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Monsters
Monster Manual
version), Mind Blank (cast before combat), Scrying, TeleportProtective Magic (3/Day). The archmage casts Counterspell or Shield in response to the spell’s trigger, using the same spellcasting
Spells
Player’s Handbook
chamber or corridor. If you issue no commands, the creature takes the Dodge action and moves only to avoid harm. Once given an order, the creature continues to follow it until its task is complete.
The
creature is under your control for 24 hours, after which it stops obeying any command you’ve given it. To maintain control of the creature for another 24 hours, you must cast this spell on the
Spells
Player’s Handbook
guard a particular place. If you issue no commands, the creature takes the Dodge action and moves only to avoid harm. Once given an order, the creature continues to follow the order until its task is
complete.
The creature is under your control for 24 hours, after which it stops obeying any command you’ve given it. To maintain control of the creature for another 24 hours, you must cast
Spells
Player’s Handbook
it drops to 0 Hit Points or when the spell ends.
The creature is an ally to you and your allies. In combat, the creature shares your Initiative count, but it takes its turn immediately after yours
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
Classes
Player’s Handbook
skills that help them in a dungeon environment, such as climbing, finding and disarming traps, and opening locks.
In combat, Rogues prioritize subtle strikes over brute strength. They would rather make
Monsters
Candlekeep Mysteries
","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Tail","rollDamageType":"lightning"} lightning damage.A skitterwidget that gives birth to a kiddywidget can’t procreate for 3d6 days afterward. Still, given that
skitterwidgets that are created rather than born, kiddywidgets aren’t beholden to the wearer of a control ring, even after they grow to become skitterwidgets.Lightning, Poison
Magic Items
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
the creatures pulling them work like controlled mounts, as described in the mounted combat rules in the Player’s Handbook, but with the following differences:
Mounting or dismounting a chariot
costs you 5 feet of movement, rather than a number of feet equal to half your speed.
Being mounted on a chariot grants you half cover.
A chariot’s speed is equal to the speed of the slowest
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
hit, range 20/60 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d4 + 3);{"diceNotation":"1d4+3","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Dart","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage.Deflect Missile. In response to being hit
hand-to-hand combat. Some protect monasteries; others travel the world seeking enlightenment or new forms of combat to master. A few become bodyguards, trading their combat prowess and loyalty for
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
. Before a draegloth is given any duties, it receives instruction in accepting the role set for it and not challenging authority. Most draegloths fiercely resent being given orders, but thanks to their
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
Monsters
Princes of the Apocalypse
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
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
+ 4);{"diceNotation":"2d6+4", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Greatsword", "rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage.Unbridled Fury. In response to being hit by a melee attack, the tanarukk can
tanarukks are valued as fearsome fighters, they are a threat to their allies off the battlefield. When not in combat, a tanarukk is destructive and volatile and is usually kept imprisoned by its allies. If
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
witnessing Strahd himself slay Vladimir's beloved, his fellow knight Sir Godfrey Gwilym. With the battle won, Strahd surrounded Argynvostholt. Rather than cower in his lair, Argynvost emerged and
curtains of mist.
Blinded by Hatred. Vladimir hates Strahd but doesn't want to see the vampire given his final rest. Vladimir wants Strahd to suffer forever for the deaths of Godfrey and Argynvost, the
Species
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
;shards are the lifeblood of the magical economy, the house’s talent has given them new wealth and influence.
Tharashk is the youngest of the dragonmarked houses and hasn’t embraced all the
customs of the others. The distinct clans that united to form the house remain important, and heirs of the family usually retain their family names rather than adopting “d’Tharashk” as
Monsters
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
dead.”
Combat Notes
Elkhorn’s challenge rating is based on him using Feint to improve his rather weak sword attack. Having been trained in his youth to fight ogres and trolls, he&rsquo
destruction of evil in all its forms. He’s not especially bright, so he fights with his heart rather than his wits.
Age has drained much of the strength from Elkhorn’s body. Strongheart
Monsters
Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
but also to combat individuals who disrupt the city’s operations or violate the Lady’s edicts, hurling bricks at troublemakers and subduing them by causing the streets to sprout grasping
cobblestone hands.
When dabus communicate, rather than speaking or signing words, they create esoteric illusory images and symbols in front of themselves. Scholars have yet to determine the origin of
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
False Appearance. If the blight is motionless at the start of combat, it has advantage on its initiative roll. Moreover, if a creature hasn’t observed the blight move or act, that creature must
cutting them causes the blight no harm.
Blight Animosity. A tree blight will often fight alongside other kinds of blights, but it hates other tree blights and will attack them given the chance. Tree
Species
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
;shards are the lifeblood of the magical economy, the house’s talent has given them new wealth and influence.
Tharashk is the youngest of the dragonmarked houses and hasn’t embraced all the
customs of the others. The distinct clans that united to form the house remain important, and heirs of the family usually retain their family names rather than adopting “d’Tharashk” as
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Cunning Opportunist. The stone cursed has advantage on the attack rolls of opportunity attack;opportunity attacks.
False Appearance. If the stone cursed is motionless at the start of combat, it has
they obey that being’s orders to the best of their ability.
