Fire giants within 1,000 feet of the scion gain a +8 bonus to attack and damage rolls. If the scion dies, existing ore remains, but new veins of ore stop forming. The

Nafas

Monsters Quests from the Infinite Staircase

palace within the Infinite Staircase where winds and wishes converge (see chapter 1 of Quests from the Infinite Staircase). Windcatchers rise above its spacious chambers and softly glowing domes, and

;s or his allies’ actions don’t gain this benefit, instead falling as normal. Wishful Winds. The wishes of creatures across the multiverse, including those within the Infinite Staircase

Adult Topaz Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

realize they enjoy hunting together. 5 A tempestuous marid continually floods the carefully dried-out lair of a topaz dragon. 6 A sahuagin baron attempts to gain the support of other sahuagin

outcropping. The largest features cliffs that rise steeply to a plateau 40 feet above sea level. The dragon sometimes basks here as well and takes many meals atop the plateau.A Topaz Dragon’s

Lesser Crawling One

monsters

individually alive and constantly squirms, though, together, they generally hold the shape of a human body. The collective mass of wriggling creatures possesses the mind of a dead spellcaster, long

collective entity that allows the cultist to arise once more. Relentless Malevolence. A crawling one’s true threat lies in its ability to live on despite horrid wounds. If a small mass of the worms and

Greater Crawling One

monsters

shape of a human body. The collective mass of wriggling creatures possesses the mind of a dead spellcaster, long since devoured by the maggoty horde. The ingested “will” of the mage

vermin devour the body, the spellcaster’s evil presence spreads throughout the devourers. They become a collective entity that allows the cultist to arise once more. Relentless Malevolence. A

Phoenix Flames

spells

damage and gain 1 Exhaustion level. On a successful save, a creature takes half as much damage only. If this damage reduces a creature to 0 Hit Points, it and everything nonmagical it is wearing and

carrying are incinerated. The target can be revived only by a True Resurrection or a Wish spell. After 10 minutes, you rise from the ashes where you originally cast the spell. You return to life as if you were targeted by a True Resurrection spell.

Wand of Orcus Legacy

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

while the wand is attuned to Orcus himself. Protection. You gain a +3 bonus to Armor Class while holding the wand. Spells. The wand has 7 charges. While holding it, you can use an action and expend 1

can divide 500 hit points among, each undead having average hit points. The undead magically rise up from the ground or otherwise form in unoccupied spaces within 300 feet of you and obey your commands

Yuan-ti Pureblood Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

and eaten as part of the procedure. Undercover Empire The human civilization that gave rise to the yuan-ti was among the richest in the mortal world. It rapidly progressed in metalworking, using

human society, so they gain influence by controlling enemy rulers — and those close to them — through blackmail, drugs, magic, and the subterfuge of disguised purebloods. From Calimshan and

Enemies Everywhere

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

other hazards of the Underdark can decimate a colony even if they don’t succeed in destroying the elder brain. Rise of a Ulitharid Rarely, the process of ceremorphosis yields an ulitharid, a more

powerful mind flayer that isn’t beholden to the elder brain’s whims. The appearance of an ulitharid causes a surge in the colony’s collective intelligence, creativity, and strength. As the ulitharid

Enemies Everywhere

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

other hazards of the Underdark can decimate a colony even if they don’t succeed in destroying the elder brain. Rise of a Ulitharid Rarely, the process of ceremorphosis yields an ulitharid, a more

powerful mind flayer that isn’t beholden to the elder brain’s whims. The appearance of an ulitharid causes a surge in the colony’s collective intelligence, creativity, and strength. As the ulitharid

Way of the Drunken Master

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

retreats. A drunken master often enjoys playing the fool to bring gladness to the despondent or to demonstrate humility to the arrogant, but when battle is joined, the drunken master can be a maddening

you choose this tradition at 3rd level, you gain proficiency in the Performance skill if you don’t already have it. Your martial arts technique mixes combat training with the precision of a dancer and

Skyriders

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

Skyriders Nosy heroes asking awkward questions in the towns nearby gain the attention of the Howling Hatred cult. The air cultists send a group of aerial raiders to eliminate the characters, or at

reduced to half its hit points or less, its rider disengages and retreats. If any two riders are killed or retreat, the third flees. Treasure None of the riders carry treasure, but one of them has a

Skyriders

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

Skyriders Nosy heroes asking awkward questions in the towns nearby gain the attention of the Howling Hatred cult. The air cultists send a group of aerial raiders to eliminate the characters, or at

reduced to half its hit points or less, its rider disengages and retreats. If any two riders are killed or retreat, the third flees. Treasure None of the riders carry treasure, but one of them has a

Way of the Drunken Master

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

retreats. A drunken master often enjoys playing the fool to bring gladness to the despondent or to demonstrate humility to the arrogant, but when battle is joined, the drunken master can be a maddening

you choose this tradition at 3rd level, you gain proficiency in the Performance skill if you don’t already have it. Your martial arts technique mixes combat training with the precision of a dancer and

Surfacing in Sigil

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel

hodgepodges of lopsided architecture joined by rickety bridges—loom over the persistent, low-hanging fog. An impossible city unfolds around you. Bladed buildings rise on all sides, the urban sprawl

spreading along the inside of a gigantic torus. The metropolitan ring curves upward into passing clouds, disappearing behind the haze. Here ends chapter 1. Each character should gain a level before starting the next chapter.

Surfacing in Sigil

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel

hodgepodges of lopsided architecture joined by rickety bridges—loom over the persistent, low-hanging fog. An impossible city unfolds around you. Bladed buildings rise on all sides, the urban sprawl

spreading along the inside of a gigantic torus. The metropolitan ring curves upward into passing clouds, disappearing behind the haze. Here ends chapter 1. Each character should gain a level before starting the next chapter.

The Serpent Hills