In combat, stony claws that drip with thick, gray sludge emerge from a stone cursed’s fingers. This alchemical sludge
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
tissue, and poison leaks from the pores to coat the troll’s fangs and claws. These creatures are especially dangerous in close combat because poison drips off their flesh and sprays out from every
. Vaprak’s true nature is something of a mystery, but Vaprak is always portrayed as a horrid, misshapen, greenish creature strongly resembling a troll. Vaprak is given to fits of mindless destruction
Monsters
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
natural leader and a protective caregiver. She has a direct manner that reassures and inspires those around her.
Mercion does not worship a deity, but rather an ideal: that truth gives life to artistry
coming for you.”
Flaw. “My friends would say I’m inflexible. The truth is, I like things done a certain way.”
Combat Notes
Mercion counts on her armor to protect her as she
Classes
Xanathar's Guide to Everything
A variety of arcane colleges specialize in training wizards for war. The tradition of War Magic blends principles of evocation and abjuration, rather than specializing in either of those schools. It
response: “What good is being able to throw a mighty fireball if I die before I can cast it?”
War Magic Features
Wizard Level
Feature
2nd
Arcane Deflection, Tactical Wit
6th
Power Surge
10th
Durable Magic
14th
Deflecting Shroud
Classes
Xanathar's Guide to Everything
A variety of arcane colleges specialize in training wizards for war. The tradition of War Magic blends principles of evocation and abjuration, rather than specializing in either of those schools. It
response: “What good is being able to throw a mighty fireball if I die before I can cast it?”
War Magic Features
Wizard Level
Feature
3rd
Arcane Deflection, Tactical Wit
6th
Power Surge
10th
Durable Magic
14th
Deflecting Shroud
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
usually bears the name given by their human, elf, or vedalken parents. Some hybrids assume a new name after their transformation - a name chosen personally or by those who transformed them.
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
False Appearance. If the trapper is motionless on a floor, wall, or ceiling at the start of combat, it has advantage on its initiative roll. Moreover, if a creature hasn’t observed the trapper
investigate the bones for valuables becomes the trapper’s next meal.
A trapper needs to eat a halfling-sized meal once per week to remain sated. Given a steady supply of food, trappers are content to
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
manipulation and crafty dealmaking to exerting themselves in combat. Deep dragons look down on any creature that isn’t useful to them, though they are willing to bargain for knowledge they lack
seeing the deepest places in the ocean.
8
I find I rather enjoy the company of people—as long as they remain unaware of my true nature.
Deep Dragon Ideals
d6;{"diceNotation
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
do so rarely, since it is never clear whether an abishai follows Tiamat’s orders or Asmodeus’s. There is inherent risk in countermanding an order given by Tiamat, but interfering with
Species
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
with ideas than with people. They form close friendships based on mutual interests or compelling disagreements, and their interactions dwell on their thoughts about those issues rather than their
bioengineering or through extensive study, and others concentrate on perfecting society through the careful drafting and application of laws.
Vedalken Names
Vedalken are given names at birth, but
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
combat. Deep dragons look down on any creature that isn’t useful to them, though they are willing to bargain for knowledge they lack.
Creating a Deep Dragon
Use the Deep Dragon Personality
I rather enjoy the company of people—as long as they remain unaware of my true nature.
Deep Dragon Ideals
d6;{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Ideal
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
", "rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage, and if the target is Large or smaller, it is knocked prone.Intercept Attack. In response to another creature within 5 feet of it being hit by an
points or fewer at the start of its turn in combat, roll a d6. If you roll a 1, it retreats from combat if possible. It otherwise keeps fighting.
7
Overheats. Roll a d6 at the start of the
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
easily pick out the dens of criminal activity in a community, although you’re more likely to be welcome in the former locations rather than the latter.
Variant: Investigator
Rarer
Investigation rather than Athletics.
Suggested Characteristics
Use the tables for the soldier background below as the basis for your traits and motivations, modifying the entries when appropriate to
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
raised alarms far and wide. In response, the Ulmist Inquisition and the then-mortal Count Strahd von Zarovich faced the lich in battle. Their bravery would have been for naught if Osybus’s
given a mission: provide a person of nobility and might to serve as an earthly vessel for these powers to enter the world and conquer it. If they succeeded, their immortality would be assured. A suitable
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
wide. In response, the Ulmist Inquisition and the then-mortal Count Strahd von Zarovich faced the lich in battle. Their bravery would have been for naught if Osybus’s disciples hadn’t
will be reborn when they perish.
In an effort to rid themselves of this curse, they devoted themselves to the same Dark Powers with whom their master had communed. They were given a mission: provide
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
as their master did and to cheat death and become undead horrors.
The threat posed by Osybus and his disciples raised alarms far and wide. In response, the Ulmist Inquisition and the then-mortal Count
of this curse, they devoted themselves to the same Dark Powers with whom their master had communed. They were given a mission: provide a person of nobility and might to serve as an earthly vessel for
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
threat posed by Osybus and his disciples raised alarms far and wide. In response, the Ulmist Inquisition and the then-mortal Count Strahd von Zarovich faced the lich in battle. Their bravery would have
their master had communed. They were given a mission: provide a person of nobility and might to serve as an earthly vessel for these powers to enter the world and conquer it. If they succeeded, their
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
cheat death and become undead horrors.
The threat posed by Osybus and his disciples raised alarms far and wide. In response, the Ulmist Inquisition and the then-mortal Count Strahd von Zarovich
devoted themselves to the same Dark Powers with whom their master had communed. They were given a mission: provide a person of nobility and might to serve as an earthly vessel for these powers to enter